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ATLANTIC CITY — More than 100 grams of drugs were found in a car occupied by two Philadelphia men Saturday, police said.
Randall Wiley, 21, and Taquan Montgomery, 28, were pulled over in a car found to be carrying 56 grams of cocaine, 50 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia including a scale, rubber bands, small bags and a razorblade, police said Tuesday in a news release.
Both men were charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone, possession with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone, possession of drug paraphernalia and loitering to distribute drugs.
They were taken to the Atlantic County jail.
Wiley and Montgomery were pulled over by detectives watching over an area near Trenton and Crossan avenues for reports of illegal drug activity.
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After approaching the car, police learned Wiley, the driver, had a suspended license, and had been arrested July 6, police said. Both he and Montgomery, a passenger, were removed from the vehicle.
A police dog summoned to search the vehicle led the detectives to the drugs and paraphernalia.
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A Pleasantville man caught with a handgun while being served with a temporary restraining order last year will serve five years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.
Rasul Palmer, 31, pleaded guilty to certain persons not to possess weapons. Palmer was forbidden from having a 9mm semi-automatic pistol found at his home because of previous convictions for robbery and burglary, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
Pleasantville police were requested to assist in serving a temporary restraining order against Palmer on May 24, 2022. A weapon described as a "black gun" was said to be stored in either his home or car, Palmer told police.
Officers went to Palmer's apartment off West Leeds Avenue. He was already in custody for a parole violation.
The pistol was found inside the apartment during a search, leading to the charges.
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VINELAND — The John F. Scarpa Foundation recently announced two new scholarship funds as part of a $100,000 pledge to establish annual nursing education scholarships.
The John F. Scarpa Nursing Foundation Fund was created last year when Scarpa pledged to donate $20,000 per year over five years to help nurses further their education.
The Elizabeth A. Sheridan Nursing Education Scholarship Fund was established to honor Betty Sheridan, who retired in February after 24 years at Inspira Health. Scarpa directed $5,000 from last year's $20,000 donation to create the fund, and the Inspira Health Foundation will contribute proceeds from its Inspira Health Foundation Golf Tournament to the fund.
“With these scholarship funds, we’re providing a hand up to aspiring nursing students,” Scarpa said. “And at the same time, we hope to further elevate the practice of nursing at Inspira Health in the community where I grew up."
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Scarpa also has supported the Frank and Edith Scarpa Regional Cancer Pavilion and John F. Scarpa Cancer Research Center at Inspira Medical Center Vineland, the John F. Scarpa Technical Education Center in Vineland and the Edith Favretto Scarpa Academic Building at St. Augustine Preparatory School in Buena Vista Township. Stockton University's Atlantic City academic building also bears his name.
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ATLANTIC CITY — An ordinance to establish a joint municipal court with Pleasantville is up for a final vote during Wednesday night’s City Council meeting.
Also on the agenda is an ordinance to adopt flood hazard maps and designate a floodplain administrator, and to create a minority business advisory board.
The aim of the joint court, which would be located in the Public Safety Building on Atlantic Avenue, is to save money and increase efficiency for both towns, officials have said.
The court would be run by Atlantic City.
“We are expecting revenue from Pleasantville,” said Atlantic City Director of Finance Toro Aboderin. “We are looking to charge them $175,000 annually.”
Aboderin said the city plans to hire two employees from Pleasantville Municipal Court to fill existing job vacancies. No expansion of staff will be needed under the plan, she said.
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But Aboderin said the city will renegotiate the amount if it turns out it has to handle more than the 4,500 cases it anticipates receiving from Pleasantville.
That would happen if the joint court also has to hear all municipal legal matters arising from State Police complaints.
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Under the 2021 state law that created the pilot program for consolidated county courts, all municipal legal matters arising from State Police complaints are heard in the county joint court, regardless of where those matters took place.
That has meant all state cases in the county have gone to the joint municipal court in Mays Landing. But changes in the law are expected to send them back to the towns of origin, officials have said.
Council introduced an ordinance on the consolidation in May but then postponed the public hearing and final vote at its June meeting. City Solicitor Mike Perugini said then the city needed to redo its financial analysis due to the changes in the law.
Pleasantville City Council also recently passed an ordinance to pursue the idea.
Pleasantville Mayor Judy Ward has said she supports the idea but the two cities are still working out the details.
Co-sponsors are Atlantic City Council President Aaron “Sporty” Randolph, Vice President Kaleem Shabazz and Councilwoman Stephanie Marshall.
According to the ordinance, the court would be called the Joint Municipal Court of the City of Atlantic City and would be located in the same place the municipal court is now located in the Clayton G. Graham Public Safety Building at 2715 Atlantic Ave.
Atlantic County runs a consolidated municipal court covering eight towns out of the historic courthouse in downtown Mays Landing.
MAYS LANDING — The township that houses the county’s new central court is heading for the exit.
The Atlantic County Central Municipal Court, founded in 2022, at its inception had 10 participating municipalities. They were Corbin City, Egg Harbor Township, Estell Manor, Galloway Township, Linwood, Northfield, Port Republic, Ventnor, Weymouth Township and Hamilton Township.
Hamilton Township and Northfield dropped out after finding cost savings were not as high as expected. Both joined a joint municipal court run by Hammonton.
Atlantic City’s ordinance authorizes Mayor Marty Small Sr. and City Clerk Paula Geletei to negotiate details of an agreement with Pleasantville.
Small mentioned the idea of starting a joint court with Pleasantville in his State of the City speech in January.
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NORTHFIELD — Atlantic County commissioners approved a new six-year contract with the union representing prosecutor's agents at their meeting Tuesday.
Prosecutor's agents are civil, non-sworn staff, but all have special skills and perform vital jobs supporting prosecutors, county Prosecutor Will Reynolds said in a phone interview late Tuesday.
The new collective bargaining agreement is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2020, and ends Dec. 31, 2025, according to a summary of the agreement provided by County Counsel Jim Ferguson.
It raises starting salaries to $40,000 effective Jan. 1, 2021, rising to $43,000 effective Jan. 1, 2024, according to the summary.
It also awards percentage increases to the base salary for each year, from 2% in 2020 to 2.5% in 2021, to a high of 4% in 2022. The last three years give 3% annual increases.
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"One person does all the cellphone dumps, one handles Megan's Law and makes sure sex offenders register, some do discovery, one agent is assigned to obtain discovery from the Atlantic City Police Department," Reynolds said.
The discovery agent digitized the process and set up a system where the county can get information on cases and evidence more quickly, he said.
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Of about 17 agents in the office, half are unionized and half not, Reynolds said, depending on the terms under which they were hired.
Some are retired law enforcement officers, others younger people interested in law enforcement careers.
"One gentleman is retired law enforcement, and all he does is forfeitures," Reynolds said. "He's the one that processes the money through the forfeiture accounts. It stays in the account pending the outcome of the case."
The agents had worked without a contract for about three years, Reynolds said, and it has been one of Reynolds' goals to get all employee contracts renewed.
Reynolds has been in the job about a year.
The county also negotiated using NJ Direct 2030 as the new base health benefits plan starting with open enrollment at the end of this year. It is a less expensive plan than the one currently in place.
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ATLANTIC CITY — Is it sexual discrimination? Maybe so.
City residents could have up to five chickens per property — but no roosters — if an ordinance set for introduction Wednesday ultimately passes.
The ordinance also outlaws any other type of livestock or poultry, so parents should not go pony shopping.
The city realized it needed to have a law on the books about animals after people started complaining about a pig that was living in Council Vice President Kaleem Shabazz’s 3rd Ward.
An ordinance banning all livestock and poultry was up for introduction a couple of months ago, but several council members pushed back and asked it be rewritten to allow chickens.
“There is a history of people in town having chickens in different neighborhoods,” said 6th Ward Councilman Jesse Kurtz, the only Republican on council. He was one of the voices for allowing egg layers. “I have multiple people who own chickens in my ward, and it’s not a problem.”
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Other forms of poultry that would not be welcome under the ordinance include turkeys, ducks, geese, peafowl, ostriches and emus.
Those keeping chickens must get a license, keep them in an enclosed structure that protects them from weather and predators, keep that structure screened from view from the street and keep it clean, according to the ordinance.
And if noise or smell becomes a nuisance, they may have to go.
Residents in other towns have been at odds over livestock and chickens on properties.
An Egg Harbor Township family has been at the center of a dispute about their pigs and roosters, and have been taken to court over them.
Brianna and Dave Ferrier have said the dispute had proved exhausting for them and their daughter. It continues to make its way through court.
The Atlantic City ordinance is up for introduction at the council meeting 5 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 1301 Bacharach Blvd.
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BERONIO — To Monica and John Beronio, of Cape May, a daughter, March 6.
TARTAGLIO-PIZZO — To Alexis Tartaglio and Joshua Pizzo, of Millville, a son, June 1.
YACCARINO-WADE — To Toni Yaccarino and Matthew Wade, of Egg Harbor Township, a daughter, June 1.
HALLAGAN — To Jessica and John Hallagan, of Egg Harbor City, a son, June 1.
SNOW — To Alexis and Ryan Snow, of Galloway Township, a son, June 2.
FLANAGAN-CANNUSCIO — To Nicole Flanagan and Domenico Cannuscio, of Galloway Township, a son, June 2.
SALERNO — To Jennifer and Michael Salerno, of Linwood, a daughter June 3.
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PRESTI-BASSETT — To Lauren Presti and Sean Bassett, of Galloway, a daughter June 5.
AMBREEN-ALI — To Hiba Ambreen and Mir Anwar Ali, of Atlantic City, a son, June 7.
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ZURITA-CIRILO — To Marisol Zurita and Dante Cirilo, of Marmora, Upper Township, a daughter June 7.
SUTOR — To Jacquelyn and Edward Sutor Jr., of Linwood, a son, June 7.
CRAWFORD — To Jessica and Jordan Crawford, of Egg Harbor Township, a son, June 8.
IRAHETA-PEREZ — To Karla Flores Iraheta and Jaime Jossue Abarca Perez, of Pleasantville, a daughter, June 8.
MEHR — To Stephanie Lubbers-Mueller and Michael Mehr, of Egg Harbor Township, a daughter, June 8.
HUBBARD-WILLIAMS — To Dajanea Hubbard and Shahee Williams, of Galloway, a son, June 9.
AKTER-ALAM — To Taslima Akter and MD Jahangir Alam, of Atlantic City, a son, June 11.
WHITAKER — To Crystine and Charles Whitaker, of Villas, Lower Township, a son, June 12.
BASTEDO-SCANLON — To Naomi Bastedo and Jacob Scanlon, of Egg Harbor Township, a son, June 12.
CASSEL-MUSKETT — To Kierstan Cassel and Christopher Muskett, of Egg Harbor Township, a son, June 13.
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FIGUEROA-CARTAGENA — To Erika Figueroa and Miguel Cartagena, of Atlantic City, a son, June 14.
PETER-LOEWE — Brittany Peter and Michael Loewe, of Cape May Court House, a son, June 15.
EVERETT — To Karen and Kenneth Everett, of Atlantic City, a son, June 16.
APOLINARIO-GONZALEZ — To Marianela Apolinario and Jose Armando Gonzalez, of Absecon, a daughter, June 17.
FALDETTA — To Marissa and Thomas Faldetta, of Egg Harbor Township, a son, June 19.
SHEPHERD — To Olympia Watson Shepherd, of Atlantic City, a daughter, June 19.
CAMP-VANDOREN — To Kira Camp and Zack Vandoren, of Mays Landing, a son, June 20.
MITCHELL — To Kelly and Austin Mitchell, of North Cape May, Lower Township, a daughter, June 21.
JOHNSON — To Gennal and Warren Johnson Jr., of Pittsgrove, a daughter, June 22.
SPIKER-TANGRADI — To Natalie Spiker and Anthony Tangradi, of Cape May, a daughter, June 22.
LUCE — To Jayme and Christopher Luce, of Cape May Court House, a daughter, June 22.
RIVERA-MARTINEZ — To Rixi Ponce Rivera and Anderson Martinez, of Galloway, a daughter, June 23.
POSNA-WILLIAMS — To Morgan Posna and Micheal Williams, of Egg Harbor City, a daughter, June 23.
VELEZ-SANTIAGO-VERA — To Marisol Velez and Edgar Santiago-Vera, of Newfield, a son, June 24.
KRUPA — To Jocelyn and Stephen Krupa, of Mays Landing, a daughter, June 28.
McKELVERY — To Jamie and Rick McKelvery, of Northfield, a daughter, June 28.
PAGANO — To Kirsten and Jeffrey Pagano, of Somers Point, a daughter, June 28.
ANDERSON — To Iaisha Anderson, of Collingdale, Pennsylvania, twin sons, June 28 and 29.
RAMOS-PEREZ — To Laura Rivera Ramos and Anthony Jimenez Perez, of Pleasantville, a son, June 28.
FOWLKES-WELLMAN — To Nyasia Fowlkes and Malik Wellman, of Mays Landing, a daughter, June 29.
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SZAFRANSKI — To Amber and Jason Szafranski, of Ocean View, a son, June 29.
MAYERSON-RICKERT — To Laura Mayerson and Erik Rickert, of Manahawkin, a daughter, June 30.
WITTLAND-HAGAN — To Carli Wittland and William Hagan, of Newfield, a son, June 30.
RODRIGUEZ-MORALES — To Yosselin Rodriguez and Adner Morales, of Atlantic City, a son, June 30.
BRADY — To Annmarie and James Brady, of Hammonton, a daughter, June 30.
JOGA-ABREU-JAMES — To Michell Joga-Abreu and Jeffrey Tabiso James, of Atlantic City, a son, June 30.
NAPPEN — To Alexandra and Philip Nappen, of Marmora, a son, July 1.
PAYNE — To Stephanie and Keith Payne, of Egg Harbor Township, a daughter, July 1.
PERALTA-MARTINEZ — To Kaylani Peralta and Jeffrey Martinez, of Landisville, Buena, a daughter, July 2.
McCULLOUGH — To Katrina and Shawn McCullough, of Absecon, a son, July 2.
BROCKMAN-BONAWITZ — To Pamela Milano Brockman and Eric Bonawitz, of Cape May, a son, July 2.
BARNES-EMILEAR — To Sheana Barnes and Gaskov Emilear, of Mays Landing, a daughter, July 5.
JACOBS — To Anna and Kevin Jacobs, of Northfield, twin daughters, July 5.
NOGUERAS-ROMAN — To Jazmin Nogueras and Gabriel Roman, of Cape May, a son, July 5.
SMITH-CARTER — To Sabrina Smith and Derrick Carter, of Millville, a daughter, July 5.
GARAY — To Alyssa and George Garay, of Galloway, a daughter, July 6.
KAUR-CHAUHAN — To Gagan Kaur and Ankkur Chauhan, of Manahawkin, Stafford Township, a daughter, July 7.
JAITLY-LAKNANPAL — To Meenakshi Jaitly and Nitish Laknanpal, of Mays Landing, a daughter, July 7.
VELAZQUEZ-RIVERA — To Jessica Velazquez and Radames Rivera, of Ventnor, a daughter, July 10.
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ATLANTIC CITY — At Boogie Nights on the weekend, Tina Notaro is a glitzy, gleaming, intergalactic space oddity named Sparkle who pumps up the crowd with a bubble gun in one hand and an oversized silver pinwheel in the other.
At community events, Notaro is a juggling “pink girl,” mystical mermaid or another clownish character who puts smiles on everyone’s faces with her upbeat, positive energy.
But whether it’s a family-friendly event or just for the sake of partying, Notaro is always looking for unconventional ways to spread joy and positivity throughout the community.
The 30-year-old Atlantic City resident is a professionally licensed clown, special events coordinator for the Chelsea Economic Development Corp. and a communications liaison for small businesses, organizations and local artists that need help promoting events.
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“I would describe Tina as one of the most optimistic and creative people. Her mind is always coming up with new events, reasons to get people to congregate and ways to help the community,” said Marcos Morgan, 24, a local DJ who goes by “Big Body Kito,” who has partnered with Notaro’s Noetrope Network since 2021. “At the same time, Tina still holds this childlike excitement and awe for everything she does and creates.”
Noetrope is a collective of DJs, performance artists and other creatives Notaro has gathered to collaborate on events like the New Moon Night Market and Full Moon Beach Rave.
Smaller businesses and local artists who can’t show their work during normal business hours gather for the night market from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. once a month at the Anchor Rock Club in the Orange Loop district. The beach rave events happen once a month during the summer. Local flow artists — think light-up hula hoopers and fire breathers — and musicians perform while attendees enjoy a party on the beach.
“I always wanted to contribute to the community, and this felt like the most comfortable one to join,” said Notaro, who became a full-time resident in 2020. “It always felt a little more like home compared to other cities I’ve been to.”
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In addition to being a professionally licensed clown, Notaro is an ordained wedding officiant and has worked on two local political campaigns, one for Pamela Thomas-Fields’ run against Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. in 2020, the other for Mico Lucide’s run for Atlantic County clerk in 2021.
Notaro doesn’t wear the typical white clown makeup because she hasn’t yet found her “face,” which is different for each licensed clown. Clowns that want to trademark their faces paint their signature look on an egg, then send it to the Clowns International Egg Registry, which has been around since 1947. Registering a clown egg face costs about $80.
But she does do different circus acts besides juggling, like comedy, hula hooping, giant bubble blowing and dancing.
“Tina is a gem and cornerstone in the Atlantic City community and a force to be reckoned with creatively,” said Morgan. “Anyone who has met Tina knows she would give you her last bite of food, shirt off her back, a room in her house or literally anything she could do for someone in need, and the world needs more people like that. “
Notaro quit her job as a communications manager for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in April 2022 to focus on doing what she loves.
Although it was a good experience for a 2019 Stockton University alumna with a fresh bachelor’s degree in environmental science, she knew she didn’t want to continue working for the state, or government.
“I was thrilled that she quit her day job to focus on organizing events in Atlantic City,” said Elizabeth Terenik, president of the Chelsea Economic Development Corp. “She is the perfect mix of smarts, businesswoman and community activist. “
After working various roles for the EDC, Terenik hired Notaro for her event-planning skills.
Notaro worked with the corporation’s outreach team to communicate with residents for the Global Grooves event at the North2Shore Festival in June. The event drew about 600 people.
“Events are a very effective method of economic development, helping small businesses to sell their products and attracting people to the city. Events also improve the quality of life for residents. Tina totally gets this,” Terenik said.
Notaro said she always liked throwing parties, making guest lists and invitations since the time she attended Egg Harbor Township High School. She was active in theater, media and created a film festival for the school. She was also voted class clown .
“Sometimes you don’t realize your strengths because they come naturally,” Notaro said.
When she went to Stockton in 2017, she started a juggling club and ended up dating a juggler who taught her different performing arts and how to book her own gigs.
Her first booking as a clown was a fundraiser for the Atlantic City Arts Foundation in 2018. After that, she was booked at the former Bourre restaurant on New York Avenue and other local events.
With enough consistent work to sustain her, she quit her state job and focused on doing what she loves most, which is making Atlantic City “a little better than how she found it.”
To do this, she founded the Noetrope Network in 2021.
The creative network allowed her to connect with city artists, entrepreneurs and open-minded people to host different niche experiences, like the beach rave, night market and “Fatal Flaws Singles Mixer” at Tony’s Baltimore Grill.
“These events change lives, from giving people a safe, inclusive place to party and be themselves, to providing stages for up-and-coming DJs,” Morgan said. “Having a biweekly chance to practice our craft in front of hundreds of people who appreciate and support what we do works wonders for a creative, especially when we usually need to water down our passions/sound to secure corporate and wedding (bill paying) gigs.”
Notaro also hosts solo events, like her late-night sidewalk karaoke, where she randomly sets up a speaker and microphone outside a business (with their approval) at midnight and lets people sing their hearts out on the street. Or her Left-Handed Club’s annual get-together on National Left-Handed Day, which is Aug. 13.
She cites as mentors Greg Mungan, the production director for the Anchor Rock Club, who hosts diverse and inclusive events; Jon Henderson, the founder of Good Time Tricycle Productions, who produces specialty niche events in the city, and Terenik, for her leadership skills.
Although, Terenik said, “I would say we mentor each other.”
For now, Notaro’s goal is to keep giving back to the community by being a clown and producing unique events, as well as growing the Noetrope Network of artists who work together to uplift each other both spiritually and financially.
“Tina is bringing a new light to Atlantic City, a place I never would’ve expected myself to spend so much time in, and the city needs it,” Morgan said.
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A funnel cloud was seen in Seaside Park, Ocean County on Tuesday afternoon. Meteorologist Joe Martucci reports on what we know.
A funnel cloud is a rotating column of air that does not reach the ground but extends from the lower base of the cloud. If the rotation reaches the ground, then it becomes a tornado. Or, if it touches water, it is a waterspout.
We were watching the storm roll across the bay and noticed a lot of movement in the clouds, and then we turned to the left and noticed the funnel cloud. It fizzled out shortly after. There was also a lot of lightning and small hail. pic.twitter.com/IxXulesR4a
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You'll want a quick way to run inside when a thunderstorm pops up overhead. However, Meteorologist Joe Martucci says it'll be a mostly dry day. There will be a moderate risk for the development of rip currents.
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Heat, sun, storms, humidity and a side of wildfire smoke: It is peak summer, at least for 2023. Inland temperatures in the 90s will continue Tuesday, with 80s after. Expect 80s at the shore all week. A few storms will be around each day, too.
The hazy grayish-blue sky from Monday will be back Tuesday. Another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires will blow overhead. Smoke is coming from wildfires in both Western and Eastern Canada this time around. It’s being carried around a large, counter-clockwise swirling area of upper-level low pressure centered in Ontario.
Thankfully, air quality will be OK for the day at the Jersey Shore and South Jersey. However, if you’ll be traveling to Philadelphia or the New Jersey Turnpike corridor and have breathing problems, the smoke will make it difficult.
Otherwise, the weather for the rest of the week will be like this: We’ll have a general mix of sun and clouds, with afternoon and evening showers and storms. Overnight and early mornings will see patchy, dense fog as the dew point hovers around a sticky 70 degrees.
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There will be a few deviations from this. For example, a solid period of rain is possible Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night, as an area of surface low pressure rides in from the Mid-South.
No severe weather is likely. Isolated areas of roadway flooding are possible, given the humid airmass.
Bike rides, beach and boat time, and outdoor work will all be OK as long as you have somewhere to seek shelter in case a storm comes. Any plans that have no tolerance for rain should find rain-free conditions during the morning. That will be particularly true Wednesday, where more substantial rain threatens late.
Morning temperatures will start out around 70 degrees for Buena Vista Township and inland areas. For Brigantine and the shore, expect the balmy mid-70s.
Afternoon highs Tuesday will be in the low 90s inland, where the heat index will be 95 to 100 degrees for a time. After that though, highs will be in the upper 80s to around 90.
At the shore, expect highs in the low to mid-80s. Daily sea breezes Tuesday through Thursday will drop temperatures into the 70s midday, only to rise back into the 80s later in the afternoon. Friday will most likely have a land breeze.
For now, the shore is shaping up for a vey good weekend. Saturday looks dry, with a weak area of surface high pressure in store. Sunday should have isolated p.m. thunderstorms.
Finally, I handed up a “B” to this past weekend in the Shore Summer Weekend Weather Report Card. The coast had great weather Friday and Saturday. Most of the beaches were just too wet and humid to really enjoy Sunday, though, which dragged the score down a bit.
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WILDWOOD — A young adult was rescued after being caught in rough surf Monday evening, Beach Patrol officials said.
The swimmer was rescued from the water at the Rio Grande Avenue beach at 7:11 p.m., Beach Patrol Capt. Ed Schneider said.
The swimmer was evaluated and didn't need further medical treatment, Schneider said.
The beach was unguarded at the time of the water rescue.
Schneider on Tuesday urged bathers to enter the ocean only when lifeguards are present.
Rough ocean conditions Monday may have factored into why the swimmer was struggling in the waves, Schneider said.
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Gage Miller’s first 20 pitches weren’t the sharpest.
Not that it mattered in the end. By the time he threw his 105th, Miller had himself a no-hitter.
Miller worked out of an early jam and cruised from there, helping the Mandan Chiefs sweep the Williston Keybirds on Tuesday in their regular-season finale at Memorial Ballpark. Miller no-hit the Keybirds in a 6-0 win in the opener and the Chiefs completed the sweep with a 5-2 win in the nightcap.
“We were a little nervous after the first couple of batters but he did a really nice job of putting hitters away and spotting pitches,” Chiefs coach Jake Kincaid said. “It’s the old story for pitching, hitting spots and putting hitters away with two strikes.
“It’s a credit to him. He really beared down. We’ve been part of games where we get off on the wrong foot and kind of never recover and he almost single-handedly just fixed it and off we went.”
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Miller walked the first two batters he faced. But after working out of an early jam, he settled in and shut down the Keybirds.
Kaden Finders’ sacrifice bunt moved the runners into scoring position before Miller struck out Conner Ekblad and Matt Goodman to escape from early trouble.
Miller walked three batters but struck out 11 -- five of them looking.
Filling the strike zone was the biggest thing for Miller.
“Throwing strikes,” he said. “The first inning, I walked two guys and if you throw strikes at the AA level, you’ll get the job done just fine. Throwing strikes is the most important thing because you can beat guys throwing strikes the whole time.”
Williston stranded five baserunners, four of them in the first three innings.
“We’re really proud of how we responded to that adversity right away,” Kincaid said.
Miller retired 12 straight batters after Finders’ two-out walk in the third, retiring the side in order in the fourth, fifth and sixth and taking a no-hitter into the seventh.
It was midway through the game when Miller realized what he was working on.
“Probably about the fourth inning, I kind of looked over,” Miller said. “I tried not to recognize it too much. Sometimes you get that far in and you just don’t want to think about it. I just tried to just keep doing things the same.”
Working off his fastball, Miller found success with his offspeed stuff as well.
“It was mostly fastball/curveball,” he said. “My fastball was working, started to find my curve and it worked.”
Through six innings, he had nine Ks on 95 pitches. Miller struck out the first two batters of the seventh. Alex Ewert reached with two out when his hard-hit grounder handcuffed Burgum for the Chiefs’ second error of the game. Miller finished off the no-hitter, getting Nik Rustad to pop out to short on his final pitch of the night.
Miller was starting to tire, but he finished strong.
“It was getting to that point,” he said. “I haven’t thrown 100 pitches in a game for probably about three years so I was just trying to keep it going. My arm isn’t going to feel good for the next couple of days but kept doing what I was doing. Things worked out.”
Hudsen Sheldon led off the bottom of the first with a double and scored the game’s first run on a one-out single by Jamison Nelson.
Lucas Burgum walked to lead off the third, went to second on a wild pitch and stole second before coming home on McCoy Keller’s line drive double to left off the screen monster. Keller scored on Seth Gerhardt’s two-run blast to left that cleared the screen to make it 4-0.
Mandan loaded the bases in the fourth on three walks and added a pair of runs on Jamison Nelson’s fielder’s choice grounder and a wild pitch, giving the Chiefs a six-run lead.
In the nightcap, Mandan’s McCoy Keller and Brayden Bunnell combined to limit Williston to two runs on five hits.
“They were non-counters, but our mentality is we want to play our best and get better, have good at bats, play solid defense,” Kincaid said.
Mandan loaded the bases with nobody out in the third. Bunnell’s two-run double to the left field corner got the Chiefs on the scoreboard. Dylan Gierke and Dylan Geiger added RBI singles to make it 4-0.
The Keybirds scored their first run of the day on Micah Laron’s two-out RBI single in the fourth.
Keller doubled to left and scored on a Bunnell single in the bottom of the fourth to make it 5-1 Chiefs.
Ashton Collings scored on an error in the fifth for the Keybirds’ second run.
The Chiefs put the leadoff runner on base in each of the first five innings of the opener, on a double three walks and a hit by pitch. That helped them score six runs on six hits and seven walks. In the finale, they took advantage of 10 hits and five walks.
“There’s a lot more to offense than just hitting,” Kincaid said. “We did a good job of getting runners on and we’re still working on better at bats with runners on base, so that’s something were going to focus on the next week or so before the state tournament.”
The Chiefs improved to 22-14 overall, heading into the state tournament, which starts Monday, July 24 in Dickinson.
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PHOENIX — A Valley man who was accused of killing his stepdaughter in 2001 is out of jail.
Michael Turney was acquitted on Monday during his trial due to a lack of substantial evidence.
But Alissa Turney's case remains unsolved. So what happens next?
"If they found somebody tomorrow that could prove the case, that couldn't go forward."
12News consulted former prosecutor and current defense attorney Kurt Altman about what options remain on the table to bring Alissa Turney's family the justice they've been advocating for.
He said the best option left is a civil lawsuit.
“The State of Arizona cannot bring homicide charges of any type against the defendant again, Mr. Turney. They can't do that. So a family that's still seeking justice is going to have to turn primarily to the civil courts where there's a totally different standard of proof," said Kurt Altman. "Basically file a lawsuit against the defendant, Mr. Turney, for a wrongful death action."
Turney's defense team filed a Rule 20 motion on Monday in court after hearing the state's case. Alissa's body was never found and there is no crime scene. The lack of physical evidence prompted the state to rely on circumstantial evidence. The judge ultimately sided with the defense and granted the motion, effectively saying there was not enough substantial evidence to support a conviction. The case did not go to the jury.
"Judges are super, super reluctant to take a case away from a jury once they're impaneled. But clearly, this judge, Sam Myers, determined that there just was not enough evidence to even move forward and made that decision. I'm sure it was not a decision that he took lightly," Altman said.
All charges against Turney have now been dismissed.
“Double jeopardy says you cannot be tried twice for the same thing. That doesn't mean the same charge, that really means the same facts. Therefore if they found somebody tomorrow that could prove the case, that couldn't go forward," Altman explained.
Both Phoenix PD and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office have released statements saying they disagree with the judge's decision.
"I'm sure they're disappointed, but there's not much else they can do. I suppose the Phoenix police could look for another suspect. But I also believe that they are pretty positive they had the right guy, so there's not much more that they can do in this case," Altman explained.
Michael Turney was released from jail on Tuesday after spending the past three years behind bars.
“I’ll never stop searching for my daughter," Turney said.
Alissa Turney was last seen in 2001 on her last day of junior year at Paradise Valley High School. Michael Turney was the last known person to see her alive. He said they had an argument the day prior and later, a note was found in her room saying she had left for California.
The case was initially considered a runaway case and was not investigated for years.
Sarah Turney, Alissa's sister, turned to social media in recent years and even launched a podcast to raise awareness about her sister's case. Sarah was confident her father, Michael Turney, was responsible for Alissa's death.
Thanks to her advocacy, in 2020, Michael Turney was charged.
Now, amidst his trial, he's been acquitted.
“It doesn’t feel good because I lost my family," Turney said when asked about his release.
As Turney walks free, the mystery of what happened to Alissa Turney remains. As he left jail, Turney was asked where he believes Alissa is today.
“I’m not gonna answer that question," Turney said, stating he wants to speak to his attorney first.
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How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region.
100 years ago
July 19, 1923: Helena Augusta Rankin, widow of the late Edmund Rankin, one of the pioneers of Logan County died at the home in Broadwell township at the age of 88. She was born in the city of Dantzig, Germany, on June 17, 1835, and married Edmund Rankin in 1849.
75 years ago
July 19, 1948: Election of a new commander of the Louis E. Davis post of the American Legion is shaping up into one of the hottest races in post history. Two avowed candidates already in the field are J.W. (Bill) Scott, a former navyman, and Joe Griffin, late of the army. Both are World War II veterans. By "unwritten" agreement, the post of commander this year will go to a WWII man, since Harry Henley, the present commander, is a WWI veteran.
50 years ago
July 19, 1973: Debbie Weller, 10, of 206 Grandview Drive in Normal, nosed out her sister Lori, 12, a three-year Normal champion, by two points to win the Normal summer playground hula hoop competition. Steve Beottcher, 14, of 1104 Franklin in Normal, walked off with the Frisbee championship to advance to the state championships July 28 in Arlington Heights. Weller will compete July 27 in the state hula hoop championships in Oak Park.
25 years ago
July 19, 1998: State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka has named three local residents — Bloomington police Capt. Roger Akin, Illinois State University Vice President for Business and Finance Chuck Taylor, and Ron Fitchhorn, at-large director for the Illinois Corn Growers Association — to the Year 2000 Initiative task force. The group is focused on ways to prepare for the new year, when some computer hardware and software may be unable to recognize dates past 1999.
101 years ago: See vintage Pantagraph ads from 1922
Gerthart's
Union Gas and Electric Co.
Hoover
Dr. J.A. Moore Dentists
Moberly & Klenner
W.P. Garretson
W.H. Roland
Pease's Candy
Thor 32 Electric Washing Machine
The Kaiser's Story of the War
Ike Livingston & Sons
Gossard Corsets
Cat'n Fiddle
'Stolen Moments'
Case Model X
The Johnson Transfer & Fuel Co.
The Pantagraph want ads
Franklin Motor Car Co.
'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'
Calumet Baking Powder
Mayer Livingston & Co. Newsmarket
'The Emperor Jones'
'California Fig Syrup'
Compiled by Pantagraph staff
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police responded to a shooting late Tuesday in the city’s Carver Shores neighborhood.
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Shortly before midnight, officers said they found a man shot along Cutler Street near Lescot Lane.
They said the victim told them that someone approached him, had words with him, and then shot him.
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The victim drove himself to another location and was then transported to a hospital for treatment, according to Orlando Police Department.
He’s expected to recover, police said.
Police did not release his name.
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OPD told Channel 9 that investigators don’t have a solid description of the suspect because the victim did not want to share many details about the incident.
Police added that it’s not clear if the suspect and victim know one other.
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News Tribune, July 19, 1983
- Duluth city councilors yesterday agreed to sell $3 million in bonds to purchase the American Hoist and Derrick Co. building to accommodate the Wheat Motor Co. The company is expected to start manufacturing luxury motorhomes by fall.
- Two dozen members of the Teamsters union walked off their jobs at two Virginia concrete plants yesterday in a dispute over contract negotiations. Union members began picketing at Virginia Ready-Mix Concrete Co. and Seppi Brothers Concrete Products Corp.
News Tribune, July 19, 1923
- Unusual interest has been stirred up for this Saturday's Duluth School Board election, and a large vote is expected. For the first time in many years, advertising campaigns are being carried out by candidates on a fairly large scale, in addition to the customary handouts.
- Duluth will entertain 900 shoe dealers July 30 to Aug. 1 at the annual convention of the Northwestern Shoe Retailers Association. Elaborate preparations have been made by a committee headed by Charles Deppe, manager of the Glass Block shoe department and the association's president.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Don continues to move slowly southward and is expected to turn west over the central Atlantic.
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Don has been floating around the Atlantic Ocean from a while.
The system was a subtropical storm then a subtropical depression, before recently strengthening back into a tropical storm.
Thankfully, Don is still not forecast to impact Florida.
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Though it’s no threat to us, Don is expected to remain at tropical-storm strength through the weekend.
Don will eventually loop back around off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, before drifting off to the northeast and losing tropical characteristics by next week.
Read: Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
Other than that, no new tropical systems are expected to form over the Atlantic over the next 7 days.
Channel 9 meteorologists are also monitoring more tropical waves moving off the coast of Africa.
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Current plumes of Saharan dust also moving off the west coast of Africa will work against development for the time being.
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DULUTH — Three city councilors announced Wednesday their intent to introduce an ordinance that would ban marijuana smoking and vaping in public spaces.
In a news release, councilors Arik Forsman, Roz Randorf and Terese Tomanek said the proposed ordinance explicitly prohibits smoking or vaping of marijuana in all public parks, streets, sidewalks and easements, as well as publicly owned properties and municipally owned or operated parking facilities.
Smoking of tobacco is regulated by city ordinance, but recent changes to state law eliminated statutory prohibitions to smoking and vaping marijuana in public.
Legal recreational marijuana use in Minnesota is set to begin Aug. 1. The release describes the legislation as a means to "proactively address potential public health and safety concerns brought about by the state law changes."
“Today we are taking common sense action to maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment for all residents and visitors of Duluth in our outdoor public spaces,” said Forsman. “This ordinance reflects our commitment to strike a balance between personal freedoms and safeguarding the interests of non-smokers, families, and children from secondhand marijuana smoke.”
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Forsman is the lead author of the proposed ordinance, which is expected to be introduced at the Monday council meeting and face a vote Aug. 14. The release said the proposed ordinance is the first to govern public marijuana smoking put forward by a municipality in Minnesota since the state laws repealing its prohibition passed in the last session of the Minnesota Legislature.
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DULUTH — When Amy Arias goes to her first class at the University of Minnesota Duluth this fall, she'll know exactly where to go. The incoming freshman spent July 13 learning routes to her classes as part of a summer camp with the Lighthouse Center for Vital Living's Transition Program.
The camp focuses on transition-age youth, meaning ages 14-21, who have a degree of visual impairment or blindness develop their hard and soft skills in order to succeed in high school, college or the workforce.
"It's all oriented towards helping our students live independently at college or on their own after high school and being able to get around using public transportation, how to navigate the community and advocate for themselves," said program manager Chris Correia. "Students come from all over the state for these weeks of summer camps and we get together once a month for weekends during the school year and check in with them at home."
The day at UMD was a chance for students to learn to navigate a campus even if they weren't planning on attending it in the near future. Arias' group focused on her fall schedule so she could figure out some routes around campus and then reverse those routes to find her way back.
"It's definitely a little confusing," said Rebecca Kalas, vision rehabilitation therapist with Lighthouse. "But as I told Amy, she's going to find what works for her. It kind of comes down to memorizing and using other milestones like markers and signs. Though sometimes accessible signage is hard to find."
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Arias found that out while trying to find a classroom that had the same room number as an office space connected to it.
"Now, I'll just have to remember that it's the next door down," Arias said. "But at least I won't be standing there on the first day of class confused."
The day at UMD was one of several activities planned throughout the camp week. The students volunteered June 12 at the Sidewalk Shuffle in downtown Duluth and two students participated in the race.
"I enjoyed my race yesterday," said Mason Archibald, camp member. "That was pretty fun."
The students also had an opportunity to go rock climbing and meet some sled dogs, while also learning soft skills like cooperation and communication.
The program is just one of several provided by the Lighthouse Center for Vital Living . The Lighthouse, formerly known as the Lighthouse Center for the Blind, still offers many resources, such as the Transition Program, for people with visual impairments or blindness. The center has also expanded over the past few years to help people challenged by any disability, vision loss or aging.
"We have occupational therapists and assistive technology professionals who can serve people who are having difficulties leading an independent life," said special projects and grants manager Robin Politowicz.
You could be the world's biggest introvert and still enjoy petting an animal. It's meant to serve everybody.
An example of the center's wider focus includes a new program coming to Lighthouse this summer, the creature comforts club, which will bring pets such as puppies to residents at King Manor, Tri-Towers and Grand View Manor. Politowicz said the program is aimed at helping residents "greet some fluffy, cuddly animals" and also "interact with other humans as well."
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"People have begun to feel more and more socially isolated over the past few years, so this is a way of getting people out of their routines and enjoying the company of both a fuzzy animal and other people," Politowicz said. "You could be the world's biggest introvert and still enjoy petting an animal. It's meant to serve everybody."
The puppies are scheduled to visit the Rainbow Center on July 29 and the Lincoln Park Resource Center on July 30 at 1 p.m.
The Lighthouse Center is also primed to make a physical move, though not until August, to 309 W. First St. once an elevator has been installed. Politowicz said the move was highly anticipated as it will allow their clients better access to public transportation and opportunities to learn how to navigate the cityscape, like the students in the Transition Program.
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The Eagles have added a stop in Pittsburgh on their final tour, “The Long Goodbye,” with special guest Steely Dan.
The band will play PPG Paint Arena on Sunday, Oct. 15.
Before adding the Pittsburgh stop, their closest appearance was in Cleveland.
“Our long run has lasted far longer than any of us ever dreamed. But, everything has its time, and the time has come for us to close the circle,” the Eagles said in a Facebook post.
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BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — Bessemer Police are asking for the public’s assistance locating a missing and endangered 75-year-old.
According to Bessemer Police, Homer Jerry Abernathy was last seen in the area of Dartmouth Avenue around 8:00 a.m. on July 18 wearing a plaid blue long sleeve shirt, blue jeans and a tan hat.
Abernathy may be living with a Condition that impairs his judgement. He is described as 5’7″ and 130 pounds with brown eyes.
Anyone with information regarding Abernathy’s whereabouts is asked to contact Bessemer Police at 205-425-2411.
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WEST ODESSA, Texas — West Odessans had their voices heard Tuesday night at a town hall meeting. The idea was to meet with elected officials to try and better their community.
The conversations got heated at times as the people of West Odessa discussed their concerns, which ranged from Fire and EMS to road infrastructure. One obvious takeaway from the town hall was that West Odessans are a passionate group in Ector County.
It was standing room only for the town hall that heard West Odessans speak up.
“It’s not up to one person, it’s not up to me, it’s not up to any of us – it’s up to all of us," said one concerned citizen. "And if we sign that petition, it will go on a ballot, and guess what? We better get our buts out there and vote because we don’t.”
Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett took many questions from the community, resulting in transparency.
“All of this involves tax increases," said Judge Fawcett. "That’s what services cost ladies and gentlemen. That is the hard conversation that I’m trying to have with you is in order to live and to thrive you have to have services.”
With just one volunteer firefighter department, that service was discussed.
“One of the main things that we’ve talked about is emergency services out here in the community and we severely need those," said Judge Fawcett. "And so we need to talk and have a conversation about ‘what is the pathway in order to get those?’ Is that an emergency service district? Is that incorporating into a city? Is it some other function? But we need to come up with a good concept to move forward.”
Judge Fawcett also explained the money that the county is looking to invest in West Odessa.
“We have significant road projects coming up," said Judge Fawcett. "We have $800,000 in ask for Kellus Turner Park, we have $10 million on Tripp, we have $4 million going to paving all the caliche roads in West Odessa, we have three other areas in – I couldn’t tell you the intersection – but that’s a total of $8 million that we’re talking about on this upcoming budget.”
The upcoming budget helped make this a timely town hall.
“We’re going to be actively going through our budget in our Ector County Commissioners’ Courts meeting and talking about the needs of our citizens, and how we budget and allocate funding," said Judge Fawcett. "And so I need to know what the citizens of this huge community are – what their needs are – and how we can properly allocate resources towards the future and growth of this facility and this community.”
Judge Fawcett mentioned that the census shows West Odessa would be the third-largest city in the Permian Basin. However, since it is not a city, educating people Tuesday night on the difference between city and county was a focus as well for financial purposes and responsibilities.
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With household debt on the rise and the personal saving rate declining, there are local resources where people can get help digging out of debt or learning to better manage money.
Here are five ways to get help.
1. Income eligible people can apply for public assistance through Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services at 888-496-6565.
2. Consumer tips and financial literacy programs are available at Ohio State University Extension-Montgomery County at 937-224-9654.
3. Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley provides help, including a food pantry and up to $200 for utility bills. The phone number is 937-223-7217.
4. Miami Valley Community Action Partnership operates the Home Energy Assistance Program and offers other help with utilities, emergency home repairs, financial counseling, legal assistance, down payment assistance and homebuyer counseling. The phone number is 937-341-5000.
5. Free financial counseling, foreclosure prevention counseling, student loan counseling and financial education are available at CountyCorp’s HomeOwnership Center of Greater Dayton, 937-853-1600.
SEE MORE: The Dayton Daily News Path Forward project seeks solutions to the most pressing issues facing our community. This two-day series examines the problem of rising consumer debt and declining savings and looks at what resources are available to help.
Part two: Local help available for people in debt and those trying to avoid it
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — There is a new resource available for people in south-central Kansas who may be dealing with a mental health issue and need to speak to someone.
The new “Warm Line” is available in the evening hours from 6 pm to 10 pm. The line is not for those who are experiencing an immediate mental health crisis in the community and needs urgent care, but someone who may need to speak to someone who may be having a mental health concern and needs to speak to a professional.
The goal of the line is to help prevent mental health issues from escalating to the point of becoming a crisis that requires intervention from an organization like Comcare.
“The Warm Line points to the fact that not all mental health issues are the same. Instead of trying to form this one solution for all mental health concerns is inevitably going to fail for all parties.” says Eric Litwiller with the Mental Health Association. “Responding to all mental health issues as though they are a crisis is remarkably inefficient. The warm line provides a mechanism for prevention rather than treatment.”
The Warm Line is available from 6 pm to 10 pm, 7 days a week at 316-260-2340.
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ORNL has the world's fastest supercomputer. So why is it building another?
Behind Frontier, the world’s fastest supercomputer housed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a sort of infirmary to repair some of the behemoth's 60 million parts.
To this infirmary, technicians bring Frontier's "blades," the thin suitcase-like containers that hold its processors, opening them to reveal a maze of metal and wires inside. Cardboard boxes full of replacement parts are piled up around them.
Frontier is such a superlative machine that it’s difficult to imagine it could be replaced. And yet, those spare parts will run out. The space where technicians now work is one possible location of Frontier's successor, which the lab's experts have started to develop.
In May, just one year after Frontier debuted, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility announced plans for its next supercomputer, OLCF-6, expected for delivery in 2026.
This speed is business as usual. Every five years or so since it debuted the supercomputer Jaguar in 2009, ORNL has delivered a new supercomputer, each the fastest in the world at its debut and each around 10 times as powerful as its predecessor.
About a year after each new supercomputer goes online, its predecessor is disassembled to make room for a new barrier-breaking machine.
The reason ORNL replaces its supercomputers every five or so years is similar to the reasons why iPhone users replace their phones, according to Al Geist, chief technology officer at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility.
In the dizzying pace of today’s computing world, technology gets outmoded fast, and replacements for Frontier's parts will not be available for long. Chip manufacturers will have moved on to a faster system. The infirmary itself will become obsolete.
OLCF-6 is in its earliest stages, and recently got approval from the U.S. Department of Energy.
To understand where ORNL is heading with a bigger and faster supercomputer, it helps to get a closer look at the ways Frontier has helped researchers break new ground.
What makes Frontier a one-of-a-kind supercomputer?
Supercomputers are some of the Department of Energy's most powerful research tools on issues like climate change, material science and astrophysics. That's why the federal department invested $600 million to build Frontier. Since the system became fully operational in April, researchers have used it to study the Zika virus, the genetics behind autism, and to model the formation of the Milky Way galaxy.
When it debuted, Frontier broke what the computing world calls the "exascale barrier." Just like a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier, this accomplishment has to do with speed.
Up to that point, the computing performance of supercomputers like Summit, ORNL's next-fastest and currently the fifth-fastest in the world, was measured in petaflops, or quadrillions of computations per second.
Frontier made history by performing over one quintillion computations in a single second.
That's a billion times a billion, or a 1 with 18 zeros after it.
Frontier took the No. 1 spot on the Top500, a list that tracks the fastest supercomputers in the world, and it remains there as the only true exascale system in the world.
Scientists interested in using Frontier can submit applications to the DOE. If their research seems urgent and important enough, and if they demonstrate a need for powerful supercomputing, department leaders award them with time on the supercomputer.
All researchers need to access Frontier is a strong Wi-Fi connection and a login credential, provided by a security tab that changes the password every 30 seconds.
“We provide a shared scientific tool that helps scientists around the world,” said Katie Bethea, user access, outreach and communications group leader at Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility. “If you think of the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spallation Neutron Source, all these tools are shared resources.”
If researchers are granted time on Frontier, they can run their code on the supercomputer free of charge, as long as they publish their results in an open access journal. It is a priority of leaders at the lab and the federal government that research done on the supercomputers contribute to open scientific knowledge.
Companies that wish to use supercomputers for wholly internal research must pay the price for time on Summit and Frontier, which quickly becomes millions of dollars.
What do we know about the next supercomputer?
OLCF-6 will be faster and more efficient than Frontier, but Geist said it will not be 10 times faster than Frontier, because chip technology is not improving that rapidly.
Frontier's chips rely on tiny transistors that are only 7 nanometers wide, or 0.00007% the width of a sheet of paper. Once manufacturers attempt to go smaller than that, they run up against technological and financial constraints.
Even though chip manufacturing is not progressing at a factor of 10 every five years, the new supercomputer will still be much faster than Frontier, perhaps capable of close to four quintillion calculations a second at peak performance.
By the time ORNL's next supercomputer is delivered, there will be several other exascale systems, including Aurora, which finished installment earlier this month at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. The speed of science will have surpassed Frontier, and its successor will be capable of solving even bigger problems at even bigger scales.
The team at the lab is working on the new computer’s nickname. For now, it’s just OLCF-6. When team members named Summit, they knew they had reached the end of the lab’s petascale supercomputers and would soon push into the exascale level.
When they named Frontier, they knew they had made history with a new class of computing.
Geist, in a show of scientific practicality, has his own idea for the new computer’s name.
“The Next Frontier,” he said with a laugh.
Daniel Dassow is a reporting intern focusing on trending and business news. Phone 423-637-0878. Email daniel.dassow@knoxnews.com.
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Thomas 'Tank' Strickland, a trailblazing Knoxville public servant, dies at age 70
Thomas "Tank" Strickland, one of Knoxville's longest-serving Black officials and community champions, has died.
His wife, Terry Locke Wade Strickland, announced his death.
The beloved and dapper "Tank" blazed too many trails to count, even through adversity. As an amputee who fought through a kidney failure diagnosis and a transplant in 2009, he never let his ailment hold him back from serving and supporting those who came after him.
He served as Knox County Commission chair and worked under four mayors as Knoxville’s community relations director. He most recently volunteered his time as chair of the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Board of Directors.
Community man with a love for East Knoxville
"Tank was a storyteller. He loved to cut up. More than anything he was a faithful friend. You could always count on him," said Hubert Smith. The two grew up together beginning with their days at the historic Eastport School, the first African-American elementary school in the Five Points district.
The school paved the way for their lifelong friendship, and Smith remembered the days they would reminisce on their time together as little boys. He said Strickland was destined to bring about change.
"At one time, Tank touched about everything in Knoxville," Smith said.
His brilliance, grit and determination made him fit to lead, friends say.
“I learned that I had a talent for organizing and connecting with people in order to make a difference,” Strickland said in a city announcement about his retirement in 2015. “I’ve always wanted to make Knoxville a better place to live."
Former Mayor Victor Ashe remembered him as a dedicated public servant who made a difference, in his own special way.
"Tank, simply put, really cared about people. He had a world of friends and he stayed in touch with his community and that’s why he did such a good job in everything that he did," he told Knox News.
"As mayor, he gave me information that I didn’t even have at the time. The fact that he was even elected as a Democrat to an overwhelmingly Republican commission spoke volumes. He was fair minded, and full of compassion”
A Knoxville native and graduate of Austin-East High School and a proud member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, he was instrumental in the redevelopment of the Five Points neighborhood on Knoxville's east side.
He also oversaw the city’s Police Advisory and Review Committee, Title VI and Equal Business Opportunity programs.
Strickland also helped create the a park with an amphitheater on Asheville Highway. It was named in his honor in 2010.
"I'm very humbled to have something named after me that will be here for ages and ages. I guess I'll have to stay a good boy for the rest of my life," he said at the dedication.
Angela Dennis is the Knox News race, justice and equity reporter. Email angela.dennis@knoxnews.com. Twitter @AngeladWrites. Instagram @angeladenniswrites. Facebook at Angela Dennis.
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Cover it? Move it? What experts suggest could address coal ash at Claxton playground
For more than 20 years, the children of Claxton have played on a playground that was built on top of fill material that included coal ash, a waste that has come under scrutiny for possible health impacts.
Knox News spoke to seven scientists who offered suggestions for how the community could keep kids safe, even while the full risks of coal ash are still being studied.
Coal ash is the waste left over from the process of burning coal, which leaves a concentrated cocktail of elements including heavy metals, and potentially elements that emit radiation. Each particle of coal ash can pose a different risk, making it hard to regulate to ensure the safety of communities like Claxton.
Six of the experts said they would want more information and assurance from the government before they would take their own children to play at the Claxton playground. One said they would not take their child to the playground at all.
All seven scientists became more concerned when they learned the playground wasn’t just on top of coal ash but was also in proximity to a coal pile and fly ash disposal site.
How did the playground get built on top of coal ash fill?
The playground was designed by the students at Claxton Elementary School, and was built in 2000 by the Claxton community with money donated by industries in the area, including Lockheed Martin, UT-Battelle and Bechtel Jacobs.
TVA provided the land and donated fill material to level the terrain on which the playground would sit.
TVA spokesperson Scott Brooks said the project required 11,000 cubic yards of fill material, 30% of which was coal bottom ash, a coarse type of coal ash with a consistency similar to sand and gravel.
The community “provided the remaining materials, including multiple layers of geofibers, gravel and mulch on top,” Brooks said.
TDEC does not have regulatory authority over the site. Instead, Anderson County government has the responsibility to decide how to mitigate any health, safety and financial risks.
In August 2021, Anderson County asked the state to assess whether the playground next to the Bull Run plant was safe. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Department of Health analyzed soil samples taken from the playground. The two departments produced a report last April.
What did the TDEC and Health Department report say?
TDEC collected soil samples on Dec. 1, 2021, through a contractor. The samples were tested for elements that TDEC associates specifically with identifying coal ash, such as arsenic, lead and mercury. The state produced a report on the findings on April 12, 2022.
Samples from under the swings - where kids’ feet dig into the ground and, over time, expose “deeper soils” below the geofiber layers and mulch - showed “a higher percentage of coal ash than surface soils and contain somewhat higher amounts of metals, metalloids and radionuclides,” the report said.
The report recommended the playground receive “proper maintenance” that would keep the coal ash particles below replaced geofiber and mulch layers, which would “ensure that there is no exposure.” The report also recommended Anderson County plan to inspect the playground regularly, repair damaged areas and add mulch as needed.
With those actions, the report concluded, “There is not a risk of children having harmful health effects from using the park and playground.”
In response, Anderson County plans to mulch the playground annually instead of every other year, as it has in the past, and to conduct routine inspections. The county has put down thick rubber mats under the swings and slides to prevent the kids’ feet from digging into spots on the ground and bringing up soil from underneath.
While it might sound all wrapped up, the seven experts below - who have studied coal ash from the perspectives of health, chemistry and geology - say more questions still need to be answered, especially whether this playground is going to stay where it is for the foreseeable future:
- Grace Schwartz, assistant professor of chemistry at Wofford College.
- Amrika Deonarine, assistant professor of environmental engineering at Texas Tech University.
- Laura Ruhl, former assistant professor of environmental geochemistry and hydrology at University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
- Alan Lockwood, emeritus professor of neurology at the University of Buffalo and past president of the Physicians for Social Responsibility.
- Julia Kravchenko, an assistant professor in the department of surgery at Duke University School of Medicine.
- Paul Terry, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Tennessee’s Department of Medicine.
- Greg Nichols, a public health expert.
Why airborne particulate matter is a health concern
While the TDEC and health department report outlined different risks that elements in the ash could pose to children, it did not specifically address the risks airborne particles could pose, some of the experts noted.
Particulate matter is just what it sounds like: particles in the air that are small enough to be inhaled.
“Whether they contain toxic elements or not, just fine particulate matter can do a lot. It can cause issues with lungs and breathing,” Deonarine said. “So that's something that I don't think was evaluated in this report, and I think it's important.”
As coal ash is composed of such a variety of elements, any of its particles could contain those metals and potentially elements that emit radiation. The smaller the particle, the more concentrated the composition of the element in the particle.
TDEC’s contracted lab did not report the size of the particles of coal ash it found on the playground, “This information was not reported by the lab and was not a consideration of the sampling plan,” TDEC told Knox News.
Both Lockwood and Ruhl wanted to know the size of the particles found at the playground. The size can impact how easy it would be to inhale or ingest the coal ash particles, which can bring those elements into the lungs and bloodstream.
Fluids like stomach acid and lung fluid can cause the elements in coal ash to dissolve rather than simply passing through the body, Terry and Ruhl said. In order to find out how the coal ash particles would impact the children on the playground, Ruhl said she would have liked to see TDEC test how its samples interacted with those fluids, but those were not part of the report.
When asked, TDEC said, “Standard EPA methodologies were used to prepare the samples for analytical analysis.”
Fly ash versus bottom ash: What’s the difference?
The state’s report also did not address the risks posed by the dry fly ash disposal area located a little over 600 feet behind the playground and the coal pile located a little over 1,000 feet from the playground, on the other side of a baseball field.
When he heard about the proximity of the playground to the coal pile and fly ash disposal, Lockwood said, "It's a terrible idea actually” to have the playground where it is.
That location results in two potential sources of exposure to coal ash for kids playing on the playground:
- The bottom ash under the playground, which has the consistency of sand and gravel.
- The fly ash and coal pile, which have the potential to release fugitive dust, especially in dry weather.
TVA sprays water on both the dry fly ash disposal site and the coal pile to mitigate dust, and has a dust suppression plan at the plant.
TVA has a complaint hotline (844-TVA-DUST) for community members who have concerns. Brooks said “No complaints or concerns have been submitted to the hotline by the public,” though TVA has investigated some cases when community members have voiced concerns by other means.
While TDEC tested the potential for exposure to the bottom ash underneath the playground, it did not conduct air monitoring to test for dust from the fly ash disposal site or coal pile being blown onto the playground.
Five of the experts recommend TDEC conduct air monitoring at the playground to see if the fly ash and coal pile pose a significant risk to the kids’ health.
However, Lockwood, Schwartz and Terry pointed out that air monitoring results still would depend on when and where the monitoring was conducted, what type of monitors were used, weather conditions and wind patterns.
If air monitoring yielded results below limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency but still showed something in the air, Schwartz said it would become a judgment call: how much risk are you willing to take?
Not all kids play the same way
A few of the experts brought up the fact that kids play in different ways. Terry specifically said that when he was a kid he would often play in the dirt at his playground, digging and throwing dirt, even getting into dirt fights.
“I'm ashamed to say it, but we would pick up a big handful of dirt and go up behind somebody who was playing or something and we would dump it on their head,” Terry said. “And it would be in their hair, their eyes, it would be in their mouth and nose. And then they would retaliate, of course. And before long, I was kicked out of the playground.”
In Claxton's case, digging in particular would be a concern because the state told the county to maintain the barriers at the playground, including mulch and geofiber layers, to prevent the coal ash from coming up.
The concern is that a child not only might breathe in the ash but also might ingest it if they put their hands in their mouth after playing on the playground, Ruhl said.
Kravchenko said kids often breathe through their mouths, inhaling large volumes of air unfiltered.
Schwartz suggested putting up signs or making parents aware to keep an eye on how their kids are playing such as making sure they aren’t digging.
“They [TDEC and TDH] assume that kids play in a certain way. And not all kids play in that way. I mean there are some kids out there who are gonna be covered in dirt and if they're covered in dirt that's 10% or higher coal ash, I'd say that's not good,” Terry said.
It’s hard to assess risk when it comes to coal ash
Everything we do in life comes with a risk, from using cleaning products to driving a car, but judging those risks is helped by years of studies and learning from past mistakes. With this playground and coal ash, however, the science can’t tell us yet how dangerous it is, Schwartz, Terry and Nichols said.
“We just don't have enough data. We just haven't studied it enough,” Nichols said.
Not all coal ash is the same. The composition of coal ash can vary from where the coal was mined, how it was burned and how the ash was processed before disposal.
As a result, creating regulations for coal ash is complicated because the risk factors can vary. One area of coal ash could be high in arsenic while another might not, in addition to any difference in size of coal ash particles.
Terry said that if you look at the individual elements that can be found in coal ash, each of them poses its own risk. When they’re combined the total risk is likely greater than exposure to the sum of the individual elements on their own.
Right now, science can’t tell us how dangerous coal ash is. But at one point, it couldn’t tell us about the dangers of asbestos, Terry pointed out. We're on the edge of realizing that coal ash is likely more dangerous than we think, he said.
One of the biggest examples we have of what coal ash exposure can do to people is from the lawsuits by former workers who cleaned up the Kingston coal ash spill, Schwartz said. A 2018 verdict in the cases linked the ash at the spill site and the working conditions to about 10 different health conditions and diseases that the workers experienced since the cleanup.
But the workers’ exposure is not the same as children playing on the Claxton playground. The Kingston workers experienced an occupational exposure to the ash, breathing it in for long periods of time while working at the spill site.
The kids at the playground, on the other hand, might be experiencing lower doses of the ash but over a longer period of time depending on how they are playing, how often they go to the playground, the climate at the playground and other factors.
“It's likely not something that's an acute risk, right? You're [not] going to go to this playground one time and be poisoned or something, but there's something to be concerned about the cumulative risk over time of years and years and years, and what that does to you,” Schwartz said.
For Kravchenko, the report from last year isn’t enough to assure the location is safe specifically for kids, who are the most vulnerable to environmental health impacts because their systems and bodies are just developing, which could lead to health problems down the road.
“That means further increased risk of many, many diseases like diabetes, arterial hypertension, asthma and many, many neurological disorders, many, many others that could appear like 10, 20 or even 30 years later,” Kravchenko said.
Kids who have preexisting conditions, such as asthma or diabetes, might be even more at risk of negative impacts when exposed to coal ash, Terry said.
Should the Claxton playground be moved?
One way to eliminate both the risk of the bottom ash underneath the playground and the fly ash disposal site next door would be for the playground to move, which might be the best option, the seven experts said.
“In lieu of greater certainty it’s the most prudent thing to do,” Terry said.
“I don't think that it's reasonable to keep this playground here,” Kravchenko said. “I think it's reasonable [to] try to find another place and organize it from the very beginning, first, with as clean as possible in this area.”
What can be done if the playground stays where it is?
The Claxton playground has been there for more than 20 years. If it’s going to stay where it is for the next 20 years, the community will need to consider how to protect the kids.
“But now there's a lot of questions about how to move ahead. And I think it's important that the community continue to be involved,” Nichols said.
At least five of the experts said that the county should continue to keep a maintenance plan, as it now does. Schwartz and Lockwood suggested that the more barriers the community can place between the ash and the children, the better.
Schwartz suggested the community could remove the coal ash from underneath the playground and replace it with new soil, potentially adding gravel.
Deonarine and Nichols suggested maybe capping off the coal ash, a practice that is done commonly on contaminated land or land where coal ash is disposed of. Caps can contain a certain number of liners and soil, basically creating more barriers. Nichols suggested a concrete cap could be installed.
With respect to the partially open fly ash pile and coal pile next door, Lockwood suggested the two should be removed or at least covered. TVA plans to remove what’s left of the coal pile after the Bull Run Fossil Plant retires, which is set to happen by December 2023.
The fly ash disposal site is part of TDEC’s investigation of the coal ash at all of TVA’s plants, which could require TVA to remove the coal ash at Bull Run, but there has not been a decision yet.
In the interim, the same dust control measures that are in place now would still apply, Brooks said.
Deonarine, Ruhl and Schwartz would like to see continuous periodic testing of both air and soil. Schwartz specifically suggested testing annually for the next five years. Terry agreed that more testing could help to better understand exposure potential.
All of these suggestions would cost money, a point the experts acknowledged especially when discussing the topic of more testing and monitoring. Testing cost TDEC about $66,054.23 from August 2021 to the end of May 2022.
“This cost included planning, sampling, laboratory analysis, report development and review activities. Funds came from TDEC’s Bureau of Environment, not a standalone grant. This figure does not include any potential expenses that the Tennessee Department of Health may have also incurred,” TDEC said in an email to Knox News.
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DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — A Dauphin County railroad crossing is closed this morning due to a crash involving a train and a car.
The crash occurred at the Norfolk Southern tracks along East Derry Road shortly after 3:30 a.m. on July 19, Dauphin County 911 Dispatch said. The East Derry Road railroad crossing will be closed for three to four hours. Officials ask drivers to use alternate routes.
According to Derry Township Police Department chief Garth Warner, no one was injured in the crash. A Norfolk Southern spokesperson says the car was unoccupied.
Norfolk Southern is investigating the incident.
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YORK, Pa. — York Habitat for Humanity is asking the public to help raise funds to replace a trailer that was reported stolen from its Chestnut Street build project in the city last weekend.
The trailer was reported stolen to York City Police on Monday, after York Habitat staff noticed it was missing from the construction site, the organization said.
The trailer, valued at a little more than $3,500, was used to haul materials, such as windows and lumber, to the construction site, York Habitat said.
The financial impact of this theft extends beyond the immediate cost of the trailer, the organization said. York Habitat faces additional expenses, including the insurance deductible for the loss and increased delivery fees for future materials.
“A loss like this will inevitably hurt our families who are currently working through the program and waiting for their homes,” says Natasha Kukorlo, Executive Director at York Habitat for Humanity. “We rely on members of our community to support the work of York Habitat, and we need that support now.”
The organization is asking for the public's help to offset these unexpected costs and ensure the continuity of its mission.
Donations to support the purchase of a new trailer can be made online at https://www.yorkhabitat.org/donate.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas women who were denied abortions despite pregnancy complications will have their day in court Wednesday. Several women and doctors are suing the State of Texas in a challenge against the state's abortion restrictions.
Hearings for the lawsuit, Zurawski vs. State of Texas, will begin Wednesday morning at the Travis County Courthouse in Downtown Austin.
The plaintiffs say they were denied abortions despite experiencing pregnancy complications. Some of them claim they nearly died as a result. Now they're seeking clarifications on the "medical emergency" exemption under the law.
State law criminalizes performing an abortion unless the pregnant patient is facing "a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy." The plaintiffs are not asking the State to overturn abortion restrictions. Instead, they say they want to guarantee doctors can perform abortions when a pregnancy is deemed unsafe.
One of the women named in the lawsuit, Amanda Zurawski, is from Austin. Zurawski says 18 weeks into her pregnancy, her water broke. Her doctor told her that her baby would die – but because the fetus still had a heartbeat, an abortion could not be performed. Zurawski said she was at risk for a life-threatening sepsis infection. She did get an emergency abortion after she went into toxic shock.
All of the women involved in the lawsuit, as well as a few doctors, will travel to Austin Wednesday for the hearings so that they can given their testimony.
The court will decide whether to immediately block the state's abortion ban as it applies to these kinds of situations. It will also hear arguments on the State's request to dismiss the case.
The hearings are scheduled to take place Wednesday and Thursday.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Crews are working to isolate and repair a water main break that flooded a neighborhood on Indianapolis' near northeast side and closed portions of multiple roads.
Citizens Energy Group said its crews have been working along East 25th Street, east of Keystone Avenue, to repair the break Wednesday morning.
IMPD is assisting with blocking off traffic, and the segment of East 25th Street from Keystone Avenue to Wheeler Street is expected to be closed for most of the day Wednesday to complete repairs, Citizens Energy Group said.
Drivers are asked to follow construction signs and drive carefully in the area.
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SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - An Ogemaw County woman died Tuesday after a crash that Saginaw police blamed on a man speeding while driving drunk.
The crash was reported around 4:20 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Washington Avenue near 6th Street.
The Saginaw Police Department says a 51-year-old man from Ogemaw County was driving a Dodge Caliber at "a very high rate of speed" north on Washington Avenue when he lost control.
The Dodge crossed the center line into the center line, where it crashed head-on into a Ford pickup truck.
Police say an ambulance rushed a 37-year-old woman from Ogemaw County, who was a passenger in the Dodge, to an area hospital and she was pronounced dead on arrival. Investigators did not identify her Tuesday.
Authorities did not say whether the 51-year-old driver of the Dodge sustained any injuries. Nobody in the Ford reported any serious injuries.
Investigators believe the 51-year-old was intoxicated and speeding when the crash happened. The Saginaw Police Department will continue investigating the crash.
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FIFE, Wash. — A motorcyclist was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver along Interstate 5 in Fife early Wednesday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
Troopers were called to the northbound lanes of I-5 near 54th Avenue East just after 3:15 a.m. for reports of a deadly collision. When troopers arrived they found a 48-year-old woman from Tacoma dead and a BMW at the scene.
A spokesperson for the WSP said the woman was struck and killed by the BMW in the southbound lanes of I-5. The driver of the BMW fled on foot and has not been caught, according to the spokesperson.
Officials are speaking to a friend of the hit-and-run driver who was initially called to pick him up. The spokesperson said the friend is working with law enforcement to track down the 20-year-old driver, who deputies believe was wearing a white shirt and black pants at the time of the collision.
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Investigators anticipate the left lanes of I-5 north and south will be closed for 2-3 hours. Speeding is believed to be a factor in the crash, according to the WSP.
The WSP spokesperson urged drivers to slow down to increase reaction time while on the road.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell issued a proclamation declaring Saturday and Sunday to be Taylor Swift Weekend in Seattle.
The city is welcoming Taylor Swift this weekend for her Seattle stop on her Eras Tour.
References to some of Swift's song titles were woven throughout the procl :amation. It read, in part:
"Taylor Swift has inspired Seattle residents, Washingtonians and listeners around the world, and is a positive influence on her fans, teaching them to be 'Fearless,' to be a 'Mastermind,' and to 'Stay Beautiful.'"
The King County Council welcomed Swift with a proclamation; July 18-25 is officially Taylor Swift Week in King County.
“Taylor gives a voice to young women and uses her platform to make their voices heard, both in their personal lives and in the public realm," Balducci said at the council chambers on Tuesday. "She encourages fans to register to vote and get involved in issues they care about. She leads by example, taking stands for the LGBTQ+ community and against sexual harassment."
King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci brought the proclamation to celebrate Swift's contributions to music and culture.
All the cities where Swift stopped for her Eras Tour have welcomed the pop star in some way.
For example, when the "Bejeweled" singer was in Las Vegas, she was greeted by the arch lit up in 10 different colors representing her 10 studio albums.
In Nashville, the city dedicated a bench in Centennial Park to Swift. The plaque reads, “For Taylor Swift, a bench for you to read on at Centennial Park. Welcome home, Nashville.”
Arlington, Texas gave Swift a key to the city, and renamed a street "Taylor Swift Way." Then, in Tampa, Florida, the mayor invited Swift to be the city’s honorary mayor for a day.
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SEATTLE — Officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) along with its community partners spoke and answered questions Tuesday night for two hours about plans to clean up the encampment situated between Myers Way South & State Route 509. The meeting took place at SHAG Arrowhead Gardens, a senior living community.
For months, those living there have complained to local and state officials about the problems that have come with living so close to a sprawling homeless encampment: cars being broken into and stolen, frequent gunshots, homes being broken into and threats of violence. Several residents told KING 5 they are afraid to go outside after dark.
The breaking point for many people came in May when Seattle Police announced it was investigating a homicide at the camp. That case is still unsolved at this time.
The WSDOT is aware of all these issues. For months, KING 5 has been told the state agency is coming up with a plan, but it was more difficult to address because of its location. Before the WSDOT can come in and clean up the site, they must partner with community groups to offer those in the encampment shelter, a place to store their belongings and other resources.
Brian Nielsen, WSDOT administrator for the NW Region, led off the meeting by explaining this cleanup is taking place under the state's Right of Way Safety Initiative. The law was passed in 2022 to address an increase in safety issues along state highways. The WSDOT, along with the Department of Commerce, and Washington State Patrol partner with numerous local governments and non-profit partners.
Simply put, more money can now be allocated to address homeless encampments that are dangerously close to state highways like the Myers Way S. encampment. $50 million has been allocated to King County. Examples of how some of that money has been used are below.
According to Nielsen, eight other sites in King County have been cleaned up under this initiative. Myers Way is the ninth site. As of May, 324 people accepted housing under the initiative. Of those, 254 remain in that housing.
In King County alone, it's estimated there are more than 900 encampments on WSDOT property. Nielsen said the availability of housing is an ongoing issue. There's not enough housing for those who are unhoused.
Nielsen went on to explain that under the state law, they must transition those living in the encampments to safe housing that's better than where they were living, giving them the resources they need to succeed.
A definitive timeline for when this work will be completed was not given. Nielsen acknowledged that is not what people wanted to hear, but he wants people to trust in the process.
"Our initiative takes time," Nielsen said. "The intensive outreach approach does work. We've seen a 90% acceptance of services because we take the time to get to know the people on site and know what their specific needs are."
Nielsen said that approach keeps a majority of the people they serve in housing.
Lisa Daugaard, co-executive director of Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA) also spoke at the meeting. She explained how PDA's approach of gaining the trust of those in encampments has led to success. Forty-eight people, according to Daugaard, in the Myers Way encampment have agreed to go to housing once it's available. Daugaard explained how a delay in a housing site opening has prevented them from moving people sooner. She expects that site to open up within the next month.
Nichole Alexander, also with PDA, spoke at the meeting about the trust-building process to get those living in encampments to agree to receive services. She leads a team of people from PDA and REACH every morning, Monday through Friday, providing those in the encampment with food, water, and other resources. Daugaard said many people have come around to getting help because of the work Alexander leads. Some residents of the neighboring senior living community encouraged Alexander to keep her and her team safe as they go into the encampment, fearing they could be attacked. Alexander assured those in the audience they all take the necessary precautions.
Lt. Dorothy Kim, who received applause, and City Councilor Lisa Herbold spoke at the meeting. Kim encouraged residents to continue calling 911 any time they felt unsafe. Herbold sang the praises of the approach being used at this encampment, citing other successes cleaned up with the same method.
Residents listened closely because this encampment has disrupted their lives. Many of them are seniors who are vulnerable. Hearing gunshots triggers PTSD. Being afraid to come out of their homes is not how many of them envisioned living out their golden years. While the questions started off pleasant, they became more blunt as the Q&A went on. One man yelled about all the care those living in the encampment are receiving, describing it as "rolling out the red carpet" for them.
The WSDOT and the community partners answered all the questions diligently, explaining that they know it's not okay what's happening at the Myers Way encampment. It's illegal. However, they believe their approach will prevent another encampment from springing up at the same site.
Barriers will be placed on Wednesday by WSDOT to prevent access to its property from Myers Way South.
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Police in Philadelphia are investigating after an early morning double shooting Wednesday that left two women injured in North Philadelphia.
Captain Anthony J. Mirabella Jr. of the Command Inspections Bureau said, officers responded to the 2200 block of W. Lehigh Avenue at about 1:30 a.m., where they found two women, both 21-years-old, shot on the street.
One woman was shot in her right shoulder and the other was shot in the arm, police said.
Both women were taken to a hospital nearby, where officials said, they were listed in stable condition.
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However, Mirabella said, the incident was caught on surveillance camera and it appeared to show that the women were targeted by a man who fired with weapons in each hand.
"There are cameras in the area. Also, we have 23 spent shell casings littering the sidewalk," he said.
No arrests have yet been made, but officials said, an investigation is ongoing.
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Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a 38-year-old Hudson man with serious injuries early today.
DeKalb County officers said he was southbound about 2 a.m. in the 600 block of County Road 27 when his Chevrolet Silverado swerved to avoid a deer.
The motorist careened off the road hitting a large tree, possibly suffering a broken leg and cuts to his face and other scrapes, police said.
Paramedics took the man to a hospital for treatment.
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STOCKTON, Calif — A man in his 60s was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his bike in Stockton Tuesday.
The Stockton Police Department said the crash happened around 10:15 p.m. near the intersection of Pacific Avenue and West Yokuts Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found a man who died at the scene. The vehicle involved in the crash had left the area.
The police department is investigating the hit-and-run. Anyone with information about the crash can call the police department's non-emergency number at (209) 937-8377.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — It has been nearly one year since President Biden signed into law something known as the "PACT Act." It expands healthcare benefits for millions of veterans of all eras exposed to toxic material while serving in uniform.
"PACT" stands for "Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins." While there is no deadline to apply for benefits, there are two important things to know tonight: First, residents are going to want to start their claims by Aug 9, and second, they're going to want to stop scammers who are out to get them.
The PACT Act is meant to provide generations of our heroes and their survivors with care and benefits after being exposed to things like Agent Orange and burn pits.
AARP Veterans & Military Families Initiative Senior Advisor Tony Broussard said that some veterans are being charged for a service they can get for free.
“In a survey we just did, Mike, two-thirds of those service members were unaware that they can receive free assistance with these benefits through the VA," he said.
Broussard is a U. S. Army Desert Storm Veteran, which means he is very familiar with the benefits available to veterans in our area.
“You never have to pay for your earned benefits or your service records, so if you are told something like that, it's a scam. Immediately stop, hang up the phone and disengage the conversation because that person is attempting to scam you," he said.
It comes into play now because there is a deadline coming up.
Nueces County Director of Veterans Services J. J. De La Cerda said those who want to receive backdated benefits will need to submit their intent to file a claim by August 9.
"The deadline is simply for retro payment purposes. So, if you apply today for PACT Act, the VA will retro pay you all the way back to when the law was signed, which was August 10 of last year (2022). But you have to apply by August 9 of this year," he said.
Residents can begin the process at va.gov. Once you submit your intent to file, residents can still have a year to actually complete their claims.
For help filing a claim, call the Nueces County Veterans Services Office at (361) 888-0820 or the Texas Veterans Commission at 1 (800) 252-8387 (VETS). You can also visit www.va.gov/pact.
To learn more about protecting yourself from fraud and other scams targeting veterans, visit www.aarp.org/vetsfraudcenter or call 1 (877) 908-3360.
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SAN ANTONIO — An early morning fire threatened homes in a south-side neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
It happened around 1:09 a.m. on the 300 block of E Southcross. Firefighters arrived to find flames roaring from the single-story home.
A battalion chief says crews worked hard to keep the fire from spreading to surrounding homes.
They were successful because there was only minor damage to a neighbor's car.
Fire investigators say this is a vacant home so they are working to figure out what sparked the fire.
No word on the amount of damages caused by the fire.
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HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A Hall County deputy is grieving the loss of his children and wife after a fiery fatal crash over the weekend, the sheriff's office said.
According to reporting from the Associated Press, troopers say Avonlea Holtzclaw of Dahlonega was trying to cross U.S. 23 in a Ford Explorer Sunday afternoon when a driver going southbound hit her. The wreck happened near Alto in Habersham County.
The impact of both vehicles sparked a fire. All occupants in both vehicles died at the crash site.
Avonlea, the 29-year-old wife of Hall County Deputy Patrick Neil Holtzclaw, was riding with their two young children, the sheriff's office said. The children were ages 6 and 3.
Mitchell Boggs, a 58-year-old Marietta man who was driving a Chevrolet Corvette southbound, also died, as did an unnamed passenger, according to reporting from the Associated Press.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp shared his condolences for the crash victims adding that he's sending his support to the Holtzclaw family.
Sheriff Gerald Couch has pledged to support his deputy through this difficult time.
“What can you say when someone loses his entire family? There are no words that can adequately express the heartbreak the Holtzclaw family is experiencing right now, but clearly, our entire agency is devastated for them,” Couch said.
As people reach out for help, Couch asks that people respect the deputy's grief and "give him time to grieve privately." Those looking to support the Holtzclaw family can keep an eye out for a memorial fund that is currently being organized, according to the sheriff's office.
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PONTIAC, Mich — A judge Tuesday denied a request by 17-year-old school shooter Ethan Crumbley to dismiss a prosecutors' motion to seek a sentence of life without parole for killing four fellow students.
Crumbley has pleaded guilty to 24 charges, including one count of terrorism and four counts of first-degree murder, for the November 2021 attack at Oxford High School, roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit. Four students were killed, and six more students and a teacher were injured. Crumbley was 15 at the time.
A first-degree murder conviction typically brings an automatic no-parole sentence in Michigan. But teenagers are entitled to a hearing where their lawyer can raise immaturity, mental condition, family life and other issues while arguing for a shorter term.
Oakland County Circuit Judge Kwame Rowe denied Crumbley’s request to take the life-without-parole condition off the table as he awaits sentencing, news outlets reported.
“The Court finds that defendant’s argument is not persuasive and is without merit,” Rowe wrote in his two-page opinion, adding he “cannot and will not” dismiss the prosecution’s motion for life without parole.
Rowe also denied Crumbley’s request to keep school eyewitnesses of the shooting from testifying at the upcoming hearing when the judge will decide whether life without parole is appropriate. The prosecution plans to have 12 students and two staff members testify at that hearing, among others.
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State police investigate fatal M-14 shooting in Ann Arbor Twp.
Michigan State Police are looking for the suspect who shot and killed a motorist found behind the wheel Tuesday on M-14 in Ann Arbor Township, they said.
Troopers with the Brighton Post were called at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to an area on westbound M-14 at Earhart Road for a report of a person in a vehicle with a gunshot wound.
They arrived and found the vehicle and a motorist. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene, officials said.
Officials closed the freeway at Earhart while they conducted an investigation.
Investigators said it's not clear what led up to the shooting but there were indications that another vehicle had been at the same location before they arrived.
Police spoke to witnesses who told them they saw an older, black four-door sedan flee from the area. They also said the car's driver was a male who was wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information about the shooting or the suspect should call the Michigan State Police tip line at 1 (855) MICH-TIP.
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Grosse Pointe Shores weighs ban on pit bulls
Grosse Pointe Shores is considering changing the city's animal ordinances to ban pit bulls.
Steve Poloni, the city manager, said the council is considering two options for amending the village's dog ordinance: one is a specific ban on pit bulls and the other is adding tighter restrictions on the dogs. The issue was discussed Tuesday night during the village council's regular meeting, but no decision was made.
Under the first option, Poloni said, the council would have to determine how to grandfather in residents who currently own pit bulls. The second would call for residents to ensure dogs are kept in fenced areas and be leashed when outside of residences.
"Pit bull owners who spoke at Tuesday's meeting said they are opposed to a breed-specific ban," the city manager said.
Poloni said the issue was raised after a pit bull attacked a resident and his dog while they were walking in the village a couple of months ago. The resident suffered injuries to his wrist and arm and his dog had to have a leg amputated after the incident, he said.
He said the pit bull's owners were new residents in the village and their dog had a license.
An estimated 700 U.S. communities prohibit pit bulls or other dog breeds deemed a public safety risk. However, 19 states have laws that prohibit communities from banning dog breeds.
In Michigan, 30 communities have passed ordinances that regulate dogs based on breed or perceived breed, according to Michigan Humane.
Michigan Humane has been vocal about its opposition to pit bull bans, arguing that the best way to effectively address dangerous dogs is through education and legally mandating responsible pet owner practices.
No action was taken by Grosse Pointe Shores officials and a work session to enable the council to further discuss the issue will be scheduled in the next couple of days and could be held in about a week. The next full village council meeting is scheduled for Aug. 15.
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Hot dog! July 19 is Hot Dog Day. Whether you like yours Chicago style, with chili and cheese, or just plain ol’ ketchup, make it a Dog Day Afternoon on Wednesday.
A great place to celebrate Hot Dog Day is at the ballpark. And while it’s always fun to catch a Kenosha Kingfish game at historic Simmons Field, on July 19, the team is hosting “Seinfeld Festivus Night,” celebrating the “holiday for the rest of us” (with a special T-shirt and ticket package). For tickets, call 262-653-0900 or go to kingfishbaseball.com.
The Kenosha Pops Concert Band performs tonight at 7 p.m. on the band shell in Pennoyer Park, on Seventh Avenue at 35th Street. Tonight’s theme is “A Century of Warner Bros.,” celebrating music from the studio’s films, including the Harry Potter series. Tonight’s guest vocalist is Miss Kenosha Willow Newell. Pre-concert entertainment starts at 6:15 p.m. when the Bone Appetit Trombone Choir performs. Also, the food truck Rockitacos will be at the concert. Bonus: The band asks a trivia question each Wednesday night, with gift certificates to local restaurants and other eateries given to four winners. Admission is free.
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The Lincoln Park Live Music Series opens its 2023 season with the reggae band Natty Nation, performing in the Lincoln Park flower garden, 6900 18th Ave. Local DJ Tim Hess kicks off the show at 6 p.m. Admission is free. Food, soda, water, wine and beer will be available for purchase. Off-street parking is located next to the Lincoln Park baseball diamonds.
Bristol Woodstock tonight features the band Katz Sass, performing 6 to 8 p.m. in Bristol Woods County Park, 9800 160th Ave. Admission is free. Audience members should bring lawn chairs and/or picnic blankets.
The “Lakeside Lounge” is back from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kemper Center, 6501 Third Ave. Jill Plaisted is performing. The “lounge” takes place on the northernmost lawn area at Kemper Center. A variety of beverages, including a full bar, will be available in Kemper’s Faulkner Building. There are a limited number of picnic tables available, and people are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Admission is free.
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After losing two concerts to rainy weather, the Kenosha Pops Concert Band continues its 101st season with a salute to Warner Bros. Studio.
The “Century of Warner Bros.” program offers “a snapshot of music from 100 years of remarkable motion pictures from one of the early leaders in the American film industry,” said the band’s musical director, Craig Gall.
Hollywood is known as “the dream factory,” and for Miss Kenosha Willow Newell, tonight’s concert is somewhat of a dream come true.
The famous Warner Bros. water tower stands on the studio’s backlot in Los Angeles. “A Century of warner Bros.” is the theme for the July 19 Ke…
Newell, who is studying musical theater at Carthage College, said her dream role is to play Fantine in “Les Misérables.”
Fantine sings the iconic “I Dreamed a Dream” song in the Broadway show and movie, and Newell will perform that song with the Pops tonight.
She’s also performing “Let It Go” from “Frozen.”
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While neither of her songs are from Warner Bros. films, her selections do fit in with the overall cinematic theme for the concert.
“This is the most exciting thing I’ve done so far as Miss Kenosha,” Newell said during Monday night’s rehearsal. “I can’t wait to perform with the Pops.”
Greg Berg, the band’s master of ceremonies, also performs two vocal numbers.
He will sing “As Time Goes By” from “Casablanca” — a classic Warner Bros. film — and “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” That song, composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn, was first published in 1924. Later, it was the title song of the 1951 Warner Bros. film about Kahn.
Movies, movies, movies
Gall will lead the band on:
“Desert Song” by Sigmund Romberg. This is the title song for an operetta that debuted in 1926 and was later made into a film four times, all of them by Warner Bros.
A medley of songs from the 1958 movie “Gigi,” which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. “This is my absolute favorite arrangement by Robert Russell Bennett,” Gall said. “It’s filled with great tunes by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner,” which Bennett cleverly weaves together.”
Selections from Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” which was a Broadway hit and then a 1962 film.
“Swashbucklers,” a medley of tunes from swashbuckling films such as “The Sea Hawk.” The piece also features “The Warner Brothers Fanfare,” which is why “we’re opening the concert with this piece,” Gall said.
The ballad “Can You Read my Mind?” from the 1978 movie “Superman.”
The “Superman” tune was written by iconic movie music composer John Williams, who also wrote the score for the “Harry Potter” movie franchise. The Pops will debut “Harry’s Wondrous World,” featuring Williams’ music from the 2002 movie “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”
Assistant conductor Kathy Ripley leads the band on:
A symphonic suite of music from the 1991 Kevin Costner film “Robin Hood Prince of Thieves,” written by Michael Kamen and arranged for band by Paul Lavender.
“Night and Day” by Cole Porter. That tune was sung by Fred Astaire in the 1934 film “The Gay Divorcee” and has since been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Willie Nelson.
“The Symphonic Gershwin,” a medley of songs by George Gershwin, including “An American in Paris” (an MGM film ... shhhh!) and “Rhapsody in Blue.” That iconic song became the title of the Warner Bros. 1945 film about Gershwin, who was played by Robert Alda.
As for the weather tonight? “It will NOT rain,” Gall said. “We’re going to perform.”
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Joint operating agreement between YDR, York Dispatch will not be renewed when it expires
Doug Horne, chief financial officer for Gannett, owner of the York Daily Record/York Sunday News and The York Dispatch, announced the company will not renew a joint operating agreement between the two newspapers, which expires on June 30, 2024.
Horne sent an email to employees of the two newspapers Monday afternoon announcing the decision.
In 1990, the U.S. Justice Department gave approval to the York Daily Record and The York Dispatch to merge their production, circulation and advertising departments in a joint operating agreement. An entity called York Newspaper Co. was created. The two newspapers retained separate editorial operations. The York market has one of just three remaining JOAs in the nation.
The York Dispatch, though owned by Gannett, is managed by York Dispatch Publishing Co., LLC.
It is unclear what will happen with the two newsrooms after the joint operating agreement is allowed to expire.
Horne said operations will continue as they do today until the JOA expiration, and Gannett leaders are working on a detailed plan going forward.
Ownership changes, key events:History of the York Daily Record and York Sunday News
YDR and its predecessors:The York Daily Record marked its 225th anniversary in 2021
David Martens, president of The York Dispatch and a former president and publisher of the York Daily Record, said the business model for the JOA has been to offer advertisers the entire York market, whether it be in the Daily Record or the Dispatch. He expects that to continue.
“I will be surprised if this business model doesn’t carry forward come July 1 of 2024,” he said.
Martens said he doesn’t expect more details about the future of the two newsrooms until this fall.
In terms of combined print and digital circulation, the York Daily Record/Sunday News is the larger of the two newspapers.
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Pedestrian bridge planned at 106th St. over White River to connect Fishers, Carmel trails
A pedestrian bridge over the White River at 106th Street will link the Monon Trail in Carmel to the Nickel Plate Trail in Fishers.
The Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation Department is expected to open engineering bids Thursday for the project, which will span from Hazell Dell Landing in Carmel to Fishers Heritage Park at White River, said parks department Director Michael Klitzing.
The connection will allow bicyclists and joggers on the multi-use path on 106th Street to seamlessly bridge a seven-mile distance between the Monon and the Nickel Plate.
“This will be one of the largest interconnected trail systems anywhere,’’ said Delaware Township Trustee Debbie Driskell.
Clay Township and Carmel Clay parks will pay the cost of the bridge and Delaware Township will fund the final approach, landing and connection to the 106th Street pathway on the Fishers side.
Delaware Township’s cost is expected to be $1.3 million. The cost on the bridge for the parks department and Clay Township will be determined when the bids are opened.
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The bridge will be 14 feet wide and 500 feet long. A new parking lot will be built at Hazel Landing Park to serve as a trailhead but bathrooms won't be constructed because the area is in the flood plain, Klitzing said.
The connection will serve as the southern loop in a Hamilton County trail system connecting the major greenways. In the northern end, users will be able to get from the Monon to the Nickel Plate by using the Midland Trace Trail, a connection nearing completion.
The Nickel Plate and Monon will also be joined in Marion County when Indianapolis builds its leg of the Nickel Plate. The extension, still in planning, will stretch from 96th Street south to 42nd Street near the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Carmel originally planned to build a footbridge at 126th Street south of Conner Prairie that would connect Carmel to Fishers, but Klitzing said it was determined to be too expensive because it would need a system of boardwalks on the Fishers side to navigate the rugged land.
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BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee voted in December to allow the municipality to receive proposals for retail sales of cannabis.
Now that a business, New Frontier Solutions LLC, is interested in setting up shop in the township, some residents are not happy about it.
"We thought they (the Township Committee) had our best interests at heart. That was a big mistake," said Sharon Corsiglia, 74, who has lived in the township for more than 50 years.
Mayor William Ruggieri declined to comment, citing the pending application.
The township has a Planning/Zoning Board meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday to consider whether New Frontier Solutions' application is complete for the zoning process to permit a Class-5 retail cannabis dispensary at 614 Union Road.
If the application is deemed complete, a zoning hearing will be held during the same meeting concerning approvals including minor subdivision, minor site plan/conditional use, variance/use variance/bulk variances.
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The problem some residents have with the proposed cannabis retail business extends back to at least December.
The Township Committee introduced amendments to the township's 2022 master plan for cannabis ordinances Dec. 12. It met again Dec. 27 to hold a public hearing and final vote not just on allowing retail cannabis sales, but also to accommodate cannabis cultivator, manufacturer, wholesale and distributor licenses.
Northfield became the second municipality to exit the Atlantic County Central Municipal Court last week for the Joint Municipal Court of Hammonton, joining Hamilton Township, which left in May. Leaders from those municipalities have cited net revenue for the court falling short of the expectations that had been set when they joined the central court in 2021.
"The ordinances were passed under the cover of the holidays between November and December," Corsiglia said.
Only three members of the public spoke during the public hearing prior to the vote.
Dr. Robert Zlotnick, who works for Atlantic County Prevention, said he was against the ordinance.
John Armato, a former state assemblyman, spoke and opposed the ordinance, the meeting minutes said. He requested the licensing fees be put toward drug abuse prevention and requested cannabis be prohibited from being consumed in the parks.
Carlo Favretto Jr., a Buena Vista Township Board of Education member, said individuals younger than 25 should be prohibited from buying cannabis. He questioned whether the tax benefit is worth the risk and requested the money be used for drug abuse prevention.
Corsiglia lives about seven houses away from the proposed retail cannabis business, but said she did not learn about the application until last month. Corsiglia's son received a letter about the proposal because he lives within 200 feet of the location and he is a volunteer firefighter whose firehouse is also within 200 feet of the site.
In neighboring Vineland, where licenses for medical and adult-use cannabis are permitted, a person can smell the scent of marijuana for two miles, Corsiglia said.
The proposed business is at Landis and Union avenues. There are already about 100 signs up on Landis Avenue and elsewhere within the township saying, "No Cannabis in Buena Vista Township," Corsiglia said.
BUENA — Borough officials deliberated on how to administer their new marijuana policy Monday.
During the Township Committee meeting in December when the retail cannabis sales ordinance was approved, Armato asked during the public hearing, "Do you see any interest today of anyone wanting to open up a retail shop in the township?"
Mayor Ruggieri said, "No."
Donna Casazza Virunurm, 59, who lives in Vineland but whose father owns more than 10 acres of land within a few hundred feet of the proposed marijuana shop, is skeptical of the mayor's answer.
"The N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission licenses take months to finish and be approved, and a license application requires stating the intended location," Virunurm said. "It is unbelievable that the mayor and committeemen were not fully aware of New Frontier Solutions' intentions to operate a cannabis retail facility at the corner of Landis Avenue and Union Road prior to Dec. 27."
Virunurm said she is not against cannabis retail sales, but she doesn't want it at that location with all the variances and waivers the developer needs.
There have been other residents who have had to suffer to abide by the regulations of the Planning/Zoning Board, and exceptions should not be made for New Frontier, she said.
The beauty of the rural farming and residential area still exists there and should be maintained as long as possible, she added.
St. Mary's School, at 735 Union Road, may be just beyond 1,000 feet away, but it is within a half mile of the proposed marijuana shop.
BUENA — The Borough Council voted Monday to appoint Richard Giovinazzi as its newest member.
"It's just too close," Virunurm said.
There is a NJ Transit bus stop at the location, which will lead to a great deal of foot traffic, and Merighi's Savoy Inn and Luna's Outdoor Bar & Grill are across the street. It is a main attraction and is well known for weddings, children's parties and other events, Virunurm said.
"There has been a severe lack of transparency. There was no cannabis task force. This has been rushed," Virunurm said.
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Hard Rock team wins dragon boat race: The team from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City rocked everything but the boat Sunday at this year’s Dragon Boat Festival, an annual fundraising event for Gilda’s Club of South Jersey. The Hard Rock team, “Rock N Rowers,” won its dragon boat race and captured the Casino Cup at the event on Lake Lenape in Mays Landing. The Hard Rock team also raised the most money, $13,000, in support of Gilda’s Club.
Golf fundraiser yields $120,000 for CASA: Community and business leaders came out in support of Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Atlantic, Cape May, and Camden Counties on June 12 at Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point and Linwood Country Club for the organization’s annual Go Blue for CASA Golf Tournament and Party. Nearly 150 golfers filled the two courses simultaneously to support foster youth, while the evening event welcomed over 200 supporters. The golf tournament and evening party raised over $120,000 to help recruit, train and coach community volunteers who advocate for children living in foster care in Atlantic, Cape May and Camden counties. For more information, visit casaacc.org.
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Guse named Shore Employee of Month: Oncology pharmacist Tim Guse, of Marlton, was named Shore Medical Center’s July 2023 Employee of the Month. Guse has been with Shore for 11 years. As the oncology pharmacist at Shore Cancer Center, he compounds and dispenses chemotherapy and other cancer-related medications. Matt Piskun, director of pharmacy, oncology and infusion services for Shore, says Guse recently took on a leadership role during Shore Cancer Center’s electronic medical record overhaul.
Art show winners announced: The Ocean City Fine Arts League on Saturday announced the winners of its July and August "Summertime: Iconic Ocean City" art show and exhibition. First place was Linda Crane of Cape May Court House for "OC Beach Patrol," pastel. Second place was Betty Tocci of Petersburg for "Can You See What I See," mixed media. Third place was Andy Zmidzinski for "Hurricane Larry," photo. Honorable mentions went to Michael Zambelli of Ventnor for "Kohr Brothers," acrylic, and Rita Michalenko of Mays Landing for "Under the Boardwalk," watercolor.
Pure Green opens in OC: The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony July 6 for Pure Green Juice & Smoothies at 801 E. Ninth St. Pure Green is a juice bar offering smoothies, acai bowls, pitaya bowls, and cold-pressed juices and shots. Its mission is to build healthier communities by connecting people with superfoods.
West Cape May announces fundraiser: The West Cape May Volunteer Fire Company will hold a fundraiser in Backyard Park from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 12. There will be a fish fry, live music and vendors. The fundraiser will benefit the fire company and the West Cape May Community Christmas Parade.
Cape May church holds prayer service: Cape May Point Union Chapel will hold healing prayer services Thursday evenings beginning 7 p.m. Aug. 3. The service will include a message from Pastor Don Theobald, a period of silent prayer and a time for praying for healing.
Buddy Love BBQ opens in OC: The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony June 29 welcoming Buddy Love's BBQ to 728 Boardwalk. Buddy Love's is a barbecue restaurant with a mission to provide customers with meals that "feed the soul."
Soulberri Coffee and Smoothies opens in OC: The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony June 23 for the opening of Soulberri Coffee and Smoothies at 338 Ocean Ave. Soulberri Coffee and Smoothies offers homemade acai bowls, smoothies and locally roasted coffee drinks.
Sea Isle City Beach Patrol hosts junior lifeguard program: The Sea Isle City Beach Patrol will host its junior lifeguard program from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday from July 20 through Aug. 8 on the beach at 44th Street. The program is for participants ages 14 to 17. Participants will be introduced to basic lifesaving skills and rescue techniques. Enrollment costs $25 per person and is limited to the first 40 applicants. For more information, call 609-263-3655 or visit sicbp.com.
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A heavy downpour is possible at any point Wednesday. However, it’ll be wettest during the middle of the day. Those looking for any hint of crisp air will be in for a weekend treat. It should be the most comfortable summer weekend so far.
There will be fog in places where it rained Tuesday through about 8 a.m. As that gray fog clears up, more gray sky will be around in the form of clouds and continued Canadian wildfire smoke. Thankfully, the air quality will improve for the day.
In terms of rain, it will not be a washout, so that’s the best part of this. However, I am eyeing a period of rain or at least frequent showers at some point between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. This will be from a cluster of severe storms that passed through Missouri and Kentucky Tuesday afternoon.
Outside of these hours, expect it to be much more dry than not.
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Any downpour can bring flooded roads. On Tuesday, Toms River and Berkeley Township picked up between 1.3 and 1.4 inches of rain from one thunderstorm cell. The same can happen anywhere in our area Wednesday.
Morning low temperatures will be between 70 and 75 degrees again. Inland highs will reach well into the 80s. For the shore, it’ll be in the lower 80s, as a westerly wind turns southeasterly and the sea breeze kicks in.
Wednesday evening will fall into the 70s. We’ll have a mostly cloudy sky and will likely be dry. Overnight lows will be at or just above 70 degrees.
Early morning fog will burn off for a blueish-gray sky Thursday. The wildfire smoke will continue to waft in, with few air quality issues here at the ground.
It’ll be a dry morning. Then, after 3 p.m. there will be the potential for a shower or storm.
This risk will be low, though. I’d venture to say most of us will be dry during the day. Beach days, boat days and outdoor work should be able to go on.
High temperatures will be in the upper 80s inland with low 80s at the shore.
As an area of surface low pressure moves through the Mid-Atlantic, there will actually be up to two hours of rain from about 10 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday. Lows will be around 70 just about everywhere.
Then, we welcome a likely rain-free weekend, with drier air moving in as the day goes on. Dew points will be around 65 degrees Friday and Saturday, with firmly dry 50s for Sunday.
Morning lows should be in the mid- to upper 60s inland, instead of the 70s, for a change. The shore should sit around 70, a few degrees cooler than recently, too.
All three days will feature a mix of sun and clouds. Highs will be in the 80s.
The 2023 hurricane season is forecasted to be busier than earlier predictions. Colorado State University's now is saying to expect nine hurricanes, instead of the previous forecast of six. Two major forces will fight against each other to determine the ultimate outcome of this season.
Finally, I know there are many of you who read the column and follow me on Facebook. After 5½ years, I’m super excited to cross the 10,000-follower mark. There are other options out there for New Jersey weather, but I couldn’t be happier that you stay here with us in the column and on my page.
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You'll want a quick way to run inside when a thunderstorm pops up overhead. However, Meteorologist Joe Martucci says it'll be a mostly dry day. There will be a moderate risk for the development of rip currents.
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A gold award is "something good" and for the McKinney Fire Department, the award means it's one of the best at helping patients survive a heart attack.
McKinney firefighters respond to cardiac calls in about three minutes on average.
The goal is to get the person to the hospital as quickly as possible for the team there to do whatever is needed to fix the heart.
For their work, the American Heart Association awarded McKinney the Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award.
Mission: Lifeline is the Dallas-based Heart Association's national initiative to reduce barriers to prompt treatment - starting from when 911 is called, to EMS transport and continuing through hospital treatment and discharge.
"It's a humbling award, shows we've done the right thing. We're doing the right thing for the community. That's what our ultimate goal is, is to have everybody in the community live a healthy lifestyle and get the proper treatment and care that they need and know that there are people within their community that will go above and beyond to get them back out on the street walking down the road again," said Charlie Skaggs, the city's chief of emergency medical service.
All 250 firefighters in McKinney are also paramedics, and the department prides itself on getting them the training and tools needed to save lives.
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What to Know
- Timothy Simpkins is facing 3 counts of attempted capital murder.
- Simpkins entered a "not guilty" plea on day one of the trial.
- During day two, jurors saw new surveillance video from inside the school and a different angled cell phone video of the fight that led to the shooting.
The trial of Timothy George Simpkins, the accused shooter at Timberview High School in Arlington in 2021, will to continue Wednesday morning in Fort Worth.
Simpkins, who was 18 at the time, is facing multiple charges of attempted capital murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying of a weapon in a prohibited place after police said he pulled out a gun during a fight in a classroom and shot three people.
On Monday, the prosecution called first responders and Timberview teachers to the stand and showed police body camera video of the emergency response.
The courtroom heard testimony from several first responders who arrived at the scene along with 911 calls that were made about the shooting. There was a video shown to the court from the body camera of an Arlington Police officer helping control traffic to the school and had parents yelling profanity at her, upset they couldn't get closer to their children.
Additionally, teachers who were in the classroom at the time of the shooting took the witness stand and began revisiting what they saw on Oct. 6, 2021.
On Tuesday, victim testimony, security-camera footage of the shooting and ballistics-expert analysis were the focus of the second day of the trial.
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Prosecutors rested their case late Tuesday afternoon.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, NEW CELLPHONE VIDEO EVIDENCE: STATE RESTS
Jurors saw new surveillance video from inside the school and a different angled cell phone video of the fight that led to the shooting.
On Tuesday the state rested its case after bringing in several witnesses, including crime scene investigators and gun experts. They talked about evidence including the gun used in the shooting, a Glock 21 model .45 caliber pistol and magazine that was recovered at his sister's apartment. Simpkins is accused of going there after the shooting occurred.
The prosecution showed jurors for the first time surveillance video from inside the English hallway of Timberview High School that captured the moments before and after the shooting.
The victim, Zacchaeus, also known as Zac, Selby, was 15 when he was shot and injured. He's also the person seen in multiple videos fighting with Simpkins while in class.
Selby is seen talking to a girl in the hallway before knocking on his teacher's door to be let into the class he was late to attend.
Charlie Johnson, a former student, took the stand as a witness for the defense and told the courtroom Selby asked her to record a fight. She said she was in the hallway, late to Coach Dean Boyd's class, one of the teachers who helped stop the fight inside the other classroom.
Witnesses have testified that Selby walked past his teacher to go to Simpkins's desk and started fighting.
Johnson told jurors she recorded the entire fight but stopped once Selby started stomping on Simpkins's head.
In the cellphone video, you hear the teacher of the class yelling for help and the hallway surveillance video shows when two coaches, Sarah Herrera and Dean Boyd who testified on Monday, going into the classroom.
They were able to separate the two male teens, but moments later that's when Coach Boyd, another teacher who was shot and students saw Simpkins pull out a gun from his waistband.
"The fight stopped and then Timothy pulled out a gun I just ran, I don't even know what happened after that, I just ran," said Shaniya McNeely who was grazed by a bullet.
When asked by the state if she felt anything, McNeely said, "I was running, it was really fast, I felt a really fast burn that's when I stopped, but a teacher kept telling me, 'We got to go, we got to go," described McNeely.
Johnson, who was asked to record the fight by Selby, almost became a victim herself. The evidence laid out in court showed that one of the bullets went down the hallway hitting a trophy case.
The surveillance video also captured the moment Selby crawled out of the classroom. Simpkins is seen firing his gun, chasing after Selby who was on the ground and firing a couple more times. Simpkins is seen putting the gun back in his waistband and taking off.
The state is arguing that he became the aggressor because the fistfight was over, but Simpkins' defense team argues that he acted in self-defense.
Before lunch on Tuesday, the defense brought up a concern regarding Selby, who is considered a sworn witness, and accused him of posting to social media news coverage of the trial and a message to one of the witnesses on social media.
The issue was brought up on the record, but while the jurors were out of the courtroom. The defense accused Selby of posting a picture of the defendant, Simpkins in court and putting a caption that said, "Let me get my popcorn and watch this S***"
He did appear before the judge who warned Selby that he could face contempt charges.
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Greenville County Schools start Aug. 8. How to register kindergarten, first-grade students.
The first day of school in Greenville County is Tuesday, August 8.
Students who will attend kindergarten or first grade in Greenville County should be registered.
Children who turn 5-years-old on or before Sept. 1, 2023, must enroll in public or private Kindergarten unless a parent or guardian signs a waiver.
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Children who will be turning 6-years-old on or before Sept. 1, 2023, must enroll in first grade.
Students who are currently enrolled in a GCS 4K or 5K program do not need to register.
Nina Tran covers trending topics for the Greenville News. Reach her via email at ntran@gannett.com
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A Beulah man is charged with terrorizing after allegedly threatening a police officer with a hatchet.
Wade Abrahamson, 58, was hitting the roadway with a hatchet on Second Avenue Southeast in Beulah on Saturday morning, according to an affidavit. He allegedly ignored the commands of the responding officer to drop the hatchet and told the officer he was going to hurt him.
The officer used a stun gun to subdue and arrest Abrahamson. Authorities later found meth on him, according to the affidavit.
Abrahamson is charged with felony terrorizing and possession of meth, each of which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. He also is charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief for allegedly damaging the road. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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BROOKLYN, Md. — An arrest in the case of a Brooklyn father beaten to death in front of his home.
Trevor Garrett Taylor, 26, faces manslaughter and assault charges in connection with Christopher Wright's murder.
What started as an altercation between Wright's son and another student at school ended in a deadly fight.
On May 19 a group of people came to Wright's home looking to retaliate.
Family members say Wright came outside to defend his kid and that's when things took a violent turn.
RELATED: Vigil held for Brooklyn man that was beaten to death outside his home
Wright was left hospitalized with injuries that ultimately took his life.
Police initially said a group of three to four people participated in the assault.
So far only Taylor has been charged. Police haven't said if they're pursuing anyone else.
It's also unclear how Taylor became involved.
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With summer weather comes the sun, more daylight, and rumbling midday thunderstorms, but occasionally, the scales tip toward the extreme.
As climate change warms the planet, the dog days of summer increasingly bring extreme weather conditions. Climate change exacerbates weirder-than-normal weather, interfering with ocean currents, lending extra heat to tornadoes, extending droughts, and intensifying floods.
Heatwaves between 1961 and 2021 increased in duration, frequency, and intensity, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency. The amount of heavy torrential downpours has also been rising, especially since 1991. In some regions, including the Northeast, Midwest, and Great Plains, downpours are more than 30% above the 1901-1960 average. The reason for the uptick? Warm air contains more water vapor than cold air, so excess moisture finds its way into storm systems, causing more torrential rain.
While more severe summer weather affects all of us, certain parts of the United States bear the brunt of these changes. Miami's summer heat and humidity are particularly intense: The city ranks among the top 10 cities most likely to be hit by a tropical storm or a hurricane. Meteorologists also recommend avoiding New Orleans; Dallas; Mobile, Alabama; and Corpus Christi, Texas, during the summer months.
Stacker ranked each state—in addition to the District of Columbia—by the total property damage due to summer weather occurrences from 2013 to 2022, using the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Events Database. A weather event was classified as having occurred in the summer if it happened in June, July, or August.
Read on to find out which states are right in the eye of the storm.
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Battle Creek Fire Department offering career chat pop-ups, taking applications
BATTLE CREEK — The Battle Creek Fire Department will host several public information sessions in the next few weeks for those interested in a fire service career.
The outreach is part of this year’s application process for those interested in a career with the city’s fire department. This process – set by the Civil Service Act – involves updating the city's entry-level firefighter eligibility list, which the city then hires from. The list is valid for two years.
On Thursdays over the next month, from 5 to 7 p.m., fire department staff will be available to speak with individuals about a career in fire service and answer any questions.
Staff will hold these pop-up events outside the stations on the following dates:
- Thursday (July 20) – Station 2, 145 N. Washington Ave.
- July 27 – Station 3, 222 Cliff St.
- Aug. 3 – Station 4, 8 S. 20th St.
- Aug. 10 – Station 5, 1170 W. Michigan Ave.
To apply for the firefighter eligibility list, individuals must be a high school graduate or have a GED equivalent and be at least 18 years old.
The deadline to apply is 4 p.m. Aug. 14.
Important dates in the process include:
- Aug. 31 – Written exam – Individuals must receive a score of 70% or higher to move on. More information will be shared soon about evening study sessions on Aug. 3 and 17.
- Week of Oct. 30 – Physical agility test – More information will be shared in the near future about workout prep sessions in the coming months, and practice sessions at Kellogg Arena the week of Oct. 23.
- Nov. 13-17 – Structured oral interviews
A candidate’s written and oral scores are combined, and individuals are placed on the eligibility list. When the fire department has job openings, officials consider candidates in groups of five, starting at the top of the list.
To get started, visit battlecreekmi.gov/jobs and complete a job application for firefighter. Fore more information about the department, the job and the process, email JoinBCFD@battlecreekmi.gov or call 269-966-3311.
The Battle Creek Fire Department responds to more than 8,500 calls per year and serves the city’s 44 square miles, including an urban area, large industrial park, agricultural areas and commercial areas.
Contact reporter Greyson Steele at gsteele@battlecreekenquirer.com
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Shreveport offering doorbell cameras to help combat crime. Here's how to get one
The City of Shreveport announced Monday that it is undertaking a grassroots community effort to help citizens combat crime in their neighborhoods.
“Operation Safe Neighborhoods will be tremendous for our city,” said Mayor Tom Arceneaux. This effort is part of Operation Safe Neighborhoods, the goal is to provide homeowners and law enforcement with additional tools to assist with public and personal safety.
According to the City of Shreveport, the equipment included in a video doorbell with free installation and a year subscription to security monitoring services.
“We are very encouraged by our citizens having the opportunity to embrace technology throughout our city,” said Chief Wayne Smith. “These types of cameras have proven to be an integral tool to law enforcement in deterring and investigating crimes in our area. We look forward to implementing these cameras and commend those taking action to keep our community safe. We encourage these citizens to contact the Real Time Crime Center to ensure that these cameras are registered so that they can be utilized to prevent and solve crimes in the area.”
To be eligible for this program, participants must:
- Reside within the city limits
- Register with the City of Shreveport’s Real Time Crime Center
- Provide a copy of a driver’s license or identification card
- Must not already own a video doorbell
Program applications can be submitted online or can be hand-delivered to the City Council's office.
For online submittals visit the Department of Community Development’s homepage and scroll down to 'Operation Safe Neighborhoods'.
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Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.
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PORTLAND, Oregon — Firefighters are responding to a large fire at an old Kmart building in Northeast Portland Wednesday morning.
Around 6:30 a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue tweeted that crews saw "heavy fire" at the abandoned building near the intersection of Northeast 122nd and Northeast Sandy Boulevard.
Portland Fire & Rescue said that hydrants in the area were limited and that the former store's large parking lot was allowing them to set up aerial operations to knock down the fire.
KGW has a crew headed to the scene.
This is a developing story and it will be updated when more information becomes available.
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Tahira Malik lost almost everything to addiction. Now, she's making a difference
After a car accident in 1999, life as Tahira Malik knew it came to a halt.
The use of pain medication developed into dependency, and dependency developed into addiction. The drugs expanded, from painkillers to other drugs. And the steady, grinding decline of her life replaced what had been a remarkable trajectory.
Growing up in Milwaukee’s inner city, Malik was raised in a traditional Islamic household. Her mother stayed home; her father worked as an educator in Milwaukee Public Schools. She attended 8th Street Middle School and St. Joan Antida High School, where she was part of the forensics team and drama club. She became senior class president.
After high school, she attended Alverno College, graduating in 1997 with a degree in social sciences and certificates in psychology and professional communication. Within a year, she became program director of Sponsor-A-Scholar, a program run at the time by the YMCA of the Metropolitan Milwaukee to help youth prepare for college.
Along the way, she became a mother.
But by 2002, her addiction led to losing her job and home. She had two more children – all three of whom needed to be taken care of by her parents.
In 2012, Malik was arrested for possession of drugs and sent to the Milwaukee County House of Correction, now known as the Community Reintegration Center. She found herself among other women whose lives had collapsed.
“It was five of us that really banded together," she told the Journal Sentinel. "When I met women like myself ... we became each other’s support system. Yes, we were in a dire situation, but it doesn’t matter if your mindset is: I am trying to recover."
Malik and the other women found creative ways to do each other’s hair and eyebrows, and encouraged each other to eat and stay healthy.
“It was big because when you live in addiction, you stop caring about yourself and lose so much weight … It was what we needed in order to feel better about ourselves” she said. “There was hope in that.”
What brought Malik through her addiction was her faith.
“I cried out to God, ‘I am so tired of living my life like this — if you get me out, I promise you, I am not going back and he got me out. But not only did he get me out, he made me stronger to be able to walk into the world and help others.”
But Malik noticed a depressing trend among the women who had shorter sentences.
They often weren't out of confinement long.
“They put in all this work to rebuild their mind, to rebuild their spirit, and they go back out into the world and sometimes within days or weeks, they’d be back in. They would say they had nowhere else to go except the same environment,” she said.
Malik thought about what she could do to help.
“I sat there and I said 'You know what? I want to provide a place for women to recover. If they truly want that recovery, let’s provide a safe space for them to recover.' That’s how Samad’s House came about."
Losing best friend was a jolt, and an inspiration
Malik was released from the House of Correction in 2013.
“When I came home, I was trying to rebuild my life — myself, my family — so my hopes, my dreams, my business plans, I put those on hold,” she said.
While Malik focused on rebuilding her life, addiction affected loved ones around her.
She lost her cousin. Then her uncle. And then her best friend.
“I lost my best friend in 2018 to drug overdose. We were raising our children together, we hung out – even when I was in recovery. She was a beautician so I would allow her do my hair to get money. We would talk about family and laugh and were just best friends.”
Her idea for Samad’s House took on a new urgency.
“Unfortunately, I lost her and that’s what really propelled me to go like: ‘Nope. I’m tired. I can’t keep losing people.'”
Malik visited her best friend’s mother — who helped her organize the program.
“We met every Sunday for a couple of hours and she helped me form Samad’s House. I really wanted her to be on the board because as we bonded over creating something so impactful, it helped our relationship grow. I feel like my best friend had a way in bringing us together to serve a greater purpose.”
According to the Milwaukee County's overdose data, Milwaukee County has seen nearly a 60% increase in overdose deaths from 2016 to 2020 with 545 deaths recorded in 2020.
To address Milwaukee's overdose epidemic, Malik believes that education is a necessary step.
“We have to teach people what the sign of an overdose looks like and then how to reverse those signs because we are losing way too many people ... We have to have that conversation, normalize the conversation of what addiction looks like: How we can provide help, how we can provide hope and address mental health so that people know they can live another day” Malik said.
Program tries to build hope, self-sufficiency
Samad, an Arabic reference to self-sufficiency, is built into the organization's mission, Malik said.
“The end goal of every woman that comes through our doors is gaining that independence and self-sufficiency,” Malik said.
The lotus flower is the organization’s symbol to help remind those in recovery that there is beauty in the process.
“It’s the lotus flower because up from the mud comes something beautiful. We go through the grime and dirt of addiction and out from that comes the beauty of what we have been through,” Malik said.
Part of Samad’s House's mission also is providing people with hope that recovery and sober living is possible.
“It (addiction) doesn’t have to be a life sentence, and that is the beauty of what we do – providing that hope,” Malik said.
What's next for Samad's House?
Malik said that she would like to provide 12– to 18-month housing for Samad’s House alumni who may need extra time finding residency.
“I understand what it feels like to be unstable in housing, so I’d like to provide permanent housing to remove some of those barriers," she said. "I am looking to provide some of the in-house things I’ve been contracting out—for instance, parenting classes.”
Through 120 days of programming for women living at the home, Samad's House offers various resources including nutrition and wellness classes, family and individual counseling and educational development opportunities.
Samad’s House started as one home in June 2021 and expanded to two homes in March 2023. It's located near the intersection of North 23rd and West Locust streets.
“The mission grew because the need grew so we were able to open our second home for women and children. In the midst of that, as we recover, as we rebuild our lives mentally, physically and most importantly – spiritually – we have to go and pay it forward. We have to go back out and provide hope for people that may think there is no hope” she said.
Although Samad’s House is open just to women, Malik said their mission is to help any individual with addition.
“We want to help you live another day and when you are ready to take that next step, we’ll be right here with you to help you” Malik said.
Malik said more people need to become aware and involved in the fight against Milwaukee’s substance abuse and opiate epidemic.
“We need more volunteers, we need more people to come out into the community with us to bring awareness, to help us normalize the conversation and reduce the stigma of addiction.”
If you are interested in getting involved with Samad’s House as a volunteer or resident, you can check the website or call (414) 595-6501.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Drivers in Central Florida may see more law enforcement patrolling near crosswalks on your morning commute this week.
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The Orlando Police Department and other agencies are taking part in “Operation Best Foot Forward.”
Watch: U.S. Highway Safety Association says there has been surge in pedestrian deaths
The goal of the operation is to make residents aware of how to drive safely near crosswalks before kids head back to school next month.
Drivers who don’t stop for people in the crosswalk face a $164 ticket and three points on their license.
Read: Central Florida police step up traffic enforcement to help keep pedestrians safe
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Police are searching for the people who opened fire at an Orlando apartment complex Wednesday morning.
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Shortly after 1 a.m., officers were dispatched to Jernigan Gardens on Mercy Drive near WD Judge Drive.
Police said at least two apartment units and a car were struck by the gunfire.
READ: Police: Man shot in Carver Shores in Orlando, gunman at large
Channel 9 spotted what appeared to be a bullet hole in a window.
No injuries were reported.
The Orlando Police Department said three suspects who fired guns left the area before officers arrived.
At last report, their descriptions were not available.
Police also said they were still trying to figure out a motive for the shooting.
READ: 3-year-old driving golf cart near Florida home hits, kills 7-year-old boy, FHP says
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ORLANDO, Fla. — State education leaders will gather in Orlando on Wednesday to discuss new rules for the upcoming school year.
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The talk will include everything from an expansion to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, to a ban on TikTok.
The state education board will consider amendments to student performance standards, including on African American history.
Watch: Orange County schools to work on plan to limit students from using cell phones
Gov. Ron DeSantis also signed a bill to ban the social media platform TikTok in schools.
This prohibits the use of TikTok on devices owned by school districts and through internet access provided by districts.
Read: Here are 9 food safety tips for the upcoming school year
Some parents said they support the changes and want to reduce their kids’ screen time.
Channel 9 will have a crew at the school meeting and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
Read: Governor gives Florida teachers $33 million, seal of excellence for civics training
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HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A Hall County deputy is grieving the loss of his children and wife after a fiery fatal crash over the weekend, the sheriff's office said.
According to reporting from the Associated Press, troopers say Avonlea Holtzclaw of Dahlonega was trying to cross U.S. 23 in a Ford Explorer Sunday afternoon when a driver going southbound hit her. The wreck happened near Alto in Habersham County.
The impact of both vehicles sparked a fire. All occupants in both vehicles died at the crash site.
Avonlea, the 29-year-old wife of Hall County Deputy Patrick Neil Holtzclaw, was riding with their two young children, the sheriff's office said. The children were ages 6 and 3.
Mitchell Boggs, a 58-year-old Marietta man who was driving a Chevrolet Corvette southbound, also died, as did an unnamed passenger, according to reporting from the Associated Press.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp shared his condolences for the crash victims adding that he's sending his support to the Holtzclaw family.
Sheriff Gerald Couch has pledged to support his deputy through this difficult time.
“What can you say when someone loses his entire family? There are no words that can adequately express the heartbreak the Holtzclaw family is experiencing right now, but clearly, our entire agency is devastated for them,” Couch said.
As people reach out for help, Couch asks that people respect the deputy's grief and "give him time to grieve privately." Those looking to support the Holtzclaw family can keep an eye out for a memorial fund that is currently being organized, according to the sheriff's office.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas women who were denied abortions despite pregnancy complications will have their day in court Wednesday. Several women and doctors are suing the State of Texas in a challenge against the state's abortion restrictions.
Hearings for the lawsuit, Zurawski vs. State of Texas, will begin Wednesday morning at the Travis County Courthouse in Downtown Austin.
The plaintiffs say they were denied abortions despite experiencing pregnancy complications. Some of them claim they nearly died as a result. Now they're seeking clarifications on the "medical emergency" exemption under the law.
State law criminalizes performing an abortion unless the pregnant patient is facing "a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy." The plaintiffs are not asking the State to overturn abortion restrictions. Instead, they say they want to guarantee doctors can perform abortions when a pregnancy is deemed unsafe.
One of the women named in the lawsuit, Amanda Zurawski, is from Austin. Zurawski says 18 weeks into her pregnancy, her water broke. Her doctor told her that her baby would die – but because the fetus still had a heartbeat, an abortion could not be performed. Zurawski said she was at risk for a life-threatening sepsis infection. She did get an emergency abortion after she went into toxic shock.
All of the women involved in the lawsuit, as well as a few doctors, will travel to Austin Wednesday for the hearings so that they can given their testimony.
The court will decide whether to immediately block the state's abortion ban as it applies to these kinds of situations. It will also hear arguments on the State's request to dismiss the case.
The hearings are scheduled to take place Wednesday and Thursday.
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Back to the Foodture, a restaurant with an attention-getting approach to its menu and an affection for pop culture, announced it is closing its two restaurants after a short run and ambitious plans.
Eddie “Barnz” Magwood, who helped to launch the restaurant with his wife and chef, Angel Magwood, and worked tirelessly to promote the restaurant on social media, also turned to Facebook to announce their closing.
According to his Facebook announcement, “all Back to the Foodture” restaurants are scheduled to close on August 16. This announcement comes as the final nail in the coffin for the restaurant’s Uptown and South Side locations. The Uptown restaurant has already closed, and the South Side location is set to close next month.
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The Steelers and Alex Highsmith have agreed to a 4-year, $68 million extension, locking the star edge rusher up with the team for the future, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Highsmith and the team have been negotiating a deal since the NFL Draft ended and both sides were optimistic that the extension would come to fruition. It seems that now, that is a very real thing. The contract comes exactly a week before the Steelers were set to report to Latrobe for training camp, meaning there will be no theatrics here.
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PITTSBURGH — Record-setting crowds attending the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concerts at Acrisure Stadium generated $46 million in direct spending, with 83% of ticket buyers coming from outside Allegheny County, VisitPITTSBURGH says.
PHOTOS: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour kicks off in Pittsburgh
Swift fans packed hotel rooms for the June 16 and 17 concerts, with hotel occupancy in Allegheny County averaging 95%, a 31% increase from this same time last year and pushing average daily room rates to $309, a 106% increase.
This marks the highest weekend occupancy Allegheny County has experienced post-pandemic and is the second-highest Allegheny County weekend occupancy on record — the highest weekend occupancy occurred in July 2019 when Pittsburgh hosted Atlantic Coast Baseball; the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix; a Pirates home series against the Phillies; and Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World, according to VisitPITTSBURGH.
Out-of-town visitors spent an estimated $42.9 million on hotels, restaurants, retail, transportation and attractions, with Allegheny County residents spending an additional $3.07 million. Combined, visitors and residents generated $3 million in state and local sales tax revenue, the agency says.
VisitPITTSBURGH’s economic impact calculations are derived using information provided by Acrisure Stadium and an industry-standard event evaluation process created by Destinations International (DI). Estimates account for resident and visitor direct spending only. The figures do not include ticket sales revenue.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — The Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives was in Scranton on Tuesday to discuss health care.
Rep. Joanna McClinton was part of a panel discussion on maternal health at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
The Democrat from Philadelphia also toured the Maternal Family Health Services Center in Scranton to learn more about what's being done to help pregnant women.
"Maternal mortality is very high for women of color all across America, and Pennsylvania is no exception. So, I'm here to learn about what types of training is being provided to the medical students." McClinton said.
Some of the speakers at the panel discussion also asked McClinton to lobby for more state funding to help mothers treat postpartum depression.
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Funeral services have been scheduled for a 14-year-old girl from Wilkes-Barre who went missing more than 50 years ago.
The obituary for Joan Dymond lists a visitation at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Nicholas Church in Wilkes-Barre, followed by a funeral at 10:30 a.m.
The Meyers High School student disappeared in 1969.
Last fall, state police identified remains found in 2012 at a former coal mining operation in Newport Township.
The coroner ruled her death a homicide last month.
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MCCLURE, Pa. — A driver from Snyder County died in a crash Tuesday night.
State police said Anthony Snook, 34, of McClure, died after the wreck on West Specht Street in McClure around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Trooper said Snook lost control, hit several trees, and was thrown from his vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators determined Snook was speeding and under the influence. He was not wearing a seat belt.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A new food cart pod in Hillsboro is bringing fare from around the world.
Hillsboro’s downtown station food cart pod features food from places around the world including Russia, Argentina and Germany.
KOIN 6 News’ Kohr Harlan visited the Food Carts early and got a taste of some German food from the cart Ein Berliner.
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Sources told NBC10 a crack in I-95 in the area around Front Street near Tasker Avenue in South Philadelphia has closed several lanes of the roadway to traffic on Wednesday morning.
PennDOT crews responded to I-95's southbound lanes as, a source said a crack on the elevated highway caused issues at about 9:45 a.m.
As of 10 a.m., several southbound lanes were closed, but officials said that was no plan to completely shut the roadway at that time.
Traffic was backed up to Center City just after 10:15 a.m.
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BOISE, Idaho — A Boise firefighter had surgery and is now recovering in the hospital after a medical incident on the job Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Boise Fire Department, firefighters were called at about 12:30 p.m. to a recycling center on South Cole Road, where crews encountered heavy smoke and a large pile of recycled materials smoldering inside the recycling center. One of the firefighters "suffered a medical emergency" while crews worked to put out the fire. The firefighter was taken to a hospital, where paramedics and hospital staff began lifesaving measures.
The firefighter had surgery, and was recovering in stable condition Tuesday night.
"We are thankful for the quick actions of our Boise firefighters, Ada County Paramedics and staff at the hospital for providing initial and ongoing lifesaving care to one of our own," Boise Fire Chief Mark Niemeyer said in a news release. "Our thoughts and continued support are with the firefighter's family, as well as every member of the Boise Fire Department."
The fire department's peer support team is providing support to the firefighter's family as well as crews with the Boise Fire Department and Ada County Paramedics.
"We are keenly aware of first responder mental health on a day-to-day basis, but when it's one of your own that stress is elevated," Niemeyer said. "I am proud of the men and women of the Boise Fire Department, along with our public safety partners, for making sure we look out for one another. That's what family is about."
The cause of the fire at the recycling center was unused, recycled fireworks, according to the fire department. Crews stayed at the scene for several hours spreading out and watering down the smoldering materials to prevent the pile from reigniting. The fire department said there was no damage to the structure.
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Steak isn’t exactly everyday food. Aside from the expense, a high intake of red meat is known to adversely affect your health, and beef production has some dire environmental impacts. Reducing consumption and opting for pasture-raised beef can help.
That said, you might want to indulge in an occasional juicy rib-eye on special days. When you do, get your money’s worth because not all steaks are created equal. We found that some of the mail-order steaks we tried were worlds better than the typical supermarket steak. The steaks are all flash-frozen, arrive in the mail deeply frozen, and can be kept in the freezer for up to six months (for optimal quality).
A blind panel of eight tasters from Consumer Reports sampled popular filet mignon and ribeye cuts from Omaha Steaks, The Kansas City Steak Company and Snake River Farms.
“The companies didn’t know that we were testing these steaks. They didn’t send them to us, we bought them just as any consumer would,” said Perry Santanachote with Consumer Reports.
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The panel looked at everything from the packaging to the steaks’ appearance, aroma, flavor and texture.
Snake River Farms was voted Editor’s Choice. The filet mignon was everyone’s favorite, and the cowboy steak was a stunner that would make any meat-lover happy. But Snake River Farms filets didn’t come cheap — at $8.50 an ounce — and the 40-ounce rib-eye cost $158, or $3.95 an ounce.
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Voted Best for a Crowd, the Kansas City Steak Company’s filet was $5.83 an ounce, and the 18-ounce rib-eye was about $70, or $3.96 an ounce. Most tasters liked the rib-eye the best even if it wasn’t the prettiest.
Omaha Steaks was voted Best Value. Neither the filet or the rib-eye was a favorite in the taste test, but testers appreciated how beautifully butchered and well-marbled the steaks were. Omaha was the least expensive of the three. Its filet was $4.76 an ounce and the rib-eye cost $3.54 an ounce. CR said many tasters compared Omaha’s steaks to a really good supermarket steak … a perfectly fine option and an especially good value.
CR said the steaks from all three companies come frozen and packed with dry ice — so there’s no pressure to eat them as soon as they’re delivered.
They’re pricier, too, but ordering your steak might offer a bit more control over where it’s coming from. If you’re eco- and health-conscious, you’ll want to know where the cattle were raised and what they ate. Some brands go so far as to disclose their farming methods and sustainability measures. We encourage consumers to work toward the goal of purchasing pasture-raised beef rather than the industrial variety, cut down on the amount of beef you eat and splurge on the good stuff when you do.
Note: Pricing comparisons throughout are based on what we paid in April 2023; prices may have changed.
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Oppenheimer documentary, panel discussion tonight at Oak Ridge High
An NBC documentary film on J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the "father of the atomic bomb," will be shown at Oak Ridge High School Wednesday and will include a panel discussion.
It's free and open to the public.
The documentary film, "Oppenheimer: After Trinity," will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at Oak Ridge High School. The event will include a panel discussion and a screening of the hour-long documentary film. The panel will be comprised of a local scientist, Oak Ridge City Historian D. Ray Smith, students from the high school, and the producer of "Oppenheimer: After Trinity."
"The panel aims to position our Oak Ridge students alongside community leaders to encourage their intellectual growth and prepare them as the next generation of industry leaders on the global stage," Smith wrote in his "Historically Speaking" column published in The Oak Ridger last week.
The movie "Oppenheimer" premieres at Cinemark's Tinseltown movie theater in Oak Ridge on Thursday. It opens nationwide on Friday.
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DALLAS — A Dallas man has been no-billed by a grand jury after he was previously charged with the murder of a 49-year-old after a dispute over loud music led to the fatal shooting.
A no-bill means the grand jury declined to indict the man on the murder charge.
The shooting happened at approximately 1:20 a.m. on May 14 in the 900 block of Hoke Smith Drive. An affidavit obtained by WFAA stated the shooting happened as a "large family party" was happening and the victim, identified as 49-year-old Carlos Gonzalez, and his son pulled up to the home playing loud music from the vehicle.
Their neighbor, identified in the affidavit as 54-year-old Lonnie Holcombe, was sitting with his son on their front porch next door. Holcombe allegedly fired multiple shots at the truck with a BB gun, causing damage and striking Gonzalez, who was in the bed of the truck.
A group of people went over to verbally confront Holcombe, police said in the affidavit, and then Holcombe hit one of them. Holcombe was then "assaulted by multiple people" from the group, the affidavit said.
At some point during the fight, Gonzalez was on top of Holcombe and Holcombe pulled out a 9mm handgun and shot Gonzalez in the chest, according to the affidavit. The fight ended and multiple people called 911.
Dallas police confiscated both the BB gun and the 9mm handgun, and Holcombe told investigators that he’d had an ongoing issue with Gonzalez for nearly a year and said their family played loud music that would "interfere with his life," according to the affidavit.
Holcombe was arrested and charged with murder on May 14, but a Dallas County grand jury returned the no bill on Tuesday, meaning it concluded that there was not enough evidence to support the criminal charge.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police are asking locals to be on lookout for a man that went missing in the Highland Hills area on Tuesday night.
Lonnie Walker, 84, was last seen in the 1500 block of Oak Grove Road at 8 p.m. on July 18. His family fears he may be lost and in danger.
Walker is a Black man who is 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing white shorts, a gray t-shirt and gray Crocs.
Anyone with any information on Lonnie Walker's whereabouts is asked to call Fort Worth Police at 817-392-4222. This case is being documented as number 23-0054860.
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Allowing Arizona counties to do hand-counts of most or all early ballots cast would be a “recipe for chaos’’ in elections, an attorney told an Arizona Court of Appeals panel Tuesday.
The three judges hearing the case appeared to mainly agree, despite a draft ruling written by one of the judges that sided with Cochise County. The case is an appeal by Cochise County’s officials, whose plan to do a full hand count of ballots in last year’s general election was blocked by a trial court judge.
Attorney Aria Branch told the panel that Arizona’s election laws laying out how small hand-count audits are done to check the accuracy of machine ballot tabulators would be rendered useless if counties could just count all the ballots by hand. Branch represents the Arizona Association of Retired Americans, which sued to block the Cochise County hand count.
“A full hand-count is only permitted if there are problems with the electronic tabulation,’’ Branch said. “It’s not to proceed as a matter of course.’’
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But the attorneys for Cochise County, Veronica Lucero and Bryan Blehm, disagreed. They argued the state’s election laws set a minimum number of early ballots to be audited and allow counties to do more, or even hand count all of them, to ensure the Board of Supervisors is certain enough of the results to certify the election.
Blehm told the judges that state law only sets a minimum number of early ballots to be audited.
But Judge Peter J. Eckerstrom cut him off.
“Let me stop you there,’’ Eckerstrom told Blehm. The “plain language’’ of the law covering audits of early ballots, he said, “established that the maximum number of early ballots which can be initially audited is 5,000.’’
Blehm countered that county boards are not merely there to sign off on the election results handed to them by their election staffs.
“They have to swear under oath that that is true and correct,’’ he said. “And to do that, one has to educate oneself whether or not that is true and correct.’’
The decision that the Court of Appeals will eventually issue has major ramifications for Arizona’s elections.
Republicans, egged on by former President Donald Trump’s unfounded allegations that vote-counting machines are not accurate, have been pushing for hand counts in multiple Arizona counties, although none have so far followed though.
If the appeals court sides with Cochise County’s GOP-led board and County Recorder David Stevens, hundreds of volunteers will have to be enlisted to hand count tens of thousands of ballots in the 2024 election.
That could delay certification, and as Branch told the appeals court judges, could lead to two separate sets of results, since she said it is a well-known fact that machine counts are more accurate than having people count multiple races on each ballot.
Other GOP-led counties are almost certain to follow Cochise County’s lead. Mohave County supervisors are considering scrapping tabulation machines altogether for next year’s election, although they face pushback from Secretary of State Adrian Fontes.
The state Election Procedures Manual, the road map for county election officials that provides detailed guidance on running elections based on state law, specifically says counties can expand the hand-count audit of early ballots. More than 80% of the ballots cast in Arizona are cast early, and the remaining votes cast in-person on Election Day are subject to different auditing rules.
The appeals court may get around that, Branch said, by noting that an informal opinion issued by former Attorney General Mark Brnovich last year, that counties can hand-count all ballots, has been withdrawn by new Attorney General Kris Mayes and replaced.
Also, Gov. Katie Hobbs, who signed off on the 2019 manual when she was secretary of state, has told the court that section about hand counts runs counter to the law and should be ignored.
State law, which trumps the Election Procedures Manual, doesn’t allow a full hand count, Branch said.
Fontes, who like Mayes and Hobbs is a Democrat, is currently working on a new version of the manual. Fontes spokesman Paul Smith Leonard declined to say Tuesday whether that provision would be dropped, but Branch told the justices it would be.
“We have every reason to believe that in the (Election Procedures Manual) that comes out at the end of the year, that line about counties having additional discretion will be removed,’’ Branch said. “Because every state official who is involved in the EPM process — the attorney general, the governor, the secretary of state — all agree that that line should be rendered inoperable because it conflicts with state law.’’
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Canal Fulton City Council members revisit Ryan Trewin memorial sign discussion
- City leaders have different opinions about how to move forward.
- Grant to be used for kayaks and paddle boats, not canoes
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KEY ACTION: Further discussed the Ryan Trewin memorial sign at council’s work session but took no action to move forward with the project during council’s regular meeting.
DISCUSSION: A new estimate shows the project would cost a total of $34,500 if an electronic message display were used in the sign. Without the electronic sign, manufacturing and installing the monument foundation and pillars would run about $10,200 using engraved bricks purchased by local residents who also wanted to memorialize a loved one. Community members have contributed a total of $6,000 for the bricks. About $5,000 is left to engrave the bricks. The project began 12 years ago in memory of Trewin, a 10-year old who had died of cancer in 2011. If council approves the sign and the city’s expenditure for part of the project, it would be located at Cherry and Locust streets.
Councilwoman Sue Mayberry argued against the sign, stating that it would violate the city’s zoning ordinance and that the proper process for approval by the zoning inspector had not been followed. Councilman Mark Cozy noted the city did not have to abide by the ordinance. Both the Historical Preservation Commission and the city’s Planning Commission approved the sign when the project was first proposed. Councilman Scott Svab said he opposed an electronic sign but would agree to a simpler one. Mayor Joe Schultz noted a changeable copy sign would be a burden to update. Councilman Doug Morgan expressed his concern about running electric service to the sign.
Council agreed to further discuss the matter and make a decision when the absent members, Eric Whittington and Jeanann VanDenberg, were present.
OTHER ACTION:
- Heard that a grant from the Ohio-Erie Canal Coalition will be used to buy kayaks and paddle boats, not canoes, so not to compete with a local canoe rental business. City Manager Dan Bucher corrected the information from council’s July 3 meeting. The city plans to rent the kayaks and canoes for use on the canal beginning in 2024. They will be available for rent when the St. Helena III is not operating.
- Heard that baskets for a disc golf course at Community Park have been received and will be installed within weeks.
- Discussed vandalism at St. Helena Heritage Park where there has been damage to portable toilets and to the St. Helena II canal boat. Security will be improved.
UP NEXT: Will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Safety Center. The meeting will begin with a work session. Work sessions and meetings are recorded and may be viewed on the city’s Facebook page.
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Oddly enough, one of the problems with characterizing a morning or evening walk as an exercise regimen is just how natural and simple the activity seems. Walking is, after all, something that most of us start doing at a very early age as a way of getting from point A to point B as opposed to “real” exercise, right?
“Walking is definitely a real form of exercise,” says Amy Becker, fitness supervisor at Franciscan Health Fitness Centers in Chesterton. “As with any other exercise, all the health benefits that come with moving are experienced when walking. For many, it is the only accessible form of exercise they have, and everyone has the option to make it harder or easier to really get the heart rate and muscles moving, depending on their fitness level.”
“I do feel people who walk regularly in addition to their normal fitness routines are typically more fit, as you’re still burning calories and fat even if it’s not considered a high-intensity activity,” adds Dustin Shurlow, owner and head coach at Top Fuel CrossFit of Crown Point.
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So walking is real exercise. Becker notes that some of the most common physical benefits of walking include reducing the resting heart rate, increasing heart strength, reducing one’s risk of heart disease, weight loss, stress reduction and strengthening joints — positive markers that would be associated with any kind of workout. On top of that, walking can provide a number of mental benefits, as well.
“Walking is a fantastic grounding activity that can help decrease stress and boost the feel-good chemicals in the brain, such as dopamine,” says Rebecca Saylor, a therapist with the Franciscan Employee Assistance Program. “It can also bilaterally stimulate the brain to help connect the right and left hemispheres to assist in problem-solving. In short, walking connects the emotional side of the brain to the logical side to help process thoughts and feelings.”
So, walking is good for mind and body — check and double-check. The question one should ask, then, is the same for walking as for any other form of exercise: “How can I get the greatest health benefit from it?”
Becker says those beginning a walking routine should start slowly and gradually build up time, perhaps starting with 10 minutes at a time and working up to 30. As one progresses, pace and distance can be adjusted.
“If you walk at a faster pace your heart rate will go up, strengthening your heart and lungs, while longer walks at a slower pace will increase endurance,” she explains. “Mixing it up with shorter, faster walks and longer, slower walks can provide great benefits and the best of both worlds.”
Another way to increase the effectiveness of walking is to incorporate complementary exercises as part of a mild cross-training routine. Becker and Shurlow recommend doing some stretching or body weight or free weight exercises in addition to walking to aid everything from weight to strength to balance. And to help ensure that walking becomes more of a routine than an occasional pastime, Saylor says that setting goals related to steps, distance or pace (or some combination of these) can be an effective motivational technique.
“Setting goals can be beneficial because success often leads to more success,” she says. “When we achieve a goal, it feels good and we’re more likely to work toward the next goal. This can help create a new habit.”
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CROWN POINT — Voters living in Hammond and Whiting will be asked at this year’s general election whether they support temporarily increasing residential and business property taxes to fund improvements at local schools.
The Lake County Election Board unanimously agreed Tuesday to place the referenda requested by the School City of Hammond and the School City of Whiting on the Nov. 7 ballot. Pending final approval by the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF), Hammond residents will vote on two school funding questions when they go to the polls this fall.
Both seek consent to continue the school operations and school construction tax increases to which Hammond voters gave approval nearly seven years ago.
Under the plan, the Hammond operating levy would continue at $0.44 cents per $100 in valuation for another eight years to fund teaching and staff positions, educational and equity programs, bus transportation, safety and security initiatives, and school health services.
Meanwhile, the Hammond building referendum seeks to raise sufficient funds to cover $84.2 million in additions, renovations, and general improvements over the next 25 years at Hammond Central High School, Morton High School and other academic buildings in the school district.
According to the Indiana Election Division , Hammond’s last building referendum — for $110 million — passed with 53% approval, while its operating referendum won the support of 55% of voters at a 2017 special election.
The School City of Whiting never previously has held an operating referendum, according to the DLGF. It’s asking voters to authorize a maximum property tax rate of $0.17 per $100 in valuation for an eight-year period to maintain academics, arts, counseling and athletics programs; attract and retain teachers and staff; and to fund school resource officers and other school safety initiatives.
If approved, the average property tax paid to the Whiting school district from a residence would increase 46.31%, while the average increase in the school district portion of a business’ property tax bill would go up 36.96%, DLGF said.
In both school districts, a portion of any money raised by a successful operating referendum must be distributed to local charter schools in proportion to the number of students living in the school district who attend a charter school. The mandate for public schools to share new referendum proceeds with charter schools was included in Senate Enrolled Act 391 , approved earlier this year by the Republican-controlled General Assembly and Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Gallery: Get to know these new Indiana laws that took effect July 1
AirTags
The unlawful use of a remote tracking device, such as an Apple AirTag, is in most cases a felony, punishable by up to 2½ years behind bars for a repeat offense or if the person being tracked has a protective order against the tracker, or 6 years in prison if the equipment is used for stalking. Prosecutors may also seek a penalty enhancement of up to 6 additional years in prison if the person employing a remote tracking device commits another felony causing serious bodily injury while using the equipment. (Senate Enrolled Act 161 )
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Alcohol permits
The city of Valparaiso is awarded five extra alcohol-sales permits for downtown restaurants. The new permits may be deployed at properties up to 1,500 feet outside the historic district centered on the Porter County Courthouse, instead of the former 700-foot maximum distance. (House Enrolled Act 1200 )
John Luke, file, The Times
Animal facilities
All newly constructed or remodeled facilities for dogs and cats, including animal shelters, veterinary offices, pet shops and boarding centers, must have an operating fire alarm system that automatically contacts the local fire or police department, or staff present in the building any time a dog or cat is on site. The mandate follows a 2021 inferno at an Indianapolis pet shop that killed more than 100 animals. (Senate Enrolled Act 277 )
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Annexation
A yet to be constructed residential subdivision located south of Aberdeen, in Porter County, may also employ the voluntary annexation process created last year for the Aberdeen neighborhood to choose to be annexed by Valparaiso, despite being located well outside current city limits. (House Enrolled Act 1418 )
Jerry Davich, file, The Times
Book bans
Every public school board and charter school governing body is required to establish a procedure for the parent of any student, or any person residing in the school district, to request the removal of library materials deemed "obscene" or "harmful to minors." School districts must also post a list of the complete holdings of its school libraries on each school’s website and provide a printed copy of the library catalogue to any individual upon request. (House Enrolled Act 1447 )
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Bullying
All Indiana school corporations must update their discipline rules to include provisions prioritizing the safety of bullying victims, as well as to ensure bullying incidents are reported to the parents of the victim and the alleged perpetrator no more than five business days following the incident. School corporations may also set guidelines for determining whether a bullying incident warrants the forced transfer of the victim or the alleged perpetrator to a different school in the district. (House Enrolled Act 1483 )
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Charter schools
The proceeds of each new voter-approved school funding referendum in Lake County must be shared with local charter schools in proportion to the number of children living in the school district who attend charter schools. Beginning July 1, 2024, all incremental property tax revenue growth at Lake County school districts must be shared on a proportional basis with local charter schools. (Senate Enrolled Act 391 , House Enrolled Act 1001 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Child molesting
A person over age 21 who has sex with a child less than 14 years old may be sentenced to a maximum term of 50 years in prison, instead of 40. Athletic coaches and workplace supervisors in Indiana no longer are permitted to engage in sexual conduct with certain individuals between ages 16 and 18, similar to other adults in a position of authority over children. (Senate Enrolled Act 301 , House Enrolled Act 1228 )
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Children’s hospitals
Northwest Indiana families covered by Medicaid will continue to have access to children's hospitals in neighboring states after Hoosier lawmakers agreed to maintain Indiana's increased payment rates for services at out-of-state children's hospitals first authorized in 2021. (House Enrolled Act 1313 )
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Domestic violence
Individuals arrested for any of 13 domestic violence-related offenses must be jailed without bail for at least 24 hours after arrest — triple the state's former eight-hour cooling-off period. The crime of invasion of privacy also is a Level 6 felony, instead of a Class A misdemeanor, if the person has a prior, unrelated conviction for stalking. (Senate Enrolled Act 158 )
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Drinking water
Every child care center, child care home and preschool in Indiana is obligated to test its drinking water for lead at least once before Jan. 1, 2026. If the test shows a lead level higher 15 parts per billion, the person responsible for the facility or preschool must either entirely eliminate the lead in the drinking water or install a state-approved lead filtering system. (House Enrolled Act 1138 )
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Electric/hybrid vehicles
The state's special annual fee imposed on owners of electric and hybrid vehicles to make up for their reduced fuel-tax payments increases approximately 44% on Jan. 1, 2024, to account for inflation since the fees first were enacted in 2017. The new rates are $214 for electric vehicles and $72 for hybrid vehicles. (House Enrolled Act 1050 )
Molly DeVore, file, The Times
Encroachment
Twenty-five feet is set as the minimum bystander distance if a police officer orders a person to stop approaching when the officer is lawfully engaged in the execution of his or her official duties. Police and firefighters may clear an area 25 feet away from any emergency incident, such as a car crash or fire, or a greater distance if the area is marked using flags, barricades or emergency tape. (House Enrolled Act 1186)
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FAFSA
Every high school senior attending an Indiana public, charter or voucher-accepting private school is required to fill out and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before April 15 to determine their eligibility for grants and loans for postsecondary education. There are no penalties for students or families who fail to fulfill the FAFSA mandate. (Senate Enrolled Act 167 )
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Financial literacy
Successful completion of a one-semester financial literacy class is a new graduation requirement at every public, charter and private high school in Indiana, beginning with the class of 2028. The course must cover basic money management principles, debt management, retirement and investment accounts, taxes, loan applications, interest rate computation, credit scores, personal insurance policies and simple contracts, among other topics. (Senate Enrolled Act 35 )
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Firefighting equipment
All firefighting gear purchased in Indiana beginning July 1, 2024, must include a permanently affixed label indicating whether it contains PFAS, potentially cancer-causing substances, also known as "forever chemicals," used in firefighting equipment because they're heat- and moisture-resistant. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is directed to establish a biomonitoring pilot program to sample the blood of up to 1,000 current and retired firefighters for PFAS. (House Enrolled Act 1341 , 1219 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Food and beverage tax
The Merrillville Town Council may impose a food and beverage tax of up to 1% on all dine-in and take-home food and drinks sold at Merrillville eateries, bars and similar outlets. If adopted, the town plans to use the money to construct an 18,000-square foot expansion of the indoor recreational amenities at the Dean and Barbara White Community Center to attract more sports tournaments and out-of-town visitors to Merrillville. (House Enrolled Act 1454 )
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Gender-affirming care
Indiana hospitals and medical providers cannot administer any treatment, including hormone therapy, puberty-blocking drugs or surgeries, intended to transition the gender of a person under age 18, even if the child has their parent's consent and financial support. Hoosier children currently receiving gender transition hormone therapy must end their treatment by Dec. 31 and de-transition. A federal judge concluded June 16 that most of this law likely is unconstitutional and temporarily halted its enforcement. (Senate Enrolled Act 480 )
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Gary schools
A five-member, appointed school board is reestablished for the Gary Community School Corp. to eventually replace the Indiana Distressed Unit Appeals Board as the governing body for the formerly cash-strapped school district. Gary’s mayor and the Gary Common Council appoint one member each, and the three others are chosen by the Indiana secretary of education, including at least one Gary resident, one resident of Gary or Lake County, and a final member from anywhere. (Senate Enrolled Act 327 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Gasoline tax
Indiana's gasoline tax increases by one penny to 34 cents per gallon, and by an additional penny each July 1 through 2027 to account for inflation. The rate was just 18 cents per gallon as recently as June 30, 2017, prior to enactment of the Republican road funding plan. (House Enrolled Act 1001)
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Human trafficking
First-time applicants for a commercial driver’s license must watch an instructional video on how to recognize, prevent and report human trafficking as a condition of receiving a CDL. (House Enrolled Act 1196 )
John Luke, file, The Times
Illiana Expressway
All references in state law to the never-constructed Illiana Expressway, a public-private toll road that would have connected Interstate 65 in south Lake County to Interstate 55 near Joliet, Illinois, in an effort to relieve through-truck congestion on the Borman Expressway, are deleted in the hope of ending Illiana uncertainty that has depressed property values and slowed development in south Lake County. (Senate Enrolled Act 44 )
Natalie Battaglia, file, The Times
Inmate gender
The Indiana Department of Correction cannot use any state or federal dollars to provide "sexual reassignment surgery" to state prison inmates, even if the surgery is deemed medically necessary. (House Enrolled Act 1569 )
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Insurance fund
The state insurance commissioner may begin the process of permanently closing the funds operated by the largely inactive Indiana Political Subdivision Risk Management Commission and returning the $5 million remaining in the commission's accounts to entities including the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District and the city of Portage. (Senate Enrolled Act 353 )
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Juror pay
The pay for prospective jurors is doubled to $30 a day while seated jurors must be paid $80 a day for the first five days of a trial, and $90 for each trial day thereafter. Prospective and seated jurors also continue to be entitled to a daily mileage reimbursement for travel to and from the court. It's Indiana's first juror pay increase in a quarter-century. (House Enrolled Act 1466 )
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Juveniles
Law enforcement officers no longer can intentionally lie to children under age 18 during an interrogation in an effort to secure a confession or for any other purpose. In addition, a police officer who takes a child into custody at a school, or during a school-sponsored event, must attempt to immediately notify the student's parent, guardian or emergency contact. (Senate Enrolled Act 415 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Lake County convention center
The Lake County Board of Commissioners must begin soliciting proposals to construct and operate a convention center and adjacent hotel. The Lake County Council may increase the innkeepers' tax rate on hotel stays up to 10% from 5% to partially fund the convention center. The city of Gary can obtain up to $3 million a year for blighted building demolition from the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, so long as the city puts up a matching amount. (Senate Enrolled Act 434 )
Joseph S. Pete, file, The Times
Lake County recorder
The Lake County Council is authorized to make a one-time transfer from the county's overstuffed elected officials training fund to the recorder's records perpetuation fund to help complete projects underway for the past two years aimed at improving accuracy in the county's record-keeping systems. (Senate Enrolled Act 65 )
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Landlords
Utility companies may ask a judge to appoint a receiver when a multifamily residential property owner with more than four units hasn't paid a utility bill for the property for an extended period of time. If appointed, the receiver would have broad powers to operate the rental property in place of the landlord, including the authority to collect rents, pay debts and even sell the property. (Senate Enrolled Act 114 )
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Little Calumet River
The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission is subject only to directives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when engaged in the removal of sediment and flood-causing debris, or when making improvements to the riverbank. It's not obligated to follow Indiana Department of Environmental Management mandates that go above and beyond federal requirements. (Senate Enrolled Act 412 )
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Lost farmland
The Indiana Department of Agriculture is directed to conduct an inventory of all farmland lost in the state between 2010 and 2022, and to identify the primary cause of the farmland reduction. The agency must submit a report to the General Assembly by July 1, 2024, detailing its findings and any recommendations, including potential legislation. (House Enrolled Act 1557 )
Doug Ross, file, The Times
Machine guns
The definition of machine gun is revised to include a firearm with an attached "switch," or any similar device, that enables fully automatic shooting with a single pull of the trigger. A person with a switch attached to their gun is subject to a variety of state penalty enhancements for the possession or use of a machine gun. (House Enrolled Act 1365 )
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Mail-in ballots
To receive an absentee ballot, Indiana citizens age 18 and up submitting a paper application for a mail-in ballot must now provide their driver's license number, state identification card number, or voter identification number, along with the last four digits of their Social Security number, or a photocopy of the voter's driver's license or state ID card. (House Enrolled Act 1334 )
Kale Wilk, file, The Times
Mental health
An additional $50 million is provided to expand community mental health services across the state, a toll-free help line to provide confidential emotional support and referrals is created, Indiana is authorized to participate in the national 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline, and the Indiana Behavioral Health Commission is reestablished. (Senate Enrolled Act 1 )
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Military bases
Citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, and companies based in or controlled by individuals from those counties, are prohibited from leasing, purchasing or otherwise acquiring real property located adjacent to any military installation in Indiana. (Senate Enrolled Act 477 )
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Military pay
Military wages earned by a member of an active or reserve component of the United States armed forces or National Guard are 100% exempt from Indiana income tax. The tax exemption is expected to reduce state and local income tax receipts by $30 million to $50 million a year. (House Enrolled Act 1034 )
Joyce Russell, file, The Times
Pension investments
The $45 billion Indiana Public Retirement System is prohibited from contracting with investment managers who consider environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors — such as reducing air pollution or ensuring diverse corporate board membership — when making investment decisions, unless the INPRS board determines ESG investments are in the financial best interest of its members. INPRS also is required to divest all of its holdings that are closely associated with the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party. (House Enrolled Act 1008 , Senate Enrolled Act 268 )
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More state resources are available to local public health departments to prioritize preventative health care and enact other organizational and mission-driven reforms following the COVID-19 pandemic. Altogether, $225 million is appropriated over two years to begin the work. (Senate Enrolled Act 4 )
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School board elections
The start of the 30-day school board filing period is shifted in 2024 to mid-May from late-July to give Hoosier voters more time to learn about the nonpartisan candidates running for local school boards and what they stand for. (Senate Enrolled Act 177 )
Marc Chase, file, The Times
Service animals
Only a dog or miniature horse qualifies as a service animal for individuals with disabilities in Indiana. Facilities open to the public must take reasonable steps to accommodate a disabled Hoosier assisted by a dog or miniature horse. (House Enrolled Act 1354 )
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Sex education
Teachers and other school personnel are explicitly prohibited from providing instruction on "human sexuality" to students in prekindergarten through third grade. Indiana schools typically don't provide any kind of sex education until at least fifth grade, except for state-mandated programs focused on preventing child abuse and child sexual abuse, which must continue under the law. (House Enrolled Act 1608 )
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SNAP assistance
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is directed to simplify the process for senior citizens and disabled Hoosiers to apply for federal food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. Qualified applicants automatically remain eligible for SNAP benefits for up to three years, so long as they annually certify their income remains at or below the level required to receive SNAP assistance. (Senate Enrolled Act 334 )
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Speed cameras
The Indiana Department of Transportation is authorized to use camera enforcement to ticket motorists exceeding the speed limit by at least 11 mph in highway work zones. Speeding motorists would get off with a warning for a first violation, a $75 fine for the second and a $150 fine for each subsequent violation. (House Enrolled Act 1015 )
Kale Wilk, file, The Times
State comptroller
The office of auditor of state is redesignated as the "state comptroller" for all public and legal purposes to better reflect its duties overseeing state accounting tasks and financial reporting, and to try to eliminate the mistaken belief that it audits the books of local governments or the tax returns of individual Hoosiers. (House Enrolled Act 1001 )
Doug Ross, file, The Times
Storage units
Storage companies are authorized to seize the storage unit of a delinquent renter just five days after a missed payment, instead of 30 days. An auction of the stored contents may be held if the rent remains unpaid after 60 days, instead of 90. (House Enrolled Act 1621 )
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Tax sales
Individuals barred from bidding on tax sale properties, due to unpaid property taxes of their own or for any other reason, are prohibited from being assigned a tax sale certificate by another successful bidder. Lake County also may begin using other means to dispose of land parcels with unpaid property taxes that otherwise continually churn through tax sales. (Senate Enrolled Acts 156 and 157 )
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Taxpayer receipt
The Indiana Department of Revenue must make available to each Hoosier who paid income taxes in the prior year a detailed receipt showing how the money paid by the taxpayer is being spent by the state. The receipt must be provided in an electronic format on a state website. (House Enrolled Act 1499 )
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Teachers unions
School superintendents no longer have a statutory obligation to regularly meet with the union representative of school employees, outside of collective bargaining periods, to discuss various issues relating to school operations, such as curriculum, teaching materials, hiring and retention, performance evaluations, student discipline, class size, school safety and working hours. (Senate Enrolled Act 486 )
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Throwing stars
The easily concealable, star-shaped, knife-like weapons with blades set at different angles are treated the same as other types of knives recognized by Indiana — ending a nearly four-decade state throwing star ban. Throwing stars still cannot be brought to a school, on a school bus or another student transport vehicle. (Senate Enrolled Act 77 )
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Transit Development District
The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) is authorized to establish a Transit Development District (TDD) centered on Valparaiso's bus station at 260 Brown St., and to sell bonds to speed construction of nearby transit-oriented residential and retail development, subject to local planning and zoning ordinances. The borrowed funds will be paid back using the captured growth of state income and local property tax revenues in the TDD. (House Enrolled Act 1046 )
Suzanne Tennant, file, The Times
21st Century Scholars
Eligible students automatically are enrolled in the state's 21st Century Scholars program that guarantees a low- or no-cost college education to individuals who comply with program guidelines. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education must inform eligible students and their families of their enrollment in the program, along with the academic requirements the student must meet to obtain and maintain a college tuition scholarship. (House Enrolled Act 1449 )
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Valparaiso lawsuit
Valparaiso's legal efforts to require video streaming services pay a franchise fee of 5% of local gross revenue for using equipment located in the public right-of-way to transmit programming, similar to cable television companies, are squelched by a retroactive law specifically exempting streaming services from the fee. (House Enrolled Act 1454 )
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Xylazine
Coroners in all 92 Indiana counties must test apparent opioid overdose victims for xylazine. Also known as "Tranq," xylazine is a sedative and pain reliever primarily used in veterinary medicine that's increasingly being cut into supplies of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin, putting users of those substances at higher risk of suffering fatal drug poisoning. (House Enrolled Act 1286 )
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CROWN POINT — Trial proceedings continued on Tuesday in the case against a Highland woman who allegedly drove 50 mph over the speed limit when her car struck a 21-year-old man, who later died from his injuries.
Lisa Damico (aka D'Amico) was charged in February 2022 for purportedly driving 85 mph on August 18, 2021 when she struck and killed a pedestrian, and hit three other cars, at the intersection of Indianapolis Boulevard and Ridge Road.
The pedestrian, Highland man Tyler Scheidt, died from his injuries after being transported to the hospital, according to court records.
Damico testified on Tuesday that she doesn't remember the day of the accident at all and could only recount it through pictures that were shown.
Prosecutors displayed surveillance footage of the accident obtained by a business near the crash scene in court on Tuesday.
The footage showed a white Nissan rogue barrel eastbound through a yellow light at Indianapolis Boulevard and hit three cars before it spun out and struck Scheidt.
Charging documents stated that the vehicle, which police determined belonged to Damico, hit Scheidt as he was crossing Ridge Road before it crashed into a nearby retaining wall.
Damico initially told police when she spoke to them after the accident that she suffers from seizures, but she clarified that she did not have a seizure during the accident “and remembers everything that happened,” according to the probable-cause affidavit.
When officers asked Damico if she suffered from seizures, she purportedly replied “don’t go down there” and when they asked her what she meant by that she said “because I don’t want somebody saying oh, she had a seizure,” charging documents stated.
The affidavit said Damico also told officers that an unknown dark vehicle struck her head-on when she was traveling westbound on Ridge Road approaching Indianapolis Boulevard.
One of the responding officers who testified on Tuesday said that when he spoke to Damico after the accident and asked her what happened, she appeared dazed.
Damico contradicted what she originally told police in her testimony on Tuesday when she maintained that she couldn't remember what happened on the day of the accident.
Another officer who investigated the accident told jurors on Tuesday that his analysis of the accident showed that Damico had put full pressure on her Nissan Rogue’s accelerator just half a second before her car crashed.
He also testified that Damico was driving 77 mph five seconds before the crash and 85 mph at the time of the accident.
Damico’s trial is set to continue on Wednesday in Judge Salvador Vasquez’s courtroom.
Damico was also charged for a January 2022 accident wherein she allegedly drove approximately 93 mph on Indianapolis Boulevard, struck a vehicle and killed the 70-year-old man inside of it.
Court records indicated that Damico's trial in connection to that crash is set to start on December 11 in Judge Vasquez's courtroom.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Demond Tyler
Age : 23
Residence: Danville, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306450
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacqueline White
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306462
Arrest Date: July 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristina Schierberl
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306434
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glynisha Shiel
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306435
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Byron Strong
Age : 44
Residence: Glenwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306464
Arrest Date: July 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dollie Tecaxco
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306428
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCS
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Semaj Reynolds
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306454
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Fred Parker
Age : 48
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306425
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paige Perry
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306460
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lawrence O'Toole
Age : 37
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2306463
Arrest Date: July 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE V
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mathew Murphy
Age : 48
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306457
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Geoni McNeal
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306440
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Brett Miner
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306443
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shanae McGee
Age : 30
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306432
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Wilbur Jenkins II
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306444
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerry Kirk
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, In
Booking Number(s): 2306426
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Mathena
Age : 57
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306445
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nathaniel Guzman
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306441
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Hansen
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306427
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: SEX CRIME - CHILD MOLESTATION - FORCIBLE RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Heideman
Age : 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306448
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kyanne Edwards
Age : 21
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306431
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ollicia England
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, In
Booking Number(s): 2306461
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; THEFT OF A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kenyatta Freeman Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306456
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacob Gould
Age : 33
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306466
Arrest Date: July 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Antonio Cornejo
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306423
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lashionda Bradley
Age : 46
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306449
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Buhle
Age : 42
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306429
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Zakiya Coats
Age : 25
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306437
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carlos Andrade
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306442
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; BURGLARY - PROPERTY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Dierra Bluitt
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306438
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jovon Sharp
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306398
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Demetrian Shorter
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306420
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Matthew Potocki
Age : 32
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306400
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tonie Pattent
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306417
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Macker
Age : 64
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306409
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jerry Moore
Age : 51
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306415
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Hurley
Age : 40
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306414
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leroy Jefferson III
Age : 33
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306411
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edwin Macias Guerrero
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306394
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Hammack
Age : 45
Residence: Sumava Resorts, IN
Booking Number(s):
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Henderson
Age : 63
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306418
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isabell Hernandez
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306416
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lexi Adams
Age : 27
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306395
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derrick Angelucci
Age : 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306399
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cartrelle Sullivan
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306369
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lap Dai Truong
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306389
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Smith
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306376
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Candice Johnson
Age : 19
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306364
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Julie Lonngren
Age : 39
Residence: Bridgeview, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306388
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Nagel
Age : 33
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306373
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tomislav Ristic
Age : 47
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306385
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Igras
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306381
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Gallagher Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306372
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christina Brown
Age : 39
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306374
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Deanna Findley
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306391
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Danielle Ford
Age : 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306390
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ramon Bridges
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306377
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ian West
Age : 38
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306318
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Michael Wynter
Age : 60
Residence: Stone Mountain, GA
Booking Number(s): 2306321
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maltese Tally
Age : 26
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2306363
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Whiting Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
John Stoddard Jr.
Age : 62
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306348
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Skinner
Age : 43
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306335
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Preacely
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306359
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Riley
Age : 36
Residence: Saginaw, MI
Booking Number(s): 2306337
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aarjione League
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306323
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Moore
Age : 34
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306315
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Suzanne Krischke
Age : 57
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306333
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marquita Ford
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306355
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Galvan
Age : 23
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306327
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Brown
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306331
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Berrios Jr.
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306349
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Laura Bobadilla
Age : 48
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306358
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Keith Bretthorst
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306345
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakisha Brooks
Age : 45
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306336
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: ASSISTING A CRIMINAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Narcisa Apuyod
Age : 49
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306343
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dan Rodriguez
Age : 50
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306299
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Zivanovich
Age : 26
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306302
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shaunese Rice
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306309
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Lay III
Age : 43
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306300
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Loretta Bell
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306312
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Larry Gore
Age : 63
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306305
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Calvin Winfield
Age : 20
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306287
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Katelyn Zajeski
Age : 18
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306264
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Percy Perry
Age : 75
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306272
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Wilcox
Age : 29
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306269
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javonni Avila
Age : 29
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306286
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Matthew Druzbicki
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306289
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kras
Age : 50
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306275
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Troy Sykes
Age : 40
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306252
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Venzke Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306241
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Taylor Smith
Age : 30
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306259
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Phillips
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306235
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - RECKLESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Rivera Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Oak Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306225
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Roge
Age : 40
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306248
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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District Court
St. Louis County
April 21
- Lance M. Moravec, 19, Two Harbors, assault on a peace officer, imposition stayed on two years probation with conditions, fined $1,000 and 3 days local confinement, $500 stayed on two years probation with conditions; damage to property - public safety motor vehicle, imposition stayed on two years probation with conditions, fined $1,000 and 3 days local confinement, $500 stayed; operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $1,000 and 60 days local confinement, 57 days and $500 stayed on one year probation with conditions, concurrent.
- Nicholas J. Ruhland, 21, Independence, Minnesota, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $1,000 and 90 days local confinement, time and $500 stayed on two years probation with conditions.
April 22
- Stephen F. Brooks, 26, Virginia, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Irene C. Cole, 31, Duluth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Kiana M. Cosgriff, 24, Duluth, driving after revocation, fined $200.
- Michelle M. Gelineau, 50, Brimson, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Rajesh Jakkaraju, 44, Plymouth, Minnesota, driving 99 mph in a 65 mph zone, fined $150.
- Idrissatu I. Kamara, 43, Edina, Minnesota, driving after revocation (offense dated: 10/11/19), fined $200.
- Jacob M. Leroux, 20, Somerset, Wisconsin, driving 99 mph in a 50 mph zone, fined $150.
- Melinda K. Lopez, 22, Truman, Minnesota, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Eli E. Pessenda, 16, Chisholm, driving 79 mph in a 50 mph zone, fined $100.
- Bobbie R. Radtke, 42, Duluth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Brandon J. Schlief, 38, Chassell, Michigan, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Jamie J. Solem, 41, Two Harbors, driving after revocation, fined $200.
- Katie J. Thelen, 35, Centerville, Minnesota, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
April 23
- William J. Hayward, 66, Spooner, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Brady J. Robinson, 29, Ely, marijuana in a motor vehicle, fined $50; possession of drug paraphernalia, fined $50.
- Cameron A. Trembath, 43, Embarrass, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
April 24
- Bree A. Anderson, 30, Eveleth, driving while impaired, fined $900 and one year local confinement, 335 days stayed on two years probation with conditions.
- Jordan R. Baranzelli, 23, Iron, driving while impaired, fined $1,000 and 90 days local confinement, time and $700 stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Juan M. Barreto, 31, Duluth, violation of order for protection within 10 years of a previous conviction, fined $50 and one year local confinement, 356 days stayed on two years probation with conditions; second count violation of order for protection within 10 years of a previous conviction, fined $50 and one year local confinement, 360 days stayed on two years probation with conditions, concurrent; third and fourth count violation of order for protection within 10 years of a previous conviction, fined $50 and one year local confinement, 363 days stayed on two years probation with conditions per each count, concurrent.
- Kayla J. Bennett, 33, Hibbing, driving after revocation, adjudication stayed for one year, $50 fine.
- Chenoa M. Black, 40, Sawyer, possession ammo/firearm when under the influence of a controlled substance, fined $50 and one year local confinement, time stayed on two years probation with conditions.
- Anthony A. R. Braveheart, 25, Duluth, two counts assault, 60 days local confinement per each count; third count assault, imposition stayed on two years probation with conditions, $50 fine, 187 days local confinement; threats of violence, imposition stayed on two years probation with conditions, $50 fine and 187 days local confinement, concurrent.
- Blake M. Brenny, 28, Ely, possession of a controlled substance, adjudication stayed on three years probation with conditions, $50 fine and 5 days local confinement; carry/possess pistol without a permit in a public place, adjudication stayed on two years probation with conditions, $50 fine and 5 days local confinement.
- Michael J. Broker, 31, Hibbing, threats of violence, fined $50, 29 days local confinement and 18 months in prison, prison time stayed on three years probation with conditions.
- Lindsay S. Bruce, 38, Proctor, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Vincent M. Carlson, 38, Duluth, driving while impaired, fined $1,000 and 60 days local confinement, time and $950 stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Sarah L. Damiani, 24, Deer River, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Cynthia L. Deschampe, 55, Duluth, criminal damage to property, fined $50 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation; driving while impaired, fined $2,000 and one year local confinement, 363 days and $1,900 stayed on two years probation with conditions, concurrent.
- Bryce G. Duncan, 23, Chisholm, manslaughter, fined $50 and 48 months in prison.
- Drew T. Gagnon, 22, Duluth, test refusal, one year local confinement, 363 days stayed on two years probation with conditions.
- Carter R. Galo, 26, St. Cloud, Minnesota, murder by sell/give/distribute controlled substance, fined $50 and 135 months in prison.
- Dalton J. Gillman, 24, Hibbing, two counts hands-free law violation, fined $50 per each count.
- Rodney J. Hanson, 57, Duluth, driving after cancellation - inimical to public safety, fined $1,000 and 180 days local confinement, time and $500 stayed on two years probation with conditions.
- Billie J. Jackson, 48, Hibbing, violation of a restraining order, adjudication stayed for one year, $100 fine.
- Brett J. Kippola, 43, Aurora, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $50, 119 days local confinement and 54 months in prison, prison time stayed on three years probation with conditions.
- Daajah D. Lagrone, 25, Duluth, assault, adjudication stayed for one year.
- Nathan A. E. Lindau, 31, Grand Rapids, interfere with an emergency phone call, fined $50 and 60 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Alexis F. Lowinski, 20, Hermantown, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Austin T. Lunde, 28, Forbes, shoplifting, fined $50.
- Daron W. McNulty, 36, Aurora, forestry violation - fail to obtain consent to remove/cut decorative boughs/trees, fined $100.
- Seth J. Martin, 35, Chisholm, domestic assault, continued for dismissal for six months.
- Elijah J. Matuzak, 28, Duluth, assault, continued for dismissal for one year.
- McKenna E. Nash, 33, Hibbing, shoplifting, continued for dismissal for one year, $25 fine.
- Trevor G. Pedlar, 30, Buhl, driving after cancellation, adjudication stayed for one year, $50 fine.
- Kyla A. Powers, 25, Hibbing, disorderly conduct, adjudication stayed for one year, $50 fine.
- Sarah O. S. M. Robinson, 29, Proctor, assault, continued for dismissal for one year; disorderly conduct, continue for dismissal for one year, concurrent.
- Amy D. Samuelson, 34, Hibbing, disorderly conduct, fined $50 and 90 days local confinement, 87 days stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Donald R. Schulze, 37, Hibbing, damage to property, fined $50 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Lucas J. Seidl, 21, Pillager, Minnesota, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $350 and one year local confinement, 344 days stayed on two years probation with conditions.
- Shane A. Simonson, 35, Hibbing, driving while impaired, fined $50 and one year local confinement, 269 days stayed on two years probation with conditions; damage to property, fined $50, 51 days local confinement and 19 months in prison, prison time stayed on three years probation with conditions, pay $3,345 in restitution.
- Athena C. Smekofske, 34, Duluth, fugitive, extradition waived.
- Crystal E. Smith, 30, Virginia, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Zeemaundre J. South, 19, Bovey, dangerous weapon violation, fined $140 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation.
- Annarose M. Spinelli, 37, Buhl, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Joel W. Thunder, 50, Rochester, Minnesota, obstructing legal process, fined $50 and one year local confinement, 286 days stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Morgan T. Sudduth, 32, Minneapolis, driving after suspension, fined $200.
- Kiah R. Walker-Forehand, 21, Duluth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Michael W. Wentzlaff Jr., 20, Hibbing, harassment, fined $50 and one year local confinement, 363 days stayed on two years probation with conditions.
- Jonathan A. Wiggins, 36, Virginia, possession of a controlled substance, adjudication stayed on two years probation with conditions, $50 fine; driving while impaired, fined $100 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions; second count driving while impaired, fined $100 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions, concurrent.
- Billy J. Wosmek, 55, Duluth, three counts driving after revocation (offenses dated: 11/2/19, 11/22/21, 9/27/22), fined $200 per each count; motor vehicle revoked or suspended, fined $300.
April 25
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- Jessica J. Beckman, 23, Duluth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Taylor A. Bushell, 22, Duluth, driving while impaired, fined $1,000 and 60 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Ashley K. Dorscher, 39, Duluth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Alexander J. Dudley, 27, Hermantown, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Elizabeth A. Emmel, 20, Duluth, hands-free law violation, continued for dismissal for one year.
- Hayley J. Gagnon, 24, Mahnomen, Minnesota, driving after suspension (offense dated: 8/31/19), fined $200.
- James H. Harvey, 65, Eveleth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Charles D. Heikkila, 69, Eveleth, driving after revocation (offense dated; 10/15/12), fined $200.
- Dwight A. Hill, 35, Superior, careless driving, fined $1,000 and 60 days local confinement, time and $950 stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Steven M. Kegel, 45, Duluth, driving after revocation, continued for dismissal for one year.
- Alice E. Larson, 23, Duluth, failure to stop for a school bus, adjudication stayed for one year, $25 fine.
- Tanya R. Moe, 23, Cloquet, hands-free law violation, continued for dismissal for one year.
- Adam D. Nelson, 34, Harris, Minnesota, test refusal, fined $2,000 and 180 days local confinement, time and $1,750 stayed on two years probation with conditions.
- Quinn A. Oelke, 33, Duluth, shoplifting, continue for dismissal for one year.
- Sara A. Parent, 21, Otsego, Minnesota, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Jared M. Penkert, 18, Mankato, Minnesota, theft, continued for dismissal for one year.
- Darrel W. Phelps, 57, Grand Rapids, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Corinn E. Runquist, 29, Duluth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Barbara J. Shaten, 67, Minneapolis, move over law violation, fined $50.
April 26
- Jennifer M. Borich, 37, Hermantown, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Haili M. Carlson, 27, Aurora, driving while impaired, fined $1,000 and 90 days local confinement, 87 days stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Calab M. Coleman, 41, Silver Bay, theft of a motor vehicle, imposition stayed on three years probation with conditions, $50 fine and 3 days local confinement.
- Kory M. Frye, 42, Virginia, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Isac S. Guzman, 22, Svea, Minnesota, driving after suspension, fined $200.
- Tiffany A. Halverson, 48, Eveleth, careless driving, fined $1,000 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Alexandra L. Hanna Doll, 34, Superior, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Robert W. Hietala, 50, Duluth, driving after suspension, fined $200.
- Mark A. Hopewell, 32, Floodwood, vehicle violate forest products permit - exceed gross weight violation, fined $50.
- Nicholas G. Kepler, 34, Hibbing, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Wayne D. Kraabel, 48, Breckenridge, Minnesota, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Andrew D. LaBarge, 36, Keewatin, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Ryan A. Ladeaux, 35, Duluth, threats of violence, imposition stayed on three years probation with conditions; shoplifting, 90 days local confinement.
- Denise M. Levasseur, 45, Virginia, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, one year local confinement, 363 days stayed on two years probation with conditions; carrying a pistol while under the influence alcohol - concentration 0.10 or more, fined $300 and 90 days local confinement, 88 days stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Zachary J. Lundstrom, 33, Ely, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $1,000 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Daniel S. Nash, 46, Hermantown, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Lisa H. Ollikkala, 41, Cook, obstructing legal process, fined $1,000 and 90 days local confinement, 85 days stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Dominik J. Puglisi, 20, Duluth, disorderly conduct, adjudication stayed for one year.
- Brandon S. Singewald, 29, Kinney, driving while impaired, fined $1,000 and 90 days local confinement, 87 days stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Reilly E. Stone, 17, Duluth, hands-free law violation - second or subsequent offense, fined $275.
- Charlie M. Thoemke, 36, Hibbing, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Katherine M. Treviranus, 41, Hibbing, possession of a controlled substance, adjudication stayed on three years probation with conditions, $50and 2 days local confinement.
- Lucas J. Valure, 37, Duluth, two counts driving after revocation (offense dated: 2/21/16, 3/12/16), fined $200 per each count.
- Frank R. Vandehey, 22, Aurora, domestic assault, adjudication stayed on one year probation with conditions, $50 fine and 90 days local confinement, 87 days stayed.
- Stacy L. Waller, 48, Eveleth, shoplifting, fined $100.
- Jevon H. Zimmeran, 20, Eveleth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
April 27
- Yvonne M. Adolfs, 75, Duluth, careless driving, fined $1,000 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Bret A. Amick Jr., 35, Duluth, three counts driving after revocation (offenses dated: 1/13/17, 6/22/17, 5/16/19), fined $200 per each count.
- Shawn M. Bowerman, 48, Nashwauk, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Zachary A. Decaro, 22, Duluth, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Cody M. Gehrke, 37, Aurora, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Caleb D. Hacker, 27, Minong, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Jonathan L. Halverson, 27, Mahtowa, driving after revocation, fined $200.
- Gregory R. Humes, 67, Duluth, forestry violation - open burning of prohibited material, fined $200.
- Kristina M. Lee, 43, Hibbing, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- James R. Marchetti, 68, Duluth, careless driving, fined $300 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Francois J. M. Medion, 67, Duluth, open bottle in a motor vehicle, fined $100.
- Jason G. Monroe, 37, Hibbing, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Jason L. Osford, 49, Bloomington, Minnesota, hand-free law violation, adjudication stayed for six months, $40 fine.
- Lassen J. Peake, 22, Bismarck, North Dakota, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Piper L. Putzel, 16, Hibbing, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Lori K. Samuelson, 66, Hibbing, hands-free law violation - second or subsequent offense, fined $275.
- Megan P. Sandman Bischoff, 33, Duluth, driving after suspension, fined $200; driving after cancellation, fined $200; driving after cancellation, fined $200.
- Garrett P. Simensen, 37, Angora, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Anna L. Soghigian, 17, Ely, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
- Christopher J. Sumner, 38, Gilbert, driving while impaired, 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
- Ronald P. Wuorinen, 41, St. Paul, Minnesota, DANCO violation, 60 days local confinement.
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GARY — Isioma Nwayor clicked through images of devastating floods and graphs showing increasing precipitation levels.
The graduate student stood in Indiana University Northwest’s Library Conference Center, a building that sits just a short walk from the former location of Tamarack Hall — a university building that had to be demolished after the historic flood of 2008.
The 2008 flood ultimately resulted in two deaths and about $88 million in damages.
“These things are not abstract,” Nwayor said as she pointed to a photo of the 2021 wildfire that tore through about 300 acres in Miller Woods. “These are things that have happened in the past and they are likely to happen in the future.”
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As the Earth’s climate continues to change, scientists say extreme weather-related events will become more and more common. Gary and several other municipalities across the state are working with IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute to make sure the next time there is a flood or fire, the city is ready.
A changing climate
Nwayor, an IU student pursuing a Ph.D. in geography, has been working with Gary as a McKinney Climate Fellow for the past eight weeks. She has been helping the city’s Environmental Affairs Department to craft a climate vulnerability assessment. Using demographic data, emission calculations and past weather trends, Nwayor’s report predicts how Gary will be impacted by climate change.
Nwayor and Brenda Scott-Henry, who serves as director of the Environmental Affairs Department and as the city’s stormwater coordinator, led a community workshop Tuesday. They wanted to hear from stakeholders that represented five key “systems:” human, natural, economic, cultural and built. Attendees included; small business owners, representatives from the city, several local environmental nonprofits, the Gary Health Department, the Gary Public Transportation Corp., the Gary Area Career Center, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and the Legacy Foundation.
The 40 some attendees worked in break-out sessions, listing the cities’ current environmental vulnerabilities and their causes.
Nwayor has prepared a draft “Climate Primer Trend,” which details how various climate models predict the city will change over the next few decades. However, Nwayor said she wanted to hear directly from the people that live and work in Gary before finalizing the document.
“They get to tell us what they have actually been experiencing,” she said.
The city is also circulating a residential survey, which can be accessed at qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bx9nZzfSVIdeDDo. Scott-Henry said another stakeholder workshop will be held before the climate vulnerability analysis is completed, likely some time this fall.
Nwayor said her research has shown Gary’s biggest climate vulnerabilities will likely be worsening air quality, flooding and contaminated wastewater discharge. According to her Climate Primer Trend document, since 1985 Indiana has seen an average temperature increase of about 1.2° F, or an average of 0.1° F per decade.
The impact of climate change differs across the state. In Northern Indiana, the number of extreme cold and frost days is expected to decrease from the current average of 13-per-year to just six by 2050. The average number of extreme heat days per year is expected to increase from seven to somewhere between 38 and 51.
Nwayor said precipitation events will become more extreme and unpredictable — both droughts and floods will likely become more common.
If the city does not have careful plans in place, these changes in the local climate could damage properties, worsen public health and even result in deaths.
Avoiding the ‘point of no return’
“Is there such a thing as a point of no return?” asked Edward Vega Sr., community impact director for the Legacy Foundation.
With phrases like “worst air quality in the world,” “hottest days on record” and “severe flooding” filling headlines, it can be easy to feel disheartened. However, Nwayor assured the crowd that mitigation can change the world’s current climate trend.
Her presentation included predictions on what would happen to the climate if greenhouse gas emissions increase, if they stay the same, if they go down slightly and if they are greatly reduced.
“We don’t want to be pessimistic,” Nwayor said. “We can actually do our part and hope that we can make some changes.”
Gary’s partnership with IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute, or ERI, goes back multiple years. Both Gary and Michigan City participated in ERI’s first cohort back in 2019,, which involved the creation of a greenhouse gas inventory. Then in 2021, Gary and an ERI fellow used the information learned from the inventory to craft a Climate Action Plan.
The Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, NWI Region Resilience and Earth Charter Indiana have also partnered with ERI, conducting greenhouse gas inventories for Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties as well as for Cedar Lake, Chesterton, East Chicago, Highland, Hobart, Lake Station, LaPorte, Merrillville, Munster, Schererville, Valparaiso, Hammond and Portage.
Once the climate vulnerability analysis is done, another ERI fellow will help the city create an environmental resilience plan, identifying different preparedness steps the city could take. Potential resiliency efforts include things like remediating wetlands to address flooding concerns, planting more trees to reduce the urban heat island effect and strengthening city communication channels so residents can be reached during crises.
Scott-Henry said the city needs to think about climate resiliency projects that “will meet the needs of the future, not just today.”
Work on the environmental resilience plan will likely begin later this fall.
Scott-Henry said the city has come a long way since she took over the Environmental Affairs Department a decade ago.
“If it had not been for the ERI program, I don’t think we would have been able to move as far as we have,” she added.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A blood drive is happening Wednesday in honor of the two firefighters shot at Fire Station 9 one week ago today. One of those firefighters, Jordan Melton, died Monday evening.
This has been a heartbreaking time for the Birmingham Fire and Rescue team, according to Lieutenant Catina Williams.
She says it was a horrible day not only for their team, but the city as a whole, and the support of the community means the world.
On July 12, police say a gunman opened fire inside station nine, shooting two firefighters.
Firefighter Jamal Jones remains hospitalized in serious condition. Rookie firefighter Jordan Melton was taken off life support on Monday.
“In my 27 year career would I have ever thought that something of that nature would have happened? No,” said Lt. Williams. “So, it will never be the same for me, as well as all of my colleagues. So again, we ask that you all keep us in your prayers, keep the families in your prayers, because this was a horrific day for us, and it will be forever etched in our minds.”
Today’s blood drive hosted by Birmingham Fire and Rescue is in honor of Melton and Jones. Lt. Williams said they are asking the community to help them give the gift of life to others.
Partnering organization Life South Community Blood Centers said this is a perfect way to show support. Blood is always needed, especially in times of crisis.
“You can’t manufacture it, you can’t make it, we have to have donators come in and donate it,” said Paige Howard, District Community Development Coordinator.
Lt. Williams said they are finding some relief in honoring Melton and Jones, adding they are a part of their family and always will be.
She said they are asking for understanding and prayers not only for them but the families affected and firefighter Jones as he continues to recover.
Howard said life south provides 80% of blood in the state of Alabama. They’re currently at a 1 day supply or less but really need a 5 day supply to meet the needs of hospitals.
“Firefighter Melton, he was just going to work and it was just a normal day, and this happens. You never know when anything can happen like this and every two seconds someone in this country needs blood. So, it’s a really major need. And it needs to be on the shelf when something happens,” said Howard.
You can go to Fire Station One today from 9 am-5 pm to show your support and make a blood donation.
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How to save on utilities in summer
We’re all looking for ways to cut costs anywhere it’s convenient, and consumption of energy in our homes is a great place to look for energy- and cash-saving strategies.
As temperatures begin to rise, so does our energy consumption, which leads to higher utility bills as our air conditioning system becomes a refuge from soaring temps and as we begin doing more hiking and swimming, which can lead to more showers. The results can be costly.
Here are tips to save energy and money this summer while staying cool, comfortable and enjoying the summer activities you love.
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Use fans instead of air conditioning
Fans are a small investment that can save you a lot over time. While an air conditioner is a surefire way to cool down your space, a fan uses about 1/60th of the energy and can drastically cut down your bill.
Fans don’t actually cool the air, but rather circulate it, which makes a room feel several degrees cooler by banishing stagnant heat. You can use a fan in combination with your AC to turn your thermostat up and still keep your space cool.
Your best bet for keeping a large space cool using fans is a ceiling fan, which provides powerful cooling to your most-used living spaces without monopolizing floor space. Alternatively, consider a window fan to pump cool air in and hot air out of your space, or even an oscillating tower fan for a portable cooling solution.
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Spend time outside
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Much of the energy used during the summer comes from time spent in the house with the lights on, AC cranked and devices plugged in and in use. Give your utilities a break by spending one or two nights (or more) a week cooking on the grill, lounging by the pool, walking in the park or sipping drinks in your own backyard. Remember that any time you spend outside and unplugged, however brief, translates to money saved.
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Open your windows to keep cool at night
Take advantage of the physics of temperature flow and save cash by turning off your AC at night and opening up the windows.
During the day when it’s typically hotter outside, keeping your windows and blinds closed is the best way to keep cool air in and hot air out. At night, however, the temperature outside drops and is likely cooler than your home’s internal temperature. Use this to your benefit by cutting off the AC and cooling your home for free at night by opening the windows. Just don’t forget to close them back up when you wake up in the morning.
Swap your incandescent bulbs for LEDs
Incandescent bulbs make rooms hotter by converting the energy they use into heat. LEDs such as Philips LED bulbs create electricity savings by using up to 80% less energy and producing about half as much heat.
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Unplug devices
Devices that aren’t in use but are still plugged in could be sucking up energy. Unplug chargers, lamps, computers, TVs and other electronics when you’re not using them to reduce your consumption.
Smart power strips are a clever way to decrease your utility bill because they detect when devices are using energy in standby mode and cut their power off to save energy. Try the Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip for its versatility, multiple outlets (including USBs) and high reviews.
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Use less hot water
Water usage tends to increase in the summer months as we begin watering our gardens and enjoying other outdoor activities, like hiking, which leads to more showers. You can cut down on your water usage while still enjoying your typical summer activities in a number of ways.
Garden smarter
If you’re watering your plants in the middle of the day when the sun is highest in the sky, much of the water you’re spraying on your plants is evaporating before it has a chance to reach their roots.
To prevent wasted water, try watering your plants early in the morning or late in the evening. If that doesn’t work for your schedule, you can also utilize a timer for your garden sprinkler to be sure you’re watering your plants at the optimal time of day without having to get out of bed at the break of dawn.
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Invest in low-flow water fixtures
Heating water accounts for up to 20% of an average power bill. Much of the hot water we use is used for showering. A low-flow showerhead cuts the amount of water you use, so you can continue taking long showers without the guilt or the high energy bill.
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Wash your clothes in cold water
Your washing machine consumes the most energy heating up water. An easy cost-saving fix is to simply wash your clothes in cold water. Not only does it save you a lot of money on utilities — up to $200 a year — it also extends the life of your clothing.
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Other ways to cut laundry costs include maximizing your load size so that you’re doing laundry less often and hanging up your clothes to dry on a drying rack rather than in the dryer.
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Products to help save money on utilities in the summer
Google Nest Learning Thermostat, Third Generation
Smart thermostats prevent mistakenly blasting your AC when you aren’t home by automatically going into “away” mode when you depart. They also offer energy usage reports to give you tips on where you can cut costs. A sizable initial investment, but pays off in energy savings.
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A high-quality blackout panel recommended for superior heat and light blocking. Extreme blackout ideal for blocking out all light. Aesthetically pleasing rod pocket design. Available in a variety of colors. These blackout curtains are sold in individual panels, so you’ll likely want to order two to complete the window treatment. Also, be sure to purchase hanging hardware.
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Flash Furniture Nantucket 6-Piece Patio Garden Set with Umbrella
Stay cool this summer by having dinner outside on your patio. This set includes an umbrella to keep you shaded and brings functionality and ease to household meals, cookouts and casual drinks. Lightweight, compact and easy to transport. An all-in-one set with a table, chairs and an umbrella makes it easy to get set up for patio meals right away.
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Hobbs issues orders about school facilities upkeep, but lawsuit remains on horizon
Gov. Katie Hobbs is reinstating regular inspections of school facilities and creating an advisory council to make recommendations on updating the minimum standards for school facilities, according to two new executive orders.
Advocates say the orders are an important step forward — they will help determine what immediate facilities help schools need and reconsider basic guidelines for upkeep — but they won’t by themselves resolve a long-running lawsuit over capital funding for public school districts. A trial in the case is currently set for 2024.
“Both of the executive orders are very helpful, and I think they are steps that should be taken to improve the system,” said Danny Adelman, executive director of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, which is helping litigate the suit against the state.
Still, there are school capital funding challenges Adelman said he hopes the trial or an agreement among the parties will resolve, including what to do when the cost to repair a school facility may exceed the cost to replace it.
In 2017, several school districts and school groups sued Arizona in Maricopa County Superior Court, alleging the state has shorted schools of capital funding for school maintenance, buses, textbooks and technology for more than a decade.
Just as the lawsuit was set to go to trial at the start of 2023, the elections of Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, both Democrats, abruptly shifted the trajectory of the case. Mayes asked for the January 2023 trial date to be canceled so her office could assess the state's position. The judge agreed and scheduled the trial for 2024.
One of Hobbs' school facilities executive orders ensures regular school building inspections and requires school districts to collaborate with inspectors not contracted with the school district. Those inspections are to take place no less than once every five years. The order also requires an annual report on the number of school facilities inspected.
The other executive order establishes a council to review and suggest updates to the minimum guidelines for school facilities. The new council will build on the work of a similar committee established in 2019 whose work was stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new committee will consider the 2019 proposals and make its own recommendations. Members will include representatives from urban, rural, large and small school districts, as well as a school architect and contractor, according to the executive order. The committee's final report is due by July 1, 2024.
Adelman said the strong representation of school district personnel, including from small and rural schools, in the make-up of members for the committee was a particularly positive sign.
“I think that is tremendously important,” he said.
Adopting new recommendations would be only the first step, said Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association and previously an appointee on the State Board of School Capital Facilities. The Legislature will still need to pass legislation to fund them.
“That is where the rubber will hit the road,” McCarthy said.
The next status hearing on the capital funding trial is set for July 28. The parties will present a joint report about where they stand on school capital funding issues still in dispute, what fact-finding they expect to happen in the months leading up to the 2024 trial and any updates from the Legislative budget process, said Adelman.
Yana Kunichoff is a reporter on The Arizona Republic's K-12 education team. You can join The Republic's Facebook page and reach Yana at ykunichoff@arizonarepublic.com.
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Man says jealousy was root of issues after ex-girlfriend stabbed in Glendale
A man arrested after the fatal stabbing his ex-girlfriend while her two children watched told police he did so because of jealousy.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Glendale police officers responded to a call by two people asking for help after witnessing their mother's ex-boyfriend, 58-year-old Victoriano Blas Alejo, stab their mother, 43-year-old Alma Escobar, with a knife at a home near 57th and W Glendale avenues.
The two witnesses took their mother to the hospital with over four stab wounds to her torso and her head. She later succumbed to her injuries, according to police reports.
Escobar's two children told police they were in their bedrooms when they heard their mother scream for help. They followed the screaming into the living room to see Escobar injured and bleeding while Alejo was removing the knife from her body, according to police documents. One of the children was underage, and one was not, according to police.
Alejo faced Escobar's children with the knife in hand and told them they would be next, they told police. The two witnesses feared for their lives, but were able to avoid Alejo, help Escobar exit the residence and they fled in a car. Alejo remained at the residence until police officers called him out, according to police records.
When Alejo exited the residence, he was found to have a laceration wound to his neck, was detained and transported to a hospital to treat his injuries, court records said.
Later that evening Alejo was interviewed by Glendale police. According to records, he told police he knew Escobar for about a year before they started dating and that they began dating around 5 months ago. He said he moved in with her and her three children, but she began to lose romantic interest in him, according to court records.
Around two weeks ago, they decided to end their relationship, but still live together as roommates, Alejo told police. Alejo said Escobar had begun a romantic relationship with someone new and that made him angry and jealous. They had argued over her "voicing her delight in the new relationship to him," according to police reports.
Following a night of consuming alcohol, they had argued on and off the day of the murder, according to Alejo's statement. Both Alejo and Escobar consumed more alcohol the day of the murder, Alejo told police. Around 4 p.m., they decided to sit in the living room and watch a movie, according to police reports.
Alejo said Escobar fell asleep on the couch they were sitting on, and he became consumed by his feelings of jealously and anger over her new relationship. During the police interview, he told officers that he felt that if she would not be in a relationship with him, then he would not allow her to be in a relationship with anyone else, and he made the decision to kill her, according to police documents.
Alejo told officers that he owned a large decorative knife and kept it inside his bedroom closet. As she slept, he walked to the closet and retrieved that knife which was later recovered by police at the scene. Victoriano returned to the living room with the knife in his pants in case Escobar awoke and noticed him with it, according to police records.
When Alejo saw she was still asleep on the couch, he sat down next to her for about 30 minutes contemplating what he would do next, he told police. Then, he consciously made the decision to stab Escobar and attempt to end her life. He said he stood up and began stabbing the knife into the left side of her body, according to court documents.
Following this, Escobar woke up and started screaming. That is when Escobar's children entered the living room, and Alejo faced them and asked if they were going to intervene. He told police he might have physically harmed them if they tried to help their mother, according to police reports.
According to Alejo, he then placed the blade on his neck and tried to cut himself, attempting suicide. After that, he lost memory of the incident and only remembers police contacting him from the outside of the house, according to his statement to police from court documents.
Alejo was booked by Glendale police on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of disorderly conduct with a weapon, and two counts of threats/intimidation.
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Pop Pot and Tea stands out as the only Maricopa County restaurant with 4 health violations
Maricopa County health inspectors only cited one restaurant — Pop Pot and Tea in Chandler — for four health violations during the week of June 30. The violations ranged from an employee not washing their hands before putting on gloves to cooked meats and vegetables simmering at temperatures that weren’t high enough.
A priority violation is a major violation that directly contributes to an increased risk of foodborne illness or injury. If listed in the inspection reports, remedies implemented during the inspection are noted.
During the week of June 30, inspectors visited nearly 1,300 restaurants as well as other food-serving facilities in hospitals, senior homes and schools. More than 200 restaurants were given an A rating. See a sampling of the many restaurants that inspectors graded A at the end of this article.
4 violations
Pop Pot and Tea, 2015 N. Dobson Road #2, Chandler
- An employee put on gloves before washing their hands. | Employee removed gloves, washed hands and put on another pair of gloves.
- Raw shelled eggs were stored above uncovered mangos. | Eggs were moved below the ready-to-eat fruit.
- Cooked cabbage and cooked meat were held in hot holding wells at 122-130 degrees. | The food was reheated to at least 135 degrees.
- Multiple sauces (curry, pumpkin, etc.) were sitting on the counter at 53 degrees and two large closed containers of cut cabbage were sitting in the prep station at 56 degrees. | The sauces and the cabbage were placed in the refrigerator to cool.
Grade A restaurants
Phoenix
- Duelies Sportsbar and Grill, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd., Suite 1072, Phoenix
- Que Suave Taco Shop, 1855 W. Corona Ave., Phoenix
- Shinko Sushi House, 1241 E. Chandler Blvd., Suite 127, Phoenix
- Salad and Go, 3333 W. Peoria Ave., Phoenix
- PHX Beer Co, 3002 E. Washington St., Phoenix
Scottsdale
- Salt & Lime Modern Mexican Grill, 9397 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 115, Scottsdale
- Spectrum Cafe, 6720 N. Scottsdale Road Suite 175, Scottsdale
- Charley's Philly Steaks, 7014 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale
- Luci's at the Grove, 7400 N. Via Paseo Del Sur, Scottsdale
- Life Time Scottsdale, 4724 N. Goldwater Blvd., Scottsdale
East Valley
- Mikey's Family Restaurant, 9333 E. Apache Trail, #112, Mesa
- The Gilbert House, 397 S. Gilbert Road, Suite 170, Gilbert
- Celerion, 2420 W. Baseline Road, Tempe
- Nkechi's Pot, 1900 E. Fifth St., Tempe
- Papa Chevo's Taco Shop, 3125 S. Alma School Road, Suite 2, Chandler
West Valley
- St. Clement of Rome, 15800 N. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City
- Mercado Y Carniceria El Rodeo, 9201 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson
- The Other Room, 4404 W. Peoria Ave., Glendale
- Portofino West, 12851 W. Bell Road, Suite 15, Surprise
- Mandy's Fish and Chips No. 4, 725 N. Central Ave., Suite 117, Avondale
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