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The Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration squadron is expected to arrive at Dayton International Airport at about 4:30 p.m. today, weather and conditions permitting.
The Thunderbirds and their F-16 Fighting Falcons are the headline act at this weekend’s CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show, the 49th edition of the summer spectacle.
The weather will bear watching. At this writing, the National Weather Service is calling for a chance of thunderstorms after 3 p.m. Thursday, followed by showers. Flight schedules can and do change.
But if the Thunderbirds are able to make it, and if you’re anywhere in the vicinity of Dayton International, particularly around North Dixie Drive and Northwoods Boulevard, you will see and hear the roar of the F-16s’ Pratt & Whitney engines.
2023 marks the Thunderbirds’ 70th anniversary. The elite demonstration team was established in 1953, six years after the Air Force became an independent military branch, splitting from the Army.
If you’re planning to attend this weekend’s air show, here’s what you should know: General admission parking passes should be purchased in advance. Parking passes per car are priced at $15 and RV and bus parking is priced at $25.
The general admission parking lot is accessible from I-75 exit 64 at Northwoods. Look for signs directing you to a new entrance to the general admission lot, at Northwoods and Engle Road. If you’re on surface streets southbound from the Tipp City area, signs should direct you to Northwoods and from there to Engle.
Air show leaders are asking patrons to come early to avoid traffic headaches.
For Chalet, Flight Line Hangar and Pavilion ticket holders, parking in a lot off of West National Road is included in ticket purchase, and a free shuttle to the show is provided. This lot is accessible from I-70 exit 32 at Airport Access Road. A handicap-accessible lot will be available for attendees with handicap plates or hang tags off of Wright Drive accessible from I-75 exit 64 at Northwoods.
For more information on the show, visit https://daytonairshow.com/.
How to go
The CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show is Saturday and Sunday.
Buy tickets and general admission parking vouchers at DaytonAirShow.com. Show leaders encourage guests to buy parking vouchers before the show.
Where: East side of Dayton International Airport. Take exit 64 at Northwoods Boulevard from Interstate 75. Follow signs to the new general admission parking entrance at Northwoods and Engle Road.
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An employee working for the Air Force Research Laboratory in building 654 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was injured after dropping a chemical container, base public affairs said Wednesday.
The employee was taken to Miami Valley Hospital “as a precaution.” The worker was not identified.
According to the base’s account of the situation, the employee accidentally dropped a glass container Wednesday morning while removing chemicals from a refrigerator, “resulting in their injury and exposure to the chemicals.”
The employee suffered “minor burns” and was injured by “glass shrapnel,” the base said.
The employee was decontaminated and taken to the hospital for evaluation. Other employees at the scene were also evaluated and decontaminated, the base said. They were cleared by Wright-Patterson and city of Fairborn first responders, a release from the base said.
According to a 2022 federal construction project solicitation, building 654 is a three-story, concrete-framed research facility on Wright-Patterson’s Area B. It was built in the mid-1980s.
The 2022 design-build project was for renovation of some 6,300 square feet of space on the first floor of the building.
The building has a self-contained ventilation system, so a mass evacuation of the building’s workforce was not required, the base said.
Earlier this month, the base said 1,500 gallons of a non-hazardous heating and air coolant leaked from the fourth floor of the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine building, also on Area B.
More information about Wednesday’s incident may be made available later, the base said.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Being on year 23 in the news business, I’ll admit, I am all too familiar with drive-thrus. I feel like I can name all of them – kind of like Forrest Gump rattling off all the kinds of shrimp dishes there are.
There are drive-thrus, double drive-thrus, drive-thru convenience stores, bank drive-thrus, pharmacy drive-thrus.
Whether we use it for laziness or convenience, this uniquely American invention is here to stay, and let’s be honest, we love it.
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Not to be confused with drive-in eateries which date back to 1921, the drive-thru was created in the 1940s, according to AAA. Several eateries claim to be the first, but the drive-thru in its current iteration started in 1948 at In-N-Out Burger in Baldwin Park, California.
The drive-thru started to become more mainstream in the 1970s when major fast-food restaurants began adding a drive-thru option. McDonald’s opened its first drive-thru in 1975.
AAA said that drive-thru windows now account for about 70% of the billions of dollars fast food restaurants bring in each year.
I’d hate to know how much I contributed to that.
You know how to celebrate this day. Do your thing, America.
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LAKE MARY, Fla. – Officials in Lake Mary say lightning was to blame for a house fire Wednesday along Bald Eagle Run.
The two-alarm fire, captured on cellphone video, was contained to the single-family home’s attic and was brought under control within 30 minutes, firefighters said.
No one was injured in the fire, which was sparked when lightning struck the home, according to Fire Marshal Lilian Sexton.
A neighbor called 911 to report the fire.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Roger Handberg will host special agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Internal Revenue Service in Orlando for a Thursday news conference to announce the results of a lengthy, multi-state drug trafficking investigation, according to a news release.
Handberg will be joined by Deanne Reuter, special agent in charge with the DEA Miami Field Division, and Brian Payne, special agent in charge with IRS Criminal Investigation.
The event at the U.S. Attorney’s Office along West Washington Street will begin at 10:30 a.m.
No other information was shared ahead of time.
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A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Richmond caused four miles worth of delays for commuters heading northbound.
The crash occurred at mile marker 75.7 just south of Chamberlayne Ave. The north left shoulder, left lane and center lane were closed, but the two lanes reopened around 8 a.m., according to VDOT.
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KENSINGTON, Md. — For some, McComas Avenue is just a short cut on their commute, but for Matthew Fairbank, it's home.
"They're doing 40, 50 miles an hour down the strip," said Fairbank. "Someone actually came down the strip and came into the retaining wall at one point," he said pointing to the home where he and his wife live on the Kensington street.
"My wife's car has lost three mirrors already. I know people down the street down there, his car has been hit a couple of times," he said of the damage done by speeding drivers on his street.
People in this neighborhood say they've complained to Montgomery County for years about the speeding.
And while there is a plan to remake it with speed bumps and bike lanes, that's still years away.
Fairbank and others say it seemed like there was nothing they could do to slow the speeding.
That's when someone decided to get creative and craft a solution.
"I have no idea who put it there, but I thought it was hilarious," said Fairbank.
Built to resemble an actual speed camera - complete with authentic looking signs - someone installed a "little library" - ready to read speeders their rights.
And it seemed to work.
"Actually observed people slowing down for the first time since the three years I've been here," said Fairbank.
But then, Fairbank says, the county got involved, took down the signs, said the library could not be on the easement, and couldn't be in a yard without a permit.
Montgomery County police says this spot "is not an approved location for a speed camera." Not even a fake one.
But, MCPD says it is "always evaluating" where new cameras could go.
"It's a little disappointing," said Fairbank.
While the library’s builder has yet to come forward, Fairbank says he and another neighbor took it down to comply with the county and says they’ll keep it safe in case it ever find a home.
"I think it was to bring awareness and it did seem to work initially," he said.
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TUCKER, Ga. — DeKalb County firefighters jumped into action to rescue a dog from a burning home Tuesday afternoon.
Fire officials said it happened at a home along Midvale Road in Tucker at 3:40 p.m. Crews said they saw smoke and flames coming from the two-story home when they arrived.
Residents told firefighters that one of their dogs may be still inside. Crews were able to find the frightened K-9 and reunite him with his owners.
You can check out the happy reunion below.
"The residents were very grateful that we were able to locate their best friend! Luckily everyone made it out of the home without injury," DeKalb County Fire Rescue said in a social media post.
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SAN ANTONIO — Police are searching for at least five people after a man was beaten and shot to death at a motel on the south side of town early Thursday.
San Antonio Police say the victim was being chased when he ran up the stairs at a motel in the 6600 block of S Flores near East Bonner Ave.
The sergeant on the scene says it was a five against one fight. One of the five shot the victim in the chest and the group ran away, axccording to police.
A search on the ground and by police helicopter did not find his killers.
Officers are looking at surveillance cameras in the area for leads.
The victim's identity has not been released.
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Gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of time-space predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago, are permeating the universe at low frequencies, according to a multiyear National Science Foundation project led by Oregon State University scientists.
The findings appear in a collection of four papers authored by researchers from the NANOGrav Physics Frontier Center co-directed by Xavier Siemens, professor of physics in the OSU College of Science.
Evidence of the gravitational waves, whose oscillations are measured in years and decades, was published today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
“In the constant quest to advance human knowledge and understanding, this is a really important step along the journey,” Siemens said.
NANOGrav, which stands for North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, is an international collaboration of nearly 200 astrophysics researchers whose mission is using radio pulsar timing to search for low-frequency gravitational waves.
Detecting a “chorus” of low-frequency gravitational waves, as NANOGrav has done, is a key to unlocking the mysteries of how structures are formed in the cosmos, said OSU astrophysicist Jeff Hazboun.
“We’ve opened up this new area of the spectrum for gravitational waves,” Hazboun said. “We’ve seen low-frequency waves, from a completely different part of the spectrum, which tells us that they’re a ubiquitous physical phenomenon and that we can look for them anywhere.”
Gravitational waves were first observed in 2015 by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO.
The discovery of those waves, with frequencies of around 100 cycles per second, was a milestone event in physics and astronomy. It confirmed one of the main predictions of Einstein’s 1915 theory of general relativity and earned a Nobel Prize in Physics for LIGO’s founders.
Pulsars are the rapidly spinning remains of massive stars that exploded as supernovas. They send out pulses of radio waves with extreme regularity, and a group of them is known as a pulsar timing array, or PTA.
Sixty-eight pulsars were used in gathering evidence that the Milky Way galaxy is awash in a sea of low-frequency gravitational waves, Siemens said.
Einstein predicted how gravitational waves should affect pulsar signals: By stretching and squeezing the fabric of time-space, gravitational waves should alter the timing of each pulse in a predictable way, delaying some pulses while speeding up others.
“The large number of pulsars used in the NANOGrav analysis has enabled us to see what we think are the first signs of the correlation pattern predicted by general relativity,” Siemens said. “We can use those pulsars as clocks spread out through the sky, and we can see how the ticking of the clocks changes from gravitational waves passing through our galaxy.”
NANOGrav began in 2007 and eight years later launched as a Physics Frontier Center with a $14.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation when Siemens was at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Siemens joined OSU in 2019 and two years later the NSF awarded NANOGrav an additional $17 million over five years to search for gravitational wave signals with the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, the Very Large Array in New Mexico and the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Siemens said OSU receives about $600,000 annually in NANOGrav funding, with data analysis being Oregon State’s primary role in addition to project leadership and administration.
Co-directed by Maura McLaughlin, an astronomer at West Virginia University, NANOGrav combines the efforts of researchers at 18 universities, including approximately 20 graduate and undergraduate students at Oregon State.
“Searching for gravitational waves is like putting together a puzzle: Everyone has their own piece but they all fit together,” said Phia Morton of Bend, a senior majoring in applied physics and nuclear engineering. “It is a common misconception that scientific breakthroughs come from a lone genius. On the contrary, large-scale science projects require enormous amounts of collaboration and for everyone involved to believe in the goals of the group.”
Morton and other OSU undergraduates contribute by searching for new pulsars to add to NANOGrav’s array; the more pulsars at its disposal, the more sensitive the gravitational wave detection can be, she explains.
“Pulsars are actually very faint radio sources, so we require thousands of hours a year on the world’s largest telescopes to carry out this experiment,” McLaughlin said. “These results are made possible through the National Science Foundation’s continued commitment to these exceptionally sensitive radio observatories.”
Researchers with LIGO, also an NSF-funded international collaboration, in 2015 detected gravitational waves produced by the collision of two black holes using the twin LIGO interferometers in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington.
The gravitational waves that can be observed by LIGO, created by those types of “black hole binaries,” have frequencies of about 100 hertz, Hazboun said.
“NANOgrav searches for gravitational waves with frequencies 11 orders of magnitude below those LIGO is detecting,” he said.
Siemens explains that using a PTA to detect a chorus of gravitational wave signals from multiple super-massive black hole mergers – described as a stochastic background of gravitational waves – holds more promise for understanding the universe than detecting a single wave from a single black hole binary collision.
“Each signal is like a note, and we’re not just after one of these notes – we want to hear the whole choir,” he said. “We want to hear the collective chorus of all of the super-massive black hole binaries that are merging in the universe.”
Super-massive black holes are the biggest type of black holes, millions to billions of times the mass of the sun, and they reside in the centers of galaxies.
NANOGrav researchers say future studies of the signals super-massive black holes send out will enable scientists to view the gravitational wave universe through a new window, offering insight into titanic black holes merging in the centers of distant galaxies and potentially into other exotic sources of low-frequency gravitational waves.
“This is just the beginning of our work,” Siemens said.
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A man convicted of murdering Dr. Judith Elman in 2002 will stay behind bars after the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision denied his request to be released early on parole.
Raymond Perkins was convicted of murdering Elman and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He has a release date of April 9, 2032, but he applied for parole earlier this year.
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Coos Bay City Manager Rodger Craddock will be leaving his role in the city a little early to take on a new challenge in the community - leading the Coos County Airport District.
Last week, the board of directors announced Craddock had been hired as executive director of the airport district, replacing Theresa Cook, who announced earlier this year she would not be returning.
In accepting the role, Craddock announced he would be leaving the city of Coos Bay in August, about seven or eight months before he originally intended to retire.
Craddock has worked for the city of Coos Bay since 1991, when he was hired as a reserve police officer. He was then hired as a full-time officer and worked his way up through the ranks before becoming chief of police. Craddock served in that role until he was hired 15 years ago to serve as city manager.
Two years ago, Craddock announced he was planning to retire in 2024 and asked the city council for permission to hire an assistant city manager, who would be trained to be his replacement. The council agreed, and Nichole Rutherford has served in that role since.
Craddock said his plan to retire was put on hold when he learned the airport district needed a new executive director.
“Experience has taught me that not everything goes as planned in life,” he said. “The last two years have passed quickly, and I have decided that I am not quite ready to retire just yet. Instead of retiring as planned, I have been given an opportunity to become the next executive director of the Coos County Airport District beginning August 7. My last day as Coos Bay’s City Manager will be August 4.”
Airport District Board Chair Jason Bell said when Craddock expressed an interest, it was an easy decision for the board.
“With the challenges rural communities face in balancing the needs of airline passengers with an ever-changing landscape in the airline industry, Craddock brings tremendous skills to foster good relationships with not only the community but industry leaders and stakeholders as well,” he said.
Craddock will oversee the airport’s $19 million budget and will direct all aspects of the financial and capital programs for the airport.
For the next few weeks, Craddock will serve as interim executive director before taking the job full time next month.
Craddock said leaving the city of Coos Bay is not easy, but he is confident in the team that will take over.
“Little did I imagine that in 1991, when I was sworn in as a reserve police officer for the Coos Bay Police Department, that it would turn into a career with the city of Coos Bay,” Craddock said. “Over the last 32 plus years, I have been given many opportunities and worked in several positions alongside some amazingly talented and dedicated employees and elected officials. It has been my honor and privilege over the last fifteen plus years of my career with the city to serve originally as the city’s police chief and most recently as the city manager.”
Craddock said he is proud of the many accomplishments the city has made during his tenure as city manager, pointing to the following projects that were completed:
Building a new fire station in downtown
Building a new visitor information center
Seismic retrofit and remodeling of City Hall
Construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Empire
Undertaking the necessary structural upgrades at the Egyptian Theatre which made way for the theatre to reopen, rebuilding South Empire Blvd which included the addition of streetlights and sidewalks
Implementation and completion of the Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Project in Eastside
Expansion of Eastside Boat Ramp
Creation of the Hollering Place Wayside
Replacement of the Mingus Park Pool heating and filtration system as well as resurfacing the pool tank
Completion of major road improvement projects and the addition of new sidewalks along Highway 101.
As he moves forward, he said he leaves with gratitude and excitement about his new opportunity.
“I am grateful for all the opportunities I have been given at the city of Coos Bay,” Craddock said. “I will cherish the memories made during my time in city government and the friendships I have made. I look forward to working with the Airport Board and dedicated staff within the Coos County Airport District.”
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On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 4:35 A.M., the Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Hwy-138W, near milepost 19, in Douglas County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a brown Ford SUV, operated by Christopher Travis Waddell (36) of Elkton, was traveling eastbound on Hwy-138W when for unknown reasons the vehicle veered across the westbound lane of travel, exited the westbound shoulder of the highway, and rolled multiple time before coming to a uncontrolled stop on its top- partially blocking the westbound lane of travel.
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On July 5, during the morning criminal docket in front of Judge Martin Stone, Cody Reynolds (38) pled guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Deputy District Attorney John Blanc handled the case and with his thorough prosecution of the case, Reynolds was sentenced to 24 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections. When his prison sentence finishes, he will be required to serve three years on parole supervised by Coos County Community Corrections.
This case was a great success due to the investigative efforts of Detective Sergeant A. Whittenburg, Coos County Community Corrections Parole and Probation Officers, and Deputy District Attorney John Blanc.
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An 11-year-old girl out shopping with her mom was struck as nearly 30 bullets were fired in a West Philadelphia shooting that also left a man injured.
The girl was with her mother and other family members when she "got struck by stray gunfire," Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Police officers rushed to the area of 52nd and Market streets just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to find a man in his 30s shot in the leg, Small said.
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Police rushed that man to a nearby hospital for treatment, Small said. The man told police that he had been shot around the corner near 52nd and Ludlow streets.
As police officers investigated along Ludlow Street, they found a family loading an 11-year-old girl -- who was shot in her hip -- into their car, Small said. Officers then escorted that car to a children's hospital where the girl was being treated in stable condition.
Police also found a 16-year-old girl hiding in a parked car that had been struck by gunfire, Small said. Luckily, that girl wasn't struck and was taken in as a witness.
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Investigators began to search for clues about the shooting.
They found evidence that at least 28 shots were fired from what appeared to be two separate guns at the intersections of 52nd and Ludlow streets and on the sidewalk of 52nd Street, Small said.
Police didn't say who they believed was being targeted by the gunmen. It wasn't the girl.
"We of course believe since she's only 11 years old she was struck by stray gunfire," Small said.
Police didn't have descriptions for the shooters. Police hoped that surveillance video in the area captured images of the suspects.
The toll of Philadelphia's gun violence on children
Philadelphia continues to struggle with gun violence and children have been getting caught in the crossfire. Earlier on Wednesday, a roundtable at City Hall looked at peaceful solutions.
At least 107 of Philadelphia's shooting victims so far in 2023 have been children, according to data collected by the City Controller's Office and last updated on July 18. Kids make up around 11% of the more than 1,000 shooting victims in Philadelphia this year.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
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A woman suspected of murdering her ex-husband has returned to Oregon and made her initial appearance in the Coos County District Court.
District Attorney R. Paul Frasier said Reina Gabriela Jackson waived extradition and was transported from Atlanta to the Coos County Jail. She made an appearance before Judge Martin Stone last Monday.
Jackson is facing charges of one count of second-degree murder and two counts of solicitation to commit murder in the second degree.
Jackson was charged nearly two years after he ex-husband, Dr. Craig Jackson, was murdered at his North Bend home.
At the time of the crime in August 2021, Frasier reported Dr. Jackson’s current wife reported two people entered their home early in the morning and confronted Dr. Jackson. After a brief argument, Dr. Jackson was shot and the two people fled the scene.
At the time of the murder, Dr. Jackson was a physician at Bay Clinic in Coos Bay.
The North Bend Police led the long investigation and eventually uncovered evidence that Reina Jackson was involved. A Coos County grand jury indicted Reina Jackson in May, while it was suspected she was in Guatemala.
The indictment was kept secret and when Reina Jackson flew into the Atlanta airport, she was arrested by U.S. marshalls.
In addition to the three felonies related to the murder of her ex-husband, Reina Jackson was also wanted on a Coos County Circuit Court warrant for a probation violation for leaving the area. In that case, Reina Jackson had been convicted on a charge of burglary in the first degree.
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On July 14 at 4:09 p.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a report of a Side by Side on fire near the Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area (ODNRA) dispersed camp #81.
Deputies Kent and M.R. Smith responded and found a Side by Side on fire that had burned entirely down to the metal roll cage upon arrival.
All occupants had gotten to safety and were not injured.
However, the vehicle was a complete loss.
The driver advised deputies he had been driving the Polaris past Campsite #81 when the Side by Side spontaneously combusted into flames.
The Sheriff’s Office would like to remind those recreating in the ODNRA to carry fire extinguishers and other emergency essentials when operating OHVs.
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The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Monday 07/03:
North Bend
• 6:52 am, theft, California Avenue and Union Avenue.
• 9:16 am, recovered stolen property, Connecticut and Monroe.
• 9:18 am, 47 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 1900 block of Meade Avenue.
• 11:29 am, animal neglect, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 11:47 am, disturbance, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 12:43 pm, harassment, 2200 block of Everett Avenue.
• 1:46 pm, harassment, 2400 block of Marion Street.
• 3:01 pm, disorderly conduct, Montana and Monroe.
• 3:04 pm, 47 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 1500 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 3:08 pm, injured animal, end of D Street.
• 3:31 pm, fraud, 2400 block of Tremont Avenue.
• 5:04 pm, theft from vehicle, 1900 block of Sheridan Avenue.
• 6:30 pm, criminal trespass, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 7:51 pm, shoplifter, 2000 block of Newmark Street.
• 9:20 pm, disorderly conduct, 2000 block of Meade Avenue.
• 9:52 pm, neighbor dispute, 2000 block of Everett Avenue.
• 11:08 pm, driving while suspended, Virginia and Harrison.
Coos Bay
• 9:47 am, neighbor dispute, 800 block of Fenwick Street.
• 11:02 am, animal complaint, 400 W Anderson.
• 12:32 pm, theft of mail, 900 block of Michigan Avenue.
• 12:33 pm, theft, 1200 block of Fenwick Street.
• 12:58 pm, 30 year old female cited for driving while suspended, 500 block of Central Avenue.
• 12:43 pm, harassment, 1000 block of Elrod Avenue.
• 1:34 pm, 51 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Marple and Fulton.
• 1:49 pm, disorderly conduct, 100 block of Norman Avenue.
• 1:52 pm, 18 year old male cited result of accident, Ocean and Waterboard.
• 3:01 pm, fraud, 100 block of Norman Avenue.
• 3:09 pm, fraud, 900 block of S 1st Street.
• 3:46 pm, burglary, 200 block of E Lockhart Avenue.
• 5:51 pm, dog complaint/animal bite, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.
• 6:51 pm, disorderly conduct, Madison and Michigan.
• 7:52 pm, 59 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrants, 3600 block of Tremont Avenue.
• 8:46 pm, harassment, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 9:36 pm, 35 year old male cited for driving while suspended, S 1st Street and Golden Avenue.
• 10:50 pm, 38 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
Coquille
• 2:09 pm, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 200 block of N Baxter Street.
• 5:39 pm, animal complaint, 1200 block of Shelley Road.
• 9:40 pm, misuse of 911, 200 block of W Highway 42.
Reedsport
• 8:35 am, domestic disturbance, 600 block of E Alder Place.
• 10:36 am, DUI, Recreation Station.
• 12:29 pm, animal problem, Champion Park.
• 4:42 pm, harassment, Reedsport Pharmacy.
• 2:18 pm, theft, 100 block of Swain Court.
• 7:03 pm, harassment, Reedsport Pharmacy.
Tuesday 07/04:
North Bend
• 12:29 am, loud noise, 2000 block of Monroe.
• 12:44 am, curfew violation, Vermont and Meade.
• 1:56 pm, dispute, Qaxas Street.
• 3:09 pm, juvenile problem, Highway 101 mile post 234.
• 4:43 pm, theft of wallet, 3600 block of Broadway Avenue.
• 5:24 pm, dispute, 2000 block of Oak Street.
• 7:19 pm, disorderly conduct, 1800 block of Lincoln Street.
• 8:42 pm, dispute, 2600 block of 11th Street.
• 9:47 pm, disturbance, 1700 block of Monroe Avenue.
Coos Bay
• 2:23 am, 30 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 2nd Court alley and Tower Ford.
• 4:06 am, 44 year old male transported to Coos County jail, 600 block of N Morrison Street.
• 10:46 am, dispute, 1100 block of Coos River Highway.
• 11:32 am, dispute, 1100 block of Coos River Highway.
• 1:20 pm, 31 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 100 block of S 7th Street.
• 1:30 pm, male subject transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 900 block of N 9th Street.
• 2:33 pm, assault, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.
• 2:49 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 500 block of S 6th Street.
• 6:53 pm, criminal mischief, Harris and Wasson.
• 7:32 pm, threats, 900 block of S 4th Street.
• 8:05 pm, animal complaint, 700 block of F Street.
• 9:59 pm, 49 year old male cited for assault IV, 200 block of N Broadway Street.
• 11:02 pm, disorderly conduct, 500 block of Anderson Avenue.
• 11:57 pm, dispute, U-Haul Center.
Coquille
• 11:38 am, animal complaint, 100 block of E 1st Street.
• 2:45 pm, custodial interference, 800 block of N Folsom Street.
• 3:28 pm, dispute, 1200 block of N Laurel Street.
Reedsport
• 4:53 am, animal problem, 1200 block of Ivy Avenue.
• 9:35 am, civil dispute, 1400 block of Hawthorne Avenue.
• 9:59 am, elude, Anchor Bay Inn.
• 2:22 pm, animal problem, Champion Park.
• 4:19 pm, trespassing, Recreation Station.
• 7:01 pm, animal problem Sunrise Shop n Save.
Wednesday 07/05:
North Bend
• 4:24 am, barking dog, 2500 block of Sherman Street.
Coos Bay
• 6:24 am, animal complaint, 1200 block of S 14th Street.
• 8:36 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 100 block of Norman Avenue.
• 9:58 am, 49 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, Southwest Boulevard and Oregon.
• 12:34 pm, 36 year old male lodged Coos County jail on warrant, Central and 4th.
• 2:01 pm, hit and run accident, Bayshore and Anderson.
• 4:29 pm, disorderly conduct, 300 block of S 6th Street.
• 5:52 pm, pedestrian hit by van in crosswalk, Newmark and Burger King.
• 6:51 pm, harassment, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 7:04 pm, disorderly conduct, Central Avenue and 2nd Street.
• 8:02 pm, harassment, 600 block of Noble Avenue.
• 10:38 pm, 19 year old male transported to Coos County jail on theft II, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 10:57 pm, criminal mischief, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 11:19 pm, harassment, 1100 block of Oregon Avenue.
Coquille
• 2:31 am, injured animal, Highway 42 and Highway 42 S.
• 8:29 am, dispute, E 11th and Henry.
• 12:21 pm, juvenile problem, 400 block of W 4th Street.
• 4:07 pm, civil problem, 1700 block of N Grape Street.
• 5:02 pm, disorderly conduct, Dean and 12th.
• 6:19 pm, civil problem, 1500 block of N Hemlock Street.
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July 20 is Moon Day, celebrating the moon landing that happened on July 20, 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to step down onto the cratered surface of the moon. He marked the occasion with these words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” To celebrate, watch a space-related film like “First Man” or “Apollo 13” or one of the many documentaries made about the moon landing. You can also just howl at the moon!
The 21st season of Peanut Butter and Jam concerts continues today with R Gang. There are two free concerts on July 20: an acoustic show from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the full band playing from 6 to 8 p.m. In Veterans Memorial Park, located at 54th Street and Sixth Avenue on Kenosha’s harbor. Admission is free.
The new Rhythm on the Lake Concert Series continues it summer season of weekly free concerts in Old Settlers Park, 24100 75th St. in Paddock Lake. Concerts are 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, each week through Aug. 17, on the new band shell in the park, overlooking the lake. The group Disconapse performs on July 20. Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Concessions will be available for purchase, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages from a pop-up beer garden. For more details, go to parks.kenoshacounty.org.
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A German-style biergarten is “popping up” on in HarborPark, today through Saturday, July 20-22. There will be food trucks and live music daily. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome. The biergarten is open 3 to 9 p.m. today (and Friday) and 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page, @Pop-up Biergarten Events.
The Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave., is hosting the Transparent Watercolor Society’s annual exhibit, showcasing paintings from the top transparent watercolor artists in the country. Admission is free. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. www.KenoshaPublicMuseum.org.
In Racine, the Racine HarborMarket is open 4 to 7 p.m. today in Monument Square, at Main and Sixth streets. The market will feature live music, plus a beer tent and more than 30 booths. The Racine HarborMarket returns Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 3, 17 and 31.
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BRYAN, Texas — Texas A&M's Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing has created a new virtual clinic to help survivors of trauma and violence, receive follow-up care virtually.
"Many who have been sexually assaulted, do not seek follow-up care and we want to try and change that," Forensic Nursing Director, Stacey Mitchell said. "That's what we're hoping we can do with the ACTS clinic. And we're hoping that because it's telehealth, people can access it anywhere, anytime."
Mitchell says the team has been working on the clinic for a year now. In fact, the clinic officially opened its doors just launched last week for patients. In the virtual clinic, patients can discuss additional healthcare needs, order additional lab tests, and make referrals.
"The providers have been specially trained, they are here and they are compassionate, and they are understanding," Mitchell said. "They know what this person needs in terms of health care, and they want to work with that patient."
In addition, the clinic offers resources for those who have experienced sexual assault, which is a very traumatic experience. There isn't just physical trauma, but also emotional trauma, so making the survivor as comfortable as possible is key according to Mitchell.
"They can be wherever they are the most comfortable. At home on their cell phone, on a tablet, on a computer, in the car, and have medical care," Mitchell said. "They can talk to an advanced practice registered nurse or nurse practitioner."
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SAN ANTONIO — Authorities say a driver of a tanker truck was arrested and a dozen migrants, including a pregnant woman, were recovering after a short pursuit on I-35 southwest of San Antonio Wednesday night.
It was an active scene around 11 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Fischer Street. Multiple emergency crews responded to I-35 southwest of San Antonio on Wednesday night after 12 migrants were discovered in a tanker truck, including a pregnant woman.
According to the Bexar County Sherriff's Office, a Von Ormy deputy attempted to pull the truck over because the plates came back stolen. Authorities said the driver led the deputy on a brief chase before he was stopped, found with a weapon and taken into custody. They believe the truck was coming from Laredo.
The semi-truck pulled over on the shoulder of the highway was hauling a tank designed to carry liquid. First responders were checking on people and giving them water. A KENS 5 reporter at the scene saw at least 11 people receiving aid on the side of the highway a few yards from the truck.
Ten males and two females were all in good health and were not seriously injured, a Bexar County Sheriff's Office spokesperson said at the scene. One person was taken to the hospital. Authorities said one of the women was pregnant. They said the people in the truck came from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Northbound traffic was down to just the left lane as authorities blocked off the right lane next to the truck.
The San Antonio Fire Department, Somerset Police and the Bexar County Sheriff's Office all responded to the scene. BCSO had dogs at the scene searching the truck.
This is a developing story. Follow KENS5.com for the latest updates.
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News Tribune, July 20, 1983
- This fall, Duluth voters will be asked to narrow the field of candidates in primaries for mayor and councilor at large. When the city clerk's office closed yesterday, six people had filed for mayor and five for two councilor seats.
- Contract talks between the Duluth Federation of Teachers and the Duluth public schools entered a new phase yesterday with the arrival of state mediator John Pecchia. The introductory session with Pecchia did not produce any progress, but further meetings are scheduled.
News Tribune, July 20, 1923
- The St. Louis County Fair, Sept. 1-3 in Hibbing, will be as big as last year, organizers said yesterday. Despite a late spring, crops in northern Minnesota are doing well and the fair building will be filled with agricultural displays.
- Duluthians experienced the hottest day of the year yesterday with the mercury climbing to 89 degrees, the highest temperature since Aug. 15, 1922, when a temperature of 92 degrees was recorded. Today should be more comfortable, with a forecast of cloudy skies and moderate easterly winds.
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BARNUM TOWNSHIP — A man was killed Wednesday night in an ATV crash on the 3500 block of Pine Road.
A motorist noticed the crash at 7:52 p.m. and contacted 911, according to a news release from the Carlton County Sheriff's Office. The initial investigation showed the man was driving the ATV north on Pine Road, left the road and struck a tree.
The man was not wearing a helmet, the news release said. It is unclear what caused the ATV to leave the road. The crash remains under investigation.
The man's name was not released pending notification of family members.
Barnum and Blackhoof firefighters, Essentia Moose Lake EMS, Moose Lake police, the Minnesota State Patrol and the Midwest Examiner's Office also responded to the scene.
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The Great Lakes were named the first freshwater 'Hope Spot,' here's why that matters
Earlier this year, the Great Lakes were named the first freshwater "Hope Spot" − special places around the world that are recognized as critical to the health of the ocean.
Hope Spots are nominated by local organizations, businesses and conservationists and then chosen by Mission Blue, a conservation nonprofit focused on protecting the oceans. The Great Lakes were nominated by the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
There are 155 spots around the world with this special designation, covering more than 22 million square miles of water. They include places like the Galápagos Islands, the Atolls of the Maldives and Florida's Gulf Coast.
And as of May, the Great Lakes are on that list.
The designation signals that the Great Lakes, alongside other water bodies around the world, are not only important, but places to look to for hope in restoring and protecting them.
So, what do the lakes have to do with the health of the ocean?
"It's inextricably connected," said Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder, president and chairman of Mission Blue.
"It doesn't matter where on the planet you are, because it all is one interacting system."
The Great Lakes hold about 90 percent of the freshwater in the U.S. and 20 percent of the world's surface freshwater. The lakes cover about 95,000 square miles, spanning 750 miles from west to east and supply drinking water to more than 40 million people. They are directly connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
And while their importance is rarely contested, there are a number of historical threats that have left their stain on the massive freshwater system, such as agriculture pollution, invasive species, habitat loss, overexploitation and flow alterations.
New threats are also on the rise. PFAS (forever chemicals), harmful algae blooms and climate change are all leaving their mark.
Microplastics − plastic that has broken down into tiny pieces − also threaten the health of humans and aquatic life. Earle said they are so pervasive, they've even shown up in air samples she's taken in Antarctica.
"Every breath you take, every drop of water you drink you're connected to the ocean," Earle said. "But now we know every drop, every breath you take has plastic (in it)."
Hope Spots don't need to be in great condition when they are nominated, but it's the commitments from organizations to protecting these sites that helps get them the designation, Earle said. After an application is submitted, the nominations get reviewed by scientists with the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a union made up of organizations that serve as a global authority on the natural world. The ultimate decision is made by Mission Blue, and then the nominating groups and organizations are expected to serve as champions.
More than 20 partner organizations around the region supported the Shedd Aquarium's nomination, including Discovery World Science and Technology Museum in Milwaukee and SC Johnson headquartered in Racine. These organizations committed to collaborating on efforts to restore and protect the basin.
The special places become a part of a "network of hope," she said, where scientists and conservationists can work together as well as share experiences and stories.
Hope spot designations are helping fulfill the 30x30 initiative put forth by the Biden administration − the goal to protect 30 percent of the land and water by 2030.
According to Earle, this is "a good start," but not enough since humans have been taking from nature throughout history.
"We have to really seriously embrace the awareness that everything we care about depends on a planet that works in our favor," she said.
"We want to tip in the right direction instead of the wrong direction."
Caitlin Looby is a Report for America corps member who writes about the environment and the Great Lakes. Reach her at clooby@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @caitlooby.
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BLOOMINGTON — Bloom Bawarchi Indian Restaurant & Bar, 503 N. Prospect Road in Bloomington, is this week's pick for Eats of the Week.
Owner Shekar Reddy took over the restaurant more than two years ago and purchased the suite next door to add a bar. Reddy is originally from Warangal, a city in the south Indian state of Telangana. He came to Bloomington-Normal in 2009.
"This concept is only in Bloomington; if you see anywhere in the United States, nobody has this concept," Reddy said. "Because there are Indian restaurants with a bar, but no Indian restaurant with a full bar and full of music and this kind of ambience or anything."
Bloom Bawarchi offers indoor dining, curbside pickup, online ordering and reservations, catering and no-contact delivery through third-party applications. Payments at the restaurant can also be made through Venmo and Cash App.
The wide-ranging menu covers various Indian cuisines with more than 200 items, including street food, Southern and Northern Indian, Indo-Chinese and more. Bloom Bawarchi offers a number of vegetarian items, and Reddy said he takes pride in the fact that all of their food is fresh and made from scratch.
Not sure where to start? Each item is listed on the restaurant's website with a picture and a description, to help people decide when ordering. Customers are also able to choose their spice level for each dish. Offerings include thali, a platter of small dishes; biriyani, a mixed rice dish; samosa, a fried South Asian pastry; dosa, a thin pancake; pakora, a fritter; curries, rice, noodles and more.
Popular menu items include lamb chops, butter chicken and kebabs, particularly the Afghani chicken kabab and the tandoori chicken. A different lunch menu is offered each day, and happy hour is available on weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Different food specials are also offered throughout the week.
"We are very famous for our kebabs. No one can beat us in our kebabs that's for sure, 100%," Reddy said. "Let's say if you're a customer, what do you expect? You expect good food, that's for sure. Ultimately, if you want people to come back, good food is most important. And we have a top-notch service."
Reddy added that the restaurant's name "Bloom" stems from Bloomington, and "Bawarchi" has multiple meanings, but typically refers to a cook, kitchen or some kind of cuisine.
Bloom Bawarchi has a back patio and mezzanine space that guests can use for birthdays and other events, and only have to worry about the cost of the food and drinks they order. It accommodates up to 40 people.
During his 14 years in Bloomington-Normal, Reddy said, he would typically go to Buffalo Wild Wings if he wanted to hang out after work. He said he was happy to have created a similar opportunity for people looking to grab a bite or a brew in the off-hours.
"I'm really proud to own this restaurant," he said. "... Sometimes people want to have good food late at night after work or (on a) busy schedule so our kitchen is open until one o'clock, so you will be getting all the fresh food until late."
Reddy said he is starting to franchise the Bloom Bawarchi brand and hope to have a new location sometime next year.
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BLOOMINGTON — U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, announced the inclusion of roughly $4.6 million Central Illinois infrastructure projects into pending appropriations bills.
The six projects range from affordable housing, road infrastructure, sidewalk upgrades and clean drinking water for Central Illinois communities in two House appropriations bills for 2024, according to a news release.
"Funding for these critical projects will give Central Illinois communities the tools they need to improve traffic, increase homeownership, live healthier lives, and make our region sustainable for generations to come," Sorensen said in the news release. "I’ll continue to work with House and Senate leaders to ensure this important funding is included in any final legislation.”
In Normal, $850,000 was awarded to install updated storm systems in low-lying areas that are prone to flooding and reduce the negative impacts of flooding on local businesses to assist in maintaining the economic vitality of the uptown's central business district.
In May, Sorensen visited uptown Normal and acknowledged that consistent flooding needs to be addressed.
“On behalf of the Town of Normal, I thank Congressman Sorensen for moving this request forward,” said Normal Mayor Chris Koos in the news release. “Updating stormwater drainage in the Town’s central business district will protect Uptown Normal from the increasing frequency of heavy rains and other extreme weather events. The entire community, including Uptown businesses and patrons, Amtrak and bus riders and Illinois State University students, will benefit from these improvements.”
An additional $850,000 was awarded to Normal to update Vernon Avenue to create safer conditions for drivers and pedestrians around Colene Hoose Elementary School and impose a road diet.
The town held a public meeting on Vernon Avenue at Uptown Station in June to seek ideas from the public to improve Vernon from West Beaufort Street to Towanda Avenue and offer their own thoughts.
Another $960,000 was awarded to Bloomington for the Locust Street and Colton Avenue continued sewer overflow elimination.
Funding for the nine-phase program will go toward the construction of new sanitary sewers and water mains as well as the separation of existing sewers into new systems. The goals is to minimize future overflows, sewer backups and flooding in homes and in public bodies of water.
“As a City, we understand that the Locust Colton Sewer Separation Project is vital to our community,” said Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe in the news release. “Improving the overall performance and efficiency of the system is a priority for us and this major investment in Bloomington’s infrastructure will ensure the system is safe and reliable for years to come."
Other municipalities included Peoria which was awarded $500,000 for sidewalk upgrades and $500,000 for single-family affordable housing as well as Peoria Heights which was awarded $960,000 for a water main replacement project.
Sorensen requested funding for the projects as part of the Community Project Funding process, which allows members of Congress to secure funds for critical initiatives in their communities.
The six projects are included in the 2024 House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill and the 2024 House Interior & Environment Appropriations Bill.
The bills will be sent to the full Appropriations Committee for approval and then to the House floor for a vote.
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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 20, 1923: The B&N street railway has asked permission of the city council to lay another track on Fell Avenue between Florence and Hovey avenues. The reason is that when the pavement is being laid on Franklin Avenue, there can be 10-minute service given on Fell Avenue line, and after it has been finished there can be seven-and-a-half minute service on this line.
75 years ago
July 20, 1948: Several hundreds of people in the Central Park of Illinois are busy detasseling hybrid corn. One hundred and ten girls from Chicago were to come to El Paso to work for the Pfister Hybrid company. They will be lodged in a converted warehouse.
50 years ago
July 20, 1973: Doctor of arts programs in history and math at Illinois State University won the approval of ISU's Board of Regents. The regents voted 7-1 to send the program proposals to the Board of Higher Education for approval.
25 years ago
July 20, 1998: More trees and fewer lights are among the concessions that developer Jack Snyder has agreed to as part of his plan for a new office building adjacent to the Bachenheimer subdivision on Bloomington's southeast side. Snyder has proposed a four-story building that would become part of his existing development that includes the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, Brickyard Apartments and a T.G.I. Friday's restaurant.
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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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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NELSON COUNTY, Va. – A Nelson County man has been taken into custody as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged child sexual assault, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
A search warrant was issued and executed in the 8000 block of Laurel Road, leading to the arrest of 64-year-old Raymond Uttaro, of Shipman, authorities said.
Uttaro has been charged with the following as a result of the investigation:
- Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose
- Use or display of firearm in committing felony (two counts)
- Rape (two counts)
- Carnal knowledge of child between thirteen and fifteen years of age (two counts)
- Forcible sodomy (three counts)
- Object sexual penetration (four counts)
- Aggravated Sexual Battery (four counts)
- Sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age (two counts)
- Distribution of certain drugs to persons under 18 (four counts)
- Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography
- Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children
- Display of child pornography or grooming video or materials to a child
Uttaro is currently being held at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail without bond.
You may have noticed a difference in how we’ve been reporting on crime. To learn more, click here or email trust@wsls.com
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ODESSA, Texas — The University of the Permian Basin received $10 million in grants from the Permian Strategic Partnership and the Scharbauer Foundation.
The money will be covering tuition and fees for graduate students that are majoring in clinical psychology, social work, counseling or school counseling.
"So what the PSP and Scharbauer recognize that we need to make sure that we have the funding so that the tuition and fees are covered that these students don't have the financial barrier that it'll take for them to go to school," said UTPB President Dr. Sandra Woodley.
The program will start off with its first group of scholarship recipients this fall. Students interested in applying must submit their scholarship applications by August 1.
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GARY — Takeidra Masters studied Martin Luther King Drive before walking to a shady spot along the curb.
Avoiding the fluffy cottonwood seeds gathering at the edge of the road, she filled a small glass vial with soil — her first sample of the morning.
Masters, a rising senior at Valparaiso University, and her fellow researchers had a busy day ahead of them, they planned to collect over 90 samples from locations throughout Gary. Armed with long metal 'scoopula' tools and bright yellow traffic vests, the team is working to map the city's pollution hot spots as part of a larger research project focused on public health.
"The goal is to really understand what pollutants are present and how that might be translating to people's health," explained Valparaiso University Chemistry Professor Julie Peller. "Until you study the problem effectively, accurately, comprehensively, it’s hard to know how to tackle it."
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While instances of industrial pollution have been well-documented throughout the Region, Peller says what's missing is a study that looks at a wide-range of contaminants and how they are correlated with various health conditions. With help from a National Institutes of Health grant, Peller and her colleagues hope to complete a study that does just that.
Northern Lake County Environmental Partnership
Over 1,000 residents were evacuated from East Chicago's West Calumet public housing complex in 2016 after high levels of lead and arsenic were found in the soil. In the months following, local officials and experts began meeting on a regular basis, which is how Peller came to meet Ellen Wells, an associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at Purdue.
Drawing on Peller's chemistry knowledge and Wells' public health background, the two joined forces with a few other researchers and formed the 'Northern Lake County Environmental Partnership.' The crew consists of professors from Purdue University, Valparaiso University, the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University Northwest and Hope College out of Michigan. Over the past few years the Environmental Partnership has sampled soil and water throughout Northern Lake County, they've even hosted testing open houses where residents were invited to bring in tap water.
In September, the team was awarded a five-year grant. Administered through the National Institutes of Health, Wells said the recommended award total is for $2.7 million; funding will go towards testing materials, the creation of at-home sampling kits and wages for a few 'Community Health Workers.'
So far the group has collected road dust and water samples in Gary, however they plan on getting samples from East Chicago, Hammond and Whiting as well.
Students are helping the professors collect and analyze the samples. The July sampling session including students from Valparaiso University, Notre Dame and even two high schoolers.
Kenneth Brown, a chemistry professor at Hope College, said preliminary lab results showed lead, iron, manganese and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs.
Every sample is logged in an online database that includes the exact address where it was collected.
“When we do get a positive result, we always look at 'where are we in proximity to industry?'" Brown explained that mapping the location of contaminants can show how pollutants travel.
Industrial pollution has long been an issue in Northwest Indiana. A recent report ranked the Region's industrial core as the fourth-worse place to live in the U.S. for air pollution, and according to the EPA's 2021 Toxic Release Inventory, Indiana leads the nation in the amount of toxic pollutants released per square mile. The inventory reported that U.S. Steel Gary Works was the state's top polluter.
This contamination can harm human health; according to the EPA's "Environmental Justice Screen" tool, much of Gary ranks in the highest percentiles in the country for cancer risk, asthma prevalence and low life expectancy.
"Producing steel is a part of our community, it’s a a part of our heritage in this area... but it needs to be done in the right way," said Chris Iceman, associate professor of chemistry at Valparaiso University.
The human impact
"We're sampling streets that people walk by every day," Masters said as she tightened the lid on her dust-filled vial. "We're not sampling streets that have been vacant for years."
While spreadsheets filled with data points and contaminant levels may be helpful for researchers, Masters said the most important part of the project is the human impact.
A biology and chemistry double major, Masters hopes to become an emergency medicine doctor. She wanted to join the Environmental Partnership's project because she's interested in looking at the the environmental factors that cause negative health outcomes.
“I’ve never wanted to be the kind of doctor that just diagnoses the patients," Masters explained. "You can't wait until patients are funneled into the emergency room, you have to go out into the community and get at the root cause."
Getting at the root cause is exactly what the Northern Lake County Environmental Partnership hopes to do. Next summer, the team want to start working directly with residents, learning more about their health conditions and testing them for contaminants.
They have a hired a Community Health Worker to meet with residents and explain the project. The team is also developing kits that will help residents collect dust and water samples in their homes.
In 2021, the Environmental Partnership formed a community advisory board. Consisting of seven members, the group meets quarterly and helps guide the professor's research.
"We are working to build trust within the community so residents feel comfortable working with us," Peller explained.
An important element of trust building will be ensuring all of the team's research is understandable and accessible, Masters said. Once the team has some results, Brown said they plan on holding community workshops and focus groups.
The team has also placed about a dozen air monitors throughout Gary, Whiting, Dune Acres, Valparaiso, Chesterton and Schererville. All of the monitor's data is publicly available on the PurpleAir website at map.purpleair.com. Iceman said they have about 10 more monitors, but they want to work with residents to see where they should be installed.
"There can be a disconnect between scientists and the public," Masters said. "I hope this project can kind of bridge that gap... I want residents to be able to take the results and go down to city hall and say 'you know according to the research...'"
“We’re trying to use science to give the community a voice," Brown added.
More information is available at the Northern Lake County Environmental Partnership Facebook page.
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Traffic alert: Work set for Highway 219 between Woodburn and Newberg
Construction will impact traffic on Highway 219 between Woodburn and Newberg for about two weeks starting July 24, the Oregon Department of Transportation said in a press release.
The road will receive a chip seal to preserve the asphalt in the area.
The construction will take place between milepost 25 at McKay Road about 2 miles south of Newberg and continue south to milepost 36 in Woodburn.
ODOT is expecting construction to be finished about Aug. 4, but cautions the work is dependent on the weather.
Traffic will be guided by a pilot car over one lane during the construction. ODOT says the work is scheduled during the day, but may extend into the evenings.
Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com
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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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A woman who is at the center of a mistaken identity lawsuit filed last year in California was arrested Tuesday in Nebraska on a fugitive arrest warrant stemming from alleged property damage in Texas.
Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies arrested Bethany J. Farber at her apartment near 18th and P streets in downtown Lincoln on Tuesday after investigators in Texas called authorities in Lincoln and asked them to look for the 36-year-old, Chief Sheriff's Deputy Ben Houchin told the Journal Star.
Bethany J. Farber has been wanted since 2021 — though authorities in Los Angeles believed they had apprehended her at the California city's airport in April 2021, when the Los Angeles Police Department arrested and jailed a woman by the same name, according to media reports.
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The other Bethany Farber — an Agoura Hills, California, woman who does not have the same middle initial or hair color as Bethany J. Farber — sued the LAPD in February 2022 over the case of mistaken identity, NPR reported.
Bethany K. Farber alleged in her lawsuit that authorities in California kept her jailed for nearly two weeks while failing to verify her identity, according to NPR and other media reports.
The lawsuit alleged courts in Cooke County, Texas, contacted Los Angeles officials "and informed that (Bethany K. Farber) did not have" warrants out for her arrest, but she remained jailed for another three days. Bethany K. Farber sought $2.5 million in the suit, a Los Angeles TV news station reported.
Now, more than two years after she allegedly fled justice in Texas and more than a year after the LAPD lawsuit was filed, Bethany J. Farber is in jail in Lincoln.
Houchin said Texas investigators suspected Farber was staying with her mother, who lives in Lincoln.
That tip didn't turn out to be true, Houchin said, but investigators with Lincoln's Metro Fugitive Task Force ultimately determined that Farber has been working for Marcus Theatres in downtown Lincoln.
Deputies tracked down Farber's address and arrested her there Tuesday.
At her initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon, prosecutors said Farber was wanted for criminal mischief in Gainesville, where she is accused of causing more than $2,500 worth of property damage sometime in 2021.
The Lancaster County Attorney's Office charged Farber on Wednesday with being a fugitive from justice, a felony charge that the 36-year-old can either choose to fight here or have dismissed if she voluntarily returns to Texas.
Farber punted on the decision at her court appearing Wednesday, asking Judge Timothy Phillips to appoint the public defender to represent her as she weighs her options.
Phillips obliged and ordered Farber to appear in court again next week.
Until then, she is being held at the Lancaster County jail on a $50,000 percentage bond — an amount requested by authorities in Texas, prosecutors said.
Farber must pay $5,000 to be released.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial.
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- Timothy Simpkins is facing three counts of attempted capital murder.
- Simpkins entered a "not guilty" plea on day one of the trial.
- During day three the defense rested without calling new witnesses. Court was in recess most of the afternoon working on jury instruction and for a procedural discussion.
The trial of Timothy George Simpkins, a man accused of shooting three people at Timberview High School in Arlington in 2021, resumed Wednesday morning in Fort Worth.
The jury is expected to begin deliberations on Thursday after closing arguments in the morning. A major development that came out of the third day of the trial is that the jury will not be allowed to consider self-defense as a reason why Simpkins pulled the trigger.
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. They also showed police body camera video of the emergency response. On Tuesday, victim testimony, security-camera footage of the shooting and ballistics-expert analysis were the focus of the second day of the trial.
Prosecutors rested their case late Tuesday afternoon and the defense, who said Simpkins fired in self-defense, rested Wednesday morning after only calling one witness to the stand the day before. Simpkins did not take the stand in his own defense.
The court was in recess most of the afternoon on Wednesday while the judge worked on instructions for the jury. The 'Charge of the Court' according to the state, includes a series of questions the jury must answer considering evidence from the trial.
Judge Ryan Hill said Wednesday afternoon that the jury would not be allowed to consider self-defense as a justification for the shooting. Simpkins' attorneys said that the decision would cause "egregious harm" to their client.
The defense objected multiple times to the judge not allowing self-defense, which was the center of their case.
"It looks like we’re being denied an instruction for self-defense which there’s more than enough evidence," said Marquetta Clayton, Simpkins' attorney. "We only need to present a scintilla amount of evidence to get the charge."
The shooting started after the victim, Zacchaeus 'Zac' Selby, walked into the classroom and started punching Simpkins and throwing him around.
Other students testified in court that the fight became 'serious' when Selby began stomping on Simpkins's head. Coaches helped break up the fight, but seconds later, Simpkins is accused of pulling out a gun and shooting. Selby was hit, so was a teacher and another student was grazed by a bullet.
”Tim could have feared for his life, in the moments that led up to the shooting to occur," continued Clayton to the judge in her objection. During this time the jury was not in the room for the technicalities.
"We would object to leaving out the claim of self-defense although you can put there’s no presumption of reasonableness here however you want to state that in there, but to leave it out altogether violates his right to due process, to course of law under state and federal law, his right to a fair trial, his right to effective assistance of counsel, as his counsel can’t even put on a defense, the only defense that he could avail himself."
Clayton went on to question the decision and said, "So the court is essentially directing the verdict as it relates to just the claim of self-defense and directing the verdict pertaining to facts that were presented in this case and removing that decision from the jury?”
Judge Hill responded by saying, "I'm making no findings of guilt, I’m not directing the verdict at all, I’m simply denying your request for self-defense under the law in the facts of this case.”
The defense then asked for a detailed explanation and references to other laws, to which the judge replied the defense could make a request after the trial.
Closing arguments are expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. in Fort Worth at the Tim Curry Justice Center on Thursday and jury deliberations will follow.
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A funeral service was held Wednesday for David Kunkle, the man who led police in three different North Texas cities as chief in nearly 40 years of law enforcement.
Kunkle died Friday after a long illness. He was 72 years old.
He was remembered at his funeral as a strong public servant with a personal side that many people never saw in public.
His funeral procession wound through Dallas from the home he kept with his wife Sarah Dodd to the funeral home on Northwest Highway.
Current and former police leaders from all three cities were there.
Reverend Paula Jefferson opened the service with a eulogy prayer.
“His passion for fairness and justice especially for the most vulnerable among us was a reflection of his very soul,” she said.
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Grand Prairie’s current city manager Steve Dye followed Kunkle as that city’s police chief.
“Chief Kunkle forever reshaped and improved the policing profession and I speak for all of my colleagues when I say we truly love the man,” Dye said.
Dye said Kunkle had the self-confidence to make decisions and confront issues when just about everyone was going to question them. But Dye also said he considered Kunkle a very close friend through all those years.
“Chief Kunkle was always proud to hear that I still use the same ab workout today that he taught me in 1988,” Dye said.
Close associates knew Kunkle for fitness as an avid marathon runner.
Just last week, a plaque appeared on a bench honoring Kunkle along the Dallas Katy Trail where he enjoyed running in healthier times.
Speakers at his funeral said they tried to keep up with Kunkle, including his former Dallas Police Executive Assistant Deborah Joseph.
“He wasn’t just my boss. He became my running partner, my lunch partner, my gym partner and one of my best friends,” she said.
The last time Kunkle was seen in public was December 2022 when he received a lifetime achievement award from Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. Kunkle was weak that day from the advance of Lewy Body Dementia, which afflicted him for several years and finally took his life.
His widow Sarah Dodd is a public relations executive and former television reporter who first crossed paths with Kunkle in the news arena.
“While David was very proud of his policing career, it did not solely define him,” Dodd said.
She fought back tears at the funeral as she spoke about the love they shared in 17 years of marriage.
“David was a kind man with a wicked sense of humor. His mischievous, boyish grin was so unexpected for a man who publicly seemed so serious,” she said.
The people who knew him said all of those qualities helped make Kunkle a strong leader and friend.
The honor guard at his funeral included police from all three cities presenting flags to family members.
Representing the city of Dallas, with both Mayor Eric Johnson and Police Chief Eddie Garcia out of town, Dallas City Council Member Chad West, a family friend and combat veteran, presented the flag to Michael Kunkle, David Kunkle’s son from a previous marriage.
The jarring tone of a police radio “last call” and a bugle playing taps ended the funeral service.
David Kunkle ran for Dallas Mayor in 2011 but his try at politics ended in a run-off loss to Mike Rawlings.
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He tasked the jury with deciding whether Timothy Simpkins is guilty of attempted capital murder or aggravated assault.
Those instructions came after an hours-long recess to allow the judge time to hammer out the details. That was followed by debate from the defense who argued that jurors should be presented with another choice.
"It looks like we're being denied an instruction for self-defense of which there's more than enough evidence,” said Simpkins’s attorney Marquetta Clayton.
It’s a point the defense focused its case on, saying Simpkins pulled the gun only after engaging in a fight with classmate Zachius Selby.
"Tim could have feared for his life in the moments that led up to the shooting to occur, so we believe that would be egregious harm,” she said.
"Self-defense requires that the accused person reasonably believed that the other person is about to immediately use unlawful force against them,” said criminal defense attorney Mike Howard.
Howard, who’s not associated with the case, said in in denying the request for a self-defense charge, the judge likely considered that Selby wasn't using deadly force, too.
"I don't get to bring a gun to a fistfight. I don't get to shoot somebody who's just beating me up,” said Howard.
He said he likely also considered evidence that Simpkins’s bullets hit two innocent bystanders along with claims that Simpkins reached for the gun after the fight had already ended.
"So once it stops, the big question becomes, is it immediately necessary?” he said.
But as long as the defense presented a scintilla, or shred, of evidence that Simpkins’s actions were immediately necessary to defend his life against a deadly force, Howard said they had a right to object.
"This is probably one of the most frequent causes of cases to be overturned because the bar is so low for the defense. The defense could almost always get self-defense if there are facts that raise it. So, it is quite dangerous for a court not to give the defendant self-defense, because then it could come back on appeal,” said Howard.
Simpkins faces life in prison.
He's pleaded not guilty.
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Dallas Police have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of three women whose bodies were found near the Trinity River over a period of four months.
Police said 25-year-old Oscar Sanchez Garcia was arrested Wednesday and will be charged with three counts of murder.
Sanchez Garica is accused of killing three women, 60-year-old Kimberly Robinson, 25-year-old Cherish Gibson, and an unidentified woman whose body was found last month near the Trinity River, in April, June, and July.
Investigators did not detail what evidence identified Sanchez Garcia as a suspect in the killings.
Prior to announcing his arrest Wednesday, police said the deaths were being investigated as homicides and that at least two of the victims were believed to have ties to prostitution. Police said they shared that information to warn others that someone may have been targeting sex workers but investigators have not yet confirmed a motive in the slayings.
"Out of an abundance of caution, and in the interest of public safety, the department wants to inform this population of this trend," Dallas Police said earlier this week.
Robinson's body was found on April 22 along the 200 block of Sante Fe Avenue, in a grassy area under a DART train bridge. Gibson's body was found about two months later, on June 24, along the same block, also in a grassy area near the DART 8th and Corinth Street Station.
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The unidentified victim was found Saturday along the 800 block of Brazos Street about a mile from where Gibson and Robinson were found.
Bianca Davis is CEO of New Friends New Life, an organization fighting human trafficking and sexual exploitation. When news of the murders surfaced, she said they immediately checked their database.
“Undoubtedly, we serve women there. So, we were so concerned and looked at the names to see if it was one of our women,” Davis said.
Davis says the stories of violence on the streets are endless.
“They talk about being strangled, being assaulted, being abused and wondering if this is the night that will be my last night,” said Davis. “The danger is still out there. But at least in this case, that’s one less woman who will suffer this fate.”
Both locations are southwest of downtown, along the western side of the Trinity River floodplain.
No further information about the investigation has been released and police have not said if they believe there are any other victims.
NBC 5 obtained jail records that show Sanchez Garcia was arrested in March and was accused of domestic assault causing bodily injury.
Police said the investigation into the homicides is ongoing and asked that anyone with information please contact Detective David Grubbs at 469-540-6377 or david.grubbsjr@dallaspolice.gov or Christopher Walton at 214-701-8453 or christopher.walton@dallaspolice.gov.
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On Wednesday afternoon. a grass fire sparked off Bonds Ranch Road in north Fort Worth.
It was located near the 3200 block of W. Bonds Ranch Road between Eagle Mountain Lake to the west and Hicks Airfield to the east. The fire was directly north of the new Eagle Mountain High School.
"A construction company here that's doing underground cabling they were cutting some rebar up,” Tarrant County Fire Marshal Randy Renois said. “Sparks and it took off from this corner here and took off to the top of the hill."
The weather was not cooperating with firefighting efforts.
"The wind shifted a little bit and split the fire in two different ways headed towards the northeast and headed towards the northwest which made it difficult," Renois said.
Six to eight homeowners were asked to evacuate but the all-clear was quickly given and no structures were damaged.
A big help in fighting the fire came from airplanes from the Texas A&M Forest Service.
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"Those are single-engine air tankers,” Texas A&M Forest Service PIO Adam Turner said. “They flew in and out of Mineral Wells. They've been scooping water out of Eagle Mountain Lake and dropping it on this fire to help knock it out any activity."
After dumping those, planes could refill and return in about 4 minutes.
On top of fighting fast-moving flames, firefighters had to think about their safety. The extreme heat and heavy gear meant crews had to rotate out and take breaks.
The fire that burned 184 acres was finally contained. But firefighters had to keep an eye on the area.
"Crews are now going to go around and actively work to mop up any piece of still burning material they can find," Turner said.
No injuries have been reported.
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The clean-up continues after a massive fire nearly destroyed a church in East Oak Cliff.
On Tuesday afternoon, Dallas Fire-Rescue battled the 6-alarm fire at the Saintsville Sanctuary Church of God in Christ located at 2200 South Marsalis Avenue.
"It's just awful and I pray they find out how it started,” said longtime church member, Mabel King. "I've been coming here for many years to this church."
King stopped by the church on Wednesday to see it for herself.
"It makes my heart sad for something like this to happen to God's house. But it's going to be alright,” she said.
Throughout the day, church members stopped by to see the partially charred remains of a church that served as a place of peace for so many.
"I mean, I was just tearful and stood there myself in just disbelief,” said Tammy Robertson, who has attended the church throughout most of her life. “You know, our memories of state convocations, marriages, funerals – we have just come here all over our lives. We've been a part of the Church of God in Christ and it was just sad.”
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But the miracle being celebrated now is the fact the sanctuary was saved from the flames. A large portion of the church sustained water damage but is intact and spared from the main part of the fire.
“That was a blessing. That was a blessing from God,” said King.
"The Lord was here. The Lord was here and thank God the sanctuary is still standing,” said Robertson.
Workers spent Wednesday on the site boarding up open areas to keep the property secure. Another church leader was on site assessing the damage throughout the day.
The church bishop told NBC 5 in a phone call that insurance should be able to cover the cost of damage and at this time there is no request for community assistance. However, a link at the top of the church website asks for donations for church restoration.
On Tuesday afternoon, Texas Skyranger captured huge flames and smoke pouring out of the now-collapsed roof on a portion of the property. According to the fire officials, 150 firefighters and 30 engines responded to the scene.
"When we escalated it from 2nd 3rd and then 6-alarm, we were recording 112 degrees on the street level there,” said Dallas Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Scott Clumpner.
Crews were rotated every 15 minutes through cooling stations and an air-conditioned DART bus that was brought on-site to provide some relief in triple-digit temperatures.
It’s just part of what has become one of the toughest jobs throughout the Texas heat.
"We appreciate the hard work of our people,” said Clumpner. "It wears down on you, so we really push hard for our folks to stay hydrated, eat properly and take rest breaks in between calls."
Despite the challenges and total damage to a fellowship area and classrooms, the firefighters were able to save most of the church.
"It's a testament to our folks and their dedication to the job in not only saving lives but property,” said Clumpner. “Churches mean a lot to the community so to be able to save something that is a community center point, and especially the main sanctuary – I think meant a lot not only to the community but to our people."
Officials said the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. No one was injured and they don't believe anyone was inside when the fire started.
"The thing we can do is just pray. Just pray and keep our faith in God,” said King. "He's always with us. Through the bad times and the good times."
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Randolph County Y’s 17th Annual Golf Ball Drop and 25th Annual Y Open Golf Tournament
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Randolph County YMCA will hold its 17th annual Golf Ball Drop and its 25th annual “Y Open” golf tournament on Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Winchester Golf Club.
The golf ball drop will take place at approximately 12:45 p.m. If your ticket has the lucky number, you could win a cash prize. Prizes start at $50 and go up to $500. Golf ball drop tickets are available for purchase at the Y, at the Winchester Golf Club and are being sold by Y Board Members.
The Y Open Golf Tournament starts at 1 p.m. The Y Open features a scramble format for teams comprised of four players.
"Thanks to the corporate sponsors — Apex Ag Solutions, Cardinal Ethanol LLC, Cobalt Civil, LLC, Paul Faddis/Tarter Realty, Frank Miller Lumber, and Freedom GMC — our tournament has become one of the area’s best, with prizes given out to first, second, third, ninth and 13th places,," the release stated.
Special “Hole in One” prizes are also available on the par-3’s, with the top prize being a new car from Freedom GMC. Prizes are also available for the longest drive by female and male, closest to the pin and for the last place team.
Cost per individual is $45 for WGC members or $55 for Non WGC members. Interested teams may register at the Winchester Golf Club or by contacting the Randolph County YMCA at 765-584-9622 (ask for Tom) or by email: tom.byrum@comcast.net.
The proceeds of both events benefit the Y’s Youth Sports Programs.
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State outlaws book fees leaving public schools facing shortfalls
YORKTOWN, Ind. − A burden that had grown heavier for Indiana families sending children to public schools has been lifted. There will be no more textbook fees billed to student families enrolled in classes beginning with the 2023-24 school year.
Senate Bill 395 was passed by the General Assembly earlier this year. It shifts the responsibility for paying the fees to the state. As course materials moved beyond traditional books to resources heavy in technology, including IPads and Chromebook tablets, book fees escalated into the hundreds of dollars.
While school administrators say it good parents no longer have to foot the bill for technology driven classrooms, there is concern that state is not fully covering the costs of course materials at many schools.
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Greg Hinshaw, superintendent of Yorktown Community Schools, said the law is good a good idea. Many states took the burden away from parent years ago, and he said he could remember when then Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels called for the state to pick up the cost for class materials. But as implemented the law has left districts like Yorktown coming up a little short.
The state government has set aside $160 million per year in the state budget to take care of the cost. It is a line item in the budget, Hinshaw said. Spread across the state, that amount won't cover what many schools have been doing with their class materials.
"The anticipated collection for textbooks and curricular materials for 2022-23 for Yorktown was $698,324, or an average of about $258 (per) student," Hinshaw told The Star Press. "The anticipated amount for 2023-24 under the new system is $151.88 (per) pupil or approximately $285,666.86."
The shortage is not devastating in a school district with a $30 million budget, Hinshaw said, but it's not insignificant either.
"We never collect close to 100 percent of our fees, so the actual gap will be smaller than the nearly $300,000, but the difference is still noticeable," he said.
Other schools are adapting, with some, like Muncie Community Schools, saying the change will make little difference.
"None of our families have been charged for Chromebooks (tablets) and many other supplies," said Andy Klotz, chief communications officer at the city schools. "We have used grant funding to provide those to students at no cost. As a district with a majority of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, we have been focused for years on providing as many tools as possible to families at low or no cost."
The state had already provided $39 million per year for textbook reimbursement for the 440,000 students in Indiana who qualify for free or reduced lunches. Gov. Greg Holcomb made the elimination of the fees a goal of his this year.
Klotz said MCS families with students in ninth to 12th grade were charged textbook rental fees last year of $120 or more. Those with students in eighth grade or below paid $100.
The state government has set aside $160 million per year in the state budget to take care of the cost.
"The state reimbursed MCS approximately $80 (per) student qualifying for free (and) reduced lunch. Based on the information the state provided, we will be reimbursed approximately $150 for all other students K-12," Klotz said. "This is a tremendous benefit for our families and the change in legislation will not impact MCS much at all."
Greg Kile, superintendent at Delaware Community Schools, said the change should have happened long ago and the burden needed to be lifted from parents.
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In recent times fees charged students in kindergarten through eighth grade ranged from $130 to $200. High school student textbook fees varied widely depending upon the course and the materials needed.
"In the big picture it's good," he said. But school funding in Indiana is complicated and in the near term it will take some adjusting.
One variable is the cost of the technology a school chooses. Yorktown and some other schools in county, including Burris Laboratory School are "Apple Schools," and provide IPads and MacBooks to students. The Apple products are generally more expensive than Chromebooks.
"Not every district is an Apple district," Hinshaw said. Some districts will be able to make the financial change easier than others.
"It's not the end of the world," he said. But more time from the General Assembly to implement and adjust would have been helpful.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Police in South Florida are investigating a deadly shooting at a Walmart.
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First responders were seen outside the store in Miami-Dade County.
Police said the shooting happened Wednesday after a fight between two groups.
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Investigators said the victim killed was one of the people involved in the altercation.
Police said one person was taken into custody after a search of the store.
The gunfire caused a panic for shoppers.
“All of a sudden I heard 10 shots ring out and everyone started running,” one shopper said.
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Police are still looking for more people who may have been involved in the shooting.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A man who survived a shark attack in Volusia County is sharing his story.
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Chris Pospisil said he got the scare of his life while in the water at New Smyrna Beach.
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“It came from under me, and it grabbed my left foot and hit me backward off my board and as I was flying backward,” Pospisil said. “I saw my foot in the shark’s mouth with his teeth down on my foot and it took me underwater and I kicked it once and it let go.”
The attack happened last Friday near the south jetty of New Smyrna Beach.
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Pospisil was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries to his foot.
This is the second reported shark bite in Volusia County this year.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Public Schools employees will take part in a full-scale active shooter training exercise on Thursday.
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The district said It’s part of a three-day training period to teach employees about things like de-escalation tactics, mental health signs and symptoms, and employee wellness.
The active assailant exercise is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at Horizon High School in Winter Garden.
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Channel 9 will be on hand for the drill.
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'Christmas Smile in July' community giveback event to take place this weekend
Jeff Crouse, organizer of York's "A Christmas Smile" is hosting his third "A Christmas Smile in July" this weekend.
"Last year we fed over 200 people," said Crouse. "We gave away over 175 backpacks, and 100 soccer balls and kickballs. I wanted to let people know we're having it again this year, so we can help more people."
Crouse will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, shaved ice and plenty of backpacks filled with school supplies, tooth brushes, toothpaste and more, for kids and families.
He strongly encourages volunteers to bring juice boxes, soda cans, water bottles, and supplies including coolers, and tents.
"I do this because growing up, we were brought up to help others," Crouse said.
Crouse is also asking for any kind of donations, including school supplies and backpacks.
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To volunteer or donate, please contact Crouse on Facebook at Jeffy Crouse. The event will be held in the parking lot at the Elks Lodge, 223 N. George St. in York, from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 23. The event will be moved inside if the weather changes.
This year, Crouse is dedicating "A Christmas Smile in July," to his longtime volunteer, Jaenne Thomas, who passed away this year.
“I thank God for the people who can help, and who believe in me and believe in what I do,” Crouse said.
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Where are the spotted lanternflies in Central PA? Canadian wildfires might have an impact
Where are all the spotted lanternflies this year?
The invasive bugs have infested south-central Pennsylvania in recent years, but so far this summer, they haven't been seen in high numbers.
Spotted lantern flies have been detected in counties known to have them, but they seem to be delayed this year, said Jay Losiewicz, deputy communications director with the state Department of Agriculture.
The insects are still in their instar phases and have not grown into their most visible stage as an adult, he said in an email.
"Their life stages are temperature and daylight dependent, so it's possible the smoke from the Canadian wildfires may have an impact," Losiewicz said. "Research is ongoing, but we don't yet know why the delay is occurring."
Insects, including spotted lanternflies, have swings in population sizes
Spotted lanternflies were first discovered in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2014. They have spread to other counties in the state, including Adams, Lebanon and York.
It's mostly the northern tier of the state that seems to have been spared from the invasive species.
Spotted lanternflies often reach high populations, especially when they first come into a new area, said Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator with Penn State Extension in Montgomery County. As the years go on, the populations fluctuate.
"Some years we have more and some years we have less, and we don't really understand all the reasons why that happens," she said.
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Tree of heaven, other host plants attract spotted lanternflies
A couple of different factors have an effect on the spotted lanternflies' ability to build high populations, Swackhamer said. One involves the availability of host plants and their health.
Spotted lanternflies love the tree of heaven, an invasive species from Asia. If residents have the tree on or around their property, they will likely see the bugs every year, she said.
The species does have some natural enemies. Spiders, wheel bugs, praying mantis and some birds will catch and eat them. How many predators are in the area could affect the population, she said.
Some fungi will attack the bugs, too. That happened in Berks County in 2018. The fungi killed many of the adult spotted lanternflies before they could lay eggs in the fall, which resulted in fewer of the insects the following spring.
People also take control measures by treating an area before the spotted lanternflies can lay eggs.
"We don't have a way to predict future populations based on any measurement of these factors," Swackhamer said. "We would love to have a way to do that, but we, at the moment, can't do that. We need more research."
While it's possible to have a year of low numbers in certain locations, it's usually localized, she said.
Just wait. The spotted lanternflies could still show up.
The eggs of spotted lanternflies hatch mostly in May. So if people are not seeing the nymphs in their area, it might indicate a lower population this year, Swackhamer said.
When they turn into adults and start to move around more, that could change, she said, especially if property owners have plants on their land that the bugs are attracted to in the fall.
Grape growers, for example, will be keeping a watchful eye on their vineyards. The bugs like to feed on the sap of the grapevine, which stresses the plant, Swackhamer said.
Spotted lanternflies also will go to red and silver maple trees and some birch trees in the fall.
"And just because you don't see many of them right now, keep watching," she said. "You should be diligent."
What should I do if I find spotted lanternflies on my property?
If people find the spotted lanternflies on their property, they should think through the risk and make an educated decision about whether they need to take any action. Penn State Extension has a management guide to help people mitigate the pest, Losiewicz and Swackhamer said.
If homeowners only see a few bugs or they are on an undesirable plant, such as the tree of heaven, the risk is low, Swackhamer said.
But if a whole lot of them are on a favorite ornamental plant or grapevine, the risk would be greater and the owner might want to take action.
Different management options exist, and people are encouraged to start with the least toxic options, Swackhamer said.
Property owners might want to remove the tree of heaven to reduce the numbers.
They also can build or buy circle traps to capture them. It's best to set them out in May when the eggs are hatching, she said.
If people decide they need to use a treatment, insecticidal soaps, botanical oils and pyrethrums can work.
Experts do not recommend using home remedies because they are not tested for safety on the plants. It could do more damage than the bugs. In addition, the concoctions are not safe for people, Swackhamer said.
As a last resort, homeowners could hire a professional licensed pesticide applicator to get rid of them, she said.
Sticky bands are not recommended because other wildlife can get trapped in them and die. People who use them should build a guard to help prevent harming other creatures.
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How to avoid spreading the spotted lanternflies
The state Department of Agriculture has a quarantine for the counties where the spotted lanternflies exist.
Everyone is required to avoid spreading the spotted lanternfly, Swackhamer said.
Businesses and organizations must have a permit to "move vehicles, equipment and goods within and out of the zone," according to the PennState Extension website.
They must take a free online course offered by Penn State Extension and the state Department of Agriculture and pass quizzes to be granted permits. It is available on the Penn State Extension website, extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly.
While residents are not required to have a permit, they are encouraged to check their vehicles and things they are moving to avoid spreading the pest.
"We need everybody's help," she said.
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Gov. Brad Little announced Wednesday that Idahoans will see $300 million in property tax relief, with roughly $100 million of that coming from a surplus eliminator at the end of the fiscal year.
The amount of relief each Idahoan will receive depends on the taxing districts they live in, as some counties and cities have different taxing amounts. Taxpayers will see the combined reduction as a line item on their November tax notice.
Little made the announcement outside a home in Nampa, pointing to the everyday Idahoans who will benefit. He was joined by House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, Rep. Jason Monks, R-Meridian, and Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, who all co-sponsored House Bill 292.
HB 292 passed in the 2023 Legislative Session and directs revenue from state sales tax collections to school districts for bond and levy payments and to homeowners for direct relief.
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The bill budgeted at least $205 million in property tax relief in the first year, but also included a surplus eliminator. That means any excess cash in the state budget when the fiscal year ends on June 31 goes to additional property tax relief.
The first $50 million in surplus goes directly to homeowners, and the rest is divided evenly between homeowners and schools.
Because the state ended the most recent fiscal year with an additional $99.1 million, due to higher revenue than expected, property taxpayers will see a total of about $300 million in relief.
“I think we’re always going to try to reduce the tax burden for Idahoans every year, regardless of the numbers,” Monks said. “We’ll try to work together with the House, the Senate, and the Governor and come up with a plan.”
Moyle stressed that depending on what local municipalities choose to do in their budget season, the relief could change. He encouraged Idahoans to attend those budget meetings.
“The state of Idaho collects no property taxes and spends no property taxes,” Moyle said.
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JEROME — At first there was shock and disbelief, feelings of violation.
Brittney Howe had walked into the Jerome Animal Shelter on the night of July 10 and saw destruction after the facility had been broken into earlier in the day.
And that was just the start of it. An hour later, she discovered dogs had been poisoned with rat bait.
But the actions of a 13-year-old boy, who has since been charged with several felonies, didn’t stop the efforts of a group of volunteers who came together to save the sickened dogs and get the shelter running again.
Volunteers, including police officers, were there until the early morning hours, said Sawtooth Veterinary Services vet technician Crystal Morton, “but it was absolutely worth it.”
Howe, the animal shelter technician, had been notified that night by police that a teenager had called 911 to confess he had broken into the shelter, staying there for hours.
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A storage room was “destroyed,” she said, and there was food and treats scattered everywhere. Paint was splattered around, some of it getting on the dogs. Canines were also let out of their kennels.
And the dogs weren’t acting normal.
“There were some dogs displaying some very odd behavior,” Howe said.
“Usually they would be up and wagging their tails, but they were laying down and kind of cowering.”
The reason for the dogs behaving that way came out later.
“In the midst of the cleaning, we saw rat poison on the floor,” Howe said.
Not only was there rat bait, but it had been chewed. With that discovery, the effort quickly transitioned to a dog rescue.
“I knew we had to get treatment,” Morton said.
She called a veterinarian, and he advised that they needed to quickly get the poison out of their systems. She received permission to go to the Sawtooth clinic to get supplies.
It was uncertain which dogs had eaten poison, so hydrogen peroxide was force-fed to all 17 dogs. That gives the dogs an upset stomach, causing them to vomit. An inspection of the vomit then helped determine which dogs had ingested poison. Ones that had were also force-fed activated charcoal, which absorbs toxins that were still in the dogs’ systems.
Dogs were also put on a Vitamin K regime, which they will be on for a month.
But there was still uncertainty, Howe said. Not all the dogs had vomited.
Volunteers left the center around 3 a.m., and Howe wasn’t sure what she would find when she returned later in the morning.
“We didn’t know whether we would find animals alive or dead,” she said, admitting that she had a restless few hours.
“I didn’t get any sleep,” Howe said.
Thankfully, all the animals survived and were soon back to their usual selves.
It was determined that about seven of the dogs, almost half, had eaten poison.
“I am extremely grateful to the community,” Howe said, of the effort to save the dogs and clean the shelter.
The shelter was closed July 11 but reopened the next day.
Since the incident, many people have contributed to the shelter, donating food and money. It shows people’s love for animals, Howe said, and concern that they are treated properly.
The shelter, on a dirt road, is small, and often overcrowded. Howe doesn’t know how old the building is but was told that in the 1980s it was converted into a dog pound.
She has worked at the shelter for four years.
“It’s improved by leaps and bounds,” she said, and there are plans to build a new center or expand to the current building.
It might be looked at as a sad setting currently, Howe said, but she said she treats the animals well.
“They are an extension of my pets at home and get treated the exact same way — spoiled rotten.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is courting unions as a cornerstone of the country’s economic future with a speech at a Philadelphia shipyard on Thursday — just as some major unions are weighing strikes that could disrupt the growth he wants to campaign on in 2024.
Tensions are rising between unions and companies about a rapidly evolving economy in which artificial intelligence, clean energy and e-commerce are rewriting some of the basic rules of work. Biden is trying to allay those concerns by saying unions should be part of that future. But the Democratic president also knows from past experience that a strike could harm his reelection chances.
Biden has long called on businesses to hire unionized workers, saying that the premium paid will lead to higher quality work. But companies seem reluctant to meet unions’ terms in separate contract talks with script writers, actors, autoworkers and UPS employees. In a speech last month about his economic vision, Biden recalled telling a group of CEOs that they would be better off partnering with unions.
“They said, ‘Why am I so pro-union?’” the president recounted. “And I said, ‘Because it helps you.’ It really does. Think about it. The total cost of a major project goes down when you have the best workers in the world doing it. Not a joke. It’s true.”
In Philadelphia on Thursday, Biden will drill down on this point at a steel-cutting ceremony for the Acadia, a vessel needed to build offshore wind farms that his administration says could support hundreds of new union jobs.
Despite Biden’s optimism, business and labor are at a dangerous impasse over who will benefit from the changing economy.
Hollywood production is shut down as the Writers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild are striking, partially over concerns about streaming revenues as well as AI taking away jobs from creative workers. The strike has put TV shows and movies in limbo.
The United Auto Workers are starting contract talks, and members say they expect a possible strike. They want to ensure there are union protections at new battery plants for electric vehicles. The union contract expires before midnight on Sept. 14.
The Teamsters are threatening a strike by 340,000 UPS workers if a deal is not reached with the delivery company by July 31. As more Americans shop online, UPS drivers say they need air conditioning in more trucks and equal pay for weekend shifts. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien has asked Biden not to get in the middle of negotiations.
Senior Biden administration officials say that unions are empowered to press for more benefits and better pay because of the strong job market. Unemployment is a low 3.6%, and job openings are relatively high. The White House says that Biden’s policies have created these conditions.
But a series of strikes could also sink the U.S. economy and Biden’s message to voters.
Last year, the Biden administration hustled to forge a tentative agreement between rail companies and their unionized workers to avoid a strike that could have injured the economy ahead of the midterm elections. The tentative deal prevented a strike, but it failed to appease workers, and Congress ultimately had to intervene by imposing an agreement.
When asked if an autoworker or Teamsters strike could similarly threaten growth, Biden administration officials declined to speculate and said only that the president believes in the right of collective bargaining for workers.
Biden spent part of this week focused on efforts to expand unionization into new industries. On Monday, he met with younger workers trying to unionize at Starbucks, minor league baseball, bus-maker Blue Bird and Sega. Labor Department data shows that workers under age 35 are much less likely to belong to a union than their older peers, meaning that the future of the union movement might depend on bringing in younger generations.
Unions also aided Biden’s election victory over President Donald Trump in 2020. Just 16% of voters in 2020 lived in a union household. But 56% of people in union households backed Biden for president against Trump, a Republican, according to AP VoteCast.
Union votes generally matter more in Northern states with an industrial legacy such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, key states for a Democrat seeking to win the electoral college. But there are few union votes in sunbelt states such as Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina, where Biden hopes to compete in 2024 and where many of the investments in new computer chip and battery plants are being made.
Samantha Smith, strategic adviser for clean energy jobs at the AFL-CIO, said it’s important for the shift away from fossil fuels to not come at the expense of workers, arguing the goals of renewable energy and higher pay need to be complementary goals, not competing ones. Smith said unions have confidence that the manufacturing, infrastructure and energy investments under Biden will lead to more union jobs.
“First of all, we do have the most union-friendly president that anyone can remember — that’s why we endorsed him early,” Smith said. “We have a lot of confidence in this president and his ability to turn more than $1 trillion of investments — including in clean energy — into union jobs.”
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 13-year-old girl.
Sabrina Newland is missing from the East Side area of the city. She was last seen on the evening of July 18.
She’s 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 85 pounds. Newland has a nose ring, curly ponytail with a pink scarf, and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, a white, green and purple jacket, black shorts and black and white marble-colored Crocs.
Newland is known to spend time on the East Side, including Homewood and Wilkinsburg.
Anyone with information should call 412-323-7141 or 911.
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Demolition begins for university-owned buildings on Route 66
FLAGSTAFF — Demolition is officially underway for two Northern Arizona University-owned buildings that have been an eyesore for years at the intersection of Milton Road and Route 66.
The adjoining properties that sit directly next to campus were once home to Old Mandarin Super Buffet, Super Pawn and before that, Mulligan's sports bar.
The university first purchased the properties and the land in 2018 but has not done anything with them since, other than converting the parking lots to campus parking.
Students and community members interested in learning more about the future of the land are encouraged to attend an open house on July 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Murdoch Center at 203 East Brannen Ave.
Reach the reporter at LLatch@gannett.com.
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Dual language programs for English learners are being challenged. What parents should know
In June, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne tried to bar students classified as English learners from enrolling in dual language programs. He sent a letter to schools threatening to withhold education funding from schools that allow English learners to participate in the programs without parental waivers.
With some schools in Arizona starting this week, here is what parents need to know about dual language programs.
Can students classified as English learners still enroll in dual language programs?
Yes.
On Monday, July 17, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes put the brakes on Horne's attempt to bar English learners from dual language programs.
Mayes said in a formal legal opinion that Horne does not have the authority to impose consequences, including withholding money from school districts that offer dual language programs approved by the State Board of Education.
Are dual language programs still in effect in Arizona?
Yes.
In response to Mayes' opinion, the State Board of Education confirmed that no action will be taken against schools that offer dual language programs to teach English learners, and the model the programs are based on won't be eliminated or modified. Horne's efforts to bar English learners from dual language programs did not apply to students enrolled in dual language programs who already know English.
Will English learners be required to obtain parental waivers to enroll in dual language programs?
No.
The 50-50 Dual Language Model is one of four models approved by the State Board of Education in 2020 for providing Structured English Immersion instruction to English learners. Therefore, no waiver is required to participate in dual language programs, Mayes noted in her opinion.
Why does Horne want to bar English learners from enrolling in dual language programs?
Horne contends that English learners are prohibited from participating in dual language programs under Proposition 203. Proposition 203 is a ballot initiative approved by voters in 2000 that requires English learners to be taught only in English. Horne contends that English learners can't be in dual language programs since half the day is taught in Spanish or another language. That is a violation of Proposition 203, he contends, unless English learners obtain a parental waiver. Proposition 203 makes exceptions for students who have parental waivers. Parents can apply for a waiver for three reasons: their child can show through testing that they already know English, their child is 10 or older, or their child has special needs.
Horne is a major supporter of Proposition 203. He believes students must master English to be successful in the U.S. and the best method for teaching English to English learners is through English-only immersion. Horne also considers dual language programs a form of bilingual education, which he believes prevents English learners from adequately learning English. He says it's OK for English learners to enroll in dual language programs, but only after they become proficient in English.
What are dual language programs?
Dual language programs provide academic instruction in two languages. Students classified as English learners and students who already speak English learn in the same classroom side-by-side. They spend half the school day in a classroom taught in English. They spend the other half of the day in a classroom taught in another language, most commonly Spanish. Some schools in Arizona also offer dual language programs in Mandarin Chinese. Students who speak Spanish or another language at home learn English, while students who speak English at home learn Spanish or another language. The goal is for students to become bilingual and biliterate, which proponents say has many benefits, including being better able to compete in the job market later in life.
Are dual language programs growing in popularity?
Yes.
More schools in Arizona have been creating dual language programs since 2020 when the State Board of Education approved them as one of four Structured English Immersion models for teaching English learners. English learners receive Structured English Immersion instruction during the half of the day taught in English. The other three models provide up to 120 minutes of Structured English Immersion instruction to English learners, either while they are separated from other students or in mainstream classrooms. The board created the four models to give schools more flexibility in teaching English learners after the Legislature in 2019 passed legislation to counter the effects of Proposition 203. Lawmakers unanimously passed the 2019 legislation, signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, amid concerns that English learners were being segregated from other students for four hours of the day under the old English-only immersion model. Data also showed that English learners were not learning English as fast as anticipated and were falling behind academically under the old four-hour segregated model.
How many English learners are there in Arizona?
About 93,000 students in Arizona were classified as English learners during the 2021-22 school year. English learners make up about 8.5% of the 1.1 million K-12 public school students in Arizona. Students who cannot pass an English proficiency test are classified as English learners. Public schools must provide English learners equal access to programs and services under the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1974 Equal Educational Opportunities Act.
Daniel Gonzalez covers race, equity and opportunity. Reach the reporter at daniel.gonzalez@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8312. Follow him on Twitter @azdangonzalez.
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Phoenix gives marijuana facility 6 more months to resolve odor problem
Phoenix city officials gave a marijuana cultivation facility struggling to control its odors another six months to solve the problem after an inspector said smells were still emanating a day before a July 13 public hearing.
The decision came two months after city officials first told the facility to get the marijuana potency in check. The facility's operator, Trulieve, was seeking a renewal of its annual use permit needed to continue operations when a handful of businesses in the area objected.
An attorney for two companies in the 24th Street area south of Interstate 10, Corey Foley, said an "unpleasant" and "skunk-like" odor from the facility had disturbed the community for a year, in violation of Phoenix codes.
One of several conditions companies must comply with to receive use permits, pot-related or not, is that they do not emit odors exceeding "ambient conditions" of the area — in other words, no noticeable smell outside the boundaries of the business. Foley said companies didn't want Trulieve's permit revoked, — at least not yet — they just wanted the smell to go away.
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Trulieve representatives at the May 4 hearing agreed to a 60-day delay to implement mitigation measures, including sealing doors, the outside dumpster and the facility roof, as well as installing more air and carbon purifiers.
Three days before the July 13 hearing, all signs pointed to a likely approval for Trulieve. City officials told The Arizona Republic an inspector had visited the facility four times without smelling any odor. Lauren Niehaus, the government relations director for Trulieve, said, "We look forward to a favorable outcome for the renewal of our use permit."
But everything changed July 12. Neighborhood Services Department sent an inspector for a final check-up — a different inspector than the previous four occasions. Betsy Cable told the hearing officer July 13 that she smelled marijuana from her car 25 yards away from the facility and as she drove toward it.
The smell got stronger the closer she got. It became "overpowering" as she stepped in the lobby and a facility door opened, Cable told the hearing officer July 13. Cable said she attributed the smell to the facility's exterior roll-up door being open as she arrived. Likewise, once in the facility, the smell grew stronger as one of the doors opened.
Cable acknowledged, however, that once doors closed, the smell seemed to dissipate quickly.
The hearing officer asked why the two inspectors' accounts differed so significantly.
Foley, the attorney for a couple surrounding businesses, told the hearing officer that odors at marijuana cultivation sites can vary depending on the growth cycles and phases within the growth cycles, meaning odors emit at different levels of severity throughout the day.
A Trulieve representative said the company recognized the problem had not yet been resolved, though it had significantly improved since May. He added that smell is "subjective," not easily measurable and that it varies depending on external conditions, such as heat. Phoenix's summer weather was exacerbating the issue, he suggested.
City officials, Trulieve and Foley agreed to a tenant improvement plan, meaning Trulieve will submit a written guide outlining how it plans to solve the problem. The permitting process should take three weeks, city officials said, so they recommended four months to give the company time to draft its plan.
The odor does not need to be contained within the facility but rather cannot emanate beyond the company's physical facility boundaries.
Foley requested six months to allow Trulieve time not just to draft its plan but to implement it, too. That way, when the next hearing comes around, approval will depend not just on Trulieve's willingness to adopt measures but the efficacy of those measures.
The hearing officer agreed and set a date for Jan. 18. If Trulieve's odor problems persist in January, the hearing officer could schedule a hearing to revoke the company's use permit, which could prevent it from operating.
Until then, the company's permit has not technically been approved nor revoked, a planning department staffer explained. While in limbo, Trulieve can continue operating.
Reporter Taylor Seely covers Phoenix City Hall for The Arizona Republic. Reach her at tseely@arizonarepublic.com or by phone at 480-476-6116.
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Petoskey’s inaugural U.S. Chess tournament deemed a success
PETOSKEY — Organizers said Petoskey’s inaugural U.S. Chess Federation-rated tournament, the Petoskey Open Chess Classic, on June 24 was a resounding success.
The 38 players who pre-registered were joined by an additional 11 players who showed up on the day of the tournament to compete.
In total, there was a field of 49 players for the four-round tournament. In the Open category, 21 players competed and another 28 competed in the Reserve category. Twelve of the Petoskey District Library youth players competed in the Reserve section.
Local chess players taking top honors at the tournament were library volunteer Adam Masek who won the Open section, and library youth player Isaiah Rauhaus, 13, who triumphed in the Reserve section — both with perfect 4.0 scores.
Former library player Alex Bemben, 23, took second in the Open with 3.0 points, and two local players in the Reserve — Elijah Hammond, 11, and Kael Yothers, 16 — also made a strong showing with 3.0 points.
The Traverse City Chess Club was well represented in the Open section with half a dozen players, and several players also came from the Gaylord area.
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The event, which was advertised in the online calendars of the Michigan Chess Association and the U.S. Chess Federation, also drew chess players from the Upper Peninsula and downstate.
Organizers said the tournament ran smoothly thanks to a new management software, laptop and printer that were purchased with a grant from the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee. The 15 chess sets and clocks also purchased under the grant were put to good use in the Reserve section, where many players did not have their own chess equipment.
Organizers also thanked the library for its support, including producing event flyers and creating an online pre-registration page, setting up the Carnegie building venue and handling the entries and U.S. Chess membership purchases/renewals on the day of the event.
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The Petoskey District Library chess group plans to hold a second open tournament at the Carnegie building in the fall. The Petoskey Fall Classic is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21.
Trophy winners, Open section (21 players):
- 1st place: Adam Masek, Alanson (4 pts.)
- 2nd place: Alex Bemben, Appleton, Wisconsin (3 pts.; won on tiebreaks)
- Top U1600: Abdelrahman Rayyan, Indian River (3 pts.)
Trophy winners, Reserve section (28 players):
- 1st place: Isaiah Rauhaus, Petoskey (4 pts.)
- 2nd place: Hunter Brisson, Vanderbilt (3.5 pts.; won on tiebreaks)
- Top Unrated: Edward Beyne, St. Joseph (3.5 pts.)
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Opening day crowd set a prolific pace for 58th Alpenfest
GAYLORD — Although the final numbers aren't available yet, Alpenfest Director Ken Mattei said the 58th edition of Gaylord's annual summer festival exceeded a lot of people's expectations.
The crowd for opening day on July 11 "just blew us away," said Mattei.
"We did not expect the crowd we received on opening day," he added. "We were not supposed to start until 2 p.m. However, the lines were so long the carnival company (TJ Schmidt & Company) opened up the box offices two hours early."
The crowds were also strong on Tuesday in the Alpenstrasse and Mattei said the vendors and crafters reported strong sales that day and throughout the festival.
"We tried to present a wide variety of music for everybody and the concerts were well attended," said Mattei.
A late burst of applicants helped to increase those participating in the annual walking parade on July 12, according to Mattei.
Meanwhile, the ethnic alley featured a variety of local food vendors providing everything from sausage to pizza. Originally 14 were registered but 15 squeezed in and some of the vendors were local nonprofits like the Rotary Club, which sold pulled pork dinners and raised money for their events and activities.
"The ethnic alley did not compete with the food offered by the carnival company and both did well," added Mattei.
Over 300 runners representing all ages registered for the various Alpenfest runs, which started at the Trailhead on Main Street.
In addition to the Alpenfest Queen, this year's festival added the Alpenfest Princess which saw nearly 30 young girls compete, noted Mattei.
"We received a lot of positive response to it and we will do it again next year," he said. "We might have to do a preliminary round like we do in the Idol contest as there were a lot of girls that wanted to participate that we couldn't allow because of time constraints."
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Last year a little over 80,000 attended Alpenfest and Mattei believes that attendance this year will at least match that amount.
Weather is the one big factor that no one has any control over.
"Last year we had five days of great weather and this year we had a couple of showers that dispersed people temporarily," Mattei said. "But most came back to enjoy the festival."
— Contact Paul Welitzkin at pwelitzkin@gaylordheraldtimes.com.
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BANGOR -- A local jewelry company has been creating handcrafted pieces for several years by using over 100 year old copper that is sourced directly from the former iconic dome of the Bangor Public Library.
"I sort of developed a reputation in Maine as the copper lady," said one of the owners of Maine Jewelry and Art Roxanne J. Munskgaard.
Munksgaard owns the company alongside Anne Reigstad and Amanda Coburn, who have taken copper from the old Bangor Library dome to create unique and handcrafted jewelry for several years.
"People really enjoy historical, having a part of history, some people do, and I'm one of those and I need to know history to know where we've come from so for me this is a very valuable project," said Munksgaard.
Back in 2014 they started a fund raiser project for the Bangor Public Library Renovation Fund and have since donated around 36 thousand dollars to the library from selling their jewelry. However their project was interrupted when they had to close down their shop in downtown Bangor in 2022.
"Anne and I love making jewelry, keeping our store open was too much work for us," said Munksgaard.
After discovering the jewelry, The owners of SK-Tours in Bangor James Tinker and Jennifer Millar, who are known for offering tours highlighting author Stephen King's work through their business, reached out to the jewelry shop to see if they could get their hands on the copper pieces.
"The Maine Jewelry and Art shop has had the copper from the library for years and years and they make amazing jewelry, when we heard they were closing, my wife Jennifer said we got to go over and take a look at this stuff," said Tinker.
The jewelry can now be found at SK-Tour's gift shop in Bangor and the owners say this collaboration has been very popular with their customers.
"We get to talk a bit about the contributions of the Stephen and Tabitha king foundation and a lot of it is that library and our fans are primarily readers," said Tinker. "So when we talk about some of their contributions to the city and we talk about the library for them to be able to take a piece of that home with them is pretty awesome."
The jewelry can also be purchased online at mainejewelryart.com but the owners are very happy to be selling their work on store shelves in town again.
"Being able to continue to make a jewelry as a quote retired woman is really special, especially knowing that it's so well loved," said Munksgaard.
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EDDINGTON -- The current Powerball jackpot is up to one billion dollars and people all across the state have been participating, hoping they might just grab a winning ticket.
The Maine Megamillions is currently at 720 million with the Megabucks jackpot at 2.9 million, but most seem to be hoping to be the lucky winner of the billion dollar Powerball.
We talked to some participants at the Eddington Store who say given the overwhelmingly large jackpot it is hard to resist taking a chance.
"This is my very first ever Powerball ticket," said Jill MacDonald. "How can you not buy a Powerball ticket for a billion dollars."
"I resisted last week but just one all you need is one," said Sherry Evers. "If I won I got a lot of people I could help and I live in Lubec which is a very poor area and I'd love to do something for the town I'd love to do something for a lot of people."
Drawings for the Powerball are on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, and the Megamillions are drawn Tuesdays and Fridays.
Best of luck to those who play.
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Jon Proudstar had a couple of auditions recently and was in early conversations about a TV series, but the Tucson native's acting career came to a screeching halt when Hollywood actors went on strike July 12.
Sean Berube also had a handful of auditions lined up, a trio of indie film projects in the works and had wrapped up work on a pilot shot in Tucson that producers were shopping to networks.
Now the retired Tucson police officer who has been pursing an acting career in Los Angeles since late 2020 is waiting to see what happens as the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the union representing actors, attempts to negotiate with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the trade association that represents the big movie studios.
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"One percent of the actors out there … are big stars (making big paychecks), but the rest of us are making $26,000 or less per year, and that doesn't even put you in the threshold to get the health care that SAG offers,” said Berube.
SAG-AFTRA offers health care coverage when actors work 100 days or make $25,950 in a year.
Former Tucson TV anchor Sally Shamrell, who joined SAG when she moved to Los Angeles 15 years ago to pursue acting, still hasn't heard if she will land an American Airlines commercial that was supposed to be filmed in Phoenix.
“I was like, wow, my first SAG audition since moving back to Tucson," she recalled. "Now I don't know what's happening."
Southern Arizona's nearly 200 SAG-AFTRA member actors joined 160,000 nationwide in the July 12 strike against the major studios including Warner Bros., Disney and Netflix. The union wants the big studios to increase base compensation and pay actors for streaming TV shows and movies in a way similar to the royalties paid when a show is sold into syndication. SAG-AFTRA says streaming services such as Hulu, Max and Netflix keep their metrics secret, which makes it impossible to determine how much actors are owed. The union wants a third-party to analyze those numbers to determine compensation rates, according to SAG-AFTRA.
“Unless you are a series regular and you’ve managed to negotiate above the minimum union rates, it’s really quite challenging to make a living" acting, said New York-based actor and Tucson native Charlie Solis, who got his big break in this year's AMC series "The Walking Dead: Dead City." "I think that’s really the big issue, is trying to maintain our chunk of the puzzle as the industry is moving into the streaming model.”
"The executives don’t want to dip into their subscription revenue to pay the actors," said Proudstar, who had a recurring role on the FX hit-series “Reservation Dogs." The critically-acclaimed series ran three seasons from 2021 to 2023.
Proudstar, who still lives in Tucson, has done at least 50 productions from commercials to indie films and TV in his 30-plus-year career. But he still maintains a side job to make ends meet.
"I've had hundreds of jobs," he said, recounting how he would take time off to do acting gigs and more times than not the acting interfered with his day job and he would find himself unemployed.
These days he's a shuttle driver for a company he said has accommodated his acting career.
Solis, a Sahauro High graduate whose career has included a handful of TV commercials, independent films and appearances on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Conan," was pursuing a big TV project that was put on hold because of the strike. He is making ends meet by coaching young actors with their audition tapes and he said he is considering pursuing independent film projects.
SAG-AFTRA has lifted the restrictions on its members doing non-union projects while the strike talks continue.
“At least right now, there is a hope that there will be a bigger push and more money invested in indie projects,” Solis said.
In addition to the compensation issue, SAG-AFTRA also wants assurances from the studios that they will not use AI to sidestep paying actors. Studios, according to the actors, have hinted that they want to pay actors to film their likeness and then retain the use without the promise of future payment. This would allow the studios to use AI for background scenes or to redo scenes without having to refilm.
"Background is where most actors start. You get your feet wet as a background actor," said Shamrell, whose credits include several commercials and recurring roles in ABC's sci-fi series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." in 2013; FX's "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" in 2018; and "Unbelievable" for Netflix in 2019.
The actors strike comes nearly three months after the Writers Guild of America representing screenwriters went on strike in May.
The longer the strike continues, the harder it will be for the studios to put their fall seasons together and put out films set for early 2024 release, said Danny Gurwin, an associate professor at the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film and Television who has appeared on Broadway and had small roles in several TV shows including "The Young & the Restless."
"There will be no new programming. Films have halted their production," said Gurwin, who co-chairs the school's acting and musical theater divisions. "I think they are going to run out of new properties and new episodes."
“Between COVID and now this, (studios) were already begging and needing product to release. With this on top of it, they're not going to have anything,” said Berube, who said the strike could be a boon to independent filmmakers.
“It kind of puts independent filmmakers in a good (place)," he said. "The studios are going to need stuff to put out so bad that indie filmmakers that have (films) ready, that’s going to put them in a good spot.”
In a statement released on Tuesday, July 18, Film Tucson officials expressed confidence the strike would be settled and the agency would resume its efforts to attract film projects to Southern Arizona.
"While we're dispirited that Arizona's film incentive momentum has been temporarily decelerated, we're confident that all sides of the industry will eventually come back to the negotiating table so Tucson's hard working crew and talent base can get back to work," the statement read.
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Twitter @Starburch
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Gladwell "Toney" Richardson was born in 1903, a few miles south of Ft. Worth, Texas. As a teenager, he followed in the footsteps of his father and uncles by running a trading post on the Diné Nation, and he pursued that career, off and on, at various locales for 40+ years.
In the mid-1920s, Gladwell began simultaneously pursuing a second career as a writer of Western stories and novels. For the rest of his life, Gladwell wrote so diligently that he was arguably the most prolific author of the 20th century.
Per a close friend's calculation, Gladwell sold more than 60 million words, in 300+ Western novels, a handful of Western histories, and (probably) well over 1,000 serial magazine articles. In his prime (also the prime of Western story magazines), 10–15 of Gladwell's articles could be found each month on the newsstands, the majority appearing under one of his 20–30 pseudonyms: Maurice Kildare, John Winslowe, George Blacksnake, etc.
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The other half of the Richardson publishing industry was Gladwell's wife Millie, who edited and typed. The Richardson family home was in west Flagstaff, with Gladwell frequently commuting to Two Guns or other trading posts.
Those numerous pseudonyms are one reason why "Gladwell Richardson" is a lesser known Western brand than, say, "Zane Grey." The other reason is that all but one of Gladwell's hundreds of Western novels were published in Europe, rather than the U.S.
And finally, although Gladwell was an accomplished writer, his forté was the tall-tale short story, accompanied by a convincing patina of verisimilitude. Although it's a dying art today, back before hundreds of TV channels and the internet existed, the telling of tall tales was part of the fabric of life in the Far West.
Gladwell could invent story lines when he had to, but his best writing flowed when he embellished an old, existing tall tale, by adding his own local touches (local landmarks, historical figures, photographs, etc.) to give someone else's tale the feel of plausibility.
Gladwell's best stories, embellished in this fashion, sounded just too good to not be true. A number of these tales live on today, repeated orally as accepted parts of our history. Flagstaffians (and non-Flagstaffians) have looked for lost gold nuggets behind a Grand Canyon waterfall. They've dug for gold bars buried in Rogers Lake (one enterprising guy brought in a backhoe and really dug). The search for "The Lost Treasure of the Padres," silver ingots buried somewhere on Coconino National Forest or Native lands, was celebrated in Chamber of Commerce tourist activities in the late 1940s. And these are just a selection of Gladwell's tales of lost treasures, one of several genres that he practiced.
Gladwell also embellished tales of robberies, murders and bordellos in the ghost town of Canyon Diablo, and the legend of the "Apache Death Cave" at Two Guns. The Death Cave is a good example of his style of embellishment. Gladwell was castigated online recently for inventing this gruesome story of Apache raiders burned to death by the local Diné: "Everything we know about the Apache Death Cave comes from this man." Actually, Gladwell — writing as "Maurice Kildare" — merely took a tale he had heard from a previous Two Guns Trading Post trader, Harry "Crazy Thunder" Miller, and made it look and sound like local lore, only more gripping.
And then there was the tragic shooting of little Johnny Elden by a muleskinner who was refused admittance to Elden Spring. It's thought that Gladwell overheard this tall tale concocted by a Babbitt cowhand, and worked his embellishment magic upon it, intertwining the tale with genuine local history.
The bottom line is that Gladwell was an inveterate teller of tall tales: he couldn't resist tossing a few freebies into his (supposedly nonfiction) autobiography — "Navajo Trader" — left behind when he passed away in 1980, and published posthumously by University of Arizona Press. Telling stories was simply what the man did, as did many people did back in the day (though none as convincingly as Gladwell), because it was fun and entertaining.
For Gladwell, it was a way of life, and doubled as his source of livelihood.
Bill Wade, a 15-year veteran as a Flagstaff Roving Ranger, is a retired geologist and former teacher.
The NPS/USFS Roving Rangers volunteer through a unique agreement between the Flagstaff Area National Monuments and the Coconino National Forest to provide Interpretive Ranger walks and talks in the Flagstaff area each summer.
Submit questions for the ‘Ask a Ranger’ weekly column to askaranger@gmail.com.
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As a young adult, I enjoyed reading Zane Grey novels. Along with plots of sinewy cowboys, stampeding cattle, and magnificent horses, his stories offered a glimpse (or so I thought) of the American West in the late 19th century.
One of my favorites was Riders of the Purple Sage. In it, Grey tells of lovely shrubs casting a purple haze over the desert landscape for miles on end. And so, whenever my family took a trip to any desert region, I would expect to see sagebrush bearing leaves of purple. But all I saw were sagebrush with blue-green leaves.
Now I know why. Purple sage is not a sagebrush. It’s a true sage of the genus salvia, with a species name dorrii. And yes, it does grow as a low shrub bearing purple flowers during May or June. It thrives in the intermountain region of the West, including hot, desert-like spots in northern Arizona.
Today I will be writing about the true salvia, a splendidly multifaceted genus with somewhere around 1,000 species growing throughout the United States. I will highlight my favorite salvias -- some grow as perennials in Coconino County. Others thrive here only as annuals, and I’ll start with them.
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I love Salvia greggii for container landscaping. I prefer the ‘Furman’s Red’ variety, as it displays delicate (in appearance only) red tubular flowers hummingbirds battle over. In my pots, it serves as an airy red, tall backdrop against any variety of mid-to-low-growing flowers. Certain S. greggii produce pink flowers, which are equally desirable.
When I truly wish to grab someone’s attention, I plant pots of Salvia splendens ‘Vista Red’ against a background of green. ‘Vista Red’s’ dense spikes of tubular flowers remind me of brilliant red flames. I snip off dead blooms to encourage new ones, allowing my plants to thrive until first frost. Note: S. splendens is poisonous to dogs.
Next are the annual blue salvias. There are many varieties, and often they’re all labeled "blue salvia." I purchase whichever ones happen to be available at the time. They’re generally spikey, giving my containers or landscape another dimension of height, and they can function as either a backdrop or a centerpiece.
Let’s segue onto the salvias living year-round in higher elevations like Flagstaff: the perennials. My experience with perennial salvias is that you need to keep them a bit protected from very cold temperatures and windy sites for the first two or even three years. I also water them every week during hot, dry summers.
I find it worth the trouble, especially with ‘Raspberry Delight’, a native hybrid. (I believe it can be purchased only through High Country Gardens.com). The first summer I had ‘Raspberry Delight’, I put it in a pot where it flourished along with another flowering plant. Then I transplanted it in my backyard that fall. It’s been thriving there, in partial shade, for several years, and its raspberry-pink blooms are delightful.
A couple years ago, on the recommendation of other Coconino Master Gardeners, I purchased Salvia sylvestris ‘Blue Hill’. I chose a hot and sunny site for it, and when temperatures spike, I water it a couple times a week. It bloomed nicely last year, even though it bore a hefty load of snow over the winter. I’m now waiting enthusiastically for my ‘Blue Hill’ to attain its eventual mature height and width of two or three feet.
Seeing Salvia pachyphylla, a.k.a. Mojave sage or mountain desert sage, in a fellow Master Gardener’s yard, I thought, “This gorgeous plant can’t be native, it looks nearly tropical!” But it is native to Arizona, California, and Nevada, growing on high, dry rocky slopes. The leaves are sweet-scented and silvery-green, and the flowers are showcases of blue tubular blooms held in deep pink bracts. The plant takes a couple of seasons to come into its true glory.
By now it should be apparent to you that I love salvias. Here’s a bit of information for those of you who might want to plant some of your own: Most of these sages prefer poor soils, need little water, attract bees and hummingbirds, and once mature, they become small shrubs.
To be honest, I’m still in search of fields of Salvia dorrii. At least now I know where to look. But perhaps the long stretches described in Grey’s novel were a myth in the first place.
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Kerry Grimm earned her undergraduate degree in both environmental studies and English. Over time, she developed a refined interest in the way people talk about environmental issues.
She got an master's in English and her Ph.D. in environmental science from Oregon State University.
Ten years ago she moved to Flagstaff and observed that the thing she loved most about her community was its position in and around the forest. That positioning provided easy access to hiking, mountain biking and other activities Grimm enjoyed.
It also puts the community at regular risk of encountering wildfires.
Now a lecturer at Northern Arizona University, Grimm was perfectly positioned to apply her skills in environmental communication and her interest in keeping her community safe during wildfires to a new research project, funded in part by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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NASA supports terrestrial research through its Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) program. A call to research projects came out through ROSES, and Grimm and her colleagues had an idea that perfectly met the brief. For this funding, NASA was especially interested in projects that looked at equity and environmental justice.
Grimm wanted to learn more about how we talk about wildfires before, during and after a major event. She also wanted to look into the ways in which people are missed by major communication channels.
She joined forces with ecologist Rachel Mitchell, an Arid Land Ecosystems assistant professor at Arizona State University, and Teki Sankey, an expert in informatics, computing and cyber systems.
“[Sankey] has experience in a lot with remote sensing and with NASA data,” Grimm said. “We were really thinking of ways to bring together this idea of wildfire communication -- the social sciences side, which is my experience, and then the ecological side, which is Rachel’s. We submitted that proposal and it got funded.”
For her part, Grimm, who is the principal investigator on the project, got to work developing a survey to find out how people were getting information about wildfires and what information they might be missing.
“The purpose of the project is to really understand Flagstaff community members’ experiences -- the challenges they might have experienced with wildfire communication,” Grimm said.
She wants to look at what people learned about operations such as fire mitigation, property defenses and evacuation preparedness. Then she wants to examine communication during an event — actual messaging about evacuation and on-the-ground firefighting efforts. Lastly, she seeks to research the qualitative experiences of individuals after a fire — how and if people learned about flood risk, insurance and funding availability.
“We want to see if maybe people are getting information at a certain point, but not other points,” Grimm said.
The survey itself is available for everyone in the region — from Winona to Kendrick to Bellemont -- to find and fill out online. A random population sample will also receive a hard copy, mailed survey.
Before asking for input from the public, the recipients of wildfire communication, Grimm got in touch with the community’s key communicators. She interviewed more than 30 people involved in the design and dissemination of wildfire information to understand how they do their jobs, what their challenges are and what they might be missing.
Bridging gaps
Grimm’s team is also concerned with the people who might be missed by current outreach and communication strategies.
“The goal is also to see if different neighborhoods or demographics are having different experiences,” Grimm said. “For example, research has shown that in some places information is only available in English, but not everybody in a community might speak English, or there might be poor translations that don’t really make sense. We want to give information back to [communicators] and say, 'Hey, look this demographic or neighborhood or just all of Flagstaff is not getting this information or has this challenge or prefers to get it this way,' to help them better inform their sharing.”
In order to reach underserved communities with the wildfire experience survey, Grimm reached out to local leaders for help.
“I presented and talked to neighborhood communities like Sunnyside and Southside Community Association to kind of see what are your needs as community members or what are people within your group saying are challenging. That helped inform the survey. There are some really great questions that came out of the survey that came out of experiences from those folks,” she said.
Grimm also recognizes that having the leisure time to share experiences with researchers is a matter of privilege — and a reason why underserved populations might have historically been left out of the conversation.
She hopes using multiple communication channels, including the support of community leaders, will help.
“There are certain demographics that do show up more. We’re doing the best we can to reach as many populations as possible. Part of that is working with some of these groups I mentioned and working with representatives from the community,” Grimm said. “We’re looking to have that trusted person within a community as opposed to a researcher saying, ‘Hey, can you do this?’ For example, when you look, Sunnyside experiences a lot of flooding. That is one of our more diverse neighborhoods in Flagstaff. I do know from conversations with people there are concerns about how information is shared.”
Grimm said her team tried not to assume everyone in Flagstaff would have internet access, time to fill out a survey or speak English as their first language.
“Those are realities, right? They’re not going to go away,” she said. “A survey, as much as someone might think this is important to them, there are other realities in life that take up time and there are some people who have more leisure time to take a survey. It’s something that there’s only so much that we can do to mitigate.”
The survey itself can be done in parts.
Grimm said it will submit after a certain number of days, but it also saves progress.
That’s by design. She hopes people can answer a few questions when they have a moment and feel free to put it down and come back to it at a later time.
The survey is one important part of the study, but it is only a part of the project.
In order to understand the effectiveness of communication, Mitchell’s team in particular has been looking at how people are using information about fire mitigation and how that’s reflected on the ground.
“They’re looking at fuel loads, tree density and cursory fire-wise assessment from neighborhoods, and comparing it to how that matches up with information people are getting, concerns they might have; what do these different neighborhoods look like in terms of the potential for fire,” Grimm said.
The research project will be roughly 18 months long.
Grimm said her team hopes to leave the survey portion open for as long as possible to capture as many voices as possible. They’ll regularly try to assess data for gaps up until the conclusion of the project.
“We’re trying to work with community partners as much as we can, and support them in their efforts for the importance in Flagstaff of getting information to stay safe. Hopefully, people will want to share the experiences they’ve had so those can cease to be challenges. We can ensure people are getting information the way they want,” Grimm said.
In the end, the data her team gathers will be distributed back to communicators in Flagstaff and Coconino County to help them improve information sharing.
Grimm said some of the people she interviewed for input on the survey have been some of the biggest advocates, in terms of encouraging people to share their stories with researchers.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is one such agency. It shared a flier for the Wildfire and Flood Communication Community Survey on its Facebook page, postin,: “Your input matters! This NASA-funded study is being conducted by NAU researchers who are trying to reach as many community members as possible to understand similarities and differences experienced by different neighborhoods, demographics, and home ownerships (e.g., renter, primary homeowner, secondary homeowner). They will share overall findings with those who create and share wildfire/flood information to assist in future communications and information sharing.”
The survey is available online.
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Two people were transported to Flagstaff Medical Center on Wednesday morning with non-life-threatening injuries after a rollover crash on Industrial Avenue near Walmart.
At 8:01 a.m., Flagstaff police were dispatched to the area after a Honda Civic traveling east crossed over the center line, striking a window cleaning truck. The impact caused the truck to flip, and the equipment on board scattered across the road.
Police on scene were able to help clear the roadway in about 90 minutes, according to a spokesperson with the Flagstaff Police Department.
Police do not believe impairment was a factor in the crash.
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NAZ Elite athletes are continuing to show why they deserve to be in the fastest heats of races.
Over the weekend, the team’s young batch of track athletes produced two first-place finishes, three second-place results and one bronze outing. The crew did so all while competing internationally, with a bulk of the athletes coming away with personal bests.
NAZ Elite’s Abby Nichols and Katie Wasserman started the weekend Friday with second- and third-place finishes, respectively, in Canada’s Harry Jerome Track Classic 1,500-meter, with the former posting a 4:08.13 and the latter clocking a 4:08.40 for a PR. The duo went on to race the same distance on Sunday at the Victoria Track Classic in Canada, with Nichols winning on a PR of 4:07.47 and Wasserman claiming silver at 4:08.98.
Meanwhile in Belgium, during the KBC Night of Athletics 5000m on Saturday, Adrian Wildschutt and NAZ Elite teammate Olin Hacker provided a 1-2 punch. Both athletes posted PRs at the distance, as Wildschutt ran a 13:02.46 for the victory and Hacker recorded a 13:09.94.
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“They were pretty awesome,” Ben Rosario, NAZ Elite’s executive director, said of the last handful of races.
Rosario was, however, a bit disappointed about something from the weekend. He said he wanted to see Wildschutt and Hacker race with the fastest pack in Belgium.
“We felt like we should have been in that race, but we ended up in the B section,” Rosario said, adding that based on their finishes, his two male athletes would have still placed in the top five of the A section had they been in it.
Wildschutt, a native of South Africa, still came away from his race with an Olympic A standard.
“Hopefully that won’t happen again,” Rosario said of having athletes placed in a slower section.
It all comes down to experience as NAZ Elite and its new batch of young track athletes take on the hottest part of the season — in terms of racing. In fact, most of the athletes NAZ Elite used to build its presence on the surface are about to finish their rookie years.
The spring went well, Rosario said, but it was really just part of the buildup process for the summer.
“This was always the time where we wanted to be our best. So I think you are just seeing all of their hard training paying off, and they are feeding off each other as well,” he said.
Now, NAZ Elite’s track athletes are maintaining their fitness and looking to get in races to “reap the rewards” of their time spent training. It’s part of the reason why they are competing in international races.
“It really wasn’t about this country or that country,” Rosario said. “It was about where are the best races, and what races can they get into.”
Though Rosario and the coaching staff at NAZ Elite hoped some of the fields their athletes competed in were a bit deeper, they were happy with the overall experience gained.
At the Victoria Track Classic, Nichols and Wasserman were the top seeds, and finished that way, leaving the competition in the dust as the third-place finisher came in at 4:11.20. At the Harry Jerome Track Classic, on the other hand, Simone Plourde hit the burners on the way to the win at 4:06.47, finishing nearly two seconds ahead of Nichols.
“It’s interesting,” Rosario said, “because there’s a place for going out and winning a race, and then there is a place for going out and being in a race that you probably won’t win and seeing how you fare in that. We are just trying to give them all these experiences. You know, we’re only a year away from the Olympics, so they need to have these different experiences for when they go to the Olympic Trials — for the U.S. athletes — and feel confident that they can compete up front.”
Rosario added: “And the international athletes, like Adrian, he needs to go to the world championships this year and compete up front and try to finish as high as he possibly can so you can start thinking about what it might take to be on the podium a year from now. It’s not crazy for a guy of his talent level to think like that.”
Rosario has three things in mind as the crew of athletes get back onto the track this week: run as fast as they can for a PR, compete hard and beat people, and then look at the takeaways.
Some of the athletes will stay abroad for the next races on the docket, with Hacker and Wildschutt slated to race a 3000m in Switzerland at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern meet today. Krissy Gear, who ran over the weekend but was hindered by jet lag in her 1500m race, according to Rosario, will be at the London Diamond League event for a steeplechase on Sunday. Between those outings, Wasserman and Nichols are set to compete at the Under Armour Sunset Tour in California in a 5000m on Saturday.
Gear, the reigning steeplechase champion in the United States, will be the first-ever NAZ Elite athlete to compete in a Diamond League event. She most likely will not race again until competing in the steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest starting in mid-August.
“The Diamond Leagues are the pinnacle in terms of the regular season for track and field,” Rosario said. “It’s the major leagues.”
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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Lafayette Police Department is asking the public for help locating two missing teens. Police believe that due to her age, one is likely in danger.
Police said 12-year-old Kymora Burgess and 14-year-old Nivea Burnett were last seen around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19 around the area of Beck Lane and Elston Road. They are believed to be together.
Burgess is described as having long dreads with shades of pink and purple. She was last seen wearing yellow pants, a yellow shirt, and black shoes with white soles. She was reportedly carrying a black sweatshirt and a pink or orange purse. She is believed to also be wearing glasses.
Police did not provide a physical description for Burnett but said she was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and pink Crocs.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lafayette Police Department at 765-807-1200 or 800-78-CRIME.
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The drowning death of a 2-year-old boy in Chesterfield remains under investigation, police said Thursday.
Police responded to the 3800 block of Cogbill Road at about 7:10 p.m. on July 11 for a report of a possible drowning. Officers were told that the boy was unresponsive in a pond.
Police said relatives removed the child from the pond and performed CPR on him. Officers assisted with CPR at the scene until rescue personnel arrived.
The child was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at (804) 748-1251 or Crime Solvers at (804) 748-0660.
From the Archives: Maymont
10-06-1988 (cutline): A new gate at the west end of Maymont Park's Japanese Garden was dedicated today. Before Virginia's first lady, Jeannie P. Baliles, and other dignitaries arrived, Peggy Singlemann, a park horticulturalist, prepared the ribbon for the ceremony.
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02-11-1951 (cutline): This stone stable in Maymont Park is being converted into a nature center, sponsored by the Richmond Council of Garden Clubs in co-operation with the Department of Recreation and Parks.
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03-10-1967 (cutline): Lawrence Agnew Jr. (left) and Gabriel Poulin set up a display of birds as they prepare the Maymont Nature Center for its opening Sunday at 2 p.m. Agenw and Poulin are nature and wildlife specialists with the Richmond Department of Recreation and Parks, which is establishing the facility as a complement to the Maymont-Virginia Wildlife Exhibit and the Children's Farm. The nature center is on the second floor of the former carriage house of the Dooley Estate at Maymont.
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06-19-1974 (cutline): Mrs. Charles Thalhimer sits in the Italian Garden at Maymont Park.
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06-30-1982 (cutline): Children attending Maymont's summer day camp try out a Conestoga wagon displayed at the Nature Center.
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10-18-1976 (cutline): In spite of yesterday's rain, a few Richmonders arrived for ceremonies dedicating the new Mary Parsons Nature Center at Maymont Park in a building that formerly was a hay barn. The center was financed by a $250,000 gift to the Maymont Foundation; it opened to the public today. Described as a fully equipped environmental learning facility, the nature center contains live animals native to Virginia, as well as displays depicting many aspects of the state's environment.
Carl Lynn
10-18-1976 (cutline): In spite of yesterday's rain, a few Richmonders arrived for ceremonies dedicating the new Mary Parsons Nature Center at Maymont Park in a building that formerly was a hay barn. The center was financed by a $250,000 gift to the Maymont Foundation; it opened to the public today. Described as a fully equipped environmental learning facility, the nature center contains live animals native to Virginia, as well as displays depicting many aspects of the state's environment.
Carl Lynn
07-04-1977: Afternoon parade for Fourth of July drew hundreds to Maymont Park.
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12-04-1986 (cutline): Janet Lucas (left) and Emily Skinner kicked up their heels as "Florenz Ziegfeld and His Cancan Girls" greeted guests at a reception yesterday at Maymont. The event was conducted for the Maymont House Benevolent Society, major contributors to the restoration of the mansion left by Maj. James H. Dooley to the city. The members were the first to see the house's holiday decorations.
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09-27-1988 (cutline): Maymont's new tram makes hour-long loops around the park so that visitors may see the sights while sitting down.
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09-27-1988 (cutline): Maymont's new tram makes hour-long loops around the park so that visitors may see the sights while sitting down.
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10-18-1976 (cutline): Paul C. Nagle of Vienna points out for his sons, David and Paul, various forms of sea life found in Virginia as they are depicted in a new display at Maymont Park. The exhibit is part of the Mary Parsons Nature Center, which was opened yesterday. The center is in a renovated hay barn at the park and will be open daily except Mondays.
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04-15-1954 (cutline): If yesterday's warms unny weather will convince you it's Spring, here's some irrefutable evidence--tulips in full bloom at Maymont Park. Temperatures climbed to 78 degrees here yesterday. Today is expected to be as warm with a few showers likely.
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06-20-1983 (cutline): Kursti North (left) wears vintage hat, dress; Jessie Goodwin made her hat.
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10-28-1985: Maymont Victorian Day
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10-24-1988 (cutline): Shades of the past. Patty Elmer-Bush (left) of Virignia Beach and Charlene Bullard of Richmond engage in a 1860s-style discussion yesterday at Maymont Park. The two were participating in the park's annual "turn-of-the-century" lawn party and equestrian event.
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06-27-1988 (cutline): William F. Long, dressed for his role as the Dooley's butler is Maymont's volunteer emeritus.
Masaaki Okada
10-27-1985 (cutline): Grin and bear. Teddy bear faces are the only ones not grinning in this picture. The bears will be joined by others at Maymont's Victorian Day Program today. The Victorian-attired humans in the picture--who will be joined by others for picnics, entertainment and activities--are Mrs. Michael McCaig, carriage curator and her daughter, Sarah, 7 months; Michael Leslie Brown, 2 1/2; and program coordinator Richard Cheatham.
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06-16-1982 (cutline): A peacock, its tail feathers down, pauses in the shade under the wisteria that covers the arbor at the Italian Gardens in Maymont Park. A park official says several peacocks roam the grounds, where one of their favorite activities is preening in front of windows so they can see their reflections.
Masaaki Okada
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Highway Patrol was busy inspecting school buses at First Student in Wichita Thursday morning
Each year before school begins, the KHP inspects nearly 11,000 buses across the state.
School districts and private businesses go through all the buses and do mechanical inspections, which include brake and driveline checks.
“Once they get that done, they call us out, and we go through and do an exterior and interior inspection as well,” said KHP Trooper Chad Crittenden. “We are checking all the lights on the outside of the bus, checking emergency exits, the mirrors, the tires, making sure everything has got a fire extinguisher and first aid, CPR kits in there.”
If the buses are found to have a defect, most can be corrected right away. However, in some cases, something critical is found.
“It is pretty rare that we have buses that fail, but every once in a while, we just had rain last night, so it is not uncommon for a couple of light bulbs to go out or something like that just due to the humidity that is out here,” Crittenden said.
It is very important that we get this done. These kiddos are our most precious commodity that is running up and down our roadways every day”
Trooper Chad Crittenden
Once the bus passes inspection, it is marked.
“Each school bus will get a red sticker on the windshield, and it has a number on the sticker knowing that we have done that bus and we have a tracking history of that bus as well,” Crittenden added.
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Loyal to Duke's mayo? You'll want to try the menu items at these Greenville restaurants
Duke's Mayonnaise will be taking over a host of Greenville area restaurants with their week-long Hot Tomato Summer event.
The event runs from Monday, July 24-Sunday, July 30. Twenty-six local restaurants will serve up imaginative dishes featuring the iconic duo of fresh tomatoes and Duke's mayonnaise.
Duke's Hot Tomato Summer started three years ago in Richmond, Virginia, and was hosted in Greenville for the first time last July. Greenville is where the famous, twangy mayo recipe was created by Eugenia Duke in 1917.
In previous years, area chefs whipped up creative dishes like mayo and tomato ice cream, as well as modern riffs on the classic BLT.
"We'll for sure be doing one of our favorite specialty hotdogs, the 'Duke's Forever,'" said Meredith Bost, owner of Greenville's Resident Diner.
The diner will also craft a heirloom tomato salad containing crushed saltines and green onions topped with a bacon-garnished deviled egg.
Last year, Mrs. Jen, a chef at Greenville's Bohemian Cafe, baked a Duke's chocolate cake with a sundried tomato jam. General manager Taylor Dwyer said this special could return.
The cafe's house made jalapeno pimento cheese using Duke's as an ingredient. You can also spot Duke's mayo packets and bottles on the tables on your next visit.
"Chef Kevin will be making his legendary Tomato Pie," Dwyer added. "We ran it last year during Duke's Hot Tomato Summer and it was so popular. People are still talking about it. We have a few other dishes, but we're keeping those a secret for now."
The Travelers Rest Farmers Market is also part of the fun as it hosts the eighth annual Tomato Sandwich Taste Off, on Saturday, July 29 from 9:00-11:30a.m. at Trailblazer Park. Participants will get to taste-test sandwiches and vote for the winner. Proceeds from this event benefit the Travelers Rest Farmers Market.
Tickets can be purchased here.
"We will be highlighting the Tomato Sandwich Taste Off, an event which invites chefs from eight local restaurants to prepare their best tomato sandwich recipe and compete for the 'Big Tomato' trophy." said Jessica Mullen, Director of Marketing and Development at Travelers Rest Farmers Market.
Here's what to know about the rest of the restaurants participating in Duke's Hot Tomato Summer:
Greer: Anonymous Burger
∎Apollo Burger ― Fresh smash burger patty topped with American cheese, duck fat caramelized onions, our super secret area-51 sauce featuring Duke’s mayo plus a fried green tomato to top it off. All of this deliciousness is sandwiched between a brioche bun.
Greenville: Clayton's Deli
∎Summertime Dream ― House-made turkey, toasted sourdough, tomatoes, salt and pepper, Duke’s mayo, shredduce, pepper jack cheese.
∎Okra-diculousness ― House roast beef, tomatoes, Duke’s mayo, okra and tomato relish, provolone cheese, hoagie roll.
∎The Parkwood ― Chicken Cutlet, provolone, pesto, Duke’s mayo, tomato, balsamic reduction, toasted bun.
Greenville: Golden Brown & Delicious
∎Tomato-not Sandwich ― Heirloom tomatoes, Duke’s, broken white cheddar, garlic panko, tomato leaf powder, olive oil, Maldon, pepper, balsamic Moderna, basil.
Greenville: Good to Go GVL
∎Summer Vegetable Casserole ― Layers of summer squash, farmstand tomatoes, onions, and fresh basil layered with our favorite mayonnaise & gruyere/cheddar/parmesan cheeses and buttered crushed Ritz Crackers.
Greenville: Harry's Hoagie Shop
∎Mortyduke ― Fried mortadella, Duke’s roasted garlic mayo, tomato leather, fresh heirloom tomatoes, topped with Utz potato sticks, served on a Scout's donut (donut made using Duke’s mayo).
Easley: Hester General Store
∎Tomato & Pimento Cheese Sandwich on Focaccia
Greenville: Home Team BBQ
∎Pit-Smoked Turkey Melt ― Tomato, Duke’s Mayo, bacon, Pimento cheese, King’s Hawaiian bun.
Greenville: Indaco
∎Tomato Toast ― Rise Bakery sourdough, Stracciatella cheese, heirloom tomatoes, verde Duke's, pickled shallots, basil.
Greenville: Lewis Barbecue
∎Lewis "B" LT ― Pork Belly, lettuce and tomato and Duke's, on a toasted locally made bun.
Travelers Rest: Monkey Wrench Smokehouse
∎Fried Green Tomato Appetizer ― with roasted red pepper, Duke's mayonnaise aioli, and fried pork skin.
Greenville: Social Latitude
∎Tomato Pie Sandwich ― Marinated tomatoes, our secret sauce (with Duke's Mayo), cheddar, mozzarella with a basil seasoning.
∎Not Yo Mama’s Grilled Cheese ― Holy Sauce (with Duke's Mayo), bacon, cheddar and white American toasted to perfection with a vampire cheese crust. Add a tomato to create the perfect bite.
∎Social Grinder ― Delicious house made Italian Duke's Mayo sauce on a Cuban roll with ham, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and American cheese.
Greenville: The Bohemian Cafe
∎Fried Green Tomatoes ― with our famous jalapeno pimento cheese and crispy prosciutto chips.
∎Chef Kevin's Tomato Pie
∎Mrs. Jen's Dukes Mayo Chocolate Cake ― with sundried tomato bacon fig jam between layers.
Greenville: The Lazy Goat
∎Duke's Truffle Mayonnaise BLT ― Growing Green Family Farms tomato & greens, house cured cherrywood smoked bacon, toasted Ciabatta.
Greer: The Southern Growl
∎Special Burger ― topped with Jamaican jerk mayo, tomato, mango-habanero jam, crispy jalapeño-onion mix, pepper jack cheese, house sesame bun.
∎Tomato Sandwich ― heirloom tomatoes, smoked corn mayo, avocado, BBQ chips, lettuce, sliced brown sugar whole wheat.
∎Tropical Teriyaki Chicken Salad Wrap (Saturday Only) ― with creamy chicken salad, teriyaki sauce, heirloom tomato, grilled pineapple, and lettuce.
Greenville: Wandering Bard Meadery
∎Charlie's Mater Sandwich ― local heirloom tomatoes between slices of white sandwich bread, with a basil aioli made with Duke's Mayo. Served with a summery tomato and cucumber salad.
Of note: Camilla's Kitchen, Cupkate's, Fork & Plough, Jack Brown's, Northgate Soda Shop, Stella's Southern Bistro, Stella's Southern Brasserie, The Bellwether Public House and Urban Wren have not announced their Hot Tomato Summer menu item. Check back for updates here.
Nina Tran covers trending topics for the Greenville News. Reach her via email at ntran@gannett.com
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Tea lovers, it’s your time to shine!
For Thursday (July 20) only, you can head to McAlister’s Deli for a free 32-ounce cup of tea.
It’s part of the company’s 15th annual Free Tea Day and there will be a variety of teas you can choose from to suit your fancy.
There is a limit of one tea per person in-store and four teas per order through the McAlister’s Deli website or app.
Click here to find out the closest McAlister’s Deli near you.
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'A social justice warrior': Daytona Beach man remembered as tireless advocate for equality
DAYTONA BEACH — Charles W. Cherry II, former publisher of the Daytona Times and Florida Courier, has died.
Cherry was diagnosed with cancer about five years ago, got the upper hand on the disease after receiving cutting-edge care at the Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, but then succumbed to the cancer when it came back more aggressively recently.
He was three weeks shy of his 67th birthday when he died July 15.
Percy Williamson, who had known Cherry since the two were tykes in second grade at Campbell Elementary School, remembered his friend as a serious man with a tireless intellect and dedication to racial equality.
"He's always been a social justice warrior," said Williamson, who was Daytona Beach's city leisure services director until his retirement. "He followed in his father's steps as a civil rights leader, but he focused more on economic freedom and entrepreneurship."
He said Cherry was "very, very serious," very well-read, and could speak intelligently on a number of different topics. He wrote several books, including a textbook used in college-preparation classes and seminars called "Excellence Without Excuse: The Black Student's Guide to Academic Excellence."
Cherry also believed newspapers such as his family's Daytona Times and Florida Courier that are aimed at Black readers are important to give "African Americans more of a voice," Williamson said.
Charles Cherry II: A scholar, lawyer and businessman
Cherry, whom friends and family knew as Chuck, was born and raised in Daytona Beach and graduated from Seabreeze High School in 1974. Cherry was "an outstanding basketball player" on the Seabreeze team, said longtime friend Cynthia Slater.
He left Daytona Beach after high school and went to Morehouse College, a private historically Black men's liberal arts college in Atlanta where he was a high jumper on the track team and Student Government Association representative. He earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree in journalism at Morehouse in 1978.
Cherry decided to continue his education at the University of Florida, where he worked on his Master of Business Administration and law degrees at the same time. He received both degrees in 1982.
Cherry was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1983, and he served as a prosecutor in southern Florida.
He practiced law for more than 20 years, and when his father died in 2004, Cherry and his brother took over their father's media business.
Charles Cherry II and Glenn Cherry took over publication of the Daytona Times and the family's other newspaper, the Fort Pierce-based Florida Courier. Charles Cherry II built on the foundation his father created with the Florida Courier and turned it into a statewide newspaper.
The Cherry brothers became owners of Tama Broadcasting, which for a while was the largest privately Black-owned media company in Florida that included the Daytona Times, Florida Courier and 11 radio stations in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The company now has just a few radio stations, one of which is in Daytona Beach.
'Some big shoes to fill'
Charles Cherry II came back to Daytona Beach about eight years ago, Slater said.
"We did a lot of civil rights stuff together," said Slater, president of the Volusia County — Daytona Beach NAACP for the past 20 years. "We didn't always agree, but I'd ask him for advice, and he'd ask for my thoughts."
Charles Cherry II retired as publisher of the Daytona Times and Florida Courier in 2020. He also retired from practicing law.
Along with being publisher of the newspapers, Charles Cherry II served as general manager of the family-owned radio station WPUL-AM and hosted the station's "Free Your Mind" radio show.
Cherry was the son of Julia T. Cherry and Charles W. Cherry Sr., founder of the Daytona Times and Florida Courier newspapers. The elder Cherry founded the Daytona Times in 1978. He was also a president of the Florida NAACP and a Daytona Beach city commissioner.
Charles W. Cherry Sr. moved to Daytona Beach in 1952 and became one of the community's leading civil rights activists. He participated in sit-ins, marches and labor strikes during the 1960s and 1970s to fight for racial integration and social justice.
He served as president of the Volusia County branch of the NAACP in 1971, was president of the Florida NAACP from 1974 to 1984, and then led the local chapter again. He was elected to the Daytona Beach City Commission in 1995 and served as a city commissioner until his death in 2004.
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Charles Cherry II "had some big shoes to fill when it came to his father," Slater said.
Like his father, the younger Cherry "loved his community," she said.
He was also forceful when necessary.
"He called out wrong when he saw it was wrong," Slater said. "He was unapologetic if he felt he was right. He was very outspoken."
Cherry was buried Tuesday at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Gainesville. Details are still being worked out for a memorial service that will take place in Daytona Beach.
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Deputies with the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office recovered three vehicles from the Cedar River near the Waterloo Boathouse on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
WATERLOO – What started off as a search for a submerged car in the Cedar River on Wednesday ended with the recovery of three sunken vehicles.
And the car they had been searching for in the first place may still be out there.
Members of the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office water safety patrol and the Cedar Valley Underwater Search and Recovery Unit had planned to dive into the river near the boat house --- upstream from downtown --- to pull out a car that went under during an apparently suicide attempt last winter.
A woman had driven into water. Crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue saved her, but her vehicle floated downstream and disappeared.
When officials used sonar to look for her car recently, the spotted the signature of three vehicles in the murky depths.
And on Wednesday morning, drivers, backed by Tegeler Wrecker and Crane, took to the water to see what was down there.
The first to be dragged out of the muddy river was a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with license plates from 1998, said Capt. Mark Herbst with sheriff’s office.
The second was a 1980’s or 1990’s era Ford Thunderbird.
And the final vehicle in the drink was a 1980’s Oldsmobile 88 Royale.
Herbst said all of the vehicles appeared to have been in the river for a long time, and Battalion Chief Ben Petersen with Waterloo Fire Rescue, who directed last year’s rescue, said none of them appear to be the vehicle from the incident.
Officials said the path of vehicles in the river can be unpredictable because of a number of factors, including the velocity of the currents and buoyancy of the vehicles.
The Sheriff’s Office is working with the Iowa Department of Transportation to determine the history of the recovered vehicles and if they had been reported stolen.
Deputies with the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office recovered three vehicles from the Cedar River near the Waterloo Boathouse on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
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WATERLOO --- Waterloo police are investigating the death of a man who found in a downtown hotel on Wednesday.
Police and paramedics were called to the EconoLodge, 226 W Fifth St., where they discovered the 45-year-old man dead at the scene.
Officers said there were no obvious signs of foul play, and an autopsy will be scheduled to determine the cause of death.
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Almost 3 months after devastating fire, Ocean Breeze Tiki Bar restaurant reopens in NSB
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Almost three months after a devasting fire burned the iconic rooftop of the Ocean Breeze Tiki Bar, the restaurant has reopened, but with a slight change.
The upstairs section, which burned down during the April fire, is still closed and will not reopen any time soon, though plans to rebuild it are underway, according to the restaurant's bar manager, Joey Wells.
New Smyrna Beach fire Chief Shawn VanDemark told The News-Journal after the incident that the fire was likely due to an "electrical short." He said security video caught three flashes of light at about 6:20 a.m. shortly before flames appeared.
Wells, who has been with the restaurant for six years, said he heard of the fire through a friend of his early in the morning, who called asking if he was alright.
"I said, 'Yes, what do you mean?' and then he said, 'Ocean Breeze is on fire,'" Wells said.
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Wells, along with the restaurant's general manager, James Mason, the owner and other staff members came by as fast as they could early in the morning but could only watch as the upstairs burned.
“It was very, very surreal,” Wells said.
An idea to keep Ocean Breeze open
In order to keep its food and liquor license (and the business open), the restaurant is required to have 151 seats. To achieve that, staff spent weeks trying to devise a plan, according to Wells.
"This idea came up a couple of weeks after the fire," he said. "We all got together and tried to find a way we could open down here. This was the only possible solution, which was to build a deck."
The new structure gave the restaurant the needed space and now accommodates 165 seats, including the temporary deck, bar and other seats along the Flagler Avenue side of the restaurant, Wells said.
Since the day of the fire, Wells said the restaurant staff has received "a lot of support" from the community, with calls, emails and text messages asking if everyone was OK and offering to help.
"It's been awesome," Wells said.
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A new look on the way
He said about 90% of the staff has stayed since the fire, which includes approximately 40 employees.
The upstairs is now being rebuilt, Wells said, and the restaurant expects it will be completed in eight months.
"We are committed to opening upstairs," he said, explaining that the city's permit for the temporary deck is for six months and could be revoked if there is no construction progress.
He said that when the upstairs portion is complete, it won't look exactly like it was before the fire. They are considering making the space, which used to be entirely open, more enclosed so that weather does not negatively impact the business.
"We are going to change it up," Wells said of how the upstairs is going to look. "We are going to try to make it so that it can be enclosed more … sliding doors, sliding windows, so we can completely open or completely close it.
"It's going to have a little different feel to it, but the tiki bar is still the same concept."
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Volusia County councilman going snake hunting; joins the Florida Python Challenge
County council vice chairman Danny Robins will be teaming up with three other Volusia County men to capture and kill as many pythons as possible in South Florida in what he calls "the Python Super Bowl."
Burmese pythons are not native to the Everglades but, thanks to the pet trade, they are there and they are eating native animals, according to wildlife officials. The Florida Python Challenge is intended to help with that problem.
The challenge offers cash prizes for removing the most pythons from Aug. 4 to Aug. 13, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is a partner agency of the event.
The top prize is $10,000. People don't need a hunting license to participate, but they do need to take online training before registering.
Robins said this is his first competition, but it's not his first time hunting pythons in South Florida.
The average size of a Burmese python removed in Florida is 8-10 feet, but they can grow up to about 20 feet long, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. They also reproduce in large numbers, with females typically laying 50-100 eggs a year.
"They absolutely have destroyed a lot of the habitat down there, eating a lot of the small animals … I didn't see one raccoon or a possum or a squirrel or anything," Robins said of a recent trip.
Robins said his team will include a business owner, a college baseball player, and the player's dad, who is a retired police officer.
While Burmese pythons aren't venomous, they have teeth and will strike, Robins said. Hunters also have to watch out for native creatures, such as alligators.
"You literally line up and you just start canvassing an area through the sawgrass and through palmettos," Robins said.
He said he always carries a first-aid kit when hunting pythons. Snake boots or snake chaps and light, breathable clothing help.
About 1,000 people from the U.S., Canada, and Latvia registered for the 2022 event, according to the Associated Press. Hunters removed 231 pythons.
Participants are required to follow humane killing methods.
A humane method for killing a python means knocking it unconscious "immediately" and then using a rod to make sure its brain is destroyed, according to the FWC.
People can kill Burmese pythons any time of year, and the FWC encourages people to kill them humanely on private land with the permission of property owners. They can also be killed on Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission-managed lands as long as rules are followed.
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Members of the public aren't allowed to keep live pythons. But people can keep the skin or meat. State officials warn, though, that it might be unsafe to eat python meat.
Robins said his team doesn't plan to eat the meat or use the skin. For them, it's about helping with conservation and representing Volusia County, he said. If they win the big prize, he said he'll likely donate his portion of the funds to go toward more conservation efforts or charity.
"It's really an epidemic down there," Robins said.
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Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been stabbed at least 10 times by another inmate at a Florida prison. Nassar, 59, suffered stab wounds to his neck, back and chest, resulting in a collapsed lung, and is currently in stable condition. The assault occurred at the United State…
WAVERLY — A former Waterloo woman is taking a social services agency to court after her teenage daughter was sexually assaulted at a Waverly shelter in 2021.
The mother, currently a Kansas City resident, filed a suit against Cedar Valley Friends of the Family in June in Bremer County District Court alleging negligence and seeking damages to cover medical expenses, pain and suffering and loss of consortium.
The suit —- filed by attorneys Dave Nagle and Eashaan Vajpeyi —- alleges the agency failed to adequately screen incoming residents and didn’t adequately segregate men from women and children staying at the shelter.
The attorney for Friends of the Family – Adam Zenor — filed a response arguing, among other things, that a third party is responsible for the plaintiff’s injuries, and comparative fault, alleging the plaintiffs share responsibility for the sexual assault.
The man behind the attack, 22-year-old Joshuah Kareem Hoskins, of Waterloo, has been sentenced in criminal court to five years’ probation with lifetime parole and registration on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry.
He was subsequently convicted of lascivious acts with a child stemming from a Waterloo incident with another teen that happened around the same time as the Waverly crime. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the Waterloo case.
Hoskins is currently housed at the Newton Correctional Facility.
According to court records, Hoskins had sex with a 13-year-old girl at a home on South Street in Waterloo while the girl was a runaway on June 1, 2021. The girl’s mother went to police with the accusations that same day.
By the following week, Hoskins was a resident at the Waverly shelter, according to court records. He was age 20 at the time.
Friends of the Family operates the facility as a domestic abuse, homeless and sexual assault shelter.
Also seeking shelter at the facility was the plaintiff and her two children, who had been staying there since May 22, 2021.
Court records allege the plaintiff and her children roomed with another unidentified resident who often drank and became intoxicated to the point they didn’t like sharing the room.
Staff allegedly noticed Hoskins exhibiting “inappropriate grooming behavior” towards the plaintiff’s 14-year-old daughter. Workers alerted the mother but allegedly took no other action.
Then in the early morning hours of June 9, 2021, the 14 year old got up to use the restroom and encountered Hoskins, who was in the kitchen. They talked, and he allegedly invited her back to his room where he had sex with her, according to court records.
The mother awoke around 6 a.m. and contacted staff when she noticed the teen was missing, They found her in bed with Hoskins.
Staff initially told the mother not to call 911 because police weren’t allows at the shelter, according to the lawsuit.
However, police were notified, and Hoskins was arrested and admitted to having sexual contact with the girl at the shelter and the other girl in Waterloo earlier, records state.
15 signs your child is affected by bullying and what you can do about it
Changes in eating habits
Declining grades or loss of interest in school work
Self-destructive behavior
Feelings of helplessness or decreased self-esteem
Feeling or faking sickness, headaches and stomach aches
Unexplained injuries
Lost or destroyed clothing, books, or other belongings
Difficulty sleeping or frequent nightmares
Avoidance of social situations or sudden loss of friends
What you can do
Signs that your child is bullying: Getting into fights
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WATERLOO — One City United recently received a $25,000 gift from First Interstate Bank and the First Interstate BancSystem Foundation as part of their second-annual Believe in Local grant campaign. These funds will be deployed to equip people in Cedar Valley with resources and services to help end crisis, addiction and poverty.
“We are incredibly appreciative of First Interstate’s generosity and support,” said Dean Feltes, executive director of One City United. “This donation helps us connect more individuals to resources and organizations that provide services to help end crisis, poverty and addiction and equip those individuals to transform their lives. We’re thankful to have dedicated partners like First Interstate working with us to strengthen our community.”
First Interstate Bank launched its Believe in Local campaign in 2022 to celebrate the bank’s longstanding commitment to the communities it serves. Each year, 40 nonprofit organizations across the bank’s 14-state footprint receive a $25,000 gift in support of their mission. One City United was nominated by local First Interstate employees and selected from a pool of over 500 submissions thanks to its alignment with the bank’s philanthropic goals.
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“Giving back to the places we call home is central to who we are as a community bank,” said Holly Fangman, First Interstate financial services representative in Waterloo. “Our Believe in Local grant campaign captures our core values in action and is the ideal way to celebrate the nonprofit organizations that deliver the greatest positive impact. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to further support One City United in its work to make our community a better place to live, work and raise a family.”
In addition to campaigns like Believe in Local, First Interstate makes annual donations and grants totaling at least 2% of its pre-tax earnings to local communities. These funds aid in the improvement of workforce development, boost early childhood education, mitigate poverty and support nonprofit organizations.
For more information on First Interstate Bank’s philanthropic efforts, please visit firstinterstatebank.com.
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What's new for the 2023 Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival? Here are 6 things to know.
- The Canton Repository talked with representatives from the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Hall of Fame Village to find out what’s new this year.
- Highlights include the new First Down Fest, the Budweiser Clydesdales, tethered balloon rides, a liftoff kickoff, more parade floats and a concert and car show.
- The festival begins July 23.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival turns 60 this year. And every year for the past 60 years, the festival has looked slightly different.
This year is no exception. While the schedule of events will remain the same as last year, new entertainment options have been added.
The Canton Repository talked with representatives from the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Hall of Fame Village to find out what’s new and what’s different this year.
Here are six highlights:
1. Goodbye beer fest, hello First Down Fest
The Hall of Fame Village has taken over the fan and beer festival that the Pro Football Hall of Fame hosted last year and has retooled it with football-themed activities, food and live music.
The First Down Fest will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 3, noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 4, and 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at the ForeverLawn Sports Complex on the Hall of Fame Village campus.
Activities include a 40-yard dash, field goal kicking challenge, obstacle course and misting tent. Visitors also can contribute to the Sports Art Wall, a large, sports-themed communal coloring wall, and the separate coloring stations.
The Field Stage will feature a variety of musical acts. On Aug. 3, Jul Big Green will play from 3 to 4 p.m. and Shoreline Funk All-Stars will perform from 5 to 7 p.m. On Aug. 4, the Jake Friel Band will begin at 1 p.m. and North to Nashville will take the stage from 3:30 to 5 p.m. DJs will play throughout the day on Aug. 5.
Daily admission fee is $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under. VIP ticket admission, which includes a VIP tent with seating and premier viewing of the concert stage, all-you-can-enjoy buffet and private cash bar, is $120 per day for adults and $80 per day for children ages 12 and under.
Festival-goers who haven’t visited the Hall of Fame Village campus since last year also will find many new attractions this year, including the Red Zone, a 125-foot wheel ride, the Forward Pass zip line and the newest attraction, Spike It, a tower drop ride that emulates the spiking of a football during touchdown celebrations.
“The excitement is exponentially growing this year,” said Anne Graffice, executive vice president of global marketing and public affairs for the Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Co. “We’ve gone from construction to operational since last year.”
2. Meet the Budweiser Clydesdales
The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be clip-clopping all over Stark County during multiple free appearances over the next two weeks.
Visitors can watch the iconic horses from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 26, July 27, July 30, July 31, Aug. 1, Aug. 2, Aug. 3 and Aug. 4 at their stables located behind the recreation and wellness center on the Kent State University at Stark campus at 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township. The horses will also be at their stables from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 5.
During the Balloon Classic, the Clydesdales will be making an appearance shortly before the balloon launches, which typically begin around 6:30 p.m. July 28 and July 29 on the Kent State University at Stark campus. Roughly two hours before their appearances, visitors can go to the stables and watch the process of hitching the horses together and with the iconic Budweiser wagon.
“It’s like a show in itself,” said Collyn Floyd, vice president of events and marketing strategy for the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce. “When all the horses get hitched together with the wagon, it takes two hours for them to go through that process. It’s very entertaining in its own right.”
For a more up-close encounter, a Clydesdale will be stationed at different locations throughout Stark County (and one in Tuscarawas County) to greet fans.
The one-horse show schedule is as follows:
- 5-7 p.m. July 26 at Kishman’s IGA Minerva at 202 E. High St. in Minerva.
- 5-7 p.m. July 27 at the Erie Street Pub at 2700 Erie St. S in Massillon.
- 1-3 p.m. July 30 at Buehler’s Fresh Foods at 7138 Fulton Drive NW in Jackson Township.
- 5-7 p.m. July 31 at John’s Bar & Grille at 2658 Easton St. NE in Plain Township.
- 5-7 p.m. Aug. 1 at Loby’s Bar & Grille at 4736 Hills and Dales Road NW in Jackson Township.
- 5-7 p.m. Aug. 2 at Meijer at 4934 Fulton Drive NW in Jackson Township.
- 3-5 p.m. Aug. 3 at Buehler’s Fresh Foods at 3000 Wooster Avenue in Dover.
On Aug. 5, the Clydesdales will lead the Canton Repository Grand Parade, which steps off at 8 a.m. in downtown Canton.
3. Tethered balloon rides at the Balloon Classic
You no longer are limited to watching the Balloon Classic’s colorful hot air balloons from the ground. This year, you can take a tethered balloon ride.
Experienced hot air balloon pilots will be offering rides on two balloons that are anchored to the ground from 7 to 10 p.m. July 28 and July 29 during the Balloon Classic, which is held on the campuses of Kent State Stark and Stark State College. Riders will float roughly 30 to 70 feet up in the air for about five minutes, depending on weather conditions.
There is no height, weight or age limit and the baskets are handicap accessible. Each basket can accommodate between four and seven people, depending on the combined weight of the riders.
Cost is $25 per rider. Presale tickets are available at www.profootballhoffestival.com/balloon-classic. Limited walk-up spots also will be available each night.
Admission to the Balloon Classic is free and parking is $10.
4. Liftoff Kickoff
Families wanting to avoid the crowds at the Balloon Classic — more than 130,000 spectators are expected during the weekend — can go an hour early on July 29 for the inaugural Liftoff Kickoff.
The kickoff, which starts at 3 p.m., will feature music, food vendors, a beer tent and the opportunity to drop off nonperishable food for FreshMark’s food drive.
5. More floats in the Canton Repository Grand Parade
Parade organizers have roughly doubled the number of floats for this year’s Canton Repository Grand Parade, which steps off at 8 a.m. Aug. 5 near Cleveland Avenue and Fifth Street SW in downtown Canton.
More than a dozen floats will be featured during the 2.2-mile stretch of the parade, which also will feature the Budweiser Clydesdales, large helium balloons and high school bands, Class of 2023 enshrinees, returning Hall of Famers, classic vehicles and live mascots.
The tentative lineup for the parade includes floats by the Cleveland Browns, United States Football League, Flags of Freedom, Stark County Humane Society, Hilscher-Clarke, ABCD Inc., Ziegler Bolt & Nut House, Louisville Constitution Queen, Akron Auto Auction, Newcomer's Chapel of Pigeon Run United Methodist Church, Summit Academy, and the Ohio Lottery.
6. Rock the lot with music and cars
The Hall of Fame has added free entertainment to fill the gap of time between the enshrinement and the Concert for Legends on Aug. 5.
“Rock the Lot: Concert & Cars” is a country-themed concert and car show. The event will begin at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 5 in the Hall of Fame's main parking lot at 2121 George Halas Drive NW. Admission is free.
J.T. Hodges, nominated as a semifinalist for New Artist of the Year at the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, will headline the event. The event also will feature performances and entertainment from the Buck Naked Band and 94.9 WQMX.
The car show will display dozens of European sports cars, Trans Ams and other cars.Food trucks will be on site. VIP tickets, which include beverages and an opportunity to mingle with Hall of Famers, also are available for purchase.
More information about the upcoming events of the enshrinement festival can be found at www.profootballhoffestival.com.
Reach Repository writer Kelli Weir at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com.
On Twitter: @kweirREP
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STEELTON, Pa. — The Steelton Police Department this week announced the retirement of K9 Officer Noro, whose last day of duty was Monday.
Noro served with Steelton Police for five years and was "an extremely valuable asset to the department and the community," the police department said.
The K9 officer was honored with a proclamation by Steelton Mayor Ciera Dent Monday at a borough council meeting.
During his retirement, Noro will continue to live with his handler, Steelton Police Officer Michael Smith, the department said.
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry on Thursday announced that it has taken legal action against a Franklin County school and its affiliated entities on behalf of 21 employees who are allegedly owed more than $250,000 in unpaid wages under Pennsylvania’s Wage Payment and Collection Law.
L&I’s Bureau of Labor Law Compliance filed a civil action in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in an effort to recover unpaid wages for 21 Scotland Campus employees who allegedly worked without pay for a four-month period between December 2022 and April 2023, when Scotland Campus appears to have halted operations, according to L&I.
As the agency responsible for enforcement of the WPCL, L&I alleges that Scotland Campus is liable for the unpaid wages and penalties totaling more than $346,000.
“Workers are entitled to be paid for their labor, and employers that fail to compensate their employees should know that L&I will exercise its enforcement authority to get workers paid under the Wage Payment and Collection Law,” said L&I Secretary Nancy A. Walker.
Scotland Campus originally operated as the Soldiers' Orphans Industrial School and served children orphaned by the Civil War. While it had operated for many years before, its official establishment was in 1895. It was renamed the Scotland School for Veterans' Children in 1951 and offered tuition-free education to children of military veterans and active-duty personnel in Pennsylvania.
The school closed in 2009 and was sold to a seminary in 2013. It later re-opened as the Scotland Campus and provided educational opportunities for children as well as space for businesses and events.
Pennsylvania's Wage Payment and Collection Law regulates the manner in which employers pay their employees and provides a legal avenue for employees to recover unpaid wages. The law stipulates when and how often the employer must pay wages, what deductions may be taken from an employee's wages, and the methods of payment that are permissible.
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LANCASTER, Pa. — A Lancaster man who was injured in a shooting in the city Tuesday afternoon is facing drug and weapons charges himself, Lancaster Police announced Thursday.
Anjewel Torres, 20, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after being struck by gunfire on the 200 block of West King Street shortly after noon on Tuesday, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The investigation of the incident by Lancaster Police Det. Stephen Owens led to charges against Torres, police said.
Torres is charged with a felony count of Firearms Not to Be Carried Without a License and Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana, according to police.
Investigators are still looking into the incident and do not have a suspect in custody, according to police.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Det. Owens at (717) 735-3349.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Editor's note: The video above first aired on KARE 11 in May 2023.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd, now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear the case, his attorney said Wednesday.
The state’s highest court without comment denied Chauvin’s petition in a one-page order dated Tuesday, letting Chauvin’s conviction and 22 1/2-year sentence stand. Chauvin faces long odds at the U.S. Supreme Court, which hears only about 100 to 150 appeals of the more than 7,000 cases it is asked to review every year.
Floyd, who was Black, died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin, who is white, pressed a knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes on the street outside a convenience store where Floyd tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. A bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.” Floyd’s death touched off protests worldwide, some of which turned violent, and forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism that is still playing out.
Chauvin's attorney, William Mohrmann, told The Associated Press that they were “obviously disappointed” in the decision. He said the most significant issue on which they appealed was whether holding the proceedings in Minneapolis in 2021 deprived Chauvin of his right to a fair trial due to pretrial publicity and concerns for violence in the event of an acquittal. He said they will now raise that issue with the U.S. Supreme Court.
“This criminal trial generated the most amount of pretrial publicity in history,” Morhmann said. “More concerning are the riots which occurred after George Floyd’s death (and) led the jurors to all express concerns for their safety in the event they acquitted Mr. Chauvin — safety concerns which were fully evidenced by surrounding the courthouse in barbed wire and National Guard troops during the trial and deploying the National Guard throughout Minneapolis prior to jury deliberations.”
Mohrmann asked the Minnesota Supreme Court in May to hear the case after the Minnesota Court of Appeals in April rejected his arguments that he had been denied a fair trial. The Minnesota attorney general’s office, in a response last month, asked the Supreme Court to let that ruling stand instead.
“Petitioner received a fair trial, and received the benefit of a fulsome appellate review,” prosecutors wrote at the time. “It is time to bring this case to a close.”
The attorney general's office did not immediately reply to a request for comment Wednesday.
Morhman asked the Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court to throw out the ex-officer’s conviction for a long list of reasons, including the decision by Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill not to move the trial out of Minneapolis despite the massive pretrial publicity, and the potential prejudicial effects of unprecedented courthouse security.
After his conviction on the state charge, Chauvin pleaded guilty to a separate federal civil rights charge and was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison, which he is serving in Arizona concurrent with his state sentence. Three other former officers who assisted Chauvin are serving shorter state and-or federal sentences for their roles in the case.
Only Tou Thao, who held back the concerned crowd, still faces sentencing in state court. That's scheduled for Aug. 7. Thao rejected a plea agreement and, instead of going to trial, let Cahill decide the case based on written filings by each side and evidence presented in previous trials.
Cahill convicted Thao in May of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Minnesota guidelines recommend four years on the manslaughter count, which Thao would serve concurrently with his 3 1/2-year federal sentence.
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TAMPA, Florida — A children's outpatient hospital in Tampa has been evacuated following a hazmat call Thursday morning, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
Hillsborough County firefighters are responding to the Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care building on Bruce B. Down Boulevard.
No further details were immediately provided.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Police evacuated a Walmart store Thursday morning following a report of a suspicious package.
Officers responded to the store at 1505 N. Dale Mabry Highway where there was a concern about something suspicious located outside near the back of the building.
Customers were asked to leave while an investigation gets underway.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Hoss Bar and Grill on 96th Street in Fishers closes; owner says 'good things lie ahead'
Sahm’s restaurant has closed a spin-off spot on 96th Street near I-69 in Fishers where it had been serving food for 20 years.
Hoss Bar & Grill, 7870 E. 96th St., shut its doors Tuesday, according to a post on its Facebook page.
“There are no regrets. We loved our time here and wouldn’t trade it for anything,” the Sahm family said in the post.
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Hoss was opened after father-son duo Ed and Eddie Sahm closed Sahm’s Bar & Grill at the location during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The new place had a slimmer menu featuring hamburgers and hotdogs more suited to customer needs during lockdown restrictions.
The Sahms indicated they may seek another location in Fishers, however.
“It’s with an eye towards the long-term success of our company and growing alongside the Fishers community that we made this decision,” the family wrote. “Good things lie ahead.”
About 10 employees at Hoss will be placed in other Sahm’s restaurants.
The Sahms own several other restaurants in Central Indiana, including Rockstone Pizza and the Roost in Fishers; Big Lug Prairie View and Sahm’s Ale House in Carmel; and Half-Liter in south Broad Ripple.
The owners could not immediately be reached for comment.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — One year after Florida passed a law regulating how loud you can play music in your car.
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9 Investigates is uncovering if the law is enforced and who is most often cited.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — After a lawsuit and pressure from both sides of aisle, Governor Ron DeSantis signed executive orders for special elections to fill two empty seats in the Florida House of Representatives—House District 118 in Miami and House District 35 which covers Orange and Osceola Counties.
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Only the Governor can call a special election to fill those seats—something leaders say he needs to do quickly. The ACLU Foundation of Florida filed a lawsuit Friday on behalf of a voter demanding he set the dates for Miami-Dade’s District 118.
Channel 9 reported on the delay Tuesday. HD 35 Former Representative Fred Hawkins’ seat has been vacant since June 30.
READ: Florida’s loud music law: 1 year later
Hawkins stepped down after being selected to be President of South Florida State College. He announced he would step down two months before his resignation.
DeSantis set the HD 35 primary for Nov. 7, and the general for Jan. 16.
READ: Injunction blocking Florida law targeting drag shows applies to all venues, judge says
Months ago, the Orange and Osceola County Election Supervisors requested dates in August and September for the primary so the general election would coincide with Orlando City’s election in November.
However, due to the governor’s delay in calling for the special election, both said those recommended primary dates would likely not be feasible now because of deadlines with overseas ballots and registration.
Osceola County Election Supervisor Mary Jane Arrington tells Channel 9 it takes a minimum of three months to prepare for an election.
By January 16th, the date of the general election, the seat will sit will have been vacant for 200 days. This is believed to be the longest amount of time a state legislator’s seat has sat vacant in Florida history.
State legislators are set to begin work September 18, 60 days from now, for the start of committee ahead of the legislative session in January.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County is giving away free pool/door alarms at three local libraries starting Thursday.
The alarms are designed to provide an additional layer of protection to prevent pool drownings, in addition to adult supervision, pool fences, swim lessons, and CPR.
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The Seminole Sheriff’s Community Foundations provided funds to the Gunner Martin Foundation to purchase more alarms to give away to the community.
You can pick up one alarm per household at the following library locations while supplies last:
Read: Mom warns parents that blue swimsuits put children at risk
- Central Branch Library, 215 N. Oxford Rd, Casselberry, FL 32707
- East Branch Library, 310 N Division St, Oviedo, FL 32765
- Northwest Branch, 580 Green Way Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Read: Seminole County firefighter, wife speak out about child drowning death awareness
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A house in Seminole County was damaged by fire on Wednesday evening.
When firefighters arrived, they said they saw flames coming from the roof of the home near Longwood-Lake Mary Road and Humphrey Road.
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Seminole County and Lake Mary firefighters both worked to put out the fire.
Officials haven’t said what caused the fire, but said a severe thunderstorm passed through the area around the time the fire started.
Read: Seminole County firefighters battle large house fire at Oviedo home
You can see video of the fire above.
Just after 5:30pm today multiple units from SCFD assisted the City of Lake Mary FD @CityofLakeMary, with a house fire off of Longwood Lake Mary Rd and Humphrey Rd. This occurred after a severe thunderstorm passed through the area. @news6wkmg @WESH @WFTV @MyNews13 @fox35orlando pic.twitter.com/6Sqnz4VYKT
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For second drawing in a row, million-dollar lottery ticket sold in RI
PROVIDENCE — A Powerball ticket sold in Rhode Island matched five of the six numbers drawn Wednesday night, which would normally come with a $1 million prize.
But, the purchaser of the winning Rhode Island ticket paid extra for the "Power Play" multiplier, which doubled the prize to $2 million. After the lottery withholds $480,000 in federal taxes and $119,800 in state taxes, the winner will be paid $1,400,200 in cash.
This comes on the heels of a $1 million ticket in the Mega Millions game, which was sold at a gas station in Cumberland.
The Wednesday Powerball winner was sold at Cumberland Farms, 1933 Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence.
The $516.8 million jackpot for matching all six numbers in the Powerball game was won by one or more tickets sold in California, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was marketed as a $1 billion prize, the nominal value of annuity payments spread out over 29 years, without subtracting for inflation, if the winner selects to be paid that way.
The winning numbers were 7-10-11-13-24 in the main pool, plus 24 in the separate "Powerball" pool.
Saturday's jackpot resets to the starting prize of $10.3 million, which is marketed as $20 million. The jackpot grows each time there's no winner, sometimes reaching prizes in excess of $500 million.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Closing arguments wrapped up and jury deliberations began Thursday morning in the trial of a teenager accused of injuring three people in a shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School.
Timothy Simpkins faces three counts of attempted capital murder for the Oct. 6, 2021, incident.
The trial began on Monday, July 17, at the Tarrant County Courthouse. Over a three-day period, the jury heard testimony from witnesses at the school, including a teacher who was shot.
Simpkins did not testify in his defense on Wednesday.
After both the prosecution and defense rested their cases, closing arguments began Thursday morning.
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Closing arguments finished at approximately 9:15 a.m. Thursday, and the jury went into deliberation.
Timberview High School shooting trial background
Day 1: Simpkins' attorneys did not give an opening statement to the jury when the trial started on the morning of Monday, July 17, at the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth. After prosecutors outlined their case during opening statements, they called their first witnesses from a long list of people who could possibly be called to testify in the case, which included Mrs. Altman, a Timberview High School English teacher.
Prosecutors used cellphone video as part of the evidence in the trial against Simpkins.
Altman told jurors that she decided to let student Zac Selby into the classroom despite him arriving late. She also shared that he had not been in class enough to complete a threat assessment evaluation on him. Altman told the court Selby immediately approached Simpkins in the classroom and that’s when the fight ensued, which eventually turned to shots being fired allegedly by Simpkins.
During the fight itself, Timberview coach Dean Boyd responded to Altman’s calls for help. When he arrived in her classroom, Boyd broke up the fight between Simpkins and Selby.
During Boyd's testimony, the assistant district attorney called him down from the witness stand to demonstrate for jurors the body language of Simpkins and then how he warned teachers and students.
Gunfire left Selby injured and one of their classmates grazed by a bullet.
Prosecutors also put Timberview English teacher Calvin Pettit on the stand to tell jurors about his gunshot wound. Pettit’s classroom is down the hallway from Altman. He also heard her calls for help.
One of the bullets struck Pettit, who went down immediately. He learned about his injury after regaining his composure.
Pettit also disclosed to the court that the shooting left him with post-traumatic stress, which has impacted his ability to enjoy his passion for teaching. Despite being rushed to the emergency room after the shooting and undergoing surgery, the bullet that struck him remains lodged in his shoulder for now.
Despite forgoing opening statements, Simpkins' attorneys made repeated objections to testimony from witnesses for the prosecution.
Monday’s testimony ended with statements from the FBI, which also responded to the shooting. The list of witnesses for the prosecution includes more than 40 local law enforcement personnel, 11 FBI personnel, and at least 40 civilians, which includes teachers and students from Timberview.
Day 2: On the second day of the trial, prosecutors showed jurors the dramatic video of the shooting inside Timberview. The video was difficult to watch and silenced the courtroom as it played.
According to prosecutors, the video shows Simpkins shooting Selby in a hallway after their fist fight.
Prosecution witnesses on day two included students and teachers like coach Jeremy Walker, who ran to an office where he found a frightened co-worker.
"I literally crawled on the floor, she was crying so I heard her. So, I just crawled to her and held hands and we cried together," Walker said.
Student Shaniya McNeely testified about getting grazed by a bullet while running for safety.
"When I was running, I felt a quick flash. It was just a really fast burn and that is when I stopped but a teacher kept telling me we have to go, we have to go," McNeely said.
The prosecution rested its case late Tuesday morning.
Before court resumed in the afternoon, Selby went before the judge. Defense attorneys accused Selby of intimidating a witness and making social posts.
Day 3: On the third day of the trial, the defense called one witness, a student who recorded the fight between Simpkins and Selby. Defense attorneys then rested their case.
The trial, however, hit an hours-long delay after defense attorneys challenged what deliberation instructions the judge should give the jury for the charges in this case.
The judge excluded the self-defense argument in the instructions, which means Simpkins' attorneys cannot claim self-defense nor mention it in their closing arguments.
Prosecutors charged Simpkins with attempted capital murder, but the judges' instructions also include an option of aggravated assault.
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(DALLAS)KDAF- Wow! Having 4 people win the lottery might rub off some luck on the rest of us.
The Texas Lottery reported 4 people winning the Powerball on July 19 drawing .”There were FOUR $1 MILLION winning tickets sold in #Texas for last night’s #Powerball drawing! Winning tickets were sold in #Forney, #Houston, #Pleasanton, and #SanMarcos!”, Texas Lottery tweeted.
The ticket matched the five out of six winning numbers from Wednesday’s drawing (7, 10, 11, 13, 24,24, and power play is 2). The players must match the power play to win the big jackpot of $20 million. The tickets were sold in Foreny, Houston, Pleasanton, and San Marcos.
The lottery reminds players, “Tickets must be claimed within 180 days after the draw date.
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