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The death of a Leo-Cedarville man who died shortly after being brought to the Allen County Jail has been ruled a cocaine overdose, according to a news release from the Allen County Coroner's Office.
Courtney Eugene Luckadoo, 35, died from cocaine intoxication, and his death has been ruled an accident, according to Allen County Deputy Coroner Rebecca Mayes.
Luckadoo died May 20.
He was in the jail for about 45 minutes when he began showing signs of a medical emergency, according to a statement from Allen County Sheriff’s Department Cpl. Adam Griffith days after the death. Luckadoo was pronounced deceased at an area hospital.
Luckadoo was brought to the jail by another agency, but Griffith didn't specify which one.
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A Fort Wayne man was sentenced Friday to two years in community corrections after admitting to causing his 6-year-old's death in 2020.
A Lee, 38, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in May in exchange for a two-year sentence. Per the agreement, an additional charge of driving with a suspended license was dropped.
Lee was originally scheduled for sentencing last month but his attorney, Gregory Ridenour, requested a continuance so the defendant could be screened for alternative placement. Ridenour said Lee is the main provider for his family, so his sentence would be best served near them, saying Lee could stay with his mother.
At the June hearing, Ridenour brought up the option of home detention, commonly known as residential services or house arrest, in a city-based facility that would allow Lee to continue working and living in the community, as a potential alternative placement.
An Allen County Community Corrections eligibility report filed Tuesday shows Lee was approved for housing as part of the alternative placement program. Community Corrections staff requested Lee also be required to enroll in – and successfully complete – all recommended rehabilitative interventions if approved for alternative placement.
Allen County Deputy Prosecutor Adam Mildred said he would not object to alternative placement but said Lee’s past domestic violence convictions were a concern. Mildred pointed to Lee's 15 prior charges for driving without a valid license.
Mildred said it appeared that Lee has never had a valid driver's license.
Allen Superior Court Judge David Zent said he rescheduled the sentencing to Friday so that Ridenour could make the “best argument possible” for Lee. But he told Lee not to get his hopes up for alternative sentencing.
“I’ll be honest, it’s highly unlikely I’ll approve that,” Zent said in June.
But the judge was persuaded on Friday.
During a change of plea hearing in May, Lee admitted to driving recklessly and causing the accident that killed his 6-year-old, Fara Har Na. His daughter was found pinned under a door of the car Lee collided with.
Lee initially denied knowing the child after the crash, let alone being her father, according to a probable cause affidavit written by Allen County Sheriff’s Department Officer Brent Bollinger. Lee's wife later told police who the child was.
Evidence from the crash suggested Lee's daughter was not properly buckled into her seat at the time of the crash, court records show. During an interview with a Department of Child Services caseworker, Lee admitted to knowing the girl would unbuckle herself and not checking to see if she was restrained.
Police arrested Lee nearly two years after the September 2020 accident last August, court records show. He was then charged with reckless homicide and driving with a suspended license.
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What to Know
- Striking screenwriters and actors are holding rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities.
- While Los Angeles and New York are the epicenters of strike actions, there are dozens of mid-sized and small locals across the country representing performers and writers.
- The Philadelphia rally at LOVE Park drew actors Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter, stars of the hit Philly-set TV show “Abbott Elementary.”
Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities.
While Los Angeles and New York are the epicenters of strike actions, there are dozens of mid-sized and small locals across the country representing performers and writers.
“We have the same issues,” said Nikki Izanec, president of the Philadelphia SAG-AFTRA local, on her way to Thursday's rally. “Lots of people pay attention to L.A. and New York, but our issues are the same as theirs.”
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The Philadelphia rally at LOVE Park drew actors Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter, stars of the hit Philly-set TV show “Abbott Elementary.” Said Ralph: “Enough is enough and we demand more.” Actors David Morse and Brian Anthony Wilson also attended.
Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) voted unanimously last week to start striking, joining the Writers Guild of America, who walked out on May 2.
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“We’re the voices of multi-trillion dollar TV theatrical streaming industry. And we all have a common goal, and that’s to make living wages in an industry that takes advantage of us,” said Izanec.
In Chicago, hundreds of strikers — many wearing black SAG T-shirts — marched and chanted at Millennium Park. “We're union/United/Never be divided." A small brass band accompanied the strikers and at one point played ”This Land Is Your Land." One sign read: “Corporate Greed Stinks.” Cars honked their horns in support. Many unions were represented, including Teamsters and teachers.
The unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers — which represents studios, streamers and production companies — seem far apart, with no negotiations happening or planned.
“I feel like people would be surprised to hear that 87% of our members make under $26,000 a year, and that’s just under the amount that they need to qualify for health care. So that’s a national problem,” said Izanec.
Film and TV sets dot America. Cities like Chicago with shows like “Chicago Med,” “Chicago PD,” and “The Chi” have stopped filming until the strike is resolved. There were more than 30 major productions in Massachusetts last year. Strikers took to the street in Boston on Wednesday.
In Chicago, Courtney Rioux, a SAG-AFTRA member since 2010 who has had roles in “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and "Chicago PD," took to the podium to rally fellow actors and writers to fight for protections from artificial intelligence and revenue from streaming.
“The whole business model has changed and our contract has not changed with it,” she said. “It’s billions of dollars in streaming and they’re crying broke.”
The rallies outside New York and Los Angeles are an important step to showing that many of the issues the actors and writers are fighting for are global ones, she said.
“We get so upset that people are saying Hollywood actors are on strike,” Rioux said. “We are not Hollywood actors. We are working class actors.”
“I think they’re saying Hollywood actors, because people have the feeling of like, ‘Oh, Hollywood actors are millionaires and they make so much money and they’re greedy.’ No, 86% of our members can’t qualify for health care.”
Disney CEO Bob Iger warned last week that it was not a good time for a strike, arguing that the entertainment industry's recovery from the pandemic is not complete.
Izanec replied that she resents the fact that the average WGA member makes $69,000 a year and Iger makes $74,000 a day. “Most of us know that we’re performers and we’re middle class people. We’re trying to be middle class workers,” she said.
Key issues for both unions include residual payments, which have been nearly wiped out by the switch to the streaming system, and the unpaid use of their work and likeness by artificial intelligence avatars.
The AMPTP said it has offered fair terms on those and other issues.
In Los Angeles, strikers outside Netflix studios included Sarah Silverman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Witaske and Kendrick Sampson. Kristen Schaal was seen on a picket line outside Disney studios.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The city of Daytona Beach has reopened the fishing section on the Daytona Beach Pier after repairing damage caused by last year’s hurricanes.
The city announced Friday that the fishing section on the east side of the pier is back open and will be available seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The city said it had to fix or replace more than 30 pilings and rebuild portions of the substructure and decking after hurricanes Ian and Nicole came through last year. Several pilings were swept away by the storms and there was some damage under the Joe’s Crab Shack portion of the pier that also had to be repaired.
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— CityDaytonaBeach (@CityDaytona) July 21, 2023
The work cost $1.56 million to complete. The city was hoping to recoup the costs from FEMA.
The city has had to do other repairs to the pier in recent years. Damage to pilings was noticed in 2022, forcing the pier to be closed for a few days while that was dealt with.
In 2019, Hurricane Dorian damaged the cross bracing and decking on the fishing section, forcing the city to close and fix the section back then as well.
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A 17-year-old driver crashed into an ambulance in east Lincoln on Thursday afternoon, temporarily shutting down the intersection at 70th and O streets, according to Lincoln police.
The 2012 Toyota Camry, which was traveling east on O Street, crashed into the emergency vehicle in the intersection as it transported a patient from Waverly to a Lincoln hospital with its lights and sirens on, police said.
The 17-year-old had looked down to grab his phone, which had fallen between his car's seats, at the time of the crash, police said.
The crash, which occurred at around 2:30 p.m., caused $10,000 in damages to the Camry and $6,000 to the ambulance and resulted in minor injuries for the Camry's driver, who was later cited and released for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. It wasn't clear if anyone in the ambulance suffered any injuries.
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Lincoln Public Schools Director of Security Joe Wright speaks during a press conference Thursday to announce the arrest of Zachary Scheich, who police say posed as a student at two Lincoln high schools during the 2022-23 school year.
HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star
Zachary Scheich made his initial court appearance Friday afternoon by video from the county jail.
Prosecutors on Friday charged the 26-year-old man accused of posing as a teen student at two Lincoln high schools and coaxing underage girls to send him explicit photos.
At a five-minute hearing in the afternoon, Zachary Scheich was informed of the charges -- sex trafficking a minor and two counts of child enticement -- and the possibility penalties.
If convicted, he would face 20 years to life on the sex trafficking charge and three to 50 years more on each of the enticement charges.
Chief Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Chris Turner told County Court Judge Tim Phillips that Scheich is alleged to have forged birth, medical and education records to create a false identity to enroll himself in high school.
"He then began relationships with a number of children, some of them where he communicated through text messages and other social media apps in attempts to coax them into sexual acts or to produce sexually explicit material," Turner said.
He said, following Scheich's arrest early Thursday afternoon, Lincoln police asked the community for any information that may help them identify witnesses or potential victims.
"And the police department did immediately begin receiving additional tips and the investigation is ongoing," Turner said in asking for a $250,000 bond.
Scheich said he wasn't currently working and couldn't afford to hire an attorney, so Phillips appointed the Public Defender's Office to represent him. Should he post bond, the judge ordered him not to have contact with the two victims or anyone under 18 and not to use any device with Internet access.
In court records, Lincoln police say the investigation began in June, when they received information that a 17-year-old student at Lincoln Public Schools was in fact a 26-year-old man, Scheich.
Officer Ben Pflanz said, in the investigation that followed, they determined that Scheich had created a false identity, Zak Hess, to enroll in two Lincoln high schools and was passing himself off as a student.
He attended school from October 2022 to May 2023, going to Lincoln Northwest High School in the fall semester and Lincoln Southeast in the spring semester.
Scheich graduated from Southeast in 2015.
On July 11, police served a search warrant at Scheich's apartment essentially across the street from Lincoln Southeast and obtained his cell phone. Pflanz said a search of the phone turned up texts between him and minor females, where he continued to "reinforce his false identity as a peer and discuss things like classwork and high school sports."
Police say they found messages from February where Scheich had texted a 14-year-old student coaxing her to engage in illegal sexual activity.
And in March, where Scheich texted a 13-year-old student discussing meeting up for sex and asking her for pornographic photos. Pflanz said after the girl sent photos, she asked "So what do I get this time??" and Scheich promised to send her money.
The investigator said Scheich previously had sent the girl money.
On Thursday, officers arrested him at Walt Library Branch.
At a press conference that followed, Assistant Police Chief Brian Jackson said Scheich, who is about 5-foot-4, 120 pounds, apparently blended in with other students. He provided a different birth certificate and "presented himself as a 17-year-old seeking education," he said.
Police have asked anyone with more information or who may believe they are a victim in this case to call the non-emergency number at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
Lincoln Public Schools Director of Security Joe Wright speaks during a press conference Thursday to announce the arrest of Zachary Scheich, who police say posed as a student at two Lincoln high schools during the 2022-23 school year.
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Stark County road construction update starting July 24
The following construction projects are anticipated to impact roadways in Stark County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.
- U.S. Route 62 relocation, city of Canton and Canton Township: St. Elmo Street just south of Route 62 is now open.
- Route 62 resurfacing, Canton and Louisville; Nimishillen and Washington Townships: Kirby Street north of Route 62 is now open.
- Route 627 (Faircrest Street SW) and 297 (Raff Road) resurfacing, Canton and Perry Township: Lane restrictions for milling, paving and other work on Route 627 from Stump Avenue SW to Shepler Church Avenue SW, Route 297 and Route 30 to eastbound on ramp to 13th Street SW. Estimated completion late August.
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HARFORD COUNTY, Md. — One person was saved by Harford County firefighters after being trapped under a fallen tree.
Around 4:13 a.m., Friday morning, the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company responded to reports of a fallen tree with a person trapped on the rear deck.
This took place in the unit block of North Kelly Avenue.
Officials say firefighters quickly freed the uninjured person.
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BALTIMORE COUNTY — Two juvenile suspects were involved in a police chase early Friday morning in Baltimore County.
Around 1:35 a.m., officers attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Stemmers Run Road and Eastern Boulevard.
The vehicle failed to stop for officers and a short pursuit followed.
Police say after the chase was called off, the suspects fled on foot but were captured.
During the chase, the suspect vehicle was involved in a collision with a police vehicle.
Both suspects were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and released shorty after.
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Police in Philadelphia are looking for a teen wanted for killing a man during an attempted carjacking in South Philadelphia earlier this month.
Rasheed Banks Jr., 15, is accused of shooting Michael Salerno during a July 12 carjacking attempt on the 1100 block of Porter Street, police said.
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Banks is among three people wanted in this case, police said.
Surveillance video captured the entire incident. The suspects can be seen driving by the victim's car, and then coming back and pulling up behind it.
Then in the video you can see the suspects jump out of their car with weapons and approach Salerno.
After shooting at Salerno, they all get back into the Kia and back down the street, leaving the scene.
The three suspects involved were seen in a red Kia Soul with New Jersey tags.
A $20,000 reward is available for information that leads to an arrest.
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BALTIMORE — Plans for the Red Line continue to move forward, and the Maryland Transit Administration is launching a series of public events for the proposed regional line.
There'll be five open houses about the Red Line, starting July 26.
Interested in learning more about the relaunched Red Line? Join us at one of the many upcoming Open House meetings in Baltimore from July 26 to August 1! Visit https://t.co/2MiryqxgOn for meeting locations and details. pic.twitter.com/fPZCTIJeuS
— redlinemaryland (@redlinemaryland) July 18, 2023
MTA Administrator Holly Arnold said the open houses are a chance for people to re-educate themselves about the project, and get answers about the transit modes that are being considered. There will also be a virtual version of the open houses.
Arnold said the MTA also wants to get formal feedback, and there will be a survey on the website.
Although much remains the same from the originally-proposed Red Line during Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration, there have been some changes in the route along the Bayview/Eastern Avenue area. The MTA is also looking at various modes of transit, including "bus rapid transit."
More information about the Red Line can be found here.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Bath and Body Works is known for its amazing fragrances and candles, and now they are expanding their home retail space to laundry fragrances.
The company announced back in May that it would be launching its fabric care collection; but with a twist. They wanted the help of their loyal customers to decide on the new smells featured during the rollout.
Now rewards members can get a free Laundry Detergent Sample in stores (July 21-23) while supplies last.
Well the four fragrances have been chosen: Sundrenched Linen, A Thousand Wishes, Mahogany Tealwood and Sunwashed Santal
What do you think your favorite will be?
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Search for missing boater on Big Green Lake to resume Friday
Horner's Landing will not be available to the public as emergency responders use that location to continue search efforts.
GREEN LAKE – The search for a boater who went missing on Big Green Lake in Green Lake County Thursday was to resume Friday.
Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the 911 Dispatch Center received a call of a possible drowning victim on the lake at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
The sheriff’s office’s boat patrol and area fire departments responded and began searching the last known area of the boater.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources arrived and began an investigation and also assisted in the search.
A Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office dive team also assisted.
Efforts to find the boater continued until dark Thursday night, but as of Friday morning, the boater had not been located. The sheriff’s office said the search would resume Friday.
Horner’s Landing will not be available to the public as emergency responders use that location to continue the search for the missing boater.
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The public is asked to avoid the search area and give emergency crews room to apply all efforts to search for the missing boater.
The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office will be assisting the Wisconsin DNR in the investigation.
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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/
SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 109 Saturday and up to 105 on Sunday.
* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central
Idaho and southeast Oregon.
* WHEN...Until midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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FILE - This combination of images provided by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office shows, from top row from left James Julius Johnson, Forrest Rankin, Robert Whitted. Bottom row from left, Devin Center, Derek Smith. A northern Idaho jury on Thursday, July 20, found these five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front guilty of misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot at a Pride event.
COEUR D’ALENE (AP) — Five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front were convicted Thursday of misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot at a Pride event.
A Kootenai County jury found Forrest Rankin, Devin Center, Derek Smith, James Julius Johnson and Robert Whitted guilty after about an hour of deliberation, news outlets reported.
A total of 31 Patriot Front members, including one identified as its founder, were arrested June 11, 2022, after someone reported seeing people loading into a U-Haul van like “a little army” at a hotel parking lot in Coeur d’Alene, police have said.
Police found riot gear, a smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van after pulling it over near where the North Idaho Pride Alliance was holding a Pride in the Park event, Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White has said.
Documents found with the group reportedly outlined a plan to form a column outside City Park and proceed inward, “until barriers to approach are met.” Once “an appropriate amount of confrontational dynamic had been established,” the column would disengage and head down Sherman Avenue.
Those arrested came from at least 11 states, including Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia and Arkansas.
Rioting is generally a misdemeanor in Idaho. Conspiracy to riot is punishable by up to one year in jail, as well as a $5,000 fine and up to two years of probation. The five men are scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.
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Health department ends advisories for Otsego Lake State Park, county park
GAYLORD — The Health Department of Northwest Michigan Friday lifted beach advisories for Otsego Lake State Park and Otsego County Park.
Water samples taken Thursday showed E. coli levels low enough to remove both advisories based on Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) water quality standards. The beach postings have been removed.
Specifically, for Otsego Lake State Park, Thursday’s re-sampling shows an E. coli level of 7.0 per 100 milliliters (ml) – a level safe for all recreational uses.
For Otsego County Park, Thursday’s re-sampling came back with an E. coli level of 172.9 per 100 ml – also a level safe for all recreational uses.
Levels between 301 and 1,000 per 100 ml qualify for partial body contact advisories, based on EGLEstandards. Levels greater than 1,000 per 100 ml qualify for no body contact with the water. This level isconsidered a health alert.
Water sampling is done throughout the summer months to monitor E. coli levels at many publicbeaches. The levels change frequently, impacted by the presence of fowl, waves and more. When asample comes back that creates an advisory of any type, the water at that beach is sampled again thenext day to keep the public updated.
To review this week’s full beach monitoring report, click here: https://www.nwhealth.org/beach.html.Through an EGLE supported web-based program, the public has real-time access to beach water qualityresults for beaches all over Michigan. Information can be found at www.deq.state.mi.us/beach/.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — With hot temperatures settling in across the Sunflower State this weekend, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is warning Kansans of blue-green algae at several lakes.
The most notable warning is at Lake Afton in Sedgwick County, the home of the Dam Jam music festival this weekend.
There are five Kansas lakes under a warning status and three under a watch status. Two lakes —Hidden Woods Park Pond in Lenexas and North Park Lake in Bonner Springs — were lifted from the advisory.
Here are the Kansas lakes that are under the warning advisory:
- Harvey County East Lake, Harvey County
- Lake Afton, Sedgwick County
- Lovewell Lake (Reservoir), Jewell County
- Melvern Outlet River Pond, Osage County (Elevated July 21)
- South Lake (Overland Park), Johnson County
Here are the Kansas lakes that are under the watch advisory:
- Augusta Santa Fe Lake, Butler County
- School Street Pond (Rose Hill), Butler County (Added July 21)
- Strowbridge Reservoir (Carbondale East Lake), Osage County
The state of Kansas recognizes three advisory levels:
A hazard status indicates that a harmful algal bloom is present and extreme conditions exist.
- Signage should be posted at all public access locations.
- It is recommended that either a portion of the lake or the entire lake or zone, be closed to the public.
- In some cases, the adjacent land should be closed as well. Actual setback distances will be determined on a site-specific basis, if necessary.
- When partial closures (i.e., beach or cove) are issued, the remaining lake or zone area will carry a warning status.
A warning status indicates that conditions are unsafe for human and pet exposure. Contact with the waterbody should be avoided.
When a warning is issued, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken:
- Signage should be posted at all public access locations.
- Inhalation of spray or aerosols may be harmful.
- Lake water is not safe to drink for pets or livestock.
- Lake water, regardless of blue-green algae status, should never be consumed by humans.
- Water contact should be avoided.
- Fish may be eaten if they are rinsed with clean water and only the fillet portion is consumed, while all other parts are discarded.
- Do not allow pets to eat dried algae.
- If lake water contacts skin, wash with clean water as soon as possible.
- Avoid areas of visible algae accumulation.
A Watch status means that blue-green algae have been detected and a harmful algal bloom is present or likely to develop. People are encouraged to avoid areas of algae accumulation and keep pets and livestock away from the water.
During the watch status, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken:
- Signage should be posted at all public access locations.
- Water may be unsafe for humans/animals.
- Avoid areas of algae accumulation and do not let people/pets eat dried algae or drink contaminated water.
- Swimming, wading, skiing and jet skiing are discouraged near visible blooms.
- Boating and fishing are safe. However, inhalation of the spray may affect some individuals. Avoid direct contact with water, and wash with clean water after any contact.
- Clean fish well with potable water and eat fillet portion only.
Advisories are lifted when cell densities and toxin concentrations dissipate to levels below the Watch thresholds.
KDHE investigates publicly accessible bodies of water for blue-green algae when the agency receives reports of potential algae blooms in Kansas lakes. Based on credible field observation and sampling results, KDHE reports on potentially harmful conditions.
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TAMPA, Florida — Monday was supposed to be a regular workday for one construction worker, but instead part of his day consisted of rushing a mom dog and her eight starving puppies to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.
It’s not exactly known how long Poppy and her puppies had been left out in a rusty cage, but a spokesperson for the Humane Society says they believe the family might have been left inside a locked crate in the heat and rain over the weekend.
“The crate was rusty. They were standing in their own feces and urine. They were covered in excrement. There was nothing in there with them. So, it wasn’t like they had food bowls or anything,” Regan Blessinger said.
The estimated 4-week-old puppies and their mom were brought into the facility and immediately began to receive help. " It was immediately apparent the puppies were emaciated, starving, and full of parasites and fleas," the organization wrote on its Facebook page.
Blessinger said they didn’t think the dog mom and her pups hadn’t been receiving the best care for a while.
“They [the puppies] have parasites in their bellies. That’s why they have little round bellies, although they are starving.”
Mother dog, puppies recovering after being found in a rusty cage in Tampa
The Blessinger said currently the puppies, except for two, are recovering well.
“They are starting to play. Their tails are wagging. They are definitely starting to come out of their shells,” she said.
The two puppies that needed extensive care had to get blood transfusions. They are still in critical condition, but they are eating on their own. Blessinger said they are “cautiously optimistic” about their recovery.
Sadly, situations like these are not uncommon, the spokesperson said.
“Unfortunately, there are animals abandoned inside of crates either outside or in other places. And they aren’t left with anything. They are locked inside of the crates and so of course someone is putting them in there. It’s so unfortunate because there are resources to help people.
The humane society believes the mom dog is a wheaten terrier mix and they assume the dad of the puppies is some type of pit bull mix. Poppy and her eight pups: Bee, Betty, Barns, Blair, Beau, Beans, Baxter and Brandy should be ready for adoption, once they are fully recovered.
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CHENEY, Kan. (KSNW) — The City of Cheney Fire Rescue says city lifeguards saved the life of a drowning 8-year-old boy.
It happened around 3 p.m. Thursday at the Cheney City pool when the boy was found unresponsive in the water. The lifeguards jumped into action, rescuing him from the water and starting resuscitation.
When Cheney Fire Rescue and Sedgwick County EMS arrived moments later, the boy was conscious and breathing on his own. And being assessed by EMS, his mother took the boy to a Wichita hospital, where he has since been released.
Cheney Fire Rescue commended the work of the lifeguards, saying that their training led directly to a life being saved.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Dolly Parton will visit Kansas to celebrate the statewide success of her Imagination Library program at a closed event on August 14. It is hosted by the Imagination Library of Kansas.
Starting today, every child in Kansas from birth to age five can receive free books every month from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. It is made possible through increased funding provided to the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund and the Kansas Legislature. The funds supplement local and regional resources to ensure equitable opportunity across the state.
Pratt has the distinction of starting the first Imagination Library site outside Tennessee in 2005. Kansas has over 52,200 children enrolled and is celebrating the milestone of gifting more than 3.8 million books to children since 2005.
“I am pleased that we have reached this amazing milestone – being able to provide the gift of reading for children and families across Kansas,” said Gov. Laura Kelly. “We know that a child’s first five years are critical for health development and childhood literacy. By increasing access to the Imagination Library, we will be nurturing a love for reading and supporting the foundation of a child’s social-emotional, physical, and cognitive future. I urge all eligible Kansas families to sign their children up for the Imagination Library of Kansas.”
Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write, Parton started her Imagination Library in 1995. Today, her program mails over 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books directly to children’s homes each month. Each child enrolled in the program receives one book per month until their fifth birthday – at no cost to families. For more information, please visit imaginationlibrary.com.
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An Idaho-based industrial systems company is the latest company to take up residence in the University of Arizona Technology Park on South Rita Road.
Critical Systems Inc. recently opened a new research and development and assembly office at 9052 S. Rita Road for its orbital welding repair group and specialized gas-valve division.
Based in Boise, Critical Systems also provides systems to deliver and process industrial gases, such as those used to deposit layers of materials in semiconductor manufacturing.
In its 7,000-square-foot space at the UA Tech Park, the company will develop and make systems for orbital welding — joining segments of tubing or pipes with a welding head that rotates around the work piece — as well as forged brass gas valves for medical, semiconductor and biotech facilities sold through its Dancar subsidiary.
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The UA Tech Park will provide the ideal platform for Critical Systems to respond rapidly to growing business demands, as CSI expands into the medical industry.
The company cited the tech park’s versatility and extensive amenities along with the benefit of a well-established university research park campus.
“The UA Tech Park was always our top choice when looking to expand,” said Troy Reese, general manager at CSI. “We’re excited to see just how far we can push the industry forward in the coming years.”
Ted Jones, founder and president of Critical Systems, said only about five of the company’s roughly 100 employees are at work in Tucson so far, but the company plans to ramp up and hire quickly to meet expected demand.
Critical Systems is essentially moving its Dancar valve business, which the company acquired in 2021, from Middlebury, Connecticut, to Tucson, said Jones, who founded the company in 1998 and is himself based in Salt Lake City.
“I would expect the hiring is going to be pretty significant in Tucson — I think we’re going to grow quite a bit,” Jones said, noting that the company plans to hire most of its staff locally.
Critical Systems’ Orbital Group currently employs mechanical engineers, designers, equipment technicians and welders.
New FORGE program
The University of Arizona’s downtown business accelerator is launching an intensive new program to help startups that are ready to break into broader commercial distribution of their products or services.
The UA’s FORGE (Finding Opportunities and Resources to Grow Entrepreneurs) has opened applications for its new FORGE Ahead Crucible, an eight-week program that will take place at FORGE at Roy Place in downtown Tucson from Sept. 12 to Nov. 2.
The Crucible program has an application deadline of Aug. 20, and company founders will be notified if they have been selected by Aug. 24.
Startup companies can apply at forge.arizona.edu/crucible
Teams accepted into the Crucible program will receive an $8,000 stipend to offset travel and related costs.
Participants can expect intensive professional development work, mentorship from industry professionals, weekly milestone check-ins, business-pitch practice sessions, investor introductions and opportunities to demonstrate their work.
FORGE Founding Executive Director Brian Ellerman said FORGE’s yearlong FORGE Ahead Residency program has been successful in helping new ventures scale up and find investors.
“Crucible fills an important need for founders that are farther along in their journey and want to make that transition in a shorter timeframe,” Ellerman said.
The Crucible program focuses on startup teams that have gained traction in revenue, users, market or fundraising, and are on the verge of breaking into broader commercial distribution.
NuvOx gets funding
Tucson-based drug developer NuvOx Therapeutics recently won funding of nearly $200,000 from an Indiana-based angel investor group to further clinical trials of its oxygen-based therapeutics for diseases including brain cancer and stroke.
VisionTech Angels, one of the most active angel investing networks in the Midwest, invested $196,500 in the company NuvOx, with 27 individual signing checks, the company said.
Founded in 2008, NuvOx is focused on therapeutic delivery of oxygen based on patented technology for gas “microbubbles” originally developed as an ultrasound imaging contrast agent by University of Arizona professor emeritus Dr. Evan Unger.
Unger, who has more than 100 patents, developed a microbubble contrast agent in the 1990s and sold it to chemicals giant DuPont in 1999 for about $40 million. Launched in 2001 and approved for ultrasound imaging of the heart, the drug is still the most prescribed drug of its kind in the U.S.
Meanwhile, NuvOx has since developed new clinical uses for its gas microbubble to deliver oxygen therapies, including reducing the resistance of cancer tumors to radiation treatment.
The company has seen positive results in completed Phase Ib/II clinical trials for use of its cancer drug and in a similar trial for a related drug to treat ischemic stroke.
More human trials are underway or planned, but it will still take years and tens of millions of dollars in funding to bring one drug to market.
The recent angel investment is part of a bridge round of funding, following a $10.4 million Series A funding round.
NuvOx has also won $14 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense and other government funders.
The company, which set up a small-scale manufacturing plant for its drugs at its longtime office site near downtown in 2021, is looking to raise $25 million to $50 million more in venture-capital funding to complete clinical trials and bring its drugs to market.
Contact senior reporter David Wichner at dwichner@tucson.com or 520-573-4181. On Twitter: @dwichner. On Facebook: Facebook.com/DailyStarBiz
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The Pima Animal Care Center is looking for adopters and foster homes after a hoarding investigation brought in nearly two dozen parrots.
The investigation was in conjunction with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, resulting in the seizure of 21 parrots, most of which are macaws, according to a news release from PACC Friday morning.
Along with the Tucson-based nonprofit organization Paradise Parrot Rescue, a sanctuary for parrots and other exotic birds, the birds are now up for adoption or foster care for those who are interested.
“Paradise Parrot Rescue is honored to partner with PACC to rescue these amazing creatures,” said Brian Klontz, the nonprofit’s rescue director. “We are committed to their welfare, recovery and ultimate placement into highly-screened forever homes.”
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Anyone interested in adopting, fostering or donating to the care of the birds can visit paradiseparrotrescue.org.
“Paradise Parrot Rescue is well-equipped to care for these beautiful birds,” said Monica Dangler, director of animal services at PACC. “For that, we’re very appreciative, because it allows us to focus our resources on the hundreds of other animals currently in our care.”
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As I'm typing this, rain is pounding my windows and wind is making the trees in my culdesac sway back and forth. Will monsoon keep it up? Or will we have another monsoon-less weekend ahead of us?
If we do end up missing the monsoon rain yet again, have no fear. There's still lots to be excited about: Barbie-themed events, a showing of Tucson favorite "Can't Buy Me Love," the Iron Chef Tucson competition, a murder mystery at Whiskey del Bac, a couple chances to pick up plants ... and MORE.
Of course, things can change quickly these days. Check for the latest info before heading out!
"Where's Waldo?" Scavenger Hunt
Each year, Antigone Books hosts a scavenger hunt around town, encouraging the community to visit local businesses while searching for a six-inch cardboard Waldo. Here's how it works: visit Antigone and ask for a passport, which lists 22 local businesses that are hiding Waldo somewhere in their stores. Visit the stores, find Waldo, then have an employee stamp your passport. When you find the minimum amount of Waldos, return your passport to Antigone for a chance to win a prize.
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When: The scavenger hunt runs throughout July. Antigone Books is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Turn in your passport by 5 p.m. July 30.
Where: Pick up a passport at Antigone Books, 411 N. Fourth Ave.
Cost: Free to play
Visit the event page for more information.
Discovery Nights at Children's Museum Tucson
Visit Children's Museum Tucson for a free night of science and art, including story times and pop-up science experiments.
When: 5-7 p.m. Thursdays
Where: Children's Museum Tucson, 200 S. Sixth Ave.
Cost: Free to attend
Visit the event page for more information.
Gardening Hour
Learn about gardening and bring home clippings all while connecting with The Garden Kitchen team.
When: 7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays
Where: The Garden Kitchen, 2205 S. Fourth Ave.
Cost: Free to attend
Visit the event page for more information.
Queer Speed Dating
Find your next date or make a new friend at this queer speed dating event!
When: 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20
Where: Bawker Bawker Cider House, 400 N. Fourth Ave.
Cost: Free to participate with the purchase of one drink. This event is for ages 21 and up.
Visit the event page for more information.
Barbiecore Sound Healing Session
Divinely Positive Healing and The Moxie are hosting a Barbiecore sound-healing session, complete with Barbie-themed treats and drinks. Donations of unused Barbies will be given to La Paloma Family Services!
When: 6:15-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20
Where: The Moxie, 629 E. Ninth St.
Cost: $25
Visit the event page for more information.
Passport: A Global Music Dance Party
Head to Zemam's Too for a dance party featuring DJ Herm spinning Ethiopian funk, African disco, Latin music and more. You can order from the menu until 10 p.m.!
When: 8-11 p.m. Thursday, July 20
Where: Zemam's Too, 119 E. Speedway
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for food
Visit the event page for more information.
Barbie Premiere Pink Disco Party
G3, dubbed Tucson's gay happy hour, is hosting a Barbie-themed disco party. Dress in pink or like Barbie or Ken for this mixer and dance party.
When: 5-10 p.m. Friday, July 21
Where: The Playground Bar & Lounge, 278 E. Congress St.
Cost: $9, includes a free drink. This event is for ages 21 and up.
Visit the event page for more information.
"Can't Buy Me Love" Anniversary Party
Casa Video and Film Bar is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a showing of Tucson favorite "Can't Buy Me Love," which was filmed here in the '80s. There will be a food truck out front!
When: 7-10 p.m. Friday, July 21
Where: Casa Video and Film Bar, 2905 E. Speedway
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for food and drinks
Visit the event page for more information.
Glitter Bomb: The Emo Night Barbenheimer After Party
July 21 marks the release date for two big movies: "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer." Cryfest Emo Night is hosting a pink-and-black party to celebrate both. There will be a photo booth, drink specials and music all night long.
When: 9 p.m. Friday, July 21
Where: Music Box Lounge, 6951 E. 22nd St.
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for drinks
Visit the event page for more information.
Ghost Bar
Trail Dust Town is hosting a three-day Ghost Bar, complete with cocktails, snacks, live music and activities.
When: 8-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July 21-22; 7-10 p.m. Sunday, July 23
Where: Trail Dust Town, 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road
Cost: $45, includes two cocktails and an individual charcuterie snack. This event is for ages 21 and up.
Visit the event page for more information.
Barbie-themed Chez Peachy pop-up
Home baker Chez Peachy, known for her colorfully decorated lunchbox-size cakes, is hosting a three-day Barbie-inspired pop-up at Tucson Mall. She'll have Barbie-themed treats and if you wear a Barbie-inspired outfit yourself, you'll get extra stamps on a loyalty card.
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or until sold out) on Friday, July 21 and Sunday, July 23. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (or until sold out) on Saturday, July 22.
Where: Tucson Mall, 4500 N. Oracle Road
Cost: Treats vary in price
Visit the event page for more information.
Queer Baile
The Downtown Clifton is hosting a queer dance party with a DJ, drinks and raffles.
When: 8-11 p.m. Friday, July 21
Where: The Downtown Clifton, 485 S. Stone Ave.
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for drinks
Visit the event page for more information.
Free Film Fridays
Catch a poolside movie every Friday at Hotel McCoy! This weekend, "Clueless" is playing.
When: 8-10 p.m. Fridays
Where: Hotel McCoy, 720 W. Silverlake Road
Cost: Free to attend and open to the public. Swimming is for hotel guests only, but day passes for the pool are available for $20.
Visit the event page for more information.
Owl Pellet Dissection 101
Curiosity shop The Heathenry is hosting a workshop where attendees will learn all about owls and dissect an owl pellet.
When: 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 21
Where: The Heathenry, 657 W. St Marys Road
Cost: $25
Visit the event page for more information.
Art Corner with BICAS
Get free access to recycled bike art parts, tools and other materials and get creative! Once you're finished, you can donate your creation to BICAS or give a suggested donation to the nonprofit, if you're able to. Check in at the front counter before heading to the art area.
When: 4-6 p.m. Fridays
Where: BICAS, 2001 N. Seventh Ave.
Cost: Free to attend, donation suggested
Visit the event page for more information.
Chillin at the Chul
Check out music, spirits and bites at Tohono Chul's summer series. On Saturdays, Tohono Chul has partnered with Children's Museum Oro Valley to provide family-friendly nature play.
When: 5-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 2
Where: Tohono Chul, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte
Cost: Free to attend
Visit the event page for more information.
Summer Concert Series at Old Tucson
Old Tucson is hosting an outdoor concert series this summer, set to feature tribute bands performing music from artists like Garth Brooks, Journey and Stevie Nicks. Restaurants, bars and shops will also be open.
When: 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 26
Where: Old Tucson, 201 Kinney Road
Cost: $34 for general admission, $80 for VIP
Visit the event page for more information.
Iron Chef Tucson
It's that time of year again! Watch as Chef Devon Sanner, of Zio Peppe, challenges reigning champ Ken Foy, of Dante's Fire, for the Iron Chef Tucson title.
When: 1 p.m. Saturday, July 22, but the competition kicks off at 5 p.m.
Where: Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road
Cost: $35-$55. This event is for ages 21 and up.
Visit the event page for more information.
Remake Flea
The Historic Fourth Avenue Coalition is hosting its second flea of the summer. This time, you'll be able to shop from 40 vendors who specialize in vintage and upcycled items.
When: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Coalition Space, 311 E. Seventh St.
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for shopping
Visit the event page for more information.
A Night Under the Stars
Local nonprofit Reach For The Stars is hosting a night of stargazing. Learn about the stars and planets, all while gazing through telescopes and binoculars.
When: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead, 16248 E. Marsh Station Road
Cost: Free to attend, donations accepted
Visit the event page for more information.
Fiesta Bloom
Cactus nursery Ponderosa Cactus is hosting an event that's set to feature vendors selling items like plants, pots and gardening accessories, plus other artisans selling their works. Also enjoy live music and food while you're there!
When: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Ponderosa Cactus, 3751 E. Fort Lowell Road
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for shopping
Visit the event page for more information.
Retro Game Show Night
Retro Game Show Night, an evening of off-the-cuff comedy that pays homage to old TV game shows with a funky twist, returns this weekend. The upcoming game show is "The $9.95 Pyramid."
When: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St.
Cost: $17.51. This event is for ages 21 and up.
Visit the event page for more information.
Death of a Gangster: A Murder Mystery Cocktail Party
Dress in your best 1920s attire and head to Whiskey del Bac's murder mystery cocktail party. While sipping on cocktails and munching on appetizers, you'll work with other guests to solve the crime and find the killer.
When: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Whiskey del Bac, 2106 N. Forbes Blvd.
Cost: $65
Visit the event page for more information.
Back to School Bash
Ward 5 and FUGA, which advocates for mobility, accessibility and representation for Tucson's south-side and west-side communities, are hosting a back-to-school bash this Saturday. While supplies last, kids will get a free starter school supply pack. There will also be haircuts, bike repairs and a vaccine clinic.
When: 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Quincie Douglas Center, 1575 E. 36th St.
Cost: Free to attend. Kids ages 5 or older must be present to receive supplies.
Visit the event page for more information.
Summer Safari Nights
Enjoy the cooler nighttime temperatures at Reid Park Zoo's after-hours Summer Safari Nights. Each event will have different themed activities including keeper chats, animal encounters and live music.
When: 6-8 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 12
Where: Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court
Cost: $10.50 for adults, $6.50 for kids ages 2-14
Visit the event page for more information.
Cool Summer Nights
Enjoy the sights of the Desert Museum at night — in cooler temperatures! Bring a flashlight to walk around and possibly spot a nocturnal animal, touch a stingray and check out themed activities.
When: 6-9 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 26
Where: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road
Cost: $29.95 for adults, $19.95 for kids ages 3-12. $24.95 for Arizona residents.
Visit the event page for more information.
Tucson Repair Cafe
Need something fixed? Bring it to the Tucson Repair Cafe to be fixed for free! All items are welcome.
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Dr.
Cost: Free to attend
Visit the event page for more information.
Movies at The Fox
Fox Tucson Theatre is playing a roster of movies this July, including a sing-along version of "Annie" this Saturday and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" this Sunday.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 22 for "Annie"; 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23 for "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
Where: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.
Cost: $7.50 for kids ages 12 and under, $12.50 for adults for "Annie." $2.50 for kids ages 12 and under, $7.50 for adults for "Fantastic Mr. Fox."
Visit the event page for more information.
Moon Market
Four of Wands is hosting a moon market, complete with astrology, palm readers, and bone and tarot readings. There will be $20 Zodiac-themed flash tattoos, vendors and a food truck.
When: 2-9 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Four of Wands, 4349 E. Broadway
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for shopping
Visit the event page for more information.
Summer Party at Dandelion Lounge
Dandelion Lounge, a new cocktail bar in the Presidio District, is throwing a party with drinks, house music and house plants for sale.
When: 7-11 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Dandelion Lounge, 200 N. Court Ave.
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for drinks and plants
Visit the event page for more information.
'90s Dance Party at Surly Wench
Surly Wench Pub is hosting a '90s-themed dance party. Dress in your best '90s attire or in a "Hackers" movie theme.
When: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Surly Wench Pub, 424 N. Fourth Ave.
Cost: $5. This event is for ages 21 and up.
Visit the event page for more information.
"Take On Me" Rave
A new wave '80s party is happening at The Rialto this weekend. The touring group spins era music from bands like The Cure, Talking Heads and Blondie.
When: 9 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: The Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St.
Cost: $20. This event is for ages 18 and up.
Visit the event page for more information.
Vulture Social
Curiosity shop The Heathenry, which has oddities like animal skulls, taxidermy and nature-centric art, is hosting what they've dubbed Vulture Social, aka your chance to learn about getting started in necromancy. A speaker will be present to discuss the ethics behind the hobby.
When: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Heathen Haus, 657 W. St Marys Road
Cost: $10, a bone-related gift is included
Visit the event page for more information.
Cultivate Your Calm Wellness Retreat
Jijivisha Holistic is hosting a retreat to "cultivate your calm" and network with people interested in personal growth and entrepreneurship. The retreat features yoga, candle making, massages and more.
When: Saturday-Sunday, July 22-23
Where: The JTH Tucson, 12051 W. Fort Lowell Road
Cost: $400 for the day retreat
Visit the event page for more information.
Tea 101
Get the 101 on all things tea. Learn about the history and varieties of tea, plus sample them with Love In A Cup.
When: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 22
Where: Bookmans East, 6230 E. Speedway
Cost: Free to attend, email jamesr@bookmans.com to reserve your spot.
Visit the event page for more information.
Taste of Summer
If you're looking for a mini road trip this July, Apple Annie's in Willcox is hosting two weekends of summer treats including watermelon slushies, peach doughnut sundaes and seasonal milkshakes. Pick your own veggies while you're there!
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, July 22-23 and July 29-30
Where: Apple Annie's Orchard, 2081 W. Hardy Road, Willcox
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for food and U-Pick veggies
Visit the event page for more information.
Flow for the Soul with Flam Chen
Flam Chen and In-Rave are hosting a flow night with DJs, vendors and flow art performances. Proceeds go to the All Souls Procession.
When: 7-11 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: MSA Annex, 267 S. Avenida del Convento
Cost: $10
Visit the event page for more information.
National Day of the Cowboy
Celebrate National Day of the Cowboy with a road trip to Sonoita's Empire Ranch Foundation. The celebration is set to include western demonstrations, vendors and tours of the historic ranch.
When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Empire Ranch Foundation, East Empire Ranch Road, Sonoita
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for food and shopping
Visit the event page for more information.
Bachata Social Dance Night
Put on your dancing shoes for a night of music and mingling! Enjoy a bachata class followed by social dancing.
When: 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, July 22
Where: Tucson Creative Dance Center, 3131 N. Cherry Ave.
Cost: $10, cash or Venmo
Visit the event page for more information.
Walking tours with the Presidio Museum
Explore Tucson's downtown area with walking tours hosted by the Presidio Museum. The tour this Saturday is the Public Art and Murals tour.
When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave.
Cost: $25. Pre-registration is required.
Visit the event page for more information.
St. Philip's Plaza Market
Visit St. Philip's Plaza to shop from local makers and enjoy live music. While you're there, grab a bite to eat at one of the plaza's several eateries.
When: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays and Sundays
Where: St. Philip's Plaza, 4280 N. Campbell Ave.
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for shopping and food
Visit the event page for more information.
Sunday Funday: Live Art and Music by the Pool
Hotel McCoy is throwing several pool parties this month, complete with music by DJ Humblelianess. Local artist Lil Desert Doodles will also be around the corner creating a mural in room 106. Check it out while you're there!
When: 4-7 p.m. Sunday, July 23
Where: Hotel McCoy, 720 W. Silverlake Road
Cost: Free to attend. If you're not a hotel guest, you must be age 21 or over to attend. A signed pool waiver and your ID are required to swim. Capacity is limited and is first come, first served.
Visit the event page for more information.
Sunset Sundays
Explore the Tucson Botanical Gardens after hours!
When: 6-8 p.m. Sundays through August
Where: Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way
Cost: $15 for adults, $8 for kids ages 4-17
Visit the event page for more information.
Drag Queen Bingo
Roxi Starr is hosting Drag Queen Bingo!
When: 5-7 p.m. Sunday, July 23
Where: Bawker Bawker Cider, 400 N. Fourth Ave..
Cost: Free to play, bring money for drinks. This event is for ages 21 and up.
Visit the event page for more information.
Yoga + Pint
1912 Brewing Co. is collaborating with Veterans Yoga Project for a yoga and pint class, which includes an hour-long yoga session and either a pint of 1912 beer or a non-alcoholic beverage. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Veterans Yoga Project.
When: 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Sunday, July 23
Where: 1912 Brewing Co., 2045 N. Forbes Blvd.
Cost: $15
Visit the event page for more information.
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4 months without rain in metro Phoenix. Could this weekend change that?
The Valley of the Sun has catered to its name this July with heat records broken every day in the Phoenix area, and Friday's projected temperatures are expected to continue the streak.
If Friday's forecasted temperatures ring true, Phoenix will spiral into the 23rd straight day of days above 110 degrees with no signs of stopping, as these temperatures are forecasted to continue into the weekend.
Friday's high temperature is forecasted to hit 119 degrees in the afternoon, however, National Weather Service Phoenix meteorologist Ryan Worley said they are not confident Phoenix will see that high of a temperature today due to increased unexpected overnight moisture. It's more likely that 115 degrees will register.
If Phoenix does hit 115 degrees, it would count as the fifth day in a row of temperatures over 115 degrees. Thermometers have made a habit of hanging out around there with the last two days producing 119-degree afternoons, breaking past daily records.
Jimmy Webrane has been working in construction in Phoenix for over 30 years, but he said this summer has felt like one of the worst ones since he has been in the field.
“This summer has hit differently,” Webrane said. “I don’t know if it’s me, it could be that I’m getting old, but I feel like my body hasn’t been handling the heat as well as past years.”
Excessive heat warnings issued by the National Weather Service have persisted for weeks, seeing constant extensions and currently lasting until Sunday for the Phoenix area and many surrounding counties.
The highs aren't the only problem, either. Record-high lows, meaning low temperatures that are higher than usual, have accompanied the sweltering temperatures, adding yet another challenge for cooling down.
"Since we are seeing overnight low temperatures in the nineties, it's helping set a foundation for really hot temperatures during the day," Worley said.
Phoenix residents are craving a rainy day to hopefully lower the temperatures and bring some moisture to the area. Unfortunately, a delayed start to the monsoon has left the area dry.
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This uneventful monsoon season plummeted the Phoenix area into a new record, the 6th longest stretch of time without measurable rainfall recorded at Phoenix Sky Harbor since the record-keeping began. This length of time is 4 months or 120 days without a drop of rainfall in the Valley. On Monday, Tucson and Flagstaff enjoyed some rainy relief for the first time since the monsoon season began, and the National Weather Service is hopeful those wet conditions will remain.
On Friday, there is a 10% chance of rain, and on Saturday that increases to a 20% chance in Phoenix. The temperatures are still forecasted to remain over 110 degrees but should be slightly cooler compared to the highs from this last record-breaking week.
"Sunday we're getting better indications that Phoenix might see some rain on that day. Chances are around 30-40% which are some of the higher chances we've seen in the past several months," Worley said.
If Phoenix does see rain this weekend, there is a likely chance that temperatures will drop going into next week and that is why the National Weather Service's excessive heat warnings are projected to end on Sunday evening if the moisture remains.
Webrane, who works for Bel-Aire Mechanical, said he has experienced heat exhaustion while working outside. His symptoms have ranged from dizziness and nausea to hazy vision and cramping.
He currently works at the construction site off Central Avenue and Van Buren Street, where he said he has been extra cautious in recent weeks as the longest heat wave on record blitzes the Phoenix area.
“This week felt like the heat jumped up a bit,” he said. “So it’s important to stay hydrated, find shade. Sometimes when I feel I’m getting too hot, I hop on my car and turn on the AC.”
Here's a look at how the week of heat has fared so far.
Friday, July 21: Record high-low temperatures break record at 12 straight days and 4 months without rain
Friday introduced some further records in Phoenix which are:
- The reported low temperature at Sky Harbor Friday morning was 92°F, which brings our streak to 12 consecutive days with lows of 90°F or above, surpassing the last record of this which was 11 days in 2020. This also breaks the record warm low of 91°F set in 2005.
- 120 days or 4 months straight with no recorded rain in the Phoenix area, the sixth-longest streak since the record keeping began.
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Thursday, July 20: Record high-low temperatures tie 2020 mark at 11 straight days, new daily Phoenix high, 4th straight day of 115 degrees
Thursday afternoon saw the previous daily high record set earlier in the day smashed, as temperatures at Phoenix Sky Harbor reached 119 degrees for the second time in two days. The previous daily record was 114 degrees, and according to the National Weather Service, this was the seventh time ever that 119 degrees was reached at Sky Harbor.
Thursday morning saw the low temperature recorded at Sky Harbor International Airport to be 93 degrees. While not as bad compared with Wednesday's all-time record-setting low of 97 degrees, topping the formerly first-place slot set in 2003, Thursday's warm-low did its job in keeping the consecutive day streak of a low temperature of 90 degrees or above alive.
Now, at 11 days straight, 2023 has tied the number of days with such a warm-low record set in 2020.
Just after 12:30 p.m., temperatures at Sky Harbor reached 115 degrees, setting a new daily high for July 20. In addition to the record-setting date, the weather service noted that it was also the fourth straight day that temperatures reached 115 degrees in Phoenix.
Wednesday, July 19: All-time warm-lows, highest daily and average temperature for the Valley, streaks continue in Phoenix and Tucson
Wednesday produced a slew of records across the board, boasting highs in Phoenix for:
- All-time record high-low temperature: 97 degrees.
- All-time highest average temperature: 108 degrees.
- 20 straight days of highs above 110 in Phoenix.
- Fourth highest all-time temperature at Sky Harbor: 119 degrees.
- Daily temperature record in Phoenix: 117 degrees.
Tucson's streak of consecutive days at or above 110 degrees grew too, climbing to 11, surpassing the previous record of 10 days set in both 1990 and 1994.
Additionally, Tucson shattered its warm-low temperature record Wednesday as well. A low of 86 degrees recorded at the Tucson Airport was enough to outdo the original record set in 1979 at 83 degrees.
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Tuesday, July 18: Daily records broken, streaks continue
Tuesday was obviously much of the same, as the 110 or above streak continued rolling, marking 20 days in Phoenix at that point while also producing a new daily high of 118 degrees, torching the previous record of 115 degrees set in 1989.
The daily high in Tucson was beat as well, as the city hit 112 degrees, eclipsing previous highs of 109 established in 1989 and 1992.
Monday, July 17: Streak of lows above 90 degrees continues in Phoenix, third-latest rainfall during monsoon season in Tucson
Monday in Phoenix saw its streak of lows at or above 90 degrees increase to eight, while in Tucson, the city received some much-needed rain, setting the record for the third-latest date in the monsoon to record measurable rainfall.
Hot weather tips
Sal Villa and Tristan Moore with Specialized Services Company, who were working at the same construction space as Webrane, also said the heat came rather suddenly this year.
“I feel like this year it has been worse just because there was no gradual warming, it just heated up so quickly,” Villa said. “A couple of weeks ago it was still nice, and out of nowhere it got too hot. There was no in between.”
Villa has been an outdoor worker for over ten years, most of which he has worked as a landscaper. Only three years ago, during another record-breaking summer, Villa was hospitalized due to a heat stroke.
“I was landscaping, so I was working for myself and I was trying to go hard, and I ended up in the hospital,” he said. “I had to stay overnight and they inserted IV fluids. The doctors said if I waited more, my liver would have failed.”
Villa said it all happened quickly. Only about 30 minutes after the first symptoms began to appear, he experienced severe cramping and was unable to move, he said.
“I felt a few symptoms, but I tried to ignore them,” Villa said. “Then I was really disoriented and confused. By the time I arrived at my car, all my body was cramped up. I had been drinking water, but I guess that was not enough.”
Moore, who is 23 and has been working in construction since he was 18, said he has not experienced heat illness symptoms other than slight dizziness and headaches, as he said he has been careful to stay cool and hydrated while working outside in Arizona’s heat.
Moore moved to Arizona from California a little over four years ago. He worked in construction in Los Angeles for about a half a year, including the summer months, but he said the heat does not compare.
“The heat here is unique, it’s something serious,” Moore said. “That’s why you have to take breaks when you need to and drink plenty of water.”
The Arizona Department of Health Services provided tips to prevent heat-related illness:
- Drink water: It is recommended to drink at least 2 liters of water per day if people are staying inside all day. Those who spend time outdoors should drink 1 to 2 liters per hour they are outside.
- Dress for the heat: wear light-weight and light-colored clothing. Sunscreen should always be applied to exposed skin and it is recommended to wear a hat or use an umbrella when outdoors.
- Eat small meals and eat more often: They recommend avoiding foods high in protein that increase metabolic heat.
- Monitor those at risk: Check on friends, family or others for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
- Slow down and avoid strenuous activity: It is recommended to only do strenuous activity during the coolest hours of the day, between 4 and 7 a.m.
- Stay indoors.
- Take breaks when engaged in physical activity: Take a break in a cool place when doing activity outside on a hot day.
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Man dies while detained by Phoenix officers, police investigating
A man died while detained by officers in north Phoenix on Thursday. Police said they saw the man in distress beforehand, according to a statement.
At around 2:18 p.m. on Thursday, Phoenix police responded for a check welfare call at a shopping plaza. When officers arrived, they found a man matching the description from the call on the northeast corner of 19th Avenue and Union Hills Drive.
Police said that officers tried to talk to the man, but he kept walking away.
According to the statement, officers began monitoring the man's actions while in the parking lot and "saw he was in distress after falling into a landscaping wall."
Police then detained the man and called for assistance from Phoenix fire. Prior to their arrival, however, police said the man became unresponsive.
When fire crews reached the scene, they performed lifesaving measures on the man and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The man has not been identified by police.
An investigation into the incident remained ongoing as the details on what led to the man's death will be uncovered by the Office of the Medical Examiner.
No other information had been released.
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — Police in Cumberland County have charged six suspects they say were involved in an "organized retail theft ring."
The suspects were charged after an incident Wednesday afternoon at the Capital City Mall in Camp Hill, according to Lower Allen Township Police.
Officers patrolling the mall's parking lot at 1:33 p.m. noticed a Dodge Durango with its parking lights on, parked close to another SUV. As police watched, a man wearing a black hat, black t-shirt, and light jeans left the vehicle and walked toward a nearby Macy's store.
At the same time, police said, Capital City Mall security officers reported an active retail theft in the Macy's, claiming multiple suspects were fleeing toward the parking lot while carrying stolen merchandise.
Security officers told police the suspects were ditching the merchandise underneath a vehicle in the parking lot of the food court.
Police found one of the suspects and ordered him to stop, but the suspect fled on foot, according to police. The suspect, later identified as Kobi Hill, was taken into custody after leading police on a chase through the parking lot, police said.
While police were chasing Hill, mall security reported that at least three additional suspects were still inside the mall, and provided their physical descriptions to police.
Officers then found and captured a second suspect, later identified as Dominique Williams, inside a JC Penney's store in the mall.
While they were still in JCPenney’s, police said, officers located a third suspect, who allegedly fled after ordered to stop. He was eventually taken into custody after a short foot pursuit, police said. That suspect was identified as Jasper Dontre, according to police.
Officers then located a fourth suspect, Arterrio Williams, who fled from police towards a Walmart. Atrerrio Williams was ultimately taken into custody at Capital City Mall Dr., according to police.
Investigators later learned that the suspects were driven to the mall by another man -- the driver of the Dodge Durango seen by police in the parking lot. Police discovered the suspects were staying at a hotel in Swatara Township.
Police learned another suspect had taken an Uber to the hotel from a Dave & Busters at the mall, and responded there.
A fifth suspect, Shaquille Myers, was found at the hotel with another man, identified as Terrell Jackson, police said.
Investigators identified Myers as the driver of the Durango and took him into custody.
An arrest warrant was later issued for Terrell Jackson after police discovered he was involved in the retail theft conspiracy, according to police.
The investigation revealed the suspects stole $3,499 worth of merchandise from the Macy's store, and police say they believe they are involved in other thefts as well.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — A woman who fatally poisoned her husband in Union County learned that she will spend the rest of her life in prison.
Myrle Miller was back in court Friday to learn her fate.
Miller, 78, was found guilty in April on all counts against her, including first-degree murder for the death of her husband John Nichols.
Miller gave Nichols a lethal dose of her heart medication at their home near Mifflinburg in 2018.
During her trial, prosecutors argued that Miller drained her husband's bank account.
The jury heard from an investigator with the Union Snyder Area Agency on Aging. The investigator testified that Nichols believed he had hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank when in reality, those accounts were either closed or overdrawn.
Miller's son also took the stand. He told the jury that his mother would give him cash over the years as long as he did not tell Nichols.
The defense argued that Nichols gave Miller permission to sign those checks and that his death was an accident.
In the end, a jury disagreed.
This trial was not the first time Miller found herself in a courtroom.
In 1988, she was accused of putting poison in her first husband's drinks. A jury in Montour County acquitted her of attempted murder charges.
For John Nichols' murder, Miller will spend the rest of her life in prison.
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Paris was witness to a truly magical alignment of celebrities, all there to see one person, Beyoncé. Here are all of the celebrities that were spotted at Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour.
Beyoncé will bring her global “Renaissance World Tour” to Soldier Field this Saturday and Sunday. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the show is expected to begin at 8 p.m.
Whether you have a front-row seat, or will be listening from the parking lot, here’s everything you need to know about Beyoncé's eagerly-awaited Chicago Renaissance tour stop.
Stadium policies
For all events at Soldier Field, approved bags are limited to those that are clear plastic and do not exceed 12″ x 6″ x 12″, along with small clutches. So, ensure that your Instagram-ready Renaissance outfit does not feature a fanny pack, backpack, a purse larger than a clutch or luggage of any kind.
Other restricted items include but are not limited to alcohol, umbrellas, coolers and ice chests (including cloth), signage with “vulgar language” or signs that can block fans’ view.
Transportation
Parking at Soldier Field (3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. to midnight), or the nearby Waldron Deck, 458 E. 18th Drive (3 to 11 p.m. Sat & Sun.) and the Adler Planetarium lot (4 to 11 p.m. on Saturday only) will cost $55.
A $25 alternative is available if you don’t mind the 25-minute walk to the Millennium Garages Grant Park South facility. There is no shuttle service from the garage to the stadium as was available for the recent Taylor Swift shows. Parking will be unavailable at Millennium’s other garages, such as Grant Park North, Millennium Park, Millennium Lakeside.
Those wanting to avoid the bumper-to-bumper traffic on DuSable Lake Shore Drive following the concert are a 20-minute walk away from the CTA Red Line ‘L’s Roosevelt stop. The Orange and Green lines also provide the closest access to Soldier Field, according to the transit agency.
Alternatively, concertgoers can hop on the #146 bus, which stops outside of Soldier Field at the Museum Campus. This bus can be used to transfer to the L’ train at Jackson station. The CTA also recommending concertgoers use the #3 King, #4 Cottage Grove, #12 Roosevelt and #130 Museum Campus bus lines.
Weather
Both performance days are expected to be warm with a chance of brief thunderstorms. On Saturday night, a low of 66 degrees is expected.
On Sunday, there is a 40% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, while partly skies are expected with a low of 67 degrees in the evening. Both days are expected to reach a high of approximately 80 degrees, so if you’re feeling heated like stolen Chanel, make sure to fan yourself off.
Weekend events
On a weekend packed with the Pitchfork Music Festival, “Barbenheimer” (The internet-hyped double release of the “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” films) and the Beyhive, the city will be overflowing with opportunities to lean into your inner fan. Take a peek at the following events to plan your Renaissance-themed weekend schedule.
Friday
If you want to paint the town red like cinnamon, you can get started at Studio W.I.P.’s Beyoncé-themed spray paint and sip event. For $45, guests can choose between spray painting a 16 x 20 canvas or tote bag to tunes of Queen Bey’s concert set list.
7 to 9 p.m., Studio W.I.P., 3527 W. Grand Ave.
Saturday
Get shining at the top of the morning with an 11 a.m. drag brunch at Macy’s Walnut room. Chicago drag stars, such as Lucy Stoole, pay tribute to Beyoncé. Upon grabbing a ticket for the opulent display, costumes are encouraged and hype is expected.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Macy’s Walnut Room, 111 N. State St.
If you’re hoping to keep the party going after the concert, stop by Roscoe’s Tavern for an event featuring DJ Kevin Aviance, whom Beyoncé notably featured on her song “Pure/Honey.” With Aviance in the DJ booth all night, this event may have speakers knockin’ ‘til the morning light.
11 p.m. 3356 N. Halsted St.
Sunday
Do you wanna party? Do you wanna dance? Do you wanna be yourself tonight? If you’re still riding the wave of excitement post-Sunday show, get bodied on a trip to Club Renaissance. On the evening of July 23, Chicago’s very own Miss Toto and Pepper Jelly will host a Renaissance World Tour After Party at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave. Performances will feature Chanel Mercedes-Benz, of Golden Girls Pop-Up Fame, along with Sasha Love and Lila Star Escada.
9 p.m., 3159 N. Southport Ave.
Tribune reporter Claire Malon contributed.
Beyoncé: The life story you may not know
Beyoncé: The life story you may not know
1981: Born in Houston
1980s: Humble beginnings and inspiration
Late 1980s to early 1990s: Girl's Tyme
1992: 'Star Search' and career shifts
Early and mid-1990s: Restructuring and rigorous training
1993: Introducing Destiny's Child
Late 1990s: Breaking through
1999-2000: New album, superstardom, and lineup controversies
2001: Destiny's Child becomes a trio
2002: Acting career and solo stardom
2003: Marks solo career with "Dangerously in Love"
2005: Destiny's Child releases final album, announces breakup
2006: 'B'Day' and 'Dreamgirls' role
2008: Marries Jay-Z, enters 'Sasha Fierce' era
2010-2011: '4' and pregnancy announcement
2012: Birth of Blue Ivy
2013: Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, 'Beyoncé' release shifts music industry
2016: Turning lemons into 'Lemonade'
2017: Pregnant with twins
2018: Headlining Coachella
2019: 'Lion King' live-action film, 'The Gift' album
2020: Returns with #1 feature, 'Black Parade,' and 'Black Is King'
2021: Grammys' leading lady
2022: Returns with 'Break My Soul,' 'Renaissance' era
Beyoncé performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016.
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ODESSA, Texas — For the third year, Odessa is hosting several interns through the UT System’s Home to Texas Internship program. The five Odessa-native students attend UT Austin during the school year and came home to Odessa to intern full-time this summer.
The participating companies this year in Odessa are the Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa Marriott & Conference Center and the Odessa Chamber of Commerce. They also have students from Midland and Big Spring participating in their respective communities.
A reception is being hosted July 24th at 5:30 p.m. in honor of all five interns and their guests at a reception at the Odessa Marriott (Outdoor Garden).
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BLOOMINGTON — Those in southwest Bloomington can now book a free, corner-to-corner Connect Transit ride on-demand within one call or a few clicks.
Connect Flex, the new microtransit service from Connect Transit, allows users to book rides from their current location to a selected drop-off spot in the southwest Bloomington service zone. Riders can secure a pickup using the Connect Transit app, similar to platforms such as Uber and Lyft, or by calling 309-828-9833.
The service, which launched this week, is intended to increase accessibility for those living in an area of the city that is “currently underserved” by public transit, Connect Transit General Manager David Braun said.
After considering five different potential service areas, Connect Transit selected southwest Bloomington as their service zone, finding that the area had both the highest number of individuals below the poverty line and the most households without a vehicle, said Aubrey Staton, marketing manager for the Bloomington-Normal bus system.
“That's really important for us because those are people that we should be serving with public transit, and (we) just didn't have the ability to create more fixed routes in that area,” Staton said.
While Connect Flex’s service zone is currently limited to southwest Bloomington, Staton said she hopes riders will utilize the service to reach bus stops in downtown Bloomington, which connect to the company’s network of 15 fixed bus routes.
“We're really excited for Connect Flex to be able to serve that area specifically to (provide) access to employment, groceries, health care that was really lacking in that part of town,” she said.
Once riders reach the downtown Bloomington transfer location at 200 W. Front Street, which hosts half of Connect Transit’s routes, Staton said a 15-minute ride on the Green Route can take them to Uptown Station in Normal, which provides access to the remainder of the company’s routes.
Connect Flex is available 5 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturdays and 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sundays.
Unlike Connect Transit’s typical buses, Connect Flex’s five-vehicle fleet is capable of reaching residential neighborhoods with narrow access points that were previously impassable, Staton explained.
“It's really difficult to fit a 40-foot bus through there,” she said. “So these smaller vehicles allow us to be a little bit more nimble as we're navigating those areas of town and provide access to places so individuals don't have to walk nearly half a mile to their closest bus stop.”
Staton said the Connect Transit team began developing the on-demand vehicle system last year after noticing a “big transition” to microtransit in the public transit industry.
“With this service, we’re on the cutting edge of community-oriented transportation,” Braun said.
The early stages of the microtransit system’s rollout have served as a “learning experience” for all involved, Staton said, noting users should communicate with their drivers if they have any specific questions or requests during their ride.
When booking, a rider can expect a driver to arrive at their pickup location in 30 minutes or less, Staton said. Since Connect Flex is a shared ride system, drivers will also make other stops along the way if another rider is nearby, grouping riders and potentially adding travel time, she explained.
Connect Transit is continuing to work with its microtransit partner Via Transportation to consider adding more service zones in other areas of Bloomington-Normal. Staton said it is “just a matter of time” before the company expands the Connect Flex service.
“Obviously, we have limited resources and have to be very intentional with the places that we're putting these zones at to make sure that we're meeting the people that we need to meet and are able to accommodate all of the demand that we have,” she said.
Connect Flex is currently free to encourage new riders to use the new service. The transit company will continue offering Flex rides free of charge until at least September 1, when the board of trustees will consider implementing a fare.
Since the service’s public debut, Staton said Connect Transit has experienced a high number of app downloads, as well as new and returning users. In the coming weeks, the company aims to continue showcasing the service, with the underlying mission of providing an increased number of new riders an entry into all that the Twin Cities have to offer.
“They'll be able to navigate the entire Bloomington-Normal community that we serve with public transit, and [it will] give them more opportunity and access to things that they didn't have before," Staton said.
Connect Transit 50th Birthday Party
Friday, Jan 27
Heartland Community College, Normal
There was birthday cake (3 to be exact), plenty of great food and interesting historic memorabilia as friends and employees of Connect Transit gathered to commemorate the past 50 years of providing safe and reliable transportation and look forward to the future.
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Property manager of contaminated apartments terminates contact with Bayshore developer
Lincoln Property Management has cut ties with the developers of the troubled luxury Lydell Apartments at Bayshore after residents were forced to evacuate from six apartments which are contaminated with ten times the safe limit of a cancer-causing chemical.
The property management team said that it terminated its contract with Dallas-based Cypress Equities July 20 after the Journal Sentinel reported on the evacuations at the site. Tenants of the other 25 to 30 occupied units in the building also will be relocated.
Residents have said that Lincoln Property Management “has minimized the issue,” “did not tell the full truth,” and did not want news of the evacuation “to be in the press.”
“They keep telling us that the city is blowing this out of proportion, but this feels a lot more serious than they are making it seem,” resident Salemi Ngaruko told the Journal Sentinel.
Lincoln Property Management claims it was unaware of any issues with the building until June and that responsibility for the environmental safety of the building lies with Cypress Equities.
"Lincoln Residential was unaware of the presence of TCE or the testing requirements until a June visit from the health department," a Lincoln spokesperson said in a statement. "As a result, Lincoln Residential has terminated its agreement with Cypress Equities."
Cypress Equities has not responded to a request for comment.
Residents were forced to evacuate from Lydell’s Building 3 on Bayshore’s campus, which is also being developed by Cypress Equities, after more than a month of emergency cleanup failed to lower the level of trichloroethylene, or TCE to acceptable levels.
The emergency cleanup effort began after Lydell developers provided data to the state on June 2 which showed that a more-than-one-year cleanup effort to remove TCE contamination had failed. This testing was supposed to occur before residents moved in, but developers chose not to test until three weeks after the first tenants arrived.
Cypress Equities provided test data for Building 3 on June 2, two months after the first residents moved in. This data showed that some parts of the building had 100 times the state’s residential limit of 2.1 micrograms per cubic meter for TCE.
Residents of the building were first informed by Lincoln Property Management that there was an issue on June 14, two days after state and local agencies became aware of elevated TCE levels and residency at the site.
Previous reporting by the Journal Sentinel has laid out how Lincoln Property Management told residents incorrect information about the site including that the developer had carried out testing during construction. The complex is being built on a former landfill.
No such data exists and both Lincoln Property Management and Cypress Equities have not responded to multiple requests by the Journal Sentinel for this data.
Lincoln Property Management was also instructed by North Shore Health Department Health Official Becky Rowland in mid-June to not move in any new residents to the building. Despite the directive, tenants Alondra Terry and Kristopher Alexander were allowed to move in on June 30.
Terry told the Journal Sentinel that she was told “there was a problem the second after I got my keys, but they said it was not a big deal.”
The North Shore Health Department and the state’s Department of Natural Resources also ordered Lincoln Property Management to install air purifiers in the entire building to filter out TCE.
According to resident Anna Lagoe, Lincoln Property Management employees told her that the purifier was “more for Canadian wildfire smoke than TCE.”
Lincoln Property Management staff will remain on-site for the next 30 days assisting residents in moving out of the building. The developer plans to move the residents of the remaining 25-30 units out in the next month.
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Around 75 people displaced after a fire at an apartment building on Sherman Blvd. and Florist Ave. Thursday
Around 75 people are displaced following a three-alarm fire that happened at an apartment building on Milwaukee's north side Thursday, according to officials. No injuries were reported, the Milwaukee Fire Department said.
The fire at the Sherman Gardens apartments, by N. Sherman Blvd. and W. Florist Ave., started around 5:20 p.m. Milwaukee fire department deputy chief Travis Jones said flames were coming from the second floor of the three-story building when firefighters arrived, according to WISN-TV.
More than 60 units were damaged in the fire, said Jennifer Warren, regional communications director for the Red Cross of Wisconsin. While the extent of the damage is still being determined, she said parts of the building have a "significant amount" of damage.
At the apartment building Friday afternoon, several windows and sliding glass doors were boarded up. The middle of the building suffered the most damage − the fire caused the roof to cave in. The insides of apartments not boarded up were charred black, windows gone entirely. There was water damage throughout the property.
No residents or firefighters were injured in the fire, Deputy Fire Chief Erich Roden said. But around 75 people have been displaced, according to Warren.
The Red Cross has opened a shelter at the Northwest Health Center, 7630 W. Mill Road, for people who were displaced by the fire and need assistance.
The shelter is providing them a place to sleep, food, other essentials and comfort, according to Warren.
Ten people stayed overnight at the shelter, which is set up in the center's basement, according to Nick Tomaro, emergency preparedness and environmental health director for the city of Milwaukee Health Department.
People who have been displaced by the fire can just show up to the shelter or call 1-800-733-2767.
"The Red Cross is here to help in their darkest hour," Warren said.
The shelter will remain open for "as long as it's needed," she said.
"As long as people need it, we'll be there," Warren said. "Usually, we stay until a home is found for the last person."
The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Roden.
JR Radcliffe of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.
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PHOENIX — An Arizona woman who suffered fractured vertebrae and collapsed lungs after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park has said “yes” to her boyfriend's hospital proposal.
Chris Whitehill said he planned to propose to Amber Harris during their vacation in the park this week, but after spending just one night there, an encounter with a bison upended those plans.
The couple from the Phoenix area had walked to a lodge for some coffee on Monday and decided to walk through a field to Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming, Harris posted on Facebook the next day.
They waited for some people and about 20 elk to leave the area before continuing. They also noticed two bison. They watched one “drop and roll in the dirt, like a dog would,” she wrote. “He got up on his feet and started walking, then running toward us.”
The bison “struck her head-on and she was airborne,” Whitehill told 12News earlier this week. "I think she did one or two backflips in the air, and I was screaming and yelling trying to distract him. She landed pretty hard on her back.”
Harris, 47, was airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she recovering from seven fractured vertebrae, collapsed lungs and bruising.
Whitehill “got down on one knee beside my hospital bed," Monday night, Harris wrote in a Facebook post that included a photo of the ring on her finger. “Without any hesitation I said yes!"
Whitehill started a GoFundMe campaign for Harris' medical bills. In an update posted Thursday, he said Harris does not need surgery but does have to wear a back brace to keep her spine immobilized.
The bison attack was the first in Yellowstone in just over a year, park officials said.
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ASH FORK, Ariz. — A young firefighter is believed to be the serial arsonist who has been starting several fires over the last month in Yavapai and Coconino counties, officials said.
Karson Nutter, a firefighter with the Ash Fork Fire Department, has allegedly admitted to being responsible for at least seven arson events since June 15, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.
Nutter, 18, allegedly admitted to being motivated by "boredom" to start some of the fires or because he was retaliating against a former employer, YCSO said.
The structures that were torched included the Mobile Station in Ash Fork, a county-owned cemetery in Ash Fork, two abandoned homes in Kaibab Estates West, and land located along Forrest Service Road 124.
Nutter allegedly told investigators he would set fire to abandoned homes he found "ugly."
At least half of the fires occurred in Yavapai County and the others occurred in Coconino County.
Nutter was recently booked into jail and is facing charges of arson, criminal damage, and false reporting to law enforcement. Ash Fork's fire department is volunteer-run, according to its Facebook page.
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Cuccurullo announced on social media Friday that she is joining KTVK/KPHO-TV, the CBS station in Phoenix. Her last day in Richmond is Friday.
"The past three years in the River City have been absolutely incredible," Cuccurullo said on Twitter.
Cuccurullo anchors the 4, 5:30 and 10 p.m. weekday newscasts She started in June 2020.
29 photos from the Times-Dispatch archives
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This is a story about a local economy and three roads.
All are in Chesterfield County, though there are roads like them throughout the state. One is where a decades-long effort to ease traffic headaches is nearing completion. One is still near the start of yet another years-long effort to get built. One is an aging commercial artery.
It’s a story about the economic impact of dealing with familiar, street-level issues: how do you make a left turn across a busy, multi-lane highway like Route 10 between Chester and Enon? Or how do you dash across a road like Midlothian Turnpike?
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“Absolutely, businesses depend on access to customers at central locations and good transportation access," said Tom Jacobson, education director at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Land Use Education Program. "Industrial uses depend on locations with good accessibility for workers, suppliers and to final markets."
Route 10
Orange barrels and heavy equipment along Route 10 between U.S. 1, Interstates 95 and 295 have been a familiar sight for years – but so, too, has been the congestion that tied up drivers.
More than three decades ago, in 1992, Chesterfield County’s Board of Supervisors decided that widening Route 10 in southeastern Chesterfield, between Chester and Enon was a priority.
The last piece – including Virginia’s first “superstreet,” an eight-lane road with an innovative “R-Cut” intersection at Meadowville Road – should be finished later this year. In addition, this project involves widening Meadowville Road from Route 10 to Hogan's Alley to six lanes.
“It can take years to do this work, with the design approvals and getting funding,” said Barb Smith, program manager in Chesterfield County's transportation department.
The R-Cut will prevent drivers on Meadowville from making a left turn onto Route 10. Instead, they’ll need to turn right and make a U-turn at the next intersection, a few hundred yards up the highway.
That will prevent backups on Meadowville, especially for traffic heading for I-95 and coming from the Meadowville Technology Park, where Lego is building a $1 billion plant, its first in the United States, which, when completed, will employ more than 1,700 people making its famous building blocks.
“In suburban areas, freeway interchanges are key transportation locations for industrial and regional commercial uses," VCU's Jacobson said. "As examples of this, of course, are Meadowville on I-295, Ruffin Mill Industrial uses on I-95, and Route 288 at Midlothian Turnpike and Woolridge Road in its early stages of development."
Some four years after the board’s 1992 move to make Route 10 a priority, the 1,600-acre tract that became Meadowville Technology Park was just a stretch of woods and fields to the east of I-295 and about ¾ mile north of Route 10.
But in 1996, a semiconductor joint venture of Motorola and Siemens was eyeing it as a possibility for a $1.5 billion plant that promised jobs for 1,000 people.
The county hastened to rezone the tract for industrial use and approved $30 million for water and sewer connections.
Improving Route 10 became even more important – big plants need good road access for commuting workers and for truck deliveries.
By 1998, construction crews had finished widening the 1-1/4 mile stretch between I-295 and Meadowville Road to six lanes from four.
Although the county lost the Motorola-Siemens venture to Henrico County’s White Oak Technology Park, the site’s potential as a major generator of jobs seemed clear.
The Motorola-Siemens plant eventually ended up with Qimonda, and after its bankruptcy in the wake of the Great Recession, is now shared space for data centers.
But the county kept pushing for a widening of Route 10, as well as trying to woo the rare big fish that needed a lot of space for the kind of greenfield plant that employs thousands for the Meadowville tract.
A growing community of locally owned businesses in the village of Powhatan are breathing new life into the town.
In 2004, voters approved a bond referendum that included funding to widen Route 10 between I-95 and Ware Bottom Spring Road, while lobbying in Washington secured $1.5 million for an interchange on I-295 for Meadowville Road, creating a third interstate highway access point for the still-undeveloped technology park. That got the work started on what would be a $12.2 million project by the time it was completed in 2011.
Also in 2004, supervisors authorized buying the Meadowville tract from its private owners for $13 million.
And a year after that, in late 2005, the county landed its first tenant: Northrop Grumman decided to build a $34.6 million technology operations center for the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, which handles the state's IT services, generating more than 600 new jobs.
"We got the interchange done, and then we got Amazon," said Garrett Hart, the county's economic development director, referring to an $85 million Amazon distribution center.
"At the time, the business community was upset about business license taxes, but we talked to them about using surpluses from that for economic development, and the first thing we did was get that interchange...
"At the same time, we did Meadowville Technology Parkway," the main road through the park," he said. "It was just a dirt road ... it makes a difference talking to people if you're standing in the middle of a dirt road or a four-lane parkway."
In 2011, a week after the opening of the I-295 interchange at Meadowville Road, the county nailed down the 1 million-square-foot distribution center where Amazon Inc. now employs more than 2,000, with hundreds more joining in during the winter holiday shopping season.
The next year, Capital One Financial Corp. announced a more than $150 million data center, employing 50.
In 2014, Medline Industries, a distributor of health care supplies, began work on a 400,000-square-foot center in the park.
Two years later, Niagara Bottling LLC, a family-owned and -operated bottled beverage supplier, will invest $95 million in a new bottling operation employing more than 70 people. The Mexican packaging firm Cartograf opened a $65.3 million package printing facility in 2019 and two years later Columbia, S.C.-based Red Rock Developments built a 353,000-square-foot manufacturing and logistics building, on the park’s just-extended Digital Drive fronting Interstate 295 – roadworks it helped pay for.
Hart said it's been striking that Amazon, Medline and Niagara all have some of the same needs - they need to get shipments out fast; Amazon because of its delivery promises, Medline and Niagara because they are suppliers federal officials rely on during natural disasters.
The I-295 interchange and efforts to ease traffic on Route 10 were key to winning those businesses, he said.
"If I-95 is down, they can go to I-295; if there're problems on that road, they can go to 95; if they're both down, they can take 10," Hart said. "A transportation network makes development happen."
In 2022, California-based Plenty Unlimited Inc. launched work on a $300 million indoor farming operation, growing produce on vertical towers, which will employ 300. The first farm will open this winter, others will follow and eventually Meadowville will house the world’s largest vertical farm campus, the company says.
Also last year, the nonprofit generic drug manufacturer Civica Inc. said it will set up a $27.8 million laboratory testing facility in the park, creating 51 new jobs. The will support Civica's Petersburg pharmaceutical plant and will host a manufacturing plant run by Virginia Commonwealth University's Medicines for All Institute, generating jobs in that hard-pressed city as well as in the park.
The next big road
Focusing on economic growth means thinking about land use as well as transportation, said Andrew Gillies, Chesterfield’s director of planning.
And when thinking about land use, one thing was pretty clear to county planners as businesses started building facilities at Meadville:
There were only two undeveloped sites of more than 100 acres zoned for industry left in the county. But there was more than 2,050 acres of undeveloped land, some zoned for agriculture, some for single-family houses in one-fifth acre lots, to the north of the Magnolia Green development and south of Horner Park, in the western part of the county.
It was also an area that transportation planners had in mind to deal with another county headache. Slow traffic and too many accidents around the intersection of Route 288 and Hull Street Road – U.S. 360 – have been a worry for years.
County transportation planners have long thought that extending the Powhite Parkway could be a way of taking some traffic away from that trouble spot.
The idea was to provide a link between 288 and U.S. 360 well to the west of Hull Street Road’s heaviest commercial development. The likely route would almost inevitably cut across the undeveloped 2,050-plus acres.
At the same time, that much wide open land was tempting developers, dreaming of the money that could be made turning woods into thousands of single family homes.
"Land use and transportation are highly interconnected and must be planned together,” said VCU's Jacobson.
County officials, eager to bring in more high-tech industry to better balance the community’s economy and the county tax base, decided they had a better idea.
They bought the tract for $13 million in December 2020, planning to develop the western portion – a bit more than 80% - for high-tech firms, and the rest for up to 600 new single family houses and as sites for schools, including a badly needed new middle school to ease overcrowding at Tomahawk Creek Middle School.
All of the money for the Powhite extension, a $700 million project, is still not secured, and the only road access to any part of the park is narrow, two-lane Duval Road (Route 688) which snakes its way across the southernmost stretch of the tract between Otterdale and Skinquarter Roads. The county is committing $175 million for this project.
Even so, the county’s purchase, as well as proposed plans for the site, including the Powhite extension, caught the eye of one giant in a key target industry.
The Upper Magnolia Green site was a finalist for an investment by Intel Corp. that Hart said would have created a 400-acre manufacturing plant employing up to 20,000 people.
The rezoning, approved a few months after Intel started looking at the site, allowed industrial uses but unusually limited these to just eight of the more than 200 industrial uses allowed by the county’s zoning code. The eight are computer equipment manufacturing, data centers, electronic component manufacturing, laboratories, office, pharmaceuticals manufacturing and research and development facilities.
The idea was that these would generate lots of jobs but not as much truck traffic as Meadowville.
"But you need roads," said Gillies, Chesterfield’s director of planning.
Meanwhile, before the county can approve any plan of development for the site, it needs to have in place plans for building a portion of the Powhite extension between U.S. 360 and the end point of the first phase of the Powhite extension. That portion would run from Charter Colony Parkway to the planned Woolridge Road Extension, as a four-lane road with grade-separated intersections at Charter Colony Parkway and Woolridge Road Extension and bridge overpasses at Brandermill Parkway and Watermill Parkway.
"Now, people travel east to work; they'll be traveling west, too," on an extended Powhite going through the planned technology park," said Hart, the economic development director.
"The thing is you're not going to get a road built if it's only serving one-way traffic; you need two-way traffic," he said.
The Powhite connection to U.S. 360 needs to be completed before county officials will be allowed to issue an certificate of occupancy for any building in the technology park.
The Powhite extension beyond that point would run a 4-lane road for about 10 miles, including a portion along the eastern edge of the Upper Magnolia technology park.
Other road improvements for the technology park include an extension of the Magnolia Green and Westerleigh parkways into the tract where they will connect and create a ring road, an extensions into the tract of Mount Hermon Road from Genito Road and a new road into the park from Moseley Road, as well as improvements to Duval.
The end result will be a superhighway connection north to route 288, I-195, I-95 and I-64, a limited-access road south to connect with U.S. 360, as well as separate four-lane and two-lane connections to that thoroughfare.
Re-thinking an old road
At the old Spring Rock Green shopping center, in northern Chesterfield, just over the county line, road improvements are helping make redevelopment and reuse possible.
The Norfolk-based real estate firm Collins Enterprises is investing $85 million to build a mixed-use development at the site of the old shopping center on Midlothian Turnpike, right at the exit ramp from Chippenham Parkway.
The developer is planning a new central street through the site of the old shopping center, as well as a grid of streets to serve a development comprising 300,000 square feet of office space, a 215-room hotel, 125,000 square feet of retail stores 1,100 apartments and 125 townhomes.
But that’s not all the road works that will be needed.
Back in the day when the shopping center was thriving, traffic jams and slowdowns were a constant problem, and with a shopping center, recreation center and Shamin Hotels’ planned upscale hotel and conference center on the other side of Midlothian, managing traffic and ensuring pedestrian safety while dashing across 11 lanes of fast-moving cars and trucks is an issue.
So the county has secured federal funds to install 5- to 8-foot-wide sidewalks and pedestrian crossing signals along Midlothian from Ruthers Road to Spring Rock Green, and is looking at work on the roadway and intersections to improve vehicle safety.
It also has federal money for work to modify Midlothian Turnpike’s intersection at Boulders Parkway, with a “thru-cut” – a design that uses turn-only lanes and traffic islands to prevent drivers from cutting directly across a multi-lane highway like Midlothian Turnpike.
It also wants to speed flow and reduce accidents at Stonebridge Plaza by converting Donald May Jr. Drive – the intersection closest to the on-ramp for Chippenham Parkway – so drivers leaving the plaza can only turn right and drivers entering can only do so by turning right from eastbound Midlothian.
The plans also call for a pedestrian path on the Midlothian Turnpike median in the Chippenham interchange area, as well as sidewalks.
Meanwhile, 3.5 miles to the west, Sauers Properties wants to turn the Stein Mart shopping center into a mixed-use development, with three apartment buildings replacing some of the site's current shops with a small park and interior streets taking up much of the parking lot.
The county is also studying extending bus service along Midlothian.
“Increasingly in the future, public transit stops will be the key locations for economic development," said VCU's Jacobson. "Many great sites are planned along Midlothian Turnpike, Hull Street Road and Route 1."
Heading west, on the stretch of Midlothian Turnpike between the village of Midlothian and Route 288, the county's transportation engineers are working on a design for dual left turn lanes onto North Otterdale Road to ease traffic slowdowns there.
The interior streets, new sidewalks, bus service and turn lanes should take some traffic off Midlothian Turnpike, part of a basic strategy to slow down traffic.
"You can't do much shopping at 55 miles an hour, maybe a little at 45, but you can do a lot at 25," Hart said, on a road where the county sees a future of mixed-use, residential and retail and services' offices.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif — With the summer heat coming into full force, rattlesnakes are the most active at dawn and dusk as they search for shade and shelter.
In fact, most rattlesnake bites happen between April and October, when humans and snakes are most active outdoors, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Though Roseville resident Valerie Van Steyn has seen rattlesnakes in her backyard before, she was still surprised when she saw one slither into her pool for a dip.
"It came towards us and we went to the other side of the pool, then it swam across the pool towards us — had us really shocked it was so aggressive," Van Steyn told ABC10.
It was the second snake she'd seen in her backyard this year. Van Steyn says she usually sees about three or four during the summer.
"This particular snake had zero fear of us all being right there playing and swimming and literally swam across the pool to the side where we were watching it from. So, they definitely can swim! We went inside the house," Van Steyn said.
Len Ramirez, who owns Ramirez Rattlesnake Removal, has worked professionally with snakes since 1985. He says rattlesnakes are excellent swimmers.
"We're having a great season as far as rattlesnakes are concerned," Ramirez said.
Ramirez says the calls he gets to remove a rattlesnake "never end," and for him, that's a good thing. He doesn't just respond to calls in Roseville, but all over California.
"Nobody is exempt from rattlesnakes," Ramirez said.
Ramirez suggests parents walk the backyard, especially where kids or pets play. When it gets into the triple digits during the day, Ramirez says rattlesnakes will be out in the evenings around 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. when temperatures start to cool off.
Safety Recommendations
Here's what Ramirez says to do if you see a rattlesnake in your backyard.
- Be alert, pay attention
- Make sure kids and pets are brought inside the house
- Keep an eye on the snake; rattlesnakes don't travel far but conceal themselves well
- Watch out around corners or under plants
- Bring pets inside at night
- Keep low-ground landscape to a minimum in the areas of your yard you frequent
- Snakes are temperature dependent, so if it's hot they'll probably be in a cool area and if it's cold they'll probably be in a warm area
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ANTIOCH, Calif. — A judge was expected on Friday to consider whether Northern California police officers who exchanged racist text messages violated a state law aimed at stamping out racism in the criminal justice system.
A group of Antioch Police Department officers have been asked to testify in a San Francisco Bay Area courtroom on heavily redacted text messages made public in April by the Contra Costa County District Attorney's office that also used derogatory, homophobic and sexually explicit language, with officers bragging about falsifying evidence and beating up suspects.
Defense attorneys were expected to argue before Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge David Goldstein that their clients, two of them mentioned in released messages, were unfairly targeted based on their race. The state’s Racial Justice Act prohibits the state from pursuing or securing criminal convictions or sentences on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin.
Goldstein threw out gang charges against all four defendants in May after historical data showed county prosecutors disproportionately targeted Black people with enhancements leading to longer sentences.
Five of the subpoenaed officers who traded texts are not expected to attend Friday because they are injured and out on leave, the East Bay Times reported Thursday. The news outlet obtained declarations signed by Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford swearing the officers have not been cleared by their doctors to attend the court hearing.
Ford, who is Black, also received a subpoena and announced two days ago he would retire next month. He leaves after only a year serving as interim and permanent police chief. Ford did not give a reason for his retirement and did not respond to emails requesting an interview.
“It’s just disappointing,” Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe said. “I know he believed in changing hearts and minds, but then you have people talking that kind of garbage.”
Defense attorneys who subpoenaed the officers represent four men charged with murder and attempted murder in a March 2021 drive-by shooting that prosecutors say was gang-related.
Two of the defendants, Trent Allen and Terryon Pugh, were the subjects of some of the released messages. Officers joked about kicking their heads and shooting them in the neck and buttocks. They also shared photos of Allen and Pugh injured in their hospital beds.
Mathew Martinez, a lawyer for one of the defendants, said the officers were issued subpoenas so they could explain in court why they sent the texts. But “they’re all unavailable, indefinitely,” he said.
The embattled police department serves a racially diverse city of 115,000 residents about 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of San Francisco. Officials have named at least 17 officers who sent text messages, including the president of the Antioch police union.
The text messages came out as part of an ongoing joint investigation launched in March 2022 by the FBI and the Contra Costa district attorney into a broad range of potential offenses by officers with the Antioch and nearby Pittsburg police departments.
The city faces a federal civil rights lawsuit and in May the state attorney general's office launched a civil rights investigation into the police department.
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CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
Inland cities including Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia and Riverside — once cheaper options than pricey places such as the Bay Area — are no longer refuges from California’s housing affordability crisis.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the typical asking rent in these former bastions of relative affordability have exploded by as much as 40%, according to data from the real-estate listings company Zillow.
California’s inland rent spike is yet another lasting effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in 2020, California’s dense metropolitan coast saw an outflux of people, as educated white-collar workers, suddenly untethered from the office, packed their bags in search of cheaper and more socially distanced modes of living.
For many smaller California towns, the surge of new residents competing for housing has placed new financial pressures on lower-income residents, upended local housing markets and, in some cases, shifted the politics around housing and affordability.
In Santa Maria, just an hour up the 101 from Santa Barbara, the last three years have been a “perfect storm” for renters, said Victor Honma, who oversees housing vouchers across the region for the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara.
The town was awash in suburb-seeking homebuyers from Los Angeles, the Bay Area and nearby Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. The suddenly hot housing market persuaded many longtime local property owners to sell their rentals to the wave of new homebuyers, reducing the rental stock further. And though Santa Maria had always had a “healthy supply of inventory,” said Honma, the available homes ran on the large side, leaving few one-bedroom units to go around for many suddenly desperate renters.
These trends were in the works prior to 2020, but “the pandemic was a stimulus,” he said.
It’s the same story in Bakersfield, where rents have jumped 39% since March 2020, as priced out Angelenos migrated north of the Grapevine, said Stephen Pelz, executive director of the housing authority in Kern County.
Since then rising interest rates have cooled the national housing market. But Pelz said the higher cost of borrowing has only added to the woes of Kern County renters: Fewer people purchasing homes has meant more competition for the area’s remaining rental units.
An inevitable consequence
Jeff Tucker, an economist at Zillow, said the inland rental crunch is the inexorable result of California’s overall housing shortage, as the affordability crisis along the coast ripples outward. Cities in the Central Valley used to enjoy a healthy “affordability advantage” over coastal urban areas, he said. But that advantage has begun to shrink over the last three years.
“People have been moving towards that more affordable option when they don’t have anywhere else in California that they can afford,” said Tucker.
According to Zillow’s seasonally adjusted “observed rent index” — a kind of gussied-up average that strips out exceptionally pricey or cheap outliers in a given market — the typical rent in the Fresno metropolitan used to be 54% cheaper than that in San Francisco. As of June 2023, that discount dropped to 40%.
Further south in Bakersfield, where renters used to pay roughly half of L.A. area tenants, on average, the difference has narrowed to 40%.
In part, that’s just a function of arithmetic. In both the Bakersfield and the Los Angeles metro areas, the typical rent increased by a little more than $500 since the beginning of the pandemic. Because Kern County rents were much lower to begin with, $500 represents a larger percentage hike.
But for the average Bakersfield area resident, that $500 rent hike pinches a lot harder: The average income in Kern County is roughly $25,000, according to the most recent Census data. In L.A. County, the average is $38,000.
Some modest relief could be on the way.
The cities of Bakersfield, Visalia and Fresno have all permitted roughly 15% more units in 2021 and 2022 than they did in the two years before the pandemic, according to data collected by the state Housing and Community Development Department.
The city of Santa Maria has permitted 150% more. The bulk of the new or incoming units around town are accessory dwelling units — backyard cottages and annexes. For a city short on lower-cost single bedroom places to live, the new crop of ADUs are “really filling that gap,” said Honma.
Pro-renter advocates unsuccessful
While building more places for people to live is one part of the battle, others have tried to soften the impact on rents of existing housing stock.
Earlier this year, tenant rights and anti-poverty advocates mounted a campaign to push the city of Fresno to adopt a rent control ordinance. For a city whose most notable politico, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Costa, lent his name to a state law that restricts local governments for enacting or expanding rent control laws, it was a symbolic push.
Further south, activists in Delano were competing to see which town would be the first in the Central Valley to enact a permanent cap on rent hikes.
Neither campaign was successful. Fresno’s city council declined to include a rent stabilization program in its budget for this fiscal year and elected leaders in Delano agreed only to study the issue.
In Sacramento, many of these same advocacy organizations have been pushing a bill by state Sen. María Elena Durazo that would have, among other things, lowered a statewide cap on annual rent increases from 10% to a mere 5%. But that provision was stripped out, leaving only new rules that make it harder for landlords to evict tenants without cause.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
California will begin paying for free legal help with immigration for undocumented farmworkers who are involved in state investigations of wage theft or other labor violations, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced this week.
The $4.5 million pilot program will provide qualifying farmworkers with referrals for legal help with their immigration status.
Roughly half of California’s farmworker population is believed to be undocumented. Fear of deportation and difficulties finding jobs can discourage workers from filing labor complaints or serving as witnesses in cases alleging unsafe work temperatures, wage theft, or employer retaliation for unionizing, officials said.
“Farmworkers are the backbone of our economy, and we won’t stand by as bad actors use the threat of deportation as a form of exploitation,” Newsom said in a press release. “In the absence of Congress modernizing our broken, outdated immigration system, California continues our efforts to support immigrant families.”
State labor investigations into wage theft and other violations often take years to resolve, a CalMatters investigation revealed last year. Sometimes workers give up the battle.
Respecting immigrant rights
Farmworkers in labor investigations who qualify for the new state program will receive a direct referral to legal services organizations that already offer immigration services, such as the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County or the United Farm Workers Foundation, which spoke in support of the program.
The free legal services workers would receive include case review, legal advice and representation by an attorney, according to Newsom’s office.
“The time is now for us to ensure that immigrant labor rights are upheld and respected,” said Maria Elena De La Garza, executive director of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County. “We commend the state for supporting this pilot, which will help ensure that legal services are available and accessible through partnerships with trusted community-based organizations across California.”
State officials did not answer questions about when the program would begin this year, which community organizations it would partner with, or how many cases the pilot program is expected to process.
Funding for the pilot program will come from the $45 million the state annually allocates for immigration services from the California Department of Social Services, said Erin Hickey, spokesperson for the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency. The state is still completing contracts with selected immigration service providers, she said.
Deferred deportation
State officials said the pilot program aligns with a new Biden administration policy that makes it easier for undocumented workers who are victims of labor rights violations to request deferred action from deportation. Because the federal Department of Homeland Security can’t respond to all immigration violations, it exercises “prosecutorial discretion” to decide who to try to deport.
State officials said they won’t ask for workers’ immigration status, but noncitizens granted this deferred action may be eligible for work authorization.
This year, California labor department officials began supporting undocumented workers’ requests for prosecutorial discretion or deferred action from federal immigration officials, including when employers threaten workers with immigration enforcement to prevent workers from cooperating with state investigators.
“The Department of Industrial Relations’ Labor Commissioner’s Office … was the first state agency to request deferred action from DHS for employees in an active investigation, and that request was successful,” Hickey said. “This is an important process for undocumented workers to be aware of.”
A point person assigned to the pilot program will help connect farmworkers with legal service providers. Other state labor agencies already have staffers working with federal immigration officials on prosecutorial discretion cases.
Assemblymember Esmerelda Soria, a Merced Democrat and new chairperson of the Assembly Agriculture Committee, said this is a welcome way to ensure farmworkers among her Central Valley constituents won’t be exploited. Although other organizations serving farmworkers provide similar types of legal aid, she said, funding rarely matches the need.
“I think that in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, California acknowledges that we have a broken system,” Soria told CalMatters. “Especially in the region that I represent, farmworkers are really the backbone of one of the largest agricultural economies in the country.”
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CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
About 225,0000 Californians lost their free or low-cost health coverage as of July 1, in the first round a Medi-Cal renewal process that had been suspended since early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
That’s approximately 21% of the over 1 million people who were due to reapply for coverage in June, according to preliminary numbers released by state health officials on Thursday.
Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income people, typically reviews enrollees’ eligibility every year. The state paused that process during the pandemic at the orders of the federal government, but resumed in the spring.
Less than 3% of the people who lost coverage no longer qualify for Medi-Cal because their household income now exceeds the program’s limits.
That means the majority of people were kicked off because they didn’t return a renewal packet and county Medi-Cal offices couldn’t verify an enrollee’s income. State health officials said they are trying to reach enrollees in multiple ways — email, mail and texts.
David Kane, a senior attorney with the Western Center on Law and Poverty, said it is concerning that tens of thousands of people could be without insurance even though they are eligible. They may have failed to respond for a number of reasons, such as not receiving the packet or not getting the packet in their language.
“I don’t think today’s preliminary numbers mean we can all sit back and think things are OK,” Kane said. “These disenrollments are not inevitable. The state, counties, advocates, and community groups together have the power to help more people keep their Medi-Cal.”
California will have to review eligibility for almost 16 million people over the next 12 months. June 30 was the deadline for the first group of enrollees. State health officials have previously estimated that between 2 million to 3 million people could lose their Medi-Cal coverage by next June through the reviews.
Californians who were dropped from Medi-Cal on July 1 have 90 days to reinstate coverage if they believe they are still eligible but didn’t return the necessary paperwork. After that period, state officials estimate this first month’s disenrollment rate will be closer to 17%.
That rate is “equal to or better” than disenrollment rates recorded prior to the pandemic, said Jacey Cooper, the state’s Medicaid director.
Millions could lose healthcare
During the pandemic freeze, California’s Medi-Cal roll ballooned to cover close to 15.8 million residents — about 40% of the state’s population.
California is the latest state to release preliminary numbers. Across 33 other states and D.C, more than 3 million people have already been kicked off Medicaid (Medi-Cal is California’s version of Medicaid), according to a Kaiser Family Foundation tracker. The foundation estimates that could grow to as many as 24 million nationwide over the next year.
According to the foundation, 74% of disenrollments happened because states could not verify a person’s eligibility — and not necessarily because they no longer qualified for free or low-cost health care.
California state officials said some people will be automatically re-enrolled if they can verify income information via government databases, but most people will have to fill out and mail back a renewal packet.
Why some eligible Californians could lose Medi-Cal
Health advocates have said they worry many eligible people will fall through the cracks or get caught in administrative hurdles and unnecessarily become uninsured.
Eddie Hu in Los Angeles helped this 65-year-old father renew his Medi-Cal coverage. The process went smoothly largely because Hu works for Asian Resources, a community organization that provides some health insurance enrollment aid, and was familiar with the process. But he noted that his dad’s paperwork was sent to him in English, even though he had previously indicated he needs his paperwork in Chinese.
“We had to fill out seven to eight pages all in English,” Hu said. “If I’m not here, he would have to look for help somewhere else.” And getting outside aid from a county office or a clinic, for example, could mean long waits on the phone or multiple in-person appointments to get all the needed paperwork straightened out, Hu said.
To qualify for Medi-Cal, people can earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level — that’s $20,121 a year for an individual or $41,400 for a family of four. Some Californians, such as pregnant women and people with disabilities, may qualify with slightly higher incomes.
State officials have said that they are working to automatically transition people who were kicked off Medi-Cal to sign up for a health plan through Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace. Most people who buy from the marketplace receive generous subsidies, and some people don’t have a premium cost at all. Nearly half of the people enrolled in coverage through Covered California pay less than $50 a month, according to the agency.
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MODESTO, Calif. — A former Modesto Police officer has been cleared of voluntary manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of 29-year-old Trevor Seever.
A Stanislaus County judge dismissed the case against Joseph Lamantia Friday arguing prosecutors had not shown Lamantia committed the crime without legal justification, according to Lamantia's attorney Roger Wilson.
"We're excited and happy with the outcome of the case and the judge's ruling," said Wilson. "It's been a long haul."
Case history
On Dec. 29, 2020, Lamantia shot and killed Seever near Woodland Avenue and Dan West Court in Modesto. Lamantia was sent to the area after Seever's family called 911 to report he had recently bought a gun and was threatening them.
Body camera video released by police in 2021 shows Lamantia yelling, "Get on the ground" before opening fire at least four times, less than 10 seconds after arriving at the scene.
Seever was unarmed at the time of the shooting.
An investigation by the Modesto Police Department's Use of Force Review Board found Lamantia broke the department's policies, procedures and training. Lamantia was involved in four other shootings during his tenure.
The Modesto Police Department fired Lamantia in March 2021, around the same time the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office charged him with voluntary manslaughter.
The case had been in pretrial examination since November.
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STONYFORD, Calif. — Stonyford is at the eastern edge of Colusa County. It’s cattle country, remote and fewer than 150 people live there.
One of the main attractions is the Mendocino National Forest; the other is the Stonyford Rodeo.
“I think we are the smallest town on the PRCA circuit,” said town historian Roy Stewart.
PRCA stands for the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association. They put on some of the biggest rodeos in the U.S., so it’s a big deal Stonyford is on their circuit, and this year Roy Stewart is the grand marshal.
“Pretty proud to be recognized,” said Stewart. "[Our town] is mostly ranchers and retirees like myself.”
The ranching and rodeo lifestyle of Stonyford dates back to the 1890s when the town was founded and the best person to talk about that is Joyce Bond, the town historian.
“Stonyford got its name from fording the creek with all the rocks,” said Bond.
Townsfolk forded the creek on rocks for many years. It was such a chore to get to civilization they developed what is called "the message rock."
“People would leave a note. Maybe I needed milk from town or something, and you would go by and would pick it up and bring it back,” said Bond.
Eventually the town got a bridge, which made it easier to move cattle and for spectators to get to the rodeo. The first one was in 1939.
“It was wild horses and things, and admission was $1,” said Bond.
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You can see relics of rodeos past and learn about the horsemen’s association at the Stonyford Museum. If you have time, drive down the street to the old 1896 Saint Mary of the Mountains Church. It was relocated and restored because it was in the way of a reservoir project.
“They cut it in three pieces and they hauled it by horses and wagon and put it together over here,” said Bond.
Stonyford has a small main street and one of the main attractions is the general store. Owner Trish Dearman keeps it well stocked during the rodeo. The #1 seller visitors come in to buy: her famous sub sandwiches.
“They always come in and say they waited a whole year for this. Everybody love these sandwiches,” said Dearman.
The 2023 rodeo was a wet one and mud was flying. It was especially tough for kindergartener Murphy Trahan, who won the mutton busting competition. What’s mutton busting you ask? Well rules are simple, the kid who rides a sheep the longest wins.
Mutton busting is a cute crowd pleaser unless you fall face first in the mud like Trahan did.
The mud had everyone tripping and falling, including the rodeo clown. According to Barrel racer Emma Canalia, it's not normally like that.
“No, it's usually like 90-100 degrees, and so it's kind of weird that it's raining this year,” said Canalia.
Yes, it’s remote and yes, it’s not that populated but the town of Stonyford has a certain welcoming charm and a heck of a rodeo for anyone looking to experience California’s cattle country.
“It is kind of a cow town out here,” said Roy Stewart.
MORE FUN ON HORSEBACK FROM THE BACKROADS: A city slicker's ride through Tuolumne County's cowboy country. Ride deep into the Emigrant Wilderness at Kennedy Meadows Resort.
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Macomb County commission approves nearly $190 million for new jail facilities
The Macomb County Board of Commissioners has approved funding for a "transformative project" at the county jail to address infrastructure needs and build a new central intake and assessment center building.
The project is expected to cost roughly $230 million and take five years to complete, according to the county's news release. Around $40 million in funding was approved in the state's $82 billion budget that passed last month and the county is expected to contribute an additional $188 million. Macomb will allocate $129 million from its surplus American Rescue Plan funds and around $59 million from its general fund.
"We are grateful to the Board of Commissioners for supporting the funding to move forward with this transformative project," Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said in a statement. "This commitment allows us to address the issues of an aging facility with a mindful approach to mental health and substance use concerns in Macomb County."
The project aims to better equip the Macomb County Jail, which was initially constructed in the 1950s, to deal with the mental health needs of inmates, Hackel said at a news conference in May. Oftentimes individuals experiencing mental health crises spend months in jail waiting for court-ordered competency exams. The new central assessment center will replace the jail's current rehabilitation center, which is no longer functional.
The central assessment center will be used for all new inmate booking and medical examinations. It will contain over 200 new medical beds for inmates with acute or subacute mental health needs, those who are detoxing and the general jail population, county officials said when they announced the plan in May.
The jail's tower, which has roughly 900 inmate beds, will also be upgraded as part of the project.
"This decision marks a crucial milestone in enhancing the safety and well-being of both inmates and staff," Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said in a statement. "The proposed central intake and assessment center will enable us to better address the mental health and substance abuse needs of our inmates, and we commend the Board of Commissioners for recognizing the need through their approval of the funding to move this transformational project forward."
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Appeals court upholds UM's campus gun ban
The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the University of Michigan's campus gun ban, ruling that because the university is considered a school it is exempt from Second Amendment mandates and able to develop its own firearms policies.
The decision — written by appellate Judge Mark Cavanagh and joined by Judge Deborah Servitto — marks the second time a Court of Appeals panel has ruled in the case filed by Ann Arbor resident Joshua Wade. A third judge on the panel, Judge David Sawyer, retired in December and did not weigh in on the ultimate decision.
The Michigan Supreme Court in November remanded the case to the appellate court against after a June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling touching on gun rights.
The ordinance Wade challenged at UM banned possession of a firearm, knife, sword or machete on property owned or leased by the University of Michigan, even if that individual has a concealed carry permit. An exception was made for law enforcement officers.
Wade filed suit after his request for a waiver was denied, arguing the policy violated his Second Amendment rights and was preempted by a state law that barred local governments from passing limitations on firearms.
The university argued the Second Amendment didn't apply to "sensitive places" like schools and that the university wasn't bound by the state law barring local firearms ordinances. The Court of Appeals in 2017 agreed.
Wade appealed up to the Michigan Supreme Court, which initially granted an application to appeal, but then rescinded it in light of a U.S. Supreme Court decision called Bruen that struck down New York's licensing requirement for members of the public who wished to carry of handguns for self-defense.
The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the Court of Appeals to reconsider the case in light of the Bruen decision, which ruled courts must consider the nation's "historical tradition of firearm regulation" when deciding on the constitutionality of a restriction after considering whether the location at issue was a "sensitive place" such as a school.
Wade refiled in the Court of Appeals, arguing the that the Legislature "has distinguished between schools and universities, and a large university has more in common with a city than a school; therefore, the university cannot be considered a 'school' for purposes of identifying it as a 'sensitive place."
"City-wide regulations are unconstitutional," Wade argued, according to the opinion. "The university’s property does not merely abut other properties, but is intertwined with the city of Ann Arbor."
Wade also argued there was no historical precedent for UM's ban and that guns could be considered a public safety measure instead of a threat.
UM maintained it should be treated as a "school" exempt from the Second Amendment and that history "shows a longstanding tradition of firearm prohibitions at colleges and universities." Even if that weren't the case, UM argued, times have changed.
"Mass shootings in schools were unknown to the founders or at the time of reconstruction," UM argued, according to the opinion. "Technological changes have also increased the lethal capacity of firearms."
The Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that universities "at all potentially relevant time periods" are schools and considered sensitive places.
The panel did not wade into the history or whether guns could be considered a public safety measure, noting it was "a matter of debate" that wasn't necessary to resolve because the university was considered a school.
"...because the university is a school, and thus a sensitive place, it is up to the policy-maker — the university in this case — to determine how to address that public safety concern," the panel wrote.
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Ex-financial advisor sentenced for embezzling $90,000 from retiree, Detroit church
A Detroit man was sentenced to three years of probation after embezzling $90,000 from the People's Community Church and a retiree for whom he acted as a financial advisor.
Lawrence Roberson, 75, recommended the church and retiree invest in a specific bond, according to the Michigan Attorney General's Office. They gave Roberson the funding, but he did not invest the funds and instead used the money to recoup losses he suffered in a lottery scam.
He cost the retiree $40,000, nearly half her retirement savings, and took a significant amount of the resources the People's Community Church had. The church is a historic, Black congregation in Detroit.
Roberson lost his financial advisor's license and had to close his business.
"Mr. Roberson abused his authority as an advisor to steal from his clients and must be held accountable," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement. "When bad actors take advantage of their clients for personal gain, my Financial Crimes Division is prepared to prosecute egregious and illegal violations of their client’s trust."
Roberson must pay $40,000 in restitution to the retiree and $50,000 to People's Community Church.
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A judge in Idaho has withheld judgement against five of the Patriot Front members who were convicted of conspiracy to riot. Forrest Rankin, Devin Center, Derek Smith, James Michael Johnson and Robert Whitted will spend three days in jail and will have one-year of unsupervised probation. They are also not allowed to go within two miles of the Coeur d’Alene City Park during the probation.
The court says because the probation is unsupervised, the five men are able to leave the state of Idaho during the probation.
Rioting is generally considered a misdemeanor in Idaho. Conspiracy to riot is punishable by up to one year in jail, as well as a $5,000 fine and up to two years of probation.
The jury convicted the five men after deliberating for just an hour on the charge.
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On June 11, 2022, 31 men with ties to a national hate group were arrested blocks away from the Pride in the Park event in Coeur d'Alene. Police found the men hiding inside a U-haul truck after someone spotted them loading up and called to report what "looked like a little army."
Police said they recovered evidence that the group was planning to riot in downtown Coeur d’Alene. All 31 men were arrested on charges of conspiracy to riot.
Those arrested come from 13 states, including Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials confirmed Thursday that the state won’t hold a bear hunt this year.
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Concerns that discussion of a hunt might be on the agenda drew animal rights advocates to the commission’s meeting at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront on Thursday.
But a spokeswoman for the commission said the agency hasn’t scheduled a discussion about a bear hunt, which would be needed to set up rules and permitting requirements.
“Earlier this year, FWC Commissioners requested staff present an update on Florida black bears to a future Commission meeting; however, a date for this update has not yet been finalized,” spokeswoman Lisa Thompson said in an email.
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Kate MacFall, who represents the Humane Society, was among bear-hunt opponents who addressed the commission Thursday.
“The public does not support it. The hunt in 2015 brought, unfortunately, a lot of criticism to the agency and negative press nationally,” she said. “FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) is doing terrific work, like the springs protection, like working to protect pelicans, your strong response to CWD (chronic wasting disease), progress in non-native wildlife. Obviously, too many to name. So, we urge you to keep the focus on the great work being done here in Florida and avoid unforced errors.”
The commission last approved a bear hunt in 2015, the first in more than two decades.
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The hunt was promoted as slowing an increase of black bears in the state and reducing dangerous interactions between bears and humans.
The 2015 bear “harvest” was set to last a week in four sections of the state, with 320 bears expected to be killed.
Instead, the hunt was called off after two days as the bear death count quickly reached 304.
The commission in 2019 approved a 10-year plan for bears that primarily stresses using education and non-lethal techniques to manage the animals.
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Under the plan, hunting remains an option if interactions between bears and humans escalate amid the increasing number of people in the state.
As of 2017, the commission estimated there were 4,050 black bears across Florida.
Over the past five years, the state has averaged 5,765 calls a year about bears, according to the commission.
In 2022, there were 5,907 calls, up from 5,738 in 2021.
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KAWKAWLIN, Mich. (WJRT) - No injuries and no hazardous spills were reported following a train derailment in Kawkawlin Township on Friday afternoon, according to the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
Around 1 p.m., seven cars on the train derailed at the corner of Russell Road and Old Kawkawlin Road. The sheriff's office adds that the train was operated by the Lake State Rail Company. The train was pulling 61 cars, 56 of them were empty.
One of the cars was empty while the other was hauling lumber.
Investigators say Russell Road will be closed for some time as the rail cars get removed from the area.
No word on what caused the train to derail. The incident remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Stay with ABC12 for further updates.
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Kenosha native Melvin Gordon III reached agreement on Friday to a one-year deal worth up to $3.1 million with the Baltimore Ravens, according to a report by ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The veteran running back and graduate of Bradford High School will be entering his ninth NFL season. The two-time Pro Bowler played five seasons for the San Diego Chargers and the last 2½ with the Denver Broncos. He has rushed for 6,462 yards and 55 touchdowns and caught 309 passes with 14 touchdowns over his career.
Gordon's tenure with the Broncos included 41 games across three seasons. He scored 22 total touchdowns (19 rushing, three receiving) but also recorded 12 fumbles in that span — nine of which were recovered by the Broncos' opponents.
His turnover woes led to the Broncos placing the running back on waivers last season. Gordon joined the Kansas City Chiefs as a member of the practice squad after being released but was never activated for a game. He now joins a Ravens roster that includes J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards, Justice Hill, and Keaton Mitchell going into training camp.
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HENRY COUNTY, Indiana — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing Henry County Sheriff John Sproles.
The ACLU is accusing the sheriff of blocking a user and deleting a Facebook comment critical of the sheriff.
The suit, filed on behalf of Kristopher Bilbrey, claims Sproles would delete posts critical of him while allowing favorable comments. The suit claims this was a violation of the First Amendment.
“The interactive portion of a public official’s Facebook page is considered a public forum, thus public officials cannot block constituents from commenting because of the opinions they hold,” said Gavin M. Rose, ACLU of Indiana Senior Attorney.
According to the suit, Bilbrey is a political commentator and hosts podcasts. Bilbrey said the sheriff had posted part of a videos from one of Bilbrey's podcasts. The suit claims Bilbrey commented on the post that the video was being republished without attribution and in a way that it appeared to support a position, which the full video did not.
Within an hour of Bilbrey's comment, the suit claims the comment was removed and Bilbrey was blocked from the sheriff's department page.
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GREENWOOD, Ind. — The City of Greenwood revealed on July 21 plans for an updated "Comprehensive Plan" that city leaders call an all-encompassing "blueprint to the future."
This new strategic planning effort will be the first for the city since 2007. The plan is expected to guide the city as it looks to sustainably improve land use, utilities, economic development, government capacity, and transportation options.
“Greenwood’s new Comprehensive Plan will outline our collective vision for the city, goals and principles to achieve success, and most importantly, it will be a community-driven plan,” said Greenwood Mayor Mark W. Myers.
Greenwood residents will be encouraged to provide input throughout the process to help guide the plan in the right direction. Residents will be able to give feedback via online surveys, stakeholder meetings, event pop-up booths, and public workshops.
Indianapolis-based HWC Engineering's Planning and Landscaping Architecture team was selected as the city's civic engineering partner.
Those wishing to learn more about the plan can visit plangreenwood.com.
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MUNCIE, Ind. — A retired Muncie Police K-9 was laid to rest on July 11.
Carlos served the Muncie Police Department alongside his partner Officer Chris Wells from 2011 to 2021.
According to a Facebook post from the City of Muncie, Carlos was one of the finest K-9 officers at locating people who needed to be found. The partners were regarded as highly respected members of the community.
Following his retirement from duty in 2021, Carlos lived happily with his loving family while tearing up their backyard, "as a dog should."
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INDIANAPOLIS — Several children suffered minor injuries after a crash Friday afternoon on Indy’s east side.
The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. on Washington Street between Mitthoeffer and German Church Road and involved a van and another vehicle.
Emergency crews requested multiple ambulances to the scene. And Indianapolis Fire Department spokesperson tells 13News the children were in a van on their way back to a day care. The ages of the children were between 10 months and 9 years old.
Medics said all of the injuries appeared to be non-life threatening.
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CRANBERRY, Pa. — A crash shut down part of northbound I-79 near Cranberry.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on Twitter said all lanes of northbound I-79 are closed at exit 78 - PA 228 because of a multi-vehicle crash.
UPDATE: Multi vehicle crash on I-79 northbound between Exit 78 - PA 228 and Exit 78 - PA 228. All lanes closed.
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Butler County 911 tells Channel 11 the crash involves two vehicles and happened at 2:40 p.m.
The 911 official said one person was transported from the scene by a medical helicopter. Pennsylvania State Patrol Butler is investigating.
Chopper 11 is heading to the scene and we’ll have a live look on Channel 11 News through 6:30 p.m.
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Changes to the structure of the Ohio Department of Education will affect local schools in the upcoming months, but the exact details are in flux.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Legislature will choose a person for the brand-new cabinet position of director of education and workforce, who will oversee two subdivisions, one that focuses on kindergarten through high school and the other that focuses on creating a workforce.
Shannon Cox, superintendent of the Montgomery County Educational Service Center, said districts don’t know yet what exactly is going to change and how that might impact what they can teach. Districts get rated by ODE in part on how they do on state tests as well as other factors.
“Will accountability measures stay the same?” Cox said. “Will state testing stay the same? Or will all of that get revamped?”
The new director position was created in the latest Ohio budget bill, after legislators expressed frustration with the State Board of Education and the lack of a state superintendent of public instruction, a position that has mostly been held by an interim person since September 2021.
The director of education and workforce will soon be running the Ohio Department of Education, making decisions about what standards Ohio schools need to meet. The state school board will make decisions about licensing teachers and boundary changes for school districts.
But Cox reminded people that Ohio is a local control state, meaning local school boards have the final say in what is taught in classrooms, along with what books are used and who is hired to teach
What is changing at the Ohio state school board?
The state board of education is one of the largest school boards in the country, made up of 19 people, all of whom have an equal vote. Of the 19 members, 11 are elected by Ohioans and eight are appointed by the governor. The Ohio constitution requires that the state have a school board that selects the superintendent.
Although state school board elections are not partisan, the board often has political squabbles. A majority of the current members are Republicans.
According to the National Association of State Boards of Education, only Pennsylvania has a larger board than Ohio, with 21 voting members and four non-voting members.
State Senator Andrew Brenner, R-Delaware, one of the proponents of Senate Bill 1, which eventually turned into policy in the state budget, said the pandemic highlighted the need to shake things up. As with other states, Ohio’s reading and math scores have plunged since the pandemic and getting them back to where they were pre-pandemic has been a painful process.
Brenner noted the state school board sometimes struggles to make decisions. For example, the board has not been able to hire and retain a long-term superintendent, nearly two years after the last one stepped down.
In May 2022, the state board hired Steve Dackin as the state superintendent, but he resigned after only a few weeks on the job after controversy about how he was hired, with accusations of ethics violations.
The state superintendent before him, Paolo DeMaria, stepped down in September 2021 after five years on the job.
Even the previous interim superintendent, Stephanie Siddens, has left ODE and is now working for Upper Arlington schools near Columbus. The current interim superintendent is Chris Woolard.
Hopes and fears
Aaron Churchill, Ohio research director for the Fordham Institute, said he hopes the new director structure will make things more streamlined for schools.
“I think the new governor’s model can move policies quicker, the decisions can be made quicker with a clear chain of command between the governor and the director,” Churchill said.
Charlotte McGuire, the elected state school board representative from Centerville, who recently served as board president, said she worries about making sure people’s voices are heard.
Before the change, people could go to the public school board meetings in Columbus, held two days a month, and speak at a public forum. Those meetings will still be open to the public, but the school board will not be the people making policy.
“How will people get their voice heard about the desires and expectations for every unique child to succeed, thrive and flourish?” McGuire said.
Brenner argued that the state will still be making education rules through the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review, a government organization that posts education rules and asks for comments from the public.
Brenner added he believes people are more likely to know the governor and their legislator than they are to know their state school board member.
The legislature will be taking a more active role in creating education law, but the state school board still has the authority to make recommendations to ODE.
“Now, that being said, the state school board still exists and even though their powers are gone from a standpoint of direct oversight, they’ve still got some authority for licensure and territory transfers, but it doesn’t mean that they still don’t have the ability to write resolutions and bring in the public,” Brenner said.
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LIGONIER TOWNSHIP. Pa. — The Westmoreland County district attorney says a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened in Ligonier Township in July was justified.
Robbie Thomas Saunders, 59, was shot by officers on Gravel Hill Road on July 2. He was taken to Conemaugh Memorial Hospital in Johnstown, where he later died.
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The district attorney’s office said two officers were initially called for reports of a domestic disturbance. When they arrived they found two people outside of the home who they say were unharmed. They told the officers Saunders was inside the house with a woman he was threatening to kill with a machete.
Body cam footage showed Saunders aggressively approaching the officers with a 14-inch blade raised above his head. Officers demanded Saunders to drop the weapon when he was within feet of them but he did not comply. The district attorney said Saunders was hit with a bullet and officers treated him until medics arrived.
The officers were placed on leave while the investigation was held.
The district attorney said the Pennsylvania Crimes Code says law enforcement officers are justified in using deadly force if “he believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily injury to himself or such other person.”
Multiple videos from the scene were reviewed and reports and interviews with witnesses were held during the investigation.
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PITTSBURGH — There are new developments in the trial of a man charged with squeezing his ex-girlfriend’s daughter to death.
Kyrell Morgan is charged with killing Brielle Swinton, 2, in Stowe Township in December 2021.
On Friday, Morgan took the witness stand in his own defense. This comes after new evidence was revealed to the jury, including a Google search made after the little girl died.
Channel 11′s Gabriella DeLuca was in the courtroom and will have a report on Channel 11 News at 5 p.m.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates (42-54)) embark on another West Coast road trip as they head to Anaheim to face the Los Angeles Angles (49-48) before heading south down to state for a three-game series with the San Diego Padres.
Right-hander Johan Oviedo will be on the mound for the Pirates, and he will need to be on his A-game as Pittsburgh Faces a near-impossible task.
Oviedo will be opposite two-way sensation and American League MVP frontrunner Shohei Ohtani.
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PITTSBURGH — In the 2022-2023 fiscal year, Pennsylvania’s Treasury Department returned more unclaimed property than ever before.
Treasurer Stacy Garrity said $273.7 million was returned and calls it “an incredible record.”
“Now that the record has been set, we know there’s much more work to do,” Garrity said in a statement. “We’re still working to return the more than $4.5 billion dollars in unclaimed property that’s waiting to be claimed.”
Garrity has made repeated efforts to increase the amount of unclaimed property returned to its owners. The latest is working to enact Pennsylvania Money Match, legislation that would authorize the Treasury to automatically return single-owner properties for living individuals valued up to $5,000.
Unclaimed property can consist of dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, the proceeds of forgotten safe deposit boxes and military memorabilia.
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LONDONDERRY — A longtime member of the town Budget Committee arrested July 14 on multiple charges of child pornography will continue to serve in the elected position until his term expires, unless he decides to step down, according to Town Manager Michael Malaguti.
Malaguti said that, due to New Hampshire law and the town charter, Timothy Siekmann could not be removed from his position.
Siekman faces up to 20 years in federal prison on the possession charges. All of the children depicted in the images and videos were female and approximately ages 2 to 9 years old.
"If he steps down, the chair of budget would address it at the next committee meeting, which is in August," Malaguti said.
Malaguti added that Siekmann was not issued a device by the town and that there are not any publicly available devices at town hall.
"What he does, going forward, the town hopes whatever decision he makes, whether to serve or resign, is made in best interest for the community and for the budget committee," said Malaguti.
Siekmann pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of possession of child pornography at his arraignment in Rockingham Superior Court on Friday. He posted $2,500 cash bail and was released on Monday.
The five videos and 10 images were allegedly downloaded to Siekmann's work computer, using a number of different technologies, like virtual machines, VPNs, and a more efficient type of physical hard drive called a Crucial Solid State Drive.
The dispositional conference, which could lead to an early resolution of the case, is set for Sept. 12 at the Rockingham Superior Court.
The original tip was received by the Derry Police Department on Aug. 3, 2022, by a Cybertipline Report from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Data System. The tip showed that three files were uploaded via BingImage Peer-to-Peer, a way for users to quickly search and access photographs.
Detective Scott Tompkins of the Derry Police was able to locate the computer's IP address, and its communication services company, Fairpoint Communications. He executed a search warrant for the documents of the organization, and from that was able to locate a subscriber under the name "Tim Siecmenn," registered to the same address as Siekmann's home address, kicking the investigation over to the Londonderry Police Department.
Londonderry police Detective Corey Ford executed a search warrant at Siekmann's address, taking several devices as evidence. When asked by Ford during the execution of the search warrant if he owned any computers, Siekmann allegedly indicated that his work laptop was in the den area.
Ford was able to confirm that the laptop was registered in Siekmann's name via the device's records. Siekman did not admit to possessing any child pornography.
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A 17-year-old driver crashed into an ambulance in east Lincoln on Thursday afternoon, temporarily shutting down the intersection at 70th and O streets, according to Lincoln police.
The 2012 Toyota Camry, which was traveling east on O Street, crashed into the emergency vehicle in the intersection as it transported a patient from Waverly to a Lincoln hospital with its lights and sirens on, police said.
The 17-year-old had looked down to grab his phone, which had fallen between his car's seats, at the time of the crash, police said.
The crash, which occurred at around 2:30 p.m., caused $10,000 in damages to the Camry and $6,000 to the ambulance and resulted in minor injuries for the Camry's driver, who was later cited and released for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. It wasn't clear if anyone in the ambulance suffered any injuries.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark — According to a post by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office (FCSO), warrants for rape and sexual assault have been issued for 56 year old Miguel "Mickey" Salazar just two days after he was reported missing.
Salazar was listed as a missing person after an incident at his home in the Etna area of Franklin County.
While being investigated for sex crimes, Salazar allegedly shot himself before walking into the woods behind his home— and according to FCSO, Salazar has not been seen or heard from since.
Authorities believe that Salazar has gone into hiding, and are asking the public to contact FCSO at 479-667-4127 or call 911 if any information is known as to his whereabouts.
5NEWS will update this story as more information becomes available.
Editor's Note: This article was originally based off of a missing person's report for Salazar.
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One person is dead and over a dozen others were injured when a SEPTA bus crashed into another in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday afternoon.
At 12:13 p.m. a route 1 SEPTA bus rear ended a route 14 SEPTA bus on the 7400 block of Roosevelt Boulevard, according to officials. Both the buses were occupied.
There were approximately 14 people injured during the crash, including a SEPTA bus driver, 38, who was transported to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
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One of the passengers, 72, was transported to the hospital where they were pronounced dead at 2:05 p.m.
At this time their identity has not been released by police.
SkyForce10 was over the scene and paramedics could be seen transporting multiple people to ambulances. The buses could also be seen with extensive damage done to the bus that rear ended the other.
All the injured passengers were transported to the hospital. Most of their conditions are unknown at this time.
Two people have been listed in critical condition and a woman was listed in extremely critical condition, according to the police.
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SEATTLE — A rent control proposal will go before the Seattle City Council in August even though it failed in a committee vote Friday.
The Sustainability and Renters’ Rights Committee voted against Council Bill 120606 in a 3-2 vote. Although the committee voted against the bill, it will still go up for a full council vote on either Aug. 1 or Aug. 8.
The bill proposes the creation of rent control provisions, regulations against rent increases, and establishing a board to authorize exceptions. It would cap the maximum rent increase based on annual inflation rates.
The bill, sponsored by City Councilmember Kshama Swant, is a trigger law. If passed, the committee’s bill would go into effect in Seattle only if the Washington state law RCW 35.21.830 was repealed. The current law prohibits rent control regulations, stating that "no city or town of any class may enact, maintain, or enforce ordinances...which regulate the amount of rent to be charged."
If RCW 35.21.830 was revoked, then the new ordinance would be triggered. A maximum annual increase for rent would be set at that time. A Rent Control Commission and District Rent Control Boards would determine any exceptions to the maximum. New rental housing units that do not replace old units would be exempted from the maximum, but only initially.
Inflation has increased since the pandemic. The renting market doesn't accurately reflect inflation prices. According to Sawant's office, rent increased by 69% from 2010-2018. During that same eight-year period, inflation increased by 20.3%.
The bill does not propose changes to the city’s budget, but the committee’s fiscal note says it would require additional staff for the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections to enforce the ordinance.
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SEATTLE — The Better Business Bureau (BBB) in Washington has a warning for fans trying to buy tickets to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour: Be wary of scammers.
According to the BBB, there have been 48 reports of Taylor Swift ticket scams ahead of her Saturday and Sunday shows at Lumen Field. This doesn't count the scams that have not been reported to BBB or ones that were reported to another agency.
The BBB said in an interview with KING 5 Friday morning that the scams have typically involved people finding Swift tickets on social media, where the seller asks for Venmo or Zelle for payment. In these cases, the BBB said the seller promised to refund the money if the ticket doesn't work. But by then it's too late: The buyer has a fake ticket and the seller pockets the money.
Another scam involved a person finding a fake Taylor Swift website that appeared legitimate and buying a phony ticket on the site. The BBB said this website popped up in a Google search.
To protect against scams, the BBB recommends going to reputable sources like SeatGeek or StubHub for buying tickets. As of Friday afternoon, the cheapest ticket on StubHub for Swift's Eras Tour is over $1,700.
Fans clamoring to get their hands on exclusive Taylor Swift merchandise arrived as early as 3 a.m. outside Lumen Field on Friday, hours before the merch trucks opened.
Lumen Field did not allow fans to line up before 8 a.m. on Friday, which was two hours before the trucks were expected to open. However, fans started lining up across the street from the stadium to have quick access to the actual line once it opened.
Early Merch Day is open to all fans, with or without tickets to the concert. The truck will be open Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, merchandise sales will start at noon.
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Northwest Allen County Schools officials have identified property where they hope to build a third middle school, a construction project estimated at $74 million.
Members will be asked to approve the purchase of two properties – a combined 122 acres – for $2.7 million during Monday night's school board meeting.
In the board's background information packet, the land is described as providing room for the next middle school and "for future growth of the corporation."
Attached purchase agreement letters spell out terms of the proposed deals.
Ed Hatch would be paid almost $1.95 million for two Huntertown parcels: 3106 West Shoaff Road and 3000 McComb Road. They total 91 acres.
Steven and Suzanne Malcolm would receive more than $735,000 for 31 acres at 16700 Bell Road in Huntertown.
NACS would have 30 days after signing the agreements to conduct surveys and environmental testing of the properties, according to the documents. Closing would occur no later than Aug. 31, the letters say, but could be extended by up to 30 days if NACS deems a delay is necessary.
A mock-up of the proposed middle school shows an X-shaped layout. The grounds include areas designated for a football and track stadium, baseball fields, tennis courts and soccer fields. The proposal includes areas for parking and water retention.
School board members also will be asked Monday to approve Weigand Construction as construction manager for the new middle school project. In addition, Fort Wayne-based Weigand is being recommended for renovations to Perry Hill Elementary School, the $7 million construction of a new central office and the $41 million Carroll High School construction and renovations project, according to the NACS board packet. The Perry Hill project was previously announced at $18 million.
The board in May endorsed a $178 million budget to address the school system's needs.
Surging student enrollment is forcing officials to expand and upgrade facilities. McKibben Demographic Research of South Carolina last year created a 10-year enrollment forecast for NACS. The firm forecast more than 10% enrollment growth by the 2032-33 academic year for a total of almost 9,000 students.
The growth is being driven by multiple new housing additions being built in northwest Allen County. Plans approved over the past few years could potentially add hundreds of new homes.
Superintendent Wayne Barker in May described NACS's building plans as a necessary response to the increasing population.
"These are not frivolous projects," he said. "We're building schools for the overcrowding that we're experiencing. We've been in a central office that's in the back of an elementary school for many, many years. And we've just truly outgrown it, which is a reason why we're having our meetings in the gym."
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An Ohio woman died and about 20,000 I&M customers lost power during a brief but powerful thunderstorm that swept across the region on Thursday.
Indiana Michigan Power officials said heavy winds downed trees and damaged power lines and equipment, disrupting service. Crews had restored service to most customers by mid-afternoon Friday, I&M officials said.
The storm ripped through the Fort Wayne area in the early evening, leaving about 9,000 local customers without power, according to I&M. About 10,000 customers in the Elkhart area also had outages. Another 370 in Avilla lost power, the utility said.
At one time, the storm became so severe that the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for southeast Allen County near New Haven.
In Ohio, an elderly woman died after a large tree fell on her family's Ohio City home during the storm, Van Wert County Emergency Management officials said.
First responders took the victim to a Fort Wayne hospital in critical condition, but she later died from her injuries, officials said.
Her husband, who was also inside the house during the storm, was not hurt.
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BUCKSPORT- Not everyone who lives in Maine or visits here has a boat or the means to see the state's beauty from the water.
A company in Bucksport is trying to change that.
The 'Back and Forth' company has been operating boat tours in Belfast for seven seasons.
This year they expanded into Bucksport with the 'Out and About'.
The owners say they want to provide everyone with an affordable way to get out on the water for several different kinds of experiences.
" Being able to get out on the water is just a very, very different experience. It's hard to explain but to see the fort from the bay you get that feeling of why it was built there and the presence of it and the power of it," said owner Alex Pelling.
" What we are trying to achieve here by bringing the' Out and About' to Bucksport is to get people to come down to town and explore Bucksport instead of just hitting a right at the "T" junction and heading straight up to Acadia where the masses are kind of going right now,"said owner Lisa Gant.
The 'Out and About' does several different kinds of trips including historic tours, a sunset trip and a thirty-minute tour that involves getting ice cream from The Dairy Port before leaving shore.
You can find more information on their website thebackandforth.com
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BALTIMORE — Recently, there’s been some issues with some of the pools around the city needing maintenance and repairs before they can remain open and active to the public.
The Clifton Park Pool reopened Friday and families are already taking advantage of the water.
According to Mayor Brandon Scott, Clifton Park Pool is the 15th pool to be opened in the city this summer season as leaders work to make sure the pools are clean and functioning properly for everyone.
Kids and parents like Ashley Smith and Nature Brown are searching for ways to cool down.
“Long awaited like we was waiting. I know they excited, I’m excited,” Smith said.
“We’re happy that they got the water running for the kids so we’re excited about that. The water looks clear and clean,” Brown said.
Brown and Smith both brought their families to the Clifton Park Pool, Friday afternoon, to be some of the first to grace the waters, and they remember some of the challenges this location has faced.
“I guess they had like some maintenance issues they had to fix but yeah, we are excited that it’s open now,” Smith said.
The Clifton Park Pool closed in May after the pools motor stopped working and had to be replaced. The city has more than 20 pools in total.
Some pools like the Cherry Hill Splash Park and the pool at Patterson Park to name a few are two of the city pools still closed with outdated infrastructure.
“These pools have been around for years. I especially remember coming here years ago, it was probably actually one of my favorite places they were packed,” Brown said.
However, families are just excited to see another location open and for what else the rest of the summer has to offer.
“It’s closer and convenient, especially when you live in the city and you know you’re living in Baltimore you know we don’t have too much places where we can swim at. To have something closer into you know these types of neighborhoods you know it’s very exciting,” Brown said.
This Clifton Park Pool is open until 8:00 p.m. Friday night and will reopen at noon on Monday. The full hours of operation at this location are:
Monday-Thursday
- 12PM-3:00PM
- 4PM-7:00PM
Friday-Sunday
- 11AM-3:00PM
- 4PM-8PM
The list of city pools that are open and active include: Lake Clifton, Druid Hill, Riverside, Roosevelt, C.C. Jackson, Liberty, O’Donnell Heights, Murdock/Oliver, William McAbee, Farring Baybrook, Cahill, Callowhill, and Middle Branch/Cherry Hill.
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BALTIMORE — You can still see evidence where the car traveling at a high rate of speed on North Hilton Street in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday jumped the curb, taking out multiple street signs and a light pole in the process.
It also struck 41-year-old Alex Hall, and his sister, Martina Braxton, says no one stuck around to help him in the final moments of his life.
“Don’t just leave him there. Just to leave him there,” said a tearful Braxton.
The car became disabled following the crash, yet Hall’s sister says neither of the occupants made any attempt to offer him aid.
“A lady jumped out of the car and was arguing with a guy who was driving the car, and she said, ‘You killed that man.’ Another car pulled up and let her in and they drove off while the guy was limping and walked up the street,” said Braxton, “They left the car there. They left my brother there.”
The family is holding a vigil at the crash site on Saturday and a fund-raising site is in the works to help hall’s wife and four children, but what they want most right now is accountability and for those involved in the crash to step forward.
“It’s not about me wanting harm to come to this person,” said Braxton, “but I just want the person to just stand up and just say, ‘I did it. I’m sorry.’ Just say something.”
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BALTIMORE — Johns Hopkins University and Health System is being sued over a cybersecurity attack in May that affected their networks.
The breach impacted clients protected health information and personally identifiable information, including sensitive medical records and potentially social security, passport, driver’s license, and financial account numbers.
It's remains unclear as to how many people had their private data exposed. According to the suit, that number could range somewhere between the tens or hundreds of thousands.
The class action lawsuit was filed in the federal district court of Maryland on behalf of a Hopkins client from Middle River, who claims she wasn't notified about the breach until almost a month after it happened.
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It accuses Hopkins of "intentionally, willfully, recklessly, or negligently failing to take and implement adequate and reasonable measures to ensure that Plaintiff’s and Class Members [information] was safeguarded."
The client claims they suffer from anxiety and fear, that as result of the breach, they in the future could become the victim of identity theft, which would negatively impact them in many ways including financially.
In response to the lawsuit, Hopkins said they were one of several large organizations targeted at the time by hackers.
"Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System learned that our systems were among those affected by a broad-based cybersecurity attack that targeted a widely used software platform for transferring data files, called MOVEit," Hopkins said in a statement. "This attack has impacted many large organizations and industries around the world."
Hopkins also defended their handling of the situation.
"At Johns Hopkins, we took immediate steps to secure our systems and are working closely with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement. The privacy and security of Johns Hopkins community members and our patients is our highest priority, and we are actively in the process of communicating with impacted individuals. We also are making available resources and tools to protect against possible identity theft or fraud, and we encourage members of our community to visit our websites for more information."
The lawsuit seeks to force Hopkins to pay plaintiffs an undetermined amount of restitution, and to upgrade their cybersecurity infrastructure.
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CONWAY, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Public Safety (DPS) released a statement Friday regarding the in-custody death of 26-year-old Deitric Williams in Conway on July 17.
According to DPS, an Arkansas State Crime Laboratory autopsy on Williams showed "no evidence of life-threatening inflicted injury or internal injury." The full autopsy report has not been released at this time.
Williams died due to "medical distress" after a domestic disturbance call turned into an on-foot pursuit with Conway police.
Authorities said Williams was allegedly "fighting inside a vehicle" with a woman around 11:44 a.m. on Monday in the parking lot of the McDonald's on Oak Street when authorities were called to the scene.
Conway police asked Williams for identification, prompting the man to search his car. When Williams allegedly did not comply with exiting the vehicle, he was pulled out and started running.
According to Conway Police Department, Williams led officers on a foot chase until he was taken into custody behind a residence on Gum Street.
Once in custody, police said he "began to exhibit signs of medical distress."
Williams died at a local area hospital around 4:18 p.m.
The Conway Police Department also said that family members of Williams will be able to view the body camera footage of his death to "dispel further misinformation from circulating."
We've looked into the use of force and duty to intervene policies for Conway police, and we have them linked both here and here.
THV11 has requested any information on either incident, including body cam video. We've been told that information cannot be released pending the conclusion of the ASP investigation.
We also reached out to the City of Conway but were told they won't comment during ASP's investigation.
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A former dean at a New York City high school who was also the leader of a violent street in the Bronx was convicted of killing a man on the street in a turf battle over drug trafficking, according to prosecutors.
Israel Garcia was found guilty Wednesday on a slew of offenses including multiple murder and narcotics charges, as well as witness tampering and weapon possession, said U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.
The 32-year-old Garcia, also known as “Shorty Rock,” was formerly the leader of the Get Money Gunnaz, which is part of the larger Young Gunnaz street gang, prosecutors announced Thursday. Garcia led the group for more than a decade, during which time he was in control of the distribution of drugs in the area of East 184th Street and Morris Avenue in Fordham Heights, according to court documents.
The armed gang members would allegedly engage in back-and-forth gunfights with rival crews in the area. During one of the shootouts, on Oct. 11, 2010, 21-year-old Alphonso “Joey” McClinton was shot and killed.
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Soon after, gang member Joseph “Juice” Johnson was arrested and later convicted in the killing, prosecutors said, but ballistics and video evidence revealed there was another gunman responsible for McClinton’s death. Based on the evidence and witness testimony, Garcia was determined to be the second shooter.
Williams said the gang that Garcia led had been “warring with Joey McClinton’s family over drug territory” in the Bronx, and the killing helped cement his position as leader and solidify their hold on drug trafficking in the area.
“For the next decade, Garcia led the GMG YGz’s reign of terror over the neighborhood, recruiting children and others into a drug trafficking enterprise that poisoned the community with crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, and protecting his drug turf with firearms and violence. Over time, Garcia attempted to create the façade of a law-abiding citizen, becoming the dean of a local high school in order to mask that he was still running the GMG YGz’s violence and drug trafficking,” said Williams. “Yesterday, a unanimous jury held Garcia accountable for his brutal killing of Joey McClinton and for ruining countless other lives.”
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In addition to the murder charges he faced, Garcia was also accused of taking steps to prevent Johnson from identifying him as the other gunman after he became concerned that Johnson might cooperate with police.
Garcia faces multiple life sentences. Attorney information for Garcia was not immediately available.
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TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office just announced it's expanding one of its more innovative programs for using non-lethal force.
The BolaWrap can instantly immobilize a person by wrapping them with a Kevlar cord of up to 25 feet in length - stopping them in their tracks.
BolaWrap uses a laser to aim and fires like a pistol, wrapping the cord around the target's arms, legs or torso.
“I like the fact that we are not using force against the citizens, if we don’t have to,” said HCSO Master Deputy David Hoffman.
HCSO initially ordered 150 BolaWraps in 2021. They've now expanded to 330 with another 75 waiting to be assigned.
The Sheriff’s office says it's another tool allowing them to opt for less lethal force, especially for de-escalating situations involving mental health issues.
“Actually, all of the units that we currently have out there are with our behavioral resource unit, our street crimes and then select patrol units,” said HCSO Spokesperson Caitlin Wilson. “So, we are really giving these to deputies that work often with mental health crisis situations and non-compliance situations.”
HCSO says deputies have successfully deployed the BolaWrap 51 times since the pilot program started, including an incident in December when a deputy immobilized a suspect who they say tried to take off as they served a warrant.
“Obviously, no deputy wakes up in the morning wanting to use force. Unfortunately, the situation arises where the individual chooses to actively resist at force has to be used,” said Hoffman. “And if we can avoid that, by simply having an intermediary, where we stop their escalation by de-escalating them through this device, that is a win all day for law enforcement. “
BolaWraps are not available to civilians - only law enforcement agencies and the military.
Each BolaWrap device costs about $1000.
The Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office says eventually it would like to expand the program so that even more deputies can have access to BolaWrap devices.
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla — For months now, the city of New Port Richey has worked to legalize golf cart crossings on U.S. 19. The city conducted traffic studies and submitted a request to the Florida Department of Transportation to change the traffic laws.
The city requested traffic law changes for three streets crossing U.S. 19: Marine Parkway, Gulf Drive and Main Street.
Gulf Drive was approved, making it legal for golf cart drivers to access both sides of New Port Richey. Signs previously posted on Gulf Drive saying golf cart crossing is prohibited were removed.
"FDOT has certain criteria they use to see if an intersection is safe or can be made safe to have access for golf carts to cross," Deputy Mayor Matt Murphy explained. "The Gulf Drive and the Marine Parkway are okay in their criteria."
The city is still waiting to hear back from FDOT if Marine Parkway will be approved for carts. Murphy said a response is expected in the next month.
Main Street was denied.
"[It] has to do with how many turns are in the lane, traffic flow, they have a whole list of criteria they use to determine this," Murphy said.
Murphy said the city isn't giving up on getting golf carts crossing U.S. 19 on Main Street. The city will consider options to modify Main Street in the future to make it more accommodating for golf carts to safely cross and receive approval from FDOT.
The golf carts cross just like any other vehicle, on the main roadway, following the same traffic laws as other drivers.
The city of New Port Richey started looking into legalizing golf cart crossings earlier this year because it was already happening.
Malique Rankin is a general assignment reporter with 10 Tampa Bay. You can email her story ideas at mrankin@10tampabay.com and follow her Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.
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African American Arts Festival underway in downtown Canton
- EN-RICH-MENT is hosting the third annual African American Arts Festival Friday and Saturday at Centennial Plaza.
- The two-day event features live music, food and local vendors.
CANTON – EN-RICH-MENT's third annual African American Arts Festival kicked off Friday at Centennial Plaza with food, games and music.
The two-day festival — which runs Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. — celebrates the art and culture of the African-American community. It features dancing, drumming, games, children's activities and a variety of food and gift vendors from the Northeast Ohio region.
"It gets bigger every year," said Betty Smith, executive director of the EN-RICH-MENT Fine Arts Academy, who estimated about 2,500 people would attend the event. She said that's about 500 more people than last year.
New to this year's festival is a larger kids' play zone and more vendors, Smith said. On Friday afternoon, children played in bounce houses and had their faces painted. Attendees enjoyed food from vendors like Smoosh Cookies, Jimie T's Delicious Grill, 3 Island G's Mobile Cuisine and Nothing Bundt Cakes.
Other vendors sold clothing, jewelry, crafts and handmade items.
"It's going well so far," Canton native Yvonne Johnson said.
Her sister, Shonna Keys, owns a home bakery called Soul Sweetz. Johnson was helping at the booth, which offered strawberry pound cake, peach cobbler and other items. She said it was their first time participating in the festival.
Activities slated for Saturday include a 5K race/walk, Zumba from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., the EN-RICH-MENT drumline at 1:30 p.m. and Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band at 8 p.m.
The 5K helps support the EN-RICH-MENT Fine Arts Academy.
"It takes everybody to make this happen," Smith said, expressing her gratitude to sponsors that included Downtown Canton Partnership, Visit Canton, Stephen and Sandra Perry, Fresh Mark, CSE Federal Credit Union, Sugardale, Huntington Bank and the Stark County Community Action Agency.
For more information, visit https://www.africanamericanartsfestival.com/.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577, pmbennett@gannett.com or on Twitter @paigembenn.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — An 86-year-old driver has been transported to a local hospital after crashing his vehicle into an Arlington home Friday afternoon, police say.
According to the Arlington Police Department, a witness called 911 and reported a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed struck a home just after 1:20 p.m. in the 100 block of Crestview Drive.
APD said the driver suffered a medical episode and passed out behind the wheel of the car before crashing into the home.
When emergency crews arrived at the scene, officers found the driver pinned inside the car. Once the driver was extricated by Arlington Fire Department, the driver’s injuries were determined to be minor, but he was transported to a local hospital to be evaluated for the initial medical episode.
The people inside the home were in a different room when the car came crashing through, police said. No other injuries have been reported.
Arlington Fire Department crews are inspecting the home to make sure it’s safe to occupy.
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SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Not all heroes wear capes. Some are covered in fur.
That's the case with Ivy at the Smith County Animal Shelter.
According to Saving Animals from Euthanasia in Texas volunteer Pearl Wittholt, Ivy is a hero dog that has donated blood to save other pups. She's now in the Smith County Animal Shelter and in danger of being euthanized.
Ivy is an 18-month-old terrier mix who was brought to the shelter on June 2.
"She is a universal blood donor as well as an adorable, very adoptable dog," Wittholt said.
Wittholt reached out CBS19 to bring attention to Ivy after we helped save Stanford -- another hero dog -- back in March.
"The last time you advertised a hero dog for us, he was saved," Wittholt said.
To meet Ivy, visit the Smith County Animal Shelter, located at 322 E. Ferguson St. in Tyler, Monday Friday from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Not all heroes wear capes. Some are covered in fur.
That's the case with Ivy at the Smith County Animal Shelter.
According to Saving Animals from Euthanasia in Texas volunteer Pearl Wittholt, Ivy is a hero dog that has donated blood to save other pups. She's now in the Smith County Animal Shelter and in danger of being euthanized.
Ivy is an 18-month-old terrier mix who was brought to the shelter on June 2.
"She is a universal blood donor as well as an adorable, very adoptable dog," Wittholt said.
Wittholt reached out CBS19 to bring attention to Ivy after we helped save Stanford -- another hero dog -- back in March.
"The last time you advertised a hero dog for us, he was saved," Wittholt said.
To meet Ivy, visit the Smith County Animal Shelter, located at 322 E. Ferguson St. in Tyler, Monday Friday from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Lawyers for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton are pushing to disqualify three Democratic state senators as jurors in his upcoming impeachment trial.
Paxton’s lawyers filed a motion Friday that asks Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to disqualify Sens. Nathan Johnson of Dallas, Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio and José Menéndez of San Antonio, arguing they have a proven bias against Paxton.
“Like numerous courts around the country, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has held for almost a century that potential jurors with a bias or prejudice against the accused are disqualified from serving on his jury as a matter of law,” the motion said. “Jurors José Menendez, Roland Gutierrez, and Nathan Johnson have such a bias and have proclaimed it loudly, time and again.”
The motion cites a number of critical public statements that the senators have made about Paxton over the years, including some in recent weeks. For example, it points to an MSNBC interview last month in which Gutierrez, who is also a candidate for U.S. Senate next year, said the evidence the House gathered “could not be refuted.”
“No one who has publicly declared the charges against a defendant irrefutable can even play at impartiality, let alone serve in an impartial manner,” Paxton’s lawyers argued.
The motion also cites a Tuesday tweet from Johnson reacting to news that a pro-Paxton political action committee had recently given $3 million to Patrick, who is presiding over the trial. Johnson called the donation “obscene.”
The tweet not only proved Johnson’s bias but also violated a gag order Patrick had issued the day before, according to Paxton’s lawyers.
The House voted to impeach Paxton in May, accusing him of a yearslong pattern of misconduct and lawbreaking. Most of the articles center on claims from Paxton’s former deputies that he abused his position to help a wealthy Austin businessman and campaign donor, Nate Paul.
Paxton is preparing for trial to begin Sept. 5 in the Senate on whether he should be permanently removed from office.
The Senate already disqualified Republican Sen. Angela Paxton — Ken Paxton’s wife — from voting in the trial when it approved rules for the proceeding last month. The chamber did so with a rule that said the “spouse of a party to the court of impeachment” has a conflict of interest.
“If Senator Paxton may be required to step aside, Senators that have demonstrated a bias or prejudice against the Attorney General must be required to do so as well,” Paxton’s lawyers said.
The impartiality of senators has long been a source of debate given that Paxton is a former senator himself, his wife currently serves in the chamber and they have their own relationships with senators. Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, is even referenced in the articles of impeachment as an unwitting “straw requestor” for an attorney general’s office legal opinion that helped Paul. Hughes has not been disqualified.
Angela Paxton’s disqualification was the subject of a new lawsuit from Houston conservative activist Steve Hotze, a staunch Paxton supporter. Filed in Travis County district court Friday, the lawsuit argues that the trial rules unfairly singled out Angela Paxton because impeachment is an inherently political process, rife with potential conflicts of interest.
“Despite the fact that every senator and the Lieutenant Governor arguably have a conflict ‘personal or private’ interest in the impeachment proceeding and/or biases for or against General Paxton, Rule 31 targets one individual, Senator Angela Paxton, and the voters who live in Senate District 8,” the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit also challenges the sweeping gag order that Patrick issued Monday, saying it violates free-speech rights.
This story comes from The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues.
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'Very emotional': Brockton Fairgrounds grandstand demolished, city plans to purchase land
BROCKTON – For Christopher Carney, the Brockton businessman whose family has owned the Brockton Fairgrounds since 1957, it’s an emotional end to an era.
“I started going there as young as I can remember,” Carney said. “I've always been at the fair working. Whether it was cutting grass, pouring beer, picking up trash, it's been very much a part of my life."
The Brockton Fairgrounds grandstand came down Monday morning, just days before City Councilor-at-large Winthrop Farwell Jr. announced in a Facebook post that the city would move to take control of the 66-acre property.
After canceling the 2020, 2021 and 2022 fairs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carneys made the tough call to close the city staple for good.
Closed for good: Brockton Fair, a beloved 148-year-old tradition, won't return – here's why
They Carneys looked on as crews took a little more than two hours to finish the demolition, remembering what was once a flourishing summer staple for his family and so many others.
Remembering the Brockton Fair
Every summer, for nearly 150 years, people from across the region flocked to Brockton over a two-week period to play games, enjoy rides, eat greasy and fried finger foods, visit animal exhibits and watch the demolition derby and fireworks.
Carney family patriarch George Carney purchased the fairgrounds when he was just 28 years old back in 1957.
From oxen-pulling to horse racing, circuses to petting zoos, hot dogs and cigarettes to fried Oreos and IPAs, the Brockton Fair has seen it all.
A look back at the Brockton Fair:A look back at the Brockton Fair
“In the late '70s and early '80s, we had horse racing that was very popular,” Chris Carney said. “The fair was going strong, but then crime reared its ugly head. It wasn’t what it was 25 years ago as far as the attendance."
15 years of Brockton fairs in photos:15 years of Brockton Fairs – in photos!
George, now 95 years old, sat with his son as the grandstand came down.
“It was very emotional to him,” Carney said.
A tough call
With declining attendance, keeping up the yearly financial burden of the fairground, which included $450,000 of property taxes, wasn’t sustainable, Carney said.
“I don't want anybody to think that we didn't take into consideration the history of the fair,” Carney said of the decision to sell. “But you have to understand that the fair has declined over the last umpteen years and COVID kind of put a nail in the coffin."
Pandemic concerns led the Carneys to cancel the 2020, 2021 and 2022 fairs, leasing the property to the city for school bus parking instead.
What’s next for the fairground?
In the past, the Carneys had eyed building a casino there in partnership with gambling mogul Neil Bluhm. That effort hit a dead end, with the September 2019 rejection of the bid by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
For the past several years, the property has been used to house Brockton Public School buses.
After years of speculation about the future of the property, Farewell announced on Wednesday that the city had entered into a memorandum of agreement to acquire the fairgrounds.
“The first step in this process will be presented at the City Council meeting next Monday, July 24th,” Farwell said in a July 19th post on Facebook. “The intent is to eventually sell parcels of land to developers after we identify the best uses of the property for economic development, recreation, job creation, maximizing real estate tax revenue, and protection of neighborhoods."
Some concepts to consider, Farwell wrote, are an interactive park for children, an international marketplace for small businesses, restaurants, a cultural center, movie theater, traffic improvements, private residences for seniors, green space and parking.
“The future is within our grasp," he wrote. "We have significant development potential with control of this strategically located property. Belmont Street could be called the 'Avenue of Champions' leading to the center of the city."
While Carney is also excited about future developments for the city, he hopes people will still remember all the happy memories they had at the fair.
“We always felt the fair was synonymous with Brockton," he said. "What you thought about Brockton, people said, 'Oh, the fair.' It was a landmark.”
Timeline highlights
1874: Brockton Agricultural Society holds first fair in October. Oct. 6-9, 1880: First fair covered by The Enterprise.
1887: First Children's Day, which gave city children the day off from school to attend the fair.
1895: First balloon show, spurring an annual attraction.
1896: First “horseless carriage,” an early automobile made by Duryea Motor Wagon Co., at fair.
1898: First horse show.
1903: First track and field meet, and new record set for gate receipts.
1905: First Governor's Day to honor Brockton shoe manufacturer William L. Douglas, elected as Massachusetts governor.
1907: An estimated 3,000 automobiles gathered at the fair, the most ever assembled in one place in the U.S. up to that time.
1908: A 25-mile marathon from Boston Athletic Club to Brockton Fairgrounds begins. (The event stopped after 1917 due to war.)
1912: President Taft visits fair.
1915: No cattle, sheep or swine allowed at fair due to hoof and mouth disease. First automobile show held.
1917: Society donates fair profits to American Red Cross for war effort.
1918: Fair canceled due to influenza epidemic.
1919: Night shows begin to include fireworks.
1924: Veterans Nursing Association begins lunch-box program at the fair to raise money for people in need of free medical care.
1932: State Building dedicated.
1943: Fair canceled due to war.
1957: George Carney takes over.
1959: Fair changed from fall to early July.
1965: Stunt car accident at fair injures eight.
1972: Horse racing portion of the fair stops.
1990: Residents call for end of fair because of violence.
1993: $1 gate admission begins.
2001: Horse racing returns.
2002: Carney announces end to horse racing.
Brockton Fair photo album 2010:Brockton Fair photo album
2015: Brockton voters narrowly approve a $650 million proposal to bring a hotel and casino to the Brockton Fairgrounds.
2016 Brockton fair photos:The 2016 Brockton Fair opens
2019: State Gaming Commission rejects casino plan.
Last Brockton Fair in 2019:Another year of the Brockton Fair begins in the city
2020, 2021 and 2022: Fair cancelled because of COVID epidemic
2022: Chris Carney confirms Fair will not return
2023: Grandstand is demolished. The city moves to buy fairground.
Enterprise staff writer Amelia Stern can be reached by email at astern@enterprisenews.com.
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Why was there a hazy mist over Phoenix this morning?
Over the Phoenix skyline today, residents may have spotted a hazy mist.
The cloudy mist is from a thunderstorm that occurred in Sonora, Mexico, last night. As the storm in Mexico died out, it pushed outflow moisture and wind toward Phoenix.
As the pieces of the storm approached, breezy conditions appeared and kicked up dust which stationed itself in the air along with the moisture creating a mist, according to the National Weather Service.
This dust is expected to lift late morning or early afternoon as temperatures warm and no monitors are forecast to exceed the federal health standard, so no High Pollution Watches or Advisories will be issued, according to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
However, a no burn day is in effect in Maricopa County today due to the dusty and arid conditions.
The moisture from this Mexican storm is likely expected to remain in the Phoenix region and contribute to possible rain storms this weekend. However, the moisture won't cool down the summer highs yet as temperatures in the 115 to 120 degrees range have been forecasted.
Friday holds a 10% chance for rain, Saturday holds a 20% chance, and Sunday is the most likely day rain may finally fall on the Valley after four dry months with a 30%-40% chance.
More:4 months without rain in metro Phoenix. Could this weekend change that?
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DICKSON CITY, Pa. — Three brothers will spend years behind bars for sexually assaulting teenage girls at a game store in Lackawanna County.
In October, Sean, Damien, and Rian Mancuso were all convicted on charges related to sexual assault.
Investigators say the three assaulted several victims in the early 2000s at a store in Dickson City.
The former owner, Sean, will spend up to 17 years behind bars.
Damien was sentenced to spend up to 10 years in prison, Rian will serve about a year.
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Rio Verde Foothills gathers for its first local government meeting on water supply
The newly appointed members of the Rio Verde Foothills Standpipe District — all residents of the unincorporated community where people rely on hauled or well water — estimated that their first meeting would last around an hour and a half, with plenty of time for public comment.
Instead, the meeting wrapped up within roughly 40 minutes, a departure from the norm for a community that has regularly experienced hours-long gatherings where factions intensely debated the potential solutions to their water woes.
Thursday evening's meeting was largely organizational for the leaders of the standpipe district, a new government entity established in June by state lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs. But it represented a shift in tone for the community, which has long been divided over how to get water, especially since Scottsdale cut off its supply at the start of the year.
Some community members now say they're ready to set aside their differences as negotiating a temporary solution to their water supply problem shifts from the hands of politicians to those of Rio Verde Foothills residents.
"The fighting's over," said Rio Verde Foothills homeowner Christy Jackman. "That's the key right there. It's in these guys' hands."
Standpipe district leaders get ready to go to work
The new standpipe district is tasked with entering into agreements to procure water for Rio Verde Foothills' residents temporarily.
Its five appointed leaders, all longtime residents of the Maricopa County community, are:
- Meredith DeAngelis, a marketing and public relations executive, was elected chair of the standpipe district on Thursday.
- Kent Thomas, a healthcare professional, will serve as vice chair of the district.
- Thomas Braun, a retired oil industry employee, is the newly elected secretary of the standpipe district.
- Michael Miola, the owner of Silver Spurs Equine, is the standpipe district's treasurer.
- Chris Josefowski, a construction management expert.
The standpipe district plans to solicit proposals from water providers, including private water utility Epcor, which is also being considered by the Arizona Corporation Commission to provide the community's long-term water solution. Josefowski will take the lead on that effort, district leaders determined Thursday.
Simultaneously, Thomas will head an attempt to hammer out an agreement with Scottsdale to treat any water the district procures and transport it to a water station near the community.
District leaders are also seeking legal counsel to help negotiate contracts and guide them through the complexities of being an entirely new type of government entity. Miola will head that search.
DeAngelis said she and other standpipe district leaders aim to reconvene in roughly a week to discuss their progress and any proposals they've received from water providers.
Residents express hope
Although few specifics were shared during the district's first meeting, attendees were optimistic that they could soon have access to a water supply for hauling water to their community.
"As far as I'm concerned, it's a start," said resident Leigh Harris. "All of this, for the last two or three years, has been back-and-forth, back-and-forth. I think all of us, from all facets of the community, are just relieved that it's starting."
Still, DeAngelis, the standpipe district chair, told the crowd that she couldn't estimate how long it would take to negotiate agreements.
"I think we all know the million-dollar question," she said. "We're all asking ourselves the same thing, as far as, 'How long does this take?' and 'What does this timeline look like?' and we'll be working through all of that."
Beyond its primary task of finding a stable water supply for the short term, the district has other challenges to overcome.
For instance, there's a debate over whether to hold public meetings virtually because the community lacks a large, air-conditioned gathering space.
Plus, the legislation establishing the standpipe district includes a provision allowing it to serve a maximum of 750 households. That has sparked concern among some residents that more people may want to join the district than is legally allowable.
No government entity tracks water hauling to Rio Verde Foothills, so it's unclear exactly how many homes depend on hauled water. There are about 1,900 households in the community, according to data from the Maricopa Association of Governments, but some homeowners have wells that produce all or some of their water.
DeAngelis said the standpipe district is already considering the 750-household limit and determining how it will impact the community.
Nevertheless, the standpipe district leaders ended the night on a positive note.
"We're gonna get better, and we're gonna do it right," Miola told residents to applause.
Sasha Hupka covers Maricopa County, Pinal County and regional issues for The Arizona Republic. Do you have a tip about a hauled water community? Reach her at sasha.hupka@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on Twitter: @SashaHupka.
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NANTICOKE, Pa. — It's a skill we all need to learn, how to cook.
Decked out in chef hats and aprons, young chefs are busy in the kitchen tending to their pots on the stove.
"You need to know what the concept of cooking is," said 10-year-old Drew Nowakowski of Hanover Township.
"I just think it is really, really fun, and someday I can cook for my kids, or I can cook for my family members," said Delaney Dukes of Hanover Township.
It's part of a week-long camp at Luzerne County Community College's Culinary Institute.
The chefs tell Newswatch 16 they've taken on lots of new recipes.
"We were able to make our own spaghetti noodles, and we made sauce to put on them. We learned how to make parfaits and a bunch of different things like breakfast wraps," said Dukes.
Chef Kimberly McLendon leads the camp each year.
She says they focus on the basics to create each recipe from scratch.
And there's always wiggle room for some creativity.
"It's also learning about flavors and pairing foods together. It's also socialization, by teaching them how to cook, it's a skill we all have to learn in life, so it's great to see the students work so well together," said McLendon.
For the final day of camp, the chefs used all of their new skills to prepare brunch for their families.
"Every child is so excited to tell you what they made, tell you all about it, and it was all absolutely delicious," said Paula Curtis.
"Once I'm done cooking, I feel like I'm a chef and a waiter at the same time," said Nowakowski.
With any time spent in the kitchen, clean-up is a must.
Campers ended their day washing the dishes.
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Arizona woman gored by bison at Yellowstone accepts marriage proposal while in hospital
Amber Harris, the woman who was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park, is on the road to recovery and marriage.
Harris, from Phoenix, announced her engagement to her Facebook earlier this week. She said her fiancé had planned a marriage proposal for that week on a natural bridge, but instead got down on one knee beside her hospital bed and proposed.
"Without any hesitation I said yes!" Harris wrote in her Facebook post.
Harris had been planning her trip to Yellowstone National Park for about a year with her daughter and her now fiancé, Chris Whitehill, according to Harris's most recent Facebook post. The first morning of their stay they got coffee at the lodge and then decided to take a walk through a field to get to Yellowstone Lake. Harris said there were a few other people around and about 20 elk roaming in the area. They waited for the elk to clear before beginning to walk through the field.
When they were halfway to the water, they noticed two bison, she wrote. One was on the path they were walking and the other was in the opposite direction.
"We stopped and looked at the massive beast, about 50 yards away on the trail, hidden at first in the shadows of the trees," Harris's Facebook post read. "We watched him drop and roll in the dirt, like a dog would. He got up on his feet and started walking, then running towards us."
After the incident, Harris said she was carried from the field on a stretcher and to an ambulance. From there she was transferred to a helicopter for a life flight to Idaho.
Harris sustained seven spine fractures, bilateral collapsed lungs and bruising. She said in her Facebook post she will not be able to leave the hospital anytime soon.
"Please pray for my healing," Harris's Facebook post read. "God is faithful and merciful and I know He protected me in the attack. He will heal me."
This is the first time a goring incident has been reported in Yellowstone National Park this year. The last reported incident happened in June 2022. Officials advise officials to stay more than 25 yards away from all large animals and 100 yards away from bears and wolves.
Arizona Republic Reporter Fernando Cervantes Jr. contributed to this story.
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NANTICOKE, Pa. — Officials say a coyote was spotted in Luzerne County.
According to the Nanticoke City Police Chief Michael Roke, a coyote was spotted in the area of East Field Street during the daytime by an officer.
Officials say coyotes are opportunistic feeders, so keep your outdoor cats inside and be vigilant when walking your dogs.
Families with small children are also urged to be extra cautious.
If you see the coyote, don't feed it, pet it, or approach it.
"Just be cognisant of the fact that there may be some wild animals running around, and don't approach them. Contact us, and we will call the game commission and take care of the problem," said Chief Roke.
Nanticoke City Police say they have reported the coyote sighting to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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Multiple cars destroyed in Phoenix propane yard fire; cause still not determined
Multiple cars at the Sundance Airport Parking lot were destroyed after a hectic blaze at a Phoenix propane yard on Thursday, as fire investigators were still working to determine the cause.
Crews from multiple agencies responded to combat the fire at Bill's Propane Service near 40th and Van Buren streets at about 5 p.m.
Several tanks were seen burning by responding firefighters when they arrived, Phoenix Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Scott Douglas said during an update Thursday, which firefighters were worried would eventually create an even more dangerous situation.
As of Friday afternoon, the Phoenix Fire Department did not have any new updates to share, as fire investigators were still working to determine the fire's origin.
Responders not only had to battle the flames but also deal with 5-gallon propane tanks launching and exploding nearly 500 feet in all directions, fire officials said.
The hazardous area was then isolated by the Phoenix Fire Department while nearby homes and local businesses were evacuated, with dozens of police cruisers shutting down major intersections around the fire.
Douglas said in an update later Thursday night that crews were able to surround the fire and cool the bursting tanks, ceasing the explosions.
The fire was successfully extinguished as some firefighters stayed at the scene to put out any remaining hot spots.
While no injuries were reported, a number of cars located at the Sundance Airport Parking lot were destroyed because of the fire.
The parking facility posted an update to its website saying that "due to circumstances outside of Sundance parking's control, our physical lot is currently closed indefinitely."
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport shared an advisory just before 6 p.m. Thursday on Twitter that though the fire was not affecting operations, such as flights, travelers should check their flight status updates before arriving.
Douglas added that a command van had been brought to the scene to address all stakeholders and ensure critical infrastructure was accounted for and operating safely.
Hazardous area:Fire crews battle hazmat blaze near 40th and Van Buren streets in Phoenix
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LONG POND, Pa. — You might know him for his stint on Malcolm in the Middle or as Agent Cody Banks, but Frankie Muniz is far from being in the middle these days.
The actor-turned-racecar driver is going for the lead.
He is currently second in points in the Arca Menards series.
"When I put the helmet on, and I got down the pit lane. I truly feel like it's what I'm supposed to do. Out of all the things I've done in my life, I feel the most content or at home when I'm in the racecar," Muniz said.
He started racing in 2004 when he was 19 years old, getting the racing bug early on.
A few years later, in 2009, he was injured in a racing crash that took him away from the sport.
Now 14 years later, this is his first season back on the track and his first time racing at the Tricky Triangle.
While acting was a big part of his life for a long time, now his passion is racing.
"One thing I like about racing is it's not subjective right as an actor I could put in all this work," Muniz said. "I could work super hard, you know, on a project, and people see it and go meh, it was OK. You know someone's opinion, where if you're fast, you're at the front. If you're not your at the back, and you know that's in black and white."
While he says he isn't as young as other drivers and doesn't have a typical path as a racecar driver- he's not letting that stop him.
"I'm taking this 100% seriously. Like it's not a fluke. It's not just a hobby," Muniz said. "You know I'm racing at a high level. We're going 200MPH here, and I'm trying to be as competitive as possible."
Muniz hopes to continue racing for several years to come.
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LONG POND, Pa. — The first race of the weekend kicks off Friday evening at Pocono Raceway, and this year fans will have a new upgraded space to watch all the action.
Since the gates opened Friday afternoon, the new paddock area at Pocono Raceway has been packed with people. The viewing deck and the line at victory lane to take pictures are both very busy.
The new infield viewing deck here inside the paddock area at the raceway is something many fans have been patiently waiting for.
"Crowded, outdated, needed updating for the new 2023 era,” said Shawn Staudt of Northampton.
These are just some of the reasons why raceway officials decided to renovate the area, while also increasing access to fans.
It is now the only area here at Pocono Raceway that offers guests a front-row seat to all the action.
Fans say not only were the upgrades needed, but they love them already.
"I think they did a great job,” said Johnny Vaccola of Pocono Summit. “We watched the demolition as it was going on all year and little by little we followed it. It turned out fantastic. We love it."
The new paddock area features a viewing deck, an upgrade to victory lane, which used to be off pit road, and the Paddock Plus Pass, which grants you access to this area.
This is the first year this couple from Newmanstown, was able to get VIP tickets. They can't wait to see races from the viewing deck.
"I like that a lot we're going to do that tomorrow,” said Sabra Mathias of Newmanstown. “We were going to buy tickets to go up with our friends but I think they are going to sit and watch us.”
Officials say the goal was to give both drivers more space and fans more access.
"It's really nice, really open,” said Staudt. “The victory lane is a lot nicer and it's more fan friendly."
"A lot more people, fans are going to be able to get over there you know I think that's what they love,” said Vaccola. “They watch it on TV, but it's going to be a lot nicer in person."
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BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington-Normal first responders will go head-to-head in a series of "Battle of the Badges" blood drives next month to see who can bring in the most blood donors.
The Bloomington Police Department's drive will be 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 9 in the Osborn Room at the police station, 305 S. East St. in Bloomington.
The Normal Police Department's drive will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17 in the Community Activity Center gym, 1110 Douglas St. in Normal.
The McLean County Sheriff's Office's drive will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 18 in the Grossinger Motors Arena Bud Light Lounge, 101 S. Madison St. in Bloomington.
The Bloomington Fire Department's drive will be 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24 in the Station 2 training room, 1911 Hamilton Road in Bloomington.
The Normal Fire Department's drive will be 12:30-6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25 in the Station 2 training room, 1300 E. College Ave. in Normal.
Appointments can be made with the Red Cross Blood Donor app, online at redcrossblood.org or by calling 800-RED-CROSS.
All donors will receive a $10 e-gift card to a movie merchant of their choice.
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Red Cross phlebotomist Ramona Cook, wearing a Christmas hat, finishes collecting a donation of red blood cells from Greg Allen of Bloomington during the annual Christmas blood drive Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington. The drive was sponsored by The Pantagraph. The next Red Cross blood drive will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at The Chateau Hotel and Conference Center in Bloomington.
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Gerry Flesner of Bloomington has her temperature taken in preparation for donating blood Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena. A first-time donor, Flesner decided to give blood after she recovered from cancer treatment complications for which she needed blood, and she wanted to find a way to give back to all those who have donated in the past.
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Red Cross phlebotomist Josh Ellsworthy finds a vein inside the arm of donor Justin Cunliffe of Bloomington during an American Red Cross blood drive on Dec. 20, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena. Red Cross and Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center have protocols to collect plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 to lessen symptoms of those hospitalized with the virus.
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Red Cross phlebotomist Sylena O'Brien, right, collected blood samples from Junior Stinson of Bloomington as he donated blood during a drive on Dec. 20, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Blood supply providers warned Wednesday that the supply is declining because of coronavirus and urged donors to give to prevent surgery delays.
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Junior Stinson of Bloomington had his signature toothpick hanging from his lip as he donated blood during a blood drive Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena.
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Red Cross phlebotomist Josh Ellsworthy prepared to draw blood from donor Justin Cunliffe of Bloomington during a blood drive Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena.
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Red Cross team leader Scott Evans processes donated blood supplies that were collected during a blood drive Dec. 20, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena.
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Red Cross team leader Scott Evans packs donated blood in ice that was collected during a blood drive Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Grossinger Motors Arena. The blood will be stored until needed in Peoria. The blood drive was sponsored by The Pantagraph.
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BLOOMINGTON — Recent gains in McLean County's population and economy have given area economic and government leaders something to celebrate — but also, a puzzle to solve.
In an era when the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that people move an average of 11 times in their lives, how can new residents be enticed to stay here?
That's the driving force behind a bevy of developments that community leaders are pursuing to capitalize on and retain the community's new arrivals.
According to U.S. Census data, the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area increased in population by a marginal 1,382 people between 2010 and 2020. However, that data does not account for the newcomers who have arrived since 2021 to work at the Rivian Automotive manufacturing plant in west Normal or others who have been lured by the area's economic growth.
With a focus on retaining that population, the McLean County Chamber of Commerce and McLean County Community Compact with PNC Bank created the 2023 McLean County Employer Needs Survey that highlights what employers are noticing from employees who are leaving or turning down jobs.
Most of the respondents cited reasons that included compensation, job flexibility and benefits as well as for other reasons like relocation and housing availability.
“This isn’t unique to McLean County, but we have to identify how we want to address that issue ourselves and rather than having a lot of individual discussions on what we can do in the workforce, how is it that we can come together and have a community conversation,” said McLean County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Charlie Moore.
The chamber hosted Reimaging Advocacy Multiplied (RAMP) event on Thursday afternoon, uniting business leaders and government officials to focus on challenges and opportunities in building up the local workforce.
RAMP is about collective action and community growth and serves as a replacement for the chamber's “State of” series, shifting focus to the future of Bloomington-Normal and McLean County as a competitive job market and community for retention, Moore said.
“We are inviting the business community to the table along with the elected officials to really address what some steps are that we can put into place to really identify where there are opportunities and then work together to move forward,” he said.
Respondents to the survey included 103 McLean County employers, many of which were small businesses that had been in operations for decades. They represented some 30,034 employees, of which 22,806 were full-time workers.
The majority of the responding employers operate in marketing, human services and business management and administration.
Recent government data showed the McLean County workforce is made up of 95,781 individuals with 92,469 of those people employed and 3,312 unemployed. The unemployment rate was 3.5%.
The total number of job openings in the next three years is projected to be 2,567 with education and training being the top growing sector, anticipating 721 openings. Other projected growth areas included health sciences with 540 openings, business management and administration with 445 openings, and hospitality and tourism with 245 openings.
“We wanted to make sure that we surveyed our businesses to see how we can better our community and get people to stay,” said Ashley Strupek, professional and workforce development coordinator with the McLean County Chamber of Commerce.
As for what employers feel are essential workplace skills, the survey showed that communicating effectively and practicing professionalism at work are the most important qualities, while advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and navigating challenges and stressors were ranked lower.
Strupek said some employers might not understand the importance of DEI practices, and the chamber is working to create an educational toolkit on the subject.
“I think people don’t understand what DEI is, so they just think it’s not important,” Strupek said. “It’s something that we need to all be aware of and also take into consideration and just know that it is important.”
Other recommendations were for employers to explore job flexibility and review compensation and benefits, as well as working to better understand employee needs, engage the local university populations and create career pathways with local education systems.
Following the results of the survey, local and state government officials highlighted the need for improving the quality of life throughout Bloomington-Normal and McLean County through investments in infrastructure, public facilities and housing.
Normal
Kevin McCarthy, Normal town council member and mayor pro tempore, said residents are asking for more walkable access to transit and other mixed-use environments; they want parking accommodations as well as varying densities and building designs, he said.
McCarthy said the town council will soon prepare to bid out the long-awaited underpass project at Uptown Station, which will connect uptown and to the planned south central business district known as Uptown South.
In the last nine months, the town has approved residential developments that will generate more than 1,400 new units varying from single-family detached homes to duplexes and multi-family units, McCarthy said.
“We plan to continue our role as a leader in Illinois where businesses thrive, individuals and their loved ones feel safe and valued and our neighborhoods flourish,” McCarthy said.
Bloomington
Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said the city’s strategic plan highlights their priorities in improving infrastructure, revitalizing older neighborhoods, emphasizing economic development, promoting housing diversity, improving efficiency in service delivery and enhancing public safety.
“Bloomington has always been a very attractive community,” Mwilambwe said. “In fact, that is the reason why I decided to come here because as a student I always felt that the community was nice, clean, very neat and had, at the time, already enough to offer. But I think over the years we’ve made quite a bit of progress.”
Bloomington Deputy City Manager Jeff Jurgens highlighted the city’s work with the Bloomington Public Library remodel and reconstruction of O’Neil Park & Pool, which are both expected to be completed this fall, as well as the services and events offered throughout the many parks and in the historic downtown area.
Jurgens said the city has started talking about the Water Capital Improvement Plan, which is projected to be a $350 million investment into water distribution improvements, modernization and replacements.
“Obviously we’ve got to have good water in the community,” Jurgens said. “Similar to what the town talked about, not necessarily the greatest thing that people like to spend money on, but you also like to have good roads.”
Bloomington has invested just over $2 million in its road infrastructure work and is now getting underway with the downtown streetscape project, which has a steering committee in place and a public engagement campaign to start in late August, Jurgens said.
McLean County
McLean County Administrator Cassy Taylor also highlighted the need for broadband internet access throughout the county and said the access to the internet can affect employees wanting to work from home or opportunities for businesses to utilize online commerce.
A work group named Accelerate Access will work to expand broadband access for all residents and create affordable and high-quality internet while promoting economic growth and educational opportunities and improving the overall quality of life, she said.
“We’re going to explore a variety of opportunities to secure funding,” Taylor said. “Currently there are significant federal dollars that are available and have been allocated for these types of projects.”
Taylor also mentioned that the county has received funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation to extend the Constitution Trail to McLean, about 15 miles southwest of Bloomington, connecting the two communities.
The board is also working with the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council to revamp their small business loan process to offer up to $20,000 with 0% interest and commercial lease grants of up to $10,000, Taylor said.
“It’s not just for rural communities; it’s for anyone in McLean County, but we did believe that it would be helpful for our small communities, especially those that have storefronts in the downtown areas that are vacant,” she added.
State Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, as well as state Sens. Sally Turner, R-Beason, and Tom Bennett, R-Gibson City, were in attendance and talked about the importance helping communities in their district through cooperation and passing state legislation.
Koehler said it is important to foster relationships with universities and colleges that can create pathways for local employment but also look at other avenues through apprenticeships and the trades.
"There's some things you're gonna find that are gonna happen all across Illinois, in fact all across the United States," Koehler said. "So we better look at just as you have done with taking a snapshot of what people have said in response to different issues and different situations in Bloomington-Normal and translate that down to a workable plan, and we've got to do that at the state level."
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BLOOMINGTON — A 28-year-old man is jailed on felony charges after prosecutors said he forged a check last month before delivering it to a Bloomington bank.
Brandon L. Philbee, of Bloomington, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing before Judge Scott Black, who found probable cause for his arrest.
Assistant State's Attorney Aaron Merriman told the court that on June 28, a person reported to police that a fraudulent check in the amount of $3,234.31 had debited an account for a Bloomington-based landscaping company. He noted the check had been originally made out in the amount of $370.29, and that it was suspected the check was stolen from a mailbox.
Merriman said the victim does not know Philbee, who was seen June 19 on surveillance footage at Busey Bank, 1111 S. Veterans Parkway, cashing the check.
The prosecutor also said Philbee admitted to Bloomington police that he cashed the check.
Philbee is charged with two Class 2 felony counts of burglary. He is also charged with the following Class 3 felonies: forgery, financial institution fraud and theft.
Black set his bond at $10,000, 10% to apply for release. An arraignment hearing is set for July 28.
10 steps to protect your identity
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What is identity theft?
Identity theft is a crime where someone steals your personal information—such as full name, Driver’s License number, or Social Security number—to commit fraud. According to the FTC, identity theft is most often used for credit card fraud, tax fraud, and phone or utilities fraud. It can also take the form of medical fraud, loan or lease fraud, and bank fraud. In all of these cases, the thief will perform financial-related transaction in your name, which can ultimately cost you money and damage your credit. Many people do not realize right away that they are a victim of identity theft, and usually learn after receiving a bill for goods or services they did not buy, or after being denied a loan due to poor credit.
How common is identity theft?
Identity theft is a pervasive problem that affects millions of Americans and costs billions of dollars each year. Research firm Javelin Strategy & Research stated in its 2018 Identity Fraud: Fraud Enters a New Era of Complexity report that there were 16.7 million victims of identity fraud in 2017, reaching a record high for the second year in a row. This accounts for 6.64 percent of American consumers. With increasingly sophisticated measures taken by criminals, such as account takeovers, new account fraud, and more complex data breaches that affected as many as 30 percent of American consumers, identity theft resulted in $16.8 billion in monetary losses in 2017.
Another report by the Identity Theft Resource Center, which tracks data breaches in the U.S., showed that in 2017 there were 1,579 data breaches exposing 179 million personal records. This represents a 44.7 percent increase over the record high number of breaches reported for 2016.
Similarly, the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network tracks consumer fraud and identity theft complaints on a national scale, drawing information directly from consumers, as well as from local, state, and federal filings. The Consumer Sentinel Network received 2.7 million complaints in 2017, of which 13.87 percent were related to identity theft.
Across the U.S., the density of ID theft victims varies widely by location. The five states with the highest number of per-capita identity theft reports in 2017 were District of Columbia, Michigan, Florida, California, and Maryland. The five lowest states were South Dakota, West Virginia, Vermont, Iowa, and Maine. State estimates are based on where the victim resides, not necessarily where the theft occurred.
As more consumers’ transactions move online, and as more data breaches occur digitally, identity theft risk will be increasingly relevant to consumers in all locations. Undoing the damage caused by identity theft can be time-consuming, expensive, and emotionally exhausting, which is why it’s important to take preemptive measures to decrease the likelihood of becoming a victim. Using data from its members, credit management platform Credit Sesame identified the most important steps you can take today to protect your identity, especially in this digital age.
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1. Shred everything
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Not just last month’s bank statement, but every item that contains your name, your address or any other information that identifies you or a family member can be used by criminals. Every day, the U.S. Postal Service processes and delivers 493.4 million pieces of mail, many of which have personal information. This might include mail from your child’s school, medical bills, and even junk mail. Sort through your mail right away, and anything you are not going to keep, put in a pile for the shredder.
Note that you don’t have to shred tons of paper—just shred the relevant sections off junk mail and magazines and recycle the rest. Store any sensitive information and documents you want to keep in a secure place in your home, such as a safe.
2. Don't disclose your personal information or SSN
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Did you know that the cable company and the doctor’s office don’t need your social security number, nor do they have a right to require it? You do need to provide it to banks and other financial institutions, but rarely to anyone else. The next time someone asks you for it, find out if your account can be set up without it. If the person says no, verify by talking to a supervisor. In the case of a utility provider, they may tell you that without it they can’t offer you credit and you’ll have to pay a cash deposit instead.
As with pieces of mail that you choose to keep, store your Social Security card in an inaccessible, secret location, preferably locked and never in your wallet. In addition, don’t respond to unsolicited requests for personal info by phone, email, or mail. If you do receive a phone call from a scammer who requests personal information, report the number to the National Do Not Call Registry of the FTC.
3. Read your mail promptly
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You might already check your credit card statements for unexplained charges, but you also need to review any paperwork that comes from your health insurance carrier to make sure no one is getting medical care in your name. When you are away on vacation or business, you should also place a hold on your mail so no one will steal it (and possibly your identity) in your absence.
4. Monitor your accounts often
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The smallest inconsistency in your bank account can be a sign that you have been a victim of identity theft. Promptly compare receipts with account statements and log in to your account on your bank’s website often to check for unauthorized transactions. Take advantage of bank/card issuer mobile alerts, which can do a lot of the watching for you and inform you of any suspicious activity. Javelin Strategy & Research estimates that account takeovers tripled over the past year, with losses reaching $5.1 billion in 2017.
5. Place security freezes and sign up for fraud alerts
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5. Place security freezes and sign up for fraud alerts
Prevent criminals from setting up accounts in your name by placing a security freeze on your credit report. A security freeze places a hold on your credit file so that no new credit can be opened without the use of a personal identification number or password. A 2017 report by Credit Sesame indicated that less than 1 percent of adults have a security freeze on their credit reports, making this an underutilized resource.
In addition, if you believe your identity has been compromised, or if you just want to be extra cautious, you can place a fraud alert on your credit file. This forces any creditor to take extra steps to confirm your identity any time a new account is opened in your name. Fraud alerts generally last 90 days, but victims of identity theft can put one in place for up to seven years. The same 2017 Credit Sesame report states that only 7 percent of its members take advantage of fraud alerts.
6. Create strong passwords for all devices and accounts
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Endure the momentary inconvenience of unlocking your device each time you want to use it. An unlocked device is the equivalent of an open pocketbook when left unattended. The more apps you have connected and passwords stored in browsers, the more critical it is to create a barrier between your data and the casual observer. If a service offers two-factor authentication, set it up. Then, in order to sign into your account from an unfamiliar device, you’ll have to enter your password plus a code that is sent to your cell phone. This prevents anyone from accessing your account even if they have your password.
Passwords should also be strong and not easy to guess. If your ATM card PIN is your address number or your birth date, change it. If you log in to your bank account with the name of your child or pet, you need a more complex password. According to Pew Research, 25 percent of Americans admit to using simple passwords that are easy to remember, and 39 percent use the same (or similar) passwords for different online accounts. That means if a hacker knows your password for one account, the hacker can access them all.
Instead, create passwords that incorporate uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and characters. Use an online password manager like SecureSafe to keep track of all your passwords—then you’ll only have to remember one (but change it every few months). Don’t send a backup email to yourself or a loved one that says “My password is…” or leave a list of passwords in a Google Doc that can be easily hacked.
These are just a few of the simplest, but effective, precautions you can take with managing your passwords.
7. Be smart on social media sites
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Set your social media accounts to private or friends-only and avoid connecting with people you don’t personally know. In November 2017, Facebook announced that as many as 2-3 percent of profiles—more than 200 million—could be fake, which makes caution even more important in this era. Our Facebook profiles are a window into our lives and should only be shared with those we know and trust. In fact, thieves can often find answers to common account security questions—your first car, city you were born, street you grew up on, your mother’s maiden name—on social media profiles. So, be extra careful to not expose this type of information. Additionally, don’t volunteer information about your whereabouts, your family members, your plans, your lifestyle, or your preferences to strangers.
8. Run anti-virus software
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Your computer can become infected in a click—literally. In its 2018 Security Intelligence Report, Microsoft lists attack methods like phishing, email attachments, and ransomware as some of the biggest threats to cybersecurity. With increasingly sophisticated techniques being used by criminals, unloading the responsibility of cybersecurity to the experts is a good choice. There are many good anti-virus software options on the market. If you need a free one, try AVG or Avast.
9. Monitor your credit
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You are entitled to a free copy of your credit report every twelve months from each of the three major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion), and you can obtain them at AnnualCreditReport.com. Stagger them so you can receive one report every four months. Mark your calendar so you won’t forget. Periodic review of your credit reports not only allows you to stay on top of your score, but also to see when something appears on your credit history that shouldn’t be there—whether by mistake or by malicious behavior.
Also, with free resources like Credit Sesame, you can get your free credit score and set up free credit monitoring as well. These tools provide instant alerts when information changes on your credit file (like new accounts, inquiries, or account balance changes).
10. Respond and report rapidly
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Even if you take all these precautions, identity theft can still happen to you. If you find that you have been a victim, it’s important to act fast. Set up fraud alerts so credit agencies will need to take extra steps to verify your identity before issuing future credit. In addition, contact any financial, medical, or other institution related to the theft so they can watch for new suspicious activity.
There are also a number of government agencies you should report to. Create an Identity Theft Report by filing an Identity Theft Affidavit with the Federal Trade Commission and a police report with your local precinct. For suspected theft of your Social Security number, inform the Social Security Administration and the IRS. Finally, if you suspect that your identity was stolen through the U.S. mail or if a false change-of-address was issued, contact the Postal Inspection Service.
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BLOOMINGTON — Threshold to Hope, Inc. will celebrate their 6th anniversary with a celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 4 and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5.
Threshold is a nonprofit organization devoted to hope and healing through art. The event will take place at the studio in the Creativity Center, 107 E. Chestnut St., Bloomington. The event is free and open to the public.
Free parking will be available in the lot directly behind the center, one block east of Main Street on Locust Street, past the Holy Trinity Parish Center.
The event will feature an open house, door prizes, and a Surplus Art Supplies sale, including rubber stamps, scrapbook paper, wood shapes and more, to raise funds for the seventh year. Refreshments will be served.
Art for purchase from over 15 artists will also be on display during the event.
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NORMAL — Young at Heartland's senior acting workshop will begin fall sessions at 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7.
Class sessions will meet every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. through Oct. 2. There will be eight 120-minute acting workshops, for those 55 and over, held at Heartland Theatre Company with instructors Andra Zielinski and Terri Whisenhunt.
Ensemble members in the workshop will collaborate with the instructors in choosing appropriate material to be memorized and performed as a reading.
Registration must be completed in advance, and is $50 for the fall sessions. Call 309-452-5647 or email boxoffice@heartlandtheatre.org to sign up by July 26. Spots are limited.
The program is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the McLean County Arts Center.
Visit heartlandtheatre.org/yah for more information.
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Kenosha County panel on race and equity debates racism as a public health crisis two years after civil unrest
BRISTOL - Racism is still deemed a public health crisis in Kenosha County, but that might change soon due to a push by some members of the Kenosha County Racial and Ethnic Equity Commission.
The county passed the declaration of racism as a public health crisis on an 18-1 vote on August 4th 2020, partially in response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police that triggered nation-wide protests. Kenosha experienced its own unrest later in August 2020 when Jacob Blake was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer. Days of protesting and rioting followed, including the fatal shooting of two protesters by a teenage gunman, Kyle Rittenhouse.
Now, some leaders want to reverse that declaration, and one member see a move underway to dissolve the commission.
A meeting Thursday featured frustration and infighting, and showed that the division and rancor around racial injustice in the county has not meaningfully changed in the two years since Blake was shot.
"We can all say that we want infants to live. We want children to have opportunities and we want Kenosha County to be a leader and not a loser in this area," said Mary Kay Schleiter, 74, urging commissioners not to rescind the declaration.
More than 75 attendees filled the seats of the Kenosha County Center to watch the debate.
Xavier Solis — the recently appointed chair of the commission and a Kenosha attorney who represented the group that posted Rittenhouse's bail — commented that “more people here than collectively have been at one of these meetings for almost two years.”
The commission stopped short of rescinding the racism declaration. Instead, it approved a resolution from Supervisor Brian Thomas to gather “all reports, research, data and minutes from meetings” that went into the initial decision to declare racism a public health crisis.
The resolution passed 5-2. Along with Thomas and Solis, Commissioners Duane O’Keefe, Cortney Marshall and Elizabeth Garcia voted for the resolution. Andy Berg and Justin Crosby opposed the measure, while Alayna Arrington abstained.
“I feel like this is an attempt to discredit the work that was done behind us,” said Berg, who is also a County Supervisor.
Thomas said the purpose of his resolution was to help the commissioners get better educated on the work of their predecessors, as most of them were new to the commission.
He indicated that he hoped to see the commission dissolved, though not until its work was completed.
“The purpose (of the commission) wasn't to be an ongoing type of thing,” he said.
After the meeting Berg said he saw the resolution as a first step in a plan to dissolve the commission.
Since it is an advisory body, the commission can only recommend matters such as its own dissolution. The issue would have to be taken up by the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors. But Berg thought it was possible, saying “they have the votes.”
Commission implored not to change declaration about racism
During the public comment period, more than a dozen individuals implored the commission not to change the racism declaration, arguing that the stark racial disparities that existed in Kenosha County in 2020 have not been erased, and in many cases have worsened.
Among the speakers was County Supervisor Laura Belsky, who authored the original declaration. She said the information sought by the Thomas resolution was readily available.
“What's great about our website is it contains all of the data you're looking for, nobody needs to print it off.” Belsky told the commission.
Adelene Greene, a retired county employee and Kenosha resident, described the “abysmal health and economic outcomes for people of color in the county.”
She noted that the Black infant mortality rate was more than four times the rate for white mothers, that white Kenoshans were more than four times as likely as Black Kenoshans to own a home, and described similar gaps in the unemployment rate and the high school graduation rate.
More:Why is the Black infant mortality rate in Wisconsin still three times higher than the white rate?
“My question to you is this, what research have you done, and what evidence do you have to support rescinding this resolution?” Greene said.
One of the two people who spoke in support of rescinding the declaration was Pamela Mundling, 66, who is also a Kenosha resident. Mundling described growing up in the Deep South during Jim Crow segregation, saying that time was a public crisis.
In the present day though, she was more skeptical of the language behind the declaration.
“Yes, there are problems, but to call it a crisis, I’m not sure it is appropriate,” she said.
Troy Landry, 36, another Kenosha resident and supporter of the declaration, spoke about how his parents had trouble finding a house because people did not want to sell to an interracial couple.
He also described how his Black father, now 80, was pulled out of his home by Kenosha police after being mistaken for a 35 year old white man, provoking gasps from the crowd.
“He endured many bouts of racism right here in the middle of Kenosha County,” Landry said. “The simple answer to the question ‘is racism a public health crisis in Kenosha County?’ is a resounding yes.”
An explosive week for the commission
The commission meeting followed an acrimonious session on July 13th when Berg and Albert Gonzales — another commissioner and former police officer who fatally shot Michael Bell Jr. in 2004 — got into a heated argument over whether an attendee was allowed to speak about issues not on the agenda that night.
More:Michael Bell wants the bullet Kenosha police fired at his son during a fatal 2004 shooting
After several minutes of yelling, the commissioners eventually stopped when Solis threatened to shut down the meeting.
Berg was subsequently removed from his Chair of the Commissions’ Health Subcommittee, and barred from serving on any subcommittees by Solis. On Facebook, he claimed he received no explanation for this action.
After the July 13 meeting, Solis accused Berg of posting the contact information of the commissioners on Facebook in a violation of their privacy.
Also at issue was Solis’s decision to move the Thursday meeting from a county building in downtown Kenosha, where the commission had always met, to west of Interstate 94, traditionally the dividing line between the more liberal and racially diverse city to the east and the more conservative and white towns to the west.
Solis described the previous meeting site, at the Kenosha County Job’s Center, as a “disaster” because of issues with the microphones.
“I think it's a reaction to what happened last Thursday,” Berg said of the move, referencing his shouting match with Gonzales. He described the move of the meeting location, along with his removal from a commission subcommittee as “retaliatory.”
Anthony Kennedy, an alderman in Kenosha, organized transport through Facebook to bring Kenosha residents to the meeting.
“They thought if they changed the location we will not show up. Prove them wrong!” he wrote.
The commissions next meeting is August 17th at 6 p.m.
Nathaniel Rosenberg can be reached at NRosenberg@gannett.com.
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