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PORTLAND, Ore. — About 100 people evacuated their homes in East Vancouver Thursday night after a large natural gas leak in the neighborhood, the Vancouver Fire Department (VFD) said.
A fire spokesperson Bryan Fredrickson said a homeowner was doing repairs when they accidentally ruptured a gas line near 46th Street and 151st Avenue just before 7 p.m.
Dangerously high level of gas were detected at several homes on the block.
Crews were on scene trying to control the leak as of 8:30 p.m. and evacuated residents were on buses waiting to get the all clear.
Fredrickson estimated it could take anywhere from one to five hours to get the situation under control. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/vancouver/evacuation-gas-leak-vancouver/283-da9c9fdc-0905-4a92-a85b-ba4783e6dc1c | 2022-07-01T04:27:50 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/vancouver/evacuation-gas-leak-vancouver/283-da9c9fdc-0905-4a92-a85b-ba4783e6dc1c |
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ARIZONA, USA — In a 200-page ruling issued Thursday, a federal court said medical care, mental health care and solitary confinement conditions in the Arizona state prison system violate the Constitution.
In the ruling, the court said that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (“ADCRR”) violated prisoners' basic right to health care and humane conditions of confinement protected by the Eighth Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.
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It's been a fight that's gone on for nearly a decade where the department has been repeatedly accused of failing to provide inmates in state prisons with proper health care.
The original class-action lawsuit filed back in March 2012 focused on more than a dozen inmates who detailed problems with medical, mental and dental health care, like some inmates not getting care or treatment quickly enough.
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This suit was brought by prisoners in the custody of ADCRR, alleging the department did not provide sufficient health care and humane conditions in maximum custody units.
The court on Thursday ruled in favor of the prisoners, saying the prisoners’ health care system is “grossly inadequate.”
The ruling went on to say that ADCRR has been aware of its failures for years and has refused to take necessary actions to remedy the failures. Their inaction poses a substantial risk of serious harm posed by the lack of adequate medical and mental health care affecting all prisoners.
In addition, the court ruled ADCRR keeps thousands of prisoners in restrictive housing units, and does not provide prisoners adequate nutrition or meaningful out-of-cell time which denies them basic human needs.
The court ruled ADCRR:
- Failure to provide timely access to health care;
- Failure to provide timely emergency treatment;
- Failure to (timely) provide necessary medication;
- Insufficient health care staffing;
- Failure to provide care for chronic diseases;
- Failure to provide timely access to medically necessary specialty care;
- Failure to provide mentally ill prisoners medically necessary mental health treatment (i.e., psychotropic medication, therapy, and inpatient treatment);
- Failure to provide suicidal and self-harming prisoners basic mental health care;
- Inadequate psychiatric monitoring because of chronic understaffing;
- Lack of recreation;
- Extreme social isolation; and
- Insufficient nutrition
The court said that there is no question that remedial measures are necessary to correct the deficiencies, so the court will hire an expert to assist with crafting an injunction that remedies the violations.
Arizona's prison system has been under fire for some time. Last year, a report released by the Arizona Auditor General found most inmates in the state Department of Corrections weren't able to enroll in substance abuse or cognitive restructuring programs.
In 2019, the Lewis prison in Buckeye was questioned after close-custody inmates had tampered with their cell doors so they could be opened from the inside. A video released by the Arizona Corrections Peace Officer Association shows several inmates attacking officers.
Charles Ryan retired as Arizona corrections director shortly after a scathing report accused him of ignoring persistent problems with broken prison cell locks that put both corrections officers and inmates at risk.
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Fireworks may not be the only thing in the sky to go boom for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
It will be hot and wet, with the slight chance of showers and thunderstorms today through Independence Day, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
Skies will be mostly sunny today with a high near 92 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight, mainly before 1 a.m. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 69 degrees.
Saturday will be partly sunny and not quite as warm, with a high near 88 degrees. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 67 degrees.
Sunday will be mostly sunny with a high near 88 degrees. Some clouds move in for partly cloudy skies Sunday night, which will have an overnight low around 68 degrees.
The Wilmington radar is showing the emergence of lots of bugs (likely Mayflies) along the Ohio River late this evening. A true sign that summer is here... in case the increasing heat didn't already make this obvious. pic.twitter.com/gFT6hm4S8S
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) July 1, 2022
It will be mostly sunny and hotter on Independence Day with a high near 92 degrees. Monday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low around 70 degrees.
There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Approximately 100 people have evacuated their homes in an east Vancouver neighborhood after a gas line was hit Thursday evening, Vancouver Fire Department announced.
According to Vancouver Fire Department, “dangerously high levels” of gas has been found in several homes.
Officials said about 100 residents have evacuated from the 45th Street and 151st Avenue area.
Five units from Vancouver Fire Department, including a hazardous materials team, are on the scene with Northwest Natural Gas.
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The Fourth of July is just days away, and it’s going to cost you more to light up the sky.
Mike McCauley said this is the first state he’s lived where fireworks are legal on the Fourth of July.
This year he has a home with property big enough to set off some serious fireworks.
But there is a problem, the price of fireworks is up at least 35 percent for most items in places selling the bright lights.
The rise in shipping, transportation, and supply costs are a few reasons why.
Chris Whited owns American Discount Fireworks, he said these are the highest prices he’s charged for fireworks in the more than 30 years he’s had his business.
FGCU Finance Professor Tom Smythe said that probably won’t keep people from shopping.
Since the pandemic put a damper on celebrations the past two years, some may be looking to make up for lost time.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if we see firework sales actually be some of the highest on record,” said Smythe.
Unlike the hike in gas prices and travel, this is something people can enjoy right at home, and most people I spoke to said they plan to.
“We are going to buy a lot of fireworks,” said McCauley. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/30/price-of-fireworks-spike-by-35-ahead-of-fourth-of-july/ | 2022-07-01T04:48:08 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/30/price-of-fireworks-spike-by-35-ahead-of-fourth-of-july/ |
The appropriately named Susan Strong survived Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. She's also beaten multiple sclerosis.
By comparison, stepping to an open doorway at 10,000 feet, looking down, feeling the wind in her face before taking a leap of faith — faith that you can reach the ripcord, faith that the parachute will open and faith that you don't somehow land on a porcupine — might seem like child's play.
"I wasn't afraid at all … I wasn't supposed to live," she said of the bout with cancer, "but I did."
She recently celebrated her 75th birthday by skydiving with her friend DaraLee Beltz, 71, another cancer survivor — the second time each of them have taken the plunge.
"It was fabulous," she said. "I loved going up in the air and flying like angels. It’s freedom, I guess. Being able to see the farms and the roads, it’s just one of those things that is amazing to me."
But to pass off Strong's desire to soar with the eagles as nothing more than a snub to the Grim Reaper is to ignore her past — her lifelong love the wild blue yonder.
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This is a woman who just watched "Top Gun: Maverick" and was moved to stand up and clap during most of the flying scenes.
The daughter of a World War II pilot who flew B-29s over Japan, Susan remembers at the age of 3 telling her father, Melvin Borden, that she planned to become a pilot.
The world was different then. This was way before the women's rights were a thing — way before Title IX began to crack away at a glass ceiling. There were no role models to emulate this side of Amelia Earhart, who up and disappeared midflight way before Susan's time.
Still, that's what she wanted.
"I got my love of flying from my father," she said, telling the story of jumping out of trees with a golf umbrella in hand as she flapped her arms like a bird, thinking that would soften the fall, as her three younger brothers waited below.
It was always in her genes.
She got as far as taking the ground school lessons with her father, but being a single mother, she didn't have the money to take actual flying lessons.
And then she watched as her brother Robert took up skydiving in the 1970s. He made hundreds of jumps before dying in a 1979 car accident.
"That last year before he died, he must have had a sense he was going to die because he did something special with every member of the family," Susan said, remembering the last time she watched him jump and instead of waiting on the ground, was invited to join him in the air.
"He put a reserve chute on the front of me, but he tied me to the pilot’s seat because he probably knew I would have jumped out right after him. I could lean out and watch him jump and watch his chute open," she said.
And so on June 17, her 75th birthday, as the small plane got airborne out of Crete Municipal Airport, she thought of her brother. In fact, she said, she talked to him as the plane continued its ascent.
"I feel like my brother was right there with me, while I was up in the air," she said. "I say, ‘Hi, Rob. I know you are here and I am sure you are proud of me.'”
There wasn't an ounce of hesitation as she stepped to the door and out onto the small plank. She was strapped to her tandem jumper — a skydiving expert — who offered her reassurance she didn't need.
"I was ready and I jumped," she said. "We did a somersault. I’ve never done that before. At the very beginning, I thought something wrong. We were flying for a while without the chute being opened."
Eventually, the chute opened and she was given the chance to steer them, using the straps on each side, before he took over and got them safely to the ground.
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"It was fabulous," she said. "I’d go every day if I could."
She and Beltz made a pact that day. Every year on Strong's birthday, they agreed to jump out of an airplane to commemorate the day.
"I plan on living to be 100," she said.
That's a lot of jumps — a lot of leaps of faith — she still has to enjoy.
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ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. — State Police say a person is dead after a crash Thursday afternoon in Adams County.
Officials say 73-year-old Vasanthakumari Chockkaungam was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash off the on-ramp to US Route 15 northbound from Carlisle Pike in Huntington Township.
According to a police report, Chockkaungam was the passenger in a car heading northbound on US Route 15, when just before 2 p.m. when the driver took the Carlisle Pike off-ramp.
While on the off-ramp, the car left the road and crossed over the grass median on to the US Route 15 on-ramp from Carlisle Pike, before it hit an embankment and overturned.
The driver of the car, a 75-year-old, was reported in critical condition and was taken to a local hospital as of Thursday evening.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — With the 4th of July weekend right around the corner, travel experts say they expect thousands of Pennsylvanians to take holiday trips this upcoming weekend.
At Harrisburg International Airport, PR Representative Scott Miller says the number of passengers for this weekend will approach pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.
“We are expecting 17 to 18,000 passengers in and out over that five day period," Miller said. "That’s about 92 percent of where we were in 2019, which was our record year.”
While thousands of residents will taking to the skies this weekend, officials say even more will be hitting the road for their holiday travel. Many will be going on the PA Turnpike.
“Over the course of the next 10 day period, we’ll have closer to 5.8 million vehicles on our roadway," said Rosanne Placey with the PA Turnpike.
Rosanne Placey says the Turnpike’s projections indicate that drivers are moving forward with regular summer travel, despite gas hovering around $5 a gallon.
“This next 10-day period is prime summer vacation travel," said Placey. "Either you’re taking a short jaunt for the Independence Day holiday, or sometime over the next 10 days you’re heading to the beach, or going camping, or going to the mountains.”
As Pennsylvanians prepare to travel this holiday weekend, travel experts say residents should follow simple travel tips such as arriving early for flights and driving safely on the highway.
“Plan ahead, be prepared, be patient," Miller said. "Remember that traveling is a privilege, not a right. We are free to travel in this country and it’s one of the great things we celebrate this time of year.” | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/thpennsylvanians-expected-travel-july-4th-holiday-weekend/521-13c8e996-e672-4cd8-8198-bdd980fd0019 | 2022-07-01T04:55:52 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/thpennsylvanians-expected-travel-july-4th-holiday-weekend/521-13c8e996-e672-4cd8-8198-bdd980fd0019 |
CALDWELL, Idaho — In Caldwell, autonomous mowers are the future.
“You don’t have to worry about 'are they going to show up to work today?' Cuz’ they’re there, they’re doing it,” Caldwell Mayor Jarom Wagoner said.
The city first considered buying autonomous mowers about four months ago. Now, they are finally here. At Purple Sage Golf Course, a small fleet cuts about 30 acres a week. This is the first autonomous mower fleet in the state.
There were some skeptics about using autonomous mowers at first. The reason why, concerns about taking jobs away. However, Golf Superintendent Ken Wheeler said these mowers are not replacing people, merely filling vacancies.
Autonomous mowers are also eco-conscious, Wagoner said. These machines help reduce water usage, which is helpful considering Idaho is in a drought.
The autonomous mowers are only cut out to navigate rough terrain as of right now. This is why they primarily cut grass in big, open areas. However, he said they will start to cut closer to the fairways as technology evolves.
The city paid around $150,000 for six autonomous mowers. But he said the cost is worth it considering professional mowers cost about $90,000 each.
Wagoner said they hope to purchase more fleets in the future and use them at various parks around the city. Right now, three mowers are stationed at the golf course. The other three are at Wolfe Field.
“We can have people doing what they’re supposed to be doing – really maintaining and taking care of those certain special areas and let the autonomous mowers just go out and do the mowing and let the people that are trained to do the other stuff do what they’re doing instead of sitting on a mower mowing grass,” Wagoner said.
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BOISE, Idaho — Throughout the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Idaho drivers will be seeing a lot more Idaho State Police troopers on the road. The enhanced presence will help crack down on impaired drivers and help prevent further tragedies on the road.
"We know families and communities look forward to celebrating the Fourth of July each year and we hope they have a safe and fun holiday. Gathering together with our families and friends is part of what makes holidays so important to many of us. That's why we're asking everyone to celebrate responsibly. Care enough about others to plan ahead. Choose a safe ride home if you're using alcohol or other impairing substances," said Idaho State Police (ISP) Lt. Allen Ashby in a news release.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 201 people died in alcohol-related crashes from 6 p.m. July 2, 2020 to 5:59 a.m. July 6, 2020 in the U.S. That is also why Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD) encourages people to celebrate the holiday weekend safely and plan ahead.
"It was such a rare smile," Jennifer Zavala, a volunteer victim advocate with MADD, said looking at a picture of her Father Joel Eggers. "This is actually on the way home from a hockey trip with the boys because he always saved his vacation time."
Not a day goes by Zavala does not think about her dad and as, what would be his 71st birthday approaches, those thoughts become increasingly more painful.
"It doesn't get easier. You just get through it," Zavala said.
While on an afternoon walk on April 8, 2016, Eggers was hit and killed by a driver high on methamphetamine. Zavala said the driver crossed two straightaways and hit Eggers from behind.
"My dad was doing everything he was supposed to. Walking against traffic, off to the side of the road and he's gone at the choice of somebody else," Zavala said.
The driver was sentenced to eight to 15 years in prison, but Zavala said his actions left a toll that nothing will ever fix.
"He wiped him out of our lives permanently, no goodbye," Zavala said. "My dad had six grandkids that miss him every single day. So many milestones have happened since we lost my dad, we've got kids that have bought cars, kids that have graduated."
Egger's story is unfortunately just one of dozens and dozens that happen in Idaho each year. According to the Idaho Office of Highway Safety, there were 271 vehicle fatalities in 2021 and 75 of those fatal crashes were caused by impaired driving.
"It's crazy," Zavala said. "There's no excuse for it at all. I mean, you've got Lyft and Uber. The fees for those alone are so much less than the thousands and thousands of dollars you spend on a DUI or worse in our situation, death."
Zavala uses her father's story to try and help end impaired driving. She attends MADD victim impact panels (VIP) monthly in Boise and Nampa and quarterly in Twin Falls. She said sharing at VIPs has helped her influence others to think twice about picking up the keys after a few drinks.
"There's absolutely 100% no excuse to get behind a car. No excuse at all, it is 100% preventable," Zavala said.
She also said speaking about Eggers is how she keeps his memory alive.
"You know, you wake up and you go to sleep missing that person," Zavala said.
MADD encourages people to come up with a plan before going to a party or gathering where they know alcohol may be. Whether it is to designate a sober driver or use a ride-sharing service, she said there are many options that don't include getting behind the wheel impaired.
She said it is also important to note that people need to be mindful while on boats. A tragedy could also occur because of impairment out on the water. According to MADD, alcohol was a factor in 16% of boat deaths nationally in 2021.
Officers with the North Idaho DUI Task Force will also be looking for drivers operating a boat or watercraft while impaired this weekend too.
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A local man was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in federal prison for drug- and gun-related crimes.
Jamic C. Johnson, 47, of Fort Wayne, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Fort Wayne to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady sentenced Johnson to 195 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
Investigators obtained a warrant to search Johnson’s home Oct. 28, 2020, according to court documents. Officers seized methamphetamine, cocaine, a loaded handgun, a drug ledger, a loaded shotgun, additional ammunition, magazines, pills and a scale.
Johnson’s criminal history includes convictions for multiple felony offenses. One of the felonies was for carrying a handgun without a license and the other two were for dealing cocaine or a narcotic drug. Any of these felony convictions prohibit him from possessing a firearm or ammunition.
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Even with gas prices hovering near $5 a gallon, travel demand for this upcoming Fourth of July weekend is expected to be high.
AAA predicts 1.26 million Indiana residents will be traveling this weekend, according to a news release.
“Earlier this year, we started seeing the demand for travel increase, and it’s not tapering off,” Debbie Haas, AAA vice president of travel, said in a statement. “People are ready for a break and, despite things costing more, they are finding ways to still take that much-needed vacation.”
AAA predicts 1.1 million Hoosiers will travel by car, and just over 40,000 will fly.
The auto agency expects 47.9 million people nationwide to travel this weekend – up almost 4% from last year.
Although travel might be returning to pre-COVID-19 levels, the cost is not expected to decrease in time for the holiday.
According to data from GasBuddy, the average gas price in Fort Wayne on Monday was $4.99 per gallon – almost 50 cents higher than May and $1.85 higher than this time last year.
“While prices will be at their highest July 4th level ever, they’ll have fallen close to 20 cents since our peak in early June,” Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis, said in a statement. “Motorists should be wary that while the decline could continue for the week ahead, any sudden jolts to supply could quickly cause a turnaround.”
AAA recommends that travelers plan in advance for the holiday weekend and have backup plans in place. The agency also recommends travelers get their cars inspected before hitting the road, specifically batteries, engines and tires. Cars can have unexpected dead batteries in the summer due to the heat.
The organization also recommends traveling during slower times or staying close to home. Sunday and Monday are the two slowest days for travel. If flying, arrive at the airport several hours before takeoff.
The National Weather Service does not expect weather to affect travel this weekend. There will be a low chance of rain in northeast Indiana, and temperatures will be in the 80s Saturday and Sunday. The high will be in the low 90s on Monday. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/gas-prices-wont-deter-july-4th-travel-aaa-says/article_474f6d08-f8b2-11ec-87a9-eb955dca17ac.html | 2022-07-01T05:17:17 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/gas-prices-wont-deter-july-4th-travel-aaa-says/article_474f6d08-f8b2-11ec-87a9-eb955dca17ac.html |
Indiana’s first West Nile virus case of 2022 has been reported in a Lake County resident, the state Department of Health said Thursday.
West Nile virus has also been found in a sample of mosquitoes collected in Steuben County, the health department said.
Health officials urged Indiana residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites.
“All Hoosiers should take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites at their 4th of July celebrations and for the rest of the summer,” State Public Health Veterinarian Jennifer Brown said in the statement. “We are at risk for mosquito-borne disease through the first hard freeze.”
Even a container as small as a bottle cap can become a mosquito breeding site, the health department said, so residents should:
• Repair failed septic systems;
• Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers left outdoors;
• Clean clogged roof gutters, particularly if leaves tend to plug up the drains;
• Keep grass cut short and shrubbery trimmed;
• Flush ornamental fountains and birdbaths periodically;
• Aerate ornamental pools, or stock them with predatory fish.
• Frequently replace the water in pet bowls; and
• Install or repair screens on windows and doors to keep mosquitoes out of the home.
• Discard old tires, tin cans, ceramic pots or other containers that can hold stagnant water;
State health officials also recommend:
• Avoid being outdoors when mosquitoes are active (especially late afternoon, dusk to dawn and early morning);
• Apply an EPA-registered insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus or para-menthane-diol to clothes and exposed skin; and
• Cover exposed skin by wearing a hat, long sleeves and long pants in places where mosquitoes are especially active, such as wooded areas.
Most people who are infected with West Nile virus will not develop symptoms, the health department said, but those who do may experience a mild form of the illness, which can include fever, headache, body aches, swollen lymph glands or a rash.
It said some people will develop a more severe form of the disease affecting the nervous system, including inflammation in the brain and spinal cord, muscle paralysis, or even death.
People older than and those with underlying health conditions are at higher risk of developing severe disease.
Those who think they may have West Nile virus should see their health-care providers, the health department said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/indianas-1st-west-nile-case-of-year-reported-virus-also-found-in-steuben-mosquitoes/article_9044fb0c-f896-11ec-95bc-6f221d4e1f6a.html | 2022-07-01T05:17:23 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/indianas-1st-west-nile-case-of-year-reported-virus-also-found-in-steuben-mosquitoes/article_9044fb0c-f896-11ec-95bc-6f221d4e1f6a.html |
Liz Brown has been waiting for this moment.
The Fort Wayne Republican has served in the state Senate since 2014, introducing and sponsoring numerous anti-abortion bills – although many encountered legal obstacles preventing them from taking effect.
She even traveled to Washington, D.C., last December for an anti-abortion rally during the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson, “praying and cheering on life.”
After the court issued a decision in that case last week, overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion, the opportunity to advance anti-abortion bills that can become law has arrived for Brown and Indiana’s Republican-dominated legislature.
However, elected Republicans across the state, including Brown, have remained tight-lipped about what exactly they will introduce when the special session begins this month.
Brown said she is looking forward to working on the issue and that she is “sure some of (her) fellow legislators have been all talking” about proposals.
“We are working on legislation to make sure we get it right,” Brown said.
There haven’t been “formal discussions” yet, according to Brown, but she said “if you look at our history in the past, (the proposal will) be consistent with what we’ve done in the past.”
That was as specific as she would get Thursday.
When asked about the potential of exceptions in cases of rape, Brown said she thinks “the legislation that we will be introducing and passing – we’re working on it – but I think you will see that it is a very pro-life piece of legislation.”
She also did not say whether the legislature will attempt to impose penalties on Hoosiers who travel to other states for abortion care.
“State of Indiana laws govern people who are breaking the law in the state of Indiana,” Brown said. “If a doctor performs an abortion, and we’ve decided it’s a crime in the state of Indiana, then that doctor will be prosecuted. We are not going to criminalize mothers. But again, (if) you’re doing something that breaks the law in Indiana, then the laws of Indiana will be enforced.”
Brown criticized prosecutors who would decline to bring charges in abortion-related cases. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears signaled last week his office will “continue to use its limited resources on addressing violent crime” in Indianapolis.
A bill, which would have allowed the state attorney general to intervene in cases where local prosecutors decline to pursue certain cases, was proposed by a few GOP legislators this year – but failed to pass.
“We’re going to have to make sure that our laws are enforced,” Brown said, “or we’re going to have a lawless state.”
Despite the uncertainty, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Thursday that he expects to sign any potential abortion legislation.
Brown was more specific in detailing what she believes will not be included in an abortion ban.
She said she thinks there has been misinformation and scare tactics regarding issues such as ectopic pregnancies – a life-threatening medical condition that occurs when an embryo implants outside the uterus.
“This is about abortion, and abortion is about a baby in the womb. This is not about ectopic pregnancies, which can be fatal to a mom, …” Brown said. “There’s no way that baby, as it grows, will survive outside the uterus – and neither will the mom. When that happens, the doctor has to go in and remove the ectopic pregnancy, and that’s not an abortion.”
She said surgery to treat ectopic pregnancies has never been viewed as an abortion.
According to Brown, the legislation will also not address stored embryos used for in vitro fertilization, often referred to as IVF, or the morning-after pill, commonly known as Plan B.
“The morning-after pill is used to prevent fertilization,” she said, “so this will not be banning the morning after pill.”
Finally, she said the chemical used for medical abortions will not be banned because it is also prescribed following a miscarriage.
“We will be very targeted. For example, the chemical in the abortion pill, … those same medicines, those same pharmaceuticals, are often used when women have miscarriages as well,” Brown said. “We’re not going to be banning those pharmaceuticals. We’re going to be banning them if there’s an indication for an abortion. ’Cause there’s a difference.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/liz-brown-light-on-details-of-possible-anti-abortion-bill/article_e28bee28-f8cf-11ec-bab5-c7a8d459d9a0.html | 2022-07-01T05:17:29 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/liz-brown-light-on-details-of-possible-anti-abortion-bill/article_e28bee28-f8cf-11ec-bab5-c7a8d459d9a0.html |
Gina Forrest offered an intriguing insight to about 50 people gathered at The Clyde Theatre on Thursday evening.
The Aspire Indiana Health’s chief culture officer asked rhetorically why sponsors of “An Uncomfortable Conversation About Race” described the event that way.
“It’s uncomfortable,” she said, “because we don’t want to think we did anything wrong.”
The Allen County Bar Association and Allen County Bar Foundation organized the event, which included panel members Marlon Wardlow, Parkview Health senior vice president of equity and inclusion; Nikki Quintana, Fort Wayne Metropolitan Human Relations Commission executive director; and Rick Hawks, The Chapel founding pastor.
The evening started with 16-year-old Jasmine Barnes of Homestead High School reciting “Praise Song for the Day,” the poem Elizabeth Alexander wrote for Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Forrest, who gave a presentation before the discussion began, said everyone has different experiences and diversity means different perspectives. Inclusion means feeling a part of something, she said, and equity is not achieved by treating everyone the same.
For example, she said, it wouldn’t be equitable to give everyone in the room a dollar for coming to the event because some people’s travel expenses were higher.
“Equity says I’m going to give you what you need,” she said.
People’s intent could be good, but the way they say or do something can be hurtful to the recipient. “This isn’t political,” Forrest said. “This is how we treat people.”
Wardlow said people usually commit microaggressions from either a position of ignorance or trying to get under someone’s skin. He suggested people give them grace and help them understand why what they said was inappropriate.
Most people are open, apologetic and want to learn, he said. Wardlow also suggested people who want to learn should do their research.
Quintana advised building relationships where the other person would feel comfortable with you asking questions. Hawks suggested people “ask permission” to broach potentially delicate subjects.
Bar association and foundation officials plan to sponsor more uncomfortable conversations. The topics would be on matters such as gender and other inclusion, equity and diversity issues, said Allen County Superior Judge Lori Morgan, one of the event’s organizers.
It was also the kind of event that wouldn’t be allowed in Florida today, when the Individual Freedom Act goes into effect, the discussion panel members said.
“Anything I said before the panel would be illegal tomorrow,” Forrest said Thursday evening.
The new Florida law is commonly known as the “Anti-Woke Act,” said moderator Patti Hays, AWS Foundation CEO and co-founder of Advancing Voices of Women. The panelists said that under the act, if an employer of 15 or more people requires attendance at such an educational event where one person was made to feel uncomfortable or guilty, the business would be fined.
The local bar association and foundation hosted the uncomfortable questions event “because we want everybody to learn from each other and have dialogue about race,” Morgan said. The presentation was the last part of a continuing education day for local attorneys, and it was the only segment open to the public.
Bar foundation and association members are discussing whether the Uncomfortable Conversation series should be done annually, quarterly or monthly.
“We know we’re not going to stop with just one,” Morgan said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-bar-association-asks-uncomfortable-questions/article_18bd283e-f8d2-11ec-aead-1ba51c19f4c8.html | 2022-07-01T05:17:36 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-bar-association-asks-uncomfortable-questions/article_18bd283e-f8d2-11ec-aead-1ba51c19f4c8.html |
GROESBECK, Texas — The Limestone Medical Center is bringing back a program that helps sexual assault survivors in a number of ways.
The program is called the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner program working in cooperation with the District Attorney and local law enforcement.
Before, sexual assault victims may have had to be transported to Waco or Temple to receive any kind of forensic examination. Now, they can get medical examinations and counseling locally.
"When there's a sexual assault in a county, it's very helpful if they can go to that hospital that is known in that county for victims," Glynn Sloan, Sexual Assault Victims Assistant Coordinator said. "They feel more comfortable, they're more familiar with it as opposed to traveling and going to a different hospital."
The medical professionals providing the support say that being a local outlet for sexual assault survivors is important because the care goes beyond the examination room.
"Having a nurse here locally is very convenient for the citizens of Limestone County because before they'd have to travel 45 minutes to Waco then 45 minutes back and they were there for a couple of hours," R.N. Nurse Practitioner Sissie Roark said. "or they'd have to go to Temple,"
The hospital says they are in need of resources as they bring the program back. For example, when victims have clothes taken as evidence, they'll need some clothes to provide survivors.
"We are in need because we are a brand new program we are in need of some things that may be taken as evidence," Sloan said. "So, undergarments, shirts, shorts are in need, because we're going to have to gather those things so that our victims are, you know, again, treated with dignity. That's the goal." | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/bringing-back-sane-program-to-help-sexual-assault-survivors/500-f6747e4f-52b3-444f-b346-ab16227c43f7 | 2022-07-01T05:18:24 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/bringing-back-sane-program-to-help-sexual-assault-survivors/500-f6747e4f-52b3-444f-b346-ab16227c43f7 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With many fireworks show across Northern California gearing up for Fourth of July festivities, the ABC10 team sought out to find them and other shows in the area.
Sacramento officials continue to warn residents of illegal fireworks—but you can see them in full, legal action at your local fairgrounds, stadium or other safe location this Fourth of July.
Here are some of the legal fireworks shows near you:
Carmichael
Location: El Dorado County Fair and Events Center
Time of fireworks show: 9:30 p.m., July 2
After two years without a fireworks and Fourth of July event, Carmichael's Red, White, & Blue Celebration begins again on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Live music, food and inflatables for children will be available in addition to the fireworks show.
Click here for more information on the Carmichael Red, White, & Blue Celebration.
El Dorado County
Location: La Sierra Community Center
Time of fireworks show: 9:30 p.m.
Hosted on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, the annual Fourth of July Family Blast is coming back this year from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. At the fairgrounds, you can find a huge inflatable obstacle course, corn hole, face painting and more.
Click here for more information on the El Dorado County Fourth of July Family Blast.
Elk Grove
Location: Elk Grove Regional Park
Time of fireworks show: 9:40 p.m.
The free event, Salute To The Red, White, and Blue, will host a bike parade and live entertainment in addition to its fireworks show from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Expect a family fun zone with lots of giant yard games for everyone to enjoy as well as barbecue pits to grill at.
Click here for more information on the Elk Grove Salute To The Red White and Blue.
Lodi
Location: Lodi Lake
Time of fireworks show: 9:30 p.m.
Lodi's 4th of July at the Lake will host food, retail vendors and other activities. The event is set to be free of charge, though admission into Lodi Beach will be an additional charge.
Click here for more information on Lodi's 4th of July at the Lake.
Modesto
Location: John Thurman Stadium
The City of Modesto and the Modesto Kiwanis Club are hosting the 4th of July parade for its 149th year starting at 9:30 a.m.
Live music and food will be provided at John Thurman Stadium later in the day following the parade.
Click here for more information on the 4th of July parade.
Rancho Cordova
Location: Hagan Park
Time of fireworks show: Around 9:45 p.m.
Rancho Cordova is hosting its 37th annual 4th of July Celebration starting on Sunday at 5 p.m. going into Monday. Fireworks shows are expected on both days and carnival rides will be available.
Click here for more information on Rancho Cordova's 37th annual 4th of July Celebration.
Roseville
Location: Placer County Fairgrounds
Time of fireworks show: 9:15 p.m.
The agenda for the Fourth of July includes a fireworks show at @TheGrounds and the return of the Independence Day parade. The parade will kick off festivities at 9 a.m. It’ll start at the intersection of Riverside/Vernon/Douglas.
Click here for more information on the Roseville 4th of July events.
South Lake Tahoe
Location: on Ski Run Blvd and Tamarack Avenue
Time of fireworks show: 9:45 p.m.
Tahoe Douglas Visitors Authority and the City of South Lake Tahoe will be hosting a 4th of July fireworks show following a series of past cancellations due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19. The parade is set to start at 10 a.m. on Ski Run Blvd and Tamarack Avenue.
Click here for more information on South Lake Tahoe's 4th of July events.
Stockton
Location: Weber Point Events Center, 221 N. Center Street
Time of fireworks show: 9:30 p.m.
Hosted by United Veterans Council of San Joaquin County, the official Fourth of July parade in Stockton begins at 10:00 a.m. Gates to the Weber Point Events Center will open at 12:00 p.m. After the parade, live music and food will be available at Weber Point Events Center before the fireworks show.
Click here for more information on the Stockton Fourth of July event.
West Sacramento
Location: Sutter Health Park
Time of fireworks show: 9:30 p.m.
Event spokesperson Brittney Nizuk described the Fourth on the Field event as "an old school block party with a twist," and said it would go "back to its roots." Gates at Sutter Health Park are set to open at 6:30 p.m.
Click here for more information on the Fourth on the Field event. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/fireworks-shows-northern-california/103-0881a075-83eb-438e-8bb1-8ffd5bec860f | 2022-07-01T05:19:45 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/fireworks-shows-northern-california/103-0881a075-83eb-438e-8bb1-8ffd5bec860f |
WOODLAND, Calif. — Hours after a Woodland bar canceled a "Drag Queen Happy Hour" event due to what they said were threats of violence, video shows a group of people clashing with others at the bar.
The Mojo Lounge & Bar canceled an all ages drag show due to safety concerns, saying they were facing mounting violent threats from anti-LGBTQ+ groups in the leadup to the event.
ABC10's Luke Cleary was following the story in Woodland when the apparent group members arrived, clashed with people in the bar and were met with pepper spray.
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Video shows about a dozen people hurling insults to patrons and police from the opposing sidewalk.
Woodland Police have described the people as an organized group but have not formally identified them by any name.
This is developing story and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
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Federal offices: Closed Monday
State offices: Closed Monday
Greensboro city offices: Closed Monday
High Point city offices: Closed Monday
County offices: Closed Monday
ABC stores: Closed Monday
Schools: Closed Monday-Friday
Greensboro Transit: Hourly service from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday. Route 11 will not serve Jamestown. Access GSO will also offer services on a Saturday schedule, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
High Point Transit: HPTS Access and Hi Tran closed Monday.
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Red Cross offers 'comfort, care and support' after fire displaces families at Detroit apartments
Detroit fire officials are investigating what sparked a blaze Thursday night at a westside apartment that damaged units and displaced several families.
Crews were called to the two-story building in the 8200 block of Schaefer around 8:30 p.m., said James Harris, the Detroit Fire Department chief public information officer.
The firefighters "did an awesome job knocking it down" within minutes, he said.
At least 20 people were inside at the time, Harris said. All escaped, and none were injured.
Three apartments were damaged from smoke or water, Harris said.
Arson investigators were at the scene for hours. It was too early to say if the fire was accidental or not, Harris said. "We don’t have any leads at this time."
Meanwhile, "Red Cross volunteers are offering comfort, care and support for three displaced families," spokeswoman Alicia Dorr told The Detroit News. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/06/30/fire-damages-units-displaces-families-west-detroit-apartment-building/7784910001/ | 2022-07-01T05:30:26 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/06/30/fire-damages-units-displaces-families-west-detroit-apartment-building/7784910001/ |
Driver who hit pregnant woman in Southfield was threatened by her boyfriend, police say
A driver accused of striking a pregnant woman last weekend who later died was trying to flee her boyfriend after he had threatened him, Southfield police said Thursday.
The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office charged Davon Lovan with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder; possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony; and felonious assault, said Southfield police Chief Elvin Barren.
Police accuse the Redford Township resident of aiming a gun at the driver, who, in attempting to escape, apparently inadvertently ran into the victim, identified as Tiara Jones, 27, of Southfield. She later died at a hospital.
Lovan, 25, is the father of Jones' child, who was delivered through emergency surgery at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, the chief said.
Officials reported emergency personnel were called to the Country Court Apartments at 25509 Greenfield Road near Interstate 696 around 3:18 p.m. Sunday for a report that a pregnant woman had been struck by a vehicle, officials said.
"Our investigation revealed that an argument originally ensued in the city of Oak Park" at another apartment complex, Barren said Thursday. "That argument then continued into the city of Southfield at the Country Court Apartments, inside the parking lot, at which time the driver of the vehicle began arguing with Mrs. Jones."
The driver is an acquaintance, the chief told reporters.
Investigators said Lovan soon arrived at the scene with a weapon, "pointed that handgun at the driver and stated that he would kill him," Barren said. "The driver, fearing that he would be shot, placed the vehicle in reverse and ultimately struck Mrs. Jones."
Witnesses told authorities Lovan fired one shot in the driver's direction that failed to strike him, the chief said.
Jones was rushed to Beaumont and later died from her injuries. Her child, a boy, was saved through "the great work of the medical staff" at Beaumont, Barren said. "I’m told the child is doing fine at this time."
The driver of the vehicle involved fled the scene on foot but was found nearby and arrested. He was later released.
In speaking with county prosecutors about why they charged Lovan and not the driver who struck Jones, Barren said he learned "there was no finding based on the evidence that they could have charged him because they could not find intent to strike our victim. But rather the decisions of our suspect, who introduced the handgun into the scenario, which ultimately led to the unfortunate chain of events." | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/06/30/driver-who-hit-pregnant-woman-southfield-threatened-her-boyfriend-police-say/7783469001/ | 2022-07-01T05:30:38 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/06/30/driver-who-hit-pregnant-woman-southfield-threatened-her-boyfriend-police-say/7783469001/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — A group of Indianapolis police officers are helping a young Hoosier's dream come true.
Since beating leukemia when he was just 11, Cooper Davis has dreamed of becoming a police officer.
On Thursday, Davis got to do a ride-along as part of the Make-A-Wish program.
He learned of the opportunity last year, but it was put on hold because of pandemic restrictions.
Davis said it was definitely worth the wait.
"I've always been fascinated by policing and helping people when I can, so being a part of that in any way I can would just be a great experience for me," he said.
Davis, who is now 18 years old, also attended roll call and got a firsthand look at what the late shift involves for an IMPD officer.
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RENTON, Wash. — A new effort is aimed at putting a stop to human trafficking in King County.
The legislation was recently proposed after a Renton spa employee was arrested and accused of holding a woman against her will and forcing her into sex work.
Quyen Nguyen pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to two felony charges of first-degree attempted promoting prostitution and unlawful imprisonment.
This case prompted one county council member to jump into action.
“[It's] shocking that modern sexual slavery exists in the Puget Sound area,” said King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn.
Dunn called on local leaders to take a comprehensive look at massage parlor businesses. The King County code that regulates them hasn't been reviewed since the 1980s.
Dunn's legislation would get law enforcement and non-profits together to make recommendations.
“We have a code enforcement division, they can red tag these buildings, we can shut them down, we can prosecute if there are violations of law,” said Dunn.
Dunn said a 2013 report done by King County estimated there were 84 massage parlors in the area involved in human trafficking at the time.
“We want to stop businesses from being able to operate any kind or form of human trafficking or sexual slavery,” Dunn said.
Massage parlors are one of the top venues for trafficking and many women who are trafficked are immigrants, often mislead about the type of work they will be doing, according to the Polaris Project.
The victim in this case immigrated to the U.S. and got a job at the spa in Renton, according to charging documents. That's when she said she was forced to pose for photos that were used in advertisements for prostitution. The victim said her life was threatened if she didn't cooperate, according to charging documents.
Renton police said she was able to run away and call 911.
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“Those are some of the most serious cases that we have,” said Casey McNerthney with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
McNerthney said he knows it's hard for survivors to come forward, but it can be crucial when it comes to a conviction.
“We want survivors to know that we hear them, and we want the public to know that we're taking these cases very, very seriously,” said McNerthney
A final vote on Dunn's proposed legislation is expected next month. Dunn believes the legislation will have bipartisan support. If it does pass
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SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department is searching for a missing 14-year-old last seen on the city's northwest side.
Alexis Rivas Aparicio was last seen June 29 at the 6100 block of Whitby Road.
Police said Alexis is 5'3" and weighs around 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jean cutoff shorts, red top and red Champion shoes.
Alexis also has medical conditions that require a doctors care.
If you have any information as to where Alexis may be, you are urged to contact the SAPD Missing Person's Unit at (210) 207-7660. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/police-search-for-missing-teen-last-seen-in-northwest-san-antonio/273-b5864b13-0603-4a31-a1de-ee190404c9b8 | 2022-07-01T05:54:31 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/police-search-for-missing-teen-last-seen-in-northwest-san-antonio/273-b5864b13-0603-4a31-a1de-ee190404c9b8 |
Illegal fireworks have been an ongoing issue each summer, for years, in Idaho Falls and Bonneville County. Every Fourth of July brings a heightened anxiety to local authorities and firefighters preparing for the festivities.
"We staff extra firefighters for the holiday," Chris Farnsworth, fire prevention officer for the Idaho Falls Fire Department, said. "Fifteen to 20 firefighters are on overtime to manage and mitigate the dangers."
Representatives from the police department, sheriff's office and fire department want to stress that there are rules about fireworks put in place for a reason; that reason being the safety of both people and property.
The fire department typically has an average of a 4-6-minute response time, but even in as few as 6 minutes a fire can cause a lot of damage.
"Fire can be very devastating," Farnsworth said. "Our primary concern being the loss of life, secondary the unfortunate issue of displacement. You can lose memories, pictures, pets, homes, and your loved ones' lives. There is a lot of tragedy and hardship that comes with fire."
The fire department will have two battalion chiefs on duty during the Fourth of July to help manage the influx of calls and emergencies that filter in during the holiday weekend.
The city of Idaho Falls spells out in city code which fireworks are legal within city limits and limits the sale of "safe and sane fireworks" to between midnight June 23 to midnight July 5.
While the city's list of approved fireworks is short, its lineup of "dangerous fireworks" is lengthy and it includes firecrackers, cherry bombs, grass-hoppers, skyrockets, Roman candles and more.
And even though Idaho Falls has seen numerous dangerous fires caused by illegal fireworks, many residents and visitors still seek them out and use them.
"People come to the tent all the time asking us if we have illegal fireworks," said Becky Leatham, volunteer at a local fireworks stand and executive director at Community Youth in Action. "Because we are selling fireworks as part of a nonprofit organization for a community youth group, we encourage the people asking for illegal materials to be a good example and to not go searching them out."
The Henry's Creek fire in 2016 was caused by an illegal bottle rocket and burned more than 50,000 acres of land near Idaho Falls.
"I couldn't believe that a $2 bottle rocket could cause so much damage and pain," Leatham said. "That poor boy burned (property) from Taylor Mountain to the Palisades."
With hundreds of thousands of people in Idaho Falls for the Fourth of July parade, Riverfest and Melaleuca Freedom Celebration the holiday is a busy time for first responders dealing with an increased volume of calls.
"The issue can be very big," Bryan Lovell, sergeant for Bonneville County Sheriff's office said. "Wildfires, house fires, loss of property, life. We are getting more calls than we have people available to take them."
Due to the large number of calls, law enforcement has to prioritize the most serious calls over the influx of fireworks complaint calls. Neighbors irritated by fireworks need to know who the offending party is and be willing to sign a complaint against them before law enforcement can take action, Lovell said.
A house fire in 2020 in Idaho Falls was also due to fireworks when used fireworks were placed in a flammable garbage can close to a family's home. The house caught fire and sent the family to the emergency room.
Kerry Hammon, public information officer with the Idaho Falls Fire Department, reminds locals to be safe in their celebrations and dispose of their fireworks correctly to prevent fires. Hammon shared a few guidelines to ensure a safe holiday weekend:
• Place all used fireworks in metal trash cans. Avoid using plastic trash cans which can catch fire.
• Keep trash cans and fireworks away from your home, trees, brush, trash, and any unused fireworks.
• Submerge used fireworks in water overnight before placing them in a trash can.
• Leave all personal fireworks at home. Do not bring fireworks or drones to the parade or any other firework shows in Idaho Falls.
"Please be safe," Hammon said. "Do not be careless, do not be reckless. We want everyone to enjoy their holiday and for it not to end in tragedy." | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/local-authorities-ramp-up-to-deal-with-illegal-fireworks-issues-over-holiday-weekend/article_7568ee70-6de2-5423-b209-7a0e4f3d4848.html | 2022-07-01T05:59:04 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/local-authorities-ramp-up-to-deal-with-illegal-fireworks-issues-over-holiday-weekend/article_7568ee70-6de2-5423-b209-7a0e4f3d4848.html |
Arizona lottery numbers, June 30
Associated Press
These Arizona lotteries were drawn Thursday:
Pick 3
5-5-3
Fantasy 5
10-12-17-18-37
Estimated jackpot: $115,000
Triple Twist
02-06-08-10-30-39
Estimated jackpot: $596,000
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $360 million
Powerball
Estimated jackpot: $20 million | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/06/30/arizona-lottery-numbers-june-30/7785046001/ | 2022-07-01T05:59:47 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/06/30/arizona-lottery-numbers-june-30/7785046001/ |
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — South Fulton Fire Rescue crews are working to extinguish several fires Thursday night.
Crews were initially called out to a house fire near Orange Petite Academy, a former daycare center, on Mason Road.
South Fulton Fire Rescue said crews found a house on fire, then noticed a nearby church that was also on fire, which led them to the former daycare center and more flames. Just before 11:30 p.m, you can see flames shooting up from the right side of the former daycare center.
Fire officials are still investigating how the fires started. No injuries have been reported at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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Barbara Holt (nee Kenes)
SCHERERVILLE - Barbara Holt (nee Kenes), age 95, of Schererville, IN, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
Barbara is survived by her nieces: Patricia Lewis, Charmaine (Preston) Jones, and Michelle (Richard) Wollert; nephews: Frank (Robin) Wiergacz and Andrew Sacek; great-nieces: Kimberly (Paul) Kelley and Holly Lonigro; great-nephews: Patrick Lewis, Joshua (Cecelia) Jones, John Wiergacz, and Jason and Zachary Wollert; great-great-nieces and nephews: Julie Nash, Abigail and Ryan Kelley, Kash and Dexter Lonigro, and Lexi and Lyla Jones; as well as several other nieces; nephews; great-nieces; great-nephews; and cousins.
Preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Courtney Holt; infant son, Richard Holt; parents: John and Martha Kenes; sisters: Ann Sacek, Mary Flahan and Julia Wiergacz; and nephew, John Sacek.
Barbara enjoyed spending time in her yard tending to her garden. She enjoyed going to Bakers Square for "Free Pie Wednesday." She will be deeply missed.
Services private and entrusted to Solan Pruzin Funeral Home. www.solanpruzinfuneralhome.com | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/barbara-holt-nee-kenes/article_2997aa3c-6468-5751-8ebc-67fef1c504ed.html | 2022-07-01T06:24:45 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/barbara-holt-nee-kenes/article_2997aa3c-6468-5751-8ebc-67fef1c504ed.html |
Diane Kae Abbott
Jan. 26, 1942 - July 1, 2006
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER ON YOUR 16TH ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN .
We think about you every day. We love you and miss you dearly, Mom.
Love,
Norm, Cheryl, Eric, Dave, Debbie, Bailey Diane and Lane. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/diane-kae-abbott/article_83c1b962-1af4-5b25-b5f6-95579d787469.html | 2022-07-01T06:24:51 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/diane-kae-abbott/article_83c1b962-1af4-5b25-b5f6-95579d787469.html |
Ruth Ann Deal
May 10, 1928 - June 28, 2022
LOWELL - Ruth Ann Deal, 94 of Lowell, formerly of Hobart, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022. She was born May 10, 1928 in Gary, IN to the late Lloyd and Guela (Hutchens) Waitt. Ruth graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in Education from Indiana University. She made her career as a Health Teacher with Hobart Schools for 26 years, where she earned the Hobart Outstanding Teacher Award. Ruth was a current member of the First United Methodist Church in Valparaiso, and a former member of Hobart Presbyterian Church, where she had served as the Director of Music, Hand Bell Choir Director, Youth Choir Director, and Organist. Ruth was also a member of the Valparaiso University Community Choral Society for 20 years, as well as a producer and director of secular musicales, and a soloist and accompanist on the piano, organ, and clarinet.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Richard L. Deal in 2009; her brother, George Waitt; and her sister, Priscilla Anderson.
She is survived by her sons: Jim (Marty) Deal of Lowell and David (Marion) Deal of Defiance, OH; grandchildren: Kevin (Karen) Deal, John Deal, Katherine (Paul) Nelson; great-grandchildren: Myles, Conor, Jocelynne, and Brooklyn.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Moeller Funeral Home, 104 Roosevelt Rd., Valparaiso, with a funeral service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Valparaiso, 103 Franklin St., Valparaiso, IN 46383. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/ruth-ann-deal/article_f95fcf72-522f-511e-9a03-286f76747bcc.html | 2022-07-01T06:24:57 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/ruth-ann-deal/article_f95fcf72-522f-511e-9a03-286f76747bcc.html |
Barbara Anne Voorhees, 66, of Wendell and formerly of Buhl died Monday, June 27, 2022, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service—Wendell Chapel.
Edubina Diaz, 84, of Paul died Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Joel Heward Hansen Mortuary.
Jesus “Jesse” Cruz Chacon, 27, of Heyburndied Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Portneuf Medical Center, in Pocatello. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home of Burley. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_33fbbb4c-f8c3-11ec-922c-bf87d99e8a54.html | 2022-07-01T06:49:09 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_33fbbb4c-f8c3-11ec-922c-bf87d99e8a54.html |
June 14, 1963—June 27, 2022
DURANGO, Colo. — Jamie Michelle McCurie, a beloved wife and mother, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022 in Durango, Colorado. Born on June 14, 1963 in Oklahoma City, OK to Wilma Jean “Jeanne” Boyer, she was known as a fighter from day one. After graduating from Moore High School in Oklahoma, she made her way back to Utah where she had a daughter, Jeanne “Ja’Mae” Pehrson-Whiteleather. Eventually, Jamie made her way to Idaho where she built a life for her and Ja’Mae that led to her meeting the love of her life, Steven Patrick McCurie.
Jamie loved to travel, camp, and partake in adventures of all kinds. She was deeply devoted to her family, including her 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild to whom she was known as “Granny Mac”.
She was preceded in death by her fathers: Eldon Hayward and Donald L. Harris. She is survived by her mother, Jeanne Harris; two brothers: Daryl (Lori) Crossland, Clint Hayward; husband, Steven Patrick McCurie; children: Ja’Mae (Brandon) Pehrson-Whiteleather, Josh (Kathryn) McCurie, Kara (Tim) Cooper; 15 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A viewing will be held at Hansen Mortuary in Rupert, ID on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will take place at the Rupert Cemetery following the funeral service. Arrangements are under the direction of Joel Heward Hansen Mortuary. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/jamie-michelle-mccurie/article_1513dc54-95e0-5138-b6d5-513ac65e1ed7.html | 2022-07-01T06:49:15 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/jamie-michelle-mccurie/article_1513dc54-95e0-5138-b6d5-513ac65e1ed7.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after a person was injured early Friday in a reported shooting on Indianapolis' near east side.
A Metro Police spokesperson said officers answering a report of a person shot discovered a victim in the 2900 block of East New York Street. The location is just east of North Rural Street.
IMPD found a victim with apparent gunshot wound(s). There's no word on the victim's condition, but the spokesperson said they were "awake and breathing."
Police haven't shared additional details, including whether they have a suspect or if a motive is known.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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Feds charge northern Michigan man in Jan. 6 D.C. attack
A northern Michigan man has been charged in connection with allegedly joining the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C., federal court records show.
Luke Michael Lints made his first appearance before a magistrate judge at the U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids on Thursday, the same day a complaint naming him was unsealed.
According to the document first filed June 24, Lints was among those who breeched the U.S. Capitol as Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
A review of surveillance footage and videos posted on YouTube showed Lints “repeatedly engage in a violent assault against multiple law enforcement officers” in a “tunnel” the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace, an FBI special agent wrote in the filing.
“During a video taken inside the tunnel … Lints can be seen holding a police shield and pushing back against police officers,” the complaint read. “At one point, Lints uses the riot shield to prevent a law enforcement officer from closing a door to protect himself from the rioters.”
The FBI alleges Lints also was seen “directly outside the tunnel as a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer is being assaulted by rioters.”
Lints initially was named only as “261-AFO (261–Assault on a Federal Officer)” on a list of attendees investigators sought to identify for charges.
In November, officials learned his identity from a source who said Lints was in Traverse City, the FBI said.
Authorities checked a social media account associated with Lints on Parler.com and spotted a profile photograph posted in January 2021 that showed him standing with his mother near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington “wearing a black and grey flannel shirt and a hat with the letters 'PV' on it; consistent with the same clothing worn by 261-AFO on January 6,” according to the complaint.
The FBI interviewed Lints’ mother, who identified him but said she had a medical episode while walking along Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S. Capitol and was unsure what her son did while she remained hospitalized. En route home to Michigan, Lints “appeared scared because of what he had done at the Capitol, and would not talk about it with her,” a special agent wrote.
Three other people identified Lints, according to the filing.
Authorities charged him with multiple violations:
- Obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder
- Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds
- Engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds
- Impeding passage through the Capitol grounds or buildings
- Act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings
The FBI arrested him Thursday in Traverse City, according to court filings.
Lints was born in 1994 and most recently lived in Grand Traverse County, records show.
He was released on a $25,000 bond. His next court hearing is scheduled for July 5 in Grand Rapids.
Lints could not be reached Thursday night. An attorney listed as representing him did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
More than 12 people who have been arrested in Michigan in connection to the insurrection, according to U.S. Department of Justice records.
In June, the FBI arrested Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on four misdemeanor charges, hours before the first high-profile hearing by a U.S. House committee investigating the riot.
The Department of Justice this week said more than 800 people across the country have been arrested for crimes relating to the attack, including more than 250 who assaulted or impeded police officers. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/01/feds-charge-michigan-man-jan-6-d-c-attack/7784566001/ | 2022-07-01T07:27:46 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/01/feds-charge-michigan-man-jan-6-d-c-attack/7784566001/ |
Terry L. Ziesman, 71, of Algona, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona. Arrangements: Oakcrest Funeral Services, Algona.
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John Roger Martin
April 29,1951-June 28, 2022
MASON CITY- John Roger Martin, 71, of Mason City passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at his home surrounded by his wife Donna and their family after a short battle with stomach cancer. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St SE with Pastor Sid Bohls officiating. Visitation will be held from 12 to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at St. James Lutheran Church. Inurnment will be held in the Rockford Riverside Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family of John Martin. Online condolences maybe left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
John was born on April 29,1951 to Harold and Gloria (Floy) Martin. He attended Rockford High School and graduated in 1969. He graduated from North Iowa Area Community College in 1971 with his Associates of Arts degree and went on to attend Iowa State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Farm Operations. He married the love of his life Donna Troester on June 23, 1973. They farmed between Rockwell and Rockford until 1986. They were blessed with four children - Andy, Beth, Chris, and Steven. John worked at Iowa Mold and Tooling in Garner for 34 years retiring in 2019. He also worked part time at Rose Bowl off and on from the early 1970's until early 2000. Most recently he worked fixing windows and window screens at Ace Hardware and delivering flowers for Baker's Floral.
John was very active in bowling prior to starting his family and enjoyed bowling in the league. Once his children became active in things he was seen at many softball and baseball games around Mason City. He was devoted to his children and was a proud supporter of the Mason City High Bands and Choir for which his children participated in. John was also involved in Scouts starting as Den Leader for sons Chris and Steven and becoming a Scout Leader for Troop 12 for all three boys. All three boys went on to be Eagle Scouts and John was a part of the Order of the Arrow. John was active in his church at St. James Lutheran. He was involved in the youth program when his children were younger. He was always available to help set up and take down chairs, but enjoyed standing near the coffee pot and just visiting.
John enjoyed traveling and was able to see a lot of the United States. His sister Nancy and her husband Denny were his and Donna's travel companions after their children were grown and took several vacations together. He adored his grandchildren and attended events in Waterloo, Evansdale, and Cedar Rapids for all of them. Family was the most important thing to John.
John enjoyed reading, watching old westerns, and collecting 1/64th scale Ertl tractors. He had over 300 in his collection and could tell you about all of them. He took pride in his lawn, mowing it every couple of days. He also LOVED his Christmas light display and could talk you through each piece around the yard.
John is survived by his wife Donna, sons Andy (Julie) Martin of Cedar Rapids, Chris (Mandi) Martin of Waterloo, Steven (Katie) Martin of Iowa City, and daughter Beth (Scott) Hockey of Evansdale, his nine grandchildren - Kirk, Kaleb, Becca, Brent, Mady, Michael, Pearl, Field, and Dory. His brothers Bob (Pat) Martin, Paul (Diane) Martin, Wayne (Nicki) Martin, sisters Irene Martin, Deb Martin, and Nancy (Denny) Umphress, adopted sister Christy Martin, sister-in-law Tracy (Tom) Madden and brother-in-law Mark (Rondee) Troester, aunt Carol Pueggel, several nieces and nephews and cousins.
John was preceded in death by his parents Harold and Gloria Martin, Donna's parents Oscar and LaVerne Troester, adopted brother Roy Martin, nephew Todd Martin, and sister-in-law Tonya Martin.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, Iowa 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/john-roger-martin/article_2fa026da-97f2-5d6a-a046-b175134bcc85.html | 2022-07-01T07:30:39 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/john-roger-martin/article_2fa026da-97f2-5d6a-a046-b175134bcc85.html |
The annual Fourth of July holiday cookouts will cost up to 14% more than last year’s, as inflation, supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine continue to affect the economy.
Meat prices have been on the rise since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Farm Bureau Federation found the average summer cookout for 10 people costs $69.68, or about $7 per person. The total price rose by about $10 since last year.
Jess Campbell, owner of Carroll Creek Farms in Warren County, said her best sellers for July 4 are “anything grilling — think steaks, pork chops, brats, hotdogs, burgers.”
Carroll Creek Farms raises grass-fed beef and lamb and pastured pork and poultry, which Campbell sells at Second Street Market in Dayton. Campbell has a degree in meat science from the Ohio State University, and is vice president of agribusiness for the swine industry at Farm Credit Mid-America.
She said that producer prices have gone up as feed prices climb. For larger retailers, shipping also adds costs with high gas prices. These factors contribute to higher meat prices for steak, pork chops, ground beef and chicken, which is tracked by the United States Department of Agriculture.
During the busy holiday weekend, a survey from the National Retail Federation found that 84% of Americans plan to celebrate. Of those celebrating, 59% are getting ready for a classic cookout.
Steak prices have fluctuated, and have risen slightly. The most recent data reported by the USDA in May shows it up to $9.690 per pound. In May of last year, steak was valued at $9.120 per pound.
For pork chops, prices were $3.875 per pound in May 2021, but have passed the $4 mark and hit $4.13 in May 2022.
Chicken breasts rose almost a full dollar during the same time period, going from $3.371 to $4.31. Ground beef rose by about 60 cents, from $4.703 to $5.332.
Price changes manifest differently in larger retailers and wholesalers than in small businesses with a more niche market like Carroll Creek Farms.
“We set our prices, so we haven’t changed them,” Campbell said.
COVID-19 upped prices for larger retailers in 2020 as personnel at meat-packing plants were overwhelmed by the pandemic. This negatively impacted American families who were spending more on eating meat at home. The impact was different for local farms.
“For small local operations, it’s been very beneficial. People were eating in their house more, so cooking more, using the whole carcass more and worried about sustainability,” Campbell said.
The price change happens alongside a rising demand, which is common for the summer season.
“There’s a seasonal run-up in the summer because there’s more demand,” Campbell said.
She suggests adapting to this by getting creative with your cooking skills, like purchasing a whole pork loin and cutting it into pork chops in your home kitchen or substituting ground beef for chorizo in tacos.
“I think it’s about thinking outside of the box, if you’re trying to be more affordable in your protein choices,” Campbell said.
On Thursday, business was brisk at the Dale Zink Meat Market on North Riley Boulevard in Franklin as a steady line of customers came and took their number before placing their meat order.
“We’re going nonstop for the Fourth of July” said Pete Zink who runs the family-owned business now in its sixth generation. “During COVID-19, we had lines going to the firehouse because we had limitations on the number of people in the building.”
While meat and chicken prices have been on the rise, Zink said he hasn’t seen much change in the appetites of the market’s customers. He said cost of bacon and boneless chicken breast have gone up 30% and steak product is up 20%. Zink said boneless chicken breast was $4.99 a pound is now $7.99 a pound.
“I try to keep certain items priced lower, such as ground product prices.”
However, Zink said prices for other items such as canola oils used in salads and paper products have spiked due to ongoing supply chain issues. The oil he uses was $65 a case and is now $200 a case. He also said other items he sells, such as Mehaffies Pies, have gone up.
He predicts corn and hay will be higher this year, as much as 30% to 40%, because farmers had been paying much higher product costs for fertilizer, fuel, etc. Zink said those costs will hit food chain and trickle down to the consumer in the next six months.
The higher costs did not deter some customers.
Shirley Smith said she comes to the Zink Meat Market on a weekly basis and her buying habits haven’t changed much recently. “I watch for better buys and I’m eating more chicken” she said.
Another customer, Michelle Gorsuch, said she wasn’t changing her buying habits either because everything else is going up. She also said she loves the family-owned business.
Reporter Ed Richter contributed to this story.
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SEATTLE — Seattle Humane is seeing an increase in people looking to rehome their pets and the shelter wants people to know it's not because people are returning to the office.
"We really want to dispel that myth because quite honestly it's just not true," said Seattle Humane Chief Operating Officer, Libby Jones.
The shelter looked at its data collected from people who have surrendered their companions and believed the trend is caused by increasing levels of financial and housing insecurity.
"What is happening is people that are responding to the economy. They're responding to inflation, the housing crisis, exorbitant medical, behavioral, food all different care costs," said Jones. "All of those pressure points are affecting these people and the first thing they always want to do is help their pet."
The number of pets surrendered at Seattle Humane due to housing insecurities in the first six months of 2022 is about to surpass the total number of pets surrendered for housing insecurities in all of 2021. The overall number of pets surrendered is also on track to surpass 2021 numbers.
"We're seeing a lot of people reaching out saying what do I do next? I can't access resources and I don't know what else to do," Jones said.
Jones said surrendering a pet should be a last resort. She said shelters and organizations may have programs to help with financial assistance, foster care and veterinary care.
Seattle Humane has seen what it's calling a massive increase in requests for pet assistance. The organization is encouraging people to reach out before making the decision to surrender their pet.
Seattle Humane has a donation-based Pet Owner Assistance Fund, which helps provide pet resources. Jones said Seattle Humane also has a temporary foster program, dog training course and pet food bank.
"We want to help them overcome that moment of crisis so that way they can keep their animal because they do have that bond. It is not an easy decision to have to rehome your pet," said Jones, "If rehoming is ultimately the decision that you need to make then we can help you do that." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/financial-housing-insecurity-pet-surrender-seattle-humane/281-4e0c028b-9540-4a6b-9ecd-7d320f5888ad | 2022-07-01T07:50:32 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/financial-housing-insecurity-pet-surrender-seattle-humane/281-4e0c028b-9540-4a6b-9ecd-7d320f5888ad |
'I want it to stop now': Crowd hears allegations of abuse at City View ISD school board meeting
A contingent of Wichita County deputies was present Thursday evening as a standing-room-only crowd packed into the City View Independent School District headquarters to speak and hear about allegations of sexual abuse and cover-up that surfaced over the past few days.
Allegations against City View High School basketball coach Bobby Morris surfaced after a local television station named Morris a coach of the year.
More:Police, Texas Rangers enter City View ISD sex probe
Afterwards, some young women who are former students took to social media to say that Morris had sexually abused female students and the school district had done nothing about it. Morris was found dead of a gunshot wound at his home on Monday. Police believe his death was a suicide.
More:City View coach found dead in his home Monday
A handful of people who signed up spoke at the beginning of the meeting - all but one of them critical of the district.
Three individuals who spoke were the women who have made the allegations on television and social media.
Makayla Martin said she told school officials about what happened to her.
“I was told if they heard anything else about the situation that I would be expelled,” she said. “I sadly made the mistake of trusting my school.”
Angel Rodriguez said while she was a City View student, the superintendent and high school principal questioned her about allegations that surfaced. She said she told them about friends she knew who were involved with Morris. Then she spoke directly to Superintendent Tony Bushong.
“You sat in on that meeting. You said it had never been brought to your attention, but it was. I told you everything,” she said.
Bushong said in a Facebook post Thursday morning that “the District has not ignored, covered up, or hidden anything” during his time as superintendent.
He said in the post that multiple changes in administration seemed to have “resulted in some confusion with regard to whom these allegations were reported.”
Samantha Brothers, who claims she was abused said, “I personally went to Tony Bushong and Daryl Frazier (high school principal) and they told me not to speak about the incident and they would get it taken care of – and there have been so many more victims. I want it to stop now.”
Lana Wampler, the district’s Public Education Information Management System director, supported Bushong.
“I stand behind them,” she said of the women who have made allegations. “I 100 percent believe them. But I also stand behind pointing the finger and convicting the correct people. The current superintendent is not the one.”
Attorney Kathleen Brown said she is representing Martin and Brothers. She said the women have legal recourse against the school administration.
“Basically, by knowing about his (Morris) actions and not doing anything they’re complicit in it,” Brown said. “Those who knew about it and did not report it have violated the law.” | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/30/crowd-hears-allegations-abuse-city-view-isd-school-board-meeting/7784580001/ | 2022-07-01T07:51:36 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/30/crowd-hears-allegations-abuse-city-view-isd-school-board-meeting/7784580001/ |
Rock bandBadflowerwill play ashow7 p.m., with doorsopening6 p.m., today at the Portneuf Health Trust Ampitheatre, 2375 Olympus Drive in Pocatello. Theshowstart time is approximate, so attendees are encouraged to arrive whendoorsopen.
LoudwirecalledBadflower’s2019 album one of the “50 Best Rock Albums of 2019,” and they have performed on "The LateLateShow with James Cordon" and "Last Call" with Carson Daly.
The Powell Brothers are scheduled to perform a free show 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Greenbelt Stage “near Memorial between D and E Streets,”idahofallsarts.org said.
The Powell Brothers are a country group from Houston, Texas, and they are currently touring the U.S. according to a release.
They have recently performed at theLas Vegas Convention Center in 2021 and at theDeer Park Concert Series 2021 in Park City Utah, a release said.
Idaho Falls art gallery walk scheduled Thursday
There will be a free Idaho Falls GalleryWalk5 p.m. Thursday. Pieces from artists around the region and the world will have their work displayed at community galleries, museums and artisan stores.
Refreshments, live music and artist demos are available at some venues.
Some of the participating venues are theWillowtreeGallery,ARTitoriumon Broadway, the Willard Arts Center and The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/arts-music-briefly/article_97de207b-c81a-5d23-8767-6f23f4d985a9.html | 2022-07-01T08:04:43 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/arts-music-briefly/article_97de207b-c81a-5d23-8767-6f23f4d985a9.html |
Last 2 Whitmer kidnap suspects will go to trial again; judge denies request to toss case
A federal judge on Thursday denied motions to acquit the remaining two suspects in the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, telling the men and their attorneys there was still enough evidence for the government to make a case against them in a second trial.
U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker informed Adam Fox, Barry Croft, their attorneys and government prosecutors that a start date for a second trial is tentatively set for Aug. 9.
“Based on the evidence from the trial, certainly a rational juror could draw inferences of guilt,” Jonker said.
More:2 Whitmer kidnap plot suspects found not guilty; mistrial declared for other 2
Attorneys for Fox and Croft argued previous acquittals of Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta in the initial trial were grounds enough to have their clients acquitted Thursday.
“I think the records produced in the trial showed a number of deficiencies difficult for the government to overcome,” said Christopher Gibbons, who is representing Fox.
Fox, whoGibbons painted as a lonely stoner who wasn’t capable of leading such a conspiracy in the first trial, sat next to his lawyers, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and cuffed at the wrists and ankles.
In April, a jury found Harris and Caserta not guilty of all charges levied against them, ending their detention after they, Fox, Croft and two men who ultimately pleaded guilty, Kaleb Franks and Ty Garbin, were arrested by FBI agents in October 2020. Croft is from Bear, Delaware; the other men are from Michigan.
More:How 2 militia members turned on their comrades in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial
But the jury couldn’t reach a verdict against Fox or Croft, leading to a mistrial. The government has signaled its intent to try the pair again.
Prosecutors have painted Fox as the conspiracy’s ringleader — which Gibbons argued against in the initial trial. He again said Fox’s involvement with meetings, training exercises and encrypted online chat rooms were a product of Fox’s association with an FBI informant known to the group as “Big Dan.”
“The record was very clear that the (confidential human source) known as Dan was being given clear direction by the FBI,” Gibbons argued Thursday.
“Adam Fox was merely on the receiving end of instructions to do and say things that would make him look like the leader.”
Croft’s attorney, Joshua Blanchard, also pointed to the previous acquittals as justification for Croft to go free, telling Jonker he didn’t believe there was enough evidence to convict Croft, based on the outcome of the first trial.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler argued, however, even “slight and circumstantial” evidence produced in the first trial was enough evidence of the existence of a conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer. He pointed to training sessions, audio recordings captured at meetings and the equipment Fox and Croft had — flex cuffs and bomb-making equipment, respectively — as items a jury could consider to be evidence of a conspiracy.
He also pushed against arguments of “entrapment,” or the idea that the men were led by undercover FBI agents and rogue informants to launch a conspiracy. Additionally, he argued, guilty pleas from Franks and Garbin should merit a second trial against Croft and Fox.
Both Franks and Garbin testified on the government’s behalf in the first trial. Garbin is currently serving a six-year sentence, while Franks has yet to receive a sentence.
Kessler argued the first case for the government with fellow U.S. Assistant Attorney Jonathan Roth. Roth withdrew from the case shortly after the initial verdict.
Roth, who was not required to provide any reason for withdrawing, was present at the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building in Grand Rapids on Thursday, but was not seen inside Jonker’s courtroom.
Jonker ultimately sided with government prosecutors, informing Fox and Croft they would be tried again.
“I completely understand the force of the (acquittal) argument,” Jonker told the defense. “I’m not sure the law addresses that practical urge.
“I think in most contexts, the government can go to trial again if it wants to.”
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Lawyers from both sides said they don’t expect a second trial to take as long as the first one, which lasted about a month. Attorneys on both sides ballparked a two-week timeframe for the second trial.
Gibbons said he plans on again focusing his defense of Fox on the idea that he was entrapped by the government.
Blanchard said he would have to cancel a planned vacation, but ultimately agreed to the timeline presented by Jonker. Leaving the courthouse Thursday, he said the acquittals for Harris and Croft will cast a shadow over a second trial.
“The jury found that there wasn’t enough evidence that these other guys were involved,” Blanchard told reporters. “I think that’s pretty compelling that their case was weak.”
In the first trial, jurors were shown a variety of testimony, videos, audio recordings and chat room recordings, as well as the physical evidence the government admitted, including the rifles and equipment prosecutors purport were intended to be used in a plot to kidnap Whitmer.
In total, the government entered more than 400 exhibits of evidence.
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OREGON, USA — On July 1, 2022, Oregon's minimum wage will increase for the seventh and final time based on set increases decided by state lawmakers in 2016. That year, the state's minimum wage was set at $9.25 per hour and was adjusted annually to account for inflation.
Since then, the minimum wage has increased every year, though by how much depends on where you live.
Starting July 1, most of Oregon will see a 75-cent raise. Minimum wages within the Portland Urban Growth Boundary will remain the highest at $14.75. Near Oregon's other more populated areas, it goes up to $13.50. Rural areas will see an increase to $12.50.
"As of the last time we increase the minimum wage in the summer of 2021, about 5% of all jobs in Oregon were paid the minimum wage," said Gail Krumenauer, state employment economist with the Oregon Employment Department.
Though most jobs in the state do pay more, many entry-level positions are offering new workers a good bit more to start.
"We've had more job openings than unemployed workers since the summer of 2021. So in that type of low-unemployment and high-competition environment for workers, we have seen that a lot of jobs are starting above minimum wage," Krumenauer explained.
"It's a high demand for people to work, and we are willing to pay the people what they deserve," said Vanessa Martinez, who works for Hospitality Staffing Solutions' Portland branch.
The company staffs local hotels with housekeeping services. In the Portland area, they're recruiting workers with a starting pay of $19.50 an hour.
"Even though it is a job that is typically paid minimum wage, it goes down to, how many people are wanting to be employed in housekeeping? I think that is our drive to keep our pay rates at a rate where people are going to be like, I want to do that."
In 2023, the state's incremental increases will end and minimum wage in Oregon will go back to being set according to the inflation rate.
"The idea was that the minimum wage would maintain its purchasing power over the years so that it would keep up with the cost of living for minimum wage workers," Krumenauer said.
She explained average hourly earnings for Oregonians have not been keeping up with inflation for the past several months.
"On average, we are seeing that workers paychecks are not going as far."
Despite the dollar not going as far, Oregon's three minimum wages are still among the top in the nation. The Employment Department reports the highest minimum wage in 2022 will be in the District of Columbia ($16.10), followed by California ($15.00), Washington ($14.49) and Massachusetts ($14.25). | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-raising-minimum-wage-statewide-on-july-1/283-4f4bff99-e71f-41e8-acfc-48afa3718421 | 2022-07-01T08:35:29 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-raising-minimum-wage-statewide-on-july-1/283-4f4bff99-e71f-41e8-acfc-48afa3718421 |
StarkFresh hopes to have a store in Alliance by early 2023
ALLIANCE – An impoverished area of the city might get a huge boost via a grocery store.
StarkFresh is planning to put a permanent store in Alliance and occupy a portion of the Alliance Neighborhood Center on South Linden Avenue, multiple officials confirmed.
StarkFresh executive director Tom Phillips said the non-profit was working with a group trying to revitalize the community center and install a grocery store there by early 2023.
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"The neighborhood has always asked for and needed a grocery store," Phillips said. "We've always had our mobile truck a block away. This would be brick and mortar."
Mayor Alan Andreani said the project would benefit one of the city's more impoverished areas, where 76% of residents live in poverty.
Andreani said the center is "perfectly located" to provide for the surrounding neighborhoods – bordered by South Union Avenue, South Street, South Mahoning Avenue and East Broadway Street.
Curbing poverty
Officials with University of Mount Union are spearheading the project with a focus on curbing childhood poverty and offering job skills services for adults.
Kristine Still, dean of the College of Applied and Social Sciences, and Abby Honaker Schroeder, director of Regula Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement, have led the project.
They have co-written several grants to get the funds to see this initiative completed.
Schroeder said they started with building "a network of community partners" and exploring opportunities for Mount Union to create programming for adults and children.
She said the partners met at the Neighborhood Center in December to brainstorm and discuss what services were needed in Alliance, particularly in this area.
"One of the biggest things that kept coming up was access to groceries and food. There's not much of anything in that part of town especially a grocery store," Schroeder said.
StarkFresh highlights new services
StarkFresh would anchor the center with four other entities.
"Its a project that has been mulled around for a while and we were brought into it earlier this year," Phillips said. "And it has taken on steam. It is exciting."
Mount Union, one of the other four, would provide job and life skills programs and internships for adults, Schroeder said.
The other three are slated to be a clothing boutique, a sports ministry and a job readiness agency. But, Schroeder said, no leases have been signed – yet
Schroeder hopes to have more details on the project within a month. "But I am confident that we're going to revitalize the Neighborhood Center," she said.
Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @bduerREP. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2022/07/01/starkfresh-grocery-hunger-alliance-neighborhood-ohio-2022/7729720001/ | 2022-07-01T09:07:06 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2022/07/01/starkfresh-grocery-hunger-alliance-neighborhood-ohio-2022/7729720001/ |
From historic parades and concerts to family fun, lantern launches and – of course – fireworks, the Cedar Valley is celebrating Independence Day weekend with dozens of activities.
In Waterloo, festivities are Saturday from 5 p.m. to midnight at two stages downtown with the Cedar River as a backdrop for fireworks.
The Mayor’s Fireworks “Red, White and Loo” begins with the 5 p.m. performance of the Cedar Valley Big Band at the RiverLoop Amphitheatre. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert of inspirational and patriotic music at 7 p.m. followed by 42 Romeo, the Iowa Army National Guard rock band. Local filmmaker Carson Morrissey will emcee the show.
“The fireworks event brings the community together to celebrate Waterloo and our nation,” said Mayor Quentin Hart. “Every year, the team brings more and more fun to the evening, making it the best fireworks festival in the state.”
On the RiverLoop Expo Plaza stage, Heart Smith will perform at 6 p.m. with Fool House from 8 to 10 p.m. Amanda Goodman and Tara Thomas will serve as emcees. A family fun zone will feature interactive displays, games and activities in the North Plaza located between Jefferson and Commercial streets.
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Food and beverages will be available in both locations. Between bands on each stage, Fusion Dance, First Crusaders drum corps, Whit & Erica, and the Waterloo Community Playhouse “Footloose” cast will perform.
Fireworks begin at 10 p.m. or at dark.
Those attending are encouraged to be patient and attentive to road closures throughout the area. The event is a collaboration of the city of Waterloo, Main Street Waterloo and the Waterloo Center for the Arts. The fireworks display is sponsored by John Deere with contributions from AECOM, ISG and Tyson.
Celebrate Indee
Independence will welcome about 30,000 visitors for their “Celebrate Indee” July Fourth weekend. Music, food and activities are planned Friday through Monday. Downtown festivities will mark the community’s 175th birthday from 5 to 10 p.m. today.
The historic 161st annual Independence Day Parade steps off at 9 a.m. Monday, followed at 10:45 a.m. with festivities at Riverwalk Park. The fireworks show over the Wapsipinicon River starts at 10 p.m.
Between 8,000 and 10,000 onlookers are expected to line the downtown parade route, said Nikki Barth, executive director of the Independence Area Chamber of Commerce.
“It’s the oldest parade in Iowa. We have such a long-standing parade and historically the same route, and our name is ‘Independence,’ so we’re all about the Fourth of July,” Barth said, explaining why “Celebrate Indee” attracts such large crowds.
Barth is expecting 75 to 100 or more entries, including bands and floats, for the parade. It begins at City Hall, located at First Street and Fourth Avenue, and follows First Street and Second Avenue north to the Buchanan County Fairgrounds.
Other festivities
Music, family activities and fireworks are planned for the weekend in Shell Rock, including a kiddie parade, outdoor movie, beer tent and music Friday night. On Saturday, the City Wide Garage Sales will take place. On Sunday, a full day of activities begins at 11 a.m. on Cherry Street, culminating with music by Throwback Jack at 6 p.m. and fireworks at 10 p.m. Monday’s parade begins at 10 a.m.
In Waverly, an Independence Day patriotic concert will feature the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra. Sunday’s free concert begins at 7 p.m. in Kohlmann Park, 212 First St., NW.
Reinbeck kicks off its July Fourth weekend celebration on Sunday with the Fireman’s Dance on Main Street, featuring the Pork Tornadoes from 8 to 10 p.m. Monday’s activities include a 5K Run-Walk, fishing derby, laser and water tag, bingo, beer garden, trap shoot and – at 1:30 p.m. – the Grand Parade. At 7 p.m., Janey and the Growlerz will perform.
Elmwood Park and the surrounding area offers the best viewing of the fireworks show at 10 p.m. After the fireworks, a group lantern launch is planned at the Legion Shelter House. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-valley-to-celebrate-july-4th-weekend-with-fireworks-and-festivities/article_7d4d25d3-458a-555b-8ac2-a1e27ae53591.html | 2022-07-01T10:02:23 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-valley-to-celebrate-july-4th-weekend-with-fireworks-and-festivities/article_7d4d25d3-458a-555b-8ac2-a1e27ae53591.html |
WATERLOO — A Waterloo man has been arrested after investigators uncovered a video of him having sex with a girl.
Waterloo police arrested Sebastian Evan Enriquez, 21, of 435 Baltimore St., on Wednesday on one count of second-degree sexual abuse. Bond was set at $20,000.
Enriquez is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl at his home and recording the encounter.
The incident happened in early June and authorities were notified June 12.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. – A woman was shot and critically injured and her 15-year-old son was struck in the head during a break-in early Friday at a Seminole County home near Winter Park, deputies said.
The shooting happened around 12:38 a.m. in the 3000 block of Bennington Court near Lake Howell.
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The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the home and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Her teenage son and two 5-year-old boys were also at the home, deputies said.
The woman was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition, according to deputies.
According to the 15-year-old, three intruders entered the home through a side window and hit him in the back of the head before shooting his mother. The culprits then fled and have not been located, sheriff’s officials said.
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Deputies say as many as three suspects broke into a home and shot a mother while her kids were nearby.
The mom is in critical condition, but stable at the hospital.
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The teen suffered minor injuries, deputies said. The other boys were not injured.
Sheriff’s officials said the shooting was not a random act.
No other details have been released.
An investigation is ongoing. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/01/intruders-shoot-critically-wound-woman-at-home-near-winter-park-deputies-say/ | 2022-07-01T10:13:15 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/01/intruders-shoot-critically-wound-woman-at-home-near-winter-park-deputies-say/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — People in part of Scranton were woken up overnight by a big police presence.
We're still waiting to hear what exactly happened here on North Main Avenue.
Authorities did say one person was taken to the hospital.
Our crew found several roads around North Main avenue closed around 1 a.m.
Those streets are back open in Scranton.
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North Port commissioners approve new deal to promote economic development
NORTH PORT – North Port likes the way Sarasota County's public-private partnership to promote economic development is going and agreed this week to a new deal to keep the effort going.
The North Port City Commission unanimously approved a new agreement with the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County Tuesday night. The board commended the EDC, which has changed the way it does business since the COVID-19 pandemic from marketing the area to potential businesses to acting as a concierge service for prospective companies.
“The face of the EDC has changed; this is a great team,” said City Commissioner Jill Luke. “The whole organization has improved.”
Lisa Krouse, president and CEO of the EDC, and Erin Silk, the group's vice president of Business Development Services, gave the commission an overview of the organization's goals under its $1.6 million budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Earlier:EDC president says organization must evolve with the community
The agency receives 36% of its funding from local governments and 64% from the private sector. Much of the funding come from business licensing fees, investors and a $1 per capita contribution from Sarasota County and the municipalities of Longboat Key, North Port, Sarasota and Venice.
At $78,129, North Port’s 2023 contribution is second behind Sarasota County, which would give the EDC $277,128 for the upcoming budget year.
Related: Sarasota area job growth is fastest in the nation for midsized markets
Silk cited recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data that showed the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan service area added 22,000 new jobs from March 2021 to March 2022. That 7.1% growth rate was tops among midsize metros.
Between 2019 and 2022 the growth rate was the fourth-highest for all metros Silk noted.
Before COVID, the EDC marketed Sarasota and its communities, Silk said. Subsequently, it transformed to offering concierge services to prospective businesses ranging from site selection help to navigating the local business permitting process.
Earlier: Fifth annual North Port Real Estate Summit hints at future commercial growth
While educating potential employers who may have heard about Sarasota or Siesta Key, the EDC broadens their outlook to include areas such as North Port – which embraced the findings of an economic feasibility study by Camoin Associates. That study in 2021 prompted the city to act on extending water and sewer to targeted areas of the city, including Panacea, north of the Toledo Blade Boulevard exit off of Interstate 75 to it more desirable to employers.
In North Port, the EDC is working with businesses on nine new projects, which would attract 1,001 new jobs and an investment of $33 million, and one retention project that represents 70 jobs and a $500,000 investment.
Sarasota County is the next local government that must sign off on a new EDC agreement.
In other action
Also on Tuesday, the City Commission:
• Heard an update from Sarasota County Commissioner Ron Cutsinger, who noted that the Legacy Trail extension to North Port could open with a ribbon cutting in late summer or early fall. He also noted that the county’s new Mobility on Demand program has increased ridership and cut costs in half.
• Approved construction of a nature trail on the east side of the Myakkahatchee Creek Park. The trail, from Appomattox Drive to Price Boulevard, is projected to cost about $1.8 million and will be financed by park impact fees.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Fireworks on the Fourth of July? As American as apple pie; however, an increase in injuries related to at-home fireworks is raising concerns over the inherently dangerous tradition.
“In the last 15 years, we've seen an increase of about 25% in the number of fireworks-related injuries,” says Alex Hoehn-Saric, Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Last year alone, there were nine fireworks-related deaths and more than 11,500 emergency room visits nationwide. Injuries to the face, hands and arms are among the most common.
“You see everything from little burns to fingers, hands being destroyed, depending on the size and amount of the fireworks that you are using all the way up to structure fires,” says Frank Rosete, an arson and fire investigator with the City of Tampa, who’s investigated his fair share of fireworks accidents.
The best way to prevent those from happening? Experts say, "don’t light ‘em.”
“Like we always say let the professionals do it, but if you must, follow all the package instructions and be as safe as you possibly can,” Rosete added.
That includes not letting kids handle them, even if they are just sparklers, as those can reach temperatures upwards of 2000 degrees and cause serious burns.
If you are lighting fireworks, make sure you are not under the influence of alcohol and that you are as far away from structures as possible.
You can also remember the helpful acronym, “WOW.”
“W, always have water nearby, O is one at a time, never light off multiple fireworks at the same time. Last W is walk away, walk away quickly, never put your body nearby and never lean over fireworks when you're lighting them,” Hoehn-Saric explained.
If the firework doesn't light the first time, don't try to light it again, dump some water on it and consider it a dud. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/firework-safety-july4/67-602913d1-eb43-4faf-a06d-7eeaacf5ef10 | 2022-07-01T10:49:58 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/firework-safety-july4/67-602913d1-eb43-4faf-a06d-7eeaacf5ef10 |
The story behind the viral Burger King at the Concord Mall
Most spaces left open in shopping malls across the country are empty boxes, a few light fixtures and maybe shelves left for its next proprietor to reimagine.
But to step in one vacancy at the Concord Mall, is to step back in time. Specifically to 1987, when Burger King opened shop in the middle of Delaware's oldest shopping mall.
Wooden booths with sky blue tables and mauve cushions. White wallpaper with light blue, red and purple strokes, reminiscent of the classic disposable cup design. A few frames with anonymous art. The BK Joe coffee machine. It's all still there.
The forgotten Burger King went viral this week a few days after one of the mall's vendors posted a photo from behind the false wall that blocks it from public view. Concord Mall General Manager Tom Dahlke has been showing the space to prospective tenants. A restauranteur could find its layout and kitchen ventilation useful.
But for now, it's the latest small wonder fascination.
"I never thought we'd be doing this," Dahlke said as he guided a reporter through the Burger King.
The Burger King has been encased behind a wall since it closed in 2009. Dahlke first set foot in the restaurant in 2020 when Namdar Realty Group bought the mall from Allied Properties and he became general manager. At the time, Dahlke didn't think much of it. The cost of ripping out the built-in booths was probably too high, he theorized before moving on to the rest of the mall.
Now, he's fielding calls from magazine reporters across the country. He broadcasted live from the Burger King with New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer. The retro spot was featured on Philadelphia's Action News.
As the prominence of malls and shopping centers has diminished, a cottage industry has emerged of people who walk dead or "zombie" malls remembering old hangout spots and exploring abandoned spaces. The former Burger King seems to hold a similar appeal.
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You can imagine customers lining up in the wooden queue gazing up at the back lit menu boards, receiving a whopper and fries and turning to their left to fill up a soda. They slide into one of more than a dozen booths below trapezoid paneling and next to fraying wallpaper.
When they're done eating, the trash bins bear a friendly request, "TOSS IT IN. DROP IT IN. SLIDE IT IN OFF THE TRAY. JUST GET YOUR TRASH IN HERE SOME WAY."
At about 5,000 square feet, the Burger King is about double the size of a modern fast-food restaurant. Most wouldn't dare open today without a drive-thru.
But 1987, of course, was a much different time. Burger King advertised job openings starting at $4.50 an hour. The mall's Pomeroy's department store was being turned into a Boscov's. Almart, the mall's first store, had just been changed to a Jefferson Ward. The other main draws were Strawbridge & Clothier and F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10.
Burger King had a 22-year run. "Not too bad," says Dahlke. When it closed in 2009, its neighbors included Claire's, Disney, FYE, GNC, Hot Topic, Journeys Shoes, KB Toys, Limited Too, Pacific Sunwear, Radio Shack and Sprint.
Strawbridge's and its home furniture store were converted to Macy's in 2006. The original Almart store was demolished in the early 1990s to make way for Sears, which remains vacant having closed in 2020.
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Dahlke is hoping to parlay the attention into a renaissance. He feels the momentum has already been building. He has signed a dozen tenants since the beginning of the year. At least six of them came from the Tri-State Mall, which is slated to be demolished this year and replaced with a logistics warehouse.
His focus has been on attracting local businesses, Dahlke said.
"Adapt or die," Dahlke said. “You have to adapt. Adapting means finding new ways to move forward.”
The Burger King didn't adapt, but it's also not completely dead. At least not yet.
"We’re doing our best to get it occupied," Dahlke said.
Contact Brandon Holveck at bholveck@delawareonline.com. Follow him on Twitter @holveck_brandon. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/burger-king-concord-mall-general-manager-tom-dahlke-boscovs/65365521007/ | 2022-07-01T10:54:55 | 1 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/burger-king-concord-mall-general-manager-tom-dahlke-boscovs/65365521007/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin mom wants to alert others after she was targeted in a kidnapping scam Thursday morning.
Pye Brown said the criminal went to great lengths to make her think her child was in danger.
"I felt like I was underwater. I was shaking so much because I thought that somebody had my baby," Brown said.
Her biggest fear became a reality for a few seconds.
"It was only seconds until I got confirmation that she was safe, but that everything just stood still," Brown said.
She got a call from a 512 area code. On the phone was a man who claimed to be a police officer who gave her a name and badge number. Then the caller said her child had been in a car accident, was fine and needed to be picked up.
"A child got on the phone and was crying for their mama," Brown said.
The story quickly took a turn.
"Told me that he used that story to get my attention and that my daughter was in the wrong place at the wrong time and that he had her," Brown recalled of the moment she thought her child had been kidnapped.
Her child was with a nanny, so Brown believed the kidnapping could be true.
"He claimed to be in a Mexican drug gang and that I need to listen carefully to his instructions," Brown said.
Instinct kicked in. Brown began to doubt the caller and asked for a description of her child. At the same time she texted her nanny, who sent a picture of her child and let her know everything was fine. Then the scammer hung up.
"I have to presume for my mental health that this was a fluke and that this person did not know specific details about me. But that's possible, right?," Brown said.
After getting off the phone, Brown called 911 but was told because it wasn't an emergency that she should call 311 to file a report.
"I'm relieved. I've been spooning my baby. Everything's fine. So, like, my heart feels better and I feel like my family is safe," Brown said.
The mother said she knows the likelihood of this happening to anyone else isn't that common, but she doesn't want other parents to feel the way she did when she got that call.
Austin 311 confirmed to KVUE that it got Brown's report about this incident. Brown said she hasn't heard from the City or Austin police so far.
For more information from the FBI on virtual kidnapping, click here. And for more from the National Institutes of Health, click here.
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AUSTIN, Texas — There's been a lot of talk about school library books in Texas the past year. Some of those book certain people believe should be banned for certain age groups.
Now, the Austin Public Library is meeting that controversy head-on with a new summer program called “Banned Camp.”
“I can’t tell you how many names we went through before we finally settled on Banned Camp,” smiled Kathleen Houlihan, with the Austin Public Library. “But then when we found it, we all kind of gave a cheer because it is perfect for Austin and it is perfect for this series.”
Banned Camp is a summer program with multiple events a week involving reading and discussing banned books. There are different events for kids, teens and adults to take part in to read these books, which Houlihan said offer important perspectives.
“A lot of the stories that are being banned right now and challenged are actually the stories of people who are, people of the global majority, queer people,” said Houlihan. “And those people, these are the people of our country.”
The library partnered with the BookPeople to make Banned Camp happen.
Not only have they had authors of challenged books at Banned Camp events, but they’re also highlighting local students who have taken action, like some high school students from Leander ISD, where some books were removed from classroom libraries last year.
“Coming up next week, Austin Public Library is hosting some of the teens from the Vandergrift Banned Book Club to have a workshop for teens,” said Megan Goel of BookPeople
Since the program started about three weeks ago, they have had dozens of participants at Banned Camp events. They had more than 70 people at an event with an author and more than 40 people at a kids story time event.
“Books really help us explore new ideas and connect to others in ways that we've never expected,” said Goel.
Rather than watching books disappear, as more books become banned and challenged, they hope more people will read them to expand their knowledge and understanding.
“You know, voices shouldn't be erased because they are providing a unique and valuable perspective through the stories they are sharing,” said Goel.
Banned Camp is just one way these two librarians think they can start a conversation around important topics and encourage people to take in other viewpoints through stories.
"Pick up some of these books, look at the banned and challenged list and find out for yourself," said Houlihan.
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DALLAS — David Stewart, 27, and his girlfriend Jimena Nunez, 24, were the parents of two daughters, ages 3 years old and 8 months old. This weekend, they were getting ready to celebrate their little girl's 4th birthday.
Stewart's mother said he loved his two daughters.
"That was his life," his mother, Latoya Stewart said. "Those little girls and his girlfriend. He was a great dad."
Wednesday afternoon, Dallas police officers found the young couple shot to death. Their daughters were found safe at their Northeast Dallas apartment.
"I did hear where they said when someone got there, they were just in there playing with toys. You know, just saying mommy and daddy won’t wake up,” said Latoya.
The Dallas Police Department (DPD) said the couple may have been killed Sunday night.
WFAA has learned from sources that on Sunday a neighbor called 911 at 11:58 p.m. She told police she heard four shots, followed by banging and what sounded like fighting. But officers weren’t assigned the call until nearly two hours later at 1:45 a.m., and officers didn’t get to the apartment until nearly 2 a.m. Officers knocked on the door and left.
"I don’t know why they didn’t try to go in, or try. I just feel if you get a call like that and somebody heard shots, you should go in, and go in the apartment and go see,” said Latoya.
"Responding officers knocked on the door several times, and announced themselves as police. Officers also listened at the door for sounds coming from inside the apartment and didn’t hear anyone inside. There was no sign of a forced entry into the apartment,” said Dallas Police Department spokesperson Kristen Lowman.
Sources said police went back to the apartment on Wednesday, when a neighbor called and said the oldest child was walking around outside and they stopped to ask her where her parents were. She led them to the apartment.
David Stewart's mother wonders what if police had found them sooner.
"Did they just immediately pass away? Or did they suffer for a day? Or bleed to death? I don’t know. But I feel like if the police and ambulance would have gotten there, maybe they could have at least gotten them to the hospital,” said Latoya.
DPD said when the call came in Sunday night, they had more than a dozen other "priority 2" calls already holding and responded as soon as there were officers available.
The department has struggled with longer response times. Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia has previously said he needs more officers to respond to priority 1 and 2 calls like this one. So, Garcia is looking at creating a civilian group that would respond to lower priority non-emergency calls to free officers up for the more urgent calls.
Thursday, DPD said officers are still searching for Stewart and Nunez's car, which is missing from the apartment complex parking lot. Police asks if anyone spots the 2014 black Nissan with Texas license plate HNT9708 to contact Detective Yahir Perez at yahir.perez@dallascityhall.com or 214-671-4735.
Crime Stoppers will also pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and indictment for this crime. If you have information and would like to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-8477, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-response-to-double-homicide-at-apartment-2-kids-found-alive/287-74ba97d2-684b-4cb0-990a-b8f178022455 | 2022-07-01T10:58:49 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-response-to-double-homicide-at-apartment-2-kids-found-alive/287-74ba97d2-684b-4cb0-990a-b8f178022455 |
SAN ANTONIO — Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller presided Thursday over a memorial mass to remember victims and survivors following the deadliest smuggling incident in U.S. history Monday.
San Fernando cathedral hosted the ceremony. The church's bells tolled 53 times for each victim.
On Monday, 48 people were found dead in the back of a semitrailer in southwest San Antonio that was involved in a human smuggling scheme. Several people were taken to area hospitals where five more people died. Of the victims, 40 were men and 13 were women.
Churchgoers prayed in communion with Saint Toribio Romo, patron for some migrants.
The archbishop called for immigration reform. He told his church it is wrong to sit idly during a humanitarian crisis.
"We pray for new ways of relating to one another - respecting the human person," Garcia-Siller told KENS 5 before the mass. "For that, we include our leaders of our state and country, to work for comprehensive immigration reform."
"It's urgent," he continued. "We pray, in God's mercy, something will happen."
He instructed the church to create political incentive for change, expressing gratitude for victims who now personify a migrants' struggle. He also prayed for forgiveness for sins against migrants.
Garcia-Siller conducted the homily in Spanish and then in English.
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On Wednesday, the Department of Justice confirmed four men are arrested and charged in connection with the event, including two Texas men charged with human-smuggling resulting in death.
The Justice Department has identified those two as Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, and Christian Martinez, 28.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said that while migrants and asylum-seekers from other nations tend to pass through San Antonio en route to their next destinations, Monday night's discovery was "a far different situation than what we see."
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SAN ANTONIO — The alleged driver of the tractor-trailer involved in the deadliest human smuggling incident in U.S. history made his first court appearance in federal court in San Antonio.
He and another U.S. citizen could face the death penalty for their role in the deaths of 53 people.
Court documents reviewed by KHOU 11 News provide a better picture of the moments leading up to that gruesome discovery in San Antonio.
Text messages sent by the alleged driver, Homero Zamorano, helped federal investigators track down those responsible.
According to the criminal complaint, Zamorano was caught on CBP cameras driving the 18-wheeler through a checkpoint near Encinal, TX. Hours after that photo was taken, law enforcement discovered 48 dead in the semi-truck. Five would later die at local hospitals including several children.
Zamorano was spotted by police in a nearby field pretending to be one of the survivors. He's now charged with smuggling leading to the deaths of 53 people.
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Christian Martinez is also in federal custody. He's the man who investigators say repeatedly texted Zamorano that day.
At 12:17 p.m. Martinez sends Zamorano a photo of a truck manifest.
Two minutes later at 12:19 p.m., Zamorano responds, "I go to same spot".
Martinez then sends him GPS coordinates of a location near Laredo, TX.
By 1:40 p.m. Martinez texts Zamorano, "Way bro", believed to be a typo for "where you at."
Martinez never hears back from Zamorano, repeatedly following up with "call me bro" and "wya" around 6:17 p.m.
By that time first responders had descended on the scene and Zamorano was under arrest.
RELATED: Authorities: Big rig driver in deadly human smuggling case pretended to be among the injured
Court docs reveal Martinez admitted to his role in the smuggling event. He told a confidential informant the driver did not know the A/C unit was not working on the truck.
The medical examiner's office in Bexar County is still working to ID victims but some families have already been notified in their home countries, including seven Guatemalans.
Manuel Tulul lost his 13-year-old son Wilmer in the trailer. He says they were charged $6,000 by smugglers to get his son to the U.S. He begged his son not to go.
"I told him, you stay here, I work and feed you, but he told me he needed to go struggle. He wanted his house, he wanted something," Manuel said.
Martinez and two other Mexicans charged in the smuggling cases are expected in court by the end of the week. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-human-smuggling-deaths-text-messages-lead-to-drivers-accomplice/285-5f2eac0c-b6bd-4aa6-82c2-99cde8c5c1ad | 2022-07-01T10:59:02 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-human-smuggling-deaths-text-messages-lead-to-drivers-accomplice/285-5f2eac0c-b6bd-4aa6-82c2-99cde8c5c1ad |
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from a previous version of the story.
Multiple lanes of I-285 Northbound are shut down Friday morning due to a tractor trailer fire just before I-20 in DeKalb County.
This happened around 5:44 a.m.
There is also no word on any potential injuries as a result of the fire.
Drivers are encouraged to take I-75/85 North to I-20 East or take Moreland Avenue to I-20 East.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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A man wanted for more than 20 charges in Coos County, including two counts of attempted murder, was arrested Monday in Eugene, but not before leading officers on a chase that lasted close to two hours.
Leslie Clarence Bennett III was taken into custody in Eugene after running from officers who tried to arrest him on warrants from Coos County.
After finding out where Bennett was located in northwest Eugene, officers went to the area, but Bennett ran on foot, jumped into the Williamette River and began swimming downstream. He was able to swim to an island in the river, but jumped back into the water and tried to swim away when officers arrived by boat.
While he was still in the water being followed by the boat, officers told Bennett he was under arrest, but he still refused to give up.
Bennett was finally arrested in the water, several thousand feet from where he first entered almost two hours after the chase began.
He was taken into custody and will be returned to Coos County to face 24 charges, including the two counts of second-degree attempted murder, four counts of kidnapping, four counts of coercion, two counts of menacing, three counts of strangulation, four counts of fourth-degree assault, and one count each of burglary, second-degree assault, tampering with a witness, recklessly endangering another person, and endangering a person protected by a the Family Abuse Prevention Act.
According to court records, Bennett was arraigned March 28 on 17 charges related to incidents earlier in March. He was released from custody April 4 and ordered to check in with the court the next day, but he did not show up.
He was later indicted on seven additional charges.
Running from officers is not new for Bennett, who did the same thing last week when officers in North Bend attempted to arrest him on a restraining order violation and warrants.
In that case, he fled on foot into the woods and was able to avoid officers. But his attempt to avoid police lasted less than two weeks when he was finally taken into custody Monday.
Bennett was checked out at a hospital in Eugene before being taken to the Eugene Police headquarters.
According to online records, he was transferred to the Coos County Jail on Tuesday. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/man-wanted-for-attempted-murder-arrested-in-eugene/article_d78cfb64-f7e6-11ec-a7df-cb0e4c654ce7.html | 2022-07-01T11:08:56 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/man-wanted-for-attempted-murder-arrested-in-eugene/article_d78cfb64-f7e6-11ec-a7df-cb0e4c654ce7.html |
Get ready for a hootenanny the extraordinary Red Yarn. The musician and puppeteer Red Yarn will perform at Mingus Park on Wednesday, July 7, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
In the event of rain, the performance will be in the Myrtlewood Room at the Coos Bay Public Library.
Red Yarn (aka Andy Furgeson) is a Texas-born, Oregon-based family performer who weaves folksongs and puppetry into high-energy shows for all ages. With his engaging performances, lush folk-rock recordings, and playful music videos, this red-bearded bard reinvigorates American folklore for younger generations.
The event is part of the Coos Bay Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program. During the summer, the library offers both a reading challenge and programming for all ages which encourage people to read, learn, connect and explore the outdoors.
Continuing through August 6, participants can enroll in the challenge earn badges, rewards and a chance to win a grand prize. This year, people can participate either online or using a paper tracking form. Challenge registration is available on the library’s website or at the Coos Bay Public Library.
For information on summer reading activities or the reading challenge, visit the Coos Bay Public Library’s website at www.coosbaylibrary.org, call (541) 269-1101 x 236 or email Jennifer Knight at jknight@coosbaylibrary.org. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/red-yarn-performing-at-mingus-park/article_e9ca6622-f7d7-11ec-8ee6-2b1b5fc128fb.html | 2022-07-01T11:09:02 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/red-yarn-performing-at-mingus-park/article_e9ca6622-f7d7-11ec-8ee6-2b1b5fc128fb.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, providing for what one its president called “the best contract we've ever had” and labor peace that will avoid a strike on Fourth of July weekend, one of the casinos’ busiest of the year.
Local 54 of the Unite Here union reached tentative agreements with the Borgata, which is owned by MGM Resorts International, and three Caesars Entertainment casinos: Caesars, Harrah’s and the Tropicana.
A Sunday strike deadline remains against the Hard Rock casino, but the new pacts appear to greatly increase the likelihood of a deal getting done with Hard Rock as well.
“This is the best contract we've ever had,” union president Bob McDevitt told The Associated Press shortly after a deal was reached around 11 p.m. “We got everything we wanted and everything we needed. The workers delivered a contract that they can be proud of for years to come.”
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Workers, too, were elated at the deal.
“I’m super excited,” said Ronnette Lark, a housekeeper at Harrah’s. “I've been here 24 years and we’ve never gotten a raise like this. We got big raises.”
The union did not reveal the terms of the settlement, saying they need to be presented to the full union membership and ratified before taking effect. But it said it had been seeking “significant” raises to help employees keep pace with rising costs.
Representatives of the four casinos did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the agreements.
The settlements come at a crucial time for Atlantic City and its casino industry, which is striving to recover from losses caused by the pandemic and exacerbated by inflation and a labor shortage.
Yet those same factors were the driving force behind the union seeking a much larger raise than it had in past years; the exact amount has not been made public. In past contracts, the union concentrated on preserving health care and pension benefits, but this time sought what it termed “significant” raises for workers to help them keep pace with spiraling prices for gasoline, food, rent and other living expenses.
The deals avoided what would have been the city’s first casino strike since 2016, when the union rejected demands by billionaire Carl Icahn that the Trump Taj Mahal casino operate without health care and pension benefits that were terminated by a bankruptcy court.
The union went on strike on July 1, and the casino shut down on Oct. 10. It was sold months later to Hard Rock International, which gutted it and reopened it as the new Hard Rock Atlantic City in June 2018.
The finances underlying the current dispute are complex.
Including internet gambling and sports betting revenue, the casinos and their online partners have won $1.8 billion over the first five months of this year. That’s up more than 49% from the same period in 2019, before the coronavirus hit.
But the casinos claim those figures are misleading because third-party partners keep about 70% of internet and sports betting revenue, leaving little for the brick-and-mortar casinos.
They say a more accurate metric is money won from in-person gamblers. By that measure, the casinos have won only 5% more than they did from in-person gamblers over the first five months of 2019. Only three casinos — Borgata, Hard Rock and Ocean — have won more from in-person gamblers in that time frame. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/casinos/last-minute-deal-averts-casino-strike-in-atlantic-city/article_d9d34486-f922-11ec-a51e-6f066e2a62c3.html | 2022-07-01T11:18:56 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/casinos/last-minute-deal-averts-casino-strike-in-atlantic-city/article_d9d34486-f922-11ec-a51e-6f066e2a62c3.html |
The Egg Harbor Township 10-and-under All-Star softball team didn’t win the Babe Ruth State Championship last Sunday in Vineland, but the team advanced as the runner-up to the Middle Atlantic Regional.
The three-day 10U Regional Tournament will begin Friday in Pennsbury, Pennsylvania, but Egg Harbor Township doesn’t play until 8 a.m. Saturday.
“We have a great group of girls, and we’re a very young team,” said head coach Christina Naughton, who’s also a lawyer in EHT. “A lot of them are from the 8U team that went to the Regionals last year. Most of the girls are only nine. Most are in their first year in the 10U level. We even have an eight year old. I was the coach of the 8U team last year and I moved up with most of the girls. We’re excited to take a second shot at Regionals.”
The tournament has teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Connecticut. The format is double-elimination. EHT plays Whitemarsh (of Pennsylvania) at 8 a.m. Saturday and then will meet Manalapan (Monmouth County) at 11 a.m. With some teams being eliminated after two losses, the schedule will adjust from there.
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The team includes Jamie Triandafilou, Raina Cortes, Kasey Culligan, Elleana Jones, Brynne Capozzoli, Lina Carboni, Aisha Abdussamad, Molly Rymas, Havanna Rago, Valeria Loyaza, Emayah Allen, Zoe Blankenbuehler and Laila Muniir. Catcher/first baseman Amanda Devine recently broke her leg but will be cheering and supporting the team. Naughton called Devine “the voice of the team.” Assistant coaches are Mike Culligan, Josh Carboni and Harry Devine.
The pitchers are Rymas and Blankenbuehler. Muniir hit two home runs in one inning in a state tournament game. Also at states, Abdussamad twice used her speed to get all the way around the bases to score after bunting. Naughton called Abdussamad “super quick.”
Egg Harbor Township went into the state championship round undefeated but lost twice to New Egypt (Ocean County).
“The girls are so excited,” Naughton said about being at the Regional. “They really want to see New Egypt again, but they really love softball and they want to play out of state.”
The tournament winner will advance to the Babe Ruth 10U Softball World Series, which will start July 28 in Treasure Coast, Florida.
Contact Guy Gargan: 609-272-7210 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/eht-10u-softball-team-to-play-saturday-at-regional-tournament/article_38c02e46-f81a-11ec-b2fd-936ca8c7d8eb.html | 2022-07-01T11:19:33 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/eht-10u-softball-team-to-play-saturday-at-regional-tournament/article_38c02e46-f81a-11ec-b2fd-936ca8c7d8eb.html |
100 years ago
July 1, 1922: One of the worst storms in 20 years swept through Normal around 5:40 p.m. June 30. The gale lasted for about 30 minutes, blowing hundreds of trees down and leaving a great amount of damage in its wake. Rain and hail in great quantities added to the damage and laid corn, wheat and oats flat, possibly ruining many nearby fields.
75 years ago
July 1, 1947: There has been one fatality and 59 people injured in traffic accidents in Bloomington since the first of the year, records show. The highest number of traffic accidents occurred in May when 84 were reported. The highest number of injuries was in March, when 13 were reported. The fatality occurred in April as the result of an automobile-bicycle collision.
50 years ago
July 1, 1972: The transportation committee of the Association of Commerce and Industry of McLean County has been asked to investigate possibilities of having a businessmen's and shoppers' commuter airline service to Chicago. Ronald Smith, who made the request, said the flight schedule presently offered by Ozark Air Lines Inc. is not convenient for those who would like to make a one-day trip.
25 years ago
July 1, 1997: The dedication of the Wapella Community Center and Park signals a new beginning for the town. The freshly painted center once housed a portion of the Wapella elementary school, which closed along with the high school three years ago after a bitter battle that divided members of the farming community into a group favoring local schools and another wanting a decrease in property taxes.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-fierce-storm-downs-trees-flattens-crops-in-normal/article_06a80386-f88b-11ec-9324-af36870656af.html | 2022-07-01T11:21:10 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-fierce-storm-downs-trees-flattens-crops-in-normal/article_06a80386-f88b-11ec-9324-af36870656af.html |
Canton Fourth of July celebration to feature Bluecoats, fireworks
CANTON – The city's annual Independence Day fireworks will be Monday at the Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum.
The pyrotechnics are scheduled to begin about 9:50 p.m. after entertainment from EN-RICH-MENT, the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps, and the Bluecoats Alumni Corps. The grounds will open at 7 p.m., according to a city news release.
"I look forward to the community coming together and celebrating our independence with the traditional Monumental Fourth fireworks display at the beautiful William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum," Mayor Tom Bernabei said in a prepared statement. "I am excited for this year’s entertainment with the award-winning Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps and Alumni band. It is going to be spectacular.”
Local brothers Patrick and Bob Harper have organized the event for the past several years in partnership with the city.
Patrick Harper said the Bluecoats, which was founded 50 years ago, is the biggest draw this year. The drum and bugle corps has performed at the Monumental Fourth before but not jointly with the alumni corps.
"It will be the first time that the two corps have played together," he said. "We're pretty excited about it."
Street parking will be available in the surrounding neighborhoods or at Trinity Gospel Temple on Tuscarawas Street W. People with handicap placards will be allowed access to on-site parking lots, Harper said.
The crowd typically reaches 10,000 to 12,000 people on the monument grounds. Food vendors also will be at the event, which is coordinated by volunteers.
"We've been doing this so long, it's kind of like there's a lot of people that just take care of one aspect of it," Harper said. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/01/canton-fireworks-set-mckinley-monument/7761405001/ | 2022-07-01T11:22:17 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/01/canton-fireworks-set-mckinley-monument/7761405001/ |
LANCASTER, Pa. — Note: The video is from May 31.
After an outpouring of support from the community and thanks to the efforts of management at support staff, the Lancaster County Pool will open this summer after all, the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners and the county's Parks and Recreation Department announced Thursday.
Earlier this year, the pool's management announced that a shortage of lifeguards would force the pool to remain closed for the entire summer.
Now the pool will open to the public Saturday for the Fourth of July weekend, and will remain open on at least a limited basis after that, the county commissioners said in their announcement.
The pool's hours from July 2-10 are:
- July 2: Noon-7 p.m.
- July 3: 1-7 p.m.
- July 4: Noon-7 p.m.
- July 8: Noon-7 p.m.
- July 9: Noon-7 p.m.
- July 10: 1-7 p.m.
Further summer scheduling updates will be available on the Lancaster County Parks webpage, the commissioners said.
Daily admission cost $9 for anyone ages 3 and up. Children ages 2 and under are free. No season passes will be sold this summer, the commissioners said.
"We wish to thank the members of the community that stepped up with offers of help to get us to the point that the pool can be opened," the commissioners said. "We also want to thank our pool team of lifeguards, management and support staff who will be working at the pool this summer. We also want to thank our maintenance staff for getting the pool up and running.
"Finally, we want to thank specifically the School District of Lancaster, Lancaster Country Day, the Red Cross, and the YMCA for partnering with us to make the opening of the pool a reality this summer. We could not have done this without everyone’s support." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county-pool-will-open-this-summer-after-all/521-33f85b69-5049-46cc-80fd-05e46ccd4c59 | 2022-07-01T11:33:55 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county-pool-will-open-this-summer-after-all/521-33f85b69-5049-46cc-80fd-05e46ccd4c59 |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 6/30, 2:55 p.m.: Pau Kahi, the 12-year-old boy found apparently drowned at Summit Grove Campground in New Freedom, was at the camp on a three-day junior high camping trip for students in 6th through 8th grade that was run by Westminster Presbyterian Church in Manheim Township, Lancaster County.
"Our hearts are grief-stricken over the loss of Pau. Wonderful kid, just a wonderful, beautiful family. We’re deeply saddened," said Executive Pastor Tucker York.
The church will be holding a public visitation and funeral at 11 a.m. on July 9. A Burmese ceremony will be held the night before.
Police said the rescue effort included fire companies, helicopters and search and rescue teams doing grid searches.
South Central PA Search and Rescue - Search 93 confirmed they were part of the search effort, but declined to comment further.
Update, 6/30, 5:45 a.m.: A 12-year-old boy has been found dead just before 2 a.m. in a pool at Summit Grove Campground in New Freedom Boro., according to the York County Coroner.
Pau Kahi was attending the camp Wednesday with a Lancaster County church group of 40 kids and six adults, and had gone missing shortly after 3:45 p.m.
According to York County 911 Dispatch, police were contacted about the missing boy just before 8 p.m.
The coroner has now confirmed the body found in the pool, is that of the missing boy and plans to provide additional information later today.
According to a post on the camp's Facebook page, the camp will be closed today, based on recommendations from police. They will make a call later today on whether camp will be open to families tomorrow.
Southern Regional Police are investigating.
Previously:
Officials are searching for a boy missing at a camp in York County.
Southern Regional Police say they're looking for 12-year-old Pau Kahi, who was last seen at 3:45 p.m. at Summit Grove Campground in New Freedom Boro.
According to York County 911 Dispatch, police were contacted about the missing boy just before 8 p.m.
Kahi was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and swim trunks.
Officials say Kahi was at the camp for the day as part of a Lancaster County church group of 40 kids and six adults.
If anyone has seen Kahi, they're asked to call the Southern Regional Police Department through 911.
FOX43 will continue to update this article as more information becomes available. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/officials-search-boy-missing-camp-new-freedom-pay-kahi/521-c9c01fb5-d04a-4f45-8996-dc4276dc3b82 | 2022-07-01T11:34:01 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/officials-search-boy-missing-camp-new-freedom-pay-kahi/521-c9c01fb5-d04a-4f45-8996-dc4276dc3b82 |
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — The Ephrata Police Department is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred at 8:36 p.m. on Thursday in West Cocalico Township.
The motorcycle was driven by a 20-year-old male from Gap.
Police say the crash occurred in the 300 block of South Cocalico Road.
According to police, the motorcycle entered the opposing lane of travel at a 90-degree curve in the road and struck an oncoming pick-up truck.
Sheldon Moyer, 56, was the driver of the truck.
The Lancaster County Coroner pronounced the motorcycle driver dead at the scene.
Anyone who has further information or witnessed the crash is asked to contact Officer Nixon at 717-738-9200 x 260. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/police-investigate-fatal-crash-lancaster-county-west-cocalico-township/521-a6a7c664-bece-4552-8c38-23fb05bc5465 | 2022-07-01T11:34:07 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/police-investigate-fatal-crash-lancaster-county-west-cocalico-township/521-a6a7c664-bece-4552-8c38-23fb05bc5465 |
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 7/1: A detached Volvo tractor-trailer drove into a home on the 1400 block of East Derry Road in Derry Township just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, police say.
The truck driver, Daniel Moore, 47, was traveling west on East Derry Road, and left the north side of the roadway. The truck then traveled back onto the roadway and nearly struck another vehicle traveling east, according to police.
The truck tractor continued across the roadway, onto the south side, and struck an unoccupied parked Chevrolet Tahoe, police say.
Before the truck impacted its final resting place at the front corner of 1418 East Derry Road, the vehicle entered the front yard of 1430 East Derry Road, hit a stone wall, and drove through the yard.
Officials say the driver of the truck was able to get out of the truck with some assistance, and the portion of the house where the truck landed was unoccupied at the time of the crash. However, there was an occupant inside of that particular room just moments before the crash.
Moore was sent to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.
The crash remains as an ongoing investigation as a possible driving under the influence case.
Anyone who has further information or witnessed the crash is asked to contact Derry Township Police at (717) 534-2202 or by submitting a tip via their CrimeWatch page.
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Crews are responding to the scene of a crash after a detached tractor-trailer drove into a home in Dauphin County.
Dauphin County 911 dispatchers say they received reports of the crash on the 1400 block of East Derry Road in Derry Township just before 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Officials say one person was transported to a local hospital after the crash.
It's still unclear what caused the crash. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/tractor-trailer-crashes-derry-township-home/521-2c027c73-6b6a-4508-96c9-09fe62d0abf7 | 2022-07-01T11:34:13 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/tractor-trailer-crashes-derry-township-home/521-2c027c73-6b6a-4508-96c9-09fe62d0abf7 |
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WATERLOO — On top of the musical acts and other festivities, Iowa Irish Fest will offer a series of races and rallies that people can sign up to participate in during the three-day event.
The first event is the High Nelly Bike Ride, which starts at 9 a.m. Aug. 6. The ride begins near the corner of Fourth and Sycamore streets.Cost to enter the ride is $25 for adults, $20 for children ages 4 to 17, and $15 for children and adults who do not want a T-shirt. T-shirts are guaranteed if ordered by July 14.
Riders can pick up their packet for the event from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 5 or 8 a.m. Aug. 6 at the corner of Park Avenue and Mulberry Street. The ride will take place no matter the weather and no refunds will be given if canceled. Riders can register at iowairishfest.com/activity/high-nelly-bike-rally.
At 10 a.m. Aug. 6, runners can sign up for a one-mile run, which loops around downtown Waterloo, called the ShamRock N’ Run Loop. There’s also an option for runners to complete a .05K run, which is a one-block course that must be finished with a beverage of choice in hand. The race can be added on to the one-mile run. Runners have one hour to complete the race. The cost to enter is $35.
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Runners can register online at iowairishfest.com/activity/shamrock-n-run-5k and click on the “ShamRock N’ Fun Run” button. Packet pickup and registration will be 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 5, during Iowa Irish Fest, or 8 to 10 a.m. before the race Aug. 6. A T-shirt, race bib, goodie bag, free beer, snacks and water are included in registration.
Coming back this year is the Celtic Cruise Motorcycle Rally. The ride starts at 10 a.m. Aug. 7. Riders will begin at Silver Eagle Harley-Davidson/Yamaha at 4022 Sergeant Road. The cost to enter is $30 per rider or person and each registration comes with an Irish Fest pass, T-shirt and a drink token for those 21 and older.
Riders can sign up for the ride anytime at Silver Eagle Harley Davidson/Yamaha in the clothing department or on the morning of the ride.
Entrance to Iowa Irish Fest is not included with the High Nelly Bike Ride or ShamRock N’ Run Loop registrations, but tickets can be purchased at a discount. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/iowa-irish-fest-releases-list-of-races/article_0dfb9cf9-4c8f-5f11-9661-bdacd4334411.html | 2022-07-01T11:43:11 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/iowa-irish-fest-releases-list-of-races/article_0dfb9cf9-4c8f-5f11-9661-bdacd4334411.html |
DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) — ‘Tis the season for fireworks. Ahead of Independence Day, fire officials provide the community with firework safety tips.
KSN spoke with Derby Fire Chief John Turner, who provided four tips on how you and your family can stay safe this holiday season.
“Being aware is a big message,” said Turner.
Turner’s first piece of advice is to ensure that adults are the ones shooting off fireworks.
“It’s not just the awareness on the child’s part, it the possibility of injury and the magnitude of those injuries, those of the children, much more critical than if an adult — if stuff mishappens with an adult, it’s not as critical if it happens with a child,” said Turner.
His next tip is to be weather aware.
“With today’s and this week’s low humidity and a little bit of gusty winds, you have to be aware that things are ready to light,” said Turner.
Turner’s third piece of advice is to be prepared if things do light on fire.
“You know, have that bucket of water nearby, have that garden hose available,” said Turner.
Lastly, once the celebration is over, be sure to dispose of fireworks properly.
“Yeah, we typically have more activity on the Fourth of July weekend, and a lot of those, like we said a little bit earlier, from disposed fireworks,” said Turner.
In addition, here is a list of safety tips provided by the Kansas State Fire Marshal:
- Always ignite outdoors
- Have an adult supervise all fireworks activities
- Have a water supply nearby
- Light from a solid, flat and stable platform
- Light only one firework at a time
- Make sure fireworks debris is cooled off completely before disposing
- Never reignite malfunctioning fireworks
- Store fireworks in a cool, dry place
- Use a long-handled lighter
- Only use fireworks purchased and/or approved by your town and/or county
Another reminder, if you have any complaints about noise or illegal fireworks over the next several days, call the Sedgwick County non-emergency line at 316-290-1011. It will be staffed from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. through July 5. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/be-aware-firework-safety-tips-from-a-fire-chief/ | 2022-07-01T11:50:51 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/be-aware-firework-safety-tips-from-a-fire-chief/ |
MCPHERSON, Kan. (KSNW) — For one McPherson mother who wishes to remain anonymous, a seemingly random phone call from her day care provider quickly turned into a nightmare on Wednesday.
“I had a panic attack and an anxiety attack because my child is in police custody … it makes me mad, it makes me irritated, it makes me so sad,” she said.
At 10:48 a.m. on Wednesday, the McPherson Police Department responded to the 100 block of S. Park St. There, they say four children between the ages of 2-5 were found unsupervised.
Witnesses say the youngest of the bunch was feet away from falling in a moat in the area when a 10-year-old girl grabbed him, taking him to safety.
Police say the children had wandered off from Golden Explorers, a residential day care in the 700 block of E. Kansas, a Department of Children and Families (DCF) certified provider.
“We’re expecting a level of care and a level of love that our children are going to be taken care of,” the mother said.
She says she’s put her child through other day care centers but was not impressed with their care — adding she feels there is a shortage of quality day care providers in McPherson.
“From now on, I’m probably just going to have to depend on my family because I do not trust my kids in the care of another right now,” the mother said.
All four kids involved were found safe. The McPherson Police Department has referred this incident to the McPherson County Attorney’s Office and the DCF. Meanwhile, the day care provider in question is out of jail on bond. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/mom-of-child-at-center-of-mcpherson-day-care-incident-speaks-out/ | 2022-07-01T11:50:57 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/mom-of-child-at-center-of-mcpherson-day-care-incident-speaks-out/ |
Organizations in Bismarck and Mandan are preparing traditional events to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, and city officials are preparing traffic control measures for the festivities that typically attract thousands of people.
The Mandan Progress Organization will be hosting its annual events starting on Saturday and running through the July Fourth holiday on Monday. They include the Mandan Rodeo Days, Art in the Park and the Independence Day Parade.
“We are really looking forward to (the weekend),” MPO Executive Director Matt Schanandore said. “We take pride in owning the longest-running Fourth of July parade in North Dakota. We also take pride in owning the longest-running rodeo in North Dakota.”
The Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra will host its annual 4th of July Symphony Spectacular on Monday night at the state Capitol. Braveheart Band will open the event at 7:45 p.m., with the symphony orchestra featuring King's Cadence quartet slated for 9 p.m. A fireworks show will follow the performance, starting around 10 p.m. For more information, go to https://bismarckmandansymphony.org/.
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There will be no road closures or traffic reroutes due to the Capitol fireworks. The Mandan events will prompt road closures and traffic reroutes.
Mandan Rodeo Days
Mandan Rodeo Days will run nightly Saturday through Monday. The first night is Family Night. The second night will be Patriot Night. Spectators are asked to wear red, white and blue in honor of the nation and the military. The final night will be Firework Night, which will feature a fireworks display at the conclusion of the rodeo. All events will be at Dacotah Centennial Park starting at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. Ticket and other information is at http://mandanrodeo.com/.
Traffic leaving Dacotah Centennial Park after the fireworks will be directed onto one of two routes. One will be the 24th Avenue Southeast route, which will move traffic westbound toward Third Street Southeast. Traffic on the route will continue to Memorial Highway and then be directed westbound again. Memorial Highway is better known as The Strip.
The other route will be the Longspur Trail route. Traffic will be directed to use 32nd Avenue Southeast or Redwing Drive toward Memorial Highway. This route will force traffic eastward. Riverwood Avenue will be closed during this time.
Art in the Park
Art in the Park is a two-day festival Sunday and Monday at Dykshoorn Park on Main Street in Mandan. It's an opportunity for people to view arts and crafts from local vendors and to enjoy live performances. The event will start at 9 a.m. on both days, running to 7 p.m. on Sunday and to 5 p.m. on Monday. More information is at https://www.artintheparknd.com/.
Main Street will be closed between Second Avenue Northwest and Fourth Avenue Northwest starting at 1 a.m. on Saturday for Art in the Park. It will reopen at 8 p.m. on Monday. Traffic trying to take this route will be detoured to First Street Northwest.
Mandan parade
Mandan's Independence Day Parade festivities start at 8 a.m. Monday. The actual parade begins on Memorial Highway at Third Street Southeast around 10 a.m. The parade will turn onto Main Street, eventually ending on Main at 10th Avenue Southwest.
Parade marshals are Chad and Sara Berger. Chad Berger is a renowned rodeo stock contractor. The parade also will include high-stepping equestrians, marching bands, classic cars, floats and more. A map of the route and more information is at https://www.mandanparade.com/schedule--route.html.
Main Street and Interstate 94 Exit 155 for Main Street will be closed for the parade and will reopen after it has concluded. Memorial Highway will close at 9:30 a.m. from Third Avenue Southeast and Bisman Avenue to Main Street.
Access into Mandan will be available via Exits 153 at Mandan Avenue and 152 at Sunset Drive. Parking on Main Street will be prohibited from 1 a.m. Monday until after the parade.
Fireworks rules
Fireworks sales are permitted by state law from June 27 through July 5 and Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, according to the North Dakota Century Code. A purchaser must be at least 12 years old.
Bismarck prohibits the sale, possession and discharge of fireworks in city limits, aside from permitted events. Violations are a misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Mandan allows fireworks from noon to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, except in city parks. Sky lanterns and bottle rockets are prohibited in all areas. Violations carry a potential $150 fine.
The Saturday-Monday weather outlook for Bismarck-Mandan is high temperatures in the 80s, with on-and-off chances for rain showers all three days, according to the National Weather Service. Sunday and Monday could be breezy.
Reach Zachary Weiand at 701-250-8244 or zachary.weiand@bismarcktribune.com. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/traditional-events-to-mark-fourth-of-july-in-bismarck-mandan-cities-offer-traffic-guidance/article_8ff7899c-f631-11ec-b504-97703f6b3e73.html | 2022-07-01T11:54:02 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/traditional-events-to-mark-fourth-of-july-in-bismarck-mandan-cities-offer-traffic-guidance/article_8ff7899c-f631-11ec-b504-97703f6b3e73.html |
A man is dead after a rollover crash on the city's east side, the San Antonio Police Department said.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday on Southeast 410 near the Sinclair exit.
Police said a truck and a car collided; the truck went off the highway and rolled onto the access road.
The man in the truck was killed. No one in the other vehicle was injured, police said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/one-person-dead-truck-goes-off-highway-onto-access-road-east-san-antonio-texas/273-f60ea8cb-2fa1-4baa-b2d6-d3c54e7fa052 | 2022-07-01T11:57:41 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/one-person-dead-truck-goes-off-highway-onto-access-road-east-san-antonio-texas/273-f60ea8cb-2fa1-4baa-b2d6-d3c54e7fa052 |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department is looking for the person who shot up a car on the south side.
The shooting happened just after 3 a.m. on Hot Wells Boulevard.
Police said someone drove by, shot at the parked car and then took off. Luckily, no one was inside the car at the time.
Neighbors heard the gunshots, but reportedly said they didn't see anything.
Authorities are now trying to contact the owner of the car that was hit.
More on KENS 5: | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/suspect-shoots-parked-vehicle-takes-off-hot-wells-boulevard-san-antonio-police-department/273-6c203108-9cc1-447d-aad4-b32d8bf612aa | 2022-07-01T11:57:47 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/suspect-shoots-parked-vehicle-takes-off-hot-wells-boulevard-san-antonio-police-department/273-6c203108-9cc1-447d-aad4-b32d8bf612aa |
SAN ANTONIO — A 20-year-old man was arrested after Cibolo police say he stabbed his manager at work.
It happened on Thursday around 10 a.m. at Zaxby's on the corner of Cibolo Valley Drive and Borgfeld Road.
Officers say Malik Turner had an argument with his kitchen manager, then stabbed her with a kitchen knife.
Turner then ran out and ended up on the school grounds of Wiederstein Elementary School. He did not have a weapon and authorities said there were no students on campus at the time.
Officers found Turner and arrested him for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, authorities said.
At last check, the victim is in stable condition at a local hospital.
See the full post by the Cibolo Police Department here. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/zaxbys-employee-stabs-manager-during-argument-kitchen-knife-runs-to-elementary-school-cibolo-police-department/273-a256a623-2dc0-4c68-8ba3-997489179af6 | 2022-07-01T11:57:53 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/zaxbys-employee-stabs-manager-during-argument-kitchen-knife-runs-to-elementary-school-cibolo-police-department/273-a256a623-2dc0-4c68-8ba3-997489179af6 |
Roanoke, Va – A man is in the hospital after a shooting outside the Embassy Inn on Melrose Ave, according to Roanoke City Police. The shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday night.
According to police, the shooting occurred after an argument between the victim and the suspect.
We are working to learn updates on the victims condition.
Roanoke City Police say suspect was apprehended by police on Friday morning.
The shooting is still an ongoing investigation. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/01/one-man-injured-after-thursday-night-shooting-outside-of-embassy-inn-in-roanoke/ | 2022-07-01T11:59:52 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/01/one-man-injured-after-thursday-night-shooting-outside-of-embassy-inn-in-roanoke/ |
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Three men were wounded when two groups fired more than 70 bullets at one another, including some shot from a rifle, in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
One of the wounded, a 30-year-old man, was being held as a suspect after surveillance cameras captured him firing from his car as two other men stepped out and also fired from the same vehicle at another group, Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
The shootout happened around 10 p.m. in the area of Arrott and Griscom streets, leaving a “very large” crime scene as police found dozens of bullets scattered throughout the area, Small said.
Officers heard the gunshots and responded in seconds, finding the 30-year-old in the driver’s seat of a small SUV with a bullet wound to his head, Small said. The officers rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he was in critical condition but expected to survive, he said.
Later, a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his arm and a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg arrived at the same hospital and reported being shot in the same area where the other man was shot, Small said. Police determined all three were involved in the same shootout.
The 30-year-old was being held as a suspect because police found a semiautomatic handgun next to him on the floor of the car and because surveillance video showed him getting out of the vehicle and opening fire, Small said. The video showed two other men also exiting the vehicle and firing in the same direction, one using a rifle, Small said.
Meanwhile, another group was firing in the opposite direction, Small said.
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On the 4600 block of Griscom Street, where the 30-year-old was shot, investigators found more than 40 spent shell casings, the chief inspector said. On the 4700 block of Griscom Street, they found more than 25 spent shell casings, he said.
One of the shooters was a 22-year-old man with a license to carry, Small said. That man reported opening fire because someone was shooting in his direction, Small said, adding that the man was cooperating with police.
Police were hoping video from several cameras in the area can aid their investigation, the chief inspector said.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/over-70-bullets-fired-3-wounded-in-philly-shootout-police-say/3287843/ | 2022-07-01T12:10:40 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/over-70-bullets-fired-3-wounded-in-philly-shootout-police-say/3287843/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — In a final act of service, Deputy Brad Johnson became an organ donor to help others live.
Johnson and fellow Deputy Chris Poole were shot Wednesday while chasing a suspect in a stolen car. Johnson was pronounced decreased Thursday afternoon.
After a manhunt overnight, Austin Patrick Hall, 26, was taken into custody early Thursday. Hall faces capital murder charges and is being held in the Shelby County Jail without bond. He will have a virtual hearing Friday morning at 11 a.m.
The law enforcement community from across the state is mourning the loss of Deputy Johnson. Many honored their brother in blue at UAB Hospital, gathering outside the Legacy of Hope organ donation center to bid him farewell.
Just after 6 p.m. Thursday, Johnson took his honor walk.
“Once you get into the law enforcement family, you’re family,” Alabama’s Fraternal Order of Police President Everett Johnson said. “This is senseless and there’s been a lot of frustration and anger in the law enforcement community right now over this incident.”
Johnson said the police community statewide is feeling shocked and sad, as dozens of officers and their families to said goodbye to their brother.
“Just because you wear a different uniform or a different badge for a different agency, we all are family, we all are brothers and sisters in the blue,” Johnson said. “When the call goes out and an officer needs help, everybody responds to that.”
Johnson said it all comes back to the justice system keeping violent criminals off of the streets to serve their whole sentence in prison.
“Why [was Hall] not in prison? Someone needs to answer for that. This family and this community is owed an explanation for why this man [was] out,” he said. “Because we have all those officials in place that are willing to make deals to put violent offenders back on the street. I believe this situation is just another example of that.”
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Coast Guard searching after fisherman reported overboard from Pt. Judith boat
The Coast Guard is searching the water off southeastern Massachusetts Friday morning after a fisherman was reported overboard from a boat out of Point Judith.
The Coast Guard was called at 1:39 a.m. after crew members realized the 54-year-old man was missing, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel.
The Susan Rose had been fishing off the south side of Martha's Vineyard and was heading toward New Bedford, according to Noel. The boat was in the vicinity off Nomans Land, a small, uninhabited island about three miles off the Vineyard's southwestern corner, according to the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard is searching with a helicopter out of Air Station Cape Cod, a 47-foot boat out of Menemsha on Martha's Vineyard and two additional boats out of New Bedford, Noel said. Two boats from the Buzzards Bay Task Force, which consists of police, fire and harbormaster boats, are also searching, Noel said.
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Several high-profile laws are in effect starting Friday.
The state's newest laws include restrictions on firearms, an effort to curb catalytic converter thefts, increased license plate fees, and a new alert system for missing Indigenous persons.
Among the firearm restrictions is a ban on the sale and distribution of high-capacity magazines and a ban on ghost guns.
If you are traveling this Fourth of July weekend, you should probably pick up a good playlist, download an audiobook or prepare a good family game as heavy traffic and congestion are expected for most of the weekend.
The Washington State Department of Transportation released travel graphics Monday for three state highways that are expected to see more traffic than usual, so drivers can prepare for their trip and see which hours are best to hit the road. Read more
Thirteen Southern Resident orcas have been declared "vulnerable" by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The agency issued an emergency order requiring commercial whale-watching vessels to stay farther away from the endangered animals.
The order requires commercial whale-watching vessels to keep at least one-half nautical mile away from Southern Resident killer whales during the July-September whale-watching season, which is usually the only time of year vessels can come closer than a half nautical mile to the orca population. Read more
Cracking cold cases and helping families after heinous crimes is what motivates Snohomish County Sheriff's Detective Jim Scharf.
“I was always interested in trying to catch the worst of the worst,” said Scharf.
After 45 years in law enforcement, Scharf is ready to retire. On his last day at work, he was able to announce another case solved during a news conference on Thursday afternoon. Read more
The January floods that destroyed homes and shut down sections of Interstate 5 nearly ended a 30-year tourist attraction in Lewis County.
Floodwaters submerged and damaged a quarter-mile section of railroad tracks used by the Chehalis Centralia Railroad and Museum.
During the spring and summer months, train cars typically host school field trips, Easter outings, dinner trains and Polar Express rides in the winter, complete with visits from Santa Claus.
But after storms caused nearly $500,000 in damage to the tracks, the non-profit’s cars have not been able to operate. Read more
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'This has lingered': Horse's killing affects life at Taylor Turn Stable
Before three weeks ago, Kyle Taylor Keller, 38, could go to bed without worrying too much about her horses. Keller, owner of Taylor Turn Stable, had spent years creating a safe space for her animals.
Now, she feeds them hay through a window at her dad’s house so they don’t eat at the back gate. At night, she gets up about every six hours to patrol her land, rotating shifts with her dad.
“If you see a stranger, run.” she says to her horses before she goes to bed. “You have my permission.”
On June 7, Keller found her horse Dashin' Kitty lying 6 feet from the back fence.
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As Keller inspected the body, she moved some hay away from the mare’s face and saw a hole in the center of her head. She put her finger into the wound and was about a knuckle deep before she felt any resistance.
It took her a few days to say it out loud, but Dashin' had been killed.
‘More spice than sugar’
Dashin' Kitty, or “Pinch,” was a diva.
She was a 20-year-old American Quarter Horse that was 15.2 hands tall. She had a white base coat, white mane, and black and pink nose. Keller called her Pinch because of the mare's uppity attitude and "pinches" of brown in her coat.
“She was more spice than sugar,” Keller said.
The former racehorse knew how riders were supposed to direct her. If a student was doing something wrong, Pinch would let them know by flattening her ears against her head, kicking at the wall or looking back with a sassy, condescending gaze.
Pinch became a benchmark for the students because she was so particular. Keller knew a rider was improving if Pinch responded well to their direction.
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Riding student Kai Crossland, 17, was supposed to ride Pinch the day the mare was found dead. Crossland said getting Pinch to canter was the biggest accomplishment of her riding career. Cantering is where the rider squeezes with their lower legs and feet and then leans forward and clicks their tongue to get the get the horse to take three syncopated steps in each stride.
Crossland is one of about 10 of Keller’s students who were able to canter with Pinch.
"She does get excited sometimes at the canter. She will do little bucks," Crossland said about Pinch. "Knowing I could ride her without anything happening badly, it definitely boosted my confidence."
Pinch also was particular and moody. She was so bored during lessons that she looked like would almost fall asleep. But when they rolled out the barrels for racing, she and her ears immediately perked up.
Keller would consistently ride Pinch and had recently started entering barrel racing competitions with her. Their last competition was May 13. They hadn’t done anything fancy, but they were both working to get back to where they used to be — Pinch before her nerve damage in her gut and Keller before her struggle with Lyme disease from 2008 to 2018.
Now, that progress is lost.
Not an accident
To get more details on Pinch’s cause of death, Keller paid for CT scans of the horse's head.
The scans showed Pinch had been killed by a precise hit to the skull that went into her brain. There was no exit wound. The surgeon at Purdue who examined the images said they had only seen these injuries on euthanized animals. The person most likely used a bolt gun or cross bow.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating but there are no updates in the case as of Tuesday.
Keller has a few theories about why her animal was killed. She said she doesn’t believe someone she knows would have killed Pinch.
The one thing she knows for sure is that this was not an accident.
Someone had to get to the fenced-in part of her property, about 8 acres from the main road but in sight of her dad’s house, and shoot her horse at close range.
A good home
Keller bought Pinch in 2008. The young barrel-racing horse would have fetched a large sum, but was sold to Keller at a reduced price because her previous owners wanted to make sure she had a good home.
Most of Keller’s animals are retired hard workers, such as race or show horses, who were sent to help with horse lessons and enjoy the rest of their relaxed lives. While she didn't know that this is what her stable would look like when she bought her first 10.5 acres in 2003, she knew she wanted to create a safe environment and holistic lifestyle for her animals.
At Taylor Turn Stable, horses graze and roam outside for hours and eat an all-natural mix Keller makes herself, which includes oats, barley, sunflower seeds and hemp pulp, among other ingredients. She trains her horses using the natural horsemanship method, in which the rider works with the horse instead of forcing them into submission.
Keller, a licensed equine massage therapist, also massages the horses using different essential oils to address certain ailments. She uses peppermint for pain and lavender for anxiety. She incorporated this service into the horses’ routines a few years into her 10-year struggle with Lyme disease, which drove her to natural remedies in addition to traditional medical care.
‘This has lingered’
Having so many older animals at the stable, Keller and the other horses are accustomed to death. But not this kind.
Normally, after a horse dies of natural causes or old age, the other horses line up and say their goodbyes with a few sniffs and then mourn for about a day while still resuming their routine. They also know it is coming because the horse slows down or has health problems.
But Pinch was healthy and about 10 years away from old age. After she was killed, the horses avoided the area she was found for about two weeks and they played less and stayed somber longer.
“This has lingered,” Keller said.
Interrupted routine
Keller doesn’t believe there is much more she could have done to protect Pinch. She had security cameras but they didn't capture anything useful. Her property is a long gravel driveway from the main road. Her house and her dad’s are on the property in sight of where Pinch was shot. She didn't hear anything that night.
The only methods that could have possibly prevented Pinch's death, such as putting the horses in the stables at night, would have restricted her freedom.
“You can’t secure 32 acres,” Keller said.
Still, it’s been a tough pill for Keller to swallow. She works hard to create a safe space for the horses. Now that's been violated.
Keller said she is doing her best not to live in fear, but Pinch’s death has interrupted her routine, just as it did for the horses. She can't relax.
She still lets the horses spend the majority of their time outside. But she patrols the grounds at night and panics almost every time she hears a gunshot — a sound normally familiar to someone who owns guns and has neighbors that consistently shoot them for fun.
“Typically, it would have been, ‘Oh, so-and-so is out shooting again,’” Keller said. “Now it’s panic.”
Anyone with information about the killing of Dashin' Kitty, or Pinch, is asked to contact Detective Tiffany Mastin at 317-327-1270 or email her at Tiffiany.Mastin@indy.gov.
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'Like it’s a purge': Fear grips Black residents in Indianapolis ahead of new gun law
After record-breaking homicide years in Indianapolis in 2020 and 2021, overwhelmingly endured by Black neighborhoods, Indiana state legislators voted in March to pass a bill easing gun control restrictions.
Signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb the same month, House Bill 1296 – dubbed the "permitless carry bill" – removes the requirement of otherwise legal gun carriers in the state to have a handgun permit. The law becomes effective Friday.
Knowing that violent crime disproportionately impacts Black neighborhoods, residents worry these relaxed gun laws may only make the problem worse.
Many said they await this day with anxiety. And fear.
When the city counted its 100th homicide in June, 81% were a result of gunshots, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police data, and 74% of those killed were Black. This tracks with data from 2020, where 183 Black victims accounted for 74.69% of total homicides.
Nearly 40% of Indiana's Black residents live in Indianapolis according to Census data. Many told IndyStar they feel the new gun law is another grim example of state legislators' disregard for Black Hoosiers' wellbeing. They remain uncertain about what comes next.
“It’s scary,” said Dynel Fitzpatrick, a life coach through the Office of Public Health and Safety’s violence reduction team. “This new law is sending the signal to our city, to the ones who don't have guns, ‘hey, go get a gun.’”
Fitzpatrick, 46, opposes the law, even though he was once arrested for carrying a gun without a permit 20 years ago. He called it counterproductive to his current goal of keeping guns off the streets. Through his work with OPHS, he councils those who’ve either faced gun charges or experienced gun trauma and steers them away from violence.
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“The old me,” Fitzpatrick said, “I would’ve been happy.”
But now, he's concerned at the frightening joyfulness rising in the streets ahead of Friday.
"I'm actually seeing that a lot of teenagers (18 and 19-year-olds) are actually eager for July 1," Fitzpatrick said. "They’re waiting."
Fitzpatrick said he’s not only concerned for his safety and his family’s but for the lives of “everyone.” This includes police officers, who will potentially be forced to encounter more armed men; and the men carrying those guns, who will potentially be heightening the alarm of police more apt to shoot in self-defense.
“It’s about to be a mess for the whole entire city, man,” Fitzpatrick said, “one big mess.”
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Just over four weeks after Holcomb signed the permitless carry bill into law, 18 Hoosiers were shot and killed. Among the dead, 15 were Black victims.
Terry Allen’s 19-year-old grandson was one of them. She recalled that fateful April evening painfully, having arrived at the scene of the crime after his body was already gone.
“A part of my life, a part of my heart, is gone,” Allen, 53, said. “I’ll never be able to see his beautiful smile ever again.”
He was her firstborn grandson but not the first family member Allen said she’s lost to gun violence; experiences that have her in shock over the state’s decision to ease gun access.
“It scares me,” Allen said. “I think it’s one of the worst things they ever came up with. It seems to me like it’s a purge.”
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Indiana had the third-highest death rate for Black homicide victims in the U.S. in 2018, according to an analysis last year by the Violence Policy Center. Many of those were linked to guns. The impact of the new law on the state’s future ranking is dismal in Allen’s view.
She fears less gun control means more lives lost and more families subject to tragedy.
“You never want to bury your family. You never want to bury your children. You never want to bury your grandchildren. And definitely,” Allen said, “you don’t want to go through it through gun violence.”
Community activists feel lawmakers are working against them
Aaron Green is the director of street outreach at VOICES, a local non-profit serving at-risk youth and the founder of his own non-profit, Struggle Made Us.
He’s working to reduce the number of grieving grandmothers losing grandchildren to gunfire and the number of sorrowful sons watching fathers go the same way, like Green’s dad did.
He said his father was shot and killed when Green was just 17 years old.
“I wanted revenge,” Green said, “worse than anything in the world.”
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Green, 31, thanks God he never got the revenge he sought. But with the men he works with today, those that “have gun charges, have been shot or have had to shoot,” he sees similar angst.
As he draws from his own pain to help rewrite the narratives of would-be shooters, he feels state lawmakers are working against him.
A significant gun control measure has been eliminated simultaneously as homicides from shootings in Indianapolis have increased, from 73.84% in 2019 to 88.57% in 2021, according to IMPD data.
“They got a new, big jail,” Green said, referring to the city's $589-million criminal justice campus built last year. “It seems to me like they’re trying to fill it up.”
He doesn’t believe permits have any impact on the number of guns on the street, which he said are already here in abundance, but he does think it will embolden gun carriers to tote them more freely.
“There's a certain level of fear in the community as far as what this means," Green said. "This just feeds right into the constant trauma that we already experience.”
Moving forward, Green said he’ll have to work harder to emphasize anger management and impulse control among those he works with; an added challenge, Green said, in the face of poverty and other obstacles riddling Black neighborhoods.
New gun law a 'slap in the face' to Black communities
Black Hoosiers aren’t the only ones concerned about permitless carry.
Most law enforcement from across the state agree that it could be dangerous for police officers and also could jeopardize Hoosier safety. Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter offered sharp criticism of Republicans who endorsed the bill, before it was signed into law.
IMPD officers say eliminating permit requirements removes a reliable measure for police to identify who is and isn’t lawfully carrying a handgun and that it restrains their ability to seize guns potentially connected to other crimes.
Republican supporters of permitless carry like Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn – the bill's author – pushed it forward despite concerns. They believed handgun permit requirements were an unnecessary burden to constitutional rights.
"(The law) simply allows law-abiding Hoosiers who are legally allowed to possess a handgun to carry without a government-issued permit," Smaltz said in an emailed statement. "Previously, the state issued permits to anyone who was eligible and applied, but could include long delays. I strongly believe that lawful citizens should be able to use their constitutional right to self-defense, because criminals are not waiting on a government permit."
Smaltz did not respond to additional questions from IndyStar about the law's impact.
Chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus, Rep. Robin Shackleford, D-Indianapolis, partly agrees, with one notable caveat. She told IndyStar permitless carry not only enables those that should have guns but also those that shouldn’t.
“People are frustrated and they're fearful,” Shackleford said, “because they don't know how you're going to differentiate.”
Without the requirement of a permit, she said, people will be left to self-regulate.
The law does still have restrictions on who can carry a handgun. And, the option to obtain a gun permit still exists, which experts encourage.
Shackleford called the law a “slap in the face” to Black communities where she said residents have been asking and advocating for solutions to decrease the presence of guns, but instead were handed the opposite.
“They feel like they totally have not been heard,” Shackleford said, “like there’s no care for our community and our kids that have been victims of homicides.”
Shackleford said the state’s recent signal of apathy toward Black communities follows a common pattern of neglect: economic disinvestment, crumbling infrastructure, low employment, underfunded schools and scarce health services. The compound effect of which Shackleford said is likely to increase crime.
“The law can always be changed,” Shackleford said, with a dose of fleeting optimism. “But I don't know how feasible it is with the current Republicans having a supermajority.
”I do believe it’s going to take more deaths to get them to change their mindset.”
For more information about what the new law means, go here.
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Where road construction, closures are happening in Indianapolis in July
There's an end in sight for the $9.2 million project that has wreaked traffic havoc on an infamous X-shaped intersection in the Twin Aire neighborhood.
But first, a summer of closures.
The city expects the project on Southeastern Avenue, Rural Street and English Avenue — which includes a new roundabout — to be fully open to traffic by the end of this year. To complete the home stretch, a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months.
There is no shortage of equally and more significant closures these summer months, including a crucial cross-river connection, the historic 30th Street bridge.
Here is where to expect to detour in Indianapolis in July:
Downtown streets under I-65/I-70 (North Split)
Delaware/11th Street ramp to I-70 East: Expected to reopen in early July.
Lewis Street: Through mid-July.
Ohio Street: Through mid-July.
College Avenue bridge
Where: Over Central Canal, north of Broad Ripple Avenue.
When: Through the fall.
Why: Bridge maintenance, including partial replacement of the bridge deck, a new overlay and widened sidewalks.
Detour: Use Kessler Boulevard, Meridian Street and 71st Street.
West Market Street
Where: The westbound lane from Illinois Street to Monument Circle and the eastern two lanes of Illinois Street near the intersection with Market Street.
When: Until later this year.
Why: Reconstruction of the roadway and sidewalks, similar to a completed portion of east Market Street.
Detour: Take Illinois to Ohio to Pennsylvania to rejoin Market Street.
30th Street bridge
Where: Over the White River.
When: Until fall 2024.
Why: A historic bridge rehabilitation project, which will include a reinforced concrete arch, road and sidewalk replacement, added railing between sidewalks and vehicle lanes.
Detour: Drivers will have to go up north to 38th Street to cross the river, then Kessler Boulevard or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, back south to 30th Street. Pedestrians and cyclists can use the White River Trail and Cold Springs Road to cross the river at 16th Street.
Monon Trail
Where: From 22nd to 25th Streets, 29th Street to Sutherland Avenue, 49th to 56th Streets.
When: Segments will shut down for construction in phases throughout the summer. These are the segment closures slated for the period spanning June, July and August.
Why: A $1.7 million widening project.
Detour: The pedestrian detour follows College Avenue to the Fall Creek Parkway Trail, then west on 38th Street and north on Winthrop Avenue to rejoin the Monon. The bicycle detour uses 19th Street, New Jersey Street, the Fall Creek Parkway Trail, then a series of neighborhood streets to rejoin the Monon at 56th Street. Full detour maps are at indy.gov/activity/major-transportation-projects.
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38th Street
Where: Westbound lanes from Keystone Avenue to Emerson Avenue.
When: Beginning on or after July 11, lasting up to 130 days.
Why: Storm sewer construction in preparation for the Purple Line.
Detour: Westbound traffic will be detoured via Emerson Avenue, 46th Street and Keystone Avenue. An eastbound lane will remain open.
Southeastern Avenue
Where: Between Trowbridge Street and a railroad crossing at about 3400 East Southeastern Avenue, except for the intersection with Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive, where east-west traffic can cross Southeastern Avenue. Rural Street remains closed at English Avenue.
When: Until the end of the year.
Why: Road, sidewalk and drainage improvements near the Community Justice Campus, including a two-lane roundabout at Southeastern Avenue and Rural Street.
Detour: North to Washington Street via State Avenue and Sherman Drive. It's recommended that pedestrians use sidewalks along local roadways: Trowbridge Avenue, Graydon Street, Meredith Avenue, Gray Street and English Avenue.
South Madison Avenue bridge
Where: Over I-465.
When: Through August.
Why: Demolition and replacement.
Detour: Follow Thompson Road, Keystone Avenue and Hanna Avenue.
Fort Wayne Avenue
Where: Between Delaware and Alabama Streets.
When: Through late August.
Why: A project to convert the street from one-way to two-way traffic.
Detour: Use Alabama, North and Delaware streets.
South Franklin Road
Where: Between Southeastern and Troy avenues.
When: Through late August.
Why: To replace the bridge over Miller Ditch.
Detour: Via Southeastern Avenue, Northeastern Avenue, Post Road and East Troy Avenue.
East 71st Street
Where: The road beneath I-465, between Avalon Trail Court and Shadeland Avenue. The multi-use trail is open, but will see intermittent closures for bridge work.
When: Through late this year.
Why: To install steel supports for an expanded I-465 bridge over 71st Street as part of the Indiana Department of Transportation's Clear Path project.
Detour: Shadeland Avenue, 75th Street and Binford Boulevard.
Binford Boulevard ramp
Where: The northbound loop ramp onto I-465 westbound.
When: On or after July 5, lasting through 2025.
Why: To keep I-465 westbound traffic flowing through the work zone of INDOT's Clear Path project and to allow for the completion of temporary ramps at the I-69 and I-465 interchange.
Detour: Drivers should expect to find alternate routes for a couple years, INDOT says.
Minnesota Street bridge
Where: Between South Butler and Spencer avenues.
When: Through late July.
Why: Bridge rehabilitation, resulting in expanded travel lanes and 6-foot sidewalks.
Detour: Follow Southeastern Avenue, East Raymond Street and Arlington Avenue.
Emerson Avenue bridge
Where: Between Southeastern Avenue and Raymond Street.
When: Through late summer.
Why: Bridge rehabilitation, resulting in 11-foot travel lanes, 6-foot sidewalks and drainage improvements.
Detour: Use Raymond Street and Southeastern Avenue as alternate north- and southbound routes.
East Banta Road
Where: Between Derbyshire Road and Twin Brooks Drive.
When: Through late July.
Why: To replace the bridge over Derbyshire Creek, including new guardrails and pavement approaches on either side.
Detour: Via McFarland Road, Southport Road and Madison Avenue. Residents will be able to access their homes.
Beecher Street and East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive
Where: Beecher Street between East Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive and East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive; East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive between Beecher and Raymond streets; and the Pleasant Run Trail access in these parts.
When: Through the end of 2023.
Why: For the Pleasant Run Tunnel project, which is part of Citizen Energy Group's larger DigIndy tunnel project.
Detour: Signs will detour motorists to Iowa Street, East Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive, Shelby and Raymond streets.
East Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive
Citizens Energy Group is continuing its work on Indianapolis' wastewater systems through two projects impacting this road:
Between Keystone Avenue and Prospect Street.
- When: Through approximately mid-July.
- Detour: Take Keystone north to Prospect, or Prospect west to Keystone.
Between South Meridian Street and Pagoda Drive.
- When: Through approximately early August.
- Detour: Use Meridian, Raymond and Shelby streets and Southern Avenue. Madison Avenue will not be affected.
Mann Road
Where: The bridge over I-465.
When: Through approximately the beginning of October.
Why: Bridge replacement as part of the I-69 Finish Line project.
Detour: Take Thompson Road, High School Road and Kentucky Avenue to cross I-465. The I-465 westbound exit ramp will remain open to northbound Mann Road, and the I-465 on ramp will remain open from Thompson Road and northbound Mann Road.
German Church Road
Where: between Brookville Road and Washington Street.
When: July 5 through about July 9.
Why: Emergency railroad repairs at a crossing near 2155 South German Church Rd.
Detour: Post Road.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Beth Clawson says the last six months have been jumbled with ups and downs for her 9-year-old daughter, Kirin.
"While we feel great today," Beth said, "when they talk about or when we see [a] story about it, it will probably bring up lots of feelings."
That's because Friday, July 1 marks a new chapter for girls' sports in Indiana – one where transgender girls are banned from playing on girls' teams at school.
Kirin is a transgender girl. She is also a competitive athlete.
"Depending on what mood I'm feeling ... when I'm in a competitive mood, I prefer soccer more, but when I'm in a bad mood and I'm mad, I prefer roller derby," Kirin said.
Kirin is a soon-to-be fourth grader with big goals.
"I do want to go to the World Cup in soccer," Kirin said, which has caught the attention of athletes like Megan Rapinoe.
With this new law on the books, the Clawsons are not sure what the future holds.
Supporters of the law say it protects the integrity and competition of female sports.
"The people its harming are kids like Kirin," Beth said. "There is not this big, giant, scary, trans girl, elite athlete just stealing scholarships away from anybody."
With partners like the American Civil Liberties Union, the Clawsons say they will continue to fight for their daughter.
"A lot of times, people think that means not sharing bad things," Beth said. "But in her case, we have to share the bad things, so that she's not surprised by them."
Beth said her goal is not always to change minds, but to open them.
"Our goal is to educate," Beth said. "Just keep educating whoever will listen."
The Clawsons have received support from people such as local leaders and complete strangers.
"For the most part, I would say 90% of it has been positive and uplifting," Beth said.
Kirin added she also hears negative comments about her story.
"There's been a lot of disappointment and a lot of frustration and a lot of anger," Beth said. "But also, I feel like our community has grown."
Beth said her family has open and honest conversations with Kirin about her emotions, thoughts and goals for the future.
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While Kirin's future in girls' sports is uncertain, Beth said there are things everyone can do to show support for girls like Kirin.
"One of the first things you can do is if you hear someone saying something negative or not true, you can stop them and say, 'That's not right. Trans girls are girls,'" Beth said.
Beth said people can also normalize sharing personal, preferred pronouns, instead of always asking for others' pronouns.
As Kirin will tell you, there is much more to her than her gender identity.
"Makeup, roller skates, fashion," Kirin said, just to name a few.
For Beth, however, identity starts with safety.
"I couldn't care less if she wins a medal," Beth said, "but I want her to be able to know that she is safe in every environment to be herself."
Since Kirin is 9 years old, Beth said she will continue playing community sports with girls' teams for now. Beth said Kirin's day-to-day routine will not change for now. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/hoosier-transgender-girls-no-longer-eligible-to-play-girls-sports-in-school-indiana/531-daec9e92-636c-4882-90df-31c69344ba8d | 2022-07-01T12:32:32 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/hoosier-transgender-girls-no-longer-eligible-to-play-girls-sports-in-school-indiana/531-daec9e92-636c-4882-90df-31c69344ba8d |
'Google Fiber is built for speed': Mesa to be next city to receive the high-speed internet service
Google Fiber, Google’s internet service, is coming to Mesa, the first Arizona city to receive the service, the company announced Friday.
At the Mesa City Council’s meeting July 11, the council will vote on a measure to allow Google to use the city right-of-way to install its infrastructure on city streets.
“It’s been a great partnership with the city of Mesa. The city is very interested in giving residents a choice in how they get their internet service,” Ashley Church, general manager for the west region for Google Fiber, said.
If the measure is approved by the council, Google will begin the engineering phase to prepare for construction and installation of the fiber underground.
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Cox and CenturyLink are the largest internet service providers in Mesa, and both offer service across the city.
Ian Linssen, assistant to the city manager in Mesa, said expanding broadband access and closing the digital divide has been a priority for the council for years, and the COVID-19 pandemic made the issue even more pressing.
In January, the city released a request for information, seeking information about expanding the fiber optic network in the city. The request returned seven responses, including from Google and another provider called SiFi, which also will be before the City Council requesting licenses to develop a network in Mesa.
"Fiber optic technology is the technology of the future," Linssen said. "It has the capability to provide speeds and services to close the digital divide."
The city also is working on other programs to increase internet access, he said.
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Google uses a “shallow trenching” method to lay the fiber optic cable in a 1½- to 2-inch wide trench along the curb close to one side of the street. The method allows the installation to be “less disruptive, and as seamless as possible for residents,” Church said.
Construction is planned to begin in early 2023, with the first customers receiving service by the end of 2023.
Google does not wait until the entire construction project is finished to begin connecting customers, so some residents will have access to Google Fiber before the entire city has the ability to connect.
So far, Mesa is the only Arizona city where the Google Fiber network is planned, but Church said the company is exploring others.
“Google Fiber is built for speed; it’s a different type of internet service,” Church said.
The service offers two different plans, a $70 per month plan with one gigabit per second of download and upload speed, and a $100 per month plan of two gigabits per second of download speed and one gigabit upload speed.
The company also works to “future-proof” its technology to “continue to push the envelope” for speed, Church said.
Google Fiber began in 2010 and has service in 20 other cities and metro areas.
“We have been on that mission to really invest in communities,” Church said. “We want to bring fairly priced, open internet that’s reliable.”
Google declined to share data about the demand for Google Fiber in cities where the service is available, but Church said the company does extensive due diligence before entering a city to justify the private investment involved in building the network.
Mesa was also the landing spot for Google's $1 billion data center, which is in the city's Elliot Road Technology Corridor.
Reach the reporter at cvanek@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on Twitter @CorinaVanek.
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2 sought in connection with west side Detroit carjacking
Detroit — Police are seeking tips to find two men who carjacked another man last month at a gas station on Detroit's west side.
Officials said the incident happened at about 1 a.m. June 17 at a gas station in the 15900 block of Schaefer Highway near Puritan.
According to a preliminary investigation, a 23-year-old man was at one of the gas station's pumps when he was approached by two men. One of the men produced a weapon, demanded money and assaulted the victim.
As the victim ran away, the two men got into his silver 2014 Ford Fusion and fled.
Police said they later recovered the vehicle in the Monte Vista and Fenkell area, about a mile from the gas station.
Officials released images of the two carjackers captured by the gas station's security cameras
Anyone with information should call the Detroit Police Department’s Commercial Auto Theft Unit at (313) 596-2555 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1 (800) SPEAK-UP. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/01/2-sought-connection-west-side-detroit-carjacking/7785633001/ | 2022-07-01T12:54:25 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/01/2-sought-connection-west-side-detroit-carjacking/7785633001/ |
'Marries my passions': Lakeland Symphony Orchestra's new executive director has deep local ties
The Lakeland Symphony Orchestra's new executive director has a long history in Polk County. But only longtime locals might remember when Ashley Metts Miller first stepped into the spotlight.
Her father, Willie Metts, was the lead singer of a popular rock and roll group known as The Canadian Rogues. The group played many of Lakeland's big festivals and fundraisers with a rousing mix of rock, soul and blues.
When Willie Metts died in 1996, Ashley, just a teenager at the time, stepped into his role on the microphone.
“I grew up going to his performances. When he passed away I actually took his spot in the band and was their lead singer for a while,” she said.
Miller, 40, is the new executive director for the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra. She a wide range of experience marketing and nonprofit experience, as well as a local face to the role.
"This opportunity marries my passions, which are people, giving back to our community and music," she said. "When this opportunity came up it really felt like a dream job that I could not ignore. It brings me back into the nonprofit world, which is an amazing place to be in our community because we have such a generous community. And combining that with arts and culture and music seems like the perfect fit for my passions and abilities."
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Miller fills a role previously held by Amy Wiggins, who accepted the position of president of the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce earlier this year.
Lori Powell, president of the orchestra's board of directors, said Miller is the perfect storm.
“She had a combination of all the qualifications that we needed. She had nonprofit experience and fundraising experience. She’s from Polk County, so she had a tremendous amount of connections and family and friends. Which makes this job so much easier,” Powell said. “She was with VISTE for a long time. She came with excellent references. You know, everybody knows her and everybody loves her. And she's a music person."
Miller said she hopes to expand the reach of the symphony orchestra.
“The orchestra has been around for over 55 years, and I am still shocked to find out people in our community don’t know we have a professional symphony orchestra. My long-term goal would be to make the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra a household name," Miller said.
Miller wants to continue to build upon the orchestra's foundation and traditions.
“I also want everyone in our community to know that it is for everyone. Music is for everyone," she said. "One of the goals I would look toward is expanding even further the reach of the symphony orchestra so that those who haven't had the opportunity to experience it have the chance to do that.”
Mark Thielen, the orchestra's conductor, said Miller is personable and he enjoyed getting to know her during the interview.
“I think the one thing that I like out of a couple of things is that she grew up in this community, so she knows it very well. She knows what the people are like and probably where to go to when she needs certain things for the organization,” Thielen said.
Miller is a classically trained pianist and played the oboe from middle to high school. She was raised in a musical family with singing being her first love.
Miller was an account executive at MADE for three years prior to her new role. Before that, she worked with Volunteers in Service to the Elderly for 11 years.
Miller graduated from Lake Gibson High School in 2000. She and her husband, Josh, have a 7-year-old son. Miller will start her new role July 11 and looks forward to bringing the community together through music.
“I am a true believer in the healing power of music and the power of music to inspire and bring people together.
Breanna A. Rittman writes news features for The Ledger. Send your feature ideas to BRittman@gannett.com. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/lakeland-symphony-orchestra-executive-director-history-polk-county/7771689001/ | 2022-07-01T12:57:10 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/lakeland-symphony-orchestra-executive-director-history-polk-county/7771689001/ |
Text message campaign falsely claims Polk School Board member is under criminal inquiry
Anonymous attacks on Miller sent to Polk County voters
Local voters in recent days have received anonymous text messages falsely alleging that Polk County School Board member Lisa Miller is under criminal investigation.
Miller, a Lakeland resident, is running for re-election in District 7. She faces two challengers, Dell Quary and Jill Sessions.
Miller said she began hearing about the text messages on June 28. The texts do not identify the sender, an apparent violation of state election laws.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office for the 10th Judicial Circuit said Wednesday that neither Miller nor her husband is the subject of a criminal investigation. A spokeswoman for the Lakeland Police Department also said she is not aware of any investigation involving them.
Miller said Wednesday that she is the victim of a crime and has asked the State Attorney’s Office to investigate.
“My opposition has attacked me on such a personal level, knowing I have devoted my entire adult life to advocating for children and people with disabilities,” Miller said in a text message.
Miller implied that Sessions is behind the emails. She mentioned that Sessions’ campaign manager, James Dunn, pleaded guilty in 2008 to fraud against the government in Texas.
Sessions denied any connection to the text messages and said she didn’t know who had created and sent them.
“They’re not coming from me,” Sessions said.
Quary also said she had no role in writing or sending the text messages.
“I heard about it by way of the public,” Quary said. “I don’t know anything about its origins.”
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Sessions has been endorsed by the Polk County Republican Party, while the Polk County Democratic Party has endorsed Quary. School board races are nonpartisan, and Miller is registered as a voter with no party affiliation.
Voters registered with both major parties have reported receiving the text messages, though Miller said they seemed more targeted to Republicans.
Miller said she first wondered whether County Citizens Defending Freedom, a conservative group based in Polk County, might have been responsible for the texts. CCDF’s podcast includes a recent interview with Dunn, who is also working for two other School Board candidates endorsed by the Republican Party, Terry Clark and Rick Nolte.
Miller said that CCDF Chairman Steve Maxwell assured her the group has no involvement with the text messages. The group has 501c4 nonprofit status, which allows issue advocacy but prohibits campaigning for any candidate.
In a text message that Miller shared, Maxwell told her that CCDF doesn’t have a texting platform. She said Maxwell offered to help try to determine who sent the text messages.
Maxwell agreed to an interview with The Ledger for Friday but then did not respond to a voicemail left for him.
Miller shared five phone numbers that displayed as the sources of texts received by local residents. Three showed the area code 863, which includes Polk County, and two displayed the area code 786, which covers part of Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys.
Miller said she provided the State Attorney’s Office with the five numbers.
Attempted calls by The Ledger determined that none of the five is a working number. The sender likely used a technology that displays fake numbers, a tactic regularly used by scammers for phone calls and text messages.
Miller said the malicious text messages have only increased her support.
The School Board elections take place Aug. 23.
Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on Twitter @garywhite13. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/texts-falsely-claim-polk-county-school-board-member-under-investigation/7765073001/ | 2022-07-01T12:57:16 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/texts-falsely-claim-polk-county-school-board-member-under-investigation/7765073001/ |
MAINE, USA — Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Wednesday is the Maine Celebrity Classic golf tournament. You can play nine holes with the Maine Cabin Masters, eat dinner and listen to some live music. Proceeds go to the Alfond Youth and Community Center and the Augusta Teen Center. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Augusta Country Club. You can register for the event here.
A Broadway Classic also makes its debut in Brunswick on Wednesday. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will run at the Maine State Music Theatre through July 16. The musical is all about the story of Joseph from the Bible. Performances are happening at the Pickard Theater in Brunswick. You can learn more about the show and order tickets here.
Friday, July 1, 2022
Mainers could see their electric bills drop starting Friday. The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced a change to the delivery rate a couple of weeks ago. Central Maine Power customers will see a 5.5% dip. Versant customers will see a 3.5% cut. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/the-week-ahead-june-27-2022/97-9687d66e-b505-4a70-bf79-9f96f33af5a1 | 2022-07-01T13:00:38 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/the-week-ahead-june-27-2022/97-9687d66e-b505-4a70-bf79-9f96f33af5a1 |
GREENSBORO — Police are asking for the public's help locating a 46-year-old man reported missing by his family.
Telly Jeffers last had contact with his family on May 28, according to a news release from Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers. Jeffers is described as 6 feet tall with black hair and brown eyes.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000 or send an anonymous tip online at P3tips.com. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/greensboro-police-seek-publics-help-locating-man-reported-missing-by-family/article_1fb16b94-f938-11ec-b3d4-4bb297ce152b.html | 2022-07-01T13:01:13 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/greensboro-police-seek-publics-help-locating-man-reported-missing-by-family/article_1fb16b94-f938-11ec-b3d4-4bb297ce152b.html |
GODDARD, Kan. (KSNW) — Firework prices are skyrocketing thanks to increased shipping costs. Is the sticker shock taking a toll on fundraising efforts?
All of the proceeds from one firework stand in Goddard will go to dozens of nonprofits, including the Lord’s Diner, the Kansas Honor Flight, and the Guadalupe Clinic. With higher prices, the organizers are worried that sales will take a hit, and they won’t be able to help as much.
“Across the board, we’ve seen the price increase on almost every one of our products,” said Brian Scharping, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Knights of Columbus Fireworks Chairman.
For 15 years, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Knights of Columbus has sold fireworks right off Kellogg in Goddard, donating all of their proceeds to a variety of organizations.
“We seem to do a little better every year. So we’re able to expand out to new organizations. This year we expect sales to be down,” Scharping said.
This is due to a rise in shipping costs trickling down to customers.
“I have seen a number of customers pick up an item, they like it, they watch the video, then they see the price they [go] ‘oh,’ and they kind of disappointedly put it down,” he said.
The annual firework tent is their biggest fundraiser.
“That means we got to figure out a way to either cut or find other ways for funding,” said Scharping.
A couple of towns over in Derby, another tent by the Derby Theater is raising money for local Boy Scouts Troup 557.
“This is our first year. We got the opportunity to do it. We’re wanting to buy a larger tent for trappers,” said Jeff Smith, Troop 557 Committee Chairman.
Any leftover funds will go toward the boy’s camping fund.
“They’re estimating, and hopefully, you know, $20,000, I’m hoping,” said Smith.
Despite the higher prices this year, both tents are hopeful that Kansans will support a good cause.
“It makes me feel wonderful when a dad says to their kids, ‘this is why we’re coming here. They donate,'” Scharping said.
The firework coordinator for the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Knights of Columbus tent in Goddard says they plan to add additional fundraisers to make up for any losses this year. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/are-the-high-firework-prices-taking-a-toll-on-fundraisers/ | 2022-07-01T13:13:32 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/are-the-high-firework-prices-taking-a-toll-on-fundraisers/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Sedgwick County Jail is continuing to face a staffing problem, and it’s all hands on deck now to keep the jail staffed and the inmates safe.
The sheriff of Sedgwick County said they are down 100 employees. Because of that, he and other upper administration have been filling shifts in the jail for over a year. He said the staff shortage is not getting any better.
“Pretty much everybody except our civilian personnel are working inside the jail. Our civilian personnel are handling the lobby and visitation areas because we don’t have enough deputies to fill those positions,” said Sheriff Jeff Easter.
Easter said it’s a team effort and staff remains at a crisis level.
“When we don’t have enough staff, then inmates sense that. They become scared. They start arming themselves with shanks. We have more fights. Those types of things, and last night, when I was working in there, we had a couple of major fights in there,” Sheriff Easter said.
With safety a concern, staff has shut down a jail pod and might have to downsize more. The sheriff said the budget is strained due to overtime hours and having to house inmates elsewhere.
“When you’re 100 down and then 20 down out of the commission side, there is no budget savings because any part of the personnel cost budget savings that we have is being sucked up in over time, and we’re getting to the point where we could outspend our budget based on overtime,” Sheriff Easter said.
Easter said the pay for employees remains lower than smaller law enforcement agencies in the county.
“That’s a problem. Hopefully, the commissioners will address it and continue addressing it because if not, it could be a bigger issue. Pay is not every reason why people aren’t coming here. It’s part of the reason,” said Easter.
Starting Friday, the starting rate for jail deputies increases. Sedgwick County commissioners approved a 2% raise, which now puts the hourly rate at more than $19 an hour.
If you are interested in applying to work at the jail, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/upper-administration-filling-shifts-at-county-jail-due-to-staff-shortage/ | 2022-07-01T13:13:33 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/upper-administration-filling-shifts-at-county-jail-due-to-staff-shortage/ |
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After she was shot, Lakesha Woodson couldn’t move.
She couldn’t hear. Her ears were ringing from the gun that had been pointed at her head.
She didn’t know where the bullets struck her. But she thought she’d been shot.
Maybe the head, she remembers thinking, as she lay face down on the floor of a cigarette shop in Richmond’s South Side.
She thought that would be a safe place to meet him.
She thought she was safe.
Two days earlier, she’d signed a lease on a new apartment. One he didn’t know about.
They’d been evicted from an apartment they’d shared. She had stopped working — because he was not only threatening her, but her children — so bills weren’t paid.
Woodson considered it a blessing, the eviction. A way out.
"I just knew that I was safe. I thought I was safe," she said looking back.
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On the floor of the convenience store, she thought of her children. She has four — three sons, ages 17, 16, and 8, and a 5-year-old daughter. All three boys were with her the day she was shot, in a car parked right in front of the door.
He spoke to them before entering the shop with the gun.
They saw everything.
"I’m praying to God. I’m praying to my momma. I’m praying to my kid’s dad. I’m praying to everyone I know who is dead to protect my kids," Woodson recalled more than two years later.
As her hearing regained clarity, she heard them, yelling curses and threats at the man who shot her. She admonished them later for being disrespectful, but in the moment, it gave her strength, she said.
Then, another shot rang out.
Silence followed, as did her panic.
“I’m praying to God to spare me. My kids need me. I can’t leave them now,” Woodson said, adding that her oldest sons had lost their dad just three months earlier. “But I did tell him that, God, if you decide to take me, just please protect my kids.”
Her prayers were answered quickly.
Her eldest son reached for her and shook her, calling out, “Mama? Mama?”
“I heard the sadness and the hurt in his voice not knowing if I’m still alive. I had to find a way to let him know I’m still OK, and that gave me the strength,” she said.
She turned her head, the only movement she’d managed since the two bullets bore through her left arm and neck, and said: “Son, I’m OK.”
***
Woodson survived. Her children survived. Many women don’t.
Every day in the U.S., more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends, according to statistics from the YWCA Richmond, which provides crisis services including a 24/7 hotline and emergency shelter for women and children experiencing violence at home.
During 2020, domestic violence increased 8.1% across the United States, according to a study conducted by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice.
Shawntee Wynn, senior director of clinical services at YWCA Richmond, attributes part of that increase to the lockdown, which kept survivors and victims cooped up with their abusers without outlets like work or school where they might have otherwise sought help.
“There was really no room for survivors to figure their way out of a situation,” Wynn said.
The impact locally, at least initially, was a decrease in people contacting the crisis hotlines, Wynn added. But as the pandemic stretched on, more calls started to come and the increased need became clear.
“I think we'll be dealing with the ramifications for years to come,” Wynn said.
Hotlines across Virginia, like the one the YWCA helps run, received more than 70,000 calls in 2020, a more than 2% increase from 2019, according to an annual report compiled by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. Violence in the home accounted for over half of violent crimes in Virginia in 2020.
***
At 4:28 p.m. on March 15, 2020, Richmond police responded to the Cigarette Outlet at 4307 Jefferson Davis Highway – it’s now a Citgo on Richmond Highway.
Three days earlier, then-Gov. Ralph Northam had declared a state of emergency, citing the highly contagious COVID virus and the next day, schools were closed.
Officers found Woodson “suffering from apparent gunshot wounds to her body,” police said in a press release about the shooting.
Woodson, who was 33 at the time, 35 now, remembered first responders stepping over something as they carried her to ambulance. It was his body, she later pieced together.
“Detectives have determined Morrow and the female victim were known to each other and that he shot her during an argument,” police said. “At this time, investigators are not looking for any other suspects in this case.”
Police consider the case “exceptionally cleared” with the Morrow’s death.
Several media outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, wrote items about the shooting based on what police said. No one spoke to Woodson at the time.
That wasn’t enough for Woodson. She wanted to share her story, in hopes that it will help others.
“When it comes to domestic violence, it is not being talked about enough,” she said. "It's not normal. If y'all aren't taking this seriously, then nobody else will.
"I got to do something," she said.
That is part of what’s motivated her recovery, and to start a nonprofit organization to help women and children trying to escape similar circumstances.
“For them, to be the age they was, they shouldn't have to see their mother get shot,” Woodson said her boys. “They shouldn't have seen the guy take his own life, you know, and thought that he took their mother’s life. Shouldn't no kids have to go through that. And that's what keeps me motivated to do what I'm doing.
“My kids are not the only kids that have suffered that in Richmond,” she continued. “Thank God, I made it, but their mother’s didn't make it. They didn't make it. They died from gun and domestic violence. So that is what pushes me to get my charity to where I want us to be, so that I can be that safe haven for mothers and children. And that I'll just be there for the children whose mothers don't make. That's my mission. That's my goal.”
It’s a phrase her grandfather often repeated that has stuck with her. And it might have saved her life.
Woodson said she had an uneasy feeling when he called asking to meet her to collect his paycheck that was still being deposited into her account. She’d asked him to get a card of his own, but she arranged the meeting anyway. She refused when, once in the store, he asked her to talk around the corner of the building.
“I was shaky talking to him because I just had a bad feeling,” she said. “I’m buying time because I feel like something is off.”
There were no red flags, no warning signs before the abuse started, she said.
They were together for two years. For the first year and a half, he was “the sweetest man I ever met," she recalled. "He was perfect, like literally perfect. He opened doors, he was attentive. He was everything a female wanted in a man.”
They were engaged for a short time before the jealousy started, she said.
“It was like a switch went off,” she said snapping her fingers for emphasis. “And he just changed overnight.”
Jealousy is a common trigger, Wynn said. Often, the warning signs are subtle, and easily brushed aside, she added. “And then all of a sudden, those true colors are coming out when that comfort level is there, they feel like they have control the situation and they want to keep control of the situation.”
In domestic violence intervention circles, these tactics are referred to as a Power and Control Wheel, developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth, Minnesota.
“The wheel serves as a diagram of tactics that an abusive partner uses to keep their victims in a relationship,” according to National Domestic Violence Hotline’s description. “The inside of the wheel is made up of subtle, continual behaviors over time, while the outer ring represents physical and sexual violence. Abusive actions like those depicted in the outer ring often reinforce the regular use of other, more subtle methods found in the inner ring.”
Woodson described the abuse she suffered as emotional, rather than physical, but “it got to the point where he was pulling out weapons,” she said. She recounted two separate occasions involving a knife. In the first, he threatened her; the second came after they’d separated and he’d threatened to hurt himself.
But he'd always been scared of guns — at least that's what she thought, until he pulled that "big, rusty" gun, pointed it at her and fired.
"I'll never forget that look," she said describing his "sinister smirk."
It wasn't the first time she'd had gun a pulled on her. But the shots had never landed before.
The presence of a firearm increases the chance that a woman will be murdered by a violent partner by 500%, according to statistics provided by the YWCA.
She's spent months trying to leave. She called shelters; they were full, she said. She called the domestic violence hotline; they told her to make a safety plan.
While nearly 4,000 adults and 2,500 children received 216,725 nights of emergency or temporary shelter due to domestic violence in 2020, that was fewer people sheltered than any of the previous three years, according to the Attorney General’s report. Plus, another 405 families were turned away due to lack of space.
Woodson was one of them. She couldn't find the help she needed, so she stayed. Like a lot of women, she said, because they think it is safer.
"I stayed because I really didn’t have anywhere else to go to be honest," she said. "I had been homeless several times and I wasn’t trying to be back in that predicament."
But she saw an opening when they were evicted several weeks before she was shot.
"If we lose this house, then I can escape," she remembered telling herself. "I can lie and say I’m going to a shelter and it’s a women’s shelter with only kids, and the man can’t be there.”
"That’s exactly what I told him," she said. "I told him I can help you get into a man’s shelter. And we can meet up while the kids are at school, we can still spend time together. I’m telling him everything I can to keep him calm thinking he will see me, just to get away safely. Even though it backfired.”
Once a survivor starts planning to leave, the risk of violence increases about 75%, Wynn said. Sensing the loss of power and control, an abuser often will resort to violence to regain it.
“It’s kind of like two-edged sword,” she said. “Staying in the situation can be very dangerous, especially if things are escalating … And then when someone is trying to leave, it multiplies, like 70%, or increase 75%, in terms of being more dangerous when a person is trying to leave.”
Even then, staying away can be harder still. On average, it takes a victim seven times to leave an abuser behind for good, Wynn said.
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Woodson was shot twice in her left arm. The bullets exited through her neck leaving her with paralysis on her left side.
Doctors at VCU Health have told her she’s lucky to be alive. X-rays showed the bullets’ path was inches away from her spine.
Woodson eventually regained some feeling in her left side, but feeling has brought chronic pain. She had to relearn to walk, and may someday be confined to a wheelchair.
“I’m not claiming that right now,” she said.
She uses a cane to get around most days. On rainy days, she’s often bedridden.
A compressive sleeve covers the lower portion of her left arm, which is hypersensitive because nerves leading there were damaged by the bullets. The scars where they entered her body are visible just above the sleeve on her upper arm.
The injuries have left her unable to work. Her disability check wasn't enough to keep her in the apartment she'd secured before she was shot, so earlier this year she moved public housing in Richmond's East End, where the family is exposed to even more gun violence, exasperating the affects of PTSD and anxiety that Woodson and her three boys were diagnosed with after the shooting. She asked not to disclose exactly where for fear of her safety.
"They hearing gunshots every day. They can't play outside without someone coming down the street shooting, and they have to run. They shouldn't have to live like that," she said. "And that right there, it causes trauma for a lot of kids that people don't know. They pretty much become accustomed to it, and they should have to become accustomed to gunshots, because it's not normal."
Before she was shot, she'd previously lived in another one of the courts, when a bullet came through her apartment window.
"My kids was so terrified, like it really bothered them," she said. When they moved out, her kids asked her: "Mom, can we please never go back to one of those again? So I tried my best to keep them away from it."
Rupa Murthy, chief advancement and advocacy officer for YWCA Richmond, said domestic violence, just like gun violence, disproportionately affects people of color and historically marginalized communities.
Black women, between the ages of 0 and 35, are nearly six times more likely than white women to be victims of gun violence, and Black and brown women are more likely to be murdered than their counterparts, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found.
“When we're talking about domestic violence, and we're talking about breaking the cycle of violence, we're also talking about breaking the cycle of racism, and we're also talking about breaking the cycle of poverty,” she said.
As part of her nonprofit, Woodson has held several community events bringing together children and adults to discuss prevention of gun and domestic violence. Last month, she held an event in Whitcomb Court for gun violence awareness week.
A bouncy castle was a hit among the kids, who also indulged in snow cones and burgers. One toddler played with a toy gun.
***
In March, two years to the day after she was shot, Woodson returned to the scene hoping to find closure.
“I cain’t talk to him,” she said in front of the store that looks nothing like the last time she saw it. “So I feel like this is my only way to try to close this chapter. Hopefully this will stop the flashbacks or stop the nightmares. Hopefully, this is a fear I can overcome.
“I’m worried that it will never go away.”
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For more about Woodson's nonprofit, Got 2 BMC, check out her Facebook page or on Instagram .
If you or someone you know needs immediate help, text or call the regional EmpowerNet hotline at 804-612-6126. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-survivor-of-domestic-violence-shares-her-story-in-hopes-it-will-save-others/article_0b3daced-932e-5d33-9a7c-b5d6f67ecb1a.html | 2022-07-01T13:14:27 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-survivor-of-domestic-violence-shares-her-story-in-hopes-it-will-save-others/article_0b3daced-932e-5d33-9a7c-b5d6f67ecb1a.html |
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