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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Police in Daytona Beach said they have arrested a woman who shot into a group of people over the weekend.
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Channel 9 was there as Karla Bermudez was taken into custody Monday afternoon.
She is now set to go in front of a Volusia County judge Tuesday.
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The Daytona Beach Police Department said it will share new details on the woman and what sparked the shooting.
Officers said Bermudez opened fire into a crowd outside of Razzles nightclub, hurting four people.
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Now she faces attempted murder charges.
Bermudez is set to be in court at 1:30 p.m.
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Vandalia looks a little different from thousands of feet above.
Last week, I took a short trip with Dream Flights — a nonprofit that works with veterans and seniors — and two-man formation Redline Airshows to get a glimpse of what pilots would be doing during the Dayton Air Show, which wrapped up at Dayton International Airport on Sunday.
The air show featured several performances from stunt planes, skydivers, fighter jets and more. Some pilots flew into town early to allow reporters from local news outlets the chance to ask questions about their aircraft or take a flight themselves.
These two trips were my first and second times ever on an airplane.
Although I’ve never flown on an airplane commercially or recreationally up until last week, this wasn’t my first flight. I rode in a helicopter for 10 minutes while on a family vacation.
That was a great experience, but it’s difficult to compare it to being in a Boeing Stearman or Van’s Aircraft RV-8.
Dream Flights pilot and founder Darryl Fisher flew me in his organization’s Stearman last Wednesday. The Stearman I flew in is the same kind of aircraft used to train many military aviators between the ‘30s and ‘40s.
I had a front-row seat to what was happening, as the pilot sat in the seat behind me. Flying in an open-cockpit plane is a rush: you feel all of the air around you as you do on a rollercoaster. It’s exhilarating, but in a peaceful way.
There wasn’t much time for chit-chat during the flight itself; no voices could easily be heard over the sound of rushing wind and the mechanical noises of the aircraft.
But after taking in all of the sights of the flight and coming to a landing, Fisher told me that seeing the look of wonder on someone’s face who has never experienced a ride in a plane brings him unending joy. He and others at Dream Flights are sticking around the area to take a Springfield man on their 6,000th flight this Tuesday.
Thursday saw my second plane flight. This time, I flew in a Van’s Aircraft RV-8. These planes had two seats, and Redline Airshows pilots Ken and Austin Rieder were kind enough to take me and another reporter for a trip.
Dayton Air Show attendees were able to see the Redline Airshows crew during the national anthem and drop-down of the American flag, flying in circles around a parachuter.
I could take in a lot of scenery during this flight, as the planes have closed cockpits. We soared over Dayton International Airport, never losing pace with the other plane in the formation.
The view was a little more clear, and I was able to see clusters of houses, rolling fields and cars zipping down roadways on a quiet Thursday afternoon.
Pilot Austin Rieder told me that although he loves summertime flights, his favorite flying season is the fall.
You can’t beat the aerial view of autumnal colors, and it’s more pleasant to fly in cooler temperatures, he said.
I honestly can’t wait for my next flight, but I doubt anything will ever compare to those two experiences.
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Local counties could use more poll workers to administer the Aug. 8 special election on Issue 1, according to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
A tracker created by the state provides progress reports on local boards’ poll worker recruitment. Meeting the minimum means every poll location is staffed to capacity; meeting the goal means every poll location has an excess of poll workers in case previously committed poll workers are unable to show up on Election Day.
That tracker shows that Preble and Darke counties are the only two counties in the nine-county region that are already staffed to capacity. Both counties have also met the secretary of state’s goal.
Local tracker data, last updated by the secretary on July 18, is below:
Montgomery County, which has had more poll workers sign up in the week since the tracker was last updated, had 1,416 poll workers signed up Monday — 252 workers short of the “minimum” and 503 short of the “goal.”
Montgomery County Board of Elections Director Jeff Rezabek said being below the minimum doesn’t mean that counties would be unable to administer a smooth election.
“Can I run an election with 1,400 workers? Absolutely,” Rezabek said. He said meeting the minimum goal of 1,668 workers would mean less shuffling around and more flexibility to provide breaks to the workers on a long Election Day.
Rezabek said the goal is always to have an excess of poll workers, given the inevitability of day-of cancellations. “Already, people have committed to be poll workers and when coordinators call out, we’ve got people canceling already and those have got to be backfilled,” Rezabek said.
For now, Rezabek said any worries about finding enough poll workers to administer the Aug. 8 election were unfounded, at least in Montgomery County.
“If we had the numbers that we have in a general election like November, I would be extremely happy because I think we’re in a good spot. We’re normally short as we come out two weeks in advance. Do I want to be 250 short? No, but I wouldn’t be too upset,” he said.
In Darke County, the board of elections is already sitting fully prepared for Aug. 8 after the board previously voted to reduce the total number of poll workers needed in each precinct.
“We have met those requirements and we currently have all of the backup poll workers that we intend to need for this election,” said Darke County Board of Elections Director Paul Schlecty
Schlecty said the Darke County Board of Elections has seen a large interest from the community to fill out the poll working roster, but is always willing to accept more interested applicants.
Poll workers must be at least 17 years old and registered to vote in their county. Poll workers can not be running for election, nor have been convicted of a felony, unless that felony was reversed, expunged, or pardoned.
Poll workers are required to complete a training session before Election Day, and working hours on Aug. 8 are from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pay varies by county, but in Montgomery County, poll workers receive $120 for Election Day and $25 for training.
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Do you have mice in your yard, barn or shop? Have you already tried cheese and wire traps, glue traps or poison blocks with no success?
You may want to try your luck with a more traditional, low-cost and reusable method like a four-legged feline. No, not one of those fluffy, pampered house cats, but a real rugged, blue-collar, 9-to-5 working cat.
OK, Guilford County Animal Services may prefer to call them “barn cats” — perhaps a loophole to get out of paying a full-benefits salary — but these cats will still help out with the job at hand.
Many cats and other animals come through the Guilford College Road shelter doors for a variety of reasons. Some have been picked up on the side of the road, some have been surrendered by their owners, a few are even brought in by animal control inside a feral cat box.
Often times, these “feral” cats aren’t actually feral. Either they can’t deal with confined spaces, aren’t sociable around people or they’re just a plain scaredy cat. It takes anywhere from three days to a month for staff to observe and make this determination.
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Perla and Blinky, two cats that came into the shelter earlier this month in feral boxes, are still timid around people but have adjusted well enough to be up on the adoption floor. This is the ideal outcome, but it isn’t always possible. If a cat is deemed unadoptable, GCAS reaches out to the Feral Cat Assistance Program.
FCAP is a volunteer-based non-profit that according to its website “improve(s) the lives of local feral ‘community’ cats through teaching humane cat trapping, loaning cat traps, and managing a monthly ultra-low cost ($10 per feral cat) spay/neuter/vaccinate clinic.”
GCAS and FCAP work together to find suitable living arrangements for unadoptable cats, which may be as a barn cat or as a member of an FCAP maintained feral cat community.
All barn cats leaving GCAS are spayed or neutered, up to date on their rabies vaccines and left ear tipped — a marker that the cat is unable to reproduce and has been vaccinated before.
Currently, there are only two barn cats at GCAS — Barbados, a calico, and Happy, a black cat — with a third — a white cat named Egg — in the foster system.
Happy is set to be taken by FCAP, most likely to a feral cat community, on Saturday after almost a month in the shelter. Barbados is set to become a barn cat shortly.
Scott says the shelter has had a difficult time as of late to place barn cats, since they often times become adoptable, but that any opportunity to find a cat another chance at life is a good one.
For more information about adoption, fostering, or any other animal services, call Guilford County Animal Services at 336-641-3400.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates belted four home runs off of San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish (7-7) en route to an 8-4 victory at Petco Park on Monday night.
Jack Suwinski, who finished the game a triple shy of the cycle, started the power surge with a game-tying solo home run in the top of the third inning before Carlos Santana recorded a pair of two-run homers — one in the third and one in the fifth.
Liover Peguero joined the homer barrage with his first-career home run in the top of the fourth inning with a solo shot that just snuck over the left field wall. Peguero drove in his second run of the game after legging out an infield single in the fifth.
The outburst on offense paved the way for Quinn Priester (1-1) to collect his first career big league win. The rookie right-hander allowed a leadoff homer to Ha-Seong Kim, and Kim later hit a two-run homer off Priester in the fifth.
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PITTSBURGH — Toasty! That might be the best way to describe the bulk of the week.
Tuesday will start with a shower or storm and while high temperatures will only push into the low to mid 80s during the afternoon, you’ll notice the mugginess in the air.
Temperatures will be approaching 90 degrees in many areas by Wednesday afternoon and lasting through Friday. Humidity will also skyrocket with dew points in the lower 70s the second half of the week. That high level of moisture will give the air a very sticky, very heavy feel and send the heat index into the mid to upper 90s. A few areas will see the heat index top 100 degrees Thursday and Friday.
Heat advisories may be needed for parts of the area for the end of the week. So plan now to adjust your outdoor work to the early morning or late evening during the coolest part of the day. Check on elderly neighbors to make sure they are staying cool and keep an eye on pets.
A few pop-up showers or a stray storm may pop up from time to time, but it won’t be enough to cool us off.
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Purchasing a new car is stressful enough, so it helps to go into a showroom knowing which of the charges that show up on your bill are unavoidable, which can be negotiated, and which you can skip altogether.
And remember: You have the power to walk out and shop somewhere else. That’s what CR member Ron Martinson of Falls Church, Va., says he did: “I told [the salesperson] that he got one chance to give me his final/best offer, and that there would be no ‘add-ons’ except for government charges/taxes. He lost the deal.”
Those government charges can include state sales tax (usually calculated based on the difference between the price of the new car and, if you have one, the value of your trade-in) as well as the cost of establishing the title and registration in your name. Another unavoidable fee is the destination charge, or what the automaker charges for delivering the vehicle from the factory to the dealership; it’s included in the official window sticker.
But you can often avoid other fees or negotiate them down. And check the laws in your state: Some cap the fees that dealers can charge.
Documentation or Conveyance ChargesThough it’s reasonable for you to have to cover the cost of your title and registration (typically 1 percent to 3 percent of the vehicle’s cost), dealers often charge extra—sometimes hundreds more—for processing these and other documents.The fix: You might not be able to avoid this fee entirely, but you can try for a discount or ask for something in return, such as dealer-installed accessories like winter floor mats.Advertising FeeDealers sometimes add an extra few hundred dollars to recoup the cost of national and regional advertising campaigns.The fix: If the dealer says he will sell a car at the invoice price but you have to pay an advertising fee, just say no. The cost of advertising the car is baked into the sticker price.
Delivery and Preparation FeesDealers sometimes paste a second sticker on a car’s window next to the official one, listing charges with names like “pre-delivery inspection,” “dealer prep,” “vehicle prep,” and “vehicle procurement.”The fix: Contest them all. They’re part of the mandatory destination charge—which, by the way, should also include a full tank of gas.
Market Adjustment FeeThis is a tough one to avoid if you are shopping for a hot seller because dealers may have little incentive to negotiate.The fix: Still, it’s not a mandatory charge—so it’s worth asking for a discount, especially because the added cost is not just an up-front expense. Paying extra initially also typically means losing more as the car depreciates.
Loan Payment FeesMany automakers offer loans directly to car buyers—and a third of the people in our survey who got one of those loans said they were surprised by a fee connected to it. For example, Diane Weiser of Port Lavaca, Texas, says she was shocked to find that every time she called to make a payment, she was charged a $10 customer service fee. “And that was for on-time payments, too!” she says.The fix: Make sure you understand the payment terms before you go through an automaker’s financing arm. Check with your own bank, too, which may offer a better deal and lower or no fees.
Unnecessary Add-Ons
Though not technically fees, dealers often try to upsell unnecessary services or features, including:
- VIN etching: A local mechanic will charge you less for this anti-theft measure, which involves etching the vehicle identification number on the car’s glass. Or buy a do-it-yourself kit for as little as $20.
- Extended warranty: A warranty that covers repairs after the manufacturer’s warranty expires can provide peace of mind. But it can add thousands to the cost of the car. CR recommends buying a reliable vehicle and setting aside an emergency fund instead.
- Disability and life insurance: Some dealers offer these and similar policies with your auto loan to help you pay for the vehicle if you are injured or die early. But you can get cheaper coverage through your primary home, car, or life insurer.
- Rustproofing, paint sealing, or fabric protection: Today’s cars are built to withstand corrosive weather and road conditions, so they don’t need additional treatments, which can add hundreds to the cost of your car. Paint sealants are basically just wax that will wear off after a few months. And the interior protection is just expensive spray-on fabric protectant.
What the Fee?!
Are you tired of the endless stream of add-on charges that appear on your bills? On the TV show “Consumer 101,” Consumer Reports’ expert explains to host Jack Rico how to avoid these pesky fees.
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For Richmond’s public housing residents, the possibility of owning a home could be just around the corner with the help of a new Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority pilot program.
The program serves as the first of its kind, not only in the state but also in the nation, as it provides mortgage loans based upon on-time rental payment history instead of credit score. If successful, it will serve as the model for other public housing authorities in the country.
According to RRHA CEO Steven Nesmith, this “groundbreaking and historic initiative” will combine the city’s current voucher homeownership program into a larger initiative that includes all public housing families living in city-run public housing complexes and senior communities.
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Presently, the authority oversees Creighton, Fairfield, Gilpin, Hillside, Mosby and Whitcomb courts as well as seven other senior housing facilities. In total, the authority is in charge of over 3,500 housing units.
“This is not just a homeownership initiative, but this is also a wealth-building initiative,” Nesmith said.
While the authority currently operates two homeownership programs — the Greenwalk Homeownership Program and the Neighborhood Homeownership Initiative — Nesmith said the newest homeownership initiative will serve as an extension through partnerships with nonprofit organizations, mortgage lenders and local, state and federal governments.
The initiative comes on the heels of a recent President Joe Biden administration initiative that required mortgage lenders to consider public housing residents’ two-year rental payment histories instead of their credit scores.
In light of this ruling, Nesmith said he and his team created the program to help begin the process of building opportunities for residents.
The authority has already formed agreements with Bank of America, Truist Bank, Peoples Advantage Federal Credit Union and Virginia Credit Union to begin to offer payment history loans with the promise of below-market interest rates.
As loans will not be based on credit score, potential homeowners will not have to pay mortgage insurance.
Additionally, Nesmith said folks who qualify will receive down-payment assistance and closing cost coverage through various grants that will not have to be paid back.
In order to qualify, the first-time homebuyers must:
be current Richmond public housing residents;
be able to prove a two-year or more consistent rental payment history;
have a minimum two-year full- or part-time, consistent and current employment history with no gaps;
meet the minimum wage guidelines outlined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development;
be a current member of the RRHA Housing Choice Voucher Program;
have no outstanding debt with RRHA or unpaid rent;
participate and complete a homebuyer education course by a HUD-certified Housing Counseling Agency.
For Nesmith, who is the product of public housing himself, the goal is to create an environment in which families can utilize government-funded assistance to get ahead and back on their feet.
“Public housing was never intended to be generation after generation,” Nesmith said. “It was intended to be transitional housing, and we want to help people get to a place of self-sufficiency so that we can bring in other families into that safety net.”
Nesmith presented the authority’s launch plan to the Richmond City Council on Monday afternoon at its informal regular meeting after announcing its creation last week.
It was met with widespread support from the City Council, with numerous council members emphasizing the importance of creating more housing opportunities and ending generational poverty.
“This is great; I appreciate this,” said District 8 representative Reva Trammell. “There’s a lot of people who want to get out of public housing and to have something to say, ‘This is mine. I worked so hard and now I have something to call mine for me and my family.’”’
Most recently, the Planning Commission voted to add several public housing neighborhoods to the city’s Richmond 300 master plan, which serves as a roadmap for the city’s future development plans and projects. The addition of these neighborhoods prioritizes various rehabilitation and expansion plans.
Last week, the city’s Office of Equitable Development announced its Jackson Ward Community Plan, which will see Gilpin Court torn down, remodeled as a mixed-income complex and reconnected to the Jackson Ward neighborhood.
Earlier this year, RRHA announced the creation of the Richmond Development Corporation, which allows for the public entity to operate a private business in order to partner with and accept funding from private companies interested in expanding and aiding public housing.
According to Nesmith, the plan is to better incorporate public housing complexes into the community, receive funding to fix aging structures and create pathways for better access, opportunity and self-sufficiency.
The newest initiative is set to launch later this year after the authority hires a full-time mortgage and loan coordinator to manage the program, meets with more partners and increases its affordable housing stock.
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LAPEL, Ind. — A Grant County man was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital following a crash between two dump trucks in Madison County Monday morning.
The crash happened around 9 a.m. July 24 near the intersection of State Road 38 and State Road 13, near Lapel.
A preliminary investigation by the Madison County Sheriff's Department found that both dump trucks were traveling west on State Road 38, approaching a stop sign, when the lead truck, driven by an 59-year-old Anderson man, was rear-ended by the other, driven by a 52-year-old Fairmount man.
The Fairmount man was airlifted to Methodist Hospital with serious injuries, and the Anderson man was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in Anderson with minor injuries, police said.
The dump trucks are owned by S&H Trucking in Anderson.
The crash remains under investigation.
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More sand is on the way to help Volusia County's beaches thanks to inland waterway board
Residents in Volusia and Flagler counties can expect to see funding for multiple waterway projects and reduced property tax bills from the Florida Inland Navigation District in the next budget year.
The district helps keep the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway flowing with dredging projects in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. To pay for those projects, the district board levies a tax on properties in its area, which is 12 counties along Florida's east coast, including Volusia and Flagler.
FIND's board of commissioners holds its regular meetings in counties around the district, and Friday it was Volusia's turn with members meeting at the Hampton Inn at 214 Flagler Ave. in New Smyrna Beach.
The board decided to pursue a rolled-back tax rate for the entire district in the next budget year which will begin Oct. 1. That's considered the rate needed to bring in the same amount of revenue in the next fiscal year. If approved in September, FIND's rate would be reduced from 0.032 mills to 0.0288 mills.
It's a very small portion of the average homeowner's tax bill. A mill is equal to $1 for every $1,000 of taxable property value. A house with a taxable value of $200,000 would pay $6.40 for the annual bill at the current rate. Under the rolled-back rate, the same property would pay $5.76.
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The FIND board will have two public hearings in September to finalize the tax rates and the budget, so there's still time for people to share their thoughts. The first hearing will be at 5:05 p.m. on Sept. 7 at the Frances Langford Dockside Pavilion at 1707 NE Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach.
FIND officials said Friday that because of the vote, the millage can't be raised above the rolled-back at this point.
FIND Commissioner Buddy Davenport, who represents Volusia County, and Randy Stapleford, who represents Flagler County, took a few minutes after the meeting to talk about a few ongoing or future projects.
Among other things, Davenport said New Smyrna Beach will be getting revamped and added space for boaters to park, both to help residents and to draw in visitors.
"Where we can catch people coming down Marine 95 (the Intracoastal)," he said.
Stapleford said FIND and Palm Coast officials are gearing up for a ribbon cutting on Aug. 18 to celebrate improvements to the Palm Coast Waterfront Park. The city used FIND grants for the project, which includes a floating dock to provide access to "non-motorized" boats, kayaks, canoes and other forms of water transportation, according to the city.
"It's a first-class waterfront park," Stapleford said.
And Volusia County's Coastal Division Director Jessica Fentress said more sand is on the way for Volusia's coastline as part of hurricane recovery efforts. The county is using beach-quality sand from FIND.
The county lost about 6 million cubic yards of sand from both Ian and Nicole, Fentress said. To help protect vulnerable properties from high tides and minor storms, the county has placed over 6.5 miles of TrapBag sandbag systems along the coast. The county has helped 198 private property owners with Trapbags so far and is looking to cover about 76 more.
The sandbags won't protect against hurricanes, she said. If the county gets hit by a storm this hurricane season, the county has access to more FIND sand for emergency sand placement, Fentress said.
Rebuilding efforts are underway despite the turtle-nesting season, thanks to the flexibility the county received on turtle regulations.
Also, the county is working on plans to place FIND sand on northern and southern stretches of the beach. An agreement is expected to go before the county council in August for work on the southern beaches, Fentress said.
Fentress said county officials have learned a lot of lessons about hurricane recovery, and she said the county government is ready to be a resource for other local governments that face hurricane impacts. Fentress said the county's partnerships with federal, state and local officials and agencies have been critical, including the relationship with FIND.
"We would not be where we are today without our partnership with the Florida Inland Navigation District," she said.
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PORTLAND, Maine — It's summertime, and you might be looking for a light, refreshing drink on a hot day.
If you want the feel of a cocktail, but don't want to drink alcohol, these mocktails are perfect.
Andrew Volk from The Portland Hunt + Alpine Club shared three mocktail recipes you can make at home.
Paper King
In a shaker mix:
- Pineapple Juice
- Thai Tea Syrup – to make your own brew tea & add sugar. Let it sit overnight.
- Lemon Juice
- Add ice and shake
- Pour through a strainer into a glass
- Add ice
- Fill up the glass with Stappi Red Bitters
- Garnish with mint.
Blue Ribbon
In a shaker mix:
- Pineapple Juice
- 3 chili syrup
- Grapefruit Juice
- Lemon Juice
- Add ice and shake
- Pour through a strainer into a glass and serve
Non-Alcoholic Shandy
In a pint glass:
- Strawberry Syrup - to make your own just use strawberry juice and sugar and let it sit overnight
- Lemon Juice
- Add Ice
- Pour in KIT NA Get Set IPA
- Stir and serve with a lemon wedge
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PORTLAND, Maine — Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay can both trace their love of baseball back to their childhoods.
And, to their grandfathers.
"My grandpa would always have the scorebooks out on his table, he had a massive card collection, it was very impressive," Pay said. "He started my love of the game for sure."
"My grandfather was a broadcaster, and one day I went with him to a broadcast," Tiedemann said. "He had an extra headset and he handed it to me and he said, 'Let's give this a try,' and I fell in love with it from that moment."
That love mixed with dedication and hard work brought each of them to the radio announcer's booth at Hadlock Field in Portland. Not only is the pair calling Sea Dogs baseball, but they're making history while they do it.
Tiedemann and Pay are just the second all-female team of announcers in professional baseball.
"It is something you're always aware of and it's really special, I think, to be a part of that and to hopefully create opportunities for other girls who want to do the same thing," Pay said. "I feel like there's so much more work to be done in those opportunities, but I feel like it's coming a lot faster than people would expect."
"Every time you tune into a Sea Dogs game, you're going to hear a female voice, so, now I kind of walk with that in the back of my mind," Tiedemann said. "That is actually really cool to have here, and to have fans that are proud of that fact, too. So, it's cool. Things are changing here in Portland, Maine."
Tiedemann made baseball history in 2021 when she became the first female announcer for the Portland Sea Dogs. Two years later, she, along with Pay, are putting women on the baseball map yet again.
Watch the full 207 story above to learn even more about Emma and Rylee.
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BROWNFIELD, Maine — Four people have been rescued Monday afternoon from the Saco River, according to a Maine game warden.
The warden told NEWS CENTER Maine they responded to the town of Brownfield for two people along the river.
They were able to rescue the people there, then got another call for two more people needing rescue from the water not far away, according to officials.
Crews were able to rescue those individuals with their kayaks as well.
One of the kayakers said they came across a mess of logs in the water, and down trees, practically blocking the way up the river.
"We very aggressively paddled upstream and got away from it," Alana Popp, one of the people who was rescued, said. "It’s trying to suck you in and all the branches are close enough to the surface they would scrape your boat and turn you over if you weren’t careful. We paddled as hard as we could to get back up, found a yoke of a tree off to the side of the river and [called for help]."
Monday's rescue in Brownfield comes one week after 11 people who rented canoes were rescued from a remote section of the Saco River in Fryeburg.
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LINCOLN, Maine — Crews are at the scene of a structure fire at the Safe Harbor Self-Storage in Lincoln.
NEWS CENTER Maine has a crew at the fire.
Firefighters from Howland and Lincoln responded, and up to five ladder trucks are visible at the scene at 39 River Rd.
As of 3 p.m., River Road is still open, and traffic is being directed by first responders.
This is a breaking news story, and more information will be added as it becomes available.
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WELLS, Maine — On a sunny Saturday in Wells, the streets roared with the sound of motorcycles, as hundreds of bikers came together to pay tribute to Trent Gibson, an 18-year-old who died by suicide last year.
The community rallied around Trent's memory, emphasizing the importance of breaking the stigma around mental health issues.
"People are just rolling in here," Trent's aunt, Margo Stevens, said as bikers gathered for the ride. "This is so awesome. I just want to keep taking pictures. It's just amazing how many people are here."
The riders' purpose wasn't just a leisurely joy ride. They came together to honor a life that ended too soon.
Angela Stevens, Trent's mother, shared her heart-wrenching story of the day her family's world turned upside down.
"We went out bowling. He wasn't answering my texts, so I went home just to talk with him and found him deceased at home," Angela Stevens said.
Trent was only 18 years old and had just graduated from high school when he died on June 19, 2022.
Shortly after Trent's passing, his family took a courageous step by founding "Stay; For Life," a nonprofit dedicated to supporting men's mental health.
The initiative aims to break the stigma surrounding mental health, particularly among men who often find it challenging to express their emotional struggles openly.
Margo Stevens highlighted the significance of the endeavor.
"The stigma around it sometimes, you know, men feel that they can't say when they are having a hard time," she said.
With "Stay; For Life," the family seeks to create an environment where individuals can talk openly about their mental health challenges without fear of judgment.
The gathering of bikers Saturday sent a powerful message to anyone battling with mental health issues: You are not alone.
"I would say more than half of these people either know someone who has died from suicide or they themselves have contemplated suicide," Angela Stevens said.
The event served as a platform to remind everyone that mental health struggles affect many lives and that reaching out for help and support is essential.
"I tingle inside when I think about it," Kelly Akerley, the mother of Trent's girlfriend when he died, said. "I just have to wonder, and we've talked about it so many times, how could he not know he was this loved?"
The gathering of friends, family, and even strangers demonstrated the immense love and care that surrounded Trent, showcasing how vital it is for individuals to recognize their worth and the impact they have on others.
In loving memory of Trent Gibson, "Stay; For Life" pledges to ride on, advocating for mental health awareness and support.
The nonprofit hopes to touch the lives of many and prevent others from suffering the pain that Trent's family endured.
"There is no doubt in my mind that if he knew what kind of an impact his suicide was going to have, he wouldn't have done it," Angela Stevens said.
This sentiment underscores the urgency of encouraging open conversations about mental health and the need to support those struggling.
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LEWISTON, Maine — Construction started Monday on an 82-unit housing project in Lewiston. Half of the units will be new homes for low-income renters who currently live in housing that is deemed unsafe, according to Lewiston city leaders.
The other half of the units will be on an application basis, according to city staff.
The housing project, named Wedgewood after the Wedgewood House on the corner of Pierce and Pine Streets, will consist of nine buildings, all in the northwest neighborhood of Kennedy Park.
"We're seeing this city as the extraordinary place it actually is," Gov. Janet Mills said.
Mills was joined by Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, as well as representatives from Maine Housing and the City of Lewiston.
The housing project is set to open in 2025.
For the people moving out of low-income housing and moving into Wedgewood, their previous housing will need to be evaluated by the city, according to Misty Parker, Lewiston's assistant director of economic and community development.
"As the market for housing tightens in Lewiston, we will be revisiting that. But as of right now, those units won't be renovated," Parker said.
While the goal of opening 82 new units in Lewiston will help alleviate the pressures of a statewide housing crisis, those experiencing homelessness in Lewiston continue to feel the strain as well.
"We've had 374 people in the last year, which is double than the year before," Erin Read, who works with the Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston, which hosts a homeless shelter and soup kitchen.
Read said the number of unhoused people they service doubled over just one year, and they don't see it slowing down.
"Usually you get a case worker, and you can get help, and then get into a house. But now you do everything right and play by the rules, and you get nothing," Read said. "There's just nowhere to go right now."
Those experiencing homelessness said they also want to see more resources directed at immediate solutions to those on the street, including Shelly Alvarez, who said she and her husband became homeless just one week ago.
"We got behind on rent, and now here we are. We have nowhere to go and no help," Alvarez said.
Alvarez said her husband stopped working during the rain. He works on driveways and wasn't able to get enough work to pay for rent.
"It's been hell. It's been awful trying to find a spot to sleep at night," Alvarez said. "It's scary, very scary, and very stressful. I don't know what day-to-day is going to happen. I don't know if we're going to find a spot every night."
Alvarez said she is excited about the new low-income housing project, as it will help the entire city, but wants more immediate relief for those living on the street.
"I think they should prioritize the people who are homeless," Alvarez said. "I'm just praying something happens, and happens in time."
Alvarez said she is in contact with a case worker who is working to get her into a women's shelter, and her husband into a men's shelter in the same building. She said the process has been slow, but she remains hopeful the more units that are added, the more space will be available in shelters in the coming months.
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WASHINGTON — An Alexandria auction house will have one of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's favorite collars up for sale in September.
The Pegasus Collar, which was featured in a Time Magazine piece commemorating the justice after she died in 2020, will be up for sale at the Potomack Auctions during its September 20-21 auctions.
The Pegasus Collar is a limited edition silver metallic bib by the company Stella & Dot. Potomack Auctions says each of Ginsburg's collars had a powerful coded message. During a 2009 C-SPAN interview, Ginsburg showed off one of her favorite collars and explained that since the standard robe is made to show a man’s shirt and tie, she and Sandra Day O’Connor decided they should include something feminine for their robes.
This collar is meant to evoke power and strength due to the imagery of battle armor in its layered metal pointed feathers.
The late justice wore the Pegasus Collar in the official photo of all nine justices in 2018 after Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the Court, which was her first day back at work after a fall that fractured her ribs.
This is not the first piece of the late justice's collection to go up for auction at Potomack. In 2021, the auction house sold Ginsburg's modern art and memorabilia collection for more than $1 million to benefit the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center.
Another of Ginsburg's collars, a gold one made of glass beads, sold at an auction in September 2022 for $176,775.
A portion of the money made will be donated to the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Endowed Fund for Research in Civil Rights and Gender Equality of the American Bar Foundation, an organization founded in 1952 for which Ginsburg served many years as an officer and board member.
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PORTLAND, Maine — A lawsuit is being filed against New Hampshire-based gun manufacturer Sig Sauer over allegations that one of their guns unintentionally discharged, causing injury to a Somerset County sheriff's deputy.
The lawsuit alleges that David Cole, 40, was shot in the leg in 2022 by his issued P320 pistol while he was walking and the weapon was in its holster. The bullet reportedly shattered multiple bones in his leg, requiring multiple surgeries, months of medical care, and therapy.
The lawsuit also states that Cole and others who were working near him reportedly believed they were under fire at the time of the incident, before realizing that Cole's gun unintentionally fired.
The lawsuit is being filed in Maine Federal District Court with representation from Robert Zimmerman of Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky based in Philadelphia and Michal Bigos of Berman and Simmons based in Maine. Bigos alleged this is a troubling pattern for this particular model.
"We would like Sig Sauer to take full responsibility for all of the damage they caused Mr. Cole, and hope that they take responsibility for all the damage we believe they’ve caused for all of the similar, over 100 incidents," Bigos told reporters at a press conference Monday at his firm's office.
Zimmerman joined the conference via Zoom and boasted his own list of 50 active suits against Sig Sauer related to the P320, and that he represents more than 85 alleged victims from P320 incidents across the country.
"This handgun literally puts those who carry it in the line of fire, and we've seen time and time again the devastating results of the gun's safety defects," Zimmerman said.
Despite aligning themselves with Zimmerman’s firm, and its lengthy list of suits on the same issue, Cole and Bigos chose to file alone in Somerset County Superior Court, instead of joining a class-action suit. Zimmerman explained, among other potential reasons, the fact Cole was injured in his incident made a difference.
"Class actions generally don’t work well with personal injury claims, because each person has their own personal injuries, their own personal damages," Zimmerman explained. "So, class actions are more appropriate in scenarios when everyone has suffered the same type of loss or has the same claim."
The attorneys said Sig Sauer reportedly targeted sales of the P320 pistol to law enforcement and military between 2014 and 2022.
In Wisconsin, where Zimmerman had filed multiple lawsuits, Milwaukee news station WTMJ reported the Milwaukee Police Union sued the city in 2022 after three alleged P320 misfires; dropping the suit after the city agreed to buy a new brand for the department. WTMJ also found at least five other departments in that area that used the P320 without misfires and did not plan to switch.
A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety told NEWS CENTER Maine on Monday that Maine State Police do not have any contracts with Sig Sauer, and it does not have data on what weapons local agencies use around the state.
Representatives from Sig Sauer did not respond to requests for comment on Monday.
David Cole is the son of the late Somerset County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Eugene Cole, who died in the line of duty in 2018.
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Jackson 2,133 cfs
Palisades 12,569 cfs
Heise 13,388 cfs
Blackfoot 2,441 cfs
American Falls 13,844 cfs
Milner 1,494 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 137 cfs
Jackson Lake is 90% full. Palisades Reservoir is 83% full. American Falls Reservoir is 54% full. Upper Snake River system is at 73% of capacity. As of July 24
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ROANOKE, Va. – Happy Tuesday! Grab your morning coffee and check out the Morning Sprint to find out what’s trending.
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- First up...a water rescue caught on camera; hear how crews came to the rescue of a group of campers in Rockbridge County
- An alleged abduction in Alabama turned out to be a lie; we’ll go over the shocking details and how community members are responding to the story
- Plus...It’s Tasty Tuesday; hear about an ice cream joint that’s bringing classic ice cream and retro vibes to Wytheville
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Kimberly man dies in Minidoka County crash
A Kimberly man died Saturday afternoon after a head-on crash involving a cargo truck and hay hauler on Idaho Highway 25 west of Paul, police say.
Derrick Chambers, 41, from Kimberly was westbound in a cargo truck at about 2:11 p.m. at milepost 43 on Idaho Highway 25, when the truck crossed over the center line and collided head-on with an eastbound hay hauler driven by a 68-year-old man from Heyburn, according to the Idaho State Police. Minidoka County Coroner Lucky Bourn on Monday confirmed the man’s identity.
The driver of the cargo truck died of his injuries at the scene, while the driver of the hay hauler was flown to a hospital by air ambulance, police say.
The highway was blocked for approximately five hours.
The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.
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BUHL — Five days after La Cabañita Mex opened in 2009 in Ketchum, a man showed up starving for homemade fried chicken tacos smothered in cheese, sauce and lettuce.
It was tasty enough that he would be back almost daily — even to this day.
“We never asked for his name; he just kept coming and coming so we called him No. 1,” Rodolfo Armenta told the Times-News. “He loves that we call him that.”
The mysterious customer has since promoted La Cabañita to his friends and all over the community. That word has spread — even well beyond the Wood River Valley.
Armenta, a prominent Hispanic business owner in south-central Idaho and founder of La Cabañita restaurants, recently celebrated the grand opening of his fifth restaurant on June 13 in Buhl. Harboring a long-term vision of expansion and success, he convinced his seven siblings to join him a year after he started his first restaurant, making a significant impact on his goals and the community.
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A family full of chefs
Growing up with his father as a chef in California, Armenta said he and his siblings learned everything that had to do with a restaurant — from at-home tutorials about how to cut an onion to how they should serve their family recipes to the community.
All of his siblings were fully interested after a few cooking sessions, especially Rodolfo, according to his siblings. Soon after, he made sure he worked in all stations of the restaurants — bussing tables, getting to know customers and preparing the food — making him a natural leader in the food industry at a young age.
“I’ve been doing this since I was 14. I’ve worked as a dishwasher, as a server, as everything,” Rodolfo Armenta said. “Now, if a dishwasher fails on me, I jump in to clean them; if a worker fails to show up, I’m there; if a server fails to show up, I’ll do it.”
Armenta made a quick trip to Idaho in 2006 to scope out the Wood River Valley to determine if it would be the right place for his first restaurant. After getting a taste of the serenity of the valley and the greenery, he was convinced.
But not just start one restaurant — eight, at least.
“There are eight of us, seven brothers and one sister. So my goal is to have each of us own a restaurant,” he said. “I just want to help my family and help them have their own business. I’m getting old so I don’t know if I’ll make it that far, but that’s my goal.”
A year after opening in Ketchum, Daniel Armenta said Rodolfo called his siblings, inviting them to help with expansion to other locations in Idaho. And because Daniel and the rest of the family were looking for a calmer and smaller town to call home, the answer was an “easy yes.”
“None of us hesitated or doubted him and his goal,” Daniel Armenta told the Times-News. “He had been wanting this for a long time so it was easy to jump in.”
Growing business during COVID-19
By 2012, the family-owned business had opened a second restaurant in Bellevue.
With enough carne asada tacos ordered on the daily in both locations, Rodolfo Armenta took the chance and opened La Cab Sports Bar in 2020 in Hailey — during a time in which most businesses had to shut down due to the influx of COVID-19 cases. They, instead, took it as an opportunity.
“Coming from California, I think you know, you deal with serious crises, you know?” Herbert Romero, a local community organizer, told the Times-News. “They were like, ‘How do we do this? Let’s keep going.’”
Romero heard about La Cab Sports Bar a few days after its opening and he wanted to get to know the owners. When he went into the building, he was surprised by what he saw.
“It was pretty impactful, they literally did a whole makeup to the place,” Romero recalled. “My friend who’s a muralist came in and did a mural on the side, too, that symbolizes his upbringing. It’s beautiful.”
He also shared with the Times-News about how the sports bar stayed open with strict protocols and extreme caution. All workers would wear masks, and would make sure they would wash their hands constantly in an effort to protect the safety of customers. They would also only have to-go orders during this time.
Not only did the Armenta family succeed in staying open in the Wood River Valley during the pandemic, the community’s immense support provided the financial means to open another restaurant, this time in Meridian in September 2021.
The first restaurant outside of the Magic Valley has introduced the Armenta’s hospitality and delicious carne asada combo meals to many thousands of new customers.
“We were a bit nervous to open it up, because people weren’t as familiar with our work and our food,” Rodolfo Armenta said. “But it worked out. The community has received us well and has supported our restaurant.”
Hispanic business boosts Idaho economy
COVID-19 was just a bump in the road for the Armenta family. They’ve used their goals and ambitions to be part of the driving force behind communities without even realizing it.
According to a Joint Economic Committee and Hispanic Entrepreneurship and Business report from 2021, almost 5 million Hispanic-owned businesses contribute $800 billion annually to the national economy. Hispanic businesses owners especially thrived, the report showed, increasing 34% compared to 1% growth for non-Hispanic business owners, preceding the pandemic.
In addition, the Small Business Administration reported last year that Hispanics in Idaho own 6% of businesses, creating significant benefits for the Hispanic community statewide. There are other benefits, too — for local economies and to help bridge the gap between cultures.
“At first it was hard to find people to work in a restaurant. Many who worked with us in California came to work with us in the valley in the beginning,” Daniel Armenta said. “But after a couple of years, this helped us create jobs in the valley and find people in the area who want to work with us and have the confidence to talk and hang out with us.”
What’s next for the Armenta family?
Continuing to grow and transform their family-owned business, La Cabañita in Bellevue will soon be moving just a few blocks away to the old Silver Dollar Saloon on Main Street, after being approved July 10 by the Bellevue Planning and Zoning Commission.
P&Z Commissioner Ray McCollum told the Idaho Mountain Express that the city is aiming “to tighten up our downtown restaurant scene.”
Armando Armenta, one of Rodolfo’s younger brother, will be the part-time owner, alongside county resident Ian Jameson.
The new location will open in the next three months with indoor and outdoor seating, a revamped kitchen and a fully renovated bar area, Rodolfo Armenta told the Times-News. A mariachi is planned to be in attendance to celebrate the opening.
In addition, Rodolfo Armenta hopes to expand his love for food to Twin Falls within the next few years. Maybe even sooner.
“I’ve been working on this for the past two years and just haven’t gotten a place in Twin Falls yet,” he said. “I’ve toured a few places for a couple years and none of them feel right just yet. I want a place that will have a good atmosphere with lots of movement.”
But, Armenta added, “I know I’ll find it eventually.”
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Take a look at Gastonia's newest antique store
Gastonia recently added a new antique store to its roster, and the owner, Mike Dotoli is no rookie when it comes to spotting unique items.
Dotoli has been in the antiquing game for four years. So, when a building opened up for rent near his home in York Chester, he saw it as the natural next step to finally open his own store front.
“I had a lot of people supporting me,” Dotoli said.
Dotoli has spent his time in the business working primarily on estate sales, and building relationships with other antique malls like the Sleepy Poet and Catawba River Antique Malls.
Roughly one and a half months ago, he opened the doors to Mike D’s Antiques and Estates.
“It’s a mix-match of everything inside the store,” which currently has 15 vendors selling items of a wide variety, according to Dotoli.
“I can only put so much in my own home,” Dotoli said.
This business is a marriage of Dotoli’s passion for antiques and interest in business, and he does not believe he’s alone in his passion. Dotoli cited quality as one of the main reasons antiquing is now and will be relevant in the future.
“It’s not like Ikea, this stuff doesn’t break easy,” he said.
While he is excited to have his own space to host antique vendors, his work in estate sales is not to be forgotten.
Aside from running the store, Dotoli facilitates two estate sales every month that take place in the homes of those he is working with, and one estate sale each month at Mike D’s Antiques in a space he has reserved just for this purpose.
According to Dotoli, some customers working with him to facilitate an estate sale might not feel comfortable with opening their own homes up to buyers. Having a storefront offers them an alternative.
Mike D’s Antiques and Estates, which is located at 901 S. Chester St. in Gastonia, is open seven days per week. Customers can visit Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
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Man said he was wrongly arrested
A Gaston County man says that he was arrested for a second time on a charge that had been dismissed nine months ago.
Allen Sifford, 51, was driving on Park Street in Belmont on July 7 when he was pulled over by a Belmont Police officer. The officer told him that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was accused of violating a domestic violence protective order.
The charge itself was from 2009. Sifford said that he was accused of picking up his son without the boy's mother's permission. He found out that he had an outstanding warrant last year when he applied for a driving permit, and the charge was dismissed Oct. 26.
Despite the dismissal, when Sifford was pulled over by Belmont Police, he was taken to the Gaston County Detention Center on the same charge that had been dismissed, and he spent the weekend in jail.
"It's demeaning to me, because everything travels to the internet," he said.
Now, Sifford is carrying the dismissal paperwork with him everywhere.
"I'm worried they'll send a bench warrant out for my arrest for something I didn't do," he said.
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Prodigal daughter brings coffee, nation's best cookie to Mass Ave
If you’re in search of a quiet spot to relax while you sip your morning brew, skip out on the newly opened Please & Thank You coffee shop on Mass Ave.
It’s nothing personal, that’s just their policy: Hot Coffee, Fresh Cookies, Loud Music, No Decaf.
“We’re a little rock and roll,” founder and owner of Please and Thank You, Brooke Vaughn, said.
It’s not the place to log onto your Zoom meeting or chat about important business. It’s a spot to have fun. Each store is fitted with a jukebox stocked with rock and punk favorites playing so loudly you’ll probably have to raise your voice to order.
The Kentucky-based coffee shop and bakery opened the doors to its first Indianapolis location this week at 849 Massachusetts Ave., down the street from Bottleworks Hotel. Vaughn, an Indianapolis native, moved to Louisville in 2006, eager to open her own coffee shop. Years later, she now owns three Please and Thank You locations and one bakery in Louisville, and she’s ready to expand outside of that city for the first time.
USA's best cookie shop
While she said the brand has amassed a sort of cult following among artists, musicians and (decaf-hating) coffee lovers, the acclaim doesn’t stop there. Please and Thank You was just voted the No. 1 best cookie shop in the country in a list by USA TODAY. Vaughn spent more than two years developing the shop’s famous chocolate chip recipe, dropping trays of cookies off at friends’ houses for taste testing before settling on one they decided was perfect.
“I felt so strongly about chocolate chip cookies that I felt like I couldn't open a coffee shop until I had one to pair with coffee,” Vaughn said.
She crafted the (top-secret) recipe using Kentucky flour, Michigan brown sugar, European butter and Belgian chocolate. The process is so confidential, new bakers have to sign nondisclosure agreements before mixing the dough. But for Please and Thank You devotees who want to get their hands on the cookies at home, it sells a take-and-bake mix, too. Vaughn also had the store’s proprietary coffee blend curated to pair perfectly with her cookie recipe.
That level of intention doesn’t just apply to the menu — which is full of café drinks flavored with house-made syrups — but to the company itself. When she created Please and Thank You, Vaughn said the place felt like her living room: loud music and lots of fun. The environment attracted a staff full of band members and working artists. She said she’s crafted a work culture that’s respectful of employees' passions outside of the shop: Musicians take leave to go on tour, just as others leave to care for their new babies.
“Man, it was so organic,” Vaughn said. “But I do think it comes down to being an empathetic leader with boundaries. We can be both.”
Bigger and better
In the early 2000s, Vaughn was working as a manager at a since-closed Indianapolis coffee shop, but she'd always wanted to open her own business. For Vaughn, that meant moving away from her family: her mother and brother, who still live in the city.
When she was 25, she moved to Louisville, she said, because the city had better financing options for new business owners than Indianapolis offered at the time. Growing up, she spent every other weekend in Louisville to live with her dad after her parents separated, so the city felt familiar. In 2011, she opened the first Please and Thank You location on Louisville's Market Street.
Now, she wants to expand opportunities for her staff. She said that while she “didn’t plan for success,” she’s glad to be able to finally bring the brand back home.
Louisville local Blessing Selby was 17 when she visited Please and Thank You after high school one day. She thought the shop was staffed with the “coolest-looking” people she’d ever seen. Quickly, she became a regular — and started begging them to hire her, too.
“It was just one of those things where it’s like I’m here every single day anyways, might as well get paid to be here, really become a part of the team,” Selby said.
Eight years later, Selby has become part of the operation, traveling up from Kentucky to train the newest members of Indianapolis’ team. Vaughn said the staff is full of folks who have stuck around since the beginning. She credits that to how the 100% woman-owned business operates, and Vaughn does too.
“I think it speaks to the way women run their business,” Vaughn said. “I know them. They know me. We’ve grown up together in a way.”
COO Melanie Tapp met Vaughn a few years ago at a conference for women in hospitality. For her, it’s a privilege to work for a company that’s not only owned by women, but owned by someone who is accommodating and encouraging of creativity.
“We have a great coffee, we take pride in our espresso-based drinks and our bakery program,” Tapp said “But we’re also about loud music, rock and roll, having a good time.”
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New strip clubs in Manitowoc will face heavy restrictions on where they can be located
The Common Council passed the ordinance July 17.
MANITOWOC - A new ordinance aims to severely restrict where strip clubs can be located within the city of Manitowoc.
The ordinance was passed July 17 by the Manitowoc Common Council and says adult entertainment taverns cannot be located within 1,000 feet of any school, public library, day-care facility, recreational facility, place of worship, church, senior/elderly housing facility, park or playground, and any other tavern with a fermented beverage license.
Council member Jim Brey said he would have prefered the ordinance only restrict up to 500 feet from the listed locations in the ordinance.
"I think 1,000 feet is too restrictive," Brey said during the July 17 meeting. "I'm still concerned about the First Amendment rights of this."
Council member Brett Vanderkin agreed and said he felt the city should instead use a zoning ordinance to determine where adult entertainment taverns should be located.
"It (a zoning ordinance) would have given the city more control over where these establishments would operate their business," he said.
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Council member Michael Cummings said he felt passing the ordinance would be "an opportunity for us as a council to do better for the city."
"We really need to look at ourselves in the mirror and ask how do we want Manitowoc to look now and how do we want it to look in the future?" he said.
The ordinance passed with a 6-3 vote. Council members Chad Beeman, Vanderkin and Brey voted against, and Bill Schlei was absent.
What does this mean for existing adult entertainment taverns?
The short answer is there are no existing adult entertainment taverns in the city Manitowoc as of July 1.
The owner of Exoticas, Manitowoc's only strip club, did not renew the license for selling liquor and beer. Since that license is a prerequisite for an adult entertainment tavern license, Exoticas could no longer hold that license, either.
However, interim city attorney Eric Nycz said the new ordinance would not have affected any existing businesses, only new businesses applying for the adult entertainment tavern license.
What does this mean for new adult entertainment taverns?
Any businesses applying for a new adult entertainment tavern license will need to ensure the business is within an area that is 1,000 feet or more from areas where children often are, such as schools and parks. They also cannot be within 1,000 feet of any other existing bar.
Much of the Harbor Town district and the former mall property are two areas of the city in which an adult entertainment tavern could be located.
Alisa M. Schafer is a reporter for the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. She can be reached by email at aschafer@gannett.com.
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SAN ANTONIO — Two teens were shot in what police are calling a random shooting outside a laundromat on the south side.
It happened around 12:40 a.m. on the 1500 block of W Southcross Blvd at the EZ Wash.
An SAPD sergeant at the scene says that a 16-year-old boy was shot in the hip and a 17 year old girl shot in the chest following a drive-by shooting.
Police say a blue Mercedes drove northbound on Zarzamora, shooting toward the couple standing in the parking lot, then returned going southbound and open fired again toward the two teens hitting them both.
The pair of teens were standing outside the laundromat while the parents were inside washing clothes.
One of the teen's father drove the two to a nearby micro hospital where first repsonders me =t them and took them to University Hospital.
The teens are in stable condition.
Police say the kids weren’t arguing with anyone and are considering this drive-by to be a random act.
This is a developing story.
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USDA report indicates how Mote Marine's Hugh the manatee died. Here's what we know.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture report indicates that the death of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s Hugh the manatee could have been prevented.
After the 38-year-old Hugh died in late April, a necropsy – the term for an autopsy done on an animal – was conducted to determine the exact cause of his death. The results of the exam were recently published by the USDA, and Mote is appealing the findings.
Here’s what we know about the memorable manatee and his passing.
What does the USDA report say?
Hugh died from a 14.5-centimeter rip in his colon and other traumatic injuries caused by a sexual encounter with another, larger, male manatee at the facility, according to the necropsy report findings.
"The facility failed to handle Hugh expeditiously and as carefully as possible to prevent trauma and physical harm, resulting in the death of the animal,” the report states.
Mote Marine described the incident differently in a press release on April 30, the day after Hugh’s death.
"After Hugh showed a change in his behavior earlier in the day, animal care staff began closely monitoring him,” Mote stated. “Saturday late afternoon, Hugh suddenly became unresponsive in his habitat at Mote Aquarium's Marine Mammal Center. Hugh’s Animal Care team responded immediately, and ultimately determined that Hugh had passed away."
What has Mote said about the report?
Mote Marine spokesman Kevin Cooper said on Monday that staff members who worked with Hugh continue to mourn his death and that the aquarium is committed to the USDA's gold standards for animal care.
"Throughout the events leading up to his passing, Mote acted within the professional standards and practices that we have observed throughout Hugh's 27 years with us, and as recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership,” Cooper said.
He said Mote’s animal care staff communicated with the medical care team as quickly and as often as possible.
How did Hugh get to Mote Marine?
Hugh was born at the Miami Seaquarium in 1984. He and his half-brother, Buffett, moved to Mote from Lowry Park Zoo – now called ZooTampa at Lowry Park – in 1996, according to Herald-Tribune file stories. The move was originally supposed to be temporary – to free up space at Lowry for sick manatees. But it eventually became permanent.
What were some of the highlights of Hugh’s time at Mote?
Hugh and Buffett routinely participated in research projects, according to Mote. One study that included the Mote animals indicated that manatees' body whiskers are almost as sensitive as their facial whiskers in analyzing their surroundings and detecting vibrations in the water.
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And:In Sarasota, Mote Marine’s manatees and otters make Super Bowl LV picks
“Hugh, and his brother Buffett, are the world’s only manatees to participate in voluntary, detailed behavioral research designed to aid manatee conservation,” Mote’s April 30 press release said.
Hugh and Buffett also excelled at picking NFL Super Bowl championship teams, with many community members turning to the two animals every year for predictions ahead of the game. Hugh correctly picked the Kansas City Chiefs this year.
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Venice citizens group raising money to challenge City Council decision on shopping center
Resident group to file solo, after Venetian property owners association takes a step back
VENICE – Members of the North Venice Neighborhood Alliance are raising money to file a legal challenge to the City Council’s July 11 decision to grant a zoning map change allowing commercial development at the southwest corner of Laurel Road and Jacaranda Boulevard.
How the Venice City Council voted
The City Council approved a change to the map of the Milano Planned Unit Development making 10.4 acres in the Cielo subdivision of Milano previously identified as open space – it was indicated as a preserve on sales material for prospective residents – eligible for commercial development.
The acreage includes about 6.6 acres of wetlands.
The initial approval of the change came in June on a 5-1 vote, with Mayor Nick Pachota dissenting and Council Member Rachel Frank not present for the last day of a four-day hearing.
The final approval July 11 was by a 5-2 vote, with Frank joining Pachota in dissent.
The alliance, formed in April and registered as a nonprofit last July, plans to file a petition in circuit court asking that a judge order the council to reconsider the decision allowing developer Pat Neal, thorough Border and Jacaranda Holdings LLC, to build the commercial center.
Kenneth Baron, the secretary for the nonprofit, said that as of Monday it had received about 88% of the $25,000 fundraising goal needed to reach the $40,000 threshold to file the petition.
“We already had some money in our war chest going into this and right after the City Council decision we got some donations from people who really wanted to appeal this,” Baron said.
The group informed its list of supporters and local media on July 18 and is accepting Zelle and Venmo donations, as well as checks.
The deadline to file the court action Aug. 10. The organization has a July 31 fundraising deadline.
What the residents will ask the court to do
The citizens group will argue the council failed to base its decision approving the map change on sufficient evidence, in part because the commercial development was "not in the intent" of the city's development rules.
“That's the biggest thing,” said Baron, who stressed that he is not an attorney.
He pointed to city land development regulations calling for commercial development to be inside a planned-development and serve the needs of that development, and not the surrounding region.
However, the city’s growth plan leaves the determination of whether a commercial development fits the overall growth plan to the council.
Baron noted that the alliance – which has received more than $100,000, including the current appeal – has quickly received donations from people who live on the island of Venice, as well as in Sarasota County.
“It speaks to the temperament of this community as to what’s happening to this city,” Baron said.
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SUSQUEHANNA DEPOT, Pa. — Go Joe 26 continues Tuesday morning in Northumberland County.
Meteorologist Joe Snedeker will start his ride in Watsontown and continue through Milton, Lewisburg, and Danville.
Joe will ride into Catawissa around noon and then head through Rupert, Bloomsburg, Lightstreet, and Orangeville.
Joe is expected to finish his day in Benton, Columbia County.
The intrepid bicycling meteorologist is raising money for St. Joseph's Center, a place that cares for people with disabilities and provides medical daycare and adoptions.
Newswatch 16's Chris Keating will be with Joe during his ride. Make sure to follow him on Facebook and Twitter @CKeatingWNEP.
Joe's daily route may change due to circumstances beyond our control.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s going to be a hot Tuesday in Central Florida.
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Watch: 2 disturbances being tracked in the Atlantic Ocean
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The high temperature in Orlando should reach around 93 degrees Tuesday afternoon.
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police say a person was viciously attacked at a downtown hotel, and the person they say is responsible is facing attempted homicide charges.
Officers were called to the Even Hotel along Forbes Avenue around 7 p.m. Monday for a report of a fight. First responders found a victim unconscious with their pants ripped off and blood coming from their head, according to the complaint.
The suspect, Heiko Calhoun, 26, was found along Smithfield Street, where he was taken into custody.
Channel 11′s Lauren Talotta has the criminal complaint and will have more details on Channel 11 News at Noon.
Calhoun told officers the victim walked by him in the lobby and said something to provoke him, so he put the victim in a chokehold then stomped the victim, according to the complaint.
Officers viewed surveillance of the incident which showed the victim at an elevator alone when Calhoun walked up behind the victim, and “viciously assaulted the victim,” put the victim in a chokehold then banged the victim’s head on the floor, according to court documents. The victim was motionless on the floor when Calhoun returned several times to kick and stomp the victim and to take items from the victim, including the victim’s pants, police said.
The victim was hospitalized with a head injury and was intubated, listed in critical condition, according to court documents.
Calhoun is facing charges of criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and reckless endangerment.
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police detectives are looking for a man they say used a fake check to buy a 2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer.
Video surveillance from inside the Greater Pittsburgh Police Federal Credit Union was clear as day, according to investigators. They said it showed 32-year-old Davon Casseus depositing a fraudulent check on June 20, 2023, and then withdrawing most of it seven days later. The amount of the forged check totaled $61,000.
According to the criminal complaint, Casseus used a computer-created check made out to himself with the 7-Eleven logo.
Investigators say Casseus is a former 7-Eleven store manager and was working at the Pittsburgh airport location. It’s unclear when he stopped working there, but police say he was able to evade any red flags at the federal credit union because staff knew he was an employee.
Vikram Singh owns the 7-Eleven franchise on West Prospect Avenue in Ingram.
“I’m surprised how he did, like $61,000? I’m very surprised how he did it,” Singh said.
Singh said he doesn’t know Casseus but knew the crime he’s accused of would catch up to him.
“This is a big company,” he said. “Eventually they are going to find him. Even though it’s a franchisee, even though it’s a corporate store manager, they’re definitely going to find him.”
The police complaint said Casseus and his wife withdrew a total of $30,000 in cash and got a $20,000 cashier’s check that he used toward a down payment to buy a brand new Jeep Grand Wagoneer from the Jim Shorkey Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dealership in North Huntingdon. The jeep, which was listed for $123,820, was purchased on June 27.
Investigators are now looking for the couple and have issued a warrant for Casseus’ arrest.
Channel 11 News tried calling the suspect, but he didn’t pick up.
Singh, in the meantime, has a message for anyone looking to use fake checks.
“I will say, never ever do this, not only with 7-Eleven, not with any company,” he said.
Casseus is facing a handful of charges, including forgery, criminal conspiracy and theft.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates (44-56) defeated the San Diego Padres (48-53) for the fourth time in four attempts this season after an 8-4 victory on Monday night.
Quinn Priester notched his first-career big league win and the Pirates slugged four home runs in the victory. Carlos Santana hit a pair of two-run shots and Jack Suwinski hit a solo homer.
Liover Peguero snuck one over the left-field wall for the first-round tripper of his major league career and drove in a pair of runs for the Pirates.
The Pirates have a chance to earn their first series win since sweeping the Padres in a three-game set at PNC Park at the end of June.
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LEBANON, Pa. — Volunteers and organizers with Visit Lebanon Valley want to make delicious history.
On Tuesday, they will attempt to build a 150-foot long Lebanon bologna sandwich in the North Hall at the Lebanon Exposition Center and Fairgrounds.
The sandwich will include 1,200 slices of Seltzer's Lebanon bologna, 600 slices of provolone cheese from Country View Grocery and 200 pounds of bread baked by the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center.
But it's more than just the world's largest bologna sandwich.
Before building began, each footlong "bite" of the sandwich was sponsored at $100 per foot, which was all donated to Lebanon County Christian Ministries and their efforts to combat food insecurity in the Lebanon Valley.
Since each foot of the sandwich gained sponsorship, plus a few extra donations drizzled on top, over $15,000 was donated to fight community hunger.
The historic sandwich will be constructed throughout the afternoon and unveiled with free slices for all fairgoers from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight.
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A boy sleeping in his father's car during a fishing trip died after a driver struck the vehicle on the side of a New Jersey road, investigators said.
The deadly crash took place around 3:25 a.m. Sunday along the White Horse Pike (U.S. Route 30) westbound in Absecon, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.
An initial police investigation revealed that a 25-year-old man from Egg Harbor City was going westbound on the White Horse Pike when his 2019 Nissan Sentra "went off the roadway to the right and struck a 1995 Honda that was parked on the shoulder," prosecutors said.
An 8-year-old boy -- who was fishing with his dad -- was asleep in the Honda at the time and suffered injuries, prosecutors said. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
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The Nissan driver "was issued several motor vehicle summonses," prosecutors said. "Additional charges may be forthcoming pending final investigation into the cause of the crash."
Investigators asked anyone with info to call Detective Dylan Hutton of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7885 or Sgt. Ryan O’Connell of the Absecon Police Department at 609-641-0667 x208 or go to the ACPO website to submit a tip.
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GREENSBORO — Amid continuing high demand from students for housing, N.C. A&T looks to start construction on a five-story residence hall late this autumn, according to Robert Pompey, the university’s vice chancellor for business and finance.
The university’s goal is to get the dorm, which will cost about $60 million, built by fall 2025, said Pompey, adding that it would be the first new dorm built at N.C. A&T in the 16 years he’s been with the university. The university is in the process of getting final approvals for designs, he said.
Housing has been a hot topic for N.C. A&T students, with some students even holding demonstrations in recent years calling for more to be created. Pompey said students prefer university housing for being close to classes, not requiring a 12-month lease and having utilities included.
The new dorm will sit across Bluford Street from Harrison auditorium and will make it possible to offer underclassmen a “fresh new facility,” Pompey said.
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“Our students love staying on campus, so we really are trying to meet their demands and provide a service for them,” Pompey said. “We really want to provide them state-of-the-art housing.”
The university announced plans for the “Bluford Street Residence Hall” back in 2018 and has had at least a couple projected start dates for construction come and go.
Pompey said the reason for the delay is that the university pivoted to focus on buying surrounding apartment complexes and turning them into student housing first as a quicker way to add beds amid increasing student enrollment.
He said the university is now further along with its financing for the project.
Credit rating agency Fitch recently announced it had assigned a “AA-” rating to the roughly $59 million in bonds the UNC Board of Governors are expected to issue on behalf NC A&T this summer. That rating conveys a low risk of default on paying back the loans.
Pompey said that while they had to get approval from the NC General Assembly for the project, the legislature typically does not provide the funding for projects such as this. Instead, the university will take on debt that it will would repay through the rental revenues received from students.
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A 50-year-old former Omaha woman has been indicted for allegedly embezzling from a northwest Lincoln medical clinic.
Carolynne Parker, also known as Carolynne Noffsinger, of Maineville, Ohio, is set to make her first court appearance next week on a charge of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.
According to the indictment, Parker allegedly "embezzled, stole, fraudulently obtained, and without authority knowingly converted at least $5,000 in cash owned by ... Fallbrook Family Health."
It is alleged to have happened between July 25, 2018 and Aug. 22, 2019.
If convicted, the maximum possible penalty is 10 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and a three-year term of supervised release. She also could be required to forfeit cash or property that was derived, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds.
Counties with the highest unemployment in Nebraska
Counties with the highest unemployment in Nebraska
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, though experts' views on a potential recession are mixed . The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2007-2009—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring of 2019 that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.
As of April 2023, national unemployment is at 3.4%, with little change from March. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate a rather sizable spectrum , ranging from just 1.9% in South Dakota to 5.4% in Nevada.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rates in Nebraska using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics . Counties are ranked by their preliminary unemployment rate in March 2023, with initial ties broken by the number of unemployed people within that county, though some ties may remain.
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#50. Keya Paha County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 540 people (10 unemployed)
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#48. Franklin County (tie)
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: No change
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,510 people (28 unemployed)
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#48. Pawnee County (tie)
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,476 people (28 unemployed)
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#47. Sheridan County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: No change
--- 1 year change: No change
- Total labor force: 2,754 people (52 unemployed)
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#46. Stanton County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 3,523 people (67 unemployed)
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#45. Holt County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: No change
--- 1 year change: No change
- Total labor force: 5,524 people (103 unemployed)
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#44. York County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: No change
- Total labor force: 7,334 people (142 unemployed)
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#43. Adams County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 17,193 people (323 unemployed)
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#42. Lincoln County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 18,322 people (345 unemployed)
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#41. Madison County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 19,888 people (386 unemployed)
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#40. Dodge County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 21,065 people (398 unemployed)
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#39. Sarpy County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.4 percentage points
- Total labor force: 101,096 people (1,926 unemployed)
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#38. Lancaster County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 1.9%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 183,819 people (3,434 unemployed)
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#37. Wheeler County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: No change
--- 1 year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 542 people (11 unemployed)
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#36. Sioux County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 732 people (15 unemployed)
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#34. Deuel County (tie)
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.6 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,028 people (21 unemployed)
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#34. Garden County (tie)
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,069 people (21 unemployed)
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#33. Greeley County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: No change
--- 1 year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,210 people (24 unemployed)
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#32. Frontier County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,480 people (29 unemployed)
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#31. Valley County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 2,096 people (42 unemployed)
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#30. Antelope County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 3,567 people (70 unemployed)
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#29. Cheyenne County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.6 percentage points
- Total labor force: 4,220 people (86 unemployed)
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#28. Knox County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.6 percentage points
- Total labor force: 4,517 people (90 unemployed)
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#27. Otoe County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 8,627 people (173 unemployed)
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#26. Hooker County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.1%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: No change
- Total labor force: 341 people (7 unemployed)
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#25. Banner County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.1%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.6 percentage points
- Total labor force: 373 people (8 unemployed)
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#24. Brown County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.1%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.7 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,376 people (29 unemployed)
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#23. Nuckolls County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.1%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
--- 1 year change: No change
- Total labor force: 2,454 people (51 unemployed)
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#22. Gosper County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.2%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,179 people (26 unemployed)
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#21. Hitchcock County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.2%
--- 1 month change: No change
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,293 people (29 unemployed)
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#20. Webster County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.5 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,643 people (36 unemployed)
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#19. Dixon County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.2%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.4 percentage points
- Total labor force: 3,036 people (67 unemployed)
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#18. Gage County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 10,863 people (235 unemployed)
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#17. Cass County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 13,803 people (297 unemployed)
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#16. Dawson County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 13,651 people (298 unemployed)
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#15. Hall County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.2%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 33,337 people (730 unemployed)
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#14. Arthur County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.3%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 216 people (5 unemployed)
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#13. Clay County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.3%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.5 percentage points
- Total labor force: 2,957 people (68 unemployed)
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#12. Douglas County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.3%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 310,141 people (7,135 unemployed)
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#11. Boyd County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.4%
--- 1 month change: No change
--- 1 year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,012 people (24 unemployed)
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#10. Thurston County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.4%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.4 percentage points
- Total labor force: 3,279 people (80 unemployed)
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#9. Burt County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.4%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 3,554 people (86 unemployed)
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#8. Scotts Bluff County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.4%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: No change
- Total labor force: 17,819 people (432 unemployed)
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#7. Loup County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.5%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.4 percentage points
- Total labor force: 394 people (10 unemployed)
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#6. Saline County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.5%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 7,241 people (184 unemployed)
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#5. Logan County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.7%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 1.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 478 people (13 unemployed)
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#4. Dakota County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.7%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 11,223 people (308 unemployed)
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#3. Johnson County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.4%
--- 1 month change: Down 0.7 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 2,046 people (70 unemployed)
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#2. Thomas County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.6%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.5 percentage points
- Total labor force: 439 people (16 unemployed)
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#1. Blaine County
- March unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.2%
--- 1 month change: Up 0.3 percentage points
--- 1 year change: Up 0.8 percentage points
- Total labor force: 237 people (10 unemployed)
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FORT WORTH, Texas — One person died and another person was injured in a house fire in northeast Fort Worth early Tuesday, officials said.
The fire started at a home in the 300 block of Wayne Street, near Beach Street and Texas 121, around 4:15 a.m. A 911 caller reported the fire and was able to give firefighters directions to where she and another person in the home were located.
When firefighters arrived, they rescued the two residents from the home and treated them at the scene before they were taken to a hospital. Fire department officials later confirmed that one of the victims had died.
Three pets were also in the home, and one of them died, officials said.
The names of the victims have not been released.
Arson investigators were looking into the cause of the fire, according to the fire department.
More information about the fire was not yet available Tuesday morning.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The crowd was modest in size for a meeting to stop the violence. But the meeting was, at times, loud, and the message was clear.
“We can do more,” said Keena Charles. “It’s becoming the norm that it doesn’t even phase people anymore.”
Charles lost her son to violence and wants to know what exactly can be done to curb what she calls a lot of senseless shootings in Wichita lately.
Cops and courts were represented, as well as lawmakers.
“It’s going to have to change. A lot of people are going to have to change their attitudes about things,” said Wichita attorney Charles O’Hara. “For there really to be action, we are going to have to have people quit blaming each other for the violence and try to work together to find a solution.”
Brian White is an undersheriff with Sedgwick County and was for years a captain with Wichita police.
“I’ve worked a number of shootings and homicides over the years, and I have personally been there when we have escorted a family member in to see the victim of a homicide,” said White.
Also in the audience was Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau from Wichita.
“We can do more. It’s becoming the norm that it doesn’t even phase people anymore,” said Faust-Goudeau, who has been active in putting together bills in the Kansas legislature. She says we need cops and courts to pay attention to the violence and find a way to take more action.
“And it’s happening just on a daily basis, and surely we can do more, but it’s unfortunate,” said Faust-Goudeau.
While those in the audience did not come up with a comprehensive list of how to stop the violence, some say grassroots forums like the one Monday night are a good start.
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How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. 100 years ago
July 25, 1923: The newly installed street lighting system on South Main Street in Bloomington is set for dedication next week. There will be a pavement dance, organizers said, and the new lights — which extend to the end of the pavement at the city limits — will be turned on for the first time. Property owners in the area united to do much of the work themselves, cutting the cost of the project roughly in half.
75 years ago
July 25, 1948: National Guardsmen from McLean County “fell in” at 7 a.m. on South Center Street to answer “here” to roll call before embarking for a two-week field training session at Fort Sheridan in Lake County. The 396th Antiaircraft Battalion pulled out at 8 a.m. About 200 men from the county will take part in the field operation.
50 years agoJuly 25, 1973: Faced with new state and federal pollution standards, the Bloomington-Normal Sanitary District’s trustees didn’t have much choice in calling for a bond issue to help finance modernization of the district’s disposal plant. Twin City residents will vote next Monday, July 30, on a $3 million bond issue to provide local funding for an estimated $9.2 million plant improvement.
25 years ago
July 25, 1998: Unless Bloomington provides $3 million in sales tax rebates to the owners of Eastland Mall, plans for a 125,000-square-foot Famous-Barr anchor store will be dropped and Kohl’s may leave the mall for another location. The Bloomington City Council will take final action on the agreement at its next meeting on July 27. If approved, mall owners will proceed with a $28 million expansion.
101 years ago: See vintage Pantagraph ads from 1922
Gerthart's
Union Gas and Electric Co.
Hoover
Dr. J.A. Moore Dentists
Moberly & Klenner
W.P. Garretson
W.H. Roland
Pease's Candy
Thor 32 Electric Washing Machine
The Kaiser's Story of the War
Ike Livingston & Sons
Gossard Corsets
Cat'n Fiddle
'Stolen Moments'
Case Model X
The Johnson Transfer & Fuel Co.
The Pantagraph want ads
Franklin Motor Car Co.
'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'
Calumet Baking Powder
Mayer Livingston & Co. Newsmarket
'The Emperor Jones'
'California Fig Syrup'
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — What started as an argument at Railroad Park ended in a man’s death Sunday night.
It’s a case that’s tragically familiar to Anequinetta Jackson, mother of Malik Shelton who was shot and killed at the park on Oct. 2, 2022.
“Since my son was killed nothing has been done about it and this is a prime example of what’s taken place,” Jackson said.
Hearing the news that another man lost his life in a similar way and at the same place as her son is upsetting, to say the least.
“For my son to be shot down by someone it just hurts me,” said Jackson. “I won’t ever get over that.”
The situation is also upsetting for others who are looking for ways to find a solution as well.
“It’s definitely a concern,” said Sarah Grace Stevenson, a Birmingham resident.
In a statement, Birmingham Police Department said officers patrol on the weekends at Railroad Park in an effort to combat any crime from happening.
Though steps have been taken to prevent these senseless acts of violence, Jackson and park visitors say there has to be a deeper solution.
“I’m already seeing the need for and importance of prevention, violence prevention, activities and curriculums and classes,” Stevenson said. “A lot of this gun violence is rooted in bullying, and it starts at a very young age because they’re taught that violence is the answer.”
The suspect involved in Sunday night’s shooting was taken into custody. BPD said their presence at the park prior to the shooting aided in the effort.
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An alarming new study has found that hospitalizations and emergency room visits for suicide attempts and ideation among children and teens rose nationally from 2016 to 2021. According to the research, published in the American Medical Association journal JAMA Network Open, nearly 66% of the cases were girls, and the average age was 15. This is the latest in a disturbing series of studies about the state of our young people’s mental health.
Research is mounting, sounding alarms as additional studies underscore the rise in mental health challenges among our nation’s youths, with increases among both male and female adolescents and teens, particularly adolescent girls. Some key understandings from the studies include:
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A 2021 CDC survey found nearly 57% of teen girls reported feeling “persistently sad or hopeless” and 22% of teens said they had seriously considered dying by suicide. Even before the pandemic, the CDC reported that 1 in 5 teenagers had experienced episodes of major depression.
Generally speaking, this new study revealed seasonal trends: ER visits and hospitalizations were 15% higher in April and 24% higher in October than the January rate, which the study used as a baseline because it was close to the annual average.
This research focused on a set of more than 73,000 emergency room visits and hospitalizations for suicidal ideation or suicide attempts among children and teens enrolled in commercial health insurance plans and in Medicare Advantage. The participants were 10 to 18 years old, and the results showed that from 2016 to 2021, these hospital visits jumped from 760 out of every 100,000 people studied to 1,160. The 2020 number, however, dropped to 942.
Researchers report that this study’s findings suggest that the unexpected decrease in suicidality among children and adolescents after school closures supports hypotheses that suicidality is associated with the U.S. school calendar. (These hypotheses have not focused on unique differences across age groups despite evidence that adolescence represents a developmental period of increased risk for suicidality.)
Studies suggest children and adolescents can face increased stress and decreased mental health when school is in session. Some known risk factors include bullying and peer pressure.
The in-school experience brings social, academic and extracurricular stressors as well as poorer sleep habits, each of which may have detrimental outcomes for child and adolescent mental health and well-being. (However, some uncertainty exists regarding the association of the in-school experience with suicidality patterns because similar peaks, typically in the spring, are also well documented with adults.)
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Identifying those at risk is not always obvious. Suicide does not discriminate, and there is no foolproof checklist. But we do know suicide is preventable and everyone has a role to play to help save lives and create healthy and strong individuals, families, friends and communities.
Medical health experts are reaching out with this study’s information knowing there is national data suggesting that hospitalizations and risks increase during the fall and spring, and underscoring the need to think about doing suicide prevention programming both right at the beginning of the school year and more proactively when kids are younger.
Experts are underscoring that a shift is needed in the conversations that school administrators, counselors and parents have with young people about their mental health, to think about it in a way that will encourage kids to feel comfortable disclosing to people that they’re thinking about suicide, to provide safe places and normalize having conversations about mental health in school without treating our young who are struggling with their symptoms as if there’s something wrong with them.
The CDC has developed the Suicide Prevention Resource for Action, which provides information on the best available evidence for suicide prevention. Strategies range from those designed to support people at increased risk to a focus on the whole population, regardless of risk.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit speakingofsuicide.com/resources for additional information.
The rise in numbers is frightening, but there is also hope that, with more information (including studies like these), and identifying and supporting our young people who are experiencing mental health symptoms, including thinking about suicide, we have an opportunity to help prevent tragedy.
Dr. Nina Radcliff, of Galloway Township, is a physician anesthesiologist, television medical contributor and textbook author. Email questions for Dr. Nina to editor@pressofac.com with “Dr. Nina” in the subject line.
This article is for general information only and should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions and cannot substitute for advice from your medical professional.
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Michael Atkins, a resident of Atlantic City’s Lower Chelsea neighborhood, sees it on a daily basis.
People jaywalking, crossing the street when the crosswalk sign is red, even waiting between lanes in the center of the road while busy traffic is passing.
“Either you’re going to wait for the light to change, or you’re one of the people that expects people to slam on their brakes and stop for you,” Margate resident Shawn Bowen said.
As populations increase in the area during the summer, so does the number of people crossing streets in shore towns, along with the dangers that come with it.
“New Jersey is notoriously unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists, which can present specific issues for persons with disabilities or elderly persons,” said Atkins, who also noted he had a “comeuppance” with safety infrastructure over Memorial Day weekend when he broke his collar bone while biking. “We need to rethink street design to prioritize people who can’t drive for physical or financial reasons. It’s in the best interest of all of us, especially drivers, to design a transportation network that reduces car dependency.”
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New Jersey is among the states with the most pedestrian fatalities, reaching a 30-year high in 2021 with about 220 people dying on the state’s roads, according to a study that year by Smart Growth America.
According to the state’s 2023 Highway Safety Plan, “reducing pedestrian injuries and fatalities continues to be a challenge in New Jersey,” as more than 31% of the state’s total roadway fatalities in 2021 involved pedestrians being killed.
Although there was a slight decrease from 174 pedestrian deaths to 173 from 2019 to 2020, there was a 28% increase in pedestrian fatalities in 2021, according to the plan.
Visitors packed Jersey Shore towns for the long Independence Day weekend, including Ocean City, which saw crowded beaches, heavy traffic and few parking spaces anywhere on the island.
Last year in Atlantic County, a total of 34 vehicle crashes resulted in fatalities, according to State Police data. Of those, 11 were pedestrians.
And this year, so far there have been 17 fatal crashes in the county, six of which killed pedestrians.
Longport police Sgt. Ray Burgan said all of the crosswalks in the borough are potentially hazardous due to the high volume of foot traffic in these areas, especially during the summer.
“We have an influx of pedestrian foot traffic going to and from the beach area. Additionally, our traffic volume also increases. Many of these motorists are not familiar with the state laws as it pertains to stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks,” said Burgan, who added police do their best to monitor these areas while also patrolling other areas of the borough. “But pedestrians must do their part and ensure that it is safe before entering out into the roadway.”
State law requires drivers to “stop and stay stopped” for pedestrians whether they’re at a marked crosswalk, unmarked crosswalk or even a sidewalk if you’re backing out of a driveway.
The law was tied to the death of 21-year-old college student Casey Feldman, who was killed crossing Central Avenue at 14th Street in Ocean City in 2018 on her way to work as a waitress on the Boardwalk.
Another law requires New Jersey drivers to approach pedestrians with caution, change lanes, pass with 4 feet of space if possible or otherwise slow to 25 mph and be prepared to stop. Failure to stop for a pedestrian is a two-point ticket, a $200 fine (plus court costs), 15 days of community service and surcharges on insurance, according to the state Attorney General’s Office.
To educate people on pedestrian safety, the state has launched a shore pedestrian awareness campaign.
As the summer of 2023 warms up, a beach replenishment project in Stone Harbor and Avalon is winding down, the latest in a decades-long effort to keep sand on the beaches of New Jersey.
The annual initiative is part of the Street Smart NJ Safety campaign, which was started in 2014. It is led by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, New Jersey Department of Transportation and New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. The entities work in conjunction with local police departments that were granted funding from the Division of Highway Traffic Safety to decrease pedestrian deaths through education and enforcement.
Police, officials and other members of the community analyze pedestrian-vehicle crash information, which includes injuries; fatalities; the areas where they happened; pedestrian demographics, like gender or age; the factors that caused the crashes, like speeding or distracted driving; as well as other factors, like the dates and times incidents occurred.
They share their thoughts on pedestrian safety, from road safety infrastructure to resources available, and then implement a plan through high-visibility enforcement, especially in pedestrian hot spots. They also do public outreach and evaluate their findings through the campaign.
The campaign started July 11 and will run through Aug. 14.
Burgan said the funding will allow for the Longport Police Department to place an additional officer on the street to specifically focus on pedestrian safety.
Atkins said pedestrian safety is key.
“Absecon Island has fantastic infrastructure already to be a safe place — the Boardwalk, jitneys, trams and walk/bike culture are amenities other cities lack,” said Atkins. “It should be the goal to encourage tourists that get to A.C. by car to leave it parked for as much of their stay here as possible. For locals, providing safe infrastructure will provide them alternatives to sitting in seasonal tourist congestion.”
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Sure, there will be showers and storms through Thursday night, but many of us will be 100% dry. However, all of us inland will share in our first heat wave of 2023 Thursday through Saturday. Expect temperatures in the 90s inland with even the shore touching 90 Friday.
The definition of a heat wave is murky, and varies from place to place. Meteorologist Joe Martucci has more on the topic and explains what one meteorologist says could bring a standard definition across the globe.
The times to watch for wet weather this week will be Tuesday from 3 to 9 p.m., Wednesday afternoon and then again late Thursday into Thursday night.
For Tuesday, a line of storms will pass through, bringing up to 60 minutes of rain. The storms will be inland most likely, away from the shore. That’s because storms will form on the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains and by the time they reach the shore, the sun will be down, weakening them.
Wednesday’s shower chance will be very weak. I didn’t even include it in the forecast. If anything, it will form along the sea breeze front that will push inland during the afternoon, feeding off the humid day.
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A line or two of storms will attempt to pass Thursday, likely with one during the afternoon and another during the evening.
This will be driven by a low-pressure system that passes through Quebec, with a cold front dragging through the Northeast. It’s possible that far South Jersey winds up dry, being too far away from the front. At the same time, damaging winds are possible, so we’ll have to be on extra alert.
In all, though, this week will have plenty of dry time to be out and enjoy the beaches, bays, parks and boardwalks. Most outdoor work will be OK as well.
Morning lows Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. The shore will be in the low 70s.
Afternoon highs will reach the upper 80s inland. Daily sea breezes will put shore highs in the low 80s.
That’s all seasonable for this time of year.
Then, the heat will turn on Thursday through Saturday.
All three days should have a high temperature at or above 90 degrees inland. The heat will peak Friday, where mid- to even upper 90s will be around.
As long as we stay above 90 degrees for three straight days, we’ll officially have our first heat wave of the year. It’s coming much later than usual, as our first heat wave begins June 28, on average.
Yes, the muggy air will be back then, too.
While a heat index in the upper 90s is common in July, Friday will peak around 105 degrees. That may prompt a heat advisory by the National Weather Service. Drink plenty of water, wear light colored clothing and keep strenuous activities to before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m.
The sand will sizzle at the shore Friday, peaking around 90 degrees in many places as the sea breeze should stay away. Thursday and Saturday will be more seasonable.
The overnight warmth will be there, too. Lows will be well in the 70s all three nights with some spots possibly only dropping to 80 degrees Friday night.
Finally, our latest Across the Sky podcast episode focuses on preparing our homes for hurricane season. We welcome George Siegal, a filmmaker and podcaster, who directed the documentary “The Last House Standing.” He says knowledge is power when it comes to protecting your home. Tune in to see the questions you need to ask when talking to your Realtor or contractor about storm preparation.
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While inland areas will rain as early as 3 p.m., the shore should be rain-free until later in the day, bringing a good one for the beaches and bays. Call it a Christmas in July gift from Santa Claus. Meteorologist Joe Martucci has more.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are tracking two systems that are moving through the western Atlantic.
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The first system, Invest 95L, continues to struggle with any sort of development.
Tropical development looks unlikely for Invest 95L and is now down to around 10%.
Read: Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
Regardless, the system is approaching the Windward Islands and is expected to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to portions of the Lesser Antilles.
The next watch area, which is a few hundred miles south-southwest of Bermuda also has limited chances of developing.
Watch: Seminole County prepares for hurricane response and rescue operations
More likely, it will remain a sloppy low-pressure system that will give us a slighting increased chance for rain into the weekend.
Channel 9 will continue to monitor both storm systems and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
Read: 2 disturbances being tracked in the Atlantic Ocean
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was hurt Monday night after stopping a wrong-way driver on Interstate 4 in Orlando.
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The trooper responded after reports a driver in a white car was going west on the eastbound lanes of I-4 in Orange County around 10:30 p.m.
Photos: Trooper hurt after using cruiser to stop wrong-way driver on I-4 in Orlando
Troopers worked with Orange County deputies and Orlando police to secure the area and attempt to stop the driver.
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One trooper attempted to stop the wrong-way driver’s path with lights and sirens on, but was hit in the process.
The wrong-way driver eventually collided with a tree after crashing into the FHP cruiser.
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The driver, a 498-year-old Arizona woman, was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center for an evaluation.
The 22-year-old trooper was taken to AdventHealth to be treated for minor injuries.
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Troopers said the crash remains under investigation.
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The Dayton Daily News for years has reported the latest on contamination of area drinking water systems from PFAS, also called “forever chemicals,” that can have myriad health concerns.
As we previously reported, PFAS has been detected in dozens of area water systems.
The Dayton Daily News Path Forward project digs into solutions for the most pressing issues facing the community, including protecting the region’s drinking water that serves more than 400,000 people in Montgomery County.
We would like to talk to people who suspect they have been impacted by PFAS in the region’s water supply. We also want to know what questions area residents have for area officials tasked with addressing the problem.
Please fill out the form below so we can make sure local voices are heard on this issue.
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Ohio childcare centers that accept low-income families will see an increase in the state rebate by the end of next year, after the federal government ordered the state to pay providers more money.
Currently, Ohio pays providers at the 25th percentile, according to a national market rate survey of all 50 states. The federal government has ordered Ohio to increase that to the 50th percentile by December 2024, or face penalties.
Robyn Lightcap, Preschool Promise executive director and a member of the Governor’s Early Childhood Advisory Council, said the increase should help childcare providers by increasing the amount of money they receive.
“But the simple version is it should mean an increase in reimbursement rates for providers that have children on publicly funded childcare, which is a good thing because the costs of doing business keeps going up,” Lightcap said. “And the rates need to go up as well.”
It’s not clear how much more additional money the childcare providers would receive. At the beginning of July, the statehouse passed a two-year budget, but that didn’t include this increase, which was brought up last week.
Tami Lunan, cares economy organizing director for the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, which focuses on problems like childcare that impact people of color and younger people, said providers are reimbursed at a rate that puts Ohio in the bottom 10% in the nation for reimbursement rates.
She said the change in rate will not be enough to fix the state of childcare in the state, “but it would be a great step forward.” Lunan argues that the state could be providing more money to pay childcare workers, especially given the recent budget surplus in the state.
“The state of Ohio just recorded a record surplus,” she said. “We have the money to properly fund childcare, we just haven’t valued it since the labor overwhelming tends to be women of color.”
Ohio is at a 22-year low for childcare workers (12,849 across the state), according to 2021 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; this is around half the number of workers from the peak year of 2005.
Education professionals say children who don’t have access to quality preschool programming are less prepared for kindergarten and more likely to struggle as they enter school, which in turn demands more time and advocacy from their busy working parents to support their needs.
Lightcap said the schools may be able to use the additional money to pay teachers and add more spots to publicly funded childcare, which is already difficult for people to access.
“If the rates are lower, then some providers might not want to take publicly funded childcare,” Lightcap said. “So we want all children to be able to access great childcare programs and getting the funding right helps parents be able to access that.”
To access publicly funded childcare in Ohio, families need to be making less than 145% of the federal poverty line. For a family of two – a single parent and one kid – that threshold is $28,594 in 2023-2024. For a family of four, that threshold is $43,500.
And the 145% number is an increase for families. Previously, families needed to make less than 143% of the federal poverty line. In this budget, the legislature increased the poverty threshold.
In New Mexico, the state with the highest cutoff for childcare, a family must make more than 400% of the poverty line, which is $120,000 for a family of four, before they no longer qualify for help with childcare under the law.
The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Resources did not respond to a request for comment.
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News Tribune, July 25, 1983
- Owners of a Florida company called Cruise America Line hope to sail luxury passenger ships on the Great Lakes as early as next summer. They predict a 536-foot passenger ship could be visiting the Twin Ports two or three times each summer.
- The Willie Nelson concert at Wade Stadium in Duluth on Saturday attracted nearly 9,000 cheering fans and was probably the city's biggest country music concert of the summer. Neighborhood residents who were concerned about traffic and property damage said yesterday there were no big problems.
News Tribune, July 25, 1923
- Resignations of four members of the Duluth Board of Education were tendered and accepted at a meeting yesterday afternoon. The members who resigned were President Frank Crassweller, Treasurer C. Francis Coleman, J. W. Hunt, and Mrs. Julius H. Barnes.
- The Yellowstone Rodeo, which is being held under the auspices of the Superior Rotary Club, will begin a three-day run at 2 p.m. today at the Tri-State Fairgrounds. The work of building corrals and chutes on the fairground track was completed late last night.
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State police investigate shooting on Southfield Fwy at McNichols
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Michigan State Police are investigating a Monday night shooting on the Southfield Freeway at McNichols Road in Detroit, officials said.
They said the shooting happened at the scene of a crash on the freeway's northbound lanes at McNichols.
According to a preliminary investigation, family members of one of the drivers involved in the crash arrived at the scene to help when a third party allegedly drove past and fired shots at the group. No one was injured.
Officials said the incident was not random and was not road rage. They also said they located a vehicle believed to have been used in the shooting but do not have anyone in custody in connection with the shooting.
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Oakland Co. man suffers head injury while riding Cedar Point rollercoaster
An Oakland County man who says he was hit in the head by a cellphone last weekend on a Cedar Point rollercoaster is sharing his story to encourage others to follow the rules and raise awareness.
David Carter said he was at the popular Sandusky, Ohio park, where he is a season passholder, on Saturday when another rider's cellphone fell out while on the Maverick rollercoaster and hit him in the head, creating an open wound that bled for more than an hour. Carter, who also was diagnosed with a concussion, posted pictures on Facebook, saying he wanted to raise awareness.
"While riding the Maverick roller coaster, another patron on the same train decided to ignore the multiple rules and suggestions in place to store all loose articles in the bin prior to riding," Carter wrote in his post. "As a result, towards the end of the ride, I was hit in the head with their cell phone traveling at 70+ MPH from about 3 rows in front of me."
Cedar Point representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday night.
The 105-foot-tall ride "acts more like a bucking bronco than a coaster," passes through a tunnel and features a 95-degree-angle, according to the amusement park website.
On Tuesday, Carter, who is a paramedic, said he's doing better after seeking treatment at a hospital closer to home on Sunday. He's yet to hear from park officials since his social media post, but he said the response from those who've read it has been "mostly very supportive."
People are "realizing how serious this is, and how much worse this could’ve ended for myself or anyone else this could happen to," said Carter to The Detroit News. "...As a paramedic I see freak accidents all the time so I’m always on the forefront trying to educate to prevent these things from occurring."
The incident comes nearly two years after a Michigan woman was seriously injured when she was struck in the head by a metal bracket that fell off a rollercoaster at the park.
The accident on August 2021 occurred as the then-44-year-old Swartz Creek woman was waiting in line to ride the 420-foot tall Top Thrill Dragster. At the time, it was the world’s second-tallest roller coaster.
Officials said the object that struck Rachel Hawes was an L-shaped bracket about the size of a fist.
This month, Hawes filed a lawsuit in Ohio against Cedar Point and its parent company, alleging their negligence caused the accident that left her with traumatic brain injuries.
In February 2022, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, which regulates amusement rides, issued a report that said there was no evidence Cedar Point acted illegally or had reason to believe the ride was unsafe before the incident.
The Top Thrill Dragster, which opened in 2003, launched riders on a straightaway at 120 mph before it climbed a hill and then came back down. The ride lasted less than 20 seconds.
Last September, Cedar Point announced it was retiring the Top Thrill Dragster.
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State police investigate shooting on I-75 in Springfield Township
Michigan State Police are investigating a possible shooting that happened Monday night on Interstate 75 in Springfield Township.
Officials said the incident happened at about 7:15 p.m. Monday on northbound I-75 near M-15.
A driver called 911 to report that he believed someone shot at his vehicle while he was traveling on the freeway. He told police that he was driving on northbound I-75 near M-15 in the freeway's middle lane when he heard a loud noise and thought something struck his car, officials said.
He told them he saw a bullet hole and the spent round lodged inside a door frame on the vehicle. He also said he saw an older, maroon or red car in the left lane next to him when he heard the noise. The car had a black plastic sheet or plastic bag over the rear passenger window.
State police arrived at the scene where the incident was reported to have happened and closed the freeway to investigate. Troopers found no shell casings, they said. However, they are working to determine whether the round was fired from a property next to the freeway.
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First responders were called to a crash involving a dump truck and an SUV in Westmoreland County Tuesday morning.
The crash happened around 6:15 a.m. at William Penn Highway (Route 22) and Route 819 in Salem Township.
A Channel 11 photographer captured video of the SUV with extensive damage to the front and passenger side, with debris from the vehicle scattered across the road.
A 911 dispatcher told us no one had been transported from the scene.
The westbound lanes were blocked while crews worked to clear the area.
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North Strabane, Pa. — Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash on northbound I-79 in North Strabane, including a pest control truck.
Washington County 911 says the crash happened around 7 a.m. just past the Canonsburg exit. All northbound lanes were closed for over two hours as a result.
The pest control truck overturned, spilling chemicals, so hazmat crews were called to the scene.
Dispatchers said “a couple” of people were taken to the hospital.
Channel 11′s Trisha Pittman said heavy delays built because of the crash.
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25 arts, cultural entities recommended for Brevard County tourism grants totaling $530,000
An advisory board has recommended that 25 arts and cultural organizations and events receive Brevard County cultural grants ranging from $15,000 to $25,000 apiece.
Funding for the 25 grants ― which would total $530,000 for the 2023-24 budget year that begins Oct. 1 ― would come from Brevard County's 5% tourist development tax on hotel rooms and other short-term rentals.
The unanimous recommendation of the Brevard County Tourist Development Council's Cultural Committee still must be approved by the Tourist Development Council on Wednesday and by the Brevard County Commission on Aug. 8.
Applicants for these grants must draw at least 1,000 out-of-county visitors for their event or season to be eligible for a cultural support grant. Applicants drawing 1,000 to 2,500 out-of-county visitors are eligible for $15,000 grants; those drawing 2,501 to 5,000 out-of-county visitors are eligible for $20,000 grants; and those drawing 5,001 or more out-of-county visitors are eligible for $25,000 grants.
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The idea of the cultural grants is to help boost the number of out-of-county visitors coming to Brevard, who will stay at local hotels, eat at local restaurants and patronize other local businesses.
These 13 applicants were the recommended for $25,000 grants:
- American Police Hall of Fame
- Brevard Symphony Orchestra
- Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation
- Cocoa Beach Main Street
- Henegar Performing Arts Center/Brevard Regional Arts Group
- Historic Cocoa Village Main Street
- Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse
- Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
- Melbourne Main Street
- Museum of Dinosaurs and Ancient Cultures
- Titusville Playhouse
- U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation
- Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
These five were the recommended for $20,000 grants:
- City of Palm Bay
- Florida Surf Museum
- Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex
- Native Rhythms Festival/Native Heritage Gathering
- Space Coast Symphony Orchestra
These seven were the recommended for $15,000 grants:
- Field Manor Foundation
- Green Gables at Historic Riverview Village
- Melbourne Art Festival
- Melbourne Municipal Band Association
- Space Coast Art Festival
- Space Coast Pride
- Surfside Playhouse
The nine members of the Cultural Committee rated the grant applicants, based on six criteria. An applicant had to receive an average of at least 80 on a 0-to-100 scale to be eligible for a grant. The highest average scores were received by Titusville Playhouse (96.50), Space Coast Symphony Orchestra (94.00) and Melbourne Art Festival (93.43).
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The applicants with the most out-of-county attendees ― as measured by cell phone location data at the venue during events ― were the King Center (34,400), the Henegar Center (23,902) and the Museum of Dinosaurs (23,901).
Cultural Committee Chair Andrea Young, who also is a member of the West Melbourne City Council, said after the meeting that she was "very glad to see to money approved for deserving applicants who will keep tourism coming" to Brevard.
Four applicants did not qualify for a 2023-24 grant, based on either their score, number of out-of-county visitors or another factor.
Last year, the County Commission approved 22 cultural grants totaling $340,000 for 2022-23 budget year.
Brevard Cultural Alliance contract
Separately, the Cultural Committee unanimously recommended extending the county's professional services contract with the Brevard Cultural Alliance for the 2023-24 budget year, at a cost of $212,160, a 4% increase from the $204,000 cost of the current 2022-23 contract.
The county and the state previously designated the Brevard Cultural Alliance as the county's official local arts agency.
Among the roles of the BCA under the contract are promoting local cultural events and activities through advertising, marketing and administrative support; holding at least two workshops each year for cultural entities to learn more about applying for federal, state and foundation grants; and helping administer the county's cultural support grant and major events grant programs.
A 2022 study produced for the BCA by Florida Institute of Technology economics professor Michael Slotkin estimated that Space Coast arts and cultural organizations were responsible for $122.74 million in annual sales, 1,541 direct and spinoff jobs, and $40.98 million in annual payroll. The study estimated that 19.3% of the 1.71 million arts and cultural attendees at Brevard venues that year were from outside Brevard.
Major events grant
Still to be determined by the Cultural Committee are recommended allocations for county special events grants, which are for events that attract at least 25,000 total attendees. A minimum of 25% of total attendees must be visitors from outside Brevard County.
In the past, those grants have gone to air shows and powerboat races.
Under current guidelines, events that attract 25,000 to 49,999 people can receive a major events grant of up to $25,000; ones with attendance of 50,000 to 99,999 can receive up to $50,000; and ones with attendance of 100,000 or more can get up to $75,000.
The application process for those grants is now underway.
Dave Berman is business editor at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Berman at dberman@floridatoday.com, on Twitter at @bydaveberman and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dave.berman.54
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Congress Lake clubhouse undergoes $3.5 million renovation project
- Congress Lake clubhouse gets $3.5 million makeover
- Clubhouse was designed by Guy Tilden in 1914.
- Project includes restaurant, patio and new KIDZONE
LAKE TWP. – Congress Lake Club members have something most other country clubs don't offer — a giant lake for boating, fishing and scenic views.
So, when it came time for a makeover of the clubhouse, the focus of the design was obvious.
"Take advantage of the lake," explained General Manager Paul Showalter.
And that's exactly what architect H. Chambers Company of Naples, Florida, and Stark County's Fred Olivieri Construction accomplished with the recently completed $3.5 million project.
Three dining areas were converted to a single upscale casual restaurant, anchored by a circular bar, all of it with views of the 200-acre, spring-fed lake through floor to ceiling windows.
An adjacent patio, which seats 100 people, includes a louvered roof to let the sun in and keep the rain out. And closer to the lake, more seating and a pair of fire pits were added for late-night lounging.
"We absolutely love it," said member Amy Karcher, who was on the patio one recent morning with her sister-in-law, Dana Phillips. "The atmosphere out here is so nice now."
Karcher's husband, Geoff, is president of The Karcher Group, a local digital marketing agency.
Club founded 127 years ago
Congress Lake Club, founded in 1896, can trace its roots to 1880 and the Canton Outing Club. In fact, that club's original boathouse is still in use at the 1,000-acre complex.
Club membership costs range from $8,000 to $12,000 per year. The more expensive rate includes privileges on its 6,604-yard, par-71 golf course, rebuilt a century ago by Donald Ross.
"But we're unpretentious around here ... not stuffy," Showalter said.
He used words like "relaxed formality" and "casual elegance" in explaining the renovated restaurant's vibe.
On one hand, renovations included a private wine room with 24 climate-controlled lockers where some of the club's 375 members rent space to show off their collections. However, the project also carved out a section of locker room space for a children's area next to the swimming pool for day camps, kids' activities and babysitting.
"We're very family-oriented," Showalter said. "We're the last country club around here that's still out in the country. ... A lot of our families spend the entire day here. Congress is about people ... the socializing, friends and family."
Renovations began in December and were complete by June, in time for this summer season. Because it's a member-owned club, the cost of the project was paid for by members.
Respecting history, but not bound by it
"The Congress Lake Club’s membership proudly respects and honors its great history, but the club is certainly not bound by it," a press release from Showalter stated. "The club’s modern amenities and personalized service are completely relevant to the lifestyle of today’s sophisticated member."
The three-story clubhouse was designed and built in 1914 by noted Canton architect Guy Tilden. The 60,000-square-foot Georgian building has had other updates and additions over the years, as evidenced by varying shades of exterior bricks.
A photo of Tilden at work in his lake cottage is displayed in a renovated common area, along with other relics, such as original deeds and old black and white photos.
Portraits of course designer Ross and President William McKinley — a founding member — hang on other walls. As do photos of some of the great pro golfers, such as Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Jimmy Demaret, who have visited Congress Lake in the past.
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July 25 is Hot Fudge Sundae Day, which is perfect timing on what is supposed to be a hot and sunny Tuesday. Indulge with your favorite ice cream and don’t forget to add some sprinkles!
Step out and join the Kenosha Public Library Walking Club! The walks take place the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 8:30 a.m. Today’s walk starts at Lincoln Park’s Oribiletti Center, 6900 18th Ave. Everyone is welcome. Maps and route information can be found on www.mykpl.us/walkingclub.
Bicycle racing is back tonight at the Washington Park Velodrome. The historic venue in Washington Park, 1901 Washington Road, hosts bicycle racing every Tuesday through the summer. Registration for Tuesday night racing opens at 6 p.m., with racing at 7 p.m. Tonight’s races includes a “Christmas in July” celebration. For more information, visit the Velodrome’s website at kenoshavelodromeracing.com.
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The Ivy Ford Band performs tonight as Twilight Jazz continues its 20th season of free concerts at the Anderson Arts Center grounds, 6603 Third Ave. Grounds open at 6 p.m. for the concerts, which are 7 to 9 p.m. Concert-goers should bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. No seating is provided. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. No carry-ins of alcohol are allowed. Families are welcome to bring their own picnic baskets.
“Tuesdays at the Shell” continues its 2023 season tonight in Pennoyer Park, with a performance by Crosstown Drive. The music starts at 6 p.m. at the band shell, located at Seventh Avenue and Kennedy Drive. Benches are provided, or you can bring your own lawn chair. Concessions are available for purchase. Admission is free. Food and soft drinks are available for purchase.
Prost! The Petrifying Springs Biergarten is open daily for the season. The Biergarten is open from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. The Biergarten is located near the Highway JR entrance on the south end of Petrifying Springs Park, 5555 Seventh St., in Somers.
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SAN ANTONIO — A man is in critical condition after rolling his car early Tuesday morning on the south side of town.
Police say the man may have been thrown from the car when he crashed at the intersection of West Malone and Vignes just before 2:00 a.m.
A female passenger was also hospitalized, not from the crash, but because police say she tried to hide from officers in an ant bed and went into anaphylactic shock from being bitten.
Police say evidence shows the car was speeding and going the wrong way when the driver lost control.
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SAN ANTONIO — A man is in critical condition after police say he lost control of vehicle and crashed into a utility pole on the east side.
It happened just after 8 p.m. Monday along South WW White Road near Interstate 10.
Witnesses told police that the man was driving erratically when he lost control and crashed into a utility pole, completely breaking it off at the base.
The man was trapped inside his vehicle and had to be cut out by firefighters.
He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Q: I heard Twin Falls is planning to build another high school. It was going to be built near the water tower south of Twin Falls. When?
A: “No, the Twin Falls School District does not have plans to build a new high school in the near future,” Eva Craner, spokesperson for Twin Falls School District, said.
“Looking through our building permits the only school buildings I’m seeing slated for construction in the city of Twin Falls is the Gem Prep Charter School,” said Josh Palmer, spokesperson for the city of Twin Falls. “The school is currently under construction, and I believe Gem Prep will be a K-12.”
Building west of the water tower south of Twin Falls, Palmer said, “Golden Eagle Subdivision No. 7 will have 40 residential lots.”
There is another school being built, however, it’s not a high school. Located at 586 Orchard Dr., Pinecrest Academy will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon Saturday, Aug. 12. The academy is a K-8 tuition-free public charter school.
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Student Mansura Suleman, 15, right, and Winnie Cyusa, 13, take their art from the sketch pad to the all during a Street Art Class on Friday, July 21, 2023, in downtown Twin Falls. The four week course is sponsored by the Culture for Change Foundation and the Lamphouse Theatre.
Student Mansura Suleman, 15, right, and Winnie Cyusa, 13, take their art from the sketch pad to the all during a Street Art Class on Friday, July 21, 2023, in downtown Twin Falls.
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Students take a Street Art Class on Friday, July 21, 2023, in downtown Twin Falls.
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Students take a Street Art Class from Kaishon Hamann on Friday, July 21, 2023, in downtown Twin Falls. The class is sponsored by the Culture for Change Foundation and the Lamphouse Theatre.
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Student Mansura Suleman, 15, looks over the space she'll use during Street Art Class on Friday, July 21, 2023, in downtown Twin Falls.
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Sevier Avenue is growing, but amenities lag behind. When will street improvements begin?
The streetscape project to improve Sevier Avenue, which has been in the works since 2013 with nothing much to show, has been pushed pack again as the community keeps growing.
Just across the river from downtown, this South Knoxville road has welcomed an exciting handful of new businesses in recent years despite its aging infrastructure.
Improvements would create a cleaner look for residents and visitors by burying utilities underground, adding on-street parking, creating new bike lanes and building a roundabout at the intersection of Island Home Avenue.
Construction originally slated for summer 2019 was pushed back to 2022-23, meaning work should already be well underway.
But Rebekah Jane Justice, deputy economic development officer and urban designer for the city of Knoxville, told Knox News via email the new targeted start date is this winter. From there, the project could take up to two years to complete.
Knoxville City Council voting on Sevier Avenue streetscape
Knoxville City Council will vote July 25 whether to increase a surveying and engineering services contract.
The proposed increase of $60,045 for "design modifications" would make this a $506,475 contract. That's roughly double the initial contract amount, which has increased with multiple amendments over the years.
But it's still just a fraction of the full project cost.
The city estimates this infrastructure overhaul could cost around $10 million, though it might be slightly more due to some changes in material costs and contracts.
The city has been bidding out utility work and working with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to push the project forward, Justice said.
"This project is a combination of federal and local funds and we are aligning multiple phases and contracts for efficiency of timelines and budget for the project to proceed," she said. "This is a long awaited streetscape project, and we are looking forward to the improvements to multi modal safety, the aesthetics and enlivening the district."
What will growing Sevier Avenue look like during construction?
Justice said a traffic control plan for vehicles and pedestrians has been created. You'll still be able to access the area during construction.
"We will have a communications plan for the businesses along the corridor in advance of the work once a timeline is set," she said.
In recent months, Sevier Avenue has welcomed '70s-inspired cocktail bar Fly By Night and Angry Dumplings, which replaced the short-lived South Knox Nutrition. However, Simpl announced last week its final day in business will be Aug. 13.
Ryan Wilusz is a downtown growth and development reporter. Phone 865-317-5138. Email ryan.wilusz@knoxnews.com. Instagram @knoxscruff.
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What's at the bottom of Mead's Quarry and Augusta Quarry? | Know Your Knox
Know Your Knox answers your burning questions about life in Knoxville.
August Quarry and Mead's Quarry, once huge pits where workers extracted famed Tennessee marble from deep within the earth, are now popular swimming spots close to downtown.
But what lies at the bottom of these popular swimming holes? It's a question few people can answer. I began searching out the answers from the two groups that have them, strange bedfellows in the story of Knoxville's bedrock: historians and scuba divers.
The two quarries, which sit about 3.5 miles apart in South Knoxville, add picturesque waterfront cliffs to the 1,000-acre Knoxville Urban Wilderness.
Mead's Quarry Lake has a reputation as a quiet family spot, whereas Augusta Quarry (often referred to as the Fort Dickerson Quarry) attracts more of a party crowd. Deaths are rare at Mead's Quarry, but are more common at Augusta Quarry, where ample signage warns would-be jumpers.
Augusta Quarry is closed for the summer of 2023 while the city adds a floating dock and swim platforms to the lake, as well as new restrooms and changing areas.
Below the surface, the two quarries tell different stories. For starters, Mead's Quarry is about 80 feet at its deepest point, while Augusta Quarry is a little over 200 feet at its deepest.
So, what is at the bottom of each?
After a wild history, Mead's Quarry becomes tame
Mead's Quarry was not always a family-friendly destination. In the decades after the Williams Limestone Company abandoned operations there in the late 1970s, allowing spring water to fill the deep scar, the quarry became an illegal dumping ground and the site of strange crimes.
In 1986, a teenager discovered a human torso in a pile of trash at the quarry.
In 1987, this headline hit the pages of Knox News: "Woman says she was beaten, tossed in quarry."
All in all, Mead's Quarry in those years was not a place to take your kids for a swim.
Then Knox County purchased the quarry in 2001 and the Ijams Nature Center cleaned it up, opening it to the public as part of the center in 2005.
On YouTube, videos shot by amateur divers show plants, fish and fairly mundane auto debris on the bottom of the lake. The lake is a mostly tamed post-industrial waterscape, prepped for a high volume of visitors.
Decades of sustained cleaning efforts mean that you won't find much of anything extreme or haunting at the bottom of Mead's Quarry.
Paul James is something of a local expert on the quarry. He served as executive director of Ijams Nature Center for 12 years before joining the Knoxville History Project as director of publishing and development. He even wrote a book about the center.
According to James, the quarry site contained discarded fridges, couches and other domestic debris in huge piles before it was cleaned. A few cars still are near the deepest point of the lake at its center, but those are likely to remain there permanently.
Augusta Quarry is 'a completely different animal'
It's hard to track down the answer about what's at the bottom of Augusta Quarry because few people have actually been down that far.
As I contacted local scuba spots, one name kept coming up; I needed to talk to Alan Williams at Rhea's Diving in Maryville. He was the only person the local instructors knew of who'd been to the bottom.
"Fort Dickerson is a completely different animal," Williams told me over the phone. "It is an extremely deep quarry. It's one of the deepest in this area."
Beginner scuba divers go down to depths of 30 to 60 feet. Most public safety divers, like those on the Knox County Rescue squad, are trained for a depth limit of 100 feet. Advanced recreational divers have a depth limit of 130 feet.
That means in order to reach the bottom of Augusta Quarry, a diver needs technical training with a breathing gas called trimix, a mixture of oxygen, helium and nitrogen.
Technical diving is Williams' bread and butter, and a specialty at Rhea's Diving. What have he and his team found at the bottom of the quarry? Brace yourself.
There is a full-sized Northwest crane sitting at the deepest point of Augusta Quarry. It's about 200 feet down, a waterlogged ghost of the quarry's past.
"It's kinda like a Tennessee version of a shipwreck dive," said Williams, who also has made dives to many shipwrecks.
In a video posted to Williams' Vimeo page in 2012, he travels down with a team to view the huge machine. The crane is surrounded by other debris from the days when workers extracted highly prized stone from the site.
Few people have ever seen it, brave souls willing to descend into darkness, where Williams said "it's dark, just as a night dive would be."
The Augusta Quarry is actually two deep pits with a shallower saddle connecting them. Though there is a road bed leading into the water, Williams said the lake becomes very deep very quickly.
Since swimming at the spot was legalized by the city in 2013, on average one or more visitors a year have jumped from cliffs as high as 100 feet tall and never resurfaced.
Ample signage on the cliffs warns would-be jumpers about the risks. Hitting the water from that height is like hitting concrete. At both Augusta and Mead's quarries, no lifeguards are on duty and jumping is prohibited.
Williams said he and his team have been asked to help with recovery of drowning victims several times.
He believes recreational scuba diving should not be allowed in Augusta Quarry, and according to scuba instructors in the area, it's not. The city informed local scuba companies a few years ago that recreational diving would no longer be permitted at Augusta Quarry.
How to enjoy the quarries this summer and next
Paul James hopes the renovations at Augusta Quarry will make it a safer place to enjoy Knoxville's natural beauty once it reopens next summer.
"With plans in place for new trails, restrooms and other visitor infrastructure, more eyes will be on this spot on land and it will become a safer and a more enjoyable destination for all,” he said.
Though Augusta Quarry is currently closed, Fort Dickerson Park, a historic Civil War landmark, is open to hikers and bicyclists at the 3096 Chapman Highway entrance.
Mead's Quarry Lake is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday though Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Though private boats are not allowed on the lake, River Sports Outfitters offers rental boats and tubes for hourly rates. More information can be found at ijams.org/paddle-swim.
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How NBA player, Wilmington native 'Bones' Hyland gives back to city that raised him
NBA player Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland could easily turn a blind eye from Wilmington, the city that raised him, and instead go Hollywood, after getting traded to the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this year.
While having captured the dream of playing in the NBA and agreeing to a four-year, $10 million rookie contract with the Denver Nuggets in 2021, 22-year-old Hyland could decide to leave Wilmington behind and not give back.
But that just isn’t the person the 6-foot-3 guard wants to be, said Austin Walton, Hyland’s sports agent.
“He’s all about bringing his community together,” Walton said. He wants to inspire the next generation, let them know they can be bigger than him and that they’re dreams are limitless.
On Saturday, Hyland held his third TRESSI Day basketball showcase, a free event to highlight top local basketball talent. The event, located at the Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, also included music, food and free haircuts.
Hosting the event is a great fulfillment for Hyland, Walton said.
“I told Bones these are legacy events and this is what creates your legacy,” Walton said. “What you do on the basketball court is great but it's about how you affect your community and how you affect everyone around you.”
TRESSI day sold out with more than 2,500 people in attendance. Seeing this event blossom throughout Hyland’s professional career is a proud moment for Zaiair Jenkins, who has known him for 10 years.
“This event’s come a long way − it started out at a park in Wilmington and now it's in a gym,” said Jenkins, adding that the event has expanded to include players outside of Delaware.
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Finding early success
Hyland will enter his third NBA season this fall. Last year, he averaged 11.8 points per game while shooting 39.9% from the field as a key role player for the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers.
After a short college basketball career with Virginia Commonwealth University, Hyland turned pro and was drafted 26th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.
Thomas Jackson, a big brother figure and mentor, recalled a humble Hyland prior to making himself into an NBA-caliber player.
“Since I first met him he’s always just been a very loving kid,” said Jackson, who is the founder and creator of popular Wilmington-based clothing brand Carry My Own Weight.
In addition to TRESSI DAY, Hyland will also hold his first basketball camp next month at his high school alma mater, St. Georges Technical School in Middletown. As a senior at the school in 2019, he was Delaware Player of the Year, first-team All-State for the second time. He also holds a school record of 1,857 career points.
Hyland recently announced the camp at St. Georges on Instagram. It will take place on Aug. 1-2 for students between 5th and 12th grade and feature skills training, prizes and photo ops.
“When [Hyland] comes back, it brings a smile to everybody’s face because he always has put Delaware on the map,” Jenkins said.
Contact local reporter Cameron Goodnight at cgoodnight@delawareonline.com, or by calling or texting 302-324-2208. Follow him on Twitter at @CamGoodnight.
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The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has brought charges against a man that officials say is responsible for an assault of a corrections officer in the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday, July 16.
The office has charged 35-year-old Tarrell Rister of Philadelphia, with attempted murder, aggravated assault and related charges after he, allegedly, attacked an officer who was attempting to lock him in a cell at about 3 p.m., that day.
The officer, the DA's office said, was "knocked unconscious during the assault and sustained nasal and orbital fractures as well as bleeding and bruising to the brain that required treatment in an ICU."
Also, the office has additionally charged Rister for making terroristic threats against a sitting judge on the Court of Common Pleas.
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Rister, the DA's Office said, was in prison awaiting trial on a murder charge from 2017 after a mistrial was declared when, in May of last year, Rister allegedly attacked his own defense counsel.
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Police in Philadelphia have shared a video that features surveillance images taken during a gathering that happened early Sunday, where an officer was injured.
According to police, the shared surveillance images show an incident that occurred at about 1:46 a.m., along the 1300 block of North Broad Street, where a large crowd with vehicles gathered at a Sunoco gas station.
The video shared by the police shows several individuals -- including the drivers of a Dodge Challenger and a Dodge Charger -- that officials are seeking help from the public to identify.
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Officials said that during this weekend incident -- one of several similar incidents that occurred throughout that evening -- several officers suffered injuries in working to disperse the crowd. One officer, police said, suffered a broken ankle, while others only suffered minor injuries.
All officers have been treated and released, officials said.
The Philadelphia Police Major Crimes unit is seeking the public's assistance identifying any of the following vehicles and participants observed on location.
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Oregon wildfire updates: Bedrock Fire burns 3,190 acres, federal funds for Golden Fire
Across a number of counties, an air quality advisory was issued Monday for parts of Central and Southern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency also said high smoke levels were anticipated through Wednesday night for the following areas:
- Deschutes County due to the Bedrock Fire.
- Jackson County due to the Flat Fire.
- Josephine County (near the Cave Junction) due to the Flat Fire.
- Klamath County due to the Bedrock Fire.
- Lake County due to the Bedrock Fire.
- Lane County (near the Oakridge area) due to the Bedrock Fire.
Meantime, teams across the state continue working to contain the perimeters and spread of the fires. Here are the most recent updates on several wildfires across the state.
Bedrock Fire's spread grows to 3,190 acres
The Bedrock Fire, rapidly growing in the popular upper Fall Creek area east of Eugene, grew to 3,190 acres by Monday afternoon. Wind and extreme fire behavior Sunday was responsible for the fire's spread, the Willamette National Forest Service said.
The fire first ignited Saturday at the Bedrock Campground, an area that has often seen wildfires the past decade.
“We want to encourage folks to avoid the area,” Kevin Reese, fire staff officer with the Northwest Interagency Fire Management Organization, said in an update Monday. “A lot of fire-related traffic is traveling to the Fall Creek corridor as we fully suppress this fire.”
The fire had not led to any evacuation notices as of Monday, but campgrounds across Big Fall Creek Road were closed.
"We just ask people to stay away from the area, primarily to give fire-related traffic access to the fire," said Leslie Garcia, public affairs specialist with the Willamette National Forest. "That's one of our biggest concerns and also for the safety of the public."
The fire is in timber and rugged terrain and expected to continue burning due to hot and dry conditions. Four hand crews, four helicopters, seven engines and other equipment have been assigned. Fire management will transfer Tuesday to a Type-2 team designated wildland team, specifically trained for large wildfires.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Flat Fire grows to 22,066 acres, listed as 'human caused'
More than 1,400 fire personnel are now on Oregon's largest wildfire, the Flat Fire, which grew to 22,066 acres by Monday.
The fire is burning near the town of Agness near the confluence of the Illinois and Rogue rivers. In Sunday's report, the fire was listed as "human caused" for the first time. The fire ignited at Oak Flat Campground. No other details were released.
“Crews have successfully implemented strategic firing operations and established control lines along the northern perimeter,” according to a Monday update. “Firefighters will continue to assess opportunities and mobilize resources for additional contingency control lines in a proactive manner ahead of dry and windy conditions in the coming weeks.”
Pacific Northwest Team 3 — a team tasked with managing some of the nation's largest and most complex fires — took over management of the fire Sunday.
A fire line starts at Game Lake and stretches east over the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to its northern boundary. The fire team also will move resources toward the fire’s perimeter to establish lines.
There is a large closure area and a level 2 evacuation warning — meaning "be prepared to go" from Agness to Quosatana Creek. Curry County is sending evacuation notices utilizing Everbridge, which provides notices via phone.
Haight Creek Fire containment grows to 40%
Southwest of Veneta in Lane County, containment of the Haight Creek Fire had grown to 40% by Sunday. A Monday update from the fire team said the crew was able to expand mop-up efforts after clearing other hazards near the line.
Some smoke may be visible to communities nearby as the rest of the fuel is burnt inside the fire’s perimeter, alongside other conditions from fires farther away.
“Fighting an active fire always draws a lot of the public’s attention, but the mop-up phase is equally important, and it takes considerably more time,” Ole Buch, Oregon Department of Forestry district forester said in Monday’s release. “Folks are often surprised that trapped heat within the fire can smolder for months and even put off smoke. District staff will patrol the fire’s perimeter throughout the summer to keep a close eye.”
No evacuation orders have been issued and no structures or powerlines are threatened. The biggest threat is to natural resources, the Oregon Department of Forestry said. Access to Oxbow Road is also closed near the fire for the safety of the fire team.
The fire started July 18 on Oregon Department of Forestry-protected BLM land. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Golden Fire growth brings evacuations, federal funds approved to help efforts
The Golden Fire has grown rapidly on Bly Mountain, about 18 miles east of Klamath Falls and 11 miles north of Bonanza, to at least 2,052 acres as of Monday with Level 3 evacuations — meaning "go now" — to surrounding properties.
Highway 140E is closed. For the status of Highway 140E, check TripCheck.com for the latest updates.
Multiple fire crews and aircraft are working the fire.
The use of federal funds to help efforts was approved Monday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Gov. Tina Kotek also invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Golden Fire to allow the Oregon State Fire Marshal to mobilize more resources to protect life and property.
"At the time of the state’s request, the wildfire threatened homes in and around the communities of Bly Mountain, Beatty, Bonanza, and Dairy," a release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. "The fire also threatened Highway 140 and Bonneville Power Administration transmission lines. The state additionally reported the fire had damaged fiber optic communication lines in the area."
The Golden Fire began Saturday afternoon at about 1 p.m.
Red Cross Cascades has opened an evacuation shelter in response to the Golden Fire at Bonanza Schools (31610 Mission St., Bonanza).
Simnasho Fire improves to 25% containment on Warm Springs
A wildfire burning west of Simnasho on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation was listed at 1,249 acres Monday but has been bumped up to 40% containment.
There are no evacuations or road closures at this time. Highway 9 is limited to local and fire traffic only.
"Today the focus will continue to be the southern flank and continuing to watch for spot fires," a Facebook post from the Wildland Fire Management Team for Warm Springs said Monday.
Human-caused fire contained on South Sister climbers trail near Moraine Lake
A human-caused wildfire was contained Sunday on the South Sister climbers trail near Moraine Lake Trail. Smokejumpers were dispatched and had a line around a blaze that didn't grow larger than an acre.
“The fire is human caused,” Central Oregon Fire Information added.
Abigail Landwehr is an outdoors journalism intern for the Statesman Journal. She can be reached at alandwehr@gannett.com
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Johnson County authorities are investigating after a former county commissioner was found dead Monday evening.
According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), emergency officials responded to the 5500 Block of US 421 regarding a deceased person.
The sheriff’s office identified the deceased as Billy D. Roark. Roark was reportedly found deceased at Roan Valley Auction Company.
No foul play is suspected, the JCSO said, and the body was sent to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center for an autopsy.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The City of Austin has felt the lack of lifeguards over the past few years. That's why the city council recently voted to renew a program at an Austin ISD school to get students trained and certified to become lifeguards.
"This program gives kids an opportunity to get their P.E. credit, learn how to swim and become lifeguard-certified by the end of the school year," said Jerry De la Huerta, a physical education coach at Akins High School, who oversees the "SwimATX" program.
The year-long swim lesson program includes a 36-hour lifeguard certification course. According to item 96 on the council's recent agenda, up to 50 students can be selected from Akins High School. Once they go through the course and get certified, they can then apply to be a City of Austin lifeguard.
"It's a great opportunity for them to work in the summer," De La Huerta said.
This past school year, De La Huerta told KVUE he was able to send about 10 kids to work for the City. That has helped the City amid lifeguard shortages.
However, it's also been of benefit to the kids. Not only do they meet their P.E. credit, but many students also learn how to swim.
"Those who tend to come in that think they know how to swim are the ones [that] struggle," De La Huerta said. "Because they already have those bad habits of not learning the correct technique to go out there and swim. So, the non-swimmers tend to be the better swimmers at the end."
De La Huerta said when the program started at Reagan High School, a majority low-income school, some students used the money to provide for their households.
"It was a struggle for them at home," he said. "Being able to provide the necessities at home for like, food and clothing and whatnot. So, seeing our kids being able to go out there and have a good job and provide that funding for them, not just help them out physically for their school needs, but also for their families."
In a statement, the City's Park and Recreation Department said the program was initially intended to help lower-income communities.
"At its conception/inception, the SwimATX program was intended to recruit a diverse workforce; introduce aquatics job opportunities to historically underserved communities, and recruit individuals from communities where the pools are located. Additionally, it provides an introduction to the lifesaving skill of swimming," the department said via email.
De La Huerta said he's also teaching the kids about money management, how to keep a job and how to communicate with managers.
The City voted to renew the program for the next four years, according to De La Huerta. Now, it's up to the Austin ISD school board to give it the final vote.
De La Huerta said with so many budget cuts in the district, it's good to see high interest in this program.
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Days after former Lincoln Police Chief Teresa Ewins resigned without explanation, her interim replacement stepped into the role Monday with humility — praising the department's leadership team that she said she will rely on while carefully avoiding negative comment on her predecessor.
Michon Morrow, who has worked at the department since 1995 and was named the agency's acting chief when Ewins resigned Friday, told reporters that the makeup of the Lincoln Police Department's command staff is, in part, what made it "an easy decision to step into an acting role."
"This isn’t an ‘I’ world," Morrow said at the department's Monday media briefing at its downtown headquarters. "I understand in our department that everything we do, we do as a team. I frequently like to say that law enforcement is a team sport.
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"And because of that support and because of the leadership, I would tell our community members that they’re still in very good hands and we still remain committed to our community policing model," said Morrow, who was also introduced Monday to the City Council during its director's meeting, where she received a round of applause.
Morrow, who previously served as the assistant chief of the management division, said the department's command staff will be "evaluating decisions that we’ve made and understanding the impact" those decisions have had, referring in part to Ewins' decision to reduce LPD's daily media briefings to a three-day-per-week schedule.
But Morrow, who was a captain before Ewins promoted her to assistant chief of staff soon after her arrival in 2021, also insisted that any policy changes or reversals would be made with input from the agency's entire leadership team — while making clear that she was not casting the former chief in a negative light.
"I want to make sure that all of our communications are open and not siloed within any area of our department," Morrow said. "(I'm) not suggesting that it has been, just that that is the way I approach leadership and that we want to always be working together.
"I certainly will not ever present myself as knowing everything, and that’s why we make sure that we surround ourselves with excellent leadership."
Though she was careful not to deride Ewins — whose name Morrow didn't say amid her brief comments to reporters Monday — her emphasis on collaboration was itself a break from how Ewins' publicly presented her own leadership style.
Ewins had recently framed several department policies — including LPD's procedure for the release of bodycam footage and the identification of officers involved in shootings — as decisions that came down to her own discretion. And even in her public statement on her resignation, Ewins referred to the department's employees as "my officers."
"Over the past two years, we have made great strides, even amid challenging times for our nation and our community," Ewins said in the news release from the mayor's office announcing her resignation Friday.
"And it is you — my colleagues, my officers … my friends — who have done the heavy lifting. I will be stepping down as Chief of this department and moving on. This was not an easy decision, but I have determined it is the best one."
At a news conference Monday announcing a collaboration between the city's libraries and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird declined to say whether she asked Ewins to resign last week.
"This is a personnel matter and I don’t have more details to share at this time about that," the mayor said.
Ewins had been Gaylor Baird's pick to lead the LPD in 2021 at the conclusion of a national search following the retirement of Chief Jeff Bliemeister in 2020.
A former San Francisco Police Department commander, Ewins was not only the first woman to head LPD, but also the first LBGTQ person. The mayor's office said Friday it wasn't yet sure if it would perform another national search to find Ewins' permanent replacement at LPD.
Morrow, who served as the Southwest Team captain before her promotion to assistant chief in 2021, laughed Monday when asked if she expected to ultimately be named the department's next chief.
“I expect to make it through each and every single day with the best of my abilities, and as decisions come, we’ll address them head-on," she said. "And I would imagine those decisions will always be made with the best intentions for the Lincoln Police Department and the 500-plus people that we serve here and our community."
Though officials haven't provided an explanation for Ewins' resignation, she had been under fire recently for reducing access to the press and had been accused by former police officers of driving them out after they had come forward with allegations of sexual harassment within the department.
Ewins' commitment to transparency — which was one of the reasons Gaylor Baird said she hired her — has continued to be a central issue, twice spilling into public view in the week before Ewins' resignation.
Her departure came a week after she announced she would reduce daily press briefings that have been a staple of the department for more than a century and only days after she declined to release bodycam footage from a crash involving a sheriff's deputy in May.
LPD — and public safety in general — was also a flashpoint in the mayoral race this spring. Gaylor Baird’s challenger Suzanne Geist — and the PAC supporting her — blanketed the city with ads that included cherry-picked statistics saying Lincoln’s crime had skyrocketed under Gaylor Baird’s administration, and that her administration had silenced whistleblowers.
The Lincoln Police Union, which had endorsed hiring Ewins, also endorsed Geist.
Morrow told reporters Monday that she met with union officials upon her appointment Friday but she rejected the notion that "bridges have been burned with our union" after a reporter asked if the meeting was meant to mend LPD's relationship with the labor group.
"I’m not in a position to suggest that they have or haven’t (been burned)," Morrow said. "I will not speak for the union — the leadership or their members.
"Again, I would just reaffirm that my goal is always to work with our department and all of those that are serving within it. I serve them as much as I serve our community. And that is how we’ll continue to move forward."
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The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory lobby will serve as a cooling station as hot temperatures are forecasted to hit the area this week, the City of Fort Wayne announced today.
The cooling station is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at the conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St.
Other cooling stations are:
• The Salvation Army, 2901 N. Clinton St.; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
• The Rescue Mission, 404 E. Washington Blvd.; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, regardless of outside temperature.
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Coldwater Road between Cook and Wallen roads will have lane restrictions Wednesday, according to the Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department.
A landscape maintenance crew will be working in the area and should finish the same day.
For more information, call 260-427-6155 or visit www.trecthefort.org.
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Fort Wayne police are investigating the death of a man found inside a vehicle in the Waynedale area this morning.
Officers said a motorist called 911 after believing a vehicle crashed in the 4200 block of Lower Huntington about 5:45 a.m.
Police found the driver unconscious and not breathing and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, officers said.
Lower Huntington Road was closed between Ardmore Avenue and Smith Road.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fort Wayne Police at 260-427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 260-436-7867 or use the P3 Tips app.
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The Allen County Department of Health issued the following:
Fort Wayne (July 25, 2023) – The buzz is back. It’s mosquito season.
The annoying little pests can be more than troublesome. They can transmit diseases such as West Nile Virus, which in some severe cases can lead to encephalitis – inflammation of the brain.
West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U.S. Mosquito activity has been low so far in Allen County this year, with just one case of West Nile Virus identified in mosquitoes. The virus also has been detected in mosquitoes in at least five other Indiana counties.
West Nile was identified in 10 mosquito samples taken in Allen County in 2022.
The Allen County Department of Health’s mosquito control program works to treat and eliminate potential breeding sites and places traps to collect and test mosquitoes for diseases. Inspection and treatment of permanent breeding sites began at the beginning of May, and testing started this month.
“If you’re going outside this summer, cover exposed skin with pants and long-sleeved shirts,” said Environmental Services Director Josh Blauvelt. “The most effective way to keep mosquitoes away from you is to spray clothes and skin with an EPA registered mosquito repellant.”
There also are easy ways to control local mosquito populations:
• Empty flowerpots and other containers of standing water
• Clean clogged gutters
• Cover or recycle un-rimmed tires
• Regularly clean swimming pools and/or tightly cover them
• Ensure lids to trash and recycling bins fit tightly
• Regularly replace water in birdbaths
Symptoms of West Nile Virus include headache, fever, dizziness, fatigue and rash. Most recover, but some develop serious, life-threatening illnesses.
More information about illnesses and prevention can be found by searching “mosquito” at allencountyhealth.com.
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VALPARAISO | More than nine years after the first of 19 real estate fraud charges were filed against Porter resident Donald Johnson, Johnson is asking the court to dismiss the cases claiming prosecutors have violated his constitutional rights to a speedy trial.
The cases should have been brought to trial within a year, he argues in the motion filed by Indianapolis-based attorney Julie Treida.
Prosecutors have admitted to delaying the cases by 264 days, the motion says.
"If the court should find the state responsible for an additional 101 days, then the charges must be dismissed."
Special prosecutor David Rooda, of Lake County, told the court Monday he will be filing a response to the motion to dismiss, records show.
Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer said the response is due a week prior to an Aug. 15 hearing.
"I think what he did was wrong," the girl reportedly said at the time.
Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann had at one time represented Johnson in the criminal cases.
Johnson, 58, is accused of bilking former clients, co-workers and even fellow church members out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by illegally soliciting and investing their money, which went missing without investors being immediately informed, according to court records.
He is charged with 17 felony counts of selling unregistered securities and selling securities without having the proper registration, according to court records. He also faces felony counts of forgery and theft.
The two cases are scheduled to go to trial Sept. 11.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Aaron Walters
Arrest date: July 21, 2023
Age: 31
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2303052
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
Steven Kruse
Arrest date: July 21, 2023
Age: 31
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number: 2303053
Charges: Habitual traffic offender, felony
Alexis Manis
Arrest date: July 21, 2023
Age: 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2303046
Charges: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, felony
Luis Cepeda
Arrest date: July 21, 2023
Age: 56
Residence: Bridgeport, CT
Booking Number: 2303047
Charges: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, felony
Nickolas Gutierrez
Arrest date: July 21, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2303056
Charges: Theft, felony
Latravier Barry
Arrest date: July 21, 2023
Age: 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2303045
Charges: Possession or use of legend drug or precursor, felony
Crystal Schroeder
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 36
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2303032
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
William Tiller
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 42
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2303017
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
James Huspek-Hein
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 27
Residence: Wanatah, IN
Booking Number: 2303030
Charges: Auto theft, felony
John Mays
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 69
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2303042
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Amy Neuliep
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 39
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number: 2303018
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Spencer Rosenberger
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 33
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2303038
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Juan Gonzalez
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 44
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2303021
Charges: Obstruction of justice, felony
Christopher Allen
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2303035
Charges: Battery, felony
Donald Cowan
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 67
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2303041
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Robert Davis
Arrest date: July 20, 2023
Age: 44
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2303022
Charges: Strangulation, felony
Dylan Sadlofsky
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 22
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2303003
Charges: Child molestation, felony
Daniel Walker
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2303012
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Noah Powell
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 20
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2303000
Charges: Battery, felony
Sabrina Rodriguez
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302999
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Alexander Okleshen
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 45
Residence: Olympia Fields, IL
Booking Number: 2303010
Charges: Battery, felony
Bradley Pikula
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 46
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2303008
Charges: Residential entry, felony
Joseph Lawson
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 42
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302998
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Mark Dineen
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 68
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number: 2303001
Charges: Theft, felony
Haley Knight
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 27
Residence: Maryville, TN
Booking Number: 2302996
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Christopher Branda
Arrest date: July 19, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2303006
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
John Vann
Arrest date: July 18, 2023
Age: 28
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302992
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
David Santana
Arrest date: July 18, 2023
Age: 27
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2302981
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Mario Garcia
Arrest date: July 18, 2023
Age: 44
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2302984
Charges: Auto Theft, felony
Jonathan Motley
Arrest date: July 18, 2023
Age: 36
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2302987
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Drew Ellian
Arrest date: July 18, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302986
Charges: Battery, felony
Steven Toliver
Arrest date: July 17, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number: 2302977
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Leidy Rodriguez
Arrest date: July 17, 2023
Age: 36
Residence: Romeoville, IL
Booking Number: 2302971
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Oscar Santana
Arrest date: July 17, 2023
Age: 34
Residence: Romeoville, IL
Booking Number: 2302970
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Krisy Epiceno
Arrest date: July 17, 2023
Age: 33
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302967
Charges: OWI, felony
Allen Jones
Arrest date: July 17, 2023
Age: 59
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302966
Charges: OWI, felony
Adrian Bustos
Arrest date: July 17, 2023
Age: 35
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2302969
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Damon Thomas
Arrest date: July 16, 2023
Age: 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302960
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jonathan Racine
Arrest date: July 16, 2023
Age: 28
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302959
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Erica Sigle
Arrest date: July 16, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302962
Charges: Possession of methamphetamine, felony
Skylair Cornett
Arrest date: July 16, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302964
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Leslie Bryant
Arrest date: July 16, 2023
Age: 43
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302961
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Cheryl Tietz
Arrest date: July 15, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302955
Charges: Theft, felony
Stefen Psomadelis
Arrest date: July 15, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302953
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Abby Masco
Arrest date: July 15, 2023
Age: 39
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302950
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Hailee McCann
Arrest date: July 15, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number: 2302958
Charges: Possession of methamphetamine, felony
Santiago Mejia-Almazan
Arrest date: July 15, 2023
Age: 29
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302949
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Ryan McKinnon
Arrest date: July 14, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302947
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Patrick Kerlew
Arrest date: July 15, 2023
Age: 75
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number: 2302951
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Simone Clark
Arrest date: July 14, 2023
Age: 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302948
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
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Voters in Hammond and Whiting will be asked in November to continue and add temporary residential and business property tax increases to help fund operations and improvements at local schools. But why are these two school districts asking for these tax hikes?
In the case of Hammond, residents will be voting on two referendum questions. One of them seeks to extend the operating referendum that was approved by voters in 2017, while the other is a building referendum seeking to raise funds to cover $84.2 million in renovations, additions and general improvements at some of the schools in the district.
If approved, the Hammond operating referendum would continue at $0.44 per $100 of assessed valuation for another eight years to fund teaching and staff positions, educational and equity programs, bus transportation services, safety and security programs, and school health services. State law mandates that an operating referendum cannot last more than eight years.
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According to Superintendent Scott Miller, the operating levy generates around $15 million per year for the district, or around 13% of its total income.
Since most operating costs are for personnel, according to Miller, if the referendum fails, it will be employee positions that will have to be cut, something he already had to do in 2019 to balance the school district’s budget.
“It’s miserable, it’s awful because on some level it feels like a betrayal,” said Miller.
However, personnel wouldn’t just be impacted. Services, such as bus transportation, may also be impacted.
“If we lose, everything’s on the table,” Miller said.
Public schools will have to share a portion of any money raised by a successful operating referendum with local charter schools in proportion to the number of students living in the school district who attend charter schools, as mandated in Senate Enrolled Act 391, which was passed earlier this year.
Miller is on board with the revenue-sharing program. According to him, around $600,000 to $700,000 of the operating referendum would go to Hammond’s only charter school — the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology.
“I also hope that the HAST parents realize this is why they should vote for it,” Miller said.
The $84.2 million sought in the building referendum will mainly focus on renovating Morton High School, with plans to upgrade three-fourths of classes, upgrade the school’s HVAC system, install new lighting and electrical, and upgrade some of the athletic facilities to be more compliant to Title IX.
Miller said the school has gotten by with a patchwork of improvements and additions, such as work in the high school’s science wing, but it can no longer get by with just that. “If we as a community don’t make an investment now, this bill is gonna get significantly bigger,” Miller said.
In addition, if the building referendum is approved, it will be used to work on the baseball and softball fields at Hammond Central and upgrade the playgrounds at four elementary schools.
Miller said there will also be money for additional projects that will be based on community feedback.
This will be the first time the School City of Whiting has held an operating referendum. Voters will be asked to approve a tax rate of $0.17 per $100 in valuation for eight years, which would increase residential property taxes by over 46% and business property taxes by nearly 40% if approved.
The school district is seeking the increased levy to maintain academic, arts, counseling and athletic programs, attract and retain teachers and staff, fund school resource officers, and maintain school safety initiatives.
According to Superintendent Cindy Scroggins, the School City of Whiting has lost over $3 million due to property tax caps since 2018, and has seen decreased enrollment. Because of these two factors, it has become a challenge for the school district to financially support its current programming and staff.
In addition, Scroggins said other school districts in Lake and Porter counties have been offering starting salaries between $53,000 to $56,000, making it harder for Whiting schools to compete with them.
“Without the referendum, we will have to make cuts to our staff and our instructional, counseling and extracurricular programs,” Scroggins said in an email.
The School City of Whiting has a tax calculator for residents to see the estimated impact of the proposed operating referendum.
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Richmond detectives are investigating the death of one man in the Gilpin Court area.
At 10:41 p.m. Monday on the 1300 block of St. James St., an adult male was found with trauma to his body. He was declared dead at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
From the Archives: Richmond shops and shoppers of the past
05-02-1976 (cutline): Neighborhood changes have affected Carter's Store: With business down, future is uncertain.
P.A. Gormus Jr.
05-02-1976 (cutline): Just visiting---The two antique stools in Carter's Store often are occupied by visiting neighbors, such as Mrs. Pearl Lett (seated at left), who is chatting with members of the Carter family, Mrs. Edna Carter (also seated) and (from left) Mrs. Floyd Carter Humphrey, Miss Louise Carter and a full-time employee, Mrs. Mary Ford.
P.A.Gormus Jr.
12-27-1971 (cutline): Bargain-hunting shoppers mob store for annual post-yule sales.
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02-22-1967: Richmonders wait for local shop to open. Line forms outside in anticipation for sales.
Carl Lynn
02-24-1970: Richmond shoppers pack area stores looking for deals on George Washington's birthday sale weekend.
Bob Brown
12-07-1968 (cutline): Pat Clayton (left) and Bill Greenlaw of the West End Jaycees help underprivileged youngsters pick out Christmas presents. Sixty children were invited to shop with the Jaycees at the G.C. Murphy Company store at Willow Lawn Shopping Center yesterday. Each child was given $5 to spend as he chose. A visit by Santa and a party sponsored by the staff of Murphy's followed the shopping trip.
Bob Brown
11-1970: Shoppers look around at Woolworth's in downtown Richmond.
Times-Dispatch
07-02-1946 (cutline): Rush for meet at O.P.A. Prices--Within 15 minutes after this Richmond store opened today 125 meal tickets had been given out. Butcher Charles M. Feitig holds up a nice chunk of beef which will be sold in conformance with OPA price ceilings. This store, like many others, has announced it will not raise prices to the consumer until the price it pays to the wholesaler is increased.
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08-12-1977 (cutline): Remodeling is under way at two stores on East Grace Street downtown. The former May Co. Store at Sixth and Grace streets will be a Standard Drug Co. store and a branch of First & Merchants National Bank.
Staff photos
08-12-1977 (cutline): Closeout sale drew shoppers who crowded the sidewalk outside the entrance.
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09-28-1946 (cutline): This crowd in front of a Richmond grocery store, on a day when it was noticed that hard to get items were available.
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CATONSVILLE, Md. — A 75-year-old man has died nearly three weeks after being struck by two cars while crossing Rolling Road.
Baltimore County Police say both cars that hit Bernard Emanuel kept going and never stopped. Now the search is on for those behind the wheel.
Emanuel had been hospitalized since the incident on July 3, and passed away from his injuries on July 22.
One hit and run vehicle involved is a 2004 Acura TL. Information on the second car is still unknown.
Anyone who might have been in the area and saw something that day, is asked to call 1-866-756-2587.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Authorities are investigating after two people were found dead in a Wichita Riverside home.
Sedgwick County 911 Dispatch confirms authorities were called to a home in the 1100 block of N. Woodrow just after 7:30 a.m. A man and woman in their 50s were found dead inside.
Wichita police tell KSN News that a woman was going to drop her child off at a day care at the home and noticed the door was still locked. The woman went to the side of the home and looked inside. She saw the victims. She called a family member, who then called the police.
Police said there were no children inside the home, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Look for updates on this story on KSN.com and KSN Newscasts.
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TENNESSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a car crash Tuesday morning, according to campaign officials.
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The crash accident happened as DeSantis and members of his team were headed to a presidential campaign event in Chattanooga.
Officials said DeSantis and his team members were not injured in the crash.
Read: DeSantis is threatening to sue Bud Light’s parent company; here’s why
“We appreciate the prayers and well wishes of the nation for his continued protection while on the campaign trail,” a DeSantis spokesperson said in a statement.
No other details were released and it’s unclear was caused the accident.
Read: DeSantis, in deeply conservative Utah, says he’s driven more by faith in God than by politics
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County leaders could decide Tuesday how they will split up millions of tourism tax dollars.
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A task force narrowed down the projects that deserve the biggest piece of the $330 million pie.
The board of county commissioners will meet Tuesday morning to decide who will get this money.
Watch: Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday begins
The task force has met for weeks, sorting through applications and trying to figure out what projects were worth moving forward and getting a piece of the tourism tax dollars.
This tax relieves pressure on our general fund which we use to address the myriad of social challenges as a community.
Read: Push underway for Orange County to use tourism tax dollars for issues other than tourism
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners will hear the final recommendation Tuesday on which groups should collect funding for their projects.
Those projects include the Orange County Convention Center, Florida Citrus Sports, Amway Center, Dr. Phillips Center and UCF Sports.
Read: Orange County tourist tax collections decline for second straight month
The task force recommended 11 groups in total, however not all will get the funding.
See more in the video above.
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MARION, Va. (WJHL) — A Marion McDonald’s is closed after a fire caused extensive damage to the building.
According to a spokesperson for the Town of Marion, firefighters extinguished a kitchen fire at a McDonald’s early Tuesday morning.
The restaurant sustained moderate fire damage and extensive smoke damage, the spokesperson stated.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is undetermined.
The McDonald’s remains closed as of Tuesday morning.
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Children’s mental health is at the forefront of the minds of health providers who work with kids, but how are you, your children, and/or your children’s teachers dealing with it?
We want to hear how mental health has impacted your lives and/or your work if you work with children, and what are your mental health concerns as children head back to school soon.
Contact reporter Samantha Wildow at samantha.wildow@coxinc.com or fill out and submit the Google Form below.
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees held a special meeting to discuss this year's bond proposal.
One of the main topics of conversation was building a new middle school, which would help overcrowding in some campuses as well as giving some transportation relief. Some of the other items that could be on this year's bond proposal include improvements in technology, athletics departments and facilities.
"The design of our new career and technical education facility a couple of things," said ECISD Superintendent Dr. Scott Muri. " One is 400 students would attend school there full time. It would be there high school about 1700 kids would transition out of their every single day in and out taking career and technical education courses. And then at night and on the weekends, Odessa College and potentially some of our business partners would operate it and provide adult courses in that environment. So kids use it during the day and at night on the weekends adults have that opportunity in partnership with Odessa College."
While the school district is overflowing with ideas on how to better student's education, the Board of Trustees plans to hold upcoming community meetings to finalize a bond package.
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MIDLAND, Texas — Midland ISD held a special meeting on safety and training on July 24.
With the school year just month away, the meeting discussed some of the tactics that the district is working on in order to provide safety for its students.
"We've been continually working to improve the safety and security on our campuses," said MISD Emergency Management Coordinator Tim Allen. "We've increased our situational awareness greatly on our exterior doors our classrooms doors, people paying attention to what's going on outside the campus much better for situational awareness. Noticing when people are walking on the campus that shouldn't be there during the day during the class time. There are no visitors authorized unless they go check in at the office first and have a need to be there when our kids are there."
Allen also told us that all of these features are TEA and Texas Legislature approved including changes like the glass used for classroom and outside doors, automatic locks on doors and panic alert technology.
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HOUSTON — If you're thinking about moving closer to the beach, you might want to do some research first.
That's because a new interactive map shows what parts of the Texas coast could be underwater in the coming decades.
The mapping tool was designed by Climate Central, a nonprofit group that researches and reports on climate change, rising sea levels and coastal flooding. It seems to indicate that a large portion of land along the Texas barrier islands will fall below sea level by 2050. That includes sections of Galveston Island, Port Bolivar, and Beaumont.
The map uses measurements and estimations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), but experts say it isn't the final word. Instead, the map should be used as a screening tool to identify areas that need further investigation.
September will mark 15 years since Hurricane Ike leveled Bolivar Peninsula and efforts to rebuild to coastline are ongoing.
In July, construction on the "Ike Dike" was approved, which aims to protect about 70 miles of the Texas coast from storm surge with a movable barrier that could be used like a flood gate.
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — "I woke up alive, so that's a good blessing."
Those are words spoken by Harris County Sheriff Detention Officer J. Valdiviez who was recovering at his home Monday after being badly beaten by an inmate Friday.
Valdiviez said he was doing his regular routine, checking on the inmates, when he was ambushed from behind and beaten unconscious.
"We were pretty much having a fight going down the stairwell where they said that my head hit the rails, the steps and then the floor," Valdiviez said. "According to other coworkers and staff and friends of ours, they said that I flatlined and they had to do CPR."
The inmate accused of randomly attacking Valdiviez has done this before. According to court records, this is the fourth time Christian Dillard has assaulted an officer since 2021.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Dillard has been in Harris County Jail since April 2020.
Valdiviez is now able to fully open his eyes after they were swollen shut, and though he is still sore, his biggest fight is fighting for change.
He said he spoke to Gonzalez and told him he wants to see change.
"I'm not gonna wait for someone else to get hurt, or for someone else to go through the same incident," Valdiviez said.
Gonzalez said his department does what it can to keep everyone safe inside the jail, but it's difficult to maintain because of overcrowding.
"We work hard to make our jail safe for everyone who lives and works there," he said. "That's no easy task in an overcrowded facility that houses more than 800 people charged with murder or capital murder."
Gonzalez said anyone who harms public servants will be held accountable. Dillard has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant in connection to the Valdiviez attack.
While this plays out in court, Valdiviez said he is going to continue to advocate for change.
"I just wanted to raise awareness of the situation and prevent someone else's son or daughter from getting that crucial phone call from someone, telling them they're not going to make it," he said.
Valdiviez does not plan on quitting his job.
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Where to get free back-to-school supplies and donate to help students, teachers
Students began returning to classrooms in some parts of the Valley in mid-July, and all Maricopa County school districts will have started the 2023-24 school year by mid-August.
That means families across the Valley are wrapping up back-to-school errands.
The Arizona Republic has compiled a list of organizations giving away school supplies to families in need and accepting school supply donations.
Back To School Resource Fair
- WHAT: The Back to School Resource Fair, sponsored by Father Matters, will provide free backpacks and school supplies. The fair will also offer gently used household items, clothing and food.
- WHEN: Saturday, July 29, 10 a.m. to noon.
- WHERE: Brooks Community School campus cafeteria, 3146 E. Wier Ave., Phoenix.
- MORE INFORMATION: https://fathermatters.org/event/back-to-school-resource-fair/.
Phoenix Backpack Giveaway
- WHAT: K-12 students can receive one of 750 free backpacks with school supplies until materials last at an event hosted by the law firm Lerner & Rowe. Families will get the supplies via drive-thru, and students are required to be there to receive a backpack.
- WHEN: Saturday, July 29, starting at noon.
- WHERE: 2475 S. 59th Ave., Phoenix.
- MORE INFORMATION: https://lernerandrowe.com/free-backpacks/.
School Rocks Backpack Giveaway
- WHAT: Families across the Valley can get backpacks filled with school supplies from their nearest TCC wireless store. Students must be present to receive a backpack.
- WHEN: Sunday, July 30, 1 p.m. until supplies last.
- WHERE: A list of TCC locations in Arizona is available at https://locations.tccrocks.com/az.html.
Looking for a place to donate school supplies?
Whether you have gently used school supplies or want to donate cash, here are organizations accepting donations to help teachers and students.
Arizona Helping Hands Back to School Drive
Arizona Helping Hands, a nonprofit serving children in foster care, is accepting money toward their back-to-school drive. Donations will provide foster children in the state with a backpack filled with supplies.
For more information, visit https://azhelpinghands.org/back2school-drive/ or call 480-889-0604.
Phoenix Family Operation Backpack
Phoenix Family, a nonprofit centered around the needs of low-income families, youth and seniors, is accepting donations for their back-to-school drive until Aug. 8. Donations can be made by buying supplies off the organization’s Amazon, Walmart or Target wishlists or making a monetary donation.
For more information, visit https://www.phoenixfamily.org/backpacks/. Phoenix Family also created a School Supply Drive Toolkit to help other groups that want to collect school supplies. Check it out at https://www.phoenixfamily.org/documents/backtoschool/OperationBackpackDriveToolkit.pdf or call 816-561-1033.
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Treasures 4 Teachers
Treasures 4 Teachers began as a supply drive run from a local preschool director’s garage. More than a decade later, the Tempe-based organization provides a school supply store to help teachers get free or low-cost supplies. The organization accepts new or gently used supplies in Tempe and west Phoenix. For more information on where and when to donate, visit https://www.treasures4teachers.org/ or call 480-751-1122.
St. Vincent de Paul back-to-school drive
St. Vincent de Paul accepts one-time or monthly donations toward the Dream Center, the organization’s program for children from low-income families. More information is available at https://www.stvincentdepaul.net/give/campaigns/back-school-drive or call 602-266-4673.
Do you know of a back-to-school assistance program that should be added to this list? Email the reporter at helen.rummel@gannett.com.
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Free college credits for high schoolers? What to know about Arizona's dual enrollment program
Some Arizona students will soon be able to take college classes for free while in high school as part of a new financial aid program in the state budget.
The initiative aims to expand dual enrollment programs, which let high school students earn community college credits by taking college-level courses at their high school. State officials hope the program will ultimately boost college-going rates across the state, particularly among low-income students.
Higher education attainment rates in Arizona have trailed national averages for years. In 2016, the state set a goal of achieving a 60% postsecondary attainment rate by 2030. Since then, Arizona has slipped off track of hitting that target. Currently, 48% of adult Arizonans hold a postsecondary certificate or degree, according to the education advocacy group Education Forward Arizona.
"Dual enrollment allows students to hit two birds with one stone: to meet their high school graduation requirements and to begin earning college credits," said Erin Hart, higher education policy advisor in the Governor's Office. "This makes a student's path to a postsecondary degree faster — and at less cost to students and their families. It also gives students a vision for their future."
The state budget, passed in May, allocated $15 million toward funding college credits for high schoolers and $500,000 to help high school teachers skill up and instruct dual enrollment classes. That money will be available during the 2023-24 academic year.
Here's what to know about dual enrollment and how to access the funding.
How many college credits can a high school student get for free?
First- and second-year high school students can get up to $300, which will pay for up to six credit hours.
High school juniors and seniors can get up to $600, or 12 credit hours.
Who is eligible for the dual enrollment program?
Students may be eligible to have their dual enrollment costs covered by the state if they have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher and attain a passing grade in their dual enrollment class. If a student fails the dual enrollment course, they could be billed for the cost of the class by the community college that offered the class at their school.
Priority will be given to low-income students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, officials said, but there will likely be funds available to cover interested students from households of all income levels in the 2023-24 school year.
Community colleges providing dual enrollment classes for eligible students will get reimbursed by the Arizona Department of Education.
High school students interested in dual enrollment opportunities should consult an academic advisor at their high school for more information.
Maricopa Community Colleges maintains a list of dual enrollment programs at high schools in the Valley at https://www.maricopa.edu/students/early-college/dual-enrollment.
Are undocumented students eligible?
Yes. The program does not require proof of U.S. citizenship.
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How can a high school teacher become certified to teach dual enrollment classes?
The new initiative also provides a one-time incentive bonus of up to $1,000 for teachers who teach a dual enrollment course.
To become certified to teach dual enrollment courses in Arizona, teachers need a master’s degree. That degree must include at least 18 graduate-level credit hours in the subject area they wish to teach.
Teachers can get the necessary certifications to teach dual enrollment classes through the Arizona Teachers Academy at Arizona State University or Northern Arizona University. The academy is a state program that provides scholarships to train teachers for Arizona schools, so teachers may qualify for funding that helps cover their tuition and fees.
Why is the state investing in dual enrollment?
Research from the Helios Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting higher education attainment in Arizona and Florida, shows that high school students participating in dual enrollment programs are more likely to attend college, stay enrolled and earn higher GPAs.
Currently, just under 25% of high school students in Arizona take at least one dual enrollment course, according to Helios, and low-income students are less likely to participate in dual enrollment classes than their peers from higher-income backgrounds.
The same study found that about 200 local high schools in Arizona do not currently provide dual enrollment courses. By giving bonuses to teachers who choose to teach dual enrollment classes, Helios President Paul Luna said state officials hope to build a larger network of educators offering the courses.
Sasha Hupka covers higher education for The Arizona Republic. Do you have a tip on Arizona's universities, community colleges or trade schools? Reach her at sasha.hupka@arizonarepublic.com.
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Scalding sidewalks and hot car seats: How to protect yourself from burns in Arizona's extreme heat
As Phoenix breaks heat record after heat record throughout July, the Valley is sweltering. The triple-digit temperatures mean that surfaces under the sun are hotter than ever: sidewalks, car seat buckles, garden hoses, playgrounds.
These surfaces can reach scalding temperatures and bring the risk of burns. But it's possible to stay safe in the summer heat.
"Materials in the summer will be hot enough to burn you!" The Arizona Burn Foundation wrote a blog post. "Be sure to feel the materials before letting your children partake and always wear sturdy shoes outside as hot pavement will burn your feet!"
Here's how to protect yourself and what you need to know about hot ground surfaces, pet safety and what to do if you suffer burns from the Phoenix heat.
Asphalt, concrete, pavement. What's the difference?
Surfaces can be made of different materials. Asphalt is a black sticky substance mixed with rocks that becomes hard when it dries. It is commonly used to make roads, tunnels and highways. Concrete is a building material made from cement, small stones, sand and water. It is commonly used to make sidewalks
Pavement is a path with a hard surface people walk on. Pavement can be made from asphalt or concrete as well as materials such as bricks or cobblestone.
How hot does concrete get?
Concrete holds heat for a long time and heats up faster than many materials. These properties make it hot even in the shade.
While grass that's in direct sunlight all day rarely gets over 80 degrees Fahrenheit, wood can reach 90 degrees. Concrete, however, can get as hot as 175 degrees. It can take on 150 to 200 degrees before it begins to degrade.
What about asphalt?
Asphalt is typically 40 to 60 degrees hotter than the temperature outside, according to Sunrise Asphalt. On a 100-degree day, asphalt can reach 160 degrees.
How hot does asphalt get on a 120-degree day?
If the weather outside is 120 degrees, asphalt may be anywhere from 160 to 200 degrees.
At what temperature can you get burns from surfaces?
The exposure time to receive a burn according to an Anti Scald chart is as follows:
- At 140 degrees, skin only has to be exposed for three seconds to receive a second-degree burn and five seconds to receive a third-degree burn.
- At 131 degrees, skin only has to be exposed for 17 seconds to receive a second-degree burn and 30 seconds to receive a third-degree burn.
What should I do if I have suffered burns from falling on hot surfaces?
According to Cleveland Clinic, second-degree burns can be treated at home if they are small. Burns that cover large areas of skin, affect a person's ability to use their body or show signs of an infection should be treated by a health-care provider.
If you have a third-degree burn you should visit an emergency department for treatment, according to the clinic.
At-home steps:
- Use cold water to wash the burn. Keep it under water for at least five minutes. Pat dry with a clean towel.
- Cover the burn with a clean bandage.
- Avoid touching the burn.
- Change the bandage at least once a day.
Under the blazing sun:This is how Phoenix is surviving its worst-ever heat wave
How hot is too hot to take your dog on a walk?
The National Canine Research Association of America recommends the hand test. If you are unable to put the back of your hand on a surface for more than 10 seconds, or your bare foot on the ground, then it is too hot to walk your dog.
Heather Allen, the president and CEO of HALO Animal Rescue in Phoenix, told The Arizona Republic: "When it is too hot for people, it is too hot for dogs."
"We understand that we all have to venture outside in the summer heat, and for those living in an apartment that require a dog to head outdoors to potty, it’s a necessity," Allen continued. "The shortest duration possible, during the coolest parts of the day is essential. It is also ideal to train your dog to use booties that don’t allow the heat through when they need to go outdoors and touch any surface that isn’t shaded grass."
Are there dog shoes for hot pavement?
There are many types of boots dogs can wear to prevent them from burning their paws on the hot pavement. Boots should fit properly and be designed for heat.
"Boots are very effective as long as they are geared for hot weather," Allen said. "It’s important to ensure they fit properly so they don’t cause injury to the foot or ankle area."
What are the best surfaces for dogs to walk on?
Allen said grass or dirt is the best surface for dogs to walk on. Astroturf, gravel, asphalt and cement get very hot.
What should I do if my dog's paws have suffered from burns?
If your dog's pads suffer from burns, Allen said to seek veterinary help immediately.
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Tucson moves forward to annex, rezone land near Vail for industrial use
The Tucson City Council voted to annex 300 acres of land to be rezoned for industrial use south of the city. These parcels of land, at the entrance of Vail, caused consternation for residents and parents of a nearby school.
The annexation passed on a 5 to 1 vote with Councilmember Steve Kozachik voting against the annexation of three separate parcels at the July 18 City Council meeting.
In an email, Kozachik said he was concerned that the nearby residents whose neighborhoods are included in the Vail Incorporation vote were explicitly left out from the annexation, as requested by the state, and would have no say on the issue.
This is especially concerning with industrial zoning adjacent to their neighborhoods, he said. He also had concerns about the impact on water with heavy industrial uses. Kozachik said he wants the people who will be impacted to have a seat at the table.
Councilmember Nikki Lee, whose ward is closest to the annexed parcels, said she supports allowing the public outreach process to commence.
“Knowing that there is going to be a lot of opportunity to bring these concerns in and be very active part of this process … I do feel comfortable moving forward with a public process,” said Lee, whose ward borders the areas under discussion.
The three parcels are adjacent to a 2,000-acre planned development for large-scale industrial users in Ward 4 and are planned to be included in that development.
Community members worried about how future development will impact their lifestyle and children
One of the parcels, a 137-acre plot adjacent to Acacia Elementary School, drove concerned parents and school district staff, as well as community members, to speak up against annexation efforts. The annexation includes the land surrounding Acacia Elementary but excludes the school from annexation.
They voiced concerns at what annexing an area to house a large industrial complex would mean to the health and safety of the students at Acacia Elementary School.
One concerned father, David Lara, said he moved to Vail for his daughter. He wanted her to grow up having fun in nature.
“I don’t want her surrounded by a bunch of heavy industry. I don’t know what that is going to mean ... it is going to surround her school, she is going to be around it every single day,” he said.
Other people worried it would impact wildlife in the area and add traffic in a place known for its wide-open spaces and rural landscape.
Councilmember Kevin Dahl had similar concerns to Kozachik about water. He said that with these lands slated for development, the city would be better stewards of the land than if it stayed part of the county.
Dahl proposed looking at requiring industries to participate in the principle of net zero water, which he said would result in no additional use of water from the basin.
What does this annexation mean for Vail residents?
While last week's vote did not address zoning in the area, annexation had to first be established before considering zoning issues.
The law firm representing the state said members and nearby residents will be included in a neighborhood meeting during its public outreach period about future development of those parcels. There will also be a zoning examiner public hearing, where residents will be able to voice their concerns.
Nearby residents who will be notified will include Hansen Ridge residents, said Attorney Keri Silvyn with Lazarus & Silvyn, P.C., a land and zoning firm based in Phoenix and Tucson. The firm is also in discussion with the Vail School District superintendent about the district's concerns.
Mayor Regina Romero also supported the annexation process, reiterating how it would benefit Tucson with high-wage and long-term job opportunities. Romero also noted this is the beginning of the process, and there will be opportunity for feedback and input from Vail residents.
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Reach the reporter at sarah.lapidus@gannett.com.
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Scottsdale's homeless program at hotel 'wasn't an issue until it was an issue.' What are opponents' concerns?
An effort in Scottsdale to house the homeless has faced backlash from both residents and officials since city councilmembers approved it last month, but the pushback is largely based on a misunderstanding of how the program actually works, according to a review by The Arizona Republic.
The current "bridge housing" initiative began last fall when Scottsdale used COVID-19 relief cash to rent out 10 rooms at a hotel in McCormick Ranch. Single-parent families and seniors who were either homeless or would have become homeless without help could stay there for up to four months, giving them time to find housing elsewhere.
The program can serve as many as 120 people each year and staffers said that more than 80% of the participants transition to a more permanent housing situation by the time they leave the hotel, which is why the initiative has been widely considered a success for those who are familiar with it.
But widespread support ceased on June 27 when Scottsdale accepted a $940,000 state grant to keep the program running for another year. It caused some residents to fear for the area's safety because of two terms within the grant contract: that migrant asylum-seekers and those ousted from "The Zone" in Phoenix also be offered rooms.
"I am disappointed that the City of Scottsdale would jeopardize the quality of living and sense of security of families who already live in the neighborhood ... Not to mention the sense of security of families whose students walk and bike to school every day," wrote Christa Reichert, the headmaster of the nearby Cicero Preparatory Academy.
But it's unlikely that Scottsdale's participants will actually present any safety issues. They won't be "chronically homeless" — a category that includes people who have been homeless repeatedly or for more than a year — because the program will solely assist single-parent families and seniors like it has for the past 10 months.
Some will just be poor people who have recently lost their homes, according to Scottsdale's Human Services Director Greg Bestgen, while others will have never even slept on the street but still lack a stable housing situation.
Only three of the program's 10 rooms will be reserved for people relocated from The Zone. And while many of the Phoenix encampment's former inhabitants are chronically homeless, those housed in Scottsdale will likely be members of a minority of The Zone's population, seniors, who haven't been able to find housing on their fixed incomes.
All of them will be vetted by a nonprofit called Community Bridges Inc., which has handled the initiative's participant referrals since the program's inception. None of the participants has triggered a law enforcement call to the hotel in the past.
And as for the migrants, they too will consist of seniors and families, and will be vetted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. They will have been granted asylum before arriving at the hotel, where officials expect their stays to be short because they are simply waiting to be transported to their immigration sponsors.
"When we applied for the grant, we just wanted to make sure that we were specific about the clientele that we would be accepting into our particular program over here in Scottsdale, because it directly aligns with the clients that we've already been serving for about the last year through that program," Bestgen said.
But that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement in the city process if the program is extended again.
Scottsdale's 84% success rate reflects the participants who transitioned to long-term housing, but doesn't track their status beyond the day they moved out of the hotel.
For City Councilmember Barry Graham, the biggest issue was that Scottsdale didn't hold any public meetings to discuss the program extension even though the grant terms changed certain participant rules.
"How much have we notified neighbors and local businesses about what we're doing here?" said Graham, who cast the only vote against accepting the state grant. "For me it's about doing the process right. That includes notification, giving notice and making sure residents feel informed."
How the program works: A 'very narrow' eligibility criteria
Bestgen described the bridge housing initiative as a "highly case-managed program," meaning "people cannot just show up at a hotel and get a room." Instead, individuals start the process at nonprofits such as Community Bridges, where staffers vet them and craft plans based on their unique needs.
For example, a heroin addict might need housing where drug rehabilitation services are available, while a single 18-year-old might need help obtaining a GED. Neither would be allowed into Scottsdale's program, but they would be placed into one of the dozens of other assistance centers in the Valley.
Bestgen emphasized that the only people Community Bridges will send to Scottsdale will be families and elderly individuals who need guidance on things like collecting Social Security, which he described as the city's "niche."
"Everybody understands what the precepts of the program are and they agreed to it," Bestgen told The Republic about Scottsdale's eligibility requirements, which he described as "very narrow."
In regard to the new grant money, the city plans to spend it in three buckets over the course of the next year: $40,000 will be used to provide food for the participants, while $400,000 will go toward supportive services and the remaining $500,000 to cover the hotel costs.
Bestgen expects that most participants will only stay at the hotel for a month before transitioning to longer-term housing. During each of those stays, city staffers will conduct weekly room inspections and evict anyone who doesn't follow the rules.
"We're doing our part by grabbing people who we can help," said Councilmember Solange Whitehead, who described it as a tailor-made way for Scottsdale to help with the regional homelessness effort. "We as a (region) have to work together because ... if we solve homelessness and Phoenix doesn't, the homeless are going to flow to us."
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'It was never an issue until it was an issue'
The controversy generated by Scottsdale's decision to accept the state grant spurred high profile challenges from people like Arizona state Rep. Matt Gress, a Republican who represents the affected area, and catapulted the little-known program into the public's view.
For many onlookers such as Reichert, the school headmaster, the negative pushback was likely the first time they had even heard of the program and it created a fear of something they had been living next to for nearly a year.
On July 14, about 300 days after the city finalized its contract with the hotel but only eight after Gress published his letter, Reichert wrote in a letter to City Council members that she was "concerned that the city of Scottsdale has contracted a hotel less than one block from our K-12 school to house displaced homeless and migrants."
Scottsdale's decision to accept the grant in late June had nothing to do with renewing or approving a contract with the hotel. The initial agreement doesn't expire for another month.
The delayed outcry suggests the backlash isn't much more than a knee-jerk reaction to potentially disingenuous criticisms of an otherwise successful program, according to Tammy Caputi, who told The Republic that "it was never an issue until it was an issue."
"(People) haven't been aware for the last year as the program has been running, because it's not an issue," Caputi said. "You can do so many good things and you don't get a whole lot of press, but all you have to do is throw out an inflammatory comment that riles people up and suddenly we're having to spend all of our time defending it."
Sources of confusion
Regardless of whether the pushback against the program is justified, the city's process and a lack of clarity around the grant funding's terms probably didn't help stave off resident confusion.
The 39-page grant contract contained just one paragraph that defined Scottsdale's narrow eligibility criteria, for example. It also doesn't clearly state if the same eligibility requirements apply to all participant groups, although The Republic confirmed with Bestgen that they do.
But residents and business owners didn't have the opportunity to get that clarification ahead of last month's vote. Officials defended that decision by saying the initiative was unchanged even though the grant's program requirements were what drove the confusion.
"There was a lot more probably outreach when we (first) started the program," Whitehead said. "All the City Council did was approve a new funding source for an existing program. And the demographics of the program haven't changed."
Graham disagreed, arguing that neighbors should have been kept up to speed as the program evolved.
"We did not tell people in the area or the businesses that this was coming. There was no notification," Graham said. "What if they have concerns? What if they have questions? What if they have ideas for us to learn from and maybe improve the program?"
The process was enough to invite more intense scrutiny of the program's performance metrics, which might not be as rock solid as they seem at first glance.
A participant who leaves the hotel, enters a longer-term program for a day, and then ends up homeless the day after that, would count toward the city's success rate, for instance.
In regard to the figure related to zero calls for service, that only takes into account incidents that occurred on the hotel property itself, not calls in the surrounding neighborhood that might have involved a program participant.
The fact that the program has not been noticed by many locals until now suggests crime probably isn't a big issue, but the city's method could still dramatically minimize the impact of the initiative.
"I asked if staff has looked at all the names of people that have gone to the program and then compared those names to any calls about those people in the city since they went to the program," Graham explained. "They said, 'No, we haven't done that analysis.'"
Scottsdale's leaders will have another year to improve on those issues before the program needs to be extended again next fall. City Council members are also expected to vote on a new contract with the hotel in about a month.
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Attorneys for Robert Bowers have filed a motion to exhume the body of his father, Randall George Bowers, to confirm paternity.
The motion states that the government has interjected into the case its “speculative theory” that Randall Bowers is not the father of Robert Bowers, who was convicted of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.
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The purpose of the exhumation is to obtain DNA to prove paternity. At issue is whether Robert Bowers has schizophrenia. Randall Bowers was diagnosed with schizophrenia, which is believed to be hereditary.
The defense claims that Robert Bowers has mental health issues, including schizophrenia, that should spare him from receiving the death penalty.
In the motion, the defense claims that the government has instilled doubt into the jurors’ minds about Bowers’ paternity.
“... Speculative governmental theories should play no role in the decision of whether Mr. Bowers lives or dies,” the motion states.
When Bowers was seven years old, his father was charged with rape and other sex crimes. Six months later, he was getting ready to go to trial on those charges when he committed suicide at a campground in Tionesta Township, Forest County.
Randall Bowers is buried in Shaler Township, according to court documents.
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