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The city of Bismarck has announced road work that begins Thursday.
Washington Street between Expressway and Bowen Avenue will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Contractors will be milling and paving the roadway. The closure will be in place for about three weeks. Access to local residences and businesses will be maintained. No detour will be in place, and motorists can expect delays.
Coleman Street between 43rd Avenue and Nelson Drive will be closed to through traffic. Contractors will be doing drainage work. The closure will be in place for about three weeks. Access to local businesses will be maintained from 43rd Avenue. Access to local residences will be maintained from the south. No detour will be in place.
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A Mandan man facing drug and driving charges following a mid-June police chase in Bismarck in which he allegedly crashed into the Federal Building’s railing has pleaded not guilty to several charges.
Tyler Jans faces felony drug and fleeing charges, along with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence and driving under suspension. The most serious charge against him carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He entered his pleas Tuesday and is scheduled for trial Oct. 10-11.
A Bismarck police officer noticed a vehicle leaving the Elbow Room Bar shortly after midnight on June 14. It eventually turned into the back parking lot of the Federal Building on East Broadway Avenue and crashed into the building’s railing, according to an affidavit.
The suspect vehicle continued to evade responding officers for 12 minutes before crashing into a pine tree on the north side of Kirkwood Mall. The driver exited the vehicle with his hands up after crashing, authorities said. Police who detained Jans said they found cocaine in his clothing and large amounts of illegal drugs in his vehicle, including cocaine, meth and THC, which is what gives marijuana users a high.
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida woman was arrested Friday after law enforcement found dozens of animals in “hazardous” conditions at her Kissimmee home earlier this year, according to court records.
An affidavit states that on March 9, 2022, officers arrived at a home along San Carlos Way — belonging to 43-year-old Noemy Pantoja — after receiving reports of over 30 dogs and cats living in the building.
A complaint filed by Pantoja’s brother says that their father lives with Pantoja in the home, and Pantoja’s family hadn’t heard from the father in a while, sparking concern for his well-being.
Pantoja’s brother explained that he arrived at the home on March 8, finding the father looking “skinny and weak” and living with multiple dogs and cats. The complaint shows that there was animal urine and feces all over in the home.
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The brother then sent officers a video of the father struggling to walk in the home as dogs and cats ran around him. According to officers, the video showed the house in “deplorable conditions,” with broken walls, debris scattered and feces on the floor.
Officers added that Pantoja was the primary caregiver, as the father was 76 years old and suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.
According to the affidavit, officers were eventually able to contact Pantoja on March 10, and she told them that the dogs and cats were left by former gang-affiliated tenants.
That same day, a dog was found locked inside a car near the home that was not running, and while Pantoja denied owning the car, officers found that it was registered in her name, court records reveal. Officers said Pantoja admitted to lying due to being “afraid.” She was issued a citation for animal cruelty.
Pantoja ultimately surrendered seven dogs and 23 cats, though she told officers that there were only a couple more cats in the home that she was unable to catch, documents state. Officers added that Pantoja wouldn’t let them into the house “due to liability.”
The next day, law enforcement served a warrant to search the home. Upon entry, officers said the “odor was overwhelming,” with the smell of ammonia causing their eyes and throats to burn.
During the seizure, 13 cats and one dog was removed from the home, court records state. Officers said they laid out traps in the home to catch three more cats a few days later.
Investigators said the home had many bags of garbage on the floor along with empty food containers, abundant feces, overflowing litter pans, cobwebs, flies and cockroaches.
A veterinarian later inspected the animals taken from the home, noting that several of them suffered from ear mite infections, severe excoriations, fleas, nasal and ocular discharge, and respiratory infections likely caused by stressful situations such as overcrowding or poor living conditions.
Following an investigation by the Florida Department of Children and Families, Pantoja was ordered to leave her father with a friend and not allow him back into the home until it was properly cleaned.
Pantoja was ultimately arrested on July 21, 2023, and faces nine counts of animal cruelty and three counts of confining animals without proper living conditions.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Leaders in Seminole County are working to manage concerns about a compound found in the drinking water. Recent reporting from the Orlando Sentinel brought to light the contaminant called 1,4-dioxane that has been in the water in Seminole County, Lake Mary, and Sanford for years.
Seminole County said the water is safe to drink, no alternative source is necessary, and boil water advisories are not in place.
The EPA refers to 1,4-dioxane as a likely carcinogen. The compound is now featured on the county’s website with an explainer about what it is and what the county is doing about it.
The compound 1,4-dioxane is a manufactured chemical that has been used as a stabilizer for solvents and cleaners. It is present in things like paint strippers, dyes, greases, antifreeze, and aircraft deicing fluids, according to Seminole County.
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During a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday, Environmental Services Director Kim Ornberg spoke about the most common questions they have received from the public so far.
“Is my water safe? Am I in the impacted area, and how can I get my private well tested?” asked Ornberg.
In Seminole County, Lake Mary and Sanford, the contaminant has been traced to the former Siemens manufacturing site on Rinehart Road. It closed in the early 2000′s, years before 1,4-dioxane was first found in the water during sampling mandated by the EPA in 2013.
Since then, levels of 1,4-dioxane at the county’s Markham Regional Water Treatment Plant have averaged 0.18 parts per billion. It’s roughly half of the EPA’s health advisory level of 0.35.
“Our water has consistently been below the .035 ppb,” Ornberg said.
During a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday, Ornberg said based on the samples they have collected so far, the water has minimal-to-no detection of the contaminate, and based off that knowledge they say the water is safe to drink.
Ornberg noted her staff and the county’s commitment to making sure the water is as safe as possible.
Concerns from the community have caught the attention of high-profile attorneys Mike Morgan and Mark Nejame, who both attended Tuesday’s meeting.
“It’s the water I drink. It’s the water my kids drink,” Morgan said. “But, I agree that this is not a level, at least at this point, for panic. It is a level for action.”
District 3 Commissioner Lee Constantine applauded the action taken by the county already, which includes hiring consultants to get the best understanding of how we got here, and what should be done.
“Because this can’t happen again,” said Constantine. “We need to work with the cities. We have to ensure that they, as well as us, are doing everything we can.”
Commissioner Jay Zembower said the reality is research and results take time and money, and he believes that is something the county should keep in mind as they look into this matter.
“It’s going to take money to do these oversights, these investigations, additional testing, and so forth, so I think we need to be taking a look at how we recover that on behalf of our citizens,” said Zembower.
Seminole County’s potable water systems are sampled and tested for contaminants based on monitoring requirements established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. In recent months, the county has expanded sampling for 1,4-dioxane monthly to better understand its impact on our systems.
You can see what’s in your water by looking at the annual reports posted online.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif — Rex Fortune Elementary School will have its grand opening Wednesday in Roseville.
It's the Center Joint Unified School District's first elementary school in Roseville and it will be transitional kindergarten to sixth grade.
The school is named after the late superintendent of the school district, Dr. Rex Fortune, who died in 2023. His wife and family members will be at the ceremony, which lasts from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be no school registration at the grand opening event.
The school has an emphasis on STEAM education, or science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
"The Rex Fortune Campus was designed specifically to be a STEAM-focused school. We have three dedicated labs all with large fold-up garage-door style doors to allow teachers to extend the learning space outside," Principal Jason Farrel wrote in an email to ABC10.
One of the labs will have 3D printers and will mainly be a space to work on projects and share ideas. The other two labs will be used for students to participate in programs such as Project Lead The Way and FOSS.
Farrel said the teachers are UC Davis C-STEM trained and will be using Roboblocky, a block coding program, and Linkbots for math instruction. He said it's the only school in Northern California to use this curriculum.
Each classroom will be outfitted with three television screens and six floor-to-ceiling whiteboards as well as mobile furniture.
The school has electric locks on all the rooms and eventually will have them on all the gates allowing the campus to do a full lockdown in 10 seconds or less, according to Farrel.
Schools in the Center Joint Unified School District start class Aug. 7, according to the 2023-2024 calendar. The school is located at 4601 Upland Drive.
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What to Know
- Investigators finished with their digging up of the backyard of alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann after police searched the home in connection to the Gilgo Beach case — and walked away with what they described as a "massive amount" of potential evidence.
- Law enforcement investigating the murders brought in heavy equipment like an excavator over the weekend to dig behind the Massapequa Park home. Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney did not offer further details on what specific items were found in the home, but did say it appears no human remains were discovered during a search of Heuermann's backyard
- Heuermann was arrested July 14 and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He is also a suspect in a fourth killing, of Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
Investigators finished with their digging up of the backyard of alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann after police searched the home in connection to the Gilgo Beach case — and walked away with what they described as a "massive amount" of potential evidence.
The police tape around the Massapequa Park home came down 12 days after the arrest of the hulking Heuermann, as police were searching for clues or anything connected to the deaths of the four women he's accused of murdering and dumping their bodies.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said while there were many things taken from the dilapidated and cluttered home — including many guns stored in a basement vault — there wasn't any key piece of evidence found.
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"I think everyone wanted that singular piece of evidence but I don’t think there’s any one thing that jumps out at us at this juncture," said Tierney.
He did not offer further details on what specific items were found in the home, but did say it appears no human remains were discovered during a search of Heuermann's backyard. As for whether any of the three women he is charged with killing were actually murdered at the home, Tierney said that "evidence doesn’t point one way or the other."
The DA said everything taken from Heuermann’s home will be analyzed for blood, hair and DNA — a process Tierney said could take some time.
"Justice is gonna be served. That’s the main thing," DA Tierney said.
Law enforcement investigating the murders had brought in heavy equipment like an excavator over the weekend to dig behind the house where Heuermann lived with his wife and children. It was not immediately clear what officials were looking for in particular, though ground-penetrating radar was being used, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.
The ground-penetrating radar is helpful because it does not disturb any potential evidence that is underground.
While the commissioner shot down reports of a secret room underneath the yard or in the basement, he did say Heuermann had a concrete vault where his guns were found. There was no mention of any secret or soundproof room on the property, according to Harrison, who said the digging was not being done based on any tip.
He said the search was part of due diligence to search the home, adding that the search had been fruitful, with numerous items taken from inside. It's not clear what had been found in the home.
"Just doing a total investigation around the house to see if there’s anything back there that we need to take a closer look at," Harrison said. "There have been items we have taken into our possession. That makes it fruitful."
The commissioner said that among the items seized were roughly 200 guns stored in a walk-in vault in the basement of the house.
"It’s still an active crime scene. We will go into every crevice to make sure there’s nothing we miss," he said.
Harrison did not state whether any of the victims Heuermann is accused of killing was murdered at the house being searched.
The search comes after investigators on July 20 said they were looking at unsolved murder cases nationwide for any connection to Heuermann, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson confirmed to NBC 4 New York. Among the cases being looked at for a possible connection to Heuermann are the murders of four women in Atlantic City in 2006, according to the spokesperson. However, in the past, police have not seen any connections between the bodies dumped at Gilgo Beach and the Atlantic City killings.
It also comes nearly a week after Heuermann's wife filed for divorce, according to her lawyer, Robert Macedonio. A summons and complaint had been filed on behalf of Asa Ellerup in Suffolk County Supreme Court, Macedonio said, declining further comment.
Authorities have previously said Ellerup was out of state at the time of the killings and isn't considered a suspect.
Investigators previously executed a search warrant at a storage facility in Amityville connected to Heuermann. It wasn't immediately clear what police were looking for in the multiple storage sheds that were searched. Suffolk County police and New York State Police had been on the scene, located in front of a middle school, for two days.
Police confirmed that the search at the storage facility was linked to the Gilgo investigation, but did not provide any additional details. The manager for the facility declined to comment when asked if Heuermann owned any units there; neither the Suffolk County district attorney nor Heuermann's lawyer responded to requests for comment.
Heuermann was arrested on July 14 and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello, according to court documents. He is also a suspect in a fourth killing, of Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
Police have continued to search Heuermann's house in Massapequa Park — across a bay from where some of the bodies were found — for days. Investigators scoured the he small, dilapidated red house to see if any evidence inside might link Heuermann, 59, to the killings.
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office said that Heuermann was "on suicide watch which is determined by the County’s mental health staff.”
In court documents, prosecutors described the alleged murders as "planned and heinous in nature."
The towering Heuermann pleaded not guilty during an initial court appearance, but said nothing else. He was remanded without bail and is due back in court on Aug. 1.
Heuermann's attorney, Michael Brown, said after the initial court hearing that the evidence against his client is "extremely circumstantial in nature." He also described Heuermann as in tears as he told him "I didn't do this," denying the charges made against him.
Who is Rex Heuermann: How police zeroed in on suspect
Among the breaks in the case that allowed police to hone in on the suspect were cellphone pings of calls he made to one of the victim's families that traced back to the Massapequa area.
Law enforcement officials felt strongly that the alleged killer was from Long Island because that cell phone tower ping – which came from a phone belonging to one of the victims after her death – originated from the Massapequa area, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the case.
Heuermann allegedly used burner phones to meet his victims and was seen on surveillance videos in cellphone stores buying the burners. He even stole two cellphones from victims, prosecutors alleged, using one to taunt the victim's family.
As NBC News previously reported officials believed the alleged killer used Melissa Barthelemy’s cell phone to call her teen sister repeatedly soon after Melissa disappeared in 2009. The alleged killer made explicit sexual comments, claimed to have killed Melissa and related details of her killing that only the murderer would know. Police believed the caller was a white man and the calls came from midtown Manhattan.
It was previously unreported that the same victim’s cellphone briefly pinged off of a tower in the Massapequa area around the same time. It was that potential clue that led officials to believe the suspect could one day be found in that area.
Heuermann has worked as an architect in Manhattan, sources said, and police were seen Friday searching his midtown office at Fifth Avenue and East 36th Street. Some of the calls investigators identified had come from or near the architecture firm where he worked. For years, police had been looking into whether the suspect lived on Long Island and worked in Manhattan, commuting through New York-Penn Station.
In a YouTube video, Heuermann was seen speaking about his life on Long Island, his family, and how he has been working in NYC since the 1980s. The suspect’s house is a little over a 15-mile car ride away from Gilgo Beach.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement looked into his internet search history. According to prosecutors, Heuermann repeatedly searched for child pornography, sadistic material and online images and information of his victims. His email account was connected to more than 200 searches between March 2022 and June 2023 about known and active serial killers, the disappearances of his alleged victims, and articles written about investigations into the murders.
Among the searches were:
- "why could law enforcement not trace the calls made by long island serial killer"
- "why hasn't the long island serial killer been caught"
- "FBI active serial killers"
- "Map of all known serial killers"
- "8 Terrifying Active Serial Killers (We Can't Find)"
- "Mapping the Long Island Murder Victims"
- "Inside the Long Island Serial Killer and Gilgo Beach"
- "In Long Island serial killer investigation, new phone technology may be key to break in case"
Investigators said DNA evidence from a hair found on tape used to tie up one victim (Megan Waterman) is believed to be a hair from Heuermann's wife — a hair strand likely initially stuck on the tape from him or his residence, court documents state.
But it was a pizza box discarded by Heuermann that allowed investigators to get his DNA sample, swabbing a leftover pizza crust inside. Prosecutors said they can match the DNA from the pizza crust to a strand of male hair also found on the tape used to tie up Waterman, according to the documents.
The DNA test results that allegedly linked Heuermann to the Gilgo Beach bodies came back on June 12 — with the results having a 99.96 degree of accuracy.
The case has drawn immense public attention since human remains were found along the beach highway more than a decade ago. The mystery attracted national headlines for many years and the unsolved killings were the subject of the 2020 Netflix film “Lost Girls.”
Determining who killed them, and why, has vexed a slew of seasoned homicide detectives through several changes in police leadership. Last year, an interagency task force was formed with investigators from the FBI, as well as state and local police departments, aimed at solving the case.
Gilgo Beach Murders: The Victims
The Gilgo Beach murder case has haunted police for 13 years, dating back to 2010 when the body of Shannan Gilbert, a 24-year-old escort from Jersey City, was found in the area. That led police to find nearly a dozen other sets of human remains in the vicinity, including that of the so-called "Gilgo Four" — Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello.
The four women in their 20s, all believed to be sex workers who advertised on sites like Craigslist and more, were found dead and wrapped in burlap sacks along the remote stretch of Ocean Parkway, within a quarter of a mile of one another near the now-notorious beach in 2010. Gilbert's cause of death has been disputed by officials and her family, but officials have said the Gilgo Four were all murdered, possibly the work of a serial killer.
Brainard-Barnes, 25, was last heard from in July 2007; Barthelemy, 24, went missing on July 12, 2009; Waterman, 22, was reported missing on June 8, 2010, and investigators believe she left a Holiday Inn in Hauppauge the night of June 6 to meet her killer; Costello, 27, was last seen Sept. 2, 2010.
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In April and May of 2011, the remains of six other individuals were also found in the area, including a partially dismembered woman later identified as another sex worker, Jessica Taylor. An unidentified Asian man, two unidentified women and an unidentified female toddler were also found. Through DNA testing, the toddler was determined to be the daughter of another woman whose body was discovered about seven miles away.
One of the unidentified women, previously known as "Jane Doe #6," was identified in 2020 as Valerie Mack. The 24-year-old similarly was working as an escort in the Philadelphia area at the time and vanished after going to meet a client on Long Island's Oak Beach in 2010. Mack sometimes went by the name Melissa Taylor (no relation to fellow victim Jessica Taylor) and was never reported missing.
Mack's dismembered remains were located in separate locations over an 11-year span. Her torso was found in Manorville, not long after she was last seen. In 2011, her head, hands and right foot were found by Gilgo Beach.
Here's a timeline breakdown of the bodies found in the Gilgo Beach area:
- May 2010: Shannan Gilbert goes missing.
- Dec. 11, 2010: Remains of Melissa Barthelemy found.
- Dec. 13, 2010: Remains of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello found off Ocean parkway (these three plus Barthelemy known as the “Gilgo Four”).
- March 29, 2011: Remains of Jessica Taylor found in Manorville.
- April 4, 2011: Remains of Valerie Mack (aka Jane Doe #6 until May 2022), unidentified toddler and Asian male found. Mack’s remains found years apart in Manorville and Gilgo Beach, toddler’s remains found along Ocean Parkway near where Mack’s remains were found. Remains of Asian male found along Ocean Parkway.
- April 11, 2011: Two more bodies found. One unidentified known as Jane Doe 7, other believed to be mother of toddler who remains found earlier.
- Dec. 2011: Shannan Gilbert’s remains found in marsh, 11th set of remains found.
While 11 sets of remains were discovered between Dec. 2010 and Dec. 2011, investigators believe the first four — all of whom had been strangled — were killed by one person. Heuermann was charged with first- and second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He was considered a suspect in the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, but was not formally charged in Friday's indictment.
How the bodies were first discovered: The Shannan Gilbert case
Shannan Gilbert disappeared in Oak Beach, a quiet gated community off Suffolk County's Ocean Parkway, on May 1, 2010, after meeting with a client. The skeletal remains of Gilbert weren't found until Dec. 2011, months after the others, after investigators said she disappeared into the marsh. The remains were found about three miles east of where the other 10 sets were discovered.
Suffolk County detectives have long said Gilbert's killing was not connected to the others — a belief her sister, Sherre Gilbert, has intensely disagreed with. She spoke to reporters in May 2022 for the first time in years after police released three 911 calls her sister made on May 1, 2010 (including a nearly 22-minute one).
Sherre Gilbert was adamant local authorities "dropped the ball from the beginning."
"I don't believe it. I just feel like they've never cared ... and I just feel like it's a way to just confirm what they've always said," Sherre Gilbert said in 2022 of the longstanding contention her sister's death was, as Suffolk police have previously said, a "tragic accident."
Sherre Gilbert said local law enforcement was pushing the same theory even before her sister's remains were found in a reedy marsh near Oak Beach -- not far from where the other grim discoveries were made along the desolate stretch of Long Island highway.
The sister has her own ideas about what happened. She says she believes someone found her sister after she tried to get help at the house of the woman who made the third 911 call and potentially drugged her to calm her down since she had become hysterical. Sherre Gilbert says maybe her sister died after that, an accident, and someone (or someones) took her body and dumped it on the marsh, scattering her belongings along the way to make it appear she wandered there herself.
"If you notice on the map, when you see where her remains were, from where her clothes are, they're in two different locations," Sherre Gilbert explained. "So I feel like they took her remains and put her there from the roadside and then went back to put her clothing on the opposite side. I don't believe that my sister would run."
An autopsy proved inconclusive as far as Shannan Gilbert's cause of death. A private pathologist hired by the Gilbert family also found insufficient evidence to determine how she died. But the pathologist, the noted Michael Baden, who has been hired to do independent autopsies by George Floyd's family and others, did say Gilbert's remains showed signs that could be consistent with manual strangulation as a potential cause.
Details on the report were previously reported by News 4. Read it here.
Despite police not considering Gilbert as part of the same investigation, families of the other victims hoped the 911 calls could shed some light on their outstanding mysteries.
John Ray, an attorney who represents the families of Shannan Gilbert and Jessica Taylor, told NBC News he is "delighted" that there was an arrest in the Gilgo Beach murders. But he added that he feels "very strongly" that Heuermann is not responsible for all 11 murders, including Gilbert's and Taylor's.
"It gives us something of a sigh of relief, but it's partial," Ray said in an interview Friday morning. "There's still much to be done on this."
Given that Heuermann has not been accused of or linked to the murders of Gilbert and Taylor, their families are still holding out hope for another arrest, Ray said.
"There undoubtedly is" another suspect, he said, telling the AP "We’re happy to see that they’re finally active, the police, in accomplishing something. Let’s wait and see what it all leads to."
Tom Winter and Chloe Atkins of NBC News Investigations contributed to this report.
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LINWOOD — A city woman accused of stealing money from two organizations for which she served as treasurer did so as far back as 2016, according to police records.
Laurie Montgomery, 53, is charged with two counts of theft by failing to make the required disposition of property received, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.
Montgomery has been commended for her community involvement and was named the city's Citizen of the Year in 2018. She faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly stealing more than $150,000 from the Linwood Parent-Teacher Organization and Linwood Street Hockey Association.
A criminal complaint lists her lawyer as Upper Township-based John Tumelty, who did not immediately return a request for comment Tuesday.
Montgomery is scheduled to appear in Atlantic County Superior Court on Aug. 2, according to her criminal complaint.
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Investigators probing Montgomery found money being misappropriated dating to 2016, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Questions about her monetary management of the Linwood PTO arose in August 2021.
Detectives found Montgomery had withdrawn money from the PTO's bank account for events unrelated to the organization. She also presented PTO board members with fraudulent banking statements, showing an account she managed had more than $20,000 when it actually held less than $2,000, the Prosecutor's Office said.
A review of bank statements from 2017 through 2021 showed Montgomery spent more than $34,000 for her own use unrelated to the PTO, the Prosecutor's Office said.
A Linwood woman faces up to 10 years in prison after she was accused of stealing more than $150,000 while acting as the treasurer of the Linwood Parent-Teacher Organization and Linwood Street Hockey Association.
Investigators discovered Montgomery's misappropriations went beyond the PTO, finding a suspicious check made payable by her to the Linwood Street Hockey Association.
By reviewing the Street Hockey Association's banking records, investigators found Montgomery spent more than $150,000 for personal use.
Montgomery further wrote checks associated with the Street Hockey Association as payable to the PTO, her family members and used the account's debit card to withdraw cash and make personal acquisitions, records show.
Multiple witnesses were interviewed, including Montgomery, who was questioned first about the PTO account before obtaining a lawyer when she was approached about the Street Hockey Association, the affidavit states.
Victims in the case included teachers and parents who contributed to the PTO through fundraising and purchases, parents who paid a registration fee for their children to play in the local hockey league and people in the community who donated to the league to help reduce the cost of membership, the affidavit states.
When Montgomery was named Citizen of the Year in 2018, she was serving the city as parks director. At the time she was interviewed by The Current, she said she had coached softball and was Linwood Street Hockey president for eight years, a Girl Scout leader for three years and the past president of the Linwood PTO, having been a member for more than 15 years.
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Eastbound traffic on Ocean Heights Avenue will be detoured temporarily starting Wednesday for drainage and concrete work.
The road will be detoured between Blackman Road in Egg Harbor Township and New Road in Somers Point from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Atlantic County officials said in a news release.
Officials anticipate "significant delays" because of the traffic pattern change.
Motorists are asked to use alternate routes or plan travel time accordingly.
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A lane shift and/or single-lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Mill Road in Absecon, between Cordelia Lane and Delaware Avenue, from 8 a.m. to noon Friday for shoulder paving.
A single-lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Weymouth Road in Hamilton Township at milepost 19.2 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday for county drainage improvements.
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3-car crash in Scottsdale closes Shea Boulevard and 110th Street intersection
Fernando Cervantes Jr.
Arizona Republic
Three people were injured in Scottsdale on Tuesday in a car crash. Police believe that impairment was a factor behind the crash.
The crash happened near Shea Boulevard and 110th Street around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Scottsdale police believed that three vehicles were involved in the incident, but they did not say what caused the crash. As of Tuesday afternoon, the intersection was closed and would be for several hours.
Three people were taken to the hospital with major injuries.
“It is believed impairment may be a factor for one of the drivers involved in this collision,” Scottsdale police said.
The incident and causes behind the crash were under investigation.
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Praise for the Dallas couple who helped catch a fugitive. Their actions led to the arrest of a man at the center of a Dallas Amber Alert.
Members of the community gathered Tuesday to recognize Kenyatta and Brianna Jordan.
The couple spotted fugitive Leonard Lamar Neal getting on a bus on July 7. Neal had been on the run for nearly a month, wanted for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl.
“I think that is courage. That is a community and I think that’s what the city of Dallas needs,” said Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins.
The Jordans called 911 and followed the DART bus until police arrived and took Neal into custody.
The couple said the child and her family have weighed on their hearts.
“I’m always seeing her picture in my head and ever since we got the guy I can’t stop thinking about them,” Kenyatta Jordan said.
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It was only later the Jordans learned North Texas Crime Stoppers had offered reward money for Neal’s capture. When they inquired about the money they were told they did not qualify.
David Dean, Chairman of the North Texas Crime Commission, told reporters Tuesday that Crime Stoppers must follow state-mandated policies. Rewards can only be given to those who call their tip line wishing to remain anonymous and share confidential information.
“It pointed out that we need more education,” Dean said, adding the organization will work on better publicizing its policies and will work with local leaders on ways people can still be honored for good deeds.
In the case of the Jordans' anonymous donors stepped in to give them $10,000.
“Just to see that people do support us – not that we did it for anything like that – it’s a good feeling and we really appreciate the support,” said Brianna Jordan.
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One hundred new security officers will join DART as a measure to improve public safety for riders.
The new Transit Security Officers (TSO) will join the staff of 252 DART Police Officers and Fare Enforcement Officers.
The TSO program will fully launch in mid-August, but officers have already begun to patrol DART vehicles.
"The addition of security officers on trains and platforms is just one of many of our ongoing efforts to provide the safest commuting experience for our customers," said Charlie Cato, DART chief of police. "Having a visible presence on as many of our vehicles as possible will be an important deterrent to misconduct, and I hope it also demonstrates our continued commitment to our customers to keep them safe."
The program is a component of a number of security improvements DART is planning. Technology enhancements, physical deterrents and collaborative partnerships are also expected to occur, according to DART officials.
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Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department confirmed Tuesday.
Trevor Reed was injured several weeks ago, according to a person familiar with the matter, who was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
"I want to be explicitly clear about something. Mr. Reed was not engaged in any activities on behalf of the US government," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said in a statement. "And as I indicated, we have been incredibly clear warning American citizens, American nationals, not to travel to Ukraine, let alone participate in fighting. As you know, we are not in a place to provide assistance to evacuate private US citizens from Ukraine, including those Americans who may decide to travel to Ukraine to participate in fighting."
Reed is being treated at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, a defense official told NBC News.
NBC 5 reached out to Reed's family in North Texas but has not yet received a reply. NBC News is reporting Reed's parents, Joey and Paula, are “politely declining to comment” on the story, according to a family spokesman.
Reed was released from Russian custody in a prisoner swap in April 2022 in exchange for a Russian pilot, Konstantin Taroshenko, imprisoned in the U.S. for a drug trafficking conspiracy. Reed was held in Russian custody for nearly three years until he was released.
The Messenger was the first to report Reed's injury.
Last summer, Reed filed a petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asking them to begin the process of holding the Russian government accountable for his imprisonment.
The 13,000-word petition said Reed was illegally and inhumanely imprisoned for nearly three years and during that time was subjected to horrific living conditions, solitary confinement, malnutrition and physical abuse.
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After an honorable discharge from the Marines, Reed returned to college at the University of North Texas near Dallas in 2017 and studied international relations and Russia — the native tongue of his girlfriend. Two years later, he traveled to Moscow for a summer of learning the language and visiting her family.
A week before he was scheduled to return home, Reed attended a party where his family said he was encouraged to drink a large amount of vodka. He became nauseous while sharing a ride home, got out of the car and began running around a busy street, prompting a call to the police.
Reed was charged with assaulting the officers who picked him up. Russian authorities alleged he grabbed the arm of the officer driving him to a police station, causing the officer to swerve into another lane, and that he elbowed another officer who tried to intervene. The then-28-year-old was jailed in Moscow for nearly a year before going on trial in 2020.
Russian investigators didn’t give Reed’s defense team video that was recorded inside the police car and his parents expressed other concerns about the case, citing what they said was missing evidence and contradictory accounts by the officers. After Reed was sentenced to nine years in prison, the U.S. ambassador visited him behind bars.
Reed's 985-day imprisonment ended in April 2022, the result of an unexpected U.S.-Russia prisoner swap with the U.S. trading a convicted Russian drug trafficker for Reed.
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Body found in Salisbury apartment complex
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The body of a female was discovered Sunday at the Pemberton Manor Apartments on Fairground Drive in Salisbury.
The body was found in a bed of mulch, and according to a spokesperson for the Salisbury Police Department, the body of the unnamed 42-year-old has been sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy. Results are still pending and foul play is not suspected at this time.
"If we receive information back from the medical examiner indicating otherwise, we will update the public," said the spokesperson.
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White Marlin Open 2023: Everything to know about return of Ocean City's big tourney
The 50th annual White Marlin Open is right around the corner, as the world's largest billfishing tournament is set to make its return to Ocean City starting Aug. 7.
The tournament is known for attracting boats and fans from far and wide as they compete to reel in the biggest catches and the large prize money that comes along with them.
As anglers prepare for the big tournament, here are some things you need to know about the 2023 White Marlin Open.
When is the 2023 White Marlin Open?
The 2023 White Marlin Open will be held from Aug. 7-11 in Ocean City, Maryland.
Weigh-ins at White Marlin Open will be held each afternoon at the Harbour Island Marina from 4-9:15 p.m., where anglers will bring their catches to the scales.
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General rules and regulations for participants
Each boat is allowed to fish for no more than three of the tournament's five days of competition. Fishing takes place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.
The categories of fish have minimum weight and/or length requirements that must be met in order to qualify. The requirements are as followed:
- White Marlin - 70 pounds and 70 inches
- Blue Marlin - 114 inches, no minimum weight. To be eligible for weighing, a blue marlin must meet the minimum length, but the winner will be determined by weight.
- Swordfish - 60 inches, no minimum weight. To be eligible for weighing, a swordfish must meet the minimum length, but the winner will be determined by weight.
- Tuna - 50 pounds
- Dolphin - 20 pounds
- Wahoo - 40 pounds
Boats and prize money
The world's largest billfishing tournament is known to bring out plenty of competitors, with a large amount of money on the line for all of them.
Two years ago, the 2021 edition of the tournament set a new tournament record for both boats competing and cash prizes, with 444 boats going out on the water over the course of that week in hopes of grabbing a piece of the $9.2 million dollar purse.
Last year, the tournament had 408 boats compete, with the cash payout being $8.6 million.
2022's winners
Jeremy Duffie and the crew on the Billfisher took home the biggest prize of last year's tournament, grabbing $4.4 million dollars as the leaders of the White Marlin category by the end of Friday. The Billfisher brought in a 77.5-pound white marlin.
Bill Britt of the Cabana won the Blue Marlin competition, with a 511-pound fish coming in with the lead in that category. Jason Hersch of the Southern C's won a competitive tuna category with a 247.5-pound fish.
Chris Thompson won the Wahoo competition with a 71-pound fish, and the Dolphin category went to Frank Sinito Jr., who reeled in a 51.5-pound dolphin.
There were no qualifying swordfish caught at last year's tournament.
Where can I watch live and following along?
Delmarva Now will provide live coverage throughout the week, with live blogs, leaderboards, social media updates and photos.
The scales at Harbour Island Marina are also open for onlookers to come and watch as the boats come in to weigh their fish. There will also be the Marlin Fest throughout the week, where weigh-ins will be live streamed for the audience. Marlin Fest will also feature vendors, food and drinks and live entertainment.
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Salisbury man sentenced in indecent exposure case at Salisbury University
Aaron M. Dunn, 52, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of indecent exposure and one count of trespassing on school grounds.
For that, Judge David B. Martz, associate judge of the District Court of Maryland, presided over the plea agreement and sentenced Dunn to the maximum possible penalty of three years and six months in prison.
On April 25, 2023, Arron Dunn entered into the third floor of the Academic Commons located at Salisbury University. Dunn then began masturbating next to a student seated at a desk who was unable to see what wastaking place. Dunn only stopped masturbating when confronted by another student who was leaving the Academic Commons.
After being confronted, Dunn fled the building. He had previously been prohibited from the Salisbury University campus in 2005 for a similar incident. Dunn has been convicted of indecent exposure on five separate occasions since 2000.The lead investigators were the Salisbury University Police Department, with Assistant State’s Attorney’s Kyle J.F. Colbert and Mallory Lee prosecuting the case.
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Ocean Pines appoints new Chief of Police, Tim Robinson, after former resigns
Tim Robinson has been appointed as the new Chief of Police for Ocean Pines.
As the chief, Robinson will be responsible for overseeing and managing the police department's operations, ensuring the safety and security of Ocean Pines homeowners and residents, and fostering positive relationships within the community, said the Ocean Pines Association on Friday, July 21, in a news release.
Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola expressed his enthusiasm for Robinson's appointment.
"We are excited to welcome Tim as our new chief of police. His extensive background in law enforcement, leadership skills and dedication to public safety makes him the ideal candidate for this important role,” Viola said. “We have full confidence in his ability to lead our police department with professionalism, integrity, and a strong focus on community involvement.”
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Robinson brings more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement, having served in various leadership positions throughout his career, including most recently with the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, the release said.
Robinson expressed his excitement for the opportunity to serve Ocean Pines.
"I have been able to serve my community for over 30 years and I cannot imagine a better place to continue that service than Ocean Pines. The Association of Ocean Pines is a vibrant and exciting community to work with, and I am both incredibly honored and excited to have been selected to lead the Ocean Pines Police Department,” Robinson said.
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Robinson's employment comes after Ocean Pines Police Chief Leo Ehrisman was placed on "paid administrative leave" in January after a reported burglary at a storage shed used by the department, Delmarva Now previously reported. The burglary was reported Dec. 17, 2022.
Ehrisman, who succeeded David Massey as Pines chief on Aug. 1, 2020, and began his policing career as a patrol officer in 1986, resigned in June.
Olivia Minzola covers communities on the Lower Shore. Contact her with tips and story ideas at ominzola@delmarvanow.com.
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‘To help people rise’: Mayor of Crisfield has slate full of projects for waterfront city
Near her desk in City Hall, Crisfield Mayor Darlene Taylor has a white board of projects for the Somerset County city. The full slate came from the start of the part-time mayor’s term and a fundamental question that the first-time politician asked herself: “As a mayor, what is the job?”
“What are we supposed to do in the city?” she recalled thinking after starting in the role in June 2022. But having no prior position in elected office has not been a hindrance for the Crisfield native, who returned home nearly 20 years ago after about two decades of working for a defense contractor.
“I’ve never been in public office before,” she said, “but I’ve done a lot of management.”
That may be an understatement. Taylor, who as a D.C.-based defense contractor managed over 150 people in 13 different locations worldwide, also served as the executive director for It Takes A Village to Help Our Children, Inc., a Crisfield-based youth-focused organization she helped start, serving about 200 children with programming both during the school year and in summer.
“Her leadership is very inclusive,” said Charlotte Scott, a Crisfield City Councilmember from 2014 to 2018 and again from 2020 until April of this year. “She gives a vision, but then she goes to each council person to get their input and to get their support or to get their ideas.”
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State delegates see fruits of Taylor’s efforts in Crisfield
The area’s longtime state Delegate Charles Otto, R-Somerset, also sees comity between the council and the mayor, who he has worked with in the past when she led It Takes A Village.
“They seem to be a group working together for a common goal,” said Otto, House chair of the Somerset County delegation to the General Assembly since 2011, “and that’s important.”
Taylor’s leadership style may be a help to the city that is facing housing needs for low-income residents, is at constant risk of flooding and has a downtown with 20-plus empty buildings.
State Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes, a Democrat representing nearby Wicomico and Dorchester counties in the Maryland General Assembly, noted Taylor’s “drive and her proactive approach.”
“The mayor is wanting to improve the housing stock,” she said, “to make Crisfield thrive.”
Housing and flooding are two items city is tackling
Housing is one of more than 20 items on Taylor’s white board. She said the city has grants to assist moving some low-income residents, who are paying a lot right now, into more affordable housing. A group is working in the county to elevate some homes for that purpose, she said.
Also on Taylor’s list: updating the city’s drainage system, critical to aid in alleviate flooding.
“We have projects that do things like put in new tide gates and storm water pumping stations,” she said. Taylor called flooding the city’s “biggest infrastructure issue,” noting, too, that federal agencies are in line to assist. A Maryland Department of the Environment 2005 report indicated that over half of the county, including Crisfield, falls within a federally-designated flood zone.
One big challenge Taylor said she faces is “finding ways to get revenue without hurting my citizens.” The city has a $4 million budget, which she said she hopes to double in two years.
Crisfield's Main Street in need of revitalization
Key to that growth is Main Street and filling the vacant storefronts that dot the waterfront locale. Legislation, which passed the General Assembly this year and went into effect this month, provides $5 million in funding statewide to spruce up the outside appearances of businesses.
Taylor started putting the pieces in place far before that specific funding became available.
In her first 13 months in office, Taylor said she has strengthened the position of grant administrator, making it a department head, and recently hired a business development director.
“We have a project right now (that) we’re hoping to hear back from to put in a business incubator on our Main Street,” she said.
Scott, the former city council member who co-founded the Greater Crisfield Action Committee, an economic development group with Taylor several years ago, knows how hard it is to start a business. She helped get the Crisfield-based seafood seller, The Crab Place, off the ground with her sons about 25 years ago.
“I saw how difficult it was for small businesses,” Scott said. “The mayor sees the need because a lot of people come to her from the community saying, ‘I want to start a business from scratch.’ ”
“She doesn't know where to send them,” Scott added. “That’s part of what she’s trying to do.”
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Passenger ferry to Crisfield and a distance traveled
Number seven on the mayor’s white board list, but a high hope for Taylor, is the potential of a passenger ferry coming to Crisfield from Annapolis. It could bring people and their purchases year-round to the city, known in political circles for the annual J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake.
The event, attended each year by political officeholders and those running for office, is named after the state’s governor from 1959 to 1967. Right before Tawes’ second term started in Annapolis is when Taylor came along in Crisfield to parents who worked in the seafood industry.
“My mom picked crabs, my dad cooked crabs, that’s what we did,” said Taylor, the city’s first elected Black mayor. “I grew up picking crabs.”
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Despite never having a desire to enter politics, she sees her election as “part of a promise fulfilled.”
“God saw fit to allow me the opportunity to represent a part of the community that did not have that voice,” Taylor said. She won more than 48 percent of the votes in an election with four candidates.
Scott said it is still early in the mayor’s tenure, but her approach has been a “breath of fresh air.”
“She has brought a lot of light and life to the core of City Hall,” said Scott, who is white.
The mayor, sitting her at her desk, with her board of full of projects beside her, says there is still more to be done.
“We’re not where we need to be,” she said, “but we are definitely a long way from where we used to be.”
At a June economic roundtable community meeting titled “Addressing Poverty in Somerset County” attended by more than 20 people and held at Crisfield’s J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum, Taylor spoke not primarily of the potential for flooding in Crisfield, but of the potential of people.
“We are working to do something,” Taylor told the crowd, “and that is to help people rise.”
Dwight A. Weingarten is an investigative reporter, covering the Maryland State House and state issues. He can be reached at dweingarten@gannett.com or on Twitter at @DwightWeingart2.
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Eastern Shore of Virginia man charged with DUI, more after crash with State Trooper
Two people were arrested on the Eastern Shore of Virginia early Saturday morning after a car crash that involved a State Trooper.
Traquan Briscoe, 24, of Exmore was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and failure to main lane, Virginia State Police said in a release.
According to Virginia State Police, the crash occurred in Painter at about 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2023, on Route 13 northbound, south of Coal Kin Road. The preliminary investigation revealed that a Virginia State Trooper was traveling northbound on Route 13, en route to Riverside Shore Memorial hospital in reference to an earlier DUI investigation.
As the trooper followed the ambulance that was transporting the DUI subject, a black SUV that was travelling in the southbound lane on Route 13 crossed over into the northbound lanes. The vehicle continued into the northbound lane and hit the driver side near quarter panel of the state trooper's vehicle. The crash caused the trooper to spinout in the roadway, and the SUV continued off the roadway into a ditch.
The trooper exited the vehicle and approached the SUV, when Briscoe attempted to place the vehicle in drive and reverse to leave the scene. Briscoe was taken into custody and arrested. The trooper suffered minor injuries from the crash.
The trooper who was struck stayed at the scene of the crash, where friends and family members of Briscoe arrived. According to Virginia State Police, a female became loud and belligerent and assaulted the trooper. Mattie Black, 23, of Cape Charles was arrested and charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and felony assault of a law enforcement officer.
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DALLAS — It’s a love triangle that ended in the death of James Faith. Nearly three years later, Darrin Lopez is in trial for the murder in Dallas County.
Lopez is the ex-boyfriend of Jennifer Faith, James Faith’s wife. Officials said she and Lopez rekindled a long-distance emotional affair.
On Oct. 9, 2020 around 7:30 a.m., Jennifer and James Faith went for their routine walk with their dog. Near the Faith home on Waverly Drive in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Lopez allegedly shot James seven times, killing him.
Jennifer Faith is already serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to a murder-for-hire charge in federal court.
Now, a criminal jury will listen to testimony, see evidence and decide if Lopez is guilty of murder. Overall, the state will argue that Jennifer Faith and Lopez were long-lost lovers with violent fantasies, which resulted in the death of James. The defense will argue that Jennifer Faith manipulated Lopez, who suffers from a traumatic brain injury and PTSD, and convinced him to kill her husband.
DAY 1
After opening statements on Tuesday, the state began to call witnesses.
Jason Schneider, a friend of James, testified first. He called the victim "Jamie." He said his friend was an American Airlines IT director, who moved to Dallas for a career promotion.
Schneider described, “He’s just a great guy, funny, smart, very intelligent, genuine.” The victim was a Packers fan, a gamer, a traveler and a foodie. His friend said James loved to be with family.
On the morning of Oct. 9, 2020, Schneider said, “Jennifer called me that morning. […] She was hysterical.”
He believed her emotional act. He felt betrayed by Jennifer. “I had no idea she was capable of any of the things I found out,” said Schneider.
A neighbor, Emery Wilson, who lived five doors down from the Faiths, testified that he heard gunshots and screaming. He said he ran outside and saw the alleged shooter, Lopez, wearing a mask and hoodie while holding a gun. The following day, Wilson said Jennifer asked him to accompany her on her morning walks. While he was uneasy about walking after the incident, he said he did his neighborly duty and joined her.
Within two weeks, Wilson testified that he stopped the walks because he felt something wasn’t right. “I was having a lot of mixed feelings,” said Wilson. He said he told Jennifer that he saw the shooter, and her reaction was concerning. “I was quite surprised that she was not remorseful nor showed any form of sadness that I had seen the [shooter], but I couldn’t give any more details.”
Wilson, like Schneider, later discovered Jennifer Faith plotted the death of her husband. He said, “Disappointed that I pretty much wasted my time trying to help someone that was using me.” He continues, “I think more or less, she just used everybody.”
During Wilson’s testimony, surveillance video was shown of the Faiths leaving their house. Another camera captured the sound of multiple gunshots and loud screaming.
Several members of the Dallas Police Department also were called to testify, including homicide detective Chris Walton.
A piece of evidence that was brought up multiple times on Tuesday was the duct tape used to tie Jennifer Faith’s hands together during the shooting. It was staged to make it seem like a robbery, but detectives found it suspicious from the beginning. “The size of the duct tape,” said Walton. “How could this small piece of duct tape tie her down? That was my initial reaction.”
Text messages and other evidence led police to Jennifer Faith and Lopez. Some were shown in the courtroom on the first day of trial, and explained by cell phone experts. An FBI special agent and ATF special agent also took the stand, among other law enforcement officials.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Residents witnessed, some would call, a "miracle" in the streets of Fort Worth Monday evening.
Money was seen flying across the lanes of N. Beach Street, just blocks south of Highway 183. Drivers stopped their vehicles in the middle of the lanes rushing to catch some of that money as if it had no owner and it suddenly fell from sky.
Surveillance video from one business captured how people got out of their vehicles, picked up the money and left the area. Within minutes, everything was gone.
But where did that money come from? Well, it belonged to Jesus but not the Jesus you're most likely thinking of. It actually belonged to Jesús Betancur, a construction worker from the area.
He spoke with WFAA is Spanish.
“Traía ahí un ‘dinerillo’ tenía como unos 2 mil que me habían dado para el trabajo…"
Betancur told WFAA that his boss gave him about $2,000 to buy material for a current project they are working on just steps away from where the money was found.
He remembered putting the money inside his wallet, but somehow he left it on top of his truck, drove away, and by the time he got to the nearest gas station, he realized his wallet was missing.
“Si alguien recogió algo y me los puede regresar…”
Betancur has only one message for those who picked up the money: he is asking them to please bring it back, knowing that he might never recover the entire amount. But, he does have hope that the good people of Fort Worth will bring some of it back.
The only good news is that someone did drop off his wallet at his house with a $100 bill still in it.
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What to Know
- The first of 14 men accused of sexually assaulting children while they were members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to two counts of rape on Tuesday.
- Jesse Hill, formerly of Berks County, Pennsylvania, and currently a Georgia resident, sexually assaulted and exploited two children he met through the Jehovah's Witnesses community in the 1990s.
- Hill's arrest was part of an ongoing probe from a Pennsylvania Grand Jury investigating child sexual abuse in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Hill is one of 14 men accused of sexually assaulting children while they were members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations across Pennsylvania.
The first of 14 men accused of sexually assaulting children while they were members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to two counts of rape on Tuesday.
Jesse Hill, formerly of Berks County, Pennsylvania, and currently a Georgia resident, sexually assaulted and exploited two children he met through the Jehovah's Witnesses community in the 1990s.
Sentencing for the 52-year-old man was deferred so that he can undergo an evaluation by the Sexual Offenders Assessment Board which will help determine whether or not he meets the criteria for a sexually violent predator.
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“Through this guilty plea, the defendant admitted that he used his good standing within his religious community to access potential victims, gain their trust, and then sexually assault them,” Attorney General Michelle Henry said. “These crimes are abhorrent, and we are wholeheartedly committed to holding those accountable who hurt children. To any victims who have not yet disclosed their stories to law enforcement, I want you to know that if you speak up, our office will listen.”
Investigators determined Hill used his milling business to attract young boys from his Jehovah's Witnesses congregation to his home for parties. He then promised the boys alcohol, marijuana and pornography and relied on his family's trusted name within the religious community to gain the boys' trust. He then exposed himself to the children, groped them and forced them to perform sex acts.
Hill's arrest was part of an ongoing probe from a Pennsylvania Grand Jury investigating child sexual abuse in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Hill is one of 14 men accused of sexually assaulting children while they were members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations across Pennsylvania.
Henry said that while the misconduct dates back years or even decades, “the trauma endures for these victims.”
Henry did not address the church’s handling of complaints, but said the investigation would continue.
The Office of Attorney General also set up a hotline at 888-538-8541 for any victims of sexual abuse from members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations in Pennsylvania to provide information to investigators.
Response from current and former Jehovah's Witnesses
The Jehovah’s Witnesses United States Branch, Wallkill, NY released the following statement on the investigation:
“We are not permitted by law to comment on specific matters arising out of the grand jury investigation. That having been said, the news of someone being sexually abused, whether a child or an adult, sickens us. Child sexual abuse in particular is a twisted act of evil. That is why for decades Jehovah’s Witnesses have gone to great lengths to educate and warn parents through our publications, meetings, and website, about how to protect their children in a variety of circumstances. We also are quick to support and offer pastoral care to those affected, while working to ensure that unrepentant perpetrators are removed from the congregation. Anyone who has been victimized has the full support of the congregation to report the matter to the authorities."
Critics say that Jehovah's Witnesses elders have treated child sexual abuse as a sin rather than a crime, documenting complaints in internal files but not reporting them to authorities. And they say the church often required a second witness to substantiate a complaint, a standard that can be impossible to meet when perpetrators often isolate their victims.
Mark Haugh of York Haven, Pa., a former elder who left the church in 2016 and now advocates for survivors of abuse in the church, applauded investigators.
“I hope elders are arrested who knew about child abuse and covered it up and then it happened again,” said Haugh, who testified to the grand jury about the church’s structure and about his own daughter’s abuse within a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation.
He also hopes organizational leaders are called to account, “because it’s not just a Pennsylvania problem, it’s a national problem.”
Church spokesman Jarrod Lopes has challenged the criticisms, saying that elders comply with reporting requirements and that members are also free to report sexual assault to authorities. He has also said the second-witness rule applies only to internal church discipline.
The grand jury probe of Jehovah’s Witnesses began with a referral from a county prosecutor who felt the state should take a broader look at the issue. Dozens of witnesses then testified before the secret grand jury in Harrisburg or provided information to the attorney general’s office.
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In the charges announced earlier this year, Henry said that the men had groomed or gained access to the children through the church, sometimes when the child’s family took the person into their home. One person said that she was raped 50 or more times between the ages of 7 and 12 by a church member who was 18 when the assaults began. Others involved less serious charges of inappropriate touching.
Five of the men charged were David Balosa, 62, of Philadelphia; Errol William Hall, 50, of Delaware County; Shaun Sheffer, 45, of Butler County; Terry Booth, 57, of Panama City, FL; and Luis Ayala-Velasquez, 55, of Berks County. Four were taken in custody, while Balosa was being sought. It was not immediately clear if any of them had lawyers representing them.
One of the nine earlier defendants killed himself before he was arrested, Henry said.
Attorney Matt Haverstick, who has represented Pennsylvania congregations in the state’s investigation, did not immediately return a call for comment.
In a case with some parallels, a state grand jury investigation into child sexual abuse by Catholic priests culminated in a lengthy 2018 report that concluded hundreds of priests had abused children in Pennsylvania over seven decades and church officials had covered it up. More recently, a similar report was issued in Maryland.
The Jehovah's Witnesses, an international Christian denomination founded in the Pittsburgh area more than a century ago and headquartered in New York state, claims 8.7 million members worldwide, including 1.2 million in the United States.
Members will not bear arms, salute a national flag or participate in secular politics. Believers are known for their evangelistic efforts, including knocking on doors and distributing literature in public spaces.
Religion writer Peter Smith in Pittsburgh and videojournalist Tassanee Vejpongsa in Philadelphia contributed to this report.
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A Philadelphia tenant and city officials are calling on the state to get involved and take action against the landlord-tenant officer whose contractors have been responsible for multiple shootings in the past four months.
35-year-old Angel Davis, who was shot in the head by a private security officer hired by the LT office back in March 2023, has filed a lawsuit against the landlord-tenant officer Marisa Shuter as well as all others involved.
Davis was shot in her home at Girard Court Apartments by Lamont Daniels who was acting under the authority of Shuter who was hired by the apartment complex and its property manager Odin properties, LLC to evict Davis.
The city of Philadelphia outsources evictions to the landlord-tenant officer, who in turns outsources lockouts to private security contractors who operate with impunity.
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“For far too long, the landlord-tenant officer has operated recklessly, dangerously, and opaquely,” Councilmember Jamie Gauthier said. “Turning a profit by employing untrained and uncertified private security contractors to throw residents out of their homes.”
Shuter does not have a formal policy outlining how her armed security contractors are expected to perform evictions, Gauthier said.
Gauthier provided details as to what the eviction encounters are like for tenants based on what she heard at a hearing the city's council members held.
An armed contractor shows up at a tenant’s door without uniform and without warning. The contractor commands the tenant to grab whatever they can within 10 minutes, or they will be locked out of their home forever.
This leaves families to run around grabbing their essentials like medication and clothes, and if they have time, they feed their pets and call loved ones to figure out where they are sleeping that night.
After 10 minutes the armed contractor changes the locks and leaves without giving the family any resources as to where they can go for help.
“This is how the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection handles evictions,” Gauthier said. “Not only are we the only city in the commonwealth that empowers a private citizen to carry out this function, we allow her to do this without a written contract in place.”
With no oversight of this officer, evictions in Philadelphia have become increasingly violent and dangerous with three shootings where two people were shot happening in the past three months.
State Senator Nikil Saval said his office is working to advance legislation to prohibit the use of private contractors to perform evictions.
“When our city permits evictions to be conducted by private security contractors who enter a home with no oversight, no accountability—this violence is compounded,” Senator Saval said.
Saval said Shuter has refused to disclose anything about her business, employees or hired contractors. Instead, her officer has opposed any reform by the courts.
To be able to abolish a city appointed landlord-tenant officer a state-level law needs to be passed.
In the meantime, Gauthier said at the local level they are working with the courts to develop a better and safer eviction process. They have been in contact with judges about the temporary suspension of evictions, that went into place on July 19, and the changes they want to see before operations start again.
That includes appropriate notice of when evictions are going to happen, training on how to carry out evictions safely and on appropriate firearm use.
“Evictions are a matter of public health and public safety and must be handled by public officials with proper training and public oversight,” Saval said.
State Representative Morgan Cephas said in 2020, 66,000 evictions were filed in Pennsylvania and on an ongoing basis 23% of renters are behind on their rent payments and 37% of late payers are likely to be evicted within two months.
Timeline
On March 29, a private contractor, Daniels, hired by the landlord-tenant officer, Shuter, shot Davis in the head while conducting an eviction.
That next day on March 30, State Senators Sharif Street and Saval announced legislation to ensure that public offices, not private entities, are tasked with conducting evictions.
Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Gauthier held a hearing in City Council to investigate the landlord-tenant officer and explore reforms to Philadelphia’s eviction system on June 20 with tenants who experienced or witnessed a private contractor eviction.
On June 28, another private contractor hired by the landlord-tenant officer fired his gun at a tenant’s dog during an eviction. The animal was not injured.
A third shooting occurred on July 18 when another private contractor hired by the landlord-tenant officer shot a 33-year-old woman in the leg during an eviction.
In response to the shooting incidents, the Municipal Court announced a temporary suspension of evictions conducted by the landlord-tenant officer.
On July 20, State Representative Rick Krajewski announced legislation to reform evictions statewide.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – A new thrift shop in Christiansburg is helping those in need of a new opportunity.
Thriftwell is a non-profit thrift store partnered with The Well, a local non-profit working with those in need of in-residence substance abuse treatment.
The Well is a women’s only treatment facility while their program Eagle’s Nest is for men.
Store manager Maranda Parsons said programs like this are important because it teaches people in recovery valuable work skills for life post-treatment.
“The women come through the thrift store and work at Thriftwell,” said Parsons. “So, the therapeutic worksite is important in a recovery program because it teaches them important life skills, that way once they graduate from the program, they will have increased employability skills.”
The store is set to have its grand opening on July 29 with a food truck and huge discounts on products.
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ROANOKE, Va. – While troops from Virginia’s National Guard are in Texas to aid in securing the United States’ border, 10 News is looking at concerns brought on by the border crisis, like human trafficking.
Human trafficking is a problem no place and no one is immune to.
Organizations like Project Horizon in Lexington and Straight Street in Roanoke are providing resources to victims of human trafficking in Southwest and Central Virginia.
“We’ve had the human trafficking program for two and a half years and have served 40 primary victims and countless secondary victims, which are family or friends that have been affected by that,” said Judy Casteele, Project Horizon’s executive director.
“We provide shelter care now for up to eight girls at a time rescued in Virginia for up to a year at a time,” said Keith Farmer, director of Straight Street.
According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, during the year 2021, there were reportedly 179 victims of human trafficking in Virginia.
The organization also reports that 81% of reported cases in 2021 involved people not from the United States.
That’s why Project Horizon offers unique services for non-English speakers.
While both Project Horizon and Straight Street offer services for victims, they’re also focused on education in hopes of stopping the cycle of human trafficking before it’s too late.
“We want to do everything possible to prevent trafficking from taking place. We have a program for our staff to go into schools to provide human trafficking awareness training,” said Farmer.
“And we work closely with the truck stops in the area doing education with their staff, on what trafficking is about, how to spot it,” said Casteele.
Experts said some signs that could signal someone is being trafficked include nervousness around a person they’re with, not answering questions themselves when asked and important documents are being held onto by someone else.
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ROANOKE, Va. – A ribbon cutting was held for a new learning and development center at Member One Federal Credit Union in Roanoke on Tuesday.
The new center at the corporate location on 4th Street aims to increase financial literacy in the community.
Some of the features include a large central cafe and gathering space, four meeting rooms, and individual work pods.
“This new learning and development center is a hub for everything for us, it’s a hub for education, it’s a hub for learning, it’s a hub for professional development,” said Jean Hopstetter, senior executive vice president of Member One.
Member One plans to host six educational finance seminars in August that are open to members and employees.
You can find more information here.
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SALEM, Va. – A Roanoke Valley landfill plans to take trash, and turn it into something good. The Smith Gap Regional Landfill will repurpose methane gas from trash decomposing into renewable natural gas.
“It is truly one of those win-win-win situations that we’ve managed to get ourselves into,” said Jeremy Garrett, Roanoke Valley Resource Authority director of operations and technical services.
Garrett said Roanoke Valley Resource Authority has been working to find a partner like Archaea Energy for about two years.
“We’ve been meeting all the environmental standards, but we did that through means of flare, so we were actually just burning off that excess gas,” Garrett said. “Now we’ll be capturing it, cleaning it, and actually it will be a commodity to be used elsewhere.”
Garrett said not only will this change be better for the environment, it should also decrease any odor. Plus, the project will be done at 0 net cost to the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority.
“This is one of those rare opportunities where not only do we get to do what’s right from a business sense, but it also directly aligns with what’s right from an environmental sense,” Garrett said.
Garrett said Archaea Energy has already gotten to work and hopes to complete construction by 2025.
“They will have to build a facility to scrub the gas and prep for it for putting into the system,” Garrett said.
From there, it’ll be added to the market, but Garrett’s not sure where it’ll go yet.
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BALTIMORE — It's hard to get your creative juices flowing when your brain's bogged down with chemistry formulas and the timeline of World War I.
But during summer break, kids' rain are free to let loose.
At Camp Imagination, the only curriculum is to be creative.
Church of Good Sheppard in Towson runs it for kids from the St. Lukes Youth Center or SLYC in West Baltimore.
During the two-week day camp kids learn things like acting, writing, photography, and dance culminating in a performance they produce themselves.
"What you can really see is a conversation and a confidence in the children from the beginning to the end of the camp. When they come in they're quiet and by the end of the day they all got to know each other, they got to know the counselors and they just really open up and blossom," said Clay McNally, a member of the outreach committee at the Church of Good Sheppard.
Kids also get breakfast and lunch and go on trips to things like Orioles games.
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TOWN OF STEUBEN -- Volunteers and state agencies continued the search for 18-year-old Tylar Michaud Tuesday.
Michaud was reported missing by a family member Friday evening after he never returned from tending to his lobster traps.
Several volunteer pilots have offered their services alongside Maine marine patrol.
Sergeant Sean Dow says Maine marine patrol plans to continue search efforts until Michaud is found.
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BELFAST -- Two people accused of trying to kill a Belfast man pleaded not guilty in Waldo County Superior Court Tuesday.
Justin Wilmot and Isabella Noui were arrested last month after an alleged stabbing and robbery in Belfast.
The alleged attack took place on June 11 at an encampment behind the Belfast Reny's.
Noui entered her not guilty plea via zoom. Wilmot did not appear in court, but his attorney submitted a plea of not guilty on his behalf -- according to the Waldo County District Attorney's office.
Both Wilmot and Noui were indicted on July 19 and face multiple charges, including: attempted murder, armed robbery, elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault.
They are also charged with falsifying physical evidence and theft.
Bail for each defendant was set at $80,000 last month during their first court appearance.
Noui is being held at the Two Bridges Regional Jail and Wilmot at Knox County.
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STATEWIDE -- If the recent heat hasn't been enough of an excuse to get yourself a cold sweet treat you can now do it for a good cause.
On Thursday, Dairy Queens everywhere will be holding their annual 'Miracle Treat Day'.
For every blizzard treat bought, Dairy Queen will donate a dollar to a local children's hospital through the Children's Miracle Network.
Broadway Dairy Queen general manager Bre Whipple says, "It feels really good and it's very good, also, knowing that it gets donated locally so it stays with all of our hospitals around here too for the children's miracle network."
Head to Dairyqueen.com to find a participating location near you.
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BANGOR -- Despite a national social worker shortage, more non-traditional spaces are adding mental health and social work access.
"Library's have been a source for information and a place that people go to.. To help them solve their problems” said Shavaun Rigler, director of development and public relations for the Bangor Public Library.
The Bangor Public Library has been searching for a social worker candidate since this spring after being awarded $341,000 in American Rescue Plan Act Funds.
The funding comes from both Penobscot County and the City of Bangor.
Rigler says adding a social worker to the ranks makes someone available to tackle more complex problems.
"Problems are getting a little more complicated for folks so we looked to see what others were doing and we found that there was a trend in hiring social workers to help fill those gaps,” according to Rigler.
Rigler explains the role will allow the social worker to act as a liaison connecting patrons to over 25 organizations in the Bangor area.
Olivia Scott recently accepted the role as community resource communicator last month.
Scott said this is an innovative way to integrate a social worker into the community.
"Connecting with the different social agencies in Bangor,” said Scott. ”Connecting with our community partners and really getting to know their programs so when I have people coming in and different patrons I can connect them with the person that is best suited to meet their needs."
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STATEWIDE -- A credit union that has been in the state for over a century has decided to leave coins in the past.
Since 1921, Infinity Credit Union has served tens of thousands of members all over the state.
Recently, the organization made an announcement that will surely shape its future.
Starting on September first, the credit union will no longer operate with coins, meaning they will no longer accept nor distribute change.
"It's really gonna be a move that I would imagine would benefit infinity, otherwise they wouldn't have made that decision, but credit unions operate under what is best for their members and their memberships," says the assistant vice president of the Maine Credit League Jen Burke.
According to Burke, the change of change is in alignment with the union's recent merger with Deere Employees Credit Union, which also operates without coins.
The new name of the coinless creditors will be Empeople credit union.
Burke says "We were a bit surprised when we heard the news but we certainly understand that it's within their credit union's right to make a business decision."
Burke states although Infinity is the first union to break from coins, it doesn't seem like other unions will be following anytime soon, she says, "We have not heard from any other members, we've got 49 credit unions here in Maine, they're the only ones, at this time, that are making a decision. We have no reason to believe anyone else is making that choice."
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OLD TOWN -- One summer program is striking a chord in Old Town.
Each summer, the RSU 34 band camp brings together aspiring musicians from Old Town and Orono for a week of music, activities, and learning.
Players say preparing for the event is a whirlwind -- with three days to practice before a concert on the fourth and final day of camp.
"This band is super impressive," said sixth-grader Sydney Mahan.
This is the camp's 27th year bringing kids together in harmony. Music teacher Shianne Priest says the event has become a tradition for many in the community.
"It's a way to get kids together, make music, be with friends -- it does my heart good to see what a community event it is and what a rite of passage it is in our community," said Priest. "We have kids of kids playing in the band now."
The camp provides lessons to children of all ages and abilities. And, while it only runs for one week out of the summer, some say the program has resonated with them long after their last performance.
"I have some really vivid and great memories from when I was a kid here," said Jessup Henderson, music ed. tech for RSU 34. "I'm one of the directors here at the Old Town band camp, but I've been coming here since I was a little kid, it's kind of like a full circle experience for me -- to be able to give back to this community."
One student shared what keeps her coming back year after year.
"I have two cousins that are here this year and my grandfather is a mentor. I just enjoy it," said sophomore Lily Rand.
The band will hold its concert on Thursday at noon in the Old Town High School gym.
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ORONO -- The Orono Municipal Pool, also known as Nickerson Pool, will close earlier than usual this year.
The pool will undergo construction on pipes that have been leaking almost 3,000 gallons per day.
Construction will begin around August 3rd, and take approximately six weeks to complete.
The pool will close shortly before construction starts.
Orono Public Works Director Rob Yerxa, and Rhode Island-based Fillion Associates Inc., will be replacing the nearly 40 year old pipes and gutters, a project they say is two years in the making.
According to Orono Parks and Recreation Director Meghan Mazzella, closing the pool during the hottest time of the year isn't ideal for some, but it gives ample time for this unique project to be done correctly.
"Knowing that this project will last a long time, that's the plan. That's why we have specific contractors coming in to do this work so it's done correctly," said Mazzella. "This is not a project that will happen a lot. This is a really unique, once in a while, type of project."
In the meantime however, those who currently have Orono Municipal Pool passes will be able to use the New Balance Recreation Center Pool at the University of Maine until August 20th.
For more information about the Orono Municipal Pool, visit the Orono Parks & Recreation Facebook page, or contact Parks and Recreation Director Meghan Mazzella at (207) 889-6913.
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ORONO -- Robots are coming to the University of Maine Orono campus this fall. The bots known as Kiwibots are the latest project since UMaine Dining partnered with the food management service Sodexo this past July.
These little robots are programmed with GPS systems that will allow them to deliver food all over campus and are equipped with unique safety features such as 360 degree camera lenses.
"The Kiwibot team is mapping the whole campus and after the mapping is finished each robot will have destinations that they know they can travel for pick up and drop off spots," said Innovation Manager for UMaine Dining Santiago Rave.
The bots are stationed at many campuses across the country and representatives from UMaine say they are equipped to even handle the Maine weather.
According to the University it will be a subscription based system through their new Everyday App, which can be purchased on Google Play or Apple apps.
"Everyone will be able to buy a subscription to the Kiwibots, so it's not just tied to your meal plan, so our staff, our employees, everyone will be able to use the Kiwibots if they desire," said Rave.
The Kiwibots will only deliver on the UMaine campus and they are specifically for food prepared on campus. Deliveries will be limited to specific hours set by dining.
The University says it it meant to be an addition and complement to the on-campus dining staff and once they are functioning, the Everyday App will alert a diner to when the Kiwibots are able to be ordered and have food that is prepared by dining staff delivered directly to them.
"We're very excited we had them here for new student orientation and part of the mapping was also introducing them to the new students that are coming and they're adorable they're these cute robots that are everywhere," said Rave. "They communicate with the people and they communicate with each other and its a very unique concept," said Rave.
They are offering multiple memberships and there is currently a promotion running for pre-sales of memberships.
According to Rave they currently have five robots and plan to be fully operational starting the end of August, just in time to welcome the students back to campus.
For more information you can visit https://umaine.sodexomyway.com/kiwibot.
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ORONO -- The University of Maine is planning to build a brand new aquaculture center on their Orono campus, replacing the old building that was recently torn down. With the new center they hope to create expansions that will help meet the industry's growing needs.
"The new building that's going on campus is going to be called the Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center," said Director of the Aquaculture Research Institute and Associate Extension Professor Debbie Bouchard.
The university is designing a $10 million dollar facility that would create unique research opportunities for students within the aquaculture field and more.
"The [aquaculture] industry has said we really like students to learn on systems that resemble what we have in place and that's what we hope we'll be putting in place for the new 'SAWIC' building," said Bouchard.
With the new expansions they will have more opportunities for hands on training and collaborations with Maine's community colleges.
"The goal is of course to enhance our education, our practical training but also to help our researchers on campus," said Bouchard.
Since the demolition of the school's previous aquaculture building last year, students have been conducting research off campus and they are looking forward to getting back on university grounds.
"We really like for students to have easy access to the facility," said Bouchard. "I think the importance of this building is practical training, pushing innovation and pioneering a sustainable aquaculture industry in the future."
According to Bouchard they have secured $3.5 million for the project and are waiting on federal funding to cover the rest.
They hope to break ground on the project in 2024.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a man accused to taking an up-skirt shot of a woman inside a Cumberland County Aldi.
According to PSP, on July 25 at 11:13 a.m., officers responded to the Shippensburg Shopping Center in Cumberland County to investigate a report of a man possibly taking photos/videos of women inside the store.
A review of store surveillance allegedly showed the pictured man taking an up-skirt photograph/video of a female shopper inside the store.
After being confronted, the suspect reportedly fled the store in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information regarding the suspect is asked to contact PSP Carlisle.
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — The Williamson County Economic Development Partnership (WilCo EDP) has gone global with its new office in Seoul, South Korea.
WilCo EDP says the office -- which opened on July 1 -- will help South Korean companies that are looking to expand business to the United States. Dave Porter is the economic development director for WilCo EDP and believes South Korea could represent a new frontier for Texas business owners.
“Korea has become a premier location for generating technology, so this is a great place to invest in an office that not only helps companies in South Korea locate in Williamson County, but is a launching pad for all of Asia,” said Porter.
The WilCo EDP was founded in 2014 to create a partnership between Williamson County and city economic development leaders to market and promote economic development in Williamson County. Members from each of the contributing government entities make up WilCo EDP's board of directors.
According to Porter, the new Samsung semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor means large numbers of suppliers will have to relocate to central Texas. The EDP office will also target companies involved in the research, software, automotive and life sciences industries.
According to the press release, within the first two weeks of opening, the Seoul office had already generated two leads for WilCo EDP.
“We have placed a sign in the sky that says Williamson County is open for business,” said County Judge Bill Gravell. “This office gives us boots on the ground locally so that when companies come to KOTRA wanting to do business in the U.S., they can walk them down the hall to our offices.”
One of WilCo EDP's first projects will take place Sept. 12 and will be a half-day seminar discussing how to do business in Williamson County. Between 100 and 150 companies are expected to attend the seminar and will consist of economic development leaders, city managers, and more.
The EDP Seoul office is located in the KOTRA headquarters, a Korean state-funded trade and investment promotion organization.
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High temperatures and humidity this week will lead to some uncomfortable days for those without an air conditioned home. But there are places in North Iowa where you can cool off.
During a heat wave, regular activities can take a lot more out of the body than during cooler weather. The body can lose up to a liter of water per hour of activity during high heat and humidity.
Drink plenty of water or sports drink and be certain to rest when necessary.
Cooling centers available in North Iowa include the Mason City Public Library, 225 Second St. S.E.; Clear Lake Public Library, 200 N. Fourth St.; Britt Public Library, 132 Main Ave. S.; and Prairie Ridge Downtown Drop-In Center, 112 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
These locations have ample seating and can provide a few hours of cool comfort to rest the body. Even a couple hours of cool air can lower your body temperature to a safer level.
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At the Prairie Ridge Downtown Drop-In Center, all are welcome to take advantage not only of the air conditioning, but the activities and tools available, too. "We welcome everyone, heat, cold or in between," said Cassy Daleske, case manager.
Any public building with air conditioning is a safer choice than suffering in the heat. Those living in rural areas can take advantage of public libraries and city halls.
Shopping centers and restaurants can also offer comfort during extreme heat, but businesses have the right to refuse service.
Some public pools are dealing with a certification issue for lifeguards and may not be open during this heat event. Iowa is blessed with lakes and rivers, but be advised there may be some beaches closed to swimming due to bacterial contamination.
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A Mason City woman who allegedly set a house on fire last month pleaded guilty to second-degree arson last week.
According to court records, 35-year-old Kayli Ann Louise Bang was charged with first-degree arson punishable by up to 25 years in prison. The plea agreement calls for the amended charge and 10 years in prison. It also advocates for a suspended sentence if Bang is accepted into drug court.
The charge stems from a June 11 incident at 951 16th St. N.E. in Mason City in which Bang allegedly started a fire around 5:39 a.m. Her mother and two other individuals were in the house at the time. Bang allegedly made no attempt to extinguish the fire and tried to prevent a neighbor from doing so.
The court is under no obligation to follow the plea agreement recommendation.
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Prime Wine and Spirits on Mason City's North Federal Avenue was host to a well-attended rap concert Friday night featuring local artists.
Seven artists rocked the stage in the parking lot at 1104 N. Federal Ave. By 8:30 p.m. about 70 attendees had filled the lot, blocking the drive up lane.
Kevin Schreur of North Iowa Noise, Michael Hagenow, better known as DJ Mike of TWG Productions and artist Stvcks (DeShawn Stacks) were the masterminds behind the concert. Schreur started his career as a promoter after connecting with Stvcks a couple years ago. DJ Mike came on with his sound equipment and skills. Their first concert together was a rap festival in Garner known as MidFest.
MidFest has been running two years now, and the crew has networked with other artists and producers nonstop in that time. They knew it was time to show North Iowa what kind of talent is out there.
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Partnering up with Ishan Singh of Prime Wine and Spirits gave them an excellent venue to debut artists concertgoers haven't experienced yet. While Singh didn't make the decision to host the show — that was done by his predecessor — he wasn't going to cancel a concert already in progress.
"Kevin, Mike and Stvcks have been working hard. They've been so easy to work with, and I'm excited to give a boost and a platform to up-and-coming artists blazing new paths," Singh said.
Schreur and DJ Mike rounded up a lineup of local artists for the gig. Headliners were Suni Boi and Stvcks, both North Iowans. TKO traveled the farthest, coming up from Cedar Rapids, while other Mason City performers drifted in and out right up to start time.
Attendees seemed a bit unsure of where to be on arrival, hanging near the edges of the lot, but by the time the speakers were pumping out beats they had gathered around the stage, where 515 Kevlar (Kevin Strueker) opened the show with a short set before introducing Shreur and DJ Mike.
Performers took turns on stage, dropping rhymes and pumping up the crowd with slick, loud backing tracks. The audience came for a good time, men and women were decked out in their freshest fits. Patrons came and went from inside the store, a few discreetly carrying paper wrapped cans or bottles.
Children hung on parents' legs as they chatted over the music. Attendees grouped together at first with friends and families, but before long everyone was mingled together dancing to the beat.
Cedar Rapids based TKO consists of TKO Joey, OmariTKO, DNNY! and TY. TY couldn't make the performance due to his work schedule, but Joey, OmariTKO and DNNY! still rocked the house with their hip-hop vibe.
TKO's new school-old school music is high-energy fun. TKO Joey describes it as a charismatic collaboration of skilled musicians. The young group hasn't been performing long, but their set was tight and the crowd bounced along through all their songs.
"We're a rap group based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We’re looking to change the way people listen to music. Music today is oversaturated with more poison than actual influence. This has created a stigma around rappers as a whole, that we've just thrown our lives away, that we're not actually born for this. We want to change that. We will change that," said a statement from TKO.
Slim Drizzy (Drake Anthony) is another Mason City artist turned professional. Slim Drizzy is part of Pléboy Po$$e, an affiliation of like-minded artists striving for success. Lil Livi the Hood Hippy attended the show but didn't perform. She's featured on a Drizzy track and has an album of her own, "Hungry Ghosts," on Spotify.
Daddy Vik (Vik Anderson) is an 18-year-old Polish-born rapper living in Mason City. Like most of the performers he has only been on stage for a couple of years, but his love of music predates his decision to perform. "I want to be able to spread positivity and make people feel connected through my music," he said.
Collectively the artists are energetic, hungry musicians looking for a shot at the big time. Follow MidFest on Instagram to learn about upcoming performances at North Iowa venues.
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Evelyn Margaret Crone
October 21, 1920-July 8, 2023
CLEAR LAKE - Evelyn Margaret Crone, 102, died Saturday July 8, 2023, at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 14, 2023, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1001 9th Avenue South, Clear Lake, with Rev. Josh Link officiating.
A visitation will be held 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 1st Ave. North, Clear Lake. Burial will be held at Bingham Township Cemetery, Woden, Iowa.
Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick Catholic Church, Clear Lake or St. Croix Hospice in Evelyn's memory.
Evelyn was born to John and Sophie (Orthel) Colter on October 21, 1920 on a farm north of Britt, Iowa. When Evelyn was six years old the family moved to Britt, where she grew up and graduated from Britt High School in 1938; and attended Britt Junior College. She taught two years in a rural school in Hancock County. She worked as a dental assistant and was employed by Central States Electrical Co. in Britt for nine years. Evelyn met her husband, Wilbur, at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. They were married on November 29, 1952 at St. Patrick's Church in Britt. They farmed for 30 years in the Woden area, where they raised their family and enjoyed their friends and card clubs. When in Woden she was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, guild, and Women's Club. In 1982, Wilbur and Evelyn retired and moved to Clear Lake, where they enjoyed their home on the lake. Wilbur and Evelyn spent several winters in Texas and enjoyed going to county fairs.
Evelyn enjoyed friends, coffee, card clubs, her home and flower gardens, along with keeping up with current events. A special happiness was her grandchildren. Survivors include her three children John Crone, Granger, Iowa; Jenele Grassle, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Joanne (Chris) May, St. Louis, Missouri; grandchildren Lucy, Jack and Sophia May and Will Grassle; along with several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Wilbur in 2006, sister & brother-in-law Catherine and George Nobles, and two infant grandchildren Christopher Grassle and Nora May.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 1st Ave N., Clear Lake IA 50428 (641)357-2193 Colonialchapels.com.
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Laura M. Truesdell
CEDAR LAKE - Laura M. Truesdell, 84 of Clear Lake passed away peacefully Saturday June 17, 2023 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center after a three week serious battle with her health.
A service to honor her life will be held 10:00 am Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave N, Clear Lake, IA.
Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel. ColonialChapels.com.641-358-2193.
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Laura M. Truesdell
Laura M. Truesdell, 84 of Clear Lake passed away peacefully Saturday June 17, 2023 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center after a three week serious battle with her health.
A service to honor her life will be held 10:00 am Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave N, Clear Lake, IA.
Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel. ColonialChapels.com.641-358-2193.
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A judge sent a teenager to prison Tuesday for a 2021 crash that killed a 16-year-old Lincoln High School student.
"I'm sorry," said Izia Rodriguez, now 19. "If I could go back I really would."
Without a plea agreement, Rodriguez pleaded no contest to motor vehicle homicide, a felony, for the crash early Oct. 5, 2021, that caused Bryshawn Williams' death and seriously injured two other passengers.
According to the Lincoln police crash report, Williams died after Rodriguez, then 17, crashed into a tree near 70th Street and Fletcher Avenue shortly before 1 a.m.
Rodriguez, who was on probation in juvenile court at the time, told police he swerved to miss a deer and lost control.
In the accident report, police said the evidence suggested he lost control and struck a curb, then a mailbox and a tree.
On Tuesday, Deputy Lancaster County Public Defender John Jorgensen argued for probation, saying Rodriguez struggles with processing what happened that day.
"He did not intend anyone harm," he said.
Jorgensen said the victim was like a brother to Rodriguez and he hates the damage and harm that he caused.
"He's going to be carrying this case with him for the rest of his life and that's a lot to carry," the defense attorney said.
But, Jorgensen said, Rodriguez is redeemable and the court could help guide him down that path with probation.
Deputy County Attorney Ryan Decker said Williams' family is devastated by what happened. Bryshawn, a sophomore who played on the Links' varsity football team, was just riding in a car and had trusted his life to Rodriguez.
"This is a completely avoidable death," he said. "It should never, never, ever happen. This is what happens when you drive a vehicle in such a reckless manner. The ultimate consequences are so severe."
Adult behavior has adult consequences, the prosecutor said.
In the end, retired Lancaster County District Court Judge John Colborn sentenced Rodriguez to two years of prison, plus a year and a half of post-release supervision, calling it a tragic case.
"Not only did Mr. Williams die, everyone in the car you were operating was seriously injured," he said.
Here are the safest—and most deadly—days for drunk-driving fatalities
Here are the safest—and most deadly—days for drunk-driving fatalities
Drunk driving remains a significant problem throughout the country. But certain days are more dangerous on the roads than others. MoneyGeek analyzed historical data from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to forecast 2023's most dangerous days, weeks and holidays for driving under the influence (DUI) in the United States.
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MoneyGeek forecasts 13,490 DUI fatalities in 2023. The historical trend of DUI fatalities that drives the forecast has increased dramatically. 2021's DUI fatalities are 23% higher than 2016's DUI fatalities and are at levels not seen since 2003. Summer will account for 28% of drunk driving-related fatalities, making it the deadliest season. Independence Day week is forecasted to be the most deadly in 2023, with 311 expected fatalities. On New Year's Day, drunk driving-related deaths spike 117% above the baseline average, making it the most dangerous holiday of the year for drunk driving. 60% of drunk driving-related fatalities happen on the weekends (Friday through Sunday).
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DUI fatalities by season
Drunk driving incidents never really take a hiatus, but certain seasons bring out more than the usual amount of intoxicated drivers. If you want to steer clear of people driving under the influence, the summer is the worst time to drive. According to MoneyGeek's analysis, 28% of DUI-related deaths are projected to happen in the summer of 2023.
Fall is close behind summer when it comes to the number of DUI fatalities per season, though, coming in with 27%. Spring has 24% of DUI incidents. Winter presents its own seasonal dangers on the road, but you'll still need to avoid drunk drivers during this chilly time of year. At 21%, winter is the least likely season to be involved in a DUI-related fatal accident.
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Most dangerous holidays for DUI
The next time someone warns you to be careful when driving home from your New Year's Eve celebration, don't roll your eyes. Heed their warning. New Year's Day is the deadliest day of the year for drunk driving.
The odds that somebody will be drunk behind the wheel and cause a fatal accident on New Year's Day is 117% higher relative to the seasonal trend and day of the week where it falls. Unlike other holidays, where the celebrations may occur over a period of days, New Year's is one night, with drivers making their way back home in the wee hours of New Year's Day. And many folks get that full day off, to boot.
Independence Day is in second place but far off in the distance compared to New Year's Day. Your risk of encountering drunk drivers on the Fourth of July is 77% over the trend. Thanksgiving is the third most dangerous holiday, with a risk 55% higher than the trend.
Labor Day comes in fourth place (54%), and Memorial Day is the fifth most dangerous holiday for drunk driving, with a risk 51% higher than average. Since many people tend to stay put on Christmas Day, the risk of encountering a drunk driver goes down to a 9% higher risk than average.
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Most dangerous days of the week for DUI
Analysis of DUI fatalities that occurred between 2017 and 2021 shows that the most dangerous day of the week to drive in 2023 is Saturday, with Sundays being close behind. Tuesday is the day of the week when the least amount of drunk drivers tend to be on the road.
Of all the DUI-related accidents occurring in any given week, 23% are predicted to occur on Saturday and 22% on Sunday. One reason Sunday appears so deadly is that many DUI-related accidents happen after midnight.
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Most dangerous weeks of the year
The most dangerous week of 2023 will start on Monday, July 3. Due to July 4th, DUI accidents are expected to rise. People are taking off work, going on vacations, attending barbecues, visiting beaches and unwinding. The data shows that some of those people will get behind the wheel after drinking too much.
The second most dangerous week in 2023 for drunk driving begins on July 31st — when summer travel is in full swing — and you'll want to be on high alert if you're driving at night. The week following August 7 — is projected to be the third deadliest for DUIs and essentially just as deadly as the week of July 31st.
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Ways to stay safe on the road during the holidays
Of course, there's only so much you can do to protect yourself from a drunk driver. For instance, it isn't practical to only drive on Tuesdays, but if you don't need to be out late on a holiday, there may be something to be said for not going out. Still, there are some strategies you can employ to stay safe on the road.
Have a designated driver.
If you're drinking with friends, make sure whoever is behind the wheel hasn't been drinking.
Have a return home plan.
If everybody you are with will be drinking and there's no designated driver, know ahead of time who you'll be calling for a ride home, whether that's a family member or an Uber driver.
Make sure you're strapped in.
Good advice for anybody in a car, any time, of course, whether you encounter a drunk driver or not. But Heather Geronemus, the national chairwoman of Mothers Against Drink Driving (MADD), counsels, "The best defense against drunk drivers is to always wear your seatbelt and make sure children are properly restrained."
Drive without distractions.
It doesn't matter if you're sober. If you're driving — especially at night — stay off the phone and keep your eyes on the road. Distracted driving rivals drunk driving when it comes to dangerous behaviors on the road. Unfortunately, there often isn't much you can do if a drunk driver careens toward your car, but being alert could make all the difference in surviving an encounter with a drunk driver.
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Consequences of getting a DUI
Heather Geronemus has become an expert on the consequences of drunk driving from the victim's side. In 2009, her father, Dr. Robert Geronemus, a prominent kidney specialist in Fort Lauderdale, was leaving a medical conference dinner in downtown Miami as a pedestrian when he was struck by a car that went through a red light.
"First, it's most important to think about what DUIs cost families," she says. "For a victim like me, you cannot put a price on a lifetime of memories that you will never make with a loved one." But there is definitely a monetary cost, Geronemus says. "From a financial perspective, it's most important to understand what DUIs cost society. Estimates show that drunk driving costs our nation over $130 billion per year. Much of these costs are borne by taxpayers, not the drunk driver. This issue affects us all and it makes financial sense to try to eliminate drunk driving." And what's the real financial cost for somebody who gets pulled over for driving while intoxicated? It's not pretty.
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates a first-time drunk driver can pay as much as $10,000 in fines, legal fees, and higher car insurance costs ," Geronemus says.
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DUIs leave a lasting financial impact
What's more, a DUI continues to impact your wallet long after the initial violation. A DUI can cause your insurance rates to increase significantly; the cheapest car insurance rates will immediately be out of your reach. You may also be required to file an SR-22, which you can't do on your own. Your insurance company must file the SR-22 for you, and not all insurance companies offer that option.
So, whether or not an SR-22 is a requirement for you, it can be beneficial to shop around to confirm whether your insurance provider can still offer you the cheapest auto insurance rates after a DUI , or if another company might be able to save you at least a little bit of money.
With the above in mind, if you're ever at a point where you've done some drinking but don't feel drunk, and you're tempted to save a little money and not call an Uber, you should rethink that decision. The short-term costs of a ride home could save you thousands in complications related to a DUI and save lives.
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An end to drunk driving
Heather Geronemus says that someday, the number of drunk driving accidents is bound to go down. Not soon enough, of course.
"MADD believes that technology will ultimately solve the problem of drunk driving. We are working on Capitol Hill to support legislation such as the RIDE Act and HALT Act, which would direct the Department of Transportation to require new cars to have advanced technology to detect and stop drunk drivers."
Geronemus adds: "The technology would be passive, so the driver wouldn't know it's in the car unless he or she were impaired."
But until that happens, driving defensively and never drinking and driving can help keep you and other drivers on the road safe.
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Methodology
MoneyGeek analyzed the five most recent years of DUI Crash Fatalities from the NHTSA FARS database from 2003 to 2021. A Bayesian time series forecasting model was utilized to project the 2023 DUI fatalities by day. The forecast model was fit using a multiplicative model (the components are multiplied together) using day of the week, day of the year, U.S. holidays and trend line components.
MoneyGeek studied NHTSA data on fatal motor vehicle crashes from 2003 to 2021 involving someone with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08g/dl or more.
This story was produced by MoneyGeek and reviewed and distributed by Stacker Media.
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Verlynn Joan Hutchison
March 7, 1931 - August 18, 2023
DES MOINES -
Verlynn Joan Hutchison passed away Friday, July 21, 2023, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.
A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 am Friday, August 18, 2023, at Epiphany Parish – Holy Family Catholic Church 722 N. Adams Ave., Mason City with Rev. Neil Manternach as Celebrant. Inurnment will follow in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
Verlynn's family will greet relatives and friends from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass at the church on Friday.
Should friends desire, memorials may be given in Verlynn's honor to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Verlynn was born to Frank and Grace Lee on March 7, 1931, in Fertile, Iowa. She graduated from Fertile High in 1949. Following graduation, Verlynn worked for N.W. Bell Company. She married James "Jim" Hutchison on June 6, 1953. They had three children: Jay C, Debra and Joseph.
Verlynn and Jim spent many years doing activities they truly enjoyed including golfing, dancing at the Surf, playing cards with friends and family, and traveling. They loved going to their grandchildren's basketball and soccer games. And attending many of their music concerts.
Verlyn enjoyed spending time with her many friends having "coffee" and shopping. But special times were always reserved for her grandchildren.
Verlynn was loved by many who knew her. She is survived by son Jay and daughter in law Karen of Johnston, Iowa., daughter Deb and son in law Tom of Schaumburg, Illinois, and Joe and daughter in law Kim of Dike, Iowa.
Also surviving Verlynn are her seven grandchildren Katie (Dan) Seda, Eric (Katherine) Hutchison, Adam (Emily) Hutchison, Joe Surdam and Jon Surdam, Jenny (Jordan) Dreyer, Jake (Andrea) Hutchison. They will always remember Grandma Hutch for her amazingly fun and delicious seven-layer Jello salad and her wonderful chocolate chip cookies! And that ice cream was available on demand. Verlynn is also survived by her eleven great grandchildren. They are Jack and George Seda, Henry Hutchison, Elijah, Timothy, Grant and Lydia Dreyer and Isaac, Joshua and Isabelle "Izzy" Hutchison.
She leaves behind her sisters-in-law and brother-in-law as well as many nieces and nephews and extended family members and friends of many years.
Preceding her in death was her husband of 66 years, Jim; her parents, her brother Jerry and her first husband Marvin Tibbets who was killed in action during the Korean War shortly after they were married.
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With high temperatures expected to be in the 90s this week, many North Iowans will try to beat the heat by heading to the pool or beach. But this week there are some issues.
It started Friday when multiple North Iowa aquatic centers were informed by the American Red Cross that many of their lifeguards had been inadequately trained and could not work until they were retrained. Pools in Mason City, Hampton, Manly, Nora Springs and Rockwell were all forced to shut down.
As of Monday afternoon, Nora Springs had managed to reopen and Mason City is expected to do so Tuesday. The other three pools are expected to reopen at some point this week, but exact dates have not been set.
State beaches
Some may prefer to cool off in a local lake, but the Iowa DNR has declared 10 state beaches unfit for swimming due to bacteria in the water. Locally, two beaches are affected: McIntosh Woods Beach at Clear Lake and Beeds Lake Beach near Hampton.
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Fayetteville is one of America's most stressed cities, WalletHub ranking says
The pressure seems to be mounting for Fayetteville residents.
WalletHub published an analysis of more than 180 cities across America to find out who was the most and least stressed, and they determined Fayetteville to be one of the most worn out.
The cities were evaluated with 39 key metrics of anxiety such as work, finances, health and safety. According to the site's rankings, the top 10 most stressed out cities in the US are:
- Cleveland
- Detroit
- Baltimore
- Birmingham, AL
- Philadelphia
- Shreveport, LA
- Memphis, TN
- Fayetteville, NC
- St. Louis
- Augusta, Ga.
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Fayetteville’s mental health seems to be particularly strained by job security and average weekly work hours, ranking top 3 in both categories.
Winston-Salem and Greensboro were two other North Carolina cities to rank in the top 100 in stress: Winston-Salem ranking 71 and Greensboro ranking 90.
Meanwhile, here are the top 10 least stressed out cities:
- South Burlington, VT
- Fremont, CA
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Overland Park, KS
- Fargo, ND
- Lincoln, NE
- Burlington, VT
- Bismarck, ND
- Rapid City, SD
- Nashua, NH
WalletHub is a personal finance website that provides consumer tools and a significant amount of industry data. For more info on its stress study, go to wallethub.com.
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Dr. Leslie Ricciardelli, the newly appointed Superintendent of Collier County Public Schools, is eager to continue to make her mark on the education system. With an array of new programs and policies, she aims to create a better learning environment for both students and staff before the start of the 2023 school year on August 10.
“Ultimately what they should look for is a highly engaged faculty. Highly engaged administrators with as much support from the district as they possibly need. Truly based on their attendance today, you can see we have a highly engaged community,” said Dr. Ricciardelli when asked what students should expect on day one.
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NBC2 asked Dr. Ricciardelli what new policies she believes the community should be aware of:
Report Cards
“In elementary schools, parents are getting ready to see a different report card. Easier to understand…sort of a back-to-basics report card. Teachers are really excited about it,” Dr. Ricciardelli stated.
Phonics
“We are bringing in a very structured, specific phonics program for kids in K-1,2,” she added, emphasizing the importance of the new phonics program for early language development.
Reading
“We will be doing some additional curriculum for those in secondary who are having trouble with reading,” Dr. Ricciardelli explained, showcasing her commitment to supporting struggling students.
Dr. Ricciardelli also addressed her plan to take on new controversial educational and curriculum-based Florida laws, including Senate Bill 1718 (immigration reform), The Parental Rights in Education Bill (sexuality, gender) and restrictions on A.P. African American History (race), as well as the affordable housing crisis.
Addressing the issue of affordable housing for students and teachers first, Dr. Ricciardelli stated firmly, “64% of our students come from households who are economically disadvantaged. You’d never know that when you look at our test scores. That shows you we provide the same resources to every kid and every building teacher. There’s no haves or have-nots in our buildings.”
Regarding curriculum adjustments, “At the end of the day, our teachers, whatever subject they teach, they reach the standards the state has given us. They don’t teach outside of those standards; there’s not enough time to teach outside of those standards,” said Dr. Ricciardelli, emphasizing the importance of adhering to state standards while ensuring students receive a comprehensive education.
“I’m not going to be different than I’ve always been. Students first, teachers first, administrators first. That’s what we are here to do,” she stated, highlighting her dedication to putting the needs of students and educators at the forefront of her decisions.
Dr. Ricciardelli has a long history in Collier County Public Schools, as a student, teacher, administrator and now superintendent.
“How did I end up here? I’ll never know. I guess it’s just coming in and putting in the work every day,” she expressed as she thought about her deep connection to the district.
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“I want kids to know they can do anything they want; they just have to do it and hold their hand up. We will give them every opportunity,” said Dr. Ricciardelli, encouraging the students with her motivational words.
As she embarks on her new journey as Superintendent, Dr. Ricciardelli remains dedicated to creating a thriving educational environment. Her vision for the district revolves around providing every student with the tools they need to succeed.
“This is such an amazing place. Such an amazing district. Who wouldn’t want to come here? Our education system brings people to Collier County, and I want that to continue,” said Dr. Ricciardelli, displaying her passion for the community and its educational development.
The first day of school is August 10.
Now that Dr. Ricciardelli is the superintendent full-time, she said she plans on using the extra time to visit local schools and speak with faculty, staff and students to find out what they are looking for in a leader.
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It’s been four decades-plus since Rick Springfield released his breakthrough hit “Jessie’s Girl.”
The song, which spent two weeks atop the U.S. Billboard charts, is one of the Aussie singer-songwriter’s most-requested songs at his live shows, prompting a chorus of high-pitched squeals and applause. Those screams will undoubtedly spill out onto East Congress Street when his tour pulls into the Rialto Theatre on Dec. 14.
It is one of several recently announced rock/pop shows heading to Tucson venues in the coming months. Tickets, starting at $67, are on sale now through ticketmaster.com.
“Jessie’s Girl” is one of Springfield’s big hits and was released just as he was making his American daytime TV debut as the swoonable rockin’ doc Noah Drake on “General Hospital.” He went on to score 17 Top 40 hits ( “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “Love Somebody” and “Human Touch” among them) in a career that included selling 25 million albums.
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Also coming to the Rialto, 318 E. Congress St.:
Skid Row and Buckcherry bring their “The Gang’s All Here Tour” to Tucson on Dec. 2; $45-$60.
Grammy-nominated rocker Liz Phair is bringing the 30th-anniversary tour of her groundbreaking debut album “Exile In Guyville” here on Nov. 8. She and her band will perform the entire album. LA indie rocker Blondshell (Sabrina Teitelbaum) will open the show; $49.50-$69.50.
Desert Diamond Casino, 1100 W. Pima Mine Road, is bringing the soothing soul and R&B of the legendary Temptations to its Diamond Entertainment Center on Sept. 8. We get them as part of their 60th-anniversary tour that included the 2022 release of “Temptations 60.”
Tickets are $30-$55 through ddcaz.com.
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There are superstar bands, then there is the truly phenomenal country band of former 1990s country lead singers aptly dubbed The Frontmen. You got Larry Stewart from Restless Heart, Tim Rushlow of Little Texas and Richie McDonald of Lonestar. Think of it as a 1990s country radio mixtape drawing on the collective hits (between them, they have 30 No. 1s) from their pasts mixed in with original Frontmen songs. The trio and their band is here Sept. 15; $35-$55.
The AVA at Casino del Sol has fleshed out most of the remainder of its 2023 concert series, including a double bill with rappers Ludacris and Twista on Aug. 25. Tickets are $30-$75 through casinodelsol.com.
Also headed to the AVA, 5655 W. Valencia Road:
Los Palominos and Max Baca y Los Texmaniacs featuring Flaco Jimenez and Dwayne Verheyden will be an evening of conjunto and tejano on Sept. 16; $20.
Mexican dance band Banda MS is here Sept. 29; $45-$200.
Legendary Arizona rocker Alice Cooper returns Oct. 21; $30-$100.
Bronco and Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon bring their tejano and Latin pop to the AVA on Nov. 4; $45-$200.
Fox Tucson Theatre at 17 W. Congress St. will host the 1970s pop-rock band Kansas’s 50th anniversary tour on Sept. 19 It is among the handful of recently announced shows.
Kansas tickets are $20-$124 and are available through foxtucson.com.
Also heading to the Fox:
American rocker Daughtry brings his acoustic “Bare Bones Tour” with special guest Ayron Jones on Sept. 21; $20-$82.50.
World-class organist Cameron Carpenter is going to play the Fox’s Mighty Wurlitzer to accompany the 1927 film “Metropolis” on Nov. 3; $20-$55.
Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro bring their “Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret” show to Tucson on Nov. 8; $20-$72.50.
Canadian Brass quintet brings its “Making Spirits Bright” holiday show to the Fox on Dec. 16 ($20-$52.50), part of a holiday weekend that includes the return of Pink Martini featuring China Forbes on Dec. 17 ($20-$85).
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Twitter @Starburch
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Arizona’s only known ocelot spent Independence Day wandering alone at night among the juniper and pine in the Huachuca Mountains, according to new footage captured by a Vail wildlife videographer.
Jason Miller used a pair of motion-activated trail cameras to record the rare spotted cat from two different angles, one in color and the other in black and white.
He posted the Fourth of July footage on his YouTube channel, Jason Miller Outdoors, on Monday, as part of a montage of recent sightings that included a mountain lion, a ringtail and several bears with their playful cubs.
“It’s a rare catch,” Miller said.
The adult male ocelot was filmed in a canyon at the southern end of the Huachucas, roughly five miles from the U.S.-Mexico border and about 70 miles southeast of Tucson.
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Based on the cat’s markings, Miller thinks it is the same animal that walked past one of his cameras about two years ago in a different canyon, maybe three miles to the east in the same range.
State wildlife officials think so, too.
The ocelot in Miller’s video bears the same “marker” — in this case, a distinctive spot shaped like the heel of a boot — as a cat that has been photographed in the Huachucas more than 160 times since May of 2012, said Arizona Game and Fish Department spokesman Mark Hart.
The animal smaller than a bobcat is so well known that the nonprofit group Conservation CATalyst nicknamed it Lil’ Jefe in 2019, with the help of students from Tucson’s Manzo Elementary. The name is a play on Southern Arizona’s other famous rare cat, a jaguar called El Jefe that made national headlines after being photographed in the Santa Ritas and the Whetstone Mountains.
Hart said the “little boss” is the only ocelot currently known to be living in Arizona and one of just five confirmed in the state since 2009.
“And it’s getting pretty old. It was an adult or a near-adult when it was seen for the first time, so it’s getting near 12 (years old),” he said. “That he’s survived all this time says that’s a safe place for him to be.”
Lil’ Jefe was last caught on camera in October. Based on the number and the timing of the sightings, Game and Fish biologists believe the ocelot has spent his entire adult life in the United States and “never returned to Mexico to breed,” Hart said.
Trail cameras placed by researchers, conservation groups and hobbyists have become a valuable tool for tracking wildlife across the state. For Arizona’s most elusive animals, such footage can provide the only irrefutable proof of their existence "and to some extent their movement," Hart said.
“The presence of spotted cats in Arizona generates a lot of public excitement and enthusiasm for wildlife, which is a good thing,” Hart said. “Every time someone gets an image of one, more cameras go up. We don’t really see a downside.”
Miller said he started placing trail cameras on public land about five years ago with one goal in mind: capturing footage of a jaguar. Since then, he has recorded just about every other kind of animal Southern Arizona has to offer, but still no El Jefe.
A landscaper by trade, Miller said his hobby almost isn’t a hobby anymore. “I honestly do it more than my regular job.”
Luckily, he’s no longer doing it entirely for free. He said his YouTube channel, which now has close to 5,800 subscribers, brings in just enough revenue to pay for the batteries for his trail cameras and the gas he uses driving around to check on them.
Miller maintains about a dozen cameras in various locations he has scouted out during long hikes, typically near water sources or in areas with signs of wildlife activity. He’s gotten good at it, too, capturing close-up footage of bears, birds, bobcats and snakes sipping from desert watering holes or bighorn sheep lounging in the shade of a shallow cave.
“I grew up a hunter, but as soon as I got into trail cameras I stopped pulling the trigger,” Miller said. “There’s nothing wrong with hunting, but once you shoot something, it’s over.”
Camera traps allow for a longer, more open-ended interaction with the natural world, one that lets him watch animals behave the way they do when no people are around.
And every once in while, if he's really lucky, he gets to see one of Arizona’s rarest cats.
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PHOENIX — The reason Arizona is blocking two transgender girls from participating in girls' sports is because they have a medical condition, the state's top GOP legislative leaders say in a new court argument.
That rationale means the state law isn't discriminatory, they also argue.
In a new court filing, the attorney for Senate President Warren Petersen of Gilbert and House Speaker Ben Toma of Peoria asks federal Judge Jennifer Zipps to delay an order she issued last week allowing two transgender girls who sued, including a Tucsonan, to take part in their schools' girls' sports teams. Petersen and Toma want the state to keep barring their participation.
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"Their exclusion from girls' teams is due to a medical condition, not the states' sex-based separation of sports teams," wrote the legislators' attorney, Justin Smith, making the new argument.
The basis for that claim is the finding by Zipps that the two transgender girls have "gender dysphoria.''
That is generally defined as an individual's sense of mismatch between biological sex — the sex assigned at birth — and gender identity. The judge said denying transgender girls the opportunity to participate in sports with other girls can be harmful, citing high rates of suicide in the transgender community.
But Smith said that diagnosis cannot become the basis to allow those born male to participate in girls' sports.
"It is not uncommon for biological males to have medical conditions that prevent them from participating on male sports teams,'' he said. "And those males suffer the same injury of being unable to participate in sports.''
Lawmakers: Not fair to allow participation
The GOP legislative leaders also contend Zipps got it wrong in concluding that "biological boys'' who have not reached puberty have no inherent advantage over girls of the same age.
"As virtually any elementary-school sports coach can attest, there is a competitive advantage for boys over girls before puberty, and there is not a scintilla of evidence that puberty blockers and hormone therapy eliminate this advantage,'' Smith wrote.
Zipps, in her ruling last week, said that's not what the evidence shows.
Hanging in the balance is Zipps' ruling immediately barring the state from enforcing the 2022 law in the case of the two transgender plaintiffs. One attends The Gregory School, a private school in Tucson. The other is set to attend Aprende Middle School in Kyrene School District.
The judge's order was not final; it permits the state to seek a full-blown trial on the issue.
But Smith said it's not fair to allow the two transgender girls to participate in the meantime.
Neither girl has reached puberty
The 2022 law says public schools and any private schools that compete against them must designate their interscholastic and intramural sports strictly as male, female or coed.
It spells out that teams designated for women or girls "may not be open to students of the male sex,'' which it says is defined as the "biological sex'' of the participant.
In filing suit, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and other attorneys did not seek to overturn the 2022 law entirely and entitle all transgender girls to participate on girls' teams.
Instead they argued that each bid by a transgender girl should be considered individually. And in this case, they said that since neither girl is experiencing puberty — one is too young and the other is on puberty blockers — they should be allowed to play with and against other girls.
Zipps agreed. She cited the policy of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, which has approved a handful of such requests.
'Will displace biological girls'
The judge also cited the social, emotional and physical benefits from participation in sports.
Smith, in his bid to delay the order, said that doesn't just work one way.
"Needless to say, these same benefits of participating in competitive sports … are just as applicable to biological girls as transgender girls,'' the legislators' attorney wrote.
Competitive sports "are zero-sum by their very nature," he said. That means, by definition, he said, that each team position or other slot taken by a transgender girl "will displace biological girls."
"In every volleyball and basketball game, a plaintiff getting coveted playing time displaces a biological girl who thus does not get that playing time,'' Smith said.
"Cross-country meets are scored by ordering all runners who participate from first to last,'' he continued. "That means that a transgender runner who takes any place but last displaces every biological girl who finishes after the transgender runner by at least one place.''
Title IX issues debated
Smith also said Zipps was wrong to consider only the question of whether transgender girls who have not reached puberty have an inherent physical advantage. He said the judge should have looked at why lawmakers adopted the whole ban, including issues of post-pubescent transgender girls, not just the effect of the law on these two plaintiffs.
Smith also is taking issue with the judge's ruling that the 2022 law violates Title IX, the federal statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in sports.
"Title IX, from its inception, is understood to specifically authorize the separation of sports teams based on biological sex — exactly what the act does,'' he said.
He specifically cited one court ruling that said the act is designed "to increase opportunities for women and girls in athletics.''
None of that may help Petersen and Toma in their bid to allow the state to enforce the law.
Much of Zipps' order is based on the premise that transgender girls — and, specifically, in this case where they have not entered puberty — are in fact girls for purposes of participating in sports.
"It would be psychologically damaging for a transgender girl to be banned from playing school sports on equal terms with other girls,'' the judge wrote.
Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on Twitter at @azcapmedia or email azcapmedia@gmail.com.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A plane bound for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport was forced to return to Wichita after experiencing a mechanical problem mid-flight.
United Airlines flight 4412 left Wichita Eisenhower National Airport at 3:17 p.m. Flight records show about 15 minutes later, as the plane was over Chase County, it turned around.
Airport Fire and Safety Chief Robert Xanders tweeted the plane was headed back to Eisenhower due to a pressure problem.
The pilot was able to get the plane safely back to Wichita, where it landed at Eisenhower around 3:55 p.m.
No injuries or any other issues were reported.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Oppenheimer, the anticipated Christopher Nolan biopic of the “Father of Nuclear Weapons,” came in #2 at the box office, taking in $80.5 million.
Barbie was the big winner, bringing in $155 million.
Nolan’s biopic tells the story of the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist responsible for helping develop the first atomic weapon. Though his work is responsible for its creation, it took a team of scientists to make the first atomic weapons test a reality. One of those scientists is a Kansan, who played a crucial role during his time working on the Manhattan Project.
Dr. Lewis Worth Seagondollar was born in Hoisington in 1920, according to nuclearmuseum.org. He attended Emporia State Teaching College, which later became Emporia Unversity. There he obtained an AB in Physics. He went on to receive his master’s from the University of Wisconsin.
Seagondollar joined the Manhattan Project in 1944. His team was tasked with determining the critical mass of plutonium which is the amount of plutonium required for an atomic bomb. He also witnessed the first atomic bomb test at Alamogordo.
After the Manhattan Project, Seagondollar returned to Kansas, teaching Physics at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. While there, he also helped build the first Van de Graaff accelerator, a type of particle accelerator that is used in low-energy nuclear physics research.
He would go on to head the Physics Department of North Carolina State University until his retirement. His obituary in Physics Today says he remained active after retirement making numerous speaking engagements.
Seagondollar died September 20, 2013, at his home in Raliegh, North Carolina.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita woman has pleaded guilty in a case where a 2-year-old shot her in the foot.
Kianna Nweji, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated endangerment of a child and one count of possession of marijuana on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Jan. 12. Police were called to a house in the 1200 block of N. Lorraine St. for a shooting. When they arrived, they found Nweji in the home with a gunshot wound to her foot.
Nweji was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Police said Nweji and her partner, Marlon Jones, who was also charged in the case, were lying in bed when their two-year-old got a hold of a gun and accidentally shot Nweji in the foot.
Police allege Jones took the gun from the house to the nearby home of an acquaintance.
Officers located the gun, an AR-15, in the acquaintance’s home and discovered that it didn’t belong to anyone in the residence, and the residents didn’t know how it got there.
Nweji is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 13. Jones’ next scheduled court appearance is on Aug. 17.
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Salina man dies in early morning crash near 9th Street
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An 18-year-old Salina man died early Tuesday after the white 2012 Chevrolet Cruze he was driving struck a telephone pole, according to a Salina Police Department report.
Elijah Carter, 18, died at the scene. He was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. Police responded to a report of a crash at 12:10 a.m. at the intersection of 9th Street and Lincoln Avenue.
The vehicle was traveling southbound on 9th Street when it veered right. The vehicle then left the roadway and struck a power pole, police said. No other vehicles were involved or contributed to the crash. The crash is still under investigation.
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Two new retailers opening first SC locations in Greenville's Haywood Mall. What to know.
Greenville's Haywood Mall will be adding two new retailers to its current roster of 120 stores.
The first store is Tradehome Shoes, where you can find footwear for "any season, occasion and purpose," a press release stated.
The store will offer 2,744 sq. ft. of shopping space and is slated to open in Q4 of 2023. It will be located on the shopping mall's upper level between Belk and Macy's.
MINISO is a variety store chain specializing in household and consumer goods including cosmetics, kitchenware, stationery and toys. The store will open in Q1 of 2024 and will be located on the mall's lower level between Center Court and Victoria's Secret.
The Haywood Mall locations will the first South Carolina-based stores for Tradehome Shoes and MINISO.
Nina Tran covers trending topics. Reach her via email at ntran@gannett.com
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Everyone knows that it has been a hot summer in Central Arkansas. When you step outside you can feel it and if you spent time any time outside on Tuesday, then you probably felt those hot temperatures despite the low humidity.
Though some areas happen to be hotter than others despite the temperature being the same— the City of Little Rock has been working to track that through a technique called heat mapping.
“The urban heat island effect is when parts of densely developed urban areas retain heat and are harder to cool off,” said Brittany Nichols with the Little Rock Sustainability Office.
Little Rock is one of those areas and the sustainability office has been trying to find out where the heat is the worst by using heat mapping.
“Saturday, August 19 we're going to be going all across the city, we got nine routes, and each of those will take an hour of driving,” said Nichols.
Volunteers will drive specific routes with heat sensors on their cars— one of those routes is along 7th Street in downtown.
“On that day from 6:00 to 7:00, from 3:00 to 4:00, and from 7:00 to 8:00 pm we're going to be capturing over 50,000 data points that include temperature and humidity,” Nichols. explained.
She also said the data they collect will help them figure out how to cool things down.
“One of our greatest tools to mitigate extreme heat is green space,” said Nichols. “So, this tree and the shade it provides, it is doing a lot for this space right here.”
Shade can make a big difference in helping to provide some relief from the heat.
We went out and used an infrared thermometer to get a better idea. When we checked the temperature of the ground that was underneath shade the thermometer read 105 degrees versus where there was no shade the thermometer read 129.
“If we can install those big resilient trees in the city with this information. I think that'll be a win for the next generation,” said Nichols.
By working with experts from UAMS and the National Weather Service they hope to come up with several solutions.
“Something that we want to continue to monitor, and we might do that with schools through handheld pocket sensors,” she said. “So, this isn't the end of the heat study in little rock. It's just the beginning.”
If you would like to learn more about the heat mapping project, click here and if you'd like to volunteer to be a driver on August 19, please click here.
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Belle Isle's James Scott Memorial Fountain closed for repairs
A mechanical failure has closed James Scott Memorial Fountain at Belle Isle Park in Detroit through August, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday.
"In mid-July, a failed 4-inch water pipe shut-off valve caused flooding that damaged several newer electrical components related to the fountain's circulation and filtration system," department officials said in a statement.
DNR staff dried out the underground mechanical tunnel and electricians have been working on repairs, but some of the parts are not available for several weeks, according to the release.
"The James Scott Memorial Fountain is one of the more iconic attractions in the park," said Thomas Bissett, urban district supervisor for the DNR Parks and Recreation Division. "We're working as quickly as we can to get the fountain back in operation so visitors can enjoy this historic landmark."
Belle Isle Park, a 982-acre island site on the Detroit River near downtown Detroit, also is home to the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, the Belle Isle Aquarium, a golf range and other attractions.
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Feds indict man accused in Wynter Cole Smith's kidnapping, death
The man accused of kidnapping and strangling 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith has been indicted in the case, federal officials announced Tuesday.
Rashad Maleek Trice has already been charged with kidnapping, and kidnapping causing death in a criminal complaint on July 7 to secure his detention.
"Today’s action satisfies the defendant’s constitutional right to federal indictment by a grand jury," said the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan in a statement.
If convicted of kidnapping resulting in death, the 26-year-old faces a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison and is eligible for the death penalty, according to the release.
The statutory mandatory minimum sentence for the second count, kidnapping of a minor, is 20 years in prison with a maximum possible sentence of life in prison, officials wrote.
“This indictment marks another step forward as we seek a measure of justice following the heartbreaking loss of Wynter Cole-Smith,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. “My thoughts are deeply with Wynter’s family, and my office is fully prepared to make our case against Mr. Trice at a fair trial.”
The Michigan Constitution bans the death penalty, leaving federal prosecution as the only way for a Michigan resident to be executed, as Anthony Chebatoris was in 1938. Chebatoris is the only person who has been executed in the state since 1938.
Former Detroit U.S. attorneys Barb McQuade and Matthew Schneider have said the decision will be up to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland whether to seek the death penalty if Trice is convicted. No federal executions are being pursued because Garland imposed a moratorium on the federal death penalty in July 2021 and ordered the Department of Justice to review federal policies and procedures.
An arraignment and a pretrial conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. Aug. 7 before Magistrate Judge Ray Kent.
"There is no greater responsibility for the FBI than to investigate those who commit senseless acts of violence against young children,” said Devin Kowalski, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office. “While today’s indictment cannot erase the pain her family is experiencing, it is the next step in the process of securing justice for Wynter.”
Trice is accused of stabbing and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Lansing on July 2 then driving away with Wynter, her daughter.
Federal prosecutors have argued Trice abducted Wynter and fled as “retaliation” for a fight between him and her mother. A 1-year-old also was at the scene at the time, authorities said.
Authorities allege Trice strangled Wynter with a phone cord and left her in a Detroit alley before trying to flee police in St. Clair Shores. He was arrested early on July 3.
An Amber Alert was issued when Wynter couldn't be found, spurring an extensive search involving multiple agencies.
Trice initially refused to tell police where Wynter was and denied kidnapping her. Police used cellphone location data to trace him, which led them to the girl's body July 5.
On Friday, Attorney General Dana Nessel filed homicide charges against Trice. Trice, who has been housed at the Newaygo County Jail, initially faced charges in different counties before Nessel reached an agreement with county prosecutors to consolidate the cases in Lansing. The single prosecution streamlines the process and makes it easier for family, law enforcement and witnesses to participate in the proceedings.
Nessel filed 18 additional charges against Trice on Friday, including assault with intent to murder; first-degree criminal sexual conduct; kidnapping; home invasion; disarming a police officer; second-degree fleeing and eluding; receiving and concealing stolen property; unlawfully driving away an automobile; assault with a dangerous weapon; resisting and obstructing; second-degree domestic violence; and stalking.
Trice is charged as a fourth offense habitual offender.
Charges formerly filed by Ingham County Prosecutor John Dewane and Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido were set to be withdrawn in lieu of the prosecution Nessel's office is leading.
Trice has a violent criminal past that includes domestic violence, assault, and resisting and obstructing police in at least five Michigan counties, court records show.
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Michigan woman, others charged in scheme involving pop-up computer messages, $11M and 50 victims
Seven people have been charged in a federal grand jury indictment, accusing them of a conspiracy to steal $11 million from 50 victims in west Michigan and around the country, authorities announced Tuesday.
Most of the victims were senior citizens, said Mark Totten, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan in a statement.
“Elder fraud schemes prey on some of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens,” he said. “It’s critical to raise awareness of elder fraud to help protect our older loved ones from these types of crimes. My office is committed to fighting all types of elder abuse in our community.”
According to the indictment filed last week in U.S. District Court and unsealed Tuesday, the scam ran from 2020 through 2022.
The victims received a pop-up or other message on their computers warning about a virus infecting their devices and urging them to call a number for help, the court filing stated.
When the victims called, they received a response from someone claiming to work for a tech company, such as Microsoft or Apple, but those speakers were scammers in India, according to the document.
"In one version of the scam, victims were told that their bank accounts had been compromised and they needed to withdraw all of their cash and give it to fake 'federal agents' for safekeeping," Totten's office said.
"In another version, victims were told that their computers had been infected by a virus and they needed to pay for technical support. In a third version, victims were told that they had been identified in a criminal investigation and needed to turn over money to clear their names."
The victims met in person with "agents," mailed boxes of cash to addresses the scammers provided, made wire transfers to the suspects' bank accounts or used gift cards, according to the indictment.
One of the defendants, Mckhaela Katelynn McNamara, 27, of Flint and Jayesh J. Panchal, 54, of Hicksville, New York, are alleged to have made six trips to meet a 70-year-old victim in Lake County, Michigan, to collect $398,000 in late 2021.
A third defendant, Everette Jhmal Thibou, 30, of Tampa, Florida, allegedly helped arrange the meetings, according to the indictment.
The filing lists four other U.S.-based members of the conspiracy who allegedly collected proceeds: Pragneshbhai M. Patel, 51, of Amityville, New York; Vijaya C. Shetty, 52, of Jackson Heights, New York; Jmyla Elaine Sha’taria White, 28, of Thonotosassa, Florida; and Jorrel Tyler Jackson, 31, of Riverview, Florida.
Also this year, two alleged members of the conspiracy in India were arrested, federal officials said.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI; Homeland Security Investigations, New Orleans, Louisiana; and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Other agencies involved in the probe included the FBI’s Legal Attaché New Delhi; the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana; the New Holland, Pennsylvania, Police Department; the Tennessee Highway Patrol; DEA Chattanooga; FBI New York; and FBI Tampa.
“Today’s indictment reflects the commitment of the FBI and our partners to protect older Americans from financial scams,” said Devin Kowalski, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office. “These defendants allegedly defrauded victims by preying on their vulnerabilities."
McNamara was arrested Tuesday in Michigan in connection with a federal arrest warrant. She is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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ODESSA, Fla. —
The Odessa Police Department does not believe foul play was involved in the death of a man on Monday evening.
According to OPD, at approximately 6:43 p.m., officers responded to a medical call at 1107 E. 42nd St.
Upon arrival, officers found a 62-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive.
The man was later pronounced dead by the medical examiner.
The investigation is ongoing.
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TAMPA, Fla. — WWE Global Ambassador Titus O'Neil is lending a helping hand to students across the Tampa Bay area this weekend.
O'Neil will host his annual back-to-school bash on Saturday, July 29 at Raymond James Stadium, the Bullard Family Foundation said in a news release, which is an organization that helps provide families and children with community resources.
In partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the event will give away more than 30,000 backpacks that contain school supplies such as writing utensils notebooks, folders and more.
AdventHealth will also be at the event to provide physicals to pre-registered families and the Glazer Family Foundation will offer eye exams and eyeglasses.
"...More than 20 local food proprietors including Bolay, Moe’s Southwestern Grill, PDQ and Livy O’s will offer complimentary food to attendees," the news release mentioned.
The back-to-school bash will run from 9:01 a.m. through 1:01 p.m. Guests are asked to enter through Gate B at the stadium.
To learn more about the Bullard Family Foundation, click here.
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TEXAS, USA — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Ben Woodward as the presiding judge of the Seventh Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification, Abbott's office said Tuesday.
Woodward of San Angelo is judge for the 119th Judicial District for Concho, Runnels and Tom Green counties, where he has served since 1999.
He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, former board member of its judicial section, member of the American Law Institute and the Texas Bar Foundation, chair of the College for New Judges and former board chair of the Texas Center for the Judiciary.
He is a former chair and former board member of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission, former member of the Texas Supreme Court Special Committee on Jury Selection and the Texas Supreme Court Task Force on Code of Judicial Conduct, former board chair of the Texas Young Lawyers Association, former president of the Tom Green County Young Lawyers Association and former director and secretary of the Tom Green County Bar Association.
Additionally, Woodward serves on various committees for Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, is a former board chair of Hospice of San Angelo, former trustee of Shannon Integrated Health Systems, Howard County College and the San Angelo Area Foundation, and a former director of the Tom Green County Adult Literacy Council.
He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin and a juris doctor from the Texas Tech University School of Law.
Texas is divided into 11 administrative judicial regions. The Seventh Administrative Judicial Region office is in Midland. It was created by the legislature in 1927, and currently covers 40 counties.
Woodward's duties will include promoting and implementing regional rules of administration, advising local judges on judicial management, recommending changes to the Supreme Court for the improvement of judicial administration and acting for local administrative judges in their absence. Presiding judges also have the authority to assign visiting judges to hold court when necessary to dispose of accumulated business in the region.
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — After years of trash collection issues in parts of Polk County, commissioners agreed to two new trash collection contracts which will go into effect in the fall of next year.
On Tuesday, commissioners selected FCC Environmental Services Florida, LLC and GFL Solid Waste Southeast to give contracts to. LLC will provide curbside residential solid waste collection services to Polk County from Oct. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2029. The current waste collection contracts end on Sept. 30, 2024.
According to county commissioners, FCC will service Area 1 of Polk County. Area 1 encompasses about 65,000 dwelling units in the northwest quadrant of the county. The first year of the contract is valued at $16.9 million. FCC currently services this quadrant.
GFL will service Area 2 of Polk County. Area 2 encompasses about 65,000 dwelling units in the northeast quadrant of the county. The first year of the contract is valued at $22.3 million.
The two contracts differ in value because of the size difference between the two areas. GFL drivers will log more miles than FCC drivers.
Polk County Waste & Recycling will service Area 3, which encompasses the southern portion of the county. The county’s residents are less condensed in Area 3, south of SR-60, and Waste & Recycling will service about 13,000 dwelling units.
With the new contracts, the county will end recycling services.
Commissioner Bill Braswell estimates customer rates will increase by around 60% when the new contracts go into effect.
Braswell said by the time this contract is over, the county will not have raised the rate in seven years.
"Everything on this planet has gone up considerably in that seven years," he said. "So the costs to the customers are going to go up considerably."
However, with that price increase, he also expects increased consistency in trash collection services.
"The bottom line of that is, had we not made these other changes to how they pick up the garbage, it would be considerably more. I mean, a lot of the changes were simply for efficiency," Braswell said.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — Dairy Queen locations in San Angelo are hosting the annual Miracle Treat Day to benefit the Shannon Medical Center Children's Miracle Network Thursday, July 27.
During Miracle Treat Day, Dairy Queen San Angelo will donate $1 from every Blizzard sold to Shannon, a member of Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals.
Dairy Queen has two San Angelo locations - 3006 Knickerbocker Road and 5225 Sherwood Way. Other participating locations in the Concho Valley include Sterling City, Junction, Eden, Ozona and Sonora.
Local CMN Miracle Kids treated at Shannon, along with Curly the Cone, will be at the Sherwood Way location beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
For more information, contact the Children’s Miracle Network office at 325-481-6160 or visit cmnsanangelo.org.
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The Central Idaho Dispatch Zone, which includes the Salmon-Challis National Forest, has moved to "Very High Fire Danger."
That's bad news for efforts to contain the Hayden fire, burning 18 miles west of Leadore. The fire, which started July 19, was estimated at 9,660 acres as of Tuesday morning. It is 0% contained. Tuesday's weather forecast included a red flag warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity.
Wind gusts could approach 45 mph along ridge tops, a National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group news release said.
There are 395 personnel assigned to Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team No. 7 fighting the fire.
On Monday, fire activity was moderated by lower temperatures, increased cloud cover and higher relative humidity than in recent days. the release said. Firefighters on Tuesday continued to construct handlines and dozer lines on the fire's east flank ahead of the recent fire growth, utilizing natural barriers where available and to strengthen previously constructed line along Kadletz Creek and the East Fork of Hayden Creek, the release said.
The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Department in coordination with the Salmon-Challis National Forest and Great Basin Team 7 has pre-identified evacuation zones. They will be implemented using the “Ready, Set, Go” terminology.
For information on the evacuation zones, visit the Lemhi County website at lemhicountyidaho.org.
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Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Gary Spackman said that a curtailment of junior water users in the Upper Snake River Basin won't need to occur this year.
The announcement was made in a Thursday news release.
Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Gary Spackman said that a curtailment of junior water users in the Upper Snake River Basin won't need to occur this year.
The announcement was made in a Thursday news release.
In April, Spackman said that about 900 groundwater users with rights junior to Dec. 30, 1953, not protected by an approved mitigation plan, could be subject to curtailment this irrigation season.
Using an amended method used to calculate injury and reevaluating current water supply conditions in the Upper Snake River Basin, the Department of Water Resources found that senior Snake River water users will not be injured by junior groundwater pumping at the mid-season point of the 2023 irrigation season.
Under Idaho water law, surface water users with senior water rights have priority over water users with junior rights on the Snake River and Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, the release said. The rule of law is “first in time, first in right.” On the Snake River, the Department of Water Resources manages both surface and groundwater resources together as one whole, or “conjunctively,” in calculating impacts each year.
"Despite the director’s latest finding, junior water users should continue to participate in and implement groundwater mitigation plans related to the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer surface water delivery call," the release said. The Department of Water Resources continues to apply the methodology to evaluate injury to senior surface water users for the duration of the irrigation season and officials still could find injury later this season, according to the release.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Late on Monday, a group of Oregon Senate Republicans announced their plans to run for re-election, despite the fact that some of them ran afoul of a voter-approved measure during this year's legislative walkout that bars them from holding office next term.
State senators Tim Knopp and Dennis Linthicum each participated in the Senate Republican walkout that held up business in the chamber for a record six weeks, and each exceeded 10 unexcused absences. Under Measure 113, passed overwhelmingly by voters in November 2022, this means that they are disqualified from serving in the same seat in the coming term.
Regardless, Senate Republicans have said that they plan to test the law, taking it to court if they have to. First, Knopp said that he's asking Oregon's new Secretary of State for a ruling on their eligibility to run.
"Well, the Secretary of State is, I think, considering a declaratory ruling on whether or not we can have ballot access for those who have gone past the 10 unexcused absences that the Senate President was solely in charge of doing," Knopp said. "And so we are hopeful that the secretary will make a ruling in the very near future."
Knopp said that they hope to have an answer in the next few weeks. The Secretary of State's office said only that they are "reviewing the matter."
When asked if he regrets walking out and putting his political career at risk, Knopp said he stood by the decision.
"I think it was the right decision to walk out. I think it was the right decision to come back to a deal that the Democrats said that they wouldn't negotiate. In fact, they did, and we do appreciate that," he replied. "But what was done with the unexcused absences were arbitrary and capricious and retaliatory. And so we think if the people actually knew what was going to happen before they voted on Measure 113, I don't think they would voted for it."
There was little secret in the run-up to the November 2022 election that Measure 113 was intended to do precisely this, defanging walkouts by instituting a significant political cost.
Under the Oregon Constitution, each chamber of the legislature must have a two-thirds majority present in order to reach a quorum and conduct floor votes. By avoiding roll call, lawmakers from both parties have in the past successfully denied a quorum and halted business, despite being in the minority, in order to lodge a protest and gain leverage.
Once a relatively rare tactic, minority Republicans have weaponized Oregon's quorum rules in recent years — staging walkouts in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023.
Oregon voters could, via ballot measure, amend the state constitution to change the quorum to a simple majority, which is how most other states conduct business. For whatever reason, the chief petitioners behind Measure 113 chose to instead leave open the possibility that walkouts remain effective, but with the caveat that participants lose their ability to hold the same office again. Measure 113 passed with 68% of voters in favor.
According to an explanatory statement filed with the Oregon Secretary of State's office in August of 2022 — co-signed, it's worth noting, by Sen. Linthicum — Measure 113 does not bar a lawmaker from running for office next term, even winning the race, after being disqualified for unexcused absences. However, that lawmaker simply "cannot hold office" regardless, rendering an election win meaningless.
Republicans have quibbled about the wording of the measure, which they've argued could refer to a more distant election than the next one held for the seat. That interpretation is not explored in the aforementioned explanatory statement, which is what voters saw in their pamphlets.
How Measure 113's rules end up working in practice will be up to Oregon election officials — and after them, more than likely, the courts.
Knopp said that Senate Republicans — at least a few of them — ended their walkout because they reached a deal with Democrats just before the end of the long session this year. But Republicans could consider walking out again next year if Democrats, "go back to their old ways," Knopp said.
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GRANDVIEW, Wash. — The Newell Road Fire, which has burned more than 50,000 acres in Klickitat County, has closed nearly 70 miles of Washington State Route 14 (SR-14) in both directions between US-97 and Washington State Route 221 (SR-221), and evacuation levels have expanded to Level 3 (Go Now) for certain areas.
The following area is under a Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation order, according to the Klickitat County 911 Dispatch / Emergency Management Facebook page:
- Cleveland/Bickleton from Dot Road east to Alder Creek, including south of Hale
Klickitat County Emergency Management warned Tuesday afternoon that the fire had crossed Dot Road, and said any residents who had not yet evacuated to the east should do so immediately. A shelter for evacuees is set up at Grandview Middle School, located at 1401 West 2nd Street in Grandview.
East of Alder Creek to the Klickitat County line is under a Level 2 (Get Ready) evacuation order.
The fire also shut down a 70-mile stretch of SR-14 to all traffic in both directions between US-97 and SR-221, the Washington State Department of Transportation reported.
The Newell Road Fire started on Friday at 3:35 p.m. and had grown to an estimated 56,143 acres as of Tuesday morning. Fire officials said it was 20% contained. A total of 576 personnel are working the fire, along with 52 engines and four helicopters.
Fire evacuation levels
Fires have different levels of severity. In both Washington and Idaho, they can be thought of as READY, SET, GO.
LEVEL 1 - READY
This is the getting ready stage. Conditions could get worse, so you want to have your go bag ready.
LEVEL 2 - SET
This is when you are getting set to leave. Be prepared to leave at a moment's notice.
LEVEL 3 - GO
This is when you need to get out and go now. You are in immediate danger and emergency services may not be able to help at this point.
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Underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston prepares a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
Members of the media surround underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston as he prepares a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
A boat, operated by underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston, is prepared to leave the dock for the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
Underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston drops in a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
Underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston talks with members of the media prior to the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
Lieutenant Kevin Lowry, a patrol lieutenant with the Ada County Sheriff's Office, discusses boating safety during a press conference prior to the recovery of the body of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
Underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston prepares a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
Members of the media surround underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston as he prepares a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
A boat, operated by underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston, is prepared to leave the dock for the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
Underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston drops in a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
Underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston talks with members of the media prior to the recovery of a drowning victim at Lucky Peak Reservoir on Tuesday.
BOISE — Wails and sobs bounced off the mountains at Lucky Peak State Park on Tuesday afternoon, as family members learned a body of a loved one was found in the reservoir.
On Sunday, the Ada County Sheriff’s office reported a likely drowning at Lucky Peak State Park near Turner Gulch. On Tuesday, the sheriff's office located and recovered the 35-year-old man's body in the water. His identity was not immediately made available to the public.
Accidental drownings like this are preventable and have less to do with swimming capability than some might think, Ada County Patrol Lieutenant Kevin Lowry said. Last summer, there were three drownings at Lucky Peak recorded in a two-week span, the Idaho Press previously reported. None of the victims had worn life jackets. Various waterways can be very cold and, at Lucky Peak in particular, the reservoir can be deep in certain areas — the victim's body from Sunday's incident was found 174 feet down, underwater search and recovery expert Gene Ralston said.
"The water is 68 degrees. It's very cold," Lowry said. "You get that take-your-breath-away sensation when you enter the water — sometimes that's too much for a person to overcome."
As temperatures in Boise have skyrocketed to triple digits this summer, the cool water of the reservoir can be around a 37-degree change, Lowry said.
"There is such a thing as cold water shock," Ralston said. "You can actually close up your epiglottis and you can't breathe wherever you wanted to or not, essentially asphyxiating without even ingesting any water."
This is the 131st body Ralston has recovered. The first drowning victim he recovered was in the Boise River in 1983, he said. The remote operated vehicle Ralston uses weighs about 45 pounds and has to be forced to the bottom of the water. It uses two cameras and a scanning sonar device, similar to an aircraft radar. The ROV uses a grabbing device to fully encircle a grown man's wrist or ankle to recover the body.
Recovering drowning victims is Ralston's way of being helpful in a helpless situation.
"When you go up, walk up the boat ramp and tell the family you're bringing their loved one home, there's no feeling like it," Ralston said. "I've been involved in two boating accidents which I was extremely lucky that I didn't drown. You know, I just can't imagine my parents, my friends, anybody else involved going through life without being able to find me."
The accidental drowning took place on Sunday around 5 p.m., Lowry said. The Boise Fire Department did search and rescue efforts for an hour following the incident but was unable to locate the victim due to the depth of the water.
The victim, a 35-year-old man, was on a ski boat with several people including children, according to the ACSO. Witnesses said that the children flipped over into the water while riding tubes and the man dove in to help them. The sheriff’s office said the man, who was not wearing a life jacket, was not able to get back to the boat and went underwater.
The children, who were wearing life jackets, are safe.
ACSO said water in that area is very deep — over 100 feet and in some cases as deep as 150 feet.
The search began again Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. The Ada County coroner is expected to identify the body in the coming days, Lowry said.
"It's challenging and emotionally draining. We have deep sympathy for the family and I can only imagine being in their spot and having to deal with a tragedy like this. We do our best to keep them informed and give them as much information as we possibly can to help try to put their mind at ease," Lowry said.
In this family's case, a crisis intervention team specializing in tragedy and mental health came to the reservoir to help during Tuesday's rescue efforts, in addition to members of a trauma intervention program, Lowry said.
Emily White is a reporter for the Idaho Press. She covers Boise and Ada County with an emphasis on education. Follow her on Twitter @EmilyWhite177 and email her at ewhite@idahopress.com
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An attorney for the Idaho State Board of Education in a lawsuit from the Idaho Attorney General is calling for him to drop the challenge to negotiations in the University of Idaho's bid to purchase the University of Phoenix.
The attorney also sent a letter to Attorney General Raúl Labrador asking him to drop the lawsuit, attaching letters that indicate there was competition for the purchase, which would support the state board’s position that there was not a violation of the Idaho Open Meetings Law.
The attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit in June claiming the State Board of Education violated the Open Meetings Law in its dealings regarding the University of Idaho’s proposal to purchase the large online university.
Attorney Trudy Fouser, on behalf of the state board, is asking the court to dismiss the suit for three reasons; she said the lawsuit addresses the wrong entity, because the State Board of Education was acting in its role as the regents for the University of Idaho; that the complaint was not filed within 30 days of the alleged violation, as required by the Open Meetings Law; and that Labrador hasn’t presented enough evidence to show the board violated the law.
Fouser also says that case law doesn't support Labrador's assertion in the lawsuit that the decision made at the public meeting following the executive session in question would be null and void if the executive session was found to violate the law.
In response to a request for comment, Attorney General’s Office spokesperson Beth Cahill wrote in an email, “We have no additional comment beyond what we have previously provided on the lawsuit.”
Fouser filed the motion to dismiss on July 18 and wrote to Labrador on July 21.
Fouser in her letter to Labrador provides letters from the University of Phoenix and Tyton Partners, which had been brokering the deal, that indicate other universities were in competition with the UI.
The May 15 Idaho State Board of Education executive session was held under the exemption to the Open Meetings Law that allows public organizations to “consider preliminary negotiations involving matters of trade or commerce in which the governing body is in competition with governing bodies in other states or nations.”
Labrador argued that the negotiations were not “preliminary” as the state board went on to make a decision a few days later, and he argued there wasn’t sufficient evidence that UI was in competition with another entity.
In a June 27 email, University of Phoenix President Chris Lynne said that there was another offer in competition with UI in May from an entity only referred to as “Party B, a non-state / non-governmental buyer.”
The University of Arkansas also showed interest, but in April, its Board of Regents voted to reject its proposal to purchase the online university.
A July 18 email from Tyton Partners indicated that even after the vote, the University of Arkansas “still wanted to pursue a potential acquisition.”
“We gave Party A (University of Arkansas) the approval needed on UoP’s side to continue to garner the support they needed for a potential transaction,” the letter states. “In concert with that intent, Party A representatives remained active in the process, and accessed the virtual data room that we were maintaining on UoP’s behalf multiple times, including in the second half of May.”
The letter, written by Tyton Partners Managing Director Gregory Finkelstein, also said a third university had expressed interest and was in discussions with the University of Phoenix during the month of May.
Fouser wrote to Labrador that, given the information in the letters, Labrador’s claims are “meritless” and called for him to drop the lawsuit.
“You have previously expressed concern about ‘wasting taxpayer funds and resources by prolonging litigation.’ Our client strongly agrees,” Fouser wrote. “Taxpayers of the State of Idaho should not be paying for this unnecessary litigation.”
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Recent news about a young and seemingly healthy basketball star going into cardiac arrest has sparked murmurs of concern across the nation, even after his recovery was announced.
Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of LeBron James, was hospitalized on Tuesday after suffering cardiac arrest Monday morning during a practice at the University of South California.
Dr. Irfan Asif, a doctor at UAB specializing in Sports and Exercise Medicine, said that it is rare for someone young to go into cardiac arrest – only three in every 1,000 young individuals may be at risk of having a heart attack.
Asif said that only one in every 80,000 high school students and only one in every 50,000 college students goes into cardiac arrest.
However, he did say that males are more likely to experience cardiac arrest than females, and Black individuals are more likely than white to enter cardiac arrest.
Asif said there are a few things that are known to cause cardiac arrest:
- Getting hit at the exact time during a specific portion of the electrical beat.
- Structural causes – something wrong with the heart itself, such as its proportion or makeup.
- When an electrical rhythm problem occurs.
People over the age of 35 typically have buildup around the heart, but for people below the age of 35, it is likely a genetic predisposition, Asif said. However, he also said that not everyone who experiences cardiac arrest even has an underlying condition.
He used the analogy of a car with a small issue going 30 m.p.h. and running smoothly; However, if that same car starts going 180 m.p.h., that small issue can become a big issue quickly.
“When you’re really exerting yourself … that small problem can become a bigger problem and that might be why you see some of this in intense athletics right now,” Asif said.
Asif said that he is glad that Bronny James is out of the ICU and is stable in the hospital, as this is not always the case.
Similar to Damar Hamlin, Asif said survival depends on how fast the person experiencing cardiac arrest is administered CPR and AED. He said sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death when someone is playing sports.
“It is important for us to pay attention and then to really have emergency action plans … so that when someone does go down, you can get to them quickly and then, as in this case, hopefully you have great outcomes,” Asif said.
Survival rates decrease by 10% for every minute that a defibrillator is not given to someone in cardiac arrest.
“If you see a witnessed collapse of somebody go down, think ‘cardiac arrest’ until proven otherwise,” Asif said. “Call 911, do CPR, get an AED; Those are the three things that I would start with.”
Accessibility to the right equipment is crucial, Asif said, so that life-saving measures can be taken quickly in the event of an emergency. Making sure the battery is working is another important step.
“One of the things that we see, unfortunately, is sometimes the AEDs are locked in a room that people can’t access,” Asif said.
Getting annual checkups and pre-participation checkups is important for children playing sports, Asif said.
“I would love for there to be some sort of fail-proof way for me to detect a heart problem in everyone, but I can’t guarantee that,” Asif said. “Making sure that you’re practicing these emergency action plans is really critical regardless of what screening you might have had in the past.”
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ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL)- School is just around the corner, and to get into the spirit, Elizabethton City Schools is hosting a Back to School Bash next week.
It’s happening Monday, July 31 from 6-8 p.m. at Elizabethton High School.
Coordinated School Health Director Emily Mathews stopped by First at Four Tuesday to talk about the event.
There will be free school supplies, food, games and some resources to help prepare for this school year.
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)- The Greene County Schools system has been experiencing challenges finding staff members for the upcoming school year. Applications for various positions at different county schools have been posted as they hire more staff.
David Mclain, Director of Greene County Schools, said that they have lost employees to higher-paying districts.
“We’ve lost two outstanding teachers to Johnson City within the last couple of weeks here,” said Mclain.
Mclain said he would like to pay county educators more, but they don’t have the money.
“Our hands are tied in reference to funding, 25% of our budget’s local, 75% is state and federal,” said Mclain. “When you look at a lot of city districts, they’re certainly getting more local dollars.”
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s increase in teacher pay has been a big help to Greene County Schools, as Mclain said he was able to give teachers a small raise, but that’s still not enough to compete with other counties.
“The biggest challenge has been to find people that are high quality that want to be in education,” said Lori Wilhoit, principal at South Greene High School.
“We do have a huge applicant pool this year,” said Wilhoit. “However, we are finding as we get through applications that they are not certified, so that has been an issue.”
Wilhoit said that they have been utilizing the Grow Your Own Program through Tusculum University, which has helped recruit staff.
“What that does is, this system that they are currently working for would pay them as a classified staff, so the two that I had were special education aides, and that pays for their tuition,” said Wilhoit. “They went back and got their masters for free while we were paying them to do a job, and then we paid them to student-teach with us.”
South Greene High School will be welcoming nine new teachers in the upcoming school year. Wilhoit said in her six years as a principal at the school, she has not hired nine teachers at one time, but now they are staffed for the upcoming year.
“We filled roughly probably about 50 to 60 positions and that’s about 10%,” said David Mclain. “We’ve had about that many positions open.”
The first day of school for Greene County Schools is Aug. 1.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Contestants from the Miss International and Miss Teen International pageants spent the day exploring Kingsport prior to their next competition.
The contestants started off the day by visiting Girls Inc. of Kingsport. The girls brought with them backpacks full of school supplies for the girls in the organization.
For the last 4 years, the Miss International Pageant has been partnering with Girls Inc. of Kingsport, completing service projects and mentoring the girls at the organization. Lara Potter with Visit Kingsport says the stop at Girls Inc. always has a positive effect on the young girls.
“It’s impactful to show these girls, here’s what you can do, and taking their lives to that next level of success and knowing that they can,” said Potter.
Mary Richardson, the national executive director of the Miss International pageant, says the visit to Girls Inc. is a humbling experience for the contestants.
“They see that it’s a situation where a lot of these young girls are touched,” said Richardson. “They truly are. And it makes a difference when you go into a community and you give back, which is exactly what we do.”
Julie Wright-Short, President and CEO of Girls Inc. in Kingsport, said that the visit and the donations have an economic impact on the organization, and they leave a lasting impression on the girls.
“This allows our girls to have a fully stocked backpack to go back to school within two weeks,” said Wright-Short. “If we look broader, it’s the economic impact for Girls Inc. I think it’s the dollars raised that help our girls and it’s the exposure of our organization.”
Potter said the city sees significant economic benefits from the hotel stays and the time contestants spend in the city.
“They’re spending in our hotels, multiple hotels, and again, they’re spending money all throughout the area,” said Potter. “And so that results will, for all of us that are living in this area, is that people that are coming here and they’re spending their money.”
Potter says the group generates over 1100 room nights in hotels and more than $500,000 in economic impact.
Richardson said the group tries to take advantage of all the town has to offer.
“We all love to shop, we all love to eat, and we are out and about,” said Richardson. “We’re at the local stores and we’re at the local restaurants. You’ve got parents, family members that are out. So it has to make a difference. It’s unfortunate that we don’t have more time to be able to frequent more. But what we do have, we take advantage of it.”
Potter says she hopes the exposure to Kingsport will lead to more tourism for the town.
“We hope that they’re falling in love with our community the same way that all of us love it as well, so that they come back and visit and bring their families with them,” said Potter.
The pageant will begin with the Miss Pre-Teen International competition on Wednesday, followed by the Miss International and the Miss Teen International competitions on Thursday and Friday. The competitions will take place at the Meadowview Conference Resort and Convention Center.
Tickets are available at the door or at miss-international.us.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — We have a major update to a story that 9 Investigates broke more than three years ago.
The Orange County Public School district is asking a federal judge to throw out a $1.8 million discrimination lawsuit, filed by the family of a special needs student, whose needs weren’t met during the pandemic.
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Channel 9 investigative reporter Karla Ray first introduced us to Siena Parnes in 2020, when the Department of Education and Bureau of Exceptional Student Services confirmed that OCPS skipped out on special reading, math, social skills, and occupational therapy. This new suit argues the family was forced to leave the district due to a lack of a Free and Appropriate Public Education, or FAPE.
Siena Parnes has grown a lot in the last three years since we first met her in 2020. At that time, she was trying to navigate at-home learning without the services she needed, per her Individualized Education Plan, or IEP.
Read: Family of Orange County student sued twice by school district files suit over legal fees
“It was set up for failure,” said Joy Parnes, Siena’s mom. “They set her up for failure.”
The state Department of Education and Bureau of Exceptional Student Services confirmed that OCPS failed to honor Siena’s IEP by skipping specially-designed instruction and occupational therapy for the spring 2020 semester. The state ruled in the family’s favor a second time for the fall semester of the same year.
“I’d had enough because the struggle hadn’t stopped,” Joy Parnes said.
That’s what led to a federal lawsuit against the school district, which argues from March of 2020 to February 2021, the ‘Board engaged in an ongoing practice of failing to provide [Siena] with appropriate aids and services necessary for her to participate’ and that the board ‘discriminated against and even retaliated against Siena and her family solely because of her disabilities.’
The new suit comes after a nasty back-and-forth between the Board and the Parnes family. In fact, OCPS sued Siena, her parents, and the Department of Education over the rulings in 2020, writing “any failure of the student to make progress is based on the parents’ refusal to act.” That lawsuit was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Now, the district is fighting back again. OCPS filed a motion to dismiss the federal suit, arguing the family failed to exhaust administrative remedies before a suit can be filed.
Parnes isn’t backing down.
“I can’t. Not until I know that it won’t ever happen again. Not only to my child but not to another family. I can’t,” Parnes said.
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The school district does not comment on pending litigation, but did issue this statement:
“Orange County Public Schools does not and will never discriminate against students with disabilities. The motion that was filed by the Orange County School Board speaks for itself.”
You can read the complaint and the motion to dismiss here:
Parnes Federal Suit by WFTV on Scribd
OCPS Motion to Dismiss by WFTV on Scribd
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3 disturbances being monitored in the tropicsWoman drove the wrong-way on I-4 for 15 minutes before trooper crashed his cruiser into her carMiami-Dade police chief shoots himself after domestic dispute, officials sayOrange County judge, prosecutors toss 7 concealed carry charges in wake of new lawDaytona Beach police say woman accused in shooting that injured 4 brought gun into nightclub
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AVONDALE, Ariz. — Tuesday marked the five-year anniversary of when Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was fatally shot in Avondale.
On July 25, 2018, Edenhofer was killed on Interstate 10 after a suspect got ahold of another trooper's gun and fired two shots. Edenhofer, 24, was finishing his last night of field training on the day he was killed.
Another trooper was wounded during the altercation.
Isaac King, 25, was later charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangerment. His criminal case remains pending in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Court records show a trial date has been set for Feb. 7, 2024.
King's case appears to have been interrupted by proceedings that were needed to determine the defendant's mental competency. A Maricopa County judge ruled earlier this year that King was capable of understanding court matters, records show.
An outstanding issue in the case "is whether the defendant will remain competent," according to a court entry in the case from May 2.
Up to Speed
What is the Valley?:
“The Valley” is what locals call the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is considered the largest metropolitan area in the Southwest.
The Valley is made up of various major cities other than Phoenix, including:
- Mesa
- Chandler
- Scottsdale
- Tempe
- Glendale
- Surprise
- Peoria
- Gilbert
- El Mirage
- Avondale
- Litchfield Park
- Goodyear
- Buckeye
Whether a city is in the “East Valley” or “West Valley” depends on where it is in relation to Phoenix.
The cities of the Valley have a combined population of 4,845,832 people, according to the 2020 United States Census. This makes it the 11th largest metropolitan area in the country right behind the Boston and Atlanta areas.
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PHOENIX — A 3-year-old girl is in extremely critical condition after being pulled from a backyard pool in north Phoenix Tuesday afternoon, according to Phoenix Fire Department.
Firefighters said when crews arrived at the home near 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road, they found the girl unconscious and not breathing.
Emergency crews performed life-saving measures on the child before she was transported to the hospital to be treated.
It's unclear at this time how long the child was underwater.
A community assistance program has been dispatched to help the family at this difficult time.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12News for updates.
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Bowen Health Clinic will formally introduce its second Fort Wayne location to the public on Wednesday, July 26, from 3 to 5 p.m. The ribbon cutting and open house will be at the clinic co-located with the Bowen Center outpatient office at 2100 Goshen Road.
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry will join other speakers at this event. The public is welcome, and tours will follow the ribbon cutting with light refreshments and giveaways.
Bowen Center’s move to integrated care is aimed at addressing the unique healthcare challenges underserved populations face. Removing obstacles that prevent or limit access to quality healthcare contributes to the quality of life for those living in a community.
In addition to the Fort Wayne sites at Goshen Road and Rudisill Plaza, Bowen Health Clinics are located in Huntington, Wabash, and Warsaw, with many more planned.
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The Allen County Department of Health on Tuesday said residents should be aware of mosquito season and take steps to reduce the potential for harm.
Mosquitoes can transmit diseases such as West Nile Virus, which in some severe cases can lead to encephalitis – inflammation of the brain, a news release said.
West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U.S., the health department said. Mosquito activity has been low so far in Allen County this year, with just one case of West Nile virus identified in mosquitoes. But the virus also has been detected in mosquitoes in at least five other Indiana counties.
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.
Residents can take steps including emptying flowerpots and other containers of standing water, cleaning clogged gutters, covering or recycling un-rimmed tires. Lids to trash and recycling bins should fit tightly and water should regularly be replaced in birdbaths.
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Next week is the deadline for nonprofits to submit grant applications to Threaded Fasteners Charitable Foundation.
The $1,000 grant opportunity is for nonprofits that operate in any Threaded Fasteners’ service area, including Churubusco.
“Our grant selection committees have chosen some fantastic organizations in the past and we are looking forward to helping more outstanding organizations,” a Tuesday news release said.
We are excited for the foundation to reach additional people and organizations and support the work they are doing in our communities.
More information is online at https://threadedfasteners.com/threaded-fasteners-charitable-foundation/tfcf-2023-non-profit-grant.
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The Villages of Indiana, Inc. has received a $1,637,346 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to develop and create a new mother-centered adoption program in Indiana by 2025.
The program will help individuals facing challenges that make pregnancy and parenthood especially difficult to decide if adoption is the right choice for them. Funds will be used to connect individuals with trained case managers and therapists, and create and enhance efforts that support expectant mothers, infants, and adoptive families. The program will locate adoptive parents, provide matching services, and administer post-adoption support to all parties.
Virtual and in-person services for expectant mothers will be designed to help answer their questions about adoption, support them as they discern their choice and connect them to services to address basic needs, including those that serve their physical and mental well-being.
If an expectant mother decides to choose adoption, the Villages will connect her with an Adoption Care Expert, a case manager who will help the client explore adoption more fully, including matching her with a prospective adoptive family. If an expectant mother decides not to choose adoption, the Villages will connect her with resources designed to help pregnant women and new mothers, such as home visitation support services.
The Villages of Indiana is among the state’s largest licensed and accredited family and child services non-profit agencies with 16 offices in Indiana.
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Indiana farmers have set a conservation record this year by planting an estimated 1.6 million acres of overwinter living covers, according to a recent survey.
“Protecting our most vital natural resources is top of mind for our Indiana farmers and this year’s record-breaking cover crop acreage is a testament to that,” said a statement from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “Through the implementation of cover crops and other conservation efforts, farmers are ensuring our land and water resources remain healthy and productive.”
Overwintering living covers – cover crops and small grains, like winter wheat – are known for their environmental benefits, the state agriculture department said in a news release. Cover crops and small grains, planted in the fall after harvest, help increase organic matter in the soil and improve overall soil health by adding living roots to the soil for additional months of the year. Cover crops also improve water infiltration into the soil, while other covers, like legumes, serve as natural fertilizers.
Although the conservation transect does not differentiate between cover crops and small grains, Indiana farmers typically plant fewer than 200,000 acres of small grains annually, so cover crops vastly dominate the 1.6 million estimated acres, the release said. Apart from corn and soybeans, cover crops are planted on more acres than any other commodity crop in Indiana.
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The New Haven City Council is considering a tax abatement for a business looking to renovate the former Do It Best headquarters.
Rachel Black, economic development specialist for the Allen County Department of Planning Services, said the tax deduction wouldn’t start until improvements are complete and the equipment is installed.
Bolt Custom Tracks qualifies for a seven-year tax phase-in on real property, which involves the construction of a new facility, expansion of an existing facility or remodel of a structure that will increase the property’s assessed value. The company manufactures and modifies trucks, does painting and coating work and produces fiberglass.
Bolt Custom Trucks plans to renovate the former Do It Best building because about about 75% of the facility is for offices, Brian Callan, president of Bolt Custom Trucks, said in the company’s application. The tax abatement would be on a $910,000 investment in real estate improvements and equipment.
Callan said the building isn’t suited for much else other than corporate headquarters, but the project will modify the building to make it suitable for light manufacturing and other commercial purposes. The company pans on installing new paint booths and purchasing and adding robots and other automation equipment.
The former Do It Best headquarters is located at 6502 Nelson Road on a 400,000-square-foot property.
Bolt Custom Trucks plans to use 100,000 square feet of the facility, Callan said in the application, and the business plans to house 80 jobs in the building and anticipates future growth.
Do It Best announced in February 2020 that it was relocating its corporate headquarters to the Electric Works campus. The company moved in November.
The former headquarters has since been vacant.
The New Haven City Council approved the initiation of the process last week. A public hearing will be held at the New Haven Community Center on Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. Council members are expected to act on the tax abatement at the same meeting.
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Building a third Northwest Allen County middle school wouldn’t be possible without the “gracious” property owners who agreed to sell the district about 122 acres of farmland near Huntertown, leaders said.
“I’m humbled that they’re so excited about seeing this grow into the legacy of a school for future generations,” Brandon Bitting, assistant superintendent for safety and operations, told the board Monday.
The board approved buying about 31 acres from Steven and Suzanne Malcolm for $735,250 and about 91 acres from Ed Hatch for $1,945,750. Member Steve Bartkus abstained from voting because of family connections. Vice President Liz Hathaway was absent.
The purchase prices were the average of two appraisals, Bitting said. He described the property owners as gracious for entertaining discussions with NACS because they likely could receive more money from private buyers, such as developers.
The properties are north of Shoaff Road, west of Lima Road. The Malcolm property is at 16700 Bell Road, and the Hatch property is at 3106 W. Shoaff Road and 3000 McComb Road.
Bitting noted both families have NACS ties. Steven Malcolm’s father, Joseph, served on the board in the 1990s, and Hatch’s mother taught in the same Huntertown Elementary School classroom for more than 30 years.
“I think it’s important that we understand that heritage,” Bitting said.
The 8,200-student district is building a new middle school with space for 1,000 students on the advice of demographer Jerome McKibben. He told leaders last fall to expect enrollment to increase by more than 800 in the next decade and to prioritize middle and high school facilities.
The new middle school is part of the district’s $178 million strategy to address enrollment growth. Plans include renovating and expanding Carroll High School and building a standalone central office. The latter project will create more space for students at Perry Hill Elementary School, which currently houses central office staff.
McKibben suggested the district build a school somewhere north and east, as best as it could, Bitting said. Factors including drainage, utilities and road improvements were considered as the district explored options.
“This was not an overnight decision,” board President Kent Somers said.
He said the planned retention ponds should eliminate concerns about drainage on the chosen property.
Superintendent Wayne Barker said the district would work with them to minimize the construction’s effect on the property’s neighbors, some of whom attended Monday’s meeting.
“We’ll create a plan to try to make sure we’re communicating regularly with you,” Barker said. “We certainly want this to be a good experience for everyone.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A previously registered sex offender was arrested July 20 after officials say he committed multiple sex crimes against children on his property near the Ripplebrook area.
Investigators with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office say Thomas Lee Bryan, 63, of Estacada invited children to “work on his property and, on at least two known occasions, sexually abused them.” Detectives say they believe there are more victims.
Bryan was booked on charges of first-degree sexual abuse and using a child in sexual display. He is being held on a $250,000 bail.
In 2003, Bryan was registered as a sex offender after he was arrested on similar charges in 2002, including several counts of first-degree sexual abuse, third-degree sodomy, and tampering with a witness.
Deputies ask anyone with information about additional criminal activity involving Bryan to contact the sheriff’s office tip line at 503-723-4949 or fill out the online form. Reference case number 23-013896.
Stay with KOIN 6 as this story develops.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A far-right activist who led the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, an associate and three of their groups must pay over $50 million in damages after a hospital in Idaho won a defamation lawsuit against them.
The lawsuit by St. Luke’s Regional Health accused Ammon Bundy and Diego Rodriguez of making defamatory statements against the hospital and its employees after Rodriguez’s infant grandson was removed from his family for several days and taken to St. Luke’s amid concerns for his health.
The emergency room physician, Dr. Rachel Thomas, testified that the 10-month-old baby’s stomach was distended, his eyes were hollow and he was unable to sit up, reminding her of severely malnourished babies she had treated in Haiti, according to the Idaho Statesman newspaper. Police said at the time that medical personnel determined the child was malnourished and had lost weight.
Bundy responded by urging his followers to protest at the hospital and at the homes of child protection service workers, law enforcement officers and others involved in the child protection case. Rodriguez wrote on his website that the baby was “kidnapped,” and suggested that the state and people involved in the case were engaged in “child trafficking” for profit.
The hospital claimed Bundy and Rodriguez orchestrated a smear campaign against it.
Late Monday, a jury at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise agreed, awarding the hospital damages exceeding $50 million, the hospital announced.
A statement on behalf of the law firm representing the plaintiffs said Bundy, Rodriguez and their supporters had surrounded St. Luke’s hospital campuses in Meridian and Boise, forcing lockdowns and causing diversion of emergency patients, disruption of planned procedures and cancelation of hundreds of appointments.
“The jury’s decision imposes accountability for the ongoing campaign of intimidation, harassment and disinformation these defendants have conducted,” St. Luke’s said in a statement. “It also affirms the importance of protecting health care providers and other public servants from attacks intended to prevent them from carrying out their responsibilities.”
Bundy did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the jury’s decision. Bundy wasn’t represented by an attorney, nor was Rodriguez, according to court papers.
Lindsay Schubiner, programs director at Western States Center, an organization monitoring right-wing extremist groups, said the verdict “is a moment of real accountability for Ammon Bundy and his reckless campaign against St. Luke’s.”
The jury’s verdict requires Bundy to pay the plaintiffs $6.2 million in compensatory damages and $6.15 million in punitive damages and Rodriguez to pay $7 million in compensatory damages and $6.5 million in punitive damages, according to Holland & Hart, the law firm, representing St. Luke’s. The remainder of the total $52.5 million in damages was assessed to the People’s Rights Network, Freedom Man Press and the Bundy campaign for governor.
Bundy and his People’s Rights Network had earlier carried out protests at the Idaho Statehouse over coronavirus-related measures. He was temporarily banned from the government building in 2020.
In 2016, Bundy led a 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, to protest the arson convictions of two ranchers who set fires on federal land where they had been grazing their cattle. Bundy was acquitted of criminal charges in the matter.
The hospital’s lawsuit was filed more than a year ago. Since then, Bundy has ignored court orders related to the lawsuit, filed trespassing complaints against people hired to deliver legal paperwork, and called on scores of his followers to camp at his home for protection when he learned he might be arrested on a warrant for a misdemeanor charge of contempt of court.
In 2014, Bundy’s father, rancher Cliven Bundy, rallied supporters to stop officers from impounding Bundy Ranch cattle over more than $1 million in unpaid fees and penalties for grazing livestock on government land. The Nevada criminal case ended in a mistrial.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said Tuesday he disagrees with the findings of a state investigation into alleged discrimination in his office.
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries launched the investigation after a complaint was filed by Carolyn Amber Kinney, a former attorney in the DA’s office. The BOLI investigation found there was “substantial evidence that his office discriminated against women” in promotions to leadership roles in the office.
Kinney resigned last year and cited gender discrimination after 5 of 6 attorneys promoted to senior positions were men despite more women being eligible for leadership positions between August 2020 and January 2022.
At that time, only 20% of those in leadership were women even though there was an equal number of men and women attorneys in the office.
BOLI said the qualifications used were extremely subjective, such as perceived readiness for promotion and willingness to promote the DA’s policies and philosophical direction.
Asked about it at a Tuesday press conference, Schmidt said he disagrees with the findings.
“That report focuses very specifically on a small subset of managers in this office over a very small subset of time,” Schmidt said Tuesday. “So I’m looking at my 3 years as being District Attorney because I think judging anything in a very small, narrow window you can come to small sample sizes and conclusions based on that.”
His office also provided information that showed of the promotions to deputy DA jobs, half were women. But the numbers were from August 2020 through July 2023, which indicates changes were made after Kinney’s complaint to BOLI.
Schmidt announced the press conference to talk about about new legislation to improve public safety.
However, the DA’s office said Schmidt would not provide any updates on the investigation into the now-linked deaths of 4 women earlier this year.
Schmidt, who is in his first full term as the Multnomah County DA, is being challenged by Senior Deputy District Attorney Nathan Vasquez, who has run the Neighborhood Unit in the DA’s office and has prosecuted some high-profile murder cases and leaders of the Proud Boys.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As the climate crisis worsens, a new report reveals the environmental disparities between white people and people of color living in Multnomah County.
By reviewing local maps, the Environmental Justice Snapshot found that people of color generally live in areas that have less tree canopy, are less walkable and are closer to pollution sources – ultimately exposing these communities to environmental hazards and other health concerns.
These areas also have less access to air conditioning, leaving residents to pay a greater portion of their income on energy costs.
The report was tasked in 2018 as part of the county’s Environmental Justice Initiative but was delayed during the COVID pandemic. It is expected to inform county environmental justice policy moving forward.
The report found that these environmental inequalities lead to a significantly shorter lifespan. While white people have an 80-year life expectancy, communities of color have an expectancy of 78 years.
“Things like shade, green spaces, sidewalks and clean air are not equitably distributed in our community, and have been at the center of the environmental justice movement for decades,” said Environmental Health Director Andrea Hamberg. “Having access to these things make communities more pleasant to live in, and healthier as well. In fact, safe roads, clean air and cooling shade can save lives.”
The report comes with one bright spot. Park and public transit access is fairly equal across all communities in Multnomah County. Most people have similar access to parks as well as bus and train stops.
The report author, Brendon Haggerty, told KOIN 6 that the road to reducing these inequalities is long.
“Our neighborhoods influence our health, decades of racist policies have resulted in the injustices that we see,” he said. “It will take a lot of time, and a lot of people working together to undo that.”
Office of Sustainability Director John Wasiutynski said the report builds on a long history of research on environmental justice
“Black, Indigenous and people of color communities are actively working to address the issues identified in this report and it’s our job in government to ensure our plans and policies are responsive to the needs, ideas, expertise and leadership of these frontline communities…,” he said.
County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said in a statement that she is on board with developing a solution to these environmental inequities.
“As Chair, I’m just as committed to crafting policies that work to undue disproportionate exposure to environmental toxins, hazardous conditions in our built environments and health burdens for Black, Indigenous, Latine and all people of color.”
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BEN AVON HEIGHTS, Pa. — The son of current district attorney Stephen Zappala was arrested in Ben Avon Heights two nights ago following a domestic dispute.
30-year-old Stephen John Zappala is facing simple assault and harassment charges after Ohio Township police arrested him at his home.
According to court documents, a victim at the home, made an allegation that they were injured by the district attorney’s son. Officers at the scene stated there was visible evidence of an altercation and say that, along with the victim’s testimony, was enough to make the arrest.
Despite the pending charges, Zappala was released on a non-monetary bond.
“In accordance with office policy, this matter has been referred to an outside agency for handling,” the Allegheny County district attorney’s office said.
As for his father’s office, they will not be handling the case per office policy and have referred it to the Attorney General’s office.
This is the second time in the last two years that a local DA’s adult child was charged with a crime.
In 2021, the Fayette County District Attorney Richard Bower’s adult son was also arrested, but Bower faced disciplinary action for not turning the case over to the attorney general’s office and violating policy.
Zappala will appear in court later this summer in august.
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PITTSBURGH — A couple celebrating their honeymoon had their plans uprooted after the husband was brutally attacked at a hotel in downtown Pittsburgh.
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Larry Gilmore and his wife Shalawrae just got married on Sunday and were celebrating their honeymoon at the Even Hotel along Forbes Avenue.
Officers were called to the hotel around 7 p.m. Monday for a report of a fight. First responders found a man unconscious with his pants ripped off and blood coming from his head, according to the complaint.
“I walked over to see what was going on and I found him in a puddle of blood,” Shalawrae said.
Officers viewed surveillance of the incident which showed Gilmore at an elevator alone when Heiko Calhoun, 26, walked up behind him and “viciously assaulted the victim,” put him in a chokehold and then banged his head on the floor, according to court documents. Gilmore was motionless on the floor when Calhoun returned several times to kick and stomp him and to take items from him, including his pants, police said.
“He just came in behind him actually snuck behind him and choked him out,” Shalawrae told Channel 11.
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.
Calhoun was found along Smithfield Street, where he was taken into custody.
Gilmore 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. He had previous charges for public drunkenness and for violating parole for not having an address after being imprisoned in Greene County.
Gilmore’s family protested in front of the hotel Tuesday afternoon, calling for more hotel security.
“We want it shut down until they can ensure their customer safety because my husband is right now fighting for his life,” Shalawrae said.
The Even Hotel released the following statement to Channel 11:
“Our thoughts are with this guest and their family during this difficult time. We appreciate the swift actions by our hotel staff, the Pittsburgh Police Department and local EMTs who rendered aid to our guest. We will continue to cooperate with local authorities in their investigation. Any additional questions on this matter can be directed to the Pittsburgh Police Department.
The safety of our guests and hotel staff is always our highest priority. The doors to the building are locked from 8pm to 8am and only accessible during those hours with a guest key. This includes access to the hotel lobby on the 5th floor.”
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