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EMMETT, Idaho — Warning: This story contains graphic details and may be disturbing for some readers.
When Everette Jackson’s body was found along the Payette River in Emmett on June 19, people on Facebook and other social media sites began speculating what could have happened in the moments before witnesses saw the 21-year-old float away.
Gem County Sheriff reports obtained by KTVB say that police located Jackson’s body after many days of searching with helicopters, drones, boats and cadaver dogs. Jackson’s body was eventually spotted caught on some brush floating on the side of the river.
When rescuers reached Jackson, they had to tie a rope around his torso to retrieve his body from the river due to the unsafe nature of the current, reports say.
Once Jackson was transported to Potter’s Funeral Home, police and the coroner observed no signs of injury, the reports say, but they did observe blood going from Jackson’s nose to his left ear that did not seem to be associated with a wound. They also observed no lumps or bumps on Jackson's head.
“I did not observe any bruising, wounds, or ligatures,” the report said.
Narratives from every responding officer, witness and notable volunteers were collected.
According to witness statements, there were five people floating the river that day including Jackson and his girlfriend, Graci Kolka.
Kolka told a police officer in her statement that the two were on separate tubes tied together when the current quickly became too swift and fast-moving.
Kolka is recorded in the reports as saying she and Jackson missed their point to exit the water near Washington Bridge, so they exited their tubes and began kicking to reach the side of the river in order to grab onto some trees.
Other witness reports say Kolka and Jackson were struggling to exit the river where they were observed missing the exit, and eventually floated downstream from view of the rest of the tubers. Jackson was not wearing a lifejacket.
Kolka told Everette to reach out and grab a branch. He did, she said, but water was getting in his face, so she told him to let go and reach out for a dock that was downstream.
A report written by Cpl. Tom Armstrong said Kolka told him Jackson did let go, reached out to the dock, but missed it. She said in the report the tube flipped over, spilling his shoes and phone into the river. Everett then went into the water, the police report said, and Kolka said her boyfriend started to flail around as he bobbed under and above the water.
In her witness statement, she wrote she screamed at Jackson, “Babe, keep your head out of the water!” But the two were drifting farther apart.
“Graci said she tried to reach for Everett and he went underwater again. Graci stated she swam back to shore, saying it was very deep and the water was moving very fast. Graci said she got to shore and began screaming Everett’s name,” the police report said.
16 responding officers arrived at the river where they observed Kolka frantically screaming and crying out for Jackson, they said in the report.
Search conditions were dangerous with rising water levels, rain, and swift-moving currents. The sheriff’s office called in help from Gulf Search and Rescue to be flown in overnight and assist with the search due to the dangers of the conditions.
According to the reports, Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue, Washington County Search and Rescue and Gem County Search and Rescue came together to search both sides of the river bank.
“Unfortunately on our search we found nothing,” a June 12 report said. “The conditions of the day were not that great, heavy rains at the time, with steady rain throughout. That, with the river flowing at a very high rate made searching very difficult.”
For three days conditions remained dangerous, reports said, and boat searchers were having issues with debris from the shoreline. Cadaver dogs arrived, and volunteers, citizens and the Cajun Navy came out to help locate the missing 21-year-old.
On June 19, witness Sam Howell told police he decided to take his boat out to fish on the river, keeping an eye out for Jackson the whole time. He was out looking for Jackson several times that week already, he said in reports, going upstream near the 7 Mile Slough boat ramp.
That is when he spotted bright pink swim shorts.
“Sam said that he observed what appeared to be a body in the water,” a report by Sgt. Chad Payne said. “Sam stated that he knew it was Mr. Jackson due to the clothing and general description.”
Jackson's presumed cause of death determination listed in the report is "suffocation by drowning." There were no strange objects in the area and nothing out of the ordinary seen when he was found, it said.
Jackson was visiting Idaho from where he resided in Raceland, Louisiana.
Benefits in Louisiana began after Jackson’s death to raise money for his family. Some fundraisers included lunches, crab boils and vigils. A Domino’s Pizza in Louisiana also contributed.
A GoFundMe organized by Jackson’s sister, Megan Jackson, has raised $18,914 of their $30,000 goal. The family is asking for assistance with memorial fees, legal fees and any additional fees they may be faced with.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — One of Portland's homeless villages could be in jeopardy because the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says the city is violating deed restrictions when it comes to how the land is meant to be used.
The village, which consists of 30 tiny homes for those formerly living on the streets in the back of a large parking lot off Southwest Multnomah Boulevard, is Portland’s first of six Safe Rest Villages. The villages are organized camps where those experiencing homelessness can live for about six months before, ideally, transitioning into permanent housing. The project has been championed by housing commissioner Dan Ryan but has faced significant hurdles and delays.
The village is located at the former SFC Jerome F. Sears Army Reserve Center in Southwest Portland. Crews just finished building the village site. About 16 people live there, but that could all change.
“It’s been nice,” said one man who moved into the village on June 13.
“It's obviously out of the downtown setting, so it's a lot less chaotic then being surrounded by people yelling all day.”
He previously stayed at the temporary outdoor shelter in Old Town, which shut down earlier this month due to increased gun violence in the area.
“Having access to laundry and restroom services and clean clothes and food, it has all the basis covered for which you normally worry about when you're living on the streets, so with those covered you can have time to do other things.” He explained not all the tiny homes are filled.
“It's only half full right now, which I don't understand. There’s people downtown that need a house.”
The Joint Office of Homeless Services did not respond to KGW's questions about why the village is only operating half-full.
In 2012, the federal government allowed the city of Portland to use the property under the agreement that the city would use it only for “emergency management services.” According to Oregon law, that includes emergency response prevention training, mitigation and recovery activities. Since then, the city has used the site for storing emergency response equipment and as a training ground for police practicing emergency response drills. Back in 2015, it was used as a temporary homeless shelter.
Now, part of the parking lot is an organized camp, where those experiencing homelessness can live for about six months at a time. In a recent property assessment, requested by the General Services Administration (GSA), FEMA said they didn’t recognize the Safe Rest Village as emergency use.
The city told KGW they don't have the capacity to talk on camera.
The Office of Management and Finances said in a statement: "We have declared a housing emergency and are moving forward with the development of the safe rest village at this site in good faith to address this emergency…we are working with FEMA on their suggestion to ensure compliance and meet this critical need."
FEMA responded to KGW’s request for comment with the following statement:
“FEMA has no direct involvement with the oversight, inspection, and enforcement of the Sears property deed. GSA asked FEMA to advise if the proposed additional use for this property was consistent with emergency management purposes as required by the surplus properties disposal requirements found within the current deed. FEMA provided GSA its assessment. GSA is responsible for enforcement of compliance with the terms and conditions of the transfer of surplus properties such as the Sears property. Any questions should be directed to GSA.”
GSA did not immediately return requests for comment. All Good Northwest, the nonprofit running the village, also declined an interview, but said through text message that they will "simply continue to do the work they're contracted to do… to shelter, support and house individuals."
The city is now working on ways to ensure they're in compliance with the federal government. Those living at the village can stay while the city works with the federal government to resolve these issues. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-safe-rest-village-fema-deed-restrictions/283-a5c08cc3-6b92-423e-850c-01dd019b3ca3 | 2022-07-02T00:22:30 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-safe-rest-village-fema-deed-restrictions/283-a5c08cc3-6b92-423e-850c-01dd019b3ca3 |
PORTLAND, Ore — A Portland pediatrician on Thursday filed a defamation and civil rights lawsuit against members of the Oregon Medical Board, alleging they maliciously destroyed his practice over his refusal to follow federal vaccination recommendations.
Dr. Paul Thomas alleges in his complaint filed in U.S. District Court that the board stripped him of his medical license because he “had the temerity to follow the law and give his patients informed consent.”
He is asking for “at least” $35 million in damages.
“This case is a particular example of how the board and its individual members sought to destroy Dr. Thomas because he asked questions and failed to blindly follow its anti-science doctrine that all children must be injected with all the CDC-recommended vaccines,” the complaint says.
The board had no comment. Thomas' license is listed as "active" on the board's website.
Thomas, who practiced pediatric medicine for more than 30 years and owns Integrative Therapeutics, contends that he “asked questions and sought information about the health outcomes of vaccinated children compared to unvaccinated children.”
“The results of his scientific inquiry demonstrate that children who received the full CDC-recommended vaccine schedule are much less healthy than children who do not,” the lawsuit says.
He claims the board members view informed consent as the doctor’s responsibility to “strong-arm parents into agreeing to vaccinate their child in accordance with the CDC recommendations.”
The medical board in December 2020 suspended Thomas’ license, saying that his failure to adequately vaccinate children against preventable, debilitating diseases was “grossly negligent.”
Read the full story and the lawsuit at the Portland Business Journal. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-portland-anti-vax-doctor-pediatric-vaccines/283-edecc82a-8512-4275-850f-4a34ea29ff66 | 2022-07-02T00:22:36 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-portland-anti-vax-doctor-pediatric-vaccines/283-edecc82a-8512-4275-850f-4a34ea29ff66 |
MAYS LANDING — Vowing to replace pro-life U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew in November, about 100 pro-choice activists held a rally Friday outside his congressional office to demand reproductive rights be restored to women.
The U.S. Supreme Court voted last month to overturn the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in all 50 states, turning the issue back to the states.
"I fought for it back when I could be needing an abortion," said Julie Powell, of the Dorothy section of Weymouth Township, who is beyond her childbearing years. "I'm fighting for girls who might need it now."
Her sign, which she held up at the rally sponsored by CD-2 Progressive Democrats, read "Pro Choice, Pro Democracy."
Many cars tooted their horns in support as they passed, while a few people yelled out their opposition to abortion through open windows.
Across Main Street from the demonstration, abortion opponent John Anderson, who declined to say where he lived for fear of retaliation, yelled out "Abortion is racism," angering many in the crowd.
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Next to Powell, Diane Faherty, of Brigantine held a sign that was a bit more pointed.
"Neuter Van Drew, Vote Blue," it read.
"We've had 50 years of free access to reproductive health care, and now we have five Supreme Court justices ... taking rights away from women," Faherty said.
New Jersey state law and the state constitution will continue to allow women to make their own decisions about continuing a pregnancy, but many in the crowd said they were concerned about the rights of women in other states.
"What matters is keeping our rights. This is not something that is going to go away. Keep the protests going. Keep the momentum going," said former congressional candidate Carolyn Rush, 60, of Sea Isle City. She encouraged the crowd to vote for her primary opponent, 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Tim Alexander, of Galloway Township, in November.
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"The court just got started with abortion. Next they are going to do the same thing with same-sex marriage, then interracial marriage," Alexander said of the court reversing other precedent that relied on the concept of privacy in the Constitution.
In the majority opinion, the justices said there is no privacy guarantee in the U.S. Constitution.
Among others speaking was Juliet Hankerson, who is running for Cape May County commissioner and said she is the first Black woman to run for that position in that county.
"This is not a scriptural issue," said Hankerson, who is a reverend. She said many believe we are not living souls until we take our first breath. "That is not until delivery."
Zariah Taylor, 24, of Galloway, said she was there to support other women.
"I was the victim of rape, and I had an abortion due to that," Taylor said. "It's a choice. It's not an easy choice, but as women it's important we make the decisions."
There will be another pro-choice rally outside Van Drew's office at 5 p.m. Wednesday, sponsored by the Egg Harbor Township Democratic Club. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/progressive-democrats-rally-for-abortion-rights-vow-to-replace-van-drew-in-november/article_0974de8c-f98e-11ec-b211-87b4e271445c.html | 2022-07-02T00:22:55 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/progressive-democrats-rally-for-abortion-rights-vow-to-replace-van-drew-in-november/article_0974de8c-f98e-11ec-b211-87b4e271445c.html |
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL) – As of Friday, July 1, it is required in Tennessee that certain violent offenders must serve the entirety of their jail sentences behind bars.
The Truth in Sentencing law touts a tough-on-crime agenda; meaning if an offender is sentenced to ten years in jail, they will spend ten years behind bars before becoming eligible for release.
Sen. Jon Lundberg (R) of Bristol co-sponsored the newly enacted Truth in Sentencing law alongside Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R). Lundberg said there needed to be consistency in sentencing statewide.
“A sentence in East Tennessee, versus Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee for the same crime, can result in three completely different sentences,” Lundberg told News Channel 11 Friday. “Let’s make something consistent across the board, and let’s make it tough.”
The law outlines eight violent sentences, which if convicted, offenders will now be required to serve 100% of their sentence.
These include:
- Attempted first-degree murder
- Second-degree murder
- Vehicular homicide
- Aggravated vehicular homicide
- Especially aggravated kidnapping
- Especially aggravated robbery
- Carjacking
- Especially aggravated burglary
“What is the one thing we try to do more of than anything? We tried to keep Tennesseans safe. This bill, this law, will do just that,” said Lundberg.
For many Tennesseans who have been closely impacted by violent crime, the passage of Truth in Sentencing is a win.
“It’s definitely a day to be celebrated for all victims and their families,” said Debbie Locke.
July 1 marked a day of resounding thanks from people like Debbie; people who have lost their loved ones to crime. Locke advocated fiercely for the Truth in Sentencing law and is grateful to the lawmakers who listened.
“I just really want to thank them for getting this pushed through. They saw that it was the right thing to do,” said Locke. “For future families, they will not have to go through anything like what families in the past have had to go through.”
She is referring to an endless cycle of parole hearings where families of victims show up, beg a parole board to keep their loved one’s offender behind bars and then repeat the process over and over.
“It just exhausts your entire body. It takes everything out of you,” said Locke.
Debbie’s husband Mike Locke, a former Tennessee state representative, was hit and killed by a drunk driver.
Debbie fought through five parole hearings over seven and a half years to keep her husband’s killer, James Hamm Jr., behind bars.
Hamm was released this year after serving about half of his sentence.
Debbie knows Truth in Sentencing will not do anything to help her family. But she hopes the next family won’t go through what she did.
“You try so hard for loved ones that we have lost that we will never see again. This bill should bring some justice and definitely closure to those families,” said Locke.
This summer marks eight years since her husband was killed. Debbie believes the passing of Truth in Sentencing is now cemented as a part of his legacy in the Tennessee legislature.
House co-sponsor of the bill Rep. Bud Hulsey is a close friend to both the legislation and to Mike Locke.
Locke was out putting up campaign signs for Hulsey when he was struck and killed by Hamm.
Hulsey and Lundberg agree that for victims, Truth in Sentencing provides relief.
“This says to victims, ‘look, here’s 100%. You don’t have to worry about getting a call that so-and-so is up for parole. They are going to serve 100% of that sentence,'” said Lundberg.
The law still provides incentives for good behavior for offenders required to serve 100% of their sentence.
A person convicted of one of the above-listed eight offenses can still earn credits that can be used for increased privileges, reduced security classification or for any purpose other than reducing their sentence.
Critics of the law say it is expensive keeping these offenders locked up for so long.
Co-sponsor Lt. Governor McNally said in a statement, “The costs associated with the law are well worth the peace of mind offered to victims and the overall boost to public safety. “
Even though the Truth in Sentencing law was championed by many Tennessee Republicans, Governor Bill Lee did not sign it. He cited data arguing it is expensive and would not necessarily reduce crime.
Regardless, the law takes effect July 1 since it passed in both the House and the Senate.
The law also outlines 16 other convictions where offenders could be allowed to serve just 85% of their sentence based on good behavior. Those include:
- Aggravated assault if the offense involved the use of a deadly weapon
- Aggravated assault if the offense resulted in serious bodily injury to or the death of another
- Aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse if the offense involved the use of a deadly weapon
- Aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse
- Voluntary manslaughter
- Vehicular homicide
- Reckless homicide
- Aggravated kidnapping
- Involuntary labor servitude
- Trafficking persons for forced labor or services
- Aggravated robbery
- Aggravated burglary
- Aggravated arson
- Possessing or using a firearm or antique firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony
- The manufacture, delivery, or sale of a controlled substance where the instant offense is classified as a Class A, B, or C felony and the person has two (2) or more prior convictions for the manufacture, delivery, or sale of a controlled substance classified as a Class A, B, or C felony prior to or at the time of committing the instant offense
- Criminally negligent homicide
Under the law, the additional 16 offenses require 100% of the sentence to be served unless the inmate earns a satisfactory program performance. In these cases, a person can receive credits for a GED or job training. These credits could be used for parole eligibility once a person has served a minimum of 85% of their sentence. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/a-day-to-celebrate-families-lawmakers-praise-new-tn-truth-in-sentencing-law/ | 2022-07-02T00:25:12 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/a-day-to-celebrate-families-lawmakers-praise-new-tn-truth-in-sentencing-law/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – With the 35th annual Pepsi Independence Celebration and Fireworks just two days away, preparations are already underway for Sunday’s event.
Sean Mahoney, team leader of Pyro Shows based out of East Tennessee, said his crew has put in quite a lot of work already.
“For a big show like this, it’s usually probably a three-day setup,” Mahoney said. “At first as you can see all the racks, they’re all individual, we have to come in, we have to put all those two by fours on the sides. Then once they’re put together, then we have to load everything.”
Mahoney said after that comes the wiring and setting up the firing board. He said prep will finish up Saturday morning.
Mahoney said even though rain is in the forecast this weekend, fireworks goers shouldn’t worry too much.
“Weather doesn’t affect fireworks on this scale,” Mahoney said. “All of ours is electric. So as long as there’s no lightning, that show goes. We don’t have to worry about anything.”
Organizers said the fireworks are expected to last for a full 20 minutes.
There will be 24/7 security monitoring the fireworks until the show.
For those coming, Johnson City Police Department Lt. Becky West said there are some safety precautions in place.
West said personal fireworks or sparklers are not allowed and to be extra careful when driving through the area.
“We ask people just be mindful of all of the traffic laws,” West said. “Officers standing out directing traffic, and keep a special watch out for any pedestrians, and we’ll have a lot of foot traffic.”
West said to expect traffic to be slow after the show, but they’ll be directing people out as fast as possible. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/fireworks-prep-underway-in-johnson-city/ | 2022-07-02T00:25:15 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/fireworks-prep-underway-in-johnson-city/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A soon-to-open dog bar in Johnson City is now accepting registration.
Off Leash Social plans to open in the near future, but ahead of the location’s grand opening, pet owners can go ahead and register their dogs online. Memberships are available on an annual or monthly basis, which include various perks depending on the purchase. Single-day visits can also be bought.
The site covers 30,000 square feet and will feature obstacles and a special-engineered wood fiber rather than grass.
The region’s first dog bar will allow owners and other human visitors to enjoy beer, wine and a selection of food trucks. While customers lounge and drink, pets can roam around off their leashes and play with one another.
“We’ve just created a safe space where you can come let your dog run free knowing that all the dogs here are vaccinated, all the dogs here are spayed and neutered, and that we have a system to manage unruly dogs here,” said Paul Boynton, who owns Off Leash Social with his wife and partner Nina.
The Boyntons said toys are not permitted at the dog bar in order to prevent possessive or protective behavior.
Off Leash Social received its certificate of occupancy in June. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/registration-open-for-new-johnson-city-off-leash-dog-bar/ | 2022-07-02T00:25:17 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/registration-open-for-new-johnson-city-off-leash-dog-bar/ |
A gunman was at large Friday evening in connection to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Harlem, police officials said.
Officers responded to the intersection of 148th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue around 3:20 p.m. and quickly cordoned off the crime scene.
Police said the 17-year-old was being treated for multiple gunshot wounds to his back at Harlem Hospital but did not survive his injuries.
The shooting scene remained closed several hours later as detectives, K-9 units and additional officers in tactical gear combed the surrounding area looking for evidence and the shooter responsible.
Police said a person of interest had barricaded themselves inside a building near the Harlem intersection.
A description of the suspect had not been released as of 7 p.m. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/17-year-old-dead-person-of-interest-barricaded-in-nyc-building-police/3759279/ | 2022-07-02T00:29:20 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/17-year-old-dead-person-of-interest-barricaded-in-nyc-building-police/3759279/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Those visiting Vancouver Lake for the July 4 holiday weekend are being told to stay away from the water again.
A warning was originally issued to park-goers on June 2 when officials said routine testing showed “elevated” levels of E. Coli in the water, which can cause serious illness if swallowed. On Monday, follow-up testing revealed the bacteria again, health officials told KOIN 6 News.
The lake is still under a beach warning and more testing is scheduled for Tuesday, officials said. If Tuesday’s results show no elevated levels of the bacteria, the warning will be lifted.
Health officials are also monitoring an ongoing “harmful” algae bloom at Vancouver Lake, but toxin levels haven’t reached high enough to warrant an advisory, according to the Clark County website. Regardless, changing weather and lake conditions can alter toxin levels during a bloom.
Pet owners are also being told to keep their furry friends from the water. Officials said small children are also at risk on the swim beach as they are more likely to accidentally swallow water.
For more information on what to avoid during a harmful algae bloom, visit the website.
Vancouver Lake Regional Park is still open. Clark County Public Health said water in the park’s restrooms and shelters is not affected and is safe to drink. | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/e-coli-detected-in-vancouver-lake-again-visitors-told-to-avoid-water/ | 2022-07-02T00:32:04 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/e-coli-detected-in-vancouver-lake-again-visitors-told-to-avoid-water/ |
PHOENIX — Did you get a call saying you will be arrested if you fail to appear for jury duty? If so, ignore it.
The Maricopa County Superior Court is warning Arizonans that scammers are calling members of the community and threatening them they will be arrested if they fail to appear for jury service. The scammers are telling people to pay fines and fees to avoid arrest and jail time.
Authorities found that some people were defrauded by as much as $6,000.
Officials said scammers attempt to defraud people by having them pay fake jury fines with a prepaid debit or gift card. The scammer will then request the person read them the scratched-off number on the back of the card. Once the scammer has the number, they drain the money on the card.
“The Jury Office started receiving envelopes in the mail with prepaid cards from community members as proof they had paid their fines by phone. This was a red flag,” Jury Administrator Matthew Martin said.
"Recently, we have received 13 cards with a value of more than $6,300," said Martin.
Officials suggest if you are targeted by a jury scam, write down the phone number of the caller and then notify your local law enforcement agency.
Do not give the caller any personal information or agree to provide any payment. Be aware - scammers will do all they can to insist you stay on the phone with them the entire time, officials said. This is a red flag.
If you are in doubt, you can verify your jury service status by calling the Superior Court in Maricopa County Jury Office at 602-506-5879.
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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department arrested a 20-year-old woman Wednesday after finding 166,000 suspected fentanyl pills in a spare tire, authorities said.
Police said officers were working on an illegal drug investigation near 27th Avenue and Bethany Home Road when they discovered the pills.
Authorities said Alexa Magana was taken into custody and booked for possession and transportation of narcotic drugs.
In January of this year, Arizona's two poison centers reported a significant increase in overdoses related to illicit fentanyl tablets and warned the public to stay away from counterfeit pills.
“Fentanyl is the most common adulterant (substance) in almost all street drugs in our community right now, and even in very small amounts can be fatal,” said Dr. Daniel Brooks, medical director of the Banner Poison and Drug Information Center.
Between May 2020 and April 2021, nearly 100,300 people across the country died from a drug overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC report details that overdose deaths jumped 28.5% in Arizona during the same time frame and have nearly doubled over the past five years.
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PHOENIX — "I need gas right now," said Valley resident Jason Price, whose one of the many locals donating their plasma in hopes of offsetting the financial hardships brought on by inflation.
The Biomat USA Plasma Center in Phoenix said it has noticed an increase in Plasma donations, which people get paid for.
For Price, a donor at Biomat USA, money is the driving factor. He said he first donated plasma in September after losing his job.
He expected to stop after finding a job in May, but expensive gas makes for an expensive commute. So he continues to pump.
“Throughout the year, it's very cyclical, depending on what people have going on in their lives,” said Vlasta Hakes, the Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at Grifols, the company that owns Biomat USA Plasma Center.
Another national plasma donation company, CSL Plasma said, “Our plasma donation centers are seeing plasma donations growing in local markets – in part due to donors appreciating the payments they receive to help with additional costs, but also we are seeing a seasonal increase and donors returning after COVID-19, as we recover collections from the impact of the pandemic.”
Marcell Cruze said he’s been a plasma donor for two years. He first started donating plasma at the Biomat USA Plasma Center to get an additional income.
“It beats some of the alternatives you could be doing,” said Cruze.
Plasma is the largest part of your blood. It makes up more than half (about 55%) of its overall content. When separated from the rest of the blood, plasma is a light yellow liquid. Plasma carries water, salts and enzymes.
The FDA says people can give plasma up to two times a week. It is used to make life-saving medicine.
“We need a lot of donations, it takes up to 1,200 donations to make enough medicine to treat one patient for one year,” said Hakes.
Donors get paid about $50-100 dollars each visit. Each visit takes about an hour.
“It’s really easy. I think the hardest part is when you get the first poke with the needle,” said Price.
In order to donate Plasma, donors must meet certain requirements.
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PHOENIX — In the midst of a critical blood shortage, blood organizations are calling on Valley residents to donate at the Saving Blood drive over Independence Day weekend.
Vitalant and other organizations in the Phoenix metro area are teaming up to host Arizona's largest blood drive on July 2-3.
The Independence Day holiday timeframe is the lowest week of the summer for donations, according to Vitalant. Type O blood supplies remain 50% below required levels.
Here are the details for the two blood drives:
- Sat., July 2, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Gila River Arena
- Sun., July 3, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., Tempe Center for the Arts
All donors will be thanked with a Vitalant summer grilling apron and a voucher for free Whataburger. One donor will also be drawn as one of the 10 finalists for a 2022 VW Taos.
Appointments are strongly recommended for social distancing. Go to Vitalant's website or call 877-27-VITAL (877-258-4825).
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ATLANTA — Almost a week after a shooting at the Subway on Northside Drive, faith leaders from churches surrounding the area where the business is located made a call for peace and action.
A customer, the owner said, who was upset about an order shot two people who worked at the shop, Brittany Macon and Jada Statum. Macon was killed and Statum was taken to the hospital for her injuries, according to authorities.
The Subway has been closed since the incident. At a press conference Friday afternoon, the owners acknowledged they were unsure if they were going to reopen.
"We have had some impact but you know it’s difficult to run a business in this neighborhood," Willie Glenn said.
Genn explained the Subway had been opened for 12 years and remained so even when other violent incidents at the shop and in the surrounding area threatened the future of the business.
During the pandemic, the store remained open, even while the owners struggled to make ends meet, so their staff could continue working.
Rev. Dr. Joseph Evans, the Interim Pastor at Friendship Baptist Church explained it was the duty of the churches in the area to lead in order to make sure resources remain in the community.
"We must address trauma politically economically morally psychologically and spiritually," he told the crowd.
Evans pledged to support the shop by having his church purchase food from there and urged other community leaders present to do the same.
Other pastors who were present discussed the need to address violence in the area and pour in more resources in order to keep the community thriving. Rev. Dr. Gregory Eason Sr. explained it was part of a bigger-picture approach to preventing further instances of violence.
"It is absolutely necessary that we look at violence holistically as a cycle and it’s not in a vacuum," he said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/faith-leaders-news-conference-subway-restaurant-shooting/85-f357d188-bf1b-423f-a3df-cc0fe9ff5a9f | 2022-07-02T00:39:13 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/faith-leaders-news-conference-subway-restaurant-shooting/85-f357d188-bf1b-423f-a3df-cc0fe9ff5a9f |
ATLANTA — Georgia is cracking down on gang violence. The new Gang Prosecution Unit takes effect July 1 and officials are “dedicating every resource available” to stop the growing number of gang related crimes.
On Friday, Attorney General Chris Carr tweeted, “Every single Georgian deserves to be safe, & we’re proud to join this fight.”
Carr will not fight this battle alone. In June, he spoke highly of the person chosen to lead the new unit. It will be headed by a woman who is no stranger to fighting these types of offenses -- Chief Prosecutor Cara Convery, who was the former Deputy District Attorney of the Fulton County Gang Unit for over three years.
In a press release, Convery expressed her eagerness to get started on the new job.
“I look forward to building our team and for us to immediately begin this critical work," she said.
Convery and her team of paralegals and attorneys will work to prosecute gang crimes with the help of local and federal prosecutors, law enforcement and state agencies. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/new-statewide-gang-prosecution-begins/85-04fb55fa-5cad-458e-b72f-29b2c3317939 | 2022-07-02T00:39:19 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/new-statewide-gang-prosecution-begins/85-04fb55fa-5cad-458e-b72f-29b2c3317939 |
Ada County COVID-19 community transmission levels have moved into the “high” category, according to maps on the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s website.
Ada County’s transmission levels have been particularly volatile the past three weeks, dancing between “high” and “medium” designations, Boise Weekly’s Tracy Bringhurst recently reported.
However, this increase in cases is not necessarily creating as big of a strain on hospital resources as it has in the past, according to Taylor Reeves, public relations coordinator for St. Luke’s Health System.
“We are continuing to see significant community transmission and the number of reported cases is only a fraction of the actual numbers of cases, due to not testing or home testing that is going unreported,” Reeves said in an email. “However, we are not seeing this translate into a significant increase in hospitalizations or ICU hospitalizations.”
Reeves said that while ICU hospitalizations for patients with COVID-19 has roughly doubled in the past six weeks, St. Luke’s has had anywhere from zero to three ICU patients with COVID during this same period of time.
According to DHW, current inpatient bed utilization for COVID-19 patients at Ada County hospitals is at 5.9% and COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 people is 11.9.
Currently, Ada County is showing a test positivity rate of 10.9%, according to DHW.
Over 98% of these positive cases have been identified as the omicron variant of COVID-19.
This new data makes Ada County one of 627 counties in the United States to be in the “high” community transmission category, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Other counties in Idaho that fall into the "high" level transmission rates are Elmore, Valley, Payette, Bear Lake, Idaho, Adams and Washington counties. Canyon County is at a "medium" level.
“We would expect to continue to see these elevated case rates for at least several more weeks,” Reeves said.
In communities with "high" transmission levels, the CDC recommends wearing a mask indoors in public, staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and getting tested if you have symptoms. Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/ada-county-covid-19-transmission-levels-high-again-no-significant-increase-in-hospitalizations/article_d5d66763-095a-557b-8c99-e1b6e514187c.html | 2022-07-02T00:40:26 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/ada-county-covid-19-transmission-levels-high-again-no-significant-increase-in-hospitalizations/article_d5d66763-095a-557b-8c99-e1b6e514187c.html |
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It’s almost the Fourth of July, which means a weekend full of cookouts, sparklers and fireworks.
As fun as these patriotic festivities are, however, safety is important.
Here are some basic firework laws and safety guidelines, along with parade dates, from the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to keep in mind as you celebrate our country this weekend.
Fireworks laws
All fireworks used without a valid permit are illegal. The only fireworks that are allowed per state regulations are sparklers, snaps, and poppers. Anything that leaves the ground and explodes and produces sparks or embers from the ground is illegal and should not be used.
You must be 18 years of age or older to ignite fireworks.
Firework safety tips
- The adult igniting the firework should always wear eye protection and never have any part of the body over the firework.
- Be sure other people are out of range before lighting fireworks.
- Never re-light a “dud” firework (wait 15 to 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water).
- Always have water handy (a garden hose and a bucket).
- Only light fireworks on a smooth, flat surface away from the house, dry leaves and flammable materials.
- Light only one firework at a time.
- Never throw or point fireworks at other people or animals. Keep your pets indoors to reduce the risk that they will run loose and get injured. Animals have very sensitive ears and can be stressed or frightened due to the igniting of fireworks.
- Never carry fireworks in your pocket.
- Dispose of fireworks properly by soaking them in water and then disposing of them in your trash can.
- Consider enjoying fireworks safely while attending a professional public fireworks display. There are professional displays at Old Settlers Park in Paddock Lake on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. and at HarborPark in Kenosha on Monday at 9:30 p.m.
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Parade dates
Officials also encourage safety in and around parade traffic, and for kids and other parade participants, this holiday weekend. Scheduled parades in Kenosha County include:
- Twin Lakes LibertyFest Parade on Saturday, 11 a.m.
- Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade on Sunday at 1 p.m.
- Paddock Lake bike parade on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
- Paddock Lake boat parade, on the water, Sunday, at 7 p.m.
- Somers Independence Day Parade on Monday at noon. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/how-to-stay-safe-around-fireworks-this-independence-day-weekend/article_4c9ba3a0-f950-11ec-9af7-ef8868f887ca.html | 2022-07-02T00:41:59 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/how-to-stay-safe-around-fireworks-this-independence-day-weekend/article_4c9ba3a0-f950-11ec-9af7-ef8868f887ca.html |
Things were set up and ready for the crowds Friday as the City of Kenosha kicks off a long Fourth of July weekend packed with events and entertainment for people of all ages to enjoy.
Throughout the weekend, the Rainbow Valley Carnival will be up and running, featuring a variety of rides located between 54th Street and 55th Street west of Sixth Avenue.
Music and entertainment will commence Saturday, with a full lineup of performances continuing through Monday.
Downtown in the HarborPark area, the festival features live music on stages in HarborPark, along with the Dock Dogs pier-jumping contests and vendors. Dogs are encouraged by their owners to jump off a dock and into a swimming pool to fetch their favorite toys. The Dock Dogs registration and practice starts at 4 p.m. on July 2, 3 p.m. on July 3 and 11 a.m. on July 4, with performances starting an hour later each day. All dogs are welcome to take part.
The festival takes place at the harbor along 54th Street, between Sixth Avenue and Second Avenue. Celebrate America is open 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
The Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave., and Civil War Museum, 5400 First Ave., are open Saturday through Monday. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday hours are noon to 5 p.m. On July 4, both museums will be open 1 to 4 p.m.
On Saturday the Civil War Museum is hosting a free concert starting at 1 p.m. The Harmony Cornet Band uses instruments that date from 1860 to 1910 to “re-create the sounds of our priceless 19th century heritage,” museum officials said. Band members dress in period clothing and perform museum from that time period. The concert will be outside the museum; moving inside if the weather is bad.
The annual Firecracker 10K Run & 5K Run/Walk starts Sunday morning in Library Park, 60th Street and Eighth Avenue. The 10K run and the 5K run/walk will both start at 8:30 a.m. There is also a 1-mile Fun Run.
The Outdoor Mass is 10 a.m. Sunday on the band shell in Pennoyer Park, at 35th Street and Seventh Avenue. Music starts at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Bench seating is available; visitors may also bring lawn chairs.
The Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade steps off at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The parade follows a new route, starting from Washington Road and Seventh Avenue. The parade travels south on Seventh Avenue, then Sixth Avenue through the heart of downtown, ending at Library Park. This year’s theme is “America the Beautiful.”
“We’re looking forward to having the parade again this year,” said Kris Kochman, the community relations liaison for the city.
The Navy Band Great Lakes will lead this year’s parade, which will feature 11 floats competing for ribbons and the “Best in Show” trophy.
“It’s good to have our bands back,” Kochman said.
On Monday, the Kenosha Pops Concert Band plays its annual pre-fireworks concert of patriotic favorites on the band shell in Pennoyer Park, starting at 4 p.m. Live music at the Pennoyer Park band shell continues at 7 p.m. with Yesterday’s Children, leading up to the fireworks show. The City of Kenosha’s fireworks are launched east of Celebration Place near the museum campus Downtown, starting at 9:30 p.m.
“I encourage everyone to come out to celebrate Independence Day,” Kochman said.
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The state of Wisconsin has revoked the wholesale dealer license for Elkhorn car dealer, Car Rangers LLC, after the dealership was found rolling back odometers and altering titles to reflect lower mileage, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Setup is well underway Downtown for the Fourth of July festivities hosted by the City of Kenosha. Rainbow Valley Carnival will be up and running throughout the weekend. Things were set up and ready for the crowds Friday as the City of Kenosha kicks off a long Fourth of July weekend packed with events and entertainment for all ages. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-set-for-fourth-of-july-weekend-featuring-events-entertainment-for-entire-family/article_8295499a-f7be-11ec-990e-2fb555a09ca7.html | 2022-07-02T00:42:05 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-set-for-fourth-of-july-weekend-featuring-events-entertainment-for-entire-family/article_8295499a-f7be-11ec-990e-2fb555a09ca7.html |
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Abortion rights activists to protest in central Phoenix week after overturning of Roe v. Wade
One week after the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade, protests in central Phoenix continue.
The Party for Socialism and Liberation in Phoenix announced a protest will be held 7 p.m. Friday at the state Capitol.
On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court nullified federal abortion protections and Phoenix crowds turned out in the thousands to rally against the decision.
Three nights of protests were met with tear gas, flashbangs and arrests. On June 25, crews installed fencing along the perimeter of the state Capitol buildings.
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A smaller gathering on Tuesday was forced to march around the Capitol's perimeter, since the fencing deterred them from protesting directly by the buildings.
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MID-MICHIGAN, Mich. (WJRT) - As folks head out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, many mid-Michigan residents will spend their time along more than 3000 miles of shoreline surrounding the Great Lakes.
Others will stay home, enjoying their backyard pools.
All present a danger, but there are steps you can take to help prevent a tragedy.
According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, there have been more than 40 reported drownings on Michigan's waterways already this year.
Strong currents and other unknowns can catch unsuspecting swimmers by surprise.
Dow Bay Area Family YMCA Aquatics Manager Anna Kuehne says there are some safety measures to consider.
"Have a plan set up in advance. And, always having a buddy. We have buddies here for our camps. Where it's like, every once in a while, just call out, hey, do you know where your buddy's at with you? So, that way, everyone is accounted for in your group. Life jackets are also a great idea, especially if you're on a boat."
Pools can be especially dangerous for young children.
"Drowning is the second leading cause of death for kids zero to fourteen years of age. So, it's a very scary statistic. It happens, it's called the Silent Killer for a reason," added Kuehne.
If you're by yourself and get into trouble, there's Flip, Float and Follow to help keep from drowning.
You want to flip over on your back, and float to keep you head above water.
Try to stay calm and signal for help.
Then follow the safest path to get to shore.
According to the Red Cross, 54% of U.S. citizens do not have basic swimming skills.
However, even skilled swimmers can be caught off-guard.
"You kind of have to look and be like, can I see the bottom of, like where I'm swimming. Is there rocks underneath there? Maybe there's like a really deep edge I'm not sure.
So, we call that, look before you leap."
Other tips include making sure there is adult supervision around pools at all times, child safety barriers or fences, and stowing ladders to keep kids from accidently falling in. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/important-safety-tips-whether-youre-on-or-in-the-water/article_768441f6-f985-11ec-9885-e30476b04cae.html | 2022-07-02T00:44:21 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/important-safety-tips-whether-youre-on-or-in-the-water/article_768441f6-f985-11ec-9885-e30476b04cae.html |
Two people were arrested after deputies with the Seward County Sheriff's Office discovered more than 15 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Sunday near Henderson.
A 2015 Chevy Cruze was pulled over on Interstate 80 near mile marker 341 when deputies became suspicious of criminal activity. A K-9 found multiple packages of meth in the quarter panels of the vehicle.
Angelica Ramos-Torres Villa, 34, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Juan Sacramento, 34, of Lemoore, California, were arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and no drug tax stamp.
They were lodged in the York County Detention Center.
Lancaster County's biggest drug seizures
I-80 bust turned up $100K, led to 1,830 pounds of drugs, sheriff’s captain says
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says it found $103,194 in suspected drug money and arrested a 25-year-old North Carolina man in a traffic stop on Interstate 80 west of Lincoln shortly before 10 a.m. Friday.
Capt. Ben Houchin said Brandon Montoya, of Charlotte, was stopped in a westbound Toyota Tundra for following too closely and driving on the shoulder. During the stop, Houchin said, the deputy developed suspicions Montoya was involved in illegal activity. A search turned up the money, which was sealed and in a suitcase, and a ledger.
Houchin said deputies reached out to law enforcement in Charlotte, where Montoya lives and rents a storage unit, believing that there was a strong possibility they would find a large amount of narcotics there.
He said the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department took the information, got search warrants and found 1,290 pounds of marijuana and THC edibles in Montoya's storage unit and at his home, tens of thousands of empty and loaded bottles of THC oil, marijuana cigar tubes and THC vape cartridges, 10 pounds of THC wax, 40 pounds of marijuana, packing materials, a 9mm Glock handgun and $90,000 in cash.
Houchin said the drugs added up to 1,831 pounds.
Pair accused of hauling 645 pounds of pot on I-80 through Lincoln area
Two men remained at the Lancaster County jail Thursday, a day after prosecutors charged them in connection with 645 pounds of marijuana found in their rental truck.
Brandon Arrington, 30, of McDonough, Georgia, and Edward Babb of Houston both are facing four felonies: two counts of possession with intent to deliver and two counts of no drug tax stamp.
In an affidavit for their arrests, a Lancaster County Sheriff's deputy said he stopped a GMC Penske rental truck with Virginia plates Tuesday after seeing its passenger side tires cross onto the shoulder of Interstate 80 near the Lincoln Airport exit.
During the traffic stop, the deputy became suspicious the men were involved in criminal activity.
They both denied a request to search the truck, but the deputy deployed his police dog around it after seeing what he believed to be marijuana residue on the floorboard.
The search turned up 645 pounds of marijuana and 4.74 pounds of THC vapor pens in the truck's cargo area inside cardboard boxes wrapped in plastic wrap, according to court records.
On Wednesday, at their first court appearances on the charges, Lancaster County Judge Matt Acton set their bonds at $250,000.
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Lancaster County deputies find 109 lbs of pot in I-80 traffic stop
A California woman was arrested Friday morning after Lancaster County sheriff's deputies found more 100 pounds of marijuana in her vehicle during a traffic stop.
At about 9:30 a.m., Pakou J. Yang, 37, of Oroville, was pulled over on Interstate 80 about three miles east of the Pleasant Dale interchange for following another vehicle too closely.
During the stop, a deputy determined the 2018 Nissan that Yang was driving was a one-way rental, which the deputy described in court records as a common sign of drug trafficking. She also became "extremely nervous" while being questioned by the deputy.
Deputies searched the vehicle after a drug-sniffing dog indicated the presence of drugs. They found 109.5 pounds of vacuum-sealed marijuana in the trunk, according to court records.
Yang was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and no drug tax stamp. She remained in jail Friday on $50,000 bail.
Lincoln drug bust nets an estimated $125K in pills, pot, LSD and mushrooms
Investigators with the Lincoln/Lancaster Narcotics Task Force carried a search warrant into a home on the 2800 block of North Third Street on Friday, and they carried out a lot more.
They found more than 4 pounds of marijuana, nearly 3 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, 3,604 oxycodone pills, 1,281 Alprazolam pills, 855 hits of LSD, 209 THC syringes, nearly $2,300 in cash and four firearms.
The drugs had an estimated street value of about $125,000, Lincoln Police Officer Erin Spilker said Tuesday.
The seizure started just before 9 a.m., when investigators visited the home on a tip that someone was selling drugs out of it, she said.
They contacted three men: 22-year-old Gustav Rockey, his roommate and a 20-year-old visitor.
The visitor had an outstanding warrant — and THC wax in his wallet — and was arrested. Rockey and his roommate each turned over a glass pipe and bags of marijuana and were allowed to leave.
Investigators then applied for the search warrant and found the drugs, guns and cash in the home.
They found Rockey three days later near First Street and Cornhusker Highway and arrested him on three counts of suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to deliver, possession of money while violating a drug law and possession of a firearm with a drug law violation.
They’re still searching for others who live in the house, Spilker said.
$118,000 in suspected drug money
100 pounds of marijuana
100 pounds of marijuana
Father and son arrested in cocaine bust, Lincoln police say
A father and son were arrested Thursday by the Lancaster County Narcotics Unit after investigators found 6.8 pounds of cocaine, a pound of marijuana and almost $4,000 in cash at an apartment complex near Capitol Beach.
Police arrested Russell Rucks Sr., 50, and Russell Rucks Jr., 28, on suspicion of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and money during a drug violation.
Officer Erin Spilker said the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force served a search warrant at the apartment where both live at 500 Surfside Drive as part of an ongoing drug investigation.
Investigators had been looking for the elder Rucks and ended up arresting both men prior to the warrant being served. Spilker said Rucks Sr. had 8.9 grams of cocaine and over $1,600 cash in his pocket.
She said the search at the apartment turned up drugs throughout the apartment they shared. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/more-than-15-pounds-of-meth-found-during-traffic-stop-near-henderson/article_fe70a78e-b3bf-511d-96a7-94755ae9a1b7.html | 2022-07-02T00:47:27 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/more-than-15-pounds-of-meth-found-during-traffic-stop-near-henderson/article_fe70a78e-b3bf-511d-96a7-94755ae9a1b7.html |
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday rejected a convicted killer's latest attempt to challenge the sentence that landed him on death row.
John Lotter's attorney had presented a two-pronged argument to the Supreme Court last year, arguing that a district court judge had ruled improperly in denying the 51-year-old an evidentiary hearing to consider whether his intellectual level should keep him from being executed.
"An evidentiary hearing is required in this case," attorney Rebecca Woodman argued in February 2021, railing against a district court's ruling that Lotter's relief claim of intellectual incompetency could not be considered because of time and procedural issues.
Lotter was sentenced to death for his role in the 1993 killings of Brandon Teena and two witnesses, Lisa Lambert and Philip DeVine. He has maintained his innocence in the killings at a Humboldt farmhouse. His co-defendant, Thomas Nissen, is serving life sentences for the part he played in the crimes.
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In a 41-page ruling issued Friday, the state's Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision on each of Woodman's arguments.
One portion of Lotter's latest motion revolved around what the court termed his "LB268" claim, referring to the 2015 bill passed by the Legislature ending the death penalty in Nebraska. That law was later repealed by a statewide ballot referendum in which more than 60% of voters opted to reinstate the death penalty.
Lotter's attorney posited that when the Legislature passed LB268, it effectively vacated his death sentence, so the subsequent repeal of the law amounted to a “re-imposition” of the sentences and violated his due process rights.
Relying on previous Nebraska Supreme Court cases that examined nearly identical arguments, the district court judge dispatched that claim as "meritless," a decision the Supreme Court again upheld Friday.
At the heart of Lotter's latest motion, though, was his attorney's argument that he was diagnosed as intellectually disabled in 2018 and therefore is ineligible for imposition of the death penalty under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
Woodman, a lawyer at the Missouri-based nonprofit law firm Center For Death Penalty Litigation, argued that an expert who evaluated Lotter determined his full-scale IQ was 67 in 2018, which the expert said was “consistent with mild intellectual disability.”
But neither the district court nor Supreme Court vetted the actual merits of that claim when the courts ruled on Lotter's motion, instead finding that "the claim was both procedurally barred and time barred under Nebraska postconviction law," according to Friday's order.
The law referenced in the ruling requires defendants to make postconviction relief claims within a year from any of five triggering events.
Lotter's attorney pointed to the 2018 evaluation as a triggering event for the appeal, originally filed in March of that year, arguing that Lotter could not have possibly sought relief before that point since "the factual predicate for his claim did not exist until he was diagnosed."
But, in its denial of that argument, the justices noted that evidence of Lotter's intellectual disability was mentioned during his trial more than 20 years ago.
The high court also pointed to Woodman's own admission that one of Lotter's prior attorneys had made an effort to raise an intellectual disability claim in the early 2000s but abandoned the effort.
"As such, we agree with the district court that Lotter could have discovered, through the exercise of due diligence, the factual predicate to support a constitutional claim of intellectual disability ... long before March 2018," the court said.
The ruling clears the latest legal challenge to Lotter's death sentence, though his execution is far from guaranteed. The state has only executed one death row inmate in the last 25 years and, like other states, has faced challenges in acquiring the combination of drugs required for lethal injections.
In 2018, the state executed Carey Dean Moore using a four-drug combination that until then hadn’t been used for that purpose. After public documents released after a court battle revealed Community Pharmacy Services in Gretna had obtained the drugs and sold them to the state, the company’s owner issued a statement saying it regretted the decision.
The Department of Correctional Services said last year it was still pursuing execution drugs.
Reach the writer at 402-473-7223 or awegley@journalstar.com.
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With every coming summer, Steve Nelson is always ready to play his part in Nebraska’s biggest amateur sports competition.
It won’t be long until the Cornhusker State Games officially begin with the opening ceremonies on July 15, but the buildup to the State Games is where Nelson has made a lasting impact over the last 28 years.
Dating back to 1994, Nelson has helped organize portions of the Torch Run in western Nebraska, a tradition in which runners carry a symbolic torch in 1-mile segments across the state similar to the Olympics. This year’s Torch Run included legs from Hastings to Kearney, Alliance to Scottsbluff, Ogallala to North Platte, Norfolk to Bloomfield and David City to Lincoln, with the torch arriving at Haymarket Park on June 30.
In getting runners scheduled for their portion of the Torch Run, Nelson has dealt with road closures, construction, weather and everything in between. And every year, he keeps coming back for more.
“We’ve had people come from Chadron, Hay Springs or Hyannis come and help run for a couple miles,” Nelson said. “I never had any trouble finding people to run; in fact, a lot of them wanted to run 3 or 4 miles.”
If you’re looking for the secret to how Nelson always finds eager runners, it’s because he’s one of the longest-serving track and field coaches in the entire state. While attending Chadron State College, Nelson participated in both football and track and field, something that set him up for a future in athletics.
When Nelson took up teaching at Alliance High School, it was simply natural that he’d become a coach, too. Nelson became the head coach for track and field at Alliance from 1978-1999, and he’s continued coaching pole vault at the school for over 40 years. Nelson also volunteered as the pole vault coach at Chadron State for 17 years, and he continues to channel that passion for athletics into the Cornhusker State Games now.
“I was on what you call the nine-year plan for college,” Nelson said. “I had really good coaches in high school and in college, and that really helped me get started.”
With every year of the Torch Run, Nelson got a new T-shirt. Over time, those shirts started to pile up in his closet. With the help of a suggestion from his wife, Nelson took them to a local friend who made a quilt out of the Torch Run shirts.
“I just had so many shirts, and my wife wanted to me do something with them,” Nelson said. “I also have a quilt made out of a bunch of my Nebraska state track meet shirts, so it’s as good of a place as any to put them!”
While a hip replacement has kept Nelson from being on the road for the Torch Run and from helping run the CSG track and field event, he looks forward to returning to Lincoln next year.
Whether it was the National Guard members that escorted runners in the Panhandle, the athletes he’s met at the track and field meet or the many runners who he turns to every year, Nelson’s love for the Cornhusker State Games is built on one thing — relationships.
“It has been a really, really good event that has just been a blast for me,” Nelson said. “In those 28 years, I’ve had so much fun every time; it’s just led to a lot of friendships.” | https://journalstar.com/news/local/longtime-alliance-track-coach-steve-nelson-builds-friendships-quilt-through-cornhusker-state-games-torch-run/article_24634c42-23a9-54d6-a7ae-b316c6364f56.html | 2022-07-02T00:47:39 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/longtime-alliance-track-coach-steve-nelson-builds-friendships-quilt-through-cornhusker-state-games-torch-run/article_24634c42-23a9-54d6-a7ae-b316c6364f56.html |
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It doesn't appear COVID-19 is going to put a damper on anyone's Fourth of July.
AAA estimates that nearly 48 million people will travel at least 50 miles this weekend, including potentially 42 million by car, which would be a record.
Need plans for the Fourth of July? Check out what's happening in the Lincoln area.
That's despite gas prices that are at the highest level ever for the holiday.
As of Friday morning, the price of a gallon of unleaded gas was $4.73 in Lincoln, according to AAA, $1.74 higher than it was a year ago.
“The volume of travelers we expect to see over Independence Day is a definite sign that summer travel is kicking into high gear,” said Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel. “Earlier this year, we started seeing the demand for travel increase and it’s not tapering off. People are ready for a break and despite things costing more, they are finding ways to still take that much-needed vacation.”
The top destinations for the holiday weekend in Nebraska are expected to be Lake McConaughy, Ponca State Park, Mahoney State Park and Fort Robinson State Park, Nebraska Game and Parks spokeswoman Shawna Richter-Ryerson told the Omaha World-Herald.
The Fourth of July celebration in Seward, including a parade and fireworks, is one of many community festivals expected to draw large crowds.
If you are planning a cookout, it's going to cost you about $10 more this year.
The American Farm Bureau says the average cost of a cookout is $69.68 this year, up 17% compared with a year ago. That's based on a full spread for 10 people.
Five state recreation areas — Branched Oak (Liebers Point only), Fort Kearny, Memphis, Pawnee and Wagon Train — permit the use of fireworks Monday from 8 a.m. to midnight.
If you prefer to light your own fireworks, Lincoln allows the sale and discharge of fireworks Sunday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Monday from 8 a.m. to midnight.
Lincoln also has its public fireworks display at 10 p.m. Sunday at Oak Lake Park, as part of Uncle Sam Jam, which starts at 4 p.m. and includes food vendors and live music.
In recognition that Lincoln residents enjoy their fireworks (maybe a little too much), the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on Friday issued a preemptive air-quality advisory.
The department said that it usually sees periodic high levels of particulate air pollution from the evening of July 3 through the morning of July 5.
During those times, Lincoln’s Air Quality Index often reaches levels that are unhealthy for everyone, but especially for people with heart disease, asthma or other respiratory conditions such as COPD.
One thing that could put a damper on July 4 festivities is the weather. The forecast in Lincoln calls for a chance of storms this weekend, with below-average temperatures in the low 80s on Saturday and a high in the upper 80s on Sunday. However, things will change Monday, with clear conditions and a high of 98 degrees in the forecast.
That could make conditions perfect for a trip to the pool. All city pools are open on the Fourth of July from 1-5 p.m.
An armed security guard at a fireworks tent in La Vista was shot in the buttocks Friday morning by a man who was trying to rob the tent, La Vista Police Chief Bob Lausten said.
In this file photo from 2021, Brooke Pfeiffer hands shaved ice cones to customers during Uncle Sam Jam, the city of Lincoln's annual Fourth of July weekend celebration at Oak Lake Park. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/record-number-of-people-expected-to-hit-the-road-for-holiday-weekend-festivities/article_5fca1262-7b0c-50ba-bba7-2d6a933c2297.html | 2022-07-02T00:47:46 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/record-number-of-people-expected-to-hit-the-road-for-holiday-weekend-festivities/article_5fca1262-7b0c-50ba-bba7-2d6a933c2297.html |
WHITE HAVEN, Pa. — Some residents of White Haven are overjoyed to hear that plans to toll some interstate bridges have been stopped by the commonwealth court.
"I think it's great because I thought it was bought and paid for so why would we have to pay for it again," said Frank Staines, White Haven.
Last year Governor Wolf and PennDOT proposed using tolls to fund nine interstate bridge projects.
One of those bridges was the Lehigh River bridge on Interstate 80 in White Haven.
Residents tell Newswatch 16 they are breathing a sigh of relief hearing the plans won't be moving forward.
"I'm glad it's not happening because gas prices are so high and besides, the turnpike is already so high, I don't even take the turnpike anymore because it's too expensive to drive," said Frank Staines, White Haven.
Residents expressed concerns when the proposal was first announced about the possibility of increased traffic through town.
"It would have only made a lot of hassle for these towns because tractors and trailers, and carts would just be driving through town trying to get around the bridge anyway," said Sam Gerhard, White Haven.
Others we spoke with say they understand why people are excited to hear the proposed plans have been blocked- but are now thinking long-term about where infrastructure funding will come from.
"It's nice in the short run but where are they going to get the money from other than that? I'm a firm believer that you pay taxes on things that you use so if they are now going to run short on money hopefully that doesn't come out of our state income tax or some other tax we'll get hit for later on," said Stanley Boc, Philadelphia.
Along with stopping the tolling plan, the commonwealth court also ruled that PennDOT must stop all studies about bridge tolling along with any planned hearings, meetings, and spending.
See news happening? | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/bridge-toll-plan-blocked/523-b9ed1c83-721e-4e1c-ade9-a3f0ab4a6d99 | 2022-07-02T00:48:16 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/bridge-toll-plan-blocked/523-b9ed1c83-721e-4e1c-ade9-a3f0ab4a6d99 |
For the 14th straight year, the Arizona Diamondbacks remain the most affordable fan experience in Major League Baseball.
That’s the determination of Team Marketing Report’s 2022 MLB Fan Cost Index, which combines ticket price with other game-day costs, including beer per ounce, parking and hot dogs. The Diamondbacks had the lowest number in the majors with a Fan Cost Index of $152.30.
For Arizona sports fan and mom of two, Crys Melton, the affordability makes a big difference in what she and her family are able to do during the summer months.
“Especially as season-ticket holders, when my brother brings his herd of children, (the cost is) not a big deal,” Melton said. “After the price of admission, it’s more expensive to go to the movies.”
The Meltons have been season-ticket holders for 10 years. Melton purchases the 28-game pass that allows flexibility for game choice and buying souvenirs and food at the ballpark.
Despite a 5.6% increase from last year’s mark, Arizona is still the most affordable team in MLB for fans. This comes as “the majority of Major League Baseball clubs have begun ramping up ticket prices,” Chris Hartweg, CEO and Publisher of Team Marketing Report, stated in the report. “In reversal of 2021, concessions hold (the) line, while tickets fuel (the) increase.”
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Melton’s work as a non-medical care provider for pregnant women forces her to be on call most of the time. It makes it hard to go to other ballparks. But from the few she has visited and from what her friends who live elsewhere have said, the affordability of Chase Field makes family trips manageable.
Diamondbacks CEO Derrick Hall said it’s important that despite new projects like the Caesars Sportsbook at Chase Field, families like the Meltons must not be priced out.
“The affordability for us is a point of pride,” Hall said. “When you come to the ballpark, we want to make sure you’re not gouged. We allow people to bring in their own food (and) water. We have family-value pricing. We want to make sure that anything we do, it’s still affordable so people have a reason to come back.”
The average ticket price around the majors in 2022 sits at $35.93. For Arizona, the average cost is well below at $22.12. The ticket cost is a 3.5% increase, which sits just below the league average of 3.6%.
Melton often brings her nieces and nephews to Diamondbacks games, so she experiences the normal ticket price often. It is in those days that she makes sure to take advantage of outside food being allowed.
“In a couple of weeks, I’m coming (to Chase Field) with my brother and his five kids,” Melton said. “There’s a zero percent chance of buying food at the ballpark. We will get a ton of McDonald’s nuggets before we go.”
Even if she can’t avoid the cost of concessions, Team Marketing Report found that beer per ounce, soft drink per ounce, hot dog, hat and parking costs are all below league averages.
“I go to football games and I go to spring training games and I spend way more money at spring training than I do at Chase (Field),” Melton said.
The Diamondbacks have dominated the Fan Cost Index, having maintained the least expensive fan experience in MLB every year since 2009. In the 14 years, the Diamondbacks’ Fan Cost Index has increased $37.88 from $114.42 to the current $152.30. The Boston Red Sox have the most expensive fan experience, with a Fan Cost Index at $385.37. MLB’s average cost is $256.41.
Arizona has remained low in cost while rising in performance on the field. After finishing tied for last in the standings with the Baltimore Orioles with a record of 52-110 last year, the Diamondbacks sit eight games below .500 after 76 games and are in fourth place in a strong National League West division. Arizona is 13 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
But as a diehard, Melton would show up to the games, no matter the performance on the field or if the cost became greater.
“I don’t care how the team is,” Melton said. “If (the team) doesn’t look like it’s trying, then why do you expect me to pay $20 just to park my car?” | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/diamondbacks-named-most-affordable-for-fans/article_7e4081a0-f964-11ec-aee0-0b788b47da9d.html | 2022-07-02T00:57:50 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/diamondbacks-named-most-affordable-for-fans/article_7e4081a0-f964-11ec-aee0-0b788b47da9d.html |
Coconino and Flagstaff's boys basketball teams ended the 2022 June team session with a crosstown rivalry exhibition game at Coconino High School on Thursday.
The two teams, after graduating several quality seniors, used the summer period to improve and build chemistry with their new rosters.
The Panthers won, 46-23, in the final game before both teams get back together in several months ahead of the winter season. The regular season begins in late November, and the rivals are scheduled to meet for the first time in January of 2023. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/panthers-eagles-play-exhibition-game-to-end-summer-basketball-period/article_02b68ad6-f967-11ec-ad79-9bc43425c05a.html | 2022-07-02T00:57:56 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/panthers-eagles-play-exhibition-game-to-end-summer-basketball-period/article_02b68ad6-f967-11ec-ad79-9bc43425c05a.html |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — The Midland County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help finding a missing person.
Faith Ann Morgan, 16, is described as being about 4 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds, with green eyes and brown hair.
She was last seen on May 22, 2022, wearing a black spaghetti strap dress with a black and green swimsuit.
Anyone with information about where Morgan may be is encouraged to call MCSO at 432-688-4620. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/mcso-asks-for-publics-help-finding-missing-16-year-old/513-6bdfa12d-02ed-4998-8b04-b1c7a145ff64 | 2022-07-02T01:00:37 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/mcso-asks-for-publics-help-finding-missing-16-year-old/513-6bdfa12d-02ed-4998-8b04-b1c7a145ff64 |
MIDLAND, Texas —
The four Trinity School administrators accused of failing to report sexual assault have filed a motion for protection and appointment of independent privilege team.
Court documents show that Shelby Hammer, Todd Freese, Adrianne Clifton and Chrystal Myers filed the motion on March 2. It was granted by the court on March 4.
The motion claimed that during a search warrant of the school, officers with the Midland Police Department seized electronic devices that contained attorney-client communications that were not related to the sexual assault investigation.
After the motion was approved, the police gave the devices referenced to the court.
Mug shots of Trinity School administrators arrested
The privilege team will be made up of two lawyers from the Midland County District Attorney’s Office, an attorney listed as counsel for the administrators and two forensic examiners.
The four administrators were arrested for failure to report with intent to conceal neglect or abuse back in February.
Affidavits show that a female student under the age of 14 was reportedly sexually assaulted multiple times going back as far as September 2019.
The victim reportedly told an interviewer at the Midland Children's Advocacy Center in February 2022 that she had been assaulted while at school every other day for around four months.
This is the newest information we currently have on the case. Stay with NewsWest 9 for more as it moves through the court. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/trinity-school-admins-granted-motion-regarding-devices-seized-during-investigation/513-7451b4e7-ddde-4d72-991e-2cc546f6785e | 2022-07-02T01:00:43 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/trinity-school-admins-granted-motion-regarding-devices-seized-during-investigation/513-7451b4e7-ddde-4d72-991e-2cc546f6785e |
PARKER COUNTY, Texas — The dry weather in Texas is having an impact on who will be allowed to discharge fireworks at home.
There are serious concerns in some Texas counties that fireworks will lead to brush fires. That hasn't slowed down firework sales at vendors like Alamo Fireworks throughout North Texas. Customers are stocking up with plans to light up the sky in some cases.
Alamo Customer Ray Smith is affectionately known as Chop and he spent Friday afternoon buying all kinds of fireworks for his family, especially his children. He plans to celebrate Independence Day chopping it up with family and friends.
"We have a lot of family come out, a lot of family come out from California, from Texas," said Ray 'Chop' Smith. "I am from Arkansas, so we have people come out."
All over Texas, Alamo is selling every firework imaginable. In some cases, the products they sell not only come with "how to use" instructions but also warnings for safety purposes.
There are fireworks designed just for adults to discharge as well as kid-friendly products. Fireworks will be a big part of Mike Harmon's family gathering on July 4.
Mike Harmon said, "Just family gathering, get time to spent with family, couldn't get together without my kids who love to see fireworks, so I had to get stuff for them."
But this is also the time of year Parker County Fire Marshal Sean Hughes is on the edge of his seat.
The last thing he wants is for his office to have to investigate a fire where someone gets injured or worse. Hughes is concerned about how dry the weather has been in Parker County making things more vulnerable for wild brush fires.
"In Parker County, we're very, very dry," said Sean Hughes.
The dry weather mixed with carelessness or someone accidentally igniting grass or brush has Parker County fire officials sounding the alarm.
Fire Marshal Sean Hughes has been granted a county-wide Fireworks Ban from now through Sept. 6. That means no discharging fireworks at home Hughes says because of what can happen.
"When fireworks are sent into the air, of course, there's a trail of sparks," said Hughes. "There's the display, and then there's the aftereffects of the display and a lot of times, those carry sparks and embers, and they fall."
Getting caught discharging fireworks in Parker County can land you a $1,000 fine and have your stash confiscated. But more importantly, Hughes and his staff are more concerned about preventing injuries due to out-of-control fires started by fireworks.
"Really, one of the last things that we consider is what started it as fire marshals," said Sean Hughes. "I've got 38 years in the fire service. Our first concern is safety, life safety, getting the incident stabilized, and then protecting additional property. But when we get these calls, the first thing that's on our mind is where is it?"
Fireworks stand workers expect to be busy over the holiday weekend. While the restrictions are in effect in Parker County, Alamo customers come from all over Texas to buy fireworks. Discharge ban or no discharge ban many families already have safety plans in place.
"The kids don't set off any fireworks at all. We leave that to dad and the adults," said Mike Harmon.
Smith said, "We keep the buckets on deck and make sure it never catches on fire."
Fire Marshal Sean Hughes stressed their goal is not to issue citations to people for discharging fireworks or taking away their stash, but instead to make sure that no one ends up injured because of flames ignited from a firework.
Hughes also warned that anyone that causes a fire or injury can be held liable, so avoiding the danger altogether is best.
Anyone who witnesses fireworks being discharged in Parker County before Sept. 6, 2022, can report it to the Fireworks Ban Violation Hot Line at 682-333-0002. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement-warn-parker-county-residents-of-fireworks-ban/287-44064874-fc21-4cae-ac75-a50cbeb2d093 | 2022-07-02T01:01:14 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement-warn-parker-county-residents-of-fireworks-ban/287-44064874-fc21-4cae-ac75-a50cbeb2d093 |
DALLAS — A lawsuit was filed in Dallas County this week against two individuals who allegedly planned to host a music festival here before it was canceled, making off with $120,000 from the person now suing them.
The suit, filed by San Antonio resident Allen Cox, was filed against Dallas resident James Watson and Pennsylvania resident John Griffin, as well as their Dallas-based company Music Events Productions. Griffin had previously served with Cox in the military, the suit added.
This lawsuit comes weeks after one of the defendants, Watson, was indicted by a grand jury on wire fraud charges related to the Southfork Music Festival, court records show, which this civil suit is also related to. Watson at the time of arrest had been planning to host another music festival in Orlando.
Cox had paid the $120,000 to Watson and MEP as part of the investment into their Southfork Music Festival, a jazz festival planned to be held at Southfork Ranch, to be used for pre-production expenses. The suit states this deal was made at the end of 2019 with the return on investment expected to begin by April 2020.
Sometime thereafter, the suit states Cox was told by Watson and Griffin the festival was to be canceled, and Cox demanded to receive back the funds he invested. That didn’t happen.
“I put my trust in him because of our brotherhood and experience together,” Cox said about Watson at a press conference. “I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life.”
Jacob Abrego, one of Cox’s attorneys, said they attempted negotiations with Watson and Griffin but to no avail.
“These guys have no remorse,” Abrego said. “They don’t care that they’ve wrongfully taken from people. They just continue to throw smokescreen after smokescreen just to give you what you want to hear.”
Abrego said the defendants had tried to offer Cox numerous deals, such as artwork, but never cash.
“We wanted the cash back and they never took the steps,” Abrego said. “It’s just complete lies.”
Cox said it feels like everything in his life has been hijacked by this experience.
“My career was put on hold, my personal life,” he said. “He just halted everything in this hurricane of misinformation.”
The charges alleged in the lawsuit include a breach of contract by failure to reimburse Cox, and fraudulent inducement, stating Cox had relied upon Griffin’s word as a friend and former veteran and that Griffin had misrepresented the idea Cox would ever make money on his investment.
Cox’s total losses haven’t been ascertained, the suit states, but he is seeking more than $5 million in monetary relief. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/million-dollar-lawsuit-filed-cancelled-dallas-festival-alleging-fraud/287-d9d80f17-6d5a-4eaf-9863-bdbfb4a74a6c | 2022-07-02T01:01:20 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/million-dollar-lawsuit-filed-cancelled-dallas-festival-alleging-fraud/287-d9d80f17-6d5a-4eaf-9863-bdbfb4a74a6c |
THE COLONY, Texas — Police arrested a resident of The Colony on Thursday after he reportedly made threats online toward the U.S. Supreme Court.
Police say they were contacted by the FBI last Friday regarding the online threats, and that he was believed to reside in The Colony.
Officers from The Colony Police Department searched for the suspect at their residence but they were not immediately found.
Police say they conducted an investigation with the FBI and were able to obtain probable cause for an arrest.
Officers later returned to the suspect's residence where he was found and placed under arrest for terroristic threat.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/the-colony-police-arrest-suspect-twitter-threats-us-supreme-court/287-1a94e1aa-434c-4cb5-ab53-199ff1e4c46e | 2022-07-02T01:01:26 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/the-colony-police-arrest-suspect-twitter-threats-us-supreme-court/287-1a94e1aa-434c-4cb5-ab53-199ff1e4c46e |
Shreveport pays final respects to City Marshal Charlie Caldwell Jr.
Shreveport City Marshal Charlie Caldwell Jr. received the formal send-off of a public servant Friday.
Caldwell, 56, fell overboard June 16 while on vacation in Destin, Florida. His death sent grief through the community.
For 25 years, Caldwell worked serving Caddo Parish and the City of Shreveport. In a packed sanctuary, law-enforcement officers and first responders from near and far joined to remember the man who dedicated his life to serving and leading.
The Memorial began at 11 a.m. at Summer Grove Baptist Church.
More:Remembering Shreveport City Marshal Charlie Caldwell Jr.: 'He will be surely missed'
Bishop L. Lawrence Brandon of Praise Temple Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral officiated the funeral, with words from state Rep. Sam Jenkins of Shreveport and Ward 5 Constable and Pastor Tony Hunter.
Jenkins read aloud a proclamation by Gov. John Bel Edwards that remembers Caldwell as a "great man" and "loving father."
"He will be remembered as a professional with unyielding faith, determination and perseverance," the proclamation reads.
The memory of Caldwell will live on through the stories and smile he left behind, friends and family members said.
"Your kind heart and your big smile will remain with us forever," the Shreveport Police Department said during the Last Call.
Read:Multi-state procession brings home body of Shreveport City Marshal who drowned off Florida coast
Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com. | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/shreveport-celebrates-life-late-city-marshal-charlie-caldwell-jr/7791903001/ | 2022-07-02T01:01:46 | 1 | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/shreveport-celebrates-life-late-city-marshal-charlie-caldwell-jr/7791903001/ |
SEATTLE — Editor’s note: The video above on Amtrak resuming service was originally published on May 13, 2022.
A popular train service connecting Washington state and Oregon to Canada will resume in September, three months before its expected return, Amtrak said in a release Friday.
Amtrak said in the release that plans projected a December return to service, but the company was able to push up the schedule by three months. More details are expected to be released at a later date, the company said.
In May, Amtrak said the extended delay was due to widespread staffing shortages. Conductors, on-board service, staff and mechanics needed to be hired to support the service, Amtrak said in the May release.
The Washington State Department of Transportation and Oregon Department of Transportation "expressed extreme disassociation" with the delay, but the agencies said in May they were committed to an earlier start date if more employees were hired.
The two transportation agencies urged Amtrak to offer service a few days a week on an interim basis until full service can resume, according to the release.
The route served Seattle, Edmonds, Everett, Stanwood, Mount Vernon, Bellingham and Vancouver, British Columbia but has been suspended since May 2020 when the Canadian border closed to non-essential travel.
Amtrak is still offering daily bus service between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. and between Seattle and Bellingham. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/amtrak-resume-service-canada-september/281-e73df8a3-d0ab-4db3-9af8-e752c977992c | 2022-07-02T01:04:10 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/amtrak-resume-service-canada-september/281-e73df8a3-d0ab-4db3-9af8-e752c977992c |
RENTON, Wash. — Several people were reportedly injured after a driver crashed into a Plum Delicious restaurant in Renton, according to Renton Firefighters IAFF Local 864.
Patients are being transported to local hospitals, the Renton firefighters union said.
The crash was reported on the 3200 block of Northeast Sunset Boulevard.
Renton firefighters reportedly requested additional units from Bellevue and King County to help with the response.
The crash was first reported around 5:10 p.m. on Friday.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Download our free KING 5 app to stay up-to-date on news stories from across western Washington. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/people-serious-condition-car-into-renton-restaurant/281-a0672f49-c32c-4e30-924a-855a2218759f | 2022-07-02T01:04:16 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/people-serious-condition-car-into-renton-restaurant/281-a0672f49-c32c-4e30-924a-855a2218759f |
TACOMA, Wash. — Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer was ordered to post $100,000 bail after Kitsap County Judge Jefferey Jahns determined he violated the condition of release in connection to two criminal charges.
During a hearing Friday, Jahns said the court did not trust Troyer to adhere to the condition of release in the future. He also said he has concerns for the safety of Sedrick Altheimer, a Black newspaper carrier suing Troyer and Pierce County over a confrontation in January 2021.
The state Attorney General's office filed the motion to revoke Troyer's condition of release in June, during which time it was argued the sheriff did not keep his distance from Altheimer. The Attorney General's office argued that Troyer violated his release following allegations that the sheriff followed Altheimer on several occasions while he was driving his paper route and flashing his lights. The motion came after an anti-harassment order against Troyer was filed and upheld.
During the hearing, Troyer's attorney John Sheeran said the judge was trying to humiliate the sheriff by having him arrested if he didn't post bail.
Under the new conditions of release, Troyer must strictly adhere to an anti-harassment order filed on behalf of Altheimer. Additionally, Troyer or a third party cannot keep Altheimer under surveillance.
Troyer, who has pleaded not guilty, faces a charge of false reporting and a charge of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant following the Jan. 27, 2021 incident.
Troyer called a department line used by law enforcement to gather routine information and requests and said multiple times that Altheimer threatened to kill him, according to probable cause documents.
Troyer was formally charged by the Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office following a months-long investigation.
During Ferguson's investigation, officers said Troyer told them Altheimer did not make any threats and he did not observe any weapons on him once they arrived at the scene.
The criminal case against Troyer begins Oct. 31. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/pierce-county-sheriff-troyer-released-bond/281-5e088138-c5db-4a93-a4ff-f223be3c73c8 | 2022-07-02T01:04:23 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/pierce-county-sheriff-troyer-released-bond/281-5e088138-c5db-4a93-a4ff-f223be3c73c8 |
Raytheon offering
$50K sign-on bonusesTucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense is offering sign-on bonuses of up to $50,000 for engineering and some finance roles onsite at the company’s Tucson location.
For eligible finance positions, sign-on bonuses are available for those who have an active security clearance, Raytheon said.
For engineers, sign-on bonuses are available to those hired into qualified roles, regardless of current clearance status, but bonuses are higher for individuals with active security clearances, the company said.
Raytheon also offers new hires relocation packages that include benefits such as a relocation allowance, household goods and auto transport, storage, temporary housing, and spouse career assistance.
Raytheon, the region’s biggest employer with more than 13,000 workers, listed more than 600 open positions in Tucson this week, with minimum sign-on bonuses of $10,000 to $30,000 for some jobs.
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Gas prices fall on slack demand
Gas prices fell across Arizona and the nation this week as demand dropped and oil prices retreated, AAA says.
The statewide average gas price fell about 12 cents in a week to $5.21 per gallon of regular on Friday, while the national average declined 8 cents to $4.84 per gallon.
Tucson had the state’s lowest average gas price at $4.83 per gallon, down 12 cents for the week, while Scottsdale had the state’s priciest gas at an average $5.48 per gallon.
Contact senior reporter David Wichner at dwichner@tucson.com or 520-573-4181. On Twitter: @dwichner. On Facebook: Facebook.com/DailyStarBiz | https://tucson.com/news/local/business/news-and-notes/article_a5b086dc-f954-11ec-a723-4701f2f5604f.html | 2022-07-02T01:16:27 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/business/news-and-notes/article_a5b086dc-f954-11ec-a723-4701f2f5604f.html |
Green Valley’s only hospital closed Thursday due to financial strain and an inability to get this retirement community’s residents to go there for care instead of driving to Tucson.
The 49-bed Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital opened seven years ago and, on average, saw about 50 patients each day in its emergency room. But despite investing in specialists and equipment for serving older patients, CEO Stephen Harris said only about 15% of the people living there used it.
“We’ve been struggling since COVID,” he said. “Our whole rural health care infrastructure is collapsing.”
The Green Valley hospital buckled under its Medicaid debt for money advanced to stay open during the pandemic, Harris said, adding they were paying back about $400,000 per month.
“In September, that would have gone down to $50,000 (per month),” he said, adding that the break just didn’t come quickly enough. “That, combined with nursing agencies charging so much, just knocked us to our knees.”
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He said their one hope was to be bought out by Tucson’s TMC HealthCare but that plan fell through a couple weeks back.
“We have been working with TMC since November and we thought we had a deal with them,” Harris said. “However, they are having a bad year and they pulled out at the last minute, and we didn’t have time to find another buyer.”
TMC signed a nonbinding agreement to begin the due diligence process at the end of April, and then decided not to go forward with the purchase, said Julia Strange, vice president of community benefit for TMC HealthCare. She declined to elaborate on the reasons other than to say they “took the process very seriously.”
“I’m distressed and heartbroken that it’s closing in such a final manner,” said county Supervisor Steve Christy, whose district includes Green Valley. Christy said Green Valley is not alone in this, that many rural hospitals around the country are closing.
Strange said TMC HealthCare remains interested in providing outpatient services in the community but did not provide further details.
Harris is frustrated with TMC HealthCare because, he said, after the sale fell through TMC made and then broke a promise to hire all of his 200 full-time employees. He said he let TMC HealthCare do a job fair at his hospital last Friday contingent on that plan.
Strange said they have been trying to hire people for the positions they have open but cannot create new jobs just to take on the additional workers. She said TMC HealthCare is continuing to communicate with some of the Green Valley employees who recently lost their jobs.
Contact reporter Patty Machelor at 806-7754 or pmachelor@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/green-valley-hospital-closes-after-buckling-under-unmanageable-debt/article_7ed8fe6a-f97a-11ec-a9dd-d31946a1f8a2.html | 2022-07-02T01:16:33 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/green-valley-hospital-closes-after-buckling-under-unmanageable-debt/article_7ed8fe6a-f97a-11ec-a9dd-d31946a1f8a2.html |
The halfway point of the 2022 MLB season is upon us, and so far 11 baseball players with Tucson connections have played at the big league level.
Here’s how how each of the 11 have done in the pros this year as well as eight more who are currently in the minor leagues.
Tylor Megill
Position: Pitcher
Team: New York Mets
2022 stats: 4-2 with a 5.01 ERA in nine starts
How he’s fared: The former Wildcat was the Mets’ Opening Day starting pitcher against the Washington Nationals. Megill tossed five scoreless innings with six strikeouts in a 5-1 win. The right-hander went 4-0 in April with a 1.93 ERA. He went on the injured list mid-May due to right biceps tendinitis and returned June 10.
In the following two starts after his activation, the 26-year-old allowed a combined six runs in 6 2/3 innings. On June 17, the Mets moved Megill to the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. Megill is not eligible to make his return to the club until at least mid-August.
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Chase Silseth
Position: Pitcher
Team: Los Angeles Angels
2022 stats: 1-2 with a 5.23 ERA and 17 Ks in five starts
How he’s fared: Silseth’s rise to the majors is nothing short of remarkable. Last June, he pitched in the College World Series for the Wildcats. Less than a year later, he made his MLB debut with the Angels on May 13, tossing a gem of six innings with one hit allowed and four strikeouts.
However, he’s been uneven since then. Silseth has made four more starts and hasn’t pitched more than five innings in any of his appearances. He was sent down to Triple A in early June, then recalled to start a game for the Angels on June 28. The right-hander labored through 4 1/3 innings of work, allowing five hits and three runs in a no-decision.
Mark Melancon
Position: Closer
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
2022 stats: 2-6 with a 5.68 ERA and 11 saves in 29 appearances
How he’s fared: The 37-year-old ex-Wildcat has struggled to find consistency out of the bullpen. After some early struggles, the righty bounced back in June, allowing four runs in nine appearances and lowering his ERA from 6.23 to 5.68.
Alfonso Rivas
Position: First base/outfield
Team: Chicago Cubs
2022 stats: .221 batting average with three home runs and 22 RBIs in 47 games.
How he’s fared: The 25-year-old ex-Wildcat made his big league debut last season and has seen extended playing time this year as the Cubs go through a rebuild. Rivas hit his first home run of the year back on April 23 against the Pirates and collected a career-high five RBIs.
Rivas had another monster day against the Pirates on June 22 where he launched his first career grand slam. He’s been primarily used as a first baseman for the Cubs but will occasionally be switched to the outfield.
Alex Verdugo
Position: Left fielder
Team: Boston Red Sox
2022 stats: .260 batting average with five homers and 39 RBIs in 68 games.
How he’s fared: Verdugo got off to a torrid start in early April, homering three times in the first eight games. But his output cratered since and his batting average dipped to as low as .210 in May. The Red Sox outfielder seems to have regained his form recently, hitting .311 over his last 30 games, with 23 RBIs.
Bobby Dalbec
Position: First baseman
Team: Boston Red Sox
2022 stats: .207 batting average with five homers and 18 RBIs in 68 games.
How he’s fared: The power-hitting Dalbec took a while to find his swing but has gone deep four times over his last 30 games. Dalbec’s third season in the MLB with Boston has been his most uneven up to this point.
Kevin Newman
Position: Shortstop
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
2022 stats: .250 batting average with eight RBIs in 14 games.
How he’s fared: Newman went down in late April with a groin injury and was placed on the 60-day injured list in May after experiencing a setback in his rehab. He began his second rehab stint on June 21 in Indianapolis and is expected to be brought back up to the Pirates soon.
J.J. Matijevic
Position: First baseman
Team: Houston Astros
2022 stats: .125 batting average with two homers and 2 RBIs in 16 games.
How he’s fared: The 26-year-old made his MLB debut with the Astros on April 22 and was sent back down to Triple A on the 27th. He was called back up on June 15 and hit his first career home run on June 19. In his next appearance on June 25, Matijevic took Yankees ace Gerrit Cole deep on a 100 mph fastball.
Rob Refsnyder
Position: Outfielder
Team: Boston Red Sox
2022 stats: .364 batting average with one home run and six RBIs in 12 games.
How he’s fared: The 2012 College World Series star is playing for his sixth MLB club in the last six years and has been used as a bench player for the Red Sox this season. He’s appeared in nine games in the month of June and is hitting .357 during that span.
Luis González
Position: Right fielder
Team: San Francisco Giants
2022 stats: .302 batting average with three home runs and 24 RBIs in 49 games.
How he’s fared: The Catalina Foothills High School product is a candidate for National League Rookie of the Year. González is second among all qualified NL rookies in batting average, third in OPS and sixth in RBIs. The 26-year-old hit his first career MLB home run on April 25.
Darick Hall
Position: First baseman/designated hitter
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
2022 stats: .250 average with three home runs and four RBIs.
How he's fared: It's hard to imagine a better start to a big-league career than the one Hall is having. The Hereford native and Sierra Vista Buena High School and Cochise College product made his big-league debut Wednesday, hit two homers Thursday — then belted a third on Friday.
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These players are next in line to reach the big leagues:
Donny Sands
Position: Catcher
Team: Lehigh Valley (Phillies Triple-A team)
2022 stats: .326 average with three home runs and 20 RBIs in 92 at-bats.
Andre Jackson
Position: Pitcher
Team: Oklahoma City (Dodgers’ Triple-A club)
2022 stats: 0-5 with a 6.34 ERA and 30 Ks in 38 1/3 innings
Stefen Romero
Position: Outfielder
Team: Oklahoma City (Dodgers’ Triple-A club)
2022 stats: .270 average with three homers and 21 RBIs in 89 at-bats.
Kevin Ginkel
Position: Pitcher
Team: Reno (Diamondbacks’ Triple-A team)
2022 stats: 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA, 32 Ks and four saves in 20 2/3 innings.
Cal Stevenson
Position: Left fielder
Team: Durham (Rays’ Triple-A club)
2022 stats: .270 average with two homers and 16 RBIs in 152 at-bats.
Jared Oliva
Position: Center fielder
Team: Indianapolis (Pirates’ Triple-A club)
2022 stats: .225 average with five homers and 16 RBIs in 142 at-bats.
Scott Kingery
Position: Utility
Team: Lehigh Valley (Phillies’ Triple-A team)
2022 stats: .193 average with three homers and 12 RBIs.
Nick Gonzales
Position: Second baseman
Team: Altoona (Pirates’ Double-A club)
2022 stats: .247 average with four homers and 15 RBIs in 154 at-bats; placed in 60-day injured list (heel) retroactive to May 31.
Contact sports producer Alec White at 573-4161 or awhite1@tucson.com.
On Twitter: @alecwhite_UA | https://tucson.com/sports/local/chase-silseths-sizzling-debut-luis-gonzlaezs-breakout-have-been-highlights-of-22-season/article_a76489ae-f979-11ec-96ce-0b2a4e1a6406.html | 2022-07-02T01:16:39 | 0 | https://tucson.com/sports/local/chase-silseths-sizzling-debut-luis-gonzlaezs-breakout-have-been-highlights-of-22-season/article_a76489ae-f979-11ec-96ce-0b2a4e1a6406.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — Eighty people representing 33 countries took the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time as U.S. citizens Friday.
The naturalization ceremony was the first at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site since 2019 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Most of the people in the group said it was not an easy process to become an American citizen and it took years to make it to this moment.
Harsimran Aulakh came to the U.S. from India to study. He told 13News he has dreamed of becoming an American citizen since he was a child.
"It feels surreal reflecting on it. To see the reflection of the great history and I get to be part of the history. It's really a surreal experience. I'm really looking forward to my role and part of the democratic process here. I'm really looking forward to the journey ahead," said Aulakh, who said it took him 12 years to get to the naturalization ceremony.
One of the first thing the new citizens were able to do after the ceremony was sign up to vote.
Judge Sarah Evans Barker presided over the ceremony. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/fourth-of-july-naturalization-ceremony-returns-to-benjamin-harrison-home/531-d0019c5b-85b6-4558-a638-e2d8f63b5446 | 2022-07-02T01:19:42 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/fourth-of-july-naturalization-ceremony-returns-to-benjamin-harrison-home/531-d0019c5b-85b6-4558-a638-e2d8f63b5446 |
It's hot outside and when it gets hot, lots of people take to the region's abundant water to cool off.
That will be especially true over the holiday weekend.
But while the desire to cool off is natural, it's important to be safe in and around water.
Every day 10 people die from unintentional drowning in the United States, according to the American Red Cross.
Out of those 10 people, two are under the age of 14. Drowning is a danger for many children, and is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4.
The American Red Cross shares these statistics on its website in order to encourage parents to teach their children swimming skills. The Red Cross reports that 79% of children in households with an annual income of less than $50,000 have few to no swimming skills.
Fortunately, several places around Idaho Falls offer swim lessons. The Wes Deist Aquatic Center, located at 149 7th St., offers 30-minute swim lessons Monday through Thursday. Fees vary, for information call 208-612-8111.
Club Apple offers three different swim lesson classes year-round. After filling out a swim lesson form at theclubapple.com, you will receive dates, costs and registration information.
The Ammon City Swimming Pool offered swim lessons for years, however it isn't offering them this year in part due to staffing issues, something many pools nationwide are experiencing. Before any children could start swimming in the pool's deep end, they had to pass a swim test in front of a lifeguard, according to Ammon Pool lifeguard Jessica Merkle.
"This is the first year we are not doing that. The test took too many extra people that we don't have. So many of the kids here can already swim," Merkle said.
To compensate for the phasing out of the swim test, Merkle said the pool has lifeguards on the deep end pay more attention than before. Merkle said it is also important for the children swimming to listen to the lifeguards.
"Lifeguards are trained professionals. We have training that could save you from a big injury or even death," Merkle said.
Merkle became a certified lifeguard this May through the American Red Cross. She said to become certified she took a course for a few weeks that had physical and written tests.
"I had to be able to swim 300 yards, get a brick from water 10 feet deep and tread water for two minutes," Merkle said.
With even more physical tests and many written exams under her belt, Merkle feels capable of saving a life.
"I haven't had to jump in to save anyone yet but two of my coworkers have. If the lifeguards are paying attention like they are supposed to, we don't have anything happen where we have to jump in," Merkle said. "Our biggest issue is when kids have really rough horseplay, especially near the walls. Or when kids run near the slide when the ground is wet."
Merkle is glad she took the lifeguard certification course.
"It gave me many ways to save lives. It teaches a lot of things that are good to know even if I wasn't a lifeguard," Merkle said.
Learning to swim is important at any age. The Red Cross reports that when parents have "no/low swimming skills (or competence) ability, their children are unlikely to have proficient swimming skills."
Both the Wes Deist Aquatic Center and Club Apple offer lessons to children as young as 6 months as well as to adults.
Idaho Falls mother of two Alisyn Remer took her son, Westyn, 2, to swim lessons at Mountain Wave Swimming in Rigby.
"Drowning can happen so fast even with parents present, so we want to equip our children with the skills that they need to save themselves if an accident were to occur," Remer said. "I definitely feel more confident in Westyn's abilities to be around and in the water now."
Drowning accidents don't only happen in family pools or areas with lifeguards. In eastern Idaho drownings often happen in lakes and rivers and, sometimes, canals.
"In the summer we get quite a few calls about drowning. A lot of them happen in the Snake River or in canals," Idaho Falls Fire Department Public Information Officer Kerry Hammon said. "A few years back we had some people jump into the river during the Melaleuca fireworks show. One of them didn't make it out."
At this year's Melaleuca Freedom Celebration, the Bonneville County Sheriff's Department will be present to help prevent drownings. The Fire Department Swift Water Rescue also will be patrolling the river.
"We want people to stay safe. Stay out of the river. There is an undercurrent and so many other dangers that you don't see," Hammon said. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/keep-your-head-above-water-swim-lessons-offered-this-summer/article_ec345461-694a-56e9-9405-c2d28e9f262d.html | 2022-07-02T01:20:06 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/keep-your-head-above-water-swim-lessons-offered-this-summer/article_ec345461-694a-56e9-9405-c2d28e9f262d.html |
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio authorities responded to a scene where migrants were reported jumping in and out of an 18-wheeler on the southwest side Friday afternoon.
The 18-wheeler was parked along the 2500 block of South General McMullen Drive where Bexar County Sheriff's Office vehicles, ambulances and a fire truck were seen around 6 p.m. Friday evening.
The initial caller told deputies they noticed people "jumping in and out" of the semitruck at the scene, sparking concern given the discovery of dozens of dead migrants in an abandoned semitruck just days, and just to the south of Friday's scene.
This group of 14, however, appeared to be a work crew, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar. No arrests were made.
Homeland Security investigators were at the scene talking to the migrants to determine if there was any criminal wrongdoing, Salazar said, adding that while the migrants are in the U.S. legally, “I don’t believe they have permission to be working.”
There appeared to also be inconsistency between the permits they were given and what the individuals were apparently told those permits allowed them to do, adding to the confusion. Salazar said the workers were all employed by a California-based company, adding “the whole situation is just a little odd.”
“For example, one gentleman is a Cuban national, but he’s got an Italian passport. So HSI is trying to sort through all that.”
Salazar says there is also some cause for concern because since the migrants have court dates, it's unclear whether they qualify for work. The company hired them to do some type of demolition cleanup, the sheriff said.
At the same time, he commended the caller for being on high-alert and contacting authorities in the event it turned out to be a smuggling incident.
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WACO, Texas — Editor's Notes | Video above and below are segments from a previous house fire.
A Waco family has lost their home and two family pets due to a house fire Friday, according to the Waco Fire Department.
There were three animals in the home at the time. A Cocker Spaniel and one puppy were killed in the fire. The owner was able to save one other dog, according to reports.
Waco Fire responded to the fire on the 3100 Block of Gilchrist around 11:50 a.m., according to reports.
When Waco Fire arrived, firefighters reported seeing heavy black smoke. The fire was cleared around 12:12 p.m. with the Fire Marshal ruling the scene an accidental fire, as stated by authorities.
According to reports, one family member suffered a little smoke inhalation and was treated on the scene but not taken to the hospital.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A crash near Sand Lake Road and Orange Avenue injured three people Friday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
According to Orange County Fire Rescue, three of the patients were rushed to the hospital with two being trauma alerts.
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Troopers said eastbound lanes on Sand Lake Road and northbound lanes on Orange Avenue were shut down following the crash.
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EUSTIS, Fla. – The city of Eustis announced its Independence Day Hometown Celebration for Friday, July 1 in Ferran Park.
The celebration will include entertainment from the Central Florida Show Ski Team and live music by Johnny Wild and the Delights, city officials said.
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According to the city’s website, attendees will be able to enjoy vendors, food and a “spectacular” fireworks show at Lake Eustis to close the celebration at 9:30 p.m.
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The Dallas Police Department is apologizing for flyers sent to a number of residents mistakenly threatening arrest.
In preparation for the holiday weekend, DPD sent out hundreds of notices to people who have reportedly violated city ordinances related to setting fireworks in the recent past, firing guns in the air and having loud music.
Problem is, police gave some notices to the wrong people, according to DPD.
DPD is blaming a technical glitch for a mix-up that led officers to hand-deliver notices to unsuspecting residents.
At least two Oak Cliff residents who got the notice say the only connection they have to these violations is that they’ve called 911 to report them.
Both women say they were told they received the notice, not because they were violators, but because they were calling 911 about the violators, something DPD says is not the case.
The women say they’ve been made to feel like they’re a nuisance or are being watched by police and are now fearful to call 911.
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“I think I’ll think twice about calling 911 again,” Pat Ketchum said. “I always thought you could. I don’t think I’ve abused it at all. It was for a reason.”
That is how Ketchum feels after receiving a warning from DPD. “I didn’t know what to say. I was shocked,” she said.
The flier that appeared on her door this week accuses the 75-year-old of being a ‘NUISANCE NOISE PROPERTY.’
“She just started almost crying. She said, 'I didn’t do that,'” said her son Tim Hill. “I said, 'I know you didn’t, mom. I just need to figure out what’s going on.'”
Ketchum is among nearly 700 people across the city who received the flier from DPD in English and Spanish.
The flier claims their home has been "identified by police" as a nuisance property based on numerous 911 complaints and in the past six months for violations related to noise "requiring multiple responses by a member of the Dallas Police Department."
Christina Bristow shared doorbell camera video with NBC 5 showing a cruiser arriving at her home with its lights flashing and an officer walking up her driveway with the same notice.
The warning threatens a $500 fine or an arrest for "Future violations...without prior warning, if observed by a member of the Dallas Police Department."
“I was like, 'What’s this about?' He said, 'It’s about the 911 calls,'” said Bristow about her conversation with the officer.
Bristow is the "neighborhood lead" and says she often calls 911 on behalf of other neighbors reporting activity like gunshots or fireworks.
She is standing her ground and says she will continue to call 911 as often as is needed.
“The reason our neighborhood has gotten better is because we call 911,” said Bristow. “I am so horrified that people are going to start being hesitant to call because they’re afraid of retaliation.”
Hill and his partner called police demanding an explanation for the notice and says he spoke with a sergeant in the southwest precinct.
“[I told him], 'you’re saying we’re a nuisance noise property and we’re threatened with a $500 fine and threat of arrest if you catch us doing something? Are you like watching us,'” Hill asked the officer. “He’s like, ‘No, no, no, no.’ He said, ‘You may have just gotten that notice because you called 911 too much.’ And I said, 'What?!'”
Hill said police told him they had been receiving similar calls from other angry residents.
He demands to know where the directive for the letters came from. DPD says this is the second year they’ve sent letters out.
“I’m like, ‘Are you kidding me? Are you telling people this? Are you trying to scare people not to call 911?’ This is intimidation to me.”
NBC 5 asked the Dallas Police Department about the fliers, who they were sent to, why, and whether people like Ketchum were sent the fliers because they call 911 a lot.
DPD spokeswoman Kristin Lowman says, "Absolutely not, the department is not intending to threaten or intimidate anyone who calls 911."
As for Ketchum’s case, which DPD specifically looked into following NBC 5’s request, Lowman said, “That one was given in error. I know that community engagement is going to be reaching out to that family and apologize.”
The notices Lowman says were supposed to go to violators, not people who called 911 on the violators.
After reviewing more incidents at NBC 5’s request, Lowman said both women and a number of others in the city received the fliers by mistake. The department found that their calls to 911 were somehow mistakenly categorized to show them as the violators instead of the callers.
The department is asking anyone who received the notice and believes it is by mistake to call their local substation to have their name and address cleared and receive an apology for the mix-up.
Lowman says Chief Eddie Garcia has and will continue to urge all residents in Dallas to call 911 to report crimes and nuisance activities.
“If you see something criminal going on in your neighborhood, we want you to call 911,” said Lowman.
The two families in Oak Cliff simply aren’t buying it.
“I think they’re trying to cover their butt because they messed up,” said Hill.
He owns several homes in the area and agrees with Bristow that the neighborhood has improved because more neighbors have been willing to speak up.
“We pay a lot of taxes to live here and then you get something like this on my poor mother who all she does is water her flowers and exist and enjoy the neighborhood and now she’s fearful to call 911,” he said shaking his head.
The group is especially worried about others who are confused about the notice, those who will believe it is a warning about their frequent calls to 911, and especially for minorities who are already often wary of calling police and reporting crimes.
NBC 5 asked the city to respond to questions about the fliers, who sent them and why.
A city spokesperson told NBC 5 that the request for answers would be considered ‘closed’ since we spoke with the police department.
Lowman says the fliers were meant to educate actual violators about the trouble they could face over the holiday weekend and beyond.
Bristow wants to know how many people erroneously received the letters and demands answers and accountability from police and the city.
“They need to repair this damage that they’ve done to the community,” said Bristow.
“Someone needs to take accountability for this letter and accountability for what it’s done to us as a community and fix it. Not just say 'mistake.' Not this many 'mistakes.'" | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-apologize-for-notices-some-residents-received-by-mistake-ahead-of-july-4-weekend/3005768/ | 2022-07-02T01:25:26 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-apologize-for-notices-some-residents-received-by-mistake-ahead-of-july-4-weekend/3005768/ |
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A Texas inmate who is set to be put to death in less than two weeks asked that his execution be delayed so he can donate a kidney.
Ramiro Gonzales is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on July 13 for fatally shooting 18-year-old Bridget Townsend, a Southwest Texas woman whose remains were found nearly two years after she vanished in 2001.
In a letter sent Wednesday, Gonzales’ lawyers, Thea Posel and Raoul Schonemann, asked Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to grant a 30-day reprieve so the inmate can be considered a living donor “to someone who is in urgent need of a kidney transplant.”
His attorneys have made a separate request to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles for a 180-day reprieve related to the kidney donation.
In their request to Abbott, Gonzales’ attorneys included a letter from Cantor Michael Zoosman, an ordained Jewish clergyman from Maryland who has been corresponding with Gonzales.
“There has been no doubt in my mind that Ramiro’s desire to be an altruistic kidney donor is not motivated by a last-minute attempt to stop or delay his execution. I will go to my grave believing in my heart that this is something that Ramiro wants to do to help make his soul right with his God,” Zoosman wrote.
Gonzales’ attorneys say he’s been determined to be an “excellent candidate” for donation after being evaluated by the transplant team at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The evaluation found Gonzales has a rare blood type, meaning his donation could benefit someone who might have difficulty finding a match.
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“Virtually all that remains is the surgery to remove Ramiro’s kidney. UTMB has confirmed that the procedure could be completed within a month,” Posel and Schonemann wrote to Abbott.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice policies allow inmates to make organ and tissue donations. Agency spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez said Gonzales was deemed ineligible after making a request to be a donor earlier this year. She did not give a reason, but Gonzales’ lawyers said in their letter that the agency objected because of the pending execution date.
Abbott’s office did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is set to vote July 11 on Gonzales’ request to that agency.
Gonzales’ attorneys have made a separate request asking the board to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty.
They also asked that his execution not proceed if his spiritual adviser isn’t allowed to both hold his hand and place another hand on his heart during his execution. A two-day federal trial on this request was set to begin Tuesday in Houston.
Gonzales’ request to delay his execution for an organ donation is rare among death row inmates in the U.S., Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said Friday.
In 1995, condemned murderer Steven Shelton in Delaware donated a kidney to his mother.
In 2013, Ronald Phillips’ execution in Ohio was delayed so his request to donate a kidney to his mother could be reviewed. Phillips’ request was later denied and he was executed in 2017.
“Skeptics will think this is simply an attempt to delay the execution. But if that were the case, I think you’d be seeing many requests,” said Dunham, whose group takes no position on capital punishment but has criticized the way states carry out executions. “The history of executions in the United States shows that people don’t make offers of organ donations for the purpose of delaying an execution that will still take place.”
In a report, the United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit that serves as the nation’s transplant system under contract with the federal government, listed various ethical concerns about organ donations from condemned prisoners. They include whether such donations could be tied to prisoners receiving preferential treatment or that such organs could be morally compromised because of their ties to the death penalty. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-death-row-inmate-asks-to-delay-execution-for-kidney-donation/3005789/ | 2022-07-02T01:25:46 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-death-row-inmate-asks-to-delay-execution-for-kidney-donation/3005789/ |
CROWN POINT — A Merrillville man was arrested Thursday on charges he shot a longtime friend in the neck in April while they were drinking alcohol during a party at the defendant's home.
Omar Rivera, 42, posted a bond of $50,000 surety or $5,000 cash Friday on felony charges of aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon and battery resulting in serious bodily injury.
Rivera, who had not yet made an initial appearance in Lake Criminal Court, is accused of shooting his 43-year-old friend as the man walked back into Rivera's basement after using a bathroom upstairs.
Merrillville police responded about 4 a.m. April 24 to the 8600 block of Illinois Street and found the 43-year-old man lying on the floor near a large puddle of blood, court records state.
Rivera was applying pressure to the victim's neck and jaw, and another man was holding the victim's hand, according to court documents. The third man was described as a friend of Rivera and the victim.
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The victim was taken to Franciscan Health hospital in Crown Point and later transferred to Stroger Hospital in Chicago for treatment.
He suffered damage to his arteries and fractures to his ribs, a pulmonary laceration and bruising to the top of his skull. CT scans showed multiple metallic fragments scattered throughout his left neck and posterior lung areas, records state.
The man later told police he and a friend arrived at Rivera's home the night of April 23 for a birthday party and drank craft beers, tequila and liquid THC in their shots.
At one point, the 43-year-old went upstairs to a bathroom and the friend went outside to smoke. Rivera remained inside, records state.
When the victim returned to the basement, Rivera pulled out a gun and shot him without saying anything, court records allege.
The man's statement conflicted with information given to police by Rivera's wife, who initially told police, "He shot himself," and later said, "I think he shot him," while telling police the friend had taken the gun — which belonged to her — outside, records showed. She alleged she was sleeping on a couch when she heard a shot and saw the friend holding her gun.
The friend told police he was outside smoking when he heard a gunshot, began walking to a patio door and saw Rivera's wife holding the gun. He said he took the firearm from her, hid it in the yard and went back inside, records state.
Police recovered the gun, but they never found its magazine. Officers also recovered one spent shell casing and one live round from the floor near where the victim was found, records state.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Bradley Warmac
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205415
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Watkins
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205422
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Woods
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205429
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Talley
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205441
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Thomas
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205424
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randall Valle
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205418
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Mosqueda
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205411
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamey Oskins
Age : 35
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205442
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Freddie Meeks III
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205426
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Haywood
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205423
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205444
Arrest Date: June 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortez Henley
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205437
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Kelly III
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205421
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alison Cook
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205434
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Davis
Age : 34
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205432
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maria Dorsey
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205416
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roger Burrell
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205425
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Ballard
Age : 61
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205410
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bottoms
Age : 45
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205428
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Thomas Mason
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205394
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Milby
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205377
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Montgomery
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205400
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paris Spencer
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205388
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205376
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rahmere Dunn
Age : 23
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205379
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prince Elston II
Age : 19
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205393
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Josigha Coleman
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205399
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corey Brewer
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205401
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antrell Blissett Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Lima, OH
Booking Number(s): 2205387
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Alexis Robinson
Age : 36
Residence: Calumet City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205347
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stafford
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205371
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stotts
Age : 49
Residence: New Lenox, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205364
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Turnquist
Age : 28
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205374
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Vargo
Age : 38
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205363
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeremiah Perez
Age : 42
Residence: Grand Rapids, MI
Booking Number(s): 2205355
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Qualls
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205360
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Paglis
Age : 40
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205373
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Desmond Lewis
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205348
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cecilia Marines
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205346
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Moss
Age : 52
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205344
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeffrey Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Westminster, CO
Booking Number(s): 2205350
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ellis Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205354
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205345
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mykia Green
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205358
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Cross Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205356
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Cassidy
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205369
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donte Paulk
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205341
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Randall Wingis
Age : 59
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205340
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexia Brown
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205333
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205335
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Laron Major
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205321
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Blain
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205334
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Toler
Age : 56
Residence: Frankfort, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205298
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Porshaue Shelley
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205303
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000; FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO POLICE or FALSE INFO OF EMERGENCY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ivan Santillan Popoca
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205300
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Summers
Age : 37
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205314
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth McCammon
Age : 42
Residence: Schneider, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205309
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terry Millender
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205301
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205299
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Damontae Reed
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205297
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deon Hayes
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205312
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilbert Herrera
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205313
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Fisher
Age : 39
Residence: Aurora, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205304
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Danielle Vann
Age : 29
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205275
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Payne
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205270
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Serrano
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205279
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205272
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: 2205272
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daron Lynch
Age : 40
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205287
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205257
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felix DeLeon
Age : 46
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205274
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
JeJuan Graham
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205276
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Hackett Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205294
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shahid Coleman
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, iN
Booking Number(s): 2205285
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Curtis
Age : 41
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205280
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Katie Birks
Age : 27
Residence: Colbert, GA
Booking Number(s): 2205258
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Clay
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205264
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kathleen Clayton
Age : 66
Residence: Sheldon, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205282
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wisniewski Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205213
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakissa Taylor
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205244
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavarrus Wilson
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205227
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Watts III
Age : 22
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205246
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Rosolowski Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205215
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE; CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eliseo Pena Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205219
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sothan Pickett
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205238
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Torres Oquendo
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205230
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Morales
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205217
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darius Nelson
Age : 29
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205224
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shefiu Ogunlana
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205220
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Lunford IV
Age : 41
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205226
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melvin Macon Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205218
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Miller
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205242
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devan Landfair
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205228
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ronald Kelley Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205212
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Lane
Age : 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205222
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arturo Gurrola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205241
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Untonise Harper
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205247
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Herrera
Age : 38
Residence: Elgin, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205245
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Brown
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205229
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Coley
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205236
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah Escutia
Age : 23
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205232
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamen Baso
Age : 44
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205251
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kewuan Allen
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205225
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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HIGH POINT — A city bus driver and a passenger were injured Friday when a city dump truck hauling a trailer crashed into the bus, police said.
Officers responded to the intersection of South Main Street and Kearns Avenue and found the 51-year-old bus driver and one of two passengers with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries, police said Friday evening in a news release. Both were taken by EMS to local hospitals.
WGHP-Channel 8 reported the crash happened around 5 p.m.
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GREENSBORO — As the city moves toward closing roughly another 20 acres of the White Street Landfill, what comes next?
That was the question the city’s Field Operations Director Julio Delgado asked City Council members during a work session on Thursday.
“What else can we do with the landfill that doesn't include disposal or anything like that?” Delgado said of the 986-acre landfill in northeast Greensboro.
The site near Nealtown Road and White Street has a long history of controversy. Dating to the 1940s, the landfill has expanded over the years in a mostly Black area of the city.
The city settled a lawsuit with nearby residents in 1996, agreeing to cover losses for people unable to sell their homes. It quit accepting garbage from homes and businesses in 2007.
A bid to reopen it in 2011, which ultimately failed, was met with more protests.
Now city officials are pondering how to make the best use of the land, which now only accepts yard waste and construction debris.
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“I’m pro-environmental justice, but I'm also a business person,” Delgado told council members. “Just to close it and do nothing with it, I don't think that's a good financial move.”
He put forth three ideas:
• Selling all of the brown gas produced by the landfill — only about half of it is sold now. The city would need about $250,000 to build the infrastructure required to transfer the gas but it could bring in about $885,000 annually, plus $65,000 for leasing the land.
• Installing an air curtain burner to break yard waste down into fertilizer. The device would cost the city $500,000 and bring in about $550,000 a year.
• Building a “swap shop,” where residents could exchange useable items such as furniture, tools and other household items. This would cost the city about $350,00 to build and $25,000 annually to staff it. However, it could reduce the amount of garbage the city pays to dispose of at the Great Oak Landfill in Randolph County.
What’s an air curtain burner?
Chris Marriott, the city’s deputy director of field operations, said an air curtain burner is an open top, metal box that’s a little larger than a construction dumpster.
It has slightly angled blowers along one side that create an “air curtain” across the top and there’s a burner at the bottom. Yard waste dumped into the box is incinerated but the air curtain prevents smoke and emissions from escaping, Marriott said Friday.
“What this air curtain does, it blows across the top … but kind of at an angle down, so when it hits that wall, it goes down and then it kind of just spins in a circle inside the box,” he said.
“If it's run properly, there's no visual emissions, i.e. smoke, from it because it's a full combustion when you're adding that much air to it,” he said. “It’s a smokeless burner.”
The only thing it really generates is heat, Marriott said.
The material left over after the burning is called biochar, and can be sold for fertilizer or industrial cleaner, Marriott said.
“If you go to Home Depot, 20 pounds may cost you $82. So instead of burying that yard waste we could resell it,” Delgado said.
And while the city turns much of its yard waste into compost and mulch, sometimes there is too much of it to process quickly. Plus, Marriott said, it’s cheaper to run the air curtain burner than it is to run a grinder to make the yard waste useable for mulch or compost.
The city of Shelby operates an air curtain burner and Delgado suggested city leaders might take a field trip to see how it works.
What about the excess gas?
Renew-Petra, which already is buying about half of the brown gas produced by the landfill, has approached the county and offered to buy all of it, Delgado said.
That unused portion helped run the Cone Mills White Oak Plant, until International Textile Group closed the plant in 2017, Marriott said.
Currently, the county is “flaring it off,” he said, which “breaks down by fire destruction, which is required by the permit and the regulations.”
“When International Textile Group decided to shut down that plant, we lost our end user on that side,” Marriott said.
Delgado said the city attorney’s office is reviewing the idea.
How would the swap shop work?
The swap shop would operate on a first-come, first-served basis with residents dropping off items for anyone to retrieve.
It could include unwanted vacuum cleaners, tools, lawnmowers or furniture.
“If you're going to the (trash) transfer station, you see a lot of good stuff,” Delgado said.
Diverting that to a swap shop would save the city money. “We pay by load, so the less loads we'll send to the landfill, the more money we will save,” he said.
Marriott said he recently read about a similar project in Pitt County, but instead of people browsing at the shop, the items were posted on Facebook.
“That way people know what’s in the Swap Shop,” he said, and you kind of reserve it for them to pick up.
At Thursday’s meeting, Councilwoman Marikay Abuzuaiter asked if solar panels could be put on the land.
Marriott said the city already leases about 30 acres of land to ReNew Petra for a solar facility the company operates there.
Any additional solar facilities would need to be approved by the state regulators, he said.
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One employee said the "meetings became 'cult-like' after the owner required everyone to recite the Catholic version of the Lord’s Prayer in unison," according to the lawsuit.
Greensboro police have identified a shooting victim found Monday on Orlando Street as Kamrean Dale Locklear.
Both PTI and the Federal Aviation Administration are working on over 10 new projects at and around the airport. Some are nearing completion and others are just getting started.
The suspect implied he had a weapon, Greensboro police said.
"This does not allow us to take the foot off the gas," said Kristen Smalley, vice president of philanthropy for the Children's Home Society of North Carolina, whose mission is to promote the right of every child to a permanent, safe and loving family.
The top elected officials for Greensboro and Guilford County issued a joint statement about the latest news on the ACC's plans for its headquarters, which has been in Greensboro since the league was formed. The conference has been considering a possible move, with Charlotte and Florida as other contenders for the headquarters.
Police are conducting internal and criminal investigations to determine the sequence of events and whether the department's policies were followed.
The man has not yet been identified, according to a news release issued Tuesday afternoon by the Guilford County Sheriff's Office.
All lanes have reopened, Greensboro police said.
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A San Antonio man was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for child pornography.
Louis Anthony Soucie, 59, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography March 22.
In addition to the prison sentence, Soucie will be on a lifetime of supervision once he completes his prison term.
Homeland Security Investigations searched Soucie’s home Sept. 21, 2020, and found digital devices containing 48 videos and 580 images of prepubescent children engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristy Callahan said in a statement that Soucie never mentioned remorse for his actions, and commented on the new start he would get in prison.
“Judge Pulliam rightfully reminded everyone that Soucie’s victims don’t get a chance for a new start,” she said. “It is my hope that his sentence will bring some semblance of justice to his victims.”
Craig S. Larrabee, acting special agent in charge for HSI San Antonio, said the sentence fits the “heinous” crime of child exploitation.
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Come join the fantastic adventures of Dungeons and Dragons at the library
Monroe County Public Library provides opportunities for local residents to read, learn, connect and create. The downtown library is at 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. and the Ellettsville branch is at 600 W. Temperance St. All events are free of charge. Event funding is provided by the Friends of the Library Foundation.
Closed Independence Day
The downtown library, Ellettsville branch and Bookmobile will be closed Monday, July 4. You can still use your library card to access ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music and much more online anytime. Visit mcpl.info/digital to learn more.
Cryptid D&D Club
Drop in, adventure through fantastic realms, then leave when you want. These sessions of Dungeons and Dragons are designed to be short, fun and evolving adventures that anyone can play. All skill levels are welcome. Ages 12-19. It’s 3:30-4:30 p.m. Friday in Ellettsville meeting room B or 4-5 p.m. Wednesday in meeting room 1C at the downtown library.
Sensory playtime
Share books, songs and rhymes with your little one while squishing and smushing your way to the benefits of messy and sensory play! Dress for mess. Ages birth-2. It’s 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Drop in.
Lego club
Unleash your imagination and creativity with fellow LEGO builders. Ages 5-12. It’s 2-3 p.m. Sunday in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Drop in.
Preschool storytime
Join in the fun with stories, songs, puppets and more that encourage the development of early literacy skills. For ages 3-6 and caregivers. It’s 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the auditorium at the downtown library. Drop in.
Tiny to two
Families with babies play, sing, read and talk together. Ages birth-3. It’s 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Ellettsville meeting room B. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar.
Little makers
Explore your creativity with different materials and techniques in this fun, open-ended art experience. Dress to mess. For ages 3-6 and their families. It’s 10:30-11:15 a.m. Tuesday in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Drop in.
Preserving memories
Are you interested in converting your old home movie recordings, printed photographs or slides into a digital format you can share online? Preserving your memories, archiving and sharing them can be a powerful way to connect with friends and family. In this open house, you’ll learn how to create digital files using the library’s new Memory Preservation Station. Age 18 & up. It’s 2-4 p.m. Tuesday in Level Up digital creativity center at the downtown library. Drop in.
Mario Kart tournament
Think you have what it takes to be a Mario Kart champion? Drop in and find out. Ages 12-19. It’s 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ellettsville teen space. Drop in.
Wonderful 1s and Terrific 2s
Families with kids from infants to age 3 can play, sing, read and talk together with other little ones — then enjoy toy time. It’s 9:30-10:15 a.m. (infants-18 months) and 10:30-11:15 a.m. (18 months-3 years) Wednesday in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar.
Preschool storytime and discovery
At preschool storytime, stories, songs and rhymes get your preschooler talking, singing and playing with books and words, followed by preschool discovery — fun, open-ended art experiences, STEAM adventures, and letter exploration. It’s 10-10:25 a.m. and 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursday, July 7, in Ellettsville meeting rooms A and B. For ages 3-6 and caregivers. Register at mcpl.info/calendar.
Miniature painting 101
The library provides the minis, paints, brushes and know-how –– come try your hand at miniature painting. All skill levels are welcome. Ages 12-19. It’s 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
Anime watch party
Join other fans of “My Hero Academia,” “The Way of the House Husband,” “The Promised Neverland” and more for a night of anime, crafts and chatter. Ages 12-19. It's 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 7, in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
MCPL Digital yearbook collection
View digital photographic collections of Monroe County yearbooks from 1908 to the present! MCPL Digital is a growing digital repository of high-resolution yearbooks and other local historical records. The library’s mission is to bring digital versions of the community's historical records to a broader audience. Browse the collection at digital.mcpl.info!
More events online
This is a sampling of this week’s library events. For the full calendar, visit mcpl.info/events. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/teens-welcome-join-dungeons-dragons-clubs-public-library/7750975001/ | 2022-07-02T01:41:31 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/teens-welcome-join-dungeons-dragons-clubs-public-library/7750975001/ |
IDAHO, USA — The Idaho State Legislature passed 327 new budgets and laws during the 2021 legislative session. With the exception of an emergency clause, 218 new laws go into effect Friday with the beginning of the fiscal year.
Lawmakers passed two laws pertaining to public education and the need to recruit - and retain - teachers amid a labor shortage. Idaho public schools are unable to fill 894 teaching openings, according to a survey from the Idaho State Board of Education.
Charter schools are facing the same problem at a similar rate, according to Idaho Charter School Network (ICSN) Board Chair Terry Ryan.
Ryan believes House Bill 1291 can alleviate some problems surrounding the teacher shortage at Idaho charter schools.
Under the new law, charter schools can hire a teacher and certify that teacher under their own certification criteria. To teach at a charter school, a candidate must have a bachelor's degree and go through an approved mentoring program at the charter school.
A charter school teaching certification is not transferable to a regular public school.
"Trying to find those teachers is hard in normal times. Trying to find them in post-pandemic times is almost impossible," Ryan said. "So, we're trying to open up the ranks of who can actually teach in our schools, but it's not a free-for-all."
The bill formally known as Senate Bill 1290 also became law. The law is a program that incentivizes teachers to work at rural schools - whether that be public charter schools or a regular public district. It also applies to high-need schools, defined in the law as schools of an economic disadvantage.
A qualifying teacher who chooses to teach at one of these schools could receive $12,000 over a four-year period. This money can be used to repay student loans, earn additional degrees, or pay for other educational expenses.
"If you're a rural, small district, and you don't have a lot - or maybe any property wealth - you're paying significantly less," Ryan said. "What you see often times is rural districts losing their teachers to the wealthier and larger districts. This, I think, is trying to make the playing field a little more balanced."
Idaho lawmakers also gave considerable attention to local elections and election integrity, according to Ada County Chief Deputy Clerk, Trent Tripple.
Ahead of the 2022 General Election in November, Senate Bill 1352 created an outlined process for how a county election office should handle an undeliverable absentee ballot.
In Idaho, a voter must request an absentee ballot. However, if that voter moves to a different address, then the ballot is considered to be undeliverable.
Upon the return of an undeliverable ballot, this law requires the county clerk to verify that voter's registration and ensure their information is accurate.
"We'll use every piece of information we have available on the registration to try and contact them. If we have a phone number, or another address associated with the address, maybe. A residence address versus a mailing address. We'll do everything we can," Tripple said. "If we get zero information on it, our next step is generally to remove them from the voter rolls."
House Bill 532 is the most significant new law in terms of election integrity, according to Tripple. The law allows the county clerk, or secretary of state, to declare an error in an election.
The election official can petition to bring this error in front of a district judge for review. These types of laws are colloquially known as "replay bills."
Pending the severity of the error, relative to the margin of defeat in any given race, a judge could rule the election must be held again.
"Previously, we did not have that authority or power to do that. We could only rely on a candidate to sue us in order to get in front of a judge," Tripple said. "As you can imagine, that's an expensive venture for some candidates who don't have the funds to do that. So, I think this was an important bill that got passed."
The entirety of the 2021 legislative session can be observed on the legislature's website.
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STOCKTON, Calif. — With summer heat hitting the valley, some of Stockton's homeless population have turned to fire hydrants for a necessity: water.
Photos show at least one broken fire hydrant in Stockton's downtown district spewing a continuous stream of water, used frequently by residents of a nearby homeless encampment.
During the day, those experiencing homelessness can be seen filling up containers and washing off personal belongings from the water provided by the hydrant's stream.
While officials say the practice could lead to health and safety issues, homeless advocates say it is a necessity for survival for many living on the streets.
Stockton homeless turn to broken fire hydrants
For David Midura, CEO of Stockton's Gospel Center Rescue Mission, it can be difficult to convey the hardships experienced by those living unhoused in Stockton.
"It's not as easy as we think to navigate," Midura said. "If you get into their shoes a little bit, then you start seeing some of them don't even have shoes- I mean, some of the basic needs."
To Midura, photos showing the homeless having to resort to fire hydrants help paint a piece of the everyday picture for the homeless.
"It's just a total survival mode," Midura said. "This is every day for them. This is, 'where do you find a place to use the restroom, where do you find a place to get cleaned up?' But it's a daily thing, 365 days a year, not just a little vacation"
While the use of fire hydrants is seen as a survival tactic by homeless advocates like Midura, at least one water service provider in Stockton sees potential issues with the use of hydrant water.
In a statement to ABC10, California Water Service, one of Stockton's two water providers, said that broken fire hydrants being used by the homeless have become an issue in the city.
"The hydrants being used in this way sometimes causes damage, which could then create a health and safety issue," the statement says. "Protecting public health and safety is our highest priority, and we have worked to begin discussions on how we can best support the City, County, and fire departments, and protect water quality and fire protection."
The City of Stockton, which owns the city's fire hydrants and provides water to some of them, did not respond to a request for comment, although the city's Municipal Utilities department has created a 24-hour hotline where people can report issues such as broken fire hydrants.
"We have so many people out here in this 100-degree weather that we've been having. It's just devastating." Midura said.
For those having to resort to broken fire hydrants for water, Midura has one message to offer.
"There's hope," Midura said. "Here at 445 South San Joaquin Street, they can come by, they can get food, they can get hope."
Watch More Stockton news from ABC10: Joey Travolta hosts neurologically diverse film camp in Stockton | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/homeless-broken-fire-hydrants/103-4fb6c9d0-21c1-4411-b3c6-5b1164bdab2b | 2022-07-02T02:05:54 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/homeless-broken-fire-hydrants/103-4fb6c9d0-21c1-4411-b3c6-5b1164bdab2b |
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Van Gogh Immersive Experience is now available to the public now for the next six months in West Sacramento.
An over 30,000 square foot Immersive Art Exhibit is a national tour dedicated to the life and art of the widely known 1800's Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
The experience allows art lovers to admire Van Gogh's work in using 4K digital projection technology.
It combines traditional techniques of gallery-style learning with a 10,000-foot immersive video display, as well as 3D art display rooms and virtual reality.
"This is an opportunity to literally step into Van Gogh's world and become a part of his painting," John Zaller, executive producer for the Exhibition Hub said. "That's really what this exhibition is so much about, is to inhabit the world that Van Gogh lived in, to really to walk in his footsteps."
According to Zaller the experience focuses on three different levels of immersion that are both captivating and interactive.
First is an educational experience that takes visitors through a series of galleries that tells an in-depth story of Van Gogh's life.
Following that is the immersive gallery, which features a 35-minute loop over 400 of Van Gogh's works in a 360-degree experience. From there, visitors are taken to an interactive drawing area where they can channel their inner artist inspired by Van Gogh.
The final stage of the experience is virtual reality, where visitors can see the world through Van Gogh's eyes and hear him talking about his painting process.
"Every step of the way, we want to get you closer and closer to the heart of the artist," Zaller said.
The Van Gogh Immersive Experience launched in 2018 and has been touring ever since. This will be the first time the West Sacramento and the Sacramento area have had the opportunity to host the unique exhibit.
"In West Sacramento, we've had an incredibly powerful and positive experience with the mayor and the city council and the building department to really bring this to light right in the heart of West Sacramento, right on Jefferson Boulevard," Zaller said.
West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero visited the exhibit on its opening day representing the city council.
“It really touches the imagination," Guerrero said. "It's just a wonderful opportunity for people to be able to see the cultural occurrences that West Sacramento is now providing to our region.”
The city is home to a variety of urban landscapes that are unique to the Sacramento area.
“I asked John Zaller what he found in our presence and part of it he said was the riverfront,” West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero said. “Van Gogh had his home along a port as well and if you go though the tour you'll see some of what we have in West Sacramento like the sunflowers, farms and fields.”
Zaller said Sacramento has a great art-loving community making it a perfect spot for people to enjoy the immersive exhibit.
"There's been a lot of interest expressed here from people who live in Sacramento," Zaller said. "So we are thrilled to be here."
The exhibit will remain in West Sacramento through the end of the year. It's located at 33 15 Street. Tickets go from $19 to $54 depending on package options and must be reserved in advance.
More information along with how to book a time slot for the exhibit can be found on the Sacramento Van Gogh Experience website.
Watch more from ABC10: New film 'Last the Night' set and filmed in Sacramento during COVID-19 pandemic | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/west-sacramento/van-gogh-emissive-experience-west-sacramento/103-a4b3aeed-ddf7-4136-88c0-14686c69b430 | 2022-07-02T02:06:00 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/west-sacramento/van-gogh-emissive-experience-west-sacramento/103-a4b3aeed-ddf7-4136-88c0-14686c69b430 |
WOODLAND, Calif. — The City of Woodland’s police chief released a video statement late Friday afternoon, denouncing the hateful incident that took place outside an LGBTQIA+ Pride event Thursday evening.
Woodland was poised to have its first ever drag happy hour, event organizers said, at Mojo’s Lounge and Bar on June 30, to mark the last day of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. However, organizers announced on Facebook just hours before the event that they’d decided to cancel the show and hopefully reschedule it for later in the summer, due to threats they’d received in recent days.
Despite that, members of the local LGBTQIA+ community and allies showed up to Mojo’s Thursday evening to mark the day and still get together. Woodland Police officers were gathered outside the event, to keep watch against threats.
As the evening went on, a group of people shouting anti-LGBTQIA+ slurs gathered across the street from Mojo’s, causing tension to rise. Several of those protesters eventually crossed the street and approached Mojo’s.
New body camera video from Woodland Police shows officers telling Mojo’s customers to close the door, but by then-- several protesters were already in the way.
Woodland Police Chief Derrek Kaff explained in the video statement the department published to Facebook Friday afternoon, “You can see that there is a physical confrontation between the patrons and the protesters before someone from inside the lounge deploys pepper spray and then closes the door. Several officers were hit with the pepper spray, and that’s why they had to back up and recover.”
Deputy Police Chief Anthony Cucchi told ABC10 Thursday evening that those officers are okay.
Chief Kaff’s video statement came after hundreds of commenters on social media asked why officers did not do more to stop protesters or arrest them.
“Many of you have asked why no arrests were made,” he said. “As we speak, Woodland PD is reviewing surveillance videos, following up on leads and working with the FBI to identify who made each of the online threats as well as determine whether those threats constitute a hate crime, and if we can make an arrest—we absolutely will.”
He said his department is looking for photos, videos and witnesses of what happened outside Mojo’s Thursday night so they can continue piecing together their investigation.
“The Woodland Police Department supports our LGBTQIA+ community,” Kaff said. “We will not tolerate hate or discrimination.”
But how did protesters even know about this event?
A Washington Post article earlier this year dove into a Twitter account called Libs of TikTok, which “reposts a steady stream of TikTok videos and social media posts, primarily from LGBTQ+ people, often including incendiary framing designed to generate outrage,” according to the article.
On June 8, the account posted a screenshot of the Woodland event, saying, “An LGBT youth group is holding a drag show happy hour for all ages at a bar in Woodland, CA. They encourage kids to bring money to tip the drag queens.”
Alexis Sanchez, Director of Advocacy and Training with the Sacramento LGBT Community Center, said social media accounts and groups are fueling this recent outpouring of hate.
“We’ve started to see, you know, that rhetoric escalate into actual violence,” she said. “People who share similar negative biases and similar hate towards marginalized groups and have served to kind of embolden each other.”
Israel Cudmore, whose stage name as a drag performer is Rose Rowzay, was supposed to perform at Thursday’s show, before it got canceled. He said he’s disappointed that anyone would protest his chosen art form.
“We don't have this big agenda. We don't have meetings that we hold to take over the world,” he said with a laugh. “[People who send threats] don't understand what drag is and understand the silliness of it or how we're just here to have fun. They think it's this whole-- they see someone dressing up as a girl or they see, you know, I mean, this big hair, big eyeliner, big makeup, and they just they don't know what it is. So their immediate, first thing to do is to reject it. And so it's just-- it's been something that now it's becoming more political than it needs to be, in my opinion. And I understand drag has always been political, but at the same time, right now…It doesn't call for this whole riot, this whole protest, this whole-- that's not what we're here for. And recent events, it's just been ridiculous.”
Across the nation in recent months, anti-LGBTQIA+ protesters have disturbed Pride and other types of events.
WATCH MORE: Anti-LGBTQ+ group storms Woodland bar after canceled drag show. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/woodland/woodland-drag-police/103-6ecf61fc-9e0f-4c9c-b744-ad17247e3675 | 2022-07-02T02:06:07 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/woodland/woodland-drag-police/103-6ecf61fc-9e0f-4c9c-b744-ad17247e3675 |
City has plans for Fourth of July
All city of Wichita Falls non-emergency facilities will be closed for the July 4th holiday on Monday and the trash pickup schedule will be changed.
Normal trash pickup up on Monday will move to Tuesday and pickup on Tuesday will move to Wednesday.
There will be no curbside organics recycling pickup on Wednesday and the transfer station and landfill will be closed Monday.
Parking for the city's Fourth of July event on Monday will be different this year because of construction going on in the parking lot of the MPEC complex.
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No parking will be allowed in the construction zones but parking will be available in designated areas on all sides of the complex, including areas at the Bridwell Ag Center.
A map provided by the city shows the available parking spaces in addition to trolley stops and outdoor restroom zones.
The trolley starts running at 4 p.m. and the event begins at 5 p.m. There will be musical entertainment, a car show and inflatables for children. A fireworks display is scheduled for 10 p.m. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/city-has-plans-fourth-july/7787317001/ | 2022-07-02T02:11:42 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/city-has-plans-fourth-july/7787317001/ |
Highway construction expected to last through into July
Christopher Walker
Wichita Falls Times Record News
Night-time highway construction on U.S. 287 is expected to last through the beginning of July.
According to the Texas Department of Transportation:
The northbound US 287 elevated freeway will be shutdown at night for maintenance work.
TxDOT public information officer Adele Lewis said the night-time construction began June 28. Crews will not be working during the Fourth of July holiday weekend but will resume work Tuesday night. Motorists should expect to see construction between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night.
Detours and closures:
- Northbound U.S 287 will exit at Jacksboro Highway/Galveston Street
- Northbound U.S 281 traffic will also exit at Jacksboro Highway/Galveston Street
- Eastbound Kell Freeway to the northbound elevated freeway will be closed
Lewis said the work is expected to be done by July 8 but added that there could be delays due to weather or construction issues. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/construction-last-through-beginning-july/7788427001/ | 2022-07-02T02:11:48 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/construction-last-through-beginning-july/7788427001/ |
Ex-WFISD superintendent Mike Kuhrt hired by Victoria ISD
The former superintendent of the Wichita Falls Independent School District Michael Kuhrt has been hired as a deputy superintendent of the Victoria ISD.
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Victoria, located in southeast Texas near the Gulf, is a city of about 66,000 residents. The school district has about 13,500 students.
The district announced Kuhrt's hiring on its Facebook page.
“I am thrilled to bring Mr. Kuhrt into #TeamVISD,” Superintendent Quintin Shepherd said in the post. “We quickly realized he is a cultural fit for our district and brings a wealth of experience into the role."
At Victoria, Kuhrt will oversee Business Services, Talent, Acquisition, Support, and Retention (TASR), Maintenance, Technology, Transportation, and Athletics.
“I am excited to join #TeamVISD,” Kuhrt said on the post. “I look forward to meeting staff, the community, and getting to work supporting campuses as we strive for every student to pursue their genius and find their ‘and’.”
Kuhrt announced his resignation from WFISD April 4, but stayed on the payroll until the end of June under a departure agreement. His new job begins July 5.
More:WFISD and Kuhrt forge agreement, School Board's search for new superintendent announced
He resigned his WFISD post as the district faced serious financial problems brought on by a loss of student enrollment and amid controversy over Kuhrt's handling of staff cuts.
Debbie Dipprey was named acting superintendent and on Monday the district named Donny Lee of Buna, Texas, as sole finalist for the WFISD superintendent's job. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/ex-wfisd-superintendent-mike-kuhrt-hired-victoria-isd/7786373001/ | 2022-07-02T02:11:54 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/ex-wfisd-superintendent-mike-kuhrt-hired-victoria-isd/7786373001/ |
Wichita County cautions about fireworks at Fourth of July
Wichita County has an outdoor burn ban in effect, but the ban does not include fireworks. However, there are strict limitations on the use of fireworks.
"All incorporated communities within Wichita County (Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Iowa Park, Electra as well as Sheppard AFB) prohibit the use of fireworks within the city limits," the county said in a statement.
Outside of an incorporated city limits people are limited to using fireworks on private property with the owner's permission.
"The firing of fireworks from a county road or the easement along the roadways is strictly prohibited and citations for littering will be issued if the fireworks residue is not cleaned up," the county said.
The county offers advice to people who use fireworks:
- Read the warning labels and performance descriptions before igniting.
- Have a designated shooter to organize and shoot your family show.
- Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Save your alcohol for after the show.
- Parents and caretakers should always closely supervise teens if they are using fireworks.
- Parents should not allow young children to handle or use fireworks.
- Fireworks should only be used outdoors.
- Always have water ready if you are shooting fireworks.
- Wear safety glasses whenever using fireworks.
- Never relight a “dud” firework. Wait 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water.
- Soak spent fireworks with water before placing them in an outdoor garbage can.
- Never attempt to alter or modify consumer fireworks and use them only in the manner in which they were intended.
- Report fires immediately by calling 911.
"The best advice we can offer is to leave it to the professionals," the county said. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/wichita-county-cautions-fireworks-fourth-july/7787824001/ | 2022-07-02T02:12:00 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/wichita-county-cautions-fireworks-fourth-july/7787824001/ |
Keep Midland Beautiful wants everyone to have a happy and clean Fourth of July.
KMB has one simple request – if you blow it up, clean it up! So, while Midlanders are celebrating this holiday - whether lighting fireworks or having a picnic at the park, Keep Midland Beautiful asks that Midlanders put their trash in its proper place – in the trash can. Or carry it home to dispose of.
“Please don't leave your trash at the park after your picnic or your fireworks along the roadside,” Keep Midland Beautiful officials said in a press release. “It's up to you to keep Midland beautiful.”
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For more information on projects and programs, visit KMB’s website at www.keepmidlandbeautiful.org. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/KMB-Clean-it-up-on-the-Fourth-17279722.php | 2022-07-02T02:12:54 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/KMB-Clean-it-up-on-the-Fourth-17279722.php |
The Midland County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing teenager.
Faith Ann Morgan, 16, was last seen on May 22 wearing a black spaghetti strap dress with a black and green swimsuit. Faith has green eyes, brown hair, and weighs between 150-160 pounds and is approximately 4-foot-9 to 5-foot-2.
Anyone with information about Faith's whereabouts can call the Midland County Sheriff’s Office at 432-688-4620. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/MCSO-searching-for-missing-teen-last-seen-on-May-17280270.php | 2022-07-02T02:13:00 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/MCSO-searching-for-missing-teen-last-seen-on-May-17280270.php |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Parishioners and staffers at Holy Redeemer Church in North Portland spent Friday boarding up the church.
"I'm quite concerned," parishioner Tom Markgraf said. "My family's been in this parish for over 100 years."
Markgraf's concern stems from what is planned to happen at nearby Peninsula Park late Friday. Demonstrators intend to protest the Supreme Court of the United States and its decision to overturn Roe v Wade a week ago.
"We as a church stand against the taking of an innocent life through abortion," Father Michael Belinsky said.
He worries that those views will make Holy Redeemer a prime target of those who see it a different way.
"We'd love to sit down and talk, dialogue," Belinsky said. "We'd love to have a respectful conversation and exchange of ideas."
But he fears that's unlikely, judging from what happened in the days immediately following the Supreme Court announcement.
The vast majority of the demonstrators last weekend were peaceful, but a non-profit and several other businesses in Northeast Portland's Hollywood district were damaged during the protests.
"We're sad people take destruction as a means to express their opinion," Belinsky said.
Parishioners were planning to keep vigil at the church Friday night in hopes of discouraging demonstrators, he said, but police and the archdiocese encouraged them not to do so.
"This group seems to be very violent and intent on destruction and to use things they can project or throw, things that can cause harm," Belinsky said.
Church leaders said they've been warned by both local and federal law enforcement that the church could become a target.
Belinsky is asking parishioners and others in the community to stay home and pray that the safeguards the church is putting in place will work, and that protesters show more restraint than they did last weekend.
"I think it's just mayhem and we're seeing it throughout the city, and we need to clamp down on it because it's just out of control," Markgraf said.
Holy Redeemer has hired some private security to be on site Friday night. A spokesperson from the Portland Police Bureau said officers have been in regular contact with the church and will be monitoring the protest. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/church-fears-targeted-demonstrators-protesting-scotus/283-5b512139-03b0-4bf9-9367-3750d8ee34da | 2022-07-02T02:13:08 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/church-fears-targeted-demonstrators-protesting-scotus/283-5b512139-03b0-4bf9-9367-3750d8ee34da |
First BMX pump track in southern New Mexico opens in Chaparral. Check it out.
CHAPARRAL- Southern New Mexico's first BMX Pump Track had its grand opening Thursday.
Occupying about one acre outside the Dolores C. Wright Community Center, the asphalt track is laid on on dirt hills with no straightaways. Bike riders generate enough momentum on the downslopes to crest hills and go around steep corners without pedaling.
State Rep. Willie D. Madrid, D-Chaparral, spoke Thursday about the track — a project he helped conceptualize and design before construction started in January.
"This is a great enhancement for us," he said, noting the pump track has attracted people from around the state to the unincorporated community just north of northeast El Paso. Chaparral straddles the Doña Ana-Otero County line.
Madrid said the track gives area children a chance to be active and healthy outdoors, an opportunity that may not have been available amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chaparral resident Felicitas Varela took her great-grandsons visiting from Odessa, Texas, to the grand opening and said the track was great for the community and especially for the children. Her great grandson, Esteban Lopez, 7, was happy to take his turn on a bike and said he looks forward to visiting again for more rides around the track.
Members of the Borderland Mountain Bike Association also attended Thursday and hope they can hold their next race at the Chaparral pump track.
"This is fantastic, and a win-win situation for everyone," Mario Lopez, member of BMDA, said.
The track is intended for children ages 4-14 but is open to anyone. The community is welcome to bring their own bikes, skateboards and roller-skates to the track but no motorized bikes or motorized skateboards will be allowed.
Madrid said the BMX pump track is the first of various projects planned for inside and around the Dolores C. Wright Community Center, 400 Lisa Drive. He said there are plans to add a library inside and a mountain bike trail nearby.
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Annya Loya is a general assignment reporter and can be reached at aloyaorduno@lcsun-news.com or @annyaloya on Twitter. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/bmx-pump-track-opens-in-chaparral/65365738007/ | 2022-07-02T02:13:17 | 1 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/bmx-pump-track-opens-in-chaparral/65365738007/ |
Judge accepts sentencing delay for man awaiting new murder trial
LAS CRUCES – A judge delayed sentencing a man accused — but not convicted — of murder on Thursday after the man's defense attorney raised issues about his constitutional rights.
Lonnie Gallegos, 40, was convicted of aggravated battery, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and tampering with evidence by a jury in Doña Ana County on May 13. However, the jury deadlocked on a charge of first-degree murder, trigging 3rd Judicial District Judge Douglas Driggers to declare a mistrial on the murder charge.
According to an affidavit, police believe Gallegos killed Oscar Amezquita, 79, during a botched robbery on May 9, 2020. During the trial, prosecutors said that Amezquita returned to his shop, Landis Boot and Shoe Service on South Esperanza Street, to drop off a few items. There, prosecutors said that Amezquita discovered Gallegos attempting a burglary. Prosecutors argued that Gallegos stole Amezquita's car after fatally shooting him using keys he obtained from the shop.
According to Gallegos' attorney, Raymond Conley, the differing verdicts left his client in legal limbo. As a defendant convicted of a crime, Gallegos has a right to tell the judge why he believes he deserves a specific sentence. However, Conley pointed out that doing so would violate another right — his right to remain silent on the murder charge, for which he is awaiting a new trial.
Linzui Vergara, one of two prosecutors involved in the case, had no disagreements about delaying the sentencing hearing. Vergara did, however, spar with the judge over the procedure. Driggers interrogated Vergara about why she chose not to submit a sentencing memorandum.
Vergara told Driggers that she couldn't complete a sentencing memorandum in the time frame that Driggers allowed. She said Driggers wanted the memo within 48 hours after asking for it. That turnaround was too quick, she said.
The argument between Vergara and Driggers lasted only a few minutes. It ended when Driggers interrupted Vergara and condescendingly called her "young lady" before threatening to hold her in contempt. Ultimately, Driggers ordered the state to produce a sentencing memorandum.
Gallegos, who remains in jail, is set for a new trial on the murder charge on Sept. 12.
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Justin Garcia is a public safety reporter covering police, crime, and legal proceedings in Doña Ana County. He can be reached via email at JEGarcia@lcsun-news.com. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/courts/2022/07/01/judge-accepts-sentencing-delay-for-man-awaiting-new-murder-trial/65366027007/ | 2022-07-02T02:13:23 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/courts/2022/07/01/judge-accepts-sentencing-delay-for-man-awaiting-new-murder-trial/65366027007/ |
Man accused of sexually assaulting runaway teen jailed by judge
This article contains descriptions of sexual assault and sexual violence against children. If you or someone you know experienced sexual violence, you can call La Piñon's 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at 575-526-3437 or go to www.lapinon.org/contact
LAS CRUCES – A judge ordered a man jailed after the defendant's lawyer raised concerns about whether he was connected to a sexual assault that occurred last week.
Jaime Duran, 29, was arrested on June 28 and charged with five counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor. Shortly after his arrest, prosecutors filed a motion requesting a judge confine Duran to jail.
In the motion, Assistant District Attorney with the 3rd Judicial District David McCardle argued the current allegations against Duran and his past convictions suggested Duran was a dangerous man who would not follow the court's orders. In addition, McCardle said that the allegations in LCPD Det. Veronica De La O's affidavit, particularly the allegation that Duran assaulted a stranger, were convincing evidence to regard him as dangerous to the public.
De La O wrote that a 15-year-girl who'd run away from her foster home encountered Duran riding his bike just after midnight on June 15. According to De la O, the girl told forensic interviewers at La Piñon that she'd run away because she missed her friends. After roaming the city for a few hours, the girl said she was tired and hungry when Duran approached her that night.
The girl said Duran offered her food and shelter. When they arrived at his home on the 800 block of Kansas Avenue, the girl said Duran assaulted her multiple times. She was eventually able to escape, according to De La O's affidavit.
In addition to the detective's investigation, McCardle also pointed to Duran's history in the criminal justice system as a reason to keep him jailed. Court records show that Duran has been convicted of aggravated battery twice and probation violations four times. Records also show that Duran has two pending battery charges.
Despite the past convictions, Duran's attorney, public defender Anthony Filosa, said that the investigation into this incident and into Duran's involvement was weak. Specifically, he said the 15-year-old girl never identified nor was given the opportunity to identify Duran as the man who assaulted her. Instead, De La O relied on the girl's identification of Duran's home and a general description that matched Duran as reason enough to arrest him.
Filosa challenged a Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge's ruling that found police had probable cause to arrest Duran in the first place. As Filosa explained, a court establishes probable cause when police prove that a crime was committed and that it's more likely they not that their suspect committed the crime. Filosa didn't argue the first point. However, he did challenge the assertion that Duran was involved.
De La O's affidavit relied on two statements from the girl to argue that Duran assaulted her. First, the girl gave a general description of a Hispanic male of average height with a mustache. She also said her assistant was 29 years old.
Filosa pointed out that this description likely matches many residents in Doña Ana County.
The second point in De La O's affidavit was that the girl returned to the house on Kansas Avenue with her foster mother days after the assault. De La O said that the girl and her foster mother retraced the girl's path on June 15. They eventually returned to the house where the assault occurred. De La O's affidavit said the girl and the foster mom found a door to the residence ajar. They peeked inside. The room, described by the girl as small and containing only room for a bed and television, was just how she remembered it, according to De La O's affidavit.
Filosa said that Duran's ties to that residence were shaky. He said that De La O established only that Duran had lived there at some point, but she did not establish that he was currently living there. After Filosa's argument, McCardle said that Duran provided the address on Kansas Avenue when he was asked for his residence.
Third Judicial District Judge Douglas Driggers ultimately found that prosecutors had proven Duran was dangerous and that no release conditions could protect the public. In addition, Driggers pointed out that the victim in the case was a stranger to the defendant. He said this increased the likelihood that Duran could inflict harm on others. Driggers also said that Duran's past conduct indicated an unwillingness to comply with court orders. Driggers then confined Duran to jail until the court resolved his case. He was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on July 14.
According to statistics collected by the U.S. Department of Justice, children experience sexual abuse at a much higher rate than adults. About 90% of children who experience sexual assault in the U.S. know their abuser, according to a study conducted at the University of New Hamshire's Crimes against Children Research Center.
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Archbishop: Mortgaging Santa Fe cathedral was only option
SANTA FE – Archbishop John C. Wester is speaking about the decision to mortgage an iconic Santa Fe cathedral to meet a settlement agreement tied to church sex abuse victims.
The action was a last resort because “we pretty much sold everything we can, including my residency,” Wester told the Santa Fe New Mexican on Thursday.
The archbishop sent letters to parishes last month informing them they would collectively need to borrow $12 million to pay for the settlements. That’s when he broke the news about the cathedral. The archdiocese has to remit $65 million by Sept. 30 and a final $10 million by March 31 of next year, Wester wrote.
Still, the decision to use the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, the heart of the diocese, shocked many New Mexico Catholics. Wester believes the love for the cathedral actually was a factor in the property being accepted as collateral.
“I’m not a lender, but I would imagine that they would see that as a good thing because obviously the archdiocese is going to do everything in its power to make good on our debt,” Wester said.
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case seeking protection from creditors in 2018 as sex abuse claims surged.
The chairman of a creditors committee negotiated an agreement on behalf of surviving victims and a tentative deal was reached in May.
It totals $121.5 million and would involve about 375 claimants.
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It also includes a non-monetary agreement with the Archdiocese to create a public archive of documents regarding the history of the sexual abuse claims.
In New Mexico, some 74 priests have been deemed “credibly accused” of sexually assaulting children while assigned to parishes and schools by the Archdiocese, which covers central and northern New Mexico.
Established in the 1850s after the Mexican-American War, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is one of the oldest in the nation. Wester has been the archbishop there since 2015.
While it was a tough decision to put up the cathedral, Wester said it was ultimately the right one.
“If you think about it, by mortgaging the cathedral we’ll have fewer churches, if any, that we have to mortgage, so it’s really mostly a practical thing,” he said. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/07/01/archbishop-mortgaging-santa-fe-cathedral-was-only-option/65366300007/ | 2022-07-02T02:13:35 | 1 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/07/01/archbishop-mortgaging-santa-fe-cathedral-was-only-option/65366300007/ |
Biden meets with Lujan Grisham, other Democratic governors over abortion protections
New Mexico governor calls for federal protections and resources to protect women's access to care and shield them from criminalization
- The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, negating a federal right to terminate pregnancies.
- New Mexico repealed dormant ban on abortions last year.
- Biden met with nine Democratic governors to discuss next steps and called for electing Democrats to federal and state offices.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was among nine Democratic state executives who met with President Joe Biden Friday for a virtual meeting about protecting reproductive rights one week after the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Lujan Grisham was one of three Democratic governors to speak before the live stream concluded and Biden continued to talk to the governors privately.
Biden and Govs. Kathy Kochul of New York, Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Lujan Grisham spoke about steps states had begun to take to protect women's access to reproductive care and shield them from legal jeopardy. They also promoted a message with the Nov. 8 elections in mind, urging voters to elect Democrats to state and federal offices.
Biden opened the session saying more Democrats were needed in Congress to secure majorities that could block efforts at a nationwide abortion ban and pass legislation codifying the right to abortion under law. Biden also stated, as he did Thursday, that he would support exempting such legislation from the Senate's filibuster rule, which effectively requires a supermajority to pass bills.
Lujan Grisham also raised the possibility that Indian Health Services providers could be enlisted to guarantee services on sovereign nations even within states that outlaw abortion.
"We stand ready to fight hard across the country, and making sure that you have what you need in Congress," Lujan Grisham said, "so that we can codify Roe v. Wade; so that your states that stand as that safe haven and brick wall. We'll continue to do that and support as many women and their families all across America, who are going to need us as we fight to win this battle."
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On June 27, Lujan Grisham signed an executive order prohibiting execution of arrest warrants pursuant to antiabortion laws in other states or assistance by most state employees in actions taken by other states against abortion providers in New Mexico.
“Residents seeking access will be protected, providers will be protected, and abortion is and will continue to be legal, safe and accessible, period,” she announced in the cabinet room at the state Capitol in Santa Fe that day.
The executive order could be rescinded by her successor. The governor is currently running for a second term against Republican candidate Mark Ronchetti and is limited to two four-year terms even if she prevails in the Nov. 8 election.
Ronchetti supports restrictions similar to the Mississippi law upheld in the Dobbs decision, which bans abortions after 15 weeks of gestation except for certain medical emergencies or severe fetal abnormality.
On Friday, Lujan Grisham also referred to efforts in the state to enhance resources for family planning services as well as medical services for women including abortion care.
"We are working diligently to make sure that when we say, and we mean, that abortion is legal, safe and accessible, that in fact it is," she said.
Last year, the New Mexico Legislature repealed New Mexico's 1969 statutory ban on abortion in most cases, which had been dormant since the Supreme Court's 1973 ruling in Roe which established a federal right to abortion.
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In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the nation's highest court ruled in a 6-3 decision, announced June 24, that the U.S. Constitution did not provide the right to terminate a pregnancy. All six Justices who voted to overturn the precedent were appointed by Republican presidents George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush or Donald Trump. Three were Trump appointees.
The decision prompted protests around the country as well as celebrations among opponents of abortion, as political focus among proponents of women's reproductive rights moves to states and speculation grew that the court's conservative majority may have laid the groundwork for rolling back more federally protected rights, such as same-sex marriage or contraception.
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ATLANTA — Georgia's gas prices are some of the lowest in the country, according to AAA, and they could stay that way as Gov. Brian Kemp extended the gas tax suspension again on Friday. However, analysts said there could be a political motive behind this relief at the pump.
The gas tax suspension now runs through at least Aug. 13. As of Friday, Georgia's average price per gallon is $4.35 as several states see prices past $5, according to AAA. Comparatively, California drivers are paying $6.27 on average per gallon of gas.
Georgia’s gasoline price normally includes a federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon and a state tax of 29.1 cents per gallon. A number of cities and counties also charge taxes.
While people are concerned about fueling up ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, it seems Georgia's gubernatorial candidates are concerned about winning over voters in the final months before the November election.
"In March, I took decisive action to help Georgians impacted by high gas prices. To provide further relief," Kemp said in a video message Friday, announcing the fuel tax suspension.
People pumping gas in Atlanta on Friday didn't think the suspension was doing much to help their wallets.
"It's helping a little bit and I feel like it could be a little bit better," one customer said.
Within minutes, the incumbent's Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams released a statement, criticizing Kemp's move, saying the suspension should last through the end of the year.
However, it seemed, either way, Georgians don't think the gas tax is doing much to help keep their tanks full.
"We can't tell. It's still high we can't tell when the tax is being suspended or not," another person fueling up said.
Though both Republicans and Democrats are using inflation and gas prices as a political talking point, voters aren't buying it.
"It's not a Republican or a Democrat thing, it's a senator thing, it's a government thing this is all of them, the way I look at it. This is both sides," one man said.
He wasn't the only person at the pump with the same opinion.
"Whether we're placing our votes on this person or that person it's still the same. It's not helping us one way or the other," they said.
NBC's Meet the Press host Chuck Todd has also been closely watching Georgia's gubernatorial race and offered his insight.
"I don't think it's a huge deal because they're both on the same side of the issue," Todd said Friday in an interview with 11Alive's Jeff Hullinger.
He did however point out that one side has the power to make relief at the pump stick.
"The president called for a federal gas tax holiday. Congress is controlled by Democrats," Todd said. "That sound you hear is the crickets coming from Congress and their legislation that they have not introduced for it."
Suspending the gas tax could hurt Georgia's budget in the long run.
The state had a $1.25 billion budget surplus, partially due to reopening services early during the coronavirus pandemic.
Since the gas tax suspension went into effect in March, Georgia has lost $600 million in revenue, records show. This leaves about $650 million in the surplus. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgias-gas-tax-political-talking-point/85-e8dcac79-31a6-4fae-ba81-88952a005a49 | 2022-07-02T02:27:43 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgias-gas-tax-political-talking-point/85-e8dcac79-31a6-4fae-ba81-88952a005a49 |
Oregon immigrant civil rights group Causa to dissolve - cites fundraising, union challenges
After 27 years, the Salem-based immigrant civil rights group Causa will be dissolving.
Causa's board of directors made the decision to begin the process of dissolving the organization last week, according to an email from Causa's board of directors Friday. The announcement was also posted on social media.
"The decision to dissolve Causa was not an easy one, but we firmly believe it is the right one," the email said.
Most recently, Causa co-led the launch of the Oregon Worker Relief Fund, which provided more than $60 million to thousands of immigrants in Oregon during the pandemic.
The organization also worked to pass legislation that provided driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants in the state and protected Oregon's 30-year-old sanctuary state status. Causa also hosted an annual May Day march where hundreds often gathered in support of immigrant rights.
"We are incredibly proud of the legacy Causa will leave behind," the board wrote in its letter.
The board cited two years of fundraising difficulties, unprecedented turnover in staff and leadership, and the inability to finalize a contract with the employee union as reasons for the decision.
Causa was spending its financial reserves to cover expenses, and recent attempts to finalize a contract with union leadership failed, the email said.
The organization will dissolve by July 31. In the meantime, the board will work on providing "generous severance" before reserves are exhausted and will be re-granting remaining funds to partner organizations that will continue Causa's work and programs.
"While Causa is closing its doors, we are confident our mission to give Latinx immigrants a powerful voice in Oregon will continue through the work of our incredible community partners. We know our community is strong, will continue to march forward, and new leadership will emerge," the email added.
Causa was part of the Alianza Poder, which consists of nine organizations dedicated to serving the local Latino community.
Remaining community partners within the network include Mano a Mano, the oldest Latino and immigrant-led community-based organization in Salem; Latinos Unidos Siempre (LUS), which supports young Latinos; CAPACES, a nonprofit organization based in Woodburn; Mujeres Luchadores Progresistas, another non-profit based in Woodburn that supports female farmworkers; Farmworker Housing Development Corporation, which builds and manages farmworker housing; and Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noreste, Oregon's largest Latino union.
PCUN in a statement to the Statesman said it is disheartened and disappointed with the news. PCUN and other sister organizations at Alianza Poder had been concerned for the past two years about the internal conflicts, and the lack of settling of the union contract by Causa staff and management, they added.
"While we had a sense that the situation was difficult, we do not support the decision to dissolve Causa," PCUN said. "We hope the staff and board can reconsider, and make the necessary compromises to settle this contract. We wish there was a path for Causa’s survival, and we understand that Causa’s board of directors makes the final decision. Alianza Poder is committed to ensuring that Oregon’s immigrant community continues to have a home to organize, and defend their rights." | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/oregon-immigrants-rights-group-causa-is-dissolving/65366240007/ | 2022-07-02T02:36:26 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/01/oregon-immigrants-rights-group-causa-is-dissolving/65366240007/ |
ENNIS, Texas — Last week, a divided Supreme Court of Texas gave that infamously grand, yet still just proposed for now, high-speed bullet train between Dallas and Houston renewed life.
At least, that's how it looks on paper.
And the ruling now has landowners living along the route with their backs against the wall.
That includes Carma Sullivan and her family in Ennis, who say the ruling now strengthens the possibility that their farm purchased over 140 years ago could be cut in half by the train's route.
"We were dismayed and disappointed," Sullivan said. "We have seven full-time farmers in our family right now, and we will be affected where we work, all of us."
WFAA and the Dallas Business Journal reported last week that in a 5-3 decision, the court ruled Texas Central, the Dallas company planning to build the railway, has eminent domain authority.
That means it could seize land for the project.
Sullivan has long feared this moment.
In Ellis County, she is a lead member of Texans Against High-Speed Rail, an opposition group formed to lobby and halt the progress of the bullet train.
Sullivan and the group have taken legal avenues to fight the train's progress for years.
She lives on thousands of acres of farmland that’s been in her husband’s family for more than 140 years, dating back to 1880.
To this day, seven full-time farmers still grow cotton there. Sullivan takes pride in the roving stretch of tranquility, telling WFAA that her family is on its sixth-generation farmers.
"That's how we exist," Sullivan said.
The ruling comes a little more than a week after opponents of the controversial project thought it was dead after Texas Central's CEO resigned, leaving the company without top management.
Holden Wilen from the DBJ summarized last week that the $30 billion train has been in the works for years.
And during those years, the train has always felt like a pipe dream.
But, if built, it would travel at a speed of up to 200 miles per hour and enable passengers to commute between Dallas and Houston in about 90 minutes, according to Texas Central.
The company argues the project will benefit Texas by taking cars off roads, creating thousands of jobs and generating billions of dollars in economic impact.
The ruling now has Sullivan more anxious than she was in the past.
If the bullet train is built, a few miles of its route will run through the Sullivan family’s property, dividing parts of the land, making it challenging to farm and see relatives.
“It’s devastating,” Sullivan said. “That’s the only word we can think of to describe it.”
The only solution is to buy more farm equipment, which is not cheap.
"A tractor costs $250,000, and a combine is a million dollars. I don't think our family will be doing that," Sullivan said.
Texas Central also owes more than half a million dollars in unpaid property taxes to counties along the train's route on top of its CEO resigning.
To Sullivan, this is only a win on paper, and more fighting is expected.
"If we fought for seven and a half years, we're not about to give up now," Sullivan said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/century-old-farm-north-texas-threatened-by-dallas-houston-bullet-train/287-013db360-0e53-485e-8c96-5646667f545b | 2022-07-02T02:38:19 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/century-old-farm-north-texas-threatened-by-dallas-houston-bullet-train/287-013db360-0e53-485e-8c96-5646667f545b |
TACOMA, Wash. — There are an average of 2,500 calls to South Sound 911 on a typical day. On July 4, however, call volumes more than double.
"We get so many calls on the Fourth of July and, really, we want to keep those lines clear - our 911 call lines clear - for emergencies," said Jessica Kulaas, an education coordinator for South Sound 911.
South Sound 911 launched an online reporting system for fireworks complaints. Complaints may be reported online July 1 through July 5 at 6 a.m. in the following police jurisdictions: Fife, Milton, Orting, Roy, Ruston, Sumner, Tacoma, and University Place.
People are still asked to call 911 to report injuries or fires.
A similar system is in place for King County, where illegal firework use in unincorporated King County can be reported online or by calling 206-848-0800.
This is the first year fireworks are illegal in unincorporated areas of King County. For the time being, the county is educating people about the new rule and will only issue warnings for first-time violators.
Many county residents live within city limits where bans are already in place. The ban includes places such as Skyway, White Center, Snoqualmie Valley, Greater Maple Valley, Enumclaw Plateau, and Vashon Island.
Professional firework displays are still allowed.
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The Center for Disease Control announced Friday it is investigating an outbreak for a new strain of Listeria — an infectious bacteria typically passed through food.
According to the CDC, 23 people infected with the new strain have been reported from 10 states, and nearly all people live in or traveled to Florida about a month before getting sick.
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22 of the infected were hospitalized, and one death was reported from Illinois, the CDC said.
CDC officials stated that they do not yet not which — if any — specific food item may be the source of the outbreak. They added that pregnant women, newborns, adults aged 65 and older and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for Listeria.
The CDC is advising those with higher risk for Listeria who have symptoms of infection to speak with a healthcare provider, especially if they recently traveled to Florida.
The CDC warned that pregnant women infected with Listeria may experience only fever, fatigue and muscle aches, though the infection could cause a miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery or even life-threatening infection of the baby.
According to CDC officials, symptoms of severe illness usually start within two weeks after eating food contaminated with the bacteria but may start as early as the same day or as late as 70 days afterward.
At the time of this report, the CDC is reporting 12 cases for the outbreak in Florida, the most of any state.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – With the Fourth of July holiday weekend coming up, travel experts are predicting a massive increase in the number of travelers.
Officials with Orlando International Airport said they predict 1.7 million people will travel through the airport this holiday weekend.
“Everyone is eager to get back out there, but like every other industry, aviation is also feeling the effects of staffing shortages, inflation and high fuel prices,” Brian Engle with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority said in a statement.
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Airport officials warn travelers to plan ahead for delays and be patient as they travel.
Despite record high gas prices, AAA predicts 42 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles this weekend. That amount is 150,000 more vehicles on the road than last year.
AAA also said gas prices have gone down for the past two weeks in a row.
Ahead of the busy weekend, Orlando officials also warned travelers that a weather delay anywhere in the world could cause delays in Orlando, even if the Florida sky is clear.
“You’ve got to be patient because, right now, my flight is delayed, so we have to be patient,” Juliet Roberts said at OIA on Friday.
Even if you are only stopping at the airport to pick someone up, passenger Heather Oles said that could be frustrating as well.
“It’s insane. My husband — their dad — is here, and he can’t even park, so he’s just double parked,” she said. “And now, when we come, we bring an extra person with the car because you cannot park.”
Travel experts report airline tickets have increased 14% compared to this time last year.
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OCALA, Fla. – Fire crews rushed to save a worker whose hand was trapped in a conveyor belt atop a train car Friday afternoon, according to Ocala Fire Rescue.
Reports show crews made sure the equipment was powered down before springing into action, disassembling and removing parts from the machine to free the worker’s hand. Records indicate the incident was cleared within 14 minutes of fire crews’ arrival.
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The worker was taken to the hospital for further treatment. No other injuries were reported.
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With the countdown on to the Fourth of July, the table is being set for North Texans to participate in one of America’s favorite Independence Day traditions: fireworks.
James Fuller has already stocked enough fireworks to get through a multi-day celebration in his Denton County backyard with both friends and family.
But though a firework fanatic, Fuller is also a safety advocate as both a former firefighter and federal regulator of consumer fireworks safety.
"These are not freedoms that are given to us without some level of responsibility,” said Fuller.
At any time, he said that includes following all warning labels including those that instruct which direction the firework should face.
It also includes locating and positioning the fuse before dark.
"This is super important,” said Fuller.
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It means never reigniting a dud, making sure only sober adults are responsible for all fireworks, including sparklers, and keeping spectators at least 20 feet away.
But this year, he’s also urging people to be aware of their surroundings and to consider shooting from a paved surface rather than dried grass.
"What we really don't want to have happen is have the potential of the wind catching an object or have an object tip over, and you start a fire inside some of the brush that's around right now,” Fuller said.
That’s especially true on the western side of the metroplex where dry conditions have led to burn bans in places like Tarrant, Ellis, Johnson and Parker Counties.
Wise County has a ban that varies day to day. When in place, the office of Emergency Management said fireworks are prohibited.
Tarrant County officials are urging people to leave fireworks to the professionals this year.
Even for those in the clear, Fuller said it's important to shoot fireworks from a flat service and keep a water source nearby.
In dry and windy conditions, he said fireworks without propellants are considered safer, meaning sparklers, cones and fountains.
"Just use common sense. If you know the location you're going to be using for shooting is too dry or the wind picks up and it’s just not the right evening, there are so many other ways we can celebrate our Fourth of July,” said Fuller.
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HOUSTON — A Texas inmate who is set to be put to death in less than two weeks asked that his execution be delayed so he can donate a kidney.
Ramiro Gonzales is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on July 13 for fatally shooting 18-year-old Bridget Townsend, a southwest Texas woman whose remains were found nearly two years after she vanished in 2001.
In a letter sent Wednesday, Gonzales’ lawyers, Thea Posel and Raoul Schonemann, asked Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to grant a 30-day reprieve so the inmate can be considered a living donor “to someone who is in urgent need of a kidney transplant.”
His attorneys have made a separate request to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles for a 180-day reprieve related to the kidney donation.
In their request to Abbott, Gonzales’ attorneys included a letter from Cantor Michael Zoosman, an ordained Jewish clergyman from Maryland who has been corresponding with Gonzales.
“There has been no doubt in my mind that Ramiro’s desire to be an altruistic kidney donor is not motivated by a last-minute attempt to stop or delay his execution. I will go to my grave believing in my heart that this is something that Ramiro wants to do to help make his soul right with his God,” Zoosman wrote.
Gonzales’ attorneys say he’s been determined to be an “excellent candidate” for donation after being evaluated by the transplant team at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The evaluation found Gonzales has a rare blood type, meaning his donation could benefit someone who might have difficulty finding a match.
“Virtually all that remains is the surgery to remove Ramiro’s kidney. UTMB has confirmed that the procedure could be completed within a month,” Posel and Schonemann wrote to Abbott.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice policies allow inmates to make organ and tissue donations. Agency spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez said Gonzales was deemed ineligible after making a request to be a donor earlier this year. She did not give a reason, but Gonzales' lawyers said in their letter that the agency objected because of the pending execution date.
Abbott’s office did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is set to vote July 11 on Gonzales’ request to that agency.
Gonzales’ attorneys have made a separate request asking the board to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty.
They also asked that his execution not proceed if his spiritual adviser isn’t allowed to both hold his hand and place another hand on his heart during his execution. A two-day federal trial on this request was set to begin Tuesday in Houston.
Gonzales’ request to delay his execution for an organ donation is rare among death row inmates in the U.S., Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said Friday.
In 1995, condemned murderer Steven Shelton in Delaware donated a kidney to his mother.
In 2013, Ronald Phillips’ execution in Ohio was delayed so his request to donate a kidney to his mother could be reviewed. Phillips’ request was later denied and he was executed in 2017.
“Skeptics will think this is simply an attempt to delay the execution. But if that were the case, I think you’d be seeing many requests,” said Dunham, whose group takes no position on capital punishment but has criticized the way states carry out executions. “The history of executions in the United States shows that people don’t make offers of organ donations for the purpose of delaying an execution that will still take place.”
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DES MOINES, Iowa — A motorcyclist is dead after a crash with a vehicle on Friday evening, the Des Moines Police Department reports.
DMPD patrol officers and the Des Moines Fire Department rescue personnel initially responded to a report of a car/motorcycle crash at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Douglas Avenue.
First responders arrived to find an adult male motorcyclist with serious injuries.
The motorcyclist was transported to a local hospital, but later passed away.
Investigators learned that prior to the crash, a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop of a motorcycle near the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Aurora Avenue.
The motorcyclist accelerated away from the deputy and the traffic stop was abandoned.
Witnesses reported that the motorcyclist failed to yield to a red light at the intersection on 2nd and Douglas and collided with a vehicle in the intersection.
After a brief closure, 2nd Avenue is now open to traffic.
DMPD continues to investigate the crash.
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CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — Soaking up the sun at Beltzville State Park near Lehighton is how many people chose to kick off the long holiday weekend.
"I'm hanging with a couple friends. We're just enjoying a nice day, a nice friday and Summer just started so we're just trying to start it off right," said Kyla Rodriguez, Bethlehem.
"We're enjoying the weather. There is a nice breeze today and the water is cool," said Sandy Lewis, Sciota.
With how beautiful the day is John Lewis and his wife Sandy were surprised to see fewer people than they expected.
"I expected it to be more crowded today. But it's not and that's good," said John Lewis, Sciota.
The husband and wife say they know all too well what it's like visiting the state park on a holiday weekend.
"It's just packed with people, grills, boom boxes. yeah it's very crowded so today is perfect," said Lewis.
While the parking lot is pretty empty now, that won't be the case come this weekend. Park officials say once all these spots are filled, no cars will be let in for the rest of the day.
"There's going to be crowds. We are going to be busy. Once we hit capacity for the day we do not reopen. You know we don't do one in, one out. Once we hit capacity we close for the day and we don't reopen until 8 a.m. the next morning," said Ben Monk, Beltzville Park Manager.
Park officials advise if you're planning a visit to Beltzville it's best to show up bright and early to ensure you get a spot inside.
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LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — The Pool at Weston Field in Scranton was filled with kids and the sounds of summer: splashing, laughing, and fun.
The pool was closed the past couple of summers for repairs and this is the first time it's back open.
The school year just ended for students in the Scranton School District.
The kids we spoke with were happy to have a place to cool off as they begin their summer vacation.
"It's refreshing and you can get some fresh air and probably playing with friends," said Tahj Rich, Scranton.
"It's cool and I get to go to the pool with my family because it's hot and the water is cool," said Majesty Burks, Scranton.
It's not just the pools that are busy on a hot day. Parents say getting the kids to a splash pad works just as well.
Francesca Goldsack brought her twin boys, Jude and Adrian, to the splash pad at Sherwood Park in Dunmore.
Her mother lives nearby and knew this was the place to be on a hot day.
"We needed to get out of the 90-degree weather and cool them down really quick for today," said Francesca Goldsack.
The water may cool the kids off, but parents say there are other ways they need to keep their kids protected when it's this hot and sunny.
"Definitely the sunscreen, reapplying it after they're in the water, making sure they're hydrated drinking water or juice or something and not letting them stay out all day," said Goldsack.
With the heat continuing through the Fourth of July weekend, the pools and splash pads will likely stay busy.
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CROWN POINT — A 20-year-old woman was wanted Friday on charges she shot her mother's fiance in May after becoming angry with him during a party for her mother in East Chicago.
Dashiae Williams, of East Chicago, is accused of shooting the man multiple times, leaving him partially paralyzed.
She was charged last week with felony attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon and battery resulting in serious bodily injury.
East Chicago police were dispatched about 12:10 a.m. May 18 to a building in the 3800 block of Main Street for a report of a shooting, Lake Criminal Court records show.
Officers found a man inside the building lying on his stomach bleeding from a wound.
The man, who was taken to St. Catherine Hospital, later told detectives Williams became upset and accused of him cheating while they and others were playing the card game spades.
After the argument ended, the man lost the game and began "taking trash" to his fiancee. Williams stood up and said he needed to stop talking to her mother "like that," court records state.
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The man told police he and others told Williams he was "just playing" and urged her to calm down. He told Williams to put down her gun, but when he turned to walk away she shot him three times, records state.
Others pushed Williams out of the building and locked the door, and she left before police arrived.
Anyone with information about Williams' immediate whereabouts is asked to call Lake County dispatch at 219-660-0000.
To reach East Chicago detectives, call 219-391-8318. To remain anonymous, call 219-391-8500.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Bradley Warmac
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205415
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Watkins
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205422
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Woods
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205429
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Talley
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205441
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Thomas
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205424
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randall Valle
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205418
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Mosqueda
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205411
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamey Oskins
Age : 35
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205442
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Freddie Meeks III
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205426
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Haywood
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205423
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205444
Arrest Date: June 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortez Henley
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205437
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Kelly III
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205421
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alison Cook
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205434
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Davis
Age : 34
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205432
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maria Dorsey
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205416
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roger Burrell
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205425
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Ballard
Age : 61
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205410
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bottoms
Age : 45
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205428
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Thomas Mason
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205394
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Milby
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205377
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Montgomery
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205400
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paris Spencer
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205388
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205376
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rahmere Dunn
Age : 23
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205379
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prince Elston II
Age : 19
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205393
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Josigha Coleman
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205399
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corey Brewer
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205401
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antrell Blissett Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Lima, OH
Booking Number(s): 2205387
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Alexis Robinson
Age : 36
Residence: Calumet City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205347
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stafford
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205371
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stotts
Age : 49
Residence: New Lenox, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205364
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Turnquist
Age : 28
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205374
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Vargo
Age : 38
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205363
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeremiah Perez
Age : 42
Residence: Grand Rapids, MI
Booking Number(s): 2205355
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Qualls
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205360
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Paglis
Age : 40
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205373
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Desmond Lewis
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205348
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cecilia Marines
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205346
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Moss
Age : 52
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205344
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeffrey Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Westminster, CO
Booking Number(s): 2205350
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ellis Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205354
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205345
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mykia Green
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205358
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Cross Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205356
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Cassidy
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205369
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donte Paulk
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205341
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Randall Wingis
Age : 59
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205340
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexia Brown
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205333
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205335
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Laron Major
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205321
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Blain
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205334
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Toler
Age : 56
Residence: Frankfort, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205298
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Porshaue Shelley
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205303
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000; FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO POLICE or FALSE INFO OF EMERGENCY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ivan Santillan Popoca
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205300
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Summers
Age : 37
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205314
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth McCammon
Age : 42
Residence: Schneider, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205309
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terry Millender
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205301
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205299
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Damontae Reed
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205297
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deon Hayes
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205312
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilbert Herrera
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205313
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Fisher
Age : 39
Residence: Aurora, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205304
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Danielle Vann
Age : 29
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205275
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Payne
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205270
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Serrano
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205279
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205272
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: 2205272
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daron Lynch
Age : 40
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205287
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205257
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felix DeLeon
Age : 46
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205274
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
JeJuan Graham
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205276
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Hackett Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205294
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shahid Coleman
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, iN
Booking Number(s): 2205285
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Curtis
Age : 41
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205280
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Katie Birks
Age : 27
Residence: Colbert, GA
Booking Number(s): 2205258
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Clay
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205264
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kathleen Clayton
Age : 66
Residence: Sheldon, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205282
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wisniewski Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205213
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakissa Taylor
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205244
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavarrus Wilson
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205227
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Watts III
Age : 22
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205246
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Rosolowski Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205215
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE; CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eliseo Pena Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205219
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sothan Pickett
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205238
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Torres Oquendo
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205230
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Morales
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205217
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darius Nelson
Age : 29
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205224
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shefiu Ogunlana
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205220
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Lunford IV
Age : 41
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205226
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melvin Macon Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205218
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Miller
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205242
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devan Landfair
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205228
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ronald Kelley Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205212
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Lane
Age : 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205222
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arturo Gurrola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205241
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Untonise Harper
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205247
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Herrera
Age : 38
Residence: Elgin, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205245
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Brown
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205229
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Coley
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205236
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah Escutia
Age : 23
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205232
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamen Baso
Age : 44
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205251
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kewuan Allen
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205225
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Republican precinct leaders in Indiana House District 12 are meeting Saturday to select a candidate to challenge first-term state Rep. Mike Andrade, D-Munster, in the Nov. 8 general election.
The hopefuls seeking the GOP nomination are Mark Leyva, of Highland, a perennial Region congressional candidate, and Charles Kallas, of Griffith, an unsuccessful 2018 Indiana Senate candidate and current leader of the Lake County Young Republicans.
No Republican sought the party's House District 12 nomination in the May 3 primary election. As a result, the district's GOP precinct committeemen are empowered to select a candidate to fill the ballot vacancy before Tuesday's deadline.
House District 12 consists of Munster, Highland, Griffith and northeast Schererville.
Here are the new Indiana laws to know before they take effect July 1
Animals
The owner of a lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, mountain lion or bear must prevent all direct physical contact between the animal and a member of the general public, no matter the age of the animal. Violations are subject to a $1,000 fine for each person who comes into contact with the animal. (House Enrolled Act 1248 )
The owner of a lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, mountain lion or bear must prevent all direct physical contact between the animal and a member of the general public, no matter the age of the animal. Violations are subject to a $1,000 fine for each person who comes into contact with the animal. (House Enrolled Act 1248)
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Annexation
The Aberdeen subdivision may seek to officially become part of Valparaiso, even though the neighborhood is not currently contiguous to the city. A pre-annexation financial study must be completed so Aberdeen residents know the fiscal impact of being voluntarily annexed by Valparaiso. (House Enrolled Act 1110 )
Doug Ross, file, The Times
Ag equipment
Counties, cities or towns can designate agricultural zones as Economic Revitalization Areas (ERA) on the same basis as outdated business districts or distressed residential neighborhoods. New farm equipment or new agricultural improvements located in an ERA are eligible for a property tax abatement for up to five years. The exemption does not apply to farmland. (Senate Enrolled Act 119 )
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Bone marrow
The Indiana Department of Health is authorized to establish and promote a bone marrow donor recruitment program to find eligible Hoosiers willing to donate bone marrow to individuals fighting leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cell conditions. (Senate Enrolled Act 398 )
John Luke, file, The Times
Campus speech
State colleges and universities cannot designate outdoor areas of campus where First Amendment activities are prohibited. Higher education institutions may impose reasonable and content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions on other campus speech that's narrowly tailored to serve a significant interest of the school. (House Enrolled Act 1190 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Caregivers
An adult relative caring for a child after the child has been removed from a dangerous home situation is entitled to directly participate in court hearings concerning services needed by the child, or terminating the parent-child relationship. Previously, only state-licensed foster parents had a statutory right to intervene in legal proceedings pertaining to abused or neglected children. (Senate Enrolled Act 410 )
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Catalytic converters
A catalytic converter is redefined as a "major component part" of a motor vehicle and only licensed automobile salvage recyclers are permitted to buy or sell used catalytic converters. Automobile salvage recyclers also must keep the same records for catalytic converters as valuable metal dealers and cash payouts for detached catalytic converters are capped at $25 per transaction per day. (Senate Enrolled Act 293 )
Jonathan Miano, file, The Times
Coerced abortion
A new crime of "coerced abortion" punishes anyone who knowingly or intentionally coerces a pregnant woman to have an abortion with up to 2 1/2 years in prison. State law already required "the voluntary and informed consent of the pregnant woman" prior to obtaining an abortion. (House Enrolled Act 1217 )
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Data breach
Businesses, banks and similar entities that suffer a data breach must notify their customers within 45 days of the breach being discovered, instead of simply providing notification "without unreasonable delay." (House Enrolled Act 1351 )
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Dementia training
Home health aides who provide care to individuals with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or a similar cognitive disorder must complete at least six hours of dementia care training within 60 days of hire. Current home health aides with at least one year of experience must participate in at least three hours of dementia training. (Senate Enrolled Act 353 )
Joe Ruffalo, file, The Times
Double voting
The penalty for fraudulently casting more than one ballot in the same election is set at up to 2½ in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The penalty does not apply to individuals casting a valid replacement ballot as permitted by law. (Senate Enrolled Act 328 )
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Expungement
Individuals charged with crimes who either are acquitted following a trial or the charges are dismissed will have their court records automatically expunged within 60 days of disposition, unless the county prosecutor requests a one-year expungement delay. Any non-prosecution of criminal charges within 180 days following an arrest must be expunged immediately. (Senate Enrolled Act 182 )
Jonathan Miano, file, The Times
Foreign land purchases
Foreign business entities are barred from purchasing Indiana agricultural or timber land, with certain exceptions. Businesses organized under Russian law or controlled by Russian nationals are prohibited from acquiring any real estate in Indiana. (Senate Enrolled Act 388 )
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Health officers
The Indiana Department of Health no longer is entitled to remove a local health officer on the basis of intemperance. Health officers still may be removed for failing to collect vital statistics, follow rules, keep records, make reports, respond to official inquires or for neglect of official duty. (House Enrolled Act 1169 )
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Handguns
Adults age 18 and up legally entitled to possess a handgun are not obligated to obtain a state permit to carry a handgun in public. Indiana carry permits remain available for out-of-state reciprocity purposes. Handguns continue to be prohibited in schools, courthouses, and any residence or business that chooses to bar handguns. (House Enrolled Act 1296 )
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Housing shortage
A 13-member Housing Task Force is directed to study issues relating to housing and housing shortages in Indiana. The task force must submit recommendations for policy changes to the General Assembly and the governor no later than Nov. 1. (House Enrolled Act 1306 )
Tony V. Martin, file, The Times
Hunting
The holder of an archery hunting permit is allowed to use a bow and arrow or a crossbow. Previously, crossbow hunters were required to obtain a separate license. (Senate Enrolled Act 186 )
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Inmate calls
The in-state rate for telephone calls placed by inmates at Indiana Department of Correction facilities drops to 12 cents per minute from 24 cents per minute. County jail telephone rates are capped at 21 cents per minute statewide, instead of ranging from 22 cents per minute to $4.70 per minute. (House Enrolled Act 1181 )
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Lead testing
Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, doctors must offer a blood lead screening test to the parents of children between nine months and six years old if the child has not previously been tested for lead poisoning. Parents are not required to have their children tested for lead. (House Enrolled Act 1313 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Low-level felons
Judges once again may sentence level 6 felony offenders to state prisons operated by the Indiana Department of Correction, replacing a mandate that individuals found guilty of minor felony crimes only serve their six-month to 2 1/2-year sentences in county jails. (House Enrolled Act 1004 )
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Lowell investment
The town of Lowell is authorized to segregate its recent water utility sale proceeds from other town funds, contract with an investment adviser, and deploy the funds in most kinds of investments offering higher returns than fixed-income securities, except corporate stock and other equity securities. (House Enrolled Act 1011 )
Kale Wilk, file, The Times
Medicaid
Pregnant individuals whose family incomes are less than 208% of the federal poverty level are entitled to receive low- or no-cost health coverage through Indiana Medicaid for the duration of their pregnancy, and up to 12 months after giving birth. (House Enrolled Act 1140 )
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Nuclear power
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is directed to adopt rules by July 1, 2023, permitting small modular nuclear reactors to be used to generate electricity in the Hoosier State. The law does not mandate any utilities switch to nuclear power but opens the door by putting in place the regulations that would guide its development and use. (Senate Enrolled Act 271 )
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Pregnant inmates
Restraints used on a prison inmate in her second or third trimester of pregnancy need to be the least restrictive restraints necessary. A pregnant inmate must be unrestrained while in labor, delivering a baby and during the immediate post-delivery period, unless she is an immediate danger to herself or others, or a substantial flight risk. (House Enrolled Act 1294 )
Connor Burge, file, The Times
Property tax
The $3,000 property tax deduction for mortgaged property is eliminated beginning Jan. 1, 2023, and the homestead deduction is increased to $48,000 from $45,000. The senior citizen tax deduction may be claimed on homes worth up to $240,000, instead of a maximum of $200,000. (House Enrolled Act 1260 )
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Public comment
School boards must allow any person physically present at a school board meeting to address the board if the person is interested in doing so in accordance with the board’s public comment rules, including any time limits. Boards still can take "reasonable steps to maintain order in a meeting," including "removal of any person who is willfully disruptive of the meeting." (House Enrolled Act 1130 )
Dan Carden, file, The Times
Rape
The definition of rape is expanded to include a person who disregards the other person's attempts to physically, verbally, or by other visible conduct refuse the person's sexual acts. Rape in Indiana also consists of the use of force, or imminent threat of force, to compel sexual conduct; sex with a person unaware sexual conduct is occurring; or sex with a person unable to consent to sex due to mental disability. (House Enrolled Act 1079 )
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Semiquincentennial
A 23-member commission is established to organize events and commemorations across the state celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. (Senate Enrolled Act 12 )
Library of Congress
Simulated child porn
The production, distribution, possession or viewing of a video or image depicting obscene sexual conduct involving a person who appears to be less than 18 years old — even if the person is over 18, or doesn’t exist — is the legal equivalent of child exploitation, possession of child pornography and similar felony crimes. (House Enrolled Act 1363 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
State fossil
The mastodon is designated as the official fossil of Indiana. Dozens of mastodon fossils have been found throughout Indiana, including the bones of at least five mastodons now held by the Indiana State Museum that were discovered in 2005 by workers digging a pond in the Porter County town of Hebron. (House Enrolled Act 1013 )
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Tax cuts
The utility receipts tax, a 1.46% charge paid by businesses and consumers on a portion of their electricity, natural gas, water, steam, sewage and telephone bills, is eliminated July 1. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, the state income tax rate drops to 3.15% from 3.23%, with the possibility of future reductions to 2.9%. (House Enrolled Act 1002 )
Doug Ross, file, The Times
Tourism
The definition of "agritourism" is expanded beyond agricultural activities to include camping, canoeing, kayaking, river tubing and winter sports activities. An agritourism participant release form may be signed electronically, instead of only on paper. (Senate Enrolled Act 343 )
Connor Burge, file, The Times
Township trustees
A township trustee who fails to perform the duties of his or her office is subject to removal by court order if the removal is endorsed by the township board, county commissioners and county council, and other conditions are met. (Senate Enrolled Act 304 )
Dan Carden, The Times
Trans sports
All children assigned male at birth are barred from participating in any elementary, middle or high school athletics designated as a "girls" or "female" sport — no matter the child's gender identity or physical characteristics. (House Enrolled Act 1041 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Tribal law enforcement
A police officer employed by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi in South Bend may exercise law enforcement authority anywhere in the state, so long as the officer meets the standards of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and the tribe consents to statewide police powers. (Senate Enrolled Act 347 )
Turn signal
A mandate that drivers signal all turns or lane changes at least 200 feet ahead of time, or 300 feet if the vehicle is traveling in excess of 50 mph, is deleted on Jan. 1, 2023, in favor of a requirement that motorists signal all turns and lane changes "a reasonable time" before completing them. (House Enrolled Act 1167 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
University gifts
Public and private colleges and universities in Indiana must report to the state, and disclose on their website, all gifts from foreign entities that already must be reported to the federal government upon receipt. (Senate Enrolled Act 388 )
Kale Wilk, file, The Times
Vaping taxes
A tax of 15% is imposed on the wholesale price of closed system cartridges used for vaping. Under a 2021 law, the tax rate was scheduled to be 25%. An additional tax of 40 cents per ounce is assessed on alternative nicotine products, such as electronic cigarettes. (Senate Enrolled Act 382 )
Richard Vogel, file, Associated Press
Virtual instruction
Public schools may only hold up to three student-directed virtual instruction days during the 180-day school year absent extraordinary circumstances and a waiver approved by the Indiana Department of Education. (House Enrolled Act 1093 )
John Luke, file, The Times
Youth ag
A public school or school corporation may purchase up to $10,000 in food each year from a youth agricultural program, up from the former annual maximum of $7,500. (House Enrolled Act 1320 )
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A Valparaiso couple who got lost and separated in a southern Indiana wilderness area were reunited Friday following an extended search by rescue crews.
According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Jason Craig, 44, and Hannah Daugherty, 36, were hiking together in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness of the Hoosier National Forest when they got badly lost.
Around 6 p.m. Thursday, Craig called Monroe County 911 asking for help. Searchers from the DNR and the Monroe Fire Protection District then set out on foot, all-terrain vehicle and boat hoping to find the couple, the DNR said.
According to the DNR, Craig was located Thursday night near the area of Grubb Ridge Trail, but his wife, Daugherty, was still missing.
The pair had separated when Daugherty became too exhausted to walk and Craig left her to find help, the DNR said.
Ultimately, the search for Daugherty was suspended overnight due to steep terrain and other hazards in the area.
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Rescuers, including U.S. Forest Service personnel, began searching again at sunrise Friday and Daugherty was located at 9 a.m., according to the DNR.
The DNR said both hikers were checked out by emergency medical personnel and released.
The Deam Wilderness comprises 12,953 acres of the Hoosier National Forest and features 36 miles of trails for hiking, backpacking, and horse riding near Monroe Lake southeast of Bloomington.
Gallery: Take a virtual tour of Indiana's state parks
Brown County State Park
Location: Nashville
Size: 15,776 acres (largest state park)
Opened: 1929
Activities: 12 hiking trails spanning 18 miles; 25 mi. of mountain biking trails; 20 horseback riding trails; hiking; birdwatching; fishing; leafing; cross-county skiing; sledding; ice fishing
Amenities: Abe Martin Lodge and annex, 84 rooms with water park; 86 cabins; modern and primitive campgrounds
DNR description: Nicknamed the "Little Smokies" because of the area's resemblance to the Great Smoky Mountains, Brown County encompasses nearly 16,000 acres of rugged hills, ridges and fog-shrouded ravines. Glaciers from the most recent ice ages stopped short of the "hills o' Brown," but their meltwaters helped create the narrow ridges, steep slopes and deep gullies of Brown County State Park. Indiana's largest park is a traditional fall color hot spot, with nearly 20 miles of tree-lined roads and many scenic vistas overlooking miles of uninterrupted forestland.
Dan Carden
Chain O' Lakes State Park
Location: Albion
Size: 2,718 acres
Opened: 1960
Activities: 13 lakes for boating, canoeing, fishing, swimming; hiking
Amenities: Stanley Schoolhouse Nature Center; boat rental; furnished cabins; primitive campsites
DNR description: This is lake country and a small boater's paradise. Nine connecting lakes will be the center of your adventures at Chain O'Lakes. Paddle through the chain of serene kettle lakes, hike the 10 miles of forested trails, fish the electric-motors-only lakes, stay overnight in a forested hillside family cabin, or visit the park's old one-room schoolhouse nature center. Other facilities available for visitors to enjoy include a campground, beach and picnic shelters.
Dan Carden
Charlestown State Park
Location: Charlestown
Size: 5,100 acres
Opened: 1996
Activities: Hiking; Fishing; Picnicking; Camping; Birdwatching
Amenities: 182 modern and primitive campsites
DNR description: Once a largely undeveloped portion of the Indiana Army Ammunition plant, Charlestown State Park is located in southern Indiana. With scenic vistas of the Fourteenmile Creek valley and the Ohio River and elevation changes of over 200 feet, Charlestown has much to offer the visitor with its rugged hills and deep ravines. While hiking the rugged terrain you will see Devonian fossil outcrops and areas of karst sinkhole topography. Bird watchers will enjoy the 72 species of birds, including bluebirds, black vultures and an occasional bald eagle.
Dan Carden
Clifty Falls State Park
Location: Madison
Size: 1,416 acres
Opened: 1920
Activities: Four waterfalls; hiking; swimming; picnicking; tennis
Amenities: Clifty Inn and Restaurant; nature center
DNR description: The park's waterfalls change moods with the weather and the seasons and can range from roaring plunges to delicate bridal-veil mists to gleaming frozen titans. Winter and spring visits reveal them at their best. The rugged splendor of Clifty Canyon offers exciting year-round hiking and scenery.
Dan Carden
Falls of the Ohio State Park
Location: Clarksville
Size: 165 acres
Opened: 1990
Activities: Hiking; fishing; picnicking; boat launch
Amenities: Interpretative Center
DNR description: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark met at the Falls prior to launching the 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean. The park's 386-million-year-old fossil beds are among the largest exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world. The park features a spectacular interpretive center overlooking the fossil beds that reopened in 2016 with completely new exhibits.
Dan Carden
Fort Harrison State Park
Location: Indianapolis
Size: 1,700 acres
Opened: 1996
Activities: Hiking; bicycle trails; golf; fishing; canoeing; dog park; sledding; ice fishing; cross country skiing; recreation buildings; horseback riding
Amenities: 18-hole golf course; inn; restaurant; saddle barn; nature shop; Museum of 20th Century Warfare
DNR description: Landscape and history blend together at this unique setting on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The 1,700-acre park — comprising a portion of the former Fort Benjamin Harrison military base — features walking and jogging trails, picnic sites, fishing access to Fall Creek and two national historic districts. An oasis of green in an urban landscape, Fort Harrison is one of the hidden gems to be found in the state, just minutes from home for many visitors needing contact with nature.
Dan Carden
Harmonie State Park
Location: New Harmony
Size: 3,465 acres
Opened: 1996
Activities: Hiking; bicycle trails; horseback riding; boat launch; fishing; picnicking; swimming
Amenities: 200 modern campsites; youth tent campsites
DNR description: Harmonie State Park is located "on the banks of the Wabash" and a beautiful swimming pool, shady picnic areas, ravines and pristine landscape await you here. Trails for walking, biking and nature hikes will lure you for a visit. Nearby Historic New Harmony honors two unique communities from the early 1800s. The Rappites located here in 1814. They were fleeing from religious persecution and awaiting the impending millennium. In 1824, the Owenites brought many great scientists and philosophers into the area when they purchased the Rappites' holdings.
Dan Carden
Lincoln State Park
Location: Lincoln City
Size: 1,747 acres
Opened: 1932
Activities: Historic sites; hiking; boat launch; picnicking; swimming; fishing
Amenities: Nature center; general store; boat rental; cabins; campsites
DNR description: Discover the boyhood home of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Among the rolling hills and thick forest, young Lincoln learned many life lessons. Lincoln State Park offers 10 miles of hiking trails, two scenic lakes, and an interpretive center to help you experience early life of settlers in southern Indiana. Tour the Colonel Jones Home, the historic home of the merchant and Civil War officer who employed young Lincoln. The Little Pigeon Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery, located on the property, is where Lincoln’s sister Sarah is buried. Sarah Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve is located in the southernmost portion of the park. A visit to Lincoln State Park is like taking a step back in time to when the land was wild and Lincoln was a boy.
Dan Carden
McCormick's Creek State Park
Location: Spencer
Size: 1,924 acres
Opened: 1916 (oldest state park)
Activities: Hiking; horseback riding; swimming; recreation center; tennis; picnicking; caving
Amenities: Canyon Inn; nature center; saddle barn; cabins; 221 modern and primitive campsites; youth tent camping; camp store
DNR description: Explore the spectacular limestone canyon, flowing creek, and scenic waterfalls that highlight Indiana’s first state park. Hike trails featuring diverse forest trees, spicebush, and native wildflowers, including a trail through Wolf Cave Nature Preserve and an accessible trail at the recently renovated nature center. Experience history as you climb the fire tower, use shelter houses or cross the stone arch bridge created by the Civilian Conservation Corps, or examine the historic Statehouse Quarry near White River, which furnished limestone used for the Indianapolis Statehouse. Relax in the lobby of Canyon Inn, open to all park visitors, or watch birds from the dining room porch. Catch cultural events such as concerts in the park amphitheater or attend the several special events hosted annually at the park. McCormick’s Creek State Park offers active enjoyment through all seasons of the year.
Dan Carden
Mounds State Park
Location: Anderson
Size: 252 acres
Opened: 1930
Activities: Historic sites; hiking; fishing; swimming; picnicking
Amenities: Nature center; gift shop; 75 modern campsites; youth tent camping; camp store
DNR description: Mounds State Park features 10 unique earthworks built by prehistoric Indians known as the Adena-Hopewell people. The largest earthwork, the Great Mound, is believed to have been constructed around 160 B.C. Archaeological surveys indicate the mounds were used as gathering places for religious ceremonies, from where astronomical alignments could be viewed. Naturalist-led hikes and interpretive programs are offered every weekend throughout the year.
Dan Carden
O'Bannon Woods State Park
Location: Corydon
Size: 2,000 acres
Opened: 2004
Activities: Swimming; water slides; hiking; horseback riding; picnicking; fishing; boating;
Amenities: Aquatic center; nature center; cabins; 353 modern and primitive campsites
DNR description: O'Bannon Woods State Park (formerly Wyandotte Woods State Recreation Area) lies in the central and extreme southern part of the state, bordering the Ohio River. It was the location of one of the few African-American Civilian Conservation Corps units. The property also has a uniquely restored, working haypress barn, complete with oxen for power and a pioneer farmstead. Indiana’s first natural and scenic river, Blue River, flows through the state park and forest. The Corydon Capitol State Historic Site is located near the park. Visitors can learn about early Indiana history as they tour the beautiful first state capitol building, built entirely of limestone, and old town square.
Dan Carden
Ouabache State Park
Location: Bluffton
Size: 1,104 acres
Opened: 1962
Activities: Hiking; swimming; fishing; boating; volleyball; paved bicycle trail; tennis; basketball courts; picnicking
Amenities: Nature center; recreation center; campsites
DNR description: Ouabache is difficult to spell, but easy to pronounce. Simply say "Wabash"...just like the river that forms the southwest boundary for the park. This is the French spelling of an Indian word, so don't be surprised to hear some folks call it o-ba-chee. Kunkel Lake offers excellent fishing. During the summer months, a naturalist provides information about the natural wonders of the park. A lodge recreation building is available all year.
Dan Carden
Pokagon State Park
Location: Angola
Size: 1,260 acres
Opened: 1925
Activities: Hiking; swimming; cross country skiing; tobogganing; horseback riding; picnicking; playground; sand volleyball
Amenities: Potawatomi Inn; nature center; toboggan run; boat rental; saddle barn; 273 modern and primitive campsites; youth tent camping; camp store
DNR description: Being one of the state’s original parks, Pokagon features the unique work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, whose members lived and worked at Pokagon from 1934 to 1942. The “boys of the CCC” built the beautiful stone and log structures that dot the park landscape and provide accent to the rolling wooded hills, wetlands and open meadows. Natural lakes created by glaciers that melted 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, highlight Steuben County, which has more lakes than any other Indiana county. The park is framed by Lake James and Snow Lake, which offer abundant opportunities for boating, swimming, fishing and scenic sunsets. Pokagon is also Indiana State Parks’ winter wonderland, with cross-country ski rental, sledding, ice fishing and a twin-track toboggan run.
Dan Carden
Potato Creek State Park
Location: North Liberty
Size: 3,840 acres
Opened: 1977
Activities: Biking; hiking; swimming; boating; fishing; ice fishing; cross-country skiing; wildlife observation; horseback riding; snow tubing
Amenities: Nature center; 3.2 mile paved bike trail; 6.6 mi. mountain bike trail; recreation building; boat/bike rental; 17 cabins; 347 campsites; youth tent camping; camp store
DNR description: Potato Creek is in north-central Indiana about 12 miles southwest of South Bend. The park features a wide array of activities and facilities for year-round enjoyment. A variety of natural habitats await, including the 327-acre Worster Lake, old fields, mature woodlands, restored prairies and diverse wetlands. Each offers unique opportunities for plant and wildlife observation. Native peoples used the area for hunting and fishing. The area’s first people of European descent settled here in the 1830s.
Dan Carden
Prophetstown State Park
Location: Battle Ground
Size: 2,000 acres
Opened: 2004 (newest state park)
Activities: Hiking; bicycling; camping; swimming
Amenities: 2.75 mile hiking trail; 2.4 mile bike trail; aquatic center; 110 campsites
DNR description : Indiana’s newest state park, Prophetstown is located where the Tippecanoe River meets the Wabash near the town of Battle Ground northeast of Lafayette. The park's landscape has been shaped by ice from glaciers, moving water, fire and human hands that helped maintain the vast tall prairie grass. Native American people hunted and lived along the two rivers for thousands of years. The Aquatic Center features a 30-foot tube slide, body flume, lazy river float area, adventure channel, zero-entry pool with play features, and an aquatic activity area with basketball.
Dan Carden
Shades State Park
Location: Waveland
Size: 3,082 acres
Opened: 1947
Activities: Hiking; fishing; picnicking; canoeing
Amenities: Nature preserve; 123 campsites (Apr.-Oct.); youth tent camping
DNR description: Shades State Park is that peaceful place you've sought; a favorite for hikers and canoeists. The beautiful sandstone cliffs overlooking Sugar Creek and numerous shady ravines provide the backdrop for your journey through this nature lover's paradise. Also on the property is Pine Hills Nature Preserve, which affords spectacular topography for those willing to take a fairly long hike.
Dan Carden
Shakamak State Park
Location: Jasonville
Size: 1,766 acres
Opened: 1929
Activities: Swimming; water sliding; boating; fishing; ice fishing; hiking; picnicking; basketball; tennis
Amenities: Nature center; aquatic center; boat launch; cabins; recreation building; boat rental; 174 campsites; youth tent camping; camp store
DNR description: Ready to relax? Head for Shakamak. Three man-made lakes offer 400 acres of water for fishing and boating while a family aquatic center provides swimming fun. About two-thirds of the campsites are in a wooded area, offering cool shade in the summer and beautiful fall colors in autumn. Nearby is a play field area for family fun. A popular feature of the park is the group camp.
Dan Carden
Spring Mill State Park
Location: Mitchell
Size: 1,358 acres
Opened: 1927
Activities: Historic sites; cave tours; hiking; biking; picnicking; swimming; hayrides
Amenities: Spring Mill Inn; pioneer village; Gus Grissom memorial; boat tour; bike rental; 221 modern and primitive campsites; youth tent camping; camp store
DNR description: Spring Mill State Park offers a powerful illustration of the link between the natural and cultural worlds. The water flowing from several cave springs led to the founding of an industrial village in the early 1800s. Pioneer entrepreneurs took advantage of a constant water source that never froze, using it to power several gristmills, a wool mill, a saw mill and a distillery. In turn, pioneer settlers shaped the landscape around the village, clearing land for agriculture and timber.
The park today continues to illustrate how nature shapes us and how we shape our environment. A parcel of virgin timber sits in contrast to regenerated forest, a man-made lake struggles to survive against the in-flow of silt from cave-fed systems and the native flora and fauna face challenges from man’s introduction of new species.
Visitors can explore this story in the park’s four interpretive facilities—the Pioneer Village, Nature Center, Grissom Memorial and Twin Caves Boat Tour—and see it reflected on the landscape as they hike the trails.
Dan Carden
Summit Lake State Park
Location: New Castle
Size: 2,680 acres
Opened: 1988
Activities: Fishing; birdwatching; swimming; ice fishing; boating; hiking; cross-country skiing; picnicking
Amenities: Boat launch; picnic shelters; boat rental; 73 campsites; youth tent camping
DNR description: An expansive view and good fishing beckon you to Summit Lake State Park, near New Castle. Summit Lake has an excellent bird watching and wildlife observation area. The property has always been an important area for waterfowl because of the many low-lying wet meadows and prairies. Migratory species have included rare species like the black tern, bald eagle, sandhill crane, American bittern, least bittern, king rail and osprey. Zeigler Woods, in the southwest corner of the park, is Henry County’s first nature preserve. Zeigler Woods has rich flora and fauna with little evidence of human disturbance.
Dan Carden
Tippecanoe River State Park
Location: Winamac
Size: 2,761 acres
Opened: 1943
Activities: Canoeing; horseback riding; hiking; boating; fishing; picnicking; cross-country skiing
Amenities: Recreation building; cabins; 178 modern and primitive campsites; youth tent camping
DNR description: Attention canoers! Get ready for a relaxing journey as you float down the beautiful Tippecanoe River. You must bring your own canoe or make arrangements with the local canoe livery. When you return, you can enjoy the beautiful campground facilities with your group, family or friends.
Dan Carden
Turkey Run State Park
Location:
Marshall
Size:
2,382 acres
Opened:
1916
Activities:
Hiking, fishing, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, playgrounds, cultural programs
Amenities:
Turkey Run Inn, nature center, planetarium, saddle barn, cabins, 213 campsites, youth tent camping, camp store
DNR description:
You’ll marvel at the natural geologic wonders of this beautiful park as you hike along its famous trails. Nestled along State Road 47 southwest of Crawfordsville, the park offers the chance to explore deep, sandstone ravines, walk along stands of aged forests and enjoy the scenic views along Sugar Creek. Make sure to visit the Colonel Richard Lieber Cabin, which commemorates the contributions of the father of Indiana’s state park system.
Dan Carden
Versailles State Park
Location: Versailles
Size: 5,988 acres
Opened: 1943
Activities: Hiking; fishing; horseback riding; mountain biking; boating; swimming; picnicking; kayaking
Amenities: Covered bridge; boat launch; boat rental; 226 modern campsites; youth tent camping; camp store
DNR description: Take a drive through the beautiful rolling hills of southeastern Indiana with Versailles State Park, Indiana’s second-largest state park, as your destination. Numerous fossils tell the story of an ancient sea that covered the region. During the Civil War, Morgan’s Raiders made their way through the area that is now the park. The town of Versailles was briefly under Confederate control. Relax while fishing on the 230-acre lake where you can rent a rowboat, kayak or canoe. Get a workout and see the beauty of the park by taking a walk on the hiking trails or a ride on the mountain bike trails. Bring your horses for the day to enjoy the more than 20 miles of horse trails. Steps to a scenic overlook at the dam are a prime spot to see herons and other aquatic wildlife.
Dan Carden
White River State Park
Location: Indianapolis
Size: 250 acres
Opened: 1979
Activities: Museums; sports; concerts; theaters; zoo; hiking; Segway rides; historic canal; gardening; maze; picnicking; art
Amenities: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art; IMAX Theater; Indiana State Museum; Indianapolis Indians baseball at Victory Field; Indianapolis Zoo; White River Gardens; NCAA Hall of Champions; Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial; Indiana History Center; Central Canal; Military Park
Description: White River State Park boasts world-class attractions and destinations that offer distinctive experiences for every interest and visitor! Yes, you will find green spaces, trails, trees and waterways that you expect at any state park. In addition to nature’s wonderland, you will find cultural, educational, and recreational attractions and events in our urban getaway’s 250-acres. Located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, White River State Park is the place you can enjoy the outdoors without ever leaving the city.
Dan Carden
Whitewater Memorial State Park
Location: Liberty
Size: 1,710 acres
Opened: 1949
Activities: Hiking; fishing; horseback riding; boating; swimming; canoeing; picnicking; ice fishing; archery; hayrides; birdwatching
Amenities: Marina; saddle barn; boat launches; boat rental; cabins; 318 modern and primitive campsites; youth tent camping; camp store
DNR description: Whitewater Memorial State Park is a great family getaway because of its 200-acre Whitewater Lake, access to Brookville Reservoir and other recreational facilities. Shoreline hiking, flat-water boating, swimming, fishing and camping opportunities are abundant around the man-made lake. The access to Brookville Reservoir provides many opportunities for seeing migrating flocks of birds. Whitewater Memorial State Park boasts 9 miles of horseback riding trails with access both for day users and from the horsemen’s campground. The land for the park was originally purchased by the surrounding counties of Union, Fayette, Franklin and Wayne as a memorial to the men and women who served in World War II.
Dan Carden
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PHOENIX — Arizona officials have halted all fish stockings from the largest state-run hatchery because of a bacterial outbreak among its trout.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department announced Friday a temporary ceasing of stockings from Page Springs Hatchery, which is north of Phoenix in Cornville.
The agency said officials noticed fish deaths in early June but with symptoms not associated with diseases previously seen there.
A University of Arizona lab last week identified the pathogen as a naturally occurring bacterium that had not been found in the state before. The bacterium, however, were discovered in California hatcheries in 2020.
The department is working to determine the source.
Officials are warning that it's possible more than two dozen lakes, ponds and other bodies of water in Arizona were stocked in May and June with fish carrying the bacteria.
Anglers are advised to follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines on how to properly cook fish.
Fish from the Canyon Creek and Tonto Creek hatcheries will replace stockings from Page Springs this month.
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Mayor Tom Henry’s administration has asked an independent agency to look into an anonymous letter that alleges corruption within the Public Works department, a spokesman confirmed late Friday.
Fort Wayne City Council members this week received a three-page letter from an anonymous source that claims to offer evidence that at least one city employee received free concrete work for an oversized three-car driveway, 100 feet of sidewalk, a new carriage walk and an expanded patio in the backyard of a north-side home.
The writer included three photos that show the work at the north-side home.
The Journal Gazette is choosing not to reveal the names of those accused or the location based solely on an anonymous letter.
The letter writer alleges the project would cost at least $15,000 and was done for free as compensation for helping the firm win a contract for city work. Two additional employees received free concrete work after becoming aware of the kickback scheme, the letter says.
To put in a driveway, a permit has to be obtained from the city because driveways connect to municipal streets and sidewalks. The Journal Gazette confirmed the employee named in the letter does not have any such permit at the north-side address, according to the city’s permit database.
“There’s no documentation that (the employee) paid for any of the concrete work – which is a clear violation of the city’s conflict of interest policy, which disallows an employee’s personal gain or the appearance of personal gain in dealing with a city contractor,” the letter said.
John Perlich, mayoral spokesman, said Henry’s administration has received the letter, and officials are taking it “very seriously.” He said an independent agency has been asked to “see what may need to take place.”
City Council President Jason Arp said members received the letters at Tuesday’s council meeting. Arp said he then reported the letter to the city.
“Because of the nature of the allegations, it’s important that it be investigated,” Arp said. “My hope would be that the person who is being accused would be exonerated. You don’t like to think that people would do this sort of thing.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-asks-independent-agency-to-investigate-alleged-corruption/article_f6e583ba-f989-11ec-9b30-4f0bd5a3e496.html | 2022-07-02T03:15:42 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-asks-independent-agency-to-investigate-alleged-corruption/article_f6e583ba-f989-11ec-9b30-4f0bd5a3e496.html |
New cases of COVID-19 in Allen County are still creeping up, crossing the 500 mark this week for the first time in 2022.
The Allen County Health Department’s weekly report showed 555 new cases in the week that started June 25. The county also reported one new death.
Dr. Matthew Sutter, county health commissioner, said the local picture is not alarming. Case counts don’t tell the whole story, he said.
“Hospitalizations and deaths remain low, and there is ample access to vaccinations and effective antiviral treatments,” Sutter said through email.
Health authorities say low hospitalization numbers mean symptoms of new cases are generally mild or caught early enough that an antiviral drug, such as Paxlovid, can be prescribed. The drug can be taken at home.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking map shows Allen County is in the medium category for community spread.
The agency says more than half of the nation’s counties fall in the medium or high category. They are home to about 70% of Americans.
Allen County’s level stood at “low” as recently as early June.
The CDC recommends residents in “medium” areas get, or stay, up-to-date on vaccines and boosters. The agency also recommends wearing a mask on public transportation or in crowded indoor areas if concerned about the disease.
Anyone with symptoms, a positive test or in close contact with someone who is sick should wear a mask, the CDC advises.
The federal health agency also recommends Fourth of July parties be outdoors, or if indoors, in a well-ventilated area equipped with a HEPA air filter or exhaust fan.
Allen County has reported 108,398 cases of COVID-19 and 1,161 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Indiana reported 8,028 new cases, also up from the previous week, and 13 deaths in the week ending Friday.
The state health department reports 1,775,886 cases and 22,906 confirmed and 996 probable deaths based on symptoms since the start of the pandemic.
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Friday was the day many Fort Wayne residents were waiting for: the first day of GFL Environmental’s contract for trash and recycling collection.
GFL was awarded the city’s eight-year trash and recycling collection contract a couple of months ago. People have reported seeing the bright green GFL trucks collecting trash and recycling before Friday, but the hauler officially took over service Friday.
The contractor change comes after a few years of what residents and officials have called poor service from Red River Waste Solutions. Residents have reported going weeks or months between collections at times.
Red River filed for Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy protection in October. Through a transition agreement, the Texas company agreed to continue service through June 30 for additional payment so the city could find a new contractor.
The schedule for trash and recycling collection will remain the same as it was with Red River, but city spokesman John Perlich said the difference in the quality of service is a change residents will notice.
“GFL has a detailed and organized structure with their employees and equipment to help ensure the needs of our ratepayers are met,” he said in a statement. “We’re encouraged with the progress being made today.”
Fridays are the typical collection days for many southwest and south-central residents. City Councilman Geoff Paddock, D-5th, said he had heard positive remarks from some of his constituents about the new service provider.
“I think from what I’ve heard so far, they are hitting the ground running and being very responsive,” Paddock said Friday.
Residents will experience a one-day delay in service next week because of the Monday holiday.
Paddock said he’s been impressed with Jacob Diliberto, local general manager, who was out with GFL crews on the streets and talking with neighbors Friday. Diliberto was among officials who participated in a recent tour of local homes that have repeatedly been missed by past haulers because of difficult alleys.
Diliberto could not be reached for comment Friday.
Missed collections and other service issues can be reported by calling the city’s 311 call center.
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East State to have lane restrictions
Drivers can expect disruptions along sections of East State Boulevard beginning Tuesday evening. State will be affected from Florida Drive to North Anthony Boulevard from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday.
State Boulevard from North Anthony to Randallia Drive will be affected from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Wednesday into the early Thursday.
Motorists can expect lane restrictions and slowdowns in the affected areas.
County storm pickup ends Friday
The Allen County Highway Department announced that Friday will be the final day of collection of storm-related yard and organic debris from residential properties.
The county commissioners authorized the department to offer the service to county residents following the June 13 derecho.
Tree and yard debris should be placed in the property right of way and household waste cannot be mixed in.
Residents living in the Eel River and Lake Townships can call the Highway Department’s North Barn at 260-449-4781 to request storm debris removal. Those living in Aboite, Lafayette, Pleasant, and Marion Center townships should call the South Barn at 260-449-4791.
City’s water-quality report in the mail
Fort Wayne officials have mailed their annual Drinking Water Quality Report from City Utilities.
The report, covering 2021, is required by state and federal regulators. In addition to being mailed to every City Utilities customer, the report is available online at www.cityoffortwayne.org/waterquality.html.
City Utilities takes water from the St. Joseph River and treats it at the Three Rivers Filtration Plant using several processes, including filtration and disinfection. The Plant can produce 72 million gallons of treated water per day at maximum capacity.
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High housing prices affect everything in the Treasure Valley, including school enrollment, funding and staffing.
Major school districts in the Treasure Valley are weathering declining or stagnant enrollment, in part because the housing market continues to squeeze out middle- and lower-class earners.
For example, the Nampa School District’s student population is declining. One major reason: Young families with kids can’t afford to buy houses in the area, school officials said. In Nampa, unlike other parts of the Treasure Valley, there aren’t many apartments, which can serve as less-expensive family housing solutions.
Empty nesters have been moving to the area, instead of parents and their young kids.
“2000 to 2010 was booming. We were building schools kind of like West Ada,” Nampa School District Director of Communications Kathleen Tuck said. “It used to be that in Nampa you could come out here and you could get a really good little starter home for a good price. That’s not true anymore.”
This market has resulted in lower-than-normal elementary school enrollments, but secondary schools that are still pretty full, Tuck said.
Another big factor is declining birth rates, Tuck said.
Additionally, students are still spread out over Nampa, so all the schools need to be functional, Tuck said. Schools’ state funding is based on enrollment, so the district’s declining enrollments result in less money for schools that are still full enough to stay open.
Plus, buildings continue to age and the district still needs the same number of teachers.
The student population is not in a rapid decline, Executive Director of Operations Cortney Stauffer said. But as kids graduate, not as many new students come in.
Many families either have children who have moved out or children who are nearing the end of high school, Stauffer said.
There are other factors impacting the drop in enrollment in the Nampa School District, like more charter and private schools.
People tend to drive until they find a home they can afford, the Idaho Press previously reported. Areas on the outskirts of the Treasure Valley, like Mountain Home, Marsing and Emmett, have begun seeing population growth as a result.
And closer to home, Middleton is seeing population growth and near-capacity schools.
Middleton, a city of about 10,000, grew almost 8% from spring 2020 to summer 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The school district is “currently experiencing significant growth,” officials wrote in a letter to the city.
Officials said in the letter two of the three elementary schools are over capacity. The high school and middle school are close but not at capacity yet.
“Each new development brings new students to our school and will increase the burden placed on taxpayers within the school district,” officials wrote. “New facilities, primarily an elementary school, are needed now, but additional students could continue to increase that need.”
The West Ada School District has similar growing pains.
Last November, former West Ada school board chair Amy Johnson warned the Meridian City Council that the school and city will experience “a significant amount of pain,” if leaders couldn’t figure out how to manage growth and fund schools.
Meridian had been delaying some annexations while the city met with the school district to address growth and incoming students. In one of those meetings, West Ada outlined a need for eight new schools.
Several Meridian officials have called on the state legislature to provide impact fees for school funding. Impact fees are fees levied on new developers for services like police and fire departments, to help those entities maintain their levels of service amid population growth.
In the Boise School District, growth has been stagnant for around 10 years, Boise School District Communications Specialist Ryan Hill said.
Part of the issue is that Boise has largely filled out and a lot of infill development and new construction is multifamily dwellings like apartment complexes, which typically house fewer kids. Ada County birthrates are also down, which Hill suggested could be due to rising incomes and gentrification.
In addition, the families moving to Boise have fewer children, Hill said.
The district also lost around 1,800 students during the COVID-19 pandemic, whether it was to out-of-state moves or switches to charter schools or homeschooling. And acting as an accelerant to all this is the fact that rising home prices are pushing out new families.
“There’s this perception out there, because the valley has grown so much, because there’s so many people moving here, that schools are bursting at the seams,” Hill said. “In our district, that is certainly not the case.”
Some schools are at capacity but others are “quite a bit under capacity.”
State funding is primarily tied to school enrollment, which means the drop in students led to a drop in state revenue funding. However, the Boise School District was able to use other means, such as COVID-19 relief funds, to fill in the gap.
The biggest response to enrollment downturns is hiring, which means the Boise School District would need fewer teachers if there are fewer students.
Affordable housing also impacts the ability to hire. Even with better pay, many teachers cannot find an affordable, adequate home.
The Nampa School District echoed similar concerns. As demographics change in the valley, younger workers for entry level school jobs like working in the cafeteria or driving the bus can often not be available.
“Right now, maybe people are moving out to Middleton and they’re moving out to Melba and Parma,” Tuck said. “But at some point they’re just going to keep having to move farther and farther out.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/treasure-valley-housing-prices-affect-school-populations/article_832fe255-2d62-5deb-989a-4359979b19b8.html | 2022-07-02T03:16:59 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/treasure-valley-housing-prices-affect-school-populations/article_832fe255-2d62-5deb-989a-4359979b19b8.html |
The only tension at this year’s VSGA State Amateur title match was whether Ross Funderburke would have a walk-off win with a hole-in-one.
Playing at Cedar Point Club, Funderburke, who is from Roanoke and plays at Furman University, used a 9-iron on the 150-yard 12th hole, and landed his ball within inches of the hole.
When opponent Grayson Wood couldn’t hole out from the bunker, the title was Funderburke’s.
It was Funderburke’s first major tournament victory, and the first time a Roanoke golfer has won the premier state amateur tournament since David Tolley in 1983.
“It was nice getting out there and not having any nerves,” Funderburke said. “But now that I’ve won, it’s good to know that I know how to win. So hopefully, the next time the opportunity comes around, I’m ready to take it again.”
Wood, from Fredericksburg, made the finals at age 17, turning heads along the way. He is the second golfer in VSGA history to win the junior match play tournament and reach the final of the State Am, joining Mark Lawrence Jr. (Mills Godwin/Virginia Tech). | https://richmond.com/sports/local/roanokes-funderburke-dominant-in-state-am-victory/article_07c3edcb-edf8-56ec-966d-f67a09871188.html | 2022-07-02T03:26:38 | 0 | https://richmond.com/sports/local/roanokes-funderburke-dominant-in-state-am-victory/article_07c3edcb-edf8-56ec-966d-f67a09871188.html |
The Richmond Flying Squirrels’ pennant hangover continues.
Since clinching the franchise’s first playoff spot since 2014, Richmond hasn’t won in four tries.
On Friday night, they lost 4-2 to the Bowie Baysox on the road.
The Squirrels picked up a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, but Bowie answered back with two runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Richmond started the game with a leadoff home run from Michael Gigliotti, his seventh of the season.
For the Squirrels, Kai-Wei Teng (4-6) took the loss despite a generally solid outing. He allowed three runs and struck out seven in 5ª innings of work.
Bowie reliever Adam Stauffer (2-1) claimed the victory for the Baysox with a 3-inning performance from the bullpen where he struck out five and did not allow a run. Shelton Perkins slammed the door shut for his third save of the season.
The teams will meet twice more in Bowie this weekend before Richmond returns home for its traditional July 4th game on Monday. Tickets to that game are sold out. | https://richmond.com/sports/local/squirrels-cant-hold-lead-in-bowie/article_c8a6b130-5ce9-5852-96ae-88739d70bfa6.html | 2022-07-02T03:26:44 | 0 | https://richmond.com/sports/local/squirrels-cant-hold-lead-in-bowie/article_c8a6b130-5ce9-5852-96ae-88739d70bfa6.html |
VAN BUREN, Ark. — On Tuesday, June 28, Adriene Lasko went out to Lee Creek off highway 220 to go swimming. He found the popular swimming destination littered with trash.
Lasko spent nearly six hours picking up about 630 pounds - yes, pounds - of trash left behind by previous guests. The total amount of waste-filled up more than 40 large trash bags that Lasko took to a dump.
Places like Lee Creek and Natural Dam are local favorites in the River Valley and both operate under 'pack in, pack out' conditions. Meaning any trash, you bring with you should be taken with you when you leave. These conditions also mean there are no trash bins or any agencies regularly monitoring for trash pick up.
Terence Peck with the US Forest Service says people, "aren't taking into account the people that are coming in after them. They went out there and enjoyed themselves, enjoyed the scenery, they enjoyed camping, and then left the trash behind. The next person that comes in has to see that."
Even with the efforts of Lasko, there was still visible trash in the parking lot, near the bank, and even in Lee Creek when I went out to look Friday afternoon.
"Unfortunately, this is just a common thing," says Sarah Cranford, a Lee Creek visitor Friday.
Cranford wasn't alone in this feeling. Rena Alber was also out enjoying the cool water at Lee Creek but says any time she is out at the creek with Cranford or by herself, she tries to clean up anything she sees.
"We came out here the last time, there was a bunch of trash and then we even went up and picked up a lot of trash," said Alber. "We had like three bags we took with us, but there was so much piled up we couldn't take it with us. Everything we come out here, we pick up trash and take it with us."
A little down the highway in Natural Dam, locals have been coming together to help pick up trash left behind there. Some even placing their own trash bins.
While the idea is good, Peck from the US Forest Service says, sometimes this can create more issues of trash. If these private receptacles aren't monitored frequently, it can lead to more trash being left behind.
Keep Arkansas Beautiful director, Colbie Jones is encouraged by the work of the group in Natural Dam and was impressed to hear of Lasko. She hopes anyone that is interested in helping clean up our natural areas find others with similar interests and reach out to her organization for more support.
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After a slight drop last week, COVID-19 case rates are rising in Coconino County once again, according to the latest dashboard data report.
Both community level indicators are still at the medium level, with one rising and one falling. New COVID admissions are now at 7 per 100,000 from 8.4 the week before, and 8.8% of staffed in-patient beds are occupied by COVID patients compared to 6.7% the prior week.
Case rates rose to 283.1 this week, with a total of 404 new cases reported. The previous week’s rate was 334 cases (234.1 per 100,000), down from 369 (258.6) the week ending June 11.
Testing positivity also increased after a slight drop last week, while the number of tests conducted stayed relatively flat. This week’s rate is 24.1%, up from 19.3% last week.
Hospitalizations increased to 16 from 12 a week ago, with the incidence of COVID-like illness (CLI) in county hospitals rising to 8.9% from 7.5% the week before. One COVID death was reported in the county this week (compared to zero the previous two weeks).
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Residents 65 and older had the highest case incidence for the week (389 per 100,000), while those aged 0 to 4 had the highest positivity rate (42.9%).
Omicron subvariant BA.5 is now the most prevalent in the county (38.89%), after three weeks of BA.2.12.1 being the most common. BA.2.12.1 now makes up 27.78% of genomes sequenced in Coconino County, with BA.2 and BA.4 making up 22.22% and 11.11%, respectively.
Statewide, BA.2.12.1 continues to be the most prevalent (38.89%), though BA.5 is becoming more common (24.44% this week, from 19.04% the week ending June 18). BA.2 accounts for 20% of genomes sequenced in Arizona this week, with BA.4 accounting for 16.67%.
While county vaccinations were at similar levels to the last week (though slightly higher), the number of first doses increased. Boosters continue to make up the majority of vaccines administered as they have since at least April.
The ASU testing site at Coconino Community College closed June 30 after about a month of operation. A list of sites still open in the county is available here.
COVID resources for Coconino County, including the weekly report and vaccination and testing locations can be found at coconino.az.gov/2294/COVID-19-Information. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-covid-metrics-rebound/article_c27f1aea-f967-11ec-b35e-576fa8562b69.html | 2022-07-02T03:38:43 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-covid-metrics-rebound/article_c27f1aea-f967-11ec-b35e-576fa8562b69.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County certified its June 7 primary election results Friday with returns showing three Sacramento City Council races headed to a run-off in November's primary election.
No candidates in districts 1, 3 and 5 were able to get across the 50% threshold to win outright.
District 1 saw Lisa Kaplan get 48% of the vote. She will face Alyssa Lozano who received 27% of the vote.
In District 3, Karina Talamantes received 49% of the vote, just shy of the required mark. She will face Michael Lynch who received 40% of the vote.
In District 5, Caity Maple received 43% of the votes, She will face Tomiko Heim who received 36% of the vote.
The general election is on November 8.
Rick Jennings ran unopposed in District 7.
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