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The last few weeks have been vibrant in Colombia. Some compare the social furor around the presidential election with the emotion that citizens share when the national soccer team plays, and more importantly, wins.
This is special, however, because the feelings are not linked to sports, but to political developments, to the results of the electoral contest that on June 19 led Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, of the Pacto Histórico, to win the presidency. They represent a coalition of political forces and a large portion of the population that has been historically marginalized and impoverished.
That Sunday the 19th, when it was clear that the winners were Petro and Márquez, many people wept with happiness. With 50.44% of the votes compared to 47.31% for his opponent Rodolfo Hernández, the Pacto Histórico managed, precisely, to make history. Online you can see videos of people celebrating in tears, singing, and shouting with joy, scenes similar to those you would see when Colombia advances in a soccer cup.
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But as it happens in any contest, there have also been tears of sadness, namely among the supporters of the independent candidate Hernández. More than 10.5 million Colombians adhered to his proposal to fight corruption (although he himself is currently facing trial for corruption) and they doubt or oppose the vision of the left.
The triumph of Petro and Márquez at the polls takes the prevailing discourse away from the oligarchies that for more than 200 years have (mis)governed the nation. In a country that has remained involved in cycles of violence, the great triumph is to move from a policy of war to a policy of peace, it is to preserve the hope of a social transformation that, while respecting differences and diversity, honors life.
With a past of militancy in the urban guerrilla M-19 (which signed a peace agreement with the government in 1990), Petro became the first left-wing president in Colombia and Francia Márquez the first Afro-American vice president in the country’s history. Their government proposal promises to write “a new history,” to lead a change that puts the focus on life, women, the environment and on communities that are always excluded, such as campesinos, Afro-descendants, indigenous people, LGTBQIA+ people, and the countless victims and survivors of so many wars. The change promises to give voice to the people, not to the elites who have supported governments in the past.
Members of the Partido Comunes summed up this collective sentiment in a tweet the day after the election: “Colombia’s new president is a former guerrilla and the new vice president is a victim of the armed conflict. It’s poetic, it’s historical, and it’s fair. Colombia has a new opportunity on earth”. The Comunes Party is made up of former members of the extinct FARC guerrilla (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and is the result of the peace agreement with the government in 2016.
In the next four years, Petro, Márquez and in general the Pacto Histórico, have enormous commitments. From implementing the peace agreement with the former FARC, to rethinking drug policy, to the energy transition. In terms of education, health, migration, security, environment and many other fronts, there is much to be done.
The reason why so many people feel happy is because they finally saw a peaceful response to more than two centuries of hatred, as Gustavo Petro himself said during his first speech after the election: “Change consists precisely in leaving hate behind.”
This necessary change also includes the 10,580,399 Colombian men and women who did not vote for this proposal and who do not feel represented.
How to turn your uncertainty into hope? On this, the newly elected president commented that same night: “The elections more or less showed two Colombias, close in terms of votes. We want Colombia, in the midst of its diversity, to be one Colombia.” Unifying the country and directing it towards true peace are the great challenges.
Final note: To learn about the socioeconomic history of Colombia, it is worth consulting a book by the recently deceased American Colombianist Frank Safford, “Colombia: fragmented country, divided society” (2012), co-authored with historian Marco Palacios.
Claudia Bungard is a Colombian journalist living in Tucson, where she works for La Estrella de Tucson. You can contact her at cbungard@tucson.com. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-tears-of-happiness-in-colombia/article_92718626-f89a-11ec-aadd-879bc391f481.html | 2022-07-02T14:46:15 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-tears-of-happiness-in-colombia/article_92718626-f89a-11ec-aadd-879bc391f481.html |
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The Second Annual Stars, Stripes & Shrimp fundraiser will be from 6 to 9 p.m. July 11 at Tall City Brewing Co. The event benefits Reel Wives, the Midland organization that provides rest and connection weekends for the wives of injured combat veterans. This year’s guest speaker is Reel Wives alum and US Marine wife Caitlin Vansteel.
Caitlin, 39, said she is looking forward to the night and sharing her story of love, brokenness and healing with the community.
Caitlin said her love story begins like the stories of many young military couples. She was smitten after meeting the dashing young soldier, Russ Vansteel, 16 years ago.
“We met right before his last deployment, and I fell in love with this goofy, funny, very extroverted life-of-the-party person,” she said.
Russ had already survived two extremely tough deployments to Baghdad and Fallujah. He deployed to the Middle East again in 2006, and after he was discharged, they wed.
“It felt like this fairy tale romance,” she said. “But then, as I like to say, we suddenly had this third partner in our marriage – his PTSD.”
The couple tried to hold it all together. They came to Midland for work. She was teaching school, and he eventually went to work for the Midland Fire Department. Russ loved his job and was even named Rookie of the Year.
6 to 9 p.m. July 11
Tall City Brewing Co.
3303 W. Golf Course Road
Tickets, $50
To purchase: ReelWives.org/events
“But after three years (at the fire department), our world just sort of imploded. His mental health just got worse and worse. He struggled with the medic part of his job because it was very triggering for him, so was the heat and desert climate. It was just not a viable situation.”
In addition to his PTSD, Russ had sustained a brain injury during his years of service, as well as permanent hearing loss. And so began their decade-long battle with the doctors and the Veterans Administration to get his disability rating. “It was just a big, long battle with doctors, with paperwork and with grief.”
Caitlin said there were times when they felt full of guilt and shame. But the couple refused to give up on each other or their family. They relocated to Washington with their twin daughters and have been working on rebuilding their lives.
Though Russ has been out of the service for years, she said, he’ll never be done.
“We have had to fight and claw for every bit of peace and happiness that we have. There is such honor and dignity in that, that we didn’t give up. What a lot of people … most civilians don't understand, is the war is not over for my family. I fight, he fights, our children have to fight that war every day.”
And that fight is exhausting.
In 2019, Russ had the opportunity to attend a men’s fishing retreat with the Reel Thanx organization. The group focuses on helping injured combat veterans get back to nature, spending time with other veterans and getting a chance to focus on the things they still can do – not what they can’t do anymore.
“The kindness and compassion he was shown during Reel Thanx was amazing, and he came back and wanted me to participate in (their sister organization) Reel Wives.”
Long-time volunteer Tonja Mansfield-Loftis described Reel Wives as a kind of women’s ministry.
“We bring these women here to Midland for a retreat, but we are also creating support and friendship networks for them to meet women in similar circumstances,” she said.
Since the program’s inception, more than 100 wives have attended a Reel Wives program. The weekend includes sport shooting, shopping, a Christmas-themed evening where the wives are gifted new pajamas, a nice dinner and lots of pampering.
“Our soldiers are coming home with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), post traumatic stress disorder, and other major injuries,” she added. “They come home as different people, some will never work again. These wives have been home, often with their children, with no family or support systems to help them. They tell us stories of feeling very isolated and alone. These weekends are very important because they are meeting other women in the same caretaker situation. They learn that they aren’t alone and that someone understands.”
Caitin said that deciding to attend a Reel Wives weekend was difficult.
“It was after the COVID shut downs and restrictions, and the world changed. It was really hard to come after being so isolated. I was very apprehensive because you don't know what you don't know. I’m the glue. I have to keep it all together for everybody, taking a weekend away just felt foreign to me,” she recalled.
But the experience was transformative.
“To have other people pouring into me, not me pouring into them, made me feel grateful and humbled to have the opportunity. I don't think people realize how much we do for the people we care for and how little we do for ourselves. At the end of the day, it was a blessing just to be able to receive. It was just everything. I am a wife and a mom and a caregiver and I just try to be all the things to all the people. It was nice to be Caitlin for the weekend and not worry about anything else.”
Since returning home, Caitlin said both she and Russ have found renewed purpose in mentoring other veterans and their spouses and helping facilitate other care groups.
“Our story is also a story of redemption and restoration and healing and love. At the end of the day Russ is my person and he is always going to be my person. Our faith is a big part of our journey too, God just did a big work on Russ’ heart. For me, our faith and not giving up is really intertwined.”
Stars, Stripes & Shrimp is the biggest shrimp boil of the summer. In addition to dinner, there will be a live and silent auction, plus live music provided by singer/guitarist Donnie Diaz. Tickets are $50 each and include dinner, dessert and two drinks. To purchase tickets, visit ReelWives.org/events and click on the Eventbrite link. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/July-11-shrimp-boil-benefit-planned-for-military-17279832.php | 2022-07-02T14:49:14 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/July-11-shrimp-boil-benefit-planned-for-military-17279832.php |
1994: Helen Wilks (Bridgeton) track and field
1995: Anne Marie Ambrose (Cumberland Regional) softball and field hockey
1996: Brooke Ewan (Millville) field hockey and softball
1997: Amanda Haines (Hammonton) field hockey, basketball, softball
1998: Abbey Woolley (Ocean City) field hockey, track and field
1999: Alexis Seeley (Cumberland Regional) soccer, basketball
2000: Cyndy Wilks (Bridgeton) tennis, basketball, track and field
2001: Meredith Long (Ocean City): field hockey, swimming, lacrosse
2002: Monica Johnson (Wildwood): basketball
2003: Shameka Speed (Bridgeton) track and field
2004: Kara Ayers (Absegami) field hockey and basketball
2005: Alicia Hall (Holy Spirit) soccer and basketball
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2006: Danielle Tauro (Southern Regional) track and field and cross country
2007: Danielle Tauro (Southern Regional) track and field and cross country
2008: Jill Smith (Southern Regional) track and field and cross country
2009: Jill Smith (Southern Reg.) track and field, cross country
2010: Tara Wuko (Wildwood Catholic) cross country, swimming, track and field
2011: Kelsey McCusker (Middle Township) soccer, basketball and lacrosse
2012: Colleen Callahan (Atlantic City) swimming
2013: Colleen Callahan (Atlantic City) swimming
2014: Emily DeMarco (St. Joseph) field hockey and softball
2015: Devon Grisbaum (Ocean City) cross country and track and field
2016: Bridget Ruskey (Middle Township) soccer, basketball and lacrosse
2017: Bridget Ruskey (Middle Township) soccer, basketball and lacrosse
2018: Tess Fisher (Vineland) tennis
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2021: Kate Herlihy (Middle Township) field hockey, basketball, lacrosse | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/previous-press-female-athletes-of-the-year-1993-94-to-2020-21/article_8dcb0866-e0e2-11eb-b5b0-bfae7376cca8.html | 2022-07-02T14:51:02 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/previous-press-female-athletes-of-the-year-1993-94-to-2020-21/article_8dcb0866-e0e2-11eb-b5b0-bfae7376cca8.html |
Flagler food-a-thon aims to raise $200K to help local families
A “food-a-thon" is underway for Grace Community Food Pantry with the goal of raising enough money to supply food to families in need for a year, according to a press release.
“The food-a-thon goal is to raise enough money so we can purchase $1 million in healthy fresh foods for those local families in need," Pastor Charles Silano, director of the food pantry, stated in a press release.
Grace Community Food Pantry, in partnership with Flagler Broadcasting, is conducting the “Million Dollar Food-A-Thon."
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Silano said the pantry receives about 3,500 visits per month – “during the pandemic it was 6,500 families per month” – and distributes about 3.5 million pounds of food per year.
Silano said he purchases products at 18 cents a pound and sometimes gets better rates than that. The food bank is run by volunteers, Silano said in an audio clip in the release from Flagler Broadcasting.
Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin said in the clip that donating to the food pantry is a good way to help the community.
“This is also an economic moment of great distress for so many of our friends and neighbors right here in Palm Coast,” Alfin said. “I believe that we as a city need a thing that we can all rally around, that we can all support, that we can all get behind. We will be successful with this and know that we have done a wonderful thing.”
The goal of the food-a-thon, which began in June, is to raise $200,000 which, with a 5-to-1 "buying power ratio," will purchase $1 million worth of food, the release stated.
Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho made the first donation, $200, during a Palm Coast City Council meeting following a presentation by Silano.
Flagler Broadcasting President & CEO David Ayres stated in a press release: “Our radio stations are in tune with many sectors of Flagler County and many people are experiencing unprecedented financial challenges just to make ends meet.”
That will allow for every local family in need to receive a box with $100 worth of food each week or $400 per month, the release stated.
“To many families that’s the difference between making a car or rent payment, buying back to school supplies or whatever they need," Silano said.
Businesses, churches, organizations and individuals can collect donations until July 8 when the totals will be tallied on air on WNZF at 94.9 FM and 1550 AM. The company also has other radio stations, including Beach 92.7 FM and KIX Country 98.7 FM.
Donors can call the radio station to make pledges or send an email. They can also go by the radio station at 2405 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell. The live food-a-thon broadcast will air from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, July 8.
Businesses that contribute will be promoted in local media at no charge; email foodathon@flaglerradio.com. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/flagler/2022/07/02/flagler-county-food-thon-raising-funds-to-buy-food-families-in-need/7787537001/ | 2022-07-02T14:57:11 | 0 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/flagler/2022/07/02/flagler-county-food-thon-raising-funds-to-buy-food-families-in-need/7787537001/ |
LEXINGTON — When Tom French moved to Lexington in 2012, he thought that the American flags around town were something the local VFW post did, or neighbors organizing together.
One day he noticed a woman and her family planting flags in each yard on his block.
“It was just funny because one year we thought they didn’t do the flags and then I noticed the next day that the flags were out,” French said. “I think it’s a nice gesture and it’s showing pride in being an American being in America.”
For the past 15 years, Jacqui Miller has been planting over 800 American flags in parks and lawns across Lexington leading up to the Fourth of July.
Miller, who has lived in Lexington for 33 years, said it started after she noticed some homes planting a flag or two in their front yards, and she thought each home in the community should have at least one flag.
“As we started to do it, you just kind of stood back as you would finish a street or subdivision and get to see the American flags throughout our community,” said Miller, who owns her own real estate company, Jacqui Miller Homes. “I never thought in my first year that I would be doing it a second or third time, but it was something that we were connected to.”
The tradition has become so common that community members now look forward to seeing the flags each summer, and will even collect them over the years, Miller said.
Miller said she usually plants the flags with her mother, children and grandchildren, moving down each street side by side while one person drives a car with flags in the trunk.
“It’s even cooler to see some stop their car in the middle of the road and replant a flag that had leaned over or pulled out,” said Jacqui’s son Dyllan Miller. “It’s something you see every once in a while and one of the reasons why I take a lot of pride in this.”
Dyllan said it may have not been the most fun thing to do in his free time, but it morphed into a tradition that he and his brother look forward to each year.
His wife, Brittany, who is originally from Flanagan, said she had driven through Lexington in the past and probably noticed the flags before and wondered who put them up — and that’s a big reason why Miller does it.
“Jacqui doesn’t do it for any reason other than she has a lot of pride in her community and she has a lot of pride in her country,” Brittany said. “It nice to see someone really put that out there year after year.”
Lexington Mayor Spencer Johansen said in an email that the flags have become a tradition in the community that everyone appreciates, and he applauds Miller for her continued dedication.
“When a citizen does good deeds such as this, it reflects on our hometown pride,” Johansen said. “Jacqui is a prime example of a good American. I am proud to have citizens such as her in Lexington.”
This year Miller and her family were able to get every flag planted in less than two days. They were even offered the use of a neighbor’s golf cart to get around easily. As with every year, any household that did not receive a flag can let her know, Miller said.
“To be able to just stand back and see what our flag stands for and to know the freedoms that we have because of those that served, and to have that same feeling with my grandkids, means a lot to us,” Miller said. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/lexington-family-plants-800-american-flags-across-town-every-fourth-of-july/article_1267dca0-f953-11ec-abe7-8b0364a85bb1.html | 2022-07-02T15:22:06 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/lexington-family-plants-800-american-flags-across-town-every-fourth-of-july/article_1267dca0-f953-11ec-abe7-8b0364a85bb1.html |
TYRONE, Ga. — The motorcyclist involved in a collision with a Tyrone Police Department patrol vehicle on Friday died in the incident, Georgia State Patrol said Saturday morning.
GSP also said the two officers in the Ford Explorer patrol SUV sustained injuries that were not life-threatening and taken to Fayette Hospital.
According to GSP, it happened on Highway 74 at Dogwood Trail when the black Honda motorcycle was traveling north on Highway 74 and struck the Tyrone Police patrol vehicle is it tried to turn left from the Highway 74 southbound lanes onto Dogwood Trail.
"The Special Collision Reconstruction Team was requested and responded to the scene to assist with the investigation," GSP said.
The identity of the motorcyclist has not been released. No further details were released on the injuries to the officers. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/tyrone-police-motorcycle-collision-update/85-e8d75ac1-f846-4281-9afc-84c67c1b2572 | 2022-07-02T15:31:16 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/tyrone-police-motorcycle-collision-update/85-e8d75ac1-f846-4281-9afc-84c67c1b2572 |
Lynchburg, Va. – UPDATE 10:33 a.m.
Lynchburg police said the mother of the child has been located.
This is an ongoing investigation and any additional information will be provided as an update to this news release.
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Just after 8 Saturday morning, Lynchburg Police received a call about a small child walking alone in the 2800-block of Linkhorne Road.
The child is a male, possibly 3 to 4 years old, wearing gray shorts and a blue, sleeveless shirt. His ability to communicate is limited and officers are continuing attempts to locate his caretaker at this time.
Anyone who can identify this child is asked to contact Sergeant S. Olivier at (434) 941-9832. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/02/lynchburg-police-need-help-identifying-wandering-child/ | 2022-07-02T15:35:30 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/02/lynchburg-police-need-help-identifying-wandering-child/ |
Harbor Springs partners with historical society to keep Blackbird Museum open
HARBOR SPRINGS — A building deeded to the city of Harbor Springs will remain open, thanks to the joint efforts of the city and local historical society.
The Andrew J. Blackbird Museum — deeded to the city in 1964 — was the home of Blackbird, also known as "Black Hawk," from 1858 until his death in 1908. Blackbird was an Odawa tribe leader, historian and author.
The building currently houses American Indian artifacts and, until recently, the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce. When the chamber vacated the space, discussions about its future began.
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"Under the terms of the deed to the city, the building always has to remain open to the public as a museum," said Kristyn Balog, executive director of the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society.
"When the chamber moved out earlier this year, the city commissioned the historical society to assess the museum and what it would take to get it restored and back open as a full museum."
Balog said the society recently came to a short-term agreement with the city, keeping the building open through the end of December. Hours will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays beginning Friday, July 15.
"We've only agreed to help manage it under the (condition) the city intends to move forward with a full restoration and museum exhibit," Balog said.
The city sees the partnership as a win-win.
"This is an amazing opportunity to coordinate with the society in restoring one of the city's oldest and most historic buildings," said City Manager Victor Sinadinoski.
"We don't have experts on staff with the city to run a museum and haven't had a professional actually manage the collection there in some time. We own the building and, as the deed states, we need to keep it open. There's no one better in this area to help manage this than the society."
Sinadinoski said the city has a separate fund to help maintain the museum and its collection, but may decide to fundraise after restoration assessments are complete.
"In the long run, we really want to showcase this building and create a space that can live up to its historical significance," he said.
Contact reporter Sean Miller at smiller@petoskeynews.com. Follow him on Twitter @seanmillerpnr and Instagram @sean_everest. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/02/harbor-springs-partners-historical-society-keep-blackbird-museum-open/7786046001/ | 2022-07-02T15:45:48 | 1 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/02/harbor-springs-partners-historical-society-keep-blackbird-museum-open/7786046001/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – An investigation is underway after Kingsport police say they found an unidentified child alone Saturday morning.
According to an Instagram post from the Kingsport Police Department (KPD), a boy with red hair estimated to be around 2 years old was found in the 3800 block of Eastline Drive around 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
He was found riding a toy near Miller Village Apartments, according to the post.
“He is safe,” the post read at the time. “But we don’t know who he is or where he belongs.”
Around 10:45 Saturday, KPD investigators announced that the child had been identified, and that the incident was under active investigation.
Due to the child’s age, no further details regarding his guardians or the nature of the investigation were available for release. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-pd-2-year-old-found-unattended-investigation-underway/ | 2022-07-02T15:56:49 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-pd-2-year-old-found-unattended-investigation-underway/ |
Within the bright, colorful walls of Lemon Street Gallery, Islands of Brilliance, a Milwaukee-based nonprofit, held a workshop for neurodiverse people and their families titled Sandbox.
The workshop, which is making its way to different cities within Wisconsin, hit the road for the first time this year, and it features different aspects of programming offered at the nonprofit. The organization aims to teach an art, design and STEM-based curriculum to help those on the autism spectrum gain technical skills and practice social and emotional learning.
Angela Ruesch attended the workshop along with her children after learning of the event at an autism conference.
“I think it (Sandbox) is amazing,” Ruesch said. “ Especially because you can bring siblings .”
The workshop began with an activity called Natterdays, which is designed to help people with storytelling skills. Participants filled out a Mad Libs-style worksheet and an “about me” worksheet and shared their work with the rest of the group.
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The next part of the workshop was the Doodle Lab, in which participants created different works of art on iPads via procreate and traditional paper and pencil.
The workshop concluded with Smactivities, in which participants constructed objects out of popsicle sticks, paper, pipe cleaners, googly eyes and more. Some creations included an origami dinosaur and a monster truck made from foam circles and pipe cleaners.
“It’s been really exciting to be in different areas of Wisconsin,” said Natalie Derr, a creative technologist for Islands of Brilliance. “I think the more we can get out there and get our word out, the more that we can spread this and have more people participate.”
Islands of Brilliance was founded by Mark and Margaret Fairbanks, who have a son on the autism spectrum, in 2012.
When their son was younger, their son noticed Mark using a digital illustration software and asked to try. After minimal instruction, he drew his favorite character at the time — Percy from Thomas the Tank Engine.
“And that’s when we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, area of interest, technology and a little bit on instruction— what’s gonna happen?” Margaret said.
Margaret and Mark tested their idea of including art, design and STEM-based teaching at Discovery World in Milwaukee and their programs, which are all based around those principles, have grown ever since.
“I think it’s great that they’re bringing awareness for kids with disabilities or autism,” Ruesch said. “ I think that’s so great.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-islands-of-brilliance-hold-sandbox-workshop-in-kenosha/article_3b1515b2-f70c-11ec-bbe9-2f6c6326b8de.html | 2022-07-02T16:02:53 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-islands-of-brilliance-hold-sandbox-workshop-in-kenosha/article_3b1515b2-f70c-11ec-bbe9-2f6c6326b8de.html |
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department will soon be getting a four-legged friend that's different from a traditional police dog.
An 18-month-old labradoodle therapy dog named Hershey will soon be a graduate of Domesti-PUPS, an organization that provides therapy dogs, service dogs for persons with disabilities and obedience-trained rescue dogs.
The organization is preparing Hershey through training and testing before UNLPD will adopt him.
In partnership with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Hershey and other pups receive some of their training from inmates, while also receiving training from professional handlers in the community.
Although Hershey won't be joining the department until mid-July, he's already made several appearances on campus.
Sara Haake, UNLPD's dispatch director, believes having Hershey on the force will be a great community outreach opportunity and help bridge barriers.
“It’s about building partnerships with young adults that are going through our campus, our visitors and our staff and faculty," Haake said.
Once adopted, Hershey's handler will be a civilian member of the police department who will take him around both City Campus and East Campus for various responsibilities, including:
* Everyday interactions with staff, faculty, students and visitors.
* Providing support for all UNLPD members.
* Providing comfort and support for victims of crime during interviews.
* Providing opportunities to bridge communication barriers.
* Providing opportunities to start conversations with parties that otherwise may have avoided personnel in uniform.
* Allowing UNLPD members to connect with the larger community in a positive and informal way.
According to Haake, Hershey's adoption process has taken longer than anticipated because of his training and funding.
"As a public institution, we don't use budget funds for something like this. So the ability for us to bring Hershey into our department is really based on the generosity and support of our stakeholders and community," Haake said.
In order to bring Hershey into the department, UNLPD created a monthlong fundraiser seeking to raise $8,000.
The fundraiser will help offset the $5,175 cost of acquiring Hershey and one year of basic essentials such as food, leashes, a bed and a crate.
Evelyn Mejia is a news intern and current sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She covers breaking news and writes feature stories about her community.
History Nebraska gave Lincoln a $40,000 grant to develop a management plan for Robber’s Cave, digitize material, make more information available on the website and to hold lectures.
The Lincoln Police Department said Kevin Clements, 59, died when the chimney fell through his house in the Country Club Neighborhood after being struck by a tree branch.
Sunday's shooting marks the second this year at Seacrest Field, where a 17-year-old boy suffered a grazing gunshot wound in May. It's unclear if the cases are related, said the police, who offered few details on the latest shooting.
A public open house is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 Thursday night in the Lincoln Southwest High School gym to discuss a proposal to redesign the intersection of 14th Street, Old Cheney Road and Warlick Boulevard.
In April and May, the city spent $278,030 on police overtime over the course of four, two-week pay periods, including one period when the payments totaled $85,419.
New student enrollment leader Gabrielle Modica gives Hershey a last bit of attention outside the Cather Dining Center before leading students on a campus tour. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/watch-now-therapy-dog-to-join-unl-police-this-month/article_9c5c61f8-84cb-55c1-b621-51f87679504d.html | 2022-07-02T16:04:42 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/watch-now-therapy-dog-to-join-unl-police-this-month/article_9c5c61f8-84cb-55c1-b621-51f87679504d.html |
Almost 30 high school students spent last week living in Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) dorms and learning video journalism techniques as part of the Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop.
Throughout the week, the students worked in groups to develop broadcast news stories focused on themes of health and Native American culture. In addition to a series of lessons, they came up with story ideas, contacted sources and worked through the process of writing, filming and editing a final broadcast.
“We teach them how to use cameras, we teach them how to do filmmaking and we teach them the formatting of TV news journalism,” said lead instructor Aaron Benally.
The program has taken place annually (with a pandemic gap) since 2012. It is named for Andy Harvey, a Native American journalist who was a graduate of NAU and worked for KPNX 12 News in Phoenix.
“Harvey had a vision of encouraging a younger generation of Native American students to be the next storytellers of their communities,” according to an NAU announcement of the program. “This workshop honors his vision.”
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The workshop culminated in a news broadcast held in the Native American Cultural Center for the students' families. They also received certificates and media equipment at the end of the workshop: this year, a mini drone and handheld tripod.
On Tuesday, the students heard a lecture on story structure, then joined with their groups to rotate through tasks like brainstorming story angles, calling sources and audio training before heading outside to practice camerawork.
One student, Carnell Manson, said he hadn’t done much in media before attending the workshop and wasn’t sure whether he would try to do more work in the field.
Overall, however, he said the program was “going pretty good.” Among the things he’d learned was a new photography technique.
Student Kionna Marks was researching a STAR school project refurbishing a bus to be able to filter water. She said she chose the project because some of her family members were involved in water use projects.
She also hadn’t spent much time in media, though said she had family who worked in news -- which added some interest. What most excited her about the camp, though, was the chance to spend time at NAU.
“It piqued my interest when they said we were going to be able to walk around campus [and] learn about college,” she said.
Benally said he enjoyed the Native American focus of the workshop and the chance to help the students gain experience.
“On the reservation, they don’t have the equipment to service 30 kids, so if they come here, we can service them,” he said. “Then I can give my experience and my knowledge to them, and they can go out and they can make their own stuff.”
He also said he liked getting to know the students. The instructors played games with them at the end of the days, similar to other overnight camp experiences.
After attending the program twice in high school, Shawn Hongeva has been involved as a mentor for the past four years.
News “was an interest, but it wasn’t something I’d considered doing” before the program, he said. “So [the workshop] was a nice door of opportunity that opened up.”
He said he had “really loved” the workshop as a student and when one of the program’s leaders, Paul Helford, reached out to see if he’d be interested in mentoring, said yes.
“It’s definitely an interesting position,” Hongeva said of being a teacher in a program he'd attended. “When you’re a camper, you’re absorbing all this information. Coming back and actually teaching, it’s like, I can see myself in their shoes. … It almost feels like you’re teaching a younger sibling.”
More about the workshop can be found at nau.edu/communication/native-american-broadcast-workshop. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/nau-hosts-broadcast-workshop-for-native-american-high-schoolers/article_75393274-f986-11ec-89b8-a383318659aa.html | 2022-07-02T16:15:22 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/nau-hosts-broadcast-workshop-for-native-american-high-schoolers/article_75393274-f986-11ec-89b8-a383318659aa.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department said Saturday morning that one of its officers was involved in an early morning shooting.
The department didn't provide any specifics, such as if the officer fired their weapon or was struck by gunfire. The condition of the victim is also unclear.
According to a tweet, posted just before 5 a.m., the shooting happened on the 5600 block of Gilgunn Way. That's near the intersection of Fruitridge Road in South Sacramento.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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State lawmakers gave their final approval to new restrictions on fireworks Friday but the rules will not be in place as July Fourth weekend fireworks light up Pennsylvania skies.
The House voted 163-37 to send the legislation to the desk of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, whose spokeswoman said he plans to review it. The law would take effect in two months.
The bill would let municipalities restrict the use of fireworks to 10 a.m.-10 p.m. except during July 2-4 and Dec. 31, when they can be used until 1 a.m. The law allows their use on those holidays and over the Memorial and Labor Day weekends.
There are also more severe penalties for improper sales or illegal use.
Those who plan to set them off will have to give nearby livestock owners or managers three days’ notice before fireworks can be used near an animal housing facility. Local governments now have explicit authority to ban them if there is not a place to use them safely.
A 2017 law greatly liberalized the sale of fireworks in Pennsylvania but also has generated complaints from neighbors. Firefighters say it has resulted in more fires and fire deaths.
Until the 2017 law change, fireworks in Pennsylvania were largely limited to sparklers and similar novelties. The changes permitted the sale of the full array of fireworks that meet federal consumer standards. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/lawmakers-pass-new-limits-on-fireworks-as-july-4th-nears/3288360/ | 2022-07-02T16:20:00 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/lawmakers-pass-new-limits-on-fireworks-as-july-4th-nears/3288360/ |
Mesa officer fires weapon at man following traffic stop
A Mesa police officer fired his weapon at a man following a traffic stop early on Saturday morning near Ivyglen Street and Country Club Drive in Mesa, according to the Mesa Police Department.
According to police, a Mesa officer conducted a traffic stop on a passenger car around 1:45 a.m. During the traffic stop, the officer tried to make the driver step out of the car. The reason is unknown.
The driver fled "at a high rate of speed," police said, and the officer began firing at the vehicle.
The suspect and the car are outstanding, police said. The officer was not injured during the incident and it is still unknown if the suspect was injured.
This investigation was ongoing.
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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Community organizations hold vigil for migrants found dead inside tractor-trailer in Texas
Community organizers gathered in south Phoenix on Friday evening to mourn and remember 53 migrants who on Monday were found dead inside a tractor-trailer parked near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
It is the deadliest known smuggling incident in U.S. history.
Members of Promise Arizona, Uncage and Reunite Families Coalition, the Catholic Coalition for Migrant Justice and other community leaders gathered at Crosier Village, a Catholic church near Seventh Street and Southern Avenue where they called on lawmakers — including Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema — to fix the country's immigration system.
A couple dozen people sang songs and prayed in Spanish in front of 53 lit candles representing the lives lost.
Petra Falcon, executive director of Promise Arizona, told The Arizona Republic that sweeping immigration reform was imperative to prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future.
"How do we support people that want to come to this country and do it in a humane way?" Falcon said. "So again, what we're seeing here is not humanity. What we're seeing here is tragedy. And really because we've got decision makers that just don't have the political will to do something right."
Falcon said Biden should use his executive power to help migrants seeking refuge and urged Sinema and Kelly to come up with bipartisan legislation where those fleeing from conflict and hunger don't need to resort to dangerous trafficking methods that get people killed.
Biden has described the discovery as "horrifying and heartbreaking" while condemning human trafficking rings and those who would use the tragedy to score political points.
"Exploiting vulnerable individuals for profit is shameful, as is political grandstanding around tragedy, and my administration will continue to do everything possible to stop human smugglers and traffickers from taking advantage of people who are seeking to enter the United States between ports of entry," Biden said in a statement.
Falcon suggested Biden pursue action similar to former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shielded people who were brought into the United States as children and who didn't have citizenship or legal residency to stop deportation.
"I just think there needs to be some really quick action, and I do think it's within the realm of executive order — it's in the realm of a president that I do think he wants to do something but he just has to move," Falcon said.
Reach the reporter Perry Vandell at 602-444-2474 or perry.vandell@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @PerryVandell.
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Woman dead, two hospitalized following crash on 43rd Avenue, Baseline Road in Phoenix
A woman died and two other people were injured Friday afternoon during a collision at the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Baseline Road, according to Phoenix Police.
The woman was identified as Phyllis Kimmel, 68.
Police said Kimmel was traveling westbound on Baseline Road and turned south on 43rd Avenue when a car going eastbound collided with her car.
The driver of the other car was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.
Kimmel was pronounced dead, and the teenage passenger who was with her in the car was also taken to the hospital, according to police.
The investigation was ongoing.
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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TYLER, Texas — Among all the planes you’ll see this weekend at the Rose City Air Fest, there’s one in particular that you should look out for. CBS19 got a special tour of a B-29 Bomber which is just one of two flying in the entire world!
"We're standing in front of one of two B-29s that were built in World War II, to bomb Japan, and other bombing missions. There were 3,970 of these built and this is one of about thirty that survived," said John Schauer, flight engineer for the B-29 Bomber.
The B-29 super fortress was the plane that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan that ended the war.
This one, nicknamed Doc, was found in a scrap yard in a California desert and took about 16 years to restore. Now, it’s only one of two still flying in the entire world.
"There's probably about thirty of these left in the world, and all of them are in museums," Schauer said. "And just two of them are flying now."
John is only one of eight people who can actually fly this plane, and he’s been flying both B-29s for about 24 years now.
"It's a real privilege to fly these. Every time I fly it I think the men that have come before me…as being 18 to 25 years old and flying these in combat. That's a sobering thought," Schauer said.
Schauer gave us a personalized tour of the B29 and explained what he does before he takes off.
"Pay particular attention to the engines before flight, check for massive oil leaks [and] yes, it leaks oil but that's normal. But you're checking for massive leaks, the condition of tires inside of the wheel, and check the exhaust pipes [to] make sure there's no clamps that have come apart," Schauer said.
Schauer then took us inside of the B-29 to showed us how he flies the plane.
"It looks roomy up here. But the ones with the gun turrets you can see the circle here. Yeah, it came down to about here. And this one came up to about here so there wasn't a lot of room navigator sat here," Schauer said. "We don't have the instrument panel that he used but he had a little instrument panel with airspeed compasses and whatever."
The Rose City Air Fest runs through Sunday, so make sure to stop by and watch one of the two remaining B-29 Bombers still flying in the entire world. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/check-out-this-tour-of-a-b-29-bomber-one-of-two-flying-in-the-entire-world/501-19929395-e643-4d02-bd8e-40483fc6161d | 2022-07-02T16:24:04 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/check-out-this-tour-of-a-b-29-bomber-one-of-two-flying-in-the-entire-world/501-19929395-e643-4d02-bd8e-40483fc6161d |
BEAUMONT, Texas — A viral video shows a Southeast Texas woman getting the surprise of a lifetime.
Sophia Teel, a beloved dental specialist, was given $20,000 by her employee for 20 years of dedicated work.
The video went viral and has been viewed more than 50,000 times and even got picked up by Good Morning America.
The cash was meant as a thank you coming from her employers Risinger and Nelson Orthodontic Specialists.
Now, Teel has the keys to her dream house in Silsbee.
"It's really special because it's been a game plan for the last three years. It was something I had been working towards during that time and then getting a lump sum and the perfect house made. That's what made it overwhelming."
She wouldn't be moving in without that generous gift from her employer.
"She is a godsend to the practice and to me, and I just want to encourage others to recognize special people in their lives and try to find some way to bless them so they may bless others," Dr. Ronald Risinger said.
Risinger said Teel is a huge reason for the company's success and she's been there since the beginning when the company first opened.
“I want to reward that dedication," Risinger said. "I wish I could have done more for her, you know and when she makes 25 years, I'll make sure we do more for her."
Thanks to that money, Teel was able to close on her dream.
Realtor Shameca Elam and the owner of Martin Home Solutions, Kendrick Martin, said it was an honor to help Teel close on her dream.
"I'm excited for Sophie," Elam said. "So grateful Sophie loved the property and we just all work together as a team to take care of Sophie."
Martin said working with Teel touched him in a special way.
"This house was in honor of my late grandfather Joseph Payne. Sophie made this easy because it was sold before it was finished," Martin said.
Teel said no matter how tough things get, anything is possible.
"Going to work for the right people will pay off and then you'll run into the right people for everything else to fall into place," Teel said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dental-specialist-gets-20k-reward-for-20-years-of-employment/502-62ebd7f6-bb84-4e76-bc2c-06ae451b5666 | 2022-07-02T16:24:10 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dental-specialist-gets-20k-reward-for-20-years-of-employment/502-62ebd7f6-bb84-4e76-bc2c-06ae451b5666 |
A Manhattan woman was awarded over $400,000 on Friday by a federal jury after suing New York City and its police department, saying she suffered a traumatic brain injury when she was thrown to the ground by a police sergeant while serving as a medic for protesters during 2012 Occupy Wall Street events.
Mary Tardif, 33, won the $431,250 award nearly a decade after suing in 2013. She had sought unspecified damages for injuries she incurred as a medic for protesters at multiple rallies staged by the grassroots movement that began in Manhattan, spread globally, and was known for its refrain: “We are the 99 percent.”
In an interview, Tardif called the verdict “very vindicating.”
“I feel like I have actually known justice for the first time,” said Tardif, who works at Broadway Advocacy Coalition where she does sign language interpreting for Broadway shows and serves as a disability adviser.
Tardif, who has had epilepsy since she was 19, said she considered the verdict, which found “battery” had occurred but no assault, a win for those “occupiers who never got to see this day or never got to have their day in court.”
“It feels like a win for all of us. I wish I could share it with them. There were so many,” she said, speaking of others who were injured at rallies, as she celebrated at a restaurant near the courthouse with her service dog, Daisy, a black Labrador Retriever who was with Tardif throughout the trial but was hidden from jurors.
Nick Paolucci, a New York City Law Department spokesperson, said the city was “disappointed with this result" and was reviewing options.
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He noted that a jury in 2018 had rejected the claims before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reinstated the case, citing flaws in the first trial.
Paolucci said Tardif “was never thrown to the ground, as she claimed. Additionally, and unfortunately, the jury was not aware that the plaintiff had introduced new injuries at this second trial that were never alleged in the initial case.”
During opening statements, city attorney Michael Viviano said a police sergeant who has since been promoted to lieutenant grabbed onto Tardif's arms on March 21, 2012, and moved her away as police were clearing a park in Union Square because she had put her hands on a police officer's back.
“The plaintiff then falls to the ground. The plaintiff was not thrown,” he said.
Reza Rezvani, an attorney arguing on Tardif's behalf, told jurors in an opening statement that the sergeant grabbed her with both of his hands.
“He throws her to the ground. Her head hits the pavement,” he said.
Tardif maintained in her 2013 lawsuit that her epileptic condition was often ignored after she suffered violent abuses from police officers who arrested her at several protests while she served as a medic. The lawsuit said they kicked her, walked on her limbs and tossed her to the ground.
According to trial evidence and Tardif's statements, the violent encounter at Union Square caused her head to slam into the ground with such force that she was left with a permanent brain injury that leaves her unable to work except for a job where she has flexible hours and can sometimes call in sick when she is completely immobile. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/woman-awarded-431000-for-occupy-wall-street-police-actions/3759334/ | 2022-07-02T16:29:28 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/woman-awarded-431000-for-occupy-wall-street-police-actions/3759334/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Ten people were displaced on Friday evening after their homes went up in flames in Harrisburg, according to city officials.
Firefighters arrived at the scene on the 1200 block of Kittatinny Street and saw flames shooting out of a third-story window.
City officials say four row homes were affected and 10 people were displaced.
There were no injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/10-displaced-harrisburg-row-home-fire/521-8a4c5aba-636a-4dcc-80dd-69402ff99be3 | 2022-07-02T16:36:07 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/10-displaced-harrisburg-row-home-fire/521-8a4c5aba-636a-4dcc-80dd-69402ff99be3 |
WASHINGTON — A lawsuit filed in D.C. could mean more guns in more places, coming on the heels of a Supreme Court ruling that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.
Gun rights activists are suing the District in federal court, demanding the right to carry concealed handguns on Metro trains and buses. It could be just the start of a wave of changes around the nation limiting gun regulations.
Spot Tyler Yzaguirre on the street, and you're not likely to notice the slight bulge just under his coat. Yzaguirre is one of the thousands of civilians now licensed to conceal carry handguns in DC.
"Makes me feel safe, secure," he said, peeling aside his blazer to reveal a handgun tucked into a holster clipped inside his belt. "We're just looking to further expand our Second Amendment rights."
D.C. has already been forced by gun rights lawsuits to issue concealed carry permits to people who pass a background check and finish 16 hours of training.
Now Yzaguirre, Greg Angelo and Cameron Erickson, of D.C., and Robert Miller of Fairfax, are demanding the right to carry on Metro trains and Metro buses in the city, which have been among dozens of sensitive areas like schools, bars and government offices where guns have been banned.
"It is legal in Virginia to carry on the Metro," said their lawyer, George Lyon. "In fact, you can open carry on the Metro in Virginia. It is legal if you have a wear and carry permit in Maryland on Metro."
Lyon was one of the plaintiffs in the landmark 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller case, which establish an individual right to keep and bear a firearm without regard to whether you're part of a militia.
In the SCOTUS case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the 6-3 conservative majority that, “the government must demonstrate that [gun] regulation is consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
The plaintiffs argue that Metro a sensitive location like an airport or airplane.
"There's a lack of police presence, there's a lack of security," argued Yzaguirre. "It's definitely a target for criminals."
Metro has its own dedicated police force, but a spokesman declined to comment on the lawsuit.
The DC Attorney General's Office also declined to comment on the guns on Metro lawsuit, but did point to a statement released after the SCOTUS ruling.
"The Office of the Attorney General will continue to defend the District's common-sense gun regulations and keep District residents safe," the statement said. "As the Supreme Court said, the Second Amendment is not a license to keep and carry any weapon in any manner for any purpose."
Maryland still requires you to have a "good reason" to get a concealed carry permit, but the Supreme Court decision leaves that, and Maryland's assault weapons ban, under withering fire. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/gun-rights-activists-sue-dc-to-conceal-carry-firearms-on-metro-supreme-court/65-708a2bc8-7dc9-411a-b5c4-bb2633ae5d56 | 2022-07-02T16:36:13 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/gun-rights-activists-sue-dc-to-conceal-carry-firearms-on-metro-supreme-court/65-708a2bc8-7dc9-411a-b5c4-bb2633ae5d56 |
A man was killed Friday night when a car struck him as he was attempting to cross Interstate 35, San Antonio police reported.
Officers were sent to the 8000 block of I-35 South around 10 p.m. after a driver called to say he had hit someone, according to police.
The man was pronounced deat at the scene. He has yet to be identified, but he was estimated to be between 50 and 60 years old.
Officers talked to the driver, who said the man had crossed the highway suddenly, according to police. The driver said he wasn’t able to avoid the man, police said.
The driver is not expected to face any charges.
caroline.tien@hearst.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAPD-Man-hit-killed-attempting-to-cross-highway-17281169.php | 2022-07-02T16:36:18 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAPD-Man-hit-killed-attempting-to-cross-highway-17281169.php |
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — If you're feeling the heat on a day like this, just think about how your furry friend may feel. Pets can suffer in the summer heat.
Stroudsburgs's Awsom vet tech Jennifer Karvetski said pets average a body temperature of 101 to 102.5.
"They are going to get hotter faster so they hit that heat stroke level quicker than we do. Because they're starting at a higher body temperature," Karvetski said.
She said on hot days, the dogs at the Awsom animal shelter don't stay out past noon. Employees at Awsom said there are a couple things pet owners need to think about if they're taking their dog out in the hot weather.
"Take them for walks in the woods, take them on trails, take them in the early morning, take them in the late evening when it's cooler for them, not in the middle of the day. Keep them off of asphalt and the concrete," Karvetski said.
Karvetski said just like humans, dogs can suffer heat strokes, especially if they have a medical condition.
"If you have a northern breed with a heavy coat or you have a pet that has a heart condition, breathing issues, asthma, you do not want to leave them out of air conditioning for long at all. You give them short stints and you put them back in," she said.
Shelter employees said if pet owners are without air conditioning or their dogs are overheating, kiddie pools, cooling mats, or a cold towel will work to cool them down.
See more pets and animals on WNEP's YouTube playlist. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/keep-your-pets-cool-during-summer-heat-stroke-dogs-cats-animal-shelter/523-53959f80-61de-41c6-8042-75f42801f6d3 | 2022-07-02T16:36:19 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/keep-your-pets-cool-during-summer-heat-stroke-dogs-cats-animal-shelter/523-53959f80-61de-41c6-8042-75f42801f6d3 |
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A Seminole County judge was recommended for suspension after cursing at a defendant and filing consecutive wrongful contempt orders in two separate cases earlier this year, an inquiry filed Wednesday shows.
Court records indicate Seminole County Judge Wayne Culver faces a suspension of 60 days without pay pending a decision by the Florida Supreme Court, which would include a public reprimand and requirement to complete anger and stress management courses by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission as a result of an Investigative Panel of the Commission looking into the January and February incidents in court.
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The disciplinary recommendation comes months after Culver swore at a defendant whom he believed was interrupting his proceedings on Feb. 10, 2022.
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A video shows the defendant walking into the gallery to prepare for his hearing later that day before Culver says, “Sir, I’m doing something. Can you shut up and sit down?” and interrupts the man when he explains he is trying to find a seat.
“That’s not shutting up. You want to be held in contempt and go to jail?” Culver continued before subsequently shouting, “I asked you a f------ question, a------.”
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The judge later apologized “for using profanity,” explaining that was the first time he had lost his temper in the courtroom.
A month prior on Jan. 25, court documents show Culver gave improper jail sentences and made comments “lacking the dignity and courtesy expected and required of judges” toward a man representing himself in a dating violence hearing.
The commission said Culver told the litigant to listen to him because his words were the most important “you’ll ever hear as long as you live as (an) organism on this planet.”
“Every time you interrupt her, or any time you interrupt me-- and you’re not even letting me finish my sentence...every time you do it, I’m going to hold you in contempt and I’m gonna give you 179 days in jail,” Culver said. “And every time you do it, I’m gonna add a consecutive six-month sentence-- you keep on interrupting us, you’re going to have to have the jail renamed after you.”
Culver then proceeded to wrongly file three consecutive contempt sentences, which would result in a total of 537 days in jail for the litigant.
According to the commission, Culver later recognized the imposing consecutive sentences were “legally improper” and initially decided to sentence the man to only 179 days in jail before vacating the order completely in May.
The commission found Culver’s actions “represent a concerning pattern of failing to uphold the high standards of conduct expected of judges.”
Despite the findings, court documents also added, “Judge Culver has cooperated fully, accepted full responsibility, and acknowledged that such conduct should have never occurred. Judge Culver regrets that his actions have cast a negative light on the judiciary and the judicial system.”
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Huge crowds are expected to fill Volusia County beaches for the Fourth of July and beach safety is adding extra staff to make sure everyone stays safe this holiday weekend.
This weekend is all about celebrating America’s freedom. For Stephanie Medina, there’s no better way to do that than with family at the beach.
“It’s a beautiful day. Wanted to go show them the beautiful beaches of Florida,” Medina said.
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They set up along Daytona Beach with their chairs, tents and grills.
“We have a little bit of everything...things for the kids, things for adults, food. All the good stuff,” she said.
They joined the large crowds expected to fill Volusia County’s 47 miles of seashore this holiday weekend.
“It’s a beautiful weekend. We’re expecting large numbers and we’re here to take care of everybody,” Capt. AJ Miller with Volusia County Beach Safety said.
Miller said they’re all hands-on deck. He added even though Volusia County Beach Safety is facing staff shortages, they’re bringing in every available lifeguard to work this weekend.
“We’ve got over 100 working just today between our dispatchers, ATV patrols, the red lifeguard towers and our red beach officer trucks,” he said.
As families celebrate the Fourth, Miller reminded them alcohol and fireworks aren’t allowed on Volusia County beaches. He added beachgoers are safest when they swim in front of staffed lifeguard towers.
“We have had some really big rescue weekends over the past couple of weeks. The surf has laid down a little bit. That doesn’t mean the rip currents have gone away. The rip currents are still out there,” Miller said.
Medina said they’re excited to just spend the Fourth together.
“Being locked up for a couple years, it’s definitely refreshing to step outside for the holiday, enjoy family, not be cooped up and do it safely,” Medina said.
Miller is encouraging everyone this weekend to download the Volusia County Beaches app to get updates on beach conditions, find out which lifeguard stands are staffed and much more. Click here for more information. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/02/large-crowds-expected-at-volusia-county-beaches-for-4th-of-july/ | 2022-07-02T16:39:47 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/02/large-crowds-expected-at-volusia-county-beaches-for-4th-of-july/ |
WATERLOO — The Northeast Iowa Food Bank's annual Personal Care Drive has started.
The agency is looking for donations of soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes, baby wipes, tissues, diapers, deodorant, and other personal care items.
The drive is organized each year because funds low income people receive through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cannot be used for the purchase of these items. It will last until Aug. 7. There are multiple ways to participate:
These businesses and organization will have an NEIFB-marked barrel for participating community members to place personal care items for donation in: St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Waterloo; AECOM, Waterloo Blacks Building; Community Bank and Trust, downtown Waterloo; MercyOne, Bluebell Road, Cedar Falls; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls; Cedar Falls First United Methodist Church; Rydell Chevrolet, Waterloo; Vanderloo Chiropractic, Waterloo; Rivers Edge Christian Church, Waterloo; Next Level Fitness; Cedar Valley Chiropractic, Cedar Falls; Westminster Presbyterian Church, Waterloo; Zion Lutheran Church, Waterloo; Community Church, Hudson; Community Bank and Trust, Cedar Falls; Faith Lutheran Church, Waterloo; Orange Theory Fitness, Cedar Falls; Community Bank and Trust, Tower Park, Waterloo.
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In addition, on Aug. 6, NEIFB staff and volunteers will be collecting and encouraging on-site donations at Walmart (both Cedar Falls and Waterloo locations). To help on this day, sign up online at neifb.volunteerhub.com.
The food bank also has an Amazon Smile charity list which enables supporters to quickly and easily donate personal care items from anywhere by going online to https://amzn.to/3HUayvh. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/northeast-iowa-food-bank-holds-drive-for-personal-care-items/article_b935bd2d-e84b-5b59-a0aa-34d18e757aa1.html | 2022-07-02T16:43:03 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/northeast-iowa-food-bank-holds-drive-for-personal-care-items/article_b935bd2d-e84b-5b59-a0aa-34d18e757aa1.html |
EGG HARBOR CITY — The city is one of 46 New Jersey municipalities to be awarded a Community Energy Planning Grant by the state Board of Public Utilities through the Sustainable Jersey program.
The BPU on June 8 awarded $820,000 to municipalities to create energy plans that combat climate change and save money on the cost of energy. Twenty-four of the 46 municipalities are considered “overburdened” and received the maximum award of $25,000, including Atlantic City and Pleasantville. The other municipalities received $10,000 awards.
“This grant award will help Egg Harbor City create a long-term plan that meets the needs of our unique community,” Mayor Lisa Jiampetti said in a news release.
SustainableEHC Chairwoman Nanette LoBiondo Galloway and Chief Financial Officer Jodi Kahn applied for the grant after attending several online training sessions.
“Strategies to be investigated in the plan include EV charging stations, greening our municipal fleet, reducing emissions, solar and geothermal installations, green building and zoning, microgrid sharing and, most importantly, helping residents maximize their energy efficiency to reduce their monthly energy bills,” Galloway said.
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The city will have 18 months to complete the plan. The program was designed to help municipalities align their energy goals with the state’s Energy Master Plan, which provides a roadmap for New Jersey to achieve 100% clean energy by 2050.
“Municipalities have tremendous authority over our energy future,” said Randall Solomon of Sustainable Jersey, which provides technical assistance to grant recipients.
The city will contract with an engineering firm to do the investigation and planning document. The process will also include engaging the community through outreach and educational campaigns.
Since its inception in 2009, SustainableEHC has secured nearly $110,000 in outside funding for sustainability projects, including solar, resiliency, stewardship and tree planting grants, and to support green team operations, according to the release from the group.
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RICHMOND, Va. — A nighttime blaze that engulfed a historic elementary school in Virginia’s capital city has been deemed “accidental” but the exact cause remains undetermined after a lengthy fire department investigation.
The school built in 1911 in Richmond’s Fan District caught fire in February and suffered substantial damage. Students finished the year at a previously closed school after it underwent renovations.
The city’s school board has voted to repair the building.
The Richmond Fire Department would not provide a full copy of the report Friday evening, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. And school division spokespeople did not respond to the newspaper’s requests for comment.
Crews were called to the school late at night Feb. 11. A firefighter was hurt in the response but no other injuries were reported, according to the newspaper.
Officials previously disclosed that the building’s alarm system failed to contact 911. Instead, a passerby contacted the department reporting the sound of an alarm. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fire-that-engulfed-richmond-school-deemed-accidental/2022/07/02/c3fe66be-fa20-11ec-81db-ac07a394a86b_story.html | 2022-07-02T16:59:32 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fire-that-engulfed-richmond-school-deemed-accidental/2022/07/02/c3fe66be-fa20-11ec-81db-ac07a394a86b_story.html |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, a Democratic candidate for governor, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Franchot is among the nine Democrats competing for the party’s nomination for governor after a 10th candidate suspended his bid last month.
Four Republicans are vying for the GOP nomination. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is term-limited.
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'We must go beyond Roe': Hundreds gather at park in Cocoa Village for reproductive rights rally
COCOA — Voices rose up in chants of "my body, my choice" across the intersection of Cocoa Boulevard and King Street in Cocoa as about 400 protesters gathered there Friday night in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
"No matter what your perspective is on someone's pregnancy, it is personal and private," Democratic state Rep. Anna Eskamani said during the rally.
Following the Supreme Court's ruling June 24 that overturned the 1973 high court decision that enshrined the right to an abortion, the procedure has been banned in seven states, temporarily banned in two others and could be banned or limited in more. With Justice Clarence Thomas inviting challenges to other rulings that legalized gay marriage and provided access to contraceptives, some fear Roe v. Wade was just the first ruling to be overturned.
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Friday night's rally was organized by Fara Megargee of Brevard Democrats at Cocoa Riverfront Park in Cocoa Village and featured speakers including Eskamani, Brevard radio show host Seeta Durjan Begui, Jeremiah's House founder Tee Owens and Brevard Democrats Chair Pamela Castellana. Organizers estimated about 400 people came to the demonstration.
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"I am here to fight for my six grandchildren so that they can wake up knowing that their country is the same place that I woke up to every day when I was 8," Castellana said.
Speakers argued that the decision by the Supreme Court was made out of a desire for control, not in an effort to be pro-life, adding that those who are pro-life should focus on a larger picture than just pregnancy.
"Do you care about the child when it's born and it needs a home? Do you care that the child needs a good environment? Do you care that the child is going to need a great education where books are not banned?" Begui said. "Do you really care, or do you just have a fantasy about pregnant women and pregnancy?"
Castellana argued that more measures would have been taken to help pregnant people and infants if the decision had been made from the desire to be pro-life.
"If this is about babies, then it would come with expanded health care," she said. "The same Republicans that are celebrating this would have voted to expand access to baby formula rather than not for women. If this was about babies, it would have come with free child care, free preschool, free education. It's not coming with any of that."
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many fear other laws will be next.
Owens brought up multiple laws, including the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which banned racial discrimination at the ballot box, and Loving v. Virginia, the case that led to the legalization of interracial marriage in 1967.
"I wanted to put the dates out there just to let you see if a (49)-year-old law can be overturned, none of these laws are exempt," she said.
She and other speakers encouraged attendees to vote for candidates who would protect reproductive rights and asked them to encourage their community members to vote. Owens also called for cognitive testing to be given to justices to ensure they are fit for their jobs.
A single counterprotester came to the rally, accusing demonstrators of wanting to kill babies and briefly arguing with several attendees before leaving.
Protesters marched from the park to the intersection of Cocoa Boulevard and King Street, where they gathered on the four corners of the intersection with signs for several hours. Though the rally focused on reproductive rights, Eskamani finished her speech with a call to work toward a future with more rights than what Roe v. Wade granted.
"We must go beyond Roe and envision a new world where every person, no matter how much money you have, no matter the color of your skin, who you love, who you worship, your documentation status, your disability status, that you have an ability to live a full and prosperous life of bodily autonomy," she said.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s 2022, so, why are we talking about disco and getting our groove on?
Well, it’s only natural that Saturday, July 2 is National Disco Day! Disco balls, funky music and some groovy moves are on the menu! National Today says, “National Disco Day is an unofficial observance that focuses on the genre of dance music that wielded significant influence on modern music, developing into an entire subculture over the 1960s and 1970s in America. While the popularity of disco declined in America around the 1980s, it only gained popularity in the rest of the world, including New Zealand.”
So, we wanted to make sure you could get in on all the far-out fun with the top disco dance clubs in Dallas, according to Yelp:
- It’ll DO Club
- Stereo Live Dallas
- Silent Disco Events
- The Tin Room
- Glass Cactus Nightclub
- Cowboys Red River
- Six Springs Tavern
- Silent Disco by Silent Storm
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Interstate 70 westbound lanes have been closed after a crash involving two semi trucks east of Buena Vista Road, although the left lane reopened by this morning.
The Clark County post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said it has the left lane open on I-70 and is waiting on a tow truck to finish moving the other truck.
Crews received initial reports of the crash at about 9:22 a.m., according to OSHP.
There was one minor injury sustained and no deaths involved, OSHP said.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
We will update this story as we learn more.
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Thanks to a grant from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board, Wright State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives will take on the task of digitizing 71 U-matic videocassettes of the weekly television program “Like It Is.”
The program was produced from 1978 to 1985 by Arthur E. Thomas, Ed.D., president emeritus of Central State University. It featured firsthand accounts and opinions of leaders known for civil rights activism and overcoming race and gender barriers of historic importance to Ohio, such as Dayton’s first African American mayor, James H. McGee; Louis Stokes, the first African American congressional representative elected in Ohio; and J. Kenneth Blackwell, an African American mayor of Cincinnati who later served as Ohio’s treasurer and secretary of state. In addition to prominent Ohioans, Thomas also interviewed national civil rights leaders such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Maya Angelou and Rosa Parks.
Thomas, who is as exceptional a figure as those he interviewed, graduated from Central State in 1962 and served as the sixth president of the historically black university from 1985 through 1995. He was the first alumnus to serve as the university’s president.
He was also the director of Wright State’s Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center from 1973 to 1977, organizing programs, activities, and student services that celebrate the diverse African cultural identities as well as educate the broader community.
In addition, Thomas served on the Historically Black College and University Presidential Advisory Board of former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and was an official U.S. representative to the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994.
Toni Vanden Bos, an archivist with Wright State’s Special Collections and Archives, said that the over 200-tape collection was brought in to Wright State in 2019, but U-matic videocassettes are considered an obsolete format due to the scarcity of playback machines and the life expectancy of the tapes themselves.
“The grant funds allow us to hire a vendor, who will inspect, clean and digitize the U-matic tapes to an uncompressed archival digital file format,” she said. “After the digital files are reviewed for completeness and quality checked, the interviews will be described in an online finding aid for the Dr. Arthur E. Thomas, President Emeritus, Central State University Collection, which will be available online.”
She said that she anticipates strong interest from educators and students at all grade levels as well as community organizations that encourage discussion and activism on social and economic issues, documentarians, authors and historians.
All of the original tapes will be preserved in the Special Collections and Archives and will be digitized as funding becomes available. The archives also plan to begin transcribing the interviews and make them accessible as a step toward placing the digitized interviews into CORE Scholar, Wright State’s institutional repository, in the future.
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NORMAL — Utah-based luxury eatery Crumbl Cookies will open a store in Normal this September.
The cookie bakery will move into the former Cold Stone Creamery location in the Shoppes at College Hills. Cold Stone reopened in May at 1700 E. College Ave., Suite 6, next to Five Guys.
Crumbl Cookies franchise owner Stacey Olsen said the shop's cookies are always made from scratch.
"We're in here every day cracking eggs and measuring flour and sugar," she said.
Olsen said the cookies are about 4 to 5 inches in diameter.
"They're so big," she said, "they sell a cutter that cuts them into four pieces."
Indeed, Crumbl recommends one quarter of a cookie per serving size.
"It's a luxury product," Olsen said.
She said warm cookies are topped with decorations when ready to serve, and that employees will open the boxes and show customers what they bought before they take them home. Crumbl bakeries also sell mini-cookies and their own ice cream.
Olsen said the business model started in 2017 with one cookie — the warm chocolate chip cookie.
"They went through it very systematically, changing one ingredient at a time," she said.
Olsen said the company has since spread to over 300 franchises.
"They want cookies to be the new doughnuts for meetings," she said.
Olsen said she has had some trouble getting plans off the ground, though. She explained that Crumbl's bakeries are usually narrow and long, "like a bowling alley." The building her family is leasing is a square shape.
"They couldn't just stamp out a long, narrow store," Olsen said.
The design process took about four months, she said, but now that designs have been approved and the old Cold Stone equipment has been removed from the site, she hopes to open her store by September.
The company has an on-boarding coach to help them get started, and a worker from corporate will help them run the bakery for the first week.
Olsen said other franchise owners have been helpful as well. In fact, she met another owner who has two employees attending Illinois State University. Olsen said those employees will work at her store during the school year, "which is good," she said, "because they know more than me." | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/crumbl-cookies-coming-to-normals-shoppes-at-college-hills/article_f00bd942-f7cf-11ec-b91e-835df9808128.html | 2022-07-02T17:19:28 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/crumbl-cookies-coming-to-normals-shoppes-at-college-hills/article_f00bd942-f7cf-11ec-b91e-835df9808128.html |
SAN ANTONIO — A man suffered a critical injury after the car he was riding in overturned after striking a concrete barrier, crushing his arm between the pavement and the car.
It happened on the 2500 block of Loop 410 around 12:44 a.m. early Saturday on the northwest side of town.
The passenger was in a Toyota Avalon that was traveling eastbound on the highway, when the drive lost control and struck the center concrete barrier.
The car overturned on the highway after rolling a few times, then coming to rest on it's roof, crushing the victim's arm. An ambulance witnessed the crash and stopped to help the victim, say police.
Firefighters arrived and began treating the driver, but when police arrived, he took off running. He was later found in the backyard by the resident about a half a mile from the crash scene. SAPD chopper Eagle located the driver and he was taken into custody.
The victim was aken to University Hospital.
The driver was booked for Failure to Stop and Render Aid.
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SAN ANTONIO — Are you looking for something fun to do Saturday?
Join the festival vibes at the San Antonio Zoo for Jungle Boogie Nights: Zoochella. The event is free for members and included with your admission into the zoo.
The zoo will be open until 9 p.m., with extended hours packed full of music, interactive performances, fire dancers, live bands, DJs, dance parties, animal interactions, and free giveaways throughout the zoo!
The Dance Party kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on the Great Lawn with free commemorative-themed buttons while supplies last.
Saturdays at San Antonio Zoo will get even WILDER with Jungle Boogie Nights through August 6! This event is included with admission and free for Members.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court blocked a lower court order late Friday night that said clinics could continue performing abortions, just days after some doctors had resumed seeing patients after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Editorial note: The above video aired prior to Friday night's decision by the Texas Supreme Court.
It was not immediately clear whether Texas clinics that had resumed seeing patients this week would halt services again. A hearing is scheduled for later this month.
The whiplash of Texas clinics turning away patients, rescheduling them, and now potentially canceling appointments again — all in the span of a week — illustrated the confusion and scrambling taking place across the country since Roe was overturned.
An order by a Houston judge earlier this week had reassured some clinics they could temporarily resume abortions up to six weeks into pregnancy. That was quickly followed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asking the state’s highest court, which is stocked with nine Republican justices, to temporarily put the order on hold.
“These laws are confusing, unnecessary, and cruel,” said Marc Hearron, attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, after the order was issued Friday night.
Clinics in Texas had stopped performing abortions in the state of nearly 30 million people after the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion. Texas had technically left an abortion ban on the books for the past 50 years while Roe was in place.
A copy of Friday's order was provided by attorneys for Texas clinics. It could not immediately be found on the court’s website.
Abortion providers and patients across the country have been struggling to navigate the evolving legal landscape around abortion laws and access.
In Florida, a law banning abortions after 15 weeks went into effect Friday, the day after a judge called it a violation of the state constitution and said he would sign an order temporarily blocking the law next week. The ban could have broader implications in the South, where Florida has wider access to the procedure than its neighbors.
Abortion rights have been lost and regained in the span of a few days in Kentucky. A so-called trigger law imposing a near-total ban on the procedure took effect last Friday, but a judge blocked the law Thursday, meaning the state’s only two abortion providers can resume seeing patients — for now.
The legal wrangling is almost certain to continue to cause chaos for Americans seeking abortions in the near future, with court rulings able to upend access at a moment's notice and an influx of new patients from out of state overwhelming providers.
Even when women travel outside states with abortion bans in place, they may have fewer options to end their pregnancies as the prospect of prosecution follows them.
Planned Parenthood of Montana this week stopped providing medication abortions to patients who live in states with bans “to minimize potential risk for providers, health center staff, and patients in the face of a rapidly changing landscape.”
Planned Parenthood North Central States, which offers the procedure in Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska, is telling its patients that they must take both pills in the regimen in a state that allows abortions.
The use of abortion pills has been the most common method to end a pregnancy since 2000, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone — the main drug used in medication abortions. Taken with misoprostol, a drug that causes cramping that empties the womb, it constitutes the abortion pill.
“There’s a lot of confusion and concern that the providers may be at risk, and they are trying to limit their liability so they can provide care to people who need it," said Dr. Daniel Grossman, who directs the research group Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health at the University of California San Francisco.
Emily Bisek, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood North Central States, said that in an “unknown and murky” legal environment, they decided to tell patients they must be in a state where it is legal to complete the medication abortion -- which requires taking two drugs 24 to 48 hours apart. She said most patients from states with bans are expected to opt for surgical abortions.
Access to the pills has become a key battle in abortion rights, with the Biden administration preparing to argue states can’t ban a medication that has received FDA approval.
Kim Floren, who operates an abortion fund in South Dakota called Justice Empowerment Network, said the development would further limit women's choices.
“The purpose of these laws anyways is to scare people,” Floren said of states’ bans on abortions and telemedicine consultations for medication abortions. “The logistics to actually enforcing these is a nightmare, but they rely on the fact that people are going to be scared.”
A South Dakota law took effect Friday that threatens a felony punishment for anyone who prescribes medication for an abortion without a license from the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners.
In Alabama, Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office said it is reviewing whether people or groups could face prosecution for helping women fund and travel to out-of-state abortion appointments.
Yellowhammer Fund, an Alabama-based group that helps low-income women cover abortion and travel costs, said it is pausing operation for two weeks because of the lack of clarity under state law.
“This is a temporary pause, and we’re going to figure out how we can legally get you money and resources and what that looks like,” said Kelsea McLain, Yellowhammer’s health care access director.
Laura Goodhue, executive director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, said staff members at its clinics have seen women driving from as far as Texas without stopping — or making an appointment. Women who are past 15 weeks were being asked to leave their information and promised a call back if a judge signs the order temporarily blocking the restriction, she said.
Still, there is concern that the order may be only temporary and the law may again go into effect later, creating additional confusion.
“It’s terrible for patients,” she said. “We are really nervous about what is going to happen.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-supreme-court-blocks-resuming-abortions/285-eb7808e7-6471-4f7b-bd0f-8bf3a345e6d4 | 2022-07-02T17:20:09 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-supreme-court-blocks-resuming-abortions/285-eb7808e7-6471-4f7b-bd0f-8bf3a345e6d4 |
SAN ANTONIO — A woman was critically injured when the Toyota Highlander SUV she was a back seat passenger in was rear-ended by a speeding driver, according to police.
It happened on the 1800 block of Hackberry at Rigsby around 10:57 p.m. Friday night. Police say the SUV was traveling northbound in the left lane of South Hackberry when it was struck from behind by a 2105 Chevrolet Camaro going northbound in the right lane of Hackberry St.
Officials said the driver of the Camaro was speeding and failed to properly negotiate the curve and maintain his lane.
The back seat passenger suffered serious bodily injury and was taken by EMS to BAMC for her injuries.
The driver of the Camaro remained at the scene, and showed no signs of intoxication, according to police. Officials said it was determined the driver had been reckless and was at fault for the crash. The driver was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
At last check the complaint remained in critical condition at the hospital.
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Sarasota officials, Dr. Beach celebrate new law allowing local governments to ban beach smoking
Friday marked the start of a new era for local control of smoking on Florida beaches.
SB 224 and HB 105, which give local governments the authority to regulate smoking at beaches, went into effect Friday, and a press conference was hosted by Ocean Conservancy at Lido Key Beach at noon.
Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters was on hand, along with Stephen Leatherman, also known as “Dr. Beach." Gruters sponsored the Senate bill, while Republican state Rep. Randy Fine, who was not present, sponsored the House bill.
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“This has been a long time coming,” Gruters said. “Almost 10 years [ago], if you remember, the city of Sarasota is the one who banned smoking, had the ACLU challenge it, and remove that law, because only the state could dictate what happens with tobacco regulation in the state of Florida.”
Gruters said that since that 2017 ruling, which sided with the ACLU and said that local governments are unable to regulate outdoor smoking, multiple versions of the final bill were proposed. Last week, after the final version passed the Florida House and Senate, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill, dubbed the Florida Clean Air Act, into law.
Gruters said that keeping beaches clean has always been the focus.
“There’s nothing more disgusting when you put your hand in the sand, and you pull it out, and all of a sudden you feel that cigarette butt. Especially when your kids are playing in the sand, we want to make sure we get the right butts on the beach,” Gruters said jokingly.
Leatherman, who has ranked beaches around the world for over three decades and is an advocate of smoking bans at beaches, was encouraged by the new law, and hopes local governments throughout Florida take advantage of the opportunity.
Leatherman expressed hope for progress to be made on a smoking ban at state parks.
“The first beach to do this was Hanauma Bay Beach in Oahu, Hawaii,” Leatherman said. “And the reason they did it there was because, if you’ve been there, it’s for snorkeling, all those tropical fish, and the fish are eating those cigarette butts.”
Leatherman said that since that ban, tourism in Oahu has not declined “one bit” and that the safety of children, birds and sea turtles has improved.
According to a press release from Ocean Conservancy, cigarette butts have been the most frequently found item on Florida beaches during the last 31 years of the nonprofit’s annual International Coastal Cleanup. Ocean Conservancy research also shows that cigarette butts are the fourth most harmful type of plastic to marine life, as they are made up of tightly-packed fibers that erode easily.
Gruters noted that if local governments decide to implement smoking bans, beach goers will not have to deal with the effects of second-hand smoking. Plus, limiting the amount of cigarette butts left on the beach will benefit wildlife and residents alike, according to J.P. Brooker, director of Florida Conservation at Ocean Conservancy.
“This not only impacts human health and reproductivity, but it can also impact animal health and reproductivity,” Brooker said. “And it can impact human health when people consume sick fish, when the plastics enter the environment.”
“Well here’s the deal,” said Gruters when asked whether a ban would infringe on smoker’s rights. “I think the rights of average, everyday Americans, and our visitors who are coming from across the seas, visiting our beaches, I think their rights of having quiet enjoyment on the beach is infringed when they have to deal with second-hand smoke.”
Gruters said that when dialogue began, the bill would initially be a blanket ban on smoking at Florida beaches. But now, local governments are empowered to “regulate it how they see fit, for the best for their community.”
Also on hand was Jen Ahearn-Koch, former City of Sarasota mayor and current city commissioner, who said that she was “so thrilled that we finally have the ability in the city of Sarasota to regulate at the local level and the rest of the cities in Florida have this ability.”
Currently, Sarasota has no restrictions on smoking at its beaches. But Ahearn-Koch said that City Attorney Robert Fournier will bring the issue to the city commission’s attention at its upcoming Tuesday meeting, whereby “the city commission will then set direction about how we’re gonna go about adopting an ordinance, updating the current one or moving forward with this item.” | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/07/02/beach-smoking-sarasota-can-now-ban-beach-smoking-thanks-new-law-dr-beach-joe-gruters/7777114001/ | 2022-07-02T17:36:07 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/07/02/beach-smoking-sarasota-can-now-ban-beach-smoking-thanks-new-law-dr-beach-joe-gruters/7777114001/ |
Pontiac man dies after early Saturday car crash
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A Pontiac man died early Saturday after he lost control of his car, struck a light pole and his car overturned.
Jordan David Bahena, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a press release from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
Bahena, who was alone in his 2012 Jeep Wrangler, was driving south on Joslyn when the crash occurred on Joslyn at Columbia Avenue, the sheriff's office said. Deputies were dispatched to the crash at 2:13 a.m.
Bahena was not wearing a seat belt, the sheriff's office said. Speed may have been a factor in the crash, which is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. It was not immediately known if alcohol was a factor. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/07/02/pontiac-man-dies-early-saturday-car-crash/7795709001/ | 2022-07-02T17:42:57 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/07/02/pontiac-man-dies-early-saturday-car-crash/7795709001/ |
Shane Brown of North Bend and his three companions are thankful to be alive after they were rescued by Prowler Charter owner Wayne Butler, his deckhand Eric Webber and some of the 13 passengers on the charter boat after Brown's 27-foot boat Defiance capsized on the Bandon bar Sunday, June 19.
Brown has posted on Facebook several times since the accident. He explained that the vessel was hit by a sneaker wave which swamped the boat and capsized them within seconds. He and his three companions were in the cabin, but all managed to get out.
"We were all wearing PFDs (personal flotation devices). We managed to get out from under the boat and to the surface. We were able to hold on to the hull of the boat until a charter boat was able to come over from a few hundred yards away and fish us out of the water," Brown said. "I had my three companions fished out of the water first because I had an obligation to them and because I really thought I was a gonner as my limbs were already losing feeling. I thought there was no way anyone was getting my big ol' body out of the water and onto the dock of a boat in time," said Brown, who is a large-framed guy.
"That's where Raimey (one of the passengers on the charter) and Eric came into the picture. I'm a tad bit bigger than either one of them, but they did it. Somehow, they did it. I didn't have any feeling in my limbs, but the first thing I could do, since I wound up in his lap, was grab Raimey and tell him my kids had a father because he was strong enough and didn't give up on me. There are a heck of a lot of names on memorials in seaside towns around the world bearing the names of individuals who found themselves in the same situation with tragic outcomes," said Brown.
Wayne Butler said it took four or five guys to get Brown onto the charter as he had lost feeling in his limbs and was not able to help himself.
"And we were drifting closer to the rocks, and I knew we had to get him out of the water right away," Butler said. "We were just coming in across the bar when I noticed the smaller boat headed out. I tried to reach him on Channel 16 to tell him the bar was restricted and he should not be going out. But I couldn't reach him. I soon realized he was too far north, and I was already turning my boat around just as he took a wave and capsized."
Butler said several Coast Guardmen were on the jetty, and also tried to contact Brown on Channel 16. But by the time the Coast Guard could return to town and deploy, Butler had already rescued the four and was headed into the dock.
"They probably would not have made it, and especially the big guy (Brown) had we not been there," Butler said.
Brown said pieces of his boat slowly drifted ashore.
"For now I am just beyond grateful that my friend Dennis and his two boys are going home tonight and so am I," said Brown.
Later he posted again, thanking Wayne and the others, "whose quick thinking and action saved our lives."
"It will be hard to ever celebrate a Fathers Day again without thinking of them. They have given me the most precious of gifts: time," said Brown. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/four-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-near-bandon/article_979f650e-f7e7-11ec-b431-9fc9b597fac2.html | 2022-07-02T17:59:18 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/four-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-near-bandon/article_979f650e-f7e7-11ec-b431-9fc9b597fac2.html |
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Friday, 6/24/2022:
North Bend
• 8:06 am, 2200 block of Newmark Street, criminal mischief. Front window of business broken out. Report taken theft II, criminal mischief II.
• 11:51 am, 2400 block of Tremont Avenue, counterfeit money.
• 2:54 pm, 1800 block of Union Avenue, accident. Vehicle rolled into another vehicle.
Coos Bay
• 12:25 am, 800 block of Johnson Avenue, dog bite.
• 7:13 am, 900 block of Newmark Avenue, theft of fuel.
• 11:52 am, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 27 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
Coquille
• 11:19 am, 100 block of E 1st Street, animal neglect. Dog locked in vehicle.
• 12:58 pm, 500 block of N Collier Street, civil problem.
Reedsport
• 3:58 am, 1900 block of Cedar Avenue, disorderly conduct.
• 2:02 pm, TRMF Smokes, trespassing.
• 4:59 pm, Umpqua Mobile Home Village, burglary.
• 9:38 pm, 300 block of Elm Avenue, domestic disturbance.
Saturday, 6/25/2022:
North Bend
• 3:19 pm, 1500 block of Sherman Avenue, male sleeping in driveway of parking lot. A 47 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
• 7:37 pm, Brussells, traffic hazard. Sinkhole in roadway/state department notified.
Coos Bay
• 2:56 pm, 500 block of Schetter Avenue, dog bite.
• 4:42 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, theft. A 36 year old female was cited for theft II.
• 6:25 pm, 200 block of E Johnson Avenue, menacing. A 29 year old male was charged with menacing, resisting arrest, unlawful use of a weapon, carring a concealed weapon, escape, felon in possession of a firearm and false information. Subject transported to Coos County jail.
• 7:27 pm, 500 block of N Cammann Street, dispute/violation of restraining order. A 43 year old male was charged with violation of restraining order and transported to Coos County jail.
Reedsport
• 1:22 pm. Tides Inn Bar and Grill, criminal mischief.
• 4:32 pm, 900 block of Greenwood Avenue, disorderly conduct.
• 5:51 pm, 800 block of Myrtle Avenue, trespassing.
Sunday, 6/26/2022:
North Bend
• 1:19 pm, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue, criminal trespass. A 31 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
• 5:17 2200 block of Newmark Street, theft of clothing from laundry.
• 8:31 pm, 800 block of Vermont Street, criminal trespass. A 33 year old female was cited for criminal trespass II.
• 9:27 pm, 800 block of Vermont Avenue, criminal trespass. A 33 year old female was cited for criminal trespass II.
• 11:37 pm, McPherson and Vermont, dispute/criminal trespass. A 33 year old female was cited for criminal trespass II, disorderly conduct II, menacing and transported to Coos County jail.
Coos Bay
• 12:12 am, 1800 block of N 7th Street, DUII. A 25 year old female was cited for DUII.
• 7:20 pm, 500 block of S Wasson Street, theft of garden bed.
Coquille
• 4:29 pm, 1000 block of N Collier Street, dispute.
• 7:53 pm, 1000 block of N Cedar Point Road, criminal trespass.
• 10:05 pm, 200 block of W Main Street, dispute.
Reedsport
• 2:09 pm, 1000 block of Laurel Avenue, domestic disturbance.
• 5:17 pm, Chevron, disturbance.
Monday, 6/27/2022:
North Bend
• 6:44 am, Virginia Avenue and Pony Village, traffic signal malfunction.
• 10:29 am, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue, theft of tool box from vehicle.
• 4:09 pm, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue, dispute in parking lot.
• 5:52 pm, 700 block of Virginia Avenue, theft of gas from vehicle.
• 6:30 pm, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue, fraudulent use of credit card.
• 6:42 pm, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue, unattended child.
Coos Bay
• 10:05 am, 1700 block of Newmark Avenue, theft from vehicle.
• 12:11 pm, 300 block of Country Club Road, Eugene Police Department served a Coos Bay Police Department warrant. A 51 year old male is awaiting extradition from Eugene.
• 12:12 pm, 400 block of N Marple Street, rape.
• 1:35 pm, 100 block of Norman Avenue, assault.
• 4:06 pm, 100 block of E Hall Avenue, theft of services.
• 5:28 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, theft/criminal trespass. A 28 year old male was cited for theft III and criminal trespass II.
• 6:29 pm, 500 block of Central Avenue, subject at police department to turn himself in for warrants. A 34 year old male was cited in lieu of custody.
• 7:19 pm, 400 block of S Empire Boulevard, theft of plants.
• 7:40 pm, Madison and Maryland, juvenile on motorcycle with no helmet.
Coquille
• 5:42 am, West Main Street, criminal trespass.
• 6:01 am, 50 block of W Highway 42, criminal trespass.
• 11:26 am, 1000 block of N Cedar Point Road, criminal trespass.
• 1:23 pm, 400 block of W Central Boulevard, theft.
Reedsport
• 9:09 am, RVFD Station 2 Turner Station, theft.
• 11:16 am, 200 block of Winchester Avenue, burglary.
• 11:56 am, S 22nd St and Alder Avenue, trespassing.
• 1:18 pm, Champion Park, theft.
• 8:41 pm, First Interstate Bank, disorderly conduct. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_2e78a508-f7e8-11ec-b293-cb5de0b54996.html | 2022-07-02T17:59:24 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_2e78a508-f7e8-11ec-b293-cb5de0b54996.html |
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Name: Marshell Thomson
Position: McLean County Animal Control director
1. What type of animals does the agency offer for adoption?
McLean County Animal Control often has dogs, cats, puppies, kittens and occasionally pocket pets available for adoption. Available animal photos can be found on the McLean County Animal Control Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcleancountyac, petfinder.com or by visiting the facility during routine business hours. Please call 309-888-5060 if you have any questions about available pets for adoption.
Once the pet has completed the required stray hold, we work with private adopters and licensed shelters and rescues to help find them a new place to call home. These community partners are very helpful to an open intake animal control facility. We encourage adoptions and transfers to help keep the facility from being overcrowded. We have a great community, and we all care very much for the animals and the people here in McLean County.
MCAC currently has many dogs, cats and kittens available for adoption. Once all of the veterinarian services have been completed, the adoption fee can be as low as $30 for a cat or kitten and $50 for a dog or puppy. The facility has so many wonderful pets waiting to meet their new best friend — please consider adopting from animal control and helping the homeless pets find a forever home. We currently have two guinea pigs available for adoption. The adoption fee is $10 per guinea pig.
The animal control facility is on Morris Avenue, just three miles south of Veterans Parkway. The physical address is 9279 N. 1375 East Road, Bloomington, IL 61705. Business hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. Closed to the public Sundays and holidays.
2. How can someone adopt an animal?
The first step is to select an animal for adoption, spend time with the potential pet while at MCAC and thoroughly consider your new future pet’s needs. The process is simple and takes about half an hour to complete the paperwork. We do require potential adopters to be at least 18 years or older, provide a photo ID, and renters must have permission to have a pet and pay applicable fees.
3. What other opportunities are available?
MCAC also has volunteer or foster opportunities — this would be a great summer project for anyone who would like to help a pet waiting to find a new home. The pets really benefit from a foster family, and this also helps animal control with future animal placement. This is really beneficial for small, orphaned kittens who need a little more time before they can be adopted. If you would like more information regarding fostering opportunities, please contact 309-888-5060.
I wanted to also take this opportunity to say thank you to county administration, especially Ms. Cassy Taylor, McLean County administrator, all of the people within our community, Facebook groups, private adopters, other shelters and rescues, veterinarians, volunteers, County Board and the MCAC staff who help the animal control program. Every day, people come and spend time with the animals, drop off donations or help share photos of adoptable pets seeking a new home. This amazing network of people helping one another and the animals is very inspiring to me. I get to be part of a great program and a wonderful community. Together we can accomplish so much!
4. How has the McLean County Animal Control facility recovered from the flooding damage it suffered last summer?
The Public Building Commission and the McLean County Board support the construction of a new space for animal control. Building plans are expected to be completed in the second half of 2022, with construction taking place at the end of 2022 or beginning of 2023. The support and response from these two entities has been encouraging to staff. We hope the new facility will provide better access for the public as well as more comfortable conditions for the animals in our care.
5. Is there any other information people should know about their pets or animal control?
McLean County Animal Control would like to remind everyone to vaccinate and register your pets for rabies starting at 4 months of age. See your local veterinarian for more information about your pets’ annual vaccinations. Keep your immunizations up to date — rabies is a serious disease, and we need to keep our pets and the community safe.
Treat your pet with these DIY projects from TikTok
1. Make the cutest cat bed ever.
TikTok creator @diyonabudgetofficial used an Ikea doll bed as the base for this cute cat bed. Of course, the cat loved the cardboard box the doll bed came in just as much as the DIY.
@diyonabudgetofficial What do you think of this purrfect cat bed? 🐈🛏 #cat #catsoftiktok #cats #catlover #pet #pets #petsoftiktok #diy #petdiy #diypets #petbed #spoiltpet #onabudget ♬ I Love My Kitty Cat - Parry Gripp
2. This Ikea hack is absolutely adorable.
DIYer @lonefoxhome is know for upcycling pieces into unique expensive-looking décor, and this rattan pet home is no exception. If you have an old Ikea side table on hand, that’s the perfect base for this project.
@lonefoxhome This is one you have to wait until the end to see 😍🙊 #diy #diyproject #homedecor #interiordesign #diydecor ♬ Skate - Trees and Lucy
3. Your cats will love these DIY shelves.
If you want to give your cats a place to sleep, climb, and play, turn normal wall mounted storage shelves into a cat climbing wall like @chinvillain.
@chinvillain DIY Cat Shelves! See how I made them on my Youtube! #chinvillain #petdiy #secretroom #catshelves #catdiy #pettuber #petyoutuber #catsoftiktok #calico ♬ original sound - farles | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/5-questions-with-marshell-thomson-mclean-county-animal-control-director/article_58556b3a-f951-11ec-bfc8-43789d5b2f30.html | 2022-07-02T17:59:55 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/5-questions-with-marshell-thomson-mclean-county-animal-control-director/article_58556b3a-f951-11ec-bfc8-43789d5b2f30.html |
Crash between semi, passenger car causes lane closures on I-70 westbound near Greenfield
A crash involving a semi and a passenger vehicle on I-70 westbound near Greenfield Saturday caused lane closures and travel delays, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation East Central's Facebook page.
Originally, all lanes of I-70 westbound were closed, but the left lane opened just before noon. The right lane was still closed as of just after noon. By 12:15 p.m., INDOT noted that all lanes were clear.
The incident occurred right off Mohawk Road, just two miles west of Greenfield, according to INDOT'S TrafficWise map.
A Facebook post from INDOT East Central encouraged drivers to "seek alternate routes."
This report will be updated.
Contact IndyStar trending reporter Claire Rafford at crafford@gannett.com or on Twitter @clairerafford. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/07/02/indiana-traffic-70-crash-causes-lane-closures-near-greenfield/7795548001/ | 2022-07-02T18:02:13 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/07/02/indiana-traffic-70-crash-causes-lane-closures-near-greenfield/7795548001/ |
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Nearly 50 times a year between 2014 and 2017, motorists on Nebraska’s Interstate 80 couldn’t stay in their lanes.
They crossed the median and crashed into oncoming traffic 247 times, according to the most recent data from the state Department of Transportation.
It’s not a problem in Lincoln and Omaha, where concrete barriers separate the lanes. And it’s less of a problem between the two cities, where the medians are 88 feet wide.
But just west of Lincoln, the median narrows to 64 feet, and the hits keep coming.
“It’s tough to say why people are crossing over; we don’t really know,” spokeswoman Jeni Campana said. “But what we can do is look at things to prevent that from happening.”
So for the first time on the interstate in Nebraska, the state is installing roughly 22 miles of steel-cable barriers, designed to stop vehicles from crossing the median, or at least slow them down.
The $9.5 million project, between the Pleasant Dale and Utica exits, is expected to be finished by December.
Contractors have already poured the ribbon of pavement to serve as the anchor for the three-cable system, which will essentially serve as a long, low fence between the two directions of travel.
The state chose that section after analyzing crash data, Campana said. “There’s been instances of crossover crashes there, and we really need to take some steps to address it.”
Cable barriers have held tight in other states. The University of Dayton Transportation Engineering Lab recently studied more than 2,200 highway crashes in Ohio, and determined just 1.7% of vehicles involved broke through the barriers and collided with oncoming traffic.
Specifically, the barriers stopped 100% of motorcycles, 96.5% of passenger cars and nearly 86% of heavy trucks.
The state hasn’t yet identified any other stretches of I-80 as candidates for cable barriers, though it did previously install them on U.S. 75 near Omaha.
It’s not installing them along I-80 closer to Lincoln, because the 7.5-mile stretch between Northwest 56th Street and the Pleasant Dale exit is scheduled to be widened to six lanes starting next year, and that includes the wider, 88-foot median.
History Nebraska gave Lincoln a $40,000 grant to develop a management plan for Robber’s Cave, digitize material, make more information available on the website and to hold lectures.
The Lincoln Police Department said Kevin Clements, 59, died when the chimney fell through his house in the Country Club Neighborhood after being struck by a tree branch.
Sunday's shooting marks the second this year at Seacrest Field, where a 17-year-old boy suffered a grazing gunshot wound in May. It's unclear if the cases are related, said the police, who offered few details on the latest shooting.
A public open house is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 Thursday night in the Lincoln Southwest High School gym to discuss a proposal to redesign the intersection of 14th Street, Old Cheney Road and Warlick Boulevard.
In April and May, the city spent $278,030 on police overtime over the course of four, two-week pay periods, including one period when the payments totaled $85,419.
Contractors have already poured a ribbon of pavement on Interstate 80 to serve as the anchor for the three-cable system, which will essentially serve as a long, low fence between the two directions of travel between the Pleasant Dale and Utica exits. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/on-i-80-west-of-lincoln-state-installing-cable-barriers-to-stop-cross-median-crashes/article_48141ed7-c93d-5666-a49e-21a4836e6f93.html | 2022-07-02T18:04:03 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/on-i-80-west-of-lincoln-state-installing-cable-barriers-to-stop-cross-median-crashes/article_48141ed7-c93d-5666-a49e-21a4836e6f93.html |
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Nearly 2,000 women and supporters will spend their Independence Day at the Nebraska State Capitol protesting the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade.
The rally will begin at 10 a.m. on July 4th on the north side of the Capitol.
There will be speakers from the ACLU, Lincoln Women’s March, the Democratic Party and candidates for offices in Nebraska. Speakers will begin at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m.
The event began with only a few planning to attend but quickly grew to nearly 2,000 interested in attending after the event was shared on social media.
Organizers Mary Wistrom and Heather Bogenrief said they decided to hold this event on Independence Day to demonstrate that women deserve control over their own reproductive health care.
“This is a chance for everyone to speak,” Mary Wistrom said in a press release. “All people deserve access to abortion care when they need it and in the community they live in and trust.”
Abortion is still legal and accessible in Nebraska. The Supreme Court ruling is expected to prompt a special session for the Legislature to consider banning abortions in the state. But, the likelihood of it happening later this year appears to be increasingly iffy.
Gov. Pete Ricketts, who would like to see legislation enacted to prohibit most abortions in the state, referred to "the potential special session" in responding to questions at a news conference June 29.
Ricketts said he will continue to work with Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers of Lincoln to "see what more we can do to protect unborn babies."
A so-called trigger bill that would have banned all abortions in Nebraska in the wake of the anticipated decision ending abortion rights was trapped by a filibuster in the closing days of the 2022 legislative session.
Supporters fell two votes short of the 33 required to free the proposal for advancement.
That 33-vote legislative target remains the key to ending abortion rights in the state.
Evelyn Mejia is a news intern and current sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She covers breaking news and writes feature stories about her community.
Supporters of abortion rights gather in front of the County-City Building in Lincoln following Friday's Supreme Court's action to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Supporters of abortion rights gather in front of the County-City Building in Lincoln following Friday's Supreme Court's action to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Protesters hang a flag on the statue of a young Abraham Lincoln in front of the County-City Building during a rally following Friday's Supreme Court's action to overturn Roe v. Wade. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/thousands-plan-to-rally-for-abortion-rights-at-nebraska-state-capitol/article_95a704b6-d4a1-5b82-b7ab-f303ce1fa3e2.html | 2022-07-02T18:04:09 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/thousands-plan-to-rally-for-abortion-rights-at-nebraska-state-capitol/article_95a704b6-d4a1-5b82-b7ab-f303ce1fa3e2.html |
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Fort Myers Beach firefighters responded to an overnight fire that sparked on the first floor of a two-story building.
According to the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department, smoke was seen coming out of a vent on the roof of the building. Residents on the second floor of the building were evacuated safely.
The fire started on the first floor of the building and was quickly contained. Everyone was safely evacuated from the building, Fort Myers Fire officials said.
Units from Fort Myers Beach, Iona McGregor, South Trail and Bonita Fire collectively extinguished the fire.
The fire remains under investigation.
No further details have been released at this time.
Count on NBC 2 to provide updates as more information is released. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/02/fire-sparks-overnight-at-building-on-fort-myers-beach/ | 2022-07-02T18:06:37 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/02/fire-sparks-overnight-at-building-on-fort-myers-beach/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II is lying in state in the West Virginia State Capitol Rotunda.
Williams’ flag-draped casket was brought to Charleston in a white hearse with a Marine after a 90-minute procession Saturday morning through the Capitol’s portico.
You can watch the coverage here.
Marines set the casket in front of flags draped from the second-floor Rotunda balcony.
A steady stream of people started walking by the casket to pay their respects at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Williams is only the third person to lie in state in the West Virginia Capitol. U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd and U.S. Senator John E. Kenna were also honored.
Byrd, 92, was the longest serving U.S. Senator at his death. He was from Sophia, in Raleigh County.
Kenna was 44 when he died suddenly. He was from Kanawha County.
Funeral services for Williams will happen at the Culture Center on Sunday, July 3 at 4 p.m. You can watch it on our website or on the air. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/hershel-woody-williams-casket-in-the-wv-state-capitol-rotunda/ | 2022-07-02T18:09:34 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/hershel-woody-williams-casket-in-the-wv-state-capitol-rotunda/ |
Note: District 6 includes Guilford County and part of Forsyth County; District 10 includes all of Yadkin, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, Lincoln, most of Catawba and Iredell and part of Forsyth counties; District 13 includes all of Davie, Davidson, Rowan, Randolph, Alamance, Caswell, Person and parts of Chatham and Lee and a small section of Iredell counties. These boundaries will change with the new Congress after the 2022 election.
WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted recently.
There were no key votes in the Senate. The House and Senate are scheduled to be in recess the week of July 4.
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Gun violence: The House has agreed to the Senate amendment to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, to establish a variety of measures intended to reduce mass shootings, including spending on behavioral health clinics, funding for school safety efforts, and restrictions on gun ownership by ex-convicts and those found by a court to be mentally ill. The vote on June 24 was 234-193. The amended bill was then signed into law.
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Nays: U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-Denver, 10th District; U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-Advance, 13th District
Yeas: U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning, D-Greensboro, 6th District
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A 3-year-old boy died Saturday after falling from the 29th floor of a high-rise building in New York City, police said.
The child fell from a window on the upper floor of the building down to scaffolding at the third floor, police said.
Officers responded to the Harlem building on 3rd Avenue around 11 a.m. for reports of a potentially fatal fall.
The events leading up to the boy's fall out of the window were not immediately known. Police could not confirm if the window had bars on it.
This story is developing.
Copyright NBC New York | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/child-dead-after-fall-from-29th-floor-window-of-nyc-building-police/3759642/ | 2022-07-02T18:17:57 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/child-dead-after-fall-from-29th-floor-window-of-nyc-building-police/3759642/ |
The Fourth of July weekend welcomes thousands of tri-state beachgoers wishing for much-needed rest and relaxation on the coastal shores.
While residents jump over waves or take in the sun, one group of New York City volunteers is carefully patrolling the dunes to protect an endangered resident -- the small, migratory shorebird called the piping plover.
"Most New Yorkers probably don't know, most people don't know, that fewer than 100 piping plovers come to New York City each year, and they are part of a global population for about somewhere between six and eight thousand," said Chris Allieri, founder of the NYC Plover Project, to NBC New York.
Allieri is a Brooklyn resident who launched the nonprofit NYC Plover Project in 2021 after conducting his own photography series capturing 100 birds in 100 days the previous year. During that time, he first met the piping plover up close and researched more on this at-risk species.
The piping plover is considered an endangered species in New York state and threatened on a federal level, according to the NYC Parks Dept. In spring, plovers arrive at the breeding grounds in NYC and stay up until late summer before migrating south for the winter.
These plump, sparrow-sized birds can range from about five to seven inches long and feed on coastal invertebrates, like insects and crustaceans.
On the beaches at Jacob Riis Park, Fort Tilden and Breezy Point Tip, the NYC Plover Project volunteers work diligently to clean up trash and monitor the roped-off areas designated for plover nesting.
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NBC New York toured the Jacob Riis beach with the group, who pointed out a few of the harmful objects to wildlife collected just that morning, which included a hat, masks, hand sanitizer and old fishing bags.
"You see three different string lines going up the beach. The furthest one was the initial, but that plover nested very close to that initial string line. It's just a symbolic fenceline, but people go up to it and the bird freaks out a little bit, and it gets off the nest and stops incubating," Dave Treviño, Natural Resource Program Manager at Gateway National Recreation Area, told News 4.
While the dunes may be cut off by three different levels of roping, it is to ensure this area is safe for plovers and other resident wildlife. Allieri, along with dozens of volunteers, will especially patrol these Queens beaches over the July Fourth weekend with a message to fellow New Yorkers to be mindful of their surroundings.
"For us, it's about staying out of these roped areas, what you carry in carry out, no kites, no drone, no fireworks, no dogs, but do have fun. You can do all of this, and here's the thing, at the end of the day, isn't it far more interesting to go to a beach where you can see these species thriving and surviving," said Allieri. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-volunteers-patrolling-beaches-july-4th-weekend-to-protect-rare-piping-plovers/3759620/ | 2022-07-02T18:18:05 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-volunteers-patrolling-beaches-july-4th-weekend-to-protect-rare-piping-plovers/3759620/ |
As concerns mount about dwindling Colorado River water supplies, a series of new water conservation requirements may be imposed on residential and business development in Tucson starting next year.
At the direction of the Tucson City Council, the Tucson Water utility is studying five measures, ranging from a requirement for "green infrastructure" such as designs friendly for rainwater harvesting for new subdivisions, to requirements for commercial, townhouse, condominium and apartment developers to install meters specifically designed to measure outdoor water use.
Those ideas were first suggested by the utility this spring, and given the go-ahead for further study of costs and benefits in a unanimous council vote in early June. Tucson Water expects to have a report on its findings for the council by October, with a goal to have "some or all recommended actions" in effect by 2023, the utility told the Star.
One proposal under review would be one of the first if not the first such regulations of its kind nationally: a "net zero" water use mandate for new development.
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Suggested by Councilman Kevin Dahl, it would require a new project to offset its expected water use by paying an existing user or group of users or taking some other steps to reduce use.
Since the June 7 council vote, a water "bombshell" that could result in major cuts to the city's drinking water supply has been dropped by the U.S Bureau of Reclamation.
On June 14, Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton told a U.S. Senate committee that the seven Colorado River Basin states, including Arizona, must reduce their water use up to 28% next year to counteract a prolonged period of steadily declining water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
Without such action, both reservoirs could fall to "dead pool" levels at which virtually no water could be removed, or drop to levels at which the adjoining Hoover and Glen Canyon dams could no longer generate electricity — by 2026 at the latest, the bureau has said.
It's not clear how these cuts will affect Tucson Water's annual Central Arizona Project supply of 144,191 acre feet of river water. The basin states and the bureau have until mid-August reach agreement on how future cuts would be apportioned.
Then, water users and officials within Arizona and the other states would have to decide how to share the cuts inside each state. Officials of Arizona, California and Nevada, the three Lower River Basin states, are now holding private negotiations to come up with a plan to divvy up the cuts.
But Tucson Water officials say they don't believe any additional city measures need to be taken beyond the proposals they were already studying before the June 7 council vote, because they had anticipated the bureau's actions in advance.
Two water conservation advocates disagree, saying the city needs to protect itself further against uncertainties in the river's supply.
Reducing water use
Specific proposals for new development under study by Tucson Water would:
- Require new construction projects to install EPA "Water Sense"-certified plumbing fixtures including toilets, faucets and shower heads. "Water Sense" equipment typically uses 20% less than standard fixtures.
- Create a "low impact development" ordinance to require new residential development to include "green stormwater infrastructure" to water outdoor landscaping with rainfall. Typically, "green infrastructure" includes passive water harvesting systems that design yards to route stormwater directly to trees and shrubs.
- The "net zero" requirement.
- Requiring separate irrigation meters to measure outdoor water use for new commercial and multifamily projects over a specified size. Developers would pay the utility to install such a meter. It would be connected to the city's water system.
- Requiring developers to monitor outdoor water use could greatly increase the effectiveness of the city's commercial rainwater harvesting ordinance, utility officials said. The ordinance requires all new commercial and apartment developments to insure that half their outdoor water use comes from rainfall.
- Requiring irrigation "submeters" for new townhome and condominium developments. Submeters, unlike irrigation meters that are installed and monitored by the city, are purchased and installed by a project developer or owner. They can monitor a project's total water use or the use of individual townhomes or condos.
Submeters have been proven to significantly reduce water use in multi-family projects, the utility says, and provide residents greater control over their water consumption.
The city also plans measures to get reduce existing customers' water use, but they will be voluntary, unlike the mandatory proposals for new development.
First, the utility will look at increasing city rebates for homeowners who buy low-flow toilets, using no more than 1.1 gallons per flush, and who plant landscapes that encourage passive rainwater harvesting.
Tucson Water is also launching what it calls a "comprehensive, conservation-centered" marketing and outreach campaign. It will include TV, radio, print, outdoor, and social media advertising, plus videos and visuals "to increase public engagement." The utility will also work with various other city departments to implement recommendations made from water efficiency audits of 91 city facilities.
The utility will also provide residential customers information on their monthly water bills about how their water use compares to that of average customers. For residents with high uses, the utility will offer free audits, rebates and other conservation-related recommendations.
In a May 5 memo to the council, Tucson Water Director John Kmiec noted, "Through decades of planning, investment, and concerted conservation effort by our community, the City of Tucson remains one of the best prepared communities in the Southwest to manage changing conditions on the river.
"However, the speed at which drought is deepening necessitates a tangible and meaningful response. This is needed not only to reassure the public, but to provide more ways that citizens can participate in a new chapter for water stewardship in our community," Kmiec said.
Making water-conservation real
At the June 7 council meeting, Mayor Regina Romero said, "Absolutely, we have to act as quickly as we possibly can."
She added that the desire to avoid deeper cuts in CAP supplies was one reason Tucson joined the Gila River Indian Community in May in offering to leave a substantial portion of their CAP supplies in Lake Mead next year.
At the time, the city was offering to leave 30,000 to 35,000 acre feet — a number that could be at least somewhat higher under the reclamation agency's more recent, draconian plan.
"Don’t get me wrong, this community, the water department, previous councils and this council have done an incredible job in conserving water," Romero said. "What we have to do next is continue the conservation effort, do outreach, working with residential customers and look at potential new programs we haven't talked about."
Dahl framed his "net zero" proposal as an equity issue.
"We hear complaints of why do we allow a lot of new development when we're talking water conservation. If new developments were required to achieve a net zero water gain, by buying offsets, by funding low flow shower heads, that would take away that argument and would help our future," he said.
Councilman Steve Kozachik said he supports staff's push for additional public outreach and education, but added, "Let's make the education real. The duck was cute, but we're beyond cute," referring to the cartoon character in the city's "Beat the Peak" water-saving push.
He also said big water users should pay more in the future, adding, "We need to take a look at the tiered water rate structure. The point is to provide a disincentive (to use so much water)."
Romero also advocated more steps to help low-income families install rainwater harvesting cisterns at their homes.
"If we were to even just fund 100 low-income homes per year, that could potentially save us 260,000 gallons a year, if we assumed 2650 gallons are captured per cistern," the mayor said.
Homebuilders: 'We want to be a partner'
Whlie homebuilders often oppose new land use regulations out of concern they'll boost home prices, Southern Arizona Home Builders Association President David Godlewski said the association isn't closing the door on any proposal raised in Tucson Water's May 5 memo.
"We’re obviously at a state level looking at some very significant challenges going forward with our water situation as it related to shortages on the river. I fully expect all Arizona cities will be looking at what they can do. It’s important for homebuilders to be at the table working with municipalities," Godlewski said.
"We want to be a partner," he said. "We are in this together."
Asked specifically about the "net zero" idea, he added, "That’s one that we would need to really have a better idea of how something like that would work, at least in concept," before taking a stand.
Attorney Rory Juneman, who chairs the city's Citizens Water Advisory Committee, said the water situation is serious enough that, "We need to look at all options and evaluate all options, and I think that is what Tucson Water is starting off with, balancing their effectiveness versus their costs.
"Looking at any water conservation measures is a good thing but we also need to make sure they’re balanced with any costs," said Juneman, who also is board chair of the Metropolitan Pima Alliance. The nonprofit group advocates for what it calls "balanced residential and commercial land use policies that stimulate economic development and reasonably preserves our natural environment."
"What I know is that Tucson Water and their decades of responsible management of the CAP water allotment and our aquifer and their groundwater recharge has put us in a good position where we don’t have to rush, where we can carefully evaluate new conservation measures," Juneman said.
Ed Hendel, an environmental advocate who also sits on the water advisory committee, said he likes the city proposals, but that they won't solve the city's water problems.
"The main thing we should be doing is stopping uncontrolled development, and in rare cases where we do approve new development we should require rainwater harvesting and water efficient toilets that would reduce the water footprint," Hendel said.
Asked for specifics, Hendel said the city should focus more on "building upwards not outwards. When we spread new houses across the desert, we're spreading our dwindling water supply. It's just less efficient. You have to build new pipes and infrastructure to go out there and build new roads. And it uses more water that way."
More steps to save water needed
Right after Reclamation Commissioner Touton's announcement, Tucson Water's Kmiec said the utility may now have to take severe cuts in CAP deliveries to meet the goal for a 2 million to 4 million acre-foot cut across the entire river basin.
He noted, however, that the city has more than five years worth of CAP supplies stored underground as a backup, and that it has rights to a large supply of treated sewage effluent that could be treated further for drinking use.
But the city may also reach the point where it has to start pumping groundwater, beyond the CAP water it has been storing underground, he said.
When asked if the utility now wants additional water-use curbs beyond those already discussed, the utility told the Star:
"The items for review as decided by Mayor and Council on June 7 are the appropriate policies for review. Tucson retains its leadership position in water management actions, and Mayor and Council's water policies remain at the forefront of wise water stewardship."
Local water conservation advocates Val Little and Eliza Stokes say the city needs to take additional steps to protect drinking water supplies from future uncertainties in river flows.
Little, founder of the nonprofit Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona, is also a member of the city's Citizens Water Advisory Committee. Stokes is communications and campaign manager for the nonprofit Watershed Management Group, which both installs and advocates for rainwater harvesting systems for homes and businesses.
"This moment absolutely calls for the city to take additional action to conserve water, our most precious resource," Stokes said. "As a city, we can take much better advantage of our annual monsoon rains — which add up to more water than our entire city consumes in a year — by providing more financial support and incentives for homes and businesses to proactively store and harvest rainwater.
"Technology is readily available, and increasingly affordable, that allows homes, apartments, and businesses to drink safely filtered rainwater from their faucets for many months of the year, and transition back to city water only when needed," Stokes said.
Little called the measures already proposed "the easy stuff, the low hanging fruit that produces the least amount of blowback. When you get to the point of retrofitting existing technology or putting new requirements on existing users, it gets a lot harder. But while these crises are right in front of us, it makes it easier. It's kind of a strike when the irons are hot situation."
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Contact Tony Davis at 520-349-0350 or tdavis@tucson.com. Follow Davis on Twitter@tonydavis987. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/new-developments-in-tucson-may-face-tougher-water-saving-measures/article_d80ebd50-e6c2-11ec-9841-b762ecf6ad8a.html | 2022-07-02T18:18:54 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/new-developments-in-tucson-may-face-tougher-water-saving-measures/article_d80ebd50-e6c2-11ec-9841-b762ecf6ad8a.html |
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Town of Erwin hosted its 6th annual Welcome Home Veterans Parade Saturday.
Confetti and bubbles filled the air as onlookers eagerly caught candy and other thrown goodies.
The town gathered once again to honor those who have served our country.
Master Sergeant Billy Joe Bradley Jr served the Grand Marshall Bradley served in the US Army from 1975-2012.
“I got in when I was nineteen. I joined in 1975 at the end of Vietnam and I stayed in a total of 37 years,” said Bradley. “I enjoyed every moment that I’ve spent in the service.”
Bradley said he was honored to be chosen to as Grand Marshall, especially since he thinks there are many deserving veterans in the community.
The parade ran through historic downtown, ending at Veterans Memorial Park. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/confetti-bubbles-fill-the-air-at-erwin-parade/ | 2022-07-02T18:20:29 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/confetti-bubbles-fill-the-air-at-erwin-parade/ |
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Inflation is among the factors that has driven up the price of a typical Fourth of July cookout, which the Indiana Farm Bureau estimates will cost 13% more in the Hoosier State this year.
Hoosiers are expected to spend $64.32 on a cookout for 10 people this summer, or $6.43 per person, according to the Indiana Farm Bureau survey. That's 7.7%, or 56 cents, lower than the average national cost of $6.97 per person.
It's also 7.2%, or 54 cents, less than the average Midwest price of $6.93 per person.
But it's still higher than what many consumers are used to paying in years past.
“It’s been a difficult year so far and the increased cost in food is a concern,” said Isabella Chism, Indiana Farm Bureau second vice president. “Consumers are seeing the impacts of a perfect storm of factors that are driving up prices. This year’s summer cookout market basket reflects what Hoosiers are seeing when they go to their local grocery stores. However, our cookout costs here in Indiana are less than the average cost for the rest of the country and even our neighboring states here in the Midwest.”
Farmers collect just 8 cents of every dollar consumers spend on food. They would only get just over $5 from the $64.32 the average Hoosier will spend on a cookout this year, the Indiana Farm Bureau estimates.
“Generally, farmers are price takers, not price setters,” said Chism. “When our crop or animal is ready to sell, we have to sell at the current commodity price. Farmers are consumers too, and we are experiencing the surge in prices on the farm as well as in the grocery store like other Hoosier shoppers.”
The Consumer Price Index jumped 8.6% in May compared to the previous year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Food prices have risen by 10.1% over the time as a result of inflation, COVID-19 disruptions and supply chain issues that resulted from the war in Ukraine.
The Indiana Farm Bureau estimates ground beef costs 4% more this year, cheese 24% more, cookies 9% more, ice cream 54% more, chips 11% more, chicken breast 38% more, chips 11% more, pork chops 15% more, pork and beans 20% more, hamburger buns 1% more and potato salad 18% more.
Strawberry prices dropped by 6% and lemonade by 16%. Cheese is the only item the Indiana Farm Bureau estimates is more expensive on average in the Hoosier State than in the rest of the nation.
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Strack & Van Til is asking customers to round up for The Salvation Army over the next few weeks, including during the Fourth of July holiday that's typically one of the busiest grocery shopping periods of the year as people stock up for summer cookouts. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/fourth-of-july-cookout-pricier-for-hoosiers-this-year/article_9b25acbf-3527-5629-a538-3a3db059ba06.html | 2022-07-02T18:35:28 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/fourth-of-july-cookout-pricier-for-hoosiers-this-year/article_9b25acbf-3527-5629-a538-3a3db059ba06.html |
GARY — In February, Mayor Jerome Prince officially tabled plans to locate a trucking facility in the former Ivanhoe school building after over 20 residents spoke out against the development.
Now the second part of the project, locating a similar facility in the former Edison school building, is moving forward.
The contentious project has drawn ample public comment during recent city meetings, including at a Plan Commission public hearing on May 19 and a Planning and Development Committee meeting on June 28.
Djuric, a Hammond-based trucking firm, is looking to relocate to Gary because its current location is being taken over for the South Shore Line's West Lake Corridor project.
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Originally, the family-owned business submitted purchase agreements for both Edison, located at 5400 W. Fifth Ave., and Ivanhoe, located at 5700 W. 15th Ave.
The properties still needed to be rezoned from R2 residential to Planned Unit Development. In February, over 90 people attended the virtual Plan Commission public hearing for the rezones.
The Plan Commission voted to table both requests after more than 20 residents spoke in opposition to the project, many citing environmental and safety concerns, as Ivanhoe sits near the West Side Leadership Academy high school.
The purchase agreement for both properties was rescinded and the "Ivanhoe component is off the table," Gary Executive Director of Redevelopment AJ Bytnar said.
Djuric's current plans are to rezone just Edison, turning the vacant school into its corporate headquarters. Some residents still fear Djuric locating in Edison will increase truck traffic and cause air-quality issues, while others say the project will bring much-needed development to the area.
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Located in Gary's Brunswick neighborhood, the former high school-turned middle school closed in 2003. Councilman Cozey Weatherspoon, D-2nd, whose district encompasses Edison, said the property has become a dumping ground.
"In my opinion to have a company such as Djuric come in and offer what they are offering is a godsend," Weatherspoon said. "We can’t wait another 15 years for maybe a shopping area, for maybe a grocery store. ... Brunswick has not seen that kind of development in years."
Various trucking businesses already populate Fifth Avenue, which is why Djuric selected the Edison location, Bytnar said, adding that the city does not "anticipate the retail returning (to Fifth Avenue) in the capacity it was before."
Djuric's project proposal reiterates the fact that they "are not a truck stop." Only Djuric vehicles will be allowed to park at the facility and its trucks will only use dedicated trucking routes.
Djuric hopes to maintain 70% of the Edison school building. The almost 62,000 square-foot structure will include administrative offices, storage and a maintenance shop. Designs for the surrounding property include a parking area, some landscaped greenspace, fencing and security.
Residents who oppose the project have repeatedly asked Djuric to look at less residential locations.
“We are not saying you can’t come to Gary, we just don’t want you there,” Brunswick resident LaTasha Hall said during the May 19 public hearing. “It’s not that we don’t want economic change, it’s that we want the right economic change.”
The building design, which will maintain the "historic" look of the school, and the planned landscaping will help beautify the area, showing that "there is an investment there," Bytnar said.
“They are a good company," Bytnar said. "They are going to be raising the bar for what other trucking organizations are.”
However, during the May 19 meeting, resident Bianca Hall said the project should be "about more than beautifying."
The health impacts of truck emissions have been a top-concern for residents. Djuric Vice President Stevan Djuric said all the company's trucks are certified clean idle, meaning they adhere to California emission laws, which are "the strictest in the country."
The trucks are also all newer models, meaning they are quieter and their engines automatically shut down after five minutes of idling.
“I would say that most cars produce more emission issues than our trucks do,” Djuric said.
Sitting vacant, Edison "does not add to the city’s value, it does not help the people in the community,” Bytnar said.
However, the Djuric development would generate real estate taxes for the city and bring more jobs to the area. Djuric plans on adding 44 more employees over the next 10 years with an average wage of $67,000.
A group of local environmentalists called Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, or GARD, believe that the Edison building needs to be removed. GARD recently started an online petition demanding Djuric's rezone be rejected and Edison be demolished.
Djuric Trucking is not asking for any financial incentives from the city. If the Djuric development is successful, Bytnar hopes more companies will be drawn to Gary.
“Having investment from employers will lead to more commercial development which will stabilize residential communities,” Bytnar said. "This is part of the tapestry we are weaving to revitalize the city.”
The Gary City Council will vote on the proposed rezone during its July 5 meeting, which begins at 6 p.m. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/hammond-trucking-company-hopes-to-move-forward-with-amended-relocation-plans/article_3063aa9f-8ad3-528f-83b2-3b5f53a45f6c.html | 2022-07-02T18:35:41 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/hammond-trucking-company-hopes-to-move-forward-with-amended-relocation-plans/article_3063aa9f-8ad3-528f-83b2-3b5f53a45f6c.html |
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state:
New positive cases: 2,759
New deaths: 7
Total positive cases: 2,134,709
Total number of deaths: 30,976
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,067,080
Rate of transmission: 1.01
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 60,068 cases, 954 deaths, 379,082 doses administered
Cape May: 11,879 cases, 262 deaths, 133,945 doses administered
Cumberland: 35,301 cases, 573 deaths, 186,044 doses administered
Ocean: 147,380 cases, 2,856 deaths, 701,795 doses administered
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Figures as of 1 p.m. July 2
Source: N.J. Department of Health | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-2-700-new-covid-19-cases-7-new-deaths/article_7cf592c0-fa29-11ec-a4a9-d732c426b7e0.html | 2022-07-02T18:36:24 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-2-700-new-covid-19-cases-7-new-deaths/article_7cf592c0-fa29-11ec-a4a9-d732c426b7e0.html |
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Nor’easters beat Real Central New Jersey 1-0 on Friday and all but clinched the Mid-Atlantic Division title of the United Soccer Leagues League Two.
Forward Benjamin Cam Orellana scored an early goal for Ocean City. It looked like there was more to come, but that’s all the scoring there would be.
The Nor’easters (9-0-2, 29 points) moved to just one point away from clinching their first Mid-Atlantic title since 2013. Ocean City has three games left in the regular season and needs only a tie in one of them for the clinching point. O.C. would clinch also the title if second-place West Chester United (6-3-1, 19 points) had tied or lost its Saturday night game at Reading United AC. The Nor’easters don’t play again until Wednesday at Philadelphia Lone Star FC.
Ocean City coach Kevin Nuss is in his second stint as coach, and Friday’s win extended his unbeaten streak to 18 games, going to back to the O.C. team he coached in 2019. It also extended his home unbeaten streak to 13.
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The Nor’easters were playing RCNJ for the third time. The two teams tied 1-1 on opening day at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor. Ocean City had its biggest goal output of the year against RCNJ on June 19, winning 5-2 at Carey Stadium.
"They (RCNJ) are a very good, organized team, hard working,” Nuss said. "They did a very good job of trying to counter what we were doing. We made adjustments and our guys were fantastic taking them on. It was a little bit more of a battle than we expected. That’s the beauty of this team, no matter how we play we keep getting results (victories).”
Cam Orellana was on the left side of the field and inside the 18-yard line in the 17th minute when he took a pass and scored his first goal of the year into the right corner.
Cam Orellana, 22, the brother of O.C. standout forward Nicolas Cam Orellana, is from Santiago, Chile, and a rising junior at the University of Rio Grande in Ohio. Benjamin also played for Nuss at Camden County College in 2018 and scored 28 goals to become a National Junior College All-American.
“It’s my first time playing in the summer league, and I think we have an amazing group,” Cam Orellana said. “We’re achieving all the goals that we have. We’re winning all the games and that’s important because we want to get to a final. There was a big crowd today and it’s because we’re doing all the right things. People are getting to know about us.”
Ocean City goalie Felix Schafer made four saves for the shutout. O.C. defender Galen Flynn also made a stop in front. RCNJ used two goalies — Jake Langley (three saves) in the first half and Eric Mnorowski (five saves) in the second half.
Benjamin Cam Orellana sent a shot off the crossbar in the 44th minute. Ocean City’s Daniel Diaz-Bonilla forced Mnorowski to make two saves in less than 30 seconds into the second half. Schafer made a good stop on RCNJ's Stas Korzeniowski in the 53rd minute.
Contact Guy Gargan: 609-272-7210 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/noreasters-win-ready-to-clinch-the-division/article_e640ded2-f9bc-11ec-ad8d-ff64d4687e2d.html | 2022-07-02T18:36:30 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/noreasters-win-ready-to-clinch-the-division/article_e640ded2-f9bc-11ec-ad8d-ff64d4687e2d.html |
BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
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.”
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County. Contact her at 208-465-8107 and follow her on Twitter @CKomatsoulis.
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Read more at IdahoPress.com
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TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a three-vehicle collision that occurred east of Twin Falls on July 1st, at 4:38 p.m.
Police say a 46-year-old man from Bellevue, WA, was driving southbound in a Chrysler Pacifica on 3300 E, a 50-year-old Rupert woman was traveling eastbound on 3900 N. in a Ford Explorer and a 57-year-old woman from Kimberly was stopped at the stop sign of the intersection in a Subaru Crosstrek.
The Chrysler Pacifica failed to yield the right of way, according to police, and collided with the Ford Explorer and the Subaru Crosstrek.
All the drivers were wearing their seatbelts.
The accident caused the roadway to be blocked for approximately an hour.
This incident is under active investigation by ISP.
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Around the same time Brittney Griner went on trial in a courtroom near Moscow, the Phoenix Mercury dealt with challenges closer to home.
Mercury All-Star guard Skylar Diggins-Smith turned to Twitter Thursday night and tweeted a clown emoji that some believe was directed at Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard.
In a since-deleted tweet from the team account, the Mercury tweeted a video of Nygaard from Wednesday’s postgame press conference saying:
“I reiterate that she (Diana Taurasi) should be an All-Star,” Nygaard said after the Mercury’s 99-78 victory over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night. “There will be a game in Chicago, but it will not be an All-Star game because Diana Taurasi’s not playing.”
Diggins-Smith quote tweeted a clown emoji in response to the video.
Those comments came after Nygaard also spoke on Taurasi’s behalf before Wednesday’s game.
“Diana Taurasi is not an All-Star?” Nygaard said. “It’s just going to be a game because the greatest player is not there. I don’t get it. … Is there an All-Star game if Diana Taurasi is not playing in it?”
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Diggins-Smith, who is in her third season with the Mercury, was selected as an All-Star for the sixth time Tuesday; making the team as a reserve.
While Nygaard spoke on Taurasi’s behalf, the first-year Mercury coach also praised Diggins-Smith for her All-Star selection before Wednesday’s game.
“Really, really happy for Skylar, tremendous accomplishment,” Nygaard said before the Mercury’s win over the Fever Wednesday night. “She’s been having a great year statistically across the board for us, and everything she does for us, battling every single game, I’m really happy to see Skylar being named an All-Star. It’s a great testament not just to her, but to our team.”
Through 19 games, Diggins-Smith is averaging 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists in 33.9 minutes per game.
In the 21 games Taurasi has played, the 10-time All-Star is averaging 16.3 points, three rebounds, and 4.1 assists in 30.7 minutes per game this season.
Diggins-Smith’s tweet caused a stir on social media Thursday night, with many suggesting that the Mercury leading scorer’s clown emoji was directed at Nygaard. Diggins-Smith and Taurasi did not address the media after Friday’s practice. Only Nygaard and forward Reshanda Gray spoke to reporters after the team’s practice in Chicago.
“I’m not on social media, but I understand that my comments made after last game have become an issue,” Nygaard said Friday afternoon. “I just want to say first and foremost, it’s going to be a great All-Star game. And I’m really excited for all the participants. I didn’t mean to take away from Sky or any of the other All-Stars and their selection to the team – whether it’s your first, or your fifth, or your 20th, it’s a special celebration for those players.
“I’m especially happy for Sky, as I said before our last game and before our practice. As a team, we are super excited for Sky and what she’s done this year, and I apologize if my comments take away from that or from any of the other players. I know that the WNBA and the Chicago franchise will put on a great show at the All-Star game and it’ll be a great recognition.”
Nygaard apologized and said she was sticking up for her players.
“If it was the other way around and (Taurasi) made it and Sky didn’t, I would speak up for Sky as well.”
“We’ve addressed it as a team and we’re looking forward to moving forward in this season where we’ve had a lot of challenges,” Nygaard added. “We’re hoping to continue to move forward.”
“We got some dogs in the locker room,” said Gray, a WNBA veteran who has played for six different teams. “With (Taurasi) and Skylar they’re both G.O.A.T.s in their own way and I think that’s awesome because not a lot of teams have that – who are just strong dominant people like that who also bring other people along with them.”
“Stuff happens in the media all the time and the narrative gets switched up all the time in the media,” Gray added. “But at the end of the day, it’s all about the name on the front of the jersey and that’s Mercury, so we’re one team and that’s all that we’re worrying about right now.”
The Mercury, who are 9-12 on the season, begin a two-game road trip Saturday. The first, a finals rematch against the defending champion Chicago Sky, tips at 10 a.m. (MST) on ESPN. After Saturday morning’s matinee, the Mercury play the Sparks in Los Angeles on Monday at 4 p.m. on ESPN, before returning home to face off against the New York Liberty on July 7 at 7 p.m.
The WNBA All-Star game is on July 10 at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena at 10 a.m. on ABC.
Friday also marked the beginning of Griner’s trial. Griner is facing up to 10 years in a Russian prison as prosecutors said Griner “bought two cartridges for personal use, which contained 0.252 grams and 0.45 grams of hash oil.” Cannabis oil is classified as a narcotic drug in Russia and is subject to control.
Griner, accompanied by her legal group, arrived at the Khimki City Court, near Moscow, in handcuffs and a Jimi Hendrix t-shirt. The judge heard witness testimony during a three-hour session before announcing that the trial would resume Thursday.
“We keep BG at the forefront of everything that we do here with the Phoenix Mercury,” Nygaard said after Friday’s practice. “Her trial going forward we hope that that’s progress. It’s always great that we get to see an image of her. It’s also heartbreaking to see images of her. We’re keeping her and her family in our thoughts and prayers and are extremely hopeful that President Biden and the Biden administration will do everything they can to bring her home as quickly as possible.” | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/as-brittney-griner-awaits-trial-discontentment-grows-closer-to-home-for-phoenix-mercury/article_34c9647a-fa2b-11ec-bcc9-2f6b2589c024.html | 2022-07-02T18:47:34 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/as-brittney-griner-awaits-trial-discontentment-grows-closer-to-home-for-phoenix-mercury/article_34c9647a-fa2b-11ec-bcc9-2f6b2589c024.html |
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A fireworks display sparked a large brush fire Friday night, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office.
Fire officials were responding to a 3-acre brush fire around 9:17 p.m. near 29900 US-290 in the Cypress area.
Investigators say Second Baptist Church - Cypress Campus was putting on a fireworks display as part of their Fourth of July celebration, before the fire started.
The fireworks sparked the grass in a neighboring field. James Singleton with the HCFMO says crews worked to stop the show "immediately" following the fire.
Crews were able to contain the fire and put it out quickly with no injuries reported.
Singleton says all fire departments in the county are prepared for these events and that they keep crews on standby. The events are inspected by their office and licensed through the state.
HCFMO encourages people to visit the professional fireworks displays around town, since fire crews are always on standby and the displays are generally safer than popping fireworks yourself. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/houston-fireworks-brush-fire/285-5e69cc97-9516-49ea-87d0-4e0b5df2df7a | 2022-07-02T19:07:50 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/houston-fireworks-brush-fire/285-5e69cc97-9516-49ea-87d0-4e0b5df2df7a |
'Quiet fireworks' set for Monday at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown
If things that go boom aren't your thing, the Department of Environmental Management is holding a “quiet fireworks” display Monday at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown.
From there, viewers can watch Newport’s annual Fourth of July display at Fort Adams State Park with less noise exposure.
Depending on weather and atmospheric conditions, the explosions of fireworks can be heard many miles away, so the viewing event at Beavertail will not be noiseless.
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However, the increased distance from Newport will allow viewers to enjoy the sparkle of the fireworks at greatly reduced noise levels.
Rhode Island state parks have organized this event for patrons with hearing and sensory sensitivities.
Leashed dogs are allowed if the leash is no longer than 6 feet. Children must always be accompanied by an adult. The viewing is wheelchair-accessible and stroller-friendly.
The event will run from 9 to 10 p.m., with a rain date of Tuesday.
For more information on DEM programs and services, visit dem.ri.gov. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/02/ri-quiet-fireworks-beavertail-state-park-jamestown-july-4/7795453001/ | 2022-07-02T19:08:43 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/02/ri-quiet-fireworks-beavertail-state-park-jamestown-july-4/7795453001/ |
Clutching rosaries, residents of this mountain village stared at photographs of three of their own atop the altar at the local church, praying that teenagers Jair, Yovani and Misael were not among the 53 migrants who perished inside a stifling trailer in Texas.
The wait for confirmation has been agonizing for families from Mexico to Honduras. Now they hope for what before would have been dreaded -- capture by the Border Patrol, even hospitalization -- anything but the solemn finality that has been trickling out family by family across the region.
Then again, at least they would know. For now parents re-read last messages, swipe through photos, wait for a phone call and pray.
Not far from the church, outside the Olivares family's neat two-story homes -- each sister's and their parents' all in a row -- a black tarp was hung Thursday to shade the dozens of people who have come each day to be with the parents of teenage brothers Yovani and Jair Valencia Olivares and the mother and father of their cousin, 16-year-old Misael Olivares Monterde.
Such a covering is customary for wakes, when the family home cannot accommodate all those who come to pay their respects. But in this case it is a vigil where residents of the town of 3,000 come to buoy the family's spirits, praying and swapping stories about the boys.
Teofilo Valencia, father of 19-year-old Jair and 16-year-old Yovani sat looking at his phone, reading the last messages he received from them.
"Dad, now we're going to San Antonio," Yovani wrote at 11:16 a.m. Monday. A half-hour later, his brother wrote to their father that they were ready to work hard and pay for everything.
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Hours later came the horrific discovery of the semitrailer abandoned beside railroad tracks on the outskirts of that south Texas city.
The cousins had left together June 21. Yolanda Olivares Ruiz, the brothers' mother, tucked Yovani's school certificate in his wallet as identification and stuffed three changes of clothes for each in backpacks, along with phone numbers of relatives in the U.S. and Mexico.
Hermelinda Monterde Jimenez spent the night before their departure talking with her son Misael. "He told me, 'Mom, wake me up,' and for a moment I thought about not doing it so he wouldn't go," she said. "But it was his decision and his own dream."
Their parents took out loans, using their homes as collateral to cover the $10,000 smuggling fee for each cousin. They paid a portion up front and were scheduled to pay the rest after the boys arrived safely.
The youths wanted to work, save up money and return to open their own clothing and shoe store. They gave themselves four years.
By last Friday, June 24, they were in Laredo, Texas.
They told their parents that after the weekend they would be taken to their destination in Austin, where a cousin who had made the journey just months earlier awaited. In the past week, 20 some residents have departed the town for the United States.
The family did not hear of the ill-fated trailer until Tuesday. They tried to reach the boys, but the messages and calls didn't go through. They went that same day to government offices, providing whatever information could help in the search.
On Wednesday, Mexico's consul in San Antonio confirmed that residents of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz -- in which San Marcos is located -- were among the 27 Mexican victims. On Thursday, state lawyers traveled to San Antonio to assist in identifications.
Meanwhile, the Olivares wait and pray.
A week after his 18th birthday, Marcos Antonio Velasco set out from Mexico's capital for the United States, accompanied by his friend Jose Luis Vasquez Guzman, who he had met back in his mother's hometown in the southern state of Oaxaca. This week, authorities confirmed that Vasquez Guzman was one of the survivors from the trailer and was hospitalized in San Antonio.
The fears of Velasco family's grew when an official from Mexico's foreign ministry called Wednesday to say that their son's identification had been found in the trailer. Since then, they have shared information that could help identify their son, but have only been told to wait.
"I want to know where he is, if he is alive or dead," said his mother Maria Victoria Velasco.
The wait ended Thursday for the family of Jazmin Nayarith Bueso Nunez in El Progreso, Honduras. Their prayers for her safe return were not answered. She was confirmed as being among the dead in San Antonio.
Bueso Nunez suffered from lupus, an immunological disease, that had cost her a job in an assembly plant and whose treatments were very costly, her family said.
A family friend had offered to help her travel to the United States, where she hoped to find better-paying work to help support the 15-year-old son she left with her parents and to find treatment for her disease.
Before leaving June 3, the 37-year-old told her father she intended to migrate.
"Dad, I've come to say goodbye," Jose Santos Bueso said she told him on their last visit. "I'm going north."
He tried to talk her out of it, noting the dangers. "No, Dad, this is a special trip," she told him. "'I was there, daughter,' I tell her. `There are no special trips."' The only special trip was to travel by plane with a visa, he told her.
"The smuggler is making $15,000. He says he's going to take me without worries," she told him.
She was in Laredo when they last spoke. She told him the smugglers were going to take their phones before going on, so she wouldn't be able to communicate for a time.
On Thursday, a relative in the United States who had been helping the family provide identity documents to authorities told them the sad truth, said her brother Erick Josue Rodriguez.
"The economic situation, the social situation that exists in our country is very, very difficult," Rodriguez said. "It is the reason that we see day after day, month after month caravans, migrants. It's because people have dreams and don't have opportunities."
Back in San Marcos Atexquilapan, Mexico, sisters Hermelinda and Yolanda walked late Thursday from their homes to the church carrying photographs of their sons. They were flanked by women bearing candles.
Inside, the mothers sat in the first row while the priest asked those gathered to pray.
"It is not that they are criminals," he said. "They went in search of their daily bread."
The townspeople prayed: "We ask you for these boys to have the dream of a better life, give them that consolation, that relief wherever they are, Lord, that answers are given because these families are suffering, they have an anguished heart." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/in-a-small-village-prayers-and-hope-for-missing-migrants/3005910/ | 2022-07-02T19:11:02 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/in-a-small-village-prayers-and-hope-for-missing-migrants/3005910/ |
FOLSOM, Calif. — Crowds gathered at Sacramento International Airport Friday night to welcome home a native son of Folsom who was badly injured as U.S. forces left Afghanistan.
Marine Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews walked into the Terminal A lobby on a prosthetic leg to embrace his family and friends.
Sgt. Vargas-Andrews has undergone 43 surgeries at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland after the bombing on August 26th. He lost his entire left leg, his right arm just above the elbow, and suffered several other injuries.
"He has shown resilience and a determination that is second to none," said Danny O'Neel with Warfighter Overwatch, the non-profit organization that helped plan the marine's homecoming.
"We want to just highlight that and make sure he feels the love and support of the community today," O'Neel said.
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In honor of his homecoming, Warfighter Overwatch plans on Sunday to honor Vargas-Andrews at the Folsom Pro Rodeo.
On Friday volunteers in Folsom hung yellow ribbons and made signs to help welcome Vargas-Andrews home.
"The work that he’s put into his recovery has just been amazing. We are just so proud," said volunteer Elyse Mackenzie.
A photo taken a few weeks before the attack shows Vargas-Andrews deadlifting more than 500 pounds. In a more recent photo, he is already deadlifting again with the help of special equipment.
O'Neel says Vargas-Andrews' physical fitness helped him overcome his injuries and dozens of surgeries.
"This homecoming means that he can understand the love and support the community has for him, that he is welcome home, and he’s not alone," O'Neel said.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court blocked a lower court order late Friday night that said clinics could continue performing abortions, just days after some doctors had resumed seeing patients after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Editorial note: The above video aired prior to Friday night's decision by the Texas Supreme Court.
It was not immediately clear whether Texas clinics that had resumed seeing patients this week would halt services again. A hearing is scheduled for later this month.
The whiplash of Texas clinics turning away patients, rescheduling them, and now potentially canceling appointments again — all in the span of a week — illustrated the confusion and scrambling taking place across the country since Roe was overturned.
An order by a Houston judge earlier this week had reassured some clinics they could temporarily resume abortions up to six weeks into pregnancy. That was quickly followed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asking the state’s highest court, which is stocked with nine Republican justices, to temporarily put the order on hold.
“These laws are confusing, unnecessary, and cruel,” said Marc Hearron, attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, after the order was issued Friday night.
Clinics in Texas had stopped performing abortions in the state of nearly 30 million people after the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion. Texas had technically left an abortion ban on the books for the past 50 years while Roe was in place.
A copy of Friday's order was provided by attorneys for Texas clinics. It could not immediately be found on the court’s website.
Abortion providers and patients across the country have been struggling to navigate the evolving legal landscape around abortion laws and access.
In Florida, a law banning abortions after 15 weeks went into effect Friday, the day after a judge called it a violation of the state constitution and said he would sign an order temporarily blocking the law next week. The ban could have broader implications in the South, where Florida has wider access to the procedure than its neighbors.
Abortion rights have been lost and regained in the span of a few days in Kentucky. A so-called trigger law imposing a near-total ban on the procedure took effect last Friday, but a judge blocked the law Thursday, meaning the state’s only two abortion providers can resume seeing patients — for now.
The legal wrangling is almost certain to continue to cause chaos for Americans seeking abortions in the near future, with court rulings able to upend access at a moment's notice and an influx of new patients from out of state overwhelming providers.
Even when women travel outside states with abortion bans in place, they may have fewer options to end their pregnancies as the prospect of prosecution follows them.
Planned Parenthood of Montana this week stopped providing medication abortions to patients who live in states with bans “to minimize potential risk for providers, health center staff, and patients in the face of a rapidly changing landscape.”
Planned Parenthood North Central States, which offers the procedure in Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska, is telling its patients that they must take both pills in the regimen in a state that allows abortions.
The use of abortion pills has been the most common method to end a pregnancy since 2000, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone — the main drug used in medication abortions. Taken with misoprostol, a drug that causes cramping that empties the womb, it constitutes the abortion pill.
“There’s a lot of confusion and concern that the providers may be at risk, and they are trying to limit their liability so they can provide care to people who need it," said Dr. Daniel Grossman, who directs the research group Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health at the University of California San Francisco.
Emily Bisek, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood North Central States, said that in an “unknown and murky” legal environment, they decided to tell patients they must be in a state where it is legal to complete the medication abortion -- which requires taking two drugs 24 to 48 hours apart. She said most patients from states with bans are expected to opt for surgical abortions.
Access to the pills has become a key battle in abortion rights, with the Biden administration preparing to argue states can’t ban a medication that has received FDA approval.
Kim Floren, who operates an abortion fund in South Dakota called Justice Empowerment Network, said the development would further limit women's choices.
“The purpose of these laws anyways is to scare people,” Floren said of states’ bans on abortions and telemedicine consultations for medication abortions. “The logistics to actually enforcing these is a nightmare, but they rely on the fact that people are going to be scared.”
A South Dakota law took effect Friday that threatens a felony punishment for anyone who prescribes medication for an abortion without a license from the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners.
In Alabama, Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office said it is reviewing whether people or groups could face prosecution for helping women fund and travel to out-of-state abortion appointments.
Yellowhammer Fund, an Alabama-based group that helps low-income women cover abortion and travel costs, said it is pausing operation for two weeks because of the lack of clarity under state law.
“This is a temporary pause, and we’re going to figure out how we can legally get you money and resources and what that looks like,” said Kelsea McLain, Yellowhammer’s health care access director.
Laura Goodhue, executive director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, said staff members at its clinics have seen women driving from as far as Texas without stopping — or making an appointment. Women who are past 15 weeks were being asked to leave their information and promised a call back if a judge signs the order temporarily blocking the restriction, she said.
Still, there is concern that the order may be only temporary and the law may again go into effect later, creating additional confusion.
“It’s terrible for patients,” she said. “We are really nervous about what is going to happen.” | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/texas-supreme-court-blocks-resuming-abortions/285-eb7808e7-6471-4f7b-bd0f-8bf3a345e6d4 | 2022-07-02T19:11:48 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/texas-supreme-court-blocks-resuming-abortions/285-eb7808e7-6471-4f7b-bd0f-8bf3a345e6d4 |
NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters battling the 904-acre Rices Fire in Nevada County gained some containment overnight ahead of a day that may prove challenging for crews dealing with winds on the frontlines.
The Rices Fire, which started Tuesday near Rices Crossing in Nevada County, is 26% contained, an increase of 2% overnight.
While containment increased slightly, crews say wind gusts expected to be as high as 22 mph out of the southwest, could complicate the firefight Saturday.
Firefighters hope increased humidity and lower temperatures will help them protect 10 structures still said to be threatened by the Rices Fire, the largest active wildfire in the state as of Saturday. 13 structures have already been destroyed and another one damaged, CalFire said in a Saturday morning update.
The wildfire began with a building fire Tuesday in Nevada County near the Yuba River. It burned that building and three nearby outbuildings, fire officials said. The fire burned down to the Yuba River but did not cross over into neighboring Yuba County.
More than a dozen firefighters suffered dehydration and other heat-related injuries, authorities said.
Evacuation orders had been issued for 250 homes in small nearby communities but some of those orders were lifted Thursday as firefighters made progress.
About 132 animals have also been given refuge at the county fairgrounds.
KEY FIGURES:
- Acres: 904
- Containment: 26%
- Firefighter Injuries: 14
- Civilian injuries: 1
- Structures destroyed: 13
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Evacuation Map
July 2 Update
Residents in Nevada County zone E029 along Rices Crossing, Troost Trail, Den Court, Mark Court and Cranston Road are still under evacuation orders.
Residents in zone CSP-E028 north of the South Yuba River and Pleasant Valley Road, South of Cranston Road, East of the Yuba River, Cranston Road and Rices Crossing Road and West of Pleasant Valley Road are also still under evacuation orders.
Those living in Nevada County's zone NCO-E029-B and NCO-E329 are under evacuation warnings.
Those areas include neighborhoods south of Birchville Road on Pleasant Valley Road to Denn Court, and south to Rices Crossing at Pleasant Valley Road. Areas north of Pleasant Valley Road and Jones Bar Road, south of the Middle Yuba River and Fair Haven Drive, and east of Pleasant Valley Road and Little Shady Drive are under evacuation warnings.
Live updates on evacuations can be found through the Zonehaven map below.
Evacuation Centers
- Madelyn Helling Library at 980 Helling Way
- Nevada County Fairgrounds at McCourtney Road open to animal shelters
Road Closures
- Pleasant Valley Road at Birchville
- Pleasant Valley Road at Bridgeport
- Birchville Road at Hwy. 49
- Pleasant Valley Road between Birchville Road and Bridgeport is open to residents only, with valid ID - this will be monitored by Grass Valley California Highway Patrol officers.
FIRE MAP
This wildfire map was created using data from NASA, NGA, USGS and FEMA.
WILDFIRE PREPS
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people were killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, and supplies to grab with you if you’re forced to leave at a moment’s notice. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and knowing your community’s evacuation plans best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
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First responders hold up signs thanking hospital workers for their work during the COVID-19 crisis outside of St. Luke’s Hospital in Nampa on Friday, April 17, 2020.
There is a new mental health training catching wind among first responders in the Treasure Valley.
This training uses something called Polyvagal Theory, which helps people understand how their body is impacted by stress or trauma. Kimberly Crawford, training lead and counselor, said the hope is for first responders to learn how to process their emotions better.
“We’re teaching them how to recognize where they are in that fight, flight or freeze, and then how to get back down to the place where they can truly connect with others, and more importantly, with their spouses, with their children, and with their friends,” Crawford said.
Wednesday marked the beginning of the third Polyvagal Theory training session. Since the beginning of the year, Crawford and her team have traveled to Coeur d’Alene, Twin Falls and Nampa.
Nampa Fire Chief Kirk Carpenter said first responders often know how to take care of themselves physically. However, they may not know how to take care of themselves mentally. This training helps people realize the two are connected.
“I’m feeling joy in being more human than I have been in a long time,” Carpenter said.
Therapists are also getting trained. In fact, Wednesday’s event consisted mainly of counselors and social workers. Crawford said when these professionals go back home, they are equipped with a new way of helping first responders.
Caldwell Fire Chief Rick Frawley said his staff is responding well to the training and is putting to use some of the Polyvagal methods. Over the weekend, their deputy chief suddenly passed away. While devastating, Frawley is proud of the way his crew is leaning on one another and working through their grief.
“We want to have a uniform approach for dealing with grief, dealing with stress and dealing with the challenges that first responders have,” he said. “This is a great step forward for us out of the tragedy that we’ve experienced.”
Even though this week’s training wraps up tomorrow, there are plans to visit Idaho Falls in the fall. The program was originally funded through a grant by Idaho Resilience Project. However, Crawford said they are working on getting funding from the state.
She said if they do not, this program might end sooner than some want. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-first-responders-receive-mental-health-training-to-understand-the-impacts-stress-and-trauma-have/article_474d2852-1780-5791-9ddb-e394b9123ebd.html | 2022-07-02T19:22:21 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-first-responders-receive-mental-health-training-to-understand-the-impacts-stress-and-trauma-have/article_474d2852-1780-5791-9ddb-e394b9123ebd.html |
TWIN LAKES — Under bright blue sunny skies, hundreds turned out for the 2022 Libertyfest parade in downtown Twin Lakes Saturday morning.
The parade included more than 40 entries that began at the St. John’s parking lot and ended at Lance Park. It included Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department deputies, locally elected politicians, candidates for Kenosha County Sheriff, Twin Lakes Fire Department personnel, Midwest Dance Center performers, Miss Bristol 2021 Amanda Palmen, 2022 Kenosha County “Fairest of the Fair” Katelyn Hannah and 2022 Kenosha County Fair Royalty Shannon Diedrich, among many others.
Jannette King opened the event with her performance of “The Star Spangled Banner.” It was her second time performing the song at the parade.
“It’s such an honor to be able to perform the National Anthem,” she said. “It’s our entire country’s theme. Being able to share my gift with with others is such an honor. I get chills. It’s nerve-racking, but it’s so much fun.”
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Friends Debbie Ryan, of Florida, and Debbie Terrell, of Chicago, attended the parade with friends and family. They rented out a lake house for the holiday weekend.
“It’s great and wonderful,” Ryan said.
Terrell said it’s nice “being in an area where there is no hatred.”
“People are smiling,” Terrell added.
Carrie Pinske recently moved to Twin Lakes from Trevor. She brought her two young children Riley, 5, and Brantley, 2, to their first parade.
“They’re having a good time,” Pinske said. “We’re trying to enjoy everything around here.”
Pam Miller and Megan Zeien served as parade announcers.
“It’s such a fantastic day,” Pam Miller said.
“It’s great and people seem really happy. We’re having a great time,” Zeien said.
Debby Miller, a long-time member of the Twin Lakes Area Chamber & Business Association, said Saturday had one of the largest crowd’s she’s ever scene. She’s been with the chamber for about 30 years.
“It’s wonderful seeing people out again. Look at the crowd! It’s a big crowd,” she said. The parade was cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marylin Trongeau, executive director of the chamber, expressed similar sentiments. The chamber helps organize the parade.
“We’re excited to be back this year,” she said.
Kellen Gullifor, of Twin Lakes, brought family and friends to the parade.
“It feels great. I’m glad it could happen this year,” he said.
IN PHOTOS: Twin Lakes Libertyfest Parade 2021
Libertyfest returned to Twin Lakes for the Fourth of July holiday weekend Saturday, July 3, 2021, after a one-year COVID-induced hiatus.
The annual festival always begins with a parade, with families dressed in patriotic gear lining the parade route and kids diving for candy thrown from floats, cars, tractors and firetrucks. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-hundreds-turn-out-for-twin-lakes-2022-libertyfest-parade/article_4049a36e-fa2b-11ec-88a3-dfc4eb91d6e1.html | 2022-07-02T19:32:06 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-hundreds-turn-out-for-twin-lakes-2022-libertyfest-parade/article_4049a36e-fa2b-11ec-88a3-dfc4eb91d6e1.html |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg police are investigating a fire that happened Saturday morning at the Uhuru House.
Police say a flag on a flagpole and some nearby palm trees were set on fire. No damage to anything else was reported, and no one was hurt.
The police department says detectives are investigating and searching for the person responsible for the fire.
No other information has been released, as of now.
Anyone with information can contact the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780 or text SPPD plus your tip to TIP411.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/police-investigate-fire-uhuru-house-st-petersburg/67-e995986b-524a-41c6-95b8-84b472986b7c | 2022-07-02T19:36:23 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/police-investigate-fire-uhuru-house-st-petersburg/67-e995986b-524a-41c6-95b8-84b472986b7c |
Hampton-Dumont School District was one of several schools selected as a recipient of the Iowa Health Careers Registered Apprenticeship Grant Program.
This program, based on the Nursing/Patient Care program at the Career Academy of Pella, follows an innovative learning model that introduces health care opportunities to high school students with the support of virtual reality training and real-world work experience with a local nursing facility and hospital. This announcement includes an investment in virtual reality technology for training through the health care related registered apprenticeship programs says a press release.
$2.45 million was awarded, which will support an estimated 450 apprentices. Funding was made available through the American Rescue Plan Act. Hampton-Dumont will be receiving $75,167.
“In recognition that the health care field remains at the top of the list of Iowa’s current job openings, today’s announcement represents an innovative opportunity to build and train our future healthcare workforce,” said Governor Kim Reynolds in a statement. “Not only will this registered apprenticeship program combine the best available technology with hands-on experiences for high school students, but it will create long-term pathways that help keep career-ready young Iowans in our state.”
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“Solving the needs of our health care workforce remains paramount, and this unique program will help move the needle in terms of keeping our state competitive and talent-ready,” said Director of Iowa Workforce Development Beth Townsend in a statement. “I applaud today’s grant awardees and look forward to the great work they will do to support the career paths of young Iowans.”
Abby covers education and entertainment for the Globe Gazette. Follow her on Twitter at @MkayAbby. Email her at Abby.Koch@GlobeGazette.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/hampton-dumont-awarded-iowa-health-careers-registered-apprenticeship-grant/article_66f2f32f-753d-53d2-8ceb-a9a37a05dab8.html | 2022-07-02T19:41:29 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/hampton-dumont-awarded-iowa-health-careers-registered-apprenticeship-grant/article_66f2f32f-753d-53d2-8ceb-a9a37a05dab8.html |
Gas prices continued to fall in New Jersey and around the nation amid lower crude oil prices and an increase in total domestic gasoline stocks.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $4.85, down nine cents from last week. Drivers were paying $3.14 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.84, down eight cents from last week. Drivers were paying $3.12 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.
Analysts say demand is currently lower than it was last year at this time, and an increase in total domestic gasoline stocks and decreasing oil prices mean drivers will likely continue to see relief at the pump.
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A teenager died after he was accidentally shot while kids were playing with a family member's gun Friday, Upper Darby Police said on Twitter Saturday.
According to authorities, the teen was killed by a single gunshot on the 6900 block of Ruskin Lane.
Police believe the shooting happened after a group of children "were playing with a family member's gun."
"We are working to identify the exact circumstances by which this happened, but in the meantime, please take a moment to educate your children and to keep this family in your thoughts," the police department said on Twitter.
The shooting remains under investigation. No arrests have been made. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/kids-playing-with-loaded-gun-leads-to-fatal-shooting-of-teen-police/3288968/ | 2022-07-02T19:53:29 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/kids-playing-with-loaded-gun-leads-to-fatal-shooting-of-teen-police/3288968/ |
A two-alarm house fire in Montgomery County killed one person and injured several firefighters Friday evening, authorities confirmed.
Emergency crews received multiple calls shortly before 8 p.m. for a fire on the 200 block of Summit Avenue in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.
Officers and firefighters were met with intense flames through the first and second floors of the three-story duplex, officials said. They were told someone was missing inside.
Firefighters found the person unconscious on the second floor of the building. Despite life-saving efforts, authorities said the victim died of their injuries and smoke inhalation at a nearby hospital a short time later.
Jenkintown officials said residents of the adjoining property made it out safely.
Authorities confirmed two firefighters were also taken to the hospital, including one who had a possible heart attack. Several others were treated on scene for heat-related issues. One had a minor burn.
The blaze required a two-alarm fire response due to the intense heat and smoke, fire officials said.
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The fire is under investigation by the Jenkintown and state police fire marshals. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/person-killed-several-firefighters-injured-in-montco-house-fire/3288930/ | 2022-07-02T19:53:35 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/person-killed-several-firefighters-injured-in-montco-house-fire/3288930/ |
On Monday shortly after 7 a.m., a dozen or so people gathered in the shaded courtyard of a former hotel on North Oracle Road, enjoying the cool morning breeze as they readied themselves for the day ahead.
Many of the residents were waiting for their ride to work, but others were there just to socialize. A pair of women smoked cigarettes and chatted, while two of residents with their dogs met up a short distance away, the pups and owners greeting one another.
People filled coolers and bottles of water in anticipation of a day spent outdoors, while another woman made trips to and from her room to find just the right toys for each of the two dogs. It was a lively scene, as the people sipped their coffee, shared snacks and socialized.
Operators say this was a typical Monday morning at the Wildcat Inn, a recently converted hotel now owned by the city that houses unsheltered individuals who used to be living in camps around town.
With 49 rooms and 62 residents as of Monday, the inn and its city operators operate on a no-barrier system. People can bring their pets and couples aren't forced to split up, both major factors that cause people to remain on the streets rather than enter a traditional shelter.
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The project has been up and running for a little more than four months, but it's served as a stepping stone for dozens of residents in that time, a handful of whom have already moved into apartments or found other housing arrangements.
In a February Tucson City Council meeting, city officials presented data from the University of Arizona's Southwest Institute on Research for Women that estimated a need of 2,000 housing units to reach a "functional zero" in terms of unsheltered people.
The Wildcat Inn is one of many tools city's Housing and Community Development Department is using to address homelessness, but it's one that supporters say could prove transformational.
'Exceeded my expectations'
Jeannette Garment moved into the Wildcat Inn on April 1 and was one of six residents selected by lottery to participate in Old Pueblo Community Services' Homeless Work Program on Monday. She passed out snacks and made jokes as residents waited for the van that would take them to the worksite.
"I was homeless out there off and on for six years," Garment said. "This place has far exceeded my expectations."
With the heat and monsoons, Garment said she's grateful to not be spending another summer on the streets.
"It's not safe out there weather-wise," she said.
Garment said she was skeptical when Champion and the Housing First staffers first approached her about moving to the inn, but they weren't just telling her what she wanted to hear.
"It's not empty promises," she said. "I really love the staff here and they've been extremely helpful with paperwork and they'll help with going to court and be an advocate there."
Garment is on the waitlist for Section 8 housing, but said she's hopeful her voucher will come through soon. In the meantime, she's participating in outpatient substance use classes and behavioral health services and activities at SonderCare.
Garment called the Wildcat Inn and its staff a blessing, saying they've provided her with more support than she ever could have expected.
The Wildcat Inn is one of three city-owned buildings that together will house about 150 people. It's the largest of the three properties the first residents moved in February 22.
Residents of the inn come primarily from three of the camps located around town: Congress and Interstate 10, an area north of Golf Links and east of South Swan Road, and West Anklam Road and North Camino Santiago.
Daily outreach to the Golf Links camp started January 18, with Housing First director Brandi Champion and others working hard to sell residents on the city's Housing First approach, which includes five key facets:
- Immediate access to housing with no pre-conditions.
- Participant choice on where to live, what types of services to participate in, employment and personal goals.
- Services and support centered around in trauma recovery
- Individualized and participant-driven supports.
- Connection to positive social and community engagement.
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The inn's five staffers perform a variety of services for residents, including working with them to sign up for housing vouchers. Some staffers also carry a caseload of other unsheltered individuals.
Allison Chappell, a management assistant with the city's Housing and Community Development Department, spends roughly $2,300 each week on food items, including non-perishables, freezer foods and produce, available to residents in the snack room during designated hours. Starbucks donates refrigerated items, and there's an on-site clothes closet and hygiene pantry available to residents.
With a "no room-visiting" policy in place for residents' individual rooms, there's a designated room for meetings and groups and second community room, stocked with an air hockey table, ping pong table, kitchen area for shared meals and more.
Old Pueblo Community Services provides jobs for residents through the Homeless Work Program and a team of nurse practitioners and behavioral health providers from El Rio and elsewhere are on site weekly to provide services, including referrals and medication refills, which are delivered to the inn.
Champion, who spent 10 years working with Old Pueblo Community Services before being hired by the city in 2020, said that when she first started at OPCS, there were many barriers in place that prevented many unsheltered individuals from wanting to participate in public housing, but that approach has changed over the years.
When residents arrive, staff searches their belongings for weapons, which will be confiscated, and drugs, which will be thrown away, but they don't search individual people. Residents are informed of the process prior to the search.
No drug use or smoking is allowed on site, but people are not barred from entry if they come back under the influence. There's a daily room check that involves a walk-through to the back of the room, but no intensive searches, Champion said.
Residents are told that paraphernalia and drugs that are visible during checks will be discarded, Champion said.
"You've got to learn how to live in your apartment and in a community setting. You can't just leave everything laying around. It's part of harm reduction," Champion said. "We're not telling you not to use, we're telling you to be discreet."
If drugs are found in a resident's room, they'll be confiscated, but the person will not be kicked out. They'll be sent to detox, but their room will be waiting for them when they return.
"It's housing first, but it's not housing only," Champion said. "We're teaching them real-life harm reduction."
'I'm not going to want to leave here'
On a recent Thursday, as the Star spoke to Champion and Chappell in the inn's front office, and older man and woman came inside from the late-morning heat. They said a homeless outreach team member had sent them over and was supposed to call ahead. They had housing ready shortly, maybe even that day, but with dangerous heat expected that day, the outreach worker didn't want them outside any longer than necessary, they said.
The man, an amputee, poured himself some fruit drink as one of the office's staffers worked quickly to get paperwork and a room key together.
The trio went outside to fill out the forms, and within 15 minutes, the process was done.
The woman came inside to get another drink before heading off to their room, and talked a little bit about her life. At 69 years old, she said she'd been homeless several years and talked about how her son was murdered when she was younger. The man she was with was not her partner, she said, but he looked out for her like a brother. Champion and Chappell listened closely, telling the woman she was welcome and safe no matter their relationship status.
"I'm not going to want to leave here," the woman said. "You're the first people I actually met who care."
Fifty-five people from the Golf Links camp ended up coming to live at the Wildcat Inn, with a handful already moving out into their own apartments. The average anticipated stay is between 90 and 120 days, but Champion says they know there are residents that will need to stay longer.
The outreach Champion and Chappell were doing is different than the city's homeless protocol for clearing encampments., but rather an effort to get people into housing before the camps are cleared. They would take peers out into the field to share their lived experiences, and came back day after day after day, Champion said.
"I think the fact that we're very real makes us relatable to the folks here and I think it makes it a little bit easier for them to want to trust us," Chappell said.
There's a community room and residents participate in managed mediation to resolve disputes. There's a behavioral contract process if they're caught breaking rules so that accountability is built into place.
"They're learning how to live in a community and learning to do it peacefully," she said. "We've had two transgender people that have come here. They're peaceful here. Protected, safe and not getting beat up."
There's already a Wildcat baby, with one resident giving birth in early June. The couple has an open case with the Department of Child Safety and their first child, due to being homeless, but having an address allowed them to take this baby home from the hospital, Champion said.
Setting residents up for success
The idea is for the community to be as close to an apartment complex or neighborhood as possible to prepare residents for future housing, Champion said.
"We want them to be successful when they get into their apartment, so there has to be some sort of boundaries and rule-setting and rule-following at some point," Chappell said. "It's truly like a happy medium of what we're able to accomplish and do."
Champion and Chappell are also trying to bring in as many services as possible, including University of Arizona students to enroll residents in the school's longstanding Health Home Hope program. The project aims the connect people experiencing homelessness with behavioral health, physical health and housing support.
There are also "Court in the courtyard" so that residents can easily quash warrants, since people with active warrants can't get housing vouchers.
Chappell said that she believes most residents have limited their drug use since moving in, and it's not because of the rules.
"It's because they now have something to lose," she said. "Not all of them care, but the people who aren't here for the right reasons and aren't going to use this opportunity for what it is weed themselves out really quickly."
The rest, she said, are successful.
"Those are the ones that you want to work so hard for, because they're ready and trying," Chappell said. "It's a feel-good job. A lot of people look at homelessness like they're throwaway people, but the people here have incredible stories."
Another Wildcat Inn resident, Matthew, said he was hesitant to move in at first, but the situation has "turned out great."
"It helps that these folks have been there," he said of the inn's staff, who are people with lived experience.
Matthew had been unsheltered for the past nine years prior to moving in, but after a week at the Wildcat Inn, he was enrolled in truck driving school and had received a grant to cover the cost.
The four week course is set to start on July 11, after which Matthew can get his license and get on the road with his dog.
"The hardest part was making the decision to do it," he said of his involvement with Housing First, adding that while he's been happy with all that's happened since he moved in, at times, still can't believe it's all real. "I still have to come outside a few times a night to make sure the moon is still here."
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An early morning shooting sent two men who ordered a livery cab to the hospital, each with a gunshot wound in their arms, the NYPD said.
The men, 22 and 24 years old, were in the back of the vehicle in Midtown around 4 a.m. when they heard gunshots, two senior officials said. Then they felt the bullets.
One of the men was shot in his left arm, the other in his right arm, officials said. The victims were transported to Bellevue Hospital to be treated and are expected to be survive.
Crime scene investigators were seen combing through the vehicle at W 37th Street and 8th Avenue well into the morning.
Police said the shooter fled on foot down 8th Avenue. No arrests have been announced.
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The owner of a New York City bodega was arrested on murder charges early Saturday morning in connection to a deadly stabbing that police called self-defense.
Police said a 37-year-old man was causing trouble inside the Blue Moon Convenience Store on Broadway, near 139th Street, when the store owner stabbed him in the chest and back allegedly in self-defense.
EMS crews transported Austin Simon to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The store's owner, 51-year-old Jose Alba, was arrested on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said. Attorney information for Alba was not immediately known.
The investigation is ongoing.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – Two men have been arrested by Farmville Police in connection to a shooting in Lynchburg last week that injured a teen, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.
The Farmville Police Department responded to a report of suspicious activity at the Super 8 by Wyndham on Main Street in their city. Once on property, officers found Richard McDaniel, 44, and Taurus McDaniel, 41, in the parking lot, according to a press release.
Both men were arrested, without incident, and transported to the Piedmont Regional Jail. They are being held without bond.
The shooting happened on Wednesday shortly before 10 p.m. in the 2200 block of Poplar Street and resulted in a 16-year-old boy being hospitalized, according to authorities.
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Michigan State building safety barrier after drowning
East Lansing – Michigan State University is set to place a steel safety barrier along a half-mile stretch of the Red Cedar River after the drowning death of visiting 18-year-old student last fall.
The university installed temporary fencing along a portion of the river where it runs through the East Lansing campus after the body of Grand Valley State University student Brendan Santo was found in the river in January, nearly three months after he was last seen while visiting campus, the Lansing State Journal reported.
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Family and friends of Santo, who was from the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills, started a petition calling for barriers, lighting and warning signs. The section where the new barrier is being built has steep banks down to the river.
Michigan State spokesman Dan Olsen said work on the permanent fencing is expected to begin Tuesday and be finished by the end of August. The fencing will be about 4 feet high and run 2,300 feet, with an estimated cost of nearly $650,000.
“The installation of the new fencing delivers on the commitment we made earlier this year to improve the safety around parts of the river,” Olsen said. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/02/michigan-state-santo-drowning-barrier/50444617/ | 2022-07-02T20:10:53 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/02/michigan-state-santo-drowning-barrier/50444617/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — No Highland Lakes water will be available for the second growing season for Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) agricultural customers in the lower Colorado River basin this year as severe drought conditions continue across Central Texas.
On Saturday, the LCRA said the determination under the State-approved Water Management Plan affects interruptible water customers in the Gulf Coast, Lakeside and Pierce Ranch agricultural operations in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda counties.
The Water Management Plan, which was approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, requires LCRA to cut off water from the Highland Lakes to interruptible customers during conditions such as the current drought so water supplies will continue to be available to cities, businesses and industries.
“This is a serious drought,” said John Hofmann, LCRA executive vice president of Water. “The majority of the Hill Country has only received between 5 and 10 inches of rain since October, well below average, and the amount of water flowing into the Highland Lakes from January through June is the lowest on record for that six-month period.”
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of the Hill Country watershed that feeds the Highland Lakes is considered to be in extreme drought.
On Monday, June 6, Austin entered Stage One of its drought contingency plan. Automatic irrigation is limited to once a week, between 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.
The cities of Georgetown and Round Rock have both increased water restrictions for residents. Georgetown announced on Tuesday, June 28, that irrigation system or hose-end sprinkler watering will now be limited to one day a week.
The City of Round Rock announced on Wednesday, June 29, that it has entered Stage 1 of its mandatory drought restrictions, which enforces a maximum of two outdoor watering days per week for customers.
“We have plenty of drinking water supplies available in the Highland Lakes, but we need to start tapping the brakes on water use because we don’t know when this drought will end,” Hofmann said. “Last week’s scattered showers were welcome but weren’t enough to do much good in terms of water supply. We have been extremely hot and dry since late last year, which means evaporation is up and customers are using more water. Those factors, combined with the scarce amount of water flowing into the Highland Lakes since last fall, have caused lake levels to drop.’’
Levels in lakes Buchanan and Travis, the two water supply reservoirs in the Highland Lakes, are expected to continue to decline throughout the summer. The lakes were designed to fluctuate by capturing water during rainy times and holding it for use during drier times such as these, LCRA said.
On July 1, the combined storage of lakes Buchanan and Travis was 1.278 million acre-feet, LCRA said. It has been more than 18 months since the lakes were last full, and the cumulative inflows are below the inflow intensity test in the Water Management Plan.
This marks the first time water available for interruptible customers has been cut off under the most recent update to the plan, which went into effect in 2020. LCRA curtailed the amount of water from the lakes available during the second growing season in 2018 and cut off water from the lakes for interruptible customers in 2012 through 2015.
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For a few years now, the King William Association has been researching the Big Pig, currently located on South Presa Street, the site of one of the last Pig Stand locations, No. 24. My specific quandary is I cannot find a picture of the Big Pig when it was located at the Pig Stand No. 29 on Broadway, not where the current Pig Stand is located, but the location slightly south before the interstates 35 and 37 interchange was put in. I have two 1958 photos from UTSA Special Collections that are aerial black-and-whites, but I cannot see the Big Pig. I have spoken with the current owner of the Pig Stand on Broadway and she confirms when she started work there as a carhop, the Big Pig was there when the Pig Stand was a few hundred yards south. But she does not have any pictures. So, I was wondering if you have any photos of the Big Pig on Broadway.
— Shawn Campbell
Somewhere out there, someone knows something. A small, pig-shaped building was constructed according to a patented design. It was put to some use and then it was moved. And seemingly, no one saw it come and go. Really? It’s a building that looks like a pig … with a door and windows. The whole point of programmatic architecture is to get attention for whatever’s inside the representational structure — and no one showed off the pseudo-pig, when it was new or when it was moved? Not in photographs, news coverage, local legend? No one saw the pig rolling down city streets?
This is not this column’s first pass at the pig. That was published July 9, 1995, when the Southtown neighborhood association was gearing up to move it from the parking lot of an ice house at East White and Roosevelt avenues to what was then Pig Stand No. 24, 801 S. Presa St.
Although the cement-and-steel pig is now affectionately known as the Big Pig, it used to be the smaller of two pig-shaped buildings at a restaurant on East White, diagonally across from the Mission Drive-in Theater, as Sarah Reveley remembers. Her parents “took us to the Mission Drive-in and seeing the pigs was a huge thrill” through the 1950s.
A larger pig was the main building, and the piglet “moved to South Presa.” There was a Big Pig Drive Inn on Texas 66 (following the north-south route of U.S. 281, according to Reveley’s 1936 Texas Centennial map), but whether its name was literal is not known. It was a two-pig operation through the ’50s, after which the bigger pig was torn down.
The smaller pig in question was still at that location when it was the subject of an Action Express column in the San Antonio Express, May 4, 1973. The response to a reader’s question about the purpose of “the large statue of a pig” on a side street off Roosevelt says it was built for one of the original Pig Stand restaurants and moved during the mid-to-late 1930s.
But was it?
Now, as in 1994, rumors swirl around the pig. It has been said to have been used as a walk-up stand for orders to go — suggested by the windows on one side — or as a carhop shelter. In fallow periods, it had been used for storage and even living quarters.
Originally white with black spots, measuring 12 feet high and 10 feet long, it appears to have been made from a design by W.H. Alston of San Antonio, patented in 1933 as a “barbecue stand.” There was one in front of the Pig Restaurant in Harlingen, photographed in 1939 by Russell Lee, who documented American life for the Farm Security Administration. It was said to have been moved here, but its ears are flatter than our pig’s alert ones, and the windows and doors are configured differently.
The association of San Antonio’s surviving pig building with the Pig Stand chain seems inevitable, although it wasn’t part of Pig Stand’s first presence here.
Founded in 1921 in Dallas, the pioneering drive-in restaurant chain had five San Antonio locations by 1926, all on main routes through the city — Fredericksburg, South Flores, Presa, West Commerce and Broadway, with several different addresses on Broadway over the years. The original stands promised “a tasty meal served at your wheel” to customers who drove in to order sandwiches from carhops.
Starting in the early 1930s, local Pig Stands began to step up their game. New buildings had air-conditioned dining rooms, and a 1937 menu listed filet mignon with salad (60 cents) and fried oysters with tartar sauce (70 cents) as well as “Hot BBQ Pig” (30 cents). But if any of them had a pig-shaped annex, it doesn’t show up in any of the frequent, photo-illustrated advertorials they ran in both daily newspapers.
When a new store opened at South Presa and Pereida streets, it was in conjunction with a Weber’s Root Beer stand; the two establishments occupied “the entire corner lot from South Presa Street to St. Mary’s and fronting Pereida Street,” says the San Antonio Light, May 14, 1932.
Unlike the city’s first Pig Stand, a small, flat-roofed stand as shown in a photo in the Light, May 19, 1939, the new ones were much more eye-catching.
The one on Presa was larger and much more elaborate, with a pagoda-style roof and plate-glass windows in the dining room, and a drive-thru window on one side of the building, surrounded by parking spaces. A later replacement on Fredericksburg looked like a streamlined, shiny white diner in front. “Modern Pig Stands of today bear little resemblance to the original stands,” said the Light, Aug. 14, 1938, “as now every convenience is afforded a patron.”
These stories bragged on all things Pig Stand, including their method of washing dishes — sterilized, washed and dried before using again — their variety of drinks (milkshakes from the soda fountain, popular brands of beer) and choice of tables, booths or counter for those who ate inside. From the mid-’30s on — after Alston’s patent was issued — they could have had a pig-shaped “barbecue stand” outside, but there’s no trace of it in the copy or photos.
Pig lore most often puts the pig-shaped stand at one of the successive Broadway locations.
Sanborn Insurance Co. maps show and label all the structures on a lot; research by Beth Standifird, Conservation Society of San Antonio librarian, traced the changes on the Broadway sites and came up inconclusive.
At the first location, 1230 Broadway, from 1926 to 1934, there’s only the stand and a “canvas covering,” probably for parked cars. At 1426 Broadway, from 1931 to 1934, there’s only a single, larger building.
As of 1934, though, there’s a new, small building at 1230 facing Broadway at the corner of 13th Street — no identification, but it has an automatic sprinkler system like the main building, labeled with an S denoting an automatic sprinkler system. By 1951, it’s gone. The property was Gene and Ted’s Drive Inn — so the pig might have moved to the restaurant Reveley remembers across from the Mission Drive-in Theater.
As for the 1426 Broadway site, it has outbuildings behind the restaurant starting in 1934, but they’re identified as “barbecue oven” and “storage,” and their shapes and sizes would seem to rule them out.
What we do know is that the pig-shaped building was moved in 1995 from the Humbert O’Con Tavern on East White at Roosevelt to 1604 S. Presa, says an account on the King William Association website.
The following year, thanks to an agreement between the association, Pig Stand’s then-owner and the lot landowner, it moved to its present spot at 807 S. Presa, where it was restored by local artist Carlos Cortes, great-nephew of faux-bois master Dionicio Rodriguez. After Pig Stand filed for bankruptcy and closed its stores in 2006 — the one at 1508 Broadway reopened under new ownership — the Presa pig was donated to the association.
The King William Association is raising Feed the Pig funds for another restoration and possible move. To donate, visit www.ourkwa.org/big-pig. To share memories or photos of the peripatetic pig, contact this column.
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Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, the embattled school district police chief who was the incident commander at a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that claimed 21 lives, has resigned from the City Council.
Mayor Donald McLaughlin Jr. said Saturday that the city had received a letter from Arredondo saying he would give up his council seat.
“It is official,” McLaughlin told the San Antonio Express-News. “He has resigned.”
The mayor said Arredondo’s letter was written Friday and sent via email, addressed to the Uvalde city secretary. But municipal officials didn’t receive it until Saturday afternoon.
Arredondo, 50, could not be reached for comment and apparently didn’t initially tell anyone in Uvalde city government about his decision. The Uvalde News Leader broke the news Saturday morning.
Neither McLaughlin nor Councilman Ernest “Chip” King III were aware of his decision.
“Just considering the circumstances, it’s definitely the right thing to do,” said King, a 10-year veteran of the council.
Arredondo is at the heart of several investigations of law enforcement’s flawed response to the school shooting. Under his command, officers from several agencies waited in the hallway outside two classrooms where gunman Salvador Ramos — 18, a high school dropout from Uvalde — was holed up for more than an hour.
Ramos massacred 19 students and two teachers, and wounded 17 others.
King called Arredondo’s resignation “an unprecendented event and a lot of moving parts.”
Arredondo was sworn into office in a private ceremony after the May 24 mass shooting and had never attended a council meeting. Crowds of angry family members of the dead and wounded descended on two council sessions last month demanding his ouster.
McLaughlin and council members said Arredondo could be replaced if he missed three meetings in a row.
“After much consideration, I regret to inform those who voted for me that I have decided to step down as a member of the city council for District 3,” Arredondo told the local newspaper. “The mayor, the city council, and the city staff must continue to move forward without distractions. I feel this is the best decision for Uvalde.”
Elected May 7, Arredondo faced the prospect of removal if he missed another meeting.
Family and friends of the shooting victims have descended on two council sessions in the past two weeks demanding he quit the council or that council members replace him.
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A man was killed Friday night when a car struck him as he was attempting to cross Interstate 35, San Antonio police reported.
Officers were sent to the 8000 block of I-35 South around 10 p.m. after a driver called to say he had hit someone, according to police.
The man was pronounced deat at the scene. He has yet to be identified, but he was estimated to be between 50 and 60 years old.
Officers talked to the driver, who said the man had crossed the highway suddenly, according to police. The driver said he wasn’t able to avoid the man, police said.
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After attending a country club graduation party, Haddonfield Memorial High School students returned to their alma mater for a party on the athletic field, trashing the facilities and causing $2,500 in damage, officials say.
About 150 partygoers converged on the school grounds June 22, minutes after leaving a commencement gathering at nearby Tavistock Country Club, said Superintendent Charles Klaus. Earlier that day, about 220 seniors graduated from the school.
Beer bottles and cans, along with vomit, were found on the football field the next day, Klaus said in a report to the school board. Field restrooms were also vandalized, he said.
The incident, first reported by the Haddonfield Sun, was caught on surveillance, which showed about 150 people on the field, some who remained until the wee hours, Klaus said. Joggers who use the stadium's track found some of the partygoers still at the stadium when they arrived at 6 a.m., he said.
Officials were notified when eighth graders later arrived at the school for rehearsal for their promotion ceremony, he said.
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The district plans to turn the surveillance video over to police, along with the names of students it could identify, Klaus said. The district plans to press charges against those found responsible, he said.
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"They trespassed and vandalized," the superintendent said.
Klaus said the district notified parents of seniors about the incident by email. A few students acknowledged that they were at the stadium, apologized and offered to help, he said.
Klaus was out of the office Friday and could not be reached for comment. Police Chief Jason Cutler said about 70 students have been identified in the surveillance. The investigation is continuing and no charges have been filed, he said.
Mayor Colleen Bianco Bezich said she was troubled by the latest incident involving the community and one of the top school districts in South Jersey.
"We've had a difficult spring in terms of behavior. It's really difficult to stomach," she said Friday. "As the mayor, it's really disappointing."
Swastikas were found last spring spray-painted outside a Quaker cemetery in Haddonfield. The school district apologized in June after a white high school baseball player made monkey sounds when an opposing Black pitcher was on the mound.
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Meet the Army veteran chosen to be grand marshal of the Electric Light Parade
LAS CRUCES - Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Munoz is the grand marshal for this year's Fourth of July Electric Light Parade.
“Patriotic Spirit and American Dreams” is the theme of the 2022 parade, which will take place Sunday night along parts of Solano Drive and Hadley Ave.
Munoz was born in Albuquerque but grew up in Hatch, where he graduated from Hatch Valley High in the top three of his class, a city news release stated.
According to the release, Munoz joined the Army and served with the 82nd Airborne and 1st Ranger Battalion on five tours of combat, two in Iraq and three in Afghanistan. He also earned more than 20 U.S. Army awards and commendations during this time.
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Munoz said he was happy when he received the email from Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department informing him he would be this year's grand marshal.
"I was really excited. I'm honored to represent Las Cruces," he said.
Munoz joined the army in 2000 and served for 15 years until he medically retired due to a parachuting accident that left him with a torn ACL and a ruptured meniscus. He has since fully recovered. Still, he left the Army earlier than he wished.
"I was disappointed because would have liked to stay as long as I could," Munoz said.
After his retirement, Munoz went back to school in 2015 and received a bachelor's degree in psychology from American Military University. He said he decided to go into psychology because wanted to be able to counsel and help other veterans.
After briefly working in a mental health institute, Muñoz joined the Veteran’s Fire Corp Crew with the Conservation Corps New Mexico and later became a wildland firefighter and served three seasons, including one season with the Silver City Hotshots. He said being a firefighter reminded him of the military, as the structure was similar.
"I liked the adrenaline of going up to the fire, it was kind of a stepping stone for me," he said.
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Munoz is thinking of getting his master's in psychology so he can further help veterans and their transition from the military to being civilians. He considered continuing as a firefighter but said furthering his education feels like the right path.
His future goals are to raise his children, his youngest being 5 years old and just about to start primary school.
The Electric Light Parade begins at 9 p.m. Sunday, July 3 at Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., and travels south on Solano and then east on Hadley before ending at the Maag Softball Complex.
Munoz will be on the first float, leading the parade.
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Las Cruces city manager announces launch of upcoming anti-poverty initiative
LAS CRUCES - City Manager Ifo Pili announced an ambitious new initiative for alleviating poverty will launch in a month.
The city manager’s comments came during a meeting of faith leaders on homelessness hosted by District 4 Las Cruces City Councilor Johana Bencomo on Thursday. Pili spoke about the new poverty-fighting program, called Lift Up Las Cruces.
Pili said the city plans to hold a "kickoff" event July 30 in the area targeted by the program.
The city's Fiscal Year 2023 budget includes an allocation of $278,000 out of the city's Telshor Facility Fund, a reserve fund meant to assist the city's low-income and sick residents, toward the Lift Up Las Cruces program. Pili also said the city has applied for federal funding to help finance the program.
Nearly one in four Las Cruces residents live in poverty, according to 2020 American Community Survey estimates.
Pili, who’s served as city manager for nearly two years and has a standout economic development background, has put poverty reduction at the top of his mind as he runs the city.
"As I saw the effects of poverty and homelessness in our community, I became more and more overwhelmed," Pili said Thursday.
In his previous role as a city administrator in Eagle Mountain, Utah, Pili helped lure Facebook and Tyson Foods to the area. While economic development was one of Pili’s marching orders when he was hired by the city council in 2020, he said poverty came up as an important, intersecting issue in his initial talks with city councilors.
The Lift Up Las Cruces program targets one area of the city which concurrently faces high poverty, high crime and a need for infrastructure investments. Pili said the area chosen is bound by North Triviz Drive, Anita Drive, East Madrid Avenue, North Solano Drive and Spruce Avenue.
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"I believe we've come up with a program that is going to be successful," Pili told faith and nonprofit leaders Thursday, "and I'll tell you why. Because it keeps government out of the things we should be out of, and it puts government into the things that we should be."
By that, Pili said he means the government will pave roads and put in streetlights, but the community, he expects, will put the legwork into looking after one another on a more personal level. He cited a proposed barbershop mentorship program which gives free haircuts as an example.
"We could focus on this area and remove all the processes and bureaucracy of government that maybe prevents us from hitting this area sooner than we would like," Pili said.
The city government will just be the "bones" of the program, Pili said. "The meat that comes around that is you … the people in the community that have been fighting this fight for years," he explained to the attendees.
The upcoming launch of the anti-poverty program comes at a time when many members of the public have harshly criticized city leaders for lacking adequate solutions to crime and homelessness, two things often tied to poverty.
The complainants include business owners and local industry leaders who have experienced theft of materials, vandalism and unhoused people trespassing on premises, and it includes residents who live near and in a housing complex for formerly unhoused people which they say has been neglected.
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Public discussion has often conflated homelessness and crime and often included dehumanizing language about unhoused people and the conditions in which they live. In response, prominent city leaders have often spent more time discussing changes to bail reform with the public than ways to reduce poverty.
Bencomo is one of the elected city officials whose input to Pili led to the Lift Up program. She also has consistently emphasized poverty reduction as key in curbing crime.
"Since Ifo came on board, I've been talking to him about poverty in our community and really addressing it at the root cause," Bencomo said. "The conversations (other councilors were having with Ifo), really all of these were happening separately, and Ifo with his team took them and said we can do something here locally."
Michael McDevitt is a city and county government reporter for the Sun-News. He can be reached at 575-202-3205, mmcdevitt@lcsun-news.com or @MikeMcDTweets on Twitter.
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Faith, nonprofit leaders call for 'unity' to serve unhoused Las Crucens
LAS CRUCES - People from community organizations called for "unity," increased collaboration and more affordable housing as ways to better serve the city's housing insecure and unhoused populations.
The comments were made during a panel discussion at "Faith for the Unhoused," the second meeting of its kind. Local faith and nonprofit leaders met at City Hall Thursday to discuss their efforts assisting the homeless as well as how to improve services. The meeting was hosted by District 4 City Councilor Johana Bencomo. Mayor Pro Tempore Kasandra Gandara was supposed to attend, but ended up being unable to.
Faith, community and nonprofit organizations are "all on the frontlines," Bencomo said. "They're all doing the work on the ground, when we're talking about folks experiencing homelessness."
City Manager Ifo Pili spoke about the upcoming launch of Lift Up Las Cruces, the city's new program to combat poverty through a combination of community collaboration and infrastructure investment.
The discussion began with some technical training about software that could help improve the local referral system between religious congregations, nonprofit organizations and social service providers in town. Then, representatives from various organizations which assist the unhoused spoke on a panel about their services.
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Representatives from the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, a nonprofit which assists the homeless and housing insecure populations, said the need for affordable rental units cannot be overstated. Erin Boyd, housing programs manager with MVCH, said she knows of clients who have received rental assistance vouchers but can't find rental units on which to use them.
Boyd also said fixed incomes like Social Security are quickly being diminished by rising cost of rent.
"Our biggest challenge that we're fighting with is that with the increase in market rates, and different things like that, and the economy changing … we just can't keep up with it," Boyd said.
"It's just not sustainable for individuals in our community right now," Boyd continued. "So we really need to push for more affordable housing."
The city council has tentatively set $5 million in affordable housing initiatives as one of the projects they'll ask voters to fund in this fall's general obligation bond election.
"In the first meeting, we brought out the need for unity," said Henry Young, executive director of the Gospel Rescue Mission. "None of us can do it by ourselves alone … Unless we all work together, we're not going to see a lot of progress."
Lorenzo Alba, the executive director of food pantry Casa de Peregrinos, said he also sees an imminent need for more affordable housing. But he said the increased concern around homelessness and poverty is not confined to Las Cruces.
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"It's not just here. It's happening everywhere," Alba said. "Phoenix is just terrible. It's unbelievable what's going on over there. But we don't hear about it, right? We don't hear about it. Now, it's coming alive and well here, right? We're seeing it. It's in the media. People are talking about it. You know, we needed that. We all needed that."
"We needed to really paint the real picture of what's happening in our own community," Alba continued. "So we could all get on our horse and start moving forward with it."
Alba said it's important not to "take religion out of it" as the community works toward reducing poverty. He said religious congregations were the genesis of some of today's nonprofits.
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Do you know what lies beneath your feet?
In the past 10 years, Las Cruces Utilities Natural Gas Compliance Inspector Ruben Garcia has had the privilege of working on many of the new natural gas lines installed as Las Cruces continues to grow. Starting as an LCU welder, Garcia explained how a high-pressure gas line versus a low-pressure gas line is installed.
High-pressure gas lines are created for taking the natural gas to longer distances in an efficient way. Low-pressure gas lines break off into neighborhoods and businesses to easier control the flow of natural gas to that building. “When you have a low-pressure gas line, it is easier to shut off a section of it when there is a leak or problem that needs to be looked at,” Garcia explained.
Most residents of Las Cruces do not know what type of lines are directly in front of their house. Garcia told a story of a dispatch call with his crew involving a water main break. The problem was that the water line was right next to a natural gas line. When his crew showed up at the scene, the owner of a nearby home was verbally upset at the duration it was taking to correct this water line and did not understand the need to wait for a natural gas crew.
“The most important thing in that situation was customer service and keeping the homeowner calm,” Garcia explained. “I simply explained why it was taking so long to fix the water break, and why a LCU natural gas crew was called to the scene to make sure the line would not be nicked, potentially causing a longer time to repair both lines,” Garcia concluded.
After the simple action of explaining the different lines that were below the street, the homeowner calmed down and allowed them to continue their work. Garcia emphasized how important this interaction was because utility or construction crews cannot skip a step or not include LCU natural gas crews when performing quick jobs.
“Many people do not realize that each natural gas line has a code linking it to the person who installed it,” Garcia stated. “In case something happens 30 years down the road, that person can still be held responsible if proven that proper protocol was not followed when installing or fixing that line,” Garcia explained.
Many factors come in when it comes to the safety of Las Cruces citizens and workers from construction to utilities. LCU has each step strategically laid out to confirm that everything is done right the first time. This could end up as a quick or extended fix. LCU’s main goal is to work with all Las Cruces citizens, utility crews and construction crews to maintain the safety of the city.
LCU – Your Utility Connection. Customer Central can be reached at 575-541-2111 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. LCU provides clean, safe, and reliable services to Las Cruces residents and businesses. Learn more atlas-cruces.org/180/Utilities. For emergencies, call Dispatch at 575-526-0500.
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ATLANTIC CITY — What started as arts-and-crafts projects for children will become a mural in AtlantiCare's new Medical Arts Pavilion opening later this year.
With guidance from local artist Dorrie Papademetriou, kids participating in the AtlantiCare Foundation's Summer Lunch and Learn program last week prepared original illustrations to be featured at the pavilion being built on South Ohio Avenue, across from AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's City Campus.
The children's illustrations will be among 2,500 pieces predominantly made by other New Jersey artists for the new building, spokesperson Jennifer Tornetta said.
The artwork will live in the new AtlantiCare Health Services Federally Qualified Health Center Pediatric Clinic at the pavilion.
The $38.3 million facility is expected to be finished by September and open in the third quarter of this year, Tornetta said.
The pavilion is being built to increase access to care, address health care disparities and enhance services for women, children and families, AtlantiCare says.
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The Lunch and Learn program is in its fifth year. Forty families participated in last week's sessions, Tornetta said. The program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 25.
Papademetriou watched as area kids visiting the William L. Gormley AtlantiCare HealthPlex explored their artistic talents, transferring paint from paper plates onto their designs. They focused on warm and cool colors, illustrating themes of summer by the seaside, she said.
Papademetriou is a designer at MudGirls Studio, a nonprofit funded in part by the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.
"I think the whole process of putting themselves into the project has been really gratifying for me," Papademetriou said of the young participants.
Having painting programs available for young children is especially important because it lets them work from their imaginations, discovering it with each stroke and idea that comes into mind, the Linwood resident said.
"That's why it's important to have this piece (collage) to represent who they are from the inside and have it displayed for everyone to see," Papademetriou said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/youngsters-add-artwork-to-new-atlanticare-facility/article_e8bf43dc-f977-11ec-b0df-0347d9791ef5.html | 2022-07-02T20:23:03 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/youngsters-add-artwork-to-new-atlanticare-facility/article_e8bf43dc-f977-11ec-b0df-0347d9791ef5.html |
The Cape May County All-Stars 12-and-under softball team scored seven runs in the third inning Friday en route to a 13-1 victory over Hammonton and the District 16 championship.
Elle Curvan, Samantha Schaffer, Payton DeVecchis, Katie Creamer and Emma Gotwols all drove in runs during the rally. In the first inning, Autumn Cannon grounded out but drove in a run that the team an early 1-0 lead.
Dakota Laughlin pitched 3 2/3 innings. She struck out one, allowed only one run and two hits and walked one. CMC, which consists of players from Middle and Dennis townships, had eight hits and did not commit any errors.
Lyndsey McDevitt and DeVecchis each had two hits.
Maddy Ryan pitched three innings and struck out one for Hammonton.
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Greater Wildwood 13, Linwood 2: Will Auty pitched a four-inning complete game and allowed two hits to earn the win. He had a hit and two RBIs. Drew Robinson added three RBIs and two hits. Gabe Volpe added three runs, two hits and an RBI.
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CROWN POINT — An East Chicago man pleaded guilty last week to resisting law enforcement during a pursuit in September 2020 that ended in a rollover crash in Calumet Township.
Cristian A. Anaya, 25, could face a sentence of one year in jail if Lake Criminal Court Judge Gina Jones accepts his plea agreement.
Anaya admitted he led a Lake County sheriff's officer on a pursuit Sept. 20, 2020, after he disregarded a stop sign at Elm Street and Ralston Place.
The pursuit ended when Anaya's blue Chrysler 300 left the road, made a small jump and overturned on its side. Anaya suffered a head injury was and taken to a local hospital.
Anaya pleaded guilty to resisting law enforcement, a level 6 felony. He was represented by attorney Eduardo Fontanez.
Jones sent his sentencing for July 8.
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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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – One person has been injured in a vehicle crash in Charleston.
According to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers, the crash happened around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, July 2 at the intersection of Lee Street East and Leon Sullivan Way near the Clay Center.
Dispatchers say one of the vehicles is currently on its side and one person was taken to the hospital. The person’s condition is not known at this time. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/1-taken-to-hospital-in-charleston-crash/ | 2022-07-02T20:42:15 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/1-taken-to-hospital-in-charleston-crash/ |
ALLEN, KY (WOWK) – Kentucky State Police are releasing more information on the three law enforcement officers and identified the K-9 deputy killed in an ambush on Thursday night.
Authorities have previously identified the officers killed as Floyd County Deputy William Petry, Prestonsburg Police Department Captain Ralph Frasure and Prestonsburg Police Officer Jacob Chaffins. Petry and Frasure were pronounced dead Thursday night, and Chaffins died of his injuries on Friday.
The Floyd County Sheriff’s office has identified Constable Gary Wolfe, Floyd County Deputy Darrin Lawson and Floyd County Emergency Management Director Joe Reynolds as three of the individuals injured in the shootout. One of the injured still has not been publicly identified.
KSP has now identified the K-9 deputy who died Thursday night as the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Drago. Drago was a Belgian Malinois who specialized in drug detection. He had worked with the FCSO for six years.
The KSP Petry had worked in law enforcement for 31 years, serving two years with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, 15 years with the KSP and 14 years with the Prestonsburg Police Department. Frasure had served the PPD since 1983, a 39-year career, and Chaffins joined the PPD in 2019. In a post announcing Chaffins’ End of Watch, the PPD says Chaffins also served as an EMT and firefighter. Prestonsburg Mayor Les Stapleton also confirmed Chaffins was a member of the Army National Guard.
“We have lost a true leader, an excellent officer, a wonderful person and our beloved friend. The FCSO will never be the same. Our hearts are broken,” the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office said of Petry in a Facebook Post.
“This is another hard morning for Kentucky as we mourn the loss of three brave officers and a K-9 who gave their lives while protecting the people of Floyd County,” said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. “Britainy and I ask the commonwealth to join us in praying for the family and loved ones of Captain Ralph Frasure, Deputy William Petry and Officer Jacob Chaffins. Let us stand together in honoring these heroes and their sacrifice, and pray for a full recovery for those injured. “
KSP was called to assist at the scene at approximately 6:44 p.m. after the exchange of gunfire had already begun. The gunfire continued until the suspect, 49-year-old Lance Storz, was arrested shortly before 10 p.m.. He is facing both murder and attempted murder charges, and a charge of assault on a service animal. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ksp-more-details-on-fallen-officers-k-9-identified/ | 2022-07-02T20:42:21 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ksp-more-details-on-fallen-officers-k-9-identified/ |
Children set out hoping to earn enough to support their siblings and parents. Young adults who sacrificed to attend college thinking it would lead to success left their country disillusioned. A man already working in the U.S. who returned to visit his wife and children decided to take a cousin on his return to the U.S.
As families of the more than 60 people packed into a tractor-trailer and abandoned on Monday in Texas began to confirm their worst fears and talk of their relatives, a common narrative of pursuing a better life took shape from Honduras to Mexico.
Fifty-three of those migrants left in the sweltering heat on the outskirts of San Antonio had died as of Wednesday, while others remained hospitalized. The tedious process of identifications continues, but families are confirming their losses.
The dead included 27 people from Mexico, 14 from Honduras, seven from Guatemala and two from El Salvador, said Francisco Garduño, chief of Mexico’s National Immigration Institute.
Each put their lives in the hands of smugglers. News of the trailer full of bodies struck horror in cities and villages accustomed to watching their young people leave, trying to flee poverty or violence in Central America and Mexico.
In Las Vegas, Honduras, a town of 10,000 people about 50 miles south of San Pedro Sula, Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero, 23, and Margie Tamara Paz Grajeda, 24, had believed his degree track in marketing and hers in economics would open doors to economic stability.
Already together for nearly a decade, the young couple spent recent years applying for jobs with companies. But time and again they were denied.
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The pandemic hit, hurricanes devastated the northern part of the country and they grew disillusioned.
So when a relative of Andino Caballero’s living in the United States offered to help him and his younger brother, 18-year-old Fernando José Redondo Caballero, finance the trip north, they were ready.
“You think that when people have a higher level of education, they have to get more employment opportunities,” said Karen Caballero, the brothers’ mother. “Because that’s why they work, study.”
Caballero did not feel like she could hold them back anymore, including 24-year-old Paz Grajeda, who lived with Alejandro in his mother’s home and who Caballero referred to as her daughter-in-law though they had not married.
“We all planned it as a family so they could have a different life, so they could achieve goals, dreams,” Caballero said.
When they left Las Vegas on June 4, Caballero accompanied them to Guatemala. From there, the young trio were smuggled across Guatemala and then Mexico in the back of semitrailers.
“I thought things were going to go well,” she said. “Who was a little afraid was Alejandro Miguel. He said, ‘Mom, if something happens to us.’ And I told him, ‘Nothing is going to happen, nothing is going to happen. You are not the first nor will you be the last human being to travel to the United States.’”
Caballero last spoke to them Saturday morning. They told her they had crossed the Rio Grande at Roma, Texas, were headed to Laredo and on Monday expected to head north to Houston.
She had just gotten home Monday evening when someone told her to turn on the television. “I couldn’t process it,” she said of seeing the report about the trailer in San Antonio. “Then I remembered how my sons had traveled, that they had been in trucks since Guatemala and the whole stretch in Mexico.”
Caballero was able to confirm their deaths Tuesday after sending their details and photos to San Antonio.
Alejandro Miguel was creative, jovial, known for hugging everyone and being a good dancer. Fernando José was enthusiastic and noble, willing to help anyone in need. He imitated his older brother in everything from his haircut to his clothes. They were soccer fanatics, filling their mother’s home with shouts.
The deaths of her sons and Paz Grajeda, who was like a daughter, are devastating. “My children leave a void in my heart,” she said. “We’re going to miss them a lot.”
Nearly 400 miles away, the prospects for Wilmer Tulul and Pascual Melvin Guachiac, 13-year-old cousins from Tzucubal, Guatemala, had been considerably more narrow.
Tzucubal is an Indigenous Quiche community of about 1,500 people in the mountains nearly 100 miles northwest of the capital, where most live by subsistence farming.
“Mom, we’re heading out,” was the last message Wilmer sent to his mother Magdalena Tepaz in their native Quiche on Monday. They had left home June 14.
Hours after hearing that audio message, a neighbor told the family there had been an accident in San Antonio and they feared the worst, Tepaz said through a translator.
The boys had grown up friends and did everything together: playing, going out, even planning to go to the United States despite not speaking Spanish well, said Melvin’s mother, María Sipac Coj.
A single mother of two, she said Melvin “wanted to study in the United States, then work and after build my house.” She received a voice message from her son Monday saying they were leaving. She has erased it because she couldn’t stand to listen to it anymore.
Relatives who arranged and paid for the smuggler awaited the boys in Houston. Those relatives told her of their deaths, and the Guatemalan government confirmed them to her Wednesday.
Wilmer’s father, Manuel de Jesús Tulul, could not stop crying Wednesday. He said he had no idea how the boys would get to Houston, but never imagined they would be put in a trailer. His son had left school after elementary and joined his father clearing farmland for planting.
Tulul said Wilmer did not see a future for himself in a town where modest homes were built with remittances sent from the United States. He wanted to help support his three siblings and have his own house and land some day.
The smuggler charged $6,000, almost half of which they had paid. Now Tulul was only thinking about getting his son’s body back and hoping the government would cover the cost.
In Mexico, cousins Javier Flores López and Jose Luis Vásquez Guzmán left the tiny community of Cerro Verde in the southern state of Oaxaca also hoping to help their families. They were headed to Ohio, where construction jobs and other work awaited.
Flores López is now missing, his family said, while Vásquez Guzmán is hospitalized in San Antonio.
Cerro Verde is a community of about 60 people that has largely been abandoned by the young. Those who remain work earning meager livings weaving sun hats, mats, brooms and other items from palm leaves. Many live on as little as 30 pesos a day (less than $2).
It was not the first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border for Flores López, now in his mid-30s, who left Cerro Verde years ago and went to Ohio, where his father and a brother live.
He was back home to see his wife and three small children briefly, said a cousin, Francisco López Hernández. Vásquez Guzmán, 32, decided to go with his cousin for his first trip across the border and hoped to reach his oldest brother who is in Ohio as well.
While everyone knew the risks, countless people from Cerro Verde had made it safely across the U.S.-Mexico border with the help of smugglers, so it came as a shock, López Hernández said, to learn Vásquez Guzmán was among those packed into the trailer found abandoned Monday near auto salvage yards. The family believes Flores López was, too, but they are still awaiting confirmation.
Vásquez Guzmán’s mother had intended to get a visa to visit her hospitalized son, but on Wednesday he was moved out of intensive care and she was able to speak with him by phone. She decided to stay in Mexico and await his recovery, said Aida Ruiz, director of the Oaxaca Institute for Migrant Attention.
López Hernández said most people rely on those who have made it to the U.S. to send them money for the journey, which usually costs around $9,000.
“There are a lot of risks but for those who are lucky, the fortune is there, to be able to work, earn a living” he said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/migrants-in-texas-trailer-tragedy-died-seeking-better-lives/3005982/ | 2022-07-02T20:55:26 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/migrants-in-texas-trailer-tragedy-died-seeking-better-lives/3005982/ |
Some 2,000 migrants, most Venezuelans, walked out of this southern Mexico city early Friday en masse to pressure authorities into allowing them to continue to the United States border at a time attention is focused on immigration.
The latest large public exit of migrants from Tapachula follows the discovery of an abandoned semitrailer in San Antonio with more than 60 migrants inside. Fifty-three of them died in the failed smuggling attempt.
It also comes a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration did not err in ending the controversial Trump-era policy that forced some asylum seekers to wait out their cases in Mexico.
Following other mass movements of migrants from Tapachula last month, the Mexican government quickly negotiated to give them temporary documents.
“One hundred percent we go in honor of the migrants who have died, because we all know that it’s no secret for anyone that (the Texas victims) were also fighting for a future like we are,” said Jonatan Ávila, a migrant from Venezuela who helped organize the others.
Many migrants are no longer tolerating Mexico’s strategy of confining them to the south, far from the U.S. border. They complain that the process of regularizing their status -- usually by applying for asylum -- takes too long and with limited work available, they cannot afford to wait.
Dozens of National Guard troops watched them walk without intervening.
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Doris Perdomo, another Venezuela migrant, traveling with her two young children, referred to Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling and said she had news — which was false — that U.S. President Joe Biden would allow all migrants to enter the United States.
“It came out in the news yesterday that Biden gave free passage, that he’s not going to return any migrants,” said Perdomo, who had been in Tapachula for a month trying to get papers.
The court ruling, however, was expected to have little immediate impact because the Biden administration had seldom applied the so-called Remain in Mexico policy during his presidency.
Another Trump-era policy that remains in effect and was not affected by Thursday’s ruling allows the government to quickly expel migrants without a chance to ask for asylum — casting aside U.S. law and an international treaty — on grounds of containing the spread of COVID-19. There have been more than 2 million expulsions since the pandemic-era rule, known as Title 42 authority, was introduced in March 2020.
While migrant caravans have garnered media attention, the migrants traveling in them represent a tiny fraction of the migratory flow that carries people to the U.S. border every day, usually with the help of smugglers. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/migrants-walk-north-from-southern-mexico-in-protest/3005988/ | 2022-07-02T20:55:32 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/migrants-walk-north-from-southern-mexico-in-protest/3005988/ |
A prosecutor’s office said Friday that it won’t move forward with a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over his refusal to release his communications relating to his appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last year.
The Austin-based Travis County district attorney’s office said in a letter that it wouldn’t sue because journalists who had requested Paxton’s records didn’t want to testify in court because they might have to reveal their sources, The Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle reported.
The district attorney’s office told Paxton in January that he had violated the state’s open record laws and that he must remedy the issue or face a lawsuit. Paxton’s office denied any violations and rejected the demand.
Maria Reeve, executive editor of the Houston Chronicle, said, “We were encouraged that the district attorney agreed that Paxton’s office violated the law. We hoped that those facts would be sufficient for a lawsuit to proceed — and that our reporters would not need to testify.”
The district attorney’s office launched its investigation after editors at Texas’ largest newspapers filed a complaint.
Paxton appeared at a Jan. 6, 2021, event in Washington, D.C., where he gave a speech touting his failed legal push to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election.
Paxton, a Republican, faces multiple legal challenges as he runs for reelection this year. In addition to active state securities fraud indictments, the FBI is investigating him over separate accusations of corruption and the Texas bar association is seeking to punish him for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud.
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In May, Paxton defeated Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in a Republican runoff election. That victory sets him up for a general election contest with Rochelle Garza, a South Texas Democrat and civil rights lawyer. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/prosecutor-wont-sue-texas-ag-paxton-over-jan-6-records/3005977/ | 2022-07-02T20:55:33 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/prosecutor-wont-sue-texas-ag-paxton-over-jan-6-records/3005977/ |
CHANDLER, Ariz. — A 36-year-old man is in the hospital after being found unresponsive in a backyard pool, officials with the Chandler Fire Department said.
At this time, details about the incident are limited, but Chandler police were called to a home on West Galveston Street for reports of someone unresponsive in the pool.
Fire officials confirmed that the man has been transported to a local hospital. He is currently with emergency room staff, but there is no further information on his condition.
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Drowning Prevention Tips:
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between ages 1-4 aside from birth defects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three children die every day as a result of drowning. Here are some tips from the CDC on how to protect children around water:
Learn life-saving skills.
Everyone should know the basics of swimming (floating, moving through the water) and CPR.
Fence it off.
Install a four–sided isolation fence, with self–closing and self–latching gates, around backyard swimming pools. This can help keep children away from the area when they aren’t supposed to be swimming. Pool fences should be completely separate the house and play area from the pool.
Life jackets are a must.
Make sure kids wear life jackets in and around natural bodies of water, such as lakes or the ocean, even if they know how to swim. Life jackets can be used in and around pools for weaker swimmers too.
Keep a close watch
When kids are in or near water (including bathtubs), closely supervise them at all times. Because drowning happens quickly and quietly, adults watching kids in or near water should avoid distracting activities like reading books, talking on the phone, or using alcohol and drugs. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/chandler-man-in-hospital-after-being-pulled-from-pool-july-2022/75-9d4ed021-01b1-4777-ad73-c9770c927d9a | 2022-07-02T21:04:16 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/chandler-man-in-hospital-after-being-pulled-from-pool-july-2022/75-9d4ed021-01b1-4777-ad73-c9770c927d9a |
MARIETTA, Ga. — Firefighters were rushed to a home on Marietta Saturday after neighbors woke up to heavy smoke.
Heavy clouds of smoke engulfed the backyard of a house located along Catkin Court, near Ebenezer Road NE. Firefighters were seen attacking flames through the front entrance, video shows. At least two fire engines were in the area.
Cobb County fire officials said no one was hurt, however, the family cannot live in the home for the time being.
Early evidence shows fireworks contributed to the flames. Officials said though the pyrotechnics were involved in the fire they did not start it. Firefighters are still investigating the cause of the fire. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marietta/marietta-house-fire-catkin-court/85-e8cb9779-f215-4a99-ba50-26737fb74ea7 | 2022-07-02T21:06:58 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marietta/marietta-house-fire-catkin-court/85-e8cb9779-f215-4a99-ba50-26737fb74ea7 |
A pedestrian was struck and killed during a hit-and-run crash in Ocala on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said a 29-year-old man was struck by vehicle in the outside westbound lane of State Road 40 near Southwest 57th Avenue.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle then fled the scene, troopers said.
The vehicle is believed to be a dark gray sedan with damages to its front right, troopers said.
Anyone with information regarding the vehicle or the pedestrian is asked to call 800-387-1290 or 352-368-7867. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/02/pedestrian-killed-during-hit-and-run-accident-in-ocala-troopers-say/ | 2022-07-02T21:12:41 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/02/pedestrian-killed-during-hit-and-run-accident-in-ocala-troopers-say/ |
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