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Gisela I. Rolen, 94, of Coos Bay died June 18, 2022 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel. 541-267-3131. www.coobayareafunerals.com
Fernando Rodriguez Sandez, 65, of Charleston, passed away June 26, 2022 in Charleston. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Max Douglas Albertson, 62, of Coquille, died June 29, 2022 in Riverton. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Coquille.
Joanne B. Munson, 82, formerly of Coos Bay, passed away in Caldwell, Idaho, on June 26, 2022. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-5-2022-death-notices/article_b10500a4-f7d7-11ec-8d91-e39f9eeea77a.html | 2022-07-05T01:51:34 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-5-2022-death-notices/article_b10500a4-f7d7-11ec-8d91-e39f9eeea77a.html |
A Celebration of Life for Roland Bigsby, 75, of Coos Bay will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 12:00 pm in his home 735 N 14th Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420.
The family will have a private memorial in honor of Joanne B. Munson, 82, formerly of Coos Bay. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-5-2022-service-notices/article_01677868-ecd1-11ec-a30a-fb1aa06dbe0c.html | 2022-07-05T01:51:41 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-5-2022-service-notices/article_01677868-ecd1-11ec-a30a-fb1aa06dbe0c.html |
The javelinas in our Cheshire neighborhood and the large number of deer and elk spotted along Highway 180 are predictable results of the Pipeline Fire and other fires burning tens of thousands of forest acres on Flagstaff’s mountains. Humans are not the only species affected by wildfires. Though they don’t receive official evacuation orders, animals live in a perpetual state of “Ready” and “Set”, and the recent fires, like many previous burns, caused many animals to “Go” to flee the danger.
It is a sad truth that not all animals make it out of a fire, but having evolved in the southwest where fires are a natural part of life, they do have ways to survive it. Deer, elk, squirrels coyotes, foxes, javelinas and many other mammals do all they can to outrun it. Birds and insects can fly away from it to achieve at least temporary safety. Lots of small animals such as spiders, lizards, insects, snakes and mice take cover under rocks or in streams if they are present. Many animals can burrow into the soil and wait it out until the fire is no longer burning in that particular spot.
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All of these strategies — running, flying, hiding and burrowing — are more likely to be effective with historically normal fires that burn the undergrowth and smolder at the bases of trees than with high intensity catastrophic canopy fires that are more extensive, move more quickly, and burn much hotter.
Severe fires are generally bad news for animals, both in the short term and in the long term. Sadly, many animals are burned, injured or killed directly by the fire or during their attempts to flee from it, but it's not just the flames and smoke that pose a danger to them. Fleeing animals are vulnerable to hunger, dehydration, and the unfavorable conditions of an area that is not as suitable to them as the area they fled. They are also at risk of being taken by predators and in danger from traffic, too.
The loss of habitat, including resources such as food, water, nesting sites and shelter can cause further deaths and population declines. Localized populations with small ranges are especially vulnerable. In larger, more widespread populations, though certain individuals don’t survive, the effect on the population may not be critical.
Though fire is generally harmful to animals, there are exceptions. Some predators such as hawks and bears feast on fleeing rodents or other prey. Many species of insects lay eggs in the dead wood which is plentiful after fires. Woodpeckers feed on these insects and nest in the dead wood, so they often flourish following a fire. Deer benefit as new growth appears because they feed on the grasses that are among the first plants to grow after a burn.
Wildfires are a source of tremendous change to the landscape, both during and after fires. The effects on animals depend on whether the disturbance takes away what they need to survive or offers them new opportunities to thrive.
Karen B. London, Ph.D. is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and an author of six books on canine training and behavior, including her most recent, Treat Everyone Like a Dog: How a Dog Trainer’s World View Can Improve Your Life. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/london-zoo-wildfires-also-have-an-impact-on-wild-animals/article_a8762ec4-fbef-11ec-9b10-079a4ab53a0b.html | 2022-07-05T01:52:00 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/london-zoo-wildfires-also-have-an-impact-on-wild-animals/article_a8762ec4-fbef-11ec-9b10-079a4ab53a0b.html |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Longtime CBS 21 News anchor Rob Hanrahan passed away over the weekend, the station released in a statement.
Hanrahan, 60, began anchoring at the station in 2010. He was the weeknight evening and late news anchor.
"Robb's contributions during his time with CBS 21 and the amazing connections he made with everyone who worked at the station are immeasurable," the station wrote. "He will be greatly missed."
Hanrahan retired in 2021 after suffering a severe heart attack. He cited wanting to focus more time focusing on his health and family.
Hanrahan was the recipient of multiple broadcast awards and honors, including the National Edward R. Murrow Award as well as numerous Emmy and Associated Press awards.
He had 38 years of journalistic experience, working at multiple news stations, as well as print media and radio outlets. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/anchor-rob-hanrahan-cbs21-local-news-harrisburg/521-15c10dbb-b934-491c-ad36-d2285a0feded | 2022-07-05T01:55:27 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/anchor-rob-hanrahan-cbs21-local-news-harrisburg/521-15c10dbb-b934-491c-ad36-d2285a0feded |
SALEM, Ore. — A life-saving resource is enhancing its coverage to help people get medical attention as quickly as possible. Life Flight Network, a not-for-profit air medical service, has added a new base in Salem.
“Oftentimes, people can’t get the care that they need fast enough,” said Ben Clayton, chief executive of Life Flight Network.
Minutes and seconds matter when people are trying to survive life-threatening illnesses or injuries.
Life Flight currently operates several Oregon bases including in Aurora, Cottage Grove, Newport and Astoria. Clayton said the decision to add a base in Salem was due to the population and demand growth in the area.
“We operate over 50 aircraft in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Montana and this is our newest base that will help support the communities of the lower valley,” Clayton said.
He said Life Flight Network helicopters and the teams inside can provide emergency blood transfusions and ICU-level care as patients are flown to a hospital or between hospitals.
Assistant director of operations Ron Looney said pilots train to get helicopters in the air fast. Once a call comes in from dispatch, pilots can take off in eight minutes during the day and 10 minutes at night, he said.
The job can be stressful, but to many who choose the line of work, it's special because it allows them to make a difference in other people's lives.
“We get a lot of enjoyment out of helping people when they need our help,” said Karen Charlton, a Life Flight nurse.
In January, Life Flight Network announced it would add a base in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. In late 2021, the organization said it would be adding 12 new helicopters to its fleet that were capable of flying faster, farther and smarter. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/life-flight-network-base-salem/283-c7c78238-5150-4347-b0da-cf2e77cc4c20 | 2022-07-05T02:02:51 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/life-flight-network-base-salem/283-c7c78238-5150-4347-b0da-cf2e77cc4c20 |
CANNON BEACH, Ore. — After the recent death of an endangered sea lion pup along the Oregon Coast, environmental advocates are pointing to visitors who ignored state and federal laws.
In mid-June, Cannon Beach-area volunteers with Portland Audubon were conducting surveys of a dwindling bird species when they discovered a Steller sea lion pup along Indian Beach.
They alerted authorities, which erected signs warning beachgoers to avoid the pup since the mother was likely out fishing and would be back.
"Doesn't mean [the pup is] abandoned," explained volunteer and Cannon Beach resident Deb Atiyeh.
However, over the next five days, volunteers observed hundreds of beach visitors ignoring the signage and approaching the sea lion pup.
State and federal laws prohibit touching, feeding or disturbing marine mammals.
In this case, some beach visitors even tried to pull the sea lion pup back into the ocean.
"It's motivated by people's good intentions, but it's not the right thing for the animal," said volunteer Tabea Goossen.
"The best chance of survival is for the pup to be left alone," Atiyeh added.
Volunteers said the pup died about five days later from starvation and dehydration.
"Kind of broke my heart for a few days," Atiyeh said.
"This is not the time for a photo op or for a selfie," Goossen said. "Your responsibility is first of all, leash your dog, then back up and call the appropriate agency."
Violations of the law can be reported to Oregon State Police at 1-800-452-7888.
Meanwhile, Atiyeh said coastal towns like Cannon Beach have seen growing challenges as more visitors pour in. Garbage has stacked up on some popular beaches, with plastics impacting and sometimes killing local wildlife.
The city of Cannon Beach also banned fireworks to help cut down on trash and disruptive noise.
Volunteers said the sea lion pup's death was another reminder of the big impact small human actions can create.
"Our responsibility is to interact safely with the wildlife and follow the law," Goossen said.
"We want to keep [the beach] environmentally sacred," Atiyeh said. "If it's gone, it's gone."
RELATED: 13 Southern Resident killer whales declared 'vulnerable,' boaters asked to keep their distance | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/north-coast/endangered-sea-lion-pup-dies-oregon-coast/283-05a9a103-a5a0-48fa-9ace-15f4b3b95db0 | 2022-07-05T02:02:57 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/north-coast/endangered-sea-lion-pup-dies-oregon-coast/283-05a9a103-a5a0-48fa-9ace-15f4b3b95db0 |
EDMONDS, Wash. — It's a sweet reaction to a sour situation Shubert Ho found himself in three years ago.
He set up lemonade stands to give back to his community this Fourth of July.
"What is more American than a lemonade stand?" Ho asked.
Ho runs several restaurants in Edmonds, including Bar Dojo.
In 2019, a shed behind the business caught fire with gasoline inside.
Flames shot 20 feet into the air and threated to destroy Ho's restaurant.
"It could've been a really big deal," he said. "I know the whole dining room was filled with smoke. You couldn't see in front of your hand. It was that bad. Fortunately, firefighters were able to knock it down before it did any serious damage."
Crews from South County Fire put out the flames and saved the business.
Now, Ho is showing his gratitude.
He's selling lemonade this Fourth of July to benefit the South County Firefighters Foundation.
The foundation helps fire victims with unforeseen expenses.
It also supports a camp for burn victims, where 60 kids will gather this summer to share stories, make memories and put their painful pasts behind them.
South County firefighter Melissa Beard has seen the transformations first hand.
"Well, when the kids go to camp they compare scars because it's kind of a cool thing," she said. "Nobody's judging them. They can take off their shirts and jump in the pool and have a great time. They pretty much forget about their burns."
As the community celebrates the firefighters who help keep them safe, Shubert Ho celebrates his community for the support they continue to show.
"I'm grateful to be here today," he said. "I'm grateful to have overcome the last few years of turmoil, not knowing what's gonna happen in the restaurant industry. Here we are today able to raise money and already thousands of dollars for burn camp."
Ho says more than $2,000 has been raised so far. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/edmonds-restauranteur-gives-back-firefighters-saved-building/281-e0989e04-5705-4633-b4e1-c14574cbfb9c | 2022-07-05T02:04:24 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/edmonds-restauranteur-gives-back-firefighters-saved-building/281-e0989e04-5705-4633-b4e1-c14574cbfb9c |
SEATTLE — King County is set to consider emergency legislation that would authorize a half-million dollars in abortion access funding. The vote happening on Tuesday is about allocating that funding to Northwest Abortion Access Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps people secure abortion care in the Pacific Northwest.
On the Fourth of July, people turned out to march in protest of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. They walked from Cal Anderson to Volunteer Park in Seattle.
“It feels like we don't have freedom,” said Naomi Pascascio.
Pascascio attended the march to send that message.
"We are losing a lot,” she said.
It's been weighing on her ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24th.
Lisa Utter was also inspired to protest over the decision.
“Taking people’s rights away? They have never done that before,” said Utter.
Some states are already banning abortions. In Washington, abortions remain legal.
Protesters spent the morning marching in Seattle, raising their voices and calling on elected leaders.
"At the local level I would like them to stand up for our rights,” said Utter.
"It is like very sad that we are doing this right now,” said Pascascio in regard to the protest. “I just want to see a change, and I want to see a difference in the world."
In a statement provided last week, the Washington State Republican Party said in part:
“Washington Democrats’ priorities are quite telling, they have done nothing as Washington families struggle with inflation, rising gas prices and a baby formula shortage. They took a $15 billion budget surplus and spent it all without giving a penny back to the hardworking people of Washington State. After the Dobbs decision, Democrats immediately want to make abortion a central campaign issue to distract from their party’s abysmal record both nationally and locally. Our state has already codified abortion rules in state law.” | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/king-county-abortion-access-funding-council/281-1f7f3a4c-5291-4e71-9a0e-54f0a030b699 | 2022-07-05T02:04:30 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/king-county-abortion-access-funding-council/281-1f7f3a4c-5291-4e71-9a0e-54f0a030b699 |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Firefighters are currently on the scene of a house fire in Johnson City.
The Johnson City Fire Department has responded to the fire in the area of Unaka Avenue and Welbourne Street.
Neighbors said the house had been vacant.
East Unaka Avenue is currently closed between Elm and North Roan streets.
News Channel 11 is awaiting more information from the fire department.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-fire-department-responds-to-house-fire-near-unaka-avenue/ | 2022-07-05T02:05:03 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-fire-department-responds-to-house-fire-near-unaka-avenue/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A monument honoring the Seabees, the Navy Construction Battalion, was unveiled Monday at Mountain Home.
Seabees are responsible for building and maintaining Navy infrastructure – from bridges to bunkers – in the U.S. and abroad.
There is also a Seabee monument at the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Knoxville. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-monument-honoring-navy-seabees-unveiled-at-mountain-home/ | 2022-07-05T02:05:10 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-monument-honoring-navy-seabees-unveiled-at-mountain-home/ |
Man found stabbed at Phoenix gas station
Miguel Torres
Arizona Republic
A man was left with a life-threatening injury after being stabbed at a Phoenix gas station Monday, according to Phoenix police.
Officers found the man after answering a call at a 16th Street and Highland Avenue gas station.
Fire crews rushed the victim to a local hospital, where he was in critical condition.
Officers remained at the scene as they continued the investigation.
Police did not release the identity of the stabbed man or information about suspects.
Reach crime reporter Miguel Torres at Miguel.Torres@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @MTorresTweet. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/07/04/police-found-man-after-he-stabbed-phoenix-gas-station/7806858001/ | 2022-07-05T02:08:59 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/07/04/police-found-man-after-he-stabbed-phoenix-gas-station/7806858001/ |
ATLANTA — Lameka Watley's shelves were close to empty Monday afternoon, hours prior to Fourth of July fireworks shows across the nation. When she arrived to her TNT Fireworks shop at the Toco Hills Shopping Center, she said there was already a line waiting for her.
"People were like, 'We’re waiting on you to open up!' Then I was busy for two hours straight. It has been nonstop. It’s hard to kind of eat lunch, do anything, creep a drink of water. It has been awesome. The customers have been awesome."
11Alive interviewed her on Friday about fireworks sales, and she said since then, sales have gone up by more than 50%.
One of her customers, included Sari Joel.
"They had this really nice $60 bundle, I bought that, I bought some artillery shells and these sparklers," she said. "We’ll just be in our front yard, celebrating with some neighbors and some kids on the block."
Field Willingham was also there with his son.
"We'll probably fire these up at our cul-de-sac," he said. "Our neighbors usually come out when they hear them going off so the neighborhood will probably stand around."
Everyone 11Alive interviewed was celebrating a different way, but all had the same agenda at the end of the night: watch a fireworks display.
Jeffrey Hunter was going to do so from his lawn chair at the Stars and Stripes event in Sandy Springs.
"It's nice! After two years of being indoors, this is great," he said. "Just being here among people, enjoying the sights, the sounds, good food, and fireworks. It's good to be around people... just living."
Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul was able to light the first firework.
"There’s still this sense of we want to get out, we want to enjoy life, come together and celebrate – it’s been a great event for us," he said.
Paul added they expected a record-high of 8,000 people at City Springs Monday. It is the second year the event is held in the "heart" of Sandy Springs, as prior to that it was held at the so-called King and Queen building.
"It’s a great celebration here in Sandy Springs. We say happy birthday to America and celebrate what it is to be an American at this time of the year," he added.
But before folks who lit fireworks on America's birthday go to bed, Watley wants people to remember how to properly dispose of them.
"Things do happen even when people don’t think things happen. These fireworks, they do come back alive for some reason," she explained. "After you do your fireworks, leave them in the middle of the street, get a water hose, wet them down."
As for throwing them out, she advises to wait until the next day to put them in the trash.
"I would say wait until the next morning just to be safe because it’s gonna be dark [Monday night], so you won’t be able to tell what got wet and what didn’t get wet so you want to be safe.”
Cobb County Fire told 11Alive that whoever ignites the fireworks is responsible for clean-up, and added to always keep a bucket of water or hose within reach.
Watley agreed, and suggested wetting the surroundings before lighting any firework.
"Wet the grass the evening before... as soon as it starts cooling off, wet your grass on the whole area you’re going to be lighting fireworks. Even wet your street if you can. Wet your trees, the front of the house that way if any ashes or any small flames hit your grass, it’s already damp – it’s not going to cause any fire," she said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fourth-of-july-celebrations-metro-atlanta/85-2e3e6f4b-c070-4223-9a08-1245ce01ccd7 | 2022-07-05T02:13:21 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fourth-of-july-celebrations-metro-atlanta/85-2e3e6f4b-c070-4223-9a08-1245ce01ccd7 |
MARIETTA, Ga. — Marietta Police are investigating two separate and serious car crashes that took place over the Fourth of July weekend.
The first crash happened shortly before 3:20 a.m. Saturday on North Marietta Parkway at Mill Street. According to Marietta Police, the scene investigation revealed that a 28-year-old woman was attempting to cross the road, outside of a crosswalk, when she "darted" into the path of an approaching vehicle.
The 28-year-old woman was struck by a 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage, driven by a 23-year-old. Marietta Police said the 23-year-old remained on scene and is cooperating with investigators. The 28-year-old woman was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for treatment with serious injuries.
Anyone with information about this crash is urged to call Sergeant B. Honea at 770-794-5344.
Additionally, a second serious crash happened on I-75 south at Allgood Road Sunday around 7:32 p.m.
Investigators found that a 59-year-old was traveling south approaching the Allgood Road Overpass, in his 2013 Nissan Sentra, when he drove off the side of the road hitting the median wall on the west side of the road. He then traveled across all lanes and struck the center median wall head-on. The man sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Kennestone Hospital for treatment.
Anyone with information about the second crash is urged to call Officer N. St. Onge at 770-794-5352. Both crashes remain under investigation, Marietta Police said.
Download the 11Alive News app and sign up to receive alerts for the latest on this story and other breaking news in Atlanta and north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marietta-police-2-separate-serious-crashes-fourth-of-july-weekend/85-d9d8e5ca-7790-4a5b-a400-e22c6f518ed3 | 2022-07-05T02:13:27 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marietta-police-2-separate-serious-crashes-fourth-of-july-weekend/85-d9d8e5ca-7790-4a5b-a400-e22c6f518ed3 |
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Firefighters found a child and adult trapped inside their apartment in New Port Richey which was on fire at around 12:20 a.m. on Monday, the Pasco County Fire Rescue said in a news release.
Authorities reportedly saw heavy smoke and flames from the second floor of the apartment complex when they arrived at The Park at Ashley Place.
A second alarm was called by command due to the size of the fire load and building. Firefighters were then alerted of the possibility of two people trapped inside an apartment, PCFR says.
Firefighters found the child and adult after they ran up the stairs into the apartment and pulled them both out of the fire to quickly begin lifesaving interventions, the news release said.
The child and adult were transported to a nearby hospital where they were later pronounced dead.
The PCFR, Florida State Fire Marshal's Office and Pasco Sheriff's Office responded to the scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
One firefighter suffered minor burns during the process and was medically evaluated at the incident, PCFR says. Authorities reportedly took about 30 minutes to get the fire under control. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/1-child-adult-dead-new-port-richey-apartment-fire/67-881f6f0f-d7c3-48f2-b6b5-eef6911b2a0a | 2022-07-05T02:13:30 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/1-child-adult-dead-new-port-richey-apartment-fire/67-881f6f0f-d7c3-48f2-b6b5-eef6911b2a0a |
DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb Police are asking the public for help finding a missing 12-year-old who allegedly ran away from her home in Decatur Sunday, over the Fourth of July weekend.
Lay'la Moss was last seen near Wesley Club Drive in Decatur. She is 5-feet 4-inches tall and weighs 95 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair, according to DeKalb Police.
She was last seen wearing a green shirt and army fatigue pants.
If you see her, call DeKalb Police at (770) 724-7710. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/missing-12-year-old-layla-moss-ran-away-decatur/85-26fb0dfb-29a5-4ba5-80dc-733c302c1815 | 2022-07-05T02:13:33 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/missing-12-year-old-layla-moss-ran-away-decatur/85-26fb0dfb-29a5-4ba5-80dc-733c302c1815 |
SAN ANTONIO — In what's currently believed to be an accident, New Braunfels Police officials say a 27-year-old Austin man drowned in the Guadalupe River early Monday evening.
A department spokesperson said officers responded to a scene along Gruene Road around 5:30 p.m., where the victim, Pablo Rodriguez, "had been pulled from the water after he went under for an undetermined amount of time." He later died after being taken to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital New Braunfels.
The investigation into Rodriguez's death remains ongoing and an autopsy to determine an official cause of death is pending.
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Over the years, KENS 5 has worked to transform local news. Our cameras have been the lens bringing history into local viewers' homes. We're proud of our legacy as we serve San Antonians today.
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SAN ANTONIO — A 75-year-old San Antonio man with a diagnosed medical condition disappeared after leaving his south-side home Monday morning, and authorities are now looking for him.
According to SAPD, Agapito Barrera was last seen at 8 a.m. heading out on foot from his residence along the 2000 block of Fishing Trail. He stands about 5 feet 11, weighs 130 pounds, has grown eyes and is bald. Barrera was last seen wearing blue scrubs, a black San Antonio Spurs T-shirt, a hat and a necklace bearing a silver cross.
He also has a tattoo of unspecified design on his left forearm.
If you have any information as to Barrera's whereabouts, you're urged to contact SAPD at 210-207-7660.
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Since going on the air in 1950, KENS 5 has strived to be the best, most trusted news and entertainment source for generations of San Antonians.
KENS 5 has brought numerous firsts to South Texas television, including being the first local station with a helicopter, the first with its own Doppler radar and the first to air a local morning news program.
Over the years, KENS 5 has worked to transform local news. Our cameras have been the lens bringing history into local viewers' homes. We're proud of our legacy as we serve San Antonians today.
Today, KENS 5 continues to set the standard in local broadcasting and is recognized by its peers for excellence and innovation. The KENS 5 News team focuses on stories that really matter to our community.
You can find KENS 5 in more places than ever before, including KENS5.com, the KENS 5 app, the KENS 5 YouTube channel, KENS 5's Roku and Fire TV apps, and across social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more!
Want to get in touch with someone at KENS 5? You can send a message using our Contacts page or email one of our team members. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/san-antonio-texas-sapd-missing-man-agapito-barrera/273-f4497c8f-24e7-4074-a456-eca88bf76749 | 2022-07-05T02:14:37 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/san-antonio-texas-sapd-missing-man-agapito-barrera/273-f4497c8f-24e7-4074-a456-eca88bf76749 |
JOHNSTON, Iowa — Each Fourth of July weekend there are cookouts, fireworks and sometimes firework-related injuries.
According to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in 2021 fireworks were involved with around 11,500 injuries.
Representatives from Broadlawns Medical Center and Mary Greeley Medical Center both said from Friday to Sunday morning this past weekend they had zero firework-related injuries in their emergency rooms.
Though both facilities saw zero firework-related injuries, Fire Marshal Craig Ver Huel, with the Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department, said people still need to be careful as the holiday celebrations continue.
This included not letting children handle fireworks or watching them if they use sparklers, because he said they can reach temperatures higher than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
He also recommended people who are handling fireworks stay sober, because if not it could lead to problems.
"There's always that possibility where things don't go as planned," Ver Huel said. "Don't point them at other people, don't throw them at other people."
Ver Huel noted when people are trying to put out fireworks it's best to soak them in water before throwing them in the trash.
He also said if anyone has extra fireworks and is uneasy about disposing of them themselves, they can drop them off at the Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department.
Local 5 did reach out to UnityPoint and MercyOne to see if they had any firework-related injuries over the weekend.
UnityPoint did not respond and MercyOne said they don't have the capacity to track that data at this time.
. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/firework-injuries-johnston-grimes-fire-department-tips/524-b33eeae1-a82c-404c-be9d-d6e24108faea | 2022-07-05T02:22:15 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/firework-injuries-johnston-grimes-fire-department-tips/524-b33eeae1-a82c-404c-be9d-d6e24108faea |
AKRON, Ohio — Nearly one week after the officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of 25-year-old Jayland Walker, Akron Police and the City of Akron released body cam footage of the incident, which Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan called “heartbreaking and tough to take in.”
The two videos released included a narrated version of the events that led to the shooting, as well as the shooting itself, in which involved multiple officers fired several shots at Walker. While Walker’s body was blurred in the body cam footage per the request of his family, the video remains graphic in nature.
3News Investigates previously reported that per a police source, more than 90 shots were fired at Walker, striking him 60 times. On Sunday, Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said that he could not confirm the number of shots fired at Walker at this time, but said he expected the number to be high and that he wouldn’t be surprised if it matched the figure that had been circulating in the media. He also confirmed that initial medical examiner reports indicated Walker suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds, although it is still being determined how many were entrance and exit wounds.
Shortly after Sunday's 1 p.m. press conference, the City of Akron released additional footage from the bodycams of multiple police officers. Walker's body was not blurred in this video and shows him being shot several times, including after he first fell to the ground. 3News will keep that video posted for 48 hours in the video player below.
*Warning: the video is extremely graphic in nature and may be upsetting to viewers*
The incident took place just after midnight on Monday, June 27, when officers attempted to pull over Walker’s car for a traffic and equipment violation. Walker proceeded to lead the officers on a high-speed chase down East Tallmadge Avenue toward State Route 8.
At some point during the pursuit, police say that Walker fired a gun out of the window of his car. Among the footage released on Sunday was a traffic video that showed a flash coming out of Walker’s car that they say is consistent with a gunshot.
Following the six-minute-long chase, Walker exited the car on Wilbeth Road near the Bridgestone Tire offices while wearing a black ski mask. The footage shows officers attempting to deploy non-lethal tasers before firing their guns and striking Walker, who was unarmed at the time of the shooting.
Police said that they fired their guns because Walker made a motion that caused them to fear for their lives. Mylett said that while it is difficult to see in a real-time viewing of the video, screen captures from the footage show Walker making multiple movements -- including Walker moving his hand to his waist area, turning toward the officers and making a forward motion with his arm -- that he said that each officer involved believed to be Walker moving into a “firing” position.
A gun, magazine round, and gold wedding ring were found in the passenger seat of Walker’s car. Mylett said that officers attempted to perform life-saving aid at the scene before Walker was pronounced dead.
Per department policy, the officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave. Seven of the eight officers involved were white and none had previously faced work-related discipline. Walker is Black.
The incident is being investigated by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said that at the investigation’s conclusion, the report will be made available to the public. Horrigan asked the public for patience during the investigation.
“I am urging the public to do one of the most difficult things I can ask, and that is to be patient and let the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation do their work," Horrigan said. "It's my commitment to be as open and transparent as we can be, given that there is an ongoing independent investigation. I trust that investigation to be fair, thorough, and just.”
Following the City of Akron's press conference on Sunday, the attorney representing Walker's family, Bobby DiCello, held his own press conference. DiCello accused the City of only showing snapshots of the incident during the press conference, which he said was an attempt to turn Walker into a "masked monster with a gun."
"At the time he was shot, more than 90 or 60 [times] or whatever the unbelievable number will be, he was unarmed," DiCello stressed.
With multiple protests in the Akron area planned on Sunday, both city officials, as well as DiCello, called for any demonstrations that occur to be peaceful in nature. Last week, Horrigan canceled the city's annual "Rib, White and Blue" Fourth of July event, stating that it is not the appropriate time for a city-sponsored celebration.
You can watch 3News' live coverage of Sunday's press conferences in the video player above and YouTube player below.
**CONTENT WARNING: The footage streamed in the media player below contains disturbing and graphic content that may be traumatizing to some audience members.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above previously aired on 3News on July 2, 2022, when protests continued to march in Akron after the death of Jayland Walker. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/footage-from-jayland-walker-police-shooting-to-be-released/95-e6339f9b-05f4-47b8-8eae-11cbbf70e220 | 2022-07-05T02:22:21 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/footage-from-jayland-walker-police-shooting-to-be-released/95-e6339f9b-05f4-47b8-8eae-11cbbf70e220 |
VAN METER, Iowa — Authorities are searching for a tuber who went missing on the Raccoon River Sunday, July 3rd.
Around 4:10 p.m., officers with the Dallas County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a group of tubers in distress on the Raccoon River.
Once on scene, they were able to get most of the group — which police said was made up of about seven or eight people — to shore. However, members of the group reported that a man in his mid-30s went underwater and they were unable to find him.
As of July 4, the search for the missing tuber is still ongoing.
Local 5 will update this story as more information becomes available. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/raccoon-river-missing-man-tubing-swimming-tuber-iowa/524-f5961e87-04c2-4137-a3a6-a3f1930d74cf | 2022-07-05T02:22:27 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/raccoon-river-missing-man-tubing-swimming-tuber-iowa/524-f5961e87-04c2-4137-a3a6-a3f1930d74cf |
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa — For many of us, fireworks are the most memorable part of the Fourth of July. But those big bangs that we all love so much can cause some big trouble if you aren't careful.
Some Iowans are being reminded of that the hard way.
On Sunday, July 3, emergency response crews were called to a house fire on 3rd Street in Waukee. The homeowner told Local 5 off-camera that he had been shooting off fireworks earlier that evening and he put them in the garbage, where they later caught fire.
Out in Nevada, firefighters shared on Facebook that they were called to their first fire related to fireworks since they were legalized in Iowa back in 2017.
Kim Sandstoe with Jake's Fireworks said there's a lot to consider before you start your 4th of July fun.
"They need to be aware of what they have around them as far as trees. Are you in a neighborhood where you've got roof tops where some of the debris may be coming down?" Sandstoe said.
But just getting the fireworks into the sky safely is only half the battle. Like the Waukee house fire showed, firework enthusiasts need to know how to properly dispose of them after the show's over.
"You can douse it with a little bit of water to make sure there isn't any additional heat or explosion going, but just give it some time to to automatically cool off on its own, and then collect the matter and dispose of it," Sandstoe said.
The National Safety Council says that more than 18,000 fires every year are caused by fireworks.
Additional tips from the Iowa Fire Marshal include:
- Only allow adults to handle fireworks.
- Never try to re-light dud fireworks.
- Do not aim fireworks at spectators.
- Whoever is handling the fireworks should stay sober. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/tips-to-keep-your-firework-shows-from-going-up-in-flames-4th-fourth-of-july-fire/524-5f962802-a5b3-40d1-b60e-f44a3c498e0d | 2022-07-05T02:22:33 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/tips-to-keep-your-firework-shows-from-going-up-in-flames-4th-fourth-of-july-fire/524-5f962802-a5b3-40d1-b60e-f44a3c498e0d |
Tuesday
SOMERS TOWN BOARD: 5:15 p.m., at the Town/Village Hall, 7511 12th St. Town Board work session.
SOMERS VILLAGE BOARD: 5:30 p.m.., at the Town/Village Hall, 7511 12th St. Village Board work session to include discussions of possible revision of ordinance regarding the keeping of fowl on parcels less than one acre; discussion of a contract to purchase an ambulance to replace a 2000 Med Tec; and discussion of a project bid for stormwater utility improvements.
KENOSHA COUNTY BOARD HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE: 6 p.m., at the Kenosha County Administration Building, 1010 56th St., second floor conference room.
KENOSHA COUNTY BOARD: 7:30 p.m., at the Kenosha County Administration Building, 1010 56th St., County Board chambers. Items on the agenda include: a resolution that firearms and electronic weapons legally possessed and carried per Wisconsin state statues are allowed in any building or on any grounds owned, leased or controlled by Kenosha County, excluding the Kenosha County courthouse, public safety building, jail, detention center, pre-trial building and Molinaro building; a resolution repealing the 1996 policy pertaining to hiring, retention and termination of division heads and adopting a policy where department and division heads are county employees appointed by the County Executive and requiring confirmation of the County Board; a resolution prohibiting the acceptance of grants or donations from non-governmental entities for purposes of funding the administration of elections; a resolution declaring Kenosha County a Second Amendment Sanctuary County; appointments.
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Wednesday
RANDALL SCHOOL BOARD: 4:30 p.m., at the school library, 7101 87th St., Burlington. The special board meeting is for a school perceptions presentation and Board of Education discussion of community survey results.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE: 6 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 204.
KENOSHA COUNTY BOARD JUDICIARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE: 6:30 p.m., at the Kenosha County Detention Center, 4777 88th Ave., lobby.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY & WELFARE COMMITTEE: 6:45 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 301.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL: 7 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 200. Agenda items include: public hearing on conditional use permit for site plan change for a distribution center at 10901 38th St. (Gordon Foods); public hearing on a conditional use permit for a tattoo establishment at 7705 Sheridan Road (Othala Tattoo), initial hearing; consideration of ordinance to require a secret ballot for the election of council president; resolution to reserve two parking spaces for S.J. Crystal’s Men’s store; appointments; request for approval of sculpture submissions for public display along the promenade of HarborPark for the biennial Sculpture Walk, and approval and de-installation and installation of sculptures on Sept. 7-8.
Thursday
KENOSHA CITY PLAN COMMISSION: 5 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 202.
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Eighteen months ago, Ariel Enriquez found space for his five children at Park Place Condominiums in north Tucson. Soon after they moved in, the rent went up $200, to $1,700. With his struggle to pay the increase, the single father fell behind and was charged late fees, pushing his rent over $1,800. The family was evicted in April.
Enriquez, who’s an independent contractor, gathered his five boys and moved to a rundown apartment owned by a family member on Tucson’s south side, almost 14 miles away from the Park Place condominiums. A three-bedroom, two-bath unit at Park Place like the one Enriquez rented now goes for $1,800 a month, a $300 increase in less than two years.
“I’ve been in apartments that have gone up $70 or $80, maybe even $100 for a nice place. This one went up by $200,” Enriquez said. “I remember looking at apartments that were going for $700, $800 not even three years ago, and now they’re $1,300. Why in the world has the price gone up so much? It makes no sense.”
Rents are going up all over Arizona, as they are across the country, but Tucson, once considered affordable, has seen a particularly painful spike. The median rent in Tucson in June was $1,795, up 30% from June 2021, according to Zillow data as of publication. And with rents rising, gentrification is pushing people out of neighborhoods that once were affordable.
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“It’s been happening for a few years now. That’s when we saw the most people moving out of their neighborhoods,” said Betty Villegas, executive director of the South Tucson Housing Authority.
“And we saw it over and over again, people were priced out of natural occurring rentals. And the rents, you know, were starting to rise,” she added, referring to the usual supply of affordable housing in older neighborhoods.
Transitioning neighborhoods
The redevelopment and push for upscale housing has put particular pressure on west Tucson and downtown.
Older neighborhoods that traditionally were lower income and predominantly Hispanic are transitioning to market-rate housing, pressured by new developments in nearby areas, with apartments renting for as much as $3,000 a month. Residents of Armory Park, Menlo Park, the city of South Tucson and other communities are struggling to afford to live in neighborhoods where their families had settled decades ago.
Menlo Park, less than a mile west of downtown, is a good example.
The area is home to mostly older, fixed-income Mexican Americans who settled there after World War II, said Raul Ramirez, vice president of the Menlo Park Neighborhood Association. But now the neighborhood has become a target for developers.
Interest especially increased after the Sun Link streetcar was completed in 2014. Menlo Park is on the streetcar’s last two stops, effectively connecting the neighborhood to downtown Tucson and the sprawling campus of the University of Arizona.
Students and young professionals have begun to move in, and the median rent there as of publication was up $689 over the past year, according to Zillow.
“Now they’re converting some of those apartments to market, the current market rate, so everything is super expensive,” Ramirez said. “And the people that are really being impacted then are folks that are renting.”
City incentive program
With a shortage of housing inventory, more developers want to build near downtown and take advantage of Tucson’s Government Property Lease Excise Tax, or GPLET, a tool that gives the city authority to grant incentives to build in particular areas. The city’s 10-year-old GPLET program subsidizes property taxes for up to eight years for projects in the Central Business District.
GPLET has “been used to bring new life to outdated, poorly maintained properties that were hotspots for crime, and now contribute to the economic growth of Tucson,” according to the Office of Economic Initiatives of Tucson.
Tucson has entered into 24 GPLET agreements, with some completed projects, including The Herbert, which converted an apartment complex for older people into luxury, market-rate housing. The Armory Park conversion was one of the city’s earliest GPLET projects, completed in 2013. Under the plan, the elderly residents were moved to another facility on the south side of Congress Street, which is downtown’s main drag.
One of the more recent GPLET projects is Union on 6th, an apartment complex only a couple of blocks west of the UA.
Union on 6th is leasing for fall 2022, with studios starting at $1,315 a month and two bedrooms as much as $2,480, well above the median rent in Tucson. Amenities include a movie theater, pool and a clubhouse for residents.
But some worry that the projects are fueling the gentrification of old neighborhoods.
“Given all those incentives, you would think that they would be in a prime position to subsidize some low-income housing, but they don’t, it’s all market rate.” Ramirez said.
Kevin Burke, economic initiatives deputy director for Tucson, wouldn’t say whether GPLET projects are contributing to gentrification.
“The question was posed to the city, we have the folks come to the city and say, ‘These GPLET projects are causing gentrification,’ and we’re not going to sit there and say yes or no to that,” Burke said.
But he cited a 2021 study by Gary Pivo, a UArizona professor who studies sustainable cities and responsible property investing, on the equity and sustainability of the GPLET project in Tucson.
Pivo’s study found that GPLET projects were not the cause of gentrification, mainly because they constitute a small part of downtown development. However, it also said the GPLET program could do more to help people and businesses being displaced.
Although the share of the Hispanic and Latino population in the Central Business District, which encompasses most of downtown, fell by only 0.4% from 2012 to 2018, the years Pivo studied, the report said the decline was more significant in the traditionally Latino neighborhoods surrounding the district, including Barrio Viejo, Santa Rosa, Barrio Hollywood and parts of Menlo Park.
The report also said traditional mom-and-pop businesses are doing worse in the Central Business District than in other parts of the city or Pima County, probably from losing longtime customers displaced by higher rents.
Search for affordable solutions
The report said GPLET should look for opportunities to create affordable housing for people who earn less than $35,000 a year. For example, larger housing projects could provide some number of affordable units, and work with local affordable housing developers.
Since 2010, the Pima County Community Land Trust has provided homes to 111 low to moderate income families by remodeling or constructing on land purchased with money from donations and funding from Tucson and the county.
“Investors come in and are looking for these older neighborhoods … and the danger is it’s displacing people,” said Maggie Amado-Tellez, executive director of the trust. “Because right now, everyone, regardless of gentrification, everybody is in a financial bind – that they need to sell their home. Although they can get a good chunk of money, what house can they go buy? Where?”
Monica Gutierrez, a Ph.D. student at the Arizona State University School of Social Work, said gentrification has hidden effects and stresses on families. People who stay have to put up with construction headaches.
“You have a lot of dust in the air going on, you have a lot of metals being cut, gases from the equipment that are being used to move the space and form the space into what it’s going to be,” Gutierrez said. “The city doesn’t think about ‘How are we going to protect the citizens around that?’ What are the policies in place to protect the citizens from those toxic fumes?”
People who leave lose their communities and have to travel farther for work, school and groceries, she added.
“We don’t think about displacement and the health effects of this work. And so while we can use gentrification as a buzzword, we need to dig deeper because it’s not just about gentrification,” Gutierrez said.
Since Enriquez’s family moved to the south side at the end of April, his five sons have been drastically affected. They will have to switch schools starting the next school year. In the meantime, the boys continued attending the same school, adding 30 minutes to their morning routine.
The new apartment’s air-conditioning is broken, the windows are old and it’s not insulated, making it hot inside during the day. Enriquez said his kids have been coughing a lot since moving in because of the dust, and no amount of cleaning has improved the situation. The family also has found mice in the apartment.
“I’ve been extremely busy trying to make the best of our situation,” Enriquez said. “The boys miss the much more comfortable apartment we were in and hate the abrupt move.”
The COVID-19 pandemic also has significantly affected renters in Tucson, especially working-class people and people of color, said Zaira Livier of the Tucson Tenants Union. Although the city introduced assistance programs for people who were affected by rent increases and displacement during the pandemic, she said, it’s difficult to get any actual help from these programs.
“We speak to folks all the time who are waiting on these things, and while they’re waiting on it, they’re still getting evicted,” Livier said. “Or they get their rent paid and the landlord still evicts them because that stuff doesn’t come with any strings attached for the landlord.” | https://tucson.com/news/local/once-affordable-tucson-neighborhoods-changing-as-rents-rise/article_15a4559e-f7c6-11ec-af12-0bfb20ba29fa.html | 2022-07-05T02:25:47 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/once-affordable-tucson-neighborhoods-changing-as-rents-rise/article_15a4559e-f7c6-11ec-af12-0bfb20ba29fa.html |
Police were responding to reports of two fellow officers reportedly being shot near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as thousands of people celebrated a 4th of July concert and fireworks show.
The gunfire broke out near the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the final day of Wawa Welcome America as throngs of people watched a fireworks show following a concert headlined by Jason Derulo on the parkway, police said.
Various people could be seen running from the area. Police instructed people in surrounding buildings to shelter in place.
“I didn’t hear the shots, but the cops were like, ‘Run, run, run,’” one woman told NBC10.
NBC10 had various reporters in the area covering the festival. NBC10 reporter Tim Furlong said he saw a "wave of people" running from near Eakins Oval down the parkway. Several children were crying during what were moments of confusion from the crowd and police officers at the scene, Furlong said.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-respond-to-reports-of-officers-shot-near-parkway-concert/3290066/ | 2022-07-05T02:32:06 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-respond-to-reports-of-officers-shot-near-parkway-concert/3290066/ |
Man admits to smuggling migrants for pay
A DPS trooper working in Wichita Falls arrested a man for human trafficking, the second human trafficking arrest this Fourth of July holiday weekend.
According to allegations made in the latest arrest affidavit:
On Sunday, a trooper saw a Ford Expedition speeding south on U.S. 287. During the traffic stop the trooper discovered the temporary tags belonged to a Chevy Malibu. The driver was identified as Samuel Cazun Cruz. Cruz told the trooper he was traveling with family from Amarillo but did not know the names of anybody in the vehicle.
One passenger also said he did not know any of the other passengers. He told the trooper he paid Cruz $300 for gas. Another passenger also said they paid Cruz $300 for gas. Cruz was arrested and placed in the front seat of the trooper’s patrol car. When asked, “How much he was getting paid?” Cruz replies, “Not enough.”
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Cruz said he was getting paid $150 per person and said he was staying in Dallas while working off a debt. A search of the vehicle found a Kentucky identification with the name Sam Cazun Cruz. Cruz told the trooper the ID card was fake.
The trooper contacted a Border Patrol agent who placed a Federal Detainer on all four passengers and Cruz. A juvenile was transported to the Wichita Falls DPS office and released to a family member.
According to the Wichita County Jail inmate data webpage, Cruz was charged with Smuggling of Person and having a false ID. His bond was set at $30,000 by a judge. He also was placed on an ICE Detainer and held without Bond. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/man-admits-smuggling-migrants-pay/7803877001/ | 2022-07-05T02:33:37 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/man-admits-smuggling-migrants-pay/7803877001/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – A scare that deputies say was prompted by “a noise” during the Fireworks at the Fountain show at Lake Eola in Orlando caused parkgoers to seek shelter, with some jumping into the water as they ran away.
The Fourth of July commotion started shortly after the fireworks began around 9:45 p.m. Monday.
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Some witnesses said they heard what they believed were gunshots. Police, however, said there was no evidence of a shooting.
“Out of nowhere we saw people running, and then we heard (what we thought were) shots. We heard it. It wasn’t lining up with the fireworks. They were obviously something else,” the witness said.
Orlando police later tweeted that there was no shooting and no public safety hazard.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the confusion at Lake Eola was caused by a noise during the fireworks show. Sheriff’s officials did not clarify what caused the noise.
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🚨IMPORTANT MESSAGE: To our community members now in Downtown Orlando, please know that there is NO evidence of a shooting in the area. Our officers are now working to secure the area. There is NO public safety hazard at this time.
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) July 5, 2022
During the chaos, some families were separated. Police said a family reunification area was set up at North Rosalind Avenue and East Robinson Street.
No injuries have been immediately reported.
The scare in Orlando came hours after six people were shot to death at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago. A person of interest was later arrested.
No other details have been released.
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Regarding the situation at @LakeEolaPark: @OrlandoPolice confusion was caused by a noise during the fireworks show. There appears to be no threat at this time. Be safe. https://t.co/CSjjRBYmRc
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) July 5, 2022
📢FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES! If you were separated, you can make your way to our Family Reunification Designated Area at N. Rosalind Ave. & E. Robinson St.
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) July 5, 2022
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Check back for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/scare-causes-panic-at-lake-eola-fireworks-show-in-orlando/ | 2022-07-05T02:36:13 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/scare-causes-panic-at-lake-eola-fireworks-show-in-orlando/ |
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — Evacuation orders are in effect for parts of the Bangor area in Butte County due to a wildfire.
The JanDar Fire sparked off Jan-Dar Road and Oro Bangor Highway in the community of Bangor. The Butte County Sheriff's Office downgraded evacuation orders for Bangor Zone 920, reducing it to a warning.
Butte County Sheriff's Office officials also have an evacuation warning out for Bangor Zone 919 and 837.
The fire has burned 15 acres, according to Cal Fire.
Evacuation Map
An evacuation map from the Butte County Sheriff's Office is available below.
FIRE MAP
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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A Colorado man is facing multiple charges in relation to fleeing from a Virginia State Police trooper on Monday morning.
At around 10 a.m. Monday, a state trooper’s radar registered a 2010 Toyota Corolla traveling at 90 mph in the posted 70 mph zone on Interstate 295 near the 7-mile marker in Prince George County, according to state police.
The trooper initiated a traffic stop with his emergency lights and sirens, but “the Toyota refused to stop and instead accelerated at a high rate of speed,” according to police. The Toyota was traveling northbound on I-295.
As the Toyota sped on I-295, at times surpassing 100 mph, it took Exit 15B to Route 10 toward Chester. As the sedan turned onto Meadowville Road, police said, it lost control and rammed into two troopers’ patrol vehicles in the 11500 block of Meadowville.
The driver, a 55-year-old man from Colorado Springs, Colo., then ran on foot before being apprehended by state police and taken into custody without further incident.
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GREENWOOD, Arkansas — It's a perfect day to get out and celebrate independence day in Greenwood square.
You'll find Fourth of July favorites from the food vendors and bounce houses for kids.
"It’s just a great day, it’s just a great day for greenwood and the community to be together," Said Barbara Parker.
Barbara Parker has lived in Greenwood for 41 years and days she brings her family every year.
“It’s just a great day, it’s just a great day for greenwood and the community to be together," said Parker
With temperatures in the 100s, that didn't stop Barbara says it's worth it, she has been out since 9 this morning.
"I come out with the intentions of eating all day. I’ve had snow cones, kettle corn, and egg rolls," explained Parker.
The mayor of Greenwood says today's turnout is larger than it has been in previous years.
"It’s time for people to get together and have some fun time together, whether it was 4th of July or not,” said Mayor Kinslow
"Greenwood is such a close town, and people just care about each other, and it’s just a joy to see our neighbors and you know everybody out,” Said Parker
Freedom fest is a chance for the greenwood community to come together to celebrate what Independence Day means to them.
"It’s just our country, our land, our people who fought so hard for us and just to be able to come out here and celebrate, " said Parker.
"You know if it wasn’t for those folks who served in the military we wouldn’t be able to have freedom. Freedom is not free as we know, so it’s amazing just to be able to do this and to live in the country we live in….we’re so proud," explained Kinslow.
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BOISE, Idaho — Idahoans love to celebrate the 4th of July; however, it's important to know why we celebrate America's independence in the first place, according to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
The organization is service based, 17-year DAR member Carrol Emery said. The organization places an emphasis on helping American veterans and educating people about America's history.
The DAR traces their family tree back to the people who fought for America's independence in the Revolutionary War.
Emery has to go back 9 generations to make the connection.
"This is my heart," Emery said. "And that to me is worth remembering from 9 generation back."
Emery stood alongside fellow DAR members Monday morning on the Idaho Capitol steps. They held signs for the original 13 colonies - honoring each colony in the order of which they ratified the United States Constitution.
A couple dozen people watched the ceremony. The crowd joined in singing the national anthem and reading the preamble of US Constitution.
"Maybe they'll go home with another feeling about 4th of July. Not just a day to have firecrackers, but a day to remember the men who fought and gave their lives," Emery said.
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) - including Idaho State President Jack Currier - also attended the DAR ceremony.
"This is the birth of it all. The greatest country on the planet. We got our troubles, and we got our problems. But we are still the greatest country on the planet, and it all goes back to this day," Currier said.
This day - the 4th of July - is laced with rich history. It's important history both Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution are eager pass on to the next generation.
"And actually, I've been amazed how knowledgeable some of these elementary and middle school kids are," Currier said.
Because while the Revolutionary War is personal to SAR and DAR, its events shaped the lives of every American. Today, these patriots simply ask for people to reflect for just a moment and try to grasp the importance of America's independence.
"People gave their lives so that we have the lives that we have today. It wouldn't happen if it hadn't been for these people," Emery said.
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DALLAS — Fair Park Fourth resumed for the first time Monday night since COVID-19 took hold of Dallas in 2020.
Sadly — the return of the event along with other festivities in DFW — couldn’t be fully enjoyed without the headline of another mass shooting in America in the back of minds.
During a parade for Independence Day in Highland Park, Illinois Monday—a shooter opened fire into a crowd killing at least 6 and wounding at least 30.
Eleina Rosales was among the thousands who went into the Cotton Bowl Monday night for fireworks. While she was excited, she said the event is no different than the parade in Highland Park.
“You just can’t feel safe anymore,” Rosales said. “The people deciding to do this kind of stuff when all the families are getting to celebrate is not right. We’re proud to be here, and we’re proud to be Americans. We just want to be here celebrating but not feel insecure about it."
Sources within the Dallas Police Department informed WFAA that the shooting didn’t alter security plans for the event on Monday night.
However, officers and deputies with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office were more alert than usual.
“Seeing all the cops and stuff makes us feel a little safer,” mother Olivia Wreh said. “That shooting was in the back of my mind coming here.”
Highland Park, Illinois shooting
According to officials, a gunman on a rooftop opened fire just after 10 a.m. during the parade in suburban Chicago Monday.
A person of interested in the shooting was taken into custody after an hourslong manhunt. The person of interest was identified as Robert Crimo III.
Lake County officials said "several of the deceased victims" died at the scene and one was taken to a hospital and died there. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement-on-higher-alert-during-fair-park-fourth-after-illinois-mass-shooting/287-74a60142-fb13-4952-917d-c61cb8f6106f | 2022-07-05T02:47:27 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement-on-higher-alert-during-fair-park-fourth-after-illinois-mass-shooting/287-74a60142-fb13-4952-917d-c61cb8f6106f |
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The Food and Drug Administration made headlines recently as the hulking federal agency banned the company JUUL from selling its e-cigarettes in the United States, even though their products have long been on the market. The FDA justified its decision, according to the Wall Street Journal, because the agency “wasn’t aware of a hazard associated with using JUUL devices but that the company hadn’t submitted sufficient evidence that its devices were safe.”
The e-cigarette maker vehemently disagrees, and even obtained a temporary stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia — permitting their products to remain on store shelves for the time being. Nevertheless, while some have heralded the FDA’s ruling as a step in the right direction, it is cause for concern for those who are dedicated to reducing the harm caused by combustible cigarettes, which greatly impact the Peach State.
As it stands, some 16% of Georgians smoke cigarettes, nearly 12,000 die a year due to smoking, and the related health care services cost billions of dollars annually. Put simply, smoking takes a heavy toll on Georgia, and the hazards are well-known. Despite this, for many years, people continued smoking combustible cigarettes, in part, because abstinence-only approaches have failed and many of the traditional quit tools have proven largely inadequate.
Meanwhile, e-cigarettes have shown great promise in reducing the dangers posed by combustibles. They provide smokers a nicotine alternative that mimics smoking but with a reduced harm profile. After all, e-cigarettes don’t rely on the same combustion process as cigarettes, which releases around seven thousand chemicals — more than 70 of which are carcinogenic.
As a result of this, and that e-cigarettes don’t contain tobacco — but rather vape juice — Public Health England announced that it is 95% less dangerous than combustibles. What’s more, e-cigarettes have become a leading tool smokers use to kick the habit. And a 2021 study found that e-cigarettes appear to be a more effective cessation tool than therapies, like the nicotine patch, gum or lozenges.
Considering the benefits of e-cigarettes compared to combustibles, you’d think the federal government would want these harm reduction tools to be readily accessible to adult smokers, but that may not be the case. The FDA’s attempted ban on JUUL would have affected around one-third of the market — severely limiting adults’ options — but this is far from the feds’ first foray into the e-cigarette world.
In early 2020, the FDA banned the “manufacture, distribution and sale” of many e-cigarette flavors. The agency handed down this decision in an attempt to dissuade children from trying c-cigarettes, which is a noble goal. Minors should absolutely not use any nicotine products whatsoever, and the feds have taken strides to prevent them from doing so, including raising the age to purchase tobacco products to 21 years old.
While it isn’t clear how much — if any — of the federal government’s ban on many flavors impacted illegal youth usage, the prohibition promises to adversely impact the health of current smokers. Research has shown that adult smokers greatly prefer non-tobacco flavors and enjoy a broad array of tastes. In fact, these flavors have likely contributed to smokers making the switch to less harmful e-cigarettes. But with many of them now banned, it stands to reason that fewer adults will give e-cigarettes a try — further damaging public health.
Meanwhile, the FDA is telegraphing other confusing signals. As it wages an offensive on e-cigarettes, it authorized the marketing of low-nicotine combustible cigarettes as a modified-risk tobacco product. While these have far less nicotine and are therefore less addictive, they still rely on the same combustion process responsible for releasing dangerous carcinogens. The fact the FDA would seemingly endorse low-nicotine combustibles for current smokers but curtail access to less harmful e-cigarettes sends a confusing message to say the least.
While it is too early to tell if the FDA’s actions on e-cigarettes are harbingers of things to come, history suggests that the agency may work to further limit access to e-cigarettes as a cessation product, which is an action that some states have already considered. The proposals have ranged from taxing the products into oblivion or simply banning them outright. If the FDA pursued a similar path, it would be a curious step for an organization dedicated to “protecting the public health” of Americans.
Yet rather than ensuring the availability of harm reduction products, like e-cigarettes, the agency is attempting to restrict the market. This only ensures that more smokers will remain addicted to deadly products that the FDA hasn’t attempted to ban. While it may be years before JUUL’s lawsuit against the FDA is resolved, the FDA should adopt a better strategy for combatting cigarette usage, instead of drifting toward a strategy of harm production. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/marc-hyden-the-fda-s-drift-toward-harm-production/article_778b38e2-fba7-11ec-8d96-af25257fc072.html | 2022-07-05T02:49:26 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/marc-hyden-the-fda-s-drift-toward-harm-production/article_778b38e2-fba7-11ec-8d96-af25257fc072.html |
On Independence Day, a recent report from the National Zoo prompted thoughts of one of the best-known incidents in Washington of zoo animal independence.
On a day devoted to reflection on liberty and freedom, the announcement aroused recollection of Rusty, a red panda who fled the National Zoo in 2013.
Rusty’s escape made the news around the world, apparently in part because of its rarity and seeming ingenuity.
Rusty was soon found strolling the streets of the Adams Morgan neighborhood and was returned to confinement.
Later Rusty was transferred to the Front Royal facility, a move, the zoo said, that was intended to give him and his mate an environment more conducive to breeding. Red pandas have been designated an endangered species.
In its Friday report, the zoo listed the new red pandas as Scarlet, Xena and Taizong.
They were sent to Front Royal to breed and to help conservation scientists better understand their health, the zoo statement said.
Scarlet and Taizong came to breed with each other, and Xena is to breed with Rocket, another red panda at the site.
In addition to their striped faces and ringed tails, one trait that characterizes red pandas is their adeptness at escape.
This is associated with their tree-climbing ways, if not necessarily with a desire to avoid confinement.
But it appears that Rusty, who sojourned briefly beyond the zoo’s bounds nine years ago, was not the only member of his species to show a seeming wish for freedom.
News accounts of the efforts of the animals to get away are widespread in the media. A news report published in 2020 told of a red panda that had been missing from a zoo in Virginia’s Tidewater area since 2017. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/on-july-4-a-reminder-of-the-zoo-animal-that-made-a-bid-for-freedom/2022/07/04/408d1364-fc02-11ec-a07f-799ab6d06557_story.html | 2022-07-05T02:49:30 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/on-july-4-a-reminder-of-the-zoo-animal-that-made-a-bid-for-freedom/2022/07/04/408d1364-fc02-11ec-a07f-799ab6d06557_story.html |
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Lincoln police arrested a 28-year-old man who they say attempted to assault officers with a screwdriver.
Police received a report of a possible stabbing around 7 p.m. Sunday on the 1000 block of Garber Avenue in northwest Lincoln. When police arrived, no one was present with injuries but Capt. Jake Dilsaver said Payne Ackerman began threatening officers.
Officers attempted to handcuff Ackerman, but he resisted arrest and tried to use the screwdriver to injure them, Dilsaver said.
Police were eventually able to detain him by deploying a Taser.
Ackerman is being held at the Lancaster County jail on suspicion of attempted assault, resisting arrest and attempting to use a deadly weapon to commit a felony.
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The 21-year-old initially told police he was confident everyone at the rural Fillmore County party was of legal age to drink. But investigators later found at least 50 attendees were under 21, according to court filings.
The investigation into the 20-year-old man started in May, when he began sending emails to district employees mentioning a specific administrator, according to police.
No one was injured in the incident, which occurred around 5 p.m. Thursday near 190th Street along Bennet Road, spilling coal along the rail line and closing access to adjacent roads for several hours.
Ryan Long will tack close to another decade onto his stint in Tecumseh after a judge sentenced him to prison for shooting his then-girlfriend during a Halloween-night fight in 2019.
The man posing as Henry Cavill told the woman she needed to provide her bank account information so he could pay a customs agent to release the package of cash and diamonds he had sent her, according to police.
City employees installed a trail camera to monitor the property near West B and South Folsom streets, where an unknown man inserted a can of food into the kennel in a second attempted poisoning May 31, according to police.
The 22-year-old had used social media to arrange a sexual encounter with a State Patrol trooper who was posing as a 14-year-old girl, the agency announced in a news release.
"It's just appalling the effort that you made to, essentially, blame her, and to make her the one responsible for your conduct," Judge Jodi Nelson told a Lincoln man before sentencing him to prison in connection to a sex assault. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-after-attempting-to-assault-officers-with-screwdriver-police-say/article_47cbb74f-ee3a-57d4-8ac3-c2cf3b80174c.html | 2022-07-05T02:51:32 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-after-attempting-to-assault-officers-with-screwdriver-police-say/article_47cbb74f-ee3a-57d4-8ac3-c2cf3b80174c.html |
The price of fireworks has blown up over the last year and that is leaving many people buying less which means you could see fewer fireworks shows in your neighborhood.
Christopher Visens said he found himself buying fewer fireworks than normal this year as the prices of gas, food and his mortgage have risen.
“I’m just trying to enjoy myself on the 4th of July,” Visens said.
Wyler Ginns said he is on a budget and set aside $100 which allowed him to buy sparklers and other fireworks for his children.
The American Pyrotechnics reported costs are 35% higher industry wide in 2022 blaming shipping, raw materials and insurance costs as reasons for the hike in prices.
Chris Whited owns World-Class Fireworks in Fort Myers and said sales this year are down.
“Compared to the last couple of years, which were really unique because of Covid and lockdowns and that kind of stuff,” Whited said.
The best gauge of whether sales are slower this year may be based on how noisy your neighborhood is on July 4th. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/04/firework-prices-blow-up-for-fourth-of-july-festivities/ | 2022-07-05T02:51:32 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/04/firework-prices-blow-up-for-fourth-of-july-festivities/ |
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Honoring our nation’s heroes: that’s the goal of a traveling tribute trailer that stopped in Fort Myers today. The memorial pictures 608 men and women nationwide who died in the line of duty.
“I think everyone’s lost someone,” founder Jagrut Shaw said. “We’ve all lost someone.”
The idea Shaw is sharing is that though these heroes are gone, they are never forgotten.
The stop in Fort Myers featured three Southwest Florida first responders: Trooper Brian Pingry, Lee County Sergeant Steven Mazzotta and Lee County Deputy First Class William Diaz.
It’s with a picture and a blue rose that their families got to see their loved one featured on the trailer today.
Laura Pingry lost her husband, Brian, to COVID-19 last fall.
“Knowing Brian, he’d be like Laura it’s too much,” she said. “He’s a very quiet guy and he was a homebody so now he gets to travel around the country and that makes me proud.”
Pingry said her husband wasn’t your average trooper.
“Brian decided to become a trooper at the age of 53,” the widow said. “He told me that he always wanted to be a trooper. You know 19 years of marriage, and I said um how come I never heard of this before?? What’s special to me is he got to live his dream.”
It was the dream that FHP Lt. Greg Bueno said he saw in the trooper every day.
“When Brian got here, he was kind of like that fatherly figure to a lot of the young troopers. It was nice to have that steady calm approach, and that was Brian. He was a steady Eddy,” Bueno recalled.
Stories and memories like that are exactly what Jagrut Shaw wants out of the Beyond the Call of Duty End of Watch ride: to remind people that fallen won’t be forgotten.
“Take a look today and you’ll see 608 beautiful men and women on our memorial. As you look at them, you tend to look at them as photographs, but if you take a second and allow it to be observed… you’ll notice they are fathers, children, sisters, brothers, grandparents,” Shaw said, who retired from law enforcement in 2017. “This is the largest number of in line duty deaths this nation has ever seen.”
Shaw said he hopes this tribute gives families another chance to speak with their fallen hero, remind them they will never be forgotten and inspire others to keep this number from rising.
“I think if we bring love back into our lives we might be able to succeed in bringing the hatred out of our lives,” Shaw said.
You can find the schedule for the memorial here. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/04/traveling-trailer-pays-tribute-to-fallen-heroes-comes-to-fort-myers/ | 2022-07-05T02:51:38 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/04/traveling-trailer-pays-tribute-to-fallen-heroes-comes-to-fort-myers/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Thousands are expected for the big Fourth of July fireworks show in Downtown Austin on Monday evening.
Throughout the day, Bill Boyd and his crew with Sky Wonder Pyrotechnics prepared the barge for big fireworks show. Boyd, who was born and raised in Austin, has been doing these types of shows for more than 25 years.
The fireworks show will go for about 20 minutes and will be synchronized with music from the Austin Symphony Orchestra at the Long Center for Performing Arts.
For those want to watch there, general admission is at Vic Mathias Shores. Boyd said people can expect to see a wide variety of fireworks.
"Sometimes it goes out and it changes colors, sometimes it crackles, sometimes spins. These things and those spin around. It’s all kinds of effects," said Boyd.
Eric Jones from Austin was with his mother who is in from New York. They are ready to celebrate the Fourth of July as they plan to watch show on Monday. Jones has seen them in the past.
"Especially from a downtown view, see a terrific light show over these buildings we have. It's gorgeous, especially when you see the Capitol around it too," said Jones.
Boyd said it is all about putting on a good show for people like the Joneses to enjoy.
"At the end, when people get excited, it's always great. That's how we do our Fourth," said Boyd.
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AUSTIN, Texas — One person was resuscitated after drowning at Mansfield Dam Park on Lake Travis on Monday evening, Austin-Travis County EMS said.
The incident happened around 7:48 p.m. at 4200 Mansfield Dam Road.
The adult victim was removed from the water after being submerged around 10 minutes, and a bystander conducted CPR, ATCEMS said. Medics then arrived and continued CPR.
Around 8:20 p.m., ATCEMS said medics and Lake Travis Fire and Rescue crews obtained a return of pulses on the person.
STAR Flight airlifted the person to Dell Seton Medical Center in a critical, life-threatening condition.
No other information is available at this time.
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/medics-resuscitate-drowning-victim-mansfield-dam-lake-travis/269-ad78f102-b70c-411c-ba90-0d591d8395a5 | 2022-07-05T03:05:25 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/medics-resuscitate-drowning-victim-mansfield-dam-lake-travis/269-ad78f102-b70c-411c-ba90-0d591d8395a5 |
A 27-year-old Austin man drowned Monday in the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels.
New Braunfels police and fire department personnel responded to a call on the 1400 block of Gruene Road along the Guadalupe River of a possible drowning around 5:35 p.m., according to a news release.
When they arrived, Pablo Daniel Calzada Rodriguez already had been pulled out of the water. It was not known how long Rodriguez had been under water, the release said.
Life-saving measures were performed and Rodriguez was taken to Christus Santa Rosa Hospital New Braunfels where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy has been ordered, but the release indicated the incident was an accident. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Man-drowns-in-Guadalupe-River-on-July-4th-17284158.php | 2022-07-05T03:08:23 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Man-drowns-in-Guadalupe-River-on-July-4th-17284158.php |
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — A fight at the Harrisburg's Front Street fireworks show on Monday night caused a disturbance amongst the crowd.
According to city officials, a fight occurred near Walnut and Front Streets in Harrisburg around 9:30 p.m. on July 4.
Officials said that police cleared the area and the situation is under control, but there was no shooting, and no one has been reported injured at this time.
A witness at the scene described the outbreak from the fight as "chaotic."
This is a developing story. FOX43 will provide any updates as they become available. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/harrisburg-fight-pennsylvania-fireworks-show-front-street/521-99f66f5a-d238-49b5-9428-8bba4ea70f13 | 2022-07-05T03:37:05 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/harrisburg-fight-pennsylvania-fireworks-show-front-street/521-99f66f5a-d238-49b5-9428-8bba4ea70f13 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Today, thousands of people filed into FNB Field to watch the Harrisburg Senators take on the Erie Seawolves, taking in America’s Pastime on Independence Day.
“There can’t be a better combination. Baseball is American. It’s a tribute to America," said George Roig, a fan who attended the Senators game.
The fans were not only treated to a good baseball game, they were also treated to a fireworks show afterwards.
“This is the best thing to do," said another baseball goer, Rodger Summy. "Get everyone together, see a whole game, and watch the fireworks afterwards.”
“I hope they show me a lot of fireworks and give me a good finale," said Roig.
Outside of the center field fence, Rick Attivo and his wife worked tirelessly to set up the display.
“We typically can get this whole set up in about two and a half to three hours," said Attivo. "But my wife and I have it down to a science.”
Over 300 firework shells were used for the Senators postgame display. Attivo said it takes a lot of behind-the-scenes work for the 10 minute firework show.
“They don’t see the preparation ahead of time," said Attivo. "They don’t see my boss and his facility, and all the trucks he has to load and unload, all the equipment that goes into it.”
Behind all that labor, Attivo is able to take what started as a hobby, and put together a firework show that brings joy to thousands of people.
“It’s expensive hobby, but a fun hobby if you know what you’re doing, and do it safely." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/harrisburg-senators-host-4th-of-july-game-fireworks-postgame-show/521-060bb65c-61ab-4e0e-93c4-ebfdb737a703 | 2022-07-05T03:37:11 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/harrisburg-senators-host-4th-of-july-game-fireworks-postgame-show/521-060bb65c-61ab-4e0e-93c4-ebfdb737a703 |
GREENSBORO — Fun Fourth Festival, the annual downtown celebration of Independence Day, returned in extravagant force on Monday. With the event canceled in 2020, and modified in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people gathered in the city as a hot sun hung in the air.
Families came wearing decorative Fourth of July designs on their faces and clothes.
Lines of people waited for funnel cakes, fish and lemonade.
A mechanical bull took on all comers.
Music permeated the air.
So did the heat.
But it wasn’t enough to stop residents from showing pride in their country — and city.
The festive scene was a stark contrast to what was happening across the country in a Chicago suburb. There, a gunman opened fire, killing six and wounding 30.
Chances are good that anyone who had a smartphone as they walked around among the denizens on Monday probably saw the news.
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Still, the mood in downtown was exuberant and joyous. As it typically is on a Fourth of July in the city.
In what’s become a festival tradition, four couples were chosen to get married through the Red, White and Say I Do contest. The wedding includes flowers, a reception and officiant.
“I’m looking forward to marrying my husband on such a special day as today,” said Stella Kessler, one of the brides.
Lillian Brown’s fiance didn’t want to plan a huge wedding, so both decided to use the festival as an opportunity to take the plunge.
“I’m so excited to get married in a big crowd,” she said as the brides started getting ready at the Historic Magnolia House. “We both are people that go against the norm, so it was a perfect opportunity for us.”
For children, there seemed to be endless activities. There was a Bounce House, an area to throw footballs and a roller-skating rink where there was plenty of room to burn off an almost infinite supply of kid energy.
Dogs of all kinds could be seen throughout the crowd. They were all on leashes, but seemed content to be alongside their owners despite the intense heat.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Fourth of July in Greensboro — or anywhere in the country — without remembering that America is one big melting pot.
“My husband I are first-generation immigrants that traveled to the U.S. Both of our children were born here, and I’m so thankful that my children have an opportunity to have so much fun,” Uma Khan said.
Contact Tanasia Moss at 336-373-7371 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/red-white-and-whew-heat-was-on-as-greensboro-celebrated-the-fourth/article_830c88ba-fbed-11ec-8fc7-0f74ddd25868.html | 2022-07-05T03:39:54 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/red-white-and-whew-heat-was-on-as-greensboro-celebrated-the-fourth/article_830c88ba-fbed-11ec-8fc7-0f74ddd25868.html |
This year, the Flagstaff Fourth of July parade enjoyed an idyllic summer morning. Recent rains had washed the brick buildings clean and watered the distant mountains. Along the streets, the trees all glowed bright green while revelers clad in red, white and blue gathered shoulder to shoulder in their shade, shoulder to shoulder. Children sucked on cherry Popsicles while their parents jockeyed with chairs and blankets, preparing for the parade.
As the floats made their way through downtown, there was the expected cheering for politicians and sports teams, the chanting of “Rev it up!” for a line of classic cars, and a thunderous, earnest applause for the wildland firefighters that marched in their ash-stained clothes.
Stars and bars waved in handheld flags, and all the familiar phrases of patriotism — America the Great, I Love America, God Bless the USA — were out in abundance, written on signs and T-shirts, painted on truck windows and shouted from the lips of the exuberant crowd.
Among these slogans, there was a word that every American citizen will recognize as a crucial summary of American values: freedom. This year, the Arizona Daily Sun posed a single question to those who came to celebrate at the parade: “What does freedom mean to you?”
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It’s all summed up in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, said Manny Nortel, whose family has been in Flagstaff for four generations.
“Peaceful assembly, our freedom of speech, freedom of religion, kind of everything that’s great about this country,” Nortel said. “Our right to earn our own money, start our own business. Everything about Flagstaff is freedom.”
Nortel mentioned that things have changed over the years he’d been coming to the Independence Day parade in Flagstaff. He said he misses the “Native American dancers” and the “carnival” atmosphere of when the parade was a three-day event. But ultimately, he says his town and country have been good to him.
“I have every right to succeed,” Nortel said. “The pursuit of happiness.”
The guarantees of the First Amendment were also important to Will Kaye’s definition of freedom.
“We’re able to think and speak freely,” he said. “We’re able to worship freely. It's a lot of things people take for granted.”
But many people are still not free in this country, said Juanita Carrillo.
“There’s too much racism,” Carrillo said, sitting with her family under an umbrella in a pickup truck. She talked about the ways she and her family have been subjected to racial profiling because of their brown skin, and the way they have had to weather undue accusations, like during a recent trip to a Flagstaff gas station where the attendant incorrectly insisted that her grandchild had stolen a piece of beef jerky.
When asked why she was at the parade, Carrillo answered matter-of-factly.
“I’m an American,” she said. “My family, my uncles have fought for us to be able to do this.” Carrillo is proud of her family’s military service, even if she doesn’t feel that it’s won her equal treatment. “We are still judged,” she said.
Freedom from judgment was important to other parade-goers as well. When asked for her definition, Nina Sales said freedom is the ability to “be who you are while allowing others to be who they want to be.” Jon Ramirez echoed this thought, saying “everyone has their right to an opinion, and I respect that.”
For others, the freedom to be true to one’s self was expressed in the idea of freedom of choice.
“I can choose where I want to work, choose my religion, choose who I want to be. I can do my thing, and you can do yours.” said Maria Ondrejech. “Freedom of choice is important to me.”
Her husband Dave, whose T-shirt read “freedom” across the back, chimed in.
“But we don’t mean choice as in, like, abortions,” he said.
The Ondrejechs explained that they were squarely against abortive healthcare practices due to their Catholic faith. “For us, it’s a religious issue,” Dave said. While they applauded American freedom of religion and said that choice was an important aspect of American life, they said they “drew the line” at people choosing abortions.
“But we’re really just spectators on the issue,” Dave said.
The Ondrejechs were not the only ones at the parade to bring up that particular freedom of choice, a right recently stripped from American women when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. To Shannon Welles, freedom meant having the right to make decisions over her own body.
“Our rights have been ripped away from us and [the Supreme Court is] looking at carving away more,” Welles said, concerned that as a married, gay woman, her right to marriage might be on the legal chopping block.
“It’s baffling and confounding that I, as a woman, still need to fight for my rights,” said Sandy Quintanilla, standing next to Welles while holding a sign that read “ERA NOW.” Her sign referred to the long-proposed, never adopted Equal Rights Amendment that would guarantee American women equal pay and equal rights in matters of employment, property, divorce and other arenas.
“How can we say we’re a progressive country when I still don’t have the same rights [men] do?” Quintanilla asked.
Despite their dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court, Quintanilla and Welles decided to show up for the Fourth of July parade as a matter of visibility.
“We’re not going quietly,” Welles said. “This is real, and every day I’m going to fight for this. I’m going to celebrate, and I’m going to fight.”
Freedom is equality, said Shelby Miller, who also expressed frustration over the inequalities she faces as an American woman. For her, attending the parade was about demonstrating her commitment to her fellow citizens.
“We believe in this country and we're not we're not going to back down,” Miller said. “Because if we do, we're going let other people down. We have to do it all together.”
Also struck by the recent Supreme Court rulings, David Fellows showed up to the parade wearing a T-shirt that read “Abort the Court.”
“My wife right there, all these women, lost their freedom of choice,” he said. “She does not have the rights that I have. How fair is that?”
Mandy Fellows said the loss of her freedom of choice made her feel like a second class citizen.
“I can’t tell you how it feels to wake up and not feel like a normal citizen,” she said. Even so, she exemplified a model citizen, wearing a patriotic T-shirt and picking up trash in the wake of the parade. She nodded along with her friend Jesse Perry, who said it was "sad" that progressive-minded people sometimes got “a bad attitude” about the Fourth of July and the American flag.
“We all need to rally around that flag,” Perry said. “It’s not the flag of the right. It’s the American flag.”
“That’s right,” Mandy Fellows said in agreement. “I’m not letting them take that away from me.”
For others at the parade, freedom was a less of a political concept. Freedom could be the freedom to gather and be happy, as was the case for Adam Niles, who said freedom meant “enjoying your day the way you want to enjoy it.” It could also be the freedom to be rude to strangers, as was the case for one large, muscly man who said “Freedom means I’m free to tell you to [expletive] off.”
Or maybe it’s just the freedom to say nothing at all, as many parade-goers chose when faced with the question. It’s a fair choice. Freedom, for all the importance Americans put on it, is often freely interpreted. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/the-many-faces-of-freedom-at-the-flagstaff-independence-day-parade/article_05048f3c-fbe1-11ec-a46a-d3fe5aaeb6e7.html | 2022-07-05T03:44:56 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/the-many-faces-of-freedom-at-the-flagstaff-independence-day-parade/article_05048f3c-fbe1-11ec-a46a-d3fe5aaeb6e7.html |
DNR closes Grand Haven State Park beach amid 'multiple fights'
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Fights at a west Michigan beach prompted authorities to close the area on the Fourth of July.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources made the decision Monday afternoon for the Grand Haven State Park after "multiple" brawls, the city's Department of Public Safety said in a statement.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or arrests. Other details were not released.
DNR officials did not immediately respond to a request for information.
The 48-acre state park is near Lake Michigan along the west side and the Grand River along the north side, according to its website. It includes a campground, an overnight lodge, a designated swim beach, picnic areas and a beach pavilion.
Temperatures on Monday climbed into the 90s in west Michigan. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/04/dnr-closes-grand-haven-state-park-beach-amid-multiple-fights/7806909001/ | 2022-07-05T03:55:13 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/04/dnr-closes-grand-haven-state-park-beach-amid-multiple-fights/7806909001/ |
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: An upper-air ridge builds strength across the deep south through mid-week. That will keep the heat on for us through this week. High dewpoints (in the mid to upper 70s) will lead to a heat index each afternoon climbing into the triple digits, with the actual air temperature in the low to mid 90s. That high heat and humidity will also lead to at least widely scattered showers and storms each afternoon and evening, although with the upper-level ridge nearly directly overhead, widespread storms aren’t likely mid-week. Still, with plenty of moisture in place and near stationary storms likely at times, some flooding issues can’t be ruled out.
WORLD GAMES OPENING CEREMONY: As The World Games kicks things off Thursday evening at Protective Stadium, expect things to be warm and very humid, with temperatures in the 80s through the ceremonies and a heat index in the 90s through much of it. An isolated shower or storm can’t be ruled out Thursday evening.
FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY: Friday may end up being the hottest day of the week, with the heat index climbing well into the 100s for those who don’t see rain. As we head into the weekend, the upper air high slides west some leading to an opening for more showers and storms. Saturday looks particularly stormy, with more widespread storms likely in the afternoon and evening over the weekend.
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CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — A man in the Crystal River area was airlifted to a hospital due to a boating incident, a spokesperson from the Citrus County Fire Rescue said on Monday.
The man was reportedly taken to Pete's Pier before being flown out to a nearby hospital to be treated for his trauma injuries.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citruscounty/man-airlifted-hospital-boating-crystal-river/67-27c59882-cbde-4271-af79-f67e32b2a968 | 2022-07-05T03:56:45 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citruscounty/man-airlifted-hospital-boating-crystal-river/67-27c59882-cbde-4271-af79-f67e32b2a968 |
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people about a Listeria outbreak in Florida as health officials advise anyone who has ice cream from Big Olaf Creamery, an ice cream brand based in Sarasota, to throw away its products.
So far, 22 people have reportedly been hospitalized and one person has died from the illness.
A top food safety attorney, Bill Marler, is representing the family of the woman who died from Listeria.
Marler said the woman used to live in Sarasota and was visiting family when she ate Big Olaf Creamery ice cream. She died shortly after.
The CDC said most of the people who are sick have reported eating Big Olaf ice cream prior to contracting Listeria.
The Sarasota-based company is still serving ice cream and called the relating Listeria cases a "speculation" on their social media.
In a statement on Facebook, the ice cream brand said "for now it is only speculation as it is an ongoing investigation, our brand has not been confirmed to be linked to these cases."
The CDC's website states businesses should not serve or sell any ice cream products from Big Olaf Creamery.
"If you haven’t identified where that bug came from, but you know it came from your product, I think continuing to see that product is a dice roll that I don’t think the company should be making," Marler said.
Marler also said he's surprised the company is still serving ice cream.
"Given my 30 years of experience, I am actually shocked they are not shut down for thorough cleaning," he said.
Marler claimed Listeria outbreaks happen when equipment isn’t clean. A person may not get sick right away, but it could take 60 days to feel symptoms, which include vomiting, headaches, diarrhea and fever.
10 Tampa Bay reached out to the CDC and Big Olaf Creamery for statements regarding the linked Listeria outbreaks. Neither has responded back yet. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/food-safety-attorney-woman-killed-listeria-outbreak/67-8fb258b6-f528-4116-b8aa-475fe9321488 | 2022-07-05T03:56:46 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/food-safety-attorney-woman-killed-listeria-outbreak/67-8fb258b6-f528-4116-b8aa-475fe9321488 |
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ARIZONA, USA — The drying out of the desert southwest is causing ripple effects everywhere, including the Colorado River. The river’s water temperature is warming up to levels that are threatening the livelihood of prized fish and a valuable tourism industry.
Rainbow trout fishing is a national draw
Fishing guide Dave Trimble has been taking anglers on the upper Colorado River for more than two decades.
“It’s our office and our home and the place we spend time with people we care about and love to fish with,” Trimble said.
Fly fishing for rainbow trout attracts tourists from across the country and sustains a small group of fishing guides like Trimble.
But conditions are changing on the river threatening the trout’s existence.
“It’s definitely one of the best fisheries in Arizona and to see it potentially vanish is heartbreaking, to say the least,” Trimble said.
The temperature is rising
Although the rainbow trout fishing is still good, Trimble knows his days as a trout fly fishing guide may be numbered. The threat lies upriver at Lake Powell.
Historically low water levels mean the water gushing through the dam is getting warmer every week. Temperatures are normally in the high 40’s and low 50’s. Last week the water temperature hit 64 degrees.
“Sixty-four is toasty,” said Scott Rogers, Manager of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Aquatic Wildlife northern Arizona region.
At 68 degrees and higher, trout become lethargic and are vulnerable to dying. Larger trout are especially vulnerable.
Temperatures are predicted to reach as high as 69 or 70 degrees at Lees Ferry this month, Rogers said.
“It is a problem. We’ve been aware of it for quite a while. And we’re working with other agencies to do whatever we can to try to mitigate what appears to be coming,” Rogers said.
Why cold temperature matters
Rainbow trout have an optimum metabolic temperature rate of 68 degrees. But that’s based on an optimum food base. The fish in the Colorado River typically eat midges and black flies, which are small particles of food. Stress can start occurring within Rainbow Trout at 68 or 69 degrees, which means the fish are “metabolically charged up” and can get tired very quickly.
The USGS is conducting bug surveys to determine how warmer waters are impacting the food supply of fish.
Other impacts of warmer river water
The trout is not a keystone species. Its collapse would not likely have a cascading effect on other systems.
However, warmer waters also allow nonnative bass and catfish to thrive. They could potentially eat other fish and threaten native species.
“It’s hard to put that genie back in the bottle,” Rogers said.
Prior to the completion of the Glen Canyon Dam in the early 60s, the water that flowed through the Grand Canyon got as warm as 85 degrees in the summer. Rainbow Trout were introduced into the Colorado River after the dam was built because the water was so predictably cold year-round.
The good and bad of warmer water
Like other wildlife destinations in the southwest, the aridification of the region that federal scientists say is being made worse by climate change is altering what we’ve taken for granted for so long. The threat of trout losing their dominance at Lees Ferry would be another consequence.
“That is a critical and one of the most important fisheries we have in the state and that would be a huge loss,” Rogers said.
When the increase of temperatures reached as high as 59 degrees, there was a likely increase of humpback chub and other native fish populations in the Grand Canyon, according to the Department of Interior.
However the continued rise in temperature increase the risk of cool/warm-water nonnative fish like brown trout, green sunfish, smallmouth bass and walleye “which could have a devastating impact on the humpback chub population in Grand Canyon,” according to the Department of the Interior.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Placed between loving tributes to a woman who died from Alzheimer's and a 96-year-old World War II vet, the Florida Times-Union published an unusual obituary: Not a celebration of life, but of death.
"From a young age, he was a ladies' man and an abusive alcoholic," the obit reads, "solidifying his commitment to both with the path of destruction he left behind, damaging his adult children, and leaving them broken."
Lawrence H. Pfaff Sr.'s obituary doesn't tell a story of accomplishments or fond memories. Instead, the shocking obituary published in the July 2 Florida Times-Union says his passing "proves that evil does eventually die."
Pfaff had family, including children, the obituary says, but was "a dad to none" and "incapable of love."
The author would've paid $167.83 to have the obituary published. The obit form says that submissions must comport with "editorial guidelines," but does not specify what those are. By law, it is not possible to defame a dead person.
The obituary can be read in full here:
"Lawrence H Pfaff Sr. was born in Belmont, NY, on April 16, 1941. He passed away on June 27, 2022, living a long life, much longer than he deserved. He is survived by his three children, no four. Oops, five children. Well as of 2022 we believe there is one more that we know about, but there could be more. His love was abundant when it came to himself, but for his children it was limited. From a young age, he was a ladies' man and an abusive alcoholic, solidifying his commitment to both with the path of destruction he left behind, damaging his adult children, and leaving them broken.
Lawrence, Sr's hobbies included abusing his first wife and children. He loved to start projects but never followed through on any of them. He enjoyed the life of a bar fly for many years and had a quaint little living space, studio, above his favorite hole in the wall, the club Nashville.
Lawrence, Sr. did spend over 20 years in the NYPD, but even his time in service was negligent at best. Because of his alcohol addiction, his Commanding Officer took away his gun and badge, replacing them with a broom until he could get his act together.
Lawrence, Sr. did claim to be clean and sober for over thirty years, but never worked any of the twelve steps, including the eighth and ninth steps with his children, making amends. He possesses no redeeming qualities for his children, including the ones he knew, and the "ones he knew about.”
It will be challenging to miss Lawrence, Sr. because he was narcissistic. He was incapable of love. Lawrence, Sr.'s passing proves that evil does eventually die, and it marks a time of healing, which will allow his children to get the closure they deserve. Lawrence, Sr. can be remembered for being a father to many, and a dad to none." | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/jacksonville-florida-times-union-lawrence-h-phaff-sr-scathing-obituary/77-31cbdcfb-c80b-416a-bfa7-801779df3514 | 2022-07-05T03:57:45 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/jacksonville-florida-times-union-lawrence-h-phaff-sr-scathing-obituary/77-31cbdcfb-c80b-416a-bfa7-801779df3514 |
ATLANTA — Crews are responding to a two-story apartment building fire this Fourth of July night in southeast Atlanta.
Atlanta Fire Rescue said the fire is near the 600-block of New Town Circle SE.
Fire officials have not yet said if anyone was injured or what started the fire.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Rain and storms moving through metro Atlanta have prompted Sandy Springs to reschedule its Fourth of July fireworks show.
The fireworks show will be rescheduled to take place during one of the City Green Live performances this year.
"More information will be shared once a date has been confirmed," a tweet from Sandy Springs read.
The decision comes after a Flash Flood Warning has been issued for DeKalb and Fulton counties until Tuesday at 4 a.m.
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Live music, fireworks, and more filled the streets of Greeneville on Monday night for the town’s 10th annual American Downtown celebration.
Hundreds showed up and organizers said it was one of their biggest celebrations.
“Greeneville and Greene County really showed out this year, and so far this is a really big crowd from what we’ve seen in previous years,” emcee Chan Humbert said.
Before fireworks lit up the sky, a 70-plus float parade, live music, and food brought lots of energy to downtown.
There was also a five-minute hot dog eating contest, which challenged Greeneville’s best eaters.
“Wasn’t as bad as I thought. First try. Never done this before,” said Jordan Shaw, who competed in the contest.
“I could use some practice,” competitor Sam Helfrich said. “Next time, I’ll come back.”
Both Shaw and Helfrich are new to town.
“We rolled into town just a year ago,” Shaw said. “This is our one-year anniversary. It’s just a great place to meet people and get out and become part of the community.”
Around 10 p.m., the annual celebration drew to a close with a fireworks show. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greeneville-hosts-annual-american-downtown-celebration/ | 2022-07-05T04:10:44 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greeneville-hosts-annual-american-downtown-celebration/ |
The City of Fort Worth is combatting several grass and bush fires Monday evening, including one on Panther Island where a fireworks show was taking place.
In total, Fort Worth Fire Department officials were dispatched to 77 grass and brush fires in the city, with a total of 145 fire calls so far Monday evening. These calls do not include Panther Island where crews were on-site and prepared in case of emergency.
Fort Worth Fire Department officials said they had been wetting the grass at Panther Island on Monday and the week before to take precautions.
"It is very dry. It is breezy. It's incredibly dangerous. One spark is all it takes," the fire department said in a tweet Monday evening.
This story is developing.
Check back and refresh this page for the latest information. As details unfold, elements of this story may change. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-fire-department-fighting-multiple-grass-and-brush-fires/3006864/ | 2022-07-05T04:19:08 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-fire-department-fighting-multiple-grass-and-brush-fires/3006864/ |
We’re learning more about the young woman killed in her home in Haltom City and the budding friendship between her and a neighbor that has now been cut short.
Mabel Figueroa said the bullets flew past her head Saturday. Once she got her footing and realized what was happening, she sent text messages to check on neighbors.
But when it came to her neighbor Amber Tsai, she felt she had to call.
“It hit me the shots are coming from her house. And so, I called her. She was the only neighbor I didn’t text. I called,” Figueroa said.
When she didn’t get an answer, she sent a text.
“When I texted this ‘praying you’re ok,’ I’m not going to lie, I knew she was gone because she would pick up her phone if I called her,” she said.
She’d learn the 32-year-old was shot and killed by Edward Freyman. Neighbors said Freyman was staying with Tsai at the time. The trauma of that day lingers.
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“We woke up both in the middle of the night,” she said. “I was crying and reliving the sounds.”
But there’s also a feeling of significant loss. It’s the loss of a young neighbor – who, by all other accounts, kept to herself, except for the Figueroas, who would occasionally keep her dogs.
“She’s our daughter’s age; one of our daughter’s age, and definitely had a full life ahead of her and it hurts,” Figueroa said.
They were building a friendship that occasionally included sharing pictures of each other's pets. Around the neighborhood, blue ribbons decorate trees and mailboxes— a show of mourning for a tragedy that hit too close to home.
The Figueroas said they have spoken to Tsai’s family. They tell NBC 5 that Tsai’s grieving mother said she wants to meet the people who took her daughter under their wings. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/haltom-city-resident-grieves-neighbor-budding-friendship/3006843/ | 2022-07-05T04:19:14 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/haltom-city-resident-grieves-neighbor-budding-friendship/3006843/ |
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Fireworks lighting up the night sky over the diamond city once again, capping off a day filled with fun and games.
"It’s great the people are out and are getting to be around each other again and enjoying just coming in and celebrating this amazing country we live in," said Rob Hoffman, Allentown.
"Just seeing everybody enjoy the holiday, being out with friends, you know what I mean," said Daniel Zamber, Wilkes-Barre.
The sights and sounds of Independence Day returned to Kirby Park, with live music filling the air. Sisters Kaylee and Laylee Janosov were thrilled to be back.
"I think it’s really nice to just be outside with everything going on," said Kaylee Janosov, Luzerne County.
"It’s very exciting," said Laylee Janosov, Luzerne County.
Some of the thousands coming out to Kirby Park tell Newswatch 16 it’s not just about the fireworks. It’s also about the food.
Hungry customers lined up for hot donuts, cold drinks, and fresh slices.
What are you trying to get tonight? "Cheese pizza with my family," said Nevaeh Bellam.
"Funnel cake, food, great environment, love it," said Hoffman.
Happy visitors filled the carnival area, soaring high on the ferris wheel and whizzing by on the swings. We found the Clews’ trying their luck at one of the many carnival games, enjoying a night out as a family.
"It’s amazing. Games, rides, food, and then entertainment at the end of the night. It’s a good time," said Ronald Clews, Wilkes-Barre.
After hours of anticipation, the main event began. The crack of fireworks echoed through the park, dazzling the crowd with a colorful, towering display.
"Incredible, incredible fireworks display. I’ve been all over different places here and there, none compared to the Kirby Park fireworks display. I love it," said Hoffman.
A night, to honor the nation and celebrate freedom.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/4th-of-july-celebration-at-kirby-park-wilkesbarre-luzerne-county-rob-hoffman-daniel-zamber-kaylee-janosov-laylalee-janosov-ronald-clews/523-49de9622-2329-41b8-a835-37ecab240839 | 2022-07-05T04:20:57 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/4th-of-july-celebration-at-kirby-park-wilkesbarre-luzerne-county-rob-hoffman-daniel-zamber-kaylee-janosov-laylalee-janosov-ronald-clews/523-49de9622-2329-41b8-a835-37ecab240839 |
Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”
Griner's agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said the letter was delivered on Monday. Most of the letter's contents to President Biden remain private, though Griner's representatives shared a few lines from the hand-written note.
″…As I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I’m terrified I might be here forever,” Griner wrote.
“On the 4th of July, our family normally honors the service of those who fought for our freedom, including my father who is a Vietnam War Veteran," the Phoenix Mercury center added. “It hurts thinking about how I usually celebrate this day because freedom means something completely different to me this year.”
CBS News reached out to the White House for a response to the letter. They sent back the following:
“We believe the Russian Federation is wrongfully detaining Brittney Griner. President Biden has been clear about the need to see all U.S. nationals who are held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad released, including Brittney Griner. The U.S. government continues to work aggressively – using every available means – to bring her home.
The President’s team is in regular contact with Brittney’s family and we will continue to work to support her family. National Security Advisor Sullivan and Secretary Blinken have spoken several times with Brittney’s wife in recent weeks and the White House is closely coordinating with the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, who has met with Brittney’s family, her teammates, and her support network.”
The two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday.
Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in U.S. courts, acquittals can be overturned.
Griner pleaded with Biden in the letter to use his powers to ensure her return.
“Please do all you can to bring us home. I voted for the first time in 2020 and I voted for you. I believe in you. I still have so much good to do with my freedom that you can help restore,” Griner said "I miss my wife! I miss my family! I miss my teammates! It kills me to know they are suffering so much right now. I am grateful for whatever you can do at this moment to get me home.”
Griner has been able to have sporadic communications with family, friends and WNBA players through an email account her agent set up. The emails are printed out and delivered in bunches to Griner by her lawyer after they are vetted by Russian officials. Once the lawyers get back to their office, they’ll scan any responses from Griner and pass them back to the U.S. to send along.
She was supposed to have a phone call with her wife on their anniversary but it failed because of an “unfortunate mistake,” Biden administration officials.
Griner’s supporters have encouraged a prisoner swap like the one in April that brought home Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking conspiracy. The State Department in May designated her as wrongfully detained, moving her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, effectively the government’s chief hostage negotiator.
Griner isn't the only American being wrongfully detained in Russia. Paul Whelan, a former Marine and security director is serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage conviction. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/griner-letter-biden/285-883325b4-5fbb-4caf-8820-281d12e7703e | 2022-07-05T04:23:52 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/griner-letter-biden/285-883325b4-5fbb-4caf-8820-281d12e7703e |
AKRON, Ohio — A man shot and killed by Akron police officers in a hail of bullets following a vehicle and foot pursuit was unarmed at the time of the shooting, but a shot appeared to have come from the vehicle during the pursuit, police said. Officers said they feared he was preparing to fire when they discharged their weapons, authorities said.
New video released by the City of Akron and the Akron Police Department on Sunday included a narrated timeline of the events leading up to the shooting death of Jayland Walker on June 27.
WARNING: The City of Akron published to YouTube unedited footage from 13 different body cameras on the night that Jayland Walker was shot and killed by police. The video is very graphic and viewer discretion is advised.
Text in the video said officers attempted to stop Walker for a traffic violation. Police said Walker refused to stop and drove away, leading to a pursuit.
The video showed a flash of light coming from the driver's seat of Walker's vehicle. Police said Walker fired gunshots at the cruisers.
Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said that changed the nature of the case from “a routine traffic stop to now a public safety issue."
The pursuit continued on the highway and through city streets for several minutes.
The video showed Walker's vehicle slowing down near an intersection on the city's south side. Walker exited the moving vehicle wearing a ski mask and ran from the scene on foot.
About eight officers chased after Walker on foot. One of them deployed a Taser to apprehend Walker but was unsuccessful.
Walker continued to run into a nearby parking lot. The video showed the officers firing multiple gunshots at Walker after he stopped and quickly turned around toward them.
Walker's body was blurred in the video at the request of family members.
Police said officers fired their guns because Walker made a motion that caused them to fear for their lives.
Mylett said he has watched the video dozens of times and Walker's actions at the time are hard to distinguish, but a still photo seems to show him “going down to his waist area" and another appears to show him turning towards an officer and a third picture “captures a forward motion of his arm."
Social media posts claimed that about 90 rounds were fired and Walker was struck 60 times. Initial medical examiner reports indicated Walker suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds, although it is still being determined how many were entrance and exit wounds, according to Mylett.
No officers were reported injured.
After doing an initial inspection inside Walker's vehicle, officers found a handgun, loaded magazine and a gold ring.
The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard practice in such cases.
Mylett said an officer firing at someone has to be “ready to explain why they did what they did, they need to be able to articulate what specific threats they were facing ... and they need to be held to account.” But he said he is withholding judgment on their actions until they give their statements, and he said the union president has told him that all are “fully cooperating” with the investigation.
Bobby DiCello, the attorney representing Walker's family, spoke after the press briefing, accusing Akron officials of only showing snapshots of the incident that turned Walker into a "masked monster with a gun."
"At the time he was shot, more than 90 or 60 [times] or whatever the unbelievable number will be, he was unarmed," DiCello stressed.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued a statement minutes after the press briefing, saying how the state Bureau of Crime Investigations is working to gather the evidence and answers around the deadly shooting.
“People want and deserve answers, and they shall have them. BCI will conduct a complete, fair and expert investigation,” Yost said. “Body-worn camera footage is just one view of the whole picture – before drawing conclusions, the full review must take place.”
Since Walker's death, family, friends, and community members demonstrated in the streets of Akron, demanding justice and answers. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/jayland-walker-shooting-death-new-details-bodycam-footage/530-3d545db4-b788-45c7-a83c-a9d85a46d4df | 2022-07-05T04:23:58 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/jayland-walker-shooting-death-new-details-bodycam-footage/530-3d545db4-b788-45c7-a83c-a9d85a46d4df |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Protestors that were both for and against abortion rights gathered in front of the Arkansas State Capitol on Monday.
As the evening progressed the protestors slowly made their way down towards the downtown River Market area where the 4th of July Pops on the River celebration was taking place.
Due to the large size of the crowds, Little Rock police had to activate their special response unit to maintain order and make sure everyone was kept safe. Although the response unit was activated, they did not have to be utilized.
According to reports, there was at leas one person that was arrested and they were charged with disorderly conduct. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/protestors-arkansas-state-capitol/91-381de087-488a-4957-8757-ad72651df4e0 | 2022-07-05T04:24:04 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/protestors-arkansas-state-capitol/91-381de087-488a-4957-8757-ad72651df4e0 |
AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. — About 60 to 80 people are trapped in a PG&E powerplant as a wildfire burns in Amador County, officials said.
The so-called Electra Fire is burning southeast of Jackson, burning in a southerly direction, after sparking between Electra Road and Highway 49.
Cal Fire spokesperson Diana Swart said the people who took shelter from the fire included PG&E workers at the plant and the people who were around the recreation area at the time.
Swart said the situation is good so far, but steep terrain is causing some access issues that has kept them holed up at the power plant. They could be there into the evening or possibly into the night.
One woman on Facebook told ABC10 that her daughter and family were among those sheltering at the plant. She said that wanted to see her family out of the plant and safe.
The people currently have food and water available to them.
PG&E provided the following statement to ABC10 regarding the situation.
"PG&E is also supporting a request from CAL FIRE to shelter residents affected by the Electra Fire who were escorted into our hydroelectric powerhouse by public safety officials. PG&E is providing drinking water and shelter. CAL FIRE officials on the scene will determine when it is safe for the residents to leave the area," a spokesperson told ABC10.
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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.
PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register.
What questions do you have about the latest wildfires? If you're impacted by the wildfires, what would you like to know? Text the ABC10 team at (916) 321-3310.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/pge-powerplant-electra-fire/103-210f3826-cfd4-4401-a801-adf2ee3c451e | 2022-07-05T04:28:05 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/pge-powerplant-electra-fire/103-210f3826-cfd4-4401-a801-adf2ee3c451e |
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth fire crews are battling multiple grass fires in the area following fireworks displays on July 4.
The Fort Worth Fire Department said that as of 10:30 p.m., the department has responded to 145 calls for grass or brush fires.
"It is very dry. It is breezy. It's incredibly dangerous," tweeted the department. "One spark is all it takes."
The department said crews also responded to a grass fire at Panther Island Pavilion during a fireworks display. The fire was out shortly after.
Tarrant and Dallas counties are currently under a burn ban.
This is a developing story, check back for updates. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/crews-battle-multiple-grass-fires-in-fort-worth/287-b02804cf-68b8-4a74-9dc4-2352dff22bba | 2022-07-05T04:32:39 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/crews-battle-multiple-grass-fires-in-fort-worth/287-b02804cf-68b8-4a74-9dc4-2352dff22bba |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg is about to get a little sweeter.
A new, late-night dessert shop is set to open soon in the Hill City – Insomnia Cookies will soon be located off the roundabout behind Sam’s Club on Ward’s Rd.
A sign on the shop’s door says the bakery chain will open sometime this summer.
Insomnia Cookies is known for delivering warm cookies right to the doorstep throughout the late hours of the night.
So if your sweet tooth kicks in late at night, you know where you can find some sweet treats. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/insomnia-cookies-coming-to-lynchburg-later-this-summer/ | 2022-07-05T04:44:39 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/insomnia-cookies-coming-to-lynchburg-later-this-summer/ |
Fort Wayne businessman Eric Doden has joined forces with a state legislator in calling for a zero-cost adoption policy during the upcoming special session.
The proposal from Doden, who announced his campaign for governor last year, garnered the support of state Rep. Tim Wesco, R-Osceola. The pair released their legislative plan last week.
“A no-cost adoption policy will strengthen families and communities and, most importantly, give every Indiana child access to a safe and loving home whether adopted at birth or through foster care,” Doden said. “I am hopeful the legislature will pass this important policy during the special session.”
Doden said he feels now is the ideal time for the policy because of the state’s “record surplus and the recent Dobbs decision” overturning Roe v. Wade.
Wesco, chairman of the House Elections and Apportionment Committee, plans to propose to set $100 million aside to establish a “State Adoption Fund.” He said the fund will help ensure adoption is a “financially cost-free decision for mothers and adoptive families.”
“Indiana should lead the nation in protecting life and providing for mothers and families who choose adoption,” Wesco said in a statement. “Life is precious in Indiana, and mothers and families who choose adoption should receive maximum support.”
According to Doden, the national average cost of foster care adoption is $2,744. The cost of an independent adoption can be tens of thousands of dollars, according to the Child Welfare Information Gateway.
In the statement, Doden said that families endure too much hardship when they look to adopt.
Doden’s full policy proposal calls for a fund “seeded with $100 million of state funds and supplemented in perpetuity by private-sector contributions.”
Under Doden’s plan, the fund would be established as a not-for-profit in partnership with one or more non-governmental organizations. It would be administered by a fund manager from the not-for-profit.
That fund would be used to provide money for intervention to prevent children from entering foster care and recruitment of potential adoptive families.
It also would support post-adoption assistance including reimbursing adoption costs and contributing $10,000 into a college saving plan for each adopted child. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/doden-wesco-propose-zero-cost-adoption-plan/article_8a58304e-f970-11ec-b693-bb79f5a03773.html | 2022-07-05T04:59:30 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/doden-wesco-propose-zero-cost-adoption-plan/article_8a58304e-f970-11ec-b693-bb79f5a03773.html |
Just before the June 13 derecho hit northeast Indiana, a local Girls Scouts troop installed a monarch way station at Fox Island County Park.
The six fourth grade girls installed the way station as part of their yearlong Take Action Project, designed to leave a lasting impact on the community.
A monarch way station is a habitat including necessary resources for butterflies, such as milkweed, nectar plants and flowers. The Fox Island way station is 1,700 square feet, but to be certified it had to be at least 100 square feet, troop leader Sarah Maloy said.
“(It’s been a great) addition to the park,” Maloy said. “This habitat allows the introduction of a monarch way station to both visitors, and school and youth groups through the interpretive signage, and the presence of necessary items for a healthy, certified habitat.”
Maloy said the first step for the troop was to partner with Fox Island’s staff to see what the park’s needs were. From there, they toured the park and researched different project ideas.
Each troop member presented information about each project idea, and the troop voted to create the way station. They all helped prepare the area by removing sod, edging and creating a weed barrier, as well as planting more than 400 native plants, shrubs and several types of milkweed.
“It’s been a great thing,” Maloy said. “We also funded and provided the interpretive signs (for the way station). One of the signs talks specifically about the habitat, and the other talks about the monarch butterfly.”
The troop was funded the $6,000 they earned from this year’s cookie sales. Faith Van Gilder, chief officer of marketing and development for the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana, Michiana, said the troop sold 12,390 packages of cookies.
From cookie sales, the troop earns 50 cents per package that they can use to fund summer camps, trips and projects. Van Gilder said it’s typical for a troop to do a Take Action Project each year.
“We always encourage them to do a project that is going to impact the community,” Van Gilder said. “What they choose is completely up to the girls.”
Even though Fox Island is closed indefinitely because of the derecho, the Girl Scouts are optimistic about the future, Van Gilder said, and looking for ways to help.
“Girls have said in surveys that they are concerned about the environment and climate,” she said. “We are so proud of the Girl Scouts for recognizing a problem, understanding it and taking action to make the world a better place.”
Prior to the storm, Maloy said the girls were visiting the way station regularly to take care of it. Now, they are still helping maintain it, but their approach had to be changed from before.
“I am currently partnering with park staff regarding maintenance of the monarch way station,” Maloy said. “It is the intention of the troop’s adult volunteers to maintain it (weeding and watering) until the park is open to the public again, and it is safe for youth to visit.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-girl-scouts-troop-installs-monarch-waystation-at-fox-island/article_62d458c6-fa48-11ec-bdc4-1b22ac21a999.html | 2022-07-05T04:59:36 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-girl-scouts-troop-installs-monarch-waystation-at-fox-island/article_62d458c6-fa48-11ec-bdc4-1b22ac21a999.html |
Fort Wayne/Allen County
Botanical lobby to be cooling site
The lobby of the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., will serve as a cooling station today because of high temperatures and heat indexes forecast for the area, city officials said Monday.
The cooling station will be available from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Also, The Salvation Army, 2901 N. Clinton St., will serve as a cooling station from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday.
Ohio
Juvenile driver blamed for crash
Ohio state police in Defiance County are investigating a two-vehicle crash caused by a juvenile driver late Sunday.
Officers said a 33-year-old Montpelier motorist was traveling east on Scott Road in a Chevrolet Silverado about 11 p.m. when it hit a Ford Fusion that ignored a stop sign while headed south on Ridenour Road.
The driver in the Silverado and his juvenile passenger did not suffer life-threatening injuries, but were taken to a Bryan hospital. At least two juvenile passengers inside the Fusion suffered serious injuries and were taken to a Fort Wayne hospital.
Officers said the juvenile driver was taken to a Hicksville hospital, but did not have life-threatening injuries.
– The Journal Gazette | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/metro-briefs-cooling-station-designated-at-conservatory/article_b2bcc31e-fbe2-11ec-afd7-c7ed61cdce92.html | 2022-07-05T04:59:42 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/metro-briefs-cooling-station-designated-at-conservatory/article_b2bcc31e-fbe2-11ec-afd7-c7ed61cdce92.html |
One man died, and another was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after police discovered they were shot on Fort Wayne’s south side Monday night.
Police were called at 8:46 p.m. to the 4700 block of South Calhoun Street, just north of Pettit Avenue. Officers found two men in the rear of a home. Both had been shot, said Anthony Krock, city police public information officer.
Officers rendered aid while awaiting the arrival of medics who took one of the men to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The other man died at the scene, Krock said.
It was unclear who shot the men. City homicide detectives and crime scene technicians were processing the scene, and detectives went door to door trying to find witnesses and video surveillance. The Allen County coroner’s office will identify the victim and the cause and manner of death. If his death is determined to be a homicide, it would be the county’s 13th this year.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Fort Wayne police at 427-1201 or Crime Stoppers at 436-7867 or use the P3 tip app. The shooting remains under investigation by Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County prosecutor’s office and the coroner’s office. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/1-killed-1-badly-injured-in-south-calhoun-shooting/article_e9d1a604-fc0e-11ec-9d2f-ab436122fec9.html | 2022-07-05T04:59:48 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/1-killed-1-badly-injured-in-south-calhoun-shooting/article_e9d1a604-fc0e-11ec-9d2f-ab436122fec9.html |
Calling all avian enthusiasts. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is gradually reintroducing birds to their outdoor habitats after taking precautions to avoid avian flu.
The Jungle Dome – including Orangutan Valley – is now open. The zoo opened for the season more than two months ago, but the birds were missing from the facility’s typical menagerie of wild animals.
Birds can usually be spotted in many places in the zoo, which also features an aviary. Peafowl are often seen walking freely along the pedestrian paths.
The zoo shared Friday on Facebook that the birds are slowly being let out of quarantine.
“As we begin this transition, our veterinary staff and zoo keepers will continue to monitor the avian influenza and keep a watchful eye on the birds who trust us with their care,” the zoo said in a Facebook post.
The Indiana Board of Animal Health confirmed the first 2022 case of avian flu in a Dubois County turkey farm in February. Avian flu has since been confirmed 12 other cases, including three in Allen County – all in backyard poultry farms.
The confirmed cases listed on the state board’s website show cases of avian influenza being confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in 114 birds on June 7.
The data doesn’t state specific numbers for cases with less than 50 fowl. Allen County cases with less than 50 birds were confirmed May 19 and June 8. Highly pathogenic avian influenza was last confirmed in Indiana in 2016, the state board said.
Dr. Kami Fox, the zoo’s staff veterinarian, said in May that avian influenza can infect wild birds without causing any illness. However, domestic poultry have a high chance of mortality, she added.
Domesticated animals can be infected by coming into contact with infected material from wild birds, which could include shared food dishes, excretions or matter that has traveled on people’s shoes. Fox said that is why the zoo decided to move its birds inside.
Bird flu viruses usually do not infect people, but there have been some rare cases of infection in those who came into direct contact with sick birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The USDA said eggs that are properly prepared and cooked are safe to eat. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/zoo-reintroducing-birds-to-habitats/article_c90ca5e6-f97e-11ec-a110-df1880e95ef9.html | 2022-07-05T04:59:54 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/zoo-reintroducing-birds-to-habitats/article_c90ca5e6-f97e-11ec-a110-df1880e95ef9.html |
JACKPOT, Nev. — Two people were killed when a Twin Falls man struck a tandem bicycle carrying two adults and pulling two children in a small trailer north of town, police say.
Idaho State Police responded to a vehicle vs. bicycle collision at about 8:20 a.m. Monday at mile post 7 on U.S Highway 93, the ISP said in a statement.
A 39-year-old-male from Twin Falls was traveling north in a 2013 Infiniti M56. A 41-year-old male and 38-year-old female, both from Ruston, Louisiana, along with 2 children, were also northbound, the statement said.
The Infinity struck the bicycle from behind.
The woman and a child on the bicycle died at the scene. Next of kin has been notified, ISP said.
The driver of the Infinity was not wearing a seatbelt; those riding on the bicycle and in the trailer were wearing helmets.
The roadway was blocked for approximately 5.5 hours.
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'Freedom, liberty, where's that?': Canton marches against end of Roe, police violence
CANTON — On the evening of July 4, while parts of the city enjoyed cookouts and holiday festivities, more than four hundred Canton residents donned their black clothes and carried their protest signs downtown, where a rally and against civil rights infringements took place.
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“I decided the Fourth was the best day because nobody has freedom at all and I felt like we needed to speak out about that,” organizer Brittany Haynman said. “I felt like everybody needed to show up as a unified unit, essentially, because I feel like everybody is always fighting over whose is a bigger issue and we have to stop doing that and we have to unify and be all together. Because if we're not, it's not going to get done.”
The Freedom March focused largely on the recent SCOTUS ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and has stripped abortion access in much of the country. But speakers also made a point to discuss police violence and the killing of James Williams in Canton earlier this year and of Jayland Walker in Akron last week.
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"I felt like the biggest people that deserve the platform the most were the minority groups, because they are the ones that have been fighting this the entire time," Haynman said. "Us as white women are just now being affected by it, and a lot of the protests are geared towards white women."
The event kicked off with a rally featuring several speakers before the crowd marched around several blocks of the downtown area. Speakers shared stories of their own abortions, or barriers they faced accessing health care. One speaker detailed the abuse she suffered as a child in the foster system, while another shared the ways that her Jewish faith calls her to take actions to heal the world.
Jolanda Jackson is a Canton activist who spends an hour every Wednesday with other activists demanding justice for James Williams, a Canton man killed by police on New Year's Eve. She said that unity is a focus because everyone is in the same fight for equality and justice.
“Freedom, liberty, where's that? We don't see it,” Jackson said. We’re just trying to see that same dream that Martin had. We're the dreamers.”
The rally was attended by more than 400 demonstrators of all demographics. Ginger Green, a Canton resident who was a child when the original Roe decision was made, said she was raised by parents who taught her that freedom in the United States meant being allowed to make one’s own choices. She said even though she knew the SCOTUS decision was coming, the day Roe fell was terrible, but she’s inspired to only fight harder.
"It's Fourth of July and I feel like my independence has been given away in many ways," Ginger Green, a Canton resident who attended the demonstration said. "I'm very, very disappointed. The shirt that I'm wearing is from the March for Women's Lives in 2004 in Washington, and I can't believe that we've had these rights all these years and we still have to get out and fight to keep them. It's ridiculous to me."
State Representatives Emilia Sykes, Thomas West urge protestors to vote
Amidst calls for justice and community support was another key action item: vote.
Canton’s state representative Thomas West spoke at the rally and emphasized just how much of an uphill battle Democrats have in Ohio, where the Republican Party controls both legislative chambers and the governor’s office. He said that sitting on his committees – Health and Human Services, Medicaid Oversight – he hears every day how his opponents want to take away access to care.
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“We need to make certain that we knock doors, that we're going through the suburbs where people are quiet, focused on their yard, focused on their flowers, and inner city they’re focused on going to the store and how they're going to get food on their table,” West said. “But they’ve got to get out to the ballot box.”
Ohio State Representative Emilia Sykes (D-Akron) also spoke at the Canton rally Monday night. She’s currently running for Congress in the hopes of taking over the seat from Tim Ryan, who is currently running for Senate, and empathized with those who have been let down by their government officials.
Sykes quoted the civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, saying that nobody is free until everybody is free, and encouraged demonstrators to lean into their communities and organize for collective voting action.
“I'm going to do the thing that everybody hates elected officials do,” Sykes told the crowd. “We all talk to you about how this election is the most important election of our lifetime. But this is what I'm going to tell you all: this election is the most important election of our lifetime.”
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The City of Wichita announced several facilities will be closed and/or have special hours in observance of the upcoming Independence Day holiday.
Closed Saturday, July 2: Mid-American All-Indian Museum.
Closed Monday, July 4: City Hall, neighborhood resource centers, Transit administrative offices, Wichita Public Library locations, Park administrative offices & Recreation centers, CityArts, Botanica, Wichita Art Museum, Great Plains Nature Center, Environmental Health office, the WATER Center, Brooks Landfill and the Animal Shelter.
There will be no Wichita Transit or Paratransit service on Monday, July 4.
Special Hours:
- O.J. Watson Park open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; rides open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Centers open 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Splash Pads open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Wichita Public Pools 1-5 p.m.
- Wichita Public Golf Courses open regular hours | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/city-of-wichita-announces-closures-for-fourth-of-july/ | 2022-07-05T05:13:04 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/city-of-wichita-announces-closures-for-fourth-of-july/ |
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office is investigating a one-car crash in north Lincoln on the Fourth of July.
Sgt. Scott Gaston said deputies were responding to the area of 27th Street and Arbor Road around 7:30 p.m. on a report of a vehicle speeding and failing to obey traffic signals when they located a car that had gone off the road near Salt Creek.
No information was immediately available on any injuries.
This is a developing story. Stay with JournalStar.com for updates.
Jenna Thompson is a news intern who has previous writing and editing experience with her college paper and several literary journals. She is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing degrees in English and journalism.
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.
The 21-year-old initially told police he was confident everyone at the rural Fillmore County party was of legal age to drink. But investigators later found at least 50 attendees were under 21, according to court filings.
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.
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. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/sheriffs-office-investigating-one-car-crash-in-north-lincoln/article_f43564ef-6e0f-5415-b73f-8b8b442dfd2a.html | 2022-07-05T05:14:37 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/sheriffs-office-investigating-one-car-crash-in-north-lincoln/article_f43564ef-6e0f-5415-b73f-8b8b442dfd2a.html |
The Lincoln South Beltway is a 4-lane freeway under construction near the city of Lincoln, NE. It will eventually link US Highway 77 in the west and Nebraska Highway 2 in the east. The project is being built by Hawkins construction and is being substantially funded by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
Construction began in March of 2020, and is scheduled to be open to traffic in April of 2023. In this video, you can see that traffic has been diverted onto the new Saltillo Road bridge over US-77. Additionally, US-77 traffic has been diverted onto the permanent southbound lanes. The 54th Street bridge has also been opened to traffic, and the bridge decks at 27th St and Nebraska Parkway have been poured!
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Asphalt repairs necessary in the area of South Beltway construction will force westbound traffic onto city streets this week.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation said it will close Nebraska 2 to westbound traffic at 134th Street from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, weather permitting.
The posted detour route will send vehicles north on 148th Street to O Street and eventually south on 84th Street to hook back up with Nebraska 2.
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NAMPA, Idaho —
Family and friends of a Treasure Valley woman are turning to the community for support after she was struck in a hit-and-run incident.
The Nampa Police Department said at about 12:48 a.m. Friday, officers responded to a report of a woman injured near the Rollerdrome on 10th Avenue South. Officers found the woman with "obvious life-threatening injuries."
Natalia "Talia" Elerick was the woman struck by the vehicle, according to her friends and family.
Nampa PD said Trevor Stebbins, 32, is in jail on suspicion of felony aggravated assault and hit-and-run charges. Stebbins was arrested at a home on South Banner.
While Stebbins remains in jail, Elerick is still in the hospital where she has had "life-altering surgeries" over the last four days.
"I was bawling my eyes out because every time this girl is starting to get things good in her life and every time she's getting something good going, something happens," said Melissa Heinecke, Elerick’s friend.
Doctors had to amputate one of Elerick's legs. Her family said one of her arms and her other leg is also severely broken, and there is a chance she may lose the other leg too.
“It's kind of heartbreaking. Just because she's done a lot by herself. I feel like the only way she's been able to get to where she's at right now is because she's worked and fought tooth and nail for everything she's had,” said Enrique Pedroza, one of Elerick’s brothers.
People around Elerick describe her as an upbeat and strong person, but right now, they are seeing the opposite.
"She's really freaked out. She doesn't know how to handle this," said Chris Pedroza, another one of Elerick's brothers. "Right now she's hurting really bad."
"She feels helpless and hopeless right now I can tell you that she feels like she's going to lose everything in her life," Heinecke said.
Her friends and family are coming together to make sure that doesn't happen.
"We know that she's going to incur a lot of medical costs,” Heinecke said. “She needs to find a new home because where she was staying is not safe for her now."
They also worry about Elerick's three young kids, who also face uncertainty because of what happened to their mother.
"She can't work for them you know. She was working every day. So she can't work anymore," Heinecke said.
Friends and family are asking the community for monetary donations and other items as they try to help her figure out her new life.
"What she needs right now is the absolute most support that she can get," said Stacy Marchetti, a member of Elerick's family.
"We're happy that she's alive. She's made it this far, and I'm just gonna keep praying for the best,” Pedroza said.
Friends have set up a GoFundMe and a Venmo account called 'TaliaAndFam' to help pay for Elerick's bills and medical costs. They are asking everyone to donate whatever they can. They say even a dollar can make a difference.
They are also looking for people to help donate pull-ups, baby wipes clothes and food for Elerick's children
For more information on how to donate items contact Heinbecke at (208) 831-0778 or Katie Bayliss at (208) 350-3231.
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A wildfire has been reported at Talon Lane, near the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise.
The incident began around 8:17 p.m. Monday night.
Boise Fire and Ada County deputies initially responded to the incident, but the fire burned onto land protected by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is now under unified command. BLM dispatched four engines and a dozer to the fire.
BLM is reporting that the forward momentum of the fire has been knocked down.
The fire is estimated to be 60 acres, and is burning in grass and sage brush, according to BLM.
National Weather Service Boise (NWS) reported that their weather radar will be shutdown to to the proximity of the fire.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Aransas Pass Police Department's Harbor Safety Enforcement responded to a call regarding a yacht sinking in the Port Aransas Marina.
There was a report of 15 people on board including 5 children, according to a social media post from the police department.
The captain was able to safely bring the boat into the marina before power was lost. The yacht's engine room was flooded and kept taking in water.
All passengers on board were ferried to safety at a nearby dock.
The United States Coast Guard assisted the Harbor Safety Enforcement in dewatering efforts and is awaiting a salvage company to arrive at the scene, according to the social media post.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth fire crews are battling multiple grass fires in the area following fireworks displays on July 4.
The Fort Worth Fire Department said that as of 10:30 p.m., the department has responded to 145 calls for grass or brush fires.
"It is very dry. It is breezy. It's incredibly dangerous," tweeted the department. "One spark is all it takes."
The department said crews also responded to a grass fire at Panther Island Pavilion during a fireworks display. The fire was out shortly after.
Tarrant and Dallas counties are currently under a burn ban.
This is a developing story, check back for updates. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/crews-battle-multiple-grass-fires-in-fort-worth/287-b02804cf-68b8-4a74-9dc4-2352dff22bba | 2022-07-05T05:39:54 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/crews-battle-multiple-grass-fires-in-fort-worth/287-b02804cf-68b8-4a74-9dc4-2352dff22bba |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Fourth of July is a day for celebrating the U.S.'s independence, but for some who fought to uphold that independence, it can be quite the opposite.
"Fireworks are just a bit of a trigger," said Cpt. Molly Mae Potter.
While fighting in Afghanistan in 2010, Air Force Cpt. Potter received a severe brain injury.
"The blast of the rocket landed behind me and the blast knocked me over and I became unconscious," said Potter.
She witnessed a lot of death on the battlefield as well.
"I do a lot of work to manage night terrors and flashbacks through active therapy, you know, some medication," said Potter.
On nights like the Fourth of July, fireworks sound reminiscent of war and force her to take extra steps to keep her post-traumatic stress disorder under control.
"So I go to bed early, before dark," said Potter. "I put on noise-canceling headsets, Netflix really loud. Sometimes it takes a little bit of Nyquil to knock me out."
She is doing the best she can to get through the night.
"Some people will start in panic attacks, heavy breathing, sweating starts shaking," said Potter. "For me, I just get really uncomfortable and start remembering bad things."
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, anywhere from about 11% to 20% of veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan returned with PTSD.
So if you plan to continue to pop fireworks beyond Monday night and beyond, Potter said, giving your vet neighbor a heads-up would be great.
"It's sometimes the unknown," said Potter. "When you least expect it, that can be a big trigger. So at least letting them know what timeframe is kind of nice."
In the meantime, Potter said she will focus on the positive.
"I'm very happy that I'm here and I've got a wonderful family," said Potter. "Many of my friends that are buried in Arlington are not able to celebrate those days, so I try to remember them the best that I can."
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Back in May, 3NEWS brought South Texas residents a story straight out of a nightmare. Dozens of creepy dolls were found washed up on South Texas beaches by workers with Mission-Aransas Reserve.
That story caught the attention of HBO's John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight. And he was terrified.
"Burn them. Burn them now," Oliver said after a video introduction to our story on the dolls. "I hate those dolls, I hate them so much."
In the Last Week Tonight segment that ran online on July 3, called "Beach Dolls," Oliver said the show wasn't even supposed to run this week, but he wanted to do the extra segment because he "hates them so much."
"What does it want? What does it know?!" Oliver joked. "If it were just this one doll that had washed up, I would still be doing this video to alert people to a gigantic problem."
The stuff of nightmares: Dozens of creepy dolls found washed up along South Texas beaches
At the end of the 9-minute segment, Oliver said he wants to give Mission-Aransas Reserve a $10,000 donation to get ahold of the dolls and have them properly destroyed.
"Mission-Aransas Reserve, this is my firm offer to you. We will reluctantly buy all of the remaining dolls that you have... with a $10,000 donation to the Turtle and Marine Wildlife Rehabilitation Program," Oliver said. "I promise we will figure out the best way to destroy every last one."
With the dolls only going for a highest bid of $35 at auctions, this seems like a pretty good deal!
Warning: This is a late night program that is not intended for young viewers. There is strong and suggestive language. You can watch the video in full here. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/john-oliver-hates-south-texas-beach-dolls/503-73b5df4e-5d4b-4e6f-b4bf-77e65c977016 | 2022-07-05T05:40:06 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/john-oliver-hates-south-texas-beach-dolls/503-73b5df4e-5d4b-4e6f-b4bf-77e65c977016 |
HOUSTON — The City of Houston has been nationally recognized for how it’s dealt with the homeless.
Mayor Sylvester Turner told KHOU 11 that the city has moved 25,000 people off the streets in the past decade by focusing on housing first.
“It’s been a journey, but it’s been a good one," said Tasha Amerson, a single mom whose life improved after she got some help. “When I walked into that apartment, I was just filled with joy."
Growing up, home didn’t have a whole lot of meaning to Amerson.
“I aged out of the system. I’ve been on my own since 19," she said.
A survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, she made the brave decision to leave a toxic relationship and move to Texas.
“I had $50 in my pocket. I didn’t know where I was going to sleep, where I was going to go," she said.
At first, it meant leaving her three children behind.
“I wrote them each a letter saying how much I love them, how much I’m going to miss them, how much I’m going to think about them every day until they are back with me," Amerson said.
Eventually, the Houston Area Women’s Center helped her reunite with her kids. For five months, they lived at a shelter until an apartment became available in May 2020.
“When I walked into that apartment, I was just filled with joy," she said.
She sleeps on the couch to give her kids the three bedrooms in the apartment.
“They always tell me they love me and how strong I am and I just enjoy them," she said.
Doing what she can to give them something she never had: a home.
“Just believe in what you think is right, make a plan, stick to it, no matter if it takes years, stick to it," Amerson said.
She said right now she’s working as a driver for Lyft. Her next goal is to save up to buy a house of her own. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/single-mom-city-provided-housing-helped-her-restart-life/285-9a717992-0f61-44ca-b623-25bd16362db5 | 2022-07-05T05:40:12 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/single-mom-city-provided-housing-helped-her-restart-life/285-9a717992-0f61-44ca-b623-25bd16362db5 |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Fourth of July is a day for celebrating the U.S.'s independence, but for some who fought to uphold that independence, it can be quite the opposite.
"Fireworks are just a bit of a trigger," said Cpt. Molly Mae Potter.
While fighting in Afghanistan in 2010, Air Force Cpt. Potter received a severe brain injury.
"The blast of the rocket landed behind me and the blast knocked me over and I became unconscious," said Potter.
She witnessed a lot of death on the battlefield as well.
"I do a lot of work to manage night terrors and flashbacks through active therapy, you know, some medication," said Potter.
On nights like the Fourth of July, fireworks sound reminiscent of war and force her to take extra steps to keep her post-traumatic stress disorder under control.
"So I go to bed early, before dark," said Potter. "I put on noise-canceling headsets, Netflix really loud. Sometimes it takes a little bit of Nyquil to knock me out."
She is doing the best she can to get through the night.
"Some people will start in panic attacks, heavy breathing, sweating starts shaking," said Potter. "For me, I just get really uncomfortable and start remembering bad things."
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, anywhere from about 11% to 20% of veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan returned with PTSD.
So if you plan to continue to pop fireworks beyond Monday night and beyond, Potter said, giving your vet neighbor a heads-up would be great.
"It's sometimes the unknown," said Potter. "When you least expect it, that can be a big trigger. So at least letting them know what timeframe is kind of nice."
In the meantime, Potter said she will focus on the positive.
"I'm very happy that I'm here and I've got a wonderful family," said Potter. "Many of my friends that are buried in Arlington are not able to celebrate those days, so I try to remember them the best that I can."
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AUSTIN, Texas — On the Fourth of July, a shooter killed half a dozen people in Highland Park, Illinois, while two separate shootings happened in Austin in the overnight hours leading into the holiday.
Many people celebrate Fourth of July, but this year, many are mourning as well.
When firework holidays like the Fourth of July or New Years Eve come each year, many on social media wonder if they're hearing gunshots or fireworks set off in their neighborhoods.
"This is a question that that firefighters get all the time," Lake Travis Firefighters Association President Braden Frame said. "The best thing to think about is that fireworks sometime will be rapid, fast and random. They're very quick. You have that pop, pop, pop and then that kind of sizzle afterwards. When we think about gunfire, though, it's more of a consistent sound. It's a clear, crisp shot, that pop, pop, pop. Especially at night, you won't see smoke. You won't see light after gunshots. This isn't like the movies, and smoke is almost always associated in these cases this time of year with someone lighting off fireworks."
Frame added at-home fireworks always yield danger as first responders get calls all through the night due to injuries.
"At-home fireworks every year cause a ton of injuries, thousands of injuries, mangled hands, hurt kids, hurt animals," Frame said.
However, Frame would rather have somebody call emergency personnel if they think something unsafe is happening rather than guess if something is a firework or gunshot.
"Just call 911 to err on the safe side," Frame said. "Public safety understands that no one is a professional at being able to tell the difference … Anybody who's even thinking about firing a gun up in the air should know that there have been many documented cases of bullet fragments falling to the ground and injuring innocent people just in the neighborhood who weren't even associated with the event. And so that's really something that that's not just illegal, but also can cause a lot of real serious harm."
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SAN ANTONIO — In what's currently believed to be an accident, New Braunfels Police officials say a 27-year-old Austin man drowned in the Guadalupe River early Monday evening.
A department spokesperson said officers responded to a scene along Gruene Road around 5:30 p.m., where the victim, Pablo Rodriguez, "had been pulled from the water after he went under for an undetermined amount of time." He later died after being taken to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital New Braunfels.
The investigation into Rodriguez's death remains ongoing and an autopsy to determine an official cause of death is pending.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Folsom police are asking people to avoid both directions of Folsom Boulevard at Highway 50 due to an accident.
The roadway is closed from the eastbound Highway 50 off-ramp to the westbound Highway 50 on-ramp.
Alternate routes are advised.
No additional information regarding the crash is available at this time.
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June 18, 1941 - June 30, 2022
HAMMOND, IN - Larry Michael Mamula, "Waco," age 81, of Hammond, IN passed away at home on June 30, 2022.
Larry was born on June 18, 1941 in Gary, IN to Irene (Macek) and Michael Mamula. He grew up in East Chicago Harbor and attended Washington High School where he excelled in sports. Afterwards, Larry attended Western Illinois University on a football scholarship and graduated with a degree in education. The majority of his working life was spent as a physical education teacher and football coach at Robeson High School in Chicago. He retired in 2001, but often reminisced about the career he loved. Larry was a sports enthusiast and attended many NCAA Final Four Championships. He also enjoyed personal health and fitness, doo-wop music, his friends and his family, particularly his step-grandchildren. Larry had a great sense of humor and kept people entertained and laughing with his many jokes.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, David Mamula; and step-son, Michael Fromm. Larry leaves behind his wife, Nancy Mahoney Fromm; brother, Paul (Patricia) Mamula; brother, Richard Mamula; daughter, Sheri Bashaw; step-sons: Gary Fromm and Neal (Marco) Fromm; step-daughter, Ellen (Nick) Naumoff; daughter-in-law, Katherine Fromm; 10 grandchildren; one great grandchild; and his well loved cats: Sonny and Audrey. Larry will be greatly missed by his family and many lifelong friends.
A memorial luncheon will be held July 9, 2022. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/larry-michael-mamula/article_33190ff7-7933-5f89-b93e-c507bedeb2ff.html | 2022-07-05T06:16:09 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/larry-michael-mamula/article_33190ff7-7933-5f89-b93e-c507bedeb2ff.html |
IN LOVING MEMOY OF LISA PLEITNER ESLICK, ON HER FIRST ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN, JULY 5.
I cannot believe one year has passed without you in our lives. You left a void in our hearts that will never be filled. We love and miss you everyday.
Mom, Dad, Cooper, Riley, Jen, Justin, Renee, Don, Eddie, Jess, Keith, Maddie and Noah. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/lisa-pleitner-eslick/article_75af268d-e2b7-5930-9304-d9ab7ac27439.html | 2022-07-05T06:16:15 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/lisa-pleitner-eslick/article_75af268d-e2b7-5930-9304-d9ab7ac27439.html |
May 5, 1972 - June 30, 2022
OSCEOLA, IN - Sheila Lynn Tarner, 50 of Osceola, Indiana, passed away June 30, 2022 in South Bend. She was born May 5, 1972 in Valparaiso, the daughter of Jacob L. and Caryl (Conner) Tarner. Sheila was a salesperson with PPG and was a member of the color guard for 5 years with the American Legion Post 94 in Valparaiso. Surviving are her parents, Jacob, of Osceola, IN, and Caryl Tarner of Adrian, MI.; a sister, Laurie Riordan; best friend, Joe Ross; aunt Jan (Jerry) Proctor of Valparaiso; uncle, Gary Comer; aunt, Rose (Paul) Wise of Chesterton; uncle, Chuck Tarner of Florida; and the rest of the Manago clan. She was preceded in death by her grandparents; and best friends: Stanley "Bud" and Chris Conner. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 6, 2022 5:00 -7:00 PM with a Memorial Service at 7:00 PM at BARTHOLOMEW FUNERAL HOME, 102 Monroe St, Valparaiso. www.bartholomewnewhard.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/sheila-lynn-tarner/article_fa50daf6-af3f-584f-b467-3880865acc58.html | 2022-07-05T06:16:21 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/sheila-lynn-tarner/article_fa50daf6-af3f-584f-b467-3880865acc58.html |
July 5, 1958 - April 22, 2017
In Loving Memory Of Steve Blimm On His 5th Birthday In Heaven with Elvis.
Missing You, Thinking of You ... Every Day. Love, Karen, Krystin, Brady, Noah, Chachi, Mom & Dad, Lori, Jenny, Angie and Family
July 5, 1958 - April 22, 2017
In Loving Memory Of Steve Blimm On His 5th Birthday In Heaven with Elvis.
Missing You, Thinking of You ... Every Day. Love, Karen, Krystin, Brady, Noah, Chachi, Mom & Dad, Lori, Jenny, Angie and Family
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Warning signs installed along banks of Rio Grande
DOÑA ANA COUNTY - The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission has installed 186 signs from Vinton, Texas to Percha Dam, new Mexico at all access points to the Rio Grande.
The signs instruct residents that motorized vehicles and going off trail are among the prohibited activities along river levees, riverbed and floodplain, which the USIBWC manages. The federal agency allows walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and other similar activities on the levees.
Vehicular traffic traversing the banks of the main river channel, on the slopes of the levees, or on the levee roads can cause damage and erosion to those areas, the USIBWC warns.
The federal agency has given the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction to cite and/or arrest violators. DASO will respond to complaints of ATV riders on the levee, late-night parties, discharge of firearms, illegal parking and blocking of gates, and other prohibited activities.
To report a violation, call the Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority at 575-526-0795 and enter #6 for dispatch.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police are investigating after a person was shot early Tuesday morning.
An IMPD spokesperson said officers were called to a report of a person shot in the 800 block of 815 Eugene Street around 12:30 a.m. The location is just north of 29th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Street.
Officers found a male, 17, with an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken by ambulance to Riley Hospital in serious condition but has since been upgraded to "stable."
Investigators believe the injury resulted from "a gunfight." Witnesses said there was a vehicle involved but police haven't been able to verify that.
Police haven't released any other details, including whether a suspect is known or if a motive has been determined.
If you have information, contact Metro Police or Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/impd-1-critical-after-shooting-early-tuesday-morning-guns-police-violence/531-1749c9f0-a78c-47bc-9dbf-55172a8660c9 | 2022-07-05T06:16:58 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/impd-1-critical-after-shooting-early-tuesday-morning-guns-police-violence/531-1749c9f0-a78c-47bc-9dbf-55172a8660c9 |
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — A holiday outing on the Colorado River in Arizona left four people injured after they were struck by an out-of-control jet ski.
The accident happened near Bullhead City in Mohave County. Police say a woman lost control of the jet ski and careened into the swimmer-only area of the river.
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One of the victims is in critical condition.
Police haven’t released the identities of the victims or the jet ski operator.
The crash is still under investigation, according to police.
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 separate from 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.
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