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Businesses, governments and other organizations looking to shrink their carbon footprint can check out the latest in sustainable vehicles at the upcoming Drive Clean Indiana Annual Conference & Expo.
The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Blue Chip Stardust Event Center, 777 Blue Chip Drive in Michigan City.
The conference will feature two exhibit halls and indoor displays of electric, hybrid and diesel vehicles, as well as of vehicle equipment. Vehicle manufacturers, clean fuel providers, technology companies and other industry leaders will be on hand.
The annual conference and expo also will have breakout sessions on sustainable transportation, networking opportunities and an awards ceremony.
St. John-based Drive Clean Indiana, formerly South Shore Clean Cities, will recognize those who made major contributions over the past year to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum use with awards.
Industry leaders will deliver speeches at the conference on subjects such as how to make fleets cleaner and more sustainable.
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Vehicle displays space, exhibit booths and event sponsorships are available.
A cocktail reception will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 in the Suncoast Room in the casino.
"Mingle with the top leaders in the sustainable transportation industry and make connections with potential clients in this intimate, relaxed atmosphere as we kick off our conference," Drive Clean Indiana said in a news release. "Business casual attire is recommended. The reception is included with your registration."
Sponsors include SAE International, NIPSCO, SAG USA, Best Equipment Co., CE Clean Energy, Country Mark, Ozinga and South Bend Ethanol.
Interested businesses and other parties can register now, reserving seats per person or tables for 10. Hotel rooms also can be reserved for delegations to the conference by calling 888-879-7711 and mentioning Drive Clean Indiana.
For more information, visit drivecleanindiana.org. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/drive-clean-indiana-annual-conference-expo-rolls-back-to-michigan-city/article_1c84425e-20a0-5725-baa7-2015131173fe.html | 2022-07-05T19:44:59 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/drive-clean-indiana-annual-conference-expo-rolls-back-to-michigan-city/article_1c84425e-20a0-5725-baa7-2015131173fe.html |
LAKE STATION — A 19-year-old Gary man is dead after being shot multiple times late Monday night in the 3300 block of Edison Street, the Lake County coroner's office is reporting.
The deceased is identified as Joshua Alvarez, of the 1000 block of Mount Street in Gary, officials said.
He was pronounced dead around 10:30 p.m. at an emergency room, and his death has been ruled a homicide, the coroner's office said.
Lake Station police had said earlier one person is in custody but has not yet released the person's name.
"Just wanted the public to know it was an isolated incident and not a random act of violence," police said.
Police voiced hope about stopping the rumors and fear being spread on social media.
The shooting occurred just before 10 p.m.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is encouraged to contact Lake Station Police Detective Steve Peek at 219-962-1186 or by email at speek@lakestation-in.gov.
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ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – In a Thursday court filing, the Church Hill Rescue Squad (CHRS) formally requested to freeze donations into the Summer Wells Reward Fund and to surrender the current total to the court.
According to Hawkins County Chancery Court documents obtained by News Channel 11, multiple defendants have been named in a petition for a declaratory judgment that would determine the fate of the fund. The petition was filed with a lead statement that reads as followed:
“This is a cause which implicates the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” as a sardonic commentary on the frequency with which acts of kindness backfire on those who offer them. Plaintiff brings this cause for the purpose of determining a question of actual controversy among the parties; and for cause of action aver as follows:”
As of the document’s filing, Church Hill Rescue Squad — with the Law Office of May & Coup representing — stated those funds totaled $40,305.47.
“Disputed funds held on deposit at Civis Bank (now Thread Bank) ARE NOT all the funds that have been publicly alleged to be available for information leading to the recovery of Summer Wells,” the document reads. “But, they are the only funds of which Plaintiff Rescue Squad has possession.”
Other funds that increased the reported total were two checks for $25,000 and $10,000 that were returned to their original donors, the document says.
A vast majority of the funds in the CHRS’s possession were provided by donations from a Qiana Carlock, which the document said totaled $32,193.34. Those funds, in particular, led to the squad’s concern after an email was sent by a Fiona O’Connor alleging that Carlock had committed crimes by raising money for the fund without the rescue squad’s consent.
Due to the highly publicized nature of the fund and conflicting claims regarding the legality of Carlock’s fundraising, the CHRS requested that the Hawkins County Clerk and Master’s Office take control over all money in the account until the matter is settled and to freeze the account from further donations.
In the filing, CHRS requested the following defendants be barred from launching other lawsuits connected to the fund:
- Summer Wells Reward Fund Donors and Interested Parties
- Fiona O’Connor
- Qiana Carlock
- The Child Advocacy Center of the Third Judicial District
The document states that the true identity of both O’Connor and Carlock are not truly known, but are suspected not to be residents of Tennessee.
The reward fund began as a donation account at Civis Bank on June 28, 2021, the same day that Candus Bly first spoke publicly after Summer’s disappearance. Over the course of the investigation and search, the Church Hill Rescue Squad shared several updates on fund totals:
- In late July, 2021 the total reached $37,970.
- In August, the total funds had passed $40,000.
- In October, CHRS announced that totals had passed $58,000.
- In November, the fund had topped $70,000.
- In December, the fund was approaching $74,000.
As the October deadline approached, Don Wells, Summer’s father, spoke with News Channel 11 to request that the fund be extended. That same day, the rescue squad announced they would extend it an additional six months to be active for a full year.
Since it was first announced, the rescue squad stated its intention to donate the funds to the Child Advocacy Center if Summer was not found within that time. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/summer-wells-tn/rescue-squad-requests-to-freeze-donations-surrender-summer-wells-reward-fund-to-court/ | 2022-07-05T19:50:17 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/summer-wells-tn/rescue-squad-requests-to-freeze-donations-surrender-summer-wells-reward-fund-to-court/ |
Modified pedestrian crossings from Atlantic City to Longport are operational after being installed as part of $11 million worth of traffic safety upgrades.
Various types of equipment, from cameras to push buttons, have been added to 21 out of 28 intersections along Ventnor, N. Dorset, Wellington and West End avenues as part of the project.
The updates will also help reduce traffic delays, fuel consumption and emissions, Atlantic County officials said in a Tuesday news release.
The remaining upgrades will be finished following Labor Day, officials said.
The enhancements are through a project that started in 2017 and lead to construction beginning in January.
Atlantic County was awarded a $637,000 from federal grant to cover part of the cost.
The buttons will be equipped with a speaker that verbally directs pedestrians when and when not to cross the roadway, aiding those who may be visual or hearing impaired.
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“While state accessibility guidelines require this push button equipment when new pedestrian signals are installed, the general public may not be aware of how the equipment should work,” Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson said in a statement.
Once activated by a push, the new signals adjust timing, helping pedestrians safely cross the road, Levinson said.
“This equipment is designed to enhance the safety of motorists and pedestrians on our roadways," Levinson said. "Like so many changes, they can take some time to get used to, but in the end, they are for our benefit.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-county-upgrades-traffic-signals-with-accessible-pedestrian-push-buttons/article_ba5648d2-fc89-11ec-8f67-db7d05e64d1b.html | 2022-07-05T19:50:55 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-county-upgrades-traffic-signals-with-accessible-pedestrian-push-buttons/article_ba5648d2-fc89-11ec-8f67-db7d05e64d1b.html |
BRIDGETON — A city man was arrested early Tuesday after breaking into an East Avenue home and trying to attack a resident with a piece of wood, police said.
Police responded to the home about 1:30 a.m.
Josue Santis-Hernandez, 20, of Pearl Street, had attempted to unlawfully enter the residence, police said. When he was confronted, he tried assaulting the resident with a two-by-four.
Santis-Hernandez was charged with aggravated assault and attempted criminal trespass and was released on a summons pending court.
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State Sen. Michael Testa says he will introduce legislation to give breweries more freedom to operate after new license conditions from the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control took effect Friday.
Testa, R-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic, said Monday the new rules limit microbreweries to holding 25 on-site activities annually, as well as 52 private parties.
“These breweries, like most small businesses, suffered under Governor Murphy’s pandemic shutdowns and restrictions. To increase their burden with these new rules only adds insult to injury,” Testa said.
Breweries can also attend 12 off-premises events, Testa said, such as town or local celebrations.
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The division has said it is trying to strike a balance between restaurants and bars, which must pay tens of thousands of dollars in license fees to sell alcohol, and breweries, which pay less for licenses to manufacture and sell their product.
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Breweries that violate the license conditions can now be subject to financial penalties and have their license suspended or revoked, according to Testa.
“The fact that the government can come in and micromanage how breweries can operate is offensive enough. But further restricting their ability to innovate and be successful is unconscionable and requires the Legislature to counter the actions of these unelected bureaucrats,” Testa said.
Testa and other members of the Senate are reviewing the ABC language along with stakeholders across the state, he said.
The Legislature is on summer recess and is expected to resume in September. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/testa-vows-to-help-microbreweries-after-new-abc-restrictions/article_2a8dda0c-fc85-11ec-8050-2bb632d152c9.html | 2022-07-05T19:51:07 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/testa-vows-to-help-microbreweries-after-new-abc-restrictions/article_2a8dda0c-fc85-11ec-8050-2bb632d152c9.html |
WATERLOO — Authorities have charged a Waterloo nurse accused of taking pain medication from a patient in 2021.
Kelsey Ann Baxter was charged with one count of acquiring a controlled substance through deception June 28 in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. The government is also seeking forfeiture of her nursing license. She waived formal indictment.
Court records allege Baxter obtained morphine in April 2021.
Nursing Board records show Baxter’s license was suspended pending proof of substance abuse treatment in February.
Records indicate Baxter was a licensed practical nurse working for Friendship Village Retirement Community when a co-worker allegedly saw her take morphine pills from a patient’s medication card. A drug test was positive for opiates, and she was terminated, according to Nursing Board records.
After that, she voluntarily entered an inpatient treatment program followed by outpatient treatment.
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During a Nursing Board hearing, it was disclosed that Baxter suffered from anxiety, depression and insomnia. She had been one of five nurses specializing in COVID-19 and had worked “extremely long hours” and had watched 14 residents die alone, according to records. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nurse-charged-with-taking-morphine/article_87bb5c5a-e146-56f0-886d-1f3ac47fd921.html | 2022-07-05T19:52:07 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nurse-charged-with-taking-morphine/article_87bb5c5a-e146-56f0-886d-1f3ac47fd921.html |
WATERLOO — Police are searching a wooded area behind an apartment complex following an assault and brief chase that followed.
Officers were called to an assault at the Kwik Star on East San Marnan Drive and a patrol officer spotted a minivan fleeing the scene.
The van darted down Camelot Drive and Oelson Road, and the driver leapt from the vehicle while it was still in motion and ran into the woods.
The driverless van continued a short distance before hitting a tree.
Police found a rifle and two stolen handguns in the vehicle.
Officers have set up a perimeter around the area and are preparing to search.
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WATERLOO — Police are investigating a robbery at a Waterloo convenience store over the weekend.
Around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, a man wearing a purple shirt and tan pants jumped the counter at Metro Mart, 2332 Falls Ave. He was armed with a screwdriver and assaulted the female clerk, forcing her to open the cash register, according to police.
The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Waterloo Police Department at (319) 291-4340 or Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at (855) 300-TIPS (8477). | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/waterloo-police-investigating-store-robbery/article_bb444b2c-e906-5629-9539-61c980a728eb.html | 2022-07-05T19:52:20 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/waterloo-police-investigating-store-robbery/article_bb444b2c-e906-5629-9539-61c980a728eb.html |
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Learning Farms are offering Northeast Iowa field days focused on soil health in grazing systems Wednesday through friday.
In these hands-on field days, attendees will learn how to assess soils on their own properties. Each location will feature a soil pit with discussion of soil physical characteristics and how they impact soil function, and a comparison of soils in both grazed and row-crop systems. Infiltration and soil aggregation assessments will be performed and discussed, along with other simple indicators that can be used to evaluate and track changes in soil health. Attendees will also learn how to assess pasture condition and how grazing management affects soil health.
A free lunch will be served at 12:30 pm and the program will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. each day. Locations are the Kubik family farm, 2587 130th St., Traer, on Wednesday; Nelson family farm, 27996 Harding Road, Clermont, on Thursday; and Smith family farm, 26129 Tivoli Lane, Epworth, on Friday.
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The event is free and open to farmers, landowners, and ag support providers and includes a complimentary meal, though reservations are required to ensure adequate space and food. For reasonable accommodations and to RSVP, contact Liz Ripley at (515) 294-5429 or ilf@iastate.edu. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/isu-extension-iowa-learning-farms-plan-field-days/article_8dafd3dd-49ba-5035-b0a9-49a38500ffd3.html | 2022-07-05T19:52:26 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/isu-extension-iowa-learning-farms-plan-field-days/article_8dafd3dd-49ba-5035-b0a9-49a38500ffd3.html |
Boater access restricted under Mathers Bridge swing bridge because of mechanical problems
The aging and mechanically challenged Mathers Bridge over the Banana River has experienced more problems, resulting in a decision by Brevard County officials that will prevent many boaters from passing under the bridge.
The 700-foot-long, low-level, swing-span bridge — which first opened in 1927 — connects South Tropical Trail on the southern end of Merritt Island to the western end of Banana River Drive in Indian Harbour Beach.
The latest mechanical issues involve actuators used in opening and closing the bridge. The bridge has four actuators, and all four are required to operate the bridge to allow boaters to pass.
As a result of the mechanical issue, Brevard County officials have decided to keep the bridge open to motorists and to pedestrians.
But they said the county-maintained bridge will not be swung open to allow boats to pass underneath the bridge. Smaller boats still will be able to pass under the bridge — if they are small enough to pass underneath without the bridge opening. The clearance under the bridge is about 6 feet, but that depends on the tides.
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Brevard County Communications Director Don Walker said, when it is fully operational, the Mathers Bridge opens and closes as many as 800 times a month to allow taller boats to navigate along the Banana River.
Walker said the bridge closed to boating traffic at 4 p.m. Sunday, and will be closed until further notice. He said the U.S. Coast Guard has been notified of the decision.
That decision was made after county public works and public safety officials met at the site to discuss options, repairs and safety concerns expressed by residents, related to bridge access to the area for emergency responders.
Walker said the county will continue evaluating mechanical repairs and any other actions that can be taken to help those who navigate under or across the bridge.
For part of the weekend, the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic. But that no longer is the case.
Brevard County Public Works Director Marc Bernath said the Mathers Bridge has four actuators — one at each corner. Only opposite corners are interchangeable.
He said the county has had a series of recent issues with the Mathers Bridge actuators.
Three of the actuators have failed. Two actuators have been rehabbed, including rewinding of one motor.
"We are working to rehab the remaining two actuators that haven’t been rehabbed, and three motors concurrently this time around, as it's clear to us that the fourth is bound to fail soon," Bernath said.
The first actuator was shipped in October to Pennsylvania at the manufacturer’s U.S. factory. At the time, the company rehabbed the actuator, but the motor was determined to be in good condition, and, in the interest of time, the company didn’t rewind it.
The second actuator failed in early June. By that point, the county's service contractor found a shop in Bradenton to perform the rehab.
"The bridge was put back in service on June 29, and then the third actuator failed several days later, on July 2," Bernath said.
He said it takes five to six months to build a new actuator.
"The original manufacturer is out of Germany," Bernath said. "We ordered and received one, but it does not fit. We are currently working with them to replace. Our goal is to have four new actuators and two spares — one for each configuration. But we must first get the issue straightened out on the first one."
There have been several previous issues with the bridge during the past year, resulting in either access underneath the bridge area being closed to boaters, or the bridge being closed to motorists, forcing a detour to the Pineda Causeway.
In January 2017, the county's Public Works Department requested that the Coast Guard consider allowing Mathers Bridge to not open for boating vessels, except every 30 minutes on the hour and half-hour. The county requested this action to reduce traffic delays caused by the numerous openings of the bridge, as well as to reduce wear and tear on the bridge operating mechanisms.
As a result of numerous comments received at the time both for and against the proposed rule, the Coast Guard tested the proposed schedule change to determine whether a permanent change was appropriate to better balance the needs of maritime and vehicle traffic.
During a period from Feb. 5, 2018, to Aug. 4, 2018, the bridge was open for vessels requesting passage on the hour and half-hour from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays. On Fridays, Saturdays and all federal holidays, 24 hours a day, the bridge was open for vessels on the hour and half-hour. At all other times, the bridge was open on signal, if at least two hours’ notice was given, but only for emergencies.
Following the test, however, the operational schedule reverted back to the on-demand basis.
Last November, the County Commission unanimously approved a proposal from County Commissioner Curt Smith to ask the Coast Guard for permission to allow boaters to pass the bridge only on a specific schedule, rather than whenever they want.
But Walker said the county has not receive a decision on that request.
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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Multiple lanes are blocked on I-75N in Sarasota County due to an overturned boat.
Authorities are currently on scene working the crash.
Injuries are unknown at this time.
Count on NBC2 to bring you the latest details as soon as they become available. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/05/overturned-boat-blocking-traffic-on-i-75n-in-sarasota-county/ | 2022-07-05T20:03:48 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/05/overturned-boat-blocking-traffic-on-i-75n-in-sarasota-county/ |
SAN ANTONIO — The search continues Tuesday for a missing man at Canyon Lake.
The man has now been identified as Robbie Berlingeri, 41.
Comal County Emergency Services District 3 say Berlingeri went missing around 8 p.m. Sunday during a Fourth of July celebration.
Comal County fire chief Robert Mikel says Berlingeri went underwater but never came back up.
His brother-in-law, Clint Gardner, tells us that he fell off the back of the boat with his 2-year-old daughter. The mom jumped in to help and the two were tossing their daughter back and forth while trying to stay afloat.
People from another boat were able to save the mom and daughter, but when they turned back around Berlingeri was gone.
Texas Parks and Wildlife is now leading the search.
Officials believe that the man has drowned and are trying to search for the body.
On Sunday, game wardens and the fire department searched two sections of the lake near boat ramp one. The search and rescue team is now using sonar equipment to map out the bottom of the lake. So far, the search has been unsuccessful.
Mikel is asking that boaters avoid the area around boat ramp one until they find him.
On Facebook, the man’s family is begging that folks keep an eye out.
Back in June, there were two drownings in close succession, prompting federal officials to close some recreational areas out of concern for safety. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/search-for-missing-boater-continues-in-canyon-lake-safety/273-de488ceb-53c8-4aaf-91fc-164ff4f4f7c9 | 2022-07-05T20:04:02 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/search-for-missing-boater-continues-in-canyon-lake-safety/273-de488ceb-53c8-4aaf-91fc-164ff4f4f7c9 |
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Editor's note: The video above originally aired on June 28, 2022.
The Clark County Medical Examiner's office has identified the pilot who died in a small plane crash on June 28 in Vancouver.
On Tuesday, the medical examiner's office identified the pilot as 64-year-old Thomas Posey. He was the only person on board the plane when it went down.
Police responded to reports of a plane crash at Pearson Field, which is located at 101 East Reserve Street, and found a fiery aircraft on the runway. Vancouver firefighters put out the fire and confirmed that one person inside the plane was dead.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board is conducting an investigation. Officials have not publicly said what caused the crash.
Pearson Field is one of the oldest operation airfields in the U.S. and its first use took place in 1905. The city of Vancouver operates it and owns just under half of the 134-acre site. The National Park Service owns the remaining 72.6 acres, which lies within the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, making it the only airport in the U.S. that operates within the boundaries of a national historic reserve.
The modern-day site also houses the Pearson Air Museum, the Jack Murdock Aviation Center and the Pearson Field Education Center for grade school students. The airport sees about 52,560 aircraft operations per year or about 144 per day, according to the city. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/vancouver/vancouver-fatal-plane-crash-pilot-identified/283-fb3031ed-c9b8-496f-8f09-945694fda571 | 2022-07-05T20:04:07 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/vancouver/vancouver-fatal-plane-crash-pilot-identified/283-fb3031ed-c9b8-496f-8f09-945694fda571 |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Police Department is still looking for a 27-year-old man who they said stole money out of a game machine at a Lynchburg J Mart on Monday night.
Police have identified the 27-year-old man as Tishaun Conde of Lynchburg, who they said is wanted on charges of grand larceny, destruction of property, eluding police, and reckless driving.
At 8:05 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to the J Mart in Lynchburg where the suspect was breaking into a Skillz game machine and stealing money, police said.
Officers said that when they arrived, the suspect fled the scene in a Nissan sedan.
According to police, the Nissan was later located at Meadows Apartment Complex on Yorktown Avenue, but the suspect was not found.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Lynchburg Police Department at (434) 455-6041 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900.
The Lynchburg Police Department said the investigation is ongoing. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/27-year-old-man-wanted-after-stealing-money-from-game-machine-in-lynchburg-police-say/ | 2022-07-05T20:04:10 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/27-year-old-man-wanted-after-stealing-money-from-game-machine-in-lynchburg-police-say/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Fire and EMS crews responded to a structure fire on the 600th block of Orange Ave NE Sunday night.
At 11:50 p.m., crews said they arrived at the scene to find smoke coming from a first-floor hotel room and declared it a working fire.
Crews ensured the area was cleared and said hotel staff stated that the portion of the hotel was unoccupied, which is why many of the rooms were boarded up.
The fire unit reported that they took control of the fire quickly and limited fire damage to one room, while smoke damaged five other hotel rooms.
According to the Roanoke Fire and EMS, no one was hurt during the incident and the total cost of damages is estimated to be $15,000.
After further investigation, officials said the Roanoke City Police Department arrested a suspect on-scene. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/hotel-fire-in-roanoke-caused-by-incendiary-officials-report/ | 2022-07-05T20:04:16 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/hotel-fire-in-roanoke-caused-by-incendiary-officials-report/ |
HANCOCK COUNTY, Indiana — Two central Indiana officers are being hailed as heroes for pulling a 19-year-old Greenfield man from a car mere moments before it burst into flames.
Hancock County deputies were sent to the area of 8500 East US 40, where a car left the roadway and crashed in the grass median early Saturday morning.
Dispatchers told deputies the car that crashed was on fire and people were trapped inside.
When deputy Barb Miers got there, the car's engine compartment was on fire. She used her fire extinguisher, but was unable to put out the fire and the driver’s side door was stuck shut, the sheriff's office said.
Greenfield officers, Sgt. Justin Jackson and Patrolman Blake Crull, were next to arrive. Together, they were able to pry open the driver’s door and pull out the driver, identified as 19-year-old Jonathan Moncrief.
They moved Moncrief, who was the only person in the car, to safety. The sheriff's office said just moments after the driver was pulled from the vehicle, it became fully engulfed in flames.
The sheriff's office applauded all three officers for their quick actions, saying that if it weren't for them, "Moncrief would have perished in the vehicle fire."
Moncrief was not wearing a seatbelt when the car crashed, so medics suspected he may have had head and internal trauma. He was taken to Methodist Hospital for treatment and is in stable condition.
Authorities said this crash stands as a stark reminder for everyone on the roads to drive safely and always wear a seatbelt.
When Miers followed up with Moncrief at the hospital, he was able to speak but didn't remember much.
A witness told dispatchers that Moncrief was driving erratically just before the crash. Authorities are investigating and, as part of the routine investigation, Moncrief submitted to a blood sample. Investigators said it has not been confirmed if drugs or alcohol were involved. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/greenfield-officers-hancock-county-deputy-rescue-driver-from-burning-car/531-8ea6f967-9861-4208-a607-f40ebbd2018f | 2022-07-05T20:05:08 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/greenfield-officers-hancock-county-deputy-rescue-driver-from-burning-car/531-8ea6f967-9861-4208-a607-f40ebbd2018f |
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — Multiple fire departments are working to put out an apartment fire that injured three children and an adult Tuesday afternoon.
According to Assistant Chief Michael Bartlett of the Rocky Ridge Fire Department, the fire broke out at the Emerald Pointe Apartments in the 2100 block of Old Rocky Ridge Road around 12:20 p.m.
Three children were transported to Children’s of Alabama Hospital with unknown injuries. The adult suffered a leg fracture and was taken to a nearby hospital. No injuries to firefighters have been reported.
Crews will be going through the complex once the flames are out to see if there are any more victims. The Hoover Fire Department is assisting RRFD at this time.
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. A fire broke out at the same apartment complex in December. The complex was called the Lory of Hoover at that time.
No other information has been released at this time. Stay with CBS 42 as this is a developing story. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/3-children-1-adult-injured-in-hoover-apartment-fire/ | 2022-07-05T20:05:10 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/3-children-1-adult-injured-in-hoover-apartment-fire/ |
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (WIAT) — The American Village in Montevallo was covered in red, white and blue all over this Independence Day.
Hundreds of guests gathered at the village for a full day of fun, food, patriotic-themed activities and fireworks for the first time in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s just a lot of festivities,” said visitor, Reggie Nichols. “It seems like it was a good turn out and it seems like everybody is having a good time.”
Activities included music, dancing, games, and even opportunities to meet patriots of the past like Uncle Sam and George Washington.
Communications Officer Melanie Poole says American Village is more than just historic buildings, it’s a place that helps to build what George Washington called, “the sacred fire of liberty and the stewardship of that liberty.”
“I think that everyone here today should remember how special it is to be an American, to reconnect with our patriotism, to teach our young people to be good citizens,” said Poole.
American Village’s 4th of July celebration also served an educational purpose. Patriotic buildings around the campus were open for all to tour and learn more about our nation’s history.
Poole says she also hopes their Independence Day event helped to remind us of those who have fought and continue to fight for our nation’s freedom.
“Many, many veterans and armed service men and women paid a high price for our liberty, and we owe them to love our country and to celebrate our nation,” said Poole.
For more information on American Village events, click here. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/american-village-celebrates-4th-of-july-for-first-time-in-3-years/ | 2022-07-05T20:05:10 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/american-village-celebrates-4th-of-july-for-first-time-in-3-years/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb directed Hoosiers Tuesday to fly their flags half-staff to honor the victims of the Fourth of July Parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.
Indiana residents and businesses should fly flags half-staff until Saturday, July 9.
Six people died and more than 30 others were injured in the shooting Monday.
Police said Tuesday, the suspected gunman used a high-powered rifle "similar to an AR-15" to spray bullets from atop a commercial building. He fired more than 70 rounds into to crowd, police said.
The shooting occurred at a spot on the parade route where many residents had staked out prime viewing points early in the day for the annual celebration.
Investigators, who have interrogated the suspect and reviewed his social media posts, have not determined a motive for the attack, said Christopher Covelli, Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesperson.
They have also not found any indication that the shooter targeted anyone by race, religion or other protected status.
Authorities have not filed criminal charges.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Some say third time’s a charm, but Tuscaloosa residents may be hoping that’s not the case for trucks spilling chicken parts on Lurleen Wallace Boulevard.
On Monday at 10:27 a.m., the Alabama Department of Transportation tweeted that the southbound left and center lanes on Hugh Thomas Bridge in Tuscaloosa would be closed due to “a truck hauling chicken guts [that] lost its load.”
By 2:25 p.m., all lanes were cleared according to ALDOT. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/chicken-parts-cover-tuscaloosa-roadway-for-second-time-this-year/ | 2022-07-05T20:05:26 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/chicken-parts-cover-tuscaloosa-roadway-for-second-time-this-year/ |
State police said in a statement Tuesday that nine individuals, including three motorcyclists, were killed in crashes over the Fourth of July weekend.
As of Tuesday, Virginia has recorded 423 traffic deaths statewide, according to Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Gary Settle.
"As encouraging as it is to see fewer traffic deaths this July 4 holiday weekend compared to last year, Virginians still cannot let their guard down when it comes to traffic safety,” said Settle in a statement.
In 2021, VSP recorded 12 fatalities over Independence Day weekend. This year, police said the nine fatal crashes occurred in the cities of Danville, Franklin, Norfolk and Portsmouth, and the counties of Botetourt, Chesterfield, King William, Loudoun and Warren.
The motorcycle fatalities occurred in the cities of Franklin and Portsmouth and Chesterfield County, and an ATV crash occurred in King William County, police said.
Two of the three motorcycle fatalities were single-vehicle incidents. The Danville and Warren County crashes involved pedestrians, police said.
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"I cannot stress enough the need for drivers to slow their speed, wear a seat belt, drive distraction free, and never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs," said Settle. "Simply drive to save lives.”
Over the weekend, state police commenced a four-day operation dubbed the Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort; also known as the CARE initiative.
The operation and data gathering period began at 12:01 a.m. July 1 to midnight on Monday.
Over that time, troopers cited 4,262 speeding and 1,585 reckless drivers, and arrested 69 individuals for operating under the influence, police said.
Troopers also issued 429 seat belt citations, 131 citations for children not being properly secured in the vehicle and 165 drivers were cited in violation of Virginia's "hands free" law, which was passed by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020.
State police also helped 977 disabled or stranded motorists.
Funds generated from summonses issued by Virginia State Police go directly to court fees and the state’s Literary Fund — a fund approved by the state legislature in 2007 to benefit public school construction, technology funding and teacher retirement. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/state-police-confirm-9-fatal-accidents-over-fourth-of-july-weekend/article_ae95ab75-aed8-5c41-b2e3-3630fe0ec3fb.html | 2022-07-05T20:06:02 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/state-police-confirm-9-fatal-accidents-over-fourth-of-july-weekend/article_ae95ab75-aed8-5c41-b2e3-3630fe0ec3fb.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a man who walked away from a work crew in Salem Tuesday morning.
Juan Castillo, 43, was working with a crew near 12th Street Southeast and Bellevue Street Southeast when he walked away shortly after 8 a.m., the sheriff’s office said.
He had been in custody at the Marion County Transition Center for a parole violation.
Anyone who sees Castillo should call non-emergency dispatch at (503) 588-5032. | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/deputies-search-for-inmate-who-walked-away-from-salem-work-crew/ | 2022-07-05T20:07:59 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/deputies-search-for-inmate-who-walked-away-from-salem-work-crew/ |
ALBANY – Starting Wednesday, the westbound lane of the 2000 block of East Broad Avenue will be closed from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. weekdays due to SPLOST VII sidewalk construction, Albany officials announced.
The work will be done during the weekdays, and East Broad Avenue will be open at night and on weekends.
Detours will be set up during the course of the construction using Loftus Drive, Keystone Avenue and Monarch Drive.
Drivers should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes. Motorists also are urged to use caution, as the SPLOST VII sidewalk construction progresses west and detour routes change.
The construction area will start at School Street and continue to East Road. The area will be blocked during the scheduled weekday hours until the work is completed.
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As July begins, the Bureau of Land Management is nearer to reopening Loon Lake Recreation Area. The site was not open for the Fourth of July weekend, but the plan remains to open portions of the site as soon as possible in July.
The BLM intends to reopen the site in phases as soon as there is enough water stored to operate basic facilities, such as the flush toilets, while the water treatment system is being brought online. The BLM expects to open for weekend day use first to ensure the water and sewer system function properly with increased use. Full-week day use and camping will reopen in subsequent phases.
The primary well on site is not yet producing useable water, due to heavy sediment loads. While this is being addressed, a smaller secondary well is being utilized to fill on-site holding tanks to ensure that sufficient water will be available for flushing toilets.
The BLM will update visitors when additional day use and camping become available, and give as much prior notice as possible for the public to reserve campsites. The BLM does not yet have a projected date when camping will reopen this summer. The BLM will post regular updates at blm.gov/office/coos-bay-district-office and recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234076
“I want to thank everyone for their patience. We are hearing from visitors eager to make reservations and get back to enjoying the site. We look forward to that too, and are working diligently to reopen as soon as we are confident we can provide a safe and enjoyable experience,” said Steve Lydick, Coos Bay district manager.
Nearby East Shore Campground is open on the shore of Loon Lake, with six campsites available on a first-come, first-served basis. Lake access is available at Loon Lake Lodge and RV Resort. The BLM also operates six other campgrounds on the southern Oregon coast, most with access to coast range rivers.
The Loon Lake Recreation Area has been closed since the 2019. Heavy snow in late February 2019 toppled trees around the site, destroying the potable water treatment system, a restroom in the day use area, and the maintenance shop. The repairs at the site are being partially funded through the Great American Outdoors Act. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/loon-lake-preparing-to-reopen/article_92696c40-fbef-11ec-a40a-ab7fb808437b.html | 2022-07-05T20:08:56 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/loon-lake-preparing-to-reopen/article_92696c40-fbef-11ec-a40a-ab7fb808437b.html |
On Saturday July 9, Coos Art Museum opens its 28th Maritime Art Exhibition in the Maggie Karl Gallery. The juried exhibition displays maritime themed artwork by major artists from across the United States and Canada. 68 works by 36 of the nation’s leading maritime artists are featured. The works are in a variety of media including oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel and sculpture. The exhibition runs through September 24. This event is co-sponsored by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and funded by a grant from the Coquille Tribal Fund.
Coos Art Museum’s Annual Maritime Art Exhibition is sanctioned by the American Society of Marine Artists and is the only regional maritime art competition for the entire western United States. It is the oldest continuous Maritime art competition on the West Coast. The ASMA jurors include: Austin Dywer of Washington, Paul Mullally of Washington and Len Tantillo of New York. Works will be honored for Best in Show; Peoples’ Choice Award; Oregon International Port of Coos Bay Award; Coos Art Museum Board of Directors Award and Honorable Mention Ribbons.
Jim Griffiths of Chicago is the featured maritime artist. His solo exhibition is in the Perkins Gallery. For many, the most remarkable aspect of Griffiths’ paintings is his ability to capture the fluid realism of the sea. About his work, Griffiths remarks, “...it required many years of study and hard work to achieve the skill and artistic perception necessary to depict the depth & character of the ocean in its many moods”. Griffiths has been collected by many notable figures and was commissioned by the Revell/Monogram Model Company to create the box top art for several hobby model kits. The vessels portrayed on the kits vary from sailing ships to submarines, ocean liners to supercarriers. Griffiths graduated from Amherst College, with a BFA in studio art. He then attended the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design, graduating with a degree in illustration.
MARITIME ART EXHIBITION EVENTS:
The museum will host its annual maritime fundraising dinner beginning at 5p.m., July 9. This exciting event features the popular silent art auction, beer and wine sales, and enjoyable camaraderie. Delicious food offerings will be catered by Black Market Gourmet of Coos Bay. Auction artworks include pieces by participating 28th Maritime Art Exhibition artists and local artists. A special facet of the auction is the sale of recently completed plein air maritime paintings.
Tickets for the dinner and auction are $60 for museum members and $65 for non-members. The tickets are available by calling Coos Art Museum at (541) 267-3901 or by visiting the museum at 235 Anderson Avenue, Coos Bay, credit cards are accepted. Please RSVP for dinner tickets by July 1.
CAM COMMUNITY DAYS - Free admission Sunday, July 10, from 1-5 p.m. with live music from Starboard Watch.
Coos Art Museum is the cornerstone of the visual arts on Oregon’s Southern Coast. Through exhibitions, education, and collections, we build an arts and cultural community by promoting the appreciation, understanding, and expression of visual art. Housed in the historic 1936 Art Deco US Federal Building in downtown Coos Bay, CAM offers a wide range of arts activities including exhibitions, art classes, and lectures. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Museum admission: $5 general, $2 students, veterans and seniors, free to museum members. Free to active duty military through the Blue Star Museum Program. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/maritime-art-exhibit-to-open-at-coos-art-museum/article_0c06ec0a-f7e8-11ec-bfb3-db309b471abc.html | 2022-07-05T20:09:02 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/maritime-art-exhibit-to-open-at-coos-art-museum/article_0c06ec0a-f7e8-11ec-bfb3-db309b471abc.html |
Public art is replacing decrepit old structures throughout Coos Bay. Last week, an old wall near the chip mill on Highway 101 was turned into art thanks to the work of Mike Vaughan and the Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency.
On the final day of painting, members of the Coos Bay and North Bend city councils joined Vaughan to complete the mural that shows two tug boats, representing Coos Bay and North Bend, working together to move a boat.
Stephanie Kilmer, a Coos Bay councilor and president of the Urban Renewal Agency, said painting the wall is a good use of Urban Renewal funds.
"It was funded through Urban Renewal dollars," Kilmer said. "That's a perfect way to take care of our blight the city has."
Kilmer said the effort to turn an aging, gray wall into art was worthwhile.
"It stands out and it's a beautiful area that visitors traveling down Highway 101 can see," Kilmer said. "That's what Urban Renewal does."
Vaughan said he came up with the idea after seeing the blank wall year after year. The concrete wall was built in the 1930s when Chevron used it as a fuel storage area.
"I did a wall on the Shark Bites building 32 years ago," Vaughan said. "I raised the funds for that. This time around, the city is paying me to do the mural. I'm looking forward to more murals in both towns."
Vaughan said he wanted to come up with art that would tie Coos Bay and North Bend together while symbolizing the industrial sector of the community.
"The theme is a North Bend tugboat and a Coos Bay tugboat pushing the ship," Vaughan said. "In working on this, I realize this kind of represents our democracy into the world."
Vaughan said he tried to include an Asian influence because of the Asian impact on the industrial sector in the region. He said the white caps in the mural are of the style of an Asian artist, who painted in that style hundreds of years ago.
Vaughan spent 60 days working on the mural, painting throughout May and June. He had to finish by the end of June, so he invited both city councils to assist. Kilmer was joined by North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke and North Bend councilors Susanna Noordhoff and Timm Slater along with Coos Bay City Manager Rodger Craddock and North Bend City Administrator David Milliron.
"Thanks to both city councils and city managers, we'll finish it," Vaughan said.
He said the wall had to be pressure washed and primer put on before he began on the details. He said the base paint on both sides equated to 60 gallons of paint.
"It was very professionally done and will be here forever," Vaughan said.
He said the design is simple, for a reason.
"They only have three seconds at 45 miles per hour, so a lot of the work is abstract and simple so they can see it at 45 mph," Vaughan said.
While the mural is in Coos Bay, it is centered right at the city limits between Coos Bay and North Bend. Engelke said she and the council wanted to help finish the project because it benefits both cities.
"We were invited by the Coos Bay City Council to be a part of this," Engelke said. "We think it symbolizes so many things we are trying to do together. This whole project symbolizes the collaboration both cities are doing. We're each individual and unique, but we're one community."
Engelke said the completed mural is more than just a beautiful piece of art.
"This project also symbolizes the movement happening in our community," Engelke said. "Taking something old and making it new. I think that's what both communities are doing, a rebirth and a renewal." | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/mural-much-more-than-just-public-art/article_7b187f82-fbee-11ec-a733-5bedad6563b3.html | 2022-07-05T20:09:08 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/mural-much-more-than-just-public-art/article_7b187f82-fbee-11ec-a733-5bedad6563b3.html |
July 6, 1927 – June 24, 2022
Lowell was born on July 6, 1927 in Bandon, Oregon. He passed away on June 24, 2022 in Grants Pass, Oregon.
He was a lifelong resident of Langlois, Oregon, owning and leasing several ranches. He operated dairy, beef, and sheep ranches, and later hauled hay and rock. After buying the Sweet Jersey herd in 1967, he raised production to seventh highest in the nation by the mid 1970’s. He was also proud of hauling 81 loads of hay from the Klamath area in six months. He loaded on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, unloaded on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday and slept on Sunday. He retired from hauling hay at age 70 and rock at age 80.
He is survived by five children, Susan Silva of Eureka, CA, Ed and Mary Anne Kreutzer of Myrtle Point, OR, Kathleen and Roger Meader of Payette ID, Rhett Kreutzer and Jodi Fields of Langlois, OR, and Colleen and Rick Roberts of Maple Valley, WA; grandchildren, Matt, Lisa, Deborah, Louis, Court, Wade, Karlynne, Justin, Cole, Brittany, Evan, and Ciara; and eighteen great grandchildren.
He is also survived by his significant other, Carrie Eggert.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Olive Farrier Kreutzer; children, Karlynne and Joseph; siblings, Lloyd Kreutzer, Ruth Cope, Kenneth Kreutzer, and Anne Tomlinson; former wives, Betty, Joanne, Phyliss, Jean, and Pat; and significant other, Evelyn.
Services will be held at 11:00 am at the Langlois Community Church, followed by graveside services at Denmark Cemetery. The family asks that if possible anyone that drove truck with him drive the trucks in procession from the church to the cemetery. Following the cemetery, a celebration of life, with barbecue and potluck, will be held at the Langlois Cheese Factory on July 30, 2022.
Donations in his name may be made to the Oregon Farm Bureau.
Friends may offer condolences online at westrumfuneralservice.com. Arrangements under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/lowell-kreutzer/article_a8f31532-fc81-11ec-ad51-47bdaa699241.html | 2022-07-05T20:09:14 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/lowell-kreutzer/article_a8f31532-fc81-11ec-ad51-47bdaa699241.html |
CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — The Crawford County Sheriff's Department has activated a Silver Alert for 82-year-old Roger McCallie.
The sheriff's department says McCallie is from Illinois and is traveling to Stuttgart, Arkansas. According to investigators, he stopped in Kibler, Arkansas on July 3 to ask for directions around 9 a.m. That was the last time he was seen.
McCallie is 5'10, 180 pounds, white hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a dark-colored button-up shirt and a cowboy hat.
He was seen driving a 2021 Silver Jeep Renegade with Illinois license plate number Q755348
If you see him you're asked to call the Crawford County Sheriff's Department at (479) 474-2581.
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The Nebraska Department of Labor said Tuesday that the state's unemployment system is back online.
The website, NEworks.nebraska.gov , had been offline since June 26 after a cyberattack on the vendor that runs the system, Geographic Solutions Inc.
The attack also forced the Florida-based company to take down websites it runs for several other states. Geographic Systems said there was no evidence user data had been compromised.
The Department of Labor said Nebraska's site was the first to come back online, and the company was still working Tuesday to restore sites in some of the other affected states.
“Although we understand this has caused disruption for unemployment claimants and other users, taking the site offline was an important measure to protect the data of working Nebraskans,” Commissioner of Labor John H. Albin said in a news release.
The department said it will ensure that unemployment claimants are able to receive the benefits for which they are eligible. The agency is prioritizing payments for weeks already claimed, and back payments will be issued to all eligible claimants. Filers should check their account for status updates.
The NEworks system prompts workers with active claims to file for two weeks of benefits if a certification has not already been filed for the week ending June 25.
If an individual has recently become unemployed and was unable to file an initial application for unemployment benefits or reopen their claim because of the system outage, they should request back dating of the application by emailing NDOL.Unemploymenthelp@nebraska.gov . Instructions can be found at dol.nebraska.gov/uibenefits .
Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Nebraska
Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Nebraska
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring of 2019 that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.
As of May of this year, national unemployment is at 3.6%—as it was in both March and April, marking a three-month stagnation—following a steady drop since that aforementioned COVID-affected peak. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate a rather sizable spectrum , ranging from just 1.9% in Nebraska and Utah, to 5.3% in New Mexico and 5.8% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.
To that end, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in Nebraska using data from the BLS . Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in April 2022, which as of this writing is the most current Bureau data.
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#50. Nemaha County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.61%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 3,675 (59 unemployed)
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#49. Keya Paha County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.61%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 621 (10 unemployed)
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#48. Dixon County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.61%
--- 1 month change: -0.8%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 3,042 (49 unemployed)
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#47. Harlan County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.61%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 1,800 (29 unemployed)
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#46. Buffalo County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.61%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 28,070 (453 unemployed)
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#45. Wayne County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.90%
--- 1 month change: -0.8%
--- 1 year change: -2.1%
- Total labor force: 43,449 (1,260 unemployed)
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#44. Garfield County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.66%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 1,148 (19 unemployed)
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#43. Arthur County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.67%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -1.2%
- Total labor force: 239 (4 unemployed)
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#42. Seward County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.68%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 8,999 (151 unemployed)
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#40. Madison County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.69%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -1.0%
- Total labor force: 20,145 (341 unemployed)
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#39. Washington County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.69%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
- Total labor force: 11,631 (197 unemployed)
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#38. York County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.70%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 7,348 (125 unemployed)
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#37. Sheridan County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.70%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 2,761 (47 unemployed)
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#35. Adams County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.72%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 16,922 (291 unemployed)
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#34. Lincoln County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.73%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 18,430 (319 unemployed)
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#33. Garden County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.73%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 1,155 (20 unemployed)
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#32. Morrill County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.74%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
- Total labor force: 2,644 (46 unemployed)
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#30. Hamilton County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.76%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 4,897 (86 unemployed)
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#29. Clay County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.78%
--- 1 month change: -0.8%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 3,265 (58 unemployed)
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#28. Dodge County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.78%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.6%
- Total labor force: 20,478 (364 unemployed)
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#27. Otoe County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.79%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 8,659 (155 unemployed)
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#25. Boyd County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.79%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 1,059 (19 unemployed)
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#24. Sarpy County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.80%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.6%
- Total labor force: 100,805 (1,819 unemployed)
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#23. Hooker County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.81%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 386 (7 unemployed)
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#22. Gage County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.84%
--- 1 month change: -0.6%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 11,081 (204 unemployed)
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#20. Logan County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.88%
--- 1 month change: +0.4%
--- 1 year change: 0.4%
- Total labor force: 479 (9 unemployed)
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#19. Saline County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.91%
--- 1 month change: -0.6%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 7,392 (141 unemployed)
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#18. Burt County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.92%
--- 1 month change: -0.7%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 3,965 (76 unemployed)
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#17. Deuel County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.94%
--- 1 month change: +0.0%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 978 (19 unemployed)
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#15. Dawson County
- Current unemployment rate: 1.98%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 13,728 (272 unemployed)
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#14. Hall County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.00%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.9%
- Total labor force: 32,473 (649 unemployed)
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#13. Box Butte County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.01%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 5,435 (109 unemployed)
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#12. Hitchcock County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.02%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 1,336 (27 unemployed)
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#11. Brown County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.02%
--- 1 month change: -0.7%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 1,433 (29 unemployed)
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#10. Dakota County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.13%
--- 1 month change: -0.8%
--- 1 year change: -1.0%
- Total labor force: 10,934 (233 unemployed)
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#9. Loup County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.16%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.7%
- Total labor force: 417 (9 unemployed)
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#8. Scotts Bluff County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.17%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.6%
- Total labor force: 17,586 (381 unemployed)
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#7. Douglas County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.23%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.9%
- Total labor force: 309,319 (6,908 unemployed)
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#5. Cheyenne County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.27%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
- Total labor force: 4,184 (95 unemployed)
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#4. Johnson County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.27%
--- 1 month change: -0.9%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 2,022 (46 unemployed)
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#3. Blaine County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.70%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: 1.1%
- Total labor force: 259 (7 unemployed)
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#2. Thomas County
- Current unemployment rate: 2.78%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.2%
- Total labor force: 432 (12 unemployed)
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#1. Thurston County
- Current unemployment rate: 3.09%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 3,208 (99 unemployed)
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Watch live at 3 p.m. when police are expected to provide more information on Saturday's stabbing death investigation.
The 26-year-old Lincoln man who was stabbed to death Saturday night had been riding a bicycle alongside his dad in the moments before the attack, police said in court records.
Austin Gress and his father, 51-year-old William Parrott, rode to A’s Stop and Shop to buy soda around 9 p.m. Saturday, Parrott told police.
As they approached the convenience store near 27th and Dudley streets, Parrott lost sight of Gress as he waited for traffic, and as he approached the store and neared Gress, he saw Steven A. Alexander stabbing his son with a long-blade knife, Lincoln Police Investigator Giselle Hogan said in court records.
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Surveillance footage reviewed by investigators showed Alexander, 34, running after Gress as he rode his bike outside the central Lincoln convenience store, Hogan said.
Gress then got off the bike and pushed Alexander to the ground before the 34-year-old stabbed him "two to three times in the upper chest and neck area," Hogan said in the affidavit for Alexander's arrest.
After he was stabbed, Gress fled eastbound as his father approached from the west, Hogan said. Parrott pushed Alexander to the ground before he unsheathed his knife, causing him to retreat.
Parrott picked up a metal object and he and Gress chased Alexander, who ran down an alley before fleeing west on Dudley Street, Hogan said in the affidavit.
Gress and his dad then returned to the north side of the convenience store, where the 26-year-old collapsed and was later pronounced dead.
A Lancaster County judge signed a warrant for Alexander's arrest over the weekend. The 34-year-old, who remained at large Tuesday morning, is wanted for manslaughter, first-degree assault and use of deadly weapon to commit a felony for his alleged role in the fatal stabbing.
Lincoln Police have sought the community's help in locating Alexander, who they warned may be armed and should be considered dangerous. The department asked anyone who comes into contact with the 34-year-old to call 911 rather than approaching him.
Alexander has short black hair, facial hair, and brown eyes. He is 6-feet tall and 180 pounds. He has numerous tattoos including a sun and stars on his left upper arm and a skull with a headdress on his right upper arm.
He and Gress knew each other before Saturday's attack, though the nature of their relationship remained unclear Tuesday. Parrott said he was familiar with Alexander from a "prior confrontation," Hogan said.
LPD will host a news conference at 3 p.m. to provide an update on its investigation into the stabbing, which marked the fourth suspected killing in Lincoln this year.
Henry Lee Jones, 57, died May 19 after he was attacked outside his home near 28th and F Streets. Prosecutors charged 32-year-old Derrick Pearson and 31-year-old Briana Jelinek with manslaughter and first-degree assault for their alleged roles in Jones' killing.
Days after Jones' death, 42-year-old Patricio Urias and 26-year-old Zachariah Palomo were shot to death in a duplex near 30th and P Streets. In court records, Lincoln Police investigators said the two men shot each other.
This is a developing story. Stay with JournalStar.com for updates.
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A Bismarck man has pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges and will go to trial in September.
Brett Rittenbach, 36, is charged with two counts of promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor. Each count carries a possible 20-year prison sentence if he’s convicted. He’s also charged with possession of prohibited materials, according to court records.
Tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about possible uploads of child pornography led Bismarck police to Rittenbach’s home, according to an affidavit. Officers during the execution of a search warrant found “numerous images of child sexual exploitation,” the document states.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. announced on Tuesday that the city will be hosting its newest festival, LITFest, starting on Oct. 7.
LITFest will be a three-day event, spanning from Oct. 7-9, and will highlight the City of Little Rock through cultural programming and live music. The festival will also host panelists that will speak on a number of topics, ranging from technology to economic growth.
The festival will bring businesses, technology, music and the arts all together into one event to celebrate Little Rock. It will also be promoting the city's diversity and progress.
“Not only will this be a time for Little Rock residents to gather, this is also a citywide homecoming,” Mayor Scott said. “Keeping with that theme, there will be a special emphasis on spotlighting current and former Little Rock residents who are recognized as leaders in their fields to participate as performers and panelists.”
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — The Crawford County Sheriff's Department has activated a Silver Alert for 82-year-old Roger McCallie.
The sheriff's department says McCallie is from Illinois and is traveling to Stuttgart, Arkansas. According to investigators, he stopped in Kibler, Arkansas on July 3 to ask for directions around 9 a.m. That was the last time he was seen.
McCallie is 5'10, 180 pounds, white hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a dark-colored button-up shirt and a cowboy hat.
He was seen driving a 2021 Silver Jeep Renegade with Illinois license plate number Q755348
If you see him you're asked to call the Crawford County Sheriff's Department at (479) 474-2581.
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HamCo Love: An HSE librarian is filling the need for pads and tampons in Hamilton County
Packages of Tampax, Kotex and Always are arranged on a pale pink bookshelf in the spare bedroom of Jennifer Harmon's home in Fishers.
When a phone call or email comes in from an organization in need of pads and tampons, Harmon pulls the products off the shelves and logs them in her notes.
Harmon’s supplies never last long. There is always a need, now more than ever, as supply chain issues have led to a national tampon shortage. In addition, reproductive rights are at the forefront of national news after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion.
Harmon and her nonprofit, HamCo Love, are working on filling the need for period products in Hamilton County. She collects supplies and distributes them to groups around the county.
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Since HamCo Love began in January 2021, Harmon has collected 60,000 products to distribute to Hamilton County organizations and schools: mostly pads, tampons and some menstrual cups. She has larger plans she wants to initiate to normalize period products and their accessibility across the county.
“Everyone has an instant when they’re not prepared. That’s frustrating enough, but to have that as a constant thing in your life is stressful,” Harmon said. “Some people don’t understand why we do this and I’m trying to get that out. We don’t want somebody using a tampon for 12 hours because they don’t have any. That shouldn’t be happening.”
Across the country and around the world, menstruating people can experience period poverty, or the inability to afford hygienic menstrual products. That doesn't stop in Hamilton County, Harmon said.
Period products also continue to get more costly. The average price of tampons rose 9.8% and a package of pads rose 8.3% this year through May 28, according to NielsenIQ data.
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A 36-count box of Tampax tampons was $7.44 at Walmart.com as of June 30.
On top of the regular costs, 24 states across the country tax period products, according to Period Law, a law and advocacy organization. That includes Indiana.
Lack of access to hygienic materials can lead to dangerous health concerns, such as toxic shock syndrome, a rare condition that can happen when tampons are inserted too long and toxins from bacterial infections spread throughout the body causing illness.
"When people don't have access to products, they start improvising or using products longer than recommended and that's not healthy or hygienic," Harmon said.
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Harmon, a mother of two boys, launched HamCo Love in January 2021 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
It is the only federal holiday designated by Congress as a national day of service and on that day last year Harmon wanted to do something meaningful, she said.
Months earlier she had researched what kind of groups provided menstrual products in the Indianapolis area and found a need in Hamilton County.
Harmon, a former teacher and now-librarian for Hamilton Southeastern Schools, launched a website and a Facebook page for HamCo Love. She began finding organizations with a need for pads and tampons and started collecting donations. Soon word began to spread.
“I just started asking around,” Harmon said. “The first round, I’m sure, were my family and friends who just sent me Amazon boxes.”
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Harmon emailed Glenn Conn, the founder of Marilyn’s Place, a non-food pantry in Noblesville. Conn enthusiastically agreed to receive products, he said.
“When she first offered it, I thought that would be great,” Conn said. “It’s turned out that period products have been one of the most sought after items in our pantry. Virtually every woman that comes in takes products."
Marilyn’s Place provides the pads and tampons for free, Conn said. The pantry has run out “numerous times" and when that happens, Conn contacts Harmon for another distribution, he said.
“It’s had a huge impact on our clients,” Conn said. “We serve the unemployed, homeless, underemployed, people on disability. Right now with the supply chain issues and prices skyrocketing, it’s even more important.”
Helping students
HamCo Love has a large focus on students, due to Harmon's work work in the Hamilton Southeastern district.
In the early months of HamCo Love, Harmon reached out to school nurses to see if products were needed in clinics. Nearly all said yes, she said.
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This summer, Harmon is providing pads and tampons to several Youth Assistance programs across Hamilton County. Around 480 bags of materials for the Fishers Youth Assistance program filled her spare bedroom in early June, she said.
“I feel like what we've done is a drop in the bucket. There is such a need for these products,” Harmon said. “That's like a big, big thing. I'm trying to push out that message that, yes, we're Hamilton County. And yes, it's something we need to think about.”
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Harmon would like schools to place period stations in campuses where students can access pads and tampons, but also underwear and leggings should they experience a problem, such as a leak. Hamilton Heights Middle School already has an existing station, Harmon said.
“I know so many people that just, once they hear that I’m doing this, they have a story of that day they were miserable in school where they didn't have what they needed,” Harmon said.
Janet Pritchett, a member of the Hamilton Southeastern board of school trustees, said Harmon’s efforts will help students feel more comfortable in schools.
“There are so many instances we see where kids don’t have adequate period products,” Pritchett said. “That’s what’s on their mind instead of what they’re learning.”
Filling a need
On a summer afternoon in late June, Harmon was again in her spare bedroom. She filled rainbow-striped IKEA bags with packages of pads and tampons from the bookshelf.
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She would later drive the menstrual products a mile and a half to the Delaware Township government offices in Fishers. The township offices are home to a food pantry and Harmon helps maintain their supplies when stock is low.
Township staff members asked HamCo Love for 25 packages of pads and 25 packages of tampons. On a trip to Target that June morning, Harmon found limited tampons. Not a surprise due to the shortage, she said.
She placed another set of pads from the bookshelf into one of the multi-colored bags.
“I can fit one more in,” she said.
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New regional development group hopes to snag more grant money for Central Indiana
Central Indiana cities competing for yearly state development grants have formed a consortium to coordinate spending and planning more requests.
The establishment of the Central Indiana Regional Development Authority (CIRDA) comes after several cities were awarded $20 million in Regional Economic Acceleration & Development Initiative (READI) grants this year for projects around the region.
“As we finally codify a true regional collaborative spirit, our residents and future generations will benefit from the work we put in today,” Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, the group’s first chairman, said in a news release. “These efforts will strengthen Central Indiana’s position as a leader in business growth and placemaking.”
Members of the compact are Fishers, Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Speedway, Carmel, McCordsville, Noblesville, Zionsville and Lawrence. All received funds for projects in the last round of READI grants. More cities are expected to join.
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The initial CIRDA members recently requested $50 million for projects connected to the White River, dubbed the White River Regional Opportunity Initiative. The developments included expansion of the Federal Hills mixed-use project along the river in Noblesville; a Connor Prairie/White River Trail and educational center in Carmel; and nature park along the river in Fishers.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. awarded them $20 million, though several other regions in the state got the $50 million maximum.
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Officials said the new group will let cities combine resources when applying for projects, rather than leaving city staffers to toil in isolation.
“We’re ready to roll up our sleeves and work together to bring more funding opportunities ... to Central Indiana to continue to drive the momentum we see today,” Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen said in the news release.
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Had an eviction filing harm you? You might be able to expunge it from your record.
Tenants across Indiana who have had evictions filed against them that were dismissed, ruled in their favor, or overturned on appeal can now have the eviction filing expunged from their record.
This is the result of an eviction expungement bill, Indiana House Enrolled Act 1214, unanimously passed by the Indiana state legislature earlier this year, which took effect on July 1.
Eviction filings can haunt tenants for years, following them around like a 'Scarlet E' — a phrase often used by housing advocates to describe the stigma and difficulty tenants face when trying to find housing after an eviction is filed against them.
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Landlords often conduct background checks on tenants, which surface eviction filings and can deter potential landlords from renting to a tenant, even if the tenant's past eviction case was ultimately dismissed.
To seal an eviction filing, tenants must fill out a form and submit it to the court where the case was filed. They can obtain a copy of the form at indianalegalhelp.org, which is a project of the Indiana Supreme Court, or ask the court where their case was filed and what they need to do to seal the eviction.
An eviction filing can be expunged only if there is no judgement issued by the court that says the tenant owes the landlord money in the eviction case.
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Tenants who need help completing the eviction expungement paperwork can contact Indiana Legal Services, which assists eligible low-income tenants with free legal aid.
Tenants can seal an eviction retroactively, meaning that they can do so regardless of what year the eviction was filed as long as it meets the above criteria.
It is important to note that this new law does not apply to cases where a tenant was evicted.
"This is meant to allow tenants who shouldn’t be punished for an eviction where they weren’t actually evicted, or otherwise figured things out with their landlord before they were evicted," Indiana Legal Services interim housing law center director Andrew Thomas said.
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SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — The Nelson Fire in Solano County prompted evacuations on Tuesday.
People living on 2490 Cordelia Road, east to Thomasson Lane, and all residents on Thomasson Lane are under an evacuation order.
"This means there is an immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now," Solano County Office of Emergency Services wrote in a Facebook post.
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This wildfire map was created using data from NASA, NGA, USGS and FEMA.
WILDFIRE PREPS
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people were killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, and supplies to grab with you if you’re forced to leave at a moment’s notice. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and knowing your community’s evacuation plans best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
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KILLEEN, Texas — The Killeen Fire Department responded to more than two dozen fires due to illegal fireworks on July 4, according to a news release from the city.
The calls included a fire on the Stillhouse Bridge. KFD was one of several fire departments that responded. The cause was under investigation Tuesday but the city said they received reports of fireworks being set off there.
The city released the following information on the number of fires to which they responded.
Killeen Fire Department between 7 p.m. July 4 - 1 a.m. July 5
- 21 grass fires due to fireworks
- 1 dumpster fire due to fireworks
- 1 fence secondary to grass fire due to fireworks
- 1 grass fire due to fireworks with burned house trim
- Mutual aid response to Stillhouse Bridge and Williamson County-Florence Fire
- More than 95 verbal warnings to people using fireworks
Bell County Fire Marshal between 8 p.m. July 4 - 1 a.m. July 5
- 56 citizen contacts
- 13 citations/summons issued
- More than 100 confiscated fireworks
According to Bell County, there were more than 600 calls to 911 made throughout the county from 3 p.m. - 11 p.m. That number is double the number of calls on a normal shift. 450 of those calls came in from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
No homes were damaged in Killeen but there were nearly two dozen grass fires and one fence that caught on fire, according to the news release. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/dozens-of-fires-started-by-illegal-fireworks-in-killeen-city-spokesperson-says/500-26ff7dfb-4354-4238-9bd9-7db0edbcb6af | 2022-07-05T20:26:10 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/dozens-of-fires-started-by-illegal-fireworks-in-killeen-city-spokesperson-says/500-26ff7dfb-4354-4238-9bd9-7db0edbcb6af |
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109.
* WHERE...Much of Iowa.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Maine Things To Do: July 5 - July 11
FRIDAY, JULY 8
Maine International Film Festival
Where: Waterville
When: July 8 - July 17
Maine Moxie Festival
Where: Lisbon Falls
When: July 8 - July 10
SATURDAY, JULY 9
Maine Potato Blossom Festival
Where: Fort Fairfield
When: July 9 - July 17
Norway Music and Arts Festival
Where: Main St., Norway
When: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Desert of Maine Music Festival
Where: Freeport
When: 5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Harrison Community Fair
Where: Central Lake Park
When: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Pick Your Own Lavender
Where: Sweet Dreams Lavender Farm, St. Albans
When: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Craft Beer Tour
Where: Wiscasset
When: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Puffin Palooza
Where: Seabird Institute, Bremen
When: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
SUNDAY, JULY 10
Ossipee Valley Horse Show
Where: Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, Hiram
When: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Maine Cancer Foundation's Tri for a Cure
Where: Southern Maine Community College, South Portland
When: 7:30 a.m.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Allison Carroll Duffy is the author of Preserving with Pomona's Pectin. She joined the 207 kitchen to show the best way to make preserves.
RELATED: Making preserves at home
The recipe calls for the following ingredients:
- 1lb strawberries
- 1lb trimmed rhubarb stalks
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Pomona's pectin powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons calcium water
Directions:
- Rinse strawberries and remove stems. If strawberries are large, slice each in half. Set aside.
- Rinse rhubarb, slice stalks lengthwise into strips, then cut into small pieces — approximately 3/4-inch dice. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar and pectin powder. Mix thoroughly and set aside.
- In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb, water, lemon juice, and calcium water. Cover, then bring the mixture to a boil over the highest heat. Cook at a low boil, still covered but frequently stirring, for about 1 minute, until the rhubarb has softened somewhat. Add the strawberries, then return the mixture to a boil over the highest heat, frequently stirring, until the liquid in the bottom of the pan is at a rolling boil and the strawberries are steaming hot. Continue to cook at a low boil, still covered, for 30 to 60 seconds, frequently stirring, until the strawberries are just beginning to soften and release their juices.
- Bring the fruit mixture back to a boil over high heat. Slowly add the pectin-sugar mix, stirring constantly. Continue to stir vigorously for one to two minutes to dissolve pectic while the pie filling comes back to a boil. Once the pie filling returns to a full boil, remove the pan from the heat. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/recipe-making-the-perfect-pie-filling-food-community/97-dea95fe1-ed3d-47ff-8ee3-99b945257be9 | 2022-07-05T20:34:39 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/recipe-making-the-perfect-pie-filling-food-community/97-dea95fe1-ed3d-47ff-8ee3-99b945257be9 |
PORTLAND, Maine — If you’ve ever curled up with a great book, you might feel as though the words just fly off the page while reading.
For some books, words and so much more literally do leap off the page, and we found a collection of these books in a rather unlikely place.
Tucked away on the sixth floor of The Glickman Library on the University of Southern Maine campus in Portland is the Special Collections room. As the name suggests, the books here are under tight security.
But not everything here is serious literature.
This area of the library that houses collections of African American literature and LGBTQ material is also home to a colorful collection of pop-up books.
Susie Bock is the Coordinator of Special Collections at USM.
"The technical term is 'movable book,'" she added with a smile.
Pop-up books are those colorful volumes that offer flaps, and wheels, and often fall apart when loved hard by kids. But not this collection. The hundreds of pop-up books here are in pristine condition.
Bock helps to decides what collections USM will accept.
"Pop-up books are primarily for a lot of their history were children’s books, and children’s books give us a unique view of society," she said. "Children’s books are ways that we imprint on our children, so children’s books often carry society’s values. Maybe not how society really is but what a society thinks about itself."
You see those values reflected in the children’s books each era. For example, when society turned its attention to the environment, pop-up books followed.
"All of a sudden you’ll see tons of pop-up books about nature and bugs and animals of the desert and the ocean and what’s deep down in the ocean," she added while displaying a book about desert creatures.
The Special Collections, even these moveable books, are here to support all aspects of USM’s curriculum.
"Special collections has been used by many academic departments but mostly in the humanities. When we could sell it to an engineering class, I was like ‘yes!' because the structure used in pop-up books to make things pop-up or to make flaps are of interest to engineering students," Bock said with a smile.
And all of the special collections don’t just represent literature, they represent history.
"Student’s get really exciting about handling original materials, historical materials, things that relate to our community, our communities that we serve," David Nutty, director of libraries and learning for USM, said.
The books, donated by a Bates professor, were simply collected and never used, which is why they are in such perfect, working condition. The collection ranges from the 1930s to the 2000s, with the majority of books from the '80s and '90s.
"They actually begin as medical texts," Bock explained. "And if you think about it, it makes sense, because in order to study the human body, you have to take the skin off. And once there are muscles. So you have to take those away to see the bone, and then take the bones away to see the organs."
Bock showed me "The Twelve Days of Christmas," by Robert Sabuda, who is considered less of a book author and more of a paper engineer.
Sabuda's "Wizard of OZ" book even includes special glasses to read hidden text.
By the latter half of the 20th century, pop-up books were playing to an adult audience.
"They also become works of art in themselves," Bock said. "When I think about artist’s books, and there are all sorts of definitions, but for me an artist’s book, the format of the book is as important as the content of the book, and that’s certainly a pop-up book."
Folks must have a photo-ID to register. To learn more about how you can make an appointment to visit the USM Special Collections, click here. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/surprise-surprise-usm-home-to-special-collection-of-pop-up-books-in-pristine-conditions/97-1fa97217-07d5-4c4e-a5cb-d0b53e08b2ee | 2022-07-05T20:34:45 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/surprise-surprise-usm-home-to-special-collection-of-pop-up-books-in-pristine-conditions/97-1fa97217-07d5-4c4e-a5cb-d0b53e08b2ee |
GIBSON CITY — Investigators are still working to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed one business and damaged three others in downtown Gibson City.
Firefighters were called to Jay's Place, 117 N. Sangamon Ave., at 5:10 p.m. Monday, Gibson City Fire Chief Bruce Kallal said. They found heavy smoke and flames coming from both the front and rear of the building, which was destroyed in the blaze, he said.
"We really had a very good response from our own resources and all our mutual aid partners," Kallal said. "Not a single complaint about manpower and equipment."
Kallal said their first attack was on the front of the business, and they continued to fight the fire from the outside with two ladder trucks.
Crews cleared the scene around 11:45 p.m. They were present again Tuesday, clearing the area, he said. No injuries were reported.
Nearby businesses Hustedt Jewelers, Ace Hardware and Edward D. Jones suffered smoke and heat damage.
Apartment tenants living above one of those businesses were not allowed to stay due to the damage. They were allowed to gather a few belongings before the landlord arranged for them to stay at a local hotel, he said. They were also given food and clothing by community members.
Kallal said the state fire marshal was still investigating the cause of the fire.
Approximately 60 firefighters responded to the report with mutual aid being offered from Sibley, Elliot, Melvin-Roberts, Paxton and Loda fire departments.
Owner's of Jay's Place also shared their thanks to first responders in a Facebook post.
"Jay’s Place would like to say a huge “Thank You” to all the firefighters and emergency personnel from Gibson City, Paxton, Sibley, Melvin, Elliott and surrounding fire departments," the message said. "Also we would like to say thank you to everyone that has reached out to us at this time. We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time." | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/cause-of-gibson-city-fire-remains-under-investigation/article_f0721428-fc75-11ec-a6b3-9fe2e77a70c7.html | 2022-07-05T20:40:55 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/cause-of-gibson-city-fire-remains-under-investigation/article_f0721428-fc75-11ec-a6b3-9fe2e77a70c7.html |
BLOOMINGTON — Windy City Wieners, 106 E. Beaufort St. in uptown Normal, is this week's pick for Eats of the Week.
Windy City Wieners, which will celebrate its 13th anniversary on Aug. 7, is owned by Steve Marifjeren. He also owns the location at 116 W. Washington St. in Bloomington, which opened in 2014.
Originally from Oak Park, Marifjeren got into the restaurant business after working as a delivery driver while he attended the University of Illinois. He believed he could run a restaurant himself, so he decided to buy the uptown Normal restaurant space when it became available.
He also lived in an apartment upstairs, calling the business his "grad school."
"This is all I've ever done as an adult," Marifjeren said. "We have experience doing what we do; staff has been here forever and they're all local. We provide customer service you won't get at chains, we add that extra personal touch; we're a family restaurant; we provide extra service, remember customers, their names, orders, etc.
"We have really good food and we're not changing what we do. We have a high-quality product that is reasonably priced; we've had the same beer since the beginning."
The most popular menu items include hot dogs, French fries, Italian beef, gyros, burgers and polish sausage. The restaurant offers daily specials Monday through Sunday, as well as a daily $9.49 combo deal.
"Our environment is unique and we are open late," Marifjeren said. "You know what you're going to get food-wise, and know you're going to get great food and service."
The restaurant's most successful Tuesday in its history came May 17, when "American Idol" finalist Leah Marlene brought filming of the show to her hometown. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter was honored by Normal Mayor Chris Koos during a short ceremony before she played a free concert to thousands.
"I thought it was awesome; it was super fun, I was frying that night and my family helped out," he said. "It was a super unique and very cool experience and I wish we could have that every week. It was super unexpected but it was a super great night and I loved it."
During the ceremony, Koos recalled the early days of Marlene's music career, when he spotted her playing a guitar outside Windy City Wieners and tipped her a dollar.
Indeed, that matches Marifjeren's recollection. "I actually do remember a young girl jamming on her guitar out front sometimes for a small crowd or for no one," he said.
Marifjeren would like to eventually open a third location on the city's east side and potentially even open a location in Peoria, Washington or Champaign.
"I love getting to see the smiles on people's faces when they take 15-20 minutes out of their day to enjoy a meal here," he said. "I love to see the output from my input; it keeps me going."
Whether they've spent $1 or $1,000 in his establishment, Marifjeren said he's grateful for his customers, as well as vendors and other restaurant owners who have supported him. And, he said, "I want to thank my family, my wife and kids; I wouldn't be able to do it without them, and I'm very grateful."
Windy City Wieners is open 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Tuesday; 10:30-2 a.m., Wednesday through Saturday; and closed Sunday.
The Bloomington location is open 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Monday through Thursday and Saturday through Sunday; and 10:30-2 a.m., Friday. They offer indoor and outdoor dining services, carryout, catering and delivery services.
Contact Olivia Jacobs at 309-820-3240. Follow Olivia on Twitter: @olivia___jacobs | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-get-your-chicago-style-fix-at-windy-city-wieners/article_bd38ef34-fc82-11ec-8f88-53531729dce0.html | 2022-07-05T20:41:01 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-get-your-chicago-style-fix-at-windy-city-wieners/article_bd38ef34-fc82-11ec-8f88-53531729dce0.html |
Fraser police arrest suspects in fatal Fourth of July shooting
Fraser — Police said they have arrested two suspects in the fatal Fourth of July shooting of another man.
Officers responding to a call at about 3:15 a.m. to a location in the area of Joy Court and Franklin Drive near 13 Mile and Utica roads found a man on the ground with several gunshot wounds. Officers immediately began administering life-saving measures and the victim was taken to a hospital, police said.
Doctors were unable to save his life.
John Gillies, interim director of the Fraser Department of Public Safety, said in a statement that detectives were able to identify a male suspect based on information from witnesses, evidence and surveillance footage. They also determined there was a female suspect involved in the homicide.
He said investigators located the male suspect at a home in Detroit and arrested him without incident. They also found evidence linking the suspect to the crime at the Detroit home, Gillies said.
The female suspect was also identified and later apprehended at a different residence in Detroit, the director said.
Both suspects are currently housed at the Macomb County Jail while awaiting charges, Gillies said.
Authorities said they are not releasing the identity of the victim and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the shooting or the person of interest should call the Fraser Department of Public Safety at (586) 293-2000 ext. 218. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/05/fraser-police-seek-tips-fatal-4th-july-shooting/7811196001/ | 2022-07-05T20:41:21 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/05/fraser-police-seek-tips-fatal-4th-july-shooting/7811196001/ |
Father: Blown tire caused fatal blast at Michigan air show
Battle Creek — The father of the jet engine-powered semitruck driver who died during a performance at a southwestern Michigan air show said Tuesday that the truck burst into flames after a blown tire ruptured the fuel tank.
Chris Darnell, 40, died in the accident Saturday that happened during a race between the Shockwave Jet Truck and two airplanes at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. No one else was injured in the accident.
The custom-built jet truck reaches speeds topping 350 mph and races at air shows across North America, according to Springfield, Missouri-based Darnell Racing Enterprises.
“As the tire came apart it ruptured the fuel tank on the left side of the car and that, of course, initiated the fire. It happened so quickly that Chris didn't even have time to react," Neal Darnell, the driver's father, told The Associated Press.
Video from an audience member shows the truck catching fire before flipping down the runway at Battle Creek Executive Airport.
Neal Darnell, who also drives the Shockwave, said he concluded what happened after watching video of the accident and inspecting the jet truck. He said this was the only accident Darnell Racing Enterprises has had in 20 years.
Battle Creek Police Department is investigating.
“Most people don’t like their jobs. Chris loved his job. He would say on a fairly regular basis that he was living the dream and I loved that for him,” said Darnell said.
The family is waiting for an autopsy report to learn the official cause of death.
Chris Darnell leaves behind his wife and two young daughters.
Joey Cappelletti is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/05/fatal-blast-battle-creek-michigan-air-show-blown-tire/7812197001/ | 2022-07-05T20:41:27 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/05/fatal-blast-battle-creek-michigan-air-show-blown-tire/7812197001/ |
Michigan adds 13,102 cases, 64 deaths from COVID-19 over last week
Michigan added 13,102 cases and 64 deaths from COVID-19 Tuesday, including totals from the previous six days, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Michigan reported an average of about 1,872 cases per day over the last seven days, a 9% decrease from 2,050 cases per day a week prior.
On June 28, the state said it had added 14,353 cases and 174 deaths from the virus in the previous week.
Case rates and hospitalizations declined this week after an increase last week. From May-mid-June, case rates and hospitalizations fell for five weeks.
On Monday, the state reported that 670 adults and 16 pediatric patients were hospitalized with confirmed infections, a slight decline from 696 adults and 15 children last week.
Inpatient records were set on Jan. 10, when 4,580 adults were hospitalized with COVID-19.
On Monday in Michigan, about 4.5% of the state's hospital beds were filled with COVID-19 patients, and there was an average of 1,090 emergency room visits related to COVID-19 per day in the state as of Monday. That compares with 24% of hospital beds being full and 2,889 daily emergency room visits due to the virus in the first week of January.
Between June 24-30, about 14.3% of Michigan's COVID-19 tests returned positive.
All Metro Detroit health departments are following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that recommend indoor masking for public settings and K-12 schools as the rate of infection has grown from "medium" to "high."
Tuesday’s additions bring the state's overall totals to 2,619,533 cases and 36,982 deaths since the virus was first detected here in March 2020.
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No counties in Michigan this week are considered at a "high" level for the increased burden on health care or severe disease.
Another 14 counties, mostly in northern Michigan, have a "medium" transmission level, according to the state health department: Alger, Barry, Calhoun, Crawford, Gladwin, Iron, Kalkaska, Monroe, Oscoda, Otsego, Roscommon, Sanilac, St. Clair and Washtenaw.
Case counts are well below early January, when the state set a new high mark with more than 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per day.
In Michigan, variants of the virus have moved at a high rate, proving more contagious than past variants and infecting unvaccinated and vaccinated residents.
A new iteration of the omicron variant, BA.2, now is the dominant strain across Michigan and the country, but experts say another surge of cases is unlikely.
The Food and Drug Administration expanded its approval of Remdesivir on April 25, making it the first COVID-19 treatment for children under age 12.
In Michigan, 302 cases of a rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus have been reported to the CDC. About 65% of kids with the syndrome are admitted to intensive care units, and there have been five deaths.
As of Monday, 136 outbreaks were reported over the prior week. The majority, 74, were in K-12 schools, 37 outbreaks were in long-term care facilities and senior assisted living centers. Another12 outbreaks were in daycare or youth sports programs. The state is tracking 203 ongoing outbreak cases.
About 66% of state residents, or 6.6 million, have received their first doses of a vaccine, and 60% are fully vaccinated. More than 238,000 children ages 5-11 in Michigan, or 29%, have received their first dose of the vaccine.
More than 3.2 million individuals, or 35% of the eligible population, have received a vaccine booster in Michigan and 5.6 million are fully vaccinated.
U.S. regulators authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin this week. The Food and Drug Administration's panel unanimous recommend the shots from Moderna and Pfizer for children between 6 months and 5 years old.
srahal@detroitnews.com
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Redford woman charged with embezzling $30K+ from relative
A Redford woman accused of embezzling more than $30,000 from an Oscoda County woman has been charged, police said Tuesday.
Patrice Ann Burcicki, 61, was arraigned in 81st District Court in Mio on a charge of embezzlement of $20,000 to $50,000 from a vulnerable adult, Michigan State Police officials said.
A judge set her bond at $50,000 and scheduled her next court date for Thursday.
If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison.
Investigators said the victim and one of her relatives called state police in January to report they believed another family member had embezzled money from the victim.
According to a preliminary investigation, the victim had moved in with the suspect in April 2021. The suspect at some point convinced her to turn over all of her identification and personal information. She also had the victim give her power of attorney.
Police said the victim moved out in November 2021 to live with another relative. In January 2022, the victim changed the power of attorney to the other relative.
Shortly after the change, Burcicki allegedly opened a new bank account in the victim’s name without her permission and more than $30,000 was removed from the victim’s account.
The victim asked Burcicki to return the money, according to authorities. Burcicki returned part of it but not all.
Detectives submitted their findings to the Oscoda County Prosecutor’s Office, which authorized an arrest warrant for Burcicki on May 25.
On June 27, Burcicki surrendered to Oscoda County sheriff’s deputies. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/05/redford-woman-charged-embezzling-30000-relative/7813047001/ | 2022-07-05T20:41:39 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/05/redford-woman-charged-embezzling-30000-relative/7813047001/ |
Corrections officer charged after inappropriate contact with teen girl
An Ohio man accused of using social media to have inappropriate contact with a 13-year-old girl has been charged, officials said.
Shawn Francis, 35, was charged over the weekend with enticing a minor for immoral purposes, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said.
Southgate Police said in a statement that Francis is an Ohio resident and a corrections officer who works for the Michigan Department of Corrections.
A magistrate set Francis' bond at $10,000 and scheduled a probable cause conference for July 15. He was also ordered to wear a GPS tether if he posts bond.
If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison.
Francis allegedly sent photographs of himself in the nude to the teen girl from June 1-27, the prosecutor's office said. He also allegedly asked the girl to send him nude photographs of herself and to meet with him.
The girl's mother found the messages from Francis and immediately called the Southgate police. Police officials said the department began an investigation into the allegations on June 27. Officers arrested France on June 29.
Prosecutors said Francis is a friend of the victim's family.
Correction: The Prosecutor's Office corrected the spelling of the suspect's name. The Southgate Police Department says the suspect is an Ohio resident and a Michigan corrections officer. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/07/05/corrections-officer-charged-inappropriate-contact-teen-girl/7810125001/ | 2022-07-05T20:41:45 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/07/05/corrections-officer-charged-inappropriate-contact-teen-girl/7810125001/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A night of Fourth of July fun, filled with food trucks and fireworks, was cut short by panic.
Thousands of people fled Harrisburg’s Food Truck Festival after an active shooter scare at 9:30 p.m. at Market and Front Sts.
Police on Tuesday confirmed there’s no evidence that anyone had or shot a gun at the event, but that someone did shout “Gun!” as two minor males were getting into a fight.
“All of a sudden we just saw a mob of people running, panicked, and their faces were just horrified. They just kept saying, 'There’s a shooting! There’s a shooting!'” said Jennie Jenkins-Dallas, Harrisburg resident and publisher of Central Pa. newspaper La Voz Latina Central.
The event was packed as a fireworks display was scheduled to start over the river just a few minutes later.
Harrisburg Police Commissioner Thomas Carter was attending the event off-duty with his wife and grandchildren. He said his wife was in line to buy some souvenir toys when she saw two boys get into an argument and begin to fight.
“Somebody yelled, ‘Gun,’” Carter said. “The crowd just panicked and everybody started running off in every direction.”
Tensions may have already been high due to a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb earlier in the day that left seven people dead.
“It was just that initial word, gun, that caused all that chaos,” Carter said. “It’s understandably so because we’re living in a time when active shooters are prevalent.”
The stampede of people continued for miles up Front St.
Harrisburg resident Andrea Britton said she was sitting on a blanket with family members more than two miles north of the incident when people began to pass them on bikes, saying that there had been a shooting.
“We ran up the fire escape. I’ve just never run like that, never been in a situation like that, but you just don’t have time to think,” Britton said.
No injuries were reported. But amid the chaos, some families were separated.
“I myself lost my grandkids. I was first looking for them for 15 minutes,” said Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams, who stayed at the event until all separated children were reunited with their guardians.
Many also left behind belongings.
“There were chairs just left, blankets just left, strollers, you could tell, right where they were standing, and no people,” Jenkins-Dallas said. “Everything was just there and no people.”
City officials said police quickly had control of the situation by successfully following their crisis intervention plan, but that the plan would soon be updated. One change will be setting up a permanent location and phone line to claim belongings after any future incidents.
Officials also assured the public that city events are safe to attend. The next city-sponsored public event is National Night Out, scheduled for Aug. 2 at Camp Curtain Academy.
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DALLAS — Editor's note: The video published above is a report from last year's expunction expo.
The Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Dallas County District Clerk’s Office and Dallas County Public Defender’s Office began hosting the 6th Annual Dallas County Expunction Expo, starting July 5.
People with offenses on their criminal record may qualify for an expunction if any of the following apply:
- You were arrested but a charge was never filed, was no-billed by the grand jury, or was rejected by the District Attorney’s Office
- Your felony, Class A misdemeanor, or Class B misdemeanor charge was dismissed without any type of community supervision or probation prior to the dismissal
- Your Class C misdemeanor was dismissed, or you successfully completed Class C deferred adjudication
- You were acquitted (found "not guilty") of your charge by a judge, jury, or appellate court
- You were convicted of a crime but later pardoned by the Texas Governor or the United States President
- You were convicted before Sept. 01, 2021 for Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon under Section 46.02(a) of the Penal Code
In 2021, the Expunction Expo received the most applications ever in one week (more than 1,300). Nearly half of all of those applying met the requirements and were invited to participate in last year’s expo, according to the district attorney's office.
A case is not eligible for an expunction, if:
- The case is still pending
- You were convicted in the case, even if you only paid a fine
- You received probation, community supervision or deferred adjudication for a felony, Class A misdemeanor, or Class B misdemeanor you want expunged, even if your case was later dismissed
- The case you want expunged is a felony, and you were arrested for another offense at the same time that resulted in a conviction, probation, community supervision, or deferred adjudication.
The expo runs from July 5 to July 11, and only Dallas County offenses will be considered. Anyone interested in applying can do so here on the Dallas County District Clerk’s website.
Participants will be notified by phone and email no later than Sept. 12, 2022, if they qualify to participate in the 2022 expunction expo. Those granted expunctions will be celebrated at a graduation ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.
Since the expunction expo started in 2017, it has helped clear more than 1,700 criminal records.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — There's one day left for a Jewish food festival in Lackawanna County.
The festival started Sunday at Nay Aug Park and continues Wednesday.
The event is hosted by the Jewish Discovery Center.
People can grab some delicious food and help support the center's various programs.
"So good to have different kinds of foods and try everything. I had the pastrami sandwich with some hot mustard that was delicious," said Fern Hart of Scranton. "And we have a little kugel that we're sharing and he's got stuffed cabbage."
The festival is located just off the park entrance along Arthur Avenue and is open from noon to 7 p.m. daily.
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MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — The Eastern Monroe Public Library in Stroud Township wants to continue making reading more accessible to the community. That's why they're turning the page and going fine-free.
Susan Lyons, Eastern Monroe Public Library director, said that they're "just wiping [the fines] out."
"That means if you have an overdue book, bring it back a few days late, there are no fines at all," Lyons said. She also said that this applies to all the fines on the record.
Lyons said they're able to get rid of fines because the income it provides is less than one percent of the library's revenue.
Shayla Broccoli, of Stroud Township, showed up to get some books and was surprised by the good news.
"I just found out I didn't have fines, because I did have fines," Broccoli said. "So that's relieving to hear."
Kathy Parrish of Stroudsburg is a lifelong library member. She said she believes that fines may have deterred people from coming to the library.
"I think it's going to be beneficial for people who have children where they misplace books, but then you find them two months later, but now the fine costs more than the book is even worth," Parrish said. "I also think there is a portion of society monetarily that it might not actually make them not want to come to the library."
Just because the library is going fine-free doesn't mean members don't have to return the books. After 60 days, they'll be charged a fee.
"If they're really overdue, then there's a replacement fee. So it's not a fine, but if the book costs us $25 and we have to replace it, you know you have to pay the fee," Lyons said.
Library employees hope this will encourage people that have very late materials to bring them back in so others can enjoy them.
"We're doing even an automatic renewal for one time. If the book is eligible for renewal, they can renew it again, so we want to make it as easy as possible for people to check out our books and get them back," Lyons said.
The library is just one of the hundreds across the county and state, who are ditching the fines.
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. — If a developer's plan is approved, a neighborhood hospital could be coming to the site of Hunter Pocono Peterbilt Trucks off Golden Slipper Road in Pocono Township.
"There is one core hospital in East Stroudsburg and there is the St. Lukes Campus that was built in Bartonsville. In Pocono Township we don't have any hospital presences," said Taylor Munoz, Pocono Township manager.
But soon enough, there could be; Lehigh Valley Health Network is planning on building a new facility.
Sketch plans, including cutting the property into two lots, were submitted to Pocono Township.
One for a one-story "Neighborhood Hospital" and the other for a three-story medical office.
In a statement to Newswatch 16, LVHN Public information officer Brian Downs says;
"The concept is for a state-licensed and federally accredited acute care hospital that provides more convenient and faster access to emergency and inpatient care for the neighborhood and community it serves."
The new hospital would sit less than two miles away, right down the street from St. Lukes Monroe campus.
People we spoke with say they could always use another hospital.
"I think it's a great idea. Everybody could always use a good general hospital to have in the area. I mean it's closer to me and I go to St.Lukes whenever I need bloodwork done. So the closer the better," said Jesse Bradley, of Jackson Township.
"My husband and I come from New York and in New York, you have all the hospitals around and you can get to the hospital in 5 minutes. So if we have a close hospital it's going to be awesome," said Yngrid Genal, from Jackson Township.
An employee at Hunter Pocono Peterbilt says they plan to move the dealership to Scranton.
Pocono Township officials say the plans are still in the preliminary stages and have a long way to go if approved.
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SHAMOKIN, Pa. — Police in Northumberland County made quick work of a burglary; they say more arrests are coming.
Officers picked up Jehiem Throckmorton Monday afternoon, hours after a building on Chestnut Street was burglarized.
They say they found the stolen items, including firearms, in the suspect's possession and inside his car.
Police say more suspects have been identified.
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Dry weather, warm conditions expected in Phoenix after a bit of possible rain
The National Weather Service in Phoenix says Arizonans should expect to see drier conditions and warmer temperatures by the end of the week.
There is a slight chance for rain showers and storms across the high desert terrain east of Phoenix on Tuesday. Dry air conditions are expected to start Wednesday, which "nearly shuts down any rain chances across the region."
"Visible satellite this morning shows scattered clouds across southern Arizona," the National Weather Service said in a tweet on Tuesday. "We even have a few light showers moving north across the Phoenix area, but don't expect much more than sprinkles."
High pressure over the southeastern United States will begin to shift westward into Arizona and other western regions this week. By Friday, above-normal temperatures will return to the Valley, with weekend temperature forecasts expected to reach highs of 110 to 113 degrees in low desert terrains.
"While not anywhere near record levels, there's better than a 50% chance lower desert communities hit 110 degrees by the end of the week," the National Weather Service in Phoenix said in a tweet on Tuesday. "Make your outdoor plans accordingly."
The warming trend will pose a moderate heat risk to the Valley throughout the week.
The National Weather Service in Phoenix advises people to follow these "simple rules" to stay healthy during the summer and avoid heat risk:
- Drink water. Even people that stay mostly indoors all day should drink at least 2 liters of water per day. People that spend time outdoors should drink 1 to 2 liters per hour that they are outdoors. People that do strenuous activity outdoors should be careful, being your body can lose up to 4 liters of water per hour during strenuous activity. You should carry water with you and drink it even if you don't feel thirsty. Be heat safe and avoid alcohol, which dehydrates the body. Avoid using salt tablets unless directed to do so by a physician.
- Dress for the heat. Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing. Light colors will reflect away some of the sun's energy. It is also a good idea to wear hats or to use an umbrella. Always apply sunscreen to exposed skin.
- Eat small meals and eat more often. Avoid foods that are high in protein which increase metabolic heat.
- Monitor those at high risk. Check on friends, family, and neighbors for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Infants and young children, of course, need much more frequent watching.
- Slow down. Avoid strenuous activity. If you must do strenuous activity, do it during the coolest part of the day, which is usually in the morning between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m.
- Stay indoors when possible.
- Take regular breaks when engaged in physical activity on warm days. Take time out to find a cool place. If you recognize that you, or someone else, are showing symptoms of a heat-related illness, stop the activity and find a cool place. Remember, have fun, but stay cool!
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A body was recovered in an Orange County lake shortly on July Fourth, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies said they responded to the the area of West Colonial Drive and Vizcaya Lake Road before 1 a.m. after receiving reports of a body found in Lake Lotta.
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The body was subsequently recovered by the sheriff’s office marine unit, according to investigators.
This was deemed an active death investigation and no other information is available at this time.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A missing 81-year-old man was found alive Friday in a west Orange County retention pond by a deputy, according to the sheriff’s office.
Video posted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office shows one of its deputies approach a retention pond where Daniel Waterhouse was found.
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“I found him. He is in the water, and he’s moving,” Deputy Steven Jones said in the video.
MISSING MAN RESCUED: Deputy Steven Jones found an 81-year-old man who had been reported missing in a retention pond in west Orange County. There had been concern for the man, whose name is Daniel, after he left his residence without his medication. pic.twitter.com/MomL921cCg
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) July 5, 2022
Waterhouse was last seen near Holdenbury and Bramlea lanes on Thursday afternoon. There was concern for his well-being due to him becoming lost or disoriented without his prescribed medication, according to the sheriff’s office.
The video shows the deputy call out to Waterhouse several times and eventually, he begins to pull the man out of the water.
“OK, buddy. You’re going to be OK, buddy. You’re OK,” he tells the man. “... I’m glad we found you, man. Thank goodness.”
Orange County Fire Rescue arrived and took Waterhouse to the hospital, according to deputies.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man is locked up in Orange County after he raped a woman at Disney’s Dolphin Resort, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Eyvor Gomez, 49, was arrested Monday and booked into jail.
The victim said she was at the bar of the restaurant having a drink when Gomez approached her and the two began talking, according to the arrest affidavit.
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After last call, deputies said Gomez suggested the two move outside, out of view of the cameras, because he had his own liquor.
The victim went with Gomez, records show. She said that is where Gomez began making unwanted advances toward her, according to investigators.
Deputies said when the victim refused, Gomez shoved her against a wall, causing her to blackout.
Investigators said security cameras caught the woman trying to crawl away from Gomez, who was then seen once again forcing himself on her and taking a picture of her with his cellphone amidst the attack.
Deputies said the woman eventually made her way back inside and sat with a group of strangers in an attempt to get away from Gomez.
Investigators questioned Gomez, who at first denied having any contact with the victim, records show. Deputies said Gomez then claimed they engaged in some consensual kissing, but denied forcing himself on her.
He faces a charge of sexual battery.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill said she had left the stage at Lake Eola’s bandshell on Monday night moments before she realized something was wrong.
“I saw people running from all directions, coming toward the bandshell and jumping in the lake,” she told News 6.
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She said she secured her grandson and his friend inside a bathroom for safety.
“I was afraid for my life, my grandchildren’s life, and once I gained my composure, I started thinking about our general public and the residents that were out there left in the elements not knowing what was going on and their safety,” Hill said.
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Hundreds of people started running during the fireworks show after hearing what some thought were gunshots.
“The only thing you could hear was fireworks. You didn’t know if it was gunshots or what was going on,” she said.
Orlando Commissioner Patty Sheehan also saw people running and said she thought, “Oh my gosh, what’s happening?”
Lake Eola is located in Sheehan’s district, and she said she is frustrated with how difficult it was for her to get information about what happened last night and on Tuesday.
She said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer was out of town and many city staff members were on vacation.
“Somebody does need to be in charge,” she said. “If the mayor is out of town, there does need to be someone to be the mouthpiece and speak on behalf of the mayor and speak on behalf of the city. We need to make sure that there’s information getting out to people and things like that.”
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Fifteen hours after the incident, and after Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón held his own news conference, the mayor’s office released a statement:
“It is unfortunate that what should have been a celebration of our nation, quickly turned the event from one of pride to panic. I want to thank the men and women of our Orlando Police Department for acting quickly and determining there was no actual shooting. I’d also like to thank our Orlando Fire Department and other city staff who helped calm the crowd, reunite families and recover left-behind belongings. As we continue to host large scale events in our city, we’ll certainly take last night’s lessons learned into consideration. Above all else, we remain committed to ensuring the safety of our residents and visitors.”
Commissioners Hill and Sheehan applauded the quick response of law enforcement as no serious injuries were reported from the resulting mass exodus of people.
“At that time, when there’s a crisis, they are trying to make sure that the residents are safe and that if there was a possible threat of an active shooter, they’re making sure that is taken care of,” Hill said.
Sheehan said she will be working with staff members to make sure changes are made to future large-scale city events if that is what is learned from Monday’s response. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/orlando-commissioner-questions-communication-amid-fourth-of-july-chaos/ | 2022-07-05T21:02:09 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/orlando-commissioner-questions-communication-amid-fourth-of-july-chaos/ |
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – School is just a month away, and Central Florida districts are working in overdrive to hire more teachers and employees.
Volusia County Schools has hundreds of openings, and the teachers union presidents said that with how big of a shortage they’re facing this close to the start of the school year, there won’t be enough teachers for the number of enrolled students.
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This means there could be more students this year per classroom.
“Let’s face it: when you have so many vacancies, it just doesn’t work,” said Elizabeth Albert, President of Volusia United Educators.
Volusia County schools’ latest numbers show 365 openings for teachers. Across the state, the Florida Education Associations said there are more than 9,000 openings.
“We are all competing for a small pool of folks to fill those vacancies,” Albert said.
Albert said the occupation is getting tougher — and so is holding onto current teachers.
The county raised base pay for new hires to $47,500, but there hasn’t been much of an increase in state budget for those already working.
The average salary in Florida is a little more than $51,000 compared to the national average of approximately $65,000.
It’s an issue Volusia County district leaders and the union said they’re working on this summer.
“All school districts are strapped with some parameters with how funding can be used, and we want the collective bargaining process to take its natural course, as well. But we’re working together to address the compression issues,” said Christy Mahaney, Volusia County School District’s Coordinator for Recruitment and Retention.
Mahaney said the district is also in need of support positions like bus drivers, custodians and maintenance workers. The district currently has more than 400 support vacancies.
“As of July 1, all of our minimum wage positions are $15 an hour, so we did that to try to attract more candidates,” she said.
The district is hosting two job fairs next week for support positions where they can hire on the spot:
- Tuesday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mainland High School Gymnasium, located at 1255 W. International Speedway Blvd. in Daytona Beach
- Thursday, July 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the DeLand High School Auditorium, located at 800 N. Hill Avenue in DeLand | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/school-districts-to-fill-hundreds-of-vacancies-for-teachers-staff/ | 2022-07-05T21:02:16 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/school-districts-to-fill-hundreds-of-vacancies-for-teachers-staff/ |
The San Francisco Police Department says officers got to experience fireworks up close and personal following a series of destructive Fourth of July celebrations in the Mission District late that evening.
According to a recent post on their Twitter account, 12 cops were injured when members of a large, “hostile” crowd lobbed fireworks and glass bottles at them after they showed up at 24th and Harrison around 12:30 a.m. SFPD representatives say that when members of the crowd detonated "explosive devices" their way, cops experienced ringing in their ears and minor burns cast from the debris. While glass bottles and fireworks aren't pictured in the video, multiple bystanders can be seen gathering around a large fire in the middle of the intersection while loud noises pop off nearby.
“Due to the risk of public safety and property, the gathering was declared an unlawful assembly and officers gave the order to disperse,” an SFPD representative wrote. “No arrests have been made in connection with the officers' injuries.” None of the dozen officers sustained life-threatening injuries, either.
Even though the San Francisco Fire Department announced that all fireworks are illegal in the city, that didn't stop a person in the throng from aiming one at a MUNI bus while others tagged it with graffiti.
Other Twitter users in the area also posted videos of fireworks on full display near Ames Street roughly a mile away. Drone operators captured dizzying aerial footage of multiple others going off throughout the Mission at large, too.
Following the rowdy celebrations, SFFD said that they received 263 medical calls, 247 fire calls, and dozens more calls for wildland fires and reports of smells of smoke.
Eventually, the department put out the fire at the intersection of 24th and Harrison and the crowd was dispersed. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/crowd-fireworks-cops-mission-San-Francisco-17285615.php | 2022-07-05T21:02:19 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/crowd-fireworks-cops-mission-San-Francisco-17285615.php |
ORLANDO, Fla. – A St. Cloud man was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle, according to a Department of Justice news release.
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Evidence showed that Yunis Isaac Mejia, 28, illegally modified a pistol into a short-barreled rifle, according to the news release. The federal National Firearms Act requires that short-barreled rifles be registered.
Mejia offered to sell the illegally-modified firearm to a confidential source who was working at the direction of the FBI, the release showed. He also provided direction to the confidential source on how the source could purchase the same model of pistol and modify it himself, according to the release.
Mejia modified a CZ Scorpion EVO 3 S1 pistol with a barrel fewer than 16 inches long and an aftermarket shoulder stock.
He pleaded guilty back in January. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/st-cloud-man-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-possessing-unregistered-short-barreled-rifle/ | 2022-07-05T21:02:22 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/st-cloud-man-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-possessing-unregistered-short-barreled-rifle/ |
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — Even at 21, skydiving for a birthday could seem out of this world, but for one Pinellas County senior, it's a piece of cake.
"Most seniors can do more than they think they can," Norm Bungard said.
The senior citizen took his fourth tandem jump out of a small plane for his 85th birthday. While doing so, Bungard, who is a Pinellas County resident and community volunteer, raised funds and awareness for Neighborly and Meals on Wheels Pinellas. The companies provide critical senior services from delivering nutritious meals to adult day services.
"My objectives with this jump are to encourage all ages that they can do more than they think they can, raise funds for a worthy cause and to have fun," Bungard said in a statement.
Bungard took the jump from over 14,000 feet up with Sky Dive City. Upon reaching the ground, he was filled with joy.
"I am strong and confident," he exclaimed.
If anything, the adventurous senior hopes that through his actions other elderly people will be inspired to reach new heights — even after 65. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/florida-senior-skydives-85th-birthday/67-a47f6932-c34d-4c57-b998-e3ccaa47a0d4 | 2022-07-05T21:06:08 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/florida-senior-skydives-85th-birthday/67-a47f6932-c34d-4c57-b998-e3ccaa47a0d4 |
With more bad weather coming, city of Milwaukee fireworks postponed indefinitely
Alison Dirr
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The city of Milwaukee's July 4 fireworks will be postponed indefinitely due to expected severe weather Tuesday night.
The fireworks were delayed Monday night also because of bad weather, and city officials had been working to reschedule the show for Tuesday evening. Now, they're forced to back away again.
Fireworks were planned at Alcott Park, Enderis Playfield, Gordon Park, Humboldt Park, Jackson Park, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Lake Park, Lincoln Park, Mitchell Park, Noyes Park, Washington Park and Wilson Park.
Updates will be posted at Milwaukee.gov/July4th.
More:Here are the new dates for postponed fireworks shows in the Milwaukee area
Contact Alison Dirr at 414-224-2383 or adirr@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter @AlisonDirr. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/05/city-milwaukee-postpones-4th-july-fireworks-indefinitely/7815214001/ | 2022-07-05T21:07:25 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/05/city-milwaukee-postpones-4th-july-fireworks-indefinitely/7815214001/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — “West Virginia shaped like a frog,” “West Virginia looks like Afghanistan,” “West Virginia shaped like a middle finger.” These are just some of the things people are looking up about the Mountain State.
As of July 5, 2022, these are some of the most popular search queries about West Virginia, according to data compiled by Answer the Public.
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Ripley, WV (WOWK) – The Ripley Volunteer Fire Department has announced the death of one of their firefighters.
The department says firefighter Curtis Winter’s passed away suddenly on July 4, 2022, and called him “one of the biggest-hearted” young men on the department. According to Captain Ben Hershman with the RVFD, Winter’s passing was not work-related.
“He always had a kind of ‘go-with-the-flow’ attitude,” the RVFD said in a Facebook post. “He exemplified the model attitude as a fireman of always seeing the best in everything, believing it would all work out as it should.”
RVFD Chief Richard Gobble, II, says Winter was a pipeline worker and joined the department in 2007, when not working on the pipelines, Gobble says Winter always found time to help the VFD and visit the department.
Gobble says Winter was the type of person who was always willing to help and had an attitude that would bring a smile to anyone’s face.
“I had a great opportunity to watch him grow and mature into a great fireman,” Gobble says. “He was such a big man with a gentle soul about him. That’s one thing that I always liked about him.”
Gobble says Winter is survived by two daughters who were “his priority in everything he did.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ripley-vfd-mourns-firefighters-death/ | 2022-07-05T21:10:40 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ripley-vfd-mourns-firefighters-death/ |
The Downtown Rainbow Valley Carnival was shut down early because of numerous physical altercations Monday evening involving large groups of people.
The carnival was located between 54th Street and 55th Street west of Sixth Avenue.
"It got shut down early just because there were countless fights that broke out probably after 6:30 p.m.," said Sgt. Jeffrey Galley.
"Ultimately, we had to shut it down and then it just prevented any further arrests or prevented any further fights. There were a number of fights that broke out. It seemed like we would try to isolate one and then another one would break out and then another one. That was also going on prior to the fireworks."
Galley said those involved in the fights looked to be in their late teens. He said some were arrested and issued citations before being released to responsible adults.
"They were kind of beefing it out and for whatever reason they figured the carnival was a good location," Galley said. He said all the teenagers were from the city.
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The carnival originally set to be open until 10 p.m.
Galley said when it began raining late Monday "absolutely nothing was happening besides our personnel getting drenched."
Ald. Bill Siel, who represents the area, said he witnessed some brief skirmishes among young people near the carnival on Sunday but he was not at the carnival on Monday when it was shut down. He said police acted swiftly on Sunday to end those fights.
"It's all about who shows up and how they behave," Siel said, adding that he believes the carnival is set up well in a prime location. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fights-shut-down-kenosha-carnival-on-fourth-of-july/article_9941515c-fca0-11ec-b2e1-ff29200900f0.html | 2022-07-05T21:10:46 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fights-shut-down-kenosha-carnival-on-fourth-of-july/article_9941515c-fca0-11ec-b2e1-ff29200900f0.html |
LINCOLN COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A woman was struck by lightning in her kitchen in Lincoln County on Tuesday.
Lincoln County dispatchers say this happened around 12:40 p.m.
They say it happened on Laurel Fork in Lincoln County.
Dispatchers say she was taken to the hospital, but her condition is unknown at this time.
Medical personnel responded to the scene. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/woman-struck-by-lightning-in-her-kitchen-in-lincoln-county/ | 2022-07-05T21:10:47 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/woman-struck-by-lightning-in-her-kitchen-in-lincoln-county/ |
Four people were injured and one was killed in a shooting on the night of July 4 in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.
Kenosha Police Department officers responded about 10:20 p.m. to a residence in the 6300 block of 25th Avenue for the shootings. Police reportedly encountered a chaotic scene when they arrived with obvious evidence of multiple gunshots.
Four adults were injured in the shooting and another adult is deceased. The four injured adults were transported to local hospitals with two being transferred to Milwaukee-area hospitals due to serious injuries. Ages and residences of the adults are not yet known.
There were no suspects in custody as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Kenosha Police Sgt. Jeffrey Galley.
The area remained cordoned off Tuesday with squad cars parked in front of the two-story house where the shooting occurred. A vehicle parked across the street belonging to a neighbor sustained substantial damage from gunshots. On nearby sidewalks there were still chalk markers where some of the casings were located.
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“We are aggressively investigating,” Galley said. “I think the groups knew each other, the people that are involved, we’re just working on sorting that out.”
Galley said the department may release additional details on Wednesday.
Area resident Kelly Ingram was angry and upset Tuesday morning. The father of two teenagers said he was outside watching neighborhood fireworks before he walked inside his home for the night. About 20 minutes later he said he heard about 30 gunshots fired right outside his front porch.
“I heard a gunfight right in my front yard,” Ingram said. “It’s disappointing. You know, I got two kids who are on their way to college. What if my daughter or my son rolled up?”
Ingram said young people began arguing outside the residence where the shooting occurred as they were partying and then at least two people opened fire.
Ingram called the gun violence “senseless.”
“People can’t fight anymore. They have to be sissies and use guns. Why couldn’t use just go out into the street and use your fists if you have a problem with someone?” he added. “This is ridiculous.”
Ingram said the house where the shooting occurred has been a source of frustration for many in the neighborhood over the years.
Mark Gittens has lived in the neighborhood for 60 years. Gittens said he loves his neighborhood but in recent years gun violence has sharply increased.
“This is crazy,” he said. “The neighborhood was never like this. Now it’s getting a lot worse.”
Gittens said it “always seems to be that house in this neighborhood that is drawing the gun violence.”
Investigators are urging anyone with any information about this shooting to contact the Kenosha Police Detective Bureau at 262-605-5203 or the Kenosha Area Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333. They are also asking for cooperation from people who were there.
Separate shooting
While at the hospital investigating the above shooting, police were notified by hospital staff that there was a girl with a gunshot wound to her foot. This incident is unrelated to the above.
The victim believed they were struck by a firework while at Kenosha’s lakefront watching the fireworks show. Medical examination of the injury confirmed that the victim was actually struck by a bullet. Police believe this to be a random gunshot that was fired in the air from somewhere nearby.
Galley said she has been discharged from the hospital.
“The trajectory of the bullet looks like it came straight down, so that it would have been fired and then came straight down,” Galley said. He said the girl was near the lakefront around 56th Street.
Fights shut down carnival
The Downtown Rainbow Valley Carnival that was located between 54th Street and 55th Street west of Sixth Avenue was also shut down early because of numerous physical altercations Monday evening involving large groups of people.
“It got shut down early just because there were countless fights that broke out probably after 6:30 p.m.,” Galley said. “Ultimately, we had to shut it down and then it just prevented any further arrests or prevented any further fights. There were a number of fights that broke out. It seemed like we would try to isolate one and then another one would break out and then another one. That was also going on prior to the fireworks.”
Galley said those involved in the fights looked to be in their late teens. He said some were arrested and issued citations before being released to responsible adults.
“They were kind of beefing it out and for whatever reason they figured the carnival was a good location,” Galley said. He said all the teenagers were from the city.
Galley said when it began raining late Monday “absolutely nothing was happening besides our personnel getting drenched.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-four-injured-in-july-4-kenosha-shooting-1-dead/article_7c1b5774-fc66-11ec-9212-5b4d7ab07487.html | 2022-07-05T21:10:52 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-four-injured-in-july-4-kenosha-shooting-1-dead/article_7c1b5774-fc66-11ec-9212-5b4d7ab07487.html |
BURLINGTON — Police say they are investigating a homicide after a 54-year-old gunshot victim was found dead in a yard Tuesday morning.
Officers and emergency medical personnel responded at approximately 11:38 a.m. to the 300 block of Foster Street about a report of an unconscious man in a yard. Upon arrival, officers located Tracy Dion Brown, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Burlington Police Department is asking anyone with information regarding to call them at 336-229-3500. For anonymous methods, call Alamance County-Wide Crimestoppers at 336-229-7100 or by using the mobile App P3 Tips or www.p3tips.com.
Tips provided through Crimestoppers may be eligible for cash rewards. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/burlington-police-open-homicide-case-after-finding-gunshot-victim-dead-in-yard-tuesday-morning/article_31d3bf90-fca1-11ec-90eb-7765eee14f4b.html | 2022-07-05T21:13:09 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/burlington-police-open-homicide-case-after-finding-gunshot-victim-dead-in-yard-tuesday-morning/article_31d3bf90-fca1-11ec-90eb-7765eee14f4b.html |
MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. — Police in northern Arizona reported having a busy Fourth of July weekend due to a number of reckless boaters at Lake Havasu and the Colorado River.
The Mohave Country Sheriff's Office says its waterway deputies made 15 arrests and issued 59 citations for reckless operation of a watercraft during the three-day holiday weekend. Two arrests involved boaters who allegedly operated a watercraft while impaired.
Deputies additionally responded to multiple boat crashes and search-and-rescue calls, MCSO added. These incidents included at least one boat fire, one near-drowning event, and a subject breaking their leg.
"On several occasions, people jumped from their unanchored watercraft, and the boat began to blow away," the agency wrote in a statement. "Deputies were able to throw life-saving devices to these subjects and get them onto their patrol boat as they began to struggle."
In total, MCSO reported making contact with nearly 350 boaters over the weekend.
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PHOENIX — Glendale firefighters were busy during the Independence Day weekend putting out a series of blazes that were sparked by fireworks.
Eight fires were sparked in the city during the holiday, according to the department. Some of those fires ignited homes.
While no one was seriously hurt, several residents were forced out of their homes. At least one home suffered extensive damage.
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An official with the Glendale Fire Department called the aftermath “astonishing and tragic.”
Legal fireworks are still allowed within the city until the end of Wednesday, but the department is urging people to be cautious.
The department didn’t specify what type of fireworks played a role in the blazes, but any airborne explosives are illegal in Arizona.
The only legal fireworks are actually firecrackers and ground explosives. Sparklers are also legal, as are those spinning sparklers on the ground.
Arizona law prohibits any fireworks that are launched in the air, like a bottle rocket, that isn’t from a legally sponsored event.
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Home Fire Prevention:
The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority has released tips on how to prevent fires from starting in your home.
“More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires and approximately 25,000 are injured,” the authority said on its website. “An overwhelming number of fires occur in the home.”
First off, the authority says that every house needs to have at least one working smoke alarm. Every level of the home and every sleeping area should have a working smoke alarm inside of it to offer the best protection.
Appliances should also be used in a way that manufacturers recommend, since overheating, shorts and sparks can all lead to a fire breaking out.
Lastly, families should have an escape plan from every room of the house.
“Caution everyone to stay low to the floor when escaping from fire and never to open doors that are hot,” the authority said. “Select a location where everyone can meet after escaping the house. Get out then call for help.”
The authority offers free home safety inspections. Schedule one with them by calling 623-544-5400. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/8-glendale-house-fires-sparked-by-fireworks-during-july-4-holiday/75-a3f9c4e5-695e-44cb-9ff1-9086ee99ee0b | 2022-07-05T21:17:44 | 1 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/8-glendale-house-fires-sparked-by-fireworks-during-july-4-holiday/75-a3f9c4e5-695e-44cb-9ff1-9086ee99ee0b |
Las Cruces councilors fund third vehicle for day labor program for unhoused residents
LAS CRUCES - A day labor program serving unhoused and housing insecure residents will receive an additional vehicle to accommodate more workers using funding approved by the Las Cruces City Council.
On Tuesday, the city council voted 5-0 on a $93,000 budget adjustment to expand the Mano Y Mano Day Labor program by adding a third vehicle. City councilors Kasandra Gandara and Johana Bencomo were absent. The regular meeting was held July 5 due to the July 4 holiday.
The Mano Y Mano program is operated by the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, a local nonprofit which provides services to unhoused and housing insecure residents. The program provides one-day employment for unhoused and housing insecure residents along with connections and referrals to social services. Day laborers, who make minimum wage and work for five hours a day, assist with "landscape beautification, garbage removal, and other tasks on city property."
"We've had so many people who have used their money from doing Mano Y Mano to pay their security deposit to get into housing. They'll pay for utility bills, cell phone bills, rental assistance," said MVCH Executive Director Nicole Martinez.
The program started as a pilot program after a council resolution in 2018 and is based off a similar program in Albuquerque.
The program began with one work van carrying up to 10 people and operating two days per week, but it's now expanded to include two vans carrying up to 20 people and operates five days per week. The expansions have been supported through city funding.
A third vehicle will provide for more flexibility, since the current program operates on a strict schedule with preset locations, Martinez said.
"It gives those an opportunity to have a job and a little bit (of) responsibility, make some money (for) themselves … and hopefully eventually moves them into that category where they're starting to take care of themselves and eventually become very responsible and hopefully have their own place down the road," Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima said during discussion on the expansion.
The new vehicle will be a Ford F250 truck that can carry up to five people. The truck will travel to "hot spots" for homeless encampments citywide based on resident recommendations. The truck will carry a supervisor with lived experience, up to three laborers and a street outreach team member who can engage with unhoused people on site to offer services provided through MVCH while laborers clean up.
With the council vote, the program's budget will increase from $412,000 to $505,000. Las Cruces Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager Natalie Green said the budget increase is just for one year. The city council would need to reauthorize it next year.
"I'm … so happy to be able to consider this expansion," said District 3 Councilor Becki Graham. "I think this program does so much good work simultaneously."
District 2 Councilor Tessa Abeyta said she believes the expansion will help address increasing concerns about homelessness in the city.
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Intrastate travel at Las Cruces airport delayed. Here's what we know.
This story was updated at 12:20 p.m. July 5 to reflect the city's response.
LAS CRUCES - The selection of a company to provide flights from Las Cruces to cities such as Santa Fe and Albuquerque has hit a snag, likely delaying the resumption of commercial passenger service at the city's airport for a few months.
The city has been approved for $3.5 million in state grant funding to establish intrastate commercial passenger service at Las Cruces International Airport. In December, the city council approved a resolution authorizing the city to seek the funding through the New Mexico Rural Air Service Enhancement Grant Program, which must include an additional 10 percent in matching city funds.
Airport Administrator Andy Hume said that while the city had selected an intrastate flight provider through a procurement process, a bidder who wasn't selected appealed the decision. During the appeal process, Hume said it was decided it was in the "airport's best interest" to cancel the bid and restart the request for proposal process.
"There were some really important questions that were raised," Hume said, leading the city to ask bidders to list more specifications in the reissued RFP, he said. The new RFP will ask potential providers to note whether their planes have pressurized cabins and how much weight in cargo or luggage their planes can hold.
Additionally, the new selection process will factor in the allowance for airplanes that can carry up to 30 passengers, Hume said, up from the previous maximum of nine — a change to state law made during the 2022 legislative session. Altogether, Hume said the city will evaluate a provider's specifications based on the city's desire to "shift" service in response to demand.
"Based on the results of the appeal, it was decided that yes, we could go forward with the provider that we had selected at that time," Hume said. "But based on some of the questions that were raised by the appeal, mostly dealing with the specifications of aircraft, it was determined that it would be better to go forward with a more complete review of our aircraft specifications through the RFP process."
Hume said the new RFP eliminates a previous "gray area" and provides a "cleaner" procurement process.
The new RFP will also ask for potential providers to submit a plan for how their operation will be financially sustainable in subsequent years if state grant funding runs out or is reduced.
"The bottom line is, we want this to be a long-lasting passenger air service product that is a quality product for our residents and our visitors," Hume said. "We just don't want a one-and-done type of situation."
It's unclear if the new RFP has been issued yet. The previously selected provider and the bidder who appealed are also unknown, and a city spokesperson said the city couldn't immediately answer questions as some staff are out of the office.
New Mexico Department of Transportation-Aviation Division Manager Dan Moran said the city's request for up to $3.5 million in state grant funding, on a reimbursable basis, has been approved. Whether the city receives the full amount will be based on the level of service at the airport. If service is higher than anticipated, for instance, the city's chosen provider could require less subsidization and would require less grant funding, Moran said.
Las Cruces' airport hasn't had commercial passenger service since 2005. Between the late 1940s and 2005, 11 airlines provided commercial passenger service there. The city has been investing in improvements to the airport's facilities and infrastructure as it prepares to resume commercial passenger service.
The city previously estimated intrastate flights could begin as soon as the middle of 2022. Despite the cancelation of the RFP, Hume said the delay will likely amount to a few months instead of an “extended delay.” He said the city is still working to launch intrastate service before the end of the calendar year.
Moran said the city won't qualify for reimbursement for service using the new maximum passenger count before the new rules go into effect, which Moran estimated is likely to happen by October.
Additional facilities and infrastructure improvements must happen before the airport resumes interstate commercial passenger flights, along with a necessary upgrade in the airport's classification. The city had hoped to fund $37.5 million in airport improvements using state capital outlay funding secured during the 2022 session and get interstate service launched by late 2022.
However the state approved only $1.1 million in capital outlay funding, delaying necessary improvements for interstate service as the city looks for other sources of funding. The city has sought almost $12 million in federal funding to construct a multi-use terminal at the airport.
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'Celebrating our nation's freedom.' Las Cruces celebrates Fourth of July in style
LAS CRUCES - Attendees to the city's Fourth of July celebration concert and fireworks show on the New Mexico State University got plenty of bang for their buck, both from Mother Nature and pyrotechnics.
The free event, sponsored by the city and NMSU, featured concerts on a large stage followed by a fireworks show at the Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park. The park gates opened at 6 p.m., though stormy weather in the distance put attendees on notice.
About 6:45 p.m., as thunder rolled, a few sprinkles of rain fell, and harsh winds picked up, members of the NMSU Police Department asked attendees to leave to park and wait in their cars for 30 minutes as part of a weather safety policy. Guests were let back in to the park about 7:30 p.m. and the the weather mostly cooperated for the rest of the night.
Raúl Malo, front man of the Grammy Award winning band the Mavericks, opened the show. Pop rock band Plain White T's, whose 2006 song "Hey There, Delilah," was a massive hit, headlined the concert. About 10 p.m., the city's large fireworks display began, ending the holiday with a bang.
Phil Catanach, recreation administrator, said the evening capped off a successful Independence Day weekend for the city, which also included organizing a 5K run and the Electric Light Parade the evening of July 3.
"Tonight is just about bringing our community together and celebrating our nation's freedom. That's what's all about," he said.
Guests in the most patriotic clothing
Most attendees to the concert and fireworks show Monday evening wore red, white and blue, of course. Here's a look at six of our favorite outfits from the night.
Two Become Onesie: Kelly and Justin Bolig wore patriotic onesies for their first Fourth of July as a married couple. To match what he thought would be a hot, summer night, Justin ripped off the sleeves of his onesie only for the rain and wind to make him question his decision.
Tip of the Hat: "Go red, white, and blue!" said Aaron Davis, sporting a cowboy motif. Davis wore a stars-and-stripes cowboy hat with matching socks and shorts.
Lady of Liberty: Virgie Martinez, wearing a beautiful red, white and blue star-spangled sundress, said she was thankful to the organizers for putting on an event she was happy to enjoy with her daughter in-law and grandkids.
Family Ties: The Beverido family wore matching tie-dye shirts. Parents Luis Beverido and Mayte Fernández thought it was important for their kids to celebrate the holiday. "It's important for our kids to be proud of where they're from," Fernandez said.
1, 2, 3, 4 … What a Thrift Score: Ashleigh Merritt couldn't wait to hear the Plain White T's perform while in her stars and stripes outfit, made of clothing purchased entirely at thrift stores.
Good Boy! How could we not include Chappa with his adorable red, white and blue dyed ears and brows!
Annya Loya is a general assignment reporter and can be reached at aloyaorduno@lcsun-news.com or @annyaloya on Twitter.
The city and New Mexico State University hosted the 2022 4th of July celebration concert and fireworks for the community to enjoy and celebrate the country. While enjoying the festivities, we spotted some patriotic fashionistas, check them out!
The rock band The Plain White T's headlined at the at the Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park on NMSU main campus with a solo performance by Raul Malo, front man of the GRAMMY Award winning band the Mavericks, opening the show.
Recreation administration for the city of Las Cruces Phil Catanach was looking forward to the concert after a successful 4th of July weekend which so far included the 5k run and Electric Light Parade on July 3rd.
"Tonight is just about bringing our community together and celebrating our nation's freedom. That's what's all about," Catanach said.
Attendees got to enjoy the free concert under a cloudy sky but that didn't stop them from having a good time and for some, even dressing up the part.
Members of the community decided to show their patriotism through their outfits and here's a list of our Top 5 favorite ones of the night:
A moment of uncertainty
Before the concert was set to start at 6 pm, the weather had already put people on alert as the skies remained cloudy, lighting was seen from afar and the harsh winds were kicking them out. Around 6:45, the Las Cruces and NMSU police department began removing guests from the park and asked them to wait in their cars for 30 minutes as part of their weather safety policy. Catanach explained that while there was uncertainty about the concert status, the fireworks will still go off. At 7:15 pm, LCPD still wasn't letting people in, despite the 30 minute mark. A couple of families decided to leave the event entirely but the majority stayed in hope the concert would still happen. Around 7:30 pm, organizers let the families back in and right after, Malo began to play.
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Las Cruces police looking for missing teen last seen on the East Mesa
LAS CRUCES - Police are calling on the public to aid in their search for a missing teenage boy.
Malikia Lopez. 13, has been missing since leaving a temporary home early Tuesday morning. He was last seen near the 5400 block of Santa Cruz Avenue, on Las Cruces’ East Mesa. Lopez, who is in the custody of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. He also was carrying a black backpack and a small blue duffle bag.
Lopez is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and weighs approximately 130 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, and a medium skin tone.
Anyone with information on Malikia Lopez’s whereabouts is asked to immediately call police at 575-526-0795.
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SEA ISLE CITY — The city's Independence Day fireworks display Monday night suffered technical difficulties, causing the overall show to be shortened, city officials said.
Like many shore towns, Sea Isle holds a fireworks spectacle on July 4, setting them off from a barge floating in the ocean of the 50th Street beach.
About two minutes after the show began at 9 p.m., gaps in fireworks being launched occurred, followed by one of the 6-inch shells exploding inside the firing mechanism, city officials said Tuesday in a news release.
The explosion led to further delays and ultimately shortened the show, officials said.
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No injuries to the fireworks team or tug boat crew that moved the barge were reported.
Despite the mishap, the team managed to set off a majority of the fireworks, officials said. The city also is coordinating with Pyrotechnico, which provided the fireworks, on obtaining credit for the ones that were not launched.
“The most important thing is that no one was injured,” Mayor Leonard Desiderio said. “Even though there was a problem with the fireworks show, it was still a great Fourth of July in Sea Isle City.”
Both the barge and tug returned to their dock with no problems, officials said.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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Large crowds packed the shore this holiday weekend as the region celebrated the 4th of July and the nation’s 246th birthday. Parades, concerts, beach barbecues and park picnics marked the celebrations as did nightly fireworks, including this picturesque display Sunday night in the North Cape May section of Lower Township.
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Fourth of July fireworks light up the evening sky in North Cape May on Sunday night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night. AJ Williams, 8, from Delaware County, PA, brought her own sparks to the evening.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night. (l-r) Joanne and Richie McCall of North Cape May found their spot on the crowded beach to watch.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night. The Chaha family from Albany NY (l-r) Shivaan, 3, Shipra, Sunny, and Sharanya, 7.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night. Bobby Zurad, 24, a resident of San Francisco, visiting family in the area, dashes into the water to cool off prior to the start of the fireworks.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night. (l-r) Michelle Boucher and her granddaughter Bailey Hickman, 8, from Lower Township, waiting for the nine o'clock start time for the light show.
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On July 3 2022, in North Cape May, Fourth of July fireworks were viewed by a large crowd on a clear night. (l-r) Kelly and David Iacono, from North Cape May, wait for the start of the fireworks.
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Organ Mountain student performs on Broadway, part of the 2022 Jimmy Awards
LAS CRUCES – A recent Organ Mountain High graduate had the opportunity of a lifetime last month when he took to the stage on New York City’s Broadway
Matthew Evans Taylor, 18, took on roles in Organ Mountain productions of “Elf Jr.,” “Mamma Mia!,” “We Will Rock You,” “Rock of Ages” and “A Chorus Line" before graduating in May.
For his portrayal of Mike Costa in “A Chorus Line," he was awarded Best Actor at the Enchantment Awards in early May — the New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Taylor and Brooke Caperton of Albuquerque Academy — the Best Actress award winner — were the two New Mexico students who were then eligible to participate in the Jimmy Awards, the national awards for high school theatre students. The week-long event happens annually in New York with professional performers from the Broadway community working with students from across the country. By the end of the week, students perform live on a Broadway stage and can win various awards.
“I slowly worked on things leading up to (traveling to New York),” Taylor said. “For example, I had to submit some videos, I had to get some headshots, I had to work on my solo more.”
Students spent about a week at The Julliard School. Taylor said his favorite part was getting individual direction on his singing and performing. The professional actors gave him different techniques to expand his ability to portray characters.
All of the students took part in the opening number but were then split into several groups where they performed medleys, a tribute to female composers and a tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, who passed away in November 2021. Taylor said he was in the latter group. He also sang the solo "There is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute," from “Barnum.”
The curtain went up Monday, June 27 at the Minskoff Theatre. Kate Reinders, known for her role as Miss Jenn in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” hosted the evening.
“The rehearsing process was amazing. It was probably the hardest I've ever worked ever,” Taylor said. “It was just like every day in rehearsal, we’d just like be grinding, working hard and like just putting in the work, putting in the hours and taking what was ours.”
While he didn’t win at the Jimmy Awards, Taylor still said he had an incredible time and made many new friends and connections.
He next plans to travel to Guatemala on a mission trip with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. After he comes back, he said he wants to work on auditioning for movies and plays and cultivate his musical talents. Taylor is a content creator on YouTube and Tik Tok where he has over three million followers combined.
“I want to try to put out music for people to be inspired by through that or somehow,” he said. “This Broadway thing was kind of another avenue that I could go down to get to that.”
Eventually Taylor said he will attend Brigham Young University in Utah and study film, musical production, business or something along the lines of entertainment.
“I’m excited to see what I do next,” Taylor said.
His handle on both social media sites is @jggls.
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WILDWOOD — Four juveniles visiting the Boardwalk over the holiday weekend were threatened by another group found with a gun reported stolen eight years ago in South Carolina, police said Tuesday.
Officers stationed in the 3200 block of the Boardwalk were approached by the juveniles about 6 p.m. Sunday. The group told police they were involved in a verbal fight in the 3500 block of the Boardwalk with three other people, including two juveniles, police said.
During the altercation, one of the individuals brandished a gun later found to be a .22 caliber pistol stolen from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in 2014, police said.
After using surveillance footage and provided descriptions, officers detained Elizabeth Mademann, 36, of Hamilton, Mercer County, and two juveniles. While searching the suspects, they found the firearm and five rounds, police said.
Each juvenile was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property. One was additionally charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and aggravated assault.
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Mademann also was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.
All three were released on summonses pending court. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wildwood-police-say-group-threatened-juveniles-on-boardwalk-with-stolen-gun/article_4e15dea0-fc9b-11ec-8feb-2b458aada117.html | 2022-07-05T21:22:05 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wildwood-police-say-group-threatened-juveniles-on-boardwalk-with-stolen-gun/article_4e15dea0-fc9b-11ec-8feb-2b458aada117.html |
ATLANTA — Travelers are returning to airports nationwide in pre-pandemic records this Fourth of July weekend, but many continue to face thousands of flight delays and cancellations -- and that likely won't change through the summer.
From damaged luggage to being stuck on tarmacs, travelers said the holiday weekend has been challenging especially when traveling through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
“Things get broken and that sucks, but when you lose someone’s day chair and race chair – you’re taking away their entire life in a second," said wheelchair athlete, Julia Beckley.
The Colorado native was just one of several wheelchair athletes that traveled to Atlanta to participate in the AJC Peachtree Road Race this year.
"It’s not a small thing when someone is negligent with our chairs," added Beckley.
Beckley said she considers herself lucky that her wheelchair only suffered minor damage during travel and wasn't lost like others including Paralympian Hannah Babalola, whose chair was never placed on her flight causing her to bow out of the race.
Book author Arnold Thompson said he has to fly a lot for work and got stuck on the tarmac delaying his flight by more than 12 hours.
"When you sit on a plane for hours with a group of people and some have babies crying non-stop – it’s tough," Thompson said.
Mom to two young children, Judith Lesser said all of the delays and cancellations have her family planning ahead which includes showing up at the airport several hours in advance as they try to get back home to New York City.
“A lot of people are just more stressed and worried," she said. "Our flight coming out here was just an hour delayed and I think everyone was just bracing for it to be canceled."
TSA has screened more than two million passengers nationwide each day over the holiday weekend.
Staffing and pilot shortages have led some airlines to cut flights for the summer season including Atlanta-based Delta who announced they will be cutting 100 flights a day until August. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fourth-of-july-travel-struggles-atlanta-airport/85-bceb640f-2a0f-4f97-b436-5deb1e0e0883 | 2022-07-05T21:27:14 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fourth-of-july-travel-struggles-atlanta-airport/85-bceb640f-2a0f-4f97-b436-5deb1e0e0883 |
ROYSTON, Ga. — Georgia state park officials are hoping to reunite a dog with its owner.
On Tuesday, park officials released an all-call on social media, asking the public if they recognize a "sweet face."
A brown male dog was found in Victoria Bryant State Park, near Royston, according to officials. The dog is not microchipped but does show signs of wearing a collar -- though he did not have one when he was found.
"Parks can't keep found dogs, so please help us find his owner," the official account of Georgia State Parks wrote on social media.
A park official said it is very likely the dog was abandoned and they're open to a rescue group or shelter assisting the pet if no owner comes forward.
The division, which is run by Georgia's Department of Natural Resources operates state parks. If anyone recognizes the dog, they can call Georgia's DNR to offer details on who the pup's owners are or claim them.
Georgia's state parks welcome dogs on trails and for various activities. Pets are not allowed at most historic sites or in any buildings other than pet-friendly accommodations, according to the DNR's website. Owners are required to be with their four-legged friends at all times and should pick up after them.
For more details about bringing a pet to a Peach State park, click here. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/lost-dog-victoria-bryant-state-park/85-3deb23ae-bcd5-41b7-8a05-49eeb564b1ff | 2022-07-05T21:27:20 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/lost-dog-victoria-bryant-state-park/85-3deb23ae-bcd5-41b7-8a05-49eeb564b1ff |
The locally made Ford Explorer SUV posted a 109.5% increase in sales in June as compared to a year ago after months and months of decline brought about by a global chip shortage.
Explorer sales have generally been trending downward year-over-year during the coronavirus pandemic, largely as a result of the semiconductor shortages that roiled the global automotive industry, shutting down the Chicago Assembly Plant for weeks at a time, reducing shifts and leaving dealership lots half empty.
Overall, Ford and Lincoln sales grew by 31.5% to 152,262 last month, up from 115,789 in May 2021.
In June, the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker saw a 30.2% surge in retail sales; a 24.6% jump in retail truck sales; a 39.1% leap in retail SUV sales; and a 54.6% increase in electrified retail sales. Ford's overall truck sales grew by 26.4%, overall SUV sales by 36.1% and overall electrified vehicle sales by 76.6% last month.
Ford has been phasing out lower-margin cars, selling just 4,651 last month, up 62.2% from 2,868 in June 2021. It has shifted its strategy to focus on pricier and higher-margin pickup trucks and SUVs that fatten its profit margin and is now projecting it will become the second-largest electric vehicle manufacturer in the United States.
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“Amid industry-wide supply constraints, Ford outperformed the industry, driven by strong F-Series, Explorer and new Expedition and Navigator SUV sales," said Andrew Frick, a Ford vice president. "F-150 Lightning was America’s best-selling electric truck in June in its first full month of sales, while our overall electric vehicle sales were up 77 percent over last year.”
In June, Ford sold 19,786 units of the Explorer, which is made at the Chicago Assembly Plant on the far South Side near the state line, up from 9,445 units during the same month in 2021. After the semiconductor shortages, the related plant shutdowns and running of only two shifts, Explorer sales are down 13% as compared to the first five months of 2021, with 102,917 units sold as compared to 118,241 during the same period the previous year.
In 2019, Ford also started making the Lincoln Aviator at the Chicago Assembly Plant after phasing out the Lincoln MKS and Ford Taurus. Sales of the SUV rose 49.9% to 1,498 units last month, up from 999 during the same time the previous year.
Aviator sales have declined 7.6% to 10,950 units sold through the end of June, down from 11,856 units through the first five months of 2021.
Ford employs more than 5,810 workers at the Chicago Assembly Plant and another 1,290 at the Chicago Stamping Plant on U.S. 30 in Chicago Heights. They have often been out of work during the pandemic because the plant has been repeatedly idled due to the lack of semiconductors that are used in rear view cameras, lane-assist and other modern features. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/calumet-region-made-explorer-sales-surge-in-june/article_5e20228e-1f3f-57c6-8866-66a2df8affc2.html | 2022-07-05T21:28:25 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/calumet-region-made-explorer-sales-surge-in-june/article_5e20228e-1f3f-57c6-8866-66a2df8affc2.html |
The Northwest Indiana Influential Women Association has worked for years to advance the careers and professional opportunities for women across the Region.
Now the Crown Point-based nonprofit earned a new charitable organization certification, gaining 501(c)(3) status.
The Internal Revenue Service designation grants the Northwest Indiana Influential Women Association a federal income tax exemption as a public charity.
People and groups can now deduct any charitable contributions they make to the Northwest Indiana Influential Women Association from their federal taxes. They can get a tax write-off on any bequests, devices, transfers and gifts.
“This is an incredible day and a major milestone for all of NWIIWA and its members,” said Erica Dombey, NWIIWA board chair. “We’ve been working to attain 501(c)(3) status for nearly two and a half years. This will only help to further NWIIWA’s mission to deliver more high-quality educational and professional opportunities that augment careers and create bright futures.”
The group will host its 11th annual Influential Women Awards Banquet on Sept. 29 at the Avalon Manor in Hobart. More than 120 professional women get nominated for honors at the annual awards gala, which also presents networking opportunities with representatives from many of the Region's leading companies.
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Inflation has driven up the price of a typical Fourth of July cookout, which the Indiana Farm Bureau estimates will cost 13% more in the Hoosier State this year.
“Disney was dealt a tough hand by the pandemic, yet with Bob at the helm, our businesses—from parks to streaming—not only weathered the storm, but emerged in a position of strength."
Hoosier Net became the first Indatel statewide network backed by both telephone companies and electric cooperatives after landing an investment from Accord Telecomunications Collaborative LLC.
Strack & Van Til is asking customers to round up for The Salvation Army over the next few weeks, including during the Fourth of July holiday that's typically one of the busiest grocery shopping periods of the year as people stock up for summer cookouts.
Last year, consumer fireworks sales totaled a record $2.2 billion nationwide, up from $1.9 billion the previous year, according to the American Pyrotechnic Association. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/northwest-indiana-influential-women-group-earns-nonprofit-status/article_7fd1a1a5-62c4-5589-bda7-0b287aa21cae.html | 2022-07-05T21:28:31 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/northwest-indiana-influential-women-group-earns-nonprofit-status/article_7fd1a1a5-62c4-5589-bda7-0b287aa21cae.html |
An "explosive" thunderstorm development will bring torrential rainfall, a flash flooding risk, damaging winds and possible hail Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
A hazardous weather outlook warned of severe storms developing Tuesday afternoon over northeast Illinois that will move over northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
Some of the storms will produce torrential rainfall, causing localized flash flooding problems late Tuesday afternoon into the evening. Isolated rainfall totals could reach to an excess of three inches of rain in less than two hours.
There is also a limited risk of hail, meteorologists predicted.
The main threat of the storm will be damaging winds of up to 75 mph.
Meanwhile heat indexes reached 105 to 110 degrees Tuesday. Combined with the humidity, heat illnesses can occur to those exposed to the elements.
"Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors," The NWS said. "Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances."
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The flood watch includes Northwest Indiana counties and Cook County, which states that excessive runoff could cause flooding in rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying, flood-prone areas. Flooding in ditches, creeks, storm sewers, underpasses, roads and canals is also likely.
The storm's severity and movement continues to be tracked by meteorologists. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/explosive-thunderstorm-development-underway-bringing-severe-weather/article_5e0d95bc-5527-5121-bc23-20f0ca3c76b3.html | 2022-07-05T21:28:37 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/explosive-thunderstorm-development-underway-bringing-severe-weather/article_5e0d95bc-5527-5121-bc23-20f0ca3c76b3.html |
HOBART — A road reconstruction project has closed a stretch of Delaware Street until Aug. 12.
The road will be blocked to through traffic between Cleveland and Home Avenues.
A detour route has traffic using Colorado and Wisconsin Streets to travel around the construction area.
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Cedar Lake hosts annual Great Cardboard Boat Race
Deborah McMillen, of Cedar Lake, tries to avoid colliding with Victory Jeffers and Jimmy Smutniak during the Cedar Lake Summerfest Cardboard Boat Race on Saturday.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Cedar Lake hosts annual Great Cardboard Boat Race
Asher Harris, 10, of Schneider, paddles The Green Arrow to the finish line during the cardboard boat race.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Portage marches into Fourth weekend
Alyssa Adamk holds 10-month-old Kai at Portage's Fourth of July parade.
Doug Ross, The Times
Portage marches into Fourth weekend
Batman waves to the crowd from his batmobile during Portage's Fourth of July parade.
Doug Ross, The Times
Beach demonstration
Dave Benjamin, co-founder and executive director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, showing a clinic attendee how to properly throw a rescue ring.
Grace Opinker
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
The Oilmen's Matt Lelito tries unsuccessfully to put the tag on the Corn Dogs' Collin Small on Friday.
John J. Watkins, The Times
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
Bugles Across America member Steve Strains of Hammond plays the National Anthem Friday at the Oilmen-Corn Dogs game.
John J. Watkins, The Times
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
Serviceman Gregory Boyington of New Orleans and veteran Mike Wooden of Hammond team up to throw out the first two pitches at the Oilmen-Corn Dogs game Friday.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
Gary Fire Chief Sean O'Donnell lays out the new badges for firefighters receiving promotions.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
Pat Forster pins the battalion chief badge on her son, James Kaurich.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
State Rep. Earl Harris, D-East Chicago, pins a division chief badge on Calvin Bankhead.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Gary firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned building on Broadway just south of Ridge Road.
Gary firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned building on Broadway just south of Ridge Road. The fire threatened other buildings that were attached.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Gary firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned building on Broadway just south of Ridge Road.
Gary firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned building on Broadway just south of Ridge Road. The fire threatened other buildings that were attached.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Skatepark coming to St. John
Leon Clouthier from Spohn Ranch smooths freshly poured concrete at the new skatepark being built in St. John.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Skatepark coming to St. John
Workers from Spohn Ranch smooth freshly poured concrete at a new skatepark being built in St. John.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Gary Sports Hall of Fame Wall of Fame
Former Indiana Senator Earline Rogers and Gary Sports Hall of Fame chairman Earl H. Smith Jr. admire the Wall of Fame at Indiana University Northwest.
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Gary Sports Hall of Fame Wall of Fame
Gary Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Earl H. Smith Jr., left, and Crown Point Athletics Superintendent John Stroia greet each other at the Gary Sports Hall of Fame.
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Lake County’s Gavin Terry (24) meets Cal Curiel (7) as he comes off the field after scoring on a fly ball in the third inning against Joliet at Legacy Fields in Crown Point Tuesday evening.
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Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, chats with Indiana Dunes National Park Superintendent Paul Labovitz following the Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility press conference Monday.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Leaders of a group demanding changes at the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) expect a large crowd outside and inside City Hall Thursday for the first city commission meeting since a federal lawsuit was filed against JCPD Chief Karl Turner and the city.
Katelyn Yarbrough and Ben Putland, both of whom worked with the JCPD during summer 2020 anti-racism protests they were part of, said their short-term goals are that the city suspend Turner and get an independent audit of the JCPD’s handling of rape and sexual assault cases. The quickly organized and still-informal group developed a list of four demands following stories about the lawsuit.
The suit filed by former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kateri “Kat” Dahl alleges that Turner and JCPD investigators refused to fully investigate a downtown business owner whom Dahl came to believe had serially drugged and raped women in his downtown condo.
“Innocent until proven guilty,” Yarbrough said of Turner, “but if you have those accusations and you’re leading an entire police department, you need to step down, and then a third party investigation needs to happen for the entire department.”
Their group doesn’t even have a formal name yet, but Putland said he hopes Thursday produces a couple of things: a significant turnout of concerned citizens and a clear indication that city commissioners and City Manager Cathy Ball are willing to take those citizens’ concerns and demands seriously.
Putland said he and Yarbrough are making sure anyone who wants to speak during the commission’s public comment period follows the proper steps and that demonstrators do things the right way.
“We know nothing will happen right away, that’s just not how the gears turn on a machine like this,” he said. “But we want to have a great turnout, we want the commission to listen to us, we want everyone to stay peaceable — there’s no reason for that not to be the case.”
The group’s additional requests include completing an analysis of outstanding rape test kits, if any exist; diverting some level of JCPD funds to fund community programs that help sexual assault victims; and establishing a formal accountability board that allows for some level of community oversight of the JCPD.
News Channel 11 requested comment from the city regarding whether leaders were considering an independent audit of the JCPD, considering suspending Turner and about the group’s other demands. A city spokesperson said they wouldn’t comment further Tuesday. The city last week didn’t comment and cited the pending litigation.
In it for the longer haul
Yarbrough and Putland both said they took some time to read the suit and have spoken with people familiar with the case of “Robert Voe,” as the businessman is named in the suit. They said they don’t believe they are jumping to conclusions, but that in their view what citizens are demanding is reasonable at this point.
“Make sure it’s not just him (Turner), make sure it is just him, make sure it’s nobody — or whatever the case may be, but we really want to make sure that the culture of the police department is not regressive and misogynistic and dismissive of women and victims,” Putland said.
For her part, Yarbrough said she worked in the restaurant and bar scene in downtown Johnson City for several years and can attest to the problem of sexual assault at the very least.
“I have had friends that have been assaulted sexually, I’ve heard stories,” she said. “I bartended at Tipton’s (Tipton Street Pub). You hear a lot working behind a bar.”
In the wake of the lawsuit story, though, Yarbrough said she was “appalled and disgusted” to read the allegations of JCPD leaders being dismissive of alleged sexual assault victims’ claims.
“It’s just truly disheartening that something can happen and there’s no one that you can call that will take you seriously,” Yarbrough said. “And it’s just scary.”
She said numerous women have sent her private messages since news of the “Voe” case broke and she began posting about it on social media.
“I’m getting lots of stories … of people that have gone to the police department and were either laughed at, or scoffed, and just told, ‘we’ll follow up,’ there was no follow-up. Things of that nature.
“And so it just doesn’t seem that they take these allegations seriously. It doesn’t seem that they care for the vulnerable people of this community — especially women. It seems interesting that they didn’t want to follow up on these things, and yes, personally, people just have zero faith in the police department because they will do nothing.”
Asking again for accountability board
Putland and Yarbrough both participated in dialogue with JCPD during the protests that occurred in 2020 following the death of George Floyd.
Putland said at the time, with various groups staging protests that often included blocking streets, Turner “was really good to work hand in hand with them.” He said the chief would explain what protestors could and couldn’t do to avoid breaking any laws and was “amicable” in those interactions.
It was also during that period that some of the activists “asked several times to establish an accountability board and participatory budgeting that ensures community oversight of the police that serve us,” Putland said, adding that a board of this nature was actually former mayor Jenny Brock’s idea.
Putland and Yarbrough said those conversations centered around creating a board of people from different demographic backgrounds tasked with studying the police budget and also making recommendations about ways policing could better reflect the needs and wants of underrepresented parts of the community.
“We had lots of brainstorming about (how) to have an accountability board that is diverse, that people will feel safe to file complaints so that it can be investigated by a diverse group of appointed people in the city, not the usual people that are always running things,” Yarbrough said. “It needs to be people that look like you and me, that care for the community and want to see things through and have things run as they should, protecting and serving.”
Yarbrough said she doesn’t expect quick results unless it’s in the matter of Turner’s suspension and a pledge by city leaders to conduct an audit.
“My first hope for what’s going to happen on Thursday is that the victims, whether they’ve come forward or not, know that they were supported and that we’re rallying behind them,” she said.
As for the commission and Ball, “I’m hoping that they will have compassion in their hearts to hear the cries,” she said. “I’m just truly hoping that they will listen, that they won’t be flippant about any of this because there’s nothing flippant about any of this story. This isn’t political. This is public safety, and so … I hope that they take it seriously, I hope they listen.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/group-calling-for-jcpd-chiefs-suspension-department-audit-to-demonstrate-at-city-hall-thursday/ | 2022-07-05T21:28:49 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/group-calling-for-jcpd-chiefs-suspension-department-audit-to-demonstrate-at-city-hall-thursday/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A Tri-Cities group is leading a charge to end homelessness by bringing “tiny homes” to the area.
Kaarina Hill, CEO of “African American Community Action Organization Inc” said homelessness is something she’s experienced herself, and it continues to impact the Tri-Cities every day.
“Everyone needs to have the place where they can call their own,” Hill said. “It shouldn’t just be about status. Everyone should have a place.”
Hill is working alongside others, including Sarah Wells with “Friends in Need” health center to make the tiny home project a reality.
“I was homeless nine times in ten years, so I can tell you you do what you have to do to survive,” Wells said. “I had my children with me, and we stayed in a campground that we didn’t pay, and they turned their backs as I slipped through at night. So having these small houses, it is an answer. It is a very good answer, but it takes a lot of work.”
Wells group plans to provide healthcare services for residents when it gets off the ground.
She said it’s more important than ever to get the homeless off the street since a law went into effect July 1 in Tennessee that makes public camping a felony.
“It’s just a big project that we’re looking at the community, just everyone, could get together,” Hill said. “We could do this.”
Details are still in the works as they await grant funding, but they’ve found already-built tiny homes from out of state they can transport. Now, they’re looking for the right piece of land to get started.
Hill’s goal is to open the tiny homes before Christmas.
For more information on how to get involved or donate, visit https://aacaoi.com. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/group-hopes-to-combat-homelessness-with-tiny-homes/ | 2022-07-05T21:28:55 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/group-hopes-to-combat-homelessness-with-tiny-homes/ |
GALAX, Va. – The Galax Volunteer Fire Department got their ducks in a row a the annual Great Galax Duck Race on July 4th. The race took place at Chestnut Creek.
6,000 rubber ducks raced down the creek to see who would win the grand prize. People dressed in patriotic gear and lined the river to cheer on the ducks.
Each rubber duck had a number written on it. The winner won $1,000, second place won $100, third won $75, fourth won $50 and last place won $50.
Galax Fire Chief, Mike Ayers says “We had a blast on Chestnut Creek in Galax. We started selling two months ago. 6,ooo rubber duckies, $5 a chance. As you can see the public is behind it. There were probably 200 people on the creek bank at the start and at the finish. So we just had a blast.”
This race is a big fundraiser for the Galax Fire Department, which is completely volunteer. They run off the support from the community. All the money raised helps the department buy supplies and equipment they need on a day to day basis. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/6000-rubber-ducks-raced-down-chestnut-creek-to-help-raise-money-for-the-galax-fire-department/ | 2022-07-05T21:35:14 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/6000-rubber-ducks-raced-down-chestnut-creek-to-help-raise-money-for-the-galax-fire-department/ |
SALEM, Va. – If you are looking for an excuse to head out to the Salem Fair, WSLS has you covered!
July 5th is WSLS Night at the fair. If you bring two pairs of new socks with you when you enter, you will get discounted wristbands for the rides.
Normally wristbands are $28, but if you donate socks, you will get $9 off.
All the socks donations collected will go to the Rescue Mission of Roanoke and Mrs. Dorsey’s Clothes Closet in Salem.
Kevin Berry, Community Outreach Manager for the Rescue Mission said, “At the Rescue Mission, we can’t put a price on what those socks can mean because it can mean so many things to so many different people. Often many of those who come to us they haven’t changed their socks or their clothes in a day or two. So, these socks can make a difference to those that receive them.”
Discounted wristbands will be sold until 10 p.m. tonight.
The fair is open from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/celebrate-wsls-night-at-the-salem-by-getting-discounted-wristbands-when-you-bring-new-pairs-of-socks/ | 2022-07-05T21:35:20 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/celebrate-wsls-night-at-the-salem-by-getting-discounted-wristbands-when-you-bring-new-pairs-of-socks/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Hundreds of families celebrated their Independence Day at this year’s Salem Fair.
For some families, it was their first time going to the fair, but The Poff family has a different story.
For 28 years, the family has made their trip to the fair every year on Independence day.
Pam Poff, the mom, said that now that her kids are growing up, it is nice to have some time together every year.
“It is awesome because our kids are getting older and as they’ve been getting older we’ve been watching them come and enjoy this fair every year. That’s been perfect,” Poff said.
Pam’s husband, Mike, got his chance to enjoy the freedoms he and his ancestors fought for over the years.
“I was in the Navy. My father was in Korea. My grandfather was in the first world war,” Poff said.
Even as Mike and Pam watch their kids get on and off the rides, they said they’re lucky their family has stuck together for so long.
“The fact that they still want to come and be with us and hang out with us and just enjoy each other’s company...it’s great, I love it,” Pam said.
While the crowd at the Salem Fair is typically filled with families, some people came alone to celebrate their freedom and independence.
Fairgoers like John Mackey enjoy watching the shows, but you won’t ever catch him on any of the rides.
“My riding days are over,” Mackey said. “Servicemen gave their life so we can have the freedom to enjoy America and the freedoms America bestows upon us.”
Others come to the fair that have served for our country, like Yolanda.
Yolanda has only lived in the Salem area for a couple of years. She retired from the military, but her husband continues to serve the United States every day.
“I served in the military. The marine core. And my husband is also serving in the military. So the fourth of July means a lot to me,” Yolanda said.
July 5 is WSLS Day at the fair.
If you bring two pairs of new socks, wristbands will be reduced to $19 – the ticket price on this day is $28. All sock donations will go to the Roanoke Rescue Mission and Mrs. Dorsey’s Clothes Closet in Salem. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/families-celebrate-4th-of-july-down-at-salem-fair/ | 2022-07-05T21:35:27 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/families-celebrate-4th-of-july-down-at-salem-fair/ |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A former Rocky Mount officer found guilty for his actions in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots asked a judge to acquit him on three charges, and on Tuesday, the acquittal was denied.
Robertson was found guilty of the following in April:
- Obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting
- Civil disorder and aiding and abetting
- Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
- Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building
- Obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting
Robertson asked to be acquitted of counts one, three, and four.
In the formal request, Robertson’s lawyers state that count one should be dismissed because:
“i) because it fails to state an offense, ii) because the alleged conduct did not “obstruct, influence, and impede” a proceeding within the meaning of the statute, and iii) because the term “corruptly,” as applied is unconstitutionally vague.”
The court responded to the acquittal and said, “Looking at the entire events of the day, Robertson’s preparation for and participating in them, and his statements revealing how he viewed his actions that day, the evidence supports the jury’s verdict on count one.”
For counts three and four, Robertson’s lawyers argued that “there is no evidence to suggest that Mr. Robertson carried a deadly weapon or dangerous weapon.”
The court also disagreed with the arguments for counts three and four.
“Robertson was charged only with carrying – not using – a dangerous weapon, so the implication that the evidence must show he actually used the stick as a weapon is wrong,” the court said. “... holding the stick in port arms while officers approached, and while he wore a gas ask amid a violent crowd, evinced his intent to use the large wooden stick as a means of force if he came into a confrontation with the officers or others in the crowd, even though he ultimately did not use the stick in that way.” | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/former-rocky-mount-officer-charged-in-jan-6-riots-has-acquittal-denied/ | 2022-07-05T21:35:33 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/former-rocky-mount-officer-charged-in-jan-6-riots-has-acquittal-denied/ |
Thousands are without power due to a handful of severe storms that moved through the region on Tuesday.
As of 5:00 p.m., Appalachian Power has reported over 8,000 outages, Dominion Energy has reported over 400 outages, and Danville Utilities has reported over 250 outages.
Below are the worst outages of Appalachain Power:
- Bedford - 1,260
- Bland - 794
- Carroll - 1,641
- Dickenson - 516
- Franklin - 520
- Galax - 546
- Grayson - 516
- Lynchburg - 672
- Pulaski - 257
Dominion Energy reported that Evington outside of Lynchburg has 471 customers with outages.
Danville Utilities reported that the Stony Mill/Sharon area outside of Danville has 299 customers with outages. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/severe-weather-leads-to-thousands-of-power-outages-across-the-region/ | 2022-07-05T21:35:39 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/05/severe-weather-leads-to-thousands-of-power-outages-across-the-region/ |
SCHERERVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana Safe Haven Baby Box was put to use Tuesday morning, a little over a year after the box opened to the public.
A newborn baby girl was surrendered to a baby box at a fire station in Schererville, a northwestern Indiana town located in Lake County that has a population of about 30,000 people.
(NOTE: The video in the player above is a previous report about what happens to babies after they are surrendered.)
Paramedics checked the newborn and took her to a local hospital for precautionary evaluation, according to the Schererville Fire Department.
"We want the mother involved to know that this infant will be taken care of, will be loved, and will have a great life," the fire department said in a post Tuesday about the baby being surrendered.
She's the sixth baby to be surrendered to a baby box in Indiana this year, and the second in a matter of days.
A healthy baby was surrendered to a Mooresville baby box on July 1, and in a span of two months, Carmel had three babies surrendered to its baby box.
The Mooresville baby box was the 39th Baby Box in the nation, and there are 111 locations in total across the country.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes are temperature-controlled and sound an alarm when an infant is placed inside, alerting firefighters. Once taken out of the box, the baby is checked by medics and taken to the hospital.
Newborns who are surrendered in the boxes are usually adopted in about a month.
For a list of Safe Haven Baby Boxes locations, click here. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/infant-surrendered-safe-haven-baby-box-schererville-indiana/531-a258ab6c-f63c-4650-adcb-86865a38fc72 | 2022-07-05T21:36:06 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/infant-surrendered-safe-haven-baby-box-schererville-indiana/531-a258ab6c-f63c-4650-adcb-86865a38fc72 |
All the victims of last week’s human-smuggling incident have been “potentially or conclusively identified,” according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Four people have been arrested since dozens of immigrants were found dead or dying inside a sweltering tractor-trailer June 27 on Quintana Road near Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Fifty-three migrants died. Initially, 16 survivors were taken to area hospitals; five of them passed away.
As of Monday night, 35 of the victims have been identified conclusively, their ages ranging from 13 to 55, according to a news release from the Medical Examiner’s Office. The release also shows the countries of origin of those 35: 20 were citizens of Mexico, 10 were citizens of Guatemala, and five were citizens of Honduras. Leaders from the respective nations attended a memorial Mass for the deceased, survivors and their families Thursday evening at downtown’s San Fernando Cathedral.
The Medical Examiner’s Office did not name the victims, but Wilmer Tulul and Pascual Melvin Guachiac — 13-year-old cousins from Tzucubal, Guatemala — are some of the youngest of the deceased, according to Associated Press. Tulul’s father, Manuel de Jesús, told AP that his son journeyed to the U.S. with little Spanish to help support his three siblings. His last communication with his family was a message in his native Quiche to his mother, Magdalena Tepaz: “Mom, we’re heading out,” according to AP.
The remaining 18 deceased are “potential” identifications, meaning the office has reason to believe remains belong to a certain individual but are awaiting verification from the respective consulate. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office will release information about the conclusively identified “in due course” and will wait until an individual’s next of kin are notified “out of respect for the grieving.”
Ricardo.Delgado@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/All-deceased-from-immigrant-smuggling-trailer-17285793.php | 2022-07-05T21:37:11 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/All-deceased-from-immigrant-smuggling-trailer-17285793.php |
Among the spookiest locations in San Antonio is the old Terrell Castle, located on Grayson Street. Now, an event space known as the Lambermont, guests report seeing objects move, hearing heavy footsteps in the hall, children playing and odd smells permeating the air.
Similar paranormal activity can be found throughout the city. The Alamo is said to be the most haunted spot by the spirits of the men killed while trying to defend the old mission. The Menger, a nearby hotel, consistently ranks among the most haunted in the country.
Those locations are just a few in San Antonio that report paranormal activity or have haunting tales associated with them. There are also theories as to why the Alamo City is haunted.
On ExpressNews.com: 16 legendary haunted places in San Antonio
"We live on a land that really once belonged to the natives," said Fred Garza-Guzman, co-owner of Curious Twins Paranormal & Ghost Tours and an expert ghost hunter and researcher. "And that was ripped away from them, throughout the development of the city. I think there's a trauma and our land has kept that up."
Traumatic environments are among the places ghosts congregate, Garza-Guzman said. When there's a sense of trauma, it tends to last a long time, he added.
San Antonio's indigenous peoples at various times included the Coahuiltecans, Lipan Apaches, Caddos, Comanches, and Tonkawas, Omar Valerio-Jimenez, an associate professor of history at the University of Texas at San Antonio wrote in an email.
According to the National Park Service, tribes from the north and the south encroached upon the indigenous peoples living in the region even before the San Antonio missions altered their living habits.
"The westward expansion of European American settlers pushed Indigenous groups south and west throughout what is today the U.S.," Valerio-Jimenez said in his email. "European American settlements generally excluded Indigenous settlers, while Spanish colonists attempted to forcefully incorporate various indigenous nations through missions and as domestic servants and workers."
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There were also periods of unrest, like the 1813 Battle of Medina, the "bloodiest ever fought on Texas soil," which took place just south of the city. Although the city itself was spared from the "ravages of battle," it was subjected to martial law and "severe punishment" by Spanish General Jose Joaquin de Arredondo.
There was more bloodshed in 1842, when Mexican troops under General Rafael Vazquez attempted to takeover San Antonio.
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In the 1870s, Garza-Guzman said the newer population was pushing for natives to be removed from the city. Having no mercy for indigenous people, Texas Rangers were allowed to kill them on the spot if they became frustrated after walking hundreds of miles.
Other traumatic events in the history of San Antonio include the Cart War of 1857, the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, the impact from the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s, World War I, the Great Depression and Repatriation of Mexicans, the Pecan Shellers’ Strike in the late 1930s, World War II and the Civil Rights and anti-war movements of the '60s and '70s.
"This kind of trauma and energy, that puts itself on repeat. For many of us who have experienced trauma, it just comes up, and we're dealing with it, and the spirit world is like that as well," Garza-Guzman said.
Moving water also tends to produce ghosts, according to Garza-Guzman.
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"Rivers and creeks in the city are exacerbators and carry that trauma themselves," he said.
The San Antonio springs and the headwaters of the San Antonio River were very sacred to the Native Americans, serving as a portal to the underworld, according to San Antonio Magazine. The river was a source of life, as well as resources, including fish and water, also drawing in game.
The rivers' headwaters also attracted the Spanish explorers who reached the city in the late 17th century.
On ExpressNews.com: San Antonio's ghost tracks, an urban legend debunked
"We have something that is continuously running, provides electrical energy, and it can be harnessed to provide energy," Garza-Guzman said. "The spirit world feeds off of it, if you died (during the time of the indigenous peoples) you crossed over the river and were a guardian. A spirituality was captured throughout the rivers and creeks."
The city has numerous ghost tours and paranormal investigative companies, including Curious Twins, which, in addition to offering tours, also hosts the city's Paranormal Fest at Victoria's Black Swan Inn, where people have reported seeing the site's former owners wandering the property.
"We have a beautiful and magical city with many stories and many layers of history," Garza-Guzman said. "The paranormal doesn’t mean scary or frightening, just that there are layers of history, things that continue to live on, things that can be approached with grace and with beauty."
shepard.price@express-news.net | @shepardgprice | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ghost-town-Explaining-the-paranormal-presence-in-17260583.php | 2022-07-05T21:37:17 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ghost-town-Explaining-the-paranormal-presence-in-17260583.php |
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Several rivers in South Central Texas are drying up with little to no relief in sight.
After months of drought and high heat in the San Antonio area, flow rates in some rivers this year have decreased to almost zero, threatening local ecosystems and limiting summer recreation. The next two weeks in the region will continue to bring intense heat — some days forecast to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit with an even higher heat index due to humidity.
At the northern half of the Guadalupe River Basin, near Hunt, Texas, the flow rate is an an all-time low of 6.84 cubic feet per second, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and continuing to drop. By comparison, when the region experienced severe drought in 2011, the flow rate dropped to 6.96 cfs. In New Braunfels, there is still flow in the Guadalupe River, but it is much lower than average. The flow rate there is 58.5 cfs, well below the historical median of 346 cfs.
While Texas ecosystems are accustomed to recurring drought, constantly diminished flow can inhibit animals that depend on the river from recovering, especially ones — such as mussels — that are slower to move to fuller areas of a given river. Low flow rates can also cause stagnant water, which can lead to an increase in harmful algae blooms and bacteria growth.
Near Fredericksburg, the flow rate in the Pedernales River is at zero, and the Llano River’s flow is steadily decreasing also. In the city of Llano, the river is running at just under 1 cfs, while the flow rate at Mason, Texas, is at an all-time low, less than in 2018 when the rate was 21.5 cfs.
Even when there is a downpour, the water will quickly absorb into the soil, which has been cracked and thirsty since the spring. May and June are usually rainy months in the city, but the drought did not relinquish its hold then either.
The flow rate in the Frio River at Concan, Texas, was at zero for weeks before recent rain pushed it up to nearly 20 cfs. But the rate is dropping again — heading toward zero.
This year will continue to be arid in Texas. Climatologists are comparing it to the 2011 to 2015 drought, which led to watering restrictions for months throughout the Edwards Aquifer region and left many South Texas rivers dried up. Recently, the Edwards Aquifer Authority announced Stage 3 water restrictions for its counties, including Bexar County, and the city of San Antonio has begun to draw from non-Edwards water supplies.
Meanwhile, Texas is experiencing La Niña, a weather phenomenon that keeps the air dry and the temperature high in this part of the country.
Elena Bruess writes for the Express-News through Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. ReportforAmerica.org. elena.bruess@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Rivers-South-Texas-drying-up-17285501.php | 2022-07-05T21:37:23 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Rivers-South-Texas-drying-up-17285501.php |
WAVERLY — Waverly Health Center has a breastfeeding class from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday for pregnant women.
An international board certified lactation consultant will review basic principles and what to expect when breastfeeding. Significant others are encouraged to participate. Open to all, whether they plan to deliver at WHC or not.
Fee is $20. Class is in Tendrils Rooftop Garden. Park in the Red Lot and use the Tendrils event entrance. Contact the birthing center to register at (319) 352-4953. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/breastfeeding-class-planned-at-waverly-health-center/article_761968d2-7068-5d7e-bd65-21ae00b82c51.html | 2022-07-05T21:37:34 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/breastfeeding-class-planned-at-waverly-health-center/article_761968d2-7068-5d7e-bd65-21ae00b82c51.html |
WATERLOO — One person has been detained following an assault that ended in a brief chase and crash in Waterloo on Tuesday.
The identity of the suspect hasn’t been released, but Waterloo police located him in an apartment building on Langley Drive around 2:30 p.m.
The incident started when police were called to an assault at the Kwik Star on East San Marnan Drive and a patrol officer spotted a minivan with Buchanan County plates fleeing the scene.
The van darted down Camelot Drive and Oelson Road, and the driver leapt from the vehicle while it was still in motion and ran into the woods.
The driverless van continued a short distance before hitting a tree.
Police found a rifle and two stolen handguns in the vehicle. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-one-detained-following-assault-chase/article_0471386f-d64f-5e1a-9d8b-a699402ce277.html | 2022-07-05T21:37:40 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-one-detained-following-assault-chase/article_0471386f-d64f-5e1a-9d8b-a699402ce277.html |
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