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Mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile in Canton
CANTON – Canton City Public Health is urging residents to "fight the bite" this summer after a sample collected as part of the city's mosquito abatement program tested positive for West Nile virus.
The health agency announced the result Wednesday morning.
Most people infected with the virus do not have symptoms but about one in five people develop a fever and other symptoms that include headache, body aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea or rash. About one in 150 people develop a severe illness that affects the central nervous system, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The health department shared tips to prevent the spread of mosquitoes and their bites. They are:
- Limit outdoor activity during early mornings and late evenings when mosquitos are most active.
- Use insect repellant and wear lightweight, long pants and shirts when outdoors.
- Remove buckets, old tires, tarps or other sources of stagnant water around your home.
- Drain and clean bird baths weekly.
- Keep swimming pools clean and chlorinated with water circulating.
- Keep gutters clean, and repair window and door screens.
Canton residents can dispose of 10 tires per year at the Canton Recycling Center, 742 Schroyer Ave. SW, by scheduling an appointment at timetorecycle.org or calling 1-800-678-9839.
More information about mosquito prevention can be found at cantonhealth.org. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/06/mosquito-sample-tests-positive-west-nile-virus-canton/7819302001/ | 2022-07-06T15:10:07 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/06/mosquito-sample-tests-positive-west-nile-virus-canton/7819302001/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs launched a new way to help Hoosier military families as students get ready to head back to school.
The Military Family Relief Fund Operation Back to School program is open now for applications from Indiana veteran families experiencing financial hardship. Families could be eligible to receive up to $500 for each dependent to spend on back-to-school needs.
"We want to provide our veteran families with some relief for the upcoming school year," said Dennis Wimer, director of the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs. "Indiana's MFRF was designed to provide financial assistance to veterans, and Operation Back to School allows us to serve more veterans and their families."
Dependents must be in kindergarten through 12th grade (up to 18 years old), or be full-time college students (up to 23 years old) that live in the veteran's home.
Veterans who live in the state and served in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and have a discharge in the form of a DD-214 or National Guard Bureau Form 22 could be eligible to receive the money.
To apply, families must provide the following documentation:
- DD-214
- W-9
- Direct deposit form
- Proof of income
- Bank statement
- Proof of child's residency
To apply for the Operation Back to School program, click here. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 15.
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Since the constitutional right to an abortion ended nearly two weeks ago, Arizona's reproductive health-care doctors have been grappling with no clear guidelines on what's legal when it comes to saving their patients' lives.
“We are all sort of in this hold,” said Dr. Julie Kwatra, a Scottsdale doctor and state representative with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “Only we can decide what is life-threatening for our patients.”
Several clinicians interviewed by the Arizona Daily Star said since the June 24 overturning of Roe v. Wade, they are not sure when they can legally help if a pregnancy puts a woman's life at risk. Does death need to be imminent, or can it be a substantial risk and therefore a procedure would be performed in advance?
Some of Arizona's doctors are referring patients in need of an abortion to New Mexico and California right now, said Dr. Victoria Fewell, a Tucson physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology for Banner-University Medical Center Tucson.
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California, Colorado, and New Mexico are three states bordering Arizona where women can travel for an abortion. However, Kwatra said, that’s not a solution for what’s happening, and not an option if care is needed more immediately.
"It's really important not to normalize sending women out of state for health care," she said.
The clinics in neighboring states are getting deluged with patients, Kwatra said. In some instances, she said, by the time a person can get an appointment, they might be in a much more dangerous point for care.
The law is “deliberately gray,’’ she said, adding that she has advocated for year that the Arizona Legislature not “criminalize medicine.”
Ballot initiative effort
The state-wide Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom has been working to collect signatures for a ballot initiative for the Nov. 8 election, a constitutional amendment providing physicians the right to carry out decisions regarding prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion, miscarriage management and infertility.
They needed to collect 350,000 signatures by Wednesday, July 6.
The measure would also provide a right to a surgical or medical abortion until the point of viability in the pregnancy which, under the measure, would be defined as when "there is a reasonable likelihood of sustained fetal survival outside the uterus, with or without artificial support."
Without the initiative, abortions will be largely unavailable in Arizona until November 2024, when there could be another shot at a voter initiative on the ballot, said Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association.
"The decision about whether the 1884/1901 anti-abortion laws dominate or whether the contemporary new law just limiting abortions to the first 15 weeks will need to be settled by the Arizona Supreme Court," Humble wrote in a recent report on abortion in Arizona since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
"Sadly, the makeup of that court is solidly conservative and is very likely to side with the state and enforce the 1884/1901 anti-abortion laws."
'Scariest part of this'
In Arizona right now, if a woman came to a hospital with life-threatening hemorrhaging, Fewell said as an example, doctors can perform an abortion to save her. However, she said it is unclear if they will now be legally scrutinized for these surgeries.
"The scariest part of this for doctors is that there are many, many reasons we perform an abortion to save a life," she said. Sometimes, complications are known ahead of time, and a woman might wish to end her pregnancy to avoid that risk.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports that pregnancy imposes "significant physiological changes" on a person’s body, and these changes can "exacerbate underlying or preexisting conditions, like renal or cardiac disease, and can severely compromise health or even cause death."
Other complications that can require an abortion include ectopic pregnancies, which is when a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, pregnancy-induced high blood pressure - called eclampsia - that can can occur before the fetus is viable, as well as cancer treatment that requires chemotherapy.
For now, here's what's known to be legally available in Arizona:
- "Plan B," which is considered emergency contraception and not abortion, is still legal in Arizona, Kwatra said, and doctors are still able to recommend it. The pill, which is sold over the counter and needs to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, is intended to prevent a pregnancy after unprotected sex. It's often used to help victims of sexual assault.
- Another similar drug is called Ella, and it must be taken within five days of unprotected sex.
Kwatra is concerned about states restricting access to these drugs going forward.
“Once the protection of Roe is off, everything is on the table,” Kwatra said.
The abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol cannot be prescribed for abortions in Arizona at this time, she said, raising a question that's being asked around the country: Do states have the legal authority to ban drugs that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?
“This is religious zealotry bleeding into our medical systems with massive ramifications for women and families,” said Tucson Dr. Eve Shapiro.
The United States’ maternal mortality rate is already high compared to other developed countries, she said, and changes in abortion access will dramatically compound this.
Shapiro said she’s already seen an increase in people seeking access to both emergency contraception and birth control pills.
“Unfortunately, since the Title 10 money got messed up, we can’t get contraceptives as easily,” she said, referring to Arizona's federal grant money earmarked to provide reproductive health care to low-income, under-insured, and uninsured people.
“In Arizona, we don’t provide ways for women to prevent pregnancy if they want to.”
Contact reporter Patty Machelor at 806-7754 or pmachelor@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/arizonas-reproductive-health-care-doctors-working-in-limbo-fear/article_c6b0abe2-f94e-11ec-9ead-7fe2f1edd242.html | 2022-07-06T15:11:00 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/arizonas-reproductive-health-care-doctors-working-in-limbo-fear/article_c6b0abe2-f94e-11ec-9ead-7fe2f1edd242.html |
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — "Helping people with disabilities create better lives" is the mission the Gwilliam family has stuck to for two decades.
"When my sister Cori, who has intellectual disabilities, graduated high school, my parents weren't feeling any of the programs out there. It wasn't a good match for her, so with the inspiration from my grandma, they decided to start their own program," said Tara Gwilliam-Gorski.
George and Therese Gwilliam started "Cori's Place" in 2002. The nonprofit runs a day center, residential living, and transportation services for those with intellectual disabilities. The goal is to help their clients live more independent lives.
"We take individuals out into the community to work on life skills, money, social skills, time, taking them out into the community to different activities they maybe wouldn't have the opportunity to do otherwise."
The Gwilliams started this journey with just five clients. Now, they serve dozens.
"If you would have asked me 20 years ago what would be of Cori's Place, I would probably say 15, 20 people, and now we have 58 individuals that we serve, and we have over 35 staff," George Gwilliam said.
People who go to the nonprofit tell Newswatch 16 there are many reasons they love coming back every day.
"I like crafts, bowling, and mini-golf," said Branden Church.
"Yes! Yes! I like Cori's Place, no problem," said Matthew Mitowski
To mark its 20th anniversary, Cori's Place is having a celebration this Saturday. Get more information here.
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The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has partnered with the Oregon Coast Railriders and the community to offer excursion rides on the southernmost portion of the Coos Bay Rail Line this summer.
While the section of the line from Coos Bay to Coquille is not currently in service, the port and its partners are excited to provide a recreational opportunity as we work to re-establish rail activity on that section of track. Trips will depart from Sturdivant Park in Coquille and run north for approximately eight miles to Coaledo Hill Road, returning to Sturdivant Park for a scenic 16-mile round trip experience.
The Railriders began operating on this section of line July 2 and will run every day until the end of October. Carts can accommodate up to four people, and it is anticipated that each excursion will include at least six carts. There will be three to four excursions running per day. Reservations can be made online or on site, however, on site ticket purchases will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Oregon Coast Railriders were founded by Kim and Anita Metlen. Since 2014, they have have established operations in other areas of the Pacific Northwest, beginning in Joseph, Oregon. Since that time, they have initiated rides in Bay City, Wheeler, Shelton, and now on the south coast. The goal of the Railriders is to promote the Oregon Coast and contribute to its economic stability while sharing the splendor of the Oregon.
To make a reservation or to learn more, visit https://ocrailriders.com/. For specific questions, please call 541-910-0981. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/port-oregon-coast-railriders-to-bring-excursion-rides-to-coos-bay-rail-line/article_7b692a7a-fc95-11ec-a3c4-e3449425a1f3.html | 2022-07-06T15:14:08 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/port-oregon-coast-railriders-to-bring-excursion-rides-to-coos-bay-rail-line/article_7b692a7a-fc95-11ec-a3c4-e3449425a1f3.html |
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Cash is king, as the saying goes, but not many of us carry it around anymore.
Instead, peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle give the convenience of cash right on our phones. But what happens when something goes wrong, maybe a type of scam. Could your hard-earned money be at risk?
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“Once you’ve sent it, you’ve spent it,” Consumer Reports Editor Octavio Blanco said.
That’s what many electronic payment apps tell users. Sure, they’re speedy and convenient, but Consumer Reports warns their lack of user protections – like those offered with most credit cards – can make these services very attractive to fraudsters and risky for consumers.
“The main risk in using a P2P app is that you have no recourse in getting your money back if you send money to a scammer or to the wrong person or if you send the wrong amount because of a typo,” Blanco said.
In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission said there were more than 70,000 reports of fraud and $130 million in losses with mobile payment apps.
And the apps are under fire from consumer advocates demanding protection from fraud and errors for users.
But until that happens, Consumer Reports said one way to protect your payments using P2P apps is to link your credit card to the app and fund your payments through that credit card.
When you do that, you could benefit from the same purchase protections that your credit card offers. But it might not be free. Many P2P apps charge about 3% when you use a credit card.
If you do choose to keep your P2P app linked to your bank account, Consumer Reports offers this word of caution.
“If you are going to be using your P2P account for things like sending money to people you don’t know, you really have to be very careful because you have no way if something goes wrong, to get that money back and that could be very costly.”
Consumer Reports contacted Cash App, PayPal, Venmo and Zelle. Here are the companys’ statements:
“Preventing fraud is critically important to Cash App. We continue to invest in and bolster fraud-fighting resources by increasing staffing, educating our customers, and adopting new technology. We are constantly improving systems and controls to help prevent, detect, and report bad activity on the platform.” - Cash App
The security of PayPal and Venmo users and their account information is a top priority and we take all the necessary steps to protect our customers. We’ve always made preventing bad actors from using our platform a top company priority. We have a zero tolerance policy for fraudulent activity, and our teams are working tirelessly to protect customers against anyone attempting to defraud well-intentioned individuals. - Paypal/Venmo
Zelle® and its participating financial institutions monitor payment activity on the network 24/7 for suspicious activity and to help proactively protect consumers. If a consumer believes they have fallen victim to a scam, they are encouraged to contact their bank, credit union or Zelle immediately. We believe that the best protection is prevention and we offer educational resources on how to effectively use Zelle and how to spot potential fraudsters and scammers. - Zelle
All of them said keeping users informed and educated — and protecting them from fraud are top priorities.
How to link your credit card to your P2P account
The process for changing the payment source in the various apps is not always obvious. Here’s a handy cheat sheet.
Apple Pay
From a Mac or an iPad: Open “Wallet” settings on your device. • On your Mac model with Touch ID, go to System Preferences >> Wallet & Apple Pay.• On your iPad, go to Settings >> Wallet & Apple Pay.
Tap Add Card >> Follow on-screen directions to add a card. >> Verify your information with your bank or card issuer, who may require more information.
From an iPhone: Open the “Wallet” app, tap the “plus” button. >> Tap “Debit or Credit Card.” >> Tap “Continue.” >> Follow the steps on the screen to add a new card. If prompted, choose your bank or card issuer from the list or find them using the search bar. >> Verify your information with your bank or card issuer, which may require more information or may ask you to download an app before approving your card. >> If you have a paired Apple Watch, you have the option to also add the card to your watch.
Cash App
From a computer: Not possible.
From a smartphone: Open Cash App. >> Tap the “Profile” icon in the top right corner of the Cash App home screen. >> Then under options, tap “Linked Banks.” >>Tap “Link Credit Card” and enter the requested information. >> Then tap “Add Card” and the card will be on file.
PayPal
From a computer: From the PayPal home page, log in to your account. >> Then click “wallet” at the top of the page. >> Then, on left side of the page, click “Link a debit or credit card.” >> Then follow the instructions on the page to link your card.
From a smartphone: Log in to your account. >> Tap “wallet.” >> Then tap the plus symbol (+) to the right of “Banks and Cards.” >> Tap Debit and Credit Cards. >> Then link your card manually or connect your PayPal account to your bank.
Venmo
From a computer: From the Venmo home page, click “Edit payment methods.” >> Then click on “Add Debit or Credit Card” and add your card information.
From a smartphone: Open the Venmo app >> Go to the “You” tab by selecting the single person icon. >> Tap the Settings gear in the top right, then tap “Payment Methods.” >> Tap “Add bank or card,” then tap “Card.” >> Add your card information manually or with your phone’s camera.
P2P still linked to your bank? Take these precautions
- Send money only to people you know. Many peer-to-peer transactions are instantaneous and irreversible, a fact that scammers know and exploit.
- Avoid P2P services for purchasing goods or services from strangers on the internet. If you do use the apps to pay a service provider or to buy something, make sure you know them and trust them. Also, the terms of service for most apps prohibit the use for purchasing goods and services. Ask the retailer or service provider if they would use an app specifically created for business users, like Venmo for Business, Square Cash for Business, or PayPal (though not the Friends and Family option).
- Search the app for customer service contacts and procedures before you use it. That way you’ll know where to go and what to expect when you need help.
- Keep your app up to date. If you have old software, you’re missing the latest security patches.
- File a complaint. Companies accredited by the Better Business Bureau, including Venmo and Zelle’s operator, Early Warning Service, are required to respond to consumer complaints, says Sandra Guile, a spokesperson for the bureau. You also can lodge a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Consumer Complaint Database. The organization’s policy has been to report problems to companies for them to resolve. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/moving-money-with-cash-app-or-zelle-heres-how-to-make-those-payments-safer/ | 2022-07-06T15:23:46 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/moving-money-with-cash-app-or-zelle-heres-how-to-make-those-payments-safer/ |
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#20. Sus Hi Eatstation
- Rating: 4.5 / 5 (2 reviews)
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
- Address: 1172 Tree Swallow Dr Winter Springs, FL 32708
- Opened: Opened 5 weeks ago
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#19. Seafood House - Kissimmee
- Rating: 5 / 5 (1 reviews)
- Categories: Seafood, Bars, Chicken Wings
- Address: 3415 W Vine St Kissimmee, FL 34741
- Opened: Opened a few days ago
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#18. Cafe Natura
- Rating: 5 / 5 (6 reviews)
- Categories: Cafes
- Address: 1505 Oviedo Blvd Oviedo, FL 32765
- Opened: Opened 3 months ago
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#17. La Perla Tapatía Mexican Restaurant
- Rating: 5 / 5 (8 reviews)
- Categories: Latin American, Mexican, Bars
- Address: 2060 S Bay St Eustis, FL 32726
- Opened: Opened 8 weeks ago
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#16. I Heart Mac & Cheese
- Rating: 4 / 5 (4 reviews)
- Categories: Sandwiches, American (New), Desserts
- Address: 931 N State Rd 434 Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
- Opened: Opened 2 weeks ago
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#15. Huey Magoo’s - Winter Garden
- Rating: 5 / 5 (6 reviews)
- Categories: Chicken Shop, American (New)
- Address: 9250 Miley Dr Winter Garden, FL 34787
- Opened: Opened 3 weeks ago
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#14. Greenbeat
- Rating: 5 / 5 (2 reviews)
- Categories: Salad, Vegetarian, Health Markets
- Address: 12101 University Blvd Orlando, FL 32817
- Opened: Opened 2 months ago
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#13. Sushi hut grill &bar
- Rating: 5 / 5 (5 reviews)
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
- Address: 9938 Universal Blvd Orlando, FL 32819
- Opened: Opened 3 weeks ago
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#12. Anejo Cocina Winter Park
- Rating: 3.5 / 5 (32 reviews)
- Categories: New Mexican Cuisine, Mexican, Cocktail Bars
- Address: 1035 N Orlando Ave Winter Park, FL 32789
- Opened: Opened 2 months ago
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#11. Boil Spot
- Rating: 5 / 5 (18 reviews)
- Categories: Hot Pot, Buffets, Korean
- Address: 8133 Vineland Ave Orlando, FL 32821
- Opened: Outdoor dining
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#10. Mangoni
- Rating: 3.5 / 5 (30 reviews)
- Categories: Pizza, Italian, Modern European
- Address: 251 Tremaine St Winter Garden, FL 34787
- Opened: Opened 2 months ago
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#9. Fresh Kitchen
- Rating: 4.5 / 5 (9 reviews)
- Categories: Gluten-Free, American (New), Vegetarian
- Address: 3337 Daniels Rd Winter Garden, FL 34787
- Opened: Opened 3 weeks ago
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#8. The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill
- Rating: 4 / 5 (23 reviews)
- Categories: Mediterranean, Greek
- Address: 14152 Narcoossee Rd Orlando, FL 32832
- Opened: Opened 6 weeks ago
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#7. Cupids Hot Dogs
- Rating: 5 / 5 (7 reviews)
- Categories: Hot Dogs
- Address: 1515 Lee Rd Orlando, FL 32810
- Opened: Opened 3 months ago
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#6. La Granja
- Rating: 3.5 / 5 (10 reviews)
- Categories: Peruvian, Seafood, Sandwiches
- Address: 728 S Alafaya Trl Orlando, FL 32828
- Opened: Opened 4 weeks ago
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#5. Friends Indian Cuisine
- Rating: 5 / 5 (16 reviews)
- Categories: Indian, Halal, Seafood
- Address: 1375 S Semoran Blvd Orlando, FL 32807
- Opened: Opened 5 weeks ago
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#4. Grilled Cheezus Mills 50
- Rating: 5 / 5 (4 reviews)
- Categories: Sandwiches
- Address: 912 N Mills Ave Orlando, FL 32803
- Opened: Opened 3 months ago
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#3. Alestone Brewing
- Rating: 5 / 5 (9 reviews)
- Categories: Breweries, Pizza, Sandwiches
- Address: 351 N Ronald Reagan Blvd Longwood, FL 32750
- Opened: Opened 8 weeks ago
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#2. Salt & The Cellar By Akira Back
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- Categories: Seafood, Mediterranean, Asian Fusion
- Address: 3001 Sherberth Rd Kissimmee, FL 34747
- Opened: Opened 5 weeks ago
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#1. Cafe Don Juan
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- Categories: Cafes, Breakfast & Brunch, Coffee & Tea
- Address: 1100 Orlando Ave Winter Park, FL 32789
- Opened: Opened 2 months ago
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SAN DIEGO — It's a new lease on life for a California woman who was convicted as a teenager for killing the man who had forced her in to prostitution.
Governor Newsom has granted a pardon to Sara Kruzan, who is now 44 years old and working to raise awareness about sex trafficking.
This case has stirred the debate over the way courts often treat survivors of abuse, especially when they are juveniles.
"I definitely know that i deserve punishment," said Kruzan, from her prison cell back in 2009. "You don't just take someone's life and think that it's okay."
That video, recorded by Human Rights Watch, was captured 15 years after Kruzan fatally shot George Howard, a family friend who she said had begun abusing her when she 11-years-old, and began to sexually traffic her when she was 13.
"I've found the ability to believe in myself," Kruzan added in that 2009 video. "I have a lot of good to offer."
Kruzan, who lived for a while with family in San Diego, was 16-years-old when she killed her pimp in a motel room in Riverside, and only 17 when she was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
She went on to serve 18 years behind bars before Governor Newsom's predecessor, Jerry Brown, agreed to her early release.
"She is a victim! She was trafficked, she was tortured, and she was a minor when all this started," said Marisa Ugarte, executive director of the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition, a San Diego based non-profit dedicated to combatting human trafficking and helping its victims.
Her non-profit was part of a coalition of reform groups which fought for Kruzan's release.
"It was just unbelievable that they would put her in prison for something like that, when she tried to save herself from a predator, from a pimp," she added.
Ugarte was elated when she heard that, nearly a decade after her release, Kruzan, who now works as an advocate for parolees, has been pardoned by Governor Newsom,
In a statement, Newsom said that Kruzan has shown she "is living an upright life" since her release, and while the pardon does not minimize her crime, "it does recognize the work she has done since to transform herself."
Ugarte also pointed out that, in the nearly three decades since Kruzan first went to prison, the problem of sex trafficking persists.
"It has gotten worse," she told CBS 8.
In fact, San Diego ranks 13th in the country for human sex trafficking, with up to 8,000 victims every year.
"Parents, you should be concerned," Ugarte added. "You need to be aware, you need to ask the right questions: you need to be there for the children!"
For local resources to help combat child sex trafficking, click here.
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NEW ORLEANS — The immigration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, will be up for debate before a federal court of appeals in New Orleans today.
A group of Houstonians boarded a bus last night for the six-hour journey to New Orleans. They arrived at the federal courthouse there at 2 a.m. even though the hearing isn't scheduled to start until 9 a.m.
They say it's important that people see how many lives depend on this federal court decision.
DACA is an Obama-era program that's been in place for a decade that allows undocumented youth, or "Dreamers," to have temporary permission to stay in the U.S. if they meet certain qualifications.
Last year, a federal judge in Texas ruled the program was is illegal.
President Joe Biden and his team appealed this ruling, which is why oral arguments are happening Wednesday morning.
For the "Dreamers" left in limbo by that ruling, the outcome of this hearing is everything.
"Because I don't have DACA even though I qualify, I haven't been able to get a drivers license. I can't get a job," Yolanda Batz told our sister station in New Orleans. "At any point in time, I could be deported. Life is in limbo."
Naomi Rios lives and works in North Texas. She has been a DACA recipient, also known as a “Dreamer," for nine out of the last 10 years. Rios was 15 when she first applied and was accepted by the program. She and her family came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was two years old.
"I wish more people were more open to understanding our story and why we deserve to be here," Rios said.
Rios is currently employed as the crime victim's program case manager at the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, which is a 21-year-old organization that provides free social services for immigrant survivors of human rights abuses. This includes:
- Asylum-seekers fleeing persecution based on religion, race, ethnicity, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group
- Those protected under the Violence Against Women Act, the Victims of Trafficking and the Violence Protection Act
- Immigrants abused by a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) spouse
- Immigrant children who are victims of violent crimes, neglect, abuse or abandonment
To qualify for DACA, individuals must meet the following criteria:
- Are under 31 years of age as of June 15, 2012
- Came to the U.S. while under the age of 16
- Have continuously resided in the U.S. from June 15, 2007, to the present
- Entered the U.S. without inspection or fell out of lawful visa status before June 15, 2012
- Were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the time of making the request for consideration of deferred action with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Are currently in school, have graduated from high school, have obtained a GED, or have been honorably discharged from the Coast Guard or armed forces
- Have not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor, or more than three misdemeanors of any kind
- Do not pose a threat to national security or public safety
Rios said one of the main misconceptions people have about Dreamers is that they don't pay taxes. DACA recipients pay about $6.2 billion in federal taxes and $3.3 billion in state and local taxes each year, according to the nonpartisan policy institute The Center for American Progress.
"I don't really feel angry," Rios said. "I just feel disappointed that people follow that kind of rhetoric."
Working in the crime victim's program for the Human Rights Initiative, Rios said she meets with clients one-on-one and deals with a lot of women who are victims of domestic violence. Many of the people Rios works with are from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
"All of our clients have a lot of different types of needs," Rios said. "We have unfortunate stories. A lot of my clients come from their home countries with trauma and crime to the U.S. to seek a safe life."
Rios is one of the 101,000 DACA recipients currently living in Texas, according to the nonprofit immigration advocacy group FWD.us. This is the second-most in the country behind California.
The average age of these recipients in Texas is 29 while the average amount of time spent in the U.S. is 23 years.
In July 2021, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the program because its creation "violated, and its continued existence violates, the procedural and substantive aspects of the Administration Procedure Act (APA)."
Bill Holston is the executive director at the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas. He said he expects this case to end up in the Supreme Court.
"I don't know that lawyers ever say 100% as to anything, but it's really close to 100%," Holston said.
Both Holston and Rios said DACA is only a temporary fix to the much larger immigration issue that is in need of reform.
"We shouldn't be having to rely on DACA for individuals who have been here since the age of two and are working and teaching school and practicing the law and practicing medicine," Holston said. "We shouldn't be relying on this sort of bandaid of DACA for them to have status in the United States."
"We want a permanent solution," Rios said. "A pathway to citizenship. We deserve it for several reasons, including us being a part of the community. I think there needs to be comprehensive immigration reform. I think that's the better answer for the long run. It really needs to expand. It's long overdue."
Rios said she went to school for social work and loves the people she gets to work with for her job. She also said she's been stressed about Thursday's hearing and what that could mean for her livelihood.
"Our clients are humble," Rios said. "Our clients are very resilient. They're strong. Even though they've suffered or they've experienced several traumatic experiences, they do their best to keep moving forward. If DACA were to be removed or ended, it's possible that I could lose my employment here at HRI." | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/houston-dreamers-new-orleans-daca/285-b8686212-bc44-4ee9-9090-e9cdabc22465 | 2022-07-06T15:28:49 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/houston-dreamers-new-orleans-daca/285-b8686212-bc44-4ee9-9090-e9cdabc22465 |
TEMPLE, Texas — The families of two girls, 8 and 9, are filing wrongful death lawsuits against the social media giant "TikTok" after they both died from trying to participate in a challenge, according to the lawsuit.
One of the girls, Lalani Erika Walton, 8, was from Temple and the other girl, Arriani Jaileen Arroyo, 9, was from Milwaukee.
The lawsuits, which were filed in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles, both allege that both girls died from self-strangulation after they tried to partake in the TikTok challenge, "Blackout Challenge," which reportedly encourages its users to choke themselves with items like belts, ropes and purse strings until they pass out.
The lawsuit highlights TikTok's algorithm saying it "intentionally and repeatedly" displayed the "Blackout Challenge" onto both girls' "For You Page... incentivizing them to participate in the challenge that ultimately took their lives."
“TikTok needs to be held accountable for pushing deadly content to these two young girls,” said attorney Matthew P. Bergman in a news release. “TikTok has invested billions of dollars to intentionally design products that push dangerous content that it knows are dangerous and can result in the deaths of its users.”
6 News attempted to contact Bergman but did not get a response.
Walton died on July 15, 2021, according to the lawsuit. Prior to her death, Walton returned home from a roadtrip with her stepmother and was told to clean her room before they went to the pool. Her stepmother woke up from an hour nap and found Walton's door closed. When she opened it, she found Walton's body, got help from a neighbor to get her down and called police.
Authorities determined she died from self-asphyxiation "as a direct result of attempting TikTok's 'Blackout Challenge,' the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit also says her death wasn't intentional because the girl "had laid out her bathing suit in anticipation of going swimming."
Arroyo died in a similar fashion on Feb. 26, just a few months before Walton, the lawsuit says.
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JACKSON, California — The Electra Fire was active for the first half of Tuesday night, but humidity early Wednesday morning helped moderate fire activity, according to Cal Fire.
Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for remote California communities near a wildfire that may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue on the Fourth of July in a mountainous region that's a top tourism destination.
The Electra Fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country broke out Monday afternoon and tripled in size to about 6.1 square miles. It was 10% contained Wednesday morning.
The fire was making short, uphill runs, fire officials said.
“The rate of spread isn’t what it was like yesterday, but it is still spreading,” said Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman. He said firefighters were working to keep flames confined to unpopulated canyon areas.
Mandatory evacuation orders and warnings combined affected up to 700 residents in Amador County and 300 to 400 people in Calaveras County, Redman said. Evacuation centers were set up for people and animals.
The fire started at a recreation area that was packed with people, forcing 85 to 100 celebrating the holiday at a river to take shelter at a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. facility, Redman said. All were later safely evacuated.
Redman said the cause of the fire was not known, but that it started in the Vox Beach area of the North Fork Mokelumne River. He said that could suggest fireworks or a barbecue as a potential cause.
About 200 fire engines, 1,300 firefighters and 7 helicopters were sent to the fire, which was a threat to power infrastructure, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The terrain was described as steep and rugged.
Cal Fire activated an incident management team for the fire. The teams "are made up of trained personnel who provide operational management and support to large-scale, expanding incidents,” Cal Fire said.
One firefighter from the local fire protection district suffered burn injuries, Redman said.
Accounts to follow:
Evacuations
Amador County:
For a full list of evacuation orders and warnings in Amador County, click HERE.
Calaveras County:
- Evacuation warnings have been issued for the following Evacuation Zones: 327, 328, 329, 330, 341, 342, 343, 352, 353, 354.
Evacuation Center
Amador County
The Amador County Sheriff's Office said the Italian Picnic Grounds in Sutter Creek will be serving as a shelter. The Red Cross will be there to help people who need it. People who have been displaced that have recreational vehicles or trailers can stay at Lake Pardee, according to the sheriff's office.
Calaveras County
- The evacuation shelter is moving to the Calaveras County Mountain Oaks School in San Andreas
There are also pet-friendly evacuee campsites for people with tents, recreational vehicles, trailers or vehicles. There is no indoor space available at the campsites, according to the Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services.
- Calaveras County Fairgrounds: 2465 Gun club Road, Angels Camp (209) 736-2561
- Camanche South Shore Recreation Area: 11700 Wade Lane, Valley Springs (people are asked to bring proof of residence if available)
Fire Map
This wildfire map was created using data from NASA, NGA, USGS and FEMA.
Road Closures
Amador County
- Tabeaud Road southbound at Highway 88
- Mount Zion Road southbound at Highway 88
- Eastbound Clinton Road and Butte Mountain Road from the intersection of Clinton Road and Butte Mountain Road
- Clinton Road at West Clinton Road
- Electra Road at Highway 49
- Santa Lane and Highway 49
Calaveras County
- Highway 26, from Buckeye Lane to Lower Dorray Road
View the Waze map below for traffic updates.
WILDFIRE PREPS
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people were killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, and supplies to grab with you if you’re forced to leave at a moment’s notice. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and knowing your community’s evacuation plans best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register.
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New York City health officials have received a fresh batch of monkeypox vaccines and will begin taking appointments again on Wednesday afternoon.
The news comes one day after the city said new infections had doubled in the prior week. There were 111 cases as of Tuesday, the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tweeted, versus 87 last Friday and 55 the Tuesday prior.
The city launched a surprise vaccine clinic last month, but it lasted only hours before running out of enough doses of vaccine to handle walk-ins.
While monkeypox is contagious and rare in the United States, health officials say the risk to the general public is quite low. And this isn't COVID all over again.
As opposed to the early days of the COVID pandemic, when there was no effective treatment, there are already multiple vaccines that work against the orthopoxvirus that causes monkeypox. It's just a matter, again, of ensuring sufficient supply.
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That said, there is new evidence the virus may be circulating among people who don't have symptoms, potentially suggesting infections are more widespread than understood.
How Do You Catch Monkeypox?
The CDC issued new monkeypox guidance as the number of suspected cases nationwide boomed, marking America's largest-ever outbreak of monkeypox, which typically has been confined to other continents.
While the CDC says the risk to the general public remains low, people are urged to avoid close contact with those who are sick, including those with skin or genital lesions, as well as sick or dead animals. Anyone displaying symptoms, like unexplained skin rash or lesions, should reach out to their healthcare providers for guidance.
It is also advised to avoid eating meat that comes from wild game or using products (such as creams, powders or lotions) that come from wild animals from Africa.
What Is Monkeypox?
Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958, when outbreaks occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research -- resulting in its name. (What you need to know about monkeypox.)
The first case in a human was reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which still has the majority of infections. Other African countries where it has been found: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone.
Human symptoms of monkeypox are similar to but milder than the symptoms of smallpox, the CDC says. It presents itself as a flu-like illness accompanied by lymph-node swelling and rash on the face and body.
Monkeypox starts off with fever, headache, muscle aches, and exhaustion. Monkeypox also causes lymph nodes to swell, something that smallpox does not. The incubation period is usually 7−14 days but can range from 5−21 days.
The CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rashes consistent with monkeypox, regardless of whether they have traveled or have specific risks for monkeypox. See more information from the travel notice here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-to-reopen-monkeypox-vaccine-appointments-wednesday-afternoon/3763366/ | 2022-07-06T15:31:47 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-to-reopen-monkeypox-vaccine-appointments-wednesday-afternoon/3763366/ |
Police are looking for a man they say tried to steal a box with three dozen pairs of slippers in it from a 99-cent store in Brooklyn, then chucked the entire box at the woman who tried to stop him, authorities say.
The theft happened back on the afternoon of June 10, but the NYPD shared details of the case on Wednesday. According to officials, the would-be thief grabbed the box of slippers outside J + L 99 Cent store on Stillwell Avenue and started to walk away.
A 32-year-old woman working at the store went to stop him, and cops say he pushed her to the ground, then threw the box of slippers at her. Surveillance video shows her tumble to the ground as the box full of shoes hits her in the face.
She suffered a minor elbow injury but refused medical attention at the scene, police said. The suspect, meanwhile, ran off.
Authorities released surveillance footage of him and the attack (above). Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/woman-tumbles-to-ground-in-bizarre-box-of-slippers-attack-nypd/3763332/ | 2022-07-06T15:31:53 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/woman-tumbles-to-ground-in-bizarre-box-of-slippers-attack-nypd/3763332/ |
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Philadelphia police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting someone inside of a Center City law firm Tuesday afternoon.
The man, believed to be in his late-30s, went to the 8th floor of a building on the 200 block of North 13th Street shortly after 2 p.m. Police said he entered an unlocked law firm office where he sexually assaulted the victim.
Police said the man was last seen walking south on 13th Street in Center City. He was wearing a black baseball cap with a sticker logo on the right-side brim of the hat, black shirt and unknown writing, blue jeans with a black and silver belt and a gold watch on his left wrist. Photos from police show a blue surgical mask lowered on his face.
If you see this suspect, Philadelphia police advise you do not approach him and call 911.
Anyone with information on the incident can submit a tip by calling or texting 215.686.TIPS (8477), or filling out an anonymous online form. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-wanted-for-sexual-assault-inside-center-city-office/3291566/ | 2022-07-06T15:32:57 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-wanted-for-sexual-assault-inside-center-city-office/3291566/ |
Tips sought on bicyclist who shot, wounded man on Detroit's west side
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Detroit — Police are asking the public for help to find the bike-riding shooter who wounded a man last week on the city's west side.
The shooting happened at about 1:30 a.m. June 26 in the area of Kendall and 14th near Oakman and Rosa Parks, according to authorities.
Officials said the bicyclist fired shots at a 51-year-old man, striking and wounding him.
Investigators said the victim was taken to a hospital where he continues to be treated for his injuries.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call the Detroit Police Department’s Tenth Precinct at (313) 596-1040 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1 (800) SPEAK-UP.
cramirez@detroitnews.com
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11-year-old boy arrested in west Michigan assault, attempted carjacking
An 11-year-old boy is accused of trying to carjack a woman last week Thursday in a Grand Rapids suburb, police said.
Officials also said they are looking for a second person connected to the crime.
Police were called at about 6 a.m. on June 30 to the 3200 block of Woodward Avenue SW near 32nd Street SW in Wyoming for a report of an assault and attempted theft of a Kia Sorrento.
Officers found a 41-year-old woman with a head injury. Medics initially treated her at the scene and then took her to a hospital.
After speaking with the woman and witnesses, investigators identified a male juvenile who ran from the scene after the attack, they said.
Police located the juvenile and he led officers on a short foot chase but was taken into custody. He is currently being housed at the Kent County Juvenile Detention Center. Authorities are not releasing his name because he is a minor.
Investigators also determined there was a second suspect involved in the assault and attempted car theft, but his identity is not known. They said the juvenile in custody is uncooperative and refuses to provide information on the second person.
Anyone who has information about the assault and attempted carjacking should call the Wyoming Department of Public Safety at (616) 530-7300 or Silent Observer tip line at (616) 774-2345 or 1 (866) 774-2345. Tips can be submitted online at silentobserver.org. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/06/11-year-old-boy-arrested-west-michigan-assault-attempted-carjacking/7818738001/ | 2022-07-06T15:33:49 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/06/11-year-old-boy-arrested-west-michigan-assault-attempted-carjacking/7818738001/ |
Surprise election: City Council candidates talk growth, spending and affordable housing
The Surprise City Council will see one new member in the Aug. 2 election, although two of the three council races are uncontested.
District 1 incumbent Roland Winters was knocked off the ballot for not collecting enough valid signatures, leaving the race wide open for candidates Lewis Guyn, Nick Haney and Raymond Grim.
In the two other districts on the ballot, District 5 Councilmember Jack Hastings and District 6 Councilmember Chris Judd, are unopposed.
Not sure which district you live in? Click here to type in your address and find out, or click here for a map.
Early ballots will be mailed out July 6. Those who choose to vote by mail are advised to mail their ballot by July 26 or drop it off at a ballot drop-off location or voting location by 7 p.m. Aug. 2. Search the Maricopa County Elections Department website to find a location near you.
The Arizona Republic asked candidates to answer four questions on issues in Surprise. Here's how they responded.
2022 elections:Here’s who wants to be your next city council member in metro Phoenix
District 1 candidates
What are Surprise’s biggest challenges right now, and what are you doing or what will you do to resolve them?
Guyn: "Rapid growth presents challenges as we have not been able to get roadways and stores in growth areas installed fast enough, and rapid growth is now encroaching on our rural areas impacting those residents.
"At this time the developers of a property are responsible for the development of the roadway adjacent to the development which then leads to roads not being full width. I will work on solutions that will look beyond a given development to get the road system completed to/from that development as the development completes.
"Our rural residents want to be buffered from higher density developments by providing either open space, or more likely, lower density developments next to them. I will work to see what can be accomplished on resolving this issue as projects are currently active."
Haney: "I believe there are several challenges facing our city and specifically District 1 — most of which surround the notion of keeping up with rapid growth. As I have knocked on hundreds of doors and sat in countless living rooms, the same issues come up time and again: safety, congestion, and lack of infrastructure.
"With the rapid development our city is experiencing, it is clear we need smart growth — ensuring that our infrastructure is able to keep up with the growing demand. We must enact proactive policies rather than reactive ones to ensure that the development we are experiencing does not outpace our city's ability to provide the critical services our residents rely on.
"As a firefighter paramedic, I am no stranger to working with a diverse group of individuals to solve complex problems. I will bring that same problem-solving ability to city hall."
Grim: "The city is approving hundreds of homes while the roads … are not updated to accommodate growth fast enough. For example, heading northwest on Grand Avenue towards 163rd gets backed up. … Leaving the community in the morning on 163rd Avenue, you sit through 2-3 lights to get onto Grand. … This is a recipe for accidents. …
"The solution is to work with county, state and federal representatives to get funding to expand Grand to three lanes northwest of Loop 303, find another exit across the train tracks unto Grand, get another 303 on/off ramp at Litchfield, rework the Grand & 303 on/off ramps, and get a better intersection … coming out of North Copper Canyon.
"… As chairperson of the Government Affairs Committee for the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce, I’ve built those relationships. … The elected officials know who I am. I will be relentless at advocating for funding."
What is your philosophy on how the city should manage its finances, specifically in regards to taxes and funding for quality of life programs like arts, human services, special events and community services?
Guyn: "Any city must manage their finances through a balanced budget process, and a multi-year capital improvement budget process, which Surprise currently does. Property taxes do not entirely fund the city services, but do provide a foundation. In Surprise, we fund our growth through raising property values versus raising the tax rate.
"Sales taxes, various fees, and grants make up the remainder of the funding to provide community services which include police, fire and paramedic services. Fees collected for solid waste disposal, waste and storm water, etc., fund those community services.
"Special events are generally funded through a transient tax system from city hotels and lodging, while art projects are funded as part of project costs and grants. I think that this is a fair system that should be maintained. I am currently opposed to raise the tax rates, and would prefer that natural growth accommodate community service needs."
Haney: "Many members of our community are retired and live on a fixed income — my grandparents included. Inflation is out of control and everything from gas prices to the costs of everyday items have skyrocketed. I’ve talked to several families who are struggling to make ends meet while raising a family in the city we both love. As your councilmember, I’m firmly committed to fiscal responsibility and being a good steward of taxpayer money.
"First and foremost, our priority should be keeping up with growth starting with public safety and roadways. As we start to address that priority, we can focus on the other programs such as arts, parks and community services that improve our quality of life.
"We must think outside the box — such as aggressively pursuing alternative sources of funding such as grants and working to create partnerships with the private sector to secure investments in our community."
Grim: "One of the biggest concerns with citizens I’ve talked to is the cost of fuel and record-breaking inflation. Now is not the time to continue to choke their budgets with any kind of tax increase. I will push to keep the current rate on sales and property taxes.
"The city has a provision that new city projects have funding built in for artwork. … This is a great program. … Seth Dyson, director of the Human Service & Community Vitality Department, has brought great programs for residents. We have a senior community center and services for those in need. … I would make sure to listen to his expertise. …
"As a member of Surprise’s Parks and Recreation Commission, we oversaw major events like Fourth of July and Spring Egg-stravaganza. … I love going to these events and seeing smiles on the faces of kids and parents."
In your ideal scenario, what does Surprise look like in 5-10 years, in terms of quality of life and amenities, and how do you make that happen?
Guyn: "Surprise will provide a vibrant, excellent quality of life and have plenty of amenities. Amenities will be added throughout Surprise, particularly in this council district. For example, but not limited to, shopping and services will be more convenient, we will resolve many of our current traffic issues through improved traffic flow and controls, added parks, aquatic and golf facilities, fields like pickle-ball, tennis, baseball, and golf etc. will be available.
"More community events like concerts and other entertainment will be available.
"Surprise will have enough water sources and reserves secured to provide for the cities population well into the future. Police, fire and paramedic services will maintain or improve response times.
"I am not sugar coating our significant issues. I’ve worked throughout my career to successfully resolve significant issues, and am confident that we can also resolve the issues that this rapid growth presents."
Haney: "I have lived in Surprise for over 20 years. It is a place that many members of my family … call home. It is the city I was raised in and … (came) back to. … I want my future family to experience a city that is even better than the one I was raised in.
"(We need) a councilmember (with) vision for the future and … fresh perspective. …
"Surprise is competing regionally for jobs, entertainment and economic development. We can’t … wait for it to come to us. In my job, we … quickly assess … and get to work — sometimes we even must run into burning buildings. I will bring that fearlessness … so that a decade from now, our city is more than a bedroom community where most people commute outside our town limits to work. … We can be a place where people of all ages … live, work and play."
Grim: "Surprise will become a destination city for the Valley. We have a state-of-the-art spring training facility that (hosts) spring training (and) multiple out of town baseball tournaments. We have a city center area that is still a blank canvas. I would love to work with the developers of city center to create a unique river walk (to) attract dining and entertainment. … I would like to see … an incubator for restaurant entrepreneurs. Set it up like a food court (with) low-cost short-term rent … we could have a small stage area for local bands and artists …
"We could attract a few tech companies to make Surprise their headquarters. …
"We need to work with the county and developers to secure property for parks (and multiple sports and recreation complexes). … I would work … in northwest District 1 (connecting trails) to Maricopa trail for hiking, biking, and horses."
What will you do to ensure affordable housing is available so that young families in Surprise may continue to live in the area?
Guyn: "I grew up in a 900-square-foot, two bedroom, one bath 'affordable housing' apartment with four other family members. I vividly remember how Mom and Dad struggled every month to pay the rent and to provide for the family. To be clear, affordable housing to me does not mean substandard, low quality or unsafe housing, and fundamental economics are at work which makes this a difficult issue to address.
"I join Surprise in keeping our quality of life at a high standard in Surprise, and agree that we need to have suitable housing for young families and is 'affordable.' There are ways of financing projects that will provide for 'affordable housing' while providing quality living space in a way that will protect the value of the property and neighborhood. I will explore these financing opportunities so that 'affordable housing' can be an integral part of the housing mix."
Haney: "My wife and I just purchased our first home in Surprise, and I can tell you firsthand that rising prices and limited availability is certainly making it difficult for young families to afford housing. It is also something that I hear often when talking to my fellow first responders as well as teachers, healthcare professionals, and many of the airmen from Luke Air Force Base.
"I know that the Mayor (Skip Hall) and Councilmember (Ken) Remley have taken the lead on affordable housing in Surprise, and I agree like they do — we are certainly behind.
"At the same time, we should be thoughtful about where these developments are located and what is being offered. We cannot afford to rush and allow developers to dictate the solutions to this problem. We must ensure that they meet certain standards of quality, fit well into the community, and will age well over time."
Grim: "I moved to Surprise with my young family in 1995 because you can get more house for the dollar than anywhere else on the west side. It was that way for a long time, but not so much anymore. The (Valley) housing market … is about 20,000 units behind demand and growing daily …
"We have apartment complexes being developed, single structure rental units, small single-family homes, larger single-family homes, and then high-end homes like the Toll Brothers development. This is great for a diverse tax base and diverse population. There … are starter homes to high end homes and everything in between.
"The only way to ensure affordable housing is to create opportunities for the market to correct itself. The key is for the developers to try and keep up with demand. But we still must have reasonable growth, so we don’t overload our roads, infrastructure, fire and police."
Uncontested District 5 and 6 incumbents
What are Surprise’s biggest challenges right now, and what are you doing or what will you do to resolve them?
Hastings: "Managing growth is Surprise's biggest challenge. We have to make sure we are keeping up on the infrastructure side of things. It's our job to make sure we are staying on top of public safety, roads, jobs and entertainment.
"Residents want a safe place to live and work and we are in the middle of planning for a new police substation as well as a new fire station.
"Roads are another concern as we continue to add housing. Our City Council has many roads we are prioritizing over the next few years including Cactus Road and 163rd Avenue.
"We also want Surprise to be a place to work and play so we need to create jobs and entertainment. Surprise added 875 jobs in fiscal year 2021 and broke ground on the Village at Prasada shopping mall along Loop 303 which will bring some much needed shopping and entertainment in our city."
Judd: "Our top challenges include protecting our water supply, completing roads, bringing housing costs down, adding more recreation options, keeping up with public safety needs and financially preparing for the next economic downturn. Water is one of the biggest issues on our minds right now due to the ongoing drought. Surprise gets its water from ground wells. …
"Roads are expensive to build, so it is important that we continue making development pay for itself by requiring developers to build the roads adjacent to the property. … Our top road priorities in Surprise are Grand Avenue north of Loop 303, 163rd Avenue, Cactus Road and Cotton Lane.
"These roads need to be completed without waiting for development. However, we need money to build them. A bond can be a good tool to get a road financed, but the bond process is slow and these roads need to be built out as soon as possible."
What is your philosophy on how the city should manage its finances, specifically in regards to taxes and funding for quality-of-life programs like arts, human services, special events and community services?
Hastings: "As a fiscal conservative I believe managing our finances is one of the most important things we do as a city. Taxes should remain low and services should remain high. Since I have been in office, I have helped pass two balanced budgets without raising the property tax rate. We are also the only West Valley city to not have a tax on groceries.
"In terms of what we offer the public, we have a community center that provides a 'one stop shop' to residents who are in need of services and we offer quality events including our Christmas celebration, the Fourth of July Pool Party and the White Tanks Music Festival, which will be taking place this fall."
Judd: "Surprise residents enjoy one of the lowest tax burdens in the Valley. I believe that we should do everything we can to keep taxes low. Our primary source of revenue is sales tax. The best way to increase revenue is not by raising taxes, but by attracting more retail businesses to Surprise that collect sales tax.
"Our tax revenues have been growing faster than our population has been growing. This is because we continue to attract many retail businesses to Surprise. …
"It is important that we prioritize how we spend taxpayer dollars on services to get maximum value on each dollar spent. Public Safety accounts for around 50% of our general fund and the service provided by police and fire medical is critical to the quality of life in our community."
In your ideal scenario, what does Surprise look like in 5-10 years, in terms of quality of life and amenities, and how do you make that happen?
Hastings: "In 5-10 years, my goal is to put Surprise on the map. This means building out our city center for our residents and keeping up with growth with more police stations, fire stations, roads, jobs, parks and pools.
"We can make this happen by continuing to manage money wisely and hiring the right city leadership personnel to take us through the decade. I'm so blessed to be a part of a team that is so focused on the residents in our city. They are constantly looking for ways to get public input and improve on what they are doing. I think as long as we focus on the residents we will be heading in the right direction."
Judd: "Most growth will be in north Surprise, but some of it will be infill. … The BNSF (Railway) facility will be open and beginning to fill up. City Center will be less than half built out, but it will have around 10,000 residents living there and businesses will be thriving on the built-in customer base. We will have a new police substation north of Loop 303 and at least two new fire stations built.
"Ideally, we will have a new regional park open along McMicken Dam. … As development pushes north of the White Tank Mountains, we will be working with developers to find smart ways to establish wildlife corridors so animals are able to move freely in and out of the White Tank Mountains. …
"Loop 303 will have an interchange at Litchfield Road going north to help with the access problems. … We will continue petitioning the feds and the state for funding to get it done."
What will you do to ensure affordable housing is available so that young families in Surprise may continue to live in the area?
Hastings: "My wife and I are both teachers in our late 20s and we still haven't bought our first home. We have seen first hand how expensive costs are.
"We are in the middle of a housing shortage, which is part of the reason why we are seeing high rents and purchase prices for homes. One of the ways we can drive down the costs is to create more supply to make sure we are staying ahead of the demand. More supply means a more competitive market for buyers.
"We can also work on diversifying the types of housing we are bringing to the city."
Judd: "The way to lower prices when demand is much higher than the supply is to either reduce demand or increase supply. We can do our part to increase supply if we enable developers to get their plans through the city planning process as quickly as possible (while ensuring) we are protecting the health and safety of our current and future residents.
"It is important that the City Council remains flexible to allow developers to offer market driven solutions … (including) homes that our young adults can afford. … I have seen developers come in with plans to build smaller and smaller lots. I am not a fan of the small lots, but if I had to choose between living on a small lot or not buying at all, I would take the small lot. Allowing developers to build smaller homes on smaller lots is one way to make home purchases more affordable."
Reach reporter Taylor Seely at tseely@arizonarepublic.com or 480-476-6116. Follow her on Twitter @taylorseely95 or Instagram @taylor.azc.
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CAPE MAY — The city's baby parade, for its 89th time, will proceed throughout the resort's streets, showing off youngsters in decorative outfits when it returns July 29.
The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Congress Street and Beach Avenue, ending at Convention Hall.
Following the parade, awards will be given at Convention Hall by the parade's grand marshal, Queen Maysea, who will award trophies in five categories.
The categories include Beach Baby, Decorated Baby Carriage, Walking in Fancy Dress, Walking in Superhero Outfit and Decorated on Wheels.
The best-overall entry will also be awarded, city officials said in a news release Wednesday.
Registration is free to all participants 12 years of age and younger and will be held at Congress Street and Beach Avenue beginning at 10 a.m. Pre-registration will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. July 27, officials said.
Registration can be completed by calling the Office of Civic Affairs, at 609-884-9565, or by emailing krattigan@capemaycity.com. In-person registration is also available at Convention Hall, 714 Beach Ave., officials said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-may-baby-parade-returns-later-this-month/article_b452c1fa-fd32-11ec-90c3-2398ea22f9fd.html | 2022-07-06T15:37:03 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-may-baby-parade-returns-later-this-month/article_b452c1fa-fd32-11ec-90c3-2398ea22f9fd.html |
This fall, South Jersey Industries is giving high school students interested in learning about artificial intelligence the chance to attend a series of lessons, which will be held locally at its Atlantic City headquarters.
Through a partnership with the Mark Cuban Foundation and the state Department of Community, the "AI Boot Camps" will offer students four half-day sessions filled with lectures about artificial intelligence's use throughout society, from smart home assistance to self-driving automobiles, SJI said in a Wednesday news release.
SJI, an energy infrastructure holding company based in Folsom, operates both South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas.
The boot camps will be held on four-straight Saturdays, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 12.
No student needs prior hands-on or learning experience about AI or robotics to attend the program, SJI said.
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Founded in 2019, the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp is a free, nationwide initiative offered to high school students inquisitive of learning more about artificial intelligence and various technology used to operate it, SJI said.
“At SJI, we are committed to providing local students with meaningful experiences that inspire them to reimagine what is possible as they craft their future career paths,” Leonard Brinson Jr., senior vice president and chief information officer at SJI, said in a statement Wednesday.
The student-parent application is available at markcubanai.org/application until Sept. 1. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jersey-gas-parent-company-offers-students-artificial-intelligence-lectures/article_dc25b7d6-fd38-11ec-8d59-c368c9541c07.html | 2022-07-06T15:37:09 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jersey-gas-parent-company-offers-students-artificial-intelligence-lectures/article_dc25b7d6-fd38-11ec-8d59-c368c9541c07.html |
TRENTON — A lottery ticket winning over $455,000 was sold at a Manahawkin Exxon gas station prior to the winning numbers being drawn July 1.
One ticket purchased at the station, at 55 Route 72 East Ave., hit all five numbers from the Jersey Cash 5 drawing July 1, winning the $440,336 jackpot, lottery officials said Tuesday.
The winning numbers are 02, 17, 36, 38 and 45 and the XTRA number was 02.
The gas station will win a $2,000 bonus check for the winning ticket, officials said.
It's unknown whether or not anyone has claimed the winning ticket as of Wednesday morning. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/winning-lottery-ticket-sold-at-manahawkin-gas-station/article_eba268ba-fd2b-11ec-99e8-8b1cd6895740.html | 2022-07-06T15:37:15 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/winning-lottery-ticket-sold-at-manahawkin-gas-station/article_eba268ba-fd2b-11ec-99e8-8b1cd6895740.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department responded to a barricaded subject call on East Howard Lane near Dessau Road Wednesday morning.
APD said at around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday that there was a large police presence in the 1500 block of East Howard Lane. Residents were asked to avoid the area.
APD later confirmed to KVUE that officers were responding to a barricaded subject call after police tried to serve a warrant.
No additional information is available at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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DHL drivers' strike in Pawtucket turns acrimonious. Union says they've been threatened.
This article has been updated.
PAWTUCKET – Dozens of DHL delivery drivers based in this city are engaged in an acrimonious standoff with Northeast Transportation, the third-party contractor that employs them.
The drivers have been on strike for two weeks, seeking lower health-insurance costs and higher wages, and have been picketing outside the distribution facility 24 hours a day.
Tensions are running high during DHL strike
Matthew Maini, a representative of Teamsters Local 251, said an armed security guard came after him with a baseball bat on Friday. Pawtucket police arrested the guard, and have also arrested union members picketing, Maini said.
After the publication of this article, Matthew Taibi, the principal officer for Local 251, said that he had been the one threatened with a baseball bat.
Sgt. Teddy Georgitsis of the Pawtucket Police Department confirmed there had been three arrests at the facility on Friday but declined to comment further.
"We need to stay neutral," he said.
Phone calls to Northeast Transportation LLC, which is headquartered in South Carolina, were not returned on Tuesday.
"DHL is not a party to this labor dispute," DHL spokesman Robert Mintz wrote in an email. "The union representing the employees of North East Transportation has issued a strike action in Providence, RI. North East Transportation is a DHL service partner that provides pickup and delivery services. The service partner has contingency plans in place for Providence, and our services are currently business-as-usual for our customers."
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Employees of Northeast Transportation, a subcontractor for DHL, unionized with the Teamsters in 2017. Maini said the bargaining unit consists of about 70 people.
The drivers' contract expired at the end of March, and workers went on strike on June 22 after failing to reach a new agreement with the company.
Why are the DHL drivers striking?
"You can't settle for less," said Charles Reid, a driver who recently moved to DHL after being part of a long-running strike against liquor distributor Johnston Brothers. "You have to know what you’re worth and go for it."
Maini said the high cost of company-provided health insurance was the major driving factor behind the strike. The company's "family plan" costs $340 a week, he said, while the average worker is making $19.80 an hour.
After the publication of this article, Taibi said that information was incorrect: The hourly wage for couriers is $18 an hour, and the "family plan" costs $370 a week, he said.
James Taylor, a courier and dock worker, said that the company has claimed it can't afford better wages and benefits, but hasn't been willing to provide proof.
"They’re not disclosing their books," he said. "They say we’re breaking them but refuse to prove that. They say it’s for security reasons, but that leads us to think that they’re lying."
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Drivers who were walking the picket line on Tuesday also cited broader frustrations with the way the company is run, saying that managers have unreasonable expectations of how much ground they can cover in one day, and send them on illogical and inefficient routes.
"A lot of these managers, they’re sent from other parts of the United States," said Amber Fortier. "They don’t know the area, and they don't try to understand how far everything is. They’ll take you from one area and send you to another to do a pickup and not realize how much they’re throwing you off."
What the drivers have to say
Rolando Flores, a driver whose route stretches from Fall River and Westport to Jamestown, said he leaves the Pawtucket facility at around 9:30 a.m. and is expected to make as many as 60 deliveries in six towns across two states while also doing pick-ups in those communities.
If he doesn't get back to Pawtucket by 6 p.m., he said, he'll have to drive another hour north and return the truck to Westborough, Massachusetts, where there is a larger distribution hub.
"There’s no organization in the place at all," agreed Theresa Duarte. "You’re basically setting me up for failure on the route."
Duarte, at 22, is one of the youngest drivers at the company. She said she's trying to go back to school, but working for Northeast Transportation leaves her with little spare time. Even if she finishes her route early, she said, she's asked to go and help someone else.
"I live here," she said. "I visit home."
Ana Meyer, a mother of two, said that her typical route involves driving to Cape Cod and back, which makes it hard to see her children.
"Sometimes I get back at 9 o'clock," she said. "I'll be clocking out around 9:30."
How have tensions during the strike escalated?
During the two weeks that they've been striking, drivers have been picketing the distribution facility at 101 Concord St. in Pawtucket, near Route 95 and just a short distance over the Providence line. The Teamsters say that the picket is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and they encourage people to stop by and show their support.
Workers allege that Northeast Transportation has been paying $55 an hour to untrained and unqualified "scabs" who are making deliveries while drivers are out on strike. Last week, Teamsters for a Democratic Union posted photos on social media that appeared to show a DHL truck stuck underneath a bridge with low clearance.
"Why are you wasting all this money, and not listening to your employees?" Duarte asked.
On a recent Tuesday, a Pawtucket police officer was stationed outside the Concord Street facility. When a car with New York plates approached and began to turn into the facility's parking lot, Teamsters members began blowing whistles and shouting profanities at the "scab," while the officer stepped in to escort the car through.
Maini said that Teamsters members have been arrested for "disorderly" behavior while picketing outside the facility, only to have the charges thrown out by a judge because the activity is legally protected by national labor relations law.
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Georgitsis, of the Pawtucket police, declined to comment Tuesday. Maini said that the Teamsters are pursuing litigation against the department.
Maini said that he and Teamsters Local 251 Principal Officer Matthew Taibi were picketing outside the Pawtucket facility on Friday when they were threatened by an armed security guard.
"He just got out of the car and snapped," Maini said. "He grabbed a baseball bat and came after myself and Mr. Taibi."
Maini said the guard was arrested and was supposed to be arraigned on Tuesday. He said he couldn't recall if the guard had said anything to him: "I was too busy focusing on whether I was going to have to break his jaw."
Taibi, after the publication of this article, said that Local 251 does not have any pending litigation against the City of Pawtucket or the Pawtucket Police Department. He said that Maini was present shortly before and shortly after the guard brandished a baseball bat, but not during the incident. Other eyewitnesses were present, he said.
Georgitsis directed The Providence Journal to formally request the arrest report in order to learn more about the incident, saying that he would confirm that there were three arrests at 101 Concord St. on Friday but could not provide additional information due to a desire to remain neutral.
A records clerk at Pawtucket City Hall said there were no records of an arrest taking place at 101 Concord St. on Friday, and that the records system only showed that there had been a call for service. There are no records of any arrests at that address in the past two weeks, she said. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/06/pawtucket-ri-dhl-delivery-drivers-strike/7813074001/ | 2022-07-06T15:41:41 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/06/pawtucket-ri-dhl-delivery-drivers-strike/7813074001/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Police departments in two of the Tri-Cities responded to more than 200 complaints of fireworks over the 4th of July weekend.
According to Tom Patton, public information officer for the Kingsport Police Department, officers received 64 complaints of fireworks disturbances from Friday, July 1 through Monday, July 4.
In Johnson City, the number of complaints was higher. A city spokesperson said the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) received 154 calls regarding fireworks during that same period.
Additionally, the JCPD issued one summons as a result of a fireworks complaint.
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RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles announced Wednesday that they’ve opened enrollment for the DMV’s Mileage Choice Program.
The Mileage Choice Program is an option for drivers of electric, hybrid, or fuel-efficient vehicles who pay the Commonwealth’s highway use fee, the release said.
The DMV said drivers who choose to participate in the program will only pay for the miles they drove.
This means that drivers who drive less than the average Virginian, 11,600 miles per year, will only pay for as much as they drive, the DMV said, and drivers that drive plenty of miles will never pay more than their highway use fee.
Acting DMV Commissioner Linda Ford said that the DMV wants to save drivers money and that this program could do just that.
“We continue to not only provide options for Virginians at DMV but look for innovative and efficient solutions to save our customers time and money,” said Ford. “By choosing to participate in the Mileage Choice Program, customers may pay less, but will also spread out their highway use fee instead of paying one lump sum annually.”
Customers that want to enroll in the program can enroll when it’s time to renew their vehicle registration, the release said, and signing up is easy.
According to the release, you can enroll in the Mileage Choice Program by taking these three steps:
- Enroll with Emovis to track your miles: Before renewing your vehicle registration, you’ll need to create an account with Emovis, and they will send you a device to place in your vehicle to report mileage.
- When Emovis sends the device to you, you’ll need to install it: Follow the directions provided by Emovis to install the device in your vehicle and fully activate your account. You will also need to download a smartphone app to record an initial odometer reading.
- Now, you can drive: The miles you drive will be recorded by the device, up to the amount of the highway use fee.
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ROANOKE, Va. – An artist is bringing extra color to Southeast Roanoke thanks to a partnership between local agencies that saw the potential for the area.
On Wednesday, the Roanoke Arts Commission announced the progress of two new murals along the Southeast Roanoke greenway, one beneath the 13th Street bridge at the Bennington Parking Lot and beneath the 9th Street Bridge adjacent to the Roanoke Industrial Center.
Artist Jon Murrill was selected to paint the two murals according to the release, and as a Roanoke artist, he was excited to highlight the beauty in the area.
“As a local artist I see the greenway as a symbol of our community,” Murrill said. “The beauty seen along our Roanoke River Greenway is shared and celebrated by such a diverse range of people in our area. In this project, we will have the opportunity to further inspire our community through a series of murals along the waterfront celebrating both our local wildlife and imagery from Southeast Roanoke.”
According to the press release, the project has the purpose of creating a “welcoming gathering space that discourages graffiti by activating the space and adding color to the concrete under the bridges, encouraging stewardship of the greenway and the site,” and “engaging viewers with the natural history, residential character, and future of Southeast Roanoke.”
The release stated the project also highlights the dynamic and resilient nature of the greenway and the Southeast community, as well as the diverse and energetic neighborhoods in the area.
And even though Murrill is painting the murals, the organizations involved invited the community to help, too.
“As a local educator I am passionate about our youth’s involvement in the local art scene,” Murrill said. “This project will give a widely diverse group of high school students the opportunity to pour their artistic talents back into their home city.”
The project is almost wrapped up, but Murrill won’t be finished until sometime in August, the release said.
That means that there’s still time to get involved.
The release said that anyone over the age of 14 is welcome to come out and volunteer during the Community Days held throughout July and August. Volunteers can visit the Roanoke Arts Commission website to view available volunteer slots and sign up to lend a helping hand. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/roanoke-artist-paints-murals-highlights-beauty-of-roanoke-river-greenway/ | 2022-07-06T15:50:15 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/roanoke-artist-paints-murals-highlights-beauty-of-roanoke-river-greenway/ |
ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities have multiple roads closed surrounding the area where the Georgia Guidestones are in Elbert County.
According to multiple people on social media, an explosion of sorts was heard in the area around 4 a.m. on Wednesday. Some shared images showing debris near the stones.
11Alive has reached out to police in Elberton, the Elbert County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The GBI did not confirm or deny our question about the explosion, but said they don't have any "releasable details yet."
A witness who lives about five miles from the site told NBC affiliate WYFF that they heard a boom and it woke them up. They went over there at daybreak and saw the damage.
The Georgia Guidestones are inscribed with ten guiding principles, each etched in stone using languages from around the world. The meaning behind the mysterious 19-foot monoliths has been unclear since the structure was built in 1979.
No one knows exactly what the granite slabs are doing in the middle of a cow pasture - or who who put them there more than 40 years ago. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-guidestones-explosion-damage/85-74f4f30f-7f8b-44c6-8dba-9524bbbde0fb | 2022-07-06T15:53:21 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-guidestones-explosion-damage/85-74f4f30f-7f8b-44c6-8dba-9524bbbde0fb |
ATLANTA — A firefighter was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with non life-threatening injuries sustained while battling a house fire early Wednesday morning.
The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department responded to the home off Jett Street NW just after midnight.
The firefighters had to enter into the basement of the one-story home as there was no working power or gas, they said.
There was no one inside the home at the time of the fire and officials said there are no further details on what sparked the blaze.
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SCHERERVILLE — Just a little more than a year after its dedication, the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Schererville Fire Station No. 2 was put to good use.
"A newborn infant girl was safely surrendered Tuesday morning July 5th," the department announced. "The newborn was checked out by our Paramedics and taken to an local hospital for precautionary evaluation."
When the baby box in question at 280 Plum Creek Drive was unveiled in May 2021, the creator of the program, Monica Kelsey, said, "This baby box is now available. No shame, no name, no blame."
According to the Safe Haven Baby Box website, a baby box is a safety device provided for under the state's Safe Haven Law and legally permits a mother in crisis to safely, securely, and anonymously surrender her newborn if she is unable to care for the child.
A Baby Box is installed in an exterior wall of a designated fire station or hospital, the site says. It has an exterior door that automatically locks upon placement of a newborn inside the Baby Box, and an interior door which allows a medical staff member to secure the surrendered newborn from inside the designated building.
"We want the mother involved to know that this infant will be taken care of, will be loved, and will have a great life," firefighters said.
The cost for the $15,000 baby box was raised by the Tri Kappa Associate Chapter of Dyer, Schererville and St. John.
"The baby box will be a beacon of hope for a young mom or dad," Colleen DeVries, a charter member of Tri Kappa, said during last year's dedication ceremony.
The Safe Haven Baby Boxes National 24-hour hotline (1-866-99BABY1) offers counseling services to a parent who is unable or unwilling to care for their newborn.
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Cedar Lake hosts annual Great Cardboard Boat Race
Cedar Lake hosts annual Great Cardboard Boat Race
Portage marches into Fourth weekend
Portage marches into Fourth weekend
Beach demonstration
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
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.
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Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/child-safely-surrendered-at-region-baby-box-firefighters-say/article_6e6114b0-52d7-54d7-af23-574946790cb4.html | 2022-07-06T15:56:20 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/child-safely-surrendered-at-region-baby-box-firefighters-say/article_6e6114b0-52d7-54d7-af23-574946790cb4.html |
A 56-year-old motorist faces a couple felony charges after allegedly shooting at another driver on an entrance ramp to Interstate 294 near Harvey, Illinois.
No one was injured and Illinois State Police said they quickly apprehended the accused, Nacurvie K. Smith, of Berwyn, Illinois.
Police said they were called out shortly after 2 a.m. Monday for a report of a motorist shot at while on the 147th Street ramp to northbound 294.
"Smith’s vehicle was reportedly sitting on the shoulder of the ramp," ISP said. "As the victim passed Smith’s vehicle, Smith reportedly fired several shots out of the window."
Troopers stopped Smith shortly after and a pistol matching the caliber of spent rounds found at the shooting scene was located near his vehicle.
"Smith provided a full confession of the shooting to investigators," police said.
He was being held at the Cook County Jail and faces charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm.
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Richmond police have scheduled a press conference Wednesday afternoon about a "tip received about a planned mass shooting" for July Fourth, the department said in a statement.
Police Chief Gerald Smith and other police staff members are scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. during the press conference, which will be streamed at richmond.com.
The tip led to arrests and seizure of firearms, the statement said. No other information was made available.
Several shootings were reported in the Richmond area over the weekend.
Six people were reported shot near the Cyber Café, an after-hours club in downtown Richmond.
A 30-year-old Richmond man also was hit with multiple rounds early Monday on Interstate 95. The car was found in the 4400 block of Commerce Road and the man was taken to VCU Medical Center.
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The violence occurred the same day as several shootings across the U.S. on July Fourth, including at a parade in suburban Chicago that left seven dead. Dozens were injured by gunfire in the incident during a parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
The nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, which tracks gunfire incidents, said it was the 309th mass shooting — classified as when four or more are shot — in the U.S. this year.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds "in memory of the lives lost and those injured in Highland Park, Illinois on Independence Day, July 4, 2022."
Two police officers also were shot in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum while on duty during that city’s Independence Day celebrations. Eight people also were hurt in a shooting in a Minneapolis park.
A customer at City Dogs restaurant on West Main Street in Richmond also was shot to death on Sunday night. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-police-received-tip-about-planned-fourth-of-july-mass-shooting/article_0ff6d666-2415-51c5-802e-0389157b2fed.html | 2022-07-06T15:58:56 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-police-received-tip-about-planned-fourth-of-july-mass-shooting/article_0ff6d666-2415-51c5-802e-0389157b2fed.html |
On Sunday, 24 students will arrive at Casper College to ponder questions that, to most people, might sound like science fiction: Can matter teleport? Or be two places at once? Can time flow backwards?
The college is hosting a group of high school seniors and college freshmen for a two-week crash-course on the weird world of quantum science.
Quantum science studies how matter behaves at the atomic and subatomic levels. Scientists that observe matter at this level report things that seem to defy traditional physics. For example, in a special region surrounding black holes, time slows down.
The summer camp joins the annual summer conference on quantum optics at Casper College. (Quantum optics focuses on how light particles interact with atoms and molecules.)
Both the conference and camp are led by physicist and Casper native Marlan Scully. Scully graduated from Casper College in 1959, and went on to study at the University of Wyoming, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and Yale, where he earned his Ph.D.
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Scully has hosted the summer conference in Casper for over 20 years now. But it’s geared toward professors, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. Last year, Scully and other organizers decided they wanted to do something to introduce young people to the field.
“The goal is to present enough quantum science to these young people that they are excited and interested and puzzled,” said Robert Brick, a research specialist at Texas A&M University’s Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering who’s helping lead the camp.
The camp is free for the students to attend. M. Suhail Zubairy, a physics professor at Texas A&M, will be the lead instructor. In 2020, he published a book geared towards explaining quantum physics for people with high school-level physics and math backgrounds. It will be the camp’s primary textbook, Brick said.
Each weekday will start with a talk from a special guest lecturer. They’ll share a bit about different branches of quantum science, including how it can be applied to other fields.
On Tuesday, for example, the camp will welcome Michael Dowling, a leading scholar on quantum computing from the University of Regensburg in Germany.
These days, quantum science isn’t just something confined to blackboards and laboratories. Researchers have already found a slew of practical uses for it. Quantum computers can make calculations orders of magnitude faster than their traditional counterparts. The technology is now a multibillion dollar industry, Scully said.
Members of the public are welcome to sit in on the lectures. They will start at approximately 8:15 a.m. at Casper College’s Wheeler Auditorium.
Though the lectures are meant to be accessible, people might find them a little on the technical side. But that’s OK, Scully said. Even those who have been in the field for decades find it hard to grasp.
“If you’re not confused when you’re learning quantum mechanics, then you don’t understand it,” Scully said, paraphrasing the famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr.
After each morning lecture, students will break into groups of four for laboratory time, which will be used for science demonstrations and experiments.
Each group of four will have guidance from one or two lab mentors who have expertise in the field.
In the afternoons, students will be able to take part in activities like hiking, fishing and visiting museums around Casper. That gives the opportunity to talk with the mentors and other staff and faculty in a more casual setting.
“The senior scientists in our organization are typically the best of the field,” Scully said.
Students will spend the second week researching a branch of quantum science of their choice. At the end of the camp, they’ll deliver a presentation about it to their peers.
The camp is funded by Texas A&M University, Princeton University, Baylor University, Casper College, Natrona County School District and the Wyoming Community Foundation, in addition to a handful of other private organizations. A list of donors is available on Casper College’s website.
The annual quantum optics conference takes place the week following the camp. The conference hasn’t published its schedule yet, but members of the public are welcome to attend its events, too, Brick and Scully said. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/high-school-and-college-students-to-attend-quantum-physics-camp-at-casper-college/article_c05d1a5e-fcba-11ec-a7ae-43f3da656e70.html | 2022-07-06T16:04:17 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/high-school-and-college-students-to-attend-quantum-physics-camp-at-casper-college/article_c05d1a5e-fcba-11ec-a7ae-43f3da656e70.html |
In an opinion delivered Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin ruled in favor of Chrystul Kizer, the now-22-year-old accused of killing the Kenosha man who had been sex trafficking her and other girls.
Kizer's defense team has aimed to build a defense around the allegations that Volar had abused and trafficked Kizer.
The Kenosha County District Attorney's Office has aimed to disallow that defense by appealing a Court of Appeals decision to the Supreme Court. The defense had initially been disallowed by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge David P. Wilk, but the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Kizer and overturned Wilk's ruling.
But now, in the 4-3 decision delivered Wednesday morning, the state's high court has ruled in favor of Kizer. As such, she will be able to use "an affirmative defense for any offense committed as a direct result" of having been trafficked at her upcoming trial.
In an atypical vote for the state's high court, three liberal-backed justices were joined by conservative-backed Justice Rebecca Bradley in the majority opinion. Dissenting were three conservative-backed justices, including Justice Brian Hagedorn, the most common swing vote of the seven justices.
Decision and facts of the case
In statements, Kizer had said she was "tired" of Volar touching her, precipitating the killing.
The two sides of the case disagreed on whether Volar's alleged abuse directly led to his death.
As the Supreme Court's majority decision, penned by Justice Rebecca Dallet, noted: "Unlike many crimes, which occur at discrete points in time, human trafficking can trap victims in a cycle of seemingly inescapable abuse that can continue for months or even years. For that reason, even an offense that is unforeseeable or that does not occur immediately after a trafficking offense is committed can be a direct result of the trafficking offense, so long as there is still the necessary logical connection between the offense and the trafficking. "
At question is a lack of clarity in state law. Under state law, victims of sex trafficking are immune from prosecution from crimes they themselves may have "committed as a direct result" of having been trafficked.
The decision does not protect someone who has been a victim of trafficking from all prosecution.
As Dallet wrote in the majority opinion: "It is not enough to say simply that because the defendant is a victim of human trafficking, any offense they commit subsequently must be a direct result of the trafficking. The offense must bear a logical, causal connection to the underlying trafficking offense; it must be a direct result of the trafficking. Thus, our interpretation does not create ... blanket immunity for victims of human trafficking."
The Kenosha County District Attorney's Office had argued this protection cannot be stretched to include a defense against killing the trafficker themselves, while those defending Kizer say it can be because the laws on the books have no restrictions on what crimes can be included.
In court documents, the DA's Office, which had originally charged Kizer with first-degree intentional homicide, argued the charge should be lowered to second-degree intentional homicide as a result of the sex trafficking defense.
The three justices who dissented agreed with prosecutors. Justice Patience D. Roggensack, who wrote the dissenting opinion, noted that under Wisconsin law if someone is coerced to commit murder their charge should be second-degree intentional homicide when the facts of the case otherwise would lead to a charge of first-degree intentional homicide.
Thus, Roggensack wrote that the "trafficking defense, which is grounded in coercion, is not a complete defense to first-degree intentional homicide. Therefore, I conclude that the trafficking defense is limited by the chain of statutory cross references which is in accord with the common law and, therefore, results in mitigation of a first-degree intentional homicide charge to a second-degree charge."
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IN PHOTOS: Chrystul Kizer makes court appearance in June 2021
The state of Wisconsin has revoked the wholesale dealer license for Elkhorn car dealer, Car Rangers LLC, after the dealership was found rolling back odometers and altering titles to reflect lower mileage, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Between April and May, a confidential informant reported purchasing 0.7 grams of crack cocaine, 4.5 grams of cocaine and fentanyl, and 0.8 grams of MDMA and fentanyl.
UNION GROVE — Three mobile homes were to have suffered damage, and may have been completely destroyed, in a fire that was extinguished after firefighters from more than a dozen agencies responded to the Hickory Haven mobile home park on Schoen Road Saturday afternoon.
DEVELOPING: A critical incident in Waterford forced a business district west of Highway 36 (Milwaukee Avenue) to be locked down for several hours Tuesday afternoon. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-chrystul-kizer/article_d51b33ce-fd30-11ec-b9f2-43fb7efa5236.html | 2022-07-06T16:09:05 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-chrystul-kizer/article_d51b33ce-fd30-11ec-b9f2-43fb7efa5236.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Johnson City commissioners will meet behind closed doors Thursday to discuss an attorney’s lawsuit against the city alleging she was dismissed in retaliation after she attempted to get police to more thoroughly investigate an alleged serial rapist and drug dealer.
The 4:30 p.m. executive session will precede the commission’s regular 6 p.m. meeting. A group calling for Johnson City Police Chief Karl Turner to be suspended while the city conducts an independent audit of the police department plans to demonstrate outside city hall before the meeting and have members in attendance.
A statement from the city says the executive session is to discuss “the litigation status of Dahl v. City of Johnson City.”
Kateri “Kat” Dahl has sued Turner individually, three unnamed Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) officers, and the city in relation to the case surrounding a downtown businessman the case calls “Robert Voe.” Dahl was a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney working for JCPD through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Greeneville.
Dahl’s June 23 suit claims that JCPD leaders and investigators, including Turner, stonewalled her repeated attempts from September 2020 through June 2021 to convince them to broaden a case against “Voe” beyond a federal charge of felon in possession of ammunition. It alleges that there was sufficient information to investigate “Voe” for a string of incidents in which he drugged and sexually assaulted women he would meet downtown.
Editor’s Note: News Channel 11 is currently not using the real name of the man known as “Robert Voe” in a federal lawsuit filed against Johnson City Police Chief Karl Turner and others pending availability of official records that would make it legally appropriate to name him.
The portion of the suit related directly to the city hinges on a Tennessee statute, TCA 50-1-304, titled “Discharge for refusal to participate in or remain silent about illegal activities…” — also known as the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA).
While the suit’s first four counts are against Turner and individual officers, Count V claims “TPPA Retaliatory Discharge against Johnson City.”
The state law says “no employee shall be discharged or terminated solely for refusing to participate in, or for refusing to remain silent about, illegal activities.” It defines illegal activities as anything violating the criminal or civil code of Tennessee or the U.S. or any regulation intended to promote public health, safety and welfare.
While the suit alleges that Turner acted unilaterally in refusing to renew Dahl’s MOU in late June 2021, it still names Johnson City because city funds paid Dahl’s salary.
“Johnson City terminated Dahl for refusing to participate in, or refusing to remain silent about, illegal activities, namely Dahl’s allegations about Johnson City Police Department’s failures to investigate and seize “Voe,” and about Johnson City Police Department being either corrupt or plainly incompetent,” the lawsuit claims.
The count requests a judgment of retaliatory discharge against Johnson City under the TPPA, the awarding of damages in an unspecified amount, and awarding Dahl costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.
The City of Johnson City has declined to comment on the lawsuit since first being asked on June 29. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-commission-to-review-status-of-lawsuit-against-police-chief-city/ | 2022-07-06T16:10:52 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-commission-to-review-status-of-lawsuit-against-police-chief-city/ |
The state Board of Higher Education has given North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott a two-year contract extension and a raise.
Hagerott will get a 2.7% raise, bringing his salary to just over $400,000, Prairie Public reported.
"He has been a great leader. We see him as visionary," Board Chair Casey Ryan said.
Hagerott said his success derives from staff and the college presidents.
"The presidents are the most thoughtful, collegial group on the front line," he said. "They have a much harder job than I have."
The University System oversees the 11 public colleges and universities in North Dakota, including Bismarck State College. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/chancellor-hagerott-gets-contract-extension-raise/article_7f9ca086-fd35-11ec-be4a-bf2fcd93d4e5.html | 2022-07-06T16:10:52 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/chancellor-hagerott-gets-contract-extension-raise/article_7f9ca086-fd35-11ec-be4a-bf2fcd93d4e5.html |
Fatal crashes over the Independence Day holiday dropped for the second straight year, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
From Friday through Monday, 16 people died in 16 crashes. It’s the fewest crash deaths reported over the holiday in four years, according to patrol. The state recorded 17 deaths in 2019, 25 deaths in 2020 and 23 deaths in 2021.
More than a quarter of the 16 crashes took place in the Miami Valley region. Butler, Greene, and Darke counties had one fatal crash each, according to OSHP. Warren County had two, including one on the Clinton County border.
Saturday night, a motorcyclist lost control of the bike while on US 36 east in Darke County and hit a culvert, according to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office. The motorcyclist and his passenger, 23-year-old Mackenize Smith, of Troy, were reportedly thrown from the motorcycle.
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver was taken to Miami Valley Hospital by CareFlight, according to the sheriff’s office.
In Butler County, a motorcycle crashed into a car on Grand Avenue Monday evening, according to OSHP. The motorcyclist, Frederic Curry III, 26, died at Atrium Medical Center. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, according to troopers.
We are working to learn more about the additional crashes.
Troopers arrested 444 people for impaired driving and 239 for drug-related charges statewide, according to OSHP. Impairment was a factor in four of the state’s deadly crashes. Troopers responded to 559 crashes and provided help to 2,588 motorists.
Franklin County led Ohio with 1,397 incidents, according to patrol. Warren County was second with 1,028 incidents and Clark County was fourth with 814.
So far this year, there have been at least 587 deadly crashes in Ohio, according to OSHP. During the same time last year, there were 626. Butler, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Miami and Montgomery counties have reported a decrease in fatal crashes so far this year, but Greene, Preble and Warren counties are reporting an increase.
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Showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and overnight into this morning soaked the region, with some communities receiving more than 3 inches of rain.
With multiple rounds of rain and storms Wednesday, many counties, such as Darke, Champaign, Clark, Preble, Greene and Montgomery, are under a Flood Watch advisory, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
Tuesday’s rainfall broke Columbus’ record for July 5. It received 3.17 inches compared to its previous record of 2.67 inches from 1955, according to NWS. In addition, this is also the fourth-highest daily amount in the month of July.
Multiple communities in the Franklin County area recorded more than 5 inches of rain. Minerva Park reported 5.68 inches as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Columbus had 5.45 inches as of 7 a.m. and New Rome recorded 5.11 inches as of 6 a.m.
According to NWS, communities in the Miami Valley received the following amount of rain:
Champaign County:
St. Paris : 3.38 inches at 7 a.m. Wednesday
Urbana: 2.6 inches at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
St. Paris: 2.28 inches at 7 a.m. Wednesday
Mechanicsburg: 2 inches at 7:34 a.m. Wednesday
Clark County:
Springfield: 2.29 inches at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday
Springfield: 1.52 inches at 7:16 a.m. Wednesday
Springfield: 1.13 inches at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday
Lawrenceville: 1.12 inches at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
Springfield: 1.1 inches at 7:28 a.m. Wednesday
Lawrenceville: 0.76 inches at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
Darke County:
Versailles: 1.56 inches at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday
Arcanum: 1.20 inches at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday
Bradford: 0.77 inches at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
Ansonia: 0.66 inches at 7:13 a.m. Wednesday
Arcanum: 0.65 inches at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday
Arcanum: 0.60 inches at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday
New Weston: 0.59 inches at 7:28 a.m. Wednesday
Union City: 0.57 inches at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday
Arcanum: 0.56 inches at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday
Greene County:
Xenia: 1.01 inches at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday
Xenia: 0.71 inches at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday
Fairborn: 0.69 inches at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: 0.62 inches at 6:56 a.m. Wednesday
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: 0.60 at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
Montgomery County:
Vandalia: 1.24 inches at 5:00 a.m. Wednesday
Vandalia: 0.84 inches at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
Huber Heights: 0.65 inches at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday
Huber Heights: 0.64 inches at 7:16 a.m. Wednesday
Dayton: 0.62 inches at 5:00 a.m. Wednesday
Englewood: 0.57 inches at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
Dayton International Airport: 0.54 inches at 6:56 a.m. Wednesday
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SPRING HILL, Fla. — Hernando County deputies are trying to get a person held up inside a house to come outside and surrender.
Law enforcement responded around 8 a.m. Tuesday to the home on Silas Court, located in the East Linden Estates neighborhood, to try and get in touch with the person, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Since then, some communication has been ongoing.
People are asked to avoid the area in the meantime.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/hernando-county-barricaded-person-spring-hill/67-ee38d158-f420-4bda-b98a-1d84c440b288 | 2022-07-06T16:14:41 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/hernando-county-barricaded-person-spring-hill/67-ee38d158-f420-4bda-b98a-1d84c440b288 |
SARASOTA, Fla. — A man was killed in an industrial accident while at work Tuesday, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
Leroy Firestone, 58, was standing on a ladder performing maintenance on the hydraulics of a garbage truck at Waste Pro on 15th Street East when the hydraulic blade/door on the side of the truck activated, causing it to close on the Firestone’s head, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Firestone died at the scene.
Deputies say detectives interviewed distraught co-workers and found nothing suspicious about the incident. It's believed there was some sort of miscommunication between Firestone and another employee while repairs were being made to the truck.
Currently, the incident is being labeled as an accidental death. An investigation is still ongoing. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/manatee-man-garbage-truck-killed-accidental-death-at-work/67-9d6c1e5d-7709-44a4-b4f3-2f9da2bd5f1c | 2022-07-06T16:14:47 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/manatee-man-garbage-truck-killed-accidental-death-at-work/67-9d6c1e5d-7709-44a4-b4f3-2f9da2bd5f1c |
TAMPA, Fla. — Is London calling? Well, it's about to get easier to get there from Tampa.
On Wednesday, Virgin Atlantic announced it would be expanding its transatlantic flights with a new, non-stop direct flight from London Heathrow to Tampa International Airport.
The airline announced the new route is set to launch Nov. 3. In the first few weeks of the new flight, the airline will offer these flights four times a week.
Once it's up and running, the airline will expand on Nov. 28 to offer daily flights along this route. It will be the only direct connection between London Heathrow and the Tampa Bay region, the airline said.
“We at Tampa International Airport are thrilled to offer our first-ever nonstop route to Heathrow and launch this new partnership with Virgin Atlantic," Joe Lopano, CEO of Tampa International Airport said in a statement. "Not only does this create another Tampa-London option for our leisure travelers, but there’s a huge upside for our thriving business community to now have a direct connection to the world’s premier business airport. We expect this to be a popular route during what we know will be a very busy winter travel season at TPA.”
Virgin Atlantic also operates daily international flights to Orlando and Miami.
“We are delighted to continue our expansion in the US with this new daily service to Tampa, Florida offering even more choice for customers on both sides of the Atlantic to connect between the US and the UK," Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic Juha Jarvinen said in a statement.
“Florida is very much a firm favourite [sic] for our customers ever since our first flight to Miami back in 1986," said Jarvinen. "With the popular theme parks and the stunning beaches of St Pete and Clearwater within easy reach, we know it’s an area our customers will love to explore. The region has a booming economy with high profile businesses moving to the area and many budding entrepreneurs registering start ups in the city. We very much look forward to forging new relationships within the Tampa Bay community and cannot wait to welcome customers, both existing and new onboard, flying them safely to explore this exciting region.” | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/virgin-atlantic-tampa-airport-non-stop-flight-london-heathrow/67-90ed7a3e-3c64-47ba-9890-db91a87cf2e5 | 2022-07-06T16:14:53 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/virgin-atlantic-tampa-airport-non-stop-flight-london-heathrow/67-90ed7a3e-3c64-47ba-9890-db91a87cf2e5 |
State Sen. Joseph Griffo is urging the New York State Thruway Authority and state Comptroller’s Office to review cashless tolling after receiving complaints about E-ZPass charges.
Griffo says one local resident was charged $6 after traveling from Exit 34 to Exit 34A because her transponder was not read properly. According to the Thruway Authority’s toll calculator, the trip should have cost 67 cents.
In a letter to Thruway Authority Executive Director Matthew Driscoll, Griffo says the department should ensure the bills are correct, no the residents.
“If this constituent had not taken up the practice of routinely reviewing her E-ZPass statement every month for errors, she never would have discovered that she was overcharged,” Griffo wrote to Driscoll. “There is no doubt that countless other New Yorkers and visitors to our state have been erroneously overcharged but remain unaware because they assume that the cashless tolling system works as intended.”
Griffo has also reached out to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli pushing for an audit of the cashless tolling system to ensure it's operating properly. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/griffo-pushes-for-review-of-cashless-tolling-on-nys-thruway/article_7ccab75a-fd2e-11ec-842f-6325b3656f86.html | 2022-07-06T16:17:52 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/griffo-pushes-for-review-of-cashless-tolling-on-nys-thruway/article_7ccab75a-fd2e-11ec-842f-6325b3656f86.html |
WESTERNVILLE, N.Y. – Saturday marks one year since an EF1 tornado devastated the Westernville community.
On July 9, 2021, the tornado tore through the hamlet damaging homes and businesses while knocking down trees and wires across the area.
Hundreds were without power and roads were closed as crews worked to clean up after the storm.
Town of Western Fire Chief Michael Anania was at a meeting in North Bay when he was notified that the tornado touched down.
RELATED: Westernville residents deal with aftermath of tornado
After nearly one year, the chief says it would take 50 years to replace what’s gone, but he’s proud of how the community recovered.
"The power of mother nature, mother nature is in charge. As devastated as the town was, we survived. We did what we had to do, accomplished the job and I think we did it very well,” Anania said.
On July 16, the community will come together for a dinner to reflect on how far they’ve come over the past year. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/one-year-later-westernville-community-recovers-from-2021-tornado/article_00c5219a-fd42-11ec-ad2a-6fc546039174.html | 2022-07-06T16:17:58 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/one-year-later-westernville-community-recovers-from-2021-tornado/article_00c5219a-fd42-11ec-ad2a-6fc546039174.html |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A judge has ruled a West Virginia law pertaining to the Hope Scholarship to be unconstitutional in Kanawha County Court this morning, Wednesday, June 6, 2022.
Judge Joanna Tabit Blocked the state from launching the Hope Scholarship voucher program saying it would ultimately take public funds and use it for private education expenses.
The Hope Scholarship voucher program was signed into law by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice in 2021 with plans for it to go into effect for the 2022-2023 school year. More than 3,000 students have already been awarded the scholarship which would be used for education purposes this fall. Each student receives $4,300 to go toward private or homeschooled education.
The plaintiffs argued the law incentivizes students to leave the already under-funded public education system, but defendants argue the money would come from the state’s general fund.
In the end, Judge Tabit deemed the law violates the state’s constitution for a thorough and efficient system of free schools.
“Public finds are set aside for free schools. This makes sure that all of our children are protected and that’s what the court agreed. That the constitution doesn’t allow the state to take money and pay it to families that chose private school or homeschooling,” said Attorney Tamerlin Godley, who represents the plaintiffs.
“It draws general funds just like any other thing – like public roads, libraries and any other services will take money. And that’s all that this program does. It’s not drawing from the public funds and because the legislature has a duty to fund public schools at an adequate level,” said Attorney Joshua House, who represents the state.
A fiscal note produced in the legislature when the bill first passed estimated that the full cost for the program could be as much as $100 million aside from public education.
The defense has already said they plan to appeal, but it’s likely the issue will go to the West Virginia State Supreme Court next. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/judge-blocks-hope-scholarship-in-west-virginia/ | 2022-07-06T16:23:46 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/judge-blocks-hope-scholarship-in-west-virginia/ |
Less than a month after a derecho hit northeast Indiana, another storm hit the area early Tuesday, this time bringing floods.
The National Weather Service said Tuesday’s storm mostly affected northwest Allen County and parts of Whitley County. Most places reported three to five inches of rain, which the weather service said is considered flooding.
The highest rain level of 6.23 inches was reported eight miles northeast of Fort Wayne, the weather service said.
Most of the flooding reported in Allen County was in Huntertown and Leo-Cedarville, and there were some reports in Whitley County near Churubusco. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo also reported flooding in its main parking lot.
Bonnie Kemp, the zoo’s director of communication, said the zoo has been directing visitors into the parking lot by its education center and one near Franke Park.
“Even with the weather this morning, our attendance appears to be about the same and everything is going well,” Kemp said.
Heavy storms Tuesday brought more damage and power outages to the area. Some 13,500 Indiana Michigan Power customers in Fort Wayne were without power as of 7 a.m. today, the utility reported.
But flooding hasn't proved a major problem.
“There were no issues due to flooding,” said Michael Bianski of I&M. “We usually don’t have any, unless the flooding is severe.”
Also, the Allen County Office of Homeland Security has lifted the travel advisory although it said some flash flooding and pooling may still occur as heavy rains remain in today's forecast.
About 40,000 I&M customers lost power after the June 13 derecho. Thousands of Fort Wayne area residents were without power for three days, enduring high temperatures that were close to breaking records.
Crews were still picking up debris from the derecho this week.
Roads
The city of Fort Wayne is reporting traffic light outages at the following intersections:
- Mayhew & St. Joe
- Arlington & St. Joe Center
- St. Joe & Mayhew
- Maplecrest & St. Joe
- McKinnie and Hessen Cassel
- McKinnie and Hanna
- Taylor and Freeman
- Coldwater and Cook
- Coldwater and Cold Springs
- Sherman and High
- Sherman and Spring
- Spring and St. Marys | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-area-floods-loses-power-after-thunderstorm-tuesday/article_b5fd1b44-fc98-11ec-a2b1-bfc7f791af11.html | 2022-07-06T16:23:51 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-area-floods-loses-power-after-thunderstorm-tuesday/article_b5fd1b44-fc98-11ec-a2b1-bfc7f791af11.html |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The University of Charleston is helping Emergency Management Services professionals enhance their skills to continue being leaders in their communities.
The university has launched a leadership certificate program for West Virginia EMS professionals. According to UC officials, the program is part of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s Emergency Management Services Initiative, also called the ” EMS WV: Answer the Call Program,” and was created to help enhance first responders’ leadership skills.
UC officials say the current session of the 21-week program is currently underway, but they do plan to continue the program with future sessions.
According to the university, those participating will complete five seven-week courses in a time span of 21 weeks. Completing the program will earn the participants an EMS Leadership Certificate as well as 15 college credits to apply toward a leadership degree program, UC says.
“This is the perfect opportunity to leverage UC’s deep expertise in leadership training to address the critical need for professional growth of the state’s first responders, on whom all of us rely every day,” said UC President Marty Roth. “We are honored to partner with the state on this initiative.”
University officials say the program content is tailored with a flexible delivery for first responders and to meet the needs of working adults. The university organizes the participants into regional cohorts to engage online with experienced faculty from the industry.
According to UC officials, the “EMS WV: Answer the Call Program” that UC’s program is a part of was designed to help attract, develop skills for and retain emergency medical service professionals to enhance the quality of emergency services in the state. The program is backed by funds from the CARES Act.
“We are excited to offer such a robust training program to EMS professionals at no cost to them individually or to their community offices,” shared Dr. Cynthia Persily, Vice Chancellor of Health Science for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. “The state is fortunate to have these resources available and to have such a valuable education partner in the University of Charleston.”
UC has multiple leadership programs for associate, bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees with more than 1,500 working adults currently enrolled. Some of the university’s partners in the program include Toyota Manufacturing, the U.S. Navy Seals, the U.S. Army Rangers, the WV Department of Transportation and the West Virginia National Guard, as well as other national organizations. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/university-of-charleston-launches-ems-leadership-program/ | 2022-07-06T16:23:52 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/university-of-charleston-launches-ems-leadership-program/ |
A local man’s death is related to a weekend fireworks explosion, the Allen County coroner’s office said Tuesday.
Noe Diaz, 43, was injured when fireworks exploded near his face about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, said Michael Burris, chief investigator for the coroner’s office.
Diaz was setting off fireworks at his Strathdon Drive home, near Wayne Trace and Tillman Road, Burris said.
The cause and manner of his death were still pending Tuesday, but Diaz suffered burns and was rushed to a hospital, where he died, Burris said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fort-wayne-mans-death-related-to-fireworks-explosion/article_4cb98624-fcaf-11ec-95bf-730761d6c4cb.html | 2022-07-06T16:23:57 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fort-wayne-mans-death-related-to-fireworks-explosion/article_4cb98624-fcaf-11ec-95bf-730761d6c4cb.html |
The city of Fort Wayne issued the following today:
When it rains, the 100-year-old combined sewers in older parts of Fort Wayne can overflow, resulting in the discharge of a combination of stormwater (rain or snowmelt) and untreated sewage into CSO impacted waterways within the Great Lakes Basin. Today's forecast indicates a strong possibility that overflows will occur or have started to occur within the past four (4) hours. The overflow may be continuing. The approximate times when the overflow started and stops will be summarized within seven (7) days in a supplemental notice available on the City's website at www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
Consumption of or direct contact with sewage-contaminated water could make you sick. Signs are posted along affected waterways in Fort Wayne to identify the locations of combined sewer overflow points and areas where contact with water could be hazardous to your health. These locations, and waterbodies potentially impacted, may also be found by clicking the following link: www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
During and after a combined sewer overflow event, individuals should avoid direct contact with water in any of the waterways that are potentially impacted by CSOs as shown on the map found at www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
In addition, City Utilities encourages the public to take the following precautions:
- Avoid direct contact with CSO-impacted streams during and for three days (72 hours) after a rain event and for 72 hours after receiving a CSO notification
- Alter recreational activities to avoid direct contact with CSO-impacted water
- If contact does occur with CSO-impacted water, wash your hands immediately, especially prior to eating
- Use a waterless hand sanitizer at outings that occur near CSO-impacted streams.
Every Wednesday City Utilities will post information at the following location giving details of any CSO discharge events that have happened in the previous seven (7) days:
www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
Clean water is a priority for the City of Fort Wayne. City Utilities is implementing a variety of projects to improve waterways and reduce CSO discharges. The long-term costs to control CSOs in Fort Wayne will likely exceed $250 million. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-combined-sewer-overflow-warning/article_c894713e-fd20-11ec-9410-ab51c230a985.html | 2022-07-06T16:24:03 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-combined-sewer-overflow-warning/article_c894713e-fd20-11ec-9410-ab51c230a985.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The “Mother of All Tribute Festivals” is back this weekend after a two year pause.
Harefest 10 kicks off this Friday night in Canby. With it comes the big hair, leather pants and rock n’ roll.
Festival organizer and performer Jason Fellman shared a preview of the big event. | https://www.koin.com/local/harefest-10-tribute-band-festival-returns-to-canby/ | 2022-07-06T16:34:31 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/harefest-10-tribute-band-festival-returns-to-canby/ |
YORK, Pa. — Police and emergency crews are on the scene of a reported shooting in York, according to emergency dispatch accounts.
The incident was first reported at 11:13 a.m. It occurred on the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street, near Faith Avenue and Mack Way, according to dispatch.
Dispatch warned responders to be wary, stating that the scene was dangerous.
There was no immediate word on whether anyone was injured.
This is a developing story. FOX43 will provide updates as they become available. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/york-philadelphia-street-shooting-police/521-ef5659cf-1827-4201-9203-75b11ce21248 | 2022-07-06T16:36:41 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/york-philadelphia-street-shooting-police/521-ef5659cf-1827-4201-9203-75b11ce21248 |
A recent knock on the door of a central Lincoln apartment quickly turned into a gunpoint robbery and has since landed two men in jail, according to police.
Lincoln Police responded on June 23 to the apartment near 10th and G streets, where a 61-year-old man told investigators he opened his apartment door around 5 a.m. that day and encountered three men who soon forced their way inside, police said in court records.
Once there, 23-year-old Samuel Palma accused the apartment's dwellers of owing him money before producing a handgun and using it to strike two men in the head repeatedly, Investigator Patrick Murphy said in the affidavit for Palma's arrest.
The residents of the unit came up with $20 and gave it to Palma, who then left the apartment along with 21-year-old Noah Phillips, Murphy said.
Police arrested both men Thursday at an apartment near 18th and J streets, taking the men to the Lancaster County jail.
Prosecutors charged Palma with robbery and second-degree assault. Phillips was charged with two counts of aiding a class 2 felony.
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Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-lincoln-men-arrested-robbed-group-of-20-at-gunpoint-police-say/article_66063fb5-9a3f-5494-944e-4c55c3c4b3fb.html | 2022-07-06T16:38:20 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-lincoln-men-arrested-robbed-group-of-20-at-gunpoint-police-say/article_66063fb5-9a3f-5494-944e-4c55c3c4b3fb.html |
A Lincoln man who had arranged to meet with an unknown woman at Neighbors Park early Wednesday morning was instead met by four men who assaulted and robbed him, according to police.
The 30-year-old man arrived at the park, near 30th and D streets, around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, when the woman directed him to a nearby alley, Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said.
When he entered the alley, the man was assaulted by four men who chased him to his 2014 Mercedes, shattering a window and stealing $500 in cash, Vollmer said.
The attackers fled the area by the time police arrived. They caused $300 in damage to the 30-year-old's vehicle, Vollmer said.
An investigation into the robbery is ongoing.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-lured-lincoln-man-to-neighbors-park-where-he-was-robbed-police-say/article_73983b33-b453-5e95-b266-1ce7f21936ae.html | 2022-07-06T16:38:26 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-lured-lincoln-man-to-neighbors-park-where-he-was-robbed-police-say/article_73983b33-b453-5e95-b266-1ce7f21936ae.html |
Midyear police data shows improvements in violent and property crime but historic high homicide levels
A midyear crime review released by the Milwaukee Police Department this week showed gains made so far this year in several areas, with overall violent and property crime down 8%
But homicides are up a staggering 38%, with 110 killed from January to June of this year compared with 80 in the same time frame in 2021.
Crash data, meanwhile shows that citations for reckless driving — a chronic problem in the city — have decreased slightly since last year.
Just how bad are homicides right now?
- Milwaukee saw 110 killed from January to June this year, a historic high.
- 2020 and 2021 were already record-setting years for homicides in Milwaukee.
- In fact, the number from the first half of this year has already exceeded total homicides over the entire year in 2019, when there were 96 homicides.
- Overall incidents that resulted in homicides did not increase; rather, each incident hurt more people on average this year. So far, 52 multiple-victim incidents, which include homicides and nonfatal shootings, resulted in 142 victims, while 2021's 53 multiple victim incidents saw 116 victims. "Even though we have less incidents, we have more individuals being shot," said MPD Chief Jeffrey Norman.
What's the No. 1 reason?
The mayor and police chief pointed to easy gun access as a primary factor driving homicides. Guns flew off shelves at a record pace in 2020 and 2021. "It's impossible to address the issue without talking about guns," Mayor Cavalier Johnson said.
Other problems
- Human trafficking continues unabated, up 17% from last year and the same as the year before.
- Arson is up 32%.
- Carjackings are up 15%
Five bright signs. Sort of.
- Rape, robbery, burglary and auto theft all show double-digit decreases.
- Aggravated assault and theft are also down.
- Crashes, in particular hit-and-run crashes, are down slightly. But that drop is deceiving; over the past three years, they remain historically high.
- Reckless driving citations are down significantly, and reckless driving citations with speeding are down even more, 57% from last year at this time. Whether the citations match the behavior — in other words, whether reckless driving has actually decreased — is impossible to know.
Norman said that the city was moving in the "right direction" on traffic issues. He pointed to a new policy that allows officers to tow cars involved in reckless behavior. The police also created a Traffic Safety Unit in February 2021 and recently kicked off a "Vision Zero" campaign with other city departments that aims to reduce reckless behavior on roads.
"We are constantly putting the foot on the pedal of ensuring that we have the targeted, but also robust, enforcement when it comes to our reckless driving," he said.
Overall, the review echoed insights into Milwaukee's crime scene released in an internal report on MPD activity last month. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/06/milwaukee-crime-data-shows-reckless-driving-gains-record-homicides/7812318001/ | 2022-07-06T16:41:13 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/06/milwaukee-crime-data-shows-reckless-driving-gains-record-homicides/7812318001/ |
A Pima County jail inmate has died after he was found hanging in his cell last month.
On June 29 at 8 a.m., a corrections officer found Jonathan Leary, 33, hanging in his cell, a news release from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said. Correction officers administered emergency life-saving measures with medical staff.
Tucson Fire arrived and took over medical care, taking Leary to Banner University Medical Center, the news release said. On July 5, Leary was pronounced dead.
Leary was originally booked into the jail on June 21 for an outstanding out-of-state arrest warrant related to dangerous drugs, the news release said.
Jamie Donnelly covers breaking news for the Arizona Daily Star. Contact her via e-mail at jdonnelly@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmate-found-hanging-in-pima-county-jail-cell-has-died/article_4286edb4-fd3f-11ec-af5b-b3b96bb750b3.html | 2022-07-06T16:45:39 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmate-found-hanging-in-pima-county-jail-cell-has-died/article_4286edb4-fd3f-11ec-af5b-b3b96bb750b3.html |
The identities of 22 of the 53 immigrants who died in last week’s human-smuggling tragedy on San Antonio’s Southwest Side were confirmed by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
As of Tuesday night, 47 of the victims are conclusively identified, leaving only six potential identifications.
This is the first list of names provided by the Medical Examiner’s Office, released only after next-of-kin notifications occurred:
•Adela Betulia Ramirez Quezada, female, 27, Honduras
•Alvaro Ojeda Salazar, male, 23, Mexico
•Efrain Garcia Ferrel, male, 22, Mexico
•Enrique Chavez, male, 37, Guatemala
•Fernando Gallegas Garcia, male, 38, Mexico
•Gustavo Santillan Santillan, male, 27, Mexico
• J. Marcial Trejo Hernandez, male, 38, Mexico
•Jair Valencia Olivares, male, 20, Mexico
•Javier Flores-Lopez, male, 35, Mexico
•Jesus Alvarez Ortega, male, 43, Mexico
•Jose Guadalupe Narciso Muniz Lopez, male, 35, Mexico
•Josue Diaz Gallardo, male, 34, Mexico
•Juan Valeriano-Domitilo, male, 55, Mexico
•Juan Wilmer Tulul Tepaz, male, 14, Guatemala
•Maria Monterro-Serrato, female, 28, Mexico
•Mariano Santiago Hipolito, male, 32, Mexico
•Misael Olivares Monterde, male, 16, Mexico
•Pablo Ortega Alvarez, male, 20, Mexico
•Pascual Melvin Guachiac Sipac, male, 13, Guatemala
•Yazmin Nayarith Bueso Nunez, female, 37, Honduras
•Yeisan Efrain Jimenez, male, 20, Guatemala
•Yovani Valencia Olivares, male, 16, Mexico
Ricardo.Delgado@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Migrant-truck-deaths-Texas-17287705.php | 2022-07-06T16:49:10 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Migrant-truck-deaths-Texas-17287705.php |
Florsheim resigns as head of Chamber of Commerce
Henry Florsheim has resigned as president and CEO of the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce.
Florsheim confirmed Wednesday morning he sent a letter of resignation to the chamber board. He said he is taking a similar position in Cedar Hill in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Florsheim called it a "bittersweet" day on his daily Facebook post Thursday.
"I love you guys. I love what we've been able to accomplish in this community," he said.
He said the move made sense for his family, who have friends and relatives nearby.
"Cedar Hill is a really, really neat place -- heavy emphasis on greenspace, on quality of life, Florsheim said.
Cedar Hill has surged in population in the past few years, reaching nearly 50,000 in the 2020 census after having fewer than 7,000 residents in 1980.
Florsheim has been head of the Wichita Falls chamber for nearly nine years, coming here in late 2013 from El Dorado, Ark. Florsheim calls 13 years an "eternity" in chamber of commerce careers.
His last day on the job here will be July 28. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/06/florsheim-resigns-head-chamber-commerce/7818950001/ | 2022-07-06T16:53:06 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/06/florsheim-resigns-head-chamber-commerce/7818950001/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s is growing.
An estimated 6 million people are affected by the disease, which causes memory loss and issues with other mental functions. Now, Advent Health is working to get results with early detection of Alzheimer’s.
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Dr. Steve R. Smith, chief scientific officer at Advent Health, spoke about the DAVOS Alzheimer’s Collaborative, a pilot program that aims to improve early detection.
“We don’t know what the future is. We do know that science and technology is going to be an important part... So we’re very pleased to be part of the vanguard of what we think Alzheimer’s care is going to look like,” Smith said.
The hospital’s website has an online test that can help determine early signs of the disease and allow patients to begin treatment earlier. The main risk factor in developing dementia is age and one of the common symptoms early on deals with memory.
“The test is actually very simple. It only takes a few minutes to do. And it’s on a computer screen, and we showed different playing cards. And there’s kind of a game you play to remember which cards you had last and which one might be coming up next. It’s very simple. Just takes a few minutes. You can do it at home on your own, in your own private environment. And we’ll give you the results of that and then it connects you with the people,” he said.
He also said a yearly blood test could help Alzheimer’s patients get on the right path.
Advent Health’s test is available for anyone 65 or older and who has not been diagnosed with dementia.
Click here to visit their website. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/ask-a-doctor-early-detection-for-alzheimers-disease/ | 2022-07-06T16:55:03 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/ask-a-doctor-early-detection-for-alzheimers-disease/ |
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Members of the Tourist Development Council in Brevard County met on Wednesday to discuss the future of the $300 million Westin resort set to replace the International Palms in Cocoa Beach.
Driftwood Capital, the developer, said it wants to use a $30 million grant from Brevard County over a 30-year period for its own marketing.
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Though most members with the tourist development council have been opposed to the proposal saying that money should not be spent.
“I’m floored that we are considering this proposal. The fact that it’s half of what they’ve previously asked for is laughable because that shouldn’t have even been considered for a moment,” Chair Tom Hermansen said.
“We should not be helping them do that, make additional money from our important bed tax,” TDC Member Giles Malone said.
The Westin Cocoa Beach resort will have 500 luxury rooms and a conference space with the goal to bring more tourism to the area.
Though tourism council members voted on a motion on Wednesday requesting a written legal opinion from the county’s attorney office to see if the grant proposal constitutes the use of the county’s bed tax.
“I think to really boil it down, which I tend to do, transformational, nice hotel, yes. 30 year grant? Outrageous. Absurd. Extreme,” Hermansen said.
Regardless of the TDC’s recommendation, it’s still up to Brevard County commissioners to vote on whether to approve Driftwood Capital’s grant proposal.
The target Westin opening date is early 2024. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/brevard-county-tourism-council-discuss-future-of-300m-cocoa-beach-resort/ | 2022-07-06T16:55:09 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/brevard-county-tourism-council-discuss-future-of-300m-cocoa-beach-resort/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida nonprofit is making sure local students have much-needed hygiene products many of us take for granted.
Eight Waves was founded in 2019 and focuses on eight pillars of serving children in Orange and Lake counties.
“We Just help support the children through eight different innovative programs offering like waves of opportunity,” said Executive Director Sara Meyer. “Through lots of communication and connection and over time we just decided these are the best things that will help families out of poverty.”
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Those eight initiatives are reading intervention, birthday wish, mother mentoring, books for babies, life experience, family stability and hygiene help. Meyer said the lack of access to hygiene products a community crisis.
“With so many people struggling financially to even pay rent or electricity, often what’s happening is leaving kids without options to have toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner. These items are taxed, so we pay taxes on them. There is no government support. So if a family is in need of hygiene items, SNAP and WIC do not cover it,” said Meyer.
Meyer said that lack of access to things like toilet paper and deodorant contributes to students being absent from school.
“And we got to see first hand — a 13-year-old boy didn’t know what toilet paper was because he’s never grown up with toilet paper. So if a child smells bad, he might feel bad. Maybe he’ll get bullied. It is a whole — it’s a vicious cycle that could be easily broken by just the community rallying around and saying ‘(That’s) not happening here in Central Florida.’ That every child in Central Florida will get the necessary hygiene items they need,” she said.
Meyer said Eight Waves also provides women’s hygiene products to the families it serves.
She said Eight Waves is looking for businesses to host hygiene drives. Click here for details on how to help. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/central-florida-nonprofit-provides-supplies-to-help-keep-children-healthy/ | 2022-07-06T16:55:15 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/central-florida-nonprofit-provides-supplies-to-help-keep-children-healthy/ |
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – The Clermont Police Department said Wednesday its officers are searching for a missing 15-year-old boy.
According to a Facebook post, police are searching for Phoenix Maximus Benton, who was last seen Tuesday on Osceola Street in Clermont.
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Benton is 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and has no history of health issues or disabilities, police said. He has dirty blonde hair and brown eyes, and he was last seen wearing royal blue shorts, yellow socks and no shirt, police said.
Those with knowledge of Benton’s whereabouts were urged to contact the department’s detectives at (352) 394-5588, or 911 in case of an emergency. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/clermont-police-search-for-missing-15-year-old-boy/ | 2022-07-06T16:55:21 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/clermont-police-search-for-missing-15-year-old-boy/ |
LAKE MARY, Fla. – A 28-year-old man was arrested after arriving at a predetermined location to meet with a minor, who was an undercover law enforcement officer, reports show.
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Edwin Nazer was arrested for traveling to meet with a minor for sex and solicitation of a minor to engage in sexual activity in Lake Mary on Tuesday, according to a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office report.
Nazer had been messaging an undercover law enforcement officer who was under the persona of 14-year-old girl on a dating app from June 30 through July 5, deputies said. He agreed to meet with the minor on Tuesday but was met by SCSO agents.
According to the SCSO report, Nazer confessed to acknowledging the “minor’s” age and sex act, but he said he was only going to “see how the 14-year-old looked and was going to leave right after.”
According to the report, an officer asked Nazer why he messaged “sex” and specified “without protection,” and Nazer responded that he made a mistake, reports showed.
Nazer faces two charges with a total $80,000 bond. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/man-arrested-for-meeting-with-minor-who-was-undercover-officer-reports-show/ | 2022-07-06T16:55:27 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/man-arrested-for-meeting-with-minor-who-was-undercover-officer-reports-show/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – An altercation on I-4 Tuesday night in Orange County led to a car passenger being shot and killed, and deputies need help finding the suspected shooter.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said John-John Villafane, 53, was the passenger in a blue sedan traveling eastbound on I-4 between Osceola Parkway and State Road 528 when he was shot by someone in another vehicle between 6:45 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. Deputies said Villafane was taken to Dr. P. Phillips Hospital around 8 p.m., where he was pronounced dead.
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According to deputies, the driver of the sedan said there was some type of altercation with a person in another vehicle, and someone in the other car shot and killed Villafane.
Deputies said anyone who witnessed the shooting or knows anything about it should call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).
This is a developing story. Check back with News 6 throughout the day with updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/man-killed-in-shooting-on-i-4-orange-county-deputies-offer-reward-for-culprit/ | 2022-07-06T16:55:33 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/man-killed-in-shooting-on-i-4-orange-county-deputies-offer-reward-for-culprit/ |
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Port Orange man was arrested Tuesday after police said he beat a cat with a bat, tossed the animal down an embankment and killed it with several more strikes after it began to cry out, according to a charging affidavit.
Justin Gale, 28, was reportedly seen standing with a woman outside a home on Taylor Avenue and witnesses said he struck the cat with an 18-inch long bat, the affidavit stated. Police said Gale then allegedly walked across the street and threw the cat — wrapped in a jacket — toward a creek, officials said.
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As Gale returned to the residence, a witness said he could hear the cat crying, police said. The woman told Gale to “put the cat out of its misery,” after which he reportedly walked back to the animal and hit it three more times, the affidavit said.
Officers said they were led by witnesses to the bloodied bat, a white tank-top that was covered in blood and the battered cat, which was on the embankment across the street, wrapped in a cheetah-print jacket.
Gale denied to officers that he had been in contact with the cat, yet detectives had reportedly already caught up with two other witnesses who said Gale told them he killed the cat that morning, repeating the “misery” line.
Gale faces charges of animal cruelty via intentional, cruel death and unlawful disposal of a dead domestic animal. He was booked at the Volusia County jail on $3,000 bond.
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When looking at the makeup of American families today, it’s rare to see a home where a pet isn’t part of the family. According to the most recent data from the APPA National Pet Owners Survey, 67% of households—or around 85 million homes—own a pet. Of these households, dogs and cats top the list of most popular pets, with 63.4 million and 42.7 million households owning dogs and cats, respectively.
In exploring the history of animal shelters and rescue organizations in the country, nothing proves as problematic as the lack of a centralized reporting system to collect data on these organizations. Most of the shelter statistics that are available and accepted today are estimates based on several period surveys, including the aforementioned APPA National Pet Owners Survey along with the AVMA U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook. Without a nationally codified and streamlined process for collecting, organizing, and reporting on shelter data, there has been a grave lack of transparency around the country’s shelters. That makes it difficult not only to pinpoint accurate statistics regarding sheltered animals in America but also to understand the true state of animal welfare in the country, which is the first step to improving that welfare.
If you’ve been considering bringing home a furry companion, be sure to keep reading. Stacker compiled a list of dogs available for adoption in Sherman, Texas on Petfinder, ranging in age, breed composition, temperament, and needs. It’s important to note that pet adoption is a huge responsibility and requires available savings for emergency and routine veterinary care, a day-to-day routine and game plan for coverage if the pup needs to be left at home during the day (i.e. hiring a dog walker), and time and attention devoted to training your newest family member. Be sure to do due diligence on breed research to see what kind of dog will be the best fit for your lifestyle.
Without further ado, here are adoptable dogs in your home city.
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Wishbone
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Jack Russell Terrier (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Teddy HTX
– Gender: Male
– Age: Baby
– Breed: German Shepherd Dog, Great Pyrenees (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Thurston HTX
– Gender: Male
– Age: Baby
– Breed: German Shepherd Dog, Great Pyrenees (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Peppermint
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Husky (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Ripple
– Gender: Male
– Age: Young
– Breed: Hound (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
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Keystone
– Gender: Male
– Age: Young
– Breed: Border Collie (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Patootie
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: Labrador Retriever (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Reba Jolene
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Pit Bull Terrier (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Graffiti
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Pit Bull Terrier (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Molly
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: Mixed Breed
– Read more on Petfinder
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Leland
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Catahoula Leopard Dog (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Wiley
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: Husky, Mixed Breed (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Dillon
– Gender: Male
– Age: Young
– Breed: Labrador Retriever (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Pickles
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Pit Bull Terrier, Mixed Breed (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Faith
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Pit Bull Terrier, Mixed Breed (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
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Elsa
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: Black Mouth Cur (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Merlinus (Merlin) DFW
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Great Pyrenees
– Read more on Petfinder
Flower aka Marigold
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Pit Bull Terrier
– Read more on Petfinder
Tugg
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Shepherd, Mixed Breed (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Brando
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Labrador Retriever (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
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Blizzard
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Pit Bull Terrier (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Addie
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Boxer, Beagle (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Sweet Girl
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Pit Bull Terrier (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Marie Curie HTX
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Great Pyrenees
– Read more on Petfinder
Buttons
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Black Mouth Cur, Mixed Breed (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
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Stanley Tucci DFW
– Gender: Male
– Age: Baby
– Breed: Great Pyrenees, Anatolian Shepherd (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Patrick Stewart DFW
– Gender: Male
– Age: Baby
– Breed: Great Pyrenees, Anatolian Shepherd (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Bruce Willis DFW
– Gender: Male
– Age: Baby
– Breed: Great Pyrenees, Anatolian Shepherd (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Sandy
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Pit Bull Terrier
– Read more on Petfinder
Wanda
– Gender: Female
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Shepherd (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
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Archie
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Boxer, Beagle (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Swan
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: Vizsla (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Callie
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: Hound, Mixed Breed (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Steve Rogers ATX
– Gender: Male
– Age: Young
– Breed: American Bulldog, Great Pyrenees (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Miss Phil Connor ATX SAT
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: Great Pyrenees, Foxhound (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
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Ned Ryerson ATX
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: German Shepherd Dog, Great Pyrenees (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Laszlo of Shadows ATX
– Gender: Male
– Age: Young
– Breed: German Shepherd Dog, Great Pyrenees (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Lovey HTX
– Gender: Female
– Age: Young
– Breed: Great Pyrenees
– Read more on Petfinder
Brian
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Labrador Retriever, Hound (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
Iron Giant
– Gender: Male
– Age: Adult
– Breed: Great Dane (mixed)
– Read more on Petfinder
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The National Weather Service center in Fort Worth reports North Texas is under a Heat Advisory from 11 a.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Friday. The center says hazardous temperatures will be seen in all of North and Central Texas.
“A Heat Advisory will be in effect beginning Wednesday and will continue through Friday for all of North & Central Texas.”
Temperatures as high as 105 degrees are expected with peak heat index values between 105-110 degrees. “Be diligent in practicing heat safety as the heat continues to intensify. Never leave kids or pets unattended in vehicles. Be sure to check on the elderly or ill, and bring your pets indoors!”
Quick tips during Heat Advisory:
- Never leave kids or pets unattended in vehicles
- Check in on elderly or ill neighbors and family members
- Take frequent rest breaks in shade or air conditioning
- Spend some time in air conditioning
The center also says, “Very hot conditions are expected late this week and over the weekend. High temperatures will be between 102-105 degrees for most locations with heat index values largely between 105-110 degrees. East of I-35 will see the hottest conditions, as heat index values will exceed 110 degrees in many areas. Please take all necessary precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses this weekend. Spend time in air conditioning indoors, avoid strenuous outdoor activities, and drink plenty of water, even if you’re not thirsty. Do all you can to ensure you, your loved ones, and your pets stay safe from the heat!” | https://cw33.com/news/local/heat-advisory-in-effect-for-north-texas-from-wednesday-friday-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ | 2022-07-06T16:58:11 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/heat-advisory-in-effect-for-north-texas-from-wednesday-friday-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas is just about 85 days away from this year’s State Fair of Texas, and mouthwatering preparations are underway.
State Fair of Texas officials have released the list of semi-finalists for the 2022 Big Tex Choice Awards; 19 of them being for the savory category and 17 being for the sweet category.
“… These semi-finalist contenders are one step closer to the main event, where they will compete for one of three winning titles: ‘Best Taste – Savory,’ ‘Best Taste – Sweet,’ and ‘Most Creative’,” State Fair of Texas officials said on their website.
Here are the semi-finalists:
Savory
- Bayou Bowl
- Cajun Lobster Bisque Croquettes
- Chicharron Explosion Nachos
- Crispy Dilly Dog
- Deep Fried BLT
- Deep Fried Brisket Cheese Sticks
- Deep Fried Lasagna Roll
- Deep Fried Texas Country Cookout
- Dim Sum Loco Burritos
- Fried Charcuterie Board
- Fried Soul Food Eggroll
- Holy Biscuit
- Shaking Beef Salad
- Southern Fried Chicken and Sweet Potato Pie
- Waffles Sliders
- Texas Hot Bull Ride
- Texas Ranch Hog Wings
- Texas Slide
- Texas Twosome
- Turkey Leg Taquito
Sweet
- Cha-Cha Chata
- Crunchberry® Shortcake
- Deep Fried Buc-ee’s®
- Deep Fried Honey
- Deep Fried Praline Cheesecake Eggroll
- Deep Fried Rocky Road with Blue Bell Ice Cream
- Deep Fried Southern Dessert Dumplings
- Deep Fried Strawberry Shortcake Crunch Roll
- Doh-Muff
- Fat Elvis
- Fried Texas Fruit Salad
- La Bluebonnet
- Peanut Butter Paradise
- Raspberry Chipotle Sopapilla Cheesecake
- Smoked Bacon Wrapped Cookie Dough Balls
- The Ultimate Brook Monster
- Triple Lemon Bliss
For more information about each dish, visit bigtex.com. | https://cw33.com/news/local/hungry-check-out-the-semi-finalists-for-the-2022-big-tex-choice-awards/ | 2022-07-06T16:58:17 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/hungry-check-out-the-semi-finalists-for-the-2022-big-tex-choice-awards/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — We understand that the job market is tough out there. If you’re looking to make a career change, or you’re in the market for a job, the DFW Airport could be your next move.
On Twitter, the airport says, “The airport is hiring for dozens of positions across our departments and there may be a role perfect for you.”
The airport has openings in the following departments:
- Police & Fire
- Customer Experience & Revenue
- Infrastructure & Development
- Operations
- Administration & Diversity
- Finance & ITS
- Global Strategy & Development
- Innovation
To see what openings they have, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/looking-for-a-job-dfw-airport-says-theyre-hiring/ | 2022-07-06T16:58:24 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/looking-for-a-job-dfw-airport-says-theyre-hiring/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Well if you were under the assumption that some relief from the heat is on its way in North Texas anytime soon, you’re sorely mistaken.
The National Weather Service center in Fort Worth reports there is ‘no relief from the heat’ in sight as a blocking ridge will build to our west and keep the hot weather in place through the weekend and early next week.
NWS Fort Worth wants you to be aware of the heat moving forward from July 6-12:
- A strong mid-level high can commonly be referred to as a blocking ridge
- Since most weather systems move from west to east, a ridge to our west keeps the weather over North and Central Texas quiet for several days
- A blocking ridge will build to our west Friday and remain in place this weekend and early next week.
Be sure also practice heat safety no matter where you are, “Practice heat safety wherever you are! Heat related deaths are preventable! On the job, stay hydrated and take breaks in the shade as much as possible. Check up on the elderly, sick, and those without A/C. Never leave kids or pets unattended in vehicles — look before you lock. Limit time outdoors during the heat of the day, find shade, and stay hydrated. Remember that concrete gets extremely hot and can burn pet paw pads! If you can’t walk on it barefoot, neither can your pet!” | https://cw33.com/news/local/no-relief-in-sight-nws-fort-worth-says-high-heat-to-continue-in-north-texas/ | 2022-07-06T16:58:30 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/no-relief-in-sight-nws-fort-worth-says-high-heat-to-continue-in-north-texas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Everyone’s dream is to win the Powerball jackpot, especially when it’s worth several hundred-million dollars, however, I don’t think anyone is going to be upset by winning $1 million from the Powerball.
The Texas Lottery reports a resident just outside of Dallas has recently claimed a Powerball prize worth $1 million from the June 27 drawing. That ticket was purchased at Elam Food Mart on Elam Road in Balch Springs.
The Balch Springs local elected to remain anonymous. “The second-tier winning Quick Pick ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers drawn (11-13-18-30-37), but not the red Powerball number (16),” the lottery said.
According to the Texas Lottery, “Powerball Grand Prizes currently start at $20 million and roll until the jackpot is won. Players win the Grand Prize by matching five numbers from a field of 69 numbers and one Powerball number from a field of 26 numbers.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/resident-near-dallas-claims-1-million-texas-lottery-powerball-prize/ | 2022-07-06T16:58:36 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/resident-near-dallas-claims-1-million-texas-lottery-powerball-prize/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Well, well, well, it’s about time we celebrate the greatness that is young Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic with a full day’s worth of love. July 6th is Luka Doncic Day in Dallas County!
It was just last year when a resolution was passed to make July 6 Luka Doncic Day in Dallas County. Here’s an excerpt from judge Clay Jenkins, “We are thrilled and proud to have him serve as a representative to fine folks of Dallas County. Today we congratulate him on his accomplishments and look forward to more exciting years to come.”
Here’s why Luka Doncic Day is on 7/6 and not 7/7 to match his jersey number according to the Dallas Mavericks, “Some fans on social media questioned why the county didn’t wait a day to match the 7/7 date with Doncic’s No. 77 jersey; however, the decision was actually made with great intent and purpose. July 7 marks the somber fifth anniversary when five police officers were shot and killed by a Dallas gunman who used street protests conceal his ambush attack.”
Let’s take a quick look at the on-the-court numbers Doncic has produced for the Mavericks so far in his young, impactful career:
- 26.4 points per game
- 8.5 rebounds per game
- 8 assists per game
- 45.7 field goal percentage
- 33.7 three-point percentage
- 73.7 free throw percentage
He’s a three-time NBA All-Star, three-time All-NBA, All-Rookie and 2018-19 Rookie of the Year. He’s also been stellar in international play for his home country of Slovenia. Basketball Reference also lists his nicknames as The Matador, El Matador, Cool Hand, The Don, Wonder Boy, El Nino Maravilla, Swaggy L, Luka Legend, Too Easy and Luka Magic.
During the 2021-22 season, Doncic averaged a near triple-double with over 28 points per game, 9 rebounds per game, and just shy of 9 assists per game. | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-and-dallas-mavericks-fans-wednesday-july-6-is-luka-doncic-day/ | 2022-07-06T16:58:42 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-and-dallas-mavericks-fans-wednesday-july-6-is-luka-doncic-day/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s summertime and the pool is probably your best friend from May to August and for good reason.
Swimming is fun, it cools you off and it’s a great form of exercise. In a show of appreciation for pools and how much they are loved, StorageCafe recently did a study looking at the top cities for pool lovers in the country.
As Texans, we always ask, “What about Texas?” and this study found that Plano is the best city in Texas for pool lovers and was the 8th most-pool-friendly city in the country.
Officials say the reasons Plano ranked so high was because:
- Nearly all apartments in Plano ensure that their residents can have a relaxing daily swim
- A third of homes and condos for sale include pools among the amenities they provide
- Plano offers three public pools per 100,000 residents
Other Texas cities also got some love from this study. Two other Texas cities made the top 20 list of the best cities for pool lovers: Austin (13th) and Irving (17th).
For the full report, visit StorageCafe. | https://cw33.com/news/local/this-north-texas-city-named-best-in-texas-for-pool-lovers-according-to-storagecafe/ | 2022-07-06T16:58:48 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/this-north-texas-city-named-best-in-texas-for-pool-lovers-according-to-storagecafe/ |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A dramatic scene caught on video shows first responders rescuing a southern Indiana family desperate to escape a house fire, with children having no choice but to leap out of their window and into police officers' arms.
Five children and their grandmother are expected to be okay.
According to the Madison Police Department, they responded to the building in the 600 block of Walnut Street around 1 a.m. Sunday.
As officers arrived at the scene, they noticed multiple people trapped in an upstairs apartment with the staircase engulfed in flames.
"From three years old to thirteen," Detective Shawn Scudder said. "Their apartment was filling with smoke, and we just had to get them calmed down enough to where they would trust us to fall into our hands."
On Tuesday, police revealed they instructed the 13-year-old girl to break through a partially-blocked window to create enough space to get out. Officers say she was hesitant at first but eventually was encouraged enough to trust them.
"I think I kind of just went into dad mode," Officer Phillip Wimpee said. "That's how I spoke to them, calling them 'sweetie pie.' It was no different than how I would have talked to my kids to try to get them calm in that situation. It resonates with the rest of us who are fathers."
Officers and detectives caught all five children as they jumped out of the window one by one. They also said the grandmother leaped from the second-story window and was also caught by officers.
The images of the rescue were caught on the officers’ body cameras.
Police checked the ground-level apartments to make sure no one else was inside.
Two police officers, who were also experienced firefighters, began battling the fire until more crews arrived.
No cause of the fire was released, which remains under investigation.
On Tuesday, Madison PD told WHAS11 the family is awaiting assessments from fire inspectors to gauge the next steps for the home that they say is not a complete loss.
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A 51-year-old man found lying on the ground with face and head trauma in the Bronx last month has died, and authorities are looking for three people seen getting out of -- and back into -- a car with New Jersey plates who were at the scene, police say.
The NYPD said Wednesday that the victim in the June 25 case died of his injuries this past Saturday. His name has not been released.
Authorities say officers responding to a 911 call about a robbery in progress on West 230th Street early that June morning found the victim unresponsive. Surveillance footage shows three unidentified men get out of a maroon Kia Optima with New Jersey plate #D19-NWB and proceed to the area where the victim had been standing.
A short time later, the same three men are seen getting back into their car and driving away, police say. The vehicle was last spotted on West 207th Street in Manhattan that same day. The victim's cause of death remains under investigation.
Meanwhile, the hunt for his suspected attackers continues. Police released surveillance footage of the trio (above).
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/3-seen-exiting-car-with-nj-plates-wanted-for-questioning-in-mystery-nyc-death/3763460/ | 2022-07-06T17:01:55 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/3-seen-exiting-car-with-nj-plates-wanted-for-questioning-in-mystery-nyc-death/3763460/ |
Police are searching for a duo they say worked together to lure a man into a Manhattan café to steal his $10,000 Rolex watch at knifepoint last month.
According to the NYPD, on June 11, shortly before 2:30 p.m., an unknown individual and a 27-year-old man entered a café on 6th Avenue in Midtown and headed to the upstairs dining area. Once there, police said, a second unknown individual approached the pair. The two unknown individuals, who allegedly acted in concert, put a knife to the man's back and robbed him of the Rolex watch he had on.
Subsequently, the two individuals then fled the scene, according to police. The 27-year-old man who was robbed out of his $10,000 watch was not injured.
Police shared surveillance images of the two individuals being sought (see above).
Police describe the first unknown individual as a heavy built man, with black hair and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, a white hooded sweatshirt with no sleeves, a white t-shirt, green camouflage shorts and white sneakers.
The second individual, according to police, is also described as a heavy built man, last seen wearing a black baseball hat, a black face mask, blue shirt, blue jeans and gray sneakers.
Police urge anyone with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/duo-sought-for-stealing-10000-rolex-at-knifepoint-in-brazen-robbery-at-nyc-cafe-cops/3763379/ | 2022-07-06T17:02:09 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/duo-sought-for-stealing-10000-rolex-at-knifepoint-in-brazen-robbery-at-nyc-cafe-cops/3763379/ |
LEWISTON, Idaho — Idaho State Police are currently investigating a single-vehicle car accident that took the life of a nineteen-year old woman.
Police responded to the crash around 5 p.m. on July 5. According to ISP, the woman was traveling northbound on Gifford-Reubens Road when a 2000 Honda Civic left the northbound road edge, lost control and rolled.
ISP says the woman succumbed to her injuries at the scene. The roadway was closed for approximately three hours.
Next of kin has been notified, ISP says. The incident remains under investigation.
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VINELAND —With a 5,000-pound steel heart entrenched outside Inspira Medical Center Vineland, healthcare workers' dedication and hard work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic will never be forgotten.
Inspira Health, which operates the hospital, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the monument dubbed the "Blue Hear for Heroes." The 11-by-12 foot heart will greet people at the hospital's front entrance, reminding them of the toll the pandemic, which has already claimed over 1 million American lives, has placed on its health care workers.
"The ‘Blue Heart for Heroes,’ at Inspira Medical Center Vineland, stands as a permanent tribute to our health care heroes, and will continue to inspire us all as we move forward together, as a community," said Inspira Health President and CEO Amy Mansue in a statement.
When COVID-19 began spreading in the U.S. and a new way of life settled in throughout the nation, Inspira Health knew it wanted to honor its frontline heroes, starting a "Blue Hearts for Heroes" campaign. The community, in solidarity, responded by placing blue hearts in their windows to show their gratitude for Inspira’s workers. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/monument-at-inspira-vineland-hospital-salutes-frontline-heroes/article_a805b886-fd45-11ec-891f-571360eaa725.html | 2022-07-06T17:08:32 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/monument-at-inspira-vineland-hospital-salutes-frontline-heroes/article_a805b886-fd45-11ec-891f-571360eaa725.html |
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Flint retirees are relieved after the state of Michigan kicked in $170 million dollars into the Flint Municipal Employee Pension Fund.
The infusion of cash is a part of the state's 2022-2023 budget that was passed last week. The city's pension fund is less than 30% funded, which is about half of what's recommended by the state.
Many Flint retirees are breathing a sigh of relief, knowing something is being done to keep the fund afloat.
Andrew Pardee started working for the city in 1979 and retired in 2011. He said retirees were told to brace for deep cuts to their pensions because of a lack of funding.
"If they don't work it out you could get 40 cents on your dollar," he said. "They could cut our pensions about 60%, which most of us if they cut that we would have to go back to work."
Pardee worked for the city of Flint for 32 years before retiring. It was a short retirement.
"I was off approximately two years and got called back to be an inspector on the lead lines, the water lines," he said.
He paid into his pension fund for more than three decades. Even though he's back to work for the city, Pardee is drawing his pension.
"I would like to draw it the rest of my life like we were promised to have our benefits and our pension and get what we worked for," he said.
But the Flint Municipal Employee Pension Fund is in trouble and severely underfunded. Pardee learned Monday about the $170 million injection of cash into the system to help sustain it.
"I'm glad somebody else is looking in to it," he said. "You know a lot of us are worried that its going to get swept on by and we are just going to get a notice one day that our pensions our cut."
Pardee isn't convinced that a cut still won't happen later. He and other retirees are looking at the bottom line and how far the $170 million will go.
Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and state leaders were planning to provide more information about the pension fund on Wednesday afternoon. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-retirees-relieved-by-170-million-contribution-to-their-pension/article_b81f7140-fd3f-11ec-88df-db47cff02aa5.html | 2022-07-06T17:08:43 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-retirees-relieved-by-170-million-contribution-to-their-pension/article_b81f7140-fd3f-11ec-88df-db47cff02aa5.html |
MOUNT HOLLY — St. Augustine Prep graduate and Egg Harbor Township resident Drue Nicholas shot a 3-under-par 67 to top the field in a qualifying round for next month's Joseph H. Patterson Cup.
Nicholas was one of 44 golfers in the 146-player field to meet the cutline of 76 (6-over par) at Burlington Country Club.
The 36-hole 120th Patterson Cup will be held Aug. 3-4 at St. David's Country Club in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Tuesday's round was one of three qualifying opportunities ahead of next month's tournament.
Nicholas, 20, eagled on the par-5, 555-yard fourth hole, shaking off bogies on the first and third holes. He then birdied on the par-4 seventh to erase his bogey from the previous hole. On the back nine, he hit birdies on 14, 16 and 17 to finish strong and win by two strokes.
Nicholas wrapped up a nice sophomore season at Drexel University, his first with the Philadelphia school since transferring from North Carolina State.
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Nicholas was named to the All-Colonial Athletic Associated Championship team in April, when he tied for fourth overall at the CAA Tournament at 4-under par in the 54-hole event. Nicholas was a three-time Press Golfer of the Year at St. Augustine, where he graduated from in 2020.
The Patterson Cup plays under the Golf Association of Philadelphia, which is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in this region. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/golf/eht-golfer-drue-nicholas-wins-qualifying-round-ahead-of-next-months-patterson-cup/article_267232a6-fd39-11ec-8353-c34d4c768f3e.html | 2022-07-06T17:08:45 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/golf/eht-golfer-drue-nicholas-wins-qualifying-round-ahead-of-next-months-patterson-cup/article_267232a6-fd39-11ec-8353-c34d4c768f3e.html |
GREENSBORO — Police have arrested and charged a 22-year-old woman with first-degree murder in the death of Michael Allen Lea, 61, earlier this week.
Mikayla Nicole Lea was jailed Tuesday without bond and scheduled for a court appearance today, according to Guilford County jail records.
The relationship between the two are father and daughter, according to a spokesperson for the Greensboro Police Department.
Greensboro police responded at 2:25 a.m. Monday to the 2300 block of Floyd Street in reference to a shooting and found Michael Lea, who was seriously injured. He later died of his injury, police said in a news release.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000, or download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/greensboro-police-woman-22-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-death-of-her-father/article_9b60c91c-fd41-11ec-a79f-b3e75a5724f1.html | 2022-07-06T17:10:05 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/greensboro-police-woman-22-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-death-of-her-father/article_9b60c91c-fd41-11ec-a79f-b3e75a5724f1.html |
GREENSBORO — A longstanding Greensboro program that provides supervision and mentoring to suspended students would get $250,000 in the annual state budget recently passed by state lawmakers if the budget is enacted.
Gov. Roy Cooper has yet to announce whether he plans to sign the budget into law, veto it, or let it become law without his signature.
N.C. Reps. Jon Hardister, R-Whitsett, and Amos Quick, D-Greensboro, co-sponsored a bill to funnel $500,000 to the New Light At-Risk Intergenerational Outreach Program.
Hardister said in an email that although the full amount didn't make it into the budget, the $250,000 will go a long way toward supporting the operation of the program.
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The program is associated with New Light Missionary Baptist Church, but is not a religious program, according to its director, retired educator Yvonne Hunt Perry. The program is an option for students in grades K-12 serving short-term suspensions of up to 10 days. Guilford County Schools provides $140,000 annually to the program, according to Hunt Perry.
In a typical day, they provide breakfast, and then supervise and help students while they do their schoolwork in the morning, she said. After lunch, students have recreational time in the church’s gym, followed by a mentoring program that often includes guest motivational speakers. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/greensboro-program-for-suspended-students-would-get-boost-in-budget-on-governors-desk/article_0f3fea50-fd3a-11ec-861f-1b55c23617f6.html | 2022-07-06T17:10:11 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/greensboro-program-for-suspended-students-would-get-boost-in-budget-on-governors-desk/article_0f3fea50-fd3a-11ec-861f-1b55c23617f6.html |
The Faulkner Planetarium invites guests to explore the questions of life in a new show, “Life’s Question,” which premiered July 5.
Life on Earth is extremely diverse, yet connected through a complex web of interdependency, symbiotic relationships, and varied ecosystems. Our planet is the only abode for life that we know. On our planet, life seems to exist in nearly every nook and cranny, no matter how hostile the conditions.
Bacterial life teams in hot thermal pools in Yellowstone National Park, within the frozen ice sheets of Antarctica, and deep on the ocean floor where sunlight never reaches. If life can thrive in such harsh environments on Earth, does it not seem possible for life to exist in the harsh environs of Jupiter’s ice moon, Europa? Surely, there must be many suitable planets circling other stars in our vast Milky Way galaxy.
Life’s Question, a production of Double Dome Films, examines where the building blocks of life were forged long ago. Discover how these elements came together on Earth and gave rise to life. Explore the possibilities of life beyond our planet and beyond the solar system through questions, the questions of life.
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“While the answers to some of the questions posed by this intriguing show remain unknown,” planetarium manager Rick Greenawald said, “audiences can gain insight into where life on our planet came from and the chances that Earth, while special, may not be the only abode of life.”
“Life’s Question” will have shows five times a week throughout the month: 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, and 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
This show is available with open captioning upon request for the hearing impaired.
Admission prices to the planetarium at the Herrett Center for Arts and Science at the College of Southern Idaho are $6 for adults, $5.00 for seniors 60 and older, and $4 for children ages 2 to 17. CSI students with a valid student ID and children under age of two are admitted for free.
For more information, including program descriptions, movie trailers, and coming attractions, visit the Herrett Center’s web page at herrett.csi.edu. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/new-planetarium-show-lifes-question-now-playing-at-the-faulkner-planetarium/article_5a1869e0-fc76-11ec-b005-07ce8a40fdb4.html | 2022-07-06T17:21:51 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/new-planetarium-show-lifes-question-now-playing-at-the-faulkner-planetarium/article_5a1869e0-fc76-11ec-b005-07ce8a40fdb4.html |
TEMPLE, Texas — The families of two girls, 8 and 9, are filing wrongful death lawsuits against the social media giant "TikTok" after they both died from trying to participate in a challenge, according to the lawsuit.
One of the girls, Lalani Erika Walton, 8, was from Temple and the other girl, Arriani Jaileen Arroyo, 9, was from Milwaukee.
The lawsuits, which were filed in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles, both allege that both girls died from self-strangulation after they tried to partake in the TikTok challenge, "Blackout Challenge," which reportedly encourages its users to choke themselves with items like belts, ropes and purse strings until they pass out.
The lawsuit highlights TikTok's algorithm saying it "intentionally and repeatedly" displayed the "Blackout Challenge" onto both girls' "For You Page... incentivizing them to participate in the challenge that ultimately took their lives."
“TikTok needs to be held accountable for pushing deadly content to these two young girls,” said attorney Matthew P. Bergman in a news release. “TikTok has invested billions of dollars to intentionally design products that push dangerous content that it knows are dangerous and can result in the deaths of its users.”
6 News attempted to contact Bergman but did not get a response.
Walton died on July 15, 2021, according to the lawsuit. Prior to her death, Walton returned home from a roadtrip with her stepmother and was told to clean her room before they went to the pool. Her stepmother woke up from an hour nap and found Walton's door closed. When she opened it, she found Walton's body, got help from a neighbor to get her down and called police.
Authorities determined she died from self-asphyxiation "as a direct result of attempting TikTok's 'Blackout Challenge,' the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit also says her death wasn't intentional because the girl "had laid out her bathing suit in anticipation of going swimming."
Arroyo died in a similar fashion on Feb. 26, just a few months before Walton, the lawsuit says.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — So far in 2022 alone, mass shootings have occurred in all kinds of places: a supermarket, elementary school and Fourth of July parade.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, more than 300 mass shootings have happened so far this year. The nonprofit defines a mass shooting as an incident of four or more shot and killed, not including the shooter.
"Violence is something that is impacting all communities... We see that in rural settings; we see that in urban settings; we see it across the socioeconomic spectrum," said Marizen Ramirez, a professor in the Division of Environmental Health and Sciences at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and an injury and violence prevention epidemiologist.
A 2019 survey by the American Psychological Association (APA) found that a majority of adults in the U.S. are stressed about mass shootings with one-third of adults saying it stops them from going to certain places and events.
Vaile Wright, senior director of health care innovation at the APA, said just being a witness to this level of trauma can have a significant impact on our levels of stress. When unmanaged, it can impact physical and emotional well-being and lead to everything from increased blood pressure and muscle tension to anxiety and depression.
"It is a community experience and we are seeing that," Ramirez said. "We are so connected through social media. That's another piece of this is that as we're seeing the violence that occurs on the television, on social media, that we know that that witnessing of violence can have some significant impacts. It can trigger some mental health concerns; it can lead to fear of safety."
According to a 2019 study, 41% of youth reported ever seeing or hearing gun violence. Among those exposed, half of them took protective action to keep themselves safe, and 58% reported being very or extremely afraid, sad or upset as a result of indirect gun violence.
"Seeing, witnessing, hearing shots, and firearm violence, is under a larger umbrella term called adverse childhood experiences and these are traumatic events that occur in childhood. They include anything from abuse, neglect, household dysfunction, but most recently it also includes community level experiences and that includes witnessing violence," Ramirez explained.
These experiences can lead to toxic stress in kids.
"I do some work in schools and what we see often is that traumatic stress actually manifests in terms of academic performance. So poor performance in schools, children have difficulty concentrating at schools... difficulty in forming relationships in which the sense of fear and safety really impact their ability to trust adults and peers. Then finally, what we also see is inappropriate behaviors in the classroom," Ramirez said.
Despite all this, a New York Times report said there is not a lot of data out there on what gun violence does to our collective mental health.
In June, CEOs of 10 Minnesota health systems declared gun violence as a public health crisis. They are collaborating to seek solutions.
"Those mental health impacts are so critical and we want to intervene on them as well through things like trauma-informed care, community engagement, as well as policies that we know are effective in helping reduce firearm violence," Ramirez said.
Wright said it is important to stay informed but people should give themselves permission to take breaks from social media and the news. She recommends doing something that is self-soothing such as taking a walk. Wright said it is all about engaging in behaviors that are going to build resilience and protect a person's emotional well-being.
If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, there is help available from the following resources:
- Crisis Text Line – text “MN” to 741741 (standard data and text rates apply)
- Crisis Phone Number in your Minnesota county
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), Talk to Someone Now
- Throughout Minnesota call **CRISIS (**274747)
- The Trevor Project at 866-488-7386
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I-75 northbound closed at Schaefer/Fort due to jackknifed semi
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Interstate 75 northbound is closed at the Schaefer/Fort exit.
The Michigan Department of Transportation said a jackknifed semi-trailer is the cause. MDOT cameras show the truck being pulled to the side on a rainy freeway.
Trucks and other traffic on their way into Detroit are being forced off at Schaefer/Fort.
Persistent rain Wednesday morning has left area roadways wet, and the stretch of freeway features a curve and then a steep rise as I-75 crosses the Rouge River. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/07/06/75-northbound-closed-schaefer-fort-due-jackknifed-semi/7820682001/ | 2022-07-06T17:43:52 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/07/06/75-northbound-closed-schaefer-fort-due-jackknifed-semi/7820682001/ |
TEXAS, USA — There's a creepy trend happening along the beaches of south Texas.
While we know many items can wash up on shore, these strange dolls are really turning heads.
The director of the Mission Aransas Reserve says they've spotted dozens of dolls --- some beachgoers even collect them. But, that's not even all... there's a Facebook watch page that sells them.
Recently, the trend caught the eye of HBO's John Oliver who offered up his own solution for what he calls the demon dolls.
"Burn them, burn them now. I hate these dolls i hate them so much," Oliver said. He even did an entire segment on these dolls.
Organizers along the beach actually sell them to raise money for the "amos" rehabilitation keep.
If you're feeling brave and adventurous and just want to see it for yourself, you can pay a visit to the coast. Who knows, you might just spot one to take home. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/burn-them-now-very-creepy-dolls-washing-up-on-texas-beaches-strange-news/273-487c41eb-7f3a-4f1d-b684-e6726b1e6e54 | 2022-07-06T17:44:23 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/burn-them-now-very-creepy-dolls-washing-up-on-texas-beaches-strange-news/273-487c41eb-7f3a-4f1d-b684-e6726b1e6e54 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – One person was killed, and another was seriously injured following a crash on Wednesday southwest of Wichita.
The crash happened around 11:20 a.m. near MacArthur and Ridge Road.
KSN News has a crew heading to the scene. Look for updates on KSN News and KSN.com. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/1-killed-1-seriously-injured-in-crash-southwest-of-wichita/ | 2022-07-06T17:49:35 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/1-killed-1-seriously-injured-in-crash-southwest-of-wichita/ |
FLOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) – The heartbreak continues this afternoon in Eastern Kentucky as friends, family and neighbors say goodbye at another funeral for a fallen hero.
Prestonsburg Police Captain Ralph Frasure will be honored and laid to rest this afternoon. He was one of three officers killed in an ambush in Allen on Thursday, June 30 that began with Floyd County deputies attempting to serve an emergency protection order.
Neighbors and first responders are gathering from across the state wearing black and blue to honor Captain Frasure.
Earlier this morning, Kentucky State Police and officers from multiple counties held a procession leading their fallen hero to the Mountain Arts Center for his funeral. Prestonsburg Police Chief Randy Woods and Prestonsburg Mayor Les Stapleton are speaking at the service in his honor, remembering Captain Frasure’s bravery and sacrifice for his community.
Captain Frasure is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter and grandchildren. The visitation for Captain Frasure was emotional for his family this morning as they began their final goodbyes for their beloved hero.
His funeral is being followed by a final salute from hundreds of officers and a procession to take him to his final resting place.
Floyd County Deputy William Petry was laid to rest yesterday, Tuesday, July 5.
Visitation for Prestonsburg Police Officer Jacob Chaffins continues throughout the day today, Wednesday, July 6, at Toms’ Creek Freewill Baptist Church in Ivel with his funeral Thursday, July 7 at 1 p.m. at the Mountain Arts Center.
The community is also planning a memorial service for Floyd County K-9 Drago, who was also killed in the ambush, on Friday, July 8. More details on that service will be announced at a later time.
We will have more details on Captain Frasure’s funeral services and his legacy tonight on 13 News. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/eastern-kentucky-says-farewell-to-second-fallen-hero/ | 2022-07-06T17:50:13 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/eastern-kentucky-says-farewell-to-second-fallen-hero/ |
Richmond police have scheduled a press conference Wednesday afternoon about a "tip received about a planned mass shooting" for July Fourth, the department said in a statement.
Police Chief Gerald Smith and other police staff members are scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. during the press conference, which will be streamed above.
The tip led to arrests and seizure of firearms, the statement said. No other information was made available.
Several shootings were reported in the Richmond area over the weekend.
Six people were reported shot near the Cyber Café, an after-hours club in downtown Richmond.
A 30-year-old Richmond man also was hit with multiple rounds early Monday on Interstate 95. The car was found in the 4400 block of Commerce Road and the man was taken to VCU Medical Center.
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The violence occurred the same day as several shootings across the U.S. on July Fourth, including at a parade in suburban Chicago that left seven dead. Dozens were injured by gunfire in the incident during a parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
The nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, which tracks gunfire incidents, said it was the 309th mass shooting — classified as when four or more are shot — in the U.S. this year.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds "in memory of the lives lost and those injured in Highland Park, Illinois on Independence Day, July 4, 2022."
Two police officers also were shot in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum while on duty during that city’s Independence Day celebrations. Eight people also were hurt in a shooting in a Minneapolis park.
A customer at City Dogs restaurant on West Main Street in Richmond also was shot to death on Sunday night. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-live-at-2-pm-richmond-police-talk-about-planned-mass-shooting-on-july-4/article_0ff6d666-2415-51c5-802e-0389157b2fed.html | 2022-07-06T18:00:40 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-live-at-2-pm-richmond-police-talk-about-planned-mass-shooting-on-july-4/article_0ff6d666-2415-51c5-802e-0389157b2fed.html |
SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
At the moment, he says he is experiencing mild symptoms while he works from home.
COVID-19 hospitalizations have steadily risen in the San Antonio area since late April, and the rate of that escalation quickened over the extended holiday weekend.
Sheriff Salazar made the announcement on Facebook:
"Sooooo…The bad news is I tested positive for COVID this morning. The good news is Sarah bought me this really nice barn to quarantine in. Chucky and Jesse love the extra attention, but they both snore. No, horses don’t get COVID, they are both healthy as a horse. (See what I did there?). I’ll be working from home and dealing with some minor symptoms. I’m told staying active should help, so I guess I also get to check off the honey-do list and catch up on Netflix shows."
We wish him the speediest of recoveries!
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TEXAS, USA — There's a creepy trend happening along the beaches of south Texas.
While we know many items can wash up on shore, these strange dolls are really turning heads.
The director of the Mission Aransas Reserve says they've spotted dozens of dolls --- some beachgoers even collect them. But, that's not even all... there's a Facebook watch page that sells them.
Recently, the trend caught the eye of HBO's John Oliver who offered up his own solution for what he calls the demon dolls.
"Burn them, burn them now. I hate these dolls i hate them so much," Oliver said. He even did an entire segment on these dolls.
Organizers along the beach actually sell them to raise money for the "amos" rehabilitation keep.
If you're feeling brave and adventurous and just want to see it for yourself, you can pay a visit to the coast. Who knows, you might just spot one to take home. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/burn-them-now-very-creepy-dolls-washing-up-on-texas-beaches-strange-news/273-487c41eb-7f3a-4f1d-b684-e6726b1e6e54 | 2022-07-06T18:01:34 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/burn-them-now-very-creepy-dolls-washing-up-on-texas-beaches-strange-news/273-487c41eb-7f3a-4f1d-b684-e6726b1e6e54 |
FRISCO, Texas — The H-E-B grocery chain is expanding more in North Texas — and bringing the jobs with it.
The store in Frisco is looking to hire 700 people at a job fair on Saturday, the company announced in a news release Wednesday.
Positions are open are all levels; both full- and part-time roles across the store, including in the bakery, deli, produce, seafood and checkout lanes, the company said.
The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at an H-E-B staffing office at 11955 Dallas Parkway in Frisco.
The Frisco store, located at Legacy Drive and Main Street, is set to open this fall. H-E-B also has stores under construction in Plano and McKinney.
H-E-B hourly roles start at $15 for most positions, and they include a 10% employee discount, a stock and 401(k) plan, paid time off and health insurance.
H-E-B is asking any applicants to first fill out an application online before arriving at the job fair.
Online applications can be found here. Applicants can also text "metro" to 8-1931 to get a list of available positions at the Frisco store.
H-E-B, which is headquartered in San Antonio, has had a much-anticipated arrival in North Texas. While the store has been in some surrounding communities in North Texas, the chain hasn't expanded to more populated areas until this year.
Most of H-E-B's stores are located in South and Central Texas. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/h-e-b-jobs-in-dfw-north-texas-frisc-is-hiring-700-employees-for-its-newest-north-texas-location/287-23157bc6-95ec-4bad-a08d-5db5c89733e2 | 2022-07-06T18:01:41 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/h-e-b-jobs-in-dfw-north-texas-frisc-is-hiring-700-employees-for-its-newest-north-texas-location/287-23157bc6-95ec-4bad-a08d-5db5c89733e2 |
Woman dies in single-vehicle crash in southern York County
A woman died Tuesday at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Lower Chanceford Township, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
The name of the victim, who was a passenger in the vehicle, has not been released at this time.
The crash happened just before 6 p.m. in the 100 block of Paper Mill Road, according to a news release.
The driver reportedly failed to negotiate a turn, and the vehicle struck a tree and traveled down an embankment, the coroner's office said.
Fatal wreck:Teen dies, four injured in single-vehicle crash in Adams County on July 4, officials say
Adams County wreck:Single-vehicle crash claims another life; 3 others from York died earlier
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
This is the second deadly crash in days in York and Adams counties.
A 17-year-old boy died Monday in a single-vehicle crash that injured four others near Littlestown.
The teen, who was the driver of the vehicle, was flown to WellSpan York Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, the coroner said.
The others who were injured are expected to survive, state police said.
Check back later as this is a breaking news story. | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2022/07/06/york-county-pa-single-vehicle-crash-one-woman-killed-lower-chanceford-township/65367755007/ | 2022-07-06T18:01:48 | 1 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2022/07/06/york-county-pa-single-vehicle-crash-one-woman-killed-lower-chanceford-township/65367755007/ |
TEMPLE, Texas — The families of two girls, 8 and 9, are filing wrongful death lawsuits against the social media giant "TikTok" after they both died from trying to participate in a challenge, according to the lawsuit.
One of the girls, Lalani Erika Walton, 8, was from Temple and the other girl, Arriani Jaileen Arroyo, 9, was from Milwaukee.
The lawsuits, which were filed in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles, both allege that both girls died from self-strangulation after they tried to partake in the TikTok challenge, "Blackout Challenge," which reportedly encourages its users to choke themselves with items like belts, ropes and purse strings until they pass out.
The lawsuit highlights TikTok's algorithm saying it "intentionally and repeatedly" displayed the "Blackout Challenge" onto both girls' "For You Page... incentivizing them to participate in the challenge that ultimately took their lives."
“TikTok needs to be held accountable for pushing deadly content to these two young girls,” said attorney Matthew P. Bergman in a news release. “TikTok has invested billions of dollars to intentionally design products that push dangerous content that it knows are dangerous and can result in the deaths of its users.”
6 News attempted to contact Bergman but did not get a response.
Walton died on July 15, 2021, according to the lawsuit. Prior to her death, Walton returned home from a roadtrip with her stepmother and was told to clean her room before they went to the pool. Her stepmother woke up from an hour nap and found Walton's door closed. When she opened it, she found Walton's body, got help from a neighbor to get her down and called police.
Authorities determined she died from self-asphyxiation "as a direct result of attempting TikTok's 'Blackout Challenge,' the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit also says her death wasn't intentional because the girl "had laid out her bathing suit in anticipation of going swimming."
Arroyo died in a similar fashion on Feb. 26, just a few months before Walton, the lawsuit says.
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SAN ANTONIO — A man is dead after lighting a firework on top of his head, according to San Antonio Police.
Police responded to the 800 block of Harriman Place on the southwest side of town just after midnight on Tuesday morning.
A witness and a friend told police that the man, identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner as Pablo Ruiz, 43, was shooting off fireworks with them when he decided to light a mortar-style firework from on top of his head.
Officials believe the firework exploded from the bottom of the tube, instantly piercing the top portion of the victim’s head.
Police reported that witnesses told them that Ruiz had been drinking at the time of the incident.
Ruiz died at the scene from severe head trauma from the explosion.
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YORKTOWN, Va. — A Facebook community effort helped connect a message in a bottle back to the Poquoson boy who threw it in the water, 44 years later.
Megan Daliege posted about the mysterious bottle on Independence Day, and it's been shared on Facebook almost 500 times in 24 hours.
"Today we found a message in a bottle off the York River not far from York River State Park1," she wrote. "It was in what I believe to be a late 70’s early 80’s Pepsi bottle and said it was from Poquoson VA. We called the number but it was out of service… we would love to find Kendra or Don Kendra and tell them we found it… do your thing Facebook. (Maybe: Don Kendrick)."
Spoiler alert: Facebook did.
The story started when Brian Daliege and his son were walking along the York River between York River State Park and Camp Peary. They spotted what looked like an antique bottle resting on one of the cliff-like ledges above the water.
"The river comes up and there's a 4-foot drop, and it was on top of that, like a big wave had pushed it up there," Daliege said.
He said his son likes to collect bottles, so they grabbed it, and could tell right away that it was old. They didn't know how old, though.
"I dunked it in the water and cleaned it a little, the threads, and the top finally came off," he said. "Those caps have a little round rubber disk. That was still stuck to the top of the bottle."
There was a message inside, written in large pencil strokes.
"If you find this bottle call 868-7694 Poquoson Va. United Sates [sic] ask for Don Kendrick."
The number didn't lead to a Don, but Megan Daliege's Facebook post took off, with people searching for the author.
"It kind of went from just local people that we're friends with on Facebook to people we've never even heard of before," Brian said.
Soon, they got a comment from a person named Tracy Kendrick, who said this could be from her husband, Don.
Daliege said they're pretty sure he's the boy who tossed this bottle, and three others, into the Poquoson River 44 years ago. He was 12 when he wrote the message.
Daliege said the mystery is solved, and for now, they've got the bottle at their house.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Bloomington, Minnesota based Best Buy is joining other consumer giants to host their own version of a "hot" summer sale. Target, Amazon Prime and now Best Buy are among the companies that are hosting multiple days of big deals in July.
From July 11 through July 13, Best Buy will host a summer Black Friday sale with deals on everything technology. Laptops, TVs, headphones and smartphones are among the list of hot deal items.
What's unique about this year? The Minnesota consumer electronics store is offering expanded benefits to their Totaltech members, including an additional day of deals on July 10 and continuing through July 17.
However Best Buy isn't the only retailer hosting their own non-traditional Black Friday. Both Target and Amazon Prime are also participating in the summer sales this year with their own versions of a non-traditional Black Friday.
Target's Deal Days will overlap with Best Buy's, and run from July 11-13.
Amazon's Prime Days will be a little shorter starting on July 12 and ending a day later.
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BLOOMINGTON — You don’t need to know someone who’s tying the knot to experience a wild wedding band.
Wedding Banned , a five-piece act based out of the Windy City, is headed to Bloomington to perform this Saturday, as part of the Saturdays at the Square concert series. The event is sponsored by Pantagraph Media and The Castle Theater.
Bassist Bruce Winchell said that the group's goal was to create a show based on a wedding, then make it a really fun and joyous celebration. The band didn’t begin by actually playing weddings, he said, but they began to get booked for them later on.
He said they first started in the small town of Gas City, Indiana, while sporting crazy outfits. However, Winchell said, it was hard to play in that area. Their outlandish shows weren’t working well, he said, and for around eight months they played weekly shows at The Cubby Bear across from Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Shown is a promotional photo for Wedding Banned, which performs a music show based on a wedding with many hits from the 1980s.
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The bassist said that was a great way to build up their show. At face value, they’re a 1980s band — covering classics like “Take On Me” by Aha, Eddie Money’s “Take Me Home Tonight,” and “Jesse’s Girl” by Rick Springfield — but he said the group adds other styles that might fit.
On vocals with Wedding Banned are Gary Manilow and Megan Tron, who Winchell said “kills it” singing “Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston.
From left in front, Megan Tron and Gary Manilow sing for Wedding Banned at Fox Pointe last year in Lansing.
DAN BOVINO, FOR THE PANTAGRAPH
Winchell also said Bon Jovi is a big hit with their fans, particularly little ones. “Even 3-year-olds know the lyrics,” he said.
The end result they’re shooting for, Winchell said, is to make people say their show was awesome, and tell their friends about it. And then they find new fans who want them to perform for their own weddings.
As an ordained officiant, Winchell said he’s wed hundreds of couples on stage at private events, and he feels lucky and flattered for the chance.
Bruce Winchell plays bass guitar in 2021 for the Chicago-based group Wedding Banned while at a concert at Fox Pointe in Lansing.
DAN BOVINO, FOR THE PANTAGRAPH
“I’m in this crazy outfit, and they trust me to take it seriously, which I do,” he said. “It’s their wedding and I don’t want to mess it up … You’re there for every moment of that day, and that’s not something I take lightly.”
At private events (or where insurers won’t prohibit it), Winchell said, they’ll invite guests onto the stage to hold garter and bouquet tosses as well as other ceremonial traditions. Street festivals he said are more restrictive, but they still get the crowd involved.
At one festival, Winchell said, they had a surprise bride and groom join them on stage to dance. He said he the newlyweds were in the front row, and had to attest the band didn’t plant them there for the show.
They’ve performed before at the Peoria Riverfront and other bars in that area, plus at Six Strings and Daddios in Bloomington. Winchell said he’s pumped up to come back to the Twin Cities, especially for a show on the street.
“When we got it, I was like, ‘yes!’” he said. “We’re outside in Bloomington in the summer. It’s going to be awesome.”
50 great albums by queer artists of color
50 great albums by queer artists of color
Mainstream music is often a good indicator of the cultural zeitgeist of the era in which it was released, and the trajectory of queer musicians of color in music history tells a story of the growing acceptance and achievement of marginalized artists. Queer artists of color experience systemic racism and bigotry, whether it be through studios or consumers. Civil rights and gay rights movements have pushed back against these injustices to encourage change, and several marginalized artists saw themselves at the forefront of these movements.
It was also common for the music industry to exploit the work and culture of artists of color until the industry began recognizing and compensating them properly. And in more recent years, queer musicians have been openly expressing their queerness through their art, with many of them finding mainstream success. Recent examples like pop star and rapper Lil Nas X, who came out as gay at the height of the success of his record-breaking song “Old Town Road,” builds on the work of previous queer artists of color while showing the continuing challenges faced by these artists. Despite any societal and historical opposition, these artists have broken the mold and delivered music that remains influential and beloved to this day.
Stacker dug into music history and chose 50 great albums by queer artists of color. These albums range from blues to rock to rap and span time from the 1940s to the present. Read on to see what to add to your next playlists.
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Bessie Smith: ‘Empress of the Blues’ (1940)
One of the earliest and most influential blues singers was Bessie Smith, who started off performing in the streets and eventually became part of a troupe that included famed singer Ma Rainey. Smith found success as a solo artist, and her lyrics emphasized independence and freedom of expression from women. Despite what some studios deemed to be a “rough voice,” Smith earned the moniker of the “Empress of the Blues,” which became the name of a compilation album that was released three years after her untimely death at 43 in a car crash.
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Josephine Baker: ‘Chansons Américaines’ (1951)
Entertainer Josephine Baker wore many hats—singer, dancer, civil rights activist, and even a member of the French Resistance during World War II. As an eccentric jazz singer, Baker became a hit in France, but after her participation in World War II, her work and subject matter became more serious, and she adamantly refused to perform in front of segregated audiences. Her album “Chansons Américaines” was composed of French-language versions of American songs; by then, Baker had since long renounced her American citizenship to become a French citizen.
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Bayard Rustin: ‘Bayard Rustin Sings a Program of Spirituals’ (1952)
As a civil rights leader, Bayard Rustin not only advocated for nonviolence and equality but also for gay rights. Rustin isn’t necessarily known as a musician, but he did record “Bayard Rustin Sings a Program of Spirituals,” which hears him performing a number of spirituals a cappella. In 2013, long after his death in 1987, then-President Barack Obama posthumously awarded Rustin with the Presidential Medal of Freedom .
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Billie Holiday: ‘Lady Sings the Blues’ (1956)
Jazz singer Billie Holiday’s career began with her singing in Harlem nightclubs before she broke through with several hits in the 1930s and 1940s. Despite her success, her use of drugs and alcohol had negatively impacted her voice, and it showed in her later albums, including “Lady Sings the Blues.” Regardless, the 1956 record was still highly praised and shared its release day with her autobiography of the same name.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe: ‘Gospel Train’ (1956)
A significant and early example of a Black gospel record was “Gospel Train” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who combined spiritual and worship music with a rock ’n’ roll sound. “Gospel Train” carried a distinct R&B style, acting as a precursor to much of the rock ’n’ roll music that would come in the 1960s. Tharpe’s work ended up influencing some of the most famous rock musicians still remembered today, such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
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Little Richard: ‘Here’s Little Richard’ (1957)
Having performed for several decades throughout his lifetime, Little Richard has had a lasting impact on musicians and the music industry entirely. His first album, “Here’s Little Richard,” came after the release of several hit singles that included the raunchy “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.” Little Richard’s music crossed racial barriers and came during a time when audiences began to integrate, and he would keep performing at shows until the 2010s before his death in 2020.
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Johnny Mathis: ‘Open Fire, Two Guitars’ (1959)
Inspired by artists like Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby, the work of Johnny Mathis has spanned a number of different genres, including pop, soul, and blues. Mathis skyrocketed in popularity after a 1957 appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” and his album “Open Fire, Two Guitars” two years later would impress listeners with its production quality. The pop album contained covers as well as a couple of new pop songs.
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Billy Strayhorn: ‘The Peaceful Side’ (1963)
While Billy Strayhorn was primarily associated with musician Duke Ellington, Strayhorn was also a recorded artist of his own merit. Strayhorn received recognition for composing songs such as “Take the ‘A’ Train,” but in some cases, credit for many songs of Ellington’s band went to Ellington alone. Strayhorn’s album “The Peaceful Side” would provide pure access to his piano compositions.
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Little Richard: ‘Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)’ (1964)
Little Richard had an interesting trajectory as an artist, initially known as a rock ’n’ roll artist before transitioning into gospel music. With the explicitly titled “Little Richard Is Back (And There’s a Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On!’),” the artist would return to the rock genre in an album that included a cover of “Hound Dog.” Marketed as a comeback album, the release and those that subsequently followed were overshadowed by other artists like the Beatles and James Brown.
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Jackie Shane: ‘Jackie Shane Live’ (1967)
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, and later a hit in Canada, Jackie Shane was a trailblazer as a transgender performer. Often mischaracterized as a drag queen or a cross-dresser, Shane had difficulties expressing her gender identity throughout her career. “Jackie Shane Live,” a successful live album recorded at Toronto’s Sapphire Tavern , was reissued in 2015.
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Labi Siffre: ‘Remember My Song’ (1975)
Poet and musician Labi Siffre began playing jazz guitar at a young age, and by the 1970s, he had recorded and released several albums. These albums include the self-titled “Labi Siffre,” “The Singer and the Song,” and “Crying Laughing Loving Lying,” with a significant hit single being “It Must Be Love.” “Remember My Song” is Siffre’s fifth album, and it offered a mix of funky and “folksy” music that would even be sampled by modern hip-hop artists like Eminem.
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Sylvester: ‘Step II’ (1978)
Disco artist Sylvester was born into a Pentecostal Christian family, but as a gay man, he was met with disapproval from his congregation; he would later find a home among Black transgender and queer women. Influenced by singers like Billie Holiday and Josephine Baker, Sylvester developed his falsetto singing voice and his flamboyant stage persona while performing with the Cockettes. During his solo career, one of his most acclaimed albums was “Step II,” his second album, and it included hits such as “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” and “Dance (Disco Heat).”
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Sylvester: ‘All I Need’ (1982)
Singer-songwriter Sylvester openly expressed his queerness throughout his career, often performing for gay communities and at gay events and parades. His album “All I Need” was specifically catered for gay clubs, containing new wave songs meant to be danced to, one hit song being “Do Ya Want to Funk.”
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Jermaine Stewart: ‘The Word Is Out’ (1984)
Beginning his career as a background vocalist and a dancer for the show “Soul Train,” Jermaine Stewart would eventually land a recording contract after a successful demo tape. “The Word Is Out” was Stewart’s debut album, with the song of the same name becoming the album’s biggest single. Stewart would later have other hits like “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off,” but he succumbed to AIDS-related liver cancer in 1997.
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Tracy Chapman: ‘Tracy Chapman’ (1988)
Thanks to a well-received demo tape of the song “Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution,” singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman received an opportunity to record her first album. Upon its release, the acoustic-focused album succeeded in the charts and won praise from critics for the album’s musical simplicity and lyrical depth, with “Fast Car” being the most successful single off the record.
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King’s X: ‘Gretchen Goes to Nebraska’ (1989)
The “progressive metal” genre found some success in the late 1980s and early ’90s thanks to King’s X, a band that often mixes in and references a number of genres. The eccentrically named “Gretchen Goes to Nebraska” combines progressive metal and hard rock sounds and won critical praise for its variety. Bassist and vocalist Doug Pinnick’s gay identity combats negativity against queers in the metal and Christian communities.
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Frankie Knuckles: ‘Beyond the Mix’ (1991)
Known as the “Godfather of House Music,” Frankie Knuckles frequented discos in the 1970s and began DJing for clubs, including the Warehouse, where Black gay men often frequented. Knuckles developed his own original sound, combining disco, soul, and rock into what would eventually be called house music. His first album, “Beyond the Mix,” contained “The Whistle Song,” which became one of his first #1 hits.
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RuPaul: ‘Supermodel of the World’ (1993)
Quite possibly the world’s most famous drag queen is RuPaul, best known today for his reality competition show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” However, much earlier in his career, RuPaul found recognition and visibility with “Supermodel of the World,” an album full of house music and RuPaul’s vocals. The songs “Supermodel (You Better Work)” and “Back to My Roots” were the biggest successes from the album.
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Meshell Ndegeocello: ‘Plantation Lullabies’ (1993)
Funk singer-songwriter and activist Meshell Ndegeocello debuted with an album called “Plantation Lullabies,” a neo-soul record that explored gender, race, and sexuality from an Afrocentric perspective. The acclaimed album would also help establish Ndegeocello’s androgynous persona while performing. The album was considered strong and unapologetic in tackling issues such as racism and sexism.
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Tracy Chapman: ‘New Beginning’ (1995)
The aptly named “New Beginning” is Tracy Chapman’s fourth studio album, and it marked a moment of significant success for the musician. Containing Chapman’s signature acoustic style, “New Beginning” also featured some more upbeat songs, a blues track, and background vocals. Adding to the album’s commercial success, Chapman’s song “Give Me One Reason” took home the Best Rock Song Grammy in 1997.
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Frankie Knuckles: ‘Welcome to the Real World’ (1995)
After the release of his first album, “Beyond the Mix,” DJ Frankie Knuckles continued working as a remixer until releasing a second album under Virgin Records. “Welcome to the Real World” was a collaboration with Adeva and contained a song called “Too Many Fish,” which debuted atop the U.S. dance charts.
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Meshell Ndegeocello: ‘Bitter’ (1999)
The third album from artist and activist Meshell Ndegeocello very much conveyed the album’s title, “Bitter,” essentially serving as a release of negative emotions stemming from an unhealthy relationship. What results is an album full of slow and moody songs that some listeners had difficulty digesting—regardless, the quality of Ndegeocello’s music still received high marks.
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Gaye Adegbalola: ‘Bittersweet Blues’ (1999)
Forming one-third of the group Saffire—The Uppity Blues Women, Gaye Adegbalola also released several blues albums on her own. After several years of working in the blues music industry as a teacher and music reporter, Adegbalola released “Bittersweet Blues,” an album of covers of songs from artists like Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Nina Simone.
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Big Freedia: ‘Queen Diva’ (2003)
Rapper Big Freedia usually self-identifies as a gay man while also using the personal pronouns she/her and proudly proclaiming herself the “queen of diva.” Fittingly, her first album, “Queen Diva,” came after she released a handful of singles and performed multiple shows in New Orleans. Big Freedia’s mainly known for being aggressive and sexual in her lyrics, and she remains active in the music scene today.
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Tonéx: ‘Out the Box’ (2004)
Now known as B.Slade, Anthony Charles Williams II went by Tonéx during his career as a gospel singer, although he has covered a countless number of music genres across his several albums. “Out the Box” was during his time as Tonéx, capturing a live recording that had a crowd overcapacity. With 36 tracks, this two-disc set easily became a #1 hit on the Top Gospel Album Chart.
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Tori Fixx: ‘Marry Me’ (2005)
Hip-hop artist Tori Fixx is one of the first openly gay artists in his genre, and his album “Marry Me” was a very pointed reference to the struggle for gay marriage during a time when it was not legal in the entire country. Along with his own work, Tori Fixx has also produced albums for other queer artists, and he remains a gay rights activist and musician.
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Shaun J. Wright: ‘Hercules and Love Affair’ (2008)
“Hercules and Love Affair” is a project led by DJ Andrew Butler and features a rotating lineup of house music and techno artists. One such artist is Shaun J. Wright, a male nonconforming artist who got his start in dance companies and the ballroom scene. After meeting Butler, Wright became a part of the project and its second album, “Blue Songs.”
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Yo Majesty: ‘Futuristically Speaking … Never Be Afraid’ (2008)
Jwl B, Shunda K, and Shon B are the singers and rappers who form the group known as Yo Majesty—all three identify as lesbian and Christian. Even with the latter label, their work is known for being dirty and explicit, with their third album, “Futuristically Speaking … Never Be Afraid,” certainly having that characteristic. The sound is noticeably electro-funk and punk, a fitting combination for the lyrical content.
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Frank Ocean: ‘Channel Orange’ (2012)
Popular R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean is one of the most acclaimed names in modern music, and his debut album, “Channel Orange,” was particularly innovative. Coming after a number of mixtapes, “Channel Orange” had an unorthodox musical style, combining soul, electro-funk, jazz, and psychedelic music to great success, according to critics and listeners . The album is thought to be one of the best albums of the 2010s—and even of all time.
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Azealia Banks: ‘Broke with Expensive Taste’ (2014)
Beginning work on the album without being signed to a record label, rapper Azealia Banks crafted an album that combined a number of different musical genres, including house, punk, and R&B. Before the album’s release, Banks primarily shared her work through Myspace. In the present day, Banks has released several albums and mixtapes and even launched her own record label and online store.
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Kevin Abstract: ‘MTV1987’ (2014)
After releasing an EP, rapper and singer Kevin Abstract began work on “MTV1987,” his debut album that endeavored to combine pop culture and musical elements from the past and present to make a statement on today’s digital age. Abstract has since released several albums after the critically lauded “MTV1987,” and much of his work makes references to his sexuality as a gay man.
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Angel Haze: ‘Back to the Woods’ (2015)
Identifying as pansexual and agender, rapper Angel Haze includes many of her deeply personal experiences in her work. Haze has released several mixtapes and a few albums including “Back to the Woods.” Her lyrics refer to homophobia, sexual assault, and racism, and she uses her music to try to reach out to struggling youth and push back against violence.
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Shirlette Ammons: ‘Language Barrier’ (2015)
Based in Durham, North Carolina, Shirlette Ammons is a musician and poet who primarily produces and performs hip-hop music. Her second album “Language Barrier” features a number of guest appearances from other artists, although it is still decidedly her album, as she forms the connective tissue to all of the individual songs, and the compositions are certainly her own.
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Frank Ocean: ‘Blonde’ (2016)
Fans of Frank Ocean and his first album, “Channel Orange,” had to wait more than four years for the singer’s next major release, “Blonde,” which had been hotly anticipated and speculated about despite suffering several delays. Upon its actual release, however, critics and fans praised it for its experimental nature and overall innovation, giving patient fans something worth waiting for. The album contained themes of masculinity, sexuality, heartbreak, and trauma, finding the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson for musical inspiration.
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Cakes Da Killa: ‘Hedonism’ (2016)
Rashard Bradshaw, who goes by the stage name Cakes Da Killa, is part of a growing trend of queer artists breaking through in a more tolerant landscape in the hip-hop community. Bradshaw frequently and openly talks about his experience as a gay man, and his album “Hedonism,” which came after a number of mixtapes, is a reflection of that experience.
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Mykki Blanco: ‘Mykki’ (2016)
After releasing a few EPs, rapper and poet Mykki Blanco released her self-titled album, “Mykki,” influenced by the queercore subgenre and the riot grrrl movement . Mykki is also an activist and identifies as transgender, whose personal pronouns are she/they. Mykki Blanco is a persona to her in a sense, and their work reflects her shifting identity.
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Brockhampton: ‘Saturation’ (2017)
Hip-hop band Brockhampton is led by Kevin Abstract, who identifies as gay and often references his sexuality in his lyrics. Brockhampton’s album “Saturation” is the band’s first and also began a trilogy that concluded at the end of 2017. Initially called AliveSinceForever, Brockhampton came about after the release of Kevin Abstract’s “MTV1987” and after members recruited other musicians from a Kanye West fan forum.
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Syd: ‘Fin’ (2017)
Gaining visibility as a member of the Odd Future group, Syd would later found her own band, The Internet. The group would then go on hiatus so members could pursue solo projects and Syd would release her debut album, “Fin.” The album had a more pop-sounding feel to it compared to her previous work, but despite the departure, the album received critical acclaim.
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Honey Dijon: ‘The Best of Both Worlds’ (2017)
Artist and trans rights advocate Honey Dijon is openly transgender and often speaks about her experience as a Black trans woman DJ. Dijon’s debut album, “The Best of Both Worlds,” makes a push for a more inclusive nightlife in dance clubs and the like. Along with her activism and DJing, Dijon also attends art and fashion shows.
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Janelle Monáe: ‘Dirty Computer’ (2018)
After completing her Metropolis narrative with her albums “The ArchAndroid” and “The Electric Lady,” nonbinary artist Janelle Monáe expanded her musical palette by departing from the psychedelic nature of her previous albums and delving into a more pop and R&B sound. “Dirty Computer” came after Monáe’s forays as a Hollywood actress, and the album explored what New York Times staff writer Jenna Wortham described as “the spectrum of sexual identities.” With a number of guest artists, “Dirty Computer” was praised for its range and production value and earned her a Best New Album nomination at the 2019 Grammy Awards.
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MNEK: ‘Language’ (2018)
After sharing his music on Myspace, singer-songwriter MNEK eventually got his start as a professional songwriter in the mid-2010s before releasing an EP. He followed his EP “Small Talk” with his first full studio album, “Language.” Along with his usual work as a musical artist, MNEK also hosts songwriting camps for queer songwriters.
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Kodie Shane: ‘Young Heartthrob’ (2018)
Kodie Shane began rapping at 14 and released a breakout single, “Sad,” in 2016 when she was 18. Shane later joined the rap group Sailing Team, but her first solo album, “Young Heartthrob,” became a showcase for her vocal talent and range. Shane identifies as queer and mentions herself as so in the album.
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Tyler, the Creator: ‘Igor’ (2019)
Rapper Tyler, the Creator was initially known for being a part of the Odd Future group and releasing several solo mixtapes and albums before his fifth album “Igor.” It’s speculated that Tyler identifies as gay or possibly bisexual , and many of his songs, including those in “Igor,” stem from his personal experiences with love and heartbreak. “Igor” became a huge critical success and even took home Best Rap Album at the 2020 Grammys.
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Kaytranada: ‘Bubba’ (2019)
The first solo studio album from producer and DJ Kaytranada was titled “99.9%,” which featured a number of collaborations and guest appearances; its follow-up album, “Bubba,” received a similar degree of success. Inheriting elements of several genres without committing to one, “Bubba” was highly acclaimed and even won a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
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Brittany Howard: ‘Jaime’ (2019)
As the lead singer and guitarist for Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard already had a well-established career for over a decade. After Alabama Shakes went on hiatus, Howard released her first album, “Jaime,” naming it after her late sister. This eclectic album also referenced her and her family’s struggles as interracial and the prejudice that they faced.
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Kehlani: ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ (2020)
Breaking out from the group PopLyfe, which finished in fourth place on season six of “America’s Got Talent,” Kehlani—whose personal pronouns are she/they—embarked on a number of projects and collaborations on her own. Their second studio album, “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t,” debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. A sonically mature album full of intimate tracks, “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t” also sees Kehlani, who later came out as a lesbian in 2021 , touching on her pansexuality in lyrics like “I’ve got bodies I want to take to the grave / I’ve got girls I want to give my last name.”
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Siena Liggins: ‘Ms. Out Tonight’ (2021)
Pop musician Siena Liggins often writes music about her own personal experiences, as evidenced by her debut single, “Flowerbomb.” Her first full album, “Ms. Out Tonight,” released in tandem with a visualizer, is themed around her relationships and sexual experiences with other women.
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Serpentwithfeet: ‘Deacon’ (2021)
Josiah Wise is best known as Serpentwithfeet, an experimental musician primarily based out of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Wise’s titled his first album “Soil,” and he would later go on to gain prominence for his collaborative work with rapper Ty Dolla $ign. His second album, “Deacon,” received universal acclaim for its depiction of Black gay love and its overall optimism.
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Arlo Parks: ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ (2021)
The fanfare bubbling around British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks’ critically acclaimed debut album, “Collapsed in Sunbeams,” gained more than enough steam to carry it across the pond and into the hearts of American millennials. With bruising melodies covering mental health and the pangs and joys of queer adolescent love, Parks told Billboard she’d mined “deep-rooted, sometimes traumatic places” to create the album during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her hard-won efforts and openness on the project paid off: The record won her the 2021 Mercury Prize and earned her a Best Alternative Music Album nomination at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
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Lil Nas X: ‘Montero’ (2021)
After eclipsing Mariah Carey’s long-held Billboard chart record with “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X silenced one-hit-wonder naysayers and homophobes for good with the advent of his debut album, “Montero.” A playfully flamboyant yet heartfelt love letter to his once-closeted younger self, the pop star’s album dominated the charts during the summer of 2021 with not one but two same-gender-loving anthems, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” and “Industry Baby.” Detailing Lil Nas X’s struggles with love, sexuality, depression, and thoughts of suicide , the album garnered several nominations at the 2022 Grammys, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year.
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MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Jury selection is underway in Monroe County in the trial of a man accused of killing his aunt and uncle.
Lancelot Fortune from Stroudsburg is charged with homicide in the deaths of Isadora Fortune and his step-uncle Richard Fells.
Investigators say Fortune stabbed the couple to death inside their home near Tannersville in 2018. After that, he told authorities that he drove to the Philadelphia area in his aunt's car, where he ditched the murder weapon and clothes and then went to see a movie.
The murder trial for Lancelot Fortune is set to start right after a jury is picked in Monroe County.
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