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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — It's on the field on Madison Street, Wilkes-Barre, that Diamond City Sports hosts some of its recreational league games. The organization has been around since 2004.
"Diamond City Sports is a local grassroots organization that started as just a wiffleball league. We've expanded to six sports now, including youth sports, and we donate a lot back to the community," Diamond City Sports President Kevin Sickale said.
The organization runs on volunteers, making what Sickale found at the field house all the more upsetting.
"I was dropping off some supplies, and the door was busted open. It was still closed, but I could tell that it was broken into. So I put my things down, I opened up, went inside, and found the mess that you see in the pictures," he said.
The president of Diamond City Sports said after the Fourth of July, he expected to come to the field and clean up some firework debris but not the mess he found, including a broken water meter.
"I walked into sheer frustration and disappointment at what happened. I mean, there was everything that we had on the counters was on the floor, pushed on the floor. We have a small little concession stand, so our food was all dumped out of the freezer and ruins. We had a small deep fryer that was tossed and obliviously made a huge mess with the oil and the grease that comes with that," Sickale said.
He said the only thing taken was close to $30 in cash and that volunteers rushed in to help.
But some signs of the vandalism remain, including the damage to the door and raffle tickets in the trees.
"But you know, at the end of the day, we're here to give people an outlet and to help people in need. So, you know, we're going to pick up the pieces," Sickale said.
Sickale is working with police to try to find out who's responsible. He said the vandals did leave behind some clues, like a boot and a bike plate.
If you have any information about what happened at Diamond City Sports over the weekend, you are asked to contact the Wilkes-Barre police.
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LONG POND, Pa. — Donating blood in the Poconos has never been more exciting.
Pocono Raceway and the American Red Cross partnered for their 17th annual blood drive.
For a monetary donation, people could take a spin in their own car around the famed Tricky Triangle.
"Well I like to come up to the racetrack every year, and my stepmom actually told me that they were having a blood drive, so I thought it would be a great way to come up here, donate blood, and maybe take some laps around the track," said Emma Mitchell of Kunkletown.
All proceeds from the event in Monroe County will benefit the American Red Cross disaster fund.
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SUNBURY, Pa. — Semiquincentennial is a word you don't hear too often, but that's what Sunbury is celebrating this week — its 250th anniversary.
"I think it's great. I love what the community is doing. They've put a ton of hard work into this," Brianne Witmer said.
Planning for Sunbury's 250th anniversary festival has been in the works for over a year. It finally kicked off Monday with a parade.
Parts of downtown are filled with vendors, activities, and live music.
"Ultimate Garth and Simply Shania last night down by the river, and we had some vendors down there. That went real well. Tonight, we have Tusk, the number one tribute band for Fleetwood Mac, down by the river," co-chair Slade Shreck said.
There are nearly 70 vendors at the event.
"Sirloin cheesesteak quesadillas, veggie quesadillas, cheese, regular hamburgers, cheeseburgers, onion garlic burgers," Tahir Hall said.
Elder's Restaurant and Catering is based in Sunbury.
"To support our business and the city. Just got to be involved, let people know that we're here," Hall said.
One of the highlights of the events is a Ferris wheel in downtown Sunbury featured in the Netflix show Stranger Things.
"That Ferris wheel was on season three, episodes six and seven of Stranger Things. People are hitting me up all day about it. 'Can I get on the Ferris wheel?' It was on Stranger Things," Shreck said.
"It's just kind of an extra cool little thing about it. I didn't even realize it until we got here. We were going to see it anyway, but then it's like, 'Oh, it's on Stranger Things,'" Kayl Long said.
People were excited to ride the Ferris wheel and see Sunbury from a different view than what they are used to.
The festival runs until tomorrow afternoon and goes right into the annual Sunbury Celebration this weekend.
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MONTANDON, Pa. — While driving along Main Street in Montandon, it's hard to miss the sign. Free gas is something that's hard to come by, and one woman came to check it out.
"Great idea to keep the gas going because you have no idea what's coming next for workers or people looking for jobs. It's going to help out a lot," the woman, whose name is Tammy, said.
Holy Spirit American National Catholic Church is an independent Catholic church in Montandon. It started giving out free gas cards four months ago.
Fr. Kerry Walters said the church gives away $200 in free gas cards at the start of each month.
"And we saw that people just needed a helping hand, and so we thought we could roll up our sleeves and do what we could," he said.
The church also gives away diapers.
"People in the parish are more than happy to donate. People from as far away as Danville and Sunbury and Milton come to get the gas cards and the diapers," he said.
Fr. Walters said the gas cards are for anyone with no questions asked. All you have to do is stop by.
"Anytime they see the red car out there or more than one car, feel free to stop in," he said.
He also said people are grateful for the $10-20 gas cards.
"I do my best to put them at ease and let them know that we're all suffering, and there's no shame whatsoever," he said.
Holy Spirit American National Catholic Church is located at 410 Main Street in Montandon.
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Three young people are dead and seven others were sent to the hospital in a shooting that took place early Tuesday during what appears to have been a holiday block party in the 1900 block of Missouri Street in Gary.
GARY — A cousin of Gary Mayor Jerome Prince was among three people gunned down early Tuesday during what appears to have been an Independence Day block party in the city.
"Our family is heartbroken and outraged at this loss," Prince said of the death of cousin Marquise Hall, 26, of Lafayette. "Obviously, this hits close to home."
"However, we're also angry and frustrated at the fact we continue to lose Gary residents to needless violence, including young people gunned down before they even reach adulthood," the mayor said. "I never stop thinking about the victims and their families and the incredible losses these senseless deaths leave."
Hall, as well as Laurence Mangum, 25, of Merrillville, and Ashanti Brown, 20, of Olympia Fields, Illinois, were killed, and seven others were sent to the hospital following a shooting reported shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday in the 1900 block of Missouri Street.
Merrillville resident Andre P. Cobb said that when he got word his "baby cousin," Mangum, was among those killed, he raced to the site.
"When I got to the scene, I was hoping it was false," Cobb said.
Unfortunately for him, the reports were true and Cobb said late Wednesday morning he was still struggling to accept that fact.
"I just want to know why," he said.
The Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit, which is investigating the shooting, had no updates as of early Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesperson.
"Public safety remains my top priority," Prince said. "We are committed to doing everything in our power to prevent and reduce gun violence, including investing in anti-violence initiatives that focus on violence intervention and violence prevention for our younger residents."
"These types of investments are critical," he said. "We must continue to act with urgency to find solutions to prevent violence before it happens and to support victims and their families when it does happen. We will continue to do whatever is necessary to reduce violence in our City."
It was Cobb's understanding that his cousin was hanging out that night with childhood friends and that he had not been involved in any gang activity.
Mangum's passion was drumming, and he played regularly at several area churches, including Fresh Oil Ministries in East Chicago, according to Pastor Staci Bennett.
"He was very well known in the church community," she said.
Bennett said she had just seen Mangum at church a couple days before the shooting and was devastated upon hearing he had been killed.
Bennett said Mangum had been part of the church's music ministry for the past three to four years and was an extremely talented drummer.
The death is the first of its type for the church, and Bennett said she faces the challenge of helping shepherd members through their shared grief.
Cobb said his cousin's death is sadly part of a growing dysfunction in this country that transcends demographics such as race, as seen in Monday's mass shooting that left at least seven dead and dozens more injured during an Independence Day celebration in the affluent community of Highland Park, Illinois.
"I think psychologically we are messed up as a nation," he said.
Cobb said the violent death of his cousin has had a tremendous impact on his family.
"You never expect for this to happen in your circle," Cobb said.
Anyone with information about the Gary shooting is urged to contact the Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit at 219-755-3855 or the Crime Tip Line at 866-CRIME-GP.
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Cedar Lake hosts annual Great Cardboard Boat Race
Cedar Lake hosts annual Great Cardboard Boat Race
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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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GARY — A 52-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning outside his home in the city's Glen Park section, authorities said.
Jose Diaz was found unresponsive after Gary police were dispatched about 10 a.m. to the 3800 block of Van Buren Street for a report of a man who had been shot and stabbed, according to the Lake County coroner's office and police records.
Diaz died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds, a coroner's release said.
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BOISE, Idaho —
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Health officials have identified the first probable monkeypox case in Idaho, the Idaho Division of Public Health and Central District Health announced Wednesday.
The individual lives in the Central District Health region, which encompasses Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties. The patient is recovering and likely was infected during travel to a country experiencing an outbreak, according to a press release.
“This is a virus that does not naturally occur in the United States,” Central District Health Staff Epidemiologist Victoria O’Dell said in the release. “The cases we have seen in the U.S. and the one possible case in Idaho have been associated with international travel or importing animals from areas where the disease is more common.”
Monkeypox usually causes a mild illness, but antivirals are available for patients who may have severe disease or complications, the release said.
Some people will have flu-like symptoms — such as a fever, body aches, and chills — and may have swollen lymph nodes in the days before a rash appears, the release said. The rash may start on any body part as small, red spots. They can become firm and circular with a defined border, and may become pus-filled with an indentation in the middle. Someone with monkeypox is contagious from the time their symptoms begin until all lesions have healed and fresh skin has formed.
People who get infected should isolate until their lesions heal, according to the release.
Over 500 people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States, though none have died.
The disease is contagious and spreads primarily through direct contact with infectious sores, scabs or body fluids, the release said, but can also spread through respiratory droplets during prolonged contact.
People can wash their hands, especially after contact with possibly infected people or animals, limit direct contact with anyone with a new rash, avoid contact with animals or animal products from central and west Africa and isolate from others if they have a new rash.
“We are reminding people to look out for new spots, ulcers, or blisters on any part of their body,” said Dr. Christine Hahn, public health medical director and state epidemiologist. “If anyone suspects they might have monkeypox, particularly if they have recently had a new sexual partner, they should limit their contact with others and contact their health care provider as soon as possible — although please phone ahead before going in person.”
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(Motor Authority) – Mecum will place under the hammer not one, not two, but three prototypes for the Ferrari LaFerrari at its auction coinciding with August’s 2022 Monterey Car Week.
Prototypes are typically destroyed after they’ve fulfilled their purpose but it appears Ferrari sells them on from time to time. In most cases, registering them for road use is prohibited, thus driving them can only be done on a racetrack or private road.
Each prototype up for sale represents a different stage of the LaFerrari’s development program, and each is offered with certification from Ferrari’s Ferrari Classiche classic car department to prove its provenance.
Ferrari LaFerrari test mule – Photo credit: Mecum
The first is an early test mule from 2011 which features the chassis and body of a 458 Italia with the LaFerrari’s V-12 and other hardware packed in. A similar test mule went up for sale in May at an RM Sotheby’s auction, but failed to find a buyer.
The second car is a prototype from 2012 that features the carbon-fiber tub and some of the body panels that made it into the LaFerrari. This tester also features an early version of the LaFerrari’s hybrid setup.
The third car is a pre-production prototype from 2013, and as a result it’s almost identical to the production LaFerrari first shown at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show. Pre-production prototypes are typically used for final testing as well as for certification and registration purposes. They also provide plant employees with an opportunity to iron out any production snags before the first customer examples are built.
Ferrari LaFerrari pre-production prototype – Photo credit: Mecum
The LaFerrari is powered by a 6.3-liter V-12 working in conjunction with a KERS-style hybrid setup. Two electric motors are featured, one mounted to the gearbox and aiding the engine by sending drive to the rear wheels and the other used to take some of the load off the engine by powering auxiliary devices. Peak output of the system is 950 hp, or enough for 0-60 mph acceleration in less than three seconds. Ferrari built 500 LaFerrari coupes and 210 LaFerrari Aperta convertibles. The last of each body style were built for charity auctions.
No estimate on any of the cars were given but with the fanaticism of collectors, especially those with a penchant for Ferraris, final bids in the seven figures is likely. As a guide, a pre-production LaFerrari prototype sold for $2.25 million in 2017. That prototype was the one customers used to configure their own cars.
Mecum’s auction in Monterey runs Aug. 18-20. There will also be a 2014 prototype for a Ferrari F12 TDF going under the hammer. Other highlights include a rare McLaren Sabre, a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 previously owned by Paul Walker, and a stunning 1936 Duesenberg Model J.
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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.
No one disputes that Kizer, when she was 17 in June 2018, shot and killed Randall Volar III, who authorities say was soon to be arrested for sex crimes against children prior to his death.
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.
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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.
Decision and facts of the case
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.
Kizer has said she was "tired" of Volar touching her, precipitating the killing. She has said that she met Volar through a now-defunct sex-trafficking website and that he sold her to others for sex.
The two sides of the case disagree on whether Volar's alleged abuse directly led to his death in a way that absolves Kizer of legal culpability.
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 a state law passed in 2008, 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 conviction can be second-degree intentional homicide when the facts of the case otherwise would lead to a conviction 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."
In the majority opinion, the justices ruled that Kizer must first provide evidence for a trial judge that her decision to kill Volar was connected to being trafficked before she can invoke immunity.
“Chrystul Kizer deserves a chance to present her defense and today’s decision will allow her to do that,” Kizer’s attorney, Katie York, said. “While the legal process on this matter is far from over, we, along with Chrystul and her family, believe the decision today affirms the legal rights provided by Wisconsin statute to victims of sex trafficking facing criminal charges.”
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said the decision “brings needed clarity regarding the scope of the affirmative defense for survivors of the vile crime of human trafficking.”
DA responds
In a phone interview Wednesday afternoon, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley said the Supreme Court decision was "helpful."
With the clarity provided by the decision, Graveley said law enforcement can now see the sex trafficking defense as "similar to a self-defense" argument. I.e., a survivor of sex trafficking can argue that a crime committed as a direct result of having been trafficked can be "a complete defense" in the same way that someone charged with homicide can argue they killed someone but were acting in self-defense and be found not guilty by a jury.
Graveley noted that the legal protection for sex trafficking victims against being charged for crimes "committed as a direct result" of their predicament is "seldom used" and had not been wholly defined by the courts in Wisconsin until Wednesday.
He does not expect any more appeals.
A court trial is still likely and the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office plans to continue with its prosecution of Kizer. She is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, as well as taking/driving a vehicle without consent (as she is accused of taking Volar's car after killing him) and arson (as she is accused of setting the home Volar had lived in on fire), in addition to possession of a firearm as a felon.
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SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio firefighters were battling a blaze at a commercial building on the northeast side of town Wednesday afternoon.
First responders were called out at 2:33 p.m. to the 13100 block of Wetmore Road near Thousand Oaks Drive for reports of a large fire.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The search for a swimmer who went missing on Lake Travis on Monday evening ended Wednesday morning.
The Travis County Sheriff's Office said lake patrol deputies found a body that matched the description of the person reported missing around 7:15 a.m. TCSO did not identify the victim out of respect for the family since it was not a criminal incident.
Austin-Travis County EMS said medics and Lake Travis Fire and Rescue crews responded to 6300 Bob Wentz Park Road just after 6 p.m. on Monday after receiving a report of a missing swimmer. TCSO lake patrol deputies also responded to the area, near the Hippie Hollow area of Lake Travis.
After an extensive search by STAR Flight and rescue swimmers, nothing was found, ATCEMS said around 6:50 p.m. Monday.
The incident then transitioned into recovery mode and the scene was turned over to the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
Early Tuesday morning, deputies resumed searches via sonar and a remotely operated underwater camera system. TCSO's dive team also conducted searches in the area where the swimmer was last seen. The department said the depth in that area is approximately 40 feet.
The body was found Wednesday shortly after deputies began their search in the morning.
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JARRELL, Texas — The Williamson County Sheriff's Office confirmed the identities of the two men who died after they were buried alive when a trench collapsed in Jarrell.
The two men were identified as Jimmy L. Alvarado, 20, and Jose Vargas Ramirez, 39, wrote WCSO's Lt. Russell Travis in an email to 6 News.
Alvarado and Ramirez were buried 24 feet underground in a two-foot wide space after a trench collapsed in the area of 13700 North I-35 on June 28. The two were digging for a new development in the area when the accident happened.
It took a total of 23 hours for authorities to recover both men's bodies.
Alvarado grew up in Jarrell and attended Jarrell ISD, according to his obituary. He played football for the Cougars and graduated in 2019. He was a husband and a father, his obit says.
There's a GoFundMe set up to help Alvarado's family with funeral expenses.
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A GoFundMe set up for Ramirez described him as a father of two sons, as well as being the only provider for his parents in Mexico. The organizer said his funeral will be in Mexico and they hope to raise money for the funeral expenses, as well as help cover the transportation costs for his sons to go to Mexico and attend the funeral. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/deputies-release-identities-2-men-who-died-in-jarrell-trench-collapse/500-9b836a17-e0cf-4d1d-9570-b641b2b300ad | 2022-07-06T21:20:21 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/deputies-release-identities-2-men-who-died-in-jarrell-trench-collapse/500-9b836a17-e0cf-4d1d-9570-b641b2b300ad |
WACO, Texas — A shooting has been reported on the 100 Block of Lyndon Circle in Waco, according to reports.
Waco Police say they responded to the scene around 2:30 P.M. Police told 6 News they found a teenager with a superficial wound on their leg.
The victim told police that they had an argument with someone that turned physical. According to the victim, the suspect then ran away on foot before officers arrived.
The victim is being treated by EMS for non-life threatening injuries. 6 News will keep you updated as more information is reported.
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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. — A 74-year-old sex offender who had been on death row for more than 40 years for the killing of a woman he had raped died while awaiting execution, corrections officials said Wednesday.
Harvey Heishman died in San Quentin State Prison’s infirmary on Tuesday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
His cause of death will be determined by the Marin County coroner, they said.
Heishman was sentenced to death in Alameda County for the November 1979 killing of 28-year-old Nancy Lugassy, who was shot to death outside her Oakland home.
Lugassy told police Heishman had raped her on the night they met. Police arrested Heishman but he was released on bail. He shot Lugassy to death before she was scheduled to testify against him, according to authorities.
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WACO, Texas — Editor's Note | The video above and below are segments from our sister station KHOU on heat exhaustion.
Waco–McLennan County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will open a cooling center starting July 7 throughout the weekend, according to the city.
July 7 through July 9
City of Waco Multipurpose Facility, 1020 Elm Ave.
12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
July 10
Sul Ross Community Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.
12:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm
Cold bottles of water and chairs will also be provided at the following locations.
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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — A woman was hit and killed by a car Monday while walking across a crosswalk in Rancho Cordova.
According to the Rancho Cordova Police Department, the deadly hit-and-run crash happened at around 2 a.m. Monday on Sunrise Boulevard at the westbound onramp to Highway 50.
The identity of the woman killed has not been released.
The driver who hit the woman crossing the street within the crosswalk left the area, according to Rancho Cordova Police. Investigators arrived on the scene and interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence.
Police have not identified the driver or made any arrests in the case. Officials are asking anyone with information or who may have witnessed to contact the Traffic Unit at 916-875-9632.
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Learn more about the Arizona Department of Transportation's electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plan and provide input during a virtual public meeting on July 14.
ADOT is developing the plan in response to funding made available through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers along "alternative-fuel corridors."
ADOT’s plan envisions a network of EV fast chargers along the state’s interstate highways, facilitating long-distance EV travel and encouraging EV adoption by more users.
Current designated alt-fuel corridors in Arizona are I-10, I-17, I-8 and I-40, along with a short stretch of I-15 in the northwest corner of the state. Interstate 19 from I-10 to Nogales is a proposed corridor, and additional corridors can be added in the future, ADOT said.
The event, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., can be accessed through the internet or by phone.
Find links to the Zoom meeting information, online survey forms and other information at azdot.gov/EVplan, where a recording of the meeting also will be available later.
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To listen to the meeting by phone, dial 1-669-900-6833 and use webinar ID number 858 5361 3254.
Over the next five years, Arizona is set to receive $76.5 million through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, ADOT says.
The program is being funded as part of $5 billion made available for EV charging through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Here's a daily map of coronavirus cases in Arizona, broken down by county.
The numbers were updated July 6.
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Pop Cycle, 422 N 4th Ave. March 20, 2020.
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Roxanne Lee, manager of the Tucson Medical Center cath lab, stands with nurses and other colleagues in Lifegain Park during a memorial ceremony to remember those who have died of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), on Jan. 19, 2021.
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Most of the students are learning remotely (screen at the back of the room) in Alyssa Keri's math class at Catalina Foothills High School in the Catalina Foothills School District, Tucson, on Feb. 4, 2021.
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Costco shoppers line up early at the Tucson Marketplace at The Bridges in Tucson on March 14, 2020.
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Volunteer Bill Rauch loads food supplies into the trunk of a car at the Community Food Bank at 3003 S. Country Club Road, on March 18, 2020. The food bank started a drive through pick up service to allow for social distancing in response to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19.)
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A pedestrian walks by the shuttered doors and windows of the Surly Wench Pub, the day after the city's drinking establishments were shut down due to COVID-19 distancing measures, March 18, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Victor Sanchez, a cook at Robert's Restaurant, holds a sign up to let to let passing drivers know they are still open at 3301 E Grant Road, on March 19, 2020. Restaurants and other small businesses are taking huge losses as people self quarantine and self distance to diminish the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19.)
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Banner UMC’s drive up system is for emergency room triage for a variety of illnesses and is not for random testing for COVID-19. It has been put in place to keep crowds from the ER and protect the health of patients and staff.
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A line grows outside the doors to Trader Joe's at Swan and Grant as an employee limits customers entering the store to one-out one-in, March 20, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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A group of friends from St. Louis enjoy their lunch along Sentinel Peak after a 40-mile bike ride on March 20, 2020. The cycling friends planned their trip to Tucson months ago and decided to keep their vacation plans. They arrived on March 1st and leave this weekend. For the past three weeks they've been cycling through Saguaro National Park, up Mt. Lemmon, Kitt Peak and The Loop. On Friday they got takeout from Seis Kitchen and their bicycle touring company set up tables and chairs for them. They felt they self-quaratined with just the six of them during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Madelyn Hardy takes a phone-in order behind the locked doors at Renee's Organic Oven, March 20, 2020, Tucson, Ariz. The restaurant is now taking no cash, doesn't allow customers into the building and leaves bagged orders on an outside table for diners to pick up.
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A largely closed and nearly empty Park Place Mall early in the afternoon following COVID-19 restrictions, March 20, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Sarah Lang views responses from her fifth-grade students while teaching remotely on Google classroom at Centennial Elementary School in the Flowing Wells School District, Tucson, on March 20, 2020, after the shutdown of schools due to the pandemic.
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Marina Cornelius, owner of Floor Polish Dance + Fitness, teaches her Cardio Party-o class via Periscope to her students on March 20, 2020. Cornelius says this is the first time she's trying to livestream classes and is learning as she goes.
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Jo Schneider stands in the empty outdoor seating area of La Cocina located at 201 N. Court Avenue, on March 26, 2020.
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A woman walks along a nearly empty street in downtown Nogales, Arizona, on March 24, 2020.
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Dana Reed-Kane, co-owner of Reed's Compounding Pharmacy, 2729 E Speedway Blvd., pours a finished batch of hand sanitizer into a bottle at her store on March 27, 2020. Kane is making gallons of hand sanitizer and selling it to the public each day as part of a movement among such pharmacies to help out with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Michelle Don Carlos, founder of Mending Souls, sews masks in her home on Tucson's west side, on March 25, 2020. She and other volunteers are producing masks for emergency responders using anti-viral fabric donated by local hospitals.
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Vanessa Richards, 18, left, and Ella Dotson, 17, take a selfie as their friend, Camilla Hamilton, 17, gets her photo taken by Vanessa's mother, Chrissi, along Scott Ave. in downtown Tucson on March 31, 2020. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the rest of the schoolyear has been canceled. Richards, Dotson and Hamilton are seniors at Marana High School and will not have a formal graduation ceremony. The trio came to downtown to get photos of themselves in their caps and gowns.
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A dinosaur statue over the doors of MATS Dojo at 5929 E. 22nd St., sports an athletic cup for a face mask in the second week of COVID-19 restrictions, March 31, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Raj Paudel hands a bag of food to a customer at Govinda's to-go-tent located at 711 E. Blacklidge Drive, on April 1, 2020.
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Angel Perez and Dan Hawk perform from Perez's balcony, giving the neighborhood a COVID-19-isolation style concert from his balcony, April 1, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Tessa DeConcini, senior at University High School, poses for a portrait with her prom dress and graduation cap at University High School, 421 N. Arcadia Ave., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 1, 2020. DeConcini, along with many other high school students, will miss out on prom festivities as well as their graduation ceremony due Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
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Dr. Liz Almil chats with one of her group from afar as members of the Tucson Cancer Conquerors distribute exercise gear, apparel, citrus and coffee during a handout at Brandy Fenton Park, April 11, 2020, Tucson, Ariz. The group is trying to find ways to keep their members exercising despite being forced into isolation by COVID-19 restrictions.
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Rachel Huante greets her son Zeddicus Atherton as he trots out the door ahead of Lanee Pender carrying his sister Xena Atherton, part of the the new procedure of no parents inside the building at Kids First Preschool, April 15, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Cheri Carr grimaces as she receives a nasal swab while getting tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-thru testing site at Escalera Health & Wellness, 2224 N. Craycroft Rd., on April 17, 2020. Patients can receive a COVID-19 and an antibody test.
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Dalia Meshirer waves to a friend as the Golder Ranch Fire District trucks begin to roll by as dozens drive by her home to wish her a happy eighth birthday, April 2, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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A sign strapped to the median at 6th Street and Campbell Avenue gives southbound motorists a little pep-talk in the COVID-19 times, April 23, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Kitchen manger Koa Hoffmann tosses dough while working up a crust for a call-in order as he and few others keep cooking at Bear Canyon Pizza despite COVID-19 restrictions, April 22, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Jesse James Tucker, owner and trainer at Tucson Rising Phoenix Fitness and Defense, records a video response on techniques for one of his members outside his home in Tucson, Ariz., on April 14, 2020.
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Kyria Sabin Waugaman, right, pilates instructor at Body Works in Tucson, and one of her teachers, Alessangra Lima, host an online workout class at Body Works, 1980 E. River Rd., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 17, 2020.
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Homer Cass, left, talks to his son, Richard, middle, and grandson, Jason, 22, through a window at Tucson Medical Center on April 27, 2020. The hospital is making adjustments during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to now allow visitors. Upon entry everyone's temperature is taken and then friends and family members can use their cell phones to talk to their loved ones through a window for 15 minutes.
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Emily Wolfgang, manager at Little Anthony's Diner, talks with a customer during the first day of Little Anthony's Diner Carhop at Little Anthony's Diner, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 28, 2020. Little Anthony's Diner, in response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), started an old fashioned 1950's carhop. "It's been a long time since we had a carhop," said Tony Terry, president and owner of Little Anthony's Diner and The Gaslight Theater. "It fits our life right not." Little Anthony's Diner Carhop runs from 11am to 8pm Monday through Sunday. Customers can park in designated parking spots and order and pay for their food from the safety of their car, said Terry. Employees, dressed in 1950's attire with masks and gloves, will come out to check on customers and deliver drinks and food on trays, which resemble trays used in the 1950's that can attach to car windows. There is a Carhop menu, which include burgers, salads and shakes, but customers can order other items off the menu. DJ Phil, Little Anthony's Diner DJ, will play music that can be heard though speakers outside. "We may keep it after the virus," added Terry.
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Alex Swain, a member of Beloved in the Desert - Tucson's chapter of the Episcopal Service Corps, carries bags of groceries to the home of an elderly man, on April 3, 2020. Swain and his housemates have volunteered to shop for elderly and at risk populations as people quarantine and stay at home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Mike Pfander, left, and his wife Jeanne talk with Mike's mother Margaret Pfander from the service driveway just outside Margaret's apartment in Villa Hermosa, April 25, 2020, Tucson, Ariz. With the COVID19 lockdowns relatives have to meet without breaking isolation protocols, through windows or over walls.
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Ralph Acosta, valedictorian of the Amphitheater High School senior class, is greeted at his home near 22nd Street and 12th Avenue by principal Jon Lansa in Tucson on May 1, 2020. Acosta will speak during Amphi's video graduation ceremony.
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Detective Mary Pekas and Lt. Michelle Pickrom carry trays of food as they deliver meals with Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona, on April 29, 2020. Police officers with Tucson Police Department are volunteering while off duty with the program to allow for elderly volunteers to stay at home during the epidemic.
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Stylist Rahnay Curtis, left, and owner Jennifer Ball at CDO Barbershop on May 8, 2020, in Tucson.
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A nurse sporting a "Save Lives" mask takes part in a car procession honk-a-thon driving by Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital after departing from the Safeway across the street, on Jan. 12, 2021.
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Tucson Fire paramedics roll a gurney through a tent setup outside the Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital's emergency room, on April 14, 2020. The tents are used to screen staff and patients for potential Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before entering the hospital.
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Catalina Foothills High School graduates throw their hats in the air as they are videoed on the stage on the football field at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Dr., in Tucson, Ariz., on May 11, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Catalina Foothills High School is videoing all 415 graduates individually over three days crossing the stage with their diploma cover. Small groups of graduates are escorted toward the stage and stand next to cones set apart for social distancing. After video and still pictures, graduates are given a t-shirt as they leave. "Its an amazing amount of work and planning, but our grads are worth it," said Julie Farbarik, director of Alumni and Community Relations at Catalina Foothills School District.
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Lunchtime is normally standing room only at R&R Pizza Express, 13,905 N. Sandario Road, Marana. But it was sparsely attended on May 11, 2020, as the state allowed restaurants to re-open their dining rooms. Owner Linda Molitor carefully spaced tables to maintain social distancing for dining-in.
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Jordan Wentzel works on a customer's return at DSW located at 7191 E. Broadway, on May 12, 2020. Shoes tried on and returned by customers are cleaned with disinfectant and then stored for three days before being put back on the floor.
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Dr. Susan McMahon, left, lifts a healthy Camille Keicher as mother Audrey gives a reassuring nudge during Camille's six-month well-visit at Mesquite Pediatrics, 2350 N. Kibler Place, Tucson, on May 15, 2020.
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Carolina Castillo, house keeping staff member, wipes down a chair and table in the food court at Park Place Mall, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz. on May 19, 2020. Malls reopened today under CDC guidelines and Gov. Ducey's new rules for businesses due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Park Place Mall has signs throughout the mall reminding customers to keep a six feet distance as well as hand sanitizer stations near each entrance. About half of the tables in the food court have been removed to allow for social distances as well as less than half of the stores have opened with new guidelines. Of the stores open, only 10 customers are allowed to shop in each store at a time.
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The B Gates are largely empty on the Friday afternoon before Memorial Day, less than a dozen people waiting for flights at Tucson International Airport, May 22, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Brian McKinley carts out the extra chairs for temporary storage after the seating had been rearranged to meet COVID19 restrictions at Rincon Presbyterian Church, May 21, 2020, Tucson, Ariz. Houses of worship are searching for ways to adapt to the new reality.
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Ernie Villalobos, general manger of Roadhouse Cinemas, talks with returning employees about some of the new safety measures at Roadhouse Cinemas, 4811 E. Grant Rd., in Tucson, Ariz. on June 9, 2020. Roadhouse Cinemas will reopen on Wednesday June 10 at 3:15 p.m. with new safety measures in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The new safety measures include plexiglass set up in front of cashier stations, informational signs placed through out the theater as well as signs on the floor indicating 6-feet distances. Each of the nine theaters will be at 50% capacity to allow for distancing between seats.
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Fatuma Mohamud, employee, walk past two plexiglass stands infant of registers at Funtasticks, 221 E. Wetmore Rd., in Tucson, Ariz. on June 17, 2020. Funtasticks has reopened with new safety procedures in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. All attractions are open with equipment being cleaned after ever use, social distancing signs and plexiglass placed in front of registers.
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Students in the "Let's Spin" class ride their stationary bikes outdoors at Let's Sweat, 439 N 6th Ave., on August 19, 2020. Soleil Chiquette, owner of the fitness studio and gym, says she moved her classes outdoors and limited class sizes in order to adhere to coronavirus disease guidelines. She's had to cancel some classes that involve students to be indoors. Chiquette says an app was created for her business when the pandemic first started so that members can have access to fitness classes and challenges.
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Cafeteria worker Francis Fontes sorts chicken nuggets into bags for grab-and-go distribution use at the Tucson Unified School District-Food Services building located at 2150 E. 15th Street, on Sept. 23, 2020. The TUSD Food Services Department has continued to provide services for students and families throughout the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by distributing thousands of meals a week for students. In addition to the daily grab-and-go distribution throughout the city, the district has implemented an alternative weekly pickup of a week’s worth of meals (including breakfast, lunch, and five days of snacks) at the TUSD Food Services Department Central Facility off of 15th street.
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Alyssa Cossey, conductor and director of the University Community Chorus (UCC), sets up for a webinar series she is directing from her home on September 8, 2020. The webinar takes place twice a month for the school semester. Cossey wanted to create something for people to participate in during this lack of physical choir performances and rehearsals due to the coronavirus disease pandemic. The series is free and open to the public.
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Music director Eric Holtan leads the True Concord Choir during rehearsal for their upcoming performance, "The Nurturer – Brahms Requiem," at Dove of Peace Lutheran Church, 665 W. Rollercoaster Road, on Oct. 19, 2020.
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Eli Hyland, left, 78, starts to form a heart with her hands while watching her daughter Karen Shea form a heart during their outdoor visit at Elderhaven Assisted Living, 2501 N. Soldier Trail, in Tucson, Ariz., on October 22, 2020. They started making hearts with their hands during their window visits and it has stuck, said Shea. Shea was able to visit her mother through window visits during the pandemic but recently Shea was able to visit her mom in an outdoor setting under strict protocols. They were required to wear masks, get their temps taken, maintain a six-foot distance at all times and were not allowed to touch each other.
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Tiana Hair, PCC psychology clinical instructor, grabs a filled COVID-19 saliva test tube during a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at Pima Community College East Campus, 8181 E. Irvington Rd., in Tucson, Ariz. on Dec. 11, 2020. Arizona State University in partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services is now offering appointment only drive-thru COVID-19 testing, via a saliva test, at three Pima Community College campuses.
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Second-grade students make gingerbread cookies while a warm fire burns on the Smart board at Mesa Verde Elementary School, 1661 W. Sage St. on Dec. 17, 2020.
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Marcos Moreno, a volunteer for 15 years with Miracle en el Barrio, writes the number of children on the front of a mini-van as he welcomes families to the Tucson Rodeo Grounds for the 18th year of the event, on Dec. 18, 2020. As a precaution against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the annual event used a drive-thru style format to handout toys, gift cards and other items to children and families
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Five-year old Antonio Moreno reaches out to Santa Claus, getting as close to him as the COVID-19 protective snow-globe bubble will allow during the Tucson Parks and Recreation's drive-thru Cookies With Santa at Donna R. Liggins Recreation Center, Tucson, Ariz., December 16, 2020. It was slow at the drive-thru and when there were no others around, a few kids like Antonio got a chance to almost touch the Big Guy.
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A playground structure closed due to the coronavirus pandemic at Arthur Pack Regional Park north of Tucson on May 8, 2020.
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Kris Green stands with hands over heart as students pass by on her last day as a teacher at Manzanita Elementary School on Oct. 23, 2020. After nearly 40 years, she decided to retire before in-person instruction begins on Oct. 26. Green was a district teacher of the year.
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Elana Bloom: It was very shocking. Everything I had planned for, my whole business was canceled over a two day period. Bloom owns Solstice, a textile business and would make most of her money in the Spring to help with the slower months of the summer. April 14, 2020
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Sgt. Michael Moseley receives the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine during the administration of the vaccination to members of the public who meet the 1B priority eligibility of at Tucson Medical Center's Marshal Center, on Jan. 15, 2021.
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People are directed into the line at the University of Arizona's COVID19 drive-thru vaccination facilities on the school's mall, Tucson, Ariz., February 5, 2021.
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Resident Victor Braun laughs with a CVS Pharmacy health care worker after getting his first dose of the Moderna COVID vaccine at Hacienda at the Canyon, Tucson, Ariz., January 27, 2021. The facility's residents and staff were part of a two day vaccination program in conjunction with CVS Pharmacy and monitored by the in-house personnel from TMCOne clinic.
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CLERMONT, Fla. – Clermont police need help locating a missing 16-year-old who does not have his medications with him.
Police said Gabriel Antonio Betancourt was last seen around 10:58 a.m. on Wednesday at Hillside Villa Apartments.
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Police describe Betancourt as being 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing 96 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes.
According to investigators, he was last seen wearing gray sweatpants and a royal blue tie-dyed shirt.
Police said he is listed as “missing endangered” because Betancourt has a history of medical issues, including asthma, ADHD, ODD and epilepsy, and does not have his medications with him.
If you have any information about Betancourt’s whereabouts, police encourage you to call 911 or anonymously report a tip to Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477). | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/clermont-police-search-for-missing-endangered-teen/ | 2022-07-06T21:28:49 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/clermont-police-search-for-missing-endangered-teen/ |
OCALA, Fla. – The City of Ocala’s Aquatic Fun Centers will implement a reduction in hours of operation beginning Tuesday.
These reduced hours of operation are being initiated to maintain state safety guidelines amid a critical lifeguard shortage.
According to the American Lifeguard Association, there is a nationwide lifeguard shortage affecting about a third of the country’s public pools.
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“Unfortunately, this has been a trend over the last several years, even before COVID-19,” said Ocala Recreation and Parks Director, Preston Pooser. “We have experienced increased challenges in recruitment and retention of summer lifeguards. We begin the annual recruitment process as early as February and offer highly competitive pay. However, only 60% of our positions were filled this summer.”
Ashley Dobbs with the City of Ocala said the city must follow strict safety guidelines that include a 25 to 1 swimmer-to-lifeguard ratio.
In order to compensate for their current lifeguard shortage, Dobbs said they will alternate opening hours between the city’s two recreation centers.
“So the facility that we are in today might be open one day, but the next day it’ll be closed, and we are going to open the other one ad we’re just going to alternate back and forth Wednesday through Saturday,” she said.
Dobbs said she hopes more people will apply next year because right now the city cannot hire any more lifeguards due to time constraints with training.
“So to become a lifeguard, you have to go through lifeguard training, rescue training, and CPR classes. Because that is such a long process, we try to get that done early in the year,” she said.
The Jervey Gantt Aquatic Fun Center — 2390 SW 36th Ave. — and the Hampton Aquatic Fun Center — 255 NW Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. — will alternate operating days and continue to host two sessions per day.
Effective July 12, pool hours of operations will be as follows:
Hampton Aquatic Fun Center
- Wednesday, July 13 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Friday, July 15 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 19 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Thursday, July 21 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, July 23 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday July 27 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Friday, July 29 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, July 30 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. *
Jervey Gantt Aquatic Fun Center
- Tuesday, July 12 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Thursday, July 14 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, July 16 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 20 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Friday, July 22 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 26 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Thursday, July 28 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, July 30 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. *
*If staffing levels meet safety guidelines
Admission per session for a single individual is $2 for children ages 17 and under and $3.50 for adults ages 18 and up.
You can listen to every episode of Florida’s Fourth Estate in the media player below: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/lifeguard-shortage-reduces-pool-hours-in-ocala/ | 2022-07-06T21:28:55 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/lifeguard-shortage-reduces-pool-hours-in-ocala/ |
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – If you plan on hitting the beach anytime soon, you might be met by a bad smell and sand covered in brown seaweed.
Researchers said the seaweed, called sargassum, is coming in record numbers this year to Central Florida’s coast and unfortunately, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
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It’s an unpleasant surprise that shows up in pockets along the coast every summer, but this year, the amount found is setting records.
It used to mostly grow in the Northern Atlantic but researchers said over the last decade, it’s been growing quickly in the Tropical Atlantic. University of South Florida scientists even measured an increase this year, seeing stinky seaweed numbers increase from 18 million tons in May to 24 million tons in June.
“This is a bloom that is 8,850 kilometers long. It’s the biggest algae bloom in the world,” said Dr. Brian LaPointe, a researcher with Florida Atlantic University.
LaPointe said they’ve been studying it for the last decade and found that it’s fed by nitrogen.
“More nitrogen from human activities—like deforestation, biomass burning in Africa, for example, wastewater with just increasing human population growth, fertilizers—it’s fostering what we refer to now as harmful algal blooms,” he said. “It’s exactly what we’re also seeing in the Indian River Lagoon killing the seagrasses causing the starvation in the manatees. This is just on a much larger scale.”
The growth in sargassum is also something News 6′s team of meteorologists are watching due to rain increases.
“So, we’re seeing a lot more runoff that contains fertilizers that run off into the Mississippi River, the Amazon River and then get out into the ocean so these big blooms can feed off of that,” meteorologist Jonathan Kegges said.
He said the Saharan Dust also powers it and then it finds its way to Central Florida’s coast.
“The gulf stream runs so close to the counties. It’s right up it so if you get some of that developing in the Caribbean, it’s going to find that gulf stream current and ride right up the Florida straits and then right up our coast,” Kegges added.
Researchers said the East Coast of the state should get a break by the fall.
“July is typically the maximum amount for biomass of sargassum in terms of arriving here so we’re going to have probably another month or maybe two months,” LaPointe said.
You can listen to every episode of Florida’s Fourth Estate in the media player below: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/whats-that-smell-tons-of-stinky-seaweed-covers-central-florida-coast/ | 2022-07-06T21:29:01 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/06/whats-that-smell-tons-of-stinky-seaweed-covers-central-florida-coast/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A worker was killed after a car fell on him at an Orlando vehicle repair shop Wednesday afternoon, deputies said.
According to investigators, the incident occurred at the J & J Automotive located at 1455 West Landstreet Road #514.
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Deputies said they responded to a man, in his 60s, who had a car fall on him. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died, the sheriff’s office said.
This is the second fatal incident in as many days involving workers in Orange County. This comes after a man in his 30s fell to his death while working on the roof at ARIUM Greenview Apartments a day prior.
This is an active investigation and no other details are available at this time. Check back here for updates.
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Doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have concluded that a man who received a first-of-its-kind pig-heart transplant in January died two months later of heart failure. The reasons for the failure remain under investigation.
All the subsequent information gathered will be applied when they are ready for the next xenotransplant patient. That includes clues about how to prevent issues that may have contributed to the heart failure, including a reaction to a drug aimed at preventing rejection.
“We are still trying to figure out what went wrong; we don’t have a single answer,” said Muhammad M. Mohiuddin, co-leader of the pig heart study and professor of surgery and scientific/program director of the cardiac xenotransplantation program in the medical school.
“But we don’t consider this a setback,” he said. “We consider that he lived through the surgery the first win. When he seemed to be recovering and doing well for two months, we really thought that was a huge success. If we could have identified the reason his heart gave out suddenly, he might have walked out of the hospital.”
An autopsy found Bennett’s body didn’t show traditional signs of rejecting the heart. Rather, doctors found a thickening and then stiffening of the heart muscle, perhaps a reaction to a drug used to prevent rejection and infection. That made it unable to relax and fill with blood as it’s supposed to.
According to the doctors’ study, which was published in June in the New England Journal of Medicine, they also found DNA from a latent infection in the specially reared pig that evaded precautions and screening. It’s still not clear whether that contributed to the heart failure.
Bennet, 57, had been bedridden and hooked up to a lifesaving heart-lung bypass machine for eight weeks with end-stage heart failure before the transplant with the genetically modified pig heart. He was not eligible for a traditional heart transplant and federal regulators granted him a “compassionate use” exemption to have the experimental pig-heart transplant. Such animal organ transplants are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
For now, any more such transplants will be considered on a “case by case basis,” according to a statement by a FDA spokesperson to the Baltimore Sun.
The agency wouldn’t comment on if and when regulators would allow human trials, which typically mean larger numbers of transplant patients, multiple hospital sites and data collection with the goal of approval for the procedure. The Wall Street Journal, citing “sources familiar with the matter,” reported last week that the FDA was devising such plans.
FDA officials acknowledged to the Sun a need to address the shortage of organs for transplant.
“Xenotransplantation represents an option to help address the shortage of human allografts and organs for transplantation,” according to an FDA spokesperson.
But the FDA also cited the complexity and risk from animal transplants, including transfer of infections, and the need to “carefully assess” those risks compared with the potential benefits in any trial.
“Overall, FDA will not allow an investigational product to be used unless it believes that such risks are appropriately minimized and acceptable for the clinical situation,” the spokesperson said. “Because of the potentially serious public health risks of possible zoonotic infections, FDA has instituted policies such as long-term patient monitoring and prohibitions against blood donation to mitigate against the risk of infectious-disease transmission.”
Mohiuddin said doctors have been in touch with the FDA about human trials but said there would be more animal studies in the meantime.
“I think the presentations made to the FDA by those in the field indicate that the best path forward is through a human clinical trial,” he said. “We are eager to see how the FDA responds to this input and whether they will issue new guidance on this. As of now, we are proceeding with additional primate studies to see what more we can learn.”
But Mohiuddin said doctors already know the findings from Bennett’s transplant will lead to changes to practices and techniques in future human transplants.
Patients and their families have been contacting him and other doctors since the transplant was announced, but there is no timeline to request approval for another transplant.
“There is a patient population that could benefit from this, and many have offered, volunteered for the procedure,” he said. “Before we satisfy anyone else, we have to be satisfied what we have learned can be applied to the next one.”
The transplant was the result of a $15.7 million research grant from the Virginia-based biotech company Revivicor to study its genetically modified pig UHearts in baboons.
About 110,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant, with more than 6,000 dying annually while they’re on the list, according to federal figures.
— Baltimore Sun | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pig-heart-recipient-died-of-heart-failure-study-finds/2022/07/06/affe06ec-fcdc-11ec-a7eb-d66bb98bbf0f_story.html | 2022-07-06T21:30:05 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pig-heart-recipient-died-of-heart-failure-study-finds/2022/07/06/affe06ec-fcdc-11ec-a7eb-d66bb98bbf0f_story.html |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Update, 4:50 p.m.: Harrisburg city spokesperson Matt Maisel said the person killed is an adult male, and the shooter, an adult woman, has been identified and interviewed by police.
The woman has been released, and the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office is investigating the shooting as a possible self-defense case.
Previously
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Harrisburg.
It was reported at 1:55 p.m., according to emergency dispatch accounts.
Police responded to the area of 13th and Walnut Streets, where they found a male victim dead.
No one else was injured, according to dispatch.
A city spokesperson said one person is in custody.
The incident is under investigation. No further details were immediately available.
FOX43 will have additional information as it becomes available. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/one-person-killed-in-harrisburg-shooting-police-investigating/521-9db95099-a54b-4c12-951d-db23aa2271de | 2022-07-06T21:30:47 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/one-person-killed-in-harrisburg-shooting-police-investigating/521-9db95099-a54b-4c12-951d-db23aa2271de |
LITITZ, Pa. — Parking in the Downtown District of the Borough of Lititz will be free between Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 16, the Lititz Borough Police Department announced Wednesday.
Sundays are always free within the area.
Enforcement of the Downtown parking meters will resume one again on Monday, July 18.
The free parking is compliments of Olio Olive Oils and Balsamics, located at 41 South Broad Street in Lititz, the police department said. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/free-parking-lititz-lancaster-county-pennsylvania/521-ef3ee0f2-e96a-425c-b3bf-2f13b4bdf6d4 | 2022-07-06T21:30:54 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/free-parking-lititz-lancaster-county-pennsylvania/521-ef3ee0f2-e96a-425c-b3bf-2f13b4bdf6d4 |
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams on Wednesday released the results of her investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred on April 15 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Elizabeth Township.
Adams concluded that the two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were justified in discharging their firearms at the driver of a vehicle that struck one of the troopers as it fled from a traffic stop.
Adams said she reviewed statements from both troopers, police reports, and front and rear MVR footage of the incident -- the only video footage available, since neither trooper was wearing a body camera.
Adams did not identify either of the troopers involved in the incident.
The information reviewed established the following:
- Around 11:35 p.m. on April 15, 2022, Trooper 1 and Trooper 2 were on patrol on the PA Turnpike when they observed two vehicles traveling at extremely high speeds eastbound and in the same direction of travel as them.
- Trooper 1 was driving; Trooper 2 was in the passenger seat. Trooper 1 attempted to close the distance between the suspect vehicles by traveling at speeds up to approximately 120-125 miles per hour.
- Once traffic caused the two suspect vehicles to slow, the troopers caught up with and initiated a traffic stop of both vehicles using lights and sirens.
- The two vehicles were identified as a white Dodge Durango and a dark silver Jeep Grand Cherokee.
- According to the troopers’ statements, the traffic stop was initiated approximately 15 miles from the point they originally saw the vehicles speeding.
- During the traffic stop, the Dodge yielded and pulled over in the right berm; the Jeep did not yield and only stopped in the right-hand lane after Trooper 1 boxed it in by stopping in front of it and straddling both lanes of traffic.
- Trooper 2 stated he opened the passenger side window and motioned for the Jeep to pull over to no avail.
- Trooper 1 and Trooper 2 then exited the cruiser.
- Trooper 1 approached the Jeep while Trooper 2 approached the Dodge.
- Trooper 2 did not approach the driver but initially occupied a space between the middle of the cruiser and the Dodge to maintain visual of both vehicles and Trooper 1, who was fully in a lane of travel at night.
- As Trooper 1 approached the Jeep, he saw the driver looking around with what he described as a “panicked” look and then the front wheels of the Jeep turn left toward his direction.
- Trooper 1 requested the driver, a black male in his 20s with facial hair, produce a driver’s license and then repeated this command. The driver did not produce any documents.
- Trooper 1 then reached into the vehicle and turned off the push-to-start ignition.
- The driver simultaneously asked why Trooper 1 did that and restarted the vehicle, putting it in gear.
- Trooper 1 again requested the driver produce his license and immediately after the car is turned back on, repeatedly requested the driver to put the vehicle in park.
- Trooper 1 then positioned himself in a less dangerous angle from the vehicle as he believed the operator was going to drive toward him.
- As Trooper 1 adjusted his body, the Jeep lunged forward while he was alongside of it and struck him on the right side of his body.
- Trooper 1 indicated that at that moment, he believed he was getting run over by the vehicle.
- Trooper 1 drew his service weapon and fired three rounds at the driver as he feared that he would be dragged by the vehicle or swept under its wheels.
- As the Jeep accelerated away and he realized he was no longer in danger, Trooper 1 stopped firing.
- Trooper 1 reported that as he was putting his weapon back into its holster, he heard several additional shots being fired.
Adams ruled Trooper 1’s use of deadly force justified as the driver of the vehicle clearly placed Trooper 1 in apparent danger of death or serious bodily injury by illegally fleeing a lawful traffic stop and striking the Trooper as he fled.
Adams' review of the incident also determined:
- At all times prior to the first shots fired by Trooper 1, Trooper 2 was located between the cruiser and the Dodge while dividing his attention between the Jeep, Dodge, Trooper 1, and approaching traffic.
- During the traffic stop Trooper 2 did walk toward the back of the Dodge and again toward the front of the cruiser.
- Trooper 2 heard the engine of the Jeep shut off and Trooper 1 yelling but could not decipher what was being said.
- Trooper 2 then noticed the Dodge start to pull out from its parked position on the berm and then heard gunfire while observing the Jeep beginning to drive away.
- Trooper 2 did not see Trooper 1 fire his weapon, or Trooper 1 at all as the Jeep fled, and believed Trooper 1 had either been shot by the Jeep occupants or was run over by the Jeep or both.
- Trooper 2 then fired seven consecutive and rapid shots at the fleeing Jeep, which continued eastbound at a high rate of speed along with the Dodge.
- Trooper 2 stopped firing once he realized the Jeep was gaining further distance, lighting provided by the cruiser was diminishing, and there was an increased risk of oncoming westbound traffic.
- MVR footage showed no oncoming westbound traffic while shots were being fired.
- Trooper 2 stated that because he could not see his partner, he feared that his partner had been shot by the occupant of the Jeep or run over or both and that he fired to prevent the driver’s escape from what he believed at the time to have been a violent felony against Trooper 1 and to prevent further possible injury to others that could occur from a high-speed escape.
- Trooper 2 did not realize Trooper 1 was not shot or seriously injured until he turned his attention to the cruiser, which Trooper 1 had entered and began to pull forward for Trooper 2 to enter.
Adams also ruled that Trooper 2’s use of force was also justified under the law.
After hearing Trooper 1 shouting, and hearing multiple gunshots from unknown origins, Trooper 2 could not see Trooper 1 as the Jeep began to flee the scene, Adams said.
Trooper 2’s belief that Trooper 1 was struck by the Jeep and/or or shot by the occupant was objectively reasonable, according to Adams.
Accordingly, also reasonable was his belief that the use of deadly force was necessary to prevent the perpetrator’s escape as the vehicle was speeding away while in possession of a deadly weapon, that being a firearm or the vehicle itself.
The troopers then radioed the incident to dispatch and despite pursuing the vehicles they were unable to catch up to them.
Additional troopers attempted to initiate traffic stops near the Valley Forge exchange, but the Jeep and Dodge did not yield. The Jeep continued onto I-76 E and the Dodge continued on I-276 E.
Trooper 1 was transported to Ephrata Hospital for treatment of right shoulder pain and was diagnosed with a right shoulder strain as result of the incident.
Within a few days of the incident, PSP Lancaster received information that led to the recovery of both vehicles at a garage in Philadelphia.
The vehicles were forensically processed and confirmed to have been involved in the incident.
PSP Lancaster, with the assistance of PSP Philadelphia, executed multiple search warrants resulting in the recovery of additional evidence pertaining to this incident some of which is pending forensic analysis.
A criminal investigation is ongoing and limited information is being released at this time.
Forensic analysis revealed the Jeep was struck in five areas: the rear windshield which had been replaced after the shooting, the right bumper, the driver’s side front fender, the outside wall of the front driver’s side tire, and the driver door.
The Dodge was not struck nor did either Trooper attempt to fire at the Dodge.
A review of the MVR footage established the following timeline:
- approximately 46 seconds expired between the activation of lights/sirens and the vehicles coming to a stop
- approximately 10 seconds between stopping the vehicle and Trooper 1 requesting a license
- approximately 5 seconds later Trooper 1 turns off the Jeep’s ignition
- the Jeep restarts approximately 3 seconds after Trooper 1 turned it off
- Trooper 1 requests a license twice more and orders the operator to put the Jeep in park twice; this all occurs while the Jeep is restarting, taking approximately 3 seconds
- As Trooper 1 orders the Jeep to be parked a second time, the Jeep starts to lunge forward
- Within approximately 3 seconds the first shots from Trooper 1 are heard, lasting about 1 second
- Within approximately 2 seconds after Trooper 1’s shots, Trooper 2’s shots are heard, lasting about 2 seconds
- As the last shot is fired by Trooper 2, Trooper 1 enters the cruiser and begins to pull forward
Overall, approximately 30 seconds elapsed from the vehicles being completely stopped to the last shot fired, Adams said. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/lancaster-county-da-state-troopers-were-justified-in-firing-at-vehicle-fleeing-from-traffic-stop-on-pa-turnpike-in-april/521-9def7214-f16c-4895-911e-ddc12c13daec | 2022-07-06T21:31:00 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/lancaster-county-da-state-troopers-were-justified-in-firing-at-vehicle-fleeing-from-traffic-stop-on-pa-turnpike-in-april/521-9def7214-f16c-4895-911e-ddc12c13daec |
CEDAR FALLS — The Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley has announced the following needs of local organizations for volunteers:
MercyOne is looking for medical runners. Volunteers follow a specific route and pick up and deliver specimens as needed.
The Northeast Iowa Food Bank is looking for people to volunteer in its food pantry.
Green Iowa AmeriCorps is seeking volunteers to plant trees this summer.
The University of Northern Iowa Culture and Intensive English Program is looking for families to participate as international friendship volunteers. Spend time with an international student sharing meals, exploring the Cedar Valley Trails, playing games, or any other activities.
Contact the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley at (319) 883-3015 or information@vccv.org, or go online to vccv.org for a complete listing of volunteer opportunities in the Cedar Valley. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-valley-groups-seek-volunteers/article_2bb4e424-3699-5258-b527-5dcb57c827c3.html | 2022-07-06T21:32:17 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-valley-groups-seek-volunteers/article_2bb4e424-3699-5258-b527-5dcb57c827c3.html |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Public Schools have been closed for a few weeks, but the food pantries at some schools are still open - including the pantry at Lovejoy Elementary School.
Amy Joens, the community school coordinator at Lovejoy, said the pantry is seeing an increase in visitors.
Their pantry opened to the community in December after previously being exclusively for students and their families.
In December, Joens said the pantry was serving approximately 50 people a month. Now, it serves close to 150 families, or around 800 individuals.
"We started out by being able to order one thousand pounds of food every other week," Joens said. "Then we started ordering one thousand pounds weekly. Now we order two thousand pounds of food every week. We go through it all."
While some pantries only carry canned or boxed foods, the pantry at Lovejoy also provides fresh meats and vegetables, as well as hygiene products.
The pantry is essential to many community members, including Monica Yakwenneh.
Yakwenneh has four kids in the metro and works two jobs to make ends meet. She said she started using the pantry three months ago when her grocery and utility bills became too high.
"Rent went up," Yakwenneh said. "Light bills, water bills, everything just going up. Things are never the same."
Yakwenneh said without the pantry, she doesn't know how she would survive.
"It's really really helping us," she said. "If you're out there and you need help, get the help that you can get."
Lovejoy Principal Brandi Otto said she's glad her school can be a resource to those in need.
"It's brought the community here into Lovejoy," Otto said. "We've got to build relationships with parents and community members."
The pantry is open this summer every Thursday between 12-3 p.m. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/lovejoy-elementary-school-food-pantry-des-moines/524-c7081d06-5d92-469e-8cca-b7b6bcd0a4fd | 2022-07-06T21:33:14 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/lovejoy-elementary-school-food-pantry-des-moines/524-c7081d06-5d92-469e-8cca-b7b6bcd0a4fd |
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal authorities have reached a settlement with immigration advocates that restricts the use of a privately run detention center in Virginia that saw a massive coronavirus outbreak two years ago.
In 2020, a judge barred the center from accepting any new detainees after an outbreak led to the death of a 72-year-old Canadian detainee, and a 90% positivity rate among the facility’s 300 detainees.
Advocacy groups that filed suit on the detainees behalf said only two detainees are currently held at the site.
Judge Leonie Brinkema faulted authorities for the outbreak, saying a “bureaucratic circus” resulted in the transfer of a large group of detainees from Florida and Arizona without any quarantine, despite jail policies against such transfers.
The National Immigration Project, one of the organizations that filed the lawsuit, said 15 individual plaintiffs who were detained at Farmville will also receive undisclosed financial settlements under the agreement. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/settlement-resolves-lawsuit-at-immigration-jail-in-virginia/2022/07/06/1946ed5a-fd71-11ec-b39d-71309168014b_story.html | 2022-07-06T21:34:29 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/settlement-resolves-lawsuit-at-immigration-jail-in-virginia/2022/07/06/1946ed5a-fd71-11ec-b39d-71309168014b_story.html |
A new state program in Connecticut is helping residents achieve their dreams of being first-time homebuyers by providing up to a $25,000 forgivable loan for down payment assistance in purchasing a home in Bridgeport.
Home Bridgeport, the First Time Homebuyer Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program, is the first state program to provide down payment assistance to low and moderate-income Bridgeport homebuyers, Mayor Joseph Ganim and the City of Bridgeport, in collaboration with Building Neighborhood Together, jointly announced.
For borrowers who have received a fixed-rate mortgage from a reputable lender, the program provides up to $25,000 for down payment and/or closing cost assistance. One- or two-family residences inside Bridgeport City are eligible.
Additionally, in order to be eligible, participants:
- must have a household income less than 80% of the Area Medium Income for Bridgeport Metro Areas pertaining to maximum household occupants' household, per the US Department of Housing and Urban Development;
- must not have owned any residential real estate in the previous three years;
- must contribute at least 1% of the home's purchase price;
- must have a minimum credit score of 620;
- must not have bankruptcy or foreclosures in the last three years;
- and, the borrower must live in the home acquired with Down Payment Assistance Program funds for at least five years.
"Having a down payment and being able to handle closing fees is one of the most fundamental challenges to becoming a homeowner," Ganim said. "This program marks a turning point by allowing first-time homebuyers to purchase their first property by using this program. It will make homeownership a possibility for many Bridgeport residents."
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HUD New England Regional Administrator Juana Matias said the program will make homeownership "a reality for many families seeking the stability and wealth-building" that owning a property can bring.
“HUD is happy to congratulate the City of Bridgeport on the launch of their new HOME funded First Time Homebuyer Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program. Homeownership has long been considered a top priority for HUD,” said Matias. “Because of the city’s new program, this will become a reality for many families seeking the stability and wealth-building that homeownership can bring.”
For more information, including additional requirements for eligible participants, click here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ct-offers-up-to-25000-in-homeowners-assistance-to-first-time-home-buyers-in-this-city/3763807/ | 2022-07-06T21:38:06 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ct-offers-up-to-25000-in-homeowners-assistance-to-first-time-home-buyers-in-this-city/3763807/ |
PLEASANTVILLE — A turbulent City Council primary race came to a close Tuesday when 1st Ward Democratic committee members voted to nominate the Rev. James Barclay to run for the 1st Ward seat in November.
Barclay thanked all those who participated in the election.
“This country was built on its value of democracy,” Barclay said Wednesday.
The race for the seat took a winding path and involved one lead change and a dispute over a candidate’s eligibility to run for office in Pleasantville.
Cory Young initially appeared to have won the June 7 Democratic primary election, and the right to run as the Democratic nominee in the November general election. There is no Republican running.
Young received 239 votes — nearly 53% of the 453 votes cast in the three-candidate primary race. Barclay had received 137 votes, while the third candidate, former Board of Education member Rick Norris, received 77. There was no incumbent in the race.
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Barclay, then the first runner-up in the primary, filed a petition in Atlantic County Superior Court on June 17 challenging Young’s residency status.
The petition said Young was not living at the Pleasantville address he had listed when registering to run for office — and that instead, Young resided at a property in Atlantic City. Among other arguments, the petition noted that on June 13 — six days after the June 7 primary — the names of Young and his wife were still listed on the intercom system at the Atlantic City property.
Young dropped out of the race June 22, shortly after a court date was set to hear the dispute. He told The Press then that he did so to spend more time with his new wife and to gain more experience. He said he lived in Pleasantville and that the Atlantic City property was merely a secondary residence, and maintained that he did not withdraw his candidacy due to Barclay’s filing.
The race also changed course due to a delay in counting mail-in ballots. Barclay had been leading in the election-day count with 86 votes to Norris’ 51 and Young’s 61. That 25-vote lead collapsed with the arrival of 255 mail-in ballots, the lion’s share of which, nearly 70%, went to Young.
With Young’s resignation, it fell to 1st Ward members of the Atlantic County Democratic Committee — who are elected to their positions — to nominate a candidate for the general election Nov. 8.
Barclay is a pastor at Full Gospel Church International in Pleasantville and a former member of the Pleasantville Board of Education. He is also a Liberian immigrant and had worked as a project manager for the U.N. Monrovian Sanitation Program.
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The pastor stressed the need for solidarity. Barclay said he is reaching out to different communities and political factions to urge them to unite for the common good of the city and address needs such as urgent repairs to city streets and sewers. His victory comes after a contentious dispute on council about a now rescinded, 39-year concession agreement over the city sewer system controlled by a private equity company. Barclay has previously expressed opposition to the sewer concession, and his election to council could cement the 4-3 margin by which the council voted to withdraw from the deal.
Barclay’s election also comes as the school board remains locked in a noxious, months-long dispute over the superintendent position at Pleasantville Public Schools.
“My mind has evolved to realize what Pleasantville needs most is healing,” Barclay said. “The first thing on people’s minds should not be themselves, but the city.”
Barclay said one of his goals would be to reach out to different immigrant communities and create opportunities to have them more involved in their local democracy. He stressed that immigrants offer their own talents to the city and it was crucial to have them work together with natural born citizens in moving the city forward.
“There are too many divides. … People are too polarized,” Barclay said, reflecting on the state of the city and the nation at large. “I’m bridging those gaps.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/barclay-gets-nomination-for-pleasantville-city-council-seat/article_48455960-fd54-11ec-ad32-4f1cd10c4da0.html | 2022-07-06T21:42:36 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/barclay-gets-nomination-for-pleasantville-city-council-seat/article_48455960-fd54-11ec-ad32-4f1cd10c4da0.html |
A Pleasantville woman was arrested June 26 and charged with selling a Toms River man drugs that caused his death in April, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.
Michelle Baker, 39, is charged with strict liability drug-induced death, distribution of heroin/fentanyl, possession of heroin/fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute heroin/fentanyl, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
Baker, who had a warrant for her arrest issued June 21, was arrested by Howell Township police in Monmouth County on a shoplifting charge June 26. She was transferred to the Ocean County jail Monday and will stay there at until a detention hearing is scheduled, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Toms River police April 19 were called to a South Main Street residence after the man, 44, was discovered unresponsive. The man was already dead upon officers' arrival, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Through an investigation, police learned Baker sold the man heroin and fentanyl, which were identified in his toxicology report, the day before his death. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/pleasantville-womans-drug-sale-led-to-mans-death-prosecutor-says/article_a1360808-fd5e-11ec-b3a2-cb06c079d265.html | 2022-07-06T21:42:42 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/pleasantville-womans-drug-sale-led-to-mans-death-prosecutor-says/article_a1360808-fd5e-11ec-b3a2-cb06c079d265.html |
Will Auty pitched a complete game, striking out seven and allowing just two hits to lead the Greater Wildwood 11-and-under baseball team to a 9-2 victory over Linwood/Somers Point in the District 16 championship game Tuesday.
Greater Wildwood lost its first two games of the district tournament. The team won its third game 11-9 over Stafford Township. Greater Wildwood then had to beat Linwood/Somers point twice to win the title. The team won 13-2 on July 1 after Auty pitched another great game.
On Tuesday, Owen Bannon, Drew Robinson and Michael Sciarra each had two hits for Greater Wildwood. Gabe Volpe hit an RBI single and made numerous excellent defensive plays at shortstop. Adrian Augsberger added a hit and drove in a run on a sacrifice fly.
Greater Wildwood will now play in the Section IV Tournament, which is scheduled to begin Sunday in Haddonfield.
District 16 12U
Linwood/Somers Point 2, Northfield 0: Dominic DeLuca pitched a complete game to earn the win n the opening game of the finals bracket. He struck out six and allowed just four hits. DeLuca also hit an RBI single in the first inning that proved to be the eventual game-winning run.
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Chase Sutley struck out seven in six innings for Northfield.
Linwood/Somers Point will play Stafford Township, while Northfield will take on Middle Township. Both games are Thursday.
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District 16 10U
Northfield 22, Hammonton 2: Lila Clifford struck out seven and did not allow a hit to earn the win. She also went 4 for 4 with five RBIs and three runs. Faye Brozosky went 4 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs. Ella Wainwright went 3 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs. Riley Kolmer went three for 4, scored three and drove in one. Lucee Supp drove in four and scored once. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/will-autys-pitching-leads-greater-wildwood-to-district-16-title/article_a9ffb08e-fd30-11ec-94f5-dfae99bbb4a7.html | 2022-07-06T21:42:54 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/will-autys-pitching-leads-greater-wildwood-to-district-16-title/article_a9ffb08e-fd30-11ec-94f5-dfae99bbb4a7.html |
Retired Henrico County police officer Richard C. Crowder was "drunk and agitated" as professional movers were inside his home wrapping the belongings of his wife and stepdaughter, who Crowder is accused of fatally shooting before they could move out, according to court papers filed in the case Wednesday.
The two movers working inside Crowder's home Saturday told police they spoke with a woman inside, "who stated to stay away from the male resident as he was drunk and agitated." The movers were upstairs working when they heard a series of "f--- you" being uttered and four to eight gunshots, police wrote in an affidavit for a warrant to search Crowder's home.
The two movers "then fled the residence by jumping from the second-floor window," the affidavit says.
Police were notified that Crowder's adult son had received a call from his father, "advising he had committed a firearm violation."
The 9:35 a.m. shooting at Crowder's home at 7655 Phillips Wood Drive triggered a large police response and standoff that didn't end until nine hours later when Crowder surrendered while on the phone with police.
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Following the standoff, police discovered the bodies of Crowder's wife, Diane Crowder, 53, and his stepdaughter, Carrie Szaksz, 35. Crowder was subsequently charged with two counts of second-degree murder in their deaths, along with two counts of using a firearm in a felony.
In addition, Crowder, 60, was charged with attempting to maliciously wound a Henrico police officer and using a firearm in connection with that offense. Crowder fired shots at one of the first officers to respond to Crowder's residence, according to the affidavit.
After establishing a perimeter around Crowder's property Saturday, police observed multiple cameras affixed to Crowder's home as well as "game cameras" along the perimeter.
The cameras, along with the fact that Crowder had fired shots at a Henrico officer and was believed to have shot the two women inside, made police wary of making a daytime approach to his house to serve the search warrant, according to the affidavit.
It "would put the tactical elements Henrico police would use at an extremely high risk for officer safety," the affidavit said.
Crowder was hired by the Henrico Division of Police in 1986 and retired from the force in November 2014 as K-9 officer, Henrico officials said Wednesday.
Crowder is being held without bond in the Henrico Jail. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 19 in Henrico Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.
A Gofundme account has been established by Diane Crowder's aunt to help with funeral expenses and other family needs: https://bit.ly/3IgJ6YN
"A tragedy occurred when the lives of a loving mother and daughter ended due to domestic violence," Judy Pulley wrote. "The loss of these two lives will be felt in many different ways."
"One major role they both played was being daily caretakers for their parents/grandparents who have major health issues," Pulley added. "They made sure that their family was cared for even while trying to make a new safe life for themselves. We will never really know how this could have worked out differently because one person made that decision for us all."
"What we can do now is help their loved ones today and with what is to come. All proceeds will be used for funeral expenses for Carrie and Diane (Sissy) and, Diane’s son Alex who has just graduated high school and will be transitioning into adulthood without his mother and sister." | https://richmond.com/news/local/ex-henrico-officer-charged-with-killing-wife-stepdaughter/article_b50bb2f1-050a-5d96-ad62-5b493d068c66.html | 2022-07-06T21:43:50 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/ex-henrico-officer-charged-with-killing-wife-stepdaughter/article_b50bb2f1-050a-5d96-ad62-5b493d068c66.html |
Update: 4:40 p.m.
GREENSBORO — An armed suspect has been taken into custody after an incident at a Lowe's Home Improvement store, police said.
Officers were conducting an investigation about 3:30 p.m. in the area when someone fled into the Lowe's at 2005 E. Cone Blvd., police said in a news release.
The armed suspect has been taken into custody and the scene is secured, police said about 4:35 p.m.
GREENSBORO — Police evacuated the Lowe's Home Improvement on East Cone Boulevard after a report of shots fired, police said.
Police said there were no reports of injuries at this time.
Officers responded about 3:30 p.m. to a report of shots fired at 2005 E. Cone Blvd.
Police told WGHP-Channel 8 there is an armed suspect inside the building.
About a dozen police vehicles are surrounding the building and the store's parking lot has been blocked off. More police have arrived and an ambulance is also now at the site.
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This is a breaking news report. Check back at greensboro.com for updates. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/armed-suspect-in-custody-after-incident-at-lowes-on-cone-blvd-in-greensboro-police-say/article_8f70643e-fd67-11ec-a0d0-6f87d09da75f.html | 2022-07-06T21:43:59 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/armed-suspect-in-custody-after-incident-at-lowes-on-cone-blvd-in-greensboro-police-say/article_8f70643e-fd67-11ec-a0d0-6f87d09da75f.html |
Person critically injured after Glendale police shooting near Bethany Home Road, 67th Avenue
Angela Cordoba Perez
Arizona Republic
A person was taken to the hospital with critical injuries on Wednesday after a shooting involving Glendale police near Bethany Home Road and 67th Avenue.
No officers were injured during the shooting, according to a tweet by Glendale police.
It is unclear what led to the shooting and how many officers were involved.
A public information officer is expected to give updates soon.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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DPS: Suspect in serious hit-and-run crash in Goodyear turns himself in
The suspect in a hit-and-run crash in Goodyear that left a man with life-threatening injuries turned himself in to authorities Monday, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Around 4 a.m. Sunday, a man lost control of a pickup truck while driving on westbound I-10 near Dysart Road, officials said. The truck spun and traveled across multiple lanes, stopping between the HOV and the first lane, facing south. According to Raul Garcia, a spokesperson with DPS, a person stopped their vehicle in the HOV lane and tried to push the truck out of the road.
Another driver, later identified as Juan Caraveo, 30, was traveling in a small gray passenger car in the first lane when he struck the left back corner of the truck, which ejected the truck driver, said Garcia. The truck driver landed in the third lane and the truck traveled into the median and burst into flames due to the collision.
Caraveo left the scene and the truck driver was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, officials said.
On Monday night, Caraveo contacted the Goodyear Police Department and asked to meet with DPS troopers to discuss the collision, officials said. While talking to DPS detectives, he said he was driving the small gray passenger car on I-10 during the collision and fled the scene, according to Garcia.
Caraveo was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on charges of aggravated assault, criminal damage and leaving the scene of an injury collision.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Kids in Clark County in Southwest Washington can count on most districts in the region to serve them meals for free during the summer.
Almost all of the school districts in Clark County are offering free summer meal programs to kids ages 18 and under.
KOIN 6 News compiled a list of what each district is offering.
Battle Ground School District
Battle Ground School District’s free summer meal program began June 20. Breakfasts and lunches will be served to all children 18 and under. Meals will be served at three locations: River Homelink, Daybreak Primary and Glenwood Heights Primary.
River Homelink and Daybreak Primary will serve meals through August 19. Glenwood Primary will serve meals through July 28.
Children must eat the meals on-site.
Details on when the locations are serving meals are available on an online flier.
Camas School District
Wednesday marks the first day of free meals offered by the Camas School District during the summer. The district will serve meals Monday through Thursday through August 4 at Helen Baller Elementary School and Liberty Middle School.
Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The meals will be cafeteria service.
Evergreen School District
Evergreen School District announced it will offer free breakfast and lunch at four schools over the summer.
The school district said all children ages 1 to 18 are eligible for the free meals, regardless if they are a student in the district. Those who are over 18 who are physically or mentally disabled, and are in a school program for students with disabilities are also eligible for free meals.
The school will provide one breakfast and one lunch per child each day. The school noted that children must eat the meals on site and that grab-and-go meals and curbside pickup are not available.
More information on where and when meals will be served is available here.
Green Mountain School District
Woodland Middle School will be serving free summer meals for kids in the Green Mountain School District during the summer.
Breakfast and lunch will be served Monday through Friday, June 17-August 16. Breakfast will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Hockinson School District
The Hockinson School District is asking families to use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s interactive map to find free meals for kids nearby. Families can also text FOOD to 877-877 to help find a free meal location.
USDA-sponsored meals are open to all children 18 and younger.
La Center School District
The La Center School District also recommends kids and families use the USDA summer meals website. Families can call 1-866-348-6479 for assistance finding free meals in English or 1-877-842-6273 for assistance finding free meals in Spanish. They can also text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304.
Vancouver Public Schools
There are several different options for kids in need in Vancouver. The Share Summer Meals Program runs from June 20 – August 12 and offers kids free lunch at 13 different locations.
The Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Washington is offering lunches to kids at four different locations in Vancouver.
Families in need can also seek help through the Clark County Food Bank.
Washougal School District
Meals will be served at Columbia River Gorge Elementary through July 29, in the Washougal School District.
The meals will be available to all children 18 and under. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and lunch is served from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Children must eat the meals on site.
Woodland Public Schools
Meals are available for free to kids ages 18 years of age and younger in the Woodland Public Schools district.
Breakfast and lunch will be served at the Woodland Middle School Cafeteria Monday through Friday, from June 21 to August 19. Breakfast is available from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Visit the Woodland Public Schools website for more information.
KOIN 6 News contacted Mt. Pleasant School District and Ridgefield School District to see if either are offering free meal services during the summer. Neither replied before the publication of this article. The article will be updated if we receive a response. | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/find-out-where-kids-can-get-free-meals-in-clark-county-this-summer/ | 2022-07-06T21:51:56 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/find-out-where-kids-can-get-free-meals-in-clark-county-this-summer/ |
At the library: Enjoy outdoor movie at Flatwoods Park, wildflower ID walk this week
Monroe County Public Library provides opportunities for local residents to read, learn, connect and create. The downtown library is at 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. and the Ellettsville branch is at 600 W. Temperance St. All events are free of charge. Event funding is provided by the Friends of the Library Foundation.
Garden club
Come get your hands dirty and explore experiments, projects and crafts that focus on gardening and sustainability. Each session will include information on the week's topic, but will quickly move into some hands-on projects in the Library’s garden. This series will include occasional expert guests. Ages 7-12. It’s 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Drop in.
Reusable water balloon fight
Learn how to make your own reusable water balloons from household supplies. You’ll test your water balloons, so make sure you wear clothes that you don't mind getting wet. Ages 12-19. It’s 3:30-5 p.m. Friday in Ellettsville meeting room A. Drop in.
Movie Night at Flatwoods Park: “Moana”
Join the library for a screening of “Moana” at Flatwoods Park. Pre-movie activities begin at 8:30 p.m. — concessions, games and more. The movie will be shown near shelter #1 and begin at dusk. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket. All ages. It’s 8:30-10:30 p.m. Friday at Flatwoods Park, at 9499 Flatwoods Road, Gosport. Drop in.
Saturday Movie Marathon
Saturdays are the perfect day to hang out and watch movies with friends. Ages 12-19. It’s noon-6 p.m. Saturday in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
Level Up Workshop: Intro to Adobe Illustrator
Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics editor and design program. Age 12 & older. It’s 3-4 p.m. Saturday in the Level Up digital creativity space at the downtown library. Drop in.
All-Ages Day at the Ground Floor
Curious about The Ground Floor teen space, but you aren’t a teen? Patrons of all ages are invited to check it out on the second Sunday of the month — there's a DIY design studio, video games, virtual reality and more. It’s noon-6 p.m. Sunday in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
Wildflower identification walk
Join Cathy Meyer, retired naturalist and MC-IRIS member, on a walk in the downtown area. You’ll learn how important native wildflowers are to wildlife, birds, and pollinators in an urban setting. All ages. It’s 2-3 p.m. Sunday in meeting room 2A at the downtown library. Drop in.
Books Plus, Virtual Edition: “Anxious People”
All are welcome to join the book discussions — or just listen. July's title is “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman, a poignant comedy about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined. Age 16 and up. It’s 2-3 p.m. Sunday on Zoom. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar if you have not previously been emailed the Zoom link.
Maker Lab: 3D-Printed Cryptids
Science, tech, crafts — drop in for a cool project each month. Ages 12-19. It’s 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
Night owl storytime
Listen to stories, sing songs and do some yoga and mindfulness exercises to practice early literacy skills and wind down before bedtime. Feel free to come in pajamas. Drop in. Ages birth-6. It’s 6-6:45 p.m. Monday in the children’s program room at the downtown library.
Preschool Storytime featuring members of the Alzheimer's community
Join the library for this special storytime featuring members of the Alzheimer's community. This week’s theme is campfire and camping. You'll have fun with stories, songs and puppets, encouraging the development of early literacy skills while breaking the stigma of Alzheimer's. For ages 3-6 and their families. It’s 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the auditorium at the downtown library. Drop in.
Tiny to Two
Families with babies play, sing, read, and talk together. Ages birth-3. It’s 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Ellettsville meeting room B or 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Pavilion Lawn at Switchyard Park located at 1601 S. Rogers St., Bloomington. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar.
Dine Out for the Library at Southern Stone
Prepare for a journey of tastes inspired by Southern Midwest and Southern cuisine at Southern Stone. Drop by from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Southern Stone will donate 20% of your tab to the Friends of the Library to make library programs possible. Download your flyer at mcpl.info/dineout. Southern Stone is located at 405 W. Patterson Drive, near the B-Line Trail.
Cartoon Tuesdays
Join fans of classic cartoons like “Samurai Jack,” “The Powerpuff Girls” and “SpongeBob Squarepants” for a night of snacks, crafts, and toons. Ages 12-19. It’s 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
Cosplay Wednesday
Have you ever wanted to bring a favorite character to life? Get the materials and instructions you need to take your cosplay to the next level. This month you’ll work on character makeup. All skill levels are welcome. Ages 12-19. It’s 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
Preschool storytime and discovery
At preschool storytime, stories, songs and rhymes get your preschooler talking, singing and playing with books and words, followed by preschool discovery — fun, open-ended art experiences, STEAM adventures and letter exploration. It’s 10-10:25 a.m. and 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursday, July 14, in Ellettsville meeting rooms A and B. For ages 3-6 and caregivers. Register at mcpl.info/calendar.
Intro to Warhammer
If you enjoy D&D, miniature painting, and board games, tabletop war games like Warhammer are another fun option. The library will provide a light introduction, as well as all the terrain, miniatures, and snacks. All skill levels are welcome! For ages 12-19. It’s 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
Crafts in the Stacks
Learn new crafting skills as you try some hands-on DIY projects in The Tween Space. Ages 7-10. It’s 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in The Tween Space at the downtown library. Drop in.
More events online
This is a sampling of this week’s library events. For the full calendar, visit mcpl.info/events. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/06/monroe-county-library-host-movie-park-wildflower-id-hike/7812637001/ | 2022-07-06T21:52:08 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/06/monroe-county-library-host-movie-park-wildflower-id-hike/7812637001/ |
ALBANY — Statistics show that two of three Americans have endured at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) in their lives. In regions of high poverty, like southwest Georgia, the numbers are higher.
These experiences, such as physical, psychological and sexual abuse, neglect and dysfunction within the family, lead to toxic levels of stress that put individuals at greatest risk of health and social disorders throughout their lives.
Trauma Talks, the first of which is planned Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Executive Center at 1216 Dawson Road, is a joint program sponsored by “Social Trauma Escape Artist” Victoria Phoenix and the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy and is an effort to help participants understand that “Trauma in childhood, should not ruin adulthood.”
“Trauma is common and tragic,” Phoenix said. “The grossly understated stats say that 67% of Americans, consistent with Georgia stats, have experienced at least one ACE or more, and we know that in high-poverty cities and regions like ours, the numbers are even higher, evident in high crime, drug abuse, violence, single-parent homes, etc.
“As a survivor of ACES and childhood trauma, as well as a victim of circumstances, I seek to be a part of the solution to a great problem. Blessed as a minister of teaching ... I have chosen to discuss a heavy, much-needed topic in a light atmosphere.”
Friday’s Trauma Talks event will feature lunch, the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and a frank discussion about trauma. Lunch is being sponsored by Harvest Moon restaurant with dessert by Q’s Cakes.
The main focus of these events will be innovative ways of:
— Helping communities become more trauma-informed and trauma-responsive;
— Dealing with certain types of community trauma by bringing business owners of all ethnicities in to help sponsor the events.
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ALTAVISTA, Va. – If you are one of the more than 700 people who got a speeding ticket in an Altavista school zone last month, you might be let off the hook.
Police said they are working to correct some issues with the new speeding cameras outside of the Altavista Combined School and Altavista Elementary School.
The cameras went live at the start of summer school, which was in session from June 6 to July 1.
Police said if you were ticketed outside of that time frame, you contact them to have your violation voided.
Police said there are a lack of signs on Frazier Road, Ogden Road, and Lakewood Road that all go into the Lynch Mill Road school zone. If you were issued a citation traveling from any of those roads into the school zone, you can also notify the police and have them dismiss the citation.
Police also said that school-zone lights were not flashing at times when they should have been. If this was the case in your citation, police are asking you to come to the department to fill out an affidavit, which will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
Altavista Police are also warning of a speed camera violation scam – There have been reports of people getting fake tickets via email.
Police said if you receive a ticket via email, you should report it and should not open or respond to the email. They added that you will never get a speeding citation notice through email.
The cameras are intended to reduce speeding in school zones, police said, but they said they want to do so fairly, so they are taking measures to make up for the system’s mistakes thus far. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/get-a-speeding-ticket-in-an-altavista-school-zone-you-might-be-off-the-hook/ | 2022-07-06T21:55:32 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/get-a-speeding-ticket-in-an-altavista-school-zone-you-might-be-off-the-hook/ |
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police said a woman is dead after a vehicle crash in Franklin County.
The single-vehicle crash happened Wednesday at 10:43 a.m. on Jubal Early Highway in Franklin County, authorities said.
Police said the 2016 Honda Civic was traveling north when it ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
The driver, 45-year-old Erin Sheree Jones, was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to the Virginia State Police.
The report said that Jones was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital to be treated after the crash, and later died.
Virginia State Police said the investigation is still underway. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/one-dead-after-vehicle-runs-off-road-hits-tree-in-franklin-county/ | 2022-07-06T21:55:38 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/one-dead-after-vehicle-runs-off-road-hits-tree-in-franklin-county/ |
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – Student safety is always a priority for schools, and Pittsylvania County Schools have found a new way to improve it.
Working alongside the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, the district is finalizing a deal with a vendor to digitize school maps for law enforcement to use.
Currently, if a crisis situation such as an active shooter or natural disaster were to occur, officers would need to find someone with the crisis management packet containing a printed version of the school map.
Superintendent Mark Jones said the goal is to eliminate the middle man.
“This allows a deputy to really have a quick picture of what the school looks like. So they don’t have to principal or get with someone... a secretary to say where exactly has this emergency taken place,” Jones said.
Sheriff Mike Taylor went on the PittCo Happenings Podcast to discuss the difficulty authorities face when looking at printed maps.
“In times past if you had an emergency at one of the schools, you had to unroll the engineering designs. You almost had to be an engineer or an architect to read what was in there,” Taylor said. “These digital files will help law enforcement and emergency personnel respond quickly and effectively during a crisis.”
Law enforcement and first responders will be able to overlay all of the layers together in one view or split them up to view them separately.
A quick and effective approach like this one can sometimes mean saving more lives.
While Superintendent Jones said there aren’t many safety concerns in their schools right now, you can also never be too careful.
“I think you can never be too...never I guess be satisfied with the safety. You have to keep improving that,” Jones said.
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services is providing reimbursement of up to $3,500 for each of the 21 schools in the division, totaling $73,500. The schools can use the money to hire a vendor to come out and look at current maps of the school and digitally turn them.
Pittsylvania County Public Schools hopes the project will be almost completed, or completed already, by the beginning of the school year. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/pittsylvania-county-schools-working-to-digitize-school-maps-for-first-responders/ | 2022-07-06T21:55:45 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/pittsylvania-county-schools-working-to-digitize-school-maps-for-first-responders/ |
GILES COUNTY, Va. – On Wednesday, an Alleghany County woman pleaded guilty to abducting a toddler from a Giles County church in May 2021. But according to the Giles County Commonwealth’s Attorney, the story starts years before the incident even happened.
Robert Lilly, Giles County Commonwealth’s Attorney, provided 10 News with the statement of facts presented in court on Wednesday in this case, where Nancy Fridley pleaded guilty to abduction and child abuse and endangerment.
According to that information, the story behind this incident goes back two to three years before Nancy Fridley reportedly attempted to abduct a 2-year-old boy from a church in Ripplemead.
Several years before last year’s incident, Fridley told her boyfriend that she was pregnant with his child and that baby was born while he was in jail. When he was released and wanted to see his child, Fridley reportedly told him that the child had been removed from her custody by the Dept. of Social Services, according to the statement.
According to Lilly, that story is completely fabricated.
The statement of facts goes on to explain that there is no record of a newborn baby being removed from Fridley’s custody by DSS, no record of her giving birth to a child during the three years before this incident, and no evidence at all to show that she was pregnant during this time.
One of Fridley’s family members stated that she had a hysterectomy several years ago, meaning she would be unable to give birth.
Below is a timeline provided in the statement:
March / April 2021
Fridley reportedly told her boyfriend and neighbors that she was going to regain custody of her boys, “Bobby Jr.” and “Christian” and explained that they needed to make some changes to their home. According to the statement, she went on to buy sippy cups, toddler beds and installed car seats.
May 1, 2021
The statement claims she was going to get one of the children the next day
May 2, 2021
Fridley went to Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead and to two other churches in Narrows, according to the statement. At each of the Narrows churches, she claimed she was there to pick up a child due to a parent being sick, but was unsuccessful and went back to Riverview Baptist Church.
At each of the locations, the statement refers to witnesses who said they saw Fridley.
At Riverview, Fridley went to the nursery and told nursery workers that she was there to “pick up the baby,” according to the statement. Documents claim the child then followed behind her. When Fridley realized she was being photographed, she reportedly picked up the child and hurried to a vehicle waiting for her with the toddler.
The statement goes on to say that Fridley and her boyfriend introduced the boy to friends and neighbors as their son, Bobby Jr. At around 2:30 p.m. that afternoon, Taylor made a post on social media about how he “got one of his boys back.”
May 3, 2021
Around 1:30 a.m., the statement claims one of Fridley’s neighbors saw an Amber Alert for the missing boy.
8 a.m.: The neighbor sends this to Taylor, and he then reportedly tells Fridley they need to return the child.
Just before 11 a.m.: Someone calls the tip line and reports seeing the Amber Alert on Facebook
Virginia State Police agents watching her home said they saw Fridley placing the child into the car of a neighbor who promised to take her and the child to Roanoke.
Authorities then said they stopped the vehicle as it was preparing to leave.
Officers said they found the clothing the boy was wearing when he was abducted, along with clothing Fridley was wearing in the photos taken by the daycare worker.
Fridley is set to go to trial on July 26 for two charges — child abuse and neglect. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/woman-accused-of-abducting-child-from-giles-county-church-claimed-him-as-her-own/ | 2022-07-06T21:55:51 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/06/woman-accused-of-abducting-child-from-giles-county-church-claimed-him-as-her-own/ |
ATLANTA — A ride-along for Atlanta City Councilman and Public Safety Chair Dustin Hillis turned into a life-saving experience.
Last Wednesday evening, Hillis joined Atlanta Police Department Interim Chief Darin Schierbaum for a ride-along in Atlanta's Zone 5. During their ride-along, APD said they responded to a man in "medical distress" at Mitchell Street and Whitehall Street SW. Video from an APD officer's body camera shows the incident unfolding on the street outside the State Capitol building.
APD said Hillis didn't hesitate to assess the man's medical needs.
"He realized the patient was struggling to breathe and acted swiftly by rendering aid to the patient," APD said.
Hillis worked as a registered critical care nurse in the Neuroscience ICU at Emory University Hospital from 2013 to 2018, according to the city council's website. He used his knowledge, training and experience as a registered nurse to open the patient's airway as officers administered Narcan. Atlanta Fire Rescue also helped to administer aid, APD said.
"Thankfully, with Councilman Hillis’s medical assistance, the Narcan dose was effective enough to resuscitate the male," APD said.
Grady EMS transported the man to the hospital, where he was alert, conscious and breathing.
"We’d like to take the time to spotlight and Thank Public Safety Chair and City of Atlanta Councilman Dustin Hillis and the Atlanta Police Department’s Interim Chief Schierbaum for their swift response to the call and for assisting a person in distress. We’d also like to Thank the Zone 5 officers for their outstanding teamwork. Great job everyone!" APD said.
Hillis was first elected to Atlanta City Council in 2017. He's currently serving his second term representing District 9 in northwest Atlanta. He also currently serves as the Chair of the Public Safety Committee, Vice-Chair of the City Utilities Committee, and a member of the Community Development/Human Services Committee and the Committee on Council. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-city-councilman-dustin-hillis-saves-life-ride-along-darin-schierbaum/85-4075a498-7a50-45ea-b255-08a2113f51e2 | 2022-07-06T22:03:28 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-city-councilman-dustin-hillis-saves-life-ride-along-darin-schierbaum/85-4075a498-7a50-45ea-b255-08a2113f51e2 |
ATLANTA — The 2022 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is officially sold out. Officials made the announcement Wednesday that it's the earliest sellout in the game's 54-year history.
The sellout breaks the previous record that was set in 2016. The record also represents the earliest sellout in the College Football Playoff era.
According to a release, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has now sold out 23 of its last 26 games.
“We’ve been saying this will be our ‘Record Season’ and that’s already coming to fruition with the earliest sellout in our history,” Gary Stokan said, Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and president. “It’s a testament to the passion for college football that exists with the Atlanta fans and to the quality of games we are able to host on an annual basis. This year our ‘Record Season’ includes hosting five top-10-ranked teams between our two Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games to open the season and our College Football Playoff Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at the end.”
The College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is set for Saturday, Dec. 31, at either 4 p.m. or 8 p.m. ET. It will host either the No. 1 vs. No. 4 or the No. 2 vs. No. 3 teams in the country as assigned by the College Football Playoff selection committee, a release stated. You'll be able to watch the game on ESPN.
"The bowl’s two participating teams will be announced by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Dec. 4. Each participating school will be allocated its contractual ticket allotment following team announcements," a release stated.
The last time the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl hosted a Semifinal was in 2019. College Football Playoff National Champion No. 1 LSU defeated No. 4 Oklahoma 63-28. According to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and Mercedes-Benz Stadium records, 78,347 people attended the last game, which surpassed the number of people who attended the 2018 Super Bowl LIII game. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/chick-fil-a-peach-bowl-earliest-sellout/85-e4e02cd0-d0ba-4065-a0c7-a3ff71cad307 | 2022-07-06T22:03:34 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/chick-fil-a-peach-bowl-earliest-sellout/85-e4e02cd0-d0ba-4065-a0c7-a3ff71cad307 |
INDIANAPOLIS — The newest class of police recruits is about six weeks away from hitting the streets of Indianapolis to serve and protect.
Izaiah Cole is ready to make a difference.
"You want to protect everybody. If that's your mom or your sister — anybody you love dearly — that's how you should look at it," said Cole, a 24-year-old from northern Indiana. "You want to protect the city as your family."
Sierra Strang, 22, is moving to Indianapolis to join the force from her home state of Maine.
"I felt like it was a place where I could make a difference," she said.
Both Cole and Strang have family members already on the department.
Police recruiters are thankful for the rookies. They just wish there were more of them.
"We're losing people not only to retirement, but they're also going to neighboring departments," said Ofc. Molly McAfee, an IMPD recruiter.
IMPD has lost 81 officers to retirements, transfers or other reasons so far this year. By the end of July, the department will have 1,611 sworn officers out of a budgeted force of 1,743. And that doesn't include American Rescue Plan funding that would allow for the hiring of an additional 100 officers.
It's a similar story in other cities.
The Louisville, Kentucky police department is down 287 officers out of a budgeted force of 1,329. Earlier this year, Nashville, Tennessee, was down 180, according to NBC affiliate WSMV.
Veteran officers call that a concern.
"Because at the end of the day, these positions not being filled … it affects the community," said Ofc. Charles Parker, an IMPD recruiter. "So at this time, crime is going up and we're trying our best to fight."
That fight includes a stepped-up effort to attract new recruits. In the last few years, Indianapolis increased starting officer pay to $53,000, then $75,000 after 36 months.
There's also a $5,000 hiring bonus for new recruits and lateral hires. Existing officers can earn a bonus for referring a candidate who gets hired, and the department will accept applicants up to 40 years old instead of 36.
IMPD is hiring a marketing firm to help spearhead a multi-state campaign to spread the word.
"I'm born and raised in Indianapolis," McAfee said. "I couldn’t sell Indianapolis enough … from the zoo to the race to Victory Field, the Fever, (Indy) Fuel games … honestly, I talk about things l like doing in our city."
Police admit it's a difficult time with officers increasingly under a microscope.
"With policing, you can do 100 things right, but the one time it goes wrong, it's gonna be magnified," Parker said.
But Strang said she’s looking forward to proudly wearing the badge.
"If we get people like us and see what it actually is like, we'll be able to get more officers to join," Strang said. "It is a very rewarding career." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/impd-other-law-enforcement-agencies-face-recruiting-challenges/531-84b9c541-0ddb-480e-a741-409928ddce98 | 2022-07-06T22:03:36 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/impd-other-law-enforcement-agencies-face-recruiting-challenges/531-84b9c541-0ddb-480e-a741-409928ddce98 |
ATLANTA — Atlanta City Councilmember Jason Dozier proposed a new resolution this week that could restrict the overbuilding of off-street parking in the Downtown and Midtown areas.
If approved, the legislation would amend section 16-18A.015 of the 1982 Atlanta Zoning Ordinance and lower parking maximums that are currently in place across the city.
In a Twitter post Dozier explained that currently, Atlanta allows parking maximums of 1.25 - 2.5 spaces per residential unit, and 2.5 - 3.0 spaces for every 1,000 square feet of floor area for non-residential uses.
However, the new ordinance would lower the residential maximums to 1.1 - 2.1 spaces per unit and 1.5 - 2.5 spaces for every 1,000 square feet for non-residential developments.
Dozier explained on Twitter that the caps are not to restrict development in the Downtown and Midtown area, but rather to restrict the “rare outlier developments that plan to overbuild parking in our city’s urban core.”
According to Dozier, only 5 developments would fall under being an “outlier” - that is out of the 138 developments before Midtown and Downtown’s Development Review Committee - and violate the proposed new ordinance’s maximums.
The resolution is an attempt to shift Atlanta’s dependence on single-occupancy vehicle trips to transit, walking or biking within the city and to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions within the city.
See the full ordinance: | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/councilmember-jason-dozier-proposes-to-decrease-parking-maximums/85-e35cb602-81cd-407e-b368-52bc557ead2f | 2022-07-06T22:03:40 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/councilmember-jason-dozier-proposes-to-decrease-parking-maximums/85-e35cb602-81cd-407e-b368-52bc557ead2f |
ELKHART, Ind. — An Indiana State Police crew in a helicopter helped rescue a missing child July 4.
The team was near Indianapolis when they received a call for assistance in Elkhart County.
The pilot, Sgt. Eric Streeval, and tactical flight officer John Riggers arrived in the area around 11 p.m. and used the chopper to check a corn field in the search area.
After not finding the child there, they moved to check another area. A short time later, they located the missing child and helped direct rescue crews to them.
The child was checked out and then returned home.
“I felt like there was an angel looking after that child that directed us to the right location,” Riggers said.
The ISP aviation fleet has specialized equipment for search and rescue, traffic enforcement, criminal surveillance, and disaster assessment. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/isp-helicopter-team-finds-missing-child-elkhart-indiana-state-police/531-460bc91c-64ea-4da1-898d-1a86390220a2 | 2022-07-06T22:03:42 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/isp-helicopter-team-finds-missing-child-elkhart-indiana-state-police/531-460bc91c-64ea-4da1-898d-1a86390220a2 |
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police are looking for a man they said shot and killed his girlfriend.
Fabien Perry, 27, is wanted on a murder charge.
Officers with Roswell Police Department said they got a call just after midnight Wednesday about a woman hurt at a home along Old Ferry Way. Police found 23-year-old Johana Cabrales-Hernandez dead from a gunshot wound.
Her family was concerned for her welfare after her two young children were abruptly dropped off at a family member's home "by a yet unidentified person," according to police. The family went to Cabrales-Hernandez's home, where they found her dead.
Police said evidence pointed to Perry as the suspect.
He stands at 5-feet-8-inches tall and weighs around 165 pounds. Police believe he's driving a red four-door Honda Civic.
Roswell Police Department is searching for 27-year-old Fabien Perry, wanted for murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend, 23-year-old Johana Cabrales-Hernandez.
Anyone who sees him is urged to call 911. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/roswell/fabien-perry-roswell-murder-suspect/85-69245b00-5b81-490f-bb53-feab344d5329 | 2022-07-06T22:03:46 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/roswell/fabien-perry-roswell-murder-suspect/85-69245b00-5b81-490f-bb53-feab344d5329 |
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.
"We've offered it back to Don Kendrick, we haven't heard back yet whether he wants it or not," he said. "It's just a cool story." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/message-in-a-bottle-york-county-pepsi-bottle/291-fd18117c-bc26-4785-9135-1f81e1b93448 | 2022-07-06T22:03:48 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/message-in-a-bottle-york-county-pepsi-bottle/291-fd18117c-bc26-4785-9135-1f81e1b93448 |
As many residents are out fishing in the summer weather, the New York State Department of Health has updated an advisory listing potentially contaminated waters and which fish certain people should avoid eating.
While fish offer many health benefits, the health department says some waters have higher levels of mercury and other chemicals, which can affect those who consume the fish from those areas. Recommendations also vary for men, women and children.
Women under 50 and children under 15 are advised against consuming most locally caught fish, according to the New York State Department of Health.
Exceptions include white sucker and yellow perch caught in the Mohawk River between Feeder Dam 1 and Lock E21 at New London or E20 at Whitesboro; and brown bullhead, bluegill, blueback herring, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch caught between Fivemile Dam and Cohoes Falls. Although these are safer for younger women and children, the health department recommends limiting consumption to four meals per month.
Women over 50 and males over 15 are advised against eating carp from certain parts of the Mohawk River and largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, tiger muskellunge and white sucker caught between locks E18 and E20.
Local health officials say the healthiest fish in the region are white sucker, yellow perch, brown bullhead, bluegill, blueback herring, rock bass, smallmouth bass and walleye from specific parts of the Mohawk River/Erie Canal.
However, the health department says even fish considered safe to consume should be limited to four meals a month.
For a full list of advisories for each age group and each body of water, click here. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/advisory-health-department-lists-which-locally-caught-fish-are-safe-to-eat-which-to-avoid/article_ab64d65e-fd60-11ec-a8d9-973286d8d2f9.html | 2022-07-06T22:05:55 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/advisory-health-department-lists-which-locally-caught-fish-are-safe-to-eat-which-to-avoid/article_ab64d65e-fd60-11ec-a8d9-973286d8d2f9.html |
Health officials have identified the first probable monkeypox case in Idaho, the Idaho Division of Public Health and Central District Health announced Wednesday.
The individual lives in the Central District Health region, which encompasses Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties. The patient is recovering and likely was infected during travel to a country experiencing an outbreak, according to a press release.
“This is a virus that does not naturally occur in the United States,” Central District Health Staff Epidemiologist Victoria O’Dell said in the release. “The cases we have seen in the U.S. and the one possible case in Idaho have been associated with international travel or importing animals from areas where the disease is more common.”
Monkeypox usually causes a mild illness, but antivirals are available for patients who may have severe disease or complications, the release said.
Some people will have flu-like symptoms — such as a fever, body aches, and chills — and may have swollen lymph nodes in the days before a rash appears, the release said. The rash may start on any body part as small, red spots. They can become firm and circular with a defined border, and may become pus-filled with an indentation in the middle. Someone with monkeypox is contagious from the time their symptoms begin until all lesions have healed and fresh skin has formed.
People who get infected should isolate until their lesions heal, according to the release.
Over 500 people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States, though none have died.
The disease is contagious and spreads primarily through direct contact with infectious sores, scabs or body fluids, the release said, but can also spread through respiratory droplets during prolonged contact.
People can wash their hands, especially after contact with possibly infected people or animals, limit direct contact with anyone with a new rash, avoid contact with animals or animal products from central and west Africa and isolate from others if they have a new rash.
“We are reminding people to look out for new spots, ulcers, or blisters on any part of their body,” said Dr. Christine Hahn, public health medical director and state epidemiologist. “If anyone suspects they might have monkeypox, particularly if they have recently had a new sexual partner, they should limit their contact with others and contact their health care provider as soon as possible — although please phone ahead before going in person.”
Monkeypox is a virus that originates in wild animals like rodents and primates, and occasionally jumps to people, according to The Associated Press. It belongs to the same virus family as smallpox.
Most human cases have been in central and west Africa and outbreaks have been relatively limited.
It began spreading this past spring, however, and a top adviser to the World Health Organization said at that time that the leading theory was likely spread through sexual activity at two raves in Europe, The AP reported.
Last week, reacting to a surprising and growing monkeypox outbreak, the AP reported that U.S. health officials expanded the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the virus.
Officials added that they are providing more monkeypox vaccine, working to expand testing, and taking other steps to try to get ahead of the outbreak.
“We will continue to take aggressive action against this virus,” Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, who has also been playing a role in how the government deals with monkeypox, told The AP. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/first-probable-case-of-monkeypox-in-idaho-identified/article_d12f7207-8821-5d0e-9a0e-4b773624bbd0.html | 2022-07-06T22:13:41 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/first-probable-case-of-monkeypox-in-idaho-identified/article_d12f7207-8821-5d0e-9a0e-4b773624bbd0.html |
White Socks stares down the camera while resting in the cat shelter at the Idaho Humane Society in Boise on June 2. The shelter received an influx of animals during the Fourth of July weekend.
It has been a busy past few days for the folks at the Idaho Humane Society.
With the recent Fourth of July fireworks celebrations, some furry friends experienced extreme anxiety and ran away from their homes.
“We've had a decent amount of cats and dogs come into us as strays, which is pretty typical this weekend,” said Laurien Mavey, public relations assistant with Idaho Humane Society.
She told KTVB that over the Fourth of July weekend alone, the shelter received a total of 54 animals
Friday: nine cats and six dogs
Saturday: seven dogs
Sunday: four cats and 17 dogs
Monday: three cats and four dogs
An additional three cats and one dog came by noon on Tuesday.
“If you have lost your pet, you can go to our website and click on services and then at the top of the menu, you will see lost and found pets," Mavey said. "There you can access our portal, which is where we'll have pictures of all the animals that have been found. They'll be listed on there and then if you have lost a pet, you can also file a missing pet report."
This comes as the shelter is also looking for foster parents to help take care of an influx of cats. The Humane Society said it has received more than 500 cats since the beginning of June. With that many cats and kittens coming in, the staff needs help. But why is this happening?
“So during our kitten season, we can see these numbers, that's not that out of the ordinary, but this is a pretty high one just for this month,” Mavey said. “Cats can have quite a few kittens in each litter, so that just really, really adds up pretty quickly.”
Foster parents would help feed and socialize the kittens. Idaho Humane Society told KTVB it is also looking for foster parents for adult cats, as well as dogs. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-humane-society-receives-influx-of-animals-overjuly-4th-weekend/article_d1f1705e-3e1c-5f34-b7b1-e074a8133b74.html | 2022-07-06T22:13:47 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-humane-society-receives-influx-of-animals-overjuly-4th-weekend/article_d1f1705e-3e1c-5f34-b7b1-e074a8133b74.html |
Middleton's police chief resigned just before a city council meeting to remove him was held, according to the Middleton City Council president.
The Middleton City Council was about to take up action to possibly remove the city's police chief, Alan Takeuchi, per the mayor's request, according to a city council meeting agenda. However, the chief resigned Tuesday night ahead of Wednesday's meeting, said city council president Rob Kiser.
Kiser learned of the news Wednesday morning. There will no longer be discussion on the topic for the city council meeting, he told KTVB in a text message.
In addition, another police officer has resigned ahead of the decision about the chief.
In the meeting agenda packet for July 6, the city council was planning to consider police chief Alan Takeuchi's removal, pursuant to Idaho Code 50-206.
According to a letter from Middleton Mayor Steve Rule to employees dated July 1, 2022, Takeuchi was on paid administrative leave and Middleton officer Greg Langley resigned from his position on June 29.
Sergeant Nathan Hilkey agreed to take over as chief on an interim basis, the letter said.
The letter was circulated on Facebook from people within the Middleton community. Some have said the letter was posted on the city of Middleton website, but the letter does not exist on the website. Rule confirmed its validity.
In addition, the Middleton Police Department Facebook page can no longer be found and the department does not have a live website.
According to city council member Tim O’Meara, this issue came to light around two weeks ago. The council had a private executive session on June 27 to discuss the removal of a public official.
Rule told KTVB that this is a personnel matter, so the city will not be commenting.
Takeuchi has not yet responded to KTVB's request for comment. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/middleton-police-chief-resigns-before-mayors-plan-to-remove-him/article_eb647936-31f6-5c5f-a403-b9a3c942b7c7.html | 2022-07-06T22:13:53 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/middleton-police-chief-resigns-before-mayors-plan-to-remove-him/article_eb647936-31f6-5c5f-a403-b9a3c942b7c7.html |
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder, is back at it again — suggesting there’s voter fraud in Idaho despite Republican and Democratic assurances that the state’s elections are fair and accurate.
In a news release earlier this year, the Idaho Democrats noted the “accuracy and integrity” of the November 2020 election in Idaho. And ahead of this May's primaries, Idaho Republican Party Chairman Tom Luna echoed a similar message.
“Idahoans should have the utmost confidence that our elections are both fair and free,” Luna said in a statement. “In the state of Idaho, we have a history of safe and secure elections."
This is the latest baseless election fraud allegation Lindell has made against Idaho. The founder and CEO of MyPillow Inc., far-right political activist and supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, has made a number of dubious statements in recent years including unsubstantiated claims regarding COVID-19 and attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Idaho’s May primary had a number of high-profile races, but none more so than the governor’s race pitting Gov. Brad Little and Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin. Their campaigns for the highest office in the state attracted significant national attention.
McGeachin, who was endorsed by former Trump, lost with around 32% of the vote to Little’s 53%.
The state conducted audits after the election. In Ada, Kootenai and Bonneville counties, the audits found perfect results — or no differences between the new hand counts and the already certified results.
Last November, the Ada County Elections Office recounted a few precincts in a Meridian City Council election and found no change in the results from the certified election.
But Lindell, speaking on his web video show with a caller who said he was from Idaho, questioned Idaho’s primary elections, despite substantial evidence to the contrary.
Mike Lindell says he is opening an investigation alleging Janice McGeachin (32%) was defrauded in the ID Gov race. He says he has “evidence piled all the way to the sun and back,” and that he is doing to melt down their voting machines and make prison bars for elections officials pic.twitter.com/6vLeoNjfia
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) July 5, 2022
“Idaho, we are not letting this sit idly by,” Lindell said. “Idaho’s at the front of the line.”
Last year, the Idaho Secretary of State’s office investigated allegations Lindell made that some votes for Trump were switched electronically to votes for President Joe Biden. Lindell alleged this happened in all 44 counties, but seven counties don’t have an electronic component of the vote counting process, as previously reported.
Trump won almost every single county in Idaho and won the state with over 63% of the vote.
Earlier this year, Idaho sent Lindell a cease-and-desist letter and a bill for over $6,000 it spent investigating his claims.
“I don’t care Idaho. Send me another bill. Send me another bill,” Lindell said on his show this week. “It’s kind of funny, I thought it would be so easy going to these red states and saying open up your machines and let’s see what happened in your state.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/mypillow-founder-suggests-idaho-election-fraud-again-despite-evidence-to-the-contrary/article_0f2edb53-533d-5969-b3c1-17666122f284.html | 2022-07-06T22:14:00 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/mypillow-founder-suggests-idaho-election-fraud-again-despite-evidence-to-the-contrary/article_0f2edb53-533d-5969-b3c1-17666122f284.html |
An unarmed man is wanted after he robbed a north Lincoln bank of an undisclosed amount of money Wednesday afternoon, fleeing the area on foot and so far evading police efforts to track him.
Lincoln Police Capt. Tarvis Banks said the robbery occurred around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at the U.S. Bank near 27th Street and Ticonderoga Drive, a block north of Superior Street.
Banks said the man entered the bank and passed a note to the teller, demanding money. He was not visibly armed at the time of the robbery, Banks said.
The police department deployed K-9 units in an attempt to track the suspect. Search efforts remain focused on the area immediately surrounding the bank, Banks said.
Officers on scene said the man was seen stuffing money into his clothes in the bushes across Ticonderoga Drive immediately following the robbery.
Police described the suspect as a white man in his 30s or 40s with tattoos on his hands and neck.
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At the time of the robbery, the man was wearing a beanie, a white undershirt and a plaid or flannel shirt.
And he could be shoeless. Crime scene investigators marked as evidence a pair of slippers left behind near the west side the U.S. Bank parking lot, apparently by the robber.
The Nebraska Bankers Association offers an award of up to $20,000 for information that leads to the apprehension of suspects alleged to be responsible for the robbery of any FDIC-insured institution in the state, said Kara Heideman, the association's communications director.
The association works with local Crime Stoppers or the FBI to pay the informant after a suspect is apprehended, Heideman said. Tips provided to Crime Stoppers remain anonymous.
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/watch-now-unarmed-man-at-large-after-robbing-u-s-bank-in-north-lincoln-police/article_561842ee-d6db-550b-97e2-8be79521cfb4.html | 2022-07-06T22:14:45 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-unarmed-man-at-large-after-robbing-u-s-bank-in-north-lincoln-police/article_561842ee-d6db-550b-97e2-8be79521cfb4.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Johnson City will request a third-party review of Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) actions in the case of a downtown businessman whom a whistleblowing attorney claims wasn’t adequately investigated for alleged sexual assaults.
City Manager Cathy Ball said in a statement Wednesday afternoon the external review will seek “to determine if any actions by the Johnson City Police Department were inconsistent with acceptable practice of law enforcement.”
The statement also said the JCPD and the U.S. Marshals Service “continues to search for the person believed to be Mr. Voe and asks that anyone with information about his whereabouts please contact the department, anonymously if preferred.”
“Robert Voe” is the pseudonym of the principal figure in a federal lawsuit filed June 23 by former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney “Kat” Dahl, who worked for JCPD from September 2019 through July 2021 under a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Greeneville.
Dahl’s 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 allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted women he would meet downtown.
Ball’s statement acknowledged that some people in the community “may be alarmed” by the allegations, acknowledged they were serious, and requested people “reserve judgment until all the facts can be presented.”
She wrote that an internal investigation has so far “not determined any of the allegations to be founded.”
Acknowledging that questions have arisen about JCPD’s handling of sexual assault cases in the wake of Dahl’s lawsuit, Ball made several comments about that issue.
“Please know: the Johnson City Police Department and the City of Johnson City take violent crimes and sexual assault very seriously,” Ball wrote. “It is important to note that victims of sexual assault face a tremendously difficult choice in pursuing charges against an attacker.”
Ball referenced the JCPD’s Family Justice Center (FJC), which assists sexual and domestic violence victims confidentially and sensitively. Ball encouraged people who have suffered physical and emotional trauma from such assault to contact the FJC at (423) 722-3720.
Ball said the city’s leaders “have confidence in our Police Department and want our citizens to as well” and that the city promises “to be transparent and accountable.”
“The integrity of our officers is of utmost importance, and we would never tolerate corruption in our organization,” Ball concluded.
Johnson City commissioners are scheduled to discuss the lawsuit, which names the city in addition to Police Chief Karl Turner, in an executive session at 4:30 p.m. Thursday prior to their regular commission meeting.
A citizens group plans to picket outside city hall ahead of the meeting and attend the 6 p.m. regular session. Members have demanded that Turner be suspended pending an outside investigation and that a police accountability board be established in the city. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-to-request-outside-review-of-police-actions-surrounding-voe-case-lawsuit/ | 2022-07-06T22:17:01 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-to-request-outside-review-of-police-actions-surrounding-voe-case-lawsuit/ |
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Washington County/Johnson City Animal shelter is now officially a no-kill facility.
In Tennessee, an animal shelter must have a 90% live release rate to be considered a no-kill shelter. According to the Washington County/Johnson City Animal shelter, they had a live release rate of 95% in 2020-2021.
Tammy Davis, Executive Director, says the shelter has been operating as a no-kill facility for years, but can now share the designation publicly. Davis said the new spay and neuter clinic is under construction to further strengthen the shelter’s ability to remain a no-kill facility.
Davis hopes the clinic will be up and running by October. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-animal-shelter-now-a-no-kill-facility/ | 2022-07-06T22:17:07 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-animal-shelter-now-a-no-kill-facility/ |
DALLAS — For nearly a month in early 2020, the failure to bring down an old office building at the corner of Haskell Avenue and North Central Expressway captivated Dallasites, Texans and the country.
People flocked to take photos of the building dubbed ‘The Leaning Tower of Dallas’.
“Some people were angry about it,” said Artemio De La Vega, the CEO of De La Vega Development, “Like anything, we found some humor in it.”
De La Vega is behind the $2.5 billion redevelopment of the building’s former footprint and the 27 acres around it, just east of Highway 75. When the building finally fell, COVID shuttered businesses two weeks later, partners on the project dropped out because of a lack of funds, and the lot sat in limbo until now.
“I see nothing but potential,” De La Vega said. “It was certainly an opportunity that we couldn’t pass by.”
One part of the project, a 430-unit low-rise, has been completed and just began leasing.
Next month, a signature 20-story tower with 350 apartments will break ground. Co-developer StreetLights Residential is expected to finish construction on the building by 2024.
“This could be a gateway project I think for East Dallas. It’s a very strategic location,” De La Vega said. “We’re smack in the middle of the map in the urban core.”
The final development will also include another 400-apartment multi-use tower, 200,000 square-feet of office space and a 185-room hotel. De La Vega said the name of hotel operator can’t be shared until agreements are finalized. He says he proud the project is using Dallas-based development and construction companies.
They’re also looking at a small food mart space and are actively recruiting restaurants from across the country that aren’t yet in Dallas, including one from Arizona and another in England.
“The secret sauce in my mind is always on the first floor,” he said. “It’s a place where you can hang out and be happy.”
De La Vega says his favorite part of the new development, though, isn’t a building. A 4-acre park in the middle of the project will be dotted four or five small pavilions ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 square-feet with sprawling patios.
“I think that becomes the soul of the project. That’s where people connect,” he said. “It’ll be right smack dab down the middle and we’ll have buildings surrounding it.”
The goal is a feeling of nature, with buildings covered in greenery and wood accents. They’re also brining in a large spa, health and wellness center.
“Everything that we do is focused around that ethos. We want nature at the forefront, he said. “An urban development with green space, with open space. It’s what the neighbors have always envisioned.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/25b-development-former-leaning-tower-dallas-lot-break-ground-next-month/287-9ae5985f-d587-420d-936f-5a2b1bda73e7 | 2022-07-06T22:17:48 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/25b-development-former-leaning-tower-dallas-lot-break-ground-next-month/287-9ae5985f-d587-420d-936f-5a2b1bda73e7 |
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Almost a year ago, Arlington firefighter Elijah Snow and his wife Jamie Snow traveled to a Cancun resort to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary.
Unbeknownst to Jamie Snow at the time, it would be the last time she spent with her husband alive before he mysteriously died at the resort.
With little answered since then, Snow has filed a civil suit against the resort, Blue Diamond Hotels and Resorts, as well as RCM Hotel, Sunwing Travel Group and the travel agency Let's Go On Vacay.
The suit alleges multiple charges, including negligence and wrongful death in regards to the mysterious death of her husband, who was found dead at a theater close to the resort.
Authorities with the Quintana Roo State Attorney General's Office, who investigated Snow's death, said in a statement at the time that Snow died of mechanical asphyxia due to thoracic-abdominal compression.
The statement said Snow was trapped in a window when trying to enter a bathroom and could not support his feet on the ground, giving him no support point to release himself from the window.
Quintana Roo authorities said Snow's death appeared to be an accident but were still investigating what happened. The lawsuit filed now alleges the death to be more than just an accident.
The suit states the Snows traveled to the Royalton Chic Cancun Resort & Spa on July 18, 2021. Elijah Snow was without his phone, having forgotten it in his car at DFW Airport.
After a long day of drinking at the resort, Jamie Snow left the hotel bar for her room to go to sleep while Elijah Snow stayed behind to finish his drink. This would be the last time Jamie Snow saw her husband alive.
After waking up to find her husband missing, the suit states Jamie Snow went searching around the resort looking for her husband and asking for help from the hotel, asking them to call the police.
"Even more perplexing is that even though the hotel invested in RFID bracelets to charge alcoholic beverages to patrons and limit access to their hotel rooms, they failed to use that same technology to locate a missing and possibly dying person," the suit reads. "Even more shocking is that during the delay, it is likely that Elijah was only yards away from Jamie gasping his last breath."
She was eventually taken to the Cancun Police Department, the suit states, where she was told her husband was dead. When asked if she could see the body, the suit states she was told unequivocally she couldn't, and they later allegedly charged her to see pictures of her husband's body, at $100 per picture.
The investigator had told Jamie Snow her husband's death was a "murder without suspect," the suit details. While interviewing her, officers allowed several different funeral directors to solicit her for their business.
Later, through an attorney, the suit states, Jamie Snow had to give $300 in cash to officers for witness statements and crime scene photos, but was told no surveillance footage existed. Many of the numerous security cameras located around the resort were not working, the suit added.
Injuries to Elijah Snow included bruising on both sides of his head, several injuries to his back and legs and bruises and scratches on his face, hands and arms.
"The injuries she saw did not appear to be consistent with someone who had accidentally become lodged in a window only two feet off the ground," the suit reads. "Further, crime scene photos provided after his death showed Elijah's face to be covered with dirt and mud as if he had been dragged."
Additionally, the lawsuit states several of Elijah's personal items were missing, including several hundred dollars from his wallet.
Since returning to the U.S., Jamie Snow has still gotten only limited information from police and the hotel in response to her repeated requests for information about her husband's death, the suit details.
"That information has conflicted with what officers initially told Jamie as well as with clear physical evidence documented at the scene of Elijah’s death," the suit reads. "Reports received to date have failed to address key facts surrounding Elijah’s death and have left more questions than answers. In this regard, Jamie has been unable to verbalize an answer to her family, friends, and even children a most basic question: Who killed Elijah and why?"
The lawsuit is asking for more than $1 million in general, punitive and exemplary damages for the wrongful death of Elijah Snow.
Charges behind this include negligence on the part of the travel agency and hotel for failing to warn the Snows of the dangers of Cancun, and negligence by overserving beverages and failing to maintain secure areas of the hotel from outsiders, as well as failing to notify police in a timely manner. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/family-arlington-firefighter-died-mexico-last-summer-files-lawsuit/287-0eba34b8-5e28-4e82-bac9-2577ef830d42 | 2022-07-06T22:17:54 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/family-arlington-firefighter-died-mexico-last-summer-files-lawsuit/287-0eba34b8-5e28-4e82-bac9-2577ef830d42 |
TAMPA, Fla. — Edward Whalen was driving down Interstate 75 on Friday when his truck was struck by lightning.
“It happened so fast," Whalen said.
He was in the truck with a few of his family members, while other family members were in the car behind them.
“It was almost like a sizzling sound and then a loud pop," Whalen said.
His family was visiting the area from Indiana for a few days: "We have six kids now so we wanted to take all of them down there so they could experience Tampa."
Thankfully, no one was injured during the incident. Whalen said he was able to pull his truck over on the side of the road.
“I told my mom I was really surprised how calm I stayed throughout the whole situation," he said.
A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy was also driving on the road near Whalen's vehicle. The sheriff's office said her car was also impacted by the strike. She had to pull over as well and get her car towed from the scene, the sheriff's office said.
Whalen's wife, Michaelle, captured a video of the moment unintentionally. She said she was trying to take a video of lightning in the distance.
“For the most part everyone in my van was pretty calm except for myself," she explained. Michaelle said she finally calmed down once she realized everyone inside the truck was alright.
“All I could think about was oh my god my kids and my husband are they okay," she added.
The family said the car is left undrivable. They are working with their insurance company to get things sorted out. They have since returned to their home in Indiana. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/florida-lightning-hits-car/67-732716d4-8577-4f31-9ce2-e725b89d2279 | 2022-07-06T22:35:01 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/florida-lightning-hits-car/67-732716d4-8577-4f31-9ce2-e725b89d2279 |
Update 6:09 p.m.
GREENSBORO — Police say a 23-year-old man armed with a handgun surrendered to officers Wednesday after running into a Lowe's store, leading to an evacuation there.
Police said Rayvon Barrett is in custody and no shots were fired during the incident.
Officers responded about 3:30 p.m. to a report of an armed person in the area when that person fled into the Lowe's at 2005 E. Cone Blvd.
Employees evacuated the store, police said Wednesday evening. Officers conducted a systematic search and Barrett surrendered to them.
Update 5:55 p.m.
GREENSBORO — Ruben Adams of Greensboro was inside the Lowe's Wednesday afternoon getting a key made when employees told him to evacuate.
Adams said he heard a commotion, with people shuffling around and moving fast, and employees communicating on their store walkie talkies. He said the employee making his key told him to head for the exits. He asked why and the employee said that three men just ran in and he guessed they had guns because the police were really on them.
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He did not hear any gun shots.
Update: 4:40 p.m.
GREENSBORO — An armed suspect has been taken into custody after an incident at a Lowe's Home Improvement store, police said.
Officers were conducting an investigation about 3:30 p.m. in the area when someone fled into the Lowe's at 2005 E. Cone Blvd., police said in a news release.
The armed suspect has been taken into custody and the scene is secured, police said about 4:35 p.m.
GREENSBORO — Police evacuated the Lowe's Home Improvement on East Cone Boulevard after a report of shots fired, police said.
Police said there were no reports of injuries at this time.
Officers responded about 3:30 p.m. to a report of shots fired at 2005 E. Cone Blvd.
Police told WGHP-Channel 8 there is an armed suspect inside the building.
About a dozen police vehicles are surrounding the building and the store's parking lot has been blocked off. More police have arrived and an ambulance is also now at the site.
This is a breaking news report. Check back at greensboro.com for updates. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-no-shots-fired-armed-suspect-in-custody-after-incident-at-lowes-in-greensboro/article_8f70643e-fd67-11ec-a0d0-6f87d09da75f.html | 2022-07-06T22:36:19 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-no-shots-fired-armed-suspect-in-custody-after-incident-at-lowes-in-greensboro/article_8f70643e-fd67-11ec-a0d0-6f87d09da75f.html |
GREENSBORO — State health officials announced Wednesday that newly reported COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions have increased across North Carolina.
Officials say there were 24,613 newly reported cases during the week ending July 2 — up from 23,544 the previous week, according to a report released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Guilford County’s “community level” remains a “low” classification as determined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC uses several different metrics to classify the impact of COVID-19 illness on health and health care systems in a county.
Locally, public health officials reported 78 new infections for a total of 1,835 active cases on Wednesday and no new deaths.
In Cone Health hospitals on Wednesday, 56 patients were hospitalized with the coronavirus. Of those patients, 36 are unvaccinated and 20 are fully vaccinated. The data on Cone Health’s website does not indicate whether fully vaccinated patients have received booster shots.
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Statewide, at least 889 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals during the week ending July 2. That’s up from 831 the previous week, according to the DHHS report.
The percentage of all emergency room visits statewide for patients with coronavirus symptoms was 4.9% during the week ending July 2 — down slightly from 5.0% the previous week, according to the state report.
Another metric that health experts are watching closely is the number of COVID-19 virus particles found in wastewater, which has been shown to be an early indicator of how quickly the virus may spread without relying on individual test results.
In the state’s latest report, 15.8 million coronavirus particles were found in wastewater samples during the week ending June 29 — down from 16.4 million the week prior.
By comparison, 100 million COVID-19 particles were found in wastewater samples in late January during the peak of the omicron surge. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/state-health-officials-newly-reported-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations-slowly-rising-across-nc/article_f9a92ffc-fd6c-11ec-8127-efab99df847c.html | 2022-07-06T22:36:25 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/state-health-officials-newly-reported-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations-slowly-rising-across-nc/article_f9a92ffc-fd6c-11ec-8127-efab99df847c.html |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin, on behalf of the minority caucus, says they are, “happy,” with the proposal.
The statement is in relation to Gov. Justice’s announcement he is proposing a 10% income tax reduction that he says will put $254 million, “back into the hands of the people of West Virginia.”
The press release says they are happy about the proposal and that they, “are happy the Governor agrees with us that West Virginians need relief from growing inflation.”
It says that they have been pushing for relief since March.
They say the proposal deserves further discussion and research. The statement goes on to list a few questions that will need to be answered.
This includes, “Can we do this responsibly? Will it provide equitable tax relief or disproportionately benefit the rich? Can we afford it if the machinery, inventory, equipment, & personal property tax amendments are passed by the voters in November?”
They say without a six-year outlook, there is, “great concern,” about whether there will be enough funding for police, schools and first responders. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/minority-caucus-reacts-to-justices-income-tax-reduction-proposal/ | 2022-07-06T22:49:13 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/minority-caucus-reacts-to-justices-income-tax-reduction-proposal/ |
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Severe weather is causing several traffic problems throughout our region.
According to Kanawha County Metro 911 officials, dispatchers have received “several reports” for weather-related calls throughout the county.
Dispatchers urge anyone who encounters high water, downed lines or downed trees to turn around and do not attempt to drive through the area.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy helped a woman get out of her car near Doc Bailey Road and Sourdough Lane in Cross Lanes after water began to enter her vehicle.
At this time, Metro 911 has reported high water in the area of Doc Bailey Road in Cross Lanes and says traffic lights are out in the East End of Charleston from Greenbrier Street to Morris Street.
West Virginia 511 is also reporting two minor crashes on I-64, at the 50 and 47 mile markers, along with traffic congestion near mile marker 45.
According to StormTracker 13 Chief Meteorologist Spencer Adkins, the storms will encompass much of the area until at least 7 p.m. Anyone in areas of severe thunderstorms should move indoors away from windows and avoid using plugged in appliances or plumbing.
A flood watch is also in effect for parts of the Tri-State that will continue until at least Thursday morning due to torrential downpours. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/severe-weather-in-kanawha-county/ | 2022-07-06T22:49:19 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/severe-weather-in-kanawha-county/ |
RIPLEY, WV (WOWK) — From Wednesday, July 6, to Friday, July 8, there is a 50% scaled replica of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on display in Ripley. It is the first time West Virginia is hosting the tribute.
The replica is located at Dutch Miller of Ripley, also known as the former Interstate 77 Chevrolet dealership showroom.
The display is open to the public from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-replica-on-display-in-ripley-wv/ | 2022-07-06T22:49:25 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-replica-on-display-in-ripley-wv/ |
Pima County’s supervisors approved a $1.9 billion budget Tuesday for the next fiscal year, dedicating funding to key infrastructure projects, improving road conditions and raises for county employees.
The new budget, which applies to the 2023 fiscal year that began July 1, includes a 13-cent drop in county-levied property taxes at $5.0652 per $100 of taxable net assessed value, down from $5.1952 last fiscal year. However, residents’ bills will likely increase due to increased property valuations.
The county anticipates levying $510 million in property taxes this year, a $9 million increase over last year. The general fund budget reserve sits at about $41.2 million and proposed expenditures total more than $679 million.
This year's budget is a decrease from last year's more than $2 billion in expenditures, which included $350 million in COVID-related grants. Fiscal year 2023's budget "reflects the County’s transition out of the COVID-19 pandemic response and the return to a new normal," County Administrator Jan Lesher wrote in her transmittal of the spending plan to the board of supervisors.
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Key expenditures in the budget include:
- $177.2 million for the capital project program across various county departments, including a new Sunset Road-Interstate 10 connection with an extension to River Road, renovation of the Pima County Medical Examiner's building and security upgrades at the county jail.
- $66.8 million to repair and preserve 272 miles of roads. The county’s goal is to increase the average Pavement Condition Index rating of all unincorporated county roads to 80 by 2030.
- $5 million to establish a reserve for future affordable housing projects.
While the final budget adoption was set for June 21, the board’s vote was delayed to July 5 as supervisors weighed different options for a new employee compensation plan amid continuing struggles with retention and recruitment.
The final compensation plan will cost about $19.7 million for an 8.5% raise for those making $35,000 a year or less, 5% for those making $35,001-$75,000, 3% for those making $75,001-$150,000 and 1% for those making more than $150,001.
Contact reporter Nicole Ludden at nludden@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/pima-county-adopts-1-9-billion-budget-that-includes-pay-raises-for-workers/article_101c4328-fcaa-11ec-9571-1b4da66e29cb.html | 2022-07-06T22:51:48 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/pima-county-adopts-1-9-billion-budget-that-includes-pay-raises-for-workers/article_101c4328-fcaa-11ec-9571-1b4da66e29cb.html |
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday to provide $1.2 billion to fund massively ambitious projects to find new water for Arizona, and smaller ones to conserve what the state already has.
He is particularly excited about the idea of Arizona being involved in constructing a plant to desalinate water, likely from the Sea of Cortez in Sonora, providing fresh water that could be used for not only domestic use but also for the agriculture industry, which consumes 70% of the water Arizona now uses.
"We are in the second decade of the worst drought in recorded history,'' Ducey said. "We continue to experience shortages on the Colorado River. And the forecasts are not getting better.''
The new law finances Arizona's efforts to come up with a new source of water from outside the state.
In particular, that means "the largest desalination project in history, anywhere around the globe," Ducey said.
That will cost more money than the legislation provides. But House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, said the state won't be picking up the entire tab.
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"There are already groups, businesses that want to partner with the state,'' Bowers said, calling what's in the legislation "leveraging money'' to make the state "a partner in larger operations,'' including with Mexico.
There are also other options for the use of the money, Bowers said, such as finding a way to pipe floodwaters in the Midwest to places where water is needed, like Arizona, though there are no details on how that would work legally or physically.
Water to sell to other states
That leaves the question of how much more Arizonans may have to pay for water.
The cost of desalinated water will be in the neighborhood of $2,500 an acre-foot, which is about 326,000 gallons, according to Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. That's the amount of water that, depending on the community, can serve about three homes for a year.
Any new costs would come on top of what's charged now for delivery.
Ducey, however, said he doesn't believe Arizona water users will be in for sticker shock.
"We're going to be the big boy of the lower basin states. Right now we're the little brother,'' Ducey told KTAR on Wednesday, noting that Arizona has the lowest priority to take water out of the Colorado River.
"We're going to have water to sell to other states to supplement and bring our costs down," he said.
Conservation steps
All that, however, is years off. So the legislation also includes shorter-term answers — and $200 million specifically set aside for them. Many of those involve doing more with less.
"We have funding to address best management practices in our counties and our cities,'' said Rep. Gail Griffin, R-Hereford. Those include recharging rainwater, using more efficient plumbing fixtures and changing landscape practices to convert to more drought-resistant plants.
Another is replacing grass with artificial turf. "I did that about eight years ago and it still looks great,'' Griffin said. "It's green, the dogs love it. And I haven't used any water on it.''
There's also potable water reuse — something that eventually could lead to what has been dubbed "toilet-to-tap,'' where effluent is treated to the point that it can go immediately back into the drinking water supply.
"It's not just one project,'' Griffin said. "It's all of the above.''
Climate change issue
But at Wednesday's press conference where the Republican governor signed the legislation, only the Democrats present mentioned the controversial issue of why Arizona is hotter and drier.
"Our state is confronted with the reality of climate change,'' said Senate Minority Leader Rebecca Rios, D-Phoenix.
She said that comes in combination with the fact that the Colorado River has been "over-allocated.''
The agreement on the amount of water each state was entitled to take was set half a century ago, but the actual flow of the river now is far below where it was then.
That already has forced mandatory cutbacks, with future reductions possible to keep Lake Mead from becoming a "dead pool'' with no water flowing over the Hoover Dam.
The rapid decline was noted by the governor, who pointed out he was signing the new legislation in the same location as he signed the 2019 "drought contingency plan.''
That move provided cash to help farmers, who would be getting less water from the river, to instead construct new wells and water delivery systems. It also paid money to tribes, who have higher priority claims to the river water, to reduce their own use.
The plan was supposed to take care of water shortages through 2026, as there were some hopes the drought would abate.
But that hasn't happened. And Ducey said that the state's current financial surplus provided the opportunity to act now to shore up supplies. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/new-az-law-puts-1-2b-toward-finding-new-water-sources-conserving/article_3762ae70-fd47-11ec-a0d6-2f60ae6d0747.html | 2022-07-06T22:51:54 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/new-az-law-puts-1-2b-toward-finding-new-water-sources-conserving/article_3762ae70-fd47-11ec-a0d6-2f60ae6d0747.html |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – An issue with a publishing house led to some Marion County residents getting voter information cards with errors on them, according to the county supervisor of elections.
Supervisor Wesley Wilcox said he’s gotten a large number of calls from voters who received their new voter information cards and found details on the cards were wrong.
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Some voters received cards with a zip code for Arizona on them, while others had wrong district numbers for county commission listed.
The company that published and distributed the voter information cards sent a letter to Wilcox acknowledging the issue.
“Although the proofs we provided and your team reviewed were completely accurate, at some point during the second batch some of the data being printed became distorted,” said a spokesperson with Quality Printing and Mailing. “We are currently assessing our procedures to try and understand how this happened, and which records were printed incorrectly.”
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The company and Wilcox’s office both insist that the issue is one with the printing of the cards themselves and not with the data that the county has on file.
In a statement, Wilcox said the county has used Quality Printing and Mailing since 2012 without any previous issues.
“While this is a very unfortunate situation, we understand that mistakes happen and are working with the mail house to rectify the situation,” Wilcox said.
Voter information cards are not needed in order to vote in elections; they simply provide voters with information on assigned precincts.
You can always check your voter registration information on file at the Marion County supervisor of elections website, or at the Florida Division of Elections website.
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New restrictions have breweries in New Jersey bubbling over.
Legislation issued by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
(ABC) that went into effect on July 1 has breweries and other legislators upset because it places new restrictions on the beverage companies.
The new legislation brings new conditions to breweries licensees, including the number of events they can host and attend each year. Microbreweries can have up to 25 on-site events and 52 private parties each year. Breweries can attend up to 12 off-site events.
The new law also requires breweries to give a walking or virtual tour of the facility before allowing patrons to consume alcohol. In addition, there is to be no food served, or any coordination with, mobile food trucks.
The ABC says its intention is to "increase stability in the alcoholic beverage marketplace and to foster realistic competition that ultimately will benefit all residents of the State."
Kat Garrity, who along with her husband operate the Death of the Fox Brewery and Coffehouse, said the legislation will have the opposite effect.
“They are crippling the breweries by telling us we can’t have events, we can’t do fun things. Why is anyone going to want to come here? They’re trying to make an environment that no one wants to come to," Garrity said.
Breweries across the state are calling for a change in the legislation, asking patrons to call their senators.
New Jersey Senator Michael Testa, a Republican from Vineland, plans to introduce legislation countering the new law.
“The fact that the government can come in and micromanage how breweries can operate is offensive enough. But further restricting their ability to innovate and be successful is unconscionable and requires the legislature to counter the actions of these unelected bureaucrats,” Testa said in a news release. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nj-brewers-frothing-over-new-restrictions/3291455/ | 2022-07-06T23:10:41 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nj-brewers-frothing-over-new-restrictions/3291455/ |
VINELAND — A 5,000-pound steel heart erected outside Inspira Medical Center Vineland is intended to show health care workers their dedication and hard work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic will not be forgotten.
Inspira Health, which operates the hospital, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 29 for the monument dubbed the "Blue Heart for Heroes." The 11-by-12 foot heart, installed in September, greets people at the hospital's front entrance, reminding them of the toll the pandemic, which has killed more than 1 million Americans, 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," Inspira Health President and CEO Amy Mansue said in a statement.
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When COVID-19 began spreading in the U.S. and hospitals filled with patients as much of society locked down, 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, the hospital said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/big-blue-metal-heart-at-vineland-hospital-salutes-frontline-heroes/article_a805b886-fd45-11ec-891f-571360eaa725.html | 2022-07-06T23:13:48 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/big-blue-metal-heart-at-vineland-hospital-salutes-frontline-heroes/article_a805b886-fd45-11ec-891f-571360eaa725.html |
PINETOP-LAKESIDE, Ariz. — The Pinetop-Lakeside Police Department is seeking your help to find a missing falcon. Yes, a missing falcon.
In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, officials from the department shared information surrounding a bird theft. "Astra" is a falcon that was reportedly stolen from the White Mountain Nature Center on the night of July 5.
Additional details about the incident weren't immediately available but the post did reiterate that unlicensed possession of a falcon is a felony.
Astra is two months old and requires special attention and care, the post stated.
"Her future is dim if she is not found found quickly and returned," the flyer read.
There is currently a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest or her return, according to the White Mountain Audubon Society Facebook page. If you have any information regarding Astra's disappearance, call Pinetop PD (928) 368-8800.
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ATLANTIC CITY — Police arrested a Philadelphia man wanted in his home state Sunday after finding drugs and weapons in his car.
At 9:06 p.m., Officer Matthew Talavera pulled over Jovy Delphine in the 2000 block of Atlantic Avenue. During the stop, Delphine was placed in custody after being found in possession of a loaded handgun, police said Wednesday in a news release.
K-9 Officer Jesse Oliver-Logan and his partner, Gee, assisted. Gee, who is trained in narcotics detection, indicated the presence of drugs in the vehicle, police said.
Officers found more than 21 grams of cocaine and several loaded high-capacity magazines in the vehicle, police said, and Delphine was found to have an active warrant for his arrest from Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Delphine, 27, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon while committing a drug offense, possession of a high-capacity magazine, possession of hollow-point ammunition, certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone, hindering apprehension and fugitive from justice. He was sent to the Atlantic County jail. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-police-arrest-pennsylvania-fugitive-after-finding-drugs-weapons-in-his-car/article_4400454a-fd7c-11ec-98bb-833cdd487f85.html | 2022-07-06T23:13:54 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-police-arrest-pennsylvania-fugitive-after-finding-drugs-weapons-in-his-car/article_4400454a-fd7c-11ec-98bb-833cdd487f85.html |
WATERLOO — A Waterloo man has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $800 worth of meat from Walmart over the span of three months.
Waterloo police arrested Peter Allen Carr Jr., 57, on Wednesday for seven counts of third-degree theft. He was also arrested for one count of felony failure to register as a sex offender.
Bond was set at $19,000.
According to court records, Carr would enter Walmart on Flammang Drive, select steaks or other meats and place them into a backpack in his shopping cart. He would then leave the store without paying, records state.
He allegedly made seven such trips between April 29 and June 15, each time taking between $81 and $195 worth of products.
During the June 15 visit, he allegedly took both meat and alcohol, court records state.
Authorities also allege Carr declined to verify his sex offender registration information in May. He is required to register because of a 1995 conviction for second-degree sexual abuse for sexually abusing a woman at knifepoint. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-taking-800-worth-of-meat/article_d21f2300-b53b-594b-ae65-db70b59959fb.html | 2022-07-06T23:13:55 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-taking-800-worth-of-meat/article_d21f2300-b53b-594b-ae65-db70b59959fb.html |
GILBERT, Ariz. — A former Higley High School teacher is no longer facing charges of having an inappropriate relationship with at least two students.
12 News has learned the Maricopa County Attorney's Office has dismissed all of the charges against Aaron Dunton, 35.
According to court records, the County Attorney's office filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him. The charges were dropped without prejudice, meaning prosecutors can refile them.
During a press availability on Wednesday, County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said the case was being sent back to the Gilbert Police Department.
Gilbert police arrested Dunton in June on charges of aggravated assault after an investigation into Dunton began in April.
Dunton was initially placed on administrative leave and ultimately resigned from Higley High School.
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During their investigation, Gilbert detectives uncovered another alleged inappropriate relationship involving the former teacher and a then 11-year-old student he taught at Power Ranch Elementary School back in 2018.
Because the court records have been sealed in this case, it's unknown what the alleged action was against Dunton in this incident.
Former and current teachers tell 12 News that before Dunton's arrest they notified school administrators from both campuses about concerns over Dunton's alleged inappropriate actions involving students.
That prompted Higley Unified Schools to launch its own investigation.
In late June, the Higley Unified Schools Governing Board announced plans to hire a lawyer to investigate the handling of the previous allegations against Dunton, including which school leaders knew and when.
A timeline was not given on when the investigation would be completed.
12 News has reached out to Gilbert police and Higley Unified Schools for comment on the charges being dismissed.
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WILDWOOD — A Washington Township man pulled over Tuesday was carrying a loaded gun and drugs in his car, police said.
Officers stopped Deion McCann, 26, in the 4600 block of Ocean Avenue for traffic violations, police said Wednesday. Noticing "unusual activity" inside the vehicle, officers detained McCann and searched the vehicle.
They found a loaded .22 caliber revolver and multiple bags of heroin and cocaine in the car, police said.
McCann was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of heroin, possession of cocaine and was issued traffic summonses. He was taken to the Cape May County jail. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wildwood-traffic-stop-yields-gun-drug-charges/article_948e34d4-fd6f-11ec-8d72-f386746e6942.html | 2022-07-06T23:14:00 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wildwood-traffic-stop-yields-gun-drug-charges/article_948e34d4-fd6f-11ec-8d72-f386746e6942.html |
CEDAR FALLS — One person has been arrested after police found him carrying a handgun while intoxicated on College Street early Tuesday.
Residents called 911 around 1:25 a.m. to report a man who was displaying a pistol in the 2000 block of College Street. Officers found the suspect still in the area and discovered a loaded .380-caliber pistol tucked in his waistband. The weapon had its serial number scratched off, according to police. A mason jar with marijuana was also found.
Police arrested 19-year-old Dayton James Garcia of Waterloo on charges of carrying weapons while intoxicated, public intoxication and possession of marijuana. He was also arrested for criminal mischief for tearing out the sealant in the police station holding cell. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-with-gun-detained-in-cedar-falls/article_7dcee31c-bcb9-54ae-b00d-027dcd49552c.html | 2022-07-06T23:14:02 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-with-gun-detained-in-cedar-falls/article_7dcee31c-bcb9-54ae-b00d-027dcd49552c.html |
GLENDALE, Ariz. — A subject was taken to the hospital Wednesday for critical, life-threatening injuries after an officer-involved shooting in Glendale.
At about 1:30 p.m., officers located a stolen car with several people inside the vehicle. An altercation broke out between officers and the individuals inside the car that ended in gunfire, according to a Glendale police spokesperson.
No officers were injured during the shooting near the 6200 block of North 63rd Avenue, Glendale police said.
Police believe the shooting was an "isolated incident" and there's no immediate threat to the public, Glendale police said.
Police have not released the following:
- The identity or age of the injured subject
- How many officers were involved
- Whether the injured subject was armed with a weapon
This is a developing story and updates will be published as they become available.
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This fall, South Jersey Industries will give high school students interested in learning about artificial intelligence the chance to attend a series of lessons at its Atlantic City headquarters.
Through a partnership with the Mark Cuban Foundation and the state Department of Community Affairs, the AI Boot Camp will offer students four half-day sessions filled with lectures about artificial intelligence's uses in society, from smart home assistance to self-driving automobiles, SJI said Wednesday in a news release.
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 with AI or robotics to attend the program, SJI said.
Founded in 2019, the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Boot Camp is a free, nationwide initiative offered to high school students who want to learn more about artificial intelligence and the technology used to operate it, SJI said.
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“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.
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-program/article_dc25b7d6-fd38-11ec-8d59-c368c9541c07.html | 2022-07-06T23:14:07 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jersey-gas-parent-company-offers-students-artificial-intelligence-program/article_dc25b7d6-fd38-11ec-8d59-c368c9541c07.html |
CEDAR FALLS – How exactly tens of thousands of federal dollars are spent by Cedar Falls will be the focus of an in-depth discussion at the City Council’s July 18 meeting.
Because Cedar Falls is deemed “an entitlement community” in the eyes of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, it receives annual funding through the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Consortium programs for various city-run initiatives. The funds are used “to develop viable urban communities” by establishing decent housing and suitable living environments, and “by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.”
Once the contract is awarded, a city engineer said the project start date could be as early as next month, but that's heavily dependent on weather because of the creek's involvement.
On Monday night, the council unanimously decided it wanted to spend more time on the subject after asking a flurry of questions during a public hearing on its lengthy annual action plan for the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Consortium programs.
Cedar Falls is entering year four of a five-year plan adopted several years ago after numerous meetings with citizen groups.
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That five-year plan estimated how much would be allocated each year, but it allows flexibility in light of changing conditions.
According to Stephanie Houk Sheetz, city community development director, two recent sanitary sewer lining projects in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods are recent examples of projects to be covered by the federal funding. Several sidewalk projects and the rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing are others. A rental occupied rehabilitation program also was instituted by the city last year.
Overall, she said, the city has learned to pick projects that are “fairly straightforward to implement.”
The city received $259,801 from HUD for the new fiscal year. Another $64,000 carried over from past years because of lower-than-anticipated bids for past projects and service agencies not spending their fully allotted amounts.
The Rooted Carrot Cooperative Market is a community-owned grocery store that seeks to enhance the health and well-being of the greater Cedar Valley, according to its mission statement.
Right now, the plan is set to spend:
- $25,000 on owner-occupied housing rehabilitation to benefit two units.
- $75,000 on renter-occupied housing rehabilitation to benefit three units.
- $38,970 to support agencies and organizations to help approximately 4,000 people, 40 of whom are homeless.
- $112,871 on a sidewalk infill program to benefit 1,000 low- and moderate-income people.
- $20,000 on a tree replacement program in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
- $51,960 on planning and administration related to CDBG
During discussion, differences between the five-year plan and the annual action plan were highlighted.
The five-year plan had $0 allotted for neighborhood accessibility projects like sidewalks, and $10,000 for code enforcement “on residential units in low- to moderate-income areas with hopes of maintaining existing affordable housing and promoting neighborhood development.”
“We learned after we did the five-year consolidated plan that there were quite a few requirements in order to utilize the money how we initially thought,” said Sheetz. “That’s why we’re simply choosing not to fund code enforcement through the CDBG program.”
Parks also had been targeted. Instead, the focus is now on tree planting, bringing the original estimate of $57,510, down to $20,000 in the annual action plan.
“We may look at a tree planting program in the public right of way, which can help with energy costs and that type of thing in low to moderate income,” said Sheetz.
“It was about two years ago that we tried to fund a park project, and HUD ultimately denied it,” she said.
If the plan is adopted, the council will have the final say in most projects completed with the federal funding. The exception, according to Sheetz, would be for smaller repairs.
Among all the questions were some concerns.
Councilor Susan deBuhr highlighted how the action plan talks about missing middle market housing, high density housing and accessory dwellings that shouldn’t be allowed in areas outside of the newly zoned downtown.
Councilor Dave Sires felt goals and details within the plan were put together without enough City Council and public input.
“We don’t really seem to have the power to say what our goals are. Some of these things could be good. But when you start to talk about tiny homes in backyards, I start to have a problem with that,” Sires said.
Councilor Daryl Kruse concurred with Sires’ assessment in that a number of things “seem to go beyond what” initially was discussed regarding HUD funding. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cedar-falls-council-wants-more-discussion-on-plan-for-spending-hud-federal-funding/article_21256574-fae7-5748-b4b9-4a63e14aafe4.html | 2022-07-06T23:14:08 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cedar-falls-council-wants-more-discussion-on-plan-for-spending-hud-federal-funding/article_21256574-fae7-5748-b4b9-4a63e14aafe4.html |
AVONDALE, Ariz. — A hit-and-run suspect accused of causing a dangerous crash on Interstate 10 has been arrested after he surrendered himself to police.
Juan Carlos Caraveo, 30, was taken into custody Tuesday after admitting to running away from a car crash that severely injured another motorist.
The collision occurred early Sunday morning near milepost 129 on I-10 after the victim attempted to move their vehicle out of the roadway.
Another vehicle allegedly driven by Caraveo was speeding down the freeway and struck the victim's car, causing it to burst into flames, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The victim sustained head injuries and two broken legs, court records show.
Caraveo allegedly ran away on foot from the scene because he was "scared," court records show.
He was booked into the Maricopa County jail on pending charges of aggravated assault, criminal damage, and leaving the scene of a crash.
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WAVERLY — Waverly Health Center has a Parkinson’s Support Group from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday.
Held the second Saturday of each month, this support group is intended for those affected by or who have someone close to them affected by Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Ann Rathe will lead a discussion on “Coping with Changes in Parkinson’s Disease” with attendees who have Parkinson’s. Care partners will meet at the same time for their own discussion, which will include some tips on fall recovery with Madison Matthias from Taylor Physical Therapy. The entire group will meet in Tendrils Rooftop Garden at WHC first, and then split into groups.
Call (319) 352-4961 with questions. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/parkinson-s-group-to-meet/article_ea0c1098-a302-50f7-844a-8220417e77d1.html | 2022-07-06T23:14:14 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/parkinson-s-group-to-meet/article_ea0c1098-a302-50f7-844a-8220417e77d1.html |
NORMAL — Half a dozen volunteers kept busy Wednesday morning packing backpacks with school supplies. Their goal is to pack 4,000 backpacks by mid-August, when families can pick up the bags before school starts.
“(4,000 bags) is about 60% of the need in Bloomington-Normal,” said organizer Jan Meadows.
The Back 2 School Alliance is planning a drive-through distribution event from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 11 at the State Farm South parking garage. Families need to be enrolled at McLean County Unit 5 or Bloomington District 87, up to date on immunizations and qualify for free or reduced price lunch. Those interested in receiving supplies should contact their school office.
The goal is to partner with families, Meadows said. Around one third of families in Unit 5 or District 87 qualify, but the organization can only help about 3⁄5 of those.
“We truly try to model not a handout, but a hand up,” she said.
On Wednesday morning at Midwest Food Bank the volunteers were packing some of the backpacks, as well as organizing binders and other supplies to get them ready to give away.
Amber Patterson brought her sons Drake, 12, and Colin, 10. They have been coming for four years, she said.
Volunteering gives the boys something to do during the summer that doesn’t involve a screen and lets them give back to the community. The variety of tasks also helps with keeping the two boys occupied.
“It was enough to keep their attention, and (Meadows) was so gracious to let them come,” Amber Patterson said.
Becky Schaefer has been volunteering with the Back 2 School Alliance for five years now, she said. She also volunteers with the food bank.
“I’m always looking for some good things to do,” she said.
She retired from COUNTRY seven years ago and has tried to keep busy since then. Volunteering gives her a chance to give back and to meet people.
“That’s the only think I missed since I retired, being around all the people,” she said.
This was Chris Tamm and Ryan Tamm’s first time volunteering. It seemed like a good way to give back, Chris Tamm said, and with the pandemic, he thinks there is a lot of need right now. The two plan to be back next year.
“They need a lot of (supplies), unfortunately, there’s a lot of need,” he said.
Schaefer said that she and other retired people are her church are looking to volunteer at schools next school year as well.
The supplies are specific to grade level, Meadows said. Those interested in giving will find donation boxes at a number of businesses around the community. Instructions can be found on the organization’s website at back2schoolalliance.org.
Checks can be sent to the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, 915 E. Washington St #2, Bloomington, with "backpacks" in the memo line, Meadows said.
This year the organization is adding 350 backpacks for high school students, Meadows said. That is in addition to the 4,000 for younger grades.
There are also some upcoming community events that will benefit the organization, Meadows said. That includes a drive for monetary and supply donations at the Normal Walmart on July 24 and Denny’s Doughnuts donating proceeds from doughnut sales on July 16. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/watch-now-volunteers-aim-to-pack-4-000-backpacks-for-bloomington-normal-students/article_86fc5a98-fd4d-11ec-9711-47aa7108e26d.html | 2022-07-06T23:19:23 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/watch-now-volunteers-aim-to-pack-4-000-backpacks-for-bloomington-normal-students/article_86fc5a98-fd4d-11ec-9711-47aa7108e26d.html |
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine International Film Festival kicks off Friday celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Ken Eisen, one of the founders of Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville, was also one of the people present at the creation of the festival.
He said it felt "weird" to watch the festival grow into such an important cultural event in Maine. “But also great, also really exciting,” he said.
This year’s festival will feature about 100 films, almost all of them shown on big screens in Waterville, which, along with Skowhegan, has been the festival’s home since the beginning. Several of the films have Maine connections. The rest are from all over the world.
What they have in common is that virtually every movie will be making its Maine premiere at the festival. Some will be making their New England or even world premieres.
“They’re not films you will have seen before,” Eisen said, “With the exception of retrospectives and restorations where we do new prints of great old films.”
The festival runs for 10 days, and one of its aims is not just to entertain but to spark thoughts and conversations. It strives to provide, in Eisen’s words, “New perspectives on the world, excitement at [the] cinema and what it can bring, the thrill of the art, the thrill of communication with other people in all kinds of languages and in all kinds of ways.”
You can learn more about the Maine International Film Festival here. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/maine-international-film-festival-celebrates-25-years-movies-events/97-8bc53a2c-3f7e-4ec5-a1c0-2683e191e01b | 2022-07-06T23:20:29 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/maine-international-film-festival-celebrates-25-years-movies-events/97-8bc53a2c-3f7e-4ec5-a1c0-2683e191e01b |
PORTLAND, Maine — Local and state officials are investigating the death Wednesday of a person incarcerated at the Cumberland County Jail.
A corrections officer found the person unresponsive in their cell just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. John Costello of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said in a release Wednesday afternoon.
Jail security and medical staff and then Portland rescue were not able to resuscitate the person, Costello said.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.
The person's name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
This is the second death at the jail in just over two weeks after another person was found dead in their cell on June 18. A cause of death in that case has not been released. Jail officials did not immediately return a call Wednesday afternoon. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/death-at-cumberland-county-jail-under-investigation-inmate/97-c9cf39a8-4cf3-442b-bc67-c91542be7c03 | 2022-07-06T23:20:35 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/death-at-cumberland-county-jail-under-investigation-inmate/97-c9cf39a8-4cf3-442b-bc67-c91542be7c03 |
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Now that the demolition of the Main Street Bridge is over, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has released its plan and design for the new Main Street Bridge in Bellevue.
The new bridge will have the same number of car lanes, four lanes, two for each side, but it will include a bicycle lane and two more accessible sidewalks. The new bridge will include an 8-foot sidewalk on one side and a 12.5-foot multi-use path on the other. The bridge will also include a landscaping planter in between the car traffic and one of the sidewalks.
The old bridge was smaller.
Built back in the 1960s, the old bridge used to have two lanes in each direction and one 4-foot-wide lane for pedestrians.
The demolishing of the Main Street Bridge across Interstate 405 in the Renton to Bellevue Project took place during the weekend of June 17-20. It took 56 hours to complete and over 100 workers were onsite.
Not only will the new bridge be more inclusive for pedestrians and bicycle users, but it will also include design elements that are planned to make it cohesive with its surroundings as the bridge was designed to match the already existing structures in the area, incorporating embellishments.
“We worked with the community, Bellevue city officials and stakeholders to add design elements inspired by nature that are also visually sensitive to the surrounding areas,” wrote Victoria Miller for WSDOT. “Using simple geometric forms, colors and textures for these structures creates continuity along the corridor and establishes a cohesive identity for the project.”
While the project is undergoing, the bridge might close for up to five months, but the WSDOT has not announced any opening dates. After the five months, the bridge is expected to partially open for cars only for at least another two months, after which the bridge should open completely. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/wsdot-design-bellevue-new-main-street-bridge/281-5c8b779b-fe93-4354-a8d8-640a2b2c5cf8 | 2022-07-06T23:22:17 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/wsdot-design-bellevue-new-main-street-bridge/281-5c8b779b-fe93-4354-a8d8-640a2b2c5cf8 |
DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — Crews are fighting a 75-acre wildfire in Dripping Springs, the Hays County Office of Emergency Management said on Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters from North Hays Fire and Wimberley Fire are on the scene on the Storm Ranch property off Gatlin Creek Road.
Evacuations may be needed as a precaution as the fire threatens homes in the area, the Hays County Office of Emergency Management said. Command staff was conducting emergency phone notification for about 10 houses.
A helicopter was making bucket drops in over the area, and the Texas A&M Forest Service was en route with bulldozers and air resources.
Residents are asked to watch for emergency vehicles in the area.
No other information is available at this time.
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LAKEWAY, Texas — Lakeway City Manager Julie Oakley announced her resignation on Wednesday afternoon, saying in a statement she already submitted her resignation to the city council.
Her last day will be Sept. 2.
In the letter, Oakley said she was offered a management opportunity to work for an accounting firm that will allow the flexibility of caring for her mother in West Texas.
She assured that the timing of her departure is "merely coincidental" and does not have to do with a lawsuit against the City for alleged mismanagement.
"While the timing is merely coincidental, I want to be clear that this decision does not have to do with the frivolous, politically motivated lawsuit recently filed. I was already two months into the interview process when we were made aware of the lawsuit," she said in the statement.
According to the City's website, she was hired in 2010 as finance director and then stepped into the role of assistant city manager. In 2019, she was named interim city manager and was soon offered the position she's now leaving.
"I am proud of dedicating 12 years of my life to the City of Lakeway, serving as finance director, assistant city manager, and for the past three years as your city manager. In those years, this Lakeway team helped usher in some great new developments, enhanced communications for our residents, and even improved our city credit rating through conservative financial strategies, while keeping the tax rate low for our residents and maintaining the highest quality of service for our community," she continued. "I am truly proud of this Lakeway team. And while I am very excited for this next step in my professional journey, I also know it will be difficult to move on from this amazing team, having worked with many city staff members for more than a decade."
Lakeway Mayor Tom Kilgore said he was proud of Oakely's accomplishments over the years, but said he was "dismayed by the actions of certain individuals" in the City that have threatened the safety of Oakley and her family.
"In those months, our city manager and her family have been kept under constant surveillance, with one or more individuals often following her to her Lakeway residence from City Hall late at night, or already waiting for her at her Lakeway home," Kilgore said in a statement. "No city employee, male or female, should be exposed to a harassing environment. No Lakeway resident should condone or accept this kind of behavior in our community. I believe creating this hostile environment, and the recent litigation over her residency are purely politically motived and designed to harass city staff and our elected public officials."
He ended his statement by highlighting Oakley's work for the City through the COVID-19 pandemic and Winter Storm Uri.
"We, myself and my fellow councilmembers, thank Julie for making the City of Lakeway a better place for all of our residents," Kilgore said. "We appreciate her hard work and dedication, and wish her the best on this next step of her professional journey.”
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AUSTIN, Texas — Two cases involving acts of violence have resulted in criminal convictions over the course of the last week, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, June 29, Francisco Javier Llanas, 20, pled guilty to murder and will be sentenced by a judge in August. The charge stemmed from the murder of Oscar Manuel San Juan Jaimes, 19, on March 13, 2020.
Witnesses told detectives the incident was a drive-by shooting and a result of an ongoing feud between known subjects. Police said Jaimes may not have been the intended target.
Llamas was arrested on March 23, 2020, for a warrant on an unrelated charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On June 23, 2020, while in custody, Llamas was indicted for murder.
In another case on Tuesday, July 5, a Travis County jury convicted Arthur Davis, 44, on two counts of sexual assault of a child.
Davis was arrested on March 16, 2020, in connection with an incident that happened on Aug. 11, 2019. On July 24, 2020, Davis was indicted on two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child by contact.
“Our office takes acts of violence seriously and is committed to holding people who commit violent crimes accountable,” said Travis County District Attorney José Garza. “We hope this outcome brings closure and peace to the victims’ families.”
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WASHINGTON — The White House says that President Biden spoke to detained WNBA star Brittney Griner's wife on Wednesday.
Biden was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris during the call to Cherelle Griner, where the president reassured her that he's working to secure Brittney's release as soon as possible.
The phone call comes one day after Cherelle spoke to CBS Mornings, saying she had not heard from the president and that nothing was getting done.
"I will not be quiet anymore," Cherelle said. "I will find that balance of harm versus help in pushing our government to do everything that's possible because being quiet, they're not moving, they're not doing anything."
Cherelle said she was still waiting for a direct response from Biden after a letter from Brittney was sent to the White House on Monday.
"I still have not heard from him," Cherelle said. "And, honestly, it's very disheartening."
In the letter, the Houston native told the president she feared she would spend forever in a Russian jail. She has been detained for four months.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked repeatedly about Griner on Tuesday during the regular briefing. She said Biden read the letter, but she did not detail his reaction.
“This is very personal to him.”
Jean-Pierre did not say whether there were plans for Biden to speak with Griner’s family, but did say that National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken both spoke to Griner’s wife recently.
Jean-Pierre said Biden wanted to get Griner and other Americans home.
“We are going to use every tool we possibly can to make that happen,” Jean-Pierre said.
Griner is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/president-biden-calls-brittney-griners-wife/285-bf524cd8-1208-4126-a9e6-5d328d2a1005 | 2022-07-06T23:24:58 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/president-biden-calls-brittney-griners-wife/285-bf524cd8-1208-4126-a9e6-5d328d2a1005 |
The Economic Development Corporation Michigan City plans to honor businesses throughout the community at its 25th Silver Anniversary Gala.
The economic development agency will confer its Business Investment Awards and celebrate its 25th anniversary at the gala at 5:30 p.m. July 21 in the Stardust Event Center at the Blue Chip Hotel & Casino at 777 Blue Chip Drive.
Ric Federighi of WIMS Radio will emcee the event. The Michigan City Chamber Music Festival will perform.
EDCMC Executive Director Clarence Hulse said awards will spotlight companies who have invested in the city and helped build on its economic development momentum.
“We are planning an epic event as we have not had our awards in years due to the concerns of the ongoing pandemic,” Hulse said. “So, we are recognizing accomplishments from 2018 through 2021 that spotlight how our city has remained vital and strong in the wake of the challenges of the last few years.”
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The EDMC will give out Projects of the Year awards from 2018 through 2021, Phoenix Awards to companies that have reinvented existing buildings and Milestone Awards that highlight businesses that have been around for 10 to 100 years.
“These Real Estate Reuse awards showcase a sort of ‘rising-from-the-ashes’ as these areas were in need of a burst of new life. We are recognizing three projects that have resulted in new investment in their businesses, new jobs and enhanced offerings,” Hulse said.
About eight community and business leaders will be surprised with awards like the Leadership Award for Economic Development and Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Development.
“Each and every one of these individuals has made a lasting imprint on our communities through their roles and we look forward to celebrating their accomplishments,” he said.
Tickets are $75.
For more information or to register, visit www.edcmc.com/edcmc-silver-anniversary-gala-investment-awards/. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/economic-development-corporation-michigan-city-to-honor-businesses-at-gala/article_9f3b2617-be55-52b7-bdfa-833c44100773.html | 2022-07-06T23:25:01 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/economic-development-corporation-michigan-city-to-honor-businesses-at-gala/article_9f3b2617-be55-52b7-bdfa-833c44100773.html |
I saw recently where a Gallup poll asked Americans if they believe God exists, and the lowest number ever recorded said yes. The poll has asked this question every year since 1944.
Every year from 1944 to 2010, more than 92% of all Americans said they believed in God. Now what God they believed in, I have no idea, but at least they believed in some sort of God. But now this latest poll shows only 81% of Americans believe in God, down 6 percentage points from last year and 11 points from only a couple of years ago. That is quite an alarming statistic.
Perhaps the reason can be found somewhere. Maybe a good starting point would be with the Church of England, where the Rev. Clive Evans decided to strip down to his underwear to perform “full immersion” baptism with a few newly saved women. Apparently he wanted to make sure they survived the immersion so he also pinched two of the women’s bottoms.
I didn’t realize being a baptism minister could be such fun. I might have joined the clergy if I had known such things were going on. But the church, to its credit, said Rev. Evans violated acceptable church practice in a 30-page ruling.
I do wish I had been there when Rev. Evans all of a sudden stripped to his Fruit of the Looms and motioned for one of the women to “come on down, you are the next full-immersion baptism.”
Listen, when I grew up at Parrott Baptist Church, the congregation almost defrocked a family because the 6-year-old son drank from the communion cup and had not yet been baptized. His father whipped him right on the front steps of the church while we were all singing “Amazing Grace.”
My grandfather was banned from Sardis Baptist Church for fishing on Sunday. I have no idea what would have happened if Rev. Eldridge had decided to skinny dip with one of the women being baptized, but I’m pretty sure it would have involved a shotgun and the need for a hasty funeral.
But you know in today’s world churches seem to tolerate a whole lot more. When I was young, you may as well have stayed home as to show up for church wearing jeans or shorts or anything short of a formal suit. No self-respecting man would dare enter the church without a tie on. Today folks look like they said, “Hey, let’s go to church and then head to the lake. Just throw on your shorts and a tank top. We will go straight from there. God won’t care.”
We do have a lot to pick from, if you are one of the 81% that believes there is anything to pick from to begin with. You can be a Methodist, Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Mennonite, Lutheran, Primitive Baptist, First Baptist — but rarely a second Baptist — a Bible Church, a non-denominational church or an Apostle church. You can be a Jehovah’s Witness, but you might have to give up college football, as they worship on Saturday, the Sabbath according to them, and historically they are probably correct.
There are more than 200 Christian denominations in America and more than 45,000 worldwide. I’m no expert on the matter, but I doubt Jesus planned on 200 different versions of his word.
On the other hand, I might just decide to try a new one every few weeks. Who knows, I may find one that does allow the preacher to baptize in his undies. The preacher better look better than the average preacher I’m use to, or I suspect Baptisms will reach an all-time low.
I don’t know, but I hope folks will keep searching to find them a place in God’s world. Or we may just find ourselves living in a country without an in God we Trust. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/t-gamble-getting-right-with-god-and-comfy-in-the-baptismal/article_7f6d5804-fd39-11ec-aeb8-7732fc035273.html | 2022-07-06T23:25:07 | 0 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/t-gamble-getting-right-with-god-and-comfy-in-the-baptismal/article_7f6d5804-fd39-11ec-aeb8-7732fc035273.html |
Great Lakes steel production rose by 14,000 tons last week, while steel capacity utilization increased, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Locally, steel mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, made 597,000 tons of metal in the week that ended July 2, up from 583,000 tons the previous week.
Steel mills remained at over 80% capacity, a key threshold they operated at for most of last year, following the latest wave of industry consolidation, imposition of blanket tariffs of 25%, strong demand and generally favorable market conditions. Imports have been rising again after steel prices soared to record highs, contributing to inflation and leading the U.S. to switch to a quota system with some trading partners.
Overall, domestic steel mills in the United States made 1.767 million tons of steel last week, up 1% from 1.75 million tons the previous week and down 4.4% compared to 1.849 million tons the same time a year prior.
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Nationally, steel production so far in 2022 totals 45.868 million tons, a 2.2% decrease over 46.9 million tons through the same period last year.
U.S. steel mills have run at a capacity utilization rate of 80.5% through July 2, up from 79.4% at the same point in 2021, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Steel capacity utilization, a key metric of the industry's profitability, was 80.9% last week, down from 83.4% a year earlier and up from 80.2% a week prior.
Steel production in the southern region, a wide geographic swath that encompasses many mini-mills and rivals the Great Lakes region in output, totaled 737,000 tons last week, down from 745,000 tons the week before, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Volume in the rest of the Midwest fell to 204,000 tons, down from 208,000 tons the week prior. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/great-lakes-steel-production-rises-by-14-000-tons/article_6a8fc4e1-5dc5-5ed4-910e-68dd9166216e.html | 2022-07-06T23:25:07 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/great-lakes-steel-production-rises-by-14-000-tons/article_6a8fc4e1-5dc5-5ed4-910e-68dd9166216e.html |
CROWN POINT — An East Chicago man posted bond Wednesday on charges he attempted to murder his estranged wife's relative after the man slashed a tire on the defendant's vehicle.
Andres Perez, 43, is accused of shooting the man in the arm about 11 p.m. Sunday during a confrontation in the 3500 block of Hemlock Street.
A Lake Criminal Court magistrate entered not guilty pleas on Perez's behalf to felony counts of attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon and battery resulting in serious bodily injury and a misdemeanor count of resisting law enforcement.
The magistrate set Perez's bail at $100,000 surety or $10,000 cash. Perez posted bond later that day, records show.
East Chicago police were dispatched to the area of East 140th Street and Euclid Avenue, where they found the man seated in a vehicle and applied a tourniquet to his arm, Lake Criminal Court records state.
The man told police Perez shot him at the location on Hemlock before he was taken by ambulance to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, according to court documents. The man later was transferred to an Illinois hospital for surgery.
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Police went to the location on Hemlock and spoke with Perez, who alleged the man slashed a tire on his GMC Yukon. He told police, "I have a right to defend my property," records state.
When police told Perez he was under arrest, he became irate and began to pull away from them, according to documents. Police wrestled him to the ground and recovered a white and brass folding knife from his pants pocket, records state.
Perez's relatives allowed police access to a Ring doorbell video, which showed Perez run up to the man as the man got into a vehicle and fire six shots, according to court documents.
The video also showed Perez picked up spent shell casings from the street. After Perez's arrest, his family gave police his .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun, records state.
At the hospital, the man admitted he went to the location on Hemlock to slash Perez's tires.
He told police his relative and Perez were going through a divorce, and he was upset about allegations that Perez had been "beating up" on the woman and mistreating her children, records state.
He told police he got back into his vehicle after popping Perez's tire and suddenly saw Perez next to his truck. Perez fired several shots at point-blank range through his driver's side window, records state.
Porter Superior Court records show Perez was charged in March with three felony counts of domestic battery, including two involving a person younger than 14.
That domestic battery case and a misdemeanor invasion of privacy case stemming from an incident June 30 in Porter County remain pending against Perez. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-shot-estranged-wifes-relative-after-relative-slashed-his-tire-police-say/article_7a96630e-256b-5cfd-a998-c0059f530e22.html | 2022-07-06T23:25:20 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-shot-estranged-wifes-relative-after-relative-slashed-his-tire-police-say/article_7a96630e-256b-5cfd-a998-c0059f530e22.html |
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