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NAMPA, Idaho —
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Kicking off with a ringing, driving guitar, the newly released single “Yeah, I Like You” revs up scrappy rock ‘n’ roll, skewering meaningless internet and social media celebrity culture with its big choruses and pop hooks.
Welcome to the Goo Goo Dolls in the second decade of the 21st century.
“That song’s a lot of fun,” said singer/songwriter/guitarist John Rzeznik in a late-June phone interview. “What I love about that song is it really is a satirical kind of commentary on fame in the year 2022. I’m sitting around going ‘Who are these people? What are they famous for?’ You used to have to do something to be famous ... some of it is my age and some of it is the absurdity of social media. There’s a girl eating noodles. I eat noodles, why aren’t I famous? Everything is so weirdly random”
“Yeah, I Like You” and the rest of “Chaos in Bloom,’’ the album the band will release on Aug. 12, was recorded last summer, when the band decamped to Woodstock, N.Y., living in a house with a studio on the property.
The long-running alt rock band’s 13th album, “Chaos in Bloom” marks the first time Rzeznik has produced one of the band’s albums. He aimed to bring together vintage and contemporary sounds — and to capture the Goo Goo Dolls at their best.
“I wanted the album to have more of a live feel to it,” Rzeznik said. “A couple songs, I used drum machines and synthesizers. That’s a different kind of process. For the rock songs, it was live. The live versions of the songs, to me, always came across better than the studio versions.
“We would do 30 takes of a song. It was interesting. We tried to mix a lot of old techniques with new stuff. We recorded to tape, tried to limit the number of tracks,” he said. “The power of a microphone up to a guitar amp, how do you do that? That just isn’t done today. I wanted it to sound like something that could have been made in the ‘70s, the ‘90s, or today.”
Rzeznik did all the production, up to a point. Then he brought in Gregg Wattenberg to help finish the record.
“I felt like I couldn’t take these songs any further,” he said. “I stepped up in front of the mic and I was going to produce my own vocals. Then I went ‘I don’t know how to do this.’”
Rzeznik, bassist Robby Tacak and the rest of the band were set to rehearse “Yeah, I Like
You,” later on the day of this interview, getting the new song ready for its live debut.
By the time the tour begins, the Goo Goo Dolls’ loyal fanbase will have had a couple weeks to embrace the new song that they will be hearing from the stage.
“Once it’s out for a few days, people will learn it,” Rzeznik said. “We have such a large body of work behind us. You have to play a lot of those songs for people. I love doing that. I like entertaining people. I really do.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is making available $3 million in emergency relief funds to help pay for repairs of Idaho roads and bridges damaged in recent floods.
Heavy rain and runoff in June brought extreme moisture and flooding to Nez Perce and Idaho counties in north-central Idaho, counties for which Gov. Brad Little issued a disaster declaration. Numerous roadways were obstructed, including U.S. 95 near Lapwai as well as Gifford-Reubens Road,Southwick Road and Webb Road in Nez Perce County, and Toll/Clear Creek Road in Idaho County.
The initial flooding washed out the northbound lane of U.S. 95 south of Lapwai. Crews worked to reopen two lanes with an asphalt surface as soon as possible. The Idaho Transportation Department plans to focus on more permanent repairs later this summer.
The "quick release" funds announced Monday by the Federal Highway Administration will go toward emergency repair work and operations to maintain traffic flow throughout the disaster area and to limit further highway damage.
The funding announced Monday adds to the more than $70 million in emergency highway funds recently provided to the Montana and Wyoming transportation departments, the National Park Service and Custer-Gallatin National forest to repair flood damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — A man is facing a list of child sex charges in Lackawanna County.
Markis Bennett, 33, was charged with aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, corruption of a minor, and endangering the welfare of a child, according to Scranton Police.
Officials said this stemmed from a two-week investigation involving a 17-year-old girl who made an accusation of being assaulted in Scranton between 2016 and 2020.
Police say Bennett admitted his role in the incidents and was taken into custody.
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Nursing home trade associations said Monday they have come to an agreement to boost staffing levels at the facilities along with legislation newly signed by Gov. Tom Wolf to boost aid to an industry wracked by the COVID-19 pandemic and struggling with high staff turnover.
With Pennsylvania awash in surplus tax collections, Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing nearly $300 million a year in additional Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, or nearly 20% more.
That followed trade associations working out a compromise on staffing levels with Wolf's administration and SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, a labor union that represents about 5,000 nursing home workers.
“This is a major step forward for Pennsylvania's long-term care industry,” Wolf told a Capitol news conference after signing the legislation.
Officials say the money should boost worker salaries, staffing levels and retention while stabilizing the facilities’ finances and improving the quality of care.
The Medicaid reimbursement rate increase is the first in almost a decade in a state with one of the largest nursing home populations, trade associations said.
The trade associations had pushed hard for a rate increase, saying some facilities were closing or downsizing because they lose money on each Medicaid-covered resident.
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U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, is cosponsoring a bill that would eliminate the federal tax on firearms and ammunition that funds wildlife conservation in the U.S.
The bill, called the RETURN (Repealing Excise Tax on Unalienable Rights Now) our Constitutional Rights Act, was introduced recently by Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia. If passed, the bill would repeal the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937, which places an 11% tax on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment and distributes the proceeds to state governments for wildlife projects.
The proposal has aroused a firestorm of opposition from hunting, conservation and gun rights groups in Idaho and across the country; the Idaho Fish and Game Department reports that since 1939, it has received $263.6 million in Pittman-Robertson funds, including $21.3 million in fiscal year 2022; that was 16% of the department's budget.
Fulcher represents the state’s 1st Congressional District, which takes in the western portion of the state from the Nevada border to Canada.
Clyde and Fulcher argue the bill affirms the Second Amendment, but many hunting, conservation and gun rights groups oppose the bill and have pointed out that it was originally hunters and gun owners who called for the Pittman-Robertson Act.
“Hunters are proud of our decades-long contribution to conservation in America. And this bill is out of touch with our community,” said Rob Thornberry, Idaho Field Representative of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.
Thornberry said the bill is a bad idea and the conservation partnership will work to prevent the bill from advancing further in Congress. The organization is a nonprofit coalition of conservation organizations and outdoor related businesses who seek to increase federal funding for conservation while preserving access for hunters and fishers.
Brian Brooks, executive director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation, called the RETURN Act a “direct assault on wildlife conservation and hunters.”
“Congressman Fulcher and the other 57 cosponsors should know better,” Brooks said in a news release. “Eighty-five years ago, hunters and gun owners self-imposed this excise tax to give back and ensure we would have robust wildlife populations to pursue. It was wildly popular then as it is now. I bet you can't find a single sportsman that wants this, that wouldn't gladly pay for the resource we cherish."
"Pride in wildlife conservation funding is so ingrained in the American hunter,” he added. “We're really at a loss that this is being considered."
Both Fulcher and Clyde defend the RETURN Act as a response to a Democratic proposal to place a 1,000% tax on semi-automatic weapons, which they believe would negatively affect funding for the Pittman-Robertson program due to guns becoming more expensive and less accessible. That proposal was introduced June 12 by Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer.
Fifty-eight House Republicans have cosponsored the RETURN Act; they don’t include Idaho’s other congressman, 2nd District GOP Rep. Mike Simpson.
The RETURN Act would replace funding from the Pittman-Robertson Act by allocating $800 million or less to the wildlife conservation account from funds generated by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral Leasing Act. Both acts generate revenue from leases for offshore oil and gas drilling and coal, oil, natural gas, and other mineral uses on federal land; that money currently goes to the general fund.
“By eliminating this punitive tax on gun owners and securing a new funding source for programs important to sportsmen and conservationists, we seek to affirm not only the Second Amendment but our duty to be responsible stewards of our resources,” Fulcher said in a statement.
However, Pittman-Robertson funds to states in fiscal year 2022 exceeded $1.1 billion.
Fulcher touted his original co-sponsorship of the bill on Facebook, saying, “Recent Democratic proposals — including one to place a 1,000% tax on semi-automatic weapons — would have a deeply negative effect on the sales of these weapons, and as a result, the funding for the Pittman-Robertson programs. The RETURN Act recognizes this and remedies that by having funding come from revenue generated by energy development on federal land and waters instead.”
Fulcher, who did not respond to multiple messages from the Post Register over the course of three days, defended the proposal in a Friday morning interview with Neal Larson, a conservative eastern Idaho radio show host.
During Fulcher’s interview with Larson, he said the funds generated from the Pittman-Robertson Act are “worth keeping” and that he believes the RETURN Act protects those funds.
Clyde, the bill’s lead sponsor, said in a news release, “I firmly believe that no American should be taxed on their enumerated rights, which is why I intend to stop the Left’s tyranny in its tracks by eliminating the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition.”
Pittman-Robertson funds are used for wildlife restoration and conservation, hunter education and gun safety training.
In May, 43 hunting, conservation, and gun rights groups across the U.S. including the National Rifle Association signed a letter opposing changes to the Pittman-Robertson Act.
“We are united in our shared support for the current ‘user pays-public benefits’ system of wildlife funding. Among other things, generating all Pittman-Robertson funding from alternative sources would negatively impact our community’s unique relationship with state fish and wildlife agencies,” the letter said.
Virgil Moore, retired director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and past president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, told the Lewiston Tribune that without Pittman-Robertson there wouldn’t be the high level of professional wildlife management the nation enjoys today. Funding from the act and the Dingle-Johnson Act that places a similar excise tax on fishing equipment allowed states to hire professional, college-educated biologists, the Tribune reported.
“The fishing, the hunting and the conservation that has resulted from Pittman-Robertson and Dingle-Johnson funds is off the charts,” Moore told the Tribune. “It’s probably the most successful federal-state partnership program in existence. Any thought of messing around with it, without bringing all the people involved with it together, is not very sound thinking in regards to the conservation and wildlife needs of this nation.”
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s summertime in the U.S. of A. and that means swimming pools across the country; with the heat being so high recently, spending time outside almost directly correlates with a nice swim to cool off.
Better yet, Monday, July 11 is National Swimming Pool Day! NationalToday says, “Think back to your favorite pool memories, and make today worthy of adding to your memory bank. What makes the perfect pool day? Is it the chance to show off that summer bod, looking fabulous in the latest swimwear designs, or maybe the fact that you love the exercise that swimming provides? Or perhaps you love poolside barbeques and the very thought of it gets your mouth watering.”
Everyone loves a good pool day whether you know how to swim or not, that’s why the shallow end and pool floaties exist! Swimming around DFW is always a good time, but where are the best pools to check out? We looked at some of the best swimming pools in Dallas!
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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning landmark abortion rights cases, triggering an Idaho ban on the procedure, abortion rights advocates like Planned Parenthood have vowed to help Idahoans travel to other states to have an abortion. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee even pointed to his state as an option for Idahoans while signing a law earlier this year that solidified abortion access.
But some legal experts say without federal abortion protections, the U.S.’s state-by-state patchwork of laws could leave some women at risk if they travel out of state for the procedure. Legal experts told the Idaho Statesman while it’s unlikely Idaho’s existing laws could be leveraged against residents who get abortions out of state, many of the legal details are still unclear. That could mean court cases to establish precedents or moves by state lawmakers to directly address out-of-state abortion procedures.
What do Idaho laws say about prosecuting abortion?
Abortion trigger law Idaho will soon have two major laws that restrict abortions — though both are being challenged in the state’s Supreme Court by Planned Parenthood. The broadest is a trigger law on the books since 2020, which will take effect 30 days after the overturning of Roe v. Wade is final, likely next month. That legislation would make it a felony for health care providers to perform abortions, with a few exceptions: in documented cases of rape or incest, or if the life of the mother is in danger.
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Medical professionals could face two to five years in prison and a medical license suspension of six months for a first offense.
A second offense would earn them a permanent medical license ban.
The law specifically prevents criminal penalties against the person on whom the abortion is performed. Dave Adler, a constitutional scholar and president of the Idaho Falls-based nonprofit Alturas Institute, told the Idaho Statesman that statute is focused on health care professionals and is unlikely to affect out-of-state abortions. A health care provider in Washington, for example, could not get sued on the basis of Idaho laws.
Mistie DelliCarpini-Tolman, Idaho state director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, said her organization stands ready to help Idaho residents get abortions even after the procedure is banned here.
“There is nothing that makes it illegal to cross state lines to have an abortion, nor are there any penalties for helping someone to cross state lines to get an abortion,” DelliCarpini-Tolman said in a news conference on the day Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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Another Idaho law lets certain family members of the fetus sue abortion providers for a minimum of $20,000. The state Supreme Court put that law on hold pending a Planned Parenthood lawsuit. DelliCarpini-Tolman specifically pointed out that the Idaho legislation lacks an “aid and abet piece” that’s in Texas legislation, which allows private citizens to file a lawsuit against people who help others procure abortions.
Without the “aid and abet” part in the law, even if it’s implemented, no Idaho resident can get sued for helping someone travel out of state.
“The omission of the ‘aid and abet’ language is key,” Adler agreed.
Adler said the penalties of the trigger law “means no Idaho physician would risk performing an abortion.” Homicide Idaho’s legal definition of murder specifies “the unlawful killing of a human being including, but not limited to, a human embryo or fetus.”
Adler said the use of the phrase “unlawful killing” protects doctors who perform abortions.
“By virtue of the fact that Idaho law permits abortion in its (trigger) statute in cases of rape and incest, and when a woman’s life is in danger, those would not qualify as unlawful killings,” Adler said. Adler said women “should not be unduly worried” about leaving the state to undergo an abortion. A Washington health care provider, for example, could not get sued on the basis of Idaho laws.
“There’s no law yet that prohibits women from traveling out of state, and if the Idaho Legislature were to look in that direction, it would open a great can of worms,” Adler said, citing the federally established right to move freely between states.
Jim Jones, a former Idaho Supreme Court justice and state attorney general, also told the Statesman it would be “a stretch” to charge people who terminate their pregnancies with murder.
But in a paper published earlier this year, Drexel University law professor David Cohen and coauthors Greer Donley and Rachel Rebouché outlined scenarios in which the 22 states that appear ready to ban abortion could try to leverage their own laws against residents who undergo the procedure in other states.
Cohen’s paper proposed one scenario in which pregnant people could be charged with murder in their home state for having abortions elsewhere. Cohen said he couldn’t speak specifically to Idaho’s laws but noted that the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature stands in sharp contrast with Washington’s promise to protect abortion access.
“I do think the Idaho-Washington border is one of the places where we might see (potential legal issues) only because we have a very conservative, very anti-abortion state near a very liberal state,” Cohen said. Cohen said most topics in which state laws diverge — like gambling, marijuana and fireworks — don’t inspire the kind of fervor abortion does. “(In the past) people went to Las Vegas or Atlantic City to gamble and nobody thought, ‘Oh my state prosecutor is going to charge me because I’m going to gamble,’ ” Cohen said.
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Shaakirrah Sanders, a law professor at the University of Idaho, told the Statesman in a phone interview that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision will create a lot of uncertainty as states try to determine what their laws mean in relation to one another.
“There are lots and lots of concerns about the different impacts this will have on those that become pregnant, with regard to criminal law and cross-jurisdictional criminal law,” Sanders said. “These types of jurisdictional questions are largely unsettled in U.S. law in a lot of areas.” Sanders said she expects to see many of these murky issues settled by state supreme courts.
Currently, she said, there isn’t a lot of precedence for prosecuting Idaho residents for taking part in activities in other states that are illegal in Idaho.
“In terms of punishing Idahoans for activities out of state, there’s a growing list now of things Idahoans can do in other states that they can’t do in their state,” Sanders said.
But even if Idaho doesn’t explicitly allow for someone to be prosecuted in the event of an out-of-state abortion, Cohen said some prosecutors could forge ahead regardless.
“That doesn’t mean there won’t be an aggressive prosecutor trying that,” he said. “Aggressive prosecutors try things that aren’t supported by the law all the time.”
It’s also possible that the Idaho Legislature could create laws specifically addressing out-of-state abortions. The Statesman reached out to several legislators — including Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa; Rep. Megan Blanksma, R-Hammett; and Rep. Steven Harris, R-Meridian — who have sponsored recent legislation restricting abortion access to see if they intend to pursue laws on out-of-state abortions.
None of the legislators responded.
Blaine Conzatti, president of the Idaho Family Policy Center, which helped craft Idaho’s most recent abortion law allowing family members to sue abortion providers, told the Statesman on June 24 that the organization will “use every legal avenue available to us to ensure that pre-born children in the state of Idaho receive the same constitutional protection that every other person is accorded.”
Conzatti did not respond to an email asking if the Family Policy Center has specific plans to address out-of-state abortions.
Cohen said he expects conservative states across the U.S. to try to enact even stronger punishments for abortion.
“I don’t think the anti-abortion crowd will be satisfied knowing they’ve displaced abortion from one place to another,” Cohen said. “Their goal is to end abortion.”
Mychel Matthews is the managing editor at the Times-News. Contact Matthews at mmatthews@magicvalley.com or 208-735-3233. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/are-out-of-state-abortions-in-trouble-how-idaho-laws-may-apply-to-procedures-elsewhere/article_5e9d1ee8-00b3-11ed-bb07-878fc9985540.html | 2022-07-11T19:54:34 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/are-out-of-state-abortions-in-trouble-how-idaho-laws-may-apply-to-procedures-elsewhere/article_5e9d1ee8-00b3-11ed-bb07-878fc9985540.html |
The chief judge of New York's Court of Appeals announced Monday she will step down after more than six years presiding at the state’s highest court and overseeing the state court system.
Judge Janet DiFiore, 66, said in a letter to her colleagues that she will leave at the end of August and “move on to the next chapter of my professional life.” She did not elaborate on what she planned to do next.
DiFiore had been the district attorney in suburban Westchester County in 2015 when she was nominated to the court by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. She became New York's second female chief judge.
One of the court's most significant decisions during her tenure was handed down in April, when a majority rejected new congressional maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats. The judges said lawmakers gerrymandered the maps in violation of a 2014 amendment to the state constitution.
In her resignation letter, DiFiore cited her work tackling case backlogs systemwide and delivering high-quality court services, even during the pandemic.
“(T)he New York state courts not only remained open and functioning but were transformed from a massive, complex in-person operating system into an effective virtual model capable of meeting the demand for our services,” she wrote.
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will nominate DiFiore's replacement, thanked the judge for her leadership.
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“From the Westchester District Attorney’s Office to the Court of Appeals, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has dedicated her career to the people of New York," Hochul said in a prepared release. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/chief-judge-of-top-new-york-court-to-leave-at-end-of-august/3769208/ | 2022-07-11T19:57:25 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/chief-judge-of-top-new-york-court-to-leave-at-end-of-august/3769208/ |
Connecticut is boosting service along two Metro-North rail lines, a move that comes as ridership on the commuter railroad that serves Connecticut and New York moves closer to pre-pandemic levels.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced six new express trains on the New Haven Line and seven new weekday trains on the Waterbury Branch Line began service on Monday. It marks a 47% increase in service on the Waterbury line, a 27-mile stretch that has undergone safety and infrastructure improvements.
“This is the biggest day on the Waterbury Branch ever,” said Jim Gildea, chair of the Connecticut Commuter Rail Council and rider on the Waterbury line, during a news conference in Bridgeport. “This is transformational. Transformational not only for the rail commuter such as myself, to get us to our places of destination, but for economic development in the downtowns that this line runs through.”
Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary said the expanded service coincides with a rise in population in parts of western Connecticut. He said about 4,000 people moved into his city, which is about a two-hour drive from New York City, during the coronavirus pandemic. He said improvements to the rail line were one of the biggest reasons.
The new express trains on the New Haven Line depart New Haven early in the morning and leave Grand Central Terminal later in the evening to accommodate people who now commute to work only a few days a week.
MTA Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi said Metro-North had a pandemic record of 174,878 riders Tuesday, June 28, which was about 67% of pre-COVID weekday ridership levels. On Sunday, June 26, there were just under 100,000 customers, 123% of Metro-North's pre-COVID baseline for weekend ridership.
"Metro-North is in the middle of a ridership renaissance right now," she said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/connecticut-boosts-metro-north-service-as-ridership-improves/3769267/ | 2022-07-11T19:57:31 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/connecticut-boosts-metro-north-service-as-ridership-improves/3769267/ |
A 37-year-old man died when a bicyclist abruptly opened fire into the vehicle he was riding in when it stopped at a red light -- an apparently targeted attack that played out even as he and the woman behind the wheel ran for their lives, police say.
Shannan Jackson, of Brooklyn, was in the front passenger seat of a Jeep Grand Cherokee as a woman drove it northbound on Classon Avenue in Crown Heights shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday, according to the NYPD.
The Jeep was stopped at a light when cops say someone on a bicyclist rode up to the vehicle, reached in through the open passenger-side window and punched Jackson. The woman who was driving and Jackson both got out of the Jeep and started running. Cops say the gunman chased Jackson down and kept firing at him.
Jackson ultimately was hit multiple times and died at a hospital. The woman who had been driving wasn't physically hurt, the NYPD said, but she was taken for a medical evaluation anyway.
The Jeep, which had kept rolling after she and Jackson got out of it, ended up slamming into a steel pole next to a fire hydrant but no other injuries were reported.
The gunman was last seen riding off down Pacific Street on a Citi Bike. A 20-year-old was later arrested on charges including murder, criminal possession of a weapon and evidence tampering. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crown-heights-shooting/3769283/ | 2022-07-11T19:57:37 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crown-heights-shooting/3769283/ |
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater police say they will ask the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s Office to review a case in which a man reportedly grabbed a rifle during a parking dispute.
Officers say it happened last Thursday on Boylan Avenue near Lakeview Road. They'll be asking prosecutors to decide whether the alleged incident warrants a possible charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.
The police department said it appears a 44-year-old man armed himself with the "AR-15 style rifle" during an argument with a man who was doing yard work across the street. The argument began, authorities say, because the ramp to the yard worker's trailer may have been partially blocking the man's driveway.
At some point, police say the man pointed the rifle toward the yard worker while making threats.
Video has been circulating on social media, according to law enforcement, but the footage was reportedly recorded after the rifle was pointed. So, police are trying to piece together what happened. The man accused of pointing the rifle told investigators he was threatened by the yard worker before arming himself, according to Clearwater PD.
“We are actively investigating this incident and will be presenting the case to the Office of the State Attorney,” Police Chief Dan Slaughter wrote in a statement. “The bottom line is a dispute over parking should never have escalated to something like this. If you have a problem with someone partially blocking the driveway, you call the police. You don’t grab a gun like some vigilante.”
Anybody with information that could help detectives is urged to call Clearwater PD at 727-562-4242. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/clearwater-rifle-parking-argument/67-d28656ab-32c4-4790-9055-b633e946f314 | 2022-07-11T20:04:45 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/clearwater-rifle-parking-argument/67-d28656ab-32c4-4790-9055-b633e946f314 |
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Kerr County’s own Guadalupe bass, which also happens to be the state fish, is getting special attention at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s fishery in Mountain Home
Nate Smith, Kerr County resident and a TPWD fish biologist, is working with other scientists to discover how best to restore the genetic integrity of the Guadalupe bass populations and eliminate hybrids.
“We raise young Guadalupe bass to stock into the river, then sample the river population over time to monitor the proportions of hybrid and pure Guadalupe bass over time,” Smith said. “The research is aimed at determining best practices for these restoration stocking efforts that can then be used to restore other Guadalupe bass populations across the state.”
“When we have a clean river that supports Guadalupe bass, that’s an indicator that the watershed and river system is healthy,” said Tara Bushnoe, who currently serves as Upper Guadalupe River Authority’s natural resources manager.
Although the Guadalupe bass is doing fairly well throughout its range in Texas — including in Kerr County — it’s being studied at the hatchery due to some habitat loss and hybridization with non-native Smallmouth bass, Smith said.
• Generally green in color
• Distinguished from similar bass in that it doesn't have vertical bars like smallmouth bass, its jaw doesn't extend beyond the eyes as in largemouth bass, and coloration extends much lower on the body than in spotted bass.
• Not large, because it's adapted to small streams.
• Desirable for sport fishing, as it's good at escaping when hooked.
• They've been known to get as heavy as 3.5 pounds.
• Spawning begins as early as March and continues through May and June.
• A male will build a gravel nest for spawning, and when he's attracted a female, she may lay 400 to over 9,000 eggs. The female is then chased away, and the male stands guard over the incubating eggs.
• Baby bass feed on invertebrates and eat other fish when they get older.
• It's found only in Texas and is endemic to the northern and eastern Edwards Plateau. Relatively small populations can also be found outside of the Edwards Plateau, primarily in the lower Colorado River. Introduced populations exist in the Nueces River system.
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During the past 15 years, nearly 600,000 Guadalupe bass have been stocked in Kerr County, and monitoring indicates hybridization rates have declined, according to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority.
A good way to catch Guadalupe bass locally is by using fly fishing lures such as the popper, wooly bugger and Llano bug, according to Kerrville Kayak and Canoe owner Corey Miller. Available at his shop, the flies are tied by W. Martin Pursch, who has owned Country Flyfisher Shop in Fredericksburg for more than 22 years.
“I think the key is not so much what you use but where you’re using it,” Miller said. “They (the three lures) work for everything, especially the popper and the wooly bugger.”
The Llano fly is based on a bug Pursch encountered in the Llano river.
“He’s probably forgotten more about fly fishing than I’ll ever know,” Miller said of Pursch, who teaches fly fishing and fly tying.
Another good way to catch the bass is by using Canadian nightcrawlers or hellgrammites, said Roland Strickland, who works in the sporting goods section at Gibson’s Discount Center. The nightcrawlers are available at many bait shops and at Walmart and Gibson’s. Hellgrammites, however, are caught in the wild. They’re an aquatic invertebrate fearsome in appearance and demeanor.
“The bigger they get, the harder they bite,” Strickland said of the bugs.
He advises fishermen use hellgrammites that are at least 1.5 inches long.
“Anything under that is just a waste,” he said.
One time, Strickland was out with a particularly large hellgrammite at the end of his line and discovered, upon reeling in, that the bug had also been in a fishing mood. A fish was in the hellgrammite’s jaws, he said with a laugh.
According to Texas A&M University, hellgrammites spend years hidden among riverbed debris feeding on other aquatic insects before transforming into the long-antennaed, large-mandibled dobsonfly. The fly, which reaches lengths of 2.75 inches and has imposing but weak jaws, isn’t poisonous, but the nocturnal bug does possess an irritating, foul-smelling defensive anal spray.
To catch hellgrammites, fishermen should find shallow, fast-moving water, place a small dip net downstream of a large underwater rock, flip over the rock, move the smaller rocks underneath and hopefully a hellgrammite will get caught in the net, according to Strickland.
To catch Guadalupe bass, fishermen should cast into moving river water, especially near dams and under bridges, Strickland said.
“You can catch them just about anywhere, where there’s water,” he said. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Best-lures-for-Guadalupe-bass-Try-the-popper-17297747.php | 2022-07-11T20:11:25 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Best-lures-for-Guadalupe-bass-Try-the-popper-17297747.php |
With gas prices falling in San Antonio, that road trip you have been avoiding is starting to look a little cheaper.
Gas prices have been reported as low as $3.79 on Monday at some Alamo City gas stations, according to Gas Buddy. The average cost of gas in Bexar County on Monday was $4.13 per gallon, according to Triple A, compared to a statewide average of $4.23.
Last week marked the third consecutive week in which gas prices fell around the city. On Tuesday, U.S. oil fell below $100 per barrel for the first time since May.
On ExpressNews.com: Gallon of gasoline in San Antonio plummets 17 cents
Now that gas prices are a little cheaper, some may feel a calling to take a drive out of the city.
Below are seven day trips you can take from San Antonio:
Guadalupe River State Park: A 42-minute drive from San Antonio, the park has plenty of hiking space, as well as opportunities for camping, fishing and river tubing. The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and free for children.
Canyon Lake: A 43-mile drive from downtown San Antonio, the lake with its serene, turquoise water is good for swimming, fishing, boating, sailing and kayaking. The area also features a par 72 golf course, with a view of the lake and live oak trees along the course. There are also areas for hiking, according to All Trails.
San Marcos: The college town is 49 miles from San Antonio and is home to an historic downtown and has outdoor spaces like Rio Vista Park and Lake Kyle Park. Among the city's attractions are the Lyndon B. Johnson Museum and the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, which maintains antique planes.
Wimberly: Just 58 miles northeast of San Antonio, Wimberley has multiple outdoor locations to enjoy, such as Blue Hole Regional Park. There is also Devil's Backbone Scenic Drive and Old Baldy, featuring countless steps toward Wimberley's highest point. The city is also the location of Jack Glover's Cowboy Museum.
Fredericksburg: Sixty-nine miles from downtown San Antonio, the town was named one of the most romantic Texas getaways by U.S. News and World Report. Fredericksburg is also known for its booming wine scene. The National Museum of the Pacific War is also located in Fredericksburg, as is the Pioneer Museum.
Padre Island: This is the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in the world, according to the National Park Service, and is 174 miles from downtown San Antonio. Padre Island National Seashore, Mustang Island State Park and Andy Bowie County Park are some of the available outdoor opportunities. Sea turtles have been known to be released into the ocean by local organizations on Padre Island, and there are also opportunities for fishing, boating and bird watching.
Waco: A historic town 180 miles from San Antonio, Waco allowed cowboys and cattle herders to safely cross the Brazos River, resulting in a population boom in the late 1800s. Waco now has a long Riverwalk along the Brazos. It is also the location of the Texas Ranger Museum and the original Dr. Pepper Factory and Museum. The city also has Cameron Park and the Mammoth Museum.
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The relentless heat has one local Reddit user making a radical suggestion for the city roads — turn them all into lazy rivers.
On Sunday, the Reddit user who goes by u/okletstrythisout3 made the proposal in the r/San Antonio channel.
"Why don’t we use our tax dollars and get rid of roads and replace them with lazy rivers," the user wrote.
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Requesting to be heard, the user admits transportation in the city would be much slower but would be "way cooler" with inner tubes. "Hell yeah, lazy rivers," the user concluded.
On Monday, the post was the second-most liked of the day on San Antonio's Reddit page. In response to the post, one Reddit user suggested to "Make this guy king of San Antonio."
Another user listed a number of drawbacks to the new mode of transportation, including high water costs, the cost of replacing existing infrastructure, and encounters with wildlife such as water snakes.
On ExpressNews.com: ERCOT warns of potential for rolling blackouts today
San Antonio is under an extreme heat advisory Monday and Tuesday, with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas warning there could be rolling blackouts. Temperatures in some areas of South Central Texas could reach up to 110 degrees on Monday and heat indices as high as 112, according to the National Weather Service.
The idea of turning roads in San Antonio into lazy rivers is obviously not feasible, but there are lazy rivers in the area, like at SeaWorld San Antonio's Aquatica, Splashway and Lago Mar Lagoon. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Reddit-San-Antonio-lazy-rivers-17297300.php | 2022-07-11T20:11:38 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Reddit-San-Antonio-lazy-rivers-17297300.php |
LUFKIN — Slow and steady really does win the race.
Using data from Ellen Trout Zoo — as well as other zoos and aquariums — researchers have conducted a study that shows certain animal species, including turtles and tortoises, may age slower when their living conditions improve.
Out of 52 turtle and tortoise species, 75% show extremely slow senescence — the process of deterioration with age — while 80% have slower senescence than humans, data reveals.
Ellen Trout Zoo is a member of Species360, a nonprofit organization that maintains the Zoological Information Management System, the largest database on wildlife in human care, according to Ellen Trout Zoo director Gordon Henley. As part of Ellen Trout Zoo’s commitment to conservation and providing high standards of animal welfare, it uses ZIMS to keep detailed records of its animal collections, he said.
“We do it for nearly every single animal we have,” he said. “It has in there if we have something born, the day it was born, who the parents are, if it’s donated, where that came from, if somebody brings one in from the wild, origin and when things die, that goes in there.”
The Lufkin zoo records essentially everything that happens to its animals in ZIMS, Henley said. As a holder of 97 turtles of 25 different species, the zoo has collected and shared data in ZIMS that has contributed to this study, he said.
“They can go in and find longevities, how long we’ve had them, ones that we’ve hatched and then compare those species with other ones,” he said. “That enables you to provide better care for them, and it also provides academic information that researchers can utilize that they can’t have access to any other way — it’s a win-win for everybody.”
This data recorded by the zoo enabled researchers to discover that, unlike humans and other species, turtles and tortoises defy common theories and may reduce the rate of aging in response to improvements in environmental conditions, according to professor Dalia Conde, Species360 director of science and head of the Species360 Conservation Science Alliance.
“In addition, modern zoological organizations play an important role in conservation, education and research, and this study shows the immense value of zoos and aquariums keeping records for the advancement of science,” she said.
The study also shows that organisms that keep growing after sexual maturity — including turtles and tortoises — are believed to have the potential to keep investing in repairing cellular damages and are thus thought to be ideal candidates for reducing and even avoiding the harmful effects of aging, said another of the researchers behind the study, Fernando Colchero, a principal statistical analyst for the Species360 Conservation Science Alliance and an associate professor in the department of mathematics and computer science at the University of Southern Denmark.
“It is worth noting that the fact that some species of turtle and tortoise show negligible senescence does not mean they are immortal; it only means that their risk of death does not increase with age, but it is still larger than zero,” he said.
Henley said the zoo is very proud to have contributed to the study.
“It’s a rewarding feeling because we don’t have the time to do all that digging and come up with this research with the information and be able to publish it,” he said. “But when we can provide information that researchers can use that does get published, we feel we have made a contribution to the advancement of biological knowledge.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Study-finds-Turtles-tortoises-may-age-slower-17297725.php | 2022-07-11T20:11:44 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Study-finds-Turtles-tortoises-may-age-slower-17297725.php |
TOWN OF WEBB, N.Y. – Authorities have identified the victim after a body was found in Woodhull Lake in Herkimer County on Sunday, July 10.
Town of Webb police, Old Forge fire and ambulance, and state forest rangers were called to the lake around 1:30 p.m. when the body was found near the north Woodhull boat landing.
The man was identified as 71-year-old Walter Kaczor of Remsen.
According to police, Kaczor owned a camp on the lake with water access only, and had been fishing in front of the dock that morning. Police believe Kaczor, who suffered from Parkinson’s Disease, snagged a log with his fishing pole and fell in the water while trying to free his line.
Kaczor was pronounced dead at the scene and police say an autopsy will be conducted at a later date. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/authorities-identify-body-found-in-woodhull-lake-as-71-year-old-remsen-man/article_c9a2bc06-012c-11ed-ac21-cf5eca3f7c45.html | 2022-07-11T20:13:56 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/authorities-identify-body-found-in-woodhull-lake-as-71-year-old-remsen-man/article_c9a2bc06-012c-11ed-ac21-cf5eca3f7c45.html |
MARGATE — New Jersey's beloved seaside elephant, unfortunately, won't have a 141st birthday bash this year.
Because of ongoing restoration work to Lucy The Elephant, a celebratory party won't take place, Executive Director Richard Helfant said in a news release on Monday.
“This was a difficult decision”, Helfant said in a statement.
Lucy, who's also known as "America's Oldest Roadside Attraction," has been undergoing restoration efforts to her exterior.
This undertaking was expected to be completed by Memorial Day, but due to supply chain and weather issues, the work won’t be finished until late August. Lucy's committee is planning a grand unveiling ceremony around Labor Day, Helfant said.
"The party usually costs the non-profit in excess of $10,000, and we just weren’t sure we would break even while the famous monument is in its final months of a $2.1 million exterior restoration project," Helfant said.
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While the birthday bash has been nixed, Of course, commemorative t-shirts will be on sale, and Lucy's younger fans up to age 12 will receive a free coloring book and crayons.
Cupcakes will also be given as a small token for Lucy's visitors, Helfant said.
Despite the restoration, Lucy is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/lucy-the-elephants-birthday-party-canceled-due-to-restoration-work/article_163b8e96-013a-11ed-93f4-7fff57e03b1d.html | 2022-07-11T20:16:11 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/lucy-the-elephants-birthday-party-canceled-due-to-restoration-work/article_163b8e96-013a-11ed-93f4-7fff57e03b1d.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — NJ Transit is making train and bus tickets half-priced for anyone using public transportation to attend the NAACP Convention from July 14-20 in the resort.
Using NJ Transit's mobile app, attendees can use a one-time promotional code for 50% off two one-way rail or bus tickets to Atlantic City when the convention is in town, NJ Transit said in a Monday news release.
From Monday through July 20, customers can use the promo code “NAACP22” to purchase up to two one-way tickets to and from Atlantic City on buses or the Atlantic City Rail Line. Tickets may be used July 13-21, NJ Transit said.
The offer is available only on NJ TRANSIT’s mobile app during the applicable dates.
Convention attendees are also eligible for NJ Transit's summer rail discount! Customers can use promo code “SHOREBET” in the mobile to receive 50% off on train tickets between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
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With this discount, customers can travel from Philadelphia to Atlantic City round-trip on weekdays for $10. Promo codes are only valid on the ACRL for weekday same-day activation, and each code allows customers to purchase and activate up to two round-trip tickets at a time.
The code is limited to one use per customer per week, NJ Transit said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/nj-transit-offering-discounts-to-naacp-convention-riders/article_34ba1fd4-013c-11ed-acea-4f41b93d2fff.html | 2022-07-11T20:16:17 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/nj-transit-offering-discounts-to-naacp-convention-riders/article_34ba1fd4-013c-11ed-acea-4f41b93d2fff.html |
LOWER TOWNSHIP — Last year, Lower Township police officers deployed Narcan 64 times, an increase from 2020 and the year before.
The opioid overdose treatment, which has a generic name of naloxone, can rapidly restore breathing to someone who has overdosed on heroin, oxycodone, fentanyl and other related drugs. In the department’s annual report, Narcan is described as a lifesaver.
But the effect is short-term, an emergency intervention that does not address substance abuse or other factors. According to Lower Township Police Chief Kevin Lewis, a state study found that almost half of those who received the treatment then refused to go to the hospital.
If that person were transferred to Cape Regional Medical Center, he or she would have met a bedside recovery specialist, with information and referrals for treatment.
Starting in 2017, Cape Addiction Recovery Services has worked with the hospital on the program, with a goal of breaking the cycle of addiction.
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But if people are not coming to the hospital, a pilot program set to get underway will bring the information to them.
Under an agreement approved with Lower Township, CARES staff members will be called out to emergency calls involving overdoses at the same time EMS crews are dispatched. The staff members will respond with information and guidance that could help get someone recovering from an overdose into treatment, whether medical assisted recovery, in-patient or out-patient services.
“It should be up and running this week,” said Sueanne Agger, the director of the program.
For now, the program will be used only in Lower Township, and will be closely watched. Lower Township officials say if it is effective, it could become a model for a countywide program. Lewis said that is the hope of the Cape May County prosecutor’s office.
At a recent meeting, the Lower Township City Council unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement with CARES for the program.
Mayor Frank Sippel is enthusiastic about its potential.
“To me, this is a good-news story for the township,” Sippel said Friday. “A lot of time, people refuse to go to the hospital. We’re bringing the resources of the hospital right into people’s homes.”
According to Agger, the program will be funded through several grants, part of a series of services aimed at changing patterns. She described another service, funded through the state Attorney General’s office, in which CARES workers follow up with patients who have been treated for opioid overdose.
“We do what are called ‘knock and talk,’ where we see what we can provide,” Agger said.
Cape May County Sheriff Robert Nolan backed the program, speaking to the Lower Township Council.
“This is phenomenal,” he said. “I only hope that you, mayor, and council see fit to pass it tonight because it’s a good thing.”
He said he planned to provide someone from the county sheriff’s department to support the efforts.
According to Sippel, Lower Township has one of the largest populations in Cape May County, and among the most reported cases of opioid overdoses. But he sees reasons for optimism.
“I think things are getting better. I think things are going in the right direction at this point,” Sippel said Friday. “Maybe it’s not going fast enough.”
For years, county law enforcement officials have warned about the dangers of heroin and other opioids, including a report from Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland in January that there had been an uptick in fatal overdoses from heroin and prescription pills. He also cited the presence of fentanyl, described as many times stronger than heroin.
According to details posted by NJCARES, through the office of acting state Attorney General Matthew Platkin, there have been 21 suspected drug-related deaths in Cape May County between Jan. 1 and May 31, out of 1,242 reported statewide.
Local officials have sought to address the problem, including through the CARES program and through Hope One, a vehicle that visits multiple areas in the county, where the crew offers information about substance abuse, Narcan and treatment options.
The CARES program has a paid eight-member team that is available to respond to Cape Regional 24 hours a day, every day, to help with overdose patients, Agger said. That averages to two or three calls a week. Adding the Lower Township response will be doable, she said.
The team undertakes other efforts. Agger told Lower Township City Council that they had visited the docks in the township where the fishing boats come in, distributing Narcan and offering training on its use.
There have been reports of substance abuse among some crews on the fishing boats, she said. Over the July 4 holiday in 2021, someone recovered from an overdose after multiple Narcan applications on the dockside, Agger said. Crews from other fishing boats at the dock assisted in the rescue, she said.
At the council meeting, Lewis said the program will be a considerable savings to the township, because his officers are required to carry and distribute Narcan or its equivalent. He said the grant funding for CARES will cover those expenses. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/program-to-address-opioid-addiction-to-begin-in-lower-township/article_ee1baee0-fef6-11ec-a2bb-73c5a5daa1b5.html | 2022-07-11T20:16:23 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/program-to-address-opioid-addiction-to-begin-in-lower-township/article_ee1baee0-fef6-11ec-a2bb-73c5a5daa1b5.html |
Above-normal heat and increased thunderstorms to hit Arizona this week
Phoenix-area temperatures are expected to peak near 115 degrees to kick off the week and slightly cool down by this weekend, the National Weather Service in Phoenix said.
Excessive heat and increased thunderstorm chances were forecast to be the main risks through the week, according to meteorologist Derek Hodges with the weather service in Phoenix.
An excessive heat warning affecting areas across the state will remain in place through 6 p.m. Monday.
The warning is in place for the Phoenix, Flagstaff and Tucson areas, and some areas around southern, eastern and northwestern Arizona.
"It's going to be quite hot outside, people should limit their exposure outdoors, take breaks and drink enough water to avoid heat-related illness," Hodges advised.
Temperatures are expected to gradually drop as days follow, yet Hodges said above-normal temperatures will prevail through this weekend.
"(Monday) is probably the hottest day of the current heat wave," Hodges said. "The rest of the week it should cool down a couple of degrees but still remain quite elevated, we'll still probably be at 109 to 112 for the remainder of this week."
According to Hodges, thunderstorms in the high elevations around Flagstaff will also bring gust winds, dust and increased flash flooding risk for much of northern Arizona.
Hodges said heavy rain and lightning chances will peak mid-week, making flooding incidents especially likely around slot canyons and burn scars.
Hodges advised residents to pay close attention to thunderstorm warnings coming out during the week.
"The wind and dust will probably be the biggest threat," Hodges said. "If we end up issuing any warnings for the storms, pay attention to those, they'll help you prepare."
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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Boat graveyard surfaces at Lake Mead as water levels continue to drop
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — An abandoned old power boat juts upright from the cracked mud like a giant tombstone. Its epitaph might read: Here lay the waters of Lake Mead.
The largest U.S. reservoir has shrunken to a record low amid a punishing drought and the demands of 40 million people in seven states who are sucking the Colorado River dry. The megadrought in the U.S. West has been worsened by climate change. The wildfire season has become longer and blazes more intense, scorching temperatures have broken records and lakes are shriveling.
Receding waters of Lake Mead National Recreation Area have revealed the skeletal remains of two people along with countless desiccated fish and what has become a graveyard of forgotten and stranded watercraft.
Houseboats, sailboats and motorboats have been beached, creating a surreal scene in an otherwise rugged desert landscape. A buoy that once marked a no-boat-zone sits in the dirt, not a drop of water anywhere in view. Even a sunken World War II-era craft that once surveyed the lake has emerged from the ebbing waters.
Sunken ships:World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead in Arizona
Nature did not create this still water paradise for fishing, camping and kayaking. The mighty Colorado River that divides Nevada from Arizona once flowed beneath the walls of Black Canyon until the Hoover Dam was erected in 1935 for irrigation, flood control and hydropower.
The reservoir is now below 30% of capacity. Its level has dropped 170 feet since reaching a high-water mark in 1983, leaving a bright white line of mineral deposits on the brown canyon walls that looms over passing motor boats as high as a 15-story building.
Boaters stranded, marinas moved
Most of the boat ramps have been gated and marina docks moved into deeper waters. A sign that marks the water level in 2002 inconceivably stands above a road that descends to boat slips in the distance.
The dropping water levels have consequences not only for the cities that depend on the future source of water but for boaters who have to navigate shallow waters and avoid islands and sandbars that lurk below the surface before emerging.
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Craig Miller was motoring around on his houseboat last month when the engine died and he floated to shore. Within days, the knee deep water where his boat came to a rest was gone.
“It's amazing how fast the water went down," Miller said. “I was landlocked.”
He bought pumps and tried to dredge the sand around the boat to create a channel to the water, but couldn't stay ahead of the receding waters. A tow from shallow waters, originally estimated at $4,000, ballooned to a $20,000 salvage job when he became marooned.
Miller spent three weeks on the beached boat, spending much of it soaking in the water to stay cool in the triple-digit heat. The day before he was told by park rangers that he had to get the boat off the sand, Dave Sparks, a social media personality known as Heavy D, who had seen a video about Miller's plight, showed up with a crew to pull the boat from the shore and tow it to a marina.
Others have flocked to the dried lake bed for selfies in the haunting landscape or against the backdrop of what looks like a colossal ring around a bathtub.
The dried lake bottom looks like shattered glass, the cracks expanding in the hot sun and mud fading from brown to beige.
A small school of dead fish have been propped on their tails and arranged in a circle.
As the sun sets to the West over Las Vegas, the light illuminates the translucent hollowed-out body and empty eye socket of one fish. Its mouth is open as if it is trying to breathe.
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VALPARAISO — A 59-year-old Valparaiso man was jailed on a public indecency charge based on allegations of fondling himself in front of employees and customers at the local Walmart store, according to police.
A Valparaiso police officer said he was called out to the store Tuesday and told a man was seen fondling himself there while making eye contact with others.
Following a tip, police said that they stopped Kirkland Conn in a vehicle at U.S. 30 and Hayes Leonard Road and that he told them he was just scratching an itch and adjusting himself while at the store.
A Walmart employee described seeing Conn groping himself over his pants in front of a customer, police said.
Employees identified Conn as the same person accused six days earlier of following a female customer around the store, according to the incident report.
An employee said she saw Conn at the store groping himself over his pants in late June and following her on another occasion about a week later.
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Conn was taken into custody Friday evening at the Porter County Jail and has since been released on an $800 cash bond, records show.
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Robert Woodward
Arrest date: July 7, 2022
Age: 39
Residence: Burns Harbor, IN
Booking Number: 2202761
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Zachary Little
Arrest date: July 7, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202750
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Lucy Luna
Arrest date: July 7, 2022
Age: 55
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number: 2202756
Charges: Burglary, felony
Melody Heath
Arrest date: July 7, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: North Judson, IN
Booking Number: 2202758
Charges: Theft, felony
Alex Tam
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202734
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jason Mitchell
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 41
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202739
Charges: OWI, felony
Bryant Monegan
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 49
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2202743
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Eric Patrick
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 34
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202741
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Jessica Staton
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2202740
Charges: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, felony
Lawrence Galman
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 69
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202748
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Isaiah Henderson
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 18
Residence: Burns Harbor, IN
Booking Number: 2202746
Charges: Battery, felony
Faith Hepler
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number: 2202735
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Michael Howerton
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 42
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2202737
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Thomas Lidster
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 54
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202745
Charges: Criminal recklessness, felony
Kevin Brinkman
Arrest date: July 6, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202738
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Dane Povlinski
Arrest date: July 5, 2022
Age: 60
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202722
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Daniel Milcherska
Arrest date: July 5, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Mishawaka, IN
Booking Number: 2202729
Charges: Identity deception, felony
Lily Adney
Arrest date: July 5, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202724
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Cheyenne Harris
Arrest date: July 5, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202723
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Kenneth Ratliff
Arrest date: July 4, 2022
Age: 34
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202715
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Felix Santiago
Arrest date: July 4, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202716
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Logan King
Arrest date: July 4, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Hanna, IN
Booking Number: 2202714
Charges: Possession or use of legend drug or precursor, felony
Rebecca Lewis
Arrest date: July 4, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number: 2202712
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Lekesha McCloud-Hunter
Arrest date: July 4, 2022
Age: 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202711
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Juan Lopez-Hernandez
Arrest date: July 3, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202705
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Courtney Barclay
Arrest date: July 4, 2022
Age: 33
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202720
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Leanna Castaneda
Arrest date: July 4, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202721
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Christopher Jeffries
Arrest date: July 3, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202708
Charges: Residential entry, felony
John Johnson
Arrest date: July 3, 2022
Age: 39
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202704
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Nicole Haynes
Arrest date: July 3, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202706
Charges: Battery, felony
Jelani Heath
Arrest date: July 2, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number: 2202691
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Payton Juarez
Arrest date: July 2, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Beecher, IL
Booking Number: 2202702
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Deante Mahome
Arrest date: July 2, 2022
Age: 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202685
Charges: Criminal confinement, felony
Adam Moehl
Arrest date: July 2, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202682
Charges: OWI, felony
Destiny Berrones
Arrest date: July 2, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Winfield, IN
Booking Number: 2202688
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Anna Contreras
Arrest date: July 2, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202689
Charges: OWI, felony
Kyle Graves
Arrest date: July 2, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202686
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
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WAVERLY — The Waverly Area Veterans Post will host its monthly fish fry Friday.
Menu is cod loin, baked beans, homemade potato salad and cole slaw.
Carry out is from 5-6 p.m. on the upper level. Dine-in is from 5:30-7 p.m. on the lower level. Cost is $12.
For carry out only, call (319) 483-9287 or email wavp.events@gmail.com to RSVP by 5 p.m. Thursday.
The post is located at 1300 Fourth St. N.W.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Two 12-year-old boys were arrested Monday after playing with and pointing a loaded gun at an occupied vehicle in Oak Hill, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they responded around 8:25 a.m. to the area of West Brooks Circle off U.S. 1 after hearing reports of gunshots and two boys wandering the area, one of whom had a handgun.
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According to the sheriff’s office, witnesses told deputies the boys pointed a gun at their car, occupied by two adults and three children.
Video shows a responding sergeant confront the boys after hearing additional gunshots in the area.
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Video: This morning, deputies responded to a report of 2 boys playing with a gun in a vacant lot in Oak Hill. Witnesses reported one of them pointed the gun at their car. Both boys, age 12, were arrested. https://t.co/lcOhycwj25
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“Put your hands up, stop running right now!” the sergeant can be heard shouting to the boys in the video. “I’ll send a dog to you!”
In the video, she continues to yell for them to vacate their hiding place, which they do moments later with their hands up without the weapon.
“It was a real gun. We were shooting it over here. Someone said we were allowed to,” one of the boys tells her in response.
“Keep your hands where I can see them. You drop ‘em, bad things are gonna happen, you understand me?” the sergeant can be heard saying before asking the boys where the gun went, to which they say they don’t know. “I saw you with it in your hand, what do you mean?”
She then detains the boys as she canvasses the area, searching for and finding stray bullets and the gun.
Both boys were subsequently arrested and transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has gained a new medical director of communicable diseases, health officials announced Monday.
Asim Jani, M.D., M.P.H., started as the department’s new medical director of communicable diseases on June 30, taking over for Dr. Thomas Prince.
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“We are excited to have Dr. Jani rejoin the DOH-Orange Team,” interim administrator Beth Paterniti said in a news release. “He brings with him organizational leadership skills as well as a wealth of experience in clinical medicine, infectious diseases, epidemiology and several years of state and local Florida Department of Health experience to the position.”
Jani is bringing 30 years of leadership experience to the role, having gained skills in public health practice, primary care and clinical infectious diseases, medical epidemiology (emerging infections/population health) and workforce development. His specialties include internal medicine, infectious diseases and public health/general preventive medicine, health officials said.
Before this role, Jani served as Medical Director in the Division of Disease Control and Health Protection for FDOH since 2020 and, before that, as hospital epidemiologist on the corporate quality and patient safety team at Orlando Health since 2016.
Jani was also trained as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, later becoming a director of the program, which analyzes outbreak investigation, surveillance system strengthening and strategic planning, among other things, according to health officials.
He released the below statement following the announcement:
“I’m very grateful to rejoin the team at DOH-Orange, having started here as a newly minted Infectious Diseases physician back in 1995. Over the last 25 years, I’ve enjoyed a career of service, caring for patients in hospitals, clinics, and public health in Central Florida, facilitating the improvement of care delivery in communities and teaching physicians and nurses. My decade at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as a Commissioned Corps Medical Officer in the US Public Health Service reinforced my deep respect for professionalism, scientific rigor and integrity as critical to the process of health protection. While I have seen firsthand the value of treating patients for infections, the most important thing is to follow the 2000-year-old wisdom of Hippocrates, who said ‘prevention is better than cure’. Whether it’s screening and early detection of treatable diseases, daily exercise, healthy diets, dental hygiene, or vaccines to prevent life-threatening infections and epidemics, disease prevention is paramount. Improving the health of any community takes a lot of collaboration, which is one of the core values for the DOH-Orange, in addition to excellence, innovation, accountability and responsiveness. And it’s this great recipe for success that is at the heart of what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us. In fact, a key message from a recent book on lessons learned from the pandemic is that people should listen to the experts and experts should listen to the people. I hope my role as Medical Director will be to listen and learn and help inform, educate, and guide people in Central Florida and beyond, to thrive and live healthier lives.”
Dr. Asim Jani
The appointment comes as FDOH still continues its search for a new director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County months after Dr. Raul Pino resigned from the position back in April to accept a job as the county’s new head of Health Services.
FDOH Orange County said it is still recruiting individuals for Dr. Pino’s position. Applications for the position closed June 13 and the agency said interviews are soon to follow.
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PALM BAY, Fla. – A bizarre traffic crime spree in Palm Bay resulted in a vehicle stolen, a car, a mailbox and a bus stop crashed into, and a suspect injured after flinging himself into the path of two other vehicles, police said.
The incident happened Wednesday morning, July 6, in the area of San Filippo Drive SE and Jupiter Road SE.
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Police said it all began when Mikhail Waddell, 35, crashed into a mailbox on San Filippo Drive SE and fled. They said he then crashed his vehicle into a bus stop after speeding along Treeland Road.
Police added Waddell then got out of the vehicle, began to cross San Filippo Drive and threw himself into a Ford pickup truck. The driver of the pickup stopped to check on Waddell, as did another driver in a black Volkswagen.
Police said Waddell got up and jumped into the Volkswagen and took off on San Filippo Drive, running a red light at Jupiter Boulevard and striking a Dodge Charger, injuring its driver.
After that, police said Waddell left the Volkswagen while it was still moving, ran across San Filippo Drive and threw himself in front of a Toyota Camry.
Police said Waddell suffered injuries from the incident and was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center.
He’s facing facing charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage and leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury.
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ST. CLOUD, Fla. – St. Cloud officials are investigating reports of discolored water detected by residents this past weekend along Missouri Avenue.
According to the city’s communications director, Maryemma Bachelder, crews flushed the discolored water out Monday and said water clarity has since been restored.
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Officials are investigating the discoloration, which could have been caused by iron piping used by the city and increased turbidity in the water.
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SANFORD, Fla. – A Sanford man caught a very large bear raiding a refrigerator in his garage Saturday afternoon.
Jason Mickel, the homeowner, said he was alerted by his neighbor that a bear was in his garage.
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Mickel said he grabbed his phone to start recording the experience before even walking into the garage and from the video you can see what he found.
The bear was up on its hind legs with the fridge door open when it was spooked by Mickel.
Mickel greeted the bear saying, “Going through my fridge I see, aren’t you? Going to eat all my food?”
As Mickel speaks to the bear, it walks off, but not before picking up a container of food and carrying it into a neighbor’s yard.
The man then followed the bear in his car and found it around the block at another neighbor’s house where it sat down and rested for about five minutes.
The bear then continued on into another garage before making it down another block into the woods, according to Mickel.
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CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
Some 23 million Californians’ bank accounts will get a boost of $200 to $1,050, thanks to a new round of payments approved by state lawmakers.
But the payments, aimed at mitigating higher prices for gas and other goods, will leave out lots of low-income Californians. Among those passed over are some seniors, many living on disability benefits, and some of the lowest-income adults.
That’s because the direct deposits and debit cards — expected to begin arriving in late October and conclude in January 2023 — will be sent out based on tax returns.
About 3 million Californians are in families that earn little enough that they aren’t required to file taxes, according to research by Public Policy Institute of California for its 2019 California Poverty Measure. The poverty rate among people who live in families that don’t need to file taxes is 60%, the institute estimates. Neither the state Department of Finance nor the Franchise Tax Board, which is responsible for collecting state personal income tax in California, knew exactly how many Californinas will be left out of the rebate.
Tying the payments to taxes feels like a Catch–22 to Kerry Weber, a retiree in San Diego. He and his wife live on Social Security retirement benefits, a “tiny” pension and some veterans disability benefits. That adds up to “lots less” for the two of them, he says, than a joint income of roughly $51,000 above which they’d have to pay taxes — so they don’t file.
But Weber has felt inflation squeeze his fixed income. Higher gas prices have made road trips to San Francisco and Tahoe to visit his children pricier, and the lumber he bought to build a table for his granddaughter is now much more expensive.
“They’re saying: ‘Look pal, you don’t make enough money that you and your wife have to file an income tax,’” said Weber. “‘That’s great, I agree with you 100%,’ ‘Oh, by the way, you don’t get any stimulus,’” said Weber. “‘What?’”
Why is this happening?
The Legislature wanted to create a program to send payments to people who don’t file taxes and aren’t enrolled in safety net programs that received a boost in the budget. But after negotiations with the Newsom administration, that proposal didn’t make it into the final budget.
H.D. Palmer, spokesperson for the Department of Finance, said that he couldn’t offer specifics on why the proposal didn’t make it into the final budget, but that proposals from both sides didn’t make it into the compromise.
Representatives for Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon said nobody could figure out how to administer such payments.
“Ultimately, the configuration of the rebate was subject to three-party negotiations as part of the final budget, and there were concerns that there wasn’t an efficient and secure way of accomplishing a grant program to non-tax filers,” said a statement from the office of Atkins, a San Diego Democrat.
The Legislature “really wanted to get help to these people, but … we were not able to do it logistically,” said a spokesperson for Rendon, a South Gate Democrat.
Who’s in and who’s out?
The payments will go out to Californians who filed 2020 tax returns by October 2021, according to the Franchise Tax Board, which has a tool for calculating how much you are eligible to receive based on how much you earn and other factors.
But in California, people earning less than $19,310 who don’t have a child or someone else depending on them — one of many different gross income thresholds — aren’t required to file income taxes. The state also doesn’t count Social Security retirement or disability benefits as taxable income, meaning people who receive those benefits aren’t required to pay taxes, so long as they have minimal other income.
Lawmakers tried to aid some low-earners who may not file taxes by increasing payments for people receiving CalWorks benefits, a program for needy families. They also increased benefits for people who receive Supplemental Security Income — a state-supplemented version of social security benefits for senior or disabled people who would otherwise not qualify for, or have extremely small social security payments.
The boosts for people in those two programs are good, said Trinh Phan, a senior staff attorney focused on economic security at Justice in Aging, which advocates for low-income older adults. But, she said, the budget package still leaves out some people who are very low-income.
For example, someone getting by just on Social Security Disability Insurance could miss out on this rebate and the boosts to CalWorks and Supplemental Security Income: They might earn little enough that they don’t have to file taxes, but if they don’t have kids they likely won’t qualify for CalWorks. And, if their disability benefits pay more than $1060.21 per month, they wouldn’t qualify for Supplemental Security Income either, said Phan.
About a quarter of Americans over 65 live in households where 90% of the family income is Social Security, according to the Social Security Administration. The average retired worker benefit in California is about $1,500 per month, or $18,000 per year. The average SSDI benefit is about $1,300 per month, or $15,600 per year.
Some low-income Californians won’t receive the rebate, Department of Finance spokesperson H.D. Palmer said. But he pointed out that many people who aren’t required to file taxes still choose to do so, sometimes to receive other benefits distributed through the system. In 2020, an additional 500,000 low-income tax returns were filed in California, Palmer said in a statement, “presumably to qualify for a Golden State Stimulus payment or perhaps even a federal relief payment.” Palmer also pointed to other forms of financial assistance in the budget, such as $1.4 billion in aid for people with unpaid utility bills.
Still, some aren’t impressed.
“This sucks,” said Brooke Hamlin, an 81 year-old who lives off of Social Security retirement benefits in San Rafael. She said she gets by on less than $20,000 per year, padded out with food stamps and Meals on Wheels. “It’s arranged so that the poorest, neediest people don’t get it,” Hamlin said.
Hard to reach
People who don’t pay taxes and aren’t in a benefits program run by California are hard for the state to reach quickly with aid. Social security benefits are administered by the federal government, and the state doesn’t have data on recipients, said Jesse Rothenstein, a professor of public policy and economics at University of California, Berkeley, and faculty director of the California Policy Lab.
“It’s obviously not great that we’re missing people, and many of them are some of the most vulnerable people in the economy,” said Rothenstein. But, he said, “It’s not as if there’s a mechanism available that reaches everybody.” Given a set of imperfect options, using the tax system was the best choice, Rothenstein said.
It’s also the choice lawmakers made when distributing two rounds of Golden State Stimulus payments in 2021. After that move, they faced criticism from disability advocates, and seniors who were left out.
“To see that they have done it again this year is just further proof that nobody’s paying attention to people who need the most help,” said Charis Hill, a disability advocate who lives in Sacramento.
California’s government doesn’t know much about the people who don’t file taxes. The Franchise Tax Board doesn’t track the number of residents who aren’t required to file taxes, or what share of those people live in poverty, according to statements in response to CalMatters’ questions. A spokesperson for the board said that no state agencies appear to track that information.
The difficulty of reaching people with this payment exposes a weakness in the state’s system “that needs to be addressed on a longer-term basis,” said Chris Hoene, executive director of the California Budget and Policy Center, which advocates for targeting aid to lower-income people. Part of the solution would be better data sharing between the federal government and the states, he said.
But, given the options policymakers were considering — including giving money to car owners, as Gov. Newsom proposed, and cutting the gas tax — he thinks the payments based on income are a good outcome.
Weber, the San Diego retiree who missed out on both Golden State Stimulus payments and also won’t receive the rebate this year, is frustrated.
“I feel like I’m shoveling doo-doo against the tide here,” he said.
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CALIFORNIA, USA — A 70-year-old Nevada man has been charged in the 1982 killing of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class in California after detectives solved the case using DNA evidence, authorities said.
Robert John Lanoue, of Reno, Nevada, was charged last week in the killing of Anne Pham and was due in court Monday in Washoe County for a hearing about his extradition to Monterey County in California.
Pham disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class at Highland Elementary School in Seaside, California, on Jan. 21, 1982. Her body was found two days later in the former Fort Ord.
The child had been kidnapped, sexually assaulted and strangled, California authorities said.
Lanoue, who is a registered sex offender in Nevada, was 29 years old at the time of the girl’s killing and lived near her home in Seaside, said Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni.
The case was reopened in 2020 when investigators with the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Task Force worked with the Seaside Police Department to submit evidence from the case for DNA testing after receiving a grant to reopen cold cases.
Lanoue was charged with one count of first-degree murder, with special circumstance allegations that he murdered Pham while committing kidnapping and a lewd act on a child under the age of 14, said Pacioni.
It was not immediately known if Lanoue has an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
On July 6, California investigators obtained a warrant for Lanoue’s arrest, Pacioni said. Lanoue was already in the Washoe County jail where he was booked on June 8 for a parole violation, records showed.
Watch more from ABC10: UNSOLVED CALIFORNIA: Who killed Sacramento County Sheriff Deputy Jeffrey Mitchell? | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/robert-lanoue-nevada-charged-1982-killing-of-anne-pham-california/103-43508454-e14c-4c75-a4e2-4f3cd8412141 | 2022-07-11T20:32:18 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/robert-lanoue-nevada-charged-1982-killing-of-anne-pham-california/103-43508454-e14c-4c75-a4e2-4f3cd8412141 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — July 14 is Bastille Day and Sacramento Self-Help Housing is planning its annual 'Let Them Eat Cake' event on the same day.
It's named after the French phrase often attributed to Marie Antionette, who according to legend, thoughtlessly replied: "Then let them eat cake" when told the poor in France "were so starved they didn't even have bread."
Flipping the script on the phrase, Let Them Eat Cake is a showcase of local amateur bakers in a champagne, wine and food celebration to raise funds for Sacramento Self-Help Housing.
John Foley, the organization's director, says the need is greater than ever, so he's hoping the turnout is strong for their first in-person gathering since the pandemic.
"Another report came out last week and it showed a 67% increase in the number of people on the street from the last time we did it," said Foley. "It may not be shocking because as you drive around, even in the suburbs, you see it. More and more people falling out of housing and who can’t afford housing anymore. I mean... look at rent these days. It's hard for almost everyone to keep up. Our mission is more critical than ever."
Their mission is working and evidenced in people like David Connick. Two years ago he was unhoused and an addict, and Sacramento Self-Help Housing was his savior.
"Two years ago, I was in Citrus Heights living the dream as a full-fledged addict homeless person. Then I went for help, and someone said Sacramento Self Help Housing and I looked them up. They took me in, helped me find work while I was correcting all of the other things in my life. Now, two years later, I work full-time for them as a counselor. I think helping others is part of my trajectory and recovery," said Connick. "Every day being able to see what addiction really does to people -- not that all unhoused are addicts, but many are and we help people find homes regardless. I certainly wouldn't be here without them."
You can help people like David and hundreds of others like him by baking and donating a cake this Thursday, by attending the event, or by simply making a donation. Click here to find out more.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department released footage Monday of a July 2 shooting where an officer shot and killed a man trying to assault his wife.
They also identified the victim as 75-year-old Michael Moore.
The digital drop includes 911 call audio, one narrated video, one in-car camera video, and two body camera videos. They can be viewed here.
CASE HISTORY
On July 2, at around 12:15 a.m., police officers were called to the 5600 block of Gilgunn Way in Sacramento after receiving reports that Moore was threatening to kill his wife, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
After arriving at the home on Gilgunn Way, officers say they contacted Moore and noticed he was armed with two knives.
For over 10 minutes, police officers say they tried to disarm Moore using verbal de-escalation techniques. He allegedly forced himself into the bathroom of the home, still armed with the knives and assaulted his wife.
Police say screams from his wife prompted officers to enter the home and confront him.
During the confrontation, an officer shot Moore with their duty weapon. Moore was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Neither Moore's wife nor any officers were injured in the shooting.
Watch more from ABC10: Homicide in Modesto under investigation | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-police-shooting-gilgunn-way-update/103-fca213c4-70c3-4f1f-ac1e-8f4465e8abba | 2022-07-11T20:32:30 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-police-shooting-gilgunn-way-update/103-fca213c4-70c3-4f1f-ac1e-8f4465e8abba |
ROANOKE, Va. – An award-willing Christian band is coming to Roanoke later this year.
On Monday, the Berglund Center announced they will be hosting MercyMe at the Berglund Performing Arts Theatre on October 27.
MercyMe is a multi-platinum selling, Billboard Music award-winning artist, and they were even named Billboard’s Top Christian Artist of the 2010 decade earlier this year, according to the press release.
The release said that tickets for the show will range from $32 to $129.
Tickets will go on sale Friday, and the Berglund Center said they can be bought online, by phone at 1-866-HDG-TICKETS, or at the Berglund Center Box Office. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/mercyme-to-perform-at-the-berglund-center-in-october/ | 2022-07-11T20:32:44 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/mercyme-to-perform-at-the-berglund-center-in-october/ |
BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – On Monday, a woman was sentenced for hitting and killing a Botetourt cyclist earlier this year.
In February, the driver of an SUV, Danielle Rock, hit 39-year-old Tabitha Thompson while she was riding her bike on Route 11 in Botetourt County.
10 News originally reported on the incident in February – Thompson was hurt in the crash and later died at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
While mourning the loss of a beloved friend, teacher, and caretaker with a “firecracker” personality, the community came together – Community members participated in Fleet Feet’s pub run in Thompson’s honor and Fleet Feet even donated $25k to Carilion Clinic during their virtual fundraising event called #Miles4Tab.
Rock was sentenced to 12 months with 11 months suspended on Monday, the court document said, and now has a restricted license, for use only to and from work during work hours, to transport a minor child, and to and from court-ordered facilities. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/woman-sentenced-to-one-month-for-crash-that-left-a-botetourt-cyclist-dead/ | 2022-07-11T20:32:50 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/woman-sentenced-to-one-month-for-crash-that-left-a-botetourt-cyclist-dead/ |
Court e-filing project: Stark officials hope for 'partial integration' by January
CANTON – Officials with the Stark County Clerk of Courts' Office said the agency is "on schedule" with plans to integrate a new case filing system.
Jennifer Fitzsimmons, chief deputy of the Stark County Clerk of Courts, told county commissioners Monday her office expects "partial integration" of the new system to be done by January.
She said the office is waiting for software vendor Tybera Development Group to finalize its portion of the project before it can move forward. Tybera is expected to install an interface that enables attorneys and the public to upload court documents and legal filings to the county's court system.
"Civil, on our end, is ready to be tested as soon as Tybera says that their portion of that is ready. So the hope is that we could get that portion of it out and start testing that with the public," Fitzsimmons said.
The work session came roughly two months after Stark County commissioners advised the clerk of courts' office to find out from software vendors how much it would cost to finish the system.
The e-filing system project has been in the works for about nine years and has experienced numerous delays. Commissioners Bill Smith and Janet Weir Creighton have previously expressed frustration with the lack of movement.
Dwaine Hemphill, Stark County court administrator, said the clerk office's put together a project plan and shared it with the different groups involved. He also said the clerk's office, members of the court system and IT staff meet on a weekly basis to discuss the e-filling project. They also meet with Tybera every week, he said.
Creighton asked Hemphill if the issues discussed during these weekly meetings are shared with any involved parties that do not attend.
"If they do not regularly attend, we're reaching out to them," he said.
Officials to request proposals to complete e-filing system
Hemphill said the goal is to put out a request for proposals to software vendors to find out how much it would cost to fully complete the court system's electronic filing system by the end of August.
He said they expect the state to eventually mandate every county to use an eWarrant system that will make it easier for courts and law enforcement agencies in Ohio to share data on fugitives.
"It's going to require the judges pretty much from the bench to enter in specific data on warrants and releases," he said. "And that's something that the judges do on paper, and it gets processed and filed. Now, they're going to be going directly into the case management system."
Hemphill said he believes this will be positive for the courts, but that implementing it will be a complicated process.
Fitzsimmons said the Stark County Clerk of Courts' Office has been regularly attending meetings about e-fillings and how the system will affect the criminal justice information systems and other county agencies.
No decision has been made regarding the deadline for the request for proposals, Hemphill said, but he estimated it would not be longer than a month.
The commissioners plan to schedule another work session about the e-filling project after the request for proposals is complete.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577 or pmbennett@gannett.com, or on Twitter at @paigembenn. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2022/07/11/stark-court-officials-update-commissioners-e-filing-project/10029971002/ | 2022-07-11T20:33:52 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2022/07/11/stark-court-officials-update-commissioners-e-filing-project/10029971002/ |
TEXAS, USA — As the sun chars the state of Texas on its daily revolution around the world, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) warned there may be rolling blackouts caused by the extreme heat.
Due to the threat, ERCOT asked residents to conserve energy from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
But what are rolling blackouts anyway?
Rolling blackouts are temporary power outages, a tool used by grid operators to manage the grid when demand becomes so high it puts the entire grid at risk of collapse.
This means cutting power in one part of the state to allow for the rest of the state to keep its own. After one city or region may have their power cut for a few hours, the power company will shift where the power has been limited to another city or region—hence the term “rolling.”
Rolling blackouts can protect from the entire state losing power by rationing the available energy supply. Many Texans already saw rolling blackouts during the winter storm in February 2021, when ERCOT ordered them in efforts to manage the severe strain on the power grid caused by the severe cold. But the energy strain can come from the heat or the cold alike.
Not everywhere loses power though in rolling blackouts. Emergency services still need power to operate, so hospitals will always maintain power.
How long the rolling blackouts last depends on the severity of the supply shortage and how high demand is. Sometimes it can last for just a couple hours—sometimes it’s longer.
Suggestions for preparing for blackouts include stocking up essentials like food, water and medicine, and keeping flashlights and candles handy to keep the house lit at night. It’s also recommended to keep appliances unplugged during a blackout to prevent a potential power surge when power does come back. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/what-rolling-blackouts/287-c9734e75-0d88-4b95-8363-6da7d4011b01 | 2022-07-11T20:37:36 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/what-rolling-blackouts/287-c9734e75-0d88-4b95-8363-6da7d4011b01 |
DeLand, Deltona, Orange City and Volusia County team up to tackle region's future water needs
On the surface, Florida may not look parched.
The same goes for Volusia County, which has 112,716 acres of water.
And while the state is getting wetter each year, it's also getting warmer, and the population grows by about 1,000 people each day.
Climate experts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Center for Environmental Information say higher temperatures mean the rate of moisture loss in the soil will increase, likely resulting in more intense droughts.
Needless to say, a region's water supply and its plans for the future are critical; that's why Volusia County and the cities of DeLand, Deltona and Orange City, also known as the West Volusia Water Suppliers, are teaming up again.
Each of the four governments approved by mid-spring interlocal agreements in support of jointly funding a study at a maximum cost of $300,000 with Deltona funding up to $120,000; DeLand up to $90,000; Volusia County up to $60,000; and Orange City up to $30,000.
The West Volusia Water Suppliers engaged previously in an interlocal agreement for the Blue Spring borrow pit project, a 60-acre hole in the ground just east of Blue Spring State Park and south of West French Avenue in Orange City.
The new study being conducted by the Port Orange-based consulting firm Mead & Hunt, Inc., involves looking for more means and methods to expand alternative water supply sources for non-drinking water needs; to safely treat and recharge the aquifer; and to conserve and protect the groundwater supply over the next 20 years.
Past, present and future planning:Volusia County looks for new ways to tackle growth as population surges
Funding flows:St. Johns River Water Management District supporting 25 water resource protection projects
Florida Straw Project:Deltona to draw surface water from Lake Monroe for reclaimed supply
"Planning for the future is one thing, but we can’t forget the fact that we also need strategies for today," Mike Ulrich, director of water resources and utilities for Volusia County, said. "Not one local government can do it all on their own."
Officials say the study, which is expected to take a year, will address the following:
- Current potable and reclaimed water demands
- Potential deficits
- Projects that could help meet water needs over the next two decades
- Possible groundwater and alternative water supply projects and the potential costs
"The reason why we’re doing this is to protect the potable water supply," Ulrich said.
About a billion gallons of surface and groundwater are used daily within the St. Johns River Water Management District, which includes Volusia, Flagler and 16 other counties in northeast and east-central Florida.
The total statewide water use between 2020 and 2040 is expected to increase by approximately 980 million gallons per day, according to the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
"We just have this small few feet at the top of the aquifer that we can work with before we start to potentially have an impact on our water resources, like our springs and our lakes," Clay Coarsey, director of the district's division of water supply planning and assessment, said.
'Win some, learn some'
The borrow pit project looked at treating stormwater and wastewater to help restore the spring's flows and help each entity in obtaining their respective consumptive use permits, commonly referred to as CUPs.
A CUP, according to the St. Johns River Water Management District, "allows water to be withdrawn from groundwater or surface water for reasonable-beneficial uses — such as public supply (drinking water), agricultural and landscape irrigation, commercial use and power generation — in a manner that does not interfere with other existing legal water uses and protects water resources from harm (such as saltwater intrusion and drying up of wetlands, lakes and springs)."
The borrow pit project "didn't work to the extent that we were hoping that made it financially feasible," Ulrich said.
But it did show that recharge — when water seeps into the ground and replenishes underground aquifers — works.
"You win some, you learn some," Ulrich said.
Continuing to take actions to protect Blue Spring isn't just recommended, it's required.
The Legislature identified 30 "Outstanding Florida Springs" in its Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act in 2016. Officials deemed 24 of those springs, including Blue, DeLeon and Gemini in Volusia County, impaired due to the levels of nitrate pollution.
Municipalities across the state developed basin management action plans, also known as BMAPs, to clean up the springs.
"Moving to consolidated water resources planning will allow us to work as a team to address and properly execute projects together to protect one of our most valuable resources, Blue Spring," Orange City Mayor Gary Blair said.
The growth of the reuse system shared by the West Volusia Water Suppliers means less potable water is used outdoors, Tim Arrington, treatment plant supervisor in Volusia County's water resources and utilities department, said.
In an effort to get people to understand the importance of water conservation and how they use water inside and outside of their homes, Coarsey suggests taking someone to see the manatees that visit Blue Spring during the colder months while explaining the benefit reduced irrigation has on their habitat.
"For me, really, the best way to get someone to change their mindset is to really go out and look at the resource," Coarsey said. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/07/11/west-volusia-cities-county-taking-regional-approach-water-supply/7749096001/ | 2022-07-11T20:38:29 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/07/11/west-volusia-cities-county-taking-regional-approach-water-supply/7749096001/ |
Clemson Board of Trustees approves budget for Woodland Cemetery Pathway Project
The budget for the Woodland Cemetery Pathway Project was approved as the Clemson Board of Trustees met for their summer board meeting.
Approving $3.5 million for the project, the funding is to redirect vehicular traffic, add lighting and cameras for security and help deal with issues such as erosion.
The funding source for this project will be maintenance and stewardship.
During the Feb. 2 board meeting, the board set new guidelines that existing burials will not be disturbed and the university will also honor and respect all graves through an appropriate preservation plan.
The board office was also authorized to move forward with burials of eligible deceased persons in accordance with those guiding principles.
More:Clemson finds 600 unmarked graves on campus. But who were they? Researchers race to find out
Previous reporting:Clemson professor seeks to tell stories of 604 people buried in unmarked graves on campus
In the last couple of months, the board sought legal advice pertaining to the unmarked graves discovered in August 2020. It analyzed information in order to set a new policy governing the cemetery.
Since the initial approval in 1924, employees with a minimum of 20 years of continuous full-time employment, board members and university presidents were eligible for burial at the site.
After discovering 600 plus graves, researchers have been working to find out who was buried there. The graves likely belonged to enslaved peoples, domestic workers, sharecroppers and convict laborers who lived, worked and died on the university's land.
Alexis Hamilton is a Beaufort, SC native covering higher education in the Upstate. Reach her at 727-514-5734 or ahamilton@gannett.com | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/11/clemson-university-sc-board-trustees-approves-woodland-cemetery-project/10012875002/ | 2022-07-11T20:42:55 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/11/clemson-university-sc-board-trustees-approves-woodland-cemetery-project/10012875002/ |
SCIOTO COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – Camp Molly Lauman has been temporarily closed due to some staff members testing positive for COVID-19.
According to the Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland, the decision was made with an “abundance of caution” to close the camp between Sunday, July 10, 2022 through Saturday, July 16, 2022 as part of an effort to keep both campers and staff safe. The camp is expected to reopen on Sunday, July 17, 2022.
As part of the camp’s protocols, officials say they have been testing staff for COVID-19 each Sunday before new campers arrive. They say they will continue testing staff and monitoring any symptoms of the virus. A spokesperson for the Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland says the camp is following CDC guidelines and working with the Scioto County and Portsmouth City
Girl Scouts officials say they are encouraging the staff and campers to protect themselves from spread of the virus and to take a test if possible before attending events with large groups.
Officials also urge anyone who begins to experience symptoms of COVID-19 to stay home.
In May of this year, more than 100 people who attended or lived with someone who attended the Camporee Camp Molly Lauman became ill with what health officials confirmed to be Norovirus. While health experts did not find a source of the Norovirus at that time, the camp did undergo cleaning after the event. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/camp-molly-lauman-temporarily-closed-due-to-covid-19/ | 2022-07-11T20:50:14 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/camp-molly-lauman-temporarily-closed-due-to-covid-19/ |
CLARKSBURG, WV (WBOY) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Huntington District on Monday issued a reminder that cliff jumping and diving at the lakes it manages — including a major tourism destination in West Virginia — is not allowed.
The Huntington District manages the following bodies of water in West Virginia:
- Alum Creek
- Deer Creek
- Delaware Lake
- Dillon Lake
- Beech Fork
- Bluestone Lake
- Burnsville Lake
- East Lynn Lake
- R.D. Bailey Lake
- Summersville Lake
- Sutton Lake
And the following lakes in Kentucky:
- Dewey
- Fishtrap
- Grayson
- Paintsville
- Yatesville
And the following lakes in Ohio:
- North Branch of Kokosing
- Paint Creek Lake
As well as John W. Flannagan Lake in Virginia.
The Corps of Engineers said several recent water-related accidents and fatalities prompted its warning, and the agency called cliff diving a “reckless and dangerous activity with the potential to cause serious injury and death.”
The agency said in all of its recreational areas, entering lakes from a height greater than one’s own height is prohibited, as well as diving, jumping or swinging from trees, bridges or other structures.
Rangers have the authority to issue warnings or citations over activities they deem unsafe, and failure to obey rules can lead to a fine of up to $5,000, or in extreme cases, imprisonment. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/cliff-diving-prohibited-at-summersville-lake-army-says/ | 2022-07-11T20:50:20 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/cliff-diving-prohibited-at-summersville-lake-army-says/ |
FLOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) — On Monday morning, a grand jury indicted the man involved in the Floyd County, Kentucky, shooting that killed three law enforcement officers and one K-9 officer.
Lance Storz, 49, was originally supposed to be in district court Monday. However, the grand jury’s indictment means Storz will go directly to circuit court instead.
Storz will appear in circuit court via Zoom at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Storz was indicted on 20 counts.
- Count 1: Capital Offense
- Count 2: Capital Offense
- Count 3: Capital Offense
- Count 4: Class B Felony
- Count 5: Class B Felony
- Count 6: Attempted Murder Class B Felony
- Count 7: Attempted Murder Class B Felony
- Count 8: Attempted Murder Class B Felony
- Count 9: Attempted Murder Class B Felony
- Count 10: Attempted Murder Class B Felony
- Count 11: Attempted Murder Class B Felony
- Count 12: Class D Felony
- Count 13: Class D Felony
- Count 14: Class D Felony
- Count 15: Class D Felony
- Count 16: Class D Felony
- Count 17: Class D Felony
- Count 18: Class D Felony
- Count 19: Class D Felony
- Count 20: Class A Misdemeanor
Capital offenses in Kentucky are punishable anywhere from 20 years in prison without parole up to the death penalty. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-indicted-on-20-counts-for-floyd-co-officer-involved-shooting/ | 2022-07-11T20:50:26 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-indicted-on-20-counts-for-floyd-co-officer-involved-shooting/ |
(WOWK) — The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams’ sailors and civil marines held a remembrance ceremony for Williams on Saturday.
Williams died on June 29, 2022, at the age of 98.
Williams was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient. He joined the United States Marine Corps and served in the Battle of Iwo Jima with the 21st Marines, 3d Marine Division.
Williams received the Medal of Honor on October 5, 1945, from President Harry S. Truman for his “actions, commitment to his fellow service members, and heroism,” the Woody Williams Foundation website says.
According to Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV, the ceremony was held on July 9 after leaving Victoria, Seychelles.
The press release says they read Williams’ biography, Media of Honor citation, a ceremonial wreath-laying and a three-round volley with seven shooters.
“It was a very somber occasion where both the military and civilian crew members could come together to pay their respects and honor our ship’s namesake,” said Capt. Chad Graham, commanding officer of Williams.
The “Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base,” named for Williams, is the first warship permanently assigned to the U.S. Africa Command center.
They say the vessel is a, “highly flexible platform,” that can work in multiple different military operations. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/warship-named-for-woody-williams-holds-remembrance-ceremony/ | 2022-07-11T20:50:32 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/warship-named-for-woody-williams-holds-remembrance-ceremony/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A person’s hand was pinned against a semi-trailer after a forklift tipped over at the Coca-Cola plant in Northeast Portland Monday, according to officials.
Portland Fire & Rescue said the person was driving a forklift inside a trailer when the trailer’s floor partially collapsed. This caused the forklift to fall through the trailer’s bottom and roll — entrapping the driver’s hand.
PF&R said they used specialized rescue struts and cribbing to keep the trailer wall and floor stabilized. Once the trailer was steadied, crews said they used the jaws of life to free the driver.
The rescue operation reportedly took a little more than 20 minutes from start to finish.
The driver was taken to a nearby hospital and did not sustain any other injuries, fire officials say. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/ne-portland-oregon-forklift-tips-over-pins-drivers-hand-against-trailer/ | 2022-07-11T21:00:15 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/ne-portland-oregon-forklift-tips-over-pins-drivers-hand-against-trailer/ |
NORMAL — The Town of Normal has launched an online survey to collect community feedback on the future of the area south of the railroad tracks near City Hall otherwise known as Uptown South.
The survey asks residents for feedback on opportunities for new development including housing, amenities, civic buildings, public spaces and parking.
The survey will also ask questions designed to help developers understand what the community wants in terms of the area’s street design, character, walkability and overall feel.
“The Town of Normal values feedback from our community, and we want to hear how residents envision the future of this area in the heart of our community,” said City Manager Pamela Reece. “The survey can be completed in less than seven minutes. We encourage community members to take the survey so we can better understand what features people want to see in this area.”
To understand the community’s preferences, the survey includes questions about the size of land parcels and heights of building. Other questions will be about specific elements of street design such as the width of street lanes and sidewalks, the inclusion of flower beds, trees and landscaping.
Those who respond will also be asked to provide feedback on the Constitution Trail and possibilities for different types of parks and green spaces within the area.
The survey is available at: surveymonkey.com/r/uptownsouthmasterplan
Uptown South encompasses about eight acres of land in the heart of Normal defined by the boundaries set by S. Linden St. to the east, E. Irving St. to the south, the Constitution Trail going west and the train tracks going north. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/normal-seeks-feedback-on-uptown-south/article_ca5eb386-014d-11ed-b828-73c46390b056.html | 2022-07-11T21:01:06 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/normal-seeks-feedback-on-uptown-south/article_ca5eb386-014d-11ed-b828-73c46390b056.html |
Shooting deaths of 4 in family considered murder-suicide
Houghton Lake – Authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of four members of a mid-Michigan family as a murder-suicide.
Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Roscommon County sheriff’s deputies responded to a Houghton Lake residence after two people reported they had found four bodies inside.
Deputies found the bodies of 35-year-old Tirany L. Savage, her 13-year-old son Dayton Cowdrey, her 58-year-old mother Kim L. Ebright and her 35-year-old husband Bo E. Savage.
All four apparently died from gunshot wounds, deputies said. They all lived at the home where their bodies were found.
Deputies did not say who the shooter might have been.
“There is still an extensive amount of investigation to be done in this case,” Undersheriff Ben Lowe said. “It would not be prudent to comment on those issues until investigation is complete and evidence has been processed.”
Houghton Lake is about 165 miles (265 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/11/shooting-deaths-4-family-considered-murder-suicide/10033316002/ | 2022-07-11T21:03:51 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/11/shooting-deaths-4-family-considered-murder-suicide/10033316002/ |
Woman accused in husband’s death returned to US from Italy
Charlotte, Mich. – A woman accused in the 2002 fatal bludgeoning of her husband in Michigan was ordered held on a $10 million bond following her return to the U.S. from Italy.
Beverly McCallum was arraigned on charges of second-degree murder and disinterment/mutilation of a body, the Eaton County sheriff’s office said Monday.
McCallum had been in custody in Rome since February 2020. She was turned over Friday to sheriff’s deputies at an airport in Grand Rapids.
She is the third and final person charged in the death of Roberto Caraballo, according to the sheriff’s office. Her daughter, Dineane Ducharme, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder, while Christopher McMillan, a friend of Ducharme’s, is serving a prison sentence of 15 to 40 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.
Caraballo, 37, was suffocated and beaten in the basement of a house in Charlotte, about 105 miles (169 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. His badly burned remains were found in a metal footlocker near a blueberry field in western Michigan’s Ottawa County, but the remains were not identified as those of Caraballo until 2015.
McMillan, of Grand Rapids, agreed to testify against Ducharme and McCallum. He told investigators that the slaying was planned and a “test run” was performed, Eaton County sheriff’s Detective James Maltby testified at a 2019 hearing.
Maltby said McMillan told investigators that McCallum pushed Caraballo down the basement stairs, then beat him with at least one hammer, lodging it in Caraballo’s skull. McCallum wrapped a plastic bag around the head of the still-breathing Caraballo, Maltby testified.
Ducharme, who was 21 at the time, told police her mother killed Caraballo and that she helped dispose of her stepfather’s body, according to Maltby.
Rome police arrested McCallum two years ago after she and her teenage son checked into a hotel on the northwest outskirts of the Italian capital. Italian hotels are required to register guests in an online system linked to a police database that showed she had an Interpol arrest warrant. U.S. authorities had been seeking to extradite McCallum from Pakistan, where she was believed to be living.
She’s due back in court on July 22. The Associated Press was unable Monday to determine if McCallum has an attorney in Michigan who could comment on the charges against her. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/11/woman-accused-husbands-death-returned-us-italy/10033192002/ | 2022-07-11T21:03:57 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/11/woman-accused-husbands-death-returned-us-italy/10033192002/ |
3 men face charges of seeking sex with a minor in sting operation
A sting operation in which suspects expected to meet a teen for sex resulted in the arrests of three men, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said Monday.
Three men, Richard August Prausa, 45, of Clarkston; Fazlollah Farz Haritash, 64, of Farmington Hills; and John Erwin Dingens, 61, of Corunna were arrested Wednesday at an undisclosed business in Independence Township.
They were arrested separately at different times in an undercover sting operation involving the Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit, Fugitive Apprehension Team and Computer Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office.
The men were arraigned Saturday on charges of child sexual abusive material, using a computer to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes. The offenses carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and fines. All were released on bonds ranging from $50,000 to $75,000, said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.
“We said a few weeks ago we planned more of these (stings) to arrest people targeting minors,” said Bouchard. “Apparently these three didn’t get the message.”
In June, two other men were arrested at a Rochester Hills motel, where they believed they had arranged to meet a 15-year-old girl for the purpose of having sex.
Bouchard said in both undercover operations, people “across the country” responded to a website in hopes of arranging a meeting with an underage minor.
Bouchard said the use of the internet in such activity should influence parents to have regular conversations with their children to be wary of people who seek personal information about them.
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The cases of four men facing drug charges after a 1,400-pill bust in May have taken different directions.
Police arrested Terry Rogers, 38, address unknown; Lorenzo White, 42, of St. Paul, Minnesota; Antawon Baker, 37, of Chicago; and John Richmond, 43, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, after finding 1,393 fentanyl pills, an ounce of crack cocaine, and smaller amounts of ecstasy and cocaine, in two Bismarck hotel rooms, according to an affidavit. Police also found seven cellphones, $2,039 in cash, and digital scales in the rooms, the affidavit states. Fentanyl pills are sold for $40 to $60 per pill, officials said.
Rogers, Baker and Richmond were charged with possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, a felony that carries a possible 10-year prison sentence. White was charged with felonies for possession of ecstasy and possession of cocaine. Each of those charges is punishable by up to five years in prison upon conviction.
Richmond pleaded not guilty at his Friday arraignment. South Central District Judge Cynthia Feland set a Sept. 27 trial date.
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Feland dismissed the charges against Baker, saying there was not enough evidence to move his case to trial.
State authorities have dismissed charges against White. A federal indictment charges him with drug conspiracy, and possession of ecstasy, cocaine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, court records show. His trial date is Sept. 26.
A preliminary hearing for Rogers is Sept. 25.
Defense attorneys for Rogers, White and Richmond did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/cases-diverge-in-may-drug-bust/article_b4529a4c-0136-11ed-bc37-2fc5f37a2ee4.html | 2022-07-11T21:04:26 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/cases-diverge-in-may-drug-bust/article_b4529a4c-0136-11ed-bc37-2fc5f37a2ee4.html |
TUPELO • Taxable property values in Lee County saw significant growth according to tax information provided by the county tax accessor, with only one municipality recording a decrease in values.
Over the last year, Lee County’s assessed values increased by a net $49 million, which Lee County officials said should translate into more revenue for the county in the coming fiscal year.
“Assessed values increasing shows that the county is growing, and that is good for everyone,” County Administrator Bill Benson said. “We are in the top 10 of property values in the state.”
Benson said he was unsure how much this increase would affect the county's overall ad valorem tax revenue, noting that other factors such as homestead and industrial tax exemptions can significantly impact how much revenue the county gets.
The majority of municipalities in Lee County also saw an increase in assessed value, with Tupelo seeing the most growth over the last year. It saw an increase of about $16.6 million in its assessed property values after a couple of years of stagnation in personal property. The city’s real property last saw a significant increase in 2020. However, the city’s personal property had not seen a jump since 2019.
Real property is land and any structures or other valuable investments that are physically attached to the land, such as crops and timber. Personal property includes all property not attached to the land, such as vehicles, inventory and anything a homeowner or company owns within its property. Personal property also includes intangible property such as bank accounts, franchises and intellectual property.
When asked why he believed there was a stark increase, Benson pointed to the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors.
While other Lee County municipalities saw growth in property values, Guntown’s values decreased by $124,000 over the last year. Benson said two commercial refrigerator manufacturers, Master-Built and Nor-Lake, moved most of their inventory from their factories, causing the dip in assessed personal property there. Master-Built moved a little over $1 million in inventory, and Nor-Lake moved about $340,000 out of Lee County.
Benson noted that, though Guntown’s assessed values would have shown growth along with other municipalities if not for the liquidation, the city’s real property values raised slightly.
“They just moved inventory. It may come back next year,” he said.
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Two brothers, ages 14 and 10, turned themselves in to Philadelphia homicide detectives on Monday amid a citywide search for the seven young people who beat a 73-year-old man with a a traffic cone last month. The victim died the next day from his injuries.
Philadelphia Police late last week released surveillance video that shows the attack and announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to arrests of the young people involved.
Detectives did not say how the brothers may have been involved in the beating in North Philadelphia shortly before 3 a.m. June 24. No charges were filed as of 4:45 p.m. Monday.
"It's so evil, how could you do that to a person," Elsie Stephens, the victim's older sister told NBC10. "You have a mother and a father, how could you just beat a man until you take off half of his skull," she added.
James Lambert was walking across Cecil B. Moore Avenue near North 21st Street around 2:38 a.m. when he was ambushed, Philadelphia police said.
Last week, the PPD released video on YouTube that shows the deadly attack on the 73-year-old Lambert. They said those responsible appeared to be three girls and four boys believed to be in their early to mid teens.
The first young person to attack Lambert can be seen on video striking the man -- who is blurred in the video -- with a traffic cone as he walked away from the group to the other side of the street. A short time later, another young person can be seen picking up a cone and throwing it at the man.
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Lambert then moves along the sidewalk and is chased down by a young person holding a cone over her head.
"The teens struck the victim several times with objects, knocking the victim to the ground causing injuries to his head," police said in an online post. "The victim was transported to the hospital where he died of his injuries the following day."
The video shows the young people leaving the site of the attack. One even hopped on a scooter and appeared to be talking with another young person walking alongside him in the moments after the attack. A young person is also seen running down the sidewalk.
"Even I can't comprehend that teenagers would beat an old person in the street for no apparent reason," said Tania Stephens, Lambert's niece.
Later, the young people appear to have gathered again. One teen is then seen acting out what appears to be a stumbling person.
Police didn't give exact descriptions of any of the young people, except to point out a blonde patch of hair on one of them. They hope this photo that shows each person from different camera angles helps identify them.
The city offered a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide, as they do with any unsolved killing in Philadelphia.
Police urged anyone who spots the teens to call 911 immediately. Anyone with information about the attack is asked to submit tips (which be anonymous) by phone or text to 215-686-(8477) or online.
Lambert's family told NBC10's Danny Freeman that he went by "Simmie" and they have been left heartbroken by his death.
To date, there have been 280 homicides in Philadelphia in 2022, according to police data. That's down just 2% from the same time last year, which ended up being the deadliest year on record. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/brothers-14-and-10-surrender-to-cops-in-deadly-beating-with-traffic-cone/3295968/ | 2022-07-11T21:12:34 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/brothers-14-and-10-surrender-to-cops-in-deadly-beating-with-traffic-cone/3295968/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — A man acquitted by reason of insanity of stabbing his father to death in 2013 who escaped the North Texas State Hospital last month has now been taken into custody in Austin.
According to the Vernon Police Department, Alex Ervin was taken into custody by the Austin Police Department around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday evening.
APD said Ervin was charged with an out-of-county felony.
Ervin has been in a state health institution since 2014. He reportedly escaped from care on June 26. Surveillance footage showed Ervin scaling an 8-foot security fence after he escaped his room.
He was acquitted in the stabbing death in 2013, which he committed while claiming that his father, Ray Ervin, was an impostor. He also claimed to have been a trained member of the CIA on a mission to kill him.
Based on testimony from his brother, it is believed that Ervin attacked their dad with a pipe wrench and a folding knife.
A Travis County jury previously found Ervin, who has autism, not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.
His mother, Leslie Ervin, told KVUE last month she wants answers about how he escaped.
"I need to know what happened, first of all, because it sounds like gross incompetence to me that anyone could leave that facility. Number two, I want to make sure that this does not happen again in the future," Leslie Ervin said.
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services, which runs the hospital Alexander Ervin escaped from, told KVUE it can't comment on this case due to state law and HIPAA.
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AUSTIN, Texas — A new pilot program aims to have a maximum of 100 scooters along Congress Avenue as a result of scooter-clogged sidewalks.
The Austin Transportation Department program impacts the stretch of Congress Avenue between the Capitol and Lady Bird Lake. Scooter providers are only allowed to deploy 100 scooters or less along the road and five devices or less on each block of the area.
According to a Monday release, the program "has prevented hundreds of scooters from amassing in this busy area."
Prior to the pilot program, some Austinites were raising concerns over sidewalks becoming inaccessible to pedestrians due to scooters standing and laying in the path.
Scooters are a fairly popular mode of downtown travel, amassing over 1 million total trips between April and June this year, a Monday release said. In the second quarter of 2022, "10% of all micromobility trips" in the area of Congress Avenue located between Congress Avenue Bridge and Cesar Chavez Street came from scooters.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — More graphic testimony Monday in the trial of Cornell McNeal. He is accused of beating, raping, and setting Letitia Davis on fire at Wichita’s Fairmount Park in 2014. Davis died days after the attack.
The jury heard from several nurses and a radiologist who were on duty at the time when Davis was brought into the hospital.
Two were SANE (sexual assault nurse examiner) nurses. SANE nurses are highly qualified in dealing with patients who experience sexual assault, abuse or incest.
Tina Peck, a SANE and forensic nurse who worked at Ascension Via Christi then, testified how she and another nurse were able to collect swabs and document abrasions on Letitia’s genital region. She said the burns on Letitia’s body made it challenging because many people were working on treating the patient.
“The impediment was her unstabilization medically,” Peck said.
Dr. Eddy Lucas, a radiologist, was also called to testify. He talked about Davis’s multiple injuries and facial fractures. A prosecutor asked Lucas if the injuries were due to multiple blows.
“Yes, um, I don’t see how you could get that much trauma in the head without multiple blows,” Lucas said.
KSN News will continue to follow the latest developments in the trial online. Read complete coverage here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/sane-nurses-radiologist-testify-at-cornell-mcneal-trial/ | 2022-07-11T21:15:24 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/sane-nurses-radiologist-testify-at-cornell-mcneal-trial/ |
Milwaukee County to concentrate $19 million affordable housing initiative in its suburbs
Affordable housing could soon be coming to an unfamiliar place in Milwaukee County: its suburbs.
That's the goal of a new bill signed by County Executive David Crowley on Monday, with a total pot of $19 million from the county's American Rescue Plan dollars. Creating a diverse mix of affordable and market-rate housing, advocates say, should increase suburbs' income diversity and accelerate their gains in racial diversity.
"We want people to have access to our suburban community," Crowley said. "We need to make sure that we're spreading the love, building upon the strengths of the diversity of our county."
Of the total, $15 million will be used as gap financing for affordable developments that will increase the county's overall housing stock. That could mean using the money to attract additional sources of funding for new affordable projects, or giving money to private developers so that more affordable units can be created in market-rate developments.
"Solid options" have already been identified in several municipalities, according to housing director James Mathy, each with between 24 and 100 units. Another $1 million will go toward an energy assistance program.
Another $3 million will be used to fix up foreclosed homes in the suburbs that can then be sold below market rate. Crowley chose to sign the bill at one such home in Wauwatosa that is now eligible for the program.
Milwaukee County's suburbs, like many around the nation, are not typically not used to the kind of projects this bill promises to build. That's because of a combination of strict zoning codes that mandate single-family properties and the "NIMBY" movements, a phenomenon where groups of neighbors fight against apartment developments from being built nearby.
But suburbs are increasingly pointed to as the keys to fixing unaffordable housing, with open space available for new housing stock and well-maintained infrastructure. Some projects, such as a controversial 8-year-old development in New Berlin, have defied expectations of the perceived negative impacts of dense developments to suburban neighborhoods.
Plus, many in the suburbs are themselves feeling the squeeze of the housing market, said Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride, who cast the bill as part of the road to improved city-suburb alliances.
"The relationship between Milwaukee County suburbs and the county has never been better."
Crowley noted the historical barriers faced by communities of color when trying to access suburban homes and said that the bill marks just one step toward greater equity.
"Unless we intervene now, we're going to become a higher- and higher-priced community with possible gentrification, and other things that keep us, city and county communities, divided," Wauwatosa resident Ann Heidkamp said. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/11/milwaukee-county-target-suburbs-affordable-housing-dollars/10030485002/ | 2022-07-11T21:16:00 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/11/milwaukee-county-target-suburbs-affordable-housing-dollars/10030485002/ |
The University of Virginia's medical school has been unlisted in last year's ranking of best graduate schools according to U.S. News & World Report because the university submitted inflated statistical information.
UVA was one of more than 50 colleges removed from one of the publication's influential rankings, U.S. News said last week.
A spokesperson for UVA said employees for the medical school accidentally reported an absolute number instead of a percentage. When they realized a mistake had been made, they provided correct information in December.
Originally, UVA reported the three-year average for medical school graduates entering primary care specialties was 59% from 2018-2020. The school has since informed U.S. News that the correct percentage is 38%.
In March, U.S. News released its 2023 ranking of top graduate schools, and UVA's correct information was included. The university placed 35th for best medical schools for primary care and 30th for best medical schools for research.
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Last week, U.S. News announced Columbia University had lost its No. 2 ranking for best colleges after questions arose regarding the accuracy of its data.
Eastern Virginia Medical School was also among the schools removed from a previous ranking. EVMS was removed from the 2019 list of top graduate schools for originally reporting the percentage of graduates entering primary care residences from 2015-17 at 54%. The school later informed U.S. News the actual percentage was 40%.
UVA has set a goal of becoming the No. 1 public university in the country by 2030. Currently, U.S. News ranks UVA fourth, behind the University of California-Los Angeles, the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Michigan. | https://richmond.com/news/local/uva-unlisted-from-last-years-u-s-news-world-report-ranking-for-reporting-wrong-information/article_c9a64ad2-6a41-51d8-8a3d-ba8e9fc89426.html | 2022-07-11T21:16:06 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/uva-unlisted-from-last-years-u-s-news-world-report-ranking-for-reporting-wrong-information/article_c9a64ad2-6a41-51d8-8a3d-ba8e9fc89426.html |
ALBANY — Albany City Manager Steven Carter told members of the Exchange Club of Albany recently that all citizens can help make Albany a destination city.
Carter, a U.S. Air Force veteran with more than 30 years of experience in information technology and strategic leadership, has achieved success at every level during his career. As Albany’s city manager, he provides management oversight for all city departments.
During his appearance at the Exchange Club meeting, Carter talked about what he thought is important to the city of Albany and how we all can participate in making the city a destination that everyone wants to come to.
Carter said he would like all city employees to protect the city’s brand, which he said is about making sure that employees present and be the best they can be.
“Just like all the Exchange symbol on your shirts, that means something when you go out and you have these shirts on,” Carter said. “People expect for you to carry yourself a certain way to be a quality, professional and kind individual.”
Carter said he would like to change the narrative about crime.
“How do we make the change? he asked. “Crime does not care about your political background. We have to pull together as one group and agree to help our political leaders and the law enforcement groups with the problems we are facing. Our people of the city need to work with organizations to help with the homeless, housing, youth, poverty and people that believe crime pays, to change their mindset.
“Your city government can’t solve these problems with a political resolution. We absolutely, positively need assistance of the people in the community that are willing to do whatever is necessary to change attitudes and the mindset in the community.”
The city manager said he would like to see the Flint River running through the city used as more of a destination point for people.
“People ask, ‘Why doesn’t the city build something like a zip line?” Carter said. “The answer to this question is, the city cannot build everything, such as a building here, or grocery store there. We need the private sector to plan and build the building or business; however, we will assist them by being business friendly, the same way we are getting businesses to move downtown.
“A project the city is working on is the restoration of the Gordon Hotel, the developers are making plans to turn it back into a hotel. Albany is the hub of southwest Georgia. Albany provides the fuel for the area. If we fail, so does southwest Georgia.”
Carter told club members about the city’s six-week “Government 101” course that is held every Monday from 6-8 p.m., except Mondays that are holidays. The classes move around each department with a presentation on how they contribute to the success of the city. He encouraged everyone to participate in the program so that they’d feel comfortable working with city staff.
After his presentation, Carter answered a few questions from club members.
Where does the money from the speed cameras go?
It is specifically going to Public Safety, such things as putting up new lights and signage around the school zones for safety.
Can you use the money to hire new police officers and raise their salary?
No, it does not go into the city coffers, or to officers’ salary increase. The city is working on salary increases and accepting applications to become a police officer. However, we cannot use any of the civil fine monies from the cameras for salary. It is extremely difficult to hire police officers with our country’s environment.
How do the speed zone camera work?
When lights are flashing in the school zone, you must slow down to the posted speed limit or the camera will take your picture and you will receive a ticket. When the school zone lights are not flashing, the camera is looking for high-speed MPH over the regular speed limit. It snaps your picture and your ticket will arrive in the mail.
What are the plans to improve recreation, such as softball, baseball and football?
We are in the process of bringing our recreation department up to speed. For the last several years, we have not put forth the money to support the recreation department. Plans are in place to improve the department. We have budgeted $18 million for recreation this year. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/albany-city-manager-steven-carter-encourages-community-participation-in-remarks-to-exchange-club/article_f29d1bf4-0075-11ed-8c23-b7d5b7ba9f8d.html | 2022-07-11T21:17:30 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/albany-city-manager-steven-carter-encourages-community-participation-in-remarks-to-exchange-club/article_f29d1bf4-0075-11ed-8c23-b7d5b7ba9f8d.html |
Two crashes on I-75 South in Sarasota County take place Monday morning
Two crashes involving semi-trucks occurred Monday morning on Interstate 75 South in Sarasota County, shutting down parts of the highway.
The crashes took place south of University Pkwy and near Clark Road. The crash near Clark Road has caused the Florida Highway Patrol to block all southbound lanes, according to a statement.
“The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75SB at mile marker 205,” the FP release said.
According to the release, all southbound traffic is now being diverted to Bee Ridge Road and can re-enter I-75 at Clark Road.
Earlier:Venice firefighters respond to near-drowning of 2-year-old girl
This is a developing story, and the Florida Highway Patrol statement said that “updates will be forthcoming." | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/07/11/i-75-accidents-today-shut-down-highway-semitruck-crashes-sarasota/10031672002/ | 2022-07-11T21:18:16 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/07/11/i-75-accidents-today-shut-down-highway-semitruck-crashes-sarasota/10031672002/ |
Dallas police are looking for the person who shot and killed an 18-year-old man Sunday night as he stood in line at a convenience store.
Police said they were called to a shooting at the Time Saver convenience store on the 4400 block of S. Marsalis Avenue at about 11:13 p.m.
Investigators said officers arrived to find a man, later identified as Curdarrius Chapple, suffering from several gunshot wounds and being loaded into an SUV by friends.
Dallas Fire and Rescue took Chapple to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries.
NBC 5 has learned the store's surveillance video showed a man entering the store and shooting Chapple several times.
Officials have not revealed any motive or named any suspects in the murder. No arrests have been announced and only a vague description of the shooter has been provided by police.
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Anyone with information about the murder is asked to contact Homicide Detective Andre Isom at 214-671-3701 or by email at andrea.isom@dallascityhall.com. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-18-shot-and-killed-in-dallas-food-market/3011187/ | 2022-07-11T21:26:50 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-18-shot-and-killed-in-dallas-food-market/3011187/ |
The Dallas Police Department is investigating a possible child abduction call on Monday afternoon.
According to Dallas police, officers were dispatched go the 9800 block of Brockbank Drive around 12:15 p.m.
Police said this incident may have started as a domestic family dispute.
There is no information on victims or suspects at this time.
Check back and refresh this page for the latest information. As details unfold, elements of this story may change. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/police-investigating-possible-child-abduction-in-northwest-dallas/3011344/ | 2022-07-11T21:26:56 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/police-investigating-possible-child-abduction-in-northwest-dallas/3011344/ |
It still sounds kind of novel: Going to a Rangers game to get out of the heat.
The retractable roof at Globe Life Field will still offer fans a respite from the extreme 100-degree temperatures that have settled upon North Texas in the last week. Just not quite as much.
As part of their effort to meet ERCOT’s request for Texans to conserve energy, the Rangers are turning up the temperature at the stadium for Monday’s game with Oakland. Normally, the interior of the stadium is kept at 72 degrees, but it will be 75 at game time Monday. Considering the size of the stadium - 1.8 million square feet - that is not an insignificant step. Approximately 20,000 fans are expected for Monday’s game with Oakland.
For more on this story, visit our partner the Dallas Morning News. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/rangers-conserving-energy-by-turning-up-thermostat-at-globe-life-field/3011264/ | 2022-07-11T21:27:02 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/rangers-conserving-energy-by-turning-up-thermostat-at-globe-life-field/3011264/ |
A Texas Silver Alert has been issued for a 81-year-old woman who was last seen in Gun Barrel City, Texas on Sunday.
According to the Gun Barrel Police Department, officers are searching for Sandra Turnpaugh, an 81-year-old woman who is 5'7" and weighs approximately 140 pounds.
Police said Turnpaugh was last seen wearing a black blouse, dark pants, and black calf-high boots.
She has been diagnosed with a cognitive impairment, and law enforcement officials believe her disappearance poses a credible threat to her own health and safety, police said.
According to police, Turnpaugh was last seen at 10:43 p.m. on Sunday in the 300 block of Overlook Trail in Gun Barrel City.
Anyone with information regarding Turnpaugh's whereabouts should contact the Gun Barrel Police Department at 903-887-7151.
Texas Statewide Alert Programs
There are seven kinds of alerts that can be issued for people in Texas. They are listed below with links to a page with more information.
- Amber Alert
- Active Shooter Alert (in development)
- Blue Alert
- Silver Alert
- CLEAR Alert
- Camo Alert
- Endangered Missing Person Alert | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-silver-alert-issued-for-81-year-old-woman-last-seen-in-gun-barrel-city/3011172/ | 2022-07-11T21:27:08 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-silver-alert-issued-for-81-year-old-woman-last-seen-in-gun-barrel-city/3011172/ |
The Uvalde County Sheriff is expected to testify before state lawmakers in Austin on Monday, July 11.
Ruben Nolasco initially refused to testify, but changed his mind after being given an official notice.
His testimony is part of the state's investigation into the police response to the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary. On Monday, the committee will meet to hear invited testimony from law enforcement authorities and other affected parties.
Because of the quasi-judicial nature of the committee's investigation, witnesses may be examined in executive session pursuant to House Rule 4, Section 12.
A preliminary report could be released in the coming weeks. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-county-sheriff-to-testify-before-investigative-committee-in-austin/3011254/ | 2022-07-11T21:27:16 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-county-sheriff-to-testify-before-investigative-committee-in-austin/3011254/ |
Cooling stations are opening up around the Metroplex Monday to provide North Texans with a place to cool off and get out of the dangerous summer heat.
North Texas is under an extended heat advisory that has regularly seen temperatures climb above 100 degrees. On Monday, a Heat Advisory and an Air Quality Alert (Ozone Action Day) are in effect. NBC 5's team of Weather Experts said we should expect heat index values from 103 to 107 through the middle of this week. Areas west are under an Excessive Heat Warning.
SALVATION ARMY COOLING STATIONS
The Salvation Army also provides cooling stations in area facilities to help reach as many in need of relief as possible. These facilities offer individuals with normal services, air conditioning, and water while on site.
For a list of Salvation Army cooling locations across all of DFW, visit their website.
DALLAS COUNTY COOLING STATIONS
Dallas County announced Monday they were opening a number of cooling stations in each county district to help residents cool off this summer. Find the list of Dallas County cooling stations here.
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For those without regular access to heat relief, Dallas County recommends visiting the nearest cooling station immediately. Find more information on the City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management Twitter and Facebook pages.
TARRANT COUNTY COOLING STATIONS
Tarrant County and Tarrant Cares have a large network of community centers, libraries and other facilities that are currently functioning as cooling stations. Find the nearest one on the Tarrant Cares website.
DENTON COUNTY COOLING STATIONS
Denton County has several cooling stations available during the extreme heat. Select locations provide bottled water, food and overnight shelter. Find a full list on the City of Denton website.
PLANO COOLING STATIONS
The City of Plano is making all libraries, except Harrington, available to serve as cooling centers, the city said Monday.
Other locations in Plano include Carpenter Recreation Center, Oak Point Recreation Center, Tom Muhlehbeck Recreation Center, Liberty Recreation Center and the Sam Johnson Recreation Center which is a good option for seniors, the city said.
The City of Plano encourages residents to take some steps to conserve energy including turning off unnecessary lights, turning up the thermostat two to three degrees and limiting the use of large appliances. Visit plano.gov for more information. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/where-are-cooling-stations-opening-up-in-north-texas-monday/3011153/ | 2022-07-11T21:27:22 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/where-are-cooling-stations-opening-up-in-north-texas-monday/3011153/ |
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonians offered several ways to beat the heat Sunday.
“This is what we do you know, it’s summer, go get wet, go get cool,” Fabian Santamaria and his son Leonel were one of dozens of families—trying to take a break after something important broke at his mom’s house.
“It’s hotter in our house because we don’t have AC…when I’m inside it just makes me want to cry,” Fabian’s son Leonel said.
While the Santamaria family can enjoy the leisurely trip to the pool—the city of San Antonio is providing resources to those dealing with the serious effects of this heat.
The city wants to protect the young, elderly and those without a roof over their head.
The heat can be dangerous for homeless people as well.
You can get a free ride through VIA one of the 57 cooling centers are open to the public
To Santamaria—the pool is the easiest place to go but says everybody’s needs are different.
“I’m glad the city is taking those measures to take care of people, especially the elderly,” he said.
If you need more information about the city’s cooling centers you can call 3-1-1. Any senior who is 60 years or older and is a San Antonio resident can get a box fan free of charge if there’s a critical need.
ERCOT says we could see rolling blackouts during Monday, but they don’t anticipate any system-wide outages.
ERCOT budgets a reserve amount of electricity they can rely on when there’s more demand than supply. That six hour window with not enough reserve could create an energy emergency alert.
That’s when certain procedures are followed, like rolling blackouts, to prevent system-wide outages. ERCOT says the reason for such high demand is the triple digit temperatures we’ve seen throughout the state recently. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonians-balance-outside-time-with-cooling-off-in-heat-wave/273-8502f3e4-1480-417d-9993-e7bb09430cdd | 2022-07-11T21:33:04 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonians-balance-outside-time-with-cooling-off-in-heat-wave/273-8502f3e4-1480-417d-9993-e7bb09430cdd |
SAN ANTONIO — We are experiencing record-breaking temperatures this summer here in San Antonio, and as it continues to heat up, energy companies across the state are asking folks to try and conserve electricity so our power grid doesn't fail.
Everybody remembers what happened in February of 2021, when freezing temperatures caused a surge in usage and the Texas power grid failed, causing us to experience rolling blackouts and in some cases, no power for days.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) had instructed energy companies across Texas to execute rolling outages in an effort to save energy.
Now, as ERCOT and CPS Energy ask people to reduce their consumption, folks are heading to social media to speak up and make their opinions heard on the matter.
Here is what some had to say about conserving:
Debby Booth said, "Shut the big factories down from 2-8 p.m., close the malls from 2-8 p.m. any and all businesses and big office buildings need to shut down from 2-8 p.m.. Only fair?! That amount of energy saved to go to the nursing homes, hospitals and the poor people who are sick. They apparently didn't learn from the deaths from the freeze. How many more must perish or suffer?"
"Conserve power? We have an excessive heat warning and a high of 105° today during the proposed conservation time," said Robin Mangum. "Will I not use the oven or the washer/dryer? Probably will not. But I can guarantee you the AC will be on. I’ll be lucky if my AC doesn’t explode from trying to keep the house cool."
Laurel White Winslow said, "I am furious over this! We got penalized for not having power in the coldest winter in history. My bill has doubled and I am already using less."
"Lead by example and show us your employees and offices doing this," said Nivek Robert.
Valerie Johnson said, "Aren't we glad we that the Texas power grid is independent to avoid federal government regulations?"
"As long as the prices are what they are I will keep my house as cold as I want," said Michelle Sauceda. "And as long as I’m paying my bill I will run all the appliances I want and when I want."
Fernando Munoz said, "I’m asking for the power companies to please find more power to meet the growing demand. Thanks in advance!"
"Shut down major businesses and give those employees a paid day off instead making families suffer at 78 degrees," said Ricardo D. Zepeda.
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An Oregon District mass shooting survivor who has advocated for tougher gun laws and less violence stood on the White House lawn Monday with President Joe Biden and others who celebrated the signing of a bipartisan gun reform bill.
Dion Green said watching the president speak on the White House’s South Lawn about gun violence and putting a stop to it was a fulfilling experience.
“(I felt) very honored to be there and watch him sign this bill into law and celebrate these moments with my fellow survivors from across the country that I’ve been working with non-stop,” Green said.
The legislation toughens background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged to be dangerous. Most of its $13 billion cost will help bolster mental health programs and aid schools, which have been targeted in Newtown, Connecticut, and Parkland, Florida, and elsewhere in mass shootings.
Although it was introduced in the fall, passage in both houses of Congress followed increased clamor to “do something” following two deadly mass shootings in May at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Green was with his father, 57-year-old Derrick Fudge of Springfield, when a shooter attacked the Oregon District on Aug. 4, 2019. Fudge was one of nine victims killed. In memory of his father, Green, also a Springfield native, started the FUDGE Foundation. He hosts community events and travels to suffering communities to support those dealing with trauma.
He recently traveled to Buffalo and Uvalde after mass shootings there.
The president signed the bipartisan gun bill into law on June 25, calling it “a historic achievement” at the time. Biden hosted hundreds of guests on the South Lawn, including a bipartisan group of lawmakers who crafted and supported the legislation, state and local official and the families of victims of both mass shootings and everyday gun violence.
“I thought it was amazing,” Green said. “He (Biden) said some words that obviously all of us have been saying: this is just the beginning and there is more that needs to be done. But this is the beginning.”
Biden called the gun violence in America an epidemic and said the country is “awash in weapons of war.” He said Congress should pass legislation to hold gun owners legally accountable if their weapons are improperly stored and are used to commit violence.
Meanwhile, Buckeye Firearm Association Executive Director Dean Rieck said in a post on its website that the bill signed by Biden is unlikely do anything but waste tax dollars. He also said there are many questions about how the new law will be enforced.
“There’s a lot here that will end up being based on subjective standards rather than objective standards, which means those with bad intent could misuse these laws,” Rieck said.
Rieck also said that the law could lead to further gun control measures and that it will impact people who follow the law more than those who commit crimes.
Green said the new law is a “small step” in the right direction but he believes it will keep communities safer.
“As long as we continue to keep working together, I think that we can keep moving forward and save more lives because right now this will save lives due to the increase in mental health and money being involved into the school and doing extensive background checks,” Green said.
“It’s just one day at a time,” he said.
Along with attending the White House event, Green also on Monday spoke with representatives at the Capitol building.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Street banners were installed up and down Center Street, marking the beginning of Fun Fest season in Kingsport.
The nine-day event officially kicks off Friday, but organizers told News Channel 11 that there are plenty of pre-festival activities to keep them busy.
“There’s some free events of course going on for this week; the Civil War event is tonight. Tomorrow is the trash barrel painting, which is always a huge hit and already breaking records for numbers this year,” said Emily Thompson, Executive Director of Fun Fest. “So if you want to bring the whole family out to Allendale Mansion, you’ve still got time to go by the Fun Fest store and you can register to reserve a barrel.”
The trash barrel painting event will be held at the Allendale Mansion Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and those barrels are also kept on display throughout the year.
Thompson said in previous years, the festival typically registered between 175-200 barrels. This year, that number has already surpassed 300.
Thompson said last year’s 40th-anniversary festival was a hit, and organizers are still riding that high.
“You’re kind of starting to see that excitement build for those that maybe haven’t been out for big events yet. And you know we’re really pumped for nine days of Fun Fest,” she said.
There are several events across Kingsport that residents will be able to enjoy throughout the week, including the Downtown Kingsport Association’s Street Fair on Saturday.
“This event has been going on for quite a few years, and it’s grown over the past several years, kind of morphed into this just really fun, an eclectic event that draws folks from all across the region,” said Robin Cleary, Downtown Kingsport Association Executive Director.
The event will feature an international component with food, performances, crafting activities and booths from different countries around the world. Entertainers have been booked to perform throughout the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including Irish step dancers, an African drum and dance group, belly dancers, trapeze artists and Appalachian performances.
The event will be located along the 100 block of Broad and Shelby Streets, as well as on Market and Main Streets stretching from Shelby to Commerce Street.
“An event where everybody is just having a good time. It’s good, kind, positive vibes, and I think we all need as much of that as we can get nowadays,” Cleary said.
It’s also a family-friendly event.
“The event ‘touch-a-truck,’ which will take place on Main Street, that’s a fabulous event for children they get to climb on the fire trucks and the police cars and the dump trucks and the garbage trucks and they can honk the horns and turn on the sirens,” Cleary said.
A full list of Fun Fest events leading up to the official kick-off on Friday can be found HERE. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/flags-are-up-fun-fest-prep-in-full-swing/ | 2022-07-11T21:39:27 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/flags-are-up-fun-fest-prep-in-full-swing/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – As prices continue to rise in certain sectors, the president and CEO of Food City sat down with News Channel 11 to speak about what his company is doing to fight inflation.
Steve Smith, who has served as the company’s head since 2001, told News Channel 11 that store managers and executives are still committed to providing as much value as they can despite historic cost increases across the board.
“That’s one of the things that we sort have pivoted from, the supply chain,” Smith said. “And we’re still challenged with the supply chain, and that’s quite honestly a challenge with getting products, but we now have pivoted to making sure we provide that value to our customers.”
Part of that value, Smith said, is making sure every opportunity to save is taken. To help close supply chain gaps, Smith said Food City is working on partnerships with food manufacturers to create other incentives for shoppers. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/food-city-ceo-company-running-a-tight-ship-to-combat-inflation/ | 2022-07-11T21:39:33 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/food-city-ceo-company-running-a-tight-ship-to-combat-inflation/ |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL)- News Channel 11’s Kelly Grosfield sat down with Elizabethton Mayor Curt Alexander to discuss his leadership background and ongoing projects throughout the city.
Have a question for the Mayor who represents the city or county where you live in Northeast Tennessee or Southwest Virginia? Email them to KGrosfield@WJHL.com. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/meet-the-mayor-elizabethton-mayor-curt-alexander/ | 2022-07-11T21:39:39 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/meet-the-mayor-elizabethton-mayor-curt-alexander/ |
ARKANSAS, USA — The River Valley, Northwest Arkansas as well as parts of the state have been getting hit pretty hard with extreme heat the past couple of weeks, causing dry conditions.
Counties across Arkansas have issued burn bans due to the scorching hot temperatures and dry areas.
On Monday morning, Arkansas officials announced that the entire state is now under a moderate risk for wildfire.
Here is a list of impacted counties in our viewing area:
- Carroll
- Crawford
- Franklin
- Johnson
- Logan
- Madison
- Sebastian
- Yell
In Oklahoma, LeFlore County is under a burn ban at this time.
If your county has issued a burn ban, you are warned not to do any outdoor burning. This includes things such as campfires or bonfires.
The burn bans also apply to the outdoor burning of trash, debris, brush and all other materials. Officials say lawns, fields and wooded areas are exceptionally dry.
In Sebastian County, those who violate the ban could face a $25-$100 fine.
Stay with 5NEWS for updates on when these bans will be lifted.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Fort Smith native and former Razorback Jaylin Williams has made it official with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Williams has agreed to a four-year 8.2 million dollar rookie deal with OKC.
Williams made his pro basketball dreams come true last month when the Thunder selected him with the 34th overall pick in the second round of the NBA Draft.
The pick marks the fourth consecutive year a Razorback has been selected in the NBA Draft:
- 2022 - Jaylin Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder
- 2021 - Moses Moody, Golden State Warriors
- 2020 - Isaiah Joe, Philadelphia 76ers
- 2019 - Daniel Gafford, Washington Wizards.
Williams heads to the NBA after an excellent sophomore campaign with the Hogs where he helped lead them to a second-consecutive Elite Eight.
The Fort Smith-native earned 1st team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive team honors from the coaches, after averaging 10.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. He also tallied 16 double-doubles on the season, including in all four games the Razorbacks played at the NCAA Tournament.
However, Williams may be most remembered at Arkansas for his ability to draw charges. He led the NCAA in drawn charges, with a staggering 54, including four in a 58-48 home win over Tennessee.
"He's kind of getting used to everything. Just running the offense and getting used to playing those guys. He's going to be smart he's got a high IQ. He's going to take that charge I've seen him do some pick and rolls and finish some buckets. Jaylin is just a smart guy he can fit in anywhere," Williams' FS Northside Coach said.
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COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Brandy Bottone was 34 weeks along when she alone took the high occupancy vehicle lane, or HOV lane, on Central Expressway in Dallas County.
She felt it was right to think the child she's carrying is a passenger in a lane designed for vehicles with two or more passengers.
When pulled over by a Texas DPS officer on June 29 at 8:15 a.m. she was asked who else was in the car.
"I was like, 'Uh, this!,'" pointing to her belly. "I was like, 'Right here, here she is.' He just looked at me, 'How do I answer this?'" Brandy recalled.
Bottone of Plano tells WFAA that in the moment she wasn't trying to take a stand but only trying to fight a ticket. For context Roe v. Wade had just been overturned several days before, and Texas has an impending ban on abortions.
"One law is saying that this is a baby and now he's telling me this baby that's jabbing my ribs is not a baby. Why can't it all make sense?" she posed rhetorically.
The officer wasn't buying her explanation, and she was handed a $275 ticket for an HOV violation.
"'Ma'am, it's two people outside of the body,' which is a weird way of wording it," she recalled the officer telling her at the time.
The Texas Department of Transportation's online description of the HOV rule isn't entirely clear. It reads simply, "A vehicle occupied by two or more people."
Even the officer admitted she could fight the ticket and hundreds, even thousands, of people on social media feel that, too.
"Just the outpour of support from women all over the world... all sorts of emotions. I'm trying to keep my blood pressure down, let's not go into labor yet," Brandy laughed.
The mother of three is taking a neutral stance politically. In the last several days, she's heard from both sides of the abortion debate.
But, what she will say is, "If there's a pro-women category, that's my stance."
Now at 36 weeks along, Bottone has hired an attorney and has a court date in late July to fight her ticket.
That is, if her daughter doesn't come first. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/pregnant-plano-texas-woman-fighting-hov-lane-violation/287-7e71edf3-6a92-43b2-824d-f566897d963f | 2022-07-11T21:46:39 | 1 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/pregnant-plano-texas-woman-fighting-hov-lane-violation/287-7e71edf3-6a92-43b2-824d-f566897d963f |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The City of Fayetteville announced a majority of the parking pay stations around the Downtown Fayetteville and Dickson Street areas are now solar-powered.
20 of the 37 parking pay stations in the downtown area and Dickson Street entertainment districts are solar-powered. The other 17 are hard-wired due to their environment, like the Spring Street Parking Deck, or because electricity happened to be available when installed, like along Dickson Street.
The city says when replacing or upgrading equipment, it prefers solar options where it is possible. Seven new pay stations in the downtown district are also solar-powered.
For more information about the pay stations or parking around the city, please visit the City of Fayetteville website by clicking here.
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BALTIMORE — Trial attorney Ben Crump, who has represented families in the Trayvon Martin, George Floyd and Flint, Mich., civil rights cases, is adding parents Jovani and Shawnda Patterson to his list of clients as he joins their fight against Baltimore City and its public school system.
“This lawsuit is about the system and its performance and how it continues to fail our children,” Crump said at a news conference Wednesday. “It goes to the crux of the matter that educational injustice leads ultimately to racial injustice because it puts our children, our Black and Brown children especially, on a fast track to the school-to-prison pipeline.”
The Pattersons, who have a child in the city school system, started off with representation from Marder, who is with the Baltimore-based Thomas & Libowitz law firm. Jovani Patterson has Republican Party ties and lost a bid for Baltimore City Council president in 2020. Shawnda Patterson used to be a city teacher.
The lawsuit alleges that the school system offers “no benefit” to city residents and that it “completely fails to perform its most important function.” The parents claim that the city school system has poor student performance, a “pattern” of enrollment and grading scandals, and prior instances of false entries in public records, racketeering, mail fraud, theft and embezzlement. The suit aims to have the court impose oversight on the school system.
Last month, Richard Henry, Maryland’s inspector general for education, reported that his office’s examination of grading policies revealed inconsistencies. Specifically, the report found more than 12,500 situations where high-schoolers’ grades were changed from failing to passing between 2016 and the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Though there are many reasons for grade changes, such as miscalculations or students completing missed assignments, investigators discovered that some school administrators told educators to pass all 58 percent and 59 percent grades, which are close to making the mark.
Following the report, the school system promised it will conduct an independent review of grading procedures.
Meanwhile, Mayor Brandon M. Scott (D) celebrated city schools CEO Sonja Santelises on July 5 to honor her for holding the position the longest since former CEO Alice Pinderhughes, the first woman to lead the system. At the event, Scott applauded Santelises for her work.
“For me personally, it’s great to see someone who cares deeply about young people. Even when no one is looking,” Scott said.
Crump said he was asked a year ago to join the case, and as he learned more, he decided he wanted to take part. Marder said it helps to have a nationally recognized lawyer such as Crump on the case because he is able to see the bigger picture of how this case will affect society at large.
“I think you can kill people in many ways,” Crump said. “You can kill them with a racist criminal justice system. You can kill them by them not having adequate education. These slow deaths are what we’re focused on today.”
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LUFKIN — Slow and steady really does win the race.
Using data from Ellen Trout Zoo — as well as other zoos and aquariums — researchers have conducted a study that shows certain animal species, including turtles and tortoises, may age slower when their living conditions improve.
Out of 52 turtle and tortoise species, 75% show extremely slow senescence — the process of deterioration with age — while 80% have slower senescence than humans, data reveals.
Ellen Trout Zoo is a member of Species360, a nonprofit organization that maintains the Zoological Information Management System, the largest database on wildlife in human care, according to Ellen Trout Zoo director Gordon Henley. As part of Ellen Trout Zoo’s commitment to conservation and providing high standards of animal welfare, it uses ZIMS to keep detailed records of its animal collections, he said.
“We do it for nearly every single animal we have,” he said. “It has in there if we have something born, the day it was born, who the parents are, if it’s donated, where that came from, if somebody brings one in from the wild, origin and when things die, that goes in there.”
The Lufkin zoo records essentially everything that happens to its animals in ZIMS, Henley said. As a holder of 97 turtles of 25 different species, the zoo has collected and shared data in ZIMS that has contributed to this study, he said.
“They can go in and find longevities, how long we’ve had them, ones that we’ve hatched and then compare those species with other ones,” he said. “That enables you to provide better care for them, and it also provides academic information that researchers can utilize that they can’t have access to any other way — it’s a win-win for everybody.”
This data recorded by the zoo enabled researchers to discover that, unlike humans and other species, turtles and tortoises defy common theories and may reduce the rate of aging in response to improvements in environmental conditions, according to professor Dalia Conde, Species360 director of science and head of the Species360 Conservation Science Alliance.
“In addition, modern zoological organizations play an important role in conservation, education and research, and this study shows the immense value of zoos and aquariums keeping records for the advancement of science,” she said.
The study also shows that organisms that keep growing after sexual maturity — including turtles and tortoises — are believed to have the potential to keep investing in repairing cellular damages and are thus thought to be ideal candidates for reducing and even avoiding the harmful effects of aging, said another of the researchers behind the study, Fernando Colchero, a principal statistical analyst for the Species360 Conservation Science Alliance and an associate professor in the department of mathematics and computer science at the University of Southern Denmark.
“It is worth noting that the fact that some species of turtle and tortoise show negligible senescence does not mean they are immortal; it only means that their risk of death does not increase with age, but it is still larger than zero,” he said.
Henley said the zoo is very proud to have contributed to the study.
“It’s a rewarding feeling because we don’t have the time to do all that digging and come up with this research with the information and be able to publish it,” he said. “But when we can provide information that researchers can use that does get published, we feel we have made a contribution to the advancement of biological knowledge.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Aging-Turtles-tortoises-Ellen-Trout-Zoo-17297725.php | 2022-07-11T21:55:32 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Aging-Turtles-tortoises-Ellen-Trout-Zoo-17297725.php |
Kerr County’s own Guadalupe bass, which also happens to be the state fish, is getting special attention at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s fishery in Mountain Home
Nate Smith, Kerr County resident and a TPWD fish biologist, is working with other scientists to discover how best to restore the genetic integrity of the Guadalupe bass populations and eliminate hybrids.
“We raise young Guadalupe bass to stock into the river, then sample the river population over time to monitor the proportions of hybrid and pure Guadalupe bass over time,” Smith said. “The research is aimed at determining best practices for these restoration stocking efforts that can then be used to restore other Guadalupe bass populations across the state.”
“When we have a clean river that supports Guadalupe bass, that’s an indicator that the watershed and river system is healthy,” said Tara Bushnoe, who currently serves as Upper Guadalupe River Authority’s natural resources manager.
Although the Guadalupe bass is doing fairly well throughout its range in Texas — including in Kerr County — it’s being studied at the hatchery due to some habitat loss and hybridization with non-native Smallmouth bass, Smith said.
During the past 15 years, nearly 600,000 Guadalupe bass have been stocked in Kerr County, and monitoring indicates hybridization rates have declined, according to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority.
A good way to catch Guadalupe bass locally is by using fly fishing lures such as the popper, wooly bugger and Llano bug, according to Kerrville Kayak and Canoe owner Corey Miller. Available at his shop, the flies are tied by W. Martin Pursch, who has owned Country Flyfisher Shop in Fredericksburg for more than 22 years.
“I think the key is not so much what you use but where you’re using it,” Miller said. “They (the three lures) work for everything, especially the popper and the wooly bugger.”
The Llano fly is based on a bug Pursch encountered in the Llano river.
“He’s probably forgotten more about fly-fishing than I’ll ever know,” Miller said of Pursch, who teaches fly fishing and fly tying.
Another good way to catch the bass is by using Canadian nightcrawlers or hellgrammites, said Roland Strickland, who works in the sporting goods section at Gibson’s Discount Center. The nightcrawlers are available at many bait shops and at Walmart and Gibson’s. Hellgrammites, however, are caught in the wild. They’re an aquatic invertebrate fearsome in appearance and demeanor.
“The bigger they get, the harder they bite,” Strickland said of the bugs.
• Generally green in color
• Distinguished from similar bass in that it doesn't have vertical bars like smallmouth bass, its jaw doesn't extend beyond the eyes as in largemouth bass, and coloration extends much lower on the body than in spotted bass.
• Not large, because it's adapted to small streams.
• Desirable for sport fishing, as it's good at escaping when hooked.
• They've been known to get as heavy as 3.5 pounds.
• Spawning begins as early as March and continues through May and June.
• A male will build a gravel nest for spawning, and when he's attracted a female, she may lay 400 to over 9,000 eggs. The female is then chased away, and the male stands guard over the incubating eggs.
• Baby bass feed on invertebrates and eat other fish when they get older.
• It's found only in Texas and is endemic to the northern and eastern Edwards Plateau. Relatively small populations can also be found outside of the Edwards Plateau, primarily in the lower Colorado River. Introduced populations exist in the Nueces River system.
From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
He advises fishermen use hellgrammites that are at least 1.5 inches long.
“Anything under that is just a waste,” he said.
One time, Strickland was out with a particularly large hellgrammite at the end of his line and discovered, upon reeling in, that the bug had also been in a fishing mood. A fish was in the hellgrammite’s jaws, he said with a laugh.
According to Texas A&M University, hellgrammites spend years hidden among riverbed debris feeding on other aquatic insects before transforming into the long-antennaed, large-mandibled dobsonfly. The fly, which reaches lengths of 2.75 inches and has imposing but weak jaws, isn’t poisonous, but the nocturnal bug does possess an irritating, foul-smelling defensive anal spray.
To catch hellgrammites, fishermen should find shallow, fast-moving water, place a small dip net downstream of a large underwater rock, flip over the rock, move the smaller rocks underneath and hopefully a hellgrammite will get caught in the net, according to Strickland.
To catch Guadalupe bass, fishermen should cast into moving river water, especially near dams and under bridges, Strickland said.
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OLYPHANT, Pa. — West Lackawanna Avenue in downtown Olyphant is getting a facelift.
"The downtown, probably 80 years ago, was very vibrant, 50 years ago, but it has fallen off, and it's time to spruce it," said Louis LaFratte, the borough engineer.
The work was made possible through grants and federal funding.
The borough's $1 million revitalization plan has already completed Phase One and Two, with the newest additions focusing on off-street parking and public safety with larger crosswalks and traffic signaling.
"So far, people have been very happy with it. It's only been about a month, so we hope it gets more pedestrian traffic and helps our business district," LaFratte said.
The revitalization of downtown Olyphant is expected to bring in more foot traffic, something businesses around here are excited about.
"Everyone is pretty excited," said Vincenzo Cicco, co-owner of Luigi's Pizza. "They think it's about time that our downtown district gets a little shot in the arm, and it seems like this new buzz will help it out."
Renee Martinelli, the owner of Renee's Twisted Scissors, says that many buildings surrounding her salon have been in disrepair for years and could use the help.
"Olyphant definitely needs it, so it's good. A lot of buildings are older, so it's well needed here."
Phase Three for the revitalization project is still waiting to begin, but for the businesses, the recent changes have already made an impact.
"It's going to just help bring more people into the town, then hopefully they'll be able to stroll through and frequent the small shops and give us all a shot," Cicco added.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — In May, the pool at Weston Park was green and needed some repairs. There was little hope it would open at all this season. But on this hot Monday afternoon, the pool was crystal clear with kids splashing and swimming around.
Lindsay Cocker is a camp counselor with The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania, which runs its camp at the park. She was happy the kids had a different activity on this hot summer day.
"The kids really enjoy it, and it's something they really look forward to, so we're here from like 9 to 3, and counting down the minutes to one o'clock to go in the pool is everything," Cocker said.
It wasn't just kids at summer camp cooling off at the pool. Harlee Straud brought her daughter Gracie who couldn't wait to jump in and cool down.
"I'm pretty happy there's just a pool because I have a little girl that would be very disappointed if it wasn't, so we drove a lot to get here," Straud said.
Straud says they usually visit the pool at Weston Field but saw the sign directing people to Weston Park's pool instead. Weston Field's pool will be closed on Mondays, but that schedule is subject to change based on continuing repairs.
"I didn't know this one existed, so this is like in my backyard. And we normally go to the other one, which is really nice too, but this is in a good location."
There is also hope for the future of the pool at Connell Park in the city's south side. Repairs are underway, and city officials hope to have it up and running next week. Until then, it remains closed.
City officials say the ages of the pools make it tough to predict when problems arise and how long it will take to fix the issues.
People who use the city pools hope to have more places to cool off.
"We used to go off grounds to different places every week for this summer camp. We're only going to one place this year. So that's kind of a little bit disheartening, but still, you know, super happy when we see people from the community here, and clearly it brings joy to a lot of lives," Cocker said.
Scranton's Parks and Rec director says the hope is to make much-needed improvements in the future, so delays for repairs aren't as frequent.
To find out which pools are open, you can visit the Scranton Parks and Rec Facebook page here.
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DALLAS, Pa. — Campers sit in a circle and play a theatre game called "Expert," an exercise in improvisation, at the Summer PATA camp.
"Anything can happen like nothing's wrong, and you could do anything," camper Ben Sevenski said.
This is day one of PATAsphere's theater camp at the JCC Camp in Lehman Township.
"Really, we've been doing team-building exercises this morning to get people, you know, just understanding each other better because you put on a show best when you feel supported, and you feel a part of a company, a family," Cari Tellis, camp director, said.
Returning campers said that's a feeling they carry with them all year long.
"[It] feels like a home to me in a way. It's our second home even. And it's a safe place for me to be at. So I just expect to go here," camper Sophia Tellis said.
"It's so welcoming. They're very inclusive. They make it feel like a family and I think that's why everyone keeps coming back each year," Sevenski said.
And although this doesn't seem like much, there's a lot happening behind the scenes here that will be ready when camp wraps up at the end of the month.
"At the end of three weeks, so we put on a brand new show, like create the set, create the characters, all the songs are new. The kids don't know anything, they create the character. They are the original cast," Tellis said.
The campers are very excited to share with their families and the community as a whole.
"I'm really excited to know about the script. But I'm just excited to be with everybody and be able to put on the show with everyone here," Sevenski said.
To learn more about the show at the end of the month or more theatrical opportunities with the PATAsphere, click here.
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TRUCKSVILLE, Pa. — A fresh coat of paint is the mission here today for these volunteers with the "U.M. Army" or the United Methodist Action Reach-out Mission by Youth.
"This is a youth mission organization and so we're very focused on developing leadership skills and spirituality in youth and young adults," coordinator Darlene Thomas said. "And we have a combination of youth and young adults here at this mission week."
This is part of a group of 44 who are working on projects for community members and social organizations this week in Luzerne County.
"It's a really big part of helping people and I just love doing that," Shania White of Dover, Pennsylvania, said.
"The people, mainly there's a lot of great people here and all the different churches just kind of getting together doing a bunch of good things for people," Diamond Stockley of Harrisburg said.
The homeowner said this means a lot because a task like this was not in her wheelhouse this year.
"March 24, a dog took me off my feet and broke my leg in two places," homeowner Madelyn Roote said. "I have just started walking not last Thursday, but [the] Thursday before. I was in a wheelchair and hopping on one leg for three months. And I got clearance to go ahead and try to walk and so I'm doing okay and to have these people here doing this. I could not have done it this year. I would have had to sit."
Even though the youth volunteers said this is fun and easy, Roote said the impact is overwhelming.
"It just worked out so well. My husband passed away last September, and we didn't get that job done. So to have this group of people here, it's just overwhelming to know that young people are taking care of that. It kind of feels like for him, you know? So yeah, it's great to have them here," Roote said.
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MUNCY, Pa. — At the Green Barn Berry Farm in Lycoming County, berry season is in full swing. People from all over come here to pick their berries.
"We are picking red raspberries and they look great. I have already eaten probably half a pint myself," Mark Vanderlin of Montoursville said.
"I picked some raspberries, and my gram said we also had to go pick blueberries," Brent Howe of Jersey Shore said.
Owners here at the Green Barn Berry Farm said blueberry and raspberry season has been shortened because of the weather.
"It would be nice if we had about an inch of rain every week, and it only came at night time, and then we could do all the fun stuff during the day," Robyn Schreiber said.
Schreiber, the farm owner, said her land has received only about an inch of rain in the past month.
"All crops need that moisture, whether it's in the air or falling from the sky, to keep going and sustaining," Schreiber said.
Schreiber said that people should not wait to pick at their local farms. Raspberry and blueberry seasons typically run through the end of July. But with the lack of rain, the berries will have a shorter picking season.
"This week is fantastic. Next week should be great, but that last week of July, there is no promises, that's for sure," Schreiber said.
According to the Stormstracker 16 team, central Pennsylvania will be pretty dry over the course of the next week.
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Deer season may be months away, but hunters inside Dunkelberger's Sports Outfitter on Main Street in Stroudsburg aren't wasting any time getting their antlerless deer license applications.
The first set of doe licenses is now on sale.
"The rush is on. Guys are anxious to get the tags in and get their doe tag," said Jere Dunkelberger, the owner of Dunkelberger's Sports outfitter.
Dunkelberger says nearly all of the northeastern part of the state saw an increase in antlerless deer licenses.
"The allocations have been highly increasing. Our wildlife unit, which is 3D, has 41,000 doe tags for our area," said Dunkelberger.
This year the state allocated 948,000 antlerless deer licenses statewide. That's up from last year, which only saw 925,000.
Gerald Kapral with the Pennsylvania Game Commission says there are several reasons for the increase.
"What will the habitat support, so that's the biggest thing. Other driving factors are how many deer are the general public willing to accept and put up with? And how much damage? You know, whether it's damage to shrubs or their habitat or whatever. Car-deer collisions obviously play a big part in this too," Kapral said.
The license limit was changed last year. Hunters can hold up to six antlerless licenses at once.
As each tag is filled, a hunter can purchase another as long as tags are still available.
But because hundreds of thousands of licenses are out there, it doesn't mean that many deer will be killed or that all the licenses will be sold.
"In 2021 wildlife management unit 3B, we had 7,600 Antlerless deer killed by our estimates," Kapral said. "But we had 30,000 licenses issued. People panic when they see those numbers. They think, 'Oh, my gosh, they're going to kill 30,000 or whatever the number.' It's simply not the case."
Non-residents can submit their first application on July 18.
The first round of unsold bonus tags will start on August 1.
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WINFIELD, Pa. — For seven years, Gilson Snow has combined snowboarding, live music, and beer at its Summer Snow Day. The event is held each summer at Gilson's facility near New Berlin.
While the crew is gearing up for the annual August event, it's trying something new this year. Gilson is taking the show on the road, bringing a second Summer Snow Day to Philadelphia this weekend.
"You don't have to be a skier or a snowboarder to come to this event. You just have to be prepared to have fun. It's kid-friendly as well. Kids 12 and under come for free," Vanessa Venios-Antanitis said.
The event is this Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Xfinity Live in Philadelphia. A number of vendors from northeastern and central Pennsylvania will be there.
"We're actually transporting their beers. Some of them will be present and are going to Philadelphia with that, so with that comes their following. We're really excited to showcase everything the Susquehanna River Valley has to offer," Venios-Antanitis said.
But the highlight of Summer Snow Day is, of course, the snow!
"They thought we were crazy when we said we would be bringing snow. This is actually very unique for the city, so I'm excited to bring the party to them," Venios-Antanitis said.
"We partner with some local skate rinks, and we bring in snow for the ramps, so the riders get to have that real snow feel," Austin Royer said.
Gilson has a ramp at its headquarters. Recently employees made a portable one.
"It's almost the size of the ramp behind me. It transforms to be quite large. It's 12 foot wide by 19 foot long, and then it has some pieces that fold out from there," Royer said.
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PORT RICHEY, Fla. — One Pasco County woman who is disabled said her apartment has mold issues and she fears she will be homeless in months to come.
Doreen Kelsey is disabled and lives with her son who is also disabled.
"My son is 36 and disabled. I am 58 and disabled," Kelsey stated.
The two are living in Hudson Ridge Apartments in Port Richey. They moved in December 2021. Kelsey said they noticed mold issues in the apartment due to an overwhelming smell.
"The smell on certain days in this house is overpowering where you are waking up at three in the morning sick to your stomach," Kelsey explained.
Since Kelsey is disabled, she receives government assistance with Section 8 housing. The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Kelsey said she's contacted Pasco County Housing and HUD to address her mold concerns.
HUD told 10 Tampa Bay Pasco County Housing was addressing the issue.
"Thank you for bringing this situation to our attention. It is being addressed by Pasco Housing Authority directly with the landlord and the tenant," an HUD spokesperson said in a statement.
10 Tampa Bay then reached out to see how Pasco County Housing was assisting.
Jeff Sklet who is the Deputy Director for Pasco County Housing said officials have been working with Kelsey to address the issue. Sklet sent 10 Tampa Bay several reports about apartment inspections.
On June 8, Hudson Ridge Apartments had an independent company come out to inspect Kelsey's apartment. That report detailed samples were taken, but the inspector didn't find elevated moisture and the air results were satisfactory. The inspector did notice fungal growth on the HVAC unit, however there were recommendations to clean it.
On June 15, another inspection was done, but this time by Pasco County Housing. This inspection failed due to interior air quality. The inspector said they didn't find mold, but did smell an unidentifiable odor.
This is the same odor Kelsey said she has been smelling for months. She worries about the smell because she said her son has been sick.
"January 17th to March 27th my son had been hospitalized five times with lung issues," Kelsey said. "As well as going into respiratory failure twice."
On June 28, Kelsey's apartment was re-inspected and that inspector worked on her HVAC system.
Kelsey said that happened, but the problem persisted.
"The smell is still here. Nothing is being done," Kelsey said.
Pasco County Housing plans to reinspect Kelsey's apartment on July 13 to see the repairs made.
Kelsey said she worried the smell will kill her son because he experiences respiratory issues.
"Do we stay and live with this God awful smell or is it going to end up killing my son or me?" Kelsey questioned.
Pasco County Housing officials told 10 Tampa Bay Kelsey will have to vacate the unit. They will give her 120 days to find a new place, but the relocation fees are her responsibility. Kelsey said she doesn't have the money to move and fears she will lose her assistance.
10 Tampa Bay reached out to Richman Property Service Inc. to see how they are assisting Kelsey, but have not yet received a response.
Kelsey said she is struggling to find an apartment that meets Section 8 requirements because of rising rent costs.
"The state won’t do anything, the federal government won’t do anything and neither will the complex or the corporation," Kelsey said.
The 58-year-old woman fears she will be living out of her car with her son and dog.
"I really don’t want to spend the next 20 years living in my car and that’s a high probability," Kelsey pleaded.
Kelsey said she has tried every avenue to get help.
"I don’t know what to do and I don’t know where to turn," Kelsey stated. "I have an entire notebook filled with numbers and I can’t seem to get any help. I don’t know what to do for us."
Kelsey would like a new HVAC unit or assistance to move somewhere else. Pasco County Housing said if her inspection fails she will need to vacate and the moving costs will be for her to pay.
10 Tampa Bay plans to follow up with Pasco County Housing after the inspection on July 13 to see the results. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-county-woman-fears-homeless-mold-rising-rent/67-8fc3c3f8-4e66-4405-9024-16e56b51b69e | 2022-07-11T22:02:35 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-county-woman-fears-homeless-mold-rising-rent/67-8fc3c3f8-4e66-4405-9024-16e56b51b69e |
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank Ortis presented a special proclamation Wednesday to the parents of Miya Marcano, who was murdered by a maintenance worker at her apartment complex in Orlando.
The late teen was honored in a special way with her family getting a key to the city of Pembroke Pines in honor of her, according to News 6 partner WPLG.
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This coming April 26, which would have been Marcano’s 20th birthday, will also officially be named Miya Marcano Day.
Marcano was murdered in September 2021 in Orlando when police say an obsessed maintenance worker at the complex where Marcano lived killed her.
Marcano’s father sat down with Local 10 News in the months after her death.
“It’s something that will play in my mind over and over everyday,” Marlon Marcano said.
Her disappearance set off a massive multi-county search and her loved ones, desperate to find her, would soon learn she was found dead. The Flanagan High School grad was only 19 and had moved to Central Florida to attend college.
Justice for the Marcano family would never come, as the suspect took his life, but since then, the family channeled their pain into change.
Miya’s Law was passed by the Florida Legislature. It mandates landlords to require background checks for employees and give tenants a 24-hour notice before repairs take place.
“It’s an honor, it’s a tribute,” Marlon Marcano said of the day named for his daughter. “I can’t ask for anything else. It’s a blessing.”
He added these moments give him a small bit of peace as he continues to mourn his daughter.
“It’s not an easy road,” he said. “They say it will get better, but I’m not there yet. I am taking it day by day.”
The ceremony to honor Marcano and her family began at City Hall at 6:30 p.m. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/04/21/family-of-miya-marcano-honored-with-key-to-south-florida-city/ | 2022-07-11T22:02:53 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/04/21/family-of-miya-marcano-honored-with-key-to-south-florida-city/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Thirteen people were arrested as suspects of a drug-trafficking organization that distributes fentanyl and cocaine, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Lizandro Martinez Ramos, 34, and 12 co-conspirators were arrested during the months-long investigation in Orange County.
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Deputies seized more than three kilograms — or 6.6 pounds — of fentanyl, three firearms and about $198,000 in assets, reports show.
Deputies also arrested Martinez Ramos’ wife, Jeismarie Bermudez Caraballo, in their apartment after executing a search warrant in May, reports show.
In the master bedroom, deputies found a backpack containing “a large amount of presumptive positive fentanyl,” according to reports.
They also found about three kilograms of presumptive positive fentanyl in the bedroom closet and about $70,000, reports show.
Martinez Ramos was already in custody after officers found 13 grams of crack cocaine and two firearms in his vehicle during a traffic stop, reports show. He faces charges of trafficking fentanyl, possession of controlled substances with intent to sell and possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver, according to records.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoes in the United States. Over 150 people die from overdoses related to synthetic opioids every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the CDC. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/13-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-investigation-of-fentanyl-cocaine-distribution/ | 2022-07-11T22:02:59 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/13-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-investigation-of-fentanyl-cocaine-distribution/ |
COCOA, Fla. – Brevard Public Schools will be hosting a career fair Tuesday looking for support staff as Central Florida sees a shortage in public school staff.
Support staff include substitute teachers, instructional assistants, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians and more.
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The career fair will be in Cocoa High School’s cafeteria from 9 - 11:30 a.m.
School districts across Central Florida have been struggling to find school staff amid a labor shortage, especially with the start of the new school year coming up.
With 84 traditional public schools, Brevard has 132 teacher openings: 83 for elementary schools and 49 for secondary schools. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/brevard-county-to-search-for-public-school-support-staff-at-career-fair/ | 2022-07-11T22:03:05 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/brevard-county-to-search-for-public-school-support-staff-at-career-fair/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Two deputies who worked on the investigation of 19-year-old Miya Marcano’s disappearance before her death last year were found to have violated department policies, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. One of them has been suspended.
Reports show responding-Deputy Samir Paulino did not follow proper procedure when he went to investigate Marcano’s apartment after her family reported her missing.
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Paulino said he performed a wellbeing check on Marcano at the Arden Villas Apartment, though he couldn’t find Marcano there, records indicate.
Reports of Paulino’s testimony reveal the deputy found Marcano’s bed was not made and her teddy bear was in her closet, which Marcano’s family said she never leaves home without.
According to investigators, Paulino failed to report certain details to his supervisor, Corporal Kenneth Dale, such as that blood was found on a pillow in Marcano’s room or that jewelry was found broken and bent on the floor.
Due to these errors, investigators said Dale identified Marcano as a “voluntary missing person” instead of a “missing endangered person” and thus failed to notify detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division.
“Few things are more excruciating for a family than when a loved one goes missing and is murdered. In the case of Miya Marcano’s disappearance, managers in the responding deputy’s chain of command recognized a lack of urgency on his part, and asked that his role – and the role of his Corporal - in the first hours of that incident be investigated by our Professional Standards division,” said Sheriff John Mina. “That deputy was sustained for Unsatisfactory Performance, and the discipline was harsh. As a result of this incident, we are in the process of making changes to policy that will direct first-responding patrol deputies to immediately notify their supervisors, and the Missing Persons Unit, in any case in which someone is considered a Missing Endangered Person.”
The sheriff’s office said Paulino has received a 150-hour unpaid suspension as discipline. Dale was also found for violating department policies. News 6 has reached out to the department for information on whether Dale has been disciplined and is awaiting a response.
A bill aimed at increasing physical safety for renters was signed into law in June to honor Marcano. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/orange-county-deputy-suspended-following-miya-marcano-case-reports-show/ | 2022-07-11T22:03:11 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/orange-county-deputy-suspended-following-miya-marcano-case-reports-show/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – State Rep. Carlos Smith, D-Orlando, is set to host an online “community health update” on meningococcal disease and monkeypox outbreaks in Florida.
The seminar will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube, and features Orange County health officials, including:
- Dr. Raul Pino, Director at Orange County Health Services Department
- Alvina Chu, Director at Division of Infectious Diseases for Florida Department of Health in Orange County
- Dr. George Wallace, Executive Director at LGBTQ+ Center Orlando
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According to officials, the seminar is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday and will discuss protective measures against meningococcal disease and monkeypox.
The Florida Department of Health reported 105 new cases of monkeypox thus far in July.
To watch the stream live, visit the event’s Facebook page or check it out on YouTube. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/orlando-officials-to-host-community-seminar-for-meningococcal-monkeypox-outbreaks/ | 2022-07-11T22:03:17 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/orlando-officials-to-host-community-seminar-for-meningococcal-monkeypox-outbreaks/ |
OVIEDO, Fla. – A Boil Water Notice has been issued by the city of Oviedo, advising residents to boil tap water due to potential issues with it.
Resident at the following areas are currently under notice:
- Graham Avenue
- Smith Street
- Lawton Avenue
- Garden Street
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City officials said crews are currently assessing the situation, though no estimated time for repair is yet available.
A Boil Water Notice has been issued for residents/businesses in the following area:
— City of Oviedo (@OviedoCityGov) July 11, 2022
Graham AVE
Smith ST
Lawton AVE
Garden ST.
Public Works crews are assessing the situation. No estimated time for repair is available yet. pic.twitter.com/TEOwxqpGiB | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/oviedo-issues-boil-water-notice-for-city-residents/ | 2022-07-11T22:03:23 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/oviedo-issues-boil-water-notice-for-city-residents/ |
Leading up to the 2022-23 school year, News 6 wants to highlight Central Florida teachers.
It’s more than just accolades and accomplishments. We’re asking teachers from pre-K all the way through high school to share their why.
It may seem like a simple question. Why do you teach?
But we know we’re going to find more than just simple answers. And News 6 wants its viewers to know the impact Central Florida teachers are going to have on the upcoming school year.
Tune in to the 4 p.m. newscast starting Aug. 1, when we will bring our teachers’ stories to life. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/tell-us-why-do-you-teach/ | 2022-07-11T22:03:30 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/tell-us-why-do-you-teach/ |
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies are currently responding to a “law enforcement related shooting,” according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
A spokesperson with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were responding to the incident Monday evening.
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Volusia County deputies said the response is related to a search for a white pickup truck driver that was prompted earlier in the day.
Deputies previously said in a tweet Monday morning they were searching for the driver who was possibly armed and fled from law enforcement officials in Volusia and Seminole counties.
Investigators said the white 2021 Ford F-150 driver fled from an investigation out of Deltona.
The truck’s vehicle tag is IY00TW, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said to not approach the subject if found, but to call 911.
No other information is available at this time. Check back here for updates.
CALL 911 IF SEEN: Deputies are looking for this vehicle (white 2021 Ford F-150, FL tag IY0 0TW) in an investigation in Deltona.
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) July 11, 2022
The driver fled from law enforcement in Volusia & Seminole.
Subject(s) may be armed. If spotted, please do not approach - call us on 911. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/Pc2beSHUTm | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/volusia-deputies-search-for-a-possibly-armed-pickup-truck-driver-who-fled-deltona-investigation/ | 2022-07-11T22:03:36 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/11/volusia-deputies-search-for-a-possibly-armed-pickup-truck-driver-who-fled-deltona-investigation/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Downtown Roanoke is warning concert-goers of ticket scams for their upcoming Brothers Osborne concert.
On Monday, the incorporation posted that the only official ticket seller of the Our Brothers Osborne concert is Brown Paper Tickets, and tickets are $39.
Have you gotten your tickets to see Brothers Osborne LIVE at the Budweiser Summer Series this Friday, July 15th?! 🎫...
Posted by Downtown Roanoke, Inc. on Monday, July 11, 2022
The post also said that the only tickets that will be accepted for admittance into the concert will be tickets bought through Brown Paper Tickets – any fraudulent tickets or tickets bought through a third party will not be accepted.
Tickets can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/downtown-roanoke-warning-about-ticket-scammers/ | 2022-07-11T22:03:54 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/11/downtown-roanoke-warning-about-ticket-scammers/ |
MIDLAND, Texas — Since the start of summer, a lot of places has seen a rise in COVID-19 including right here in the Permian Basin.
"We have seen an increase in the number of hospitalizations," said Val Sparks, Infection Preventionist for Midland Memorial Hospital.
The good news is that symptoms are mild and only certain groups are being sent to the hospital.
"They are elderly, only 65, all but one of them had been vaccinated not all of them were boosted and they did have underlying issues," Sparks said. "Symptoms though do seem a lot more minor for those healthy individuals and especially those that are previously vaccinated."
Although there's no concrete reason as to why numbers have gone up, it might have to do with the activities of the summer months.
"People are traveling more, the mask mandate is off on the airlines and it's basically off all over," Sparks said.
So, its important to remember those tips and tricks to keep yourself and others from getting COVID-19.
"If you've got a big family wedding coming up and you've got a sore throat and a fever and aren't feeling well I would recommend you not go," Sparks said. "Continue to wash your hands, use the hand sanitizer if the sinks are not available, like I said get the vaccine if you're eligible."
Also, if you think you may have COVID-19 and the symptoms aren't serious, don't go to a hospital.
"Don't bring the whole family into the emergency room just for COVID-19 testing because that really ties up the beds and the nurses and the staff so we really need to save those for the individuals that truly, truly need medical help," Sparks said. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/covid-19-cases-on-the-rise/513-baf4ca6e-3cbd-47e0-a121-2e19a592aebe | 2022-07-11T22:04:13 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/covid-19-cases-on-the-rise/513-baf4ca6e-3cbd-47e0-a121-2e19a592aebe |
MARATHON, Texas — Big Bend National Park has donated the Marathon Fire Department with a new Wildland Fire Engine.
The park relies on the Marathon Fire Department to help in emergency situations, and they wanted to provide a gift to them that would help their department.
“We’re pleased Big Bend can donate Engine 864 to the Marathon Fire Department,” said DW Ivans, Fire Management Officer for Big Bend National Park. “We rely heavily on Marathon’s fire department to provide initial attack on wildfires to supplement the park’s small full-time fire staff.”
The Big Bend National Park Superintendent said that they were very happy to assist Marathon and Brewster County with their emergency services.
“We are grateful for this donation, as this engine will go a long way in our efforts to protect our community," said Marathon Fire Chief Brad Wilson. "Thank you, Big Bend National Park!” | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/marathon-fire-department-receives-wildland-fire-engine-from-big-bend-national-park/513-a8c6aefc-c272-419a-83c2-84b72add7698 | 2022-07-11T22:04:14 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/marathon-fire-department-receives-wildland-fire-engine-from-big-bend-national-park/513-a8c6aefc-c272-419a-83c2-84b72add7698 |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — One person has been killed in a crash in Midland County on July 9 at 11:32 p.m.
41-year-old Travis Griffin of Midland was pronounced dead at the scene.
The initial investigation by Texas DPS revealed that a 2018 Ford F-250 was traveling westbound on SH-158, while Griffin, riding a 2021 Harley Davidson, was stopped at the intersection of SCR 1110 and SH-158 facing south.
Griffin failed to yield the right of way at the stop sign and pulled out in front of the Ford F-250.
Griffin was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The investigation is still ongoing and we will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-fatal-crash-in-midland-county/513-bffad169-49a8-4ad6-86b7-16857058b19b | 2022-07-11T22:04:20 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-fatal-crash-in-midland-county/513-bffad169-49a8-4ad6-86b7-16857058b19b |
DALLAS — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the state's electric grid, is asking residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve power Monday afternoon and into the evening due to the extreme heat.
ERCOT issued an appeal on Sunday night for energy conservation on Monday, July 11, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
As 2 p.m. arrived Monday, the state's demand for electricity was nearing the power grid's supply, and ERCOT updated its status condition from "green" to "yellow," asking Texans to reduce power use.
ERCOT on Sunday also issued a watch for a "projected reserve capacity shortage" during that timeframe. ERCOT said it does not anticipate system-wide outages.
ERCOT budgets in a "reserve" amount of electricity that it can rely on in case demand exceeds supply.
The six-hour window on Monday with not enough reserve could create an Energy Emergency Alert, ERCOT said, which is a series of emergency procedures the grid operator enacts when operating reserves drop below specified levels. Those procedures are designed to protect the reliability of the electric system as a whole and prevent an uncontrolled system-wide outage, ERCOT said.
This appeal comes during a time that the ERCOT is dealing with a high demand for energy from across the state. On Saturday, the peak demand landed at about 77,532 megawatts. On Friday, which was the hottest day of the year so far, there was an all-time demand record of 78,418 megawatts.
ERCOT said the record demands this summer are due to the triple-digit temperatures across the state.
Using its free app, ERCOT allows you to monitor real-time grid conditions:
ERCOT suggests Texans conserve electricity by raising thermostats to 78 degrees and postponing using large appliances (dishwashers, laundry machines, etc.) during peak afternoon hours. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-asking-texas-residents-businesses-conserve-power-monday-extreme-heat/287-d5e30072-f35e-45d7-9355-2b9b5b4787c4 | 2022-07-11T22:04:26 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-asking-texas-residents-businesses-conserve-power-monday-extreme-heat/287-d5e30072-f35e-45d7-9355-2b9b5b4787c4 |
SAN ANTONIO — The world's most unpleasant smelling flower is about to bloom at the San Antonio Zoo. The corpse flower, which is native to the rainforests of Sumatra in Indonesia, is an endangered plant that can take more than ten years to bloom for the first time.
It is most famously known for the powerful rotting flesh odor it releases, which is why it was named the corpse flower. This is the first known instance of a corpse flower blooming right here in San Antonio.
“Get your nostrils ready,” said Tim Morrow, President and CEO of San Antonio Zoo. “Our team estimates the plant could bloom in the next 10 days! This is a rather rare occurrence and a very exciting moment for our community and conservation. We invite everyone to act fast to see and smell this piece of history before the short bloom watch window is up!”
The related video above was originally published September 13, 2020.
The stinky flower was moved on Friday for public viewing near the ‘Back From The Brink’ Whooping Crane habitat. You are welcome to join the bloom watch of the plant now until its peak blossom window is up, which could be anytime in the next ten days. The malodorous flower will remain blossomed anywhere from one to four days.
Follow San Antonio Zoo’s social media pages for updates on size and bloom watch.
“These plants are very delicate and typically give us signs when they are ready to blossom,” said Dr. Dante Fenolio, VP of Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo. “Once we see those indicators, we have around 24 hours until its incredible and rare reveal!”
The corpse flower reaches heights of up to eight feet tall and will generate its own heat, which allows the stench to travel even further. The powerful scent, reminiscent of a decaying corpse, is produced by more than 30 chemicals and attracts carrion beetles and flesh flies who pollinate the flower.
San Antonio Zoo plans to collect pollen and tissue samples from the bloom for genetic study, and compare it to others in its rapidly dwindling population.
Fewer than 1,000 corpse flowers are estimated to remain in the wild, with a sharp decline in the last century.
The corpse flower was a gift from The Huntington in California. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/flower-known-for-smelling-like-rotting-flesh-blooming-at-san-antonio-zoo-texas-stinky-rotten-rain-forest-sumatra/273-efbd4756-df7f-4b4e-8986-5a099b6df108 | 2022-07-11T22:04:32 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/flower-known-for-smelling-like-rotting-flesh-blooming-at-san-antonio-zoo-texas-stinky-rotten-rain-forest-sumatra/273-efbd4756-df7f-4b4e-8986-5a099b6df108 |
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Brandy Bottone was 34 weeks along when she alone took the high occupancy vehicle lane, or HOV lane, on Central Expressway in Dallas County.
She felt it was right to think the child she's carrying is a passenger in a lane designed for vehicles with two or more passengers.
When pulled over by a Texas DPS officer on June 29 at 8:15 a.m. she was asked who else was in the car.
"I was like, 'Uh, this!,'" pointing to her belly. "I was like, 'Right here, here she is.' He just looked at me, 'How do I answer this?'" Brandy recalled.
Bottone of Plano tells WFAA that in the moment she wasn't trying to take a stand but only trying to fight a ticket. For context Roe v. Wade had just been overturned several days before, and Texas has an impending ban on abortions.
"One law is saying that this is a baby and now he's telling me this baby that's jabbing my ribs is not a baby. Why can't it all make sense?" she posed rhetorically.
The officer wasn't buying her explanation, and she was handed a $275 ticket for an HOV violation.
"'Ma'am, it's two people outside of the body,' which is a weird way of wording it," she recalled the officer telling her at the time.
The Texas Department of Transportation's online description of the HOV rule isn't entirely clear. It reads simply, "A vehicle occupied by two or more people."
Even the officer admitted she could fight the ticket and hundreds, even thousands, of people on social media feel that, too.
"Just the outpour of support from women all over the world... all sorts of emotions. I'm trying to keep my blood pressure down, let's not go into labor yet," Brandy laughed.
The mother of three is taking a neutral stance politically. In the last several days, she's heard from both sides of the abortion debate.
But, what she will say is, "If there's a pro-women category, that's my stance."
Now at 36 weeks along, Bottone has hired an attorney and has a court date in late July to fight her ticket.
That is, if her daughter doesn't come first. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/pregnant-plano-texas-woman-fighting-hov-lane-violation/287-7e71edf3-6a92-43b2-824d-f566897d963f | 2022-07-11T22:04:34 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/pregnant-plano-texas-woman-fighting-hov-lane-violation/287-7e71edf3-6a92-43b2-824d-f566897d963f |
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