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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Child care centers that participate in a Tennessee state reimbursement program for low and moderate-income parents just got a 20% increase — and parents in the program are having their co-pays waived for the rest of the year.
The head of an early childhood education advocacy group hailed the changes as a huge win for both parents and child care providers.
“That is a big, big deal,” Tennesseans for Quality Early Education (TQEE) CEO Blair Taylor told News Channel 11, referring to the reimbursement increase. “And they have not put a timeline on that — they’ve said ‘that’s done,'” she added, meaning that the rate increases are permanent.
Sonshine Children’s Academy in Elizabethton is one of many child care centers areawide that is impacted by the change.
“I’m glad that it finally increased because with the cost of living lately and inflation you really see a financial strain on families,” owner and director of Sonshine Children’s Academy Shelly Smith said.
Smith said it’s the first time in years the reimbursement rate has increased, and it’s sorely needed.
“I have ran a daycare in Washington County, and then I opened this one in Carter,” Smith said. “Honestly, in both counties, usually about half of your children are in these programs.”
The subsidies are available for any families making at or below 85% of the state’s median income. For a family of four, that upper limit is $68,652 per year. The amount of “co-pay” the family is responsible for increases the closer their income gets to that 85% mark.
Using toddler reimbursements (13 to 31 months), what that means for participating centers is this: weekly reimbursements have increased from about $170 to $205 for non “star-rated” centers. A “three-star” center now gets $246 weekly for a child in that age range, up from about $205 before the increase. (The totals are for “top tier” counties, which include Greene, Washington and Sullivan in Northeast Tennessee.)
Taylor said Tennessee’s Department of Human Services and other agencies have made great strides in the past couple of years in trying to address challenges to the childcare industry, including labor shortages and chronic underfunding. She said Monday’s announcement is “the most significant thing they’ve done.
“I really applaud them for making that bold move, because for the folks who are eligible, that payment assistance amount that goes to providers, with the extra 20% on it now it’s much more in line with the actual cost of care.”
The second part of Monday’s announcement was the waiving of co-pays from August 1 through the end of 2022. Taylor said many people whose incomes qualify them for the “Smart Steps” program.
A household of four earning 60% of the median income — $48,468 a year — currently pays $64 weekly out of pocket for one child or $112 for two. Even for one child, that family will save more than $1,300 through the end of the year thanks to the waiver.
“It’s an acknowledgment that costs are rising,” Taylor said of the shorter-term aid to families. “Housing costs, your utility costs are rising, your groceries, your gas — you’ve got all these things that are your basic household needs that you’ve got to be paying for … in the interim your child care costs could use a little relief.”
Taylor said the childcare shortage and the costs that many families decide on are too much, opting instead to scrape by on one income, which can have multiple negative impacts. She pointed to a 2019 TQEE survey of more than 2,300 parents that found “dramatic challenges across the board, across income groups on affordability, quality and access” to child care.
The impacts extended to the business sector.
“A big adverse impact on labor productivity, labor participation, lost earnings. We had an economist crunch the numbers — significant lost business revenues, a big adverse economic impact. You think of childcare as workforce of today and tomorrow, both.”
Lottie Ryans with First Tennessee Development District said the change marks another step toward filling job openings of all kinds and getting more Tennesseans back to work.
“What we saw is the list of people waiting to get child care is significant,” Ryans said. “We have a lot of businesses that don’t have an opportunity to fill all of their jobs because people can’t afford to go back to work or they can’t find childcare.”
Taylor said about 4,000 Tennessee childcare centers are either Department of Education or DHS certified, and quite a few of those participate in the Smart Steps program. But she’s afraid far fewer potentially eligible families are aware of the subsidy and how easy it is to apply if their income qualifies.
TQEE is involved with a state task force that is continuing to examine ways to improve access and participation.
“In a survey we’re doing right now, we’re asking the question, ‘are you aware that there is a payment assistance program,” Taylor said. “I would think a lot of people aren’t.”
Director of Sonshine Children’s Academy Shelly Smith said she expects this year’s rate increase to not only help families in a multitude of ways but daycares like her own as well.
“There’s more times than not child care facilities will say, ‘don’t worry about that difference, your children needs to be here they need to be somewhere safe,'” Smith said. “The parents that could pay that cost difference that not only helps them now, but the families that we dismiss that charge that helps us because that gives us more money to provide a better environment for the children.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/state-child-care-subsidy-to-increase-20/ | 2022-07-13T23:04:36 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/state-child-care-subsidy-to-increase-20/ |
Early voting has begun in Coconino County, with 47,000 ballots dropping into mailboxes since July 6. That means northern Arizonans already on the county’s active early voter list can start making their picks in the upcoming Primary Election. For voters not already on the list, there’s still time to submit a request to the county recorder’s office and head to the polls before August 2.
Voters have until July 22 to request an early ballot online, by written request, or over the phone. Once the request is processed and voters receive their ballots, they can cast their vote by mailing it in, dropping it off at a designated early voting location or ballot box, or taking it to the polls on Election Day.
Receiving an early ballot might offer voters more flexible opportunities to make their voices heard, but Coconino County Recorder Patty Hansen wants to be clear that the election process is still secure.
“There has been a lot of misinformation about fraud associated with early voting. This is just not true,” Hansen said. “We have numerous safeguards and procedures in place that would catch anyone trying to cast fraudulent early ballots.”
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The upcoming primary is a partisan election. That means each voter will only receive an early ballot for the party they are registered with. Registered Independents that were on the Active Early Voter List this spring received a notice to choose a Republican or Democratic party ballot. When submitting a request between now and July 22, registered independents will also need to indicate which party’s ballot they would like to receive. The Libertarian primary is closed, so only registered Libertarians are eligible to receive that ballot.
To request a specific party ballot, add your name to the Coconino County active early voter list, or learn more about early voting locations visit www.coconino.az.gov/elections or call the Recorder’s Office at 928-679-7860. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/early-ballots-are-arriving-in-coconino-county-and-you-can-still-get-yours/article_6f44216e-02f8-11ed-973d-1b5a30552fc4.html | 2022-07-13T23:05:07 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/early-ballots-are-arriving-in-coconino-county-and-you-can-still-get-yours/article_6f44216e-02f8-11ed-973d-1b5a30552fc4.html |
A Richmond man who was acquitted earlier this year of co-robbing a bank in Chesterfield County was sentenced Wednesday to serve more than four years in prison for killing the principal suspect by crashing the getaway car during a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 64.
A special grand jury has indicted a Richmond police officer on involuntary manslaughter and other charges related to a fatal April 7 crash that killed an 18-year-old man and his 19-year-old girlfriend.
Dorell P. Taylor Jr., 29, testified at his bank robbery trial in March that he was unaware a robbery was going to occur and only fled under duress because the perpetrator, Antoine Thomas, 36, held a gun on him after the Sept. 19, 2019, holdup of the Wells Fargo branch at 9601 Amberdale Drive.
Police identified Taylor as an accomplice and charged him with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and use of a gun; Chesterfield prosecutors argued he was a principal in the second degree to the crime because he drove the getaway car.
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Taylor’s first trial on the bank robbery charges ended with a hung jury in September 2021. He was acquitted of all charges after his second trial in March.
Attorney John Rockecharlie, who represented Taylor on the bank robbery charges, told jurors that Taylor could not have been an active participant in the robbery because he was under duress, and that Thomas held a gun on Taylor the entire time, according to court filings in Henrico.
Following the 9:51 a.m. robbery, responding officers were able to identify and get behind the suspects’ vehicle — a black Nissan Xterra owned by Taylor — and a pursuit ensued.
The chase went into South Richmond and proceeded on the Downtown Expressway before continuing on I-64 into Henrico County, Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Huberman said in a summary of evidence. As Taylor’s SUV neared the Goochland County line, he ran over a tire deflation device that state troopers had deployed on the road to stop the vehicle.
Moments later, Taylor lost control and his SUV veered into the center median and overturned several times. Both Taylor and Thomas were ejected. Thomas died at the scene. Taylor sustained serious injuries and was taken to VCU Medical Center.
The request comes after the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting and what county leaders have called an increase in youth violence over the past school year.
Because the fatal crash occurred in Henrico, Taylor was charged in Henrico with felony murder and eluding police. Felony murder is killing someone accidentally in the commission of another felony crime.
After Taylor was acquitted of the bank robbery-related charges in Chesterfield, the underlying offense for the felony murder charge was no longer applicable.
As a result, the felony murder charge was amended to voluntary manslaughter Wednesday in Henrico Circuit Court and Taylor entered an Alford plea to the charge under the terms of a plea agreement. The accompanying charge of felony elude was withdrawn by the prosecution under terms of the agreement.
In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit to a crime and asserts innocence, but acknowledges the evidence presented by the prosecution would likely persuade a judge or jury to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
In accordance with the plea agreement, Henrico Circuit Judge John Marshall sentenced Taylor to 10 years in prison with 5 years and 7 months suspended, leaving him 4 years and 5 months to serve. The judge ordered that Taylor serve the term concurrently with prison time he received in Chesterfield for an unrelated offense.
Taylor pleaded guilty Friday in Chesterfield Circuit Court to distributing fentanyl in September 2018 and was sentenced to 20 years with 15 years and 7 months suspended. Three other drug charges were withdrawn.
Taylor was previously convicted of a 2014 robbery and use of a firearm in that crime in Henrico and sentenced to 23 years with 19 years suspended.
According to court filings in Henrico, Taylor testified at his bank robbery trial in Chesterfield that Thomas was threatening him with a gun, that he was trying to get Thomas out of his truck, and that was the reason he was fleeing the bank and driving 90 miles per hour. Taylor weaved in and out of traffic and evaded various law enforcement maneuvers intended to end the pursuit.
During cross examination at trial, Chesterfield Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Ken Chitty focused his questioning on Taylor’s knowledge of Thomas’ intent to commit the robbery beforehand and the level of Taylor’s alleged participation, court filings said.
Those questions included evidence of phone calls and text messages received and sent between Taylor and Thomas in the days leading up to the robbery, according to the court filings.
Defense attorney Sara Gaborik represented Taylor in the Henrico case and negotiated with Huberman in reaching a plea deal resulting in the reduced charge. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-man-who-fled-police-with-bank-robber-and-crashed-killing-him-gets-4-plus/article_99684665-ffee-5d2a-a8d0-16fd8f9f4c29.html | 2022-07-13T23:06:27 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-man-who-fled-police-with-bank-robber-and-crashed-killing-him-gets-4-plus/article_99684665-ffee-5d2a-a8d0-16fd8f9f4c29.html |
BLOOMINGTON — Great things in life just take time.
Making fine art, mastering a skill or forming long-lasting connections doesn’t always happen in a single day. It can take years and years to get it right.
On Saturday, you can get in on a free musical experience that took root right here in "BloNo": Dan Hubbard will play with a full band and bring heartfelt Americana originals to the streets of downtown Bloomington on Saturday night, along with opening act Taylor Steele. They follow Wedding Banned as the next show in the Saturdays on the Square concert series, sponsored by The Pantagraph and The Castle Theatre.
Give Hubbard's music a listen, and you’ll hear material refined by at least two decades of impassioned songwriting.
Hubbard is familiar face in the Twin Cities music scene. His band played for the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts Virtual Concert Series in fall 2020, and he has several performances at The Castle under his belt.
In addition to being a talented songwriter, he’s also an informed news reader. In his 2019 album titled “Attention,” Hubbard sings in the track “Knowing You’re in this World” lyrics that remain relevant to this day: “I was reading the news / Yeah and I had to call you / Because this world is such a mess.”
Noting themes of working-class life and trying to settle down, Hubbard’s work proves himself as an artist who makes can sense of life’s dark moments and keep fighting for another day with the power of love and music. And, he makes these songs really swing.
Bluesy rhythms beat on with a touch of gray in songs like “Ain’t No Fountain,” where Hubbard talks and dreams big before facing the reality of lost chances.
As Hubbard explains, “Important Man” stands out to him as one his proudest songs. The vocal arrangements, horns and a steady tempo compose a jazzy medley of honesty and romance at its purest.
But it’s not all slow ballads and heartaches. Hubbard and his band can rock out real good, and did especially so in “Something Left to Prove.”
Then, in “The Last Time You See Me,” he blows it away with several somber laments:
“This might be the last time you see me / With my long hair and dreams in front of me / This might be the last time I follow my heart.”
BloNo Beats invited Hubbard to answer five questions about his career in music. Here’s what he had to say:
1. What are the most important lessons you’ve learned from writing and releasing new music?
It bothers me when I listen back to my past records and I hear a track that isn't great, or it just feels like filler. I've learned to be patient. When I was younger I would start recording an album as soon as I had 10 new songs. But for my last couple albums I waited until I had written 25 songs or so, and then picked the best 10. I've learned to throw away the stuff that I know in my heart isn't great or won't stand the test of time.
2. With your last record released, what songs are you most proud of and why?
I'm still very proud of my last record, "Attention." I still like the whole thing, but I think "Important Man" is one of the best tracks I've released. Sometimes you can write a great song, but the recording doesn't do it justice. In this case it all came together — performance and production — and it lived up to the expectations I had for it when I first wrote it.
3. Are there any specific life experiences that you derive inspiration from? Or is it anything and everything that strikes a lasting emotion?
Both. I'm a wallflower and I keep my eyes and ears open constantly for things that could make up a song. My wife is the most intelligent and compassionate person I know, so lately I just follow her around and wait for her to say something profound that I can steal.
4. If you could give advice to someone who is newly developing their passion for playing and writing music, what would you say? Think of what you would tell a younger version of yourself.
Something along the lines of my answer to your first question: to be patient. Spend years writing and writing, and playing as much as possible before you put something out into the world... I also think it's helpful to surround yourself with people who will be honest with you, and will not just tell you what you want to hear. And lastly, no matter what advice you get from old people like me, you have to follow your gut.
5. I hear you’ll be celebrating your birthday with this week's concert in downtown Bloomington. Can you say why Bloomington might be a special place for you to hold such a celebration?
I honestly was not planning this show around my birthday. It just kind of worked out that way, and I guess I kind of hoped it would help persuade a few more people to come enjoy the show... But I'm born and raised in Bloomington-Normal, so if I'm gonna play on my 40th, it's gonna be here.
Every Marilyn Monroe movie ranked
Every Marilyn Monroe movie ranked
#29. Home Town Story (1951)
#28. Dangerous Years (1947)
#27. The Fireball (1950)
#26. Love Happy (1949)
#25. Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
#24. Right Cross (1950)
#23. A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
#22. Let’s Make It Legal (1951)
#21. Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
#20. Love Nest (1951)
#19. We’re Not Married! (1952)
#18. There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)
#17. Let’s Make Love (1960)
#16. The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
#15. Bus Stop (1956)
#14. As Young as You Feel (1951)
#13. River of No Return (1954)
#12. Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)
#11. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
#10. Monkey Business (1952)
#9. Clash by Night (1952)
#8. Niagara (1953)
#7. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
#6. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
#5. O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
#4. The Misfits (1961)
#3. The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
#2. All About Eve (1950)
#1. Some Like It Hot (1959)
Contact Brendan Denison at (309) 820-3238. Follow Brendan Denison on Twitter: @BrendanDenison
Brendan Denison is our breaking news reporter. Denison was a digital content producer for WCIA-TV in Champaign and a reporter for The Commercial-News in Danville. He can be reached at (309) 820-3238 and bdenison@pantagraph.com.
Wedding Banned, a five-piece act based out of the Windy City, is headed to Bloomington to perform this Saturday, as part of the Saturdays at the Square concert series.
The free live music series kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday at 302 E. Chestnut St. The series will continue every Thursday night, weather permitting, through July 28.
For this week’s BloNo Beats column, The Pantagraph checks back in with Great Value Jesus to hear about their new album and its subversive undertones of politics and relationships.
Style In Stereo is ringing in the return of this summer’s first Saturdays at the Square concert series. In this week's BloNo Beats, you can read all about their musical journey and peppy stage presence. | https://pantagraph.com/entertainment/local/watch-now-dan-hubbard-plays-straight-from-the-heart-in-bloomington-saturdays-on-the-square/article_419d261c-02d9-11ed-850d-b373282ecd2c.html | 2022-07-13T23:07:52 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/entertainment/local/watch-now-dan-hubbard-plays-straight-from-the-heart-in-bloomington-saturdays-on-the-square/article_419d261c-02d9-11ed-850d-b373282ecd2c.html |
TEXAS, USA — Collin County health officials said the county currently has 121 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday.
This is now the 10th consecutive day in which there have been more than 100 hospitalizations in the county.
The record number of hospitalizations happened on Jan. 19, 2022, when the county had 583 in the hospital with COVID-19.
There were 422 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Collin County on Monday, data from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows. There were 650 cases reported on Sunday.
County health officials do not report daily case count statistics.
The county's current 14-day case count average is 277 cases per day, state data shows.
Denton County reports 28 hospitalizations
Denton County Public Health reported there are currently 28 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county as of Tuesday. There were 27 on Monday.
This is now the second straight day in which this statistic dropped back below 30.
There are currently five ICU beds available in the county's hospitals.
As of Monday, there have been 209,007 people in Denton County who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In all, 200,385 have received their second dose, and 1,150 who have received their third dose.
State hospitalizations below 3,000 for second straight day
State health officials reported there are currently 2,962 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas as of Sunday.
This is the second straight day that hospitalizations across the state have remained below 3,000.
The record-high number of hospitalizations happened on Jan. 11, 2021, when there were 14,218 patients in Texas hospitals.
The state currently has a 14-day average of 2,677 hospitalizations.
State officials report fewer than 10,000 new cases
State health officials reported 8,757 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. There were 10,343 on Sunday.
This is the fifth consecutive day there have been more than 7,000 new cases reported.
The state's current 14-day average is 8158 new cases per day. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/covid-19-updates-north-texas-july-13-2022/287-7caa18e1-6a47-4bea-b4ca-c3b89f3d1b0c | 2022-07-13T23:10:42 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/covid-19-updates-north-texas-july-13-2022/287-7caa18e1-6a47-4bea-b4ca-c3b89f3d1b0c |
DALLAS — Darryl Baker is a homeowner in southern Dallas who’s had enough of low-income apartment buildings only being built near minority neighborhoods and never in white neighborhoods across North Texas.
“The housing policy says that we should be doing this throughout the city, but we just tend to only be doing it here. That's part of that's unfair,” he said.
Baker is a part of a story WFAA has been reporting on in our Banking Below 30 series; that banks lend relatively little money to people in minority neighborhoods in southern Dallas while, at the same time, investing hundreds of millions of dollars in low-income apartments that trap families in high-crime, low-opportunity neighborhoods.
It's happening because of federal law called the Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA. On its face, the law is supposed to encourage banks to meet the credit needs of its entire community, through loans.
But over the years the intent of the CRA has been perverted to allow banks to invest in slum apartments as a substitute for making actual loans.
Recently, federal bank regulators have proposed major fixes to the CRA but have ignored calls to stop this glaring problem.
Previously, we've reported that banks own or have owned 50 low-income housing developments in Dallas. Those banks include American Express, Bank of America, Chase, Truist and Wells Fargo.
The majority of the apartment buildings are in lower-income, Black and Hispanic neighborhoods that are already highly saturated with low-income housing.
Baker likes to take visitors around to see -- with their own eyes -- how strong neighborhoods are becoming saturated with low-income housing and how that keeps shops and grocery stores from opening up.
“We're housing the region's working poor, as opposed to places like Frisco and Plano building sufficient affordable housing in their cities so that people who live over here don't have to make cross-county trips to low-wage, no-benefit jobs,” Baker said.
After we first reported this problem, a Dallas non-profit sent this petition to federal bank regulators to "undo the pattern of segregation caused by the unregulated siting" of low-income housing again and again in the same neighborhoods.
But when those federal regulators recently proposed their updates to the Community Reinvestment Act, the petition was ignored which allows these bank practices to continue.
“This is not a bunch of good religious souls out there, you know, trying to do good for humanity in the Lord,” said Mike Daniel is a civil rights attorney, who filed the petition. “These are national banks and contribute to the problem because in their view, they don't care what kind of neighborhood it’s in,” he added
Daniel also represents Darryl Baker in a recent complaint, claiming the overconcentration of low-income apartments "disproportionately disadvantages a predominantly Black and Hispanic group..." of homeowners in the neighborhood. It's a practice financed by banks and approved by Dallas City Hall.
“It’s a civil rights issue because it's clearly the race of the neighborhoods that's suffering their discriminatory effect,” Daniel said. “There are no white single-family neighborhoods in the City of Dallas that are in, or adjacent to, over-concentrations of low-income housing tax credits. They just don't exist. They're not there,” he added.
And the investments continue. This year PNC Bank wrote this "letter of intent" to invest $60 million to rebuild the Rosemont at Ash Creek Apartments in a neighborhood already saturated with low-income apartments. And PNC also intends to invest $21 million to build the Highpoint at Wynnewood, also near existing low-income apartments.
In a statement, the bank writes: “Our mission at PNC is to use our resources to move everyone forward financially... We’ve invested billions of dollars coast to coast as part of this business to create new affordable housing and preserve existing affordable housing, including properties in North Texas.”
In Dallas there's an affordable housing crisis. One solution is a policy that encourages big banks to invest in affordable housing. But when bank regulators allow these apartments to continually be built in the same minority neighborhoods, those regulators are failing the very people they're supposed to protect.
What should the regulators do about the banks getting credit for this?
“They should stop it. Just stop it, because it's not working. It's failed us,” Baker said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/federal-regulators-decline-address-problem-banks-owning-low-income-housing-that-traps-minority-families-poverty/287-03726993-ebb8-46b3-ad4c-c4a97c5996a0 | 2022-07-13T23:10:48 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/federal-regulators-decline-address-problem-banks-owning-low-income-housing-that-traps-minority-families-poverty/287-03726993-ebb8-46b3-ad4c-c4a97c5996a0 |
FLOWER MOUND, Texas — Lindsay Bruns is back home in North Texas after surviving a nasty shark bite in the Florida Keys. Just hours before the attack, she and her daughters enjoyed time in the clear waters of the gulf.
"We'd been on the sandbar most of the day, just swimming and playing with our kids," Lindsay's husband Luke said.
Luke sent WFAA family pictures taken just hours before the attack.
Lindsay and their five- and seven-year-old daughters posed for smiling photos in the water and on the boat.
A picture of the family snorkeling sticks out to Luke because, at the time, his daughters were disappointed they didn't see any sharks.
Not long after that, Luke said, Lindsay did a flip off the boat.
"She emerged from the water and said 'help,'" Luke told WFAA.
Luke said he saw so much blood. Without skipping a beat, he dove in to save his wife.
"Her thigh was off and hanging by about two inches of flesh," Luke said. "Her femur was fully exposed. It was just squirting blood."
Miraculously, Lindsay stayed calm. She asked her husband for a bottle of water and a towel to cover her wound, so her daughters didn't have to see.
They were sobbing.
"I told them, 'girls, you need to pray for your mama,'" Luke said.
"I couldn't hear on with the boat. And but I could see their lips moving. I could see their hands together."
It took Luke 30 minutes to get his wife to shore and under the care of EMS. Before he took off, he used a rope from the boat's anchor as a tourniquet. Doctors later told Luke he tied it perfectly, not too loose, not too tight. And it saved his wife's life.
"Some of the surgeons asked me at the hospital, 'how did you know how to tie the tourniquet?" Luke said.
"I was like, 'you know, I didn't. I'd seen it on TV before.'"
After she was airlifted to a hospital in Miami, Lindsay underwent 11 blood transfusions, three long surgeries, eight days in the hospital and two more in a Miami hotel.
But she smiled through the treatment, knowing she survived. Getting to keep her leg was the icing on the cake.
"It's moving in the right direction," Luke said. "She's exceeding everyone's expectations.
Luke, Lindsay, and their girls are back in North Texas now. They came home to a stocked fridge, thanks to some generous Flower Mound neighbors.
"We had three different sets of neighbors bringing us food, and they started a meal train through the church, and some of the other friends and family are all involved in that," Luke told WFAA.
As traumatizing as the incident was for their little girls, Luke said he think they learned a lot about resilience from their mother. Lindsay is already itching to go back to the Florida Keys once she's fully healed.
"Our kids have been down there every year of their life. You know, we love the water. We love the ocean," Luke said. "I think we'll all be stronger from it." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/flower-mound-family-speaks-out-shares-new-photos-from-shark-attack/287-27558fac-9ff0-46aa-8765-c5ea5cdddf50 | 2022-07-13T23:10:54 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/flower-mound-family-speaks-out-shares-new-photos-from-shark-attack/287-27558fac-9ff0-46aa-8765-c5ea5cdddf50 |
DALLAS — The adoption angels are working overtime this month! For the second week in a row, WFAA has good news about a previous Wednesday’s Child.
WFAA featured a boy named Malik twice several years ago, hoping to find him a forever home. On Monday, July 11, CPS called WFAA with good news.
Malik was featured on Wednesday's Child both in 2015 and in 2017. WFAA has never forgotten what he told WFAA anchor Cynthia Izaguirre the first time they met. He was just 8 years old.
"The reason why I am in foster care is because of the behavior I've been having, but I think I like the foster care," Malik said at the time.
He blamed himself for being in foster care.
WFAA reassured him that wasn't true and has spent the last seven years praying he finds a forever family.
This week, CPS told WFAA that Roderick Scott adopted Malik in April!
"I know prayer helped, because there was a lot of people that prayed for Malik like you and his CASA worker and a couple of his caseworkers," said Scott.
After nine years in foster care, Malik is now 15 years old and has a father he loves. Both he and his father joined WFAA by Zoom to talk about this special moment.
Malik told WFAA he's happy "all the way!"
"He's just been a big help since I've been in foster care ever since I came into this home. We had some ups and downs, but he was always there to help and calm me down every time I got angry," said Malik.
Malik was placed with Scott three years ago. The single dad has adopted children before, and thought he was done.
"I was planning on doing one thing, but God said another thing and He put on my heart, 'Hey, this is your son.'"
Malik told WFAA he is grateful to God for his forever family, and for his church family at the Potter's House of Dallas.
"I do want to thank God, because he actually did hook me up with this church. It's called TD Jakes with over at least 20,000 members that go to this church," he said of the Potter's House, where his dad says he sings in the church choir.
"He has a great voice," Scott said. "He's doing extremely well. He's in ROTC. He's on varsity choir. He's had three competitions doing a solo, and he got first place in all three."
Since Malik was placed with Scott, he's come a long way. They both have.
"That's the deal that we have, we'll change together," said Scott.
One thing that won't change is that Malik now has a father who isn't going anywhere. Truly, an answer to prayer.
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The world continues to get crazier, and now I read where a man in Oklahoma contends he killed his fishing partner because of Bigfoot. I’ve seen some pretty elaborate murder defenses in my day, but this one may take the cake.
I’ve always thought one could maybe use the gnat defense in south Georgia. You know, you’ve been sweating and working with your hands tied up with wrenches in a tight spot, under your old beat-up car with grease all over your hands, and the gnats start to try and take you away. You can’t swat them away because of all the grease on your hands and, besides, you would drop the wrench you’re holding that it took 15 minutes to finally get on the bolt that some MIT engineer placed in a spot so tight you can barely get the wrench to it. So, like a jackass in a hailstorm, you have to just sit there and take it.
Well, you finally get through, drenched with sweat and covered in grease and dirt and your wife comes in and says, “Why did you get grease all over the kitchen sink? Couldn’t you have washed off outside? You are so inconsiderate after all the work I did to clean this kitchen up.”
At about this point a good Lifetime movie is seconds from reality. The man snaps, does what he shouldn’t do but wants to do, as the gnats have pushed him to the breaking point.
But back to the Bigfoot defense.
It seems Larry Sanders was in Pontotoc County, Okla., fishing with his buddy. I don’t know anything about Pontotoc, but I’m willing to bet it does not have a Ruth Chris’s Steak House but does have a Dollar General or two. They were actually noodling in the river.
Now stop right there. Anyone noodling already is missing a few spokes on the bicycle wheel. To noodle one must stick their own arm up in a hole on the bank of the river — underwater mind you — in hopes of pulling out a large catfish. Sometimes you do. Other times you pull out a missing finger or a 5 foot moccasin. I have not seen official statistics, but I’m guessing no Rhodes Scholar has ever noodled. I mean I’m from Terrell County, Georgia, and we only got color TV about 10 years ago here, but even we know you can catch a catfish with a cane pole and a worm. Better the worm have a bad day than my hand have a bad day, I always say.
Sanders reports his buddy summoned Bigfoot and, well, what can you do under those circumstances, so he killed him? The sheriff did report that it appeared Sanders was under the influence of something. Well, I do declare! The man is noodling in a river in rural Oklahoma, and they suspect he may be under the influence? This sheriff could be the next Columbo.
I’d be a lot more surprised if he were noodling sober. If noodling sober, I’d suggest he be evaluated for a mental disorder.
But the defense of the case could get very interesting as it appears Bigfoot may be an important and necessary witness. I suspect he may be hard to subpoena. It’s also hard to believe Sanders did not know his friend occasionally might summon Bigfoot. I mean if they are tight enough friends to noodle together, surely he would have mentioned this trick sometime earlier.
So I fear there may have been an argument that got out of control. The friend then said, well this does it, I’m summoning Bigfoot, and the rest is a sad story of a murder case with a unique defense. Just goes to show no good ending ever comes from noodling or seeing Bigfoot. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/t-gamble-the-legal-merits-of-the-bigfoot-defense/article_fdef33f6-02ba-11ed-90c4-0f24829f1239.html | 2022-07-13T23:15:10 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/t-gamble-the-legal-merits-of-the-bigfoot-defense/article_fdef33f6-02ba-11ed-90c4-0f24829f1239.html |
From the front yard of Olivet Street, the Bower’s yard looks luscious and green. It’s not until you take a trip down the side of the house that you see the remnants of critters.
“You see these runs right here? They start in the corner? See all that?” Neal Bower asked as he showed us around his lawn.
He said he’s lived in his Lehigh Acres home for seven years, and it wasn’t until a few months ago that he noticed moles taking over his yard… or rather under it.
“You can see the condition of my yard, I take pride in it. I mow it myself and I walk, and I groom, I edge, I do everything myself so I know what’s going on on this property,” Bower said.
He’s tried just about every way he can think of to get rid of the pests. He’s even resorting to social media to find help to fix the problem.
“I’ve got the traps out. Some people say put diesel down the runs but to me that’ll kill everything the diesels around. We had someone on Lehigh Community Board say put sticks of juicy fruit in the wrapper down in the mole runs and then they come chew on it and the aluminum kills em.”
So far all the traps have turned up empty. That’s why Bower is switching to insecticide.
“Well it’s not just my house. She’s got em. He’s got em,” Bower said pointing at the houses next to his. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/13/destructive-moles-causing-headaches-for-lehigh-acres-residents/ | 2022-07-13T23:15:59 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/13/destructive-moles-causing-headaches-for-lehigh-acres-residents/ |
ARKANSAS, USA — The River Valley, Northwest Arkansas as well as other 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.
Here is a list of impacted counties in our viewing area:
- Carroll
- Crawford
- Franklin
- Johnson
- Logan
- Madison
- Sebastian
- Yell
- Washington
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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PLEASANTON, Texas — The newly hired and home-grown chief of the Pleasanton ISD Police Department said he is happy to be serving the community that helped raise him.
"I am a graduate --- 1997--- And I'm glad to be an Eagle again."
Arriving this week, at a time when parents across Texas are worried about safety, Michael Gilbert wasted no time pursuing an agenda that he hopes will bring comfort to nervous Atascosa County neighbors.
Gilbert is hosting and helping teach a two-day seminar at Pleasanton Elementary for law enforcement personnel around the region.
"Unfortunately with the Uvalde incident one of our focuses is active shooter response training and threat management." Gilbert said.
Gilbert said he wanted everyone who might have to respond to a crisis to be familiar with the landscape, to better protect the precious little citizens in his charge.
Gilbert said "We want these young individuals to become great learners and leaders of the future."
"That's why we want familiarity with our campuses and we have working relationships with not only state but local agencies as well. We are focused on safety and security, and making sure our resources are available," Gilbert said.
"I have several trainings that I want to do to bring prevention and intervention into this community," Gilbert said, adding "With the mindset that we have here, I believe we will accomplish that."
It will take team work to make the dream work.
"There has to be buy in from everybody locally and county-wide," Gilbert said.
Gilbert said he knows he has support from his officers because many of them have children attending district schools.
"The community that we are all protecting? We have the future here and that's the buy-in that I want to create here," Gilbert said.
"I'm very happy to be here because the community around here cares and I can definitely see that and I want to make sure I give them what they deserve and what they need," Gilbert said.
DPS Sgt. Jose Chavarria is one of the trainers for the event, he said he understands the heartache of the losses in Uvalde.
"We want to make sure we don't have more victims so here the training is preparing our law enforcement to respond, not to hesitate, to make sure they engage."
Chavarria said it is important to bring officers from different agencies together to train so that they can act as one when there is a crisis.
"We want to have commonality of tactics, so we're building on team concepts and working together in an active attack. We're teaching how to attack, how to approach, team movements. And how to take control of the situation," Chavarria said.
Gilbert said in addition to two days of training, he'll be auditing all their policies and procedures so that when the bell rings everyone will feel confident that they'll be able to have a happy new year. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/new-police-chief-bringing-new-ideas-for-school-safety-pleasanton-news/273-3c2941b8-5f47-45ec-9c62-c96e689fbc29 | 2022-07-13T23:19:30 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/new-police-chief-bringing-new-ideas-for-school-safety-pleasanton-news/273-3c2941b8-5f47-45ec-9c62-c96e689fbc29 |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A majority of Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley have now been put into the 'high' risk category for wildfires.
Early this week the entire state of Arkansas was at a moderate fire danger level.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Little Rock says the recent and persistent high temperatures across the state coupled with little rain have put parts of the state under a high fire danger level.
The Arkansas Forestry Division notes that under high risk, fires ignite easily and spread quickly. If left unattended, brush and campfires are likely to escape and spread. Officials say that these fires may become serious if not attacked early.
The counties at high risk include:
- Benton
- Boone
- Carroll
- Crawford
- Franklin
- Johnson
- Logan
- Madison
- Newton
- Pope
- Sebastian
- Washington
Over half of the state's counties have issued burn bans, click here for a list of counties in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.
The Arkansas Forestry Division lists equipment malfunction, burning debris, lightning, vehicles and arson as the top instances that can spark a wildfire.
Officials say lawns, fields and wooded areas are exceptionally dry.
If you see a wildfire call and file a report at 1-800-468-8834.
RELATED: Burn bans in place across Arkansas
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TACOMA, Wash. — Editor's note: The above video on an armed man forcing evacuations at Olympic National Park aired on August 31, 2021.
A Port Angeles man has pleaded guilty to interfering with a government communication system after an armed standoff led to an evacuation of Olympic National Park in September 2021.
Caleb Jesse Chapman, 42, faces up to 10 years in prison after his actions prompted an evacuation and closure of a popular section of Olympic National Park during a busy time of year in late August.
As part of Chapman's plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend no more than 10 months in prison when he is sentenced in October.
Just after midnight on Aug. 29, 2021, Chapman appeared at a stranger's home with a handgun and an AR-15 style rifle. Admittedly high on methamphetamine per the plea agreement, Chapman handed the stranger a letter outlining concerns over political events, his difficulty with getting ammunition and his belief that a "revolution" would be starting on the Olympic Peninsula, Texas and elsewhere.
Chapman then drove his girlfriend to Olympic National Park and felled a tree to block a road to the Deer Park campground. After his girlfriend called 911 due to his stated plans of dying in the "revolution," Chapman threw a can of soup at her and cut her leg. He then fled into the woods with nine firearms and over 3,500 rounds of ammunition.
Law enforcement evacuated the Deer Park campground, trailheads and road areas in their search for Chapman. At around 3 p.m., per the plea agreement, Chapman disabled the radio communications site for the Olympic National Park, located at the summit of Blue Mountain. This left the northeast corner of the park without emergency communications, and that same radio repeater was one used by authorities for the National Park Service's Search and Rescue helicopter located at Mount Rainier.
On August 31, Chapman was located by a drone in the park. He fired upon the drone with a shotgun but eventually negotiated his surrender without anyone being injured.
Chapman has agreed to make restitution to those harmed by his actions as part of the plea agreement, including the National Park Service and individuals affected by the closures of parts of the park. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/man-prompted-olympic-national-park-evacuation-pleads-guilty/281-0e407763-188f-4ffb-8496-d08e33b739f2 | 2022-07-13T23:19:35 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/man-prompted-olympic-national-park-evacuation-pleads-guilty/281-0e407763-188f-4ffb-8496-d08e33b739f2 |
GARY — A Lake County Sheriff's Department vehicle was involved in a fatal crash Wednesday afternoon with a civilian vehicle at Fifth Avenue and Colfax Street, Indiana State Police said.
A preliminary investigation by the Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit revealed a black 2019 Dodge Charger police car was traveling east on Fifth Avenue when it struck a silver 2005 Toyota Corolla that was making a left turn from Fifth Avenue onto southbound Colfax.
The driver of the Toyota was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased on the scene by the Lake County coroner's office, ISP said.
The driver of the Charger, sheriff's Officer Zachary Norcutt, was transported to Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Norcutt is also a K-9 officer, and his K-9 was not injured in the crash.
He was on duty and assigned to patrol in the area at the time of the crash.
"The Indiana State Police will be investigating the crash per Lake County's protocol," said Gary police Lt. Dawn Westerfield. "The Gary Police Department responded in a support capacity only."
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Westerfield referred further questions to the Lake County Sheriff's Department, which said ISP will be answering questions at this time.
The investigation is in preliminary stages, and no further information can be released by ISP at this time. Once completed, the Lake County Sheriff's Department will be able to release further information.
Assisting units at the scene included the Gary Police Department, Gary Fire Department, Indiana State Police Criminal Investigation Division, Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit, Lake County coroner's office, Gary Street Department and Bert's Towing.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Jason Woods
Age : 31
Residence: Wolcott, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205825
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shunell Watson
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205839
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah McNeal
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205831
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reginald Russell
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205828
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mariya Smith
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205845
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PERSON < 14 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jared Smithey
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205822
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tanner Lewis
Age : 25
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205835
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sydney Gonzales
Age : 27
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205846
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jenifer Joy
Age : 35
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205827
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PERSON < 14 YEARS OLD - BY ADULT; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Anthony Casares
Age : 19
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205823
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; THEFT - PROPERTY - FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Rickey Stewart Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205797
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Emily Weber Brokke
Age : 22
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205785
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stephen Miller Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205793
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andres Perez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205801
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dion Pope
Age : 39
Residence: Brooklyn, NY
Booking Number(s): 2205816
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alexa Rodriguez
Age : 18
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205817
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cody Long
Age : 29
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205792
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Meljanac
Age : 39
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205791
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angela Miller
Age : 43
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205811
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Majestic Lee
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205808
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dwayne King
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205800
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amari Evans
Age : 24
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205787
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Howe
Age : 45
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205799
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Keck
Age : 36
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205815
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Delgado
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205814
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mariah Driver
Age : 22
Residence: Madison, WI
Booking Number(s): 2205813
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon Clements
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205812
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR AN UNRELATED CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Megan Myers
Age : 27
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205766
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samaria Porter
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205783
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Roque
Age : 59
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205773
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kristina Delaney
Age : 34
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205776
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Jablonski
Age : 33
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205770
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Kratkoczki
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205767
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Lopez
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205779
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stephan Metcalfe
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205772
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dashiae Williams
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205748
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Wineteer
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205758
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: IMPERSONATION - PUBLIC SERVANT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Fabian Yanez
Age : 29
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205741
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lea Vogel
Age : 39
Residence: Nineveh, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205742
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darien Small
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205750
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Davion Stephenson
Age : 23
Residence: Country Club Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205746
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samantha Taylor
Age : 29
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205756
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Raffinee Pedraza
Age : 37
Residence: Bourbonnais, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205760
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamal Simmons
Age : 27
Residence: Hazel Crest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205734
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS (AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Taylen Johnson
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205736
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deontae Marzette
Age : 29
Residence: Richton Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205759
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Casey Doll
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205744
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Raynard Donald
Age : 20
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205739
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Fuqua
Age : 22
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205745
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyrae Hayes
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205733
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dominique Byndom
Age : 25
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205749
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reynaldo Briseno
Age : 57
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205757
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ronald Ruggeri
Age : 63
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205706
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kayla Shamblin
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205703
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Emigdio Nodal
Age : 62
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205711
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alexander Rodriguez
Age : 35
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205725
Arrest Date: July 3, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
John Fry
Age : 62
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205716
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ashley Jager
Age : 23
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205712
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin King
Age : 37
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205702
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elizabeth Lambert
Age : 29
Residence: Bourbonnais, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205704
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carey Carlson
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205717
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vicorio Banks
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205710
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Anthony Brown
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205705
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Young
Age : 26
Residence: University Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205672
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stephanie Slawinski
Age : 33
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205699
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dashawn Wims
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205675
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jasmine Robinson
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205694
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kenneth Nuzzo
Age : 25
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205665
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cassandria Norfleet
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205686
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Lewis
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205669
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Lipsey
Age : 58
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205679
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rashonda Love
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205659
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dermaine Michaels
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205668
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Lewis
Age : 57
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205463
Arrest Date: June 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Idris Doss
Age : 40
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205663
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST PERSON W/MENTAL OR PHYSICLA DISABILITY - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Savalley Evans
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205673
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Johnson
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205670
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Johnston
Age : 64
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205662
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jessica Kollwitz
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205683
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Danielle Bronson
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205696
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Celia Bruno
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205691
Arrest Date: July 2, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bruce Burns
Age : 55
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205660
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darius Barnes
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205666
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon York
Age : 47
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205648
Arrest Date: June 30, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Megan Hogan
Age : 36
Residence: Holton, MI
Booking Number(s): 2205647
Arrest Date: June 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vicki Kirkwood
Age : 53
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205655
Arrest Date: July 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Payne
Age : 44
Residence: Lincoln, NB
Booking Number(s): 2205637
Arrest Date: June 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Omar Rivera
Age : 42
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205652
Arrest Date: June 30, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kimberly Bouknight
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205649
Arrest Date: June 30, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordan Fletcher
Age : 20
Residence: North Judson, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205640
Arrest Date: June 30, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alejandro Arteaga
Age : 19
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205645
Arrest Date: June 30, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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HOBART — Residents who were displaced in Hobart are being housed for two additional nights at a local hotel, Councilman Chris Wells, R-5th, said.
After numerous safety issues were found at 215 East St. apartments Monday, 11 families found themselves homeless. The building received a "Do Not Occupy" notice, and they were asked to vacate immediately.
The notice, given to property owner Joe Gore, indicated the building was a fire hazard, hazard to public health and violates codes. Notable issues included electrical problems, blocked exits, unlit exit signs, water leaks, sewage backup, expired fire extinguishers, potential asbestos and black mold, unsanitary conditions and inoperable smoke detectors in units.
Residents originally were given two nights in a hotel by Hobart Township Board. NorthShore Health has called the hotel and extended the tenants' stay for an additional night, and Wells paid for a fourth night at the hotel.
Wells said he has spent more than $1,000 of community donations on providing hotel night stays and food for the residents.
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This investigation began when Hobart firefighters were called to conduct a wellness check in a basement apartment at 215 East St., a building east of downtown, in the afternoon Monday. Upon arrival, they learned the resident no longer lived in the building.
However, upon further investigation into building conditions, Assistant Fire Chief John Reitz said they noticed several safety concerns, prompting them to alert the Hobart Building Department.
Both the Fire Department and Building Department will be conducting further investigations.
Hobart Building Code Official Karen Hansen said that they met with Gore on Tuesday morning and that he made a commitment to address violations and plans to fix the issues. Gore did not respond to a request from The Times for more information.
However, the city is compelling Gore to attend the July 20 Board of Public Works and Safety meeting, Wells said. Gore also refunded tenants' July rent and their security deposits, Wells said.
Numerous steps will need to be taken before the building can be safely occupied, he said. Gore will have to come into the Building Department and request permits for each repair noted by inspectors.
The work then must be finished and signed off on before an inspector will sign off and agree it was repaired. Mold and air quality work will be completed first to make conditions "safe" for workers, Wells said.
Every step will be signed off on before the building can be listed as safe to occupy.
Wells said realtors are looking for new apartments for the displaced tenants. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/hobart-residents-displaced-from-apartment-building-receive-additional-nights-in-hotel/article_71eb8d43-5664-51f9-8b66-acff05d858f3.html | 2022-07-13T23:20:01 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/hobart-residents-displaced-from-apartment-building-receive-additional-nights-in-hotel/article_71eb8d43-5664-51f9-8b66-acff05d858f3.html |
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The latest news from around North Texas. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/consumer-reports-share-top-grill-picks/3013645/ | 2022-07-13T23:20:27 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/consumer-reports-share-top-grill-picks/3013645/ |
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined NBC 5 at 5 p.m. for an exclusive, live interview. A replay of the interview will be added to this article Wednesday afternoon.
During the interview, Abbott discussed the ongoing investigation into the Uvalde massacre and what he's saying to families regarding the law enforcement response.
Abbott was also asked about a resolution passed by the Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees calling on him to call for a special legislative session to pass "common sense firearm policies" before the start of the next school year instead of waiting until the next regular session in January.
The governor addressed Operation Lone Star, the ongoing fight to slow migrants from crossing the Texas-Mexico border, and the $1.3 billion price tag the Texas Military Department says it'll cost to continue.
On a day when ERCOT is again asking Texans to ease their demand on the power grid or risk an energy emergency, the governor discussed the state's power grid.
Lastly, we asked him what he needed to do to defeat Beto O'Rourke in November.
A replay of the interview will be added to this article Wednesday afternoon. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/coming-up-gov-abbott-on-nbc-5-live-at-5-p-m/3013589/ | 2022-07-13T23:20:28 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/coming-up-gov-abbott-on-nbc-5-live-at-5-p-m/3013589/ |
On Tuesday night, Heath Welch and Elizabeth Smith were driving on Chisholm Trail Parkway when they saw something they couldn't believe: A camel.
"I think this might be the first time I've ever seen a camel just walking down the tollway," Welch said. "I had worked a lot of hours and I was like, am I seeing what I'm really seeing?"
According to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, deputies from the department's Livestock Estray Enforcement Program were "dispatched to the 5400 block of northbound Chisholm Trail Parkway to assist the Texas Department of Public Safety at the scene of a crash where there were some loose livestock" shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday evening.
"We're in Texas. I mean, a camel is just weird," Smith said. "I mean, if it was a cow I would have never taken a picture of it, but a camel is a little bit different."
Oddly enough, there were more animals.
"The donkey was in the fast lane," Smith said, though the donkey was actually a zonkey: a cross between a donkey and a zebra.
The couple said they saw a longhorn and calf, too.
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"I called my mom when we passed through. I'm like, 'You're not going to believe what we just saw! There's a camel and a zebra (zonkey) and a steer, and Heath caught the steer," Smith said referring to Welch wrangling the calf. "I grabbed him and held him until the guy got there with the rope," Welch said.
The couple said had Smith not snapped a photo of a camel walking down Chisholm Trail Parkway, their friends might not believe their story.
"Rumor has it none of the animals paid their toll, so they're all in the pen right now," Welch joked. "And yesterday wasn't even 'hump day', so that's what makes it real weird!"
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said two animals had to be euthanized at the scene. The bull calf and zonkey had minor injuries, but are okay. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tuesday-evening-crash-leaves-livestock-wandering-texas-highway/3013587/ | 2022-07-13T23:20:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tuesday-evening-crash-leaves-livestock-wandering-texas-highway/3013587/ |
JEROME, Ariz. — More than 1 million people a year visit the small north-central Arizona town of Jerome, the former home to one of Arizona’s largest copper mines and now a hub for artists.
But police have a problem these days. They say some residents are yelling at tourists over parking in the 504-acre town that has a population of about 450.
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“It has come to our attention that some people visiting our town on short visits and using lawful short-term parking passes are being yelled at or having notes left on their cars by local residents,” police said on the department’s website Monday. “Yelling at, or leaving notes could, in some cases, constitute harassment under Arizona Revised Statutes.”
If any resident feels there may be a parking violation, they are being asked to notify the police department to investigate.
There was no immediate word Wednesday from police if their warning has alleviated the parking squabbles.
Jerome is located 110 miles north of Phoenix. The town was designated a National Historic District by the federal government in 1967.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Anyone who’s ever taken a trip out to a bird sanctuary on one of Maine’s islands has probably been thrilled and fascinated by the light, the landscape, the wind and waves, and of course, the myriad birds that either live on those islands or use them as migratory way stations.
Paul Doiron had a somewhat different reaction.
“A number of years ago, my wife and I visited one of these islands through Maine Audubon,” he says. “When we got there, we were greeted by three young, female interns.”
As the author of thirteen crime novels featuring Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch, Doiron immediately felt the wheels in his head start to turn.
“[The interns] were saying, ‘Oh, the local lobstermen are so nice. They’re here every day bringing us ice cream and lobsters.’ And of course my murderous imagination is thinking: 'They’re so exposed — anything could happen.'”
“Hatchet Island,” Doiron’s latest novel, takes place on an island with a seabird sanctuary, and it’s apparent that he knows the territory. He ought to, because when he met the woman who would later become his wife, she said to him, “If you want to date me, you better take up birding.”
He did, and they’ve been married for 25 years. “I can say without reservation,” he writes, “that was one of the best decisions I ever made.” | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/when-a-maine-crime-novelist-visited-an-island-bird-sanctuary-it-inspired-his-murderous-imagination-207-hatchet-island/97-f830d3dc-ca6c-4b05-bb19-f0da0988721c | 2022-07-13T23:24:33 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/when-a-maine-crime-novelist-visited-an-island-bird-sanctuary-it-inspired-his-murderous-imagination-207-hatchet-island/97-f830d3dc-ca6c-4b05-bb19-f0da0988721c |
YARMOUTH, Maine — Maine is home to one of the most important training sites in the country for law enforcement canines.
That’s according to the people who pay for all of it.
State Farm Insurance has been funding arson dog purchasing and training since 1993. Heather Paul, the company's national arson dog program coordinator, said the average residential house fire costs them $45,000 to insure. Each accelerant-detecting canine costs about $25,000 to buy and train.
As they try to catch and deter insurance fraud, it's easy math to comprehend.
"Arson is one of the most difficult crimes to solve," Paul explained. "The evidence burns up. It's a dirty, smelly environment. And, as a human, we don't have that superpower sense of smell."
She added that the dogs are equally useful for ruling out arson as the cause of a fire.
Since 1993, State Farm has funded the purchase and training of 435 teams nationwide, Paul says.
A canine has 300,000,000 scent receptors, while a human has around 400. Because of this incredible sensory capability, trained arson dogs can discover mere drops of accelerant at the scene of a fire.
On Wednesday, 11 teams showed up from as far away as Phoenix, Arizona to get their recertification as accelerant detecting teams. They practiced finding droplets of evaporated gasoline in a Yarmouth burn house used as training grounds for local firefighters.
All the dogs involved are Labrador retrievers. As opposed to other types of law enforcement and service dogs, Phoenix Fire Captain Robby Simpson said the social labs are allowed to be pet and even allows his partner, Sunny, to console homeowners after a fire.
"They're having a terrible day, one of the worst days of their life, and when you know they're animal lovers, sometimes I'll bring Sunny out and go say hello," Simpson explained.
But arsonists beware. The dogs find accelerant on humans as well. They're trained with food as a reward, which is kept in a pouch worn around their partner's waist. Once that pouch goes on, Simpson said, a switch is flipped in the dog's mind. They know it's time to go to work.
Simpson said he has brought Sunny to the scenes of house fires where, among the gathered neighbors, friends, and homeowners, someone is not always as they seem.
"The suspect wants to pet the dog and look innocent," he smirked. "And I let him pet and play, and at the same time, Sunny's getting a sniff."
Once Sunny or his peers smell a trace of accelerant, they sit and point their snout at the source.
If they sit and point in front of a human, handcuffs are quickly on the way. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/arson-dogs-come-from-around-the-us-to-train-in-maine-law-inforcement-canines-state-farm-insurance-program/97-e33ef942-b420-4575-afba-dd36b2fd6b1e | 2022-07-13T23:24:40 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/arson-dogs-come-from-around-the-us-to-train-in-maine-law-inforcement-canines-state-farm-insurance-program/97-e33ef942-b420-4575-afba-dd36b2fd6b1e |
WESTBROOK, Maine — Did you recently lose a wedding ring in the area of the Lincoln Street dock in Westbrook?
Good news: it's been found. Two good Samaritans, Erica and Erin, are now looking for its home.
The Westbrook Police Department posted an image of a flier explaining the circumstances of the found item.
According to the notice, Erica and Erin came upon a woman looking for her husband's missing wedding ring near the Lincoln Street dock in Westbrook over the weekend.
Later on, the pair found the ring "in the water nestled by a rock" while they were paddling up the river.
If this sounds like you, please contact Erica and Erin at MEchickentender@gmail.com. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/good-samaritans-find-lost-wedding-ring-at-lincoln-street-dock-in-westbrook-police-found-item/97-cf0eb589-a57d-4fc7-a19a-236c014b2c87 | 2022-07-13T23:24:46 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/good-samaritans-find-lost-wedding-ring-at-lincoln-street-dock-in-westbrook-police-found-item/97-cf0eb589-a57d-4fc7-a19a-236c014b2c87 |
ORLAND, Maine — Maine is known for its breathtaking wilderness and wildlife, and the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust is making efforts to keep it that way.
Wednesday morning the nonprofit announced their newest campaign, Growing the Dream, to support its land acquisition of the west side of the Dead River in Orland.
According to the Great Pond Trust, the purchase ensures that the 355 acres of forest and wetlands will be protected from development.
Conservation Trust Executive Director Landon Fake sees the acquisition and fundraising as the end game for protecting wildlife and keeping the space open for everybody.
"We're not opposed to development, but I think certain places ought to be protected; views like this ought to be protected," Fake said.
The campaign will also support the last half-million in fundraising to turn the plan into reality.
Additionally, funds will go towards preserving and maintaining the 25-acre Joost Family Preserve on Verona Island.
Phineas Peake has known the area of Dead River's woodlands since he was a kid, and is now working with Great Pond Mountain Conservation to preserve it.
"A lot of recreation around here when I was a kid: hiking, biking, skiing, before it was land trust ... so it's been fun to watch it change." | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/nonprofit-aims-to-preserve-land-in-orland-maine-environment/97-07e37dd1-02e3-4386-9df2-994ac3fa9a9a | 2022-07-13T23:24:52 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/nonprofit-aims-to-preserve-land-in-orland-maine-environment/97-07e37dd1-02e3-4386-9df2-994ac3fa9a9a |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council renewed its support for two of the region’s biggest planned freeway transportation projects Wednesday morning, voting to endorse the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Program’s proposed design for a new I-5 crossing over the Columbia River and to sign back on to the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project.
The IBR team unveiled its proposed design in May, presenting an updated version of the preliminary Columbia River Crossing design. Because it adapts an earlier design that already received federal approval, the modified plan will be able to go through a more limited “supplemental” federal environmental review rather than the full process.
The team has spent the past few weeks shopping the plan around to various local government councils and agency boards, with the goal of getting a thumbs up from each group ahead of next week’s meeting of the bi-state legislative committee that oversees the project.
Portland’s endorsement follows recent green lights from Tri-Met, C-Tran, the Port of Vancouver and the Vancouver City Council. Three more agencies are set to vote this week: Metro, the Port of Portland and the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council. If the bi-state committee signs off, the project will enter the federal supplemental environmental review process.
The Portland City Council’s approval came with a lengthy list of conditions for the project, ranging from broad concepts like greenhouse gas reduction to specific design choices like the inclusion of bike and pedestrian resting zones with seating and lookout points.
Bridge height concerns
The preliminary design proposal drew a mix of praise and concern from Mayor Ted Wheeler and multiple city commissioners, and mostly negative feedback from the people who signed up to give public testimony.
Wheeler expressed concern about how the bridge’s proposed height would satisfy competing interests, particularly if multiple federal agencies end up at odds over the design. Program administrator Greg Johnson replied that the U.S. Coast Guard is ultimately the permitting authority, but other federal agencies would also have a say.
The Coast Guard recently rejected the IBR team’s preliminary proposal for a bridge with 116 feet of river clearance (compared with 178 feet on the current bridge with lift span raised), but Johnson said that was a preliminary judgement that didn’t account for mitigation measures the project could employ. The CRC eventually got a Coast Guard permit for 116 feet before the project was scrapped, he noted.
Johnson also said the IBR team won’t be seeking a final Coast Guard permit until 2025 or 2026, near the end of the design phase. Wheeler pressed him about what would happen if the Coast Guard and Federal Aviation Administration disagreed, or if the Coast Guard mandated a height that would make the bridge too steep for light rail.
"Conversations would then probably go to the political arena," Johnson replied, adding that the dispute would likely be worked out at the federal level.
The program’s current cost estimates are still based on the totals calculated for the CRC, adjusted for inflation. In response to a question from commissioner Carmen Rubio, Johnson said the IBR would release a more detailed financial plan and cost estimate in November or December.
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty touted several aspects of the preliminary design, such as the inclusion of light rail and the reduction to one set of auxiliary lanes instead of the two that had been proposed for the CRC, for a total of eight lanes instead of 10.
She urged her colleagues to approve the preliminary design as a starting point. The vote doesn’t commit the council to supporting a single specific design, she said, and there will be more opportunities for input during the rest of the design process.
"There are a lot of ways that this could go off the rail, but it certainly shouldn’t go off the rail for the first vote," she said.
Back on board with the Rose Quarter project
The council also voted at Wednesday’s meeting to enter into an agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to assist with the Rose Quarter Improvement Project. The city’s involvement is relatively small, but the agreement is symbolically significant because, as noted in the impact statement, it represents "the beginning of re-engagement" with the project.
The council ordered city bureaus to suspend all work on the project in July 2020 after the nonprofit Albina Vision Trust accused ODOT of failing to meaningfully engage with the group’s suggestions to make sure the project would repair the harms caused by the original construction of the Rose Quarter segment of I-5, which tore through the historically Black Albina neighborhood.
Gov. Kate Brown convened a series of meetings with stakeholders and community groups last summer to find a way to get the project back on track, and the groups recommended a new design called "Hybrid 3" that expands and strengthens the project’s proposed freeway caps through the Rose Quarter, reconnecting more of the neighborhood and allowing new construction on top of the caps.
"Buildable highway covers were not part of ODOT’s original plan," Hardesty said on Wednesday. "They had proposed three-and-a-half acres of bits and pieces over I-5. With Hybrid 3, we have gained eight acres that will do more than just cover I-5. These acres provide the kind of city street grid that other Portland neighborhoods take for granted." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-supports-i5-bridge-rose-quarter-project/283-6eb439e4-1099-46f2-aff4-bdd67da3f133 | 2022-07-13T23:27:11 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-supports-i5-bridge-rose-quarter-project/283-6eb439e4-1099-46f2-aff4-bdd67da3f133 |
A federal judge will allow most of a lawsuit brought by a Christian student organization against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to move forward.
Ratio Christi, which started at UNL in 2018 to promote the "historical, scientific, and philosophical reasons to believe Christianity is true," sued the university after it was denied funding to bring a speaker to campus.
All eight members of the NU Board of Regents, as well as several administrators, the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, and the University Program Council were named in the suit.
According to the complaint, filed in October 2021 in U.S. District Court, Ratio Christi sought $1,500 to bring Robert Audi, a former UNL faculty member who now teaches at the University of Notre Dame, to campus in April.
The University Program Council, which distributes more than $270,000 in funds collected from student fees, denied the request, telling Ratio Christi the Event Fund could not be used to finance "political campaigns, or speakers of a political or ideological nature."
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Instead, the council recommended Ratio Christi add a speaker to promote a countering viewpoint, which the student group said it did not want to do.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge John Gerrard said while the denial of funding spurred the lawsuit, the claims in Ratio Christi's complaint "sweep far more broadly, posing a broadside attack on the entire funding scheme" for speakers at UNL.
Along with imposing restrictions on student groups to not host speakers who deliver ideological or political perspectives, or also invite speakers to provide another viewpoint, Ratio Christi alleged UNL invited speakers who promote certain ideologies without hosting opposing views.
Gerrard said Ratio Christi's argument that UNL's mandatory student fee allocation system violated the constitutional rights of the group's members was "not well developed and somewhat difficult to follow," but that he would allow it to proceed because the university did not provide adequate reason to dismiss it.
"And quite possibly, the confusion surrounding this claim may even further the plaintiff's argument to the extent it demonstrates that the university's student fee allocation system seems to be riddled with differing policies whose applications are unclear," Gerrard wrote in the order.
While UNL's policy for campus speakers allows for organizations to pay political and ideological speakers to come to campus, Gerrard said, student organizations cannot receive funds under an Event Fund policy if the speakers they wish to invite are political or ideological speech.
"While there very well may be a clear system for disbursing student fees and lawful explanations for the differing standards and policies presented in the record, that cannot be determined at this stage from the facts and arguments before the Court," Gerrard said.
The order, which paves the way for the case to proceed toward trial, granted the university's motion to dismiss claims for damages against the individuals named in the lawsuit.
Gerrard said that to the extent that any regent or administrator had personal involvement in the decision to deny funding, they would be entitled to qualified immunity.
The plaintiffs are entitled to seek compensatory damages against the individual defendants, however, including for the reimbursement of student activity fees. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/lawsuit-alleging-discrimination-in-unl-student-fee-policies-can-move-forward-judge-says/article_3a454b11-d116-5d0f-81e0-c0989321ae5b.html | 2022-07-13T23:27:11 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/lawsuit-alleging-discrimination-in-unl-student-fee-policies-can-move-forward-judge-says/article_3a454b11-d116-5d0f-81e0-c0989321ae5b.html |
Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a man suspected of firing a gun at a vehicle on Tuesday.
James Vann, 37, of Bismarck, is charged with attempted murder and terrorizing, according to court documents.
Bismarck police responded to a call of a gunshot in the 1000 block of West Turnpike Avenue about 2 p.m. Tuesday, Officer Lynn Wanner said. Police believe it was a targeted attack.
An affidavit states Vann pulled alongside a vehicle and made threatening comments up to the driver who was parked on on West Turnpike Avenue at approximately 2 p.m. Vann allegedly yelled at the man and aimed a pistol at him. The man laughed at Vann, who said “Do you think that’s funny?” and fired one round into the driver’s side door of the vehicle.
Authorities say Vann told the man “I’ll kill you and your family” and drove west, according to the affidavit. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/bismarck-police-issue-arrest-warrant-for-shooting-suspect/article_2949f046-02c4-11ed-a303-43d3a4996f75.html | 2022-07-13T23:30:23 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/bismarck-police-issue-arrest-warrant-for-shooting-suspect/article_2949f046-02c4-11ed-a303-43d3a4996f75.html |
A South Dakota man will serve life in prison for intentionally running over a 77-year-old Mandan man who was picking up his granddaughter after an early-morning sports practice last March.
A judge weighed Wade Bison’s fate only briefly during a sentencing hearing Wednesday before handing down the sentence that offers no chance of parole. It’s a sentence family members of Erwin Geigle said they sought but one that doesn’t bring closure for the loss of a man they called “Swervin’ Erwin,” a nod to his prowess on the dance floor.
South Central District Judge Douglas Bahr sentenced Bison on lesser felony charges before returning to the most serious charge of murder. He said his only decision after hearing attorney input and testimony from a probation officer was whether Bison, 39, should have the opportunity for parole.
“I don’t think we can emphasize enough the serious nature of this situation,” the judge said, calling it “horrific, unprovoked and random.”
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Bison in April pleaded guilty to murder in March 21 death of Geigle, 77, who was at the All Seasons Arena complex to pick up his granddaughter from morning sports practice.
Geigle was repeatedly struck and killed in the parking lot of the arena, which is right next to the high school, police said.
There was no provocation by Geigle that prompted Bison to strike him with his pickup, Assistant Morton County State’s Attorney Gabrielle Goter said. Bison had to slam on his brakes when Geigle walked in front of him, which angered Bison. He left burnout marks on the pavement as he accelerated and struck Geigle, who tried to get up but couldn’t because Bison “ran him down two more times,” the prosecutor said.
“This never should have happened,” Goter said, referring to Bison’s criminal history of 54 prior convictions that included a one-year stretch of incarceration. He was offered “opportunity after opportunity” through probation and programs.
“And yet here we are. An innocent man lost his life just for walking across the street to pick up his granddaughter,” Goter said.
Bison on Wednesday did not address the court before or after sentencing. Defense attorney Steve Balaban, at Bison’s request, asked Bahr for a sentence of 10 years in prison with five suspended, and an amount of probation to be determined by the court. If the sentence was life, Balaban asked that it be with the possibility of parole.
“Mr. Bison is not an old man, he’s not a young man,” Balaban said. “I think with a sentence at the penitentiary he can redeem himself and be fit to rejoin society.”
Bison’s sentencing request was “almost offensive to the court,” Bahr said.
“There was nothing that was done to warrant any action towards the deceased,” Bahr said. Some of Bison’s past convictions were non-violent, but when he was given opportunities for assistance toward becoming a productive member of the community, he declined and continued in behavior that was “harmful to himself and others,” the judge said.
Life without parole was a fitting sentence because that pattern would likely continue and members of the community would be put at risk if Bison wasn’t incarcerated, Bahr said.
The judge also ordered Bison to pay restitution of about $10,000 for funeral expenses and damage to the arena.
‘Gentle in everything’
That March morning was Geigle’s day to pick up his granddaughter from practice, said Evelyn Snyder, who is married to Geigle’s nephew.
“He was a super, super man,” Snyder said. “He was so gentle in everything, just a very, very easy-going, soft guy.”
Geigle and wife, Jeanette, who was not in the courtroom, loved to dance polka and jitterbug, with other dancers sometimes clearing a circle in an effort to stay out of the way, Snyder said. She said Jeanette Geigle can accept the fact that her husband is gone, but not the way he died.
“That’s her biggest hurt,” Snyder said.
Dennis Snyder, Erwin Geigle’s nephew, said family had hoped for the life sentence without parole. Though they got that, it doesn’t bring closure.
“Not yet,” he said. “We’re just going to have to learn to live with it because nothing’s going to bring him back. It’s something that we’ll never get over.”
Bison at an April court appearance told Bahr he got upset because Geigle walked in front of him. He said he put his foot on the accelerator “just to rev the engine,” but struck Geigle. When he saw the extent of Geigle’s injuries "I figured there was nothing I could do, nothing I could do. I freaked out," Bison said. "I just closed my eyes and hoped that I gave him mercy."
Bahr at that hearing asked Bison if he intentionally ran over Geigle to make sure he was dead.
“I did,” Bison said.
Bison in April also pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving death, terrorizing and reckless endangerment, along with misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief and driving with a suspended license.
Emergency responders heard Geigle's phone ringing in the parking lot, Goter said. Jeanette later told authorities she'd been trying to reach him.
The truck's movements also were captured on surveillance video, including the truck driving over a figure on the ground that was in the same position as Geigle's body. The truck did an estimated $1,800 in damage to the arena.
Witnesses said the stolen Ford F-250 pickup "rapidly left" the parking lot where teachers, students and parents were coming and going. One teacher reported nearly being hit.
"No attempts were made by the driver of the (pickup) to check on the damage or injury caused to Geigle prior to leaving the scene in a reckless fashion," according to a police affidavit.
Bison was taken into custody by Bismarck police later on the morning of March 21 after a crash on State Street that sent the stolen pickup he was driving and a stolen SUV he was towing down an embankment and into a chain-link fence outside Motel 6. The crash followed a police chase that reached speeds up to 50 mph.
He pleaded guilty to two felony theft counts, fleeing a police officer with risk of death or serious injury, and felony possession of drug paraphernalia, along with misdemeanor driving under suspension. The most serious of those charges carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He’ll be sentenced Thursday on those charges.
Police in an affidavit stated that Bison is a known methamphetamine user and had two used syringes in his pants pocket when he was arrested. Authorities initially said Bison was from Bismarck or Fargo. He told Bahr at his change-of-plea hearing that he was from Wakpala, South Dakota.
North Dakota court records show Bison has a lengthy history of alcohol, drug and driving offense convictions dating to 2003, including incidents last year. During one of those incidents, he told Mandan police that his name was Rico Havoc. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/bison-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-in-mandan-mans-death/article_d0ec42b6-02f8-11ed-82a5-eb1e3485ea13.html | 2022-07-13T23:30:29 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/bison-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-in-mandan-mans-death/article_d0ec42b6-02f8-11ed-82a5-eb1e3485ea13.html |
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health will offer a free Narcan training event 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Dream Center in Bismarck.
Statistics provided by first responders in Burleigh County show a 55% increase in overdoses deaths from 2020 to 2021.
Participants will learn how to recognize an opioid overdoes and how to properly administer a Narcan dose.
Registration for the event at 1805 Park Ave. is limited and required. Register by calling 701-355-1594 or go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-narcan-training-tickets-381770795727.
For more information on attending or hosting a future Narcan training event, call Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health at 701-355-1594. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-burleigh-public-health-offering-free-narcan-training/article_0fea52f2-02d9-11ed-8b38-1bf776044984.html | 2022-07-13T23:30:35 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-burleigh-public-health-offering-free-narcan-training/article_0fea52f2-02d9-11ed-8b38-1bf776044984.html |
The first draft of Bismarck's 2023 budget does not include a property tax increase, a move city commissioners welcomed after having tax hikes in the last two budgets.
The proposed budget focuses on sustaining existing levels of city services while having no mill levy increases, Commissioner Steve Marquardt said at Tuesday's commission meeting. It also focuses on public safety, raises to retain city workers, cybersecurity, establishing and maintaining an equipment replacement program and reducing future costs for taxpayers.
Marquardt, who sits on the city's budget committee, said the panel recommends approving two new police investigators, one police sergeant, two firefighters, one deputy fire marshal and additional assistance to Public Works.
Finance Director Dmitriy Chernyak said 56% of the general fund would be allocated toward public safety, which includes the hiring of city staff and purchasing police body cameras. He said 27% would go to general government expenses, 11% to highways and streets and the rest would go to recreation and health and wellness.
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The proposed general fund budget -- funded largely by property and sales taxes -- is nearly $63 million. Chernyak said the total 2023 budget was not immediately available because the city is still conducting a water rate study. The 2022 general fund budget was just over $71 million, and the total budget was $330 million.
Chernyak said some operating expense projections have increased due to inflation and supply chain issues.
“Our budget is no different than anyone else’s, we’re just as impacted,” Chernyak said. “We’re going to try to maintain it within our current existing budget as much as possible and I think we’ve accomplished that for 2023. Based on information that we have today, I think we’re sitting in a good spot.”
The budget committee also recommended a 5.75% increase for staff salaries. City Human Resources Director Leanne Schmidt said the increase, based on a consultant's salary plan recommendation from 2021, is to help retain staff.
Commissioners unanimously voted to move forward with the draft preliminary budget. The commission will potentially vote on whether to approve the preliminary budget at its July 26 meeting. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for Sept. 13.
“This is a budget that for the first time in probably three years, nothing really jumps out at me,” said Commissioner Greg Zenker, who voted against the last two city budgets. “We’re addressing public safety, that's our goal. And if we can maintain that and not raise mill, I don't have a problem with it.”
Bismarck's budget impacts a portion of Bismarck property owners' tax bill. Property valuations and the budgets for Burleigh County, Bismarck Public Schools and Bismarck Parks and Recreation also impact property taxes. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/proposed-bismarck-2023-budget-focuses-on-public-safety-no-property-tax-increase/article_7cb32fa2-02d0-11ed-ad54-9b44912794c2.html | 2022-07-13T23:30:41 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/proposed-bismarck-2023-budget-focuses-on-public-safety-no-property-tax-increase/article_7cb32fa2-02d0-11ed-ad54-9b44912794c2.html |
UPDATE: As of Wednesday afternoon, the four Wildwood Crest beaches were no longer under advisories for elevated fecal bacteria levels on the DEP website.
WILDWOOD CREST — The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued advisories for four borough beaches due to high levels of fecal bacteria.
The advisories are in effect for the beaches at Miami Avenue, Lavendar Road, Orchid Road and Forget-Me-Not Road.
Regulators from the DEP are required to issue an advisory when the concentration of enterococci bacteria in a sample of water exceeds limits set by the State Sanitary Code. Enterococci are a kind of bacteria that is typically found in animal and human waste and can be harmful to human health in high concentrations.
After an advisory is issued, additional samples are collected until water quality again meets state standards.
There are not currently any beach closures listed on the DEP website. If two consecutive water samples at a beach exceed the maximum state standard, it will close until a sample indicates that bacteria levels are again within a healthy range.
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Recreational beach-water quality monitoring is done weekly at 180 ocean and 35 bay monitoring stations positioned along the Jersey Shore, according to the DEP website. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/4-wildwood-crest-beaches-no-longer-under-advisories-for-high-bacteria-levels/article_45a129de-02bb-11ed-b676-bb95b4b6fd10.html | 2022-07-13T23:35:46 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/4-wildwood-crest-beaches-no-longer-under-advisories-for-high-bacteria-levels/article_45a129de-02bb-11ed-b676-bb95b4b6fd10.html |
Representatives of Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and nonprofit Offshore Wind 4 Kids hold a student workshop Wednesday on the Atlantic City beach, showing them how to build model wind turbines.
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Students assemble model wind turbines at Atlantic Shores' Educational Community Outreach center.
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Students make their way to the beach to test their model wind turbines Wednesday in Atlantic City.
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Representatives from Atlantic Shores and Offshore Wind 4 Kids work with students from the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City and the Egg Harbor Township Police Activities League.
ATLANTIC CITY — For most kids, the perfect summer day may include building sandcastles on the beach or splashing around in the water, but for some, like Britney Gilhernandez, who is interested in technology, Wednesday was a good day to learn about wind turbines and energy.
“I found it interesting how windmills are able to power energy, so I wanted to see other ways windmills can be used,” said Gilhernandez, 11, who took part in a workshop on the Boardwalk sponsored in part by Offshore Wind 4 Kids.
Offshore Wind 4 Kids, an organization that teaches children about engineering and technology via offshore wind, and Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, one of the main companies contracted to build and maintain New Jersey’s largest offshore wind turbine project, partnered on the workshop, the first for the company’s Educational Community Outreach center.
Gilhernandez was one of 30 to 40 kids from the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City and Egg Harbor Township’s Police Activities League who spent the day learning from industry professionals about engineering, renewable energy and how to work together to build their own model offshore wind turbines. The children ranged in age from 8 to 15 years old.
Gilhernandez, who is interested in having a career in tech when she’s older, said she learned about different types of wind turbines and how they are built, as well as where the offshore wind turbines are being built, which she found the most interesting.
Being on the beach with the model wind turbine and playing with Lego windmills was also a plus.
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“My brother is into technology, so he might be jealous,” said Gilhernandez, the youngest of her two sisters and one brother.
Atlantic Shores’ Community and Industry Engagement’s Satsuki Sokol, along with Offshore Wind 4 Kids Director William Beuckelaers, kicked off the workshop with background about offshore energy, the major components of windmills and the benefits of renewable energy.
“It’s about being a good neighbor,” said Sokol, who noted Atlantic Shores’ commitment to the community by giving city kids the opportunity to learn about the wind industry, while being transparent about their goals. “There are other work options in Atlantic City other than working in the casinos. We’re committed to getting kids excited about science and technology, so they understand it and can embrace it. “
In a joint venture between Shell New Energies US and EDF Renewable North America that started in 2018, the Atlantic Shores Leasing Area was approved after a two-year federal review process for a wind project 10 to 20 miles off the coast between Atlantic City and Barnegat Light. The project will span 185,000 acres. When it is finished, it will provide enough energy to power nearly 1.5 million homes, starting in 2027.
Jennifer Daniels, development director for Atlantic Shores, said the project will ensure her organization is “here for a long time” and will benefit the area.
“Projects like this benefit everyone, so we want to make sure Atlantic City gets the benefits of jobs and economic development,” said Daniels, who said the industry will provide opportunities in engineering, administration, communication, safety and manufacturing.
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Juan Carlos Puente, chief financial officer of Atlantic Shores, said the company was committed to spending $850 million in the state, developing supply chains and creating manufacturing plants and jobs.
“It’s very important to us as a company to explain what building a wind farm entails. Events like this help kids think about future careers and what building a wind farm requires,” Puente said.
Mahki Rowe, 12, said he had never built a wind turbine before, but learning about it was fun.
“I like building stuff, and my dad is a construction worker, so when I grow up, I want to be like him,” Rowe said.
Building the wind turbine with his friends was Rowe’s favorite part of the day and inspired him to be a “technical builder” when he grows up.
Atlantic Shores said this was the first of many workshops it will host at its ECO building at 3711 Atlantic Ave. A formal grand opening of the building is set in August after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hundreds of protesters have marched on New Jersey’s Capitol to urge Gov. Phil Murphy to deny permits to any future project that involves the burning of fossil fuels. Environmentalists listed a litany of proposed projects around the state that they want the governor to reject, including power plants and transport facilities for liquefied natural gas. The Democratic governor did not see or hear Thursday's protest because he was in Washington attending a White House meeting on offshore wind energy development. Seventeen-year-old Rey Watson of Whitehouse Station says she came to the protest out of frustration that those in power are not doing enough to address climate change.
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Representatives of Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and nonprofit Offshore Wind 4 Kids hold a student workshop Wednesday on the Atlantic City beach, showing them how to build model wind turbines.
Representatives from Atlantic Shores and Offshore Wind 4 Kids work with students from the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City and the Egg Harbor Township Police Activities League. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/kids-learn-about-wind-energy-build-first-model-wind-turbines-in-u-s-waters/article_e16f408a-02ca-11ed-a3c0-535e766264ee.html | 2022-07-13T23:35:53 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/kids-learn-about-wind-energy-build-first-model-wind-turbines-in-u-s-waters/article_e16f408a-02ca-11ed-a3c0-535e766264ee.html |
Connor Broomhead, 7, and Cody Howell, 4, both from Galloway Township, work on their hockey skills Wednesday at the Flyers Community Caravan "Shore Tour" on Wednesday at the Community Center. Gritty and alumni were also on hand to greet fans and sign autographs.
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The DiOrio family of Ken; Isabelle, 4; Nicholas, 6; and Allison drove up from Raleigh, North Carolina, to meet Gritty at the Flyers Community Caravan on Wednesday in Ventnor.
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CJ Egrie, 19, and Aiden, both of Ventnor, play bubble hockey.
VENTNOR — When the Philadelphia Flyers started their Community Caravan six years ago, the annual event traveled to different towns and set up a stationary extravaganza.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed that.
Over the last two years, the tour would parade around certain towns and hand out merchandise and other giveaways and wave to fans as special guests and organizers passed. But the interaction between fans was missed.
"We like it better the other way," said Rob Baer, director of youth and amateur Hockey for the Flyers. "Just letting the fans come to us and hang out for a few hours."
The sixth annual Flyers’ Community Caravan made its third stop of the summer Wednesday near the entrance to Newport Avenue Beach, next to the Ventnor Community Center. Games like cornhole, bubble hockey, ping-pong, a small putting green, slap shooting targets, an inflatable hockey rink and a lot more were set up on the street.
The Philadelphia Wings had a setup, too. Their mascot, Wingston, was there.
There were team merchandise and exclusive items like bucket hats, beach balls, sunglasses, Hawaiian shirts and more given away. Flyers alumni, the Flyers Ice Team and, of course, beloved team mascot Gritty were in attendance.
"You have a more meaningful touch point with fans (as opposed to the parade)," said Baer, noting the caravan reached more people, "because we were driving a couple miles through each town, and people lined up along the streets. But we didn't get to talk to anybody. We didn't get to interact with them because we were just riding by."
It was all back to normal Wednesday.
There were long lines to meet and take pictures with Gritty. Among the many to meet the famous orange, furry mascot were the DiOrio family, who traveled from Raleigh, North Carolina. Ken and Allison previously lived in Philly and are Flyers fans. Their children, Nick, 6, and Isabelle, 4, were very excited to meet Gritty.
Isabelle has red hair and had a sign that read "Gritty, are you my dad?" as a joke. The family wanted to "have some fun with Gritty," Ken said. The entire atmosphere was great, the family added.
"We found out Gritty was going to be here, and we are diehard Philly sports fans, so we wanted to make sure we came out here and get the kids to experience the Philly sports scene," said Ken, who is on vacation with his family and staying at his mother's-in-law home in Ventnor. "I wish they had the caravan down in Raleigh."
Ken also loved meeting some of his "old-school heroes."
Brad Marsh (1982-88), Bob "The Hound" Kelly (1970-98), Dave "The Hammer" Schultz (1971-75), Doug Crossman (1983-88) and Riley Cote (2006-10) were there to sign autographs. Fans young and old lined up to meet the Flyers' legends.
"What we did during COVID was phenomenal, and we still reached the fans, but this is where it's at. When you can reach out and be a part of something with the fans," said Marsh, who is the president of the Flyers Alumni Association and the director of community development.
"This is important because without the fans, there is no sporting team that would be successful. Fans are the backbone of any sports team. And Flyers fans are very faithful. We like getting out in the community. It's just a great atmosphere."
Connor Broomhead, 7, sister Hailey, 9, brother Colton, 17 months, and friend Cody Howell, 4, were some of the fans in line for autographs. Cody's favorite thing about the caravan was shooting pucks.
"It is really cool," said Connor, who was wearing a Flyers shirt and expressed his excitement for the upcoming season, which opens Oct. 13 when the Flyers host the New Jersey Devils. "I like the autographs I got."
The Flyers open their preseason Sept. 24 against the Boston Bruins.
"I hope so," Connor said about whether or not the team will win a lot of games. He thinks the team will "do good."
Former Egg Harbor Township track and field coach Ryan Smith was there with his wife, Carli, and two sons, Clayton, 7, and Bennett, 6. Clayton and Bennett both play street hockey and are huge Flyers fans. The Smiths have never been to the caravan before, but they made sure to attend Wednesday.
"We've wanted to get here for a couple years now," Ryan said.
Added Clayton, "I like the cornhole."
The 7-year-old is a huge cornhole fan, said Ryan, who joked about challenging Schultz to a game with his sons. Overall, they enjoyed the music, atmosphere and giveaways, especially the bucket hat, a signature look for Ryan, who was actually wearing a white bucket hat Wednesday.
"It is a great time," Ryan said.
Keith and Alanna Shore, along with their daughter Parker, 11, live in Philadelphia but spend the summers in Ventnor. The Shores are also Flyers fans, and Parker has been playing ice hockey for about six years. She played games that involved a hockey stick, and her shooting skills were very impressive.
"I like getting the autographs and the shooting things," said Parker, who has been to two other caravans.
The caravan started Monday in North Wildwood. The traveling parade moved to Ocean City on Tuesday and will have a mobile pep rally through Sea Isle City on Thursday. The caravan will continue its nine-stop tour in the Greater Philadelphia area. There will be a parade Thursday in Sea Isle, per the city's request, Baer said.
"It's a pretty cool afternoon for those who decide to come out," Baer said. "It's a lot of fun."
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Connor Broomhead, 7, and Cody Howell, 4, both from Galloway Township, work on their hockey skills Wednesday at the Flyers Community Caravan "Shore Tour" on Wednesday at the Community Center. Gritty and alumni were also on hand to greet fans and sign autographs.
The DiOrio family of Ken; Isabelle, 4; Nicholas, 6; and Allison drove up from Raleigh, North Carolina, to meet Gritty at the Flyers Community Caravan on Wednesday in Ventnor. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/flyers-caravan-back-to-original-roots-hosts-fun-event-in-ventnor/article_01cf6bc8-02eb-11ed-92b6-97fb7db64202.html | 2022-07-13T23:36:05 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/flyers-caravan-back-to-original-roots-hosts-fun-event-in-ventnor/article_01cf6bc8-02eb-11ed-92b6-97fb7db64202.html |
Child killed decades ago in Georgia is identified; mother arrested in Phoenix on suspicion of murder
The mother of a long-unidentified child found deceased in DeKalb County, Georgia, decades ago was arrested in Phoenix on June 29 on suspicion of killing the boy.
The child's remains were left for months before he was found on Feb. 26, 1999, and the amount of time the body spent in the elements had made him unidentifiable.
More than 20 years after he was discovered, the boy was publicly identified Wednesday as 6-year-old William DeShawn Hamilton. He had relocated to the area from Charlotte, North Carolina, with his mother shortly before he died, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston said at a press conference in Georgia on Wednesday.
The break in the case came when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received a call in May 2020 from a tipster who recognized the boy from an updated artist’s rendering, according to Boston. Following further investigation, he was officially identified in February 2022 using DNA evidence.
On June 28, Hamilton’s mother, Teresa Ann Bailey Black, 45, was indicted on suspicion of his murder, Boston said. She was arrested the next day in Phoenix, where she was living. As of Wednesday, she is still awaiting extradition to DeKalb County for a trial.
According to Boston, investigators believe Black moved from DeKalb almost immediately after her son’s death, although she did not specify whether Black relocated directly to Phoenix. Black, nor anyone else, ever reported Hamilton as missing.
“We look forward to bringing justice on behalf of William DeShawn Hamilton, an unknown name and face no more,” Boston said.
A cemetery worker found Hamilton in a shallow grave in a wooded area near a cemetery at Clifton Springs and Clifton Church roads, Boston said. According to Boston, one of the last times Hamilton was seen alive was when he was withdrawn from school in December 1998.
Boston said they could not have cracked the cold case without the help of the public.
“This is an example, and we say this all the time to the public,” Boston said. “Tips are so meaningful. They mean something whether it’s a tip for the day after something happens or 20 years later. It makes a difference.”
The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office is still asking anyone who might have interacted with Black, then with the last name Bailey, or Hamilton in 1998 or 1999 to provide any information they have.
Boston said tipsters can call the cold case tip line at 404-371-2444 and may remain anonymous if they wish.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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HOUSTON — People who have lived in Houston for a while expect hot summers, but this one has been next level.
Now, the head of ERCOT has admitted to a Houston newspaper they did not expect it to be as hot as it is.
The power grid operator has a chart online that shows projected supply and demand in real time.
Look at later on Wednesday, the blue dotted line that represents demand is neck and neck – even passes – the purple supply line between 1:30 and 11 p.m.
It’s been like this all week.
In that interview, ERCOT Interim CEO Brad Jones says he is concerned about some of the state's older power generators keeping up with the record demand for power this summer.
Jones said the extreme heat scenario for this summer estimated that demand could reach above 81,000 megawatts, which was the original forecast for Monday. Originally, forecasters gave that a 5 percent chance of happening, according to Jones.
"The 81,500 (megawatts) was the extreme, but those numbers are in the system. We just start with what we think the expected case is, and in early May, the expected case was 77,500" megawatts, he said.
But he’s hopeful that they’ll be able to keep everyone’s lights on.
So far, there haven’t been significant outages. ERCOT says one reason is because requests for people to conserve energy have worked.
KHOU 11 News has received several questions from viewers asking if big companies that use the most power are required to conserve energy when there’s a threat of outages in the state.
The answer is no. It’s optional for businesses just like the rest of us.
ERCOT says it hopes big businesses comply with requests.
As of this morning, the grid operator has not called for anyone to conserve energy the rest of the week. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-ceo-texas-record-heat/285-0ff58602-9491-4cc2-a8ed-74e3559e3f03 | 2022-07-13T23:49:04 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas/ercot-ceo-texas-record-heat/285-0ff58602-9491-4cc2-a8ed-74e3559e3f03 |
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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking a Pima County judge to immediately restore his power and the power of local prosecutors to bring criminal charges against doctors who perform abortions.
In legal papers filed Wednesday, Brnovich argues that the only reason the Arizona Court of Appeals enjoined enforcement of the state's anti-abortion law was the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. That historic decision and a follow-up ruling in a 1992 case called Casey v. Planned Parenthood declared that women have a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy prior to viability of the fetus.
But those decisions were overruled by the justices late last month in the case involving the validity of a Mississippi law, Brnovich said.
"The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion,'' the Republican attorney general said.
He pointed out that Justice Samuel Alito wrote that "Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives.''
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"The (Arizona) law has now returned to what it was prior to Roe,'' Brnovich said.
The only thing blocking that, he said, is the injunction that he now wants dissolved.
Timing, opposition questions
How quickly that can happen remains unclear.
Brnovich has asked for oral arguments allowing his staff members to make their case directly to Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson. No date has been set for arguments.
There's also the question of opposition.
The original injunction was obtained by Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson, an organization that no longer exists.
But Planned Parenthood Arizona will file a response to "explain to the court why it should deny the attorney general's latest attempt to play politics with people's lives," its president, Brittany Fonteno, said Wednesday.
"Attorney General Brnovich has proven once again that he is out of touch with the majority of Arizonans who support safe and legal abortion,'' she said in a written statement.
And Gail Deady, an attorney with the Center for Reproductive Rights, which represents doctors and others in abortion issues, called it "outrageous that Arizona's attorney general is trying to revive this zombie law that has been blocked.''
"Arizonans' personal health decisions, lives and future should not be dictated by a century-old, draconian law,'' Deady said in a prepared statement, saying her organization "will continue to stand by Arizonans' fundamental right to access essential healthcare.''
Only Pima County at stake?
There's another legal issue.
Brnovich contends the injunction covers only the ability of his office and Pima County prosecutors to enforce the abortion ban that dates as far back as 1901 — and only in Pima County.
He asserts the old pre-Roe law is now in effect in the other 14 counties and prosecutors are free to bring criminal charges against doctors who violate it.
That issue, however, has never been litigated. And it may not be for some time, as Planned Parenthood and other key abortion providers have halted performing the procedure until the state of the law is clarified.
Brnovich, in his new legal filing, said there's nothing unclear about the law — and the desire of state lawmakers to outlaw all abortions.
"The Arizona Legislature has never acquiesced in the conclusion that the former (pre-1973 law) is unconstitutional,'' he wrote. "Rather, in anticipation that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe, the Legislature has repeatedly preserved Arizona's statutory prohibition on performing abortions except to save the life of the mother."
For example, Brnovich noted, lawmakers recodified the exact same 1901 statute just four years after Roe, preserving the same language but just changing the statute number.
And then there was a vote earlier this year by the Republican-controlled Legislature to ban abortions after 15 weeks, something he said lawmakers did "when it was uncertain how the Supreme Court would rule'' in the Mississippi case. But Brnovich pointed out even that measure spelled out it did not repeal or overrule the law that was in effect when Roe was decided.
All of that, he said, requires the trial judge to issue an order reopening the case and dissolving the injunction.
Background of the case
The case dates back to 1971 when Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson, 10 doctors and an anonymous pregnant woman who sought an abortion filed suit.
In the original paperwork, the plaintiffs sought to enjoin the state from enforcing the law, alleging that "except for the risk of criminal prosecution'' Planned Parenthood would refer some of its clients to physicians to perform the procedure. The lawsuit acknowledged that "the procedures were not necessary to save the lives of such pregnant women.''
Pima County Superior Court Judge Jack Marks agreed with the challengers.
"A fetus is not a person entitled to Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection) rights and does not have constitutionally protected rights,'' he wrote. The judge also said the state's ban "is overbroad and violates the fundamental rights of marital and sexual privacy of women.''
The Court of Appeals initially overturned his ruling, saying, among other things, that the fact the law does not have exceptions for rape or incest does not make it overly broad. The judges also rejected arguments the law interferes with the right of religious freedom or discriminates against poor women.
But the court reversed its position in 1973, after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, with the judges saying they were bound by the Roe ruling. | https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/brnovich-asks-judge-for-power-to-criminally-charge-abortion-doctors/article_44f5e024-02f2-11ed-b6e1-d7274fac3a0a.html | 2022-07-13T23:56:42 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/brnovich-asks-judge-for-power-to-criminally-charge-abortion-doctors/article_44f5e024-02f2-11ed-b6e1-d7274fac3a0a.html |
Cosy Sheridan, a nationally recognized award-winning singer/songwriter, will be the closing act at the Dublin Music Festival Benefit for Ukraine this Saturday.
DUBLIN — An outdoor summer concert in Dublin is being held as a fundraiser for the people of Ukraine.
The Dublin Music Festival Benefit for Ukraine is planned to take place Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. in the Garden Sanctuary behind Dublin Community Church.
Admission is by donation with proceeds benefiting the World Central Kitchen, which has been providing meals and assistance to those affected by the war in Ukraine, Volkert Volkersz, program coordinator of the Dublin Community Center, said Tuesday.
“It started with me contacting a lot of our musicians who have performed at a lot of our events,” Volkersz said. “We saw a need with wanting to help with the war in the Ukraine.”
Volkersz also reached out to Peter Martel of the Monadnock Folklore Society and ask if he would do the sound for the benefit. Martel and the musicians donating their time make the event possible, he said.
Volkersz said he invited active local musicians who have a connection to the town, either for being from Dublin or by performing at the community center in the past.
The music begins with Volkersz performing children’s music at noon and concludes with award-winning singer/songwriter Cosy Sheridan.
“Most of the people I asked said yes right away,” Volkersz said. “We have really high-caliber musicians.” | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/dublin-music-festival-benefit-for-ukraine/article_730a826b-f65d-5e8f-bd63-10ec62dd06f1.html | 2022-07-13T23:58:59 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/dublin-music-festival-benefit-for-ukraine/article_730a826b-f65d-5e8f-bd63-10ec62dd06f1.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — As the city continues to see record temperatures, local leaders are making some adjustments to consider the safety of our local waste workers through the end of summer.
Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) is now asking customers to make sure their carts are at the curb no later than 5:30 a.m. on their scheduled collection dates, a one-hour change that will help prevent operators, or sanitation drivers, from collecting recycling, composting, trash, large brush and bulk items during the hottest part of the day.
"Actions like this allow ARR to continue to provide a safe working environment for its employees while delivering award-winning service to its more than 200,000 customers," said ARR Director Ken Snipes. "We thank our operators for their hard work and our customers for making this necessary adjustment to protect our employees."
ARR has also increased the number of mandatory daily stand-downs – required breaks that are enforced as heat rises – each driver must take from two to four. Stand-downs provide 15 minutes for drivers to rehydrate and rest.
Stand-downs are required at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. if drivers are still performing collections. During these times, the City's no-idling policy is suspended to allow workers to cool off in their vehicles. Drivers can also use cooling centers around the city.
"In times of extreme heat, supervisors distribute water, electrolyte drinks and packets, and water-activated cooling apparel to help keep drivers hydrated and regulate their body temperature," ARR said in a press release. "All ARR employees are also required to take yearly heat awareness training ahead of the summer months."
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KYLE, Texas — The City of Kyle is asking people to limit water use.
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority limited the city's water supply after a water line break on Tuesday. The line has been fixed now, but the City says the system still hasn't fully recovered and is experiencing high demand.
Residents are asked to continue to limit water use “as much as possible” until the system has fully recovered.
“We are continuing to closely watch the system and will make updates as they become available,” the City of Kyle said on Wednesday morning.
Due to the continued increased demand on the water system, the City of Kyle is also amending its Stage II water restrictions to limit irrigation use to one day a week, until further notice.
The amended irrigation schedule is:
- Residential odd-numbered addresses: Wednesday
- Residential even-numbered addresses: Thursday
- Commercial and multi-family: Friday
For more on current drought restrictions, visit the City of Kyle website. The City will also provide updates on the water situation here.
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/kyle-water-use/269-d0261009-97b9-415b-9882-40969192286c | 2022-07-14T00:04:24 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/kyle-water-use/269-d0261009-97b9-415b-9882-40969192286c |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) is warning the public of a phone scam involving claims of charges on Amazon accounts.
According to the WCSO, the scam involves residents receiving a call from someone claiming to be from Amazon. The caller states multiple charges were made on the resident’s account.
The scammer then instructs the resident to withdraw thousands of dollars in cash to purchase prepaid cards, then call the scammer back with the card numbers. In one instance, a victim was instructed to deposit funds using a money transfer company via an ATM.
“So far, we know of at least $18,000 lost to this particular scam since June,” said Sheriff Sexton. “In one instance, the caller transferred the victim’s call to an individual that claimed to work for the U.S. Marshals Service. No law enforcement agency will ever call and ask you for money.”
The WCSO and the Federal Trade Commission provided tips to keep the public safe from scam calls:
- Scammers pretend to be from an organization you know. Common scams mention Amazon, utility companies and government agencies like Social Security or Medicare.
- Scammers will usually say there’s a problem with your account or that you or a relative owe a large sum of money. Other scams include: saying you’ve won the lottery or sweepstakes but require you to pay a fee.
- Scammers pressure you into acting immediately. The pressure will often include arrest threats or charging you with a crime.
- Scammers want payment in a specific way. They often instruct people to withdraw cash from their accounts to purchase prepaid gift cards or send money through a transfer company.
Sheriff Sexton warns people to “never give personal financial information over the phone if you didn’t initiate the call.”
“When you get a call demanding money, hang up and call local law enforcement,” Sheriff Sexton said. “We can put your mind at ease, especially if the caller threatens arrest.”
If you’re a resident of Washington County and receive a call described above, contact the WCSO at (423) 788-1414. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wcso-local-phone-scam-involves-amazon-claims/ | 2022-07-14T00:05:09 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wcso-local-phone-scam-involves-amazon-claims/ |
APPALACHIA, Va. (WJHL) — Authorities say a man suffered serious injuries when he was hit by an SUV Monday in Appalachia.
The Wise County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:30 a.m. to West Main Street where deputies discovered that a vehicle had struck a man, a UTV side-by-side vehicle, and a Town of Appalachia truck. Appalachia Fire Department personnel administered life-saving procedures on the man and also provided aid to two other drivers involved.
An investigation by the sheriff’s office determined that the driver of the UTV noticed a BMW SUV that was stopped facing eastbound in the westbound lane and got out to check on the driver’s welfare. While the man was between the SUV and UTV, the SUV accelerated and struck him. It then pushed the UTV backward into the town-owned truck.
Investigators believe the driver of the SUV suffered a medical emergency, which led to the crash. The driver was charged with reckless driving: failure to maintain control.
The UTV driver suffered serious injuries and was flown to a trauma center, according to the sheriff’s office.
The incident remains under investigation. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wcso-man-hit-by-car-after-driver-suffers-medical-emergency-in-appalachia/ | 2022-07-14T00:05:15 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wcso-man-hit-by-car-after-driver-suffers-medical-emergency-in-appalachia/ |
The man in the painting is wearing a war bonnet of feathers and a serious expression. White highlights accent his wrinkles, his aged eyes. His skin is bright blue and red.
There’s a deeper meaning to those vibrant hues, the painting’s creator, Robert Martinez, said.
“When people think of Native people, they think of those black-and-white or sepia-tone photos,” said Martinez, who is of Northern Arapaho heritage.
Martinez’ use of vibrant, contrasting colors is meant to subvert that expectation. It’s a way to challenge Native American erasure, he said.
“We’re here, we’re strong,” he said. “We’re not gone.”
The painting is part of “RETURN” — a new show at Casper’s Nicolaysen Art Museum featuring works by the Creative Indigenous Collective.
The collective is a group of contemporary Native artists who live in Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota.
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The Creative Indigenous Collective was created to lift up Native American artists. Members organize art shows together, connect one another with professional opportunities and promote each other on social media.
It’s a support network that’s sorely needed, Martinez said. There aren’t a lot of resources out there for indigenous creatives.
For most of his career, the only Native representation Martinez saw in art shows was by non-Natives, he said. They usually reflected harmful stereotypes about Indigenous people.
“RETURN” celebrates five of its members coming back together, Martinez said. It’s also a celebration of their heritage — they all have ancestral ties to Wyoming.
In addition to Martinez, the exhibit features works from Blackfeet artists Louis Still Smoking and John Pepion, Lakota artist Holly Young, and Ben Pease, who is of Northern Cheyenne and Crow descent.
The show includes paintings, mixed-media and ledger art, among other art forms. Ledger art a traditional practice where Native artists draw or paint on ledger books and other documents from European settlers. It’s a way to use the materials in a way that tells their own stories, Martinez said.
“RETURN” opens Friday with a public reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Nicolaysen, located at 400 E. Collins Drive, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/contemporary-native-american-artists-to-open-show-at-the-nicolaysen-art-museum/article_79d9b03c-02ec-11ed-a7a5-e36ddf6fb1ec.html | 2022-07-14T00:16:45 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/contemporary-native-american-artists-to-open-show-at-the-nicolaysen-art-museum/article_79d9b03c-02ec-11ed-a7a5-e36ddf6fb1ec.html |
SARASOTA, Fla — Following a voluntary recall of Big Olaf Creamery ice cream, the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services found traces of Listeria monocytogenes among samples taken at the Big Olaf processing facility.
Out of 100 samples taken at the facility, nine have come back positive for Listeria, a spokesperson for FDACS told 10 Tampa Bay in an update. The department is still waiting on results from product sampling, but hopes to have answers in the coming days.
Due to the positive samples collected at the processing facility, FDACS has issued a stop use order of the processing equipment where Listeria was found.
"This will effectively shut down all operations at this processing facility, which had already been done voluntarily by the company," FDACS says.
10 Tampa Bay has reached out to Big Olaf Creamery for comment, but has not yet received a response.
The voluntary recall was issued Monday, July 12, after the ice cream was linked to a recent Listeria outbreak, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The decision to issue the voluntary recall also stems from when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially linked the ice cream to Listeria.
Two lawsuits have been filed, with one reportedly involving a Massachusetts woman who had a miscarriage.
As of July 13, 23 people from 10 states have become infected during this outbreak, the FDA said. The CDC said 22 of those sick had to be hospitalized. The agency was able to interview 18 of those people, and all of them said they had eaten ice cream prior to getting sick.
Of those who remembered details about the type of ice cream they ate, 10 people said they ate Big Olaf Creamery ice cream or at locations that could have served or had that brand.
Twelve people who got sick live in Florida and another nine said they traveled to the Sunshine State before getting sick.
Listeria can cause severe illness when the bacteria spread beyond the gut to other parts of the body, the CDC says. Symptoms of severe illness usually start within two weeks after consuming food contaminated with Listeria, but start the same day or as late as 70 days after. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/big-olaf-ice-cream-factory-samples-positive-listeria/67-2963b561-acd6-43e4-9a88-903ffa1eec13 | 2022-07-14T00:18:39 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/big-olaf-ice-cream-factory-samples-positive-listeria/67-2963b561-acd6-43e4-9a88-903ffa1eec13 |
SARASOTA, Fla. — In less than two months, Floridians will head to the polls for the August primary election.
The primary election is set for Aug. 23. Ahead of that, the early voting window is slated from Aug.8-21. Election supervisors across the Tampa Bay region have already mailed out some vote-by-mail/absentee ballots to overseas military and residents.
Hillsborough County sent out more than 6,400 primary election ballots to absent military and overseas voters while Sarasota County has sent out more than 1,900 ballots.
Some local supervisors of elections are speaking out on what you need to know and urging those who want to participate in the election to register to vote before it is too late.
"You have to be registered to vote or change your party affiliation up to 29 days before the election and that date is July 25," Craig Latimer, a supervisor of elections in Hillsborough County, said.
The supervisors expect the primary to be busy with several important races including school boards in some areas.
"We also have hospital board, a State Senate contest which everyone can vote in, the universal primary contest, and then, of course, we have the Republican and Democratic primaries," Ron Turner, a supervisor of elections in Sarasota County, said.
Some parts of Florida including local counties have new boundaries due to redistricting and some have only recently completed their re-precincting process. With that, some voters would get a new voter information card this year.
"You might've been voting in a certain district for say, the state house, and all of a sudden now you're in a new district and there are new candidates that you need to pay attention to," Latimer said.
Latimer said now is the time for voters to start getting themselves educated about their status, election requirements, the candidates and the process to facilitate accurately casting their ballot.
"We're asking the voters to look at those cards, make sure the information is correct, make sure there's nothing incorrect on it for sure and if they have any questions or anything they can give us a call," he said.
Elections officials will begin mailing out domestic Vote-By-Mail ballots in the coming week. All registered voters are eligible to vote by mail, however, the deadline for a ballot request which has to be mailed in is 5 p.m. on Aug. 13.
"If someone makes a Vote-By-Mail request now, they have to provide a Florida driver's license number for identification card number for the last four digits of your social security number," Turner said.
In addition, many counties will have "Secure Ballot Intake Stations" to return a vote by mail ballot. Those stations are monitored by staff.
Supervisors say voters accessing the right source of information is key to maintaining electoral confidence.
"It takes over 1,000 people to put on an election," Turner said. "They're not of the same political party. We all come together to follow Florida law."
"Get your information from a trusted source and I am the trusted source, your supervisor of election is a trusted source of information and that's where you should be going to, that's the website you should be looking at," Latimer said.
Voters should also check with their local election office for any changes or additions to early voting locations in your area.
To get updates and information to guide you through this year's primaries, text the word "vote" to 727-577-8522. The response link will include what's going to be on the ballot and where you can find your polling place. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/election-update-primary-sarasota/67-a99a6788-84cd-44f7-9079-0e2315645f43 | 2022-07-14T00:18:39 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/election-update-primary-sarasota/67-a99a6788-84cd-44f7-9079-0e2315645f43 |
A senator and county executive joined two Central New York sheriffs and four assembly members today, to put a bullseye on New York's new gun laws, which they say have no chance of preventing gun crime.
"This isn't going to make our communities any safer. It's not going to make anybody any safer. This is just putting a restriction on already law-abiding citizens," said Assemblyman Brian Miller, R-101.
"If you ask how many valid pistol permit holders have committed violent crimes with that weapon that they have on their pistol permit, the answer's gonna be zero," says Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol.
If there was a surprising voice in this chorus, it was that of Democratic Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon; same party as the governor, who advanced the new gun laws.
"More importantly, I represent the people of the 119th," said the Assemblywoman. "An individual that's law abiding has the right to carry. The individual that is not is the individual that we have to be looking at."
They have a plan. While they're not confident in its passage, they couldn't do nothing.
"We are introducing a bill as of today, to repeal everything that was done. I know it doesn't stand a very good chance, obviously, because they have super majorities that have passed this but nonetheless we are putting that bill in to show that the way this was done and what it represents will do nothing for what it's intended or presented to do," said Senator Joseph Griffo, R-47.
But they are hopeful that the courts will do what the entire state legislature likely won't.
"I think the hope is like my colleagues have said, that someone will receive a stay until this could be worked out," said Griffo.
Republican congressional candidate, Carl Paladino, has filed suit in federal court, specifically challenging the part of the law that prohibits guns in private business unless the owner posts a sign, saying that they're permitted. A court-granted stay would put New York's gun laws on hold while the court considers a challenge to them.
In the meantime, the people on the third-floor deck of the state office building in Utica, today, fear New York's new gun laws will make criminals out of law abiding citizens and force some terrifying decisions.
"I'm in a public place, someone comes in and they plan on doing harm to other people using a firearm. I have my firearm. I have to make the decision about whether or not to take that person out and possibly give up my means of making a living, becoming a criminal," says Assemblyman John Salka, R-121.
The new state laws take effect Sept. 1. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/county-state-leaders-take-aim-at-new-yorks-new-gun-laws/article_22e41a6c-02ef-11ed-937f-bf4831a63ab9.html | 2022-07-14T00:22:16 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/county-state-leaders-take-aim-at-new-yorks-new-gun-laws/article_22e41a6c-02ef-11ed-937f-bf4831a63ab9.html |
UTICA, N.Y. -- The union that represents Oneida County corrections officers and court employees has reached a contract agreement with the sheriff's office and the county. Some long-time COs are calling it the best contract they've seen in 30 years.
There are longevity bonuses, increased shift differential and field training pay. And, a new retirement benefit.
Starting salaries increase exponentially.
Starting salary for a CO goes up more than $5,000 after training, from $43,609 to $48,922.
Court security officers' starting salary increases by $10,000, from $27,672 to $37,659.
Court attendant starting wage increases by about $6,000, from $25,630 to $31,562.
Those are starting salaries; employees already working at the jail also have an immediate financial benefit.
"We went from a 13-step schedule to a seven-step schedule, and everybody had to be put in to each one of these steps," says Local 1249 President Luis Roman.
"So, if you're at step one it takes you those 12 years to get to that top step. In compressing it, the increases are more concentrated and more significant because now the steps are shorter, time between them, so we're compressing those salaries so that there's better increases," said Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr.
The County Board of Legislators unanimously approved the new contract Wednesday afternoon.
In another, unprecedented move, Picente opened the contract of the United Public Service Employees Union, to provide across the board increases and remove some steps. The hope is that this will help recruit and retain workers. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/oneida-county-reaches-collective-bargaining-agreement-corrections-officers-union/article_3b8c552e-02f0-11ed-abcd-df542ba7756b.html | 2022-07-14T00:22:22 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/oneida-county-reaches-collective-bargaining-agreement-corrections-officers-union/article_3b8c552e-02f0-11ed-abcd-df542ba7756b.html |
When you go to the Herkimer Diamond Mines you expect to be hammering some rocks in hopes of finding a Herkimer Diamond, but there are 40 kids that have come here for more than that. Herkimer Diamond Mines Operations Manager Alex Sourakakone talked about their STEAM Camp.
"We have for our whole STEAM Camp different sciences, technologies, we educate them on the environment, we do a little bit of art, and then we do some math."
It sounds a lot like school, but these students are learning through fun activities. For instance, one of the goals is to build a tower using toothpicks and marshmallows, but the lesson involves teamwork, math, and a little creative thinking. Joseph Carney is one of the Counselors working to make these activities not only fun, but educational.
"What did I say at the beginning, triangles are what? The strongest shape. So if we build a strong shape of triangles at the bottom, we can get more creative with the top. We talked about the STEAM model: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. So this is a math module. You’ll find that they’re getting all the different aspects of STEAM as they go around to all the stations each day."
Other modules involve making a toy boat out of a water bottle "the spoon flips, and then it’s supposed to be a motor for it", or a catapult out of Popsicle sticks, a spoon, and rubber bands. The children are able to have a good time making them, but they’re also using their minds.
"…and what’s one thing you would improve for next time? Make the base wider. Make the base wider. Right because we want to keep our center of gravity, so it’s wider at the small end and builds up."
The day isn’t all about learning. There’s plenty of time set aside to partake in what the Herkimer Diamond Mine is known for…mining for quartz diamonds. The camp runs for 4 weeks ending on August 3rd . They are booked up for this year, but are accepting reservations for next year.
To learn more you can visit the Herkimer Diamond Mines at: www.HerkimerDiamond.com | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/rock-gem-and-steam-camp-at-the-herkimer-diamond-mines/article_682e963a-02ed-11ed-bd78-fbc726f5bca8.html | 2022-07-14T00:22:28 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/rock-gem-and-steam-camp-at-the-herkimer-diamond-mines/article_682e963a-02ed-11ed-bd78-fbc726f5bca8.html |
ROME, N.Y. – The State Route 825 bridge over Route 365 in Rome will close next week as the state Department of Transportation rehabilitates the bridge.
The bridge will be closed to all traffic starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 18.
The closure includes the ramp from Route 825 southbound to Route 49 eastbound and the ramp from Route 49 westbound to State Route 825 northbound.
The bridge is expected to be closed until at least the middle of September. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/route-825-bridge-in-rome-will-close-next-week-until-september/article_40e9e738-02f6-11ed-8089-07c05410e351.html | 2022-07-14T00:22:34 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/route-825-bridge-in-rome-will-close-next-week-until-september/article_40e9e738-02f6-11ed-8089-07c05410e351.html |
The College of Southern Idaho brings back its Junior Theater Camp for a second year. The three-day camp is meant to introduce children ages 6 to 9 to the world of theater. This year 33 kids signed up to learn about the basics that go into a play.
The campers learned about everything from makeup and costumes to stage direction and, of course, acting, and will use their new skills to produce the play "The Dancery" Wednesday evening.
Tickets are available for the next performance in the College of Southern Idaho Piano Celebration Series featuring Nyle Matsuoka, which will take place in the CSI Fine Arts Auditorium on Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Camp counselor Maggie Ryan applies makeup to campers during Junior Theater Camp on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.
Natalie Phelps, 8, waits for others to don their costumes during Junior Theater Camp on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.
Gunner Fairbanks, 8, colors in a dance floor for the upcoming show, 'The Dancery,' during Junior Theater Camp on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/csis-junior-theater-camp-a-smashing-success/article_f18bf170-02f7-11ed-b6aa-bb5353d98035.html | 2022-07-14T00:24:27 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/csis-junior-theater-camp-a-smashing-success/article_f18bf170-02f7-11ed-b6aa-bb5353d98035.html |
ORLANDO, Fla. – A boy was injured following a shooting in Orlando Wednesday, according to police.
Officers said they responded to the 5700 block of Gatlin Ave. and found a child suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound during a possible conflict.
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Police said they are currently looking for a man suspected in the shooting who fled the scene.
The child was taken to the hospital and no other injuries were reported.
This is an ongoing investigation. Check back with News 6 for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/13/boy-injured-in-orlando-shooting-police-say/ | 2022-07-14T00:26:25 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/13/boy-injured-in-orlando-shooting-police-say/ |
BELLE ISLE, Fla. – A group of Belle Isle and Pine Castle residents is pleading for Cornerstone Charter Academy to reconsider their request to demolish the historic Lancaster House.
The house was built in the 1880s and is named after Belle Isle’s first mayor.
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“I was grieved when I heard that they wanted to tear it down,” said Ginni Christopher, a resident of Pine Castle.
Christopher recalled holding bible study meetings at the house several years ago. “This home is very dear to my heart at a time when we didn’t really have a space at our church.”
Lancaster House is located across from Cornerstone Charter Academy, which leases the property.
“We need the city of Belle Isle and the commissioners have been working so hard on this for so long, to stick to their original decision — this house is worth saving, don’t let it be torn down,” said Bill Morgan, chairman of the nonprofit, Pine Castle Pioneer Days.
The nonprofit is trying to save the house from the wrecking ball and told News 6 that the school wants the space for more parking.
“They really don’t need seven more parking spaces,” said Ben Bateman, vice-chair of the group.
Pine Castle Pioneer Days said the city of Belle Isle had already approved money to move the house but then changed its mind.
“Five months ago, they made a decision to give $75,000 towards moving the house, then they came back and said ‘no it really needs to stay where it is for historical integrity. So would you guys be willing to come in and as Pioneer Days, come in and restore the house and maintain it?’ And we said absolutely yes,” Morgan said.
On Wednesday, the city council is going to decide on the fate of the house. According to the chairman of the nonprofit, it’s not the first time there have been talks about tearing down the house, but a previous 6-1 city council vote saved it.
“So, we began fundraising and getting the National Registry application put together and doing everything we had to do to make that happen and now they’re being asked to again to come back and say well maybe we want to change our mind again,” Morgan said.
Orange County Commissioner Mayra Uribe, a lifelong resident of Pine Castle, and former Belle Isle city commissioner, Bobby Lance, will be speaking at the meeting.
“We are an amazing county that has moved forward with everything we’re doing innovative, and it is an honor to have such a beautiful historic site in our community and we just want to do everything we can to protect it,” Uribe said. “I’m even open to considering moving the house but destroying it would be so detrimental to the history of Pine Castle, to Orange County, and to this community as a whole.” | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/13/historic-belle-isle-house-threatened-with-wrecking-ball-by-charter-school/ | 2022-07-14T00:26:32 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/13/historic-belle-isle-house-threatened-with-wrecking-ball-by-charter-school/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Start off your morning right on National Mac and Cheese Day by eating... well, mac and cheese.
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Panera Bread is offering $1 off any order that includes select macaroni and cheese entrees of any size on July 14. The deal is available for orders before 11 a.m.
The discount is only available for online orders. Use the code “MACMORNING” to get $1 off.
Joining the macaroni and cheese celebration is Noodles and Co. The company is offering a free small Wisconsin macaroni and cheese with the purchase of a regular entrée.
To get the Noodles and Co. offer, just sign up to be a Noodles Rewards Member before the big day.
Plus, Reser’s Main St. Bistro is having a giveaway. Three winners will receive one case of Main St. Bistro Macaroni and Cheese each month for a year and you can sign up here.
Check out the Florida Foodie podcast. You can find every episode in the media player below: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/13/national-mac-and-cheese-day-panera-offers-1-off-macaroni-and-cheese-for-breakfast/ | 2022-07-14T00:26:38 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/13/national-mac-and-cheese-day-panera-offers-1-off-macaroni-and-cheese-for-breakfast/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center will get a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday.
Harris is expected to speak at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority National Boule Convention in Orlando.
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Harris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, which is considered the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-educated women.
Harris is also expected to hold a roundtable on reproductive rights with Florida state lawmakers and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
The vice president will then head to Tampa, where she will meet service members at MacDill Air Force Base.
Harris’ last public visit to Florida was in 2021 to help sell the American Rescue Plan. Her last public trip to Orlando was during the 2020 presidential campaign.
Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/13/vice-president-harris-coming-to-orlando-tampa-thursday/ | 2022-07-14T00:26:44 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/13/vice-president-harris-coming-to-orlando-tampa-thursday/ |
Idaho Falls city officials are pleased with a newly launched transit service that has reintroduced public transit to the city since the previous service closed in 2019.
The city council heard a ridership report of the Greater Idaho Falls Transit service during a Monday work session. Councilmembers also saw a map of areas within the city where the transit system is providing service, showing usage all across Idaho Falls.
GIFT Transit Coordinator Kade Marquez said the number one destination most passengers have traveled to so far is the Center for Hope, a nonprofit community recovery center that provides free addiction and mental health recovery support services to adults, but every neighborhood in the city is represented.
“You look at this map here and it is citywide,” said Council President and Chairwoman of the GIFT board of directors Michelle Ziel-Dingman. “It’s not one particular area, it is literally citywide which is exactly what we wanted.”
In 24 working days of June, GIFT provided rides to 3,976 people and 2,599 rides were scheduled. Marquez said 5% of the rides were wheelchair-specific rides and he expects that figure to double after early July data. Discount rides that seniors, people with disabilities, and Medicare residents are eligible for accounted for 37% of all collected fares.
“This (data) is really impressive to me,” said Mayor Rebecca Casper. “I love that we are hitting some maybe very vulnerable populations with this service. That just feels very good.”
The general fare is $3 a person per one-way ride and $1 for the discounted rate. The service is available from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays.
Early data indicates GIFT’s passengers per revenue hour is 2.2, which is calculated by dividing the total number of passengers by the total number of revenue service hours, or the hours of service provided by GIFT. Marquez said the industry standard for a service like GIFT is about four passengers per revenue hour. His goal is to increase that number to 7.7, which he said he believes is feasible based on public transit services in Jackson, Wyo. hovering around 12 passengers per revenue hour.
“This is really an infant level of data,” Marquez said. “One month is definitely not enough to make any real analysis out of.”
GIFT is currently in a pilot phase over the next two years. The $4.2 million service is funded by federal COVID-19 relief funds and requires no further taxpayer dollars to operate the service.
One area city officials hope to improve the service in is outreach to Spanish speakers. Five Spanish speaking rides were scheduled in June and Marquez said GIFT is working to broadcast Spanish marketing material to better advertise the service. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/early-success-for-new-public-transit-service-with-rides-for-vulnerable-populations/article_a32114b9-8d1d-5d6d-bae9-e53fa97d412c.html | 2022-07-14T00:29:44 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/early-success-for-new-public-transit-service-with-rides-for-vulnerable-populations/article_a32114b9-8d1d-5d6d-bae9-e53fa97d412c.html |
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NAMPA — Due to teacher shortages, the Nampa School District Board is considering offering a sign-on bonus for some new teachers, and a retention bonus for teachers who are staying on, but tabled the discussion to its July 25 meeting.
“As competitive as it is to hire right now, that might be beneficial for us,” said Interim Superintendent Gregg Russell at the district’s board meeting Monday night.
Trustees and administrators present at the meeting expressed differing opinions about the merits of a sign-on bonus. Ultimately, trustees voted 4-1 in favor of tabling the discussion until the board’s meeting on Monday, July 25.
As of Monday evening, the district was short 15 elementary school teacher staff and 18 secondary school staff, said Randy Dewey, director of finance for the district. About 10 days earlier, those figures were double, he said. The elementary schools most affected are Sherman, Ronald Reagan, Snake River, and Owyhee Elementary schools, Russell said.
Russell and Board Chair Jeff Kirkman suggested targeting the sign-on bonuses to hires at elementary schools given shortages there.
Last summer, there were a significant number of teacher candidates who interviewed with the district early in the day but then interviewed with another school district later in the day, Russell said. Giving hiring staff the ability to offer a sign-on bonus might help sway applicants, he said.
“If we could have that flexibility, we think that would help us with our hiring needs right now,” Russell said.
Trustee Brook Taylor said that every industry is facing hiring difficulties. She wondered if the money could be better spent in a different way, such as helping teachers outfit their classrooms.
The board also discussed providing a retention bonus to existing teachers. Some in the district have expressed concern that the amount paid through a sign-on bonus should not exceed the amount of a retention bonus paid to a teacher who is staying on, Dewey said.
Taylor said she had been under the impression that the board had previously approved a $500 retention bonus, but Russell said the board had approved giving a minimum $500 retention bonus without settling on the exact amount that would be given.
Trustee Mandy Simpson moved to pay everyone a $1,000 bonus, whether it be a sign-on bonus for new people or a retention bonus for teachers who are staying, but the motion was not seconded.
Dewey noted that teachers in the district are already scheduled to get a bonus of $1,560 in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which was approved by leaders at the state level. This is in addition to other allocations given to staff recently, he said.
Trustee Marco Valle said though he was concerned about people’s impressions of the board tabling a decision on bonuses, he was not in support of approving a specific amount at Monday’s meeting.
“I appreciate the teachers, and I think through budget and through money that’s coming in, I think we’re doing good for them,” he said. “And I think throwing more money to everybody is not being fiscally sound, not a wise way to be really careful.”
Trustee Tracey Pearson also expressed an interest in getting information from district staff on additional money teachers have received.
Simpson voted against the motion to table the discussion until the next meeting, saying that she wants trustees to be prepared to vote, but has been “wrestling with these numbers for months now.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/nampa-school-board-tables-discussion-on-sign-on-retention-bonuses-until-july-25-meeting/article_32423891-941e-5ba5-9aac-f6e04dce169c.html | 2022-07-14T00:32:00 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/nampa-school-board-tables-discussion-on-sign-on-retention-bonuses-until-july-25-meeting/article_32423891-941e-5ba5-9aac-f6e04dce169c.html |
ROANOKE, Va. – On Wednesday, Advance Auto Parts’ top leadership and community members gathered at their Southeast Roanoke location to celebrate 90 years of business.
The company has deep roots in Roanoke – the city is home to two of the company’s original locations.
The store began operating in 1932 when Roanoke community leader Arthur Taubman purchased Advance Stores Company, a three-store chain of auto and home supply stores. Since then, it has expanded to become one of the largest automotive retailers in the country, operating more than 4,600 stores across North America.
Today, Roanoke remains an integral hub for the company – Over 900 employees based in the area support the company’s corporate functions, its many local stores, and its Roanoke distribution center, which serves hundreds of retail locations.
The celebration included partnership announcements between Advance Auto Parts, the Roanoke Police Department, and the Roanoke Fire-EMS. Both departments received gift card donations totaling $2,500.
The donation to Roanoke Police Department aims to increase roadway safety for local motorists.
When someone is dealing with an equipment issue such as a broken headlight or taillight, officers may give them a $25 Advance gift card, allowing them to fix the faulty equipment without incurring the cost of a citation.
Roanoke Fire-EMS will distribute $25 gift cards as recognition to citizens attending community-based activities, such as child safety seat installations, free smoke alarm giveaways, public education events, and more.
“I think of Roanoke as our hometown. You never leave your hometown and we’re really excited to start this celebration here and look forward to celebrating throughout the year,” said Executive Vice President Tammy Finley.
Advance Auto Parts will continue to celebrate its 90th anniversary through its “Drive of Your Life” program. The brand is encouraging motorists across the country to submit their most memorable drives on Twitter, Instagram, or Advanceiversary.com using the hashtag #DriveOfYourLifeContest for the opportunity to win a year’s worth of free gas from Shell and the potential to recreate their drive.
Through this program, Advance will award free gas for a year to one motorist a day, from July 13 to July 31. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/advance-auto-parts-celebrates-its-90th-anniversary-with-donations-giveaways/ | 2022-07-14T00:32:23 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/advance-auto-parts-celebrates-its-90th-anniversary-with-donations-giveaways/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – As part of its 90th-anniversary celebrations, Advance Auto Parts gifted Roanoke Police and Fire departments with $2,500 of gift cards to increase community safety.
“If we encounter someone who has an equipment violation, headlight out, taillight out, bad windshield wiper, we can give them that,” said Lieutenant Jennings Tardy. “If it doesn’t pay for everything at least it will take the sting out of having to pay for all of it.”
Police Chief Sam Roman brought up the department’s traffic safety division to the city council last week.
“Traffic safety is something we think is very, very important. However, with some of the challenges we have seen in law enforcement through attrition, some of the challenges we’ve seen through gun violence taking up a large portion of our time, our traffic safety team had to be downsized somewhat,” said Roman. “We are really looking forward to the day in which we can get back to giving more than adequate attention to traffic safety.”
In 2021, there were 10 traffic deaths in the city and 227 tickets were given out for distracted driving.
“If we are not out there or they think we are not out there, they are unfortunately less likely to obey,” said Tardy.
Now, when authorities are out, they can give out gift cards to help drivers.
“It’s very important for us to serve the customer and give back to the communities in which we operate because they are the ones supporting us,” said Advance Auto Parts Executive Vice President Tammy Finley.
Roanoke Fire-EMS will distribute $25 gift cards as recognition to citizens attending community-based activities, such as child safety seat installations, free smoke alarm giveaways, public education events, and more.
“We can actually hand somebody something tangible to say they did a great job and thanks for having a working smoke detector or thanks for attending this fire prevention talk or education program, so that we know we’re doing everything we can to keep our community safe,” said Roanoke Fire-EMS Chief David Hoback.
Each department was given $25 gift cards, for a total of $2,500 to be handed out. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/advance-auto-parts-gifts-roanoke-authorities-2500-of-gift-cards-to-increase-safety/ | 2022-07-14T00:32:29 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/advance-auto-parts-gifts-roanoke-authorities-2500-of-gift-cards-to-increase-safety/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares stopped by the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center in Lynchburg on Wednesday afternoon.
“Individuals decided to intimidate and terrorize the very, very best of Virginia,” Miyares said. “The people that did this are the worst of Virginia.”
Miyares was referring to the group of four masked vandals caught on camera bashing windows and painting threatening messages at the center following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
Taking a walk around the center weeks later, it was clear to Miyares that the damage left behind goes beyond boarded-up windows.
“Taking a crowbar is no way to make a political statement,” Miyares said.
However, support for the center goes beyond state and local leaders, and despite everything, the vandalism has since brought the community closer together.
“The donations monetarily have been amazing. People definitely are for what we do,” Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center Executive Director Susan Campbell said. “Every day we come in and the door is blocked with 20 packages from an Amazon registry gift list.”
As state leaders continue the search for the vandals, they’re taking action to keep other pregnancy centers around the Commonwealth safe.
“It’s sad that we’re at this stage, but the reality is that is the world we live in right now,” Miyares said.
Miyares said centers can get a free on-sight evaluation and that there is federal funding to help make sure they have the security they need.
“It shows the support that this is wrong and they’re behind everything we’re trying to do to further our mission, as well as get us up and going,” Campbell said.
Campbell said this isn’t a partisan issue, and that the center has received love from people on both sides of the aisle and is looking forward to an arrest. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/attorney-general-miyares-visits-lynchburg-pregnancy-center-after-vandalism/ | 2022-07-14T00:32:35 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/attorney-general-miyares-visits-lynchburg-pregnancy-center-after-vandalism/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – One Lynchburg man received his sentence Wednesday for setting more than 30 curbside fires last year.
Brennan Thornhill was sentenced to two years and two months and will receive credit for the time he has served since last Fall.
The 19-year-old pleaded guilty earlier this year to seven of the 13 charges, and the other six charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
Prosecutors said Thornhill originally told police he was working as a DoorDash delivery driver at the time and wasn’t responsible for the fires.
GPS tracked Thornhill’s deliveries, and his grey Nissan sedan fit the vehicle description that was associated with the incidents.
On Wednesday, Thornhill was convicted on one felony count of arson to personal property and four felony counts of setting rubbish fires.
Thornhill’s sentence also includes two misdemeanor charges for exposing himself to two women last year.
Defense attorney Matthew Pack told 10 News it was difficult to come up with an appropriate sentence for his client, while also getting him the treatment he needs.
“Overall, it was a little bit more active time than I expected, but at the same time I think it was fair, and I just think he needs to get the mental health treatment that he needs,” said Pack.
Thornhill’s sentence also includes five years of probation, GPS monitoring, undergoing mental health treatment, no access to the internet, no unsupervised contact with minors, and paying more than $12,000 in damages. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/lynchburg-man-sentenced-for-setting-30-curbside-fires-indecent-exposure/ | 2022-07-14T00:32:41 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/lynchburg-man-sentenced-for-setting-30-curbside-fires-indecent-exposure/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – As parts of Buchanan County remain devastated by flooding, Roanoke area rescue teams are deploying their personnel to help with rescue efforts.
Roanoke City and Roanoke County crews received the call around 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Between the two departments and the city of Salem, 17 personnel were sent to the area with boats and equipment.
Trevor Shannon, Roanoke City’s Battalion Chief of Emergency Management, said it’s important to help neighboring communities when they need it.
“We do this together. We want all the teams to be successful and be safe while they’re doing it. That’s exactly why we want to be good at it, and when we help others, we know we may need to call them,” Shannon said.
Brian Clingenpeel, Roanoke County Fire Community Outreach Coordinator, said some counties don’t have all the resources to deal with disasters, and that’s when the call for help is typically made.
“When a county has made this kind of a plea for help and they’re getting resources from all over the county, it’s a very active situation,” Clingenpeel said.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 40 people were unaccounted for in the county, hundreds of homes were destroyed, and Governor Youngkin declared a state of emergency.
Eric Breeding, Chief Deputy for Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, remarked on the efforts made from around the state during a press conference.
“We have rescue teams from all across the state, we have numerous men and women over there putting in a lot of hard work, a lot of searching going on this is just gonna take time okay,” Breeding said.
Much of the coordinated effort is done through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM).
Bill Chrimes, Search and Rescue specialist for VDEM, said his team and the other rescue teams have a lot of work ahead of them.
“It is more widespread ... probably in the neighborhood of about 10 miles affected, so it’s gonna take us time to make access to all those houses cause it’s significantly more houses as well,” Chimes said.
While working in very unpredictable conditions, efforts take time and caution.
“You never know what’s coming in that water or what’s down in that water. And so we have to prepare for everything,” Shannon said.
Roanoke area rescue teams are expected to continue to help Buchanan County as long as they’re needed. Their return depends on how many resources are needed in the area at that time. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/roanoke-area-rescue-teams-help-efforts-in-buchanan-county-during-floods/ | 2022-07-14T00:32:47 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/roanoke-area-rescue-teams-help-efforts-in-buchanan-county-during-floods/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – A proposed hotel is raising concerns for some of Roanoke’s residents.
On Wednesday, residents voiced their opinions about the project at a Roanoke Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
The proposed project would bring a boutique hotel to the Crystal Spring area, and along with hotel rooms, the plans include a full bar and restaurant.
While some residents welcome the economic development, others have pushed back.
“The traffic will increase three or four times with the additional delivery trucks needed for a project of this size. This noise all filters into the buildings nearby,” concerned resident Nancy Cronin said. “There will be more noise, this will cause more congestion in this area for the residents.”
The main concern brought up at the meeting was the lack of parking, which the owner tried to put to rest by suggesting that people going to the hotel could use Carilion’s lot for overflow parking.
“We would use this as an overflow situation,” owner Rudy van Thiel said. ”We’re not going to force people to go there if there is a parking space available in the streets, but we would handle this.”
The board of zoning appeals will vote on the issue during their August session. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/roanoke-residents-voice-opinions-on-proposed-crystal-spring-hotel/ | 2022-07-14T00:32:54 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/13/roanoke-residents-voice-opinions-on-proposed-crystal-spring-hotel/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg City Council recently approved more than $700,000 in grant money to redevelop several neighborhoods.
The annual grants are funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for different projects, including public service activities and housing.
This year, Hill City leaders are focusing on infrastructure: the money will go to renovations at Jefferson Park, a new neighborhood plan for the Diamond Hill area, and continuing an improvement project for the Tinbridge Hill area.
“It will definitely improve the various low-to-moderate income neighborhoods within the city by doing these projects, particularly the aesthetics of the neighborhood, for example at the Tunbridge Hill overlook and then Jefferson Park,” said Melva Walker, grants manager for the City of Lynchburg.
Walker said Jefferson Park and Tinbridge Hill were also chosen last year and should be complete by the end of the 2023 fiscal year. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/lynchburg-city-council-approves-over-700000-in-grants-to-redevelop-neighborhoods/ | 2022-07-14T00:33:00 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/lynchburg-city-council-approves-over-700000-in-grants-to-redevelop-neighborhoods/ |
An internal audit found Chesterfield County Public Schools is not properly maintaining its own records, those in charge of managing them are unaware of responsibilities or haven’t been trained and most documents exist in paper form despite a $1 million investment into systems created to store them electronically.
The result is a school system that is out of compliance with state code, which authorizes the Library of Virginia to regulate the retention of state and local public records. These records can include annual reports to the Virginia Department of Education, financial information, civil rights or special education complaints, Title IX investigations, report cards and student health care plans.
CCPS did not answer questions on whether the district was aware of these issues prior to the audit or if officials were already working on rectifying these problems.
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But in a statement Wednesday evening, spokesperson Shawn Smith wrote: “Chesterfield County Public Schools appreciates the work of our county internal audit team. As the report details, the school division has put into place plans and timelines to rectify the issue.”
Added Dot Heffron, a Chesterfield School Board member representing Clover Hill district, in a statement: “As with previous internal audit recommendations, the board expects to receive a report that will outline the superintendent’s plan to address the recommended actions, as well as a timeline for implementation and measures for success. I am grateful for the work of our audit team, and as a board liaison to our CCPS Audit and Finance Committee, I appreciate the insight offered through this report.”
The audit commended CCPS for maintaining student cumulative files and establishing records destruction dates in one of the online systems.
Per the 17-page audit, an ineffective records management program can increase costs for equipment and personnel, leave essential records unprotected and decrease accountability of public funds.
Before a school division can destroy a public record, the Library of Virginia requires officials to designate a records officer to complete and file a specific form with LVA — named RM-20 — and complete a Certificate of Records Destruction prior to destroying documents. All investigations, litigations or Virginia Freedom of Information Act requests must also be completed.
Released Friday of Fourth of July weekend, the audit reported CCPS hasn’t consistently done that.
Auditors noted “there is no process in place to properly inventory public records across schools and departments,” and the three records officers employed across the 63,000-student school system “do not effectively implement the records program,” which risks a chance of improperly destroying records.
The grants department does not have complete records prior to 2018 despite Virginia code requiring a retention period of five years after a project is finished. CCPS’ legal office began tracking records in 2013. While the Certificate of Records Destruction was completed or submitted correctly 83% of the time last year, only 41% of forms were retained in compliance with the Library of Virginia’s guidelines.
Auditors examined 128 public schools records across five schools, and none was retaining records in compliance with state code.
In management responses within the report, records officers said they would develop and maintain a “comprehensive” RM-20 form by January 2024 that’s available in a central location alongside training materials. That same month, Chief Technology Officer Tim Tillman will re-evaluate whether the records officers are “appropriately placed within the organizational chart” and consider adding another from technology services, per the audit’s recommendations.
The audit also recommended CCPS determine which schools and departments are not complying with retention requirements and work to fix the issue, which records officers said will be done by December of this year. Shifting paper records to an electronic format is expected to be completed by July 2023, with an initiative included in the fiscal year 2024 budget.
But that, and establishing an electronic records system that aligns with retention schedules, is “contingent on affordability,” the document said.
The Chesterfield school system includes 65 schools and over 61,000 students. | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/read-the-document-audit-says-chesterfield-county-schools-not-properly-maintaining-records/article_f61118c7-bd4e-5058-ac8a-45b2f7d0f138.html | 2022-07-14T00:45:13 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/read-the-document-audit-says-chesterfield-county-schools-not-properly-maintaining-records/article_f61118c7-bd4e-5058-ac8a-45b2f7d0f138.html |
BEDFORD, Texas — During the coronavirus pandemic, Zoe Lilly hasn't missed a day of work. She has always been on defense when it comes to taking care of her health, especially when it comes to COVID.
Lilly has gotten to know many of her customers on a first name basis, so making sure they stay safe and healthy is important too as a business manager.
"I am the manager of Artisan Vapor and CBD in Bedford, Texas," Lilly said. "Customer service is huge with me. Even if you go on our website, you'll see how important customer satisfaction is to our company. We are going on nine years of being in business here."
She works in the same strip mall as the Wood & Grain Bistro and says grabbing food is convenient. She says it's a family-oriented business, also centered around customer service. She often orders food ahead of time.
"My most recent favorite has been the grilled cheese that's got gouda and bacon, and oh, man, yes, with fries. It comes with a side, and it's good" said Lilly.
But this week, just like so many customers, she learned Wood & Grain is not open.
"It was a little shock," Lilly said. "The only thing that I can imagine is that maybe somebody in the restaurant tested positive for COVID."
Wood & Grain Bistro owner Bee Vang shared with WFAA that they are already a small staff. They have always taken precautions during the pandemic to keep both employees and customers safe.
But after two of Vang's employees tested recently tested positive for COVID, the best thing to do was to temporarily close.
The closure is scheduled for three business days. But it comes at a time when Vang is trying to hire more workers. Right now, just like so many other restaurants, he's having a hard time finding people looking for work.
Either way, he said the safety and health of his staff and customers will always come first.
Local epidemiologist Dr. Diana Cervantes hopes more people are being as cautious as Vang, especially since there was a time when people didn't hesitate to come to work when they were not feeling their best. But Cervantes stresses COVID has put those days in the past.
"So we will never be out of the woods," said Cervantes.
As an assistant professor at UNT Health Science Center, Cervantes also reminds people about the "3 C's" to help avoid the spread of COVID. The reminder comes as Tarrant County health officials announce COVID cases have increased past this time a year ago.
"We want to avoid those crowds. We want to avoid the cramped spaces or really close contact," said Cervantes.
The 3 C's are especially important if you're unvaccinated and high risk with pre-existing conditions. While Cervantes applauds the bistro owner for the temporary shutdown to stop the spread of COVID, she also encourages people to consider vaccinations and booster shots. Those treatments have already proven to reduce the chance of hospital stays among people who end up contracting the virus.
Vang plans to update his customers on the restaurant's Facebook page about reopening soon. He also plans to keep up his campaign to hire more employees to work in the bistro.
His business neighbors and customers, like Lilly, are looking forward to his return and plan to welcome them back. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/bedford-bistro-announces-temporary-closure-after-employees-test-positive-for-covid/287-da5f737b-6e09-43f4-a730-28408ecac1b3 | 2022-07-14T00:50:16 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/bedford-bistro-announces-temporary-closure-after-employees-test-positive-for-covid/287-da5f737b-6e09-43f4-a730-28408ecac1b3 |
DALLAS — Scorching heat and extreme drought conditions continue crippling parts of North Texas.
That’s partly why some students in the Jubilee Park community of southeast Dallas are working on strategies to address water conservation and other neighborhood concerns.
A group of sixth through eighth graders are spending the week huddled in a classroom at Jubilee Park Community Center. They’re working alongside engineering students and teachers from Southern Methodist University as part of SMU’s Harmon Engineering Camp.
The students from Jubilee Park call themselves "Emerging Engineers". They’re working to build prototypes of water towers for their community.
This camp is the first time SMU is partnering with Jubilee Park to bring S.T.E.M. training in the community where the students live.
“All of our students here are students from the community. They know exactly what’s going on. But a lot of things, they are also finding out that there are some desert areas that are missing out in the schooling. For example, water management is one of the things we are talking about and what they’re learning,” said Karen Medina, education manager at Jubilee Park Community Center.
The goal of the camp is to expose the kids to all fields of engineering. The students in the camp are working on developing and designing a tower that could collect, filter and distribute water across a resource challenged community like their own.
“There’s incredible talent in these communities. We know that there’s funds of knowledge about their communities. They’re the experts at their communities,” said Alain Moto, program manager at SMU’s Caruth Institute for Engineering Education.
The mentors call the camp significant for training eager students and helping them find ways to solve problems. The campers believe it’s a great way to expose future engineers to the skills needed to potentially help make neighborhoods more sustainable.
“We want all of them to be engineers, scientists, or mathematicians, and technologists to help their own community and the entire City of Dallas,” said Mota. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/engineering-camp-helps-dallas-students-explore-dreams-address-community-challenges/287-a255d65e-49d4-4ccf-a0df-878dab829449 | 2022-07-14T00:50:22 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/engineering-camp-helps-dallas-students-explore-dreams-address-community-challenges/287-a255d65e-49d4-4ccf-a0df-878dab829449 |
FARMERSVILLE, Texas — The above video is from February 4, 2022.
Farmersville police announced Wednesday evening that the city, located east of MicKinney, will be conducting rolling blackouts at the request of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
However, ERCOT told WFAA that the request was not made by its agency -- and that Farmersville's claim was inaccurate.
Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, the police department backtracked on its statement, stating that it was a "miscommunication."
"We are aware that the previous post caused alarm and we are sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused," City Manager Ben White said.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas had responded to a tweet from the Farmersville Fire Department about the outages, stating that any outages in the area "are local in nature."
Farmersville PD said on their Facebook page that power would be cut to "random homes" for about an hour at a time. When power is restored to one home, the statement explained, another random group of homes will be out for an hour.
This process, the police said, would continue until ERCOT believed that power equipment could handle the demand again without being overloaded.
"This is definitely inaccurate reporting and absolutely not ERCOT driven. Our team is making efforts to correct this immediately," said ERCOT in a statement to WFAA.
Farmersville Fire Department tweeted that the blackouts would begin at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
Farmersville was among many North Texas cities that went several days without power following a winter storm this past February. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/farmersville-immediately-conducting-blackouts-ercots-request/287-93ee2090-7d1e-4902-9ad1-30fb3d0d404d | 2022-07-14T00:50:29 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/farmersville-immediately-conducting-blackouts-ercots-request/287-93ee2090-7d1e-4902-9ad1-30fb3d0d404d |
INDIANAPOLIS — Family and friends of Kyle Moorman are expressing frustration with IMPD after the missing father and his three young children were found in a south Indianapolis pond Tuesday night.
Shortly before noon Wednesday, the Marion County coroner confirmed that the four bodies found in the pond Tuesday night are those of Kyle Moorman and his kids.
The discovery was made off Bluff Road near Troy Avenue. That's where a car, matching that of Kyle Moorman's, was pulled from the water. The bodies of his three children were inside.
Family and friends, stinging from this horrific loss of life, say they wanted a search in that water sooner.
They believe police should have called in dive teams days ago.
The discovery in the south side pond was the outcome family had feared for days: the bodies of Moorman and his three young children, who disappeared after going fishing last Wednesday night, found in the water Tuesday night.
Moorman's body was discovered first. Then the kids, submerged in their car.
It's the same spot where family says Moorman's phone last pinged on Thursday. The same spot where family found a baby bottle and where they had searched themselves and asked police for help.
Frustration from Moorman's mother overflowed on Monday.
"I know we are not getting any help from the detective on this case. He doesn't feel like it's fit for us to have cadavers and dogs out here to find my baby's scent, which I think is bull****," Natasha Hayes said.
Now, with the deadly outcome, friends are echoing that anger.
A woman who didn't want to share her name came to the pond to pay her respects to those lost and express frustration with police.
"If it was my kids or my brother or my nieces and nephew, I would have wanted somebody out here on Thursday or Friday when they reported it," she said. "When the family's begging and pleading you to get out on this pond, that's what they're here for, is to protect and serve. But they failed."
Earlier in the week, IMPD did put up a drone and conducted a foot search near the pond.
But they didn't call in dive teams until Tuesday night.
"They had one drone," the family friend said. "A drone can't see through these woods. A drone can't see down in this water."
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13News reached out to the Indianapolis Fire Department and the Indiana DNR about the protocols used for using dive teams in missing persons searches.
IFD told us there is certain criteria that must be met to send the team into water.
First, they have to be requested to respond to the scene from law enforcement or the 911 system. There also has to be a credible witness present with a "last seen" point.
Dive considerations are made after those both are available.
On Tuesday evening, dive teams made a difference.
IFD said the team was requested by IMPD at 7:41p.m. The first unit arrived at 7:47 p.m.
The first diver got in the water at 8:16 p.m. and, just four minutes later, they found the body of missing father Kyle Moorman.
The car with the young children inside were discovered at 9:58 p.m.
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IMPD wouldn't talk about this case specifically on Wednesday.
But they said in general, in missing persons cases, they work lots of leads and need specific evidence from multiple clues to guide them into water -- more than just a cell phone.
"It's helpful, but it's one piece. It's one piece and so what we're always looking for is pull together multiple pieces of information," said Cmdr. Matthew Thomas with IMPD Criminal Investigations. "We look at license plate readers to see if a vehicle was in an area, cellular technology. We may also look at public safety cameras, more recently drones. We'll use those to conduct preliminary assessments of an area to look for specific evidence that would lead us to believe that a person that is missing is in a specific location within a body of water or a wooded area or something like that."
IMPD did issue a news release Wednesday evening, a day after the bodies were found, "to provide additional details regarding the missing persons investigation" and answer questions they've received from the community about the death investigation.
Police said dive teams were scheduled to search two bodies of water starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, to give the teams a full day of daylight to work in. According to IMPD, investigators did not receive credible information about where Moorman's cell phone last pinged until Tuesday, July 12, hours before the bodies were located.
The release also made a reference to the baby bottle and clothing that was found near the pond on Tuesday evening. Police said there was a large amount of trash along the shoreline, so it was unclear if the items belonged to the Moorman family.
Police also outlined a timeline of events, starting with the notification from family that Moorman and the children were missing at 9:17 p.m. on July 9, three days after family members last had contact with the missing father.
According to IMPD, detectives searched 12 retention ponds in the area of Wildwood Estates on Southeastern Avenue, on July 10, where Moorman was reportedly going to fish with his children.
After sharing photos of Moorman and his children across the department and on social media on the evening of July 10, IMPD says detectives investigated at least 12 tips from the public, which turned out to be unfounded, including a report that the father and his kids were at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Whitestown. Family members and police viewed surveillance video from the restaurant, but determined it was not Moorman.
The timeline from IMPD reported the family searched the pond on Bluff Road at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 11. The next day at 12:30 p.m., police conducted the drone search of the pond. Seven hours later, they received a tip that a body was spotted in the water, which turned out to be Kyle Moorman.
As for the family, 13News spoke with Kyle Moorman's stepfather this afternoon. He told us the family plans to gather at the pond Wednesday evening for a vigil.
He also indicated the family plans on filing some sort of lawsuit because of their frustration with IMPD. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/family-of-man-children-found-dead-frustrated-with-impd-investigation-kyle-moorman-search/531-88386349-3052-4e95-8a4b-00e305fa8926 | 2022-07-14T00:56:43 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/family-of-man-children-found-dead-frustrated-with-impd-investigation-kyle-moorman-search/531-88386349-3052-4e95-8a4b-00e305fa8926 |
MUNCIE, Ind. — Muncie Police have made an arrest in a homicide investigation.
Deputy Chief Melissa Criswell said officers were called to the 2900 block of South Liberty Avenue just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. Police found two people, 69-year-old Malcom Perdue and 51-year old Kyndra Swift, dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
Criswell didn't provide many additional details, but said an arrest had been made in connection with the case.
If you have information that could assist police, contact the department's detective division at 317-747-4838.
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SAN ANTONIO — A link between two iconic San Antonio waterways is being proposed as part of a downtown redevelopment project.
This week, Bexar County approved spending millions to study a proposed project north of downtown called the Link, which would connect San Pedro Creek to the San Antonio River. Not everyone is on board with the project just yet.
The Link, created by Riverwalk architect Al Groves, would include new housing, restaurants and retail space for residents.
Similar projects like San Pedro Creek downtown along Houston Street are part of the many construction projects happening.
“It’s a beautiful area,” downtown resident David Richardson said.
A view of the skyline can show an organized downtown, but on the streets is where several changes are being made. Richardson is making his own life changes one step at a time, walking two to three times a week through downtown.
“It’s energizing your body…you get that blood flowing,” Richardson would like a new route to walk downtown.
Blood flows like the San Antonio River and the San Pedro Creek.
North of downtown—a project called “the Link” between the two bodies of water could be a lifeline.
“I think in the decades ahead, this will end up being the most hip area of downtown,” Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert told KENS 5.
Commissioner Calvert has advocated for the project—paying for this video showing the link from Camaron Street to Convent Park downtown near Soledad Street.
On Tuesday, in a 3-2 vote, commissioners approved a $2 million engineering study for the project estimated to take one year.
County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores, one of the ‘no’ votes had some concerns, pointing to other unfinished projects along San Pedro Creek on the southern portion of the waterway. Commissioner Clay-Flores also pointed to the project being mostly on city land, but the City of San Antonio says it has not committed funding to the project.
“I cannot in good conscience vote for something when I don’t think we’re being good stewards of taxpayer dollars,” Commissioner Clay-Flores said.
The county has already allocated $41 million for the project, and Commissioner Calvert says they could have additional funding sources including the Houston St TIRZ.
“This engineering study is going to tell us exactly how much funding we need,” Commissioner Calvert said.
Commissioner Calvert has asked engineers to make this project modern, to include things like dancing fountains and amphitheaters for public use. He hopes it can be a "true attraction" for our residents like the dancing fountains in Las Vegas or Dubai.
Richardson hopes more development occurs in downtown.
“There’s a lot more development that needs to be done,” Richardson added.
According to the city, the Link project was taken off the list for the 2022 bond project. According to the county’s presentation, they estimate the 2027 bond could be a future source of funding for the project. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-approves-2-million-study-for-proposed-link-between-san-pedro-creek-san-antonio-river/273-baf9d2df-584a-4788-804d-ab27de2d4e2e | 2022-07-14T00:57:43 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-approves-2-million-study-for-proposed-link-between-san-pedro-creek-san-antonio-river/273-baf9d2df-584a-4788-804d-ab27de2d4e2e |
SAN ANTONIO — The number of people with dementia has been rising quickly in recent years. Dementia is a broad term in brain function that can include memory loss and impairment in learning new tasks. Alzheimer's is about 60 to 80% of the different kinds of dementia.
"There's no specific cause for dementia, but it's a loss of neurons in the brain that conduct signals and the different functions of the brain for for sensory organization, for motor execution and the ability to mix those tasks together," said Dr. Katherine Whiteley who is a family medicine physician with University Health. She says there has been no specific cause for dementia found so far, but poor education may be one.
Dr. Whiteley added, "Maybe if a person grew up and they maybe only got to second grade, they can't read very well. Maybe they can't write very well. They say that increases risk."
Some of the risk factors for dementia include poor diet and exercise, excessive alcohol use and smoking, diabetes, poor cardiovascular health, and depression.
So how do you know if you have dementia? Often by someone else noticing. Dr. Whiteley told us, "The family will notice that maybe they tell their mother to go get dressed and they come check on her 20 minutes later. And she still hasn't gotten dressed. She hasn't even started. Maybe she got distracted and started doing something else."
Noticeable cognitive changes with dementia that are common are memory loss, difficulty communicating, difficulty with visual and spatial abilities, such as getting lost while driving, difficulty reasoning and handling complex tasks, and overall confusion and disorientation.
Depression is also a red flag for dementia, and with increased isolation from the pandemic over the past two years, dementia numbers are on the rise. Dr. Whiteley said, "If an elder is feeling like they're spending a lot of time alone and they're isolated, maybe they watch TV all day, they're not keeping track of the calendar or the news."
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YORK, Pa. — Price Rite Marketplace announced Wednesday that it is hosting a walk-up job fair to fill a variety of positions at its grocery stores.
Candidates looking to participate in the event are encouraged to visit any Price Rite Marketplace store on Tuesday, July 19 to speak with a hiring manager on the spot.
The event will take place from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at most Price Rite locations throughout the country. Full-time, part-time, and management positions are available, depending on the hiring location.
There are three local Price Rite Marketplaces in the local area. One is located in York at 2142 S Queen St., one is located in Harrisburg at 3812 Union Deposit Rd., and one is located in Lebanon at 2299 Cumberland St.
Available part-time positions include general, perishable, front end and stocking clerks. The company noted that the training program will include a game-based training app that is designed to provide a solid foundation for learning the job.
Price Rite also offers associates entertainment and tuition discounts, as well as scholarship opportunities.
For more information on the upcoming event click here. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/price-rite-marketplace-job-fair-walk-up-july-19/521-755e58cc-c8f8-4d21-bfb1-ef3f3c20f825 | 2022-07-14T00:57:55 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/price-rite-marketplace-job-fair-walk-up-july-19/521-755e58cc-c8f8-4d21-bfb1-ef3f3c20f825 |
SUMNER — A traveling Vietnam veterans memorial is making its way to Sumner this week while the town celebrates its 150th anniversary.
The Moving Wall, a half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be in Sumner City Park Thursday through Monday. Spokesperson and veteran Terry Avery said he is expecting 10,000 to 12,000 people to visit the wall in the five day span.
Avery noted the memorial will be open 24 hours per day with someone manning the post. It will have installed lights allowing visitors to read the more than 58,000 names. Police and military will be present, as well, to protect the memorial.
He also said there will be two buildings and one tent filled with exhibits and memorabilia.
The memorial’s time in Sumner lines up with its sesquicentennial anniversary. There will be some events for the city and some for the memorial, and a few that coincide.
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The Moving Wall memorial and exhibit buildings open at 2 p.m. on Thursday and close on Monday at 11:30 a.m. The first 1,000 visitors will receive a free U.S. flag lapel pin and the opening ceremony will begin with the National Anthem.
Various military ceremonies continue on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, the Sumner Days parade, will begin at 10 a.m. The first part will be led by more than 200 Sumner Vietnam veterans followed by any veterans invited from 32 American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War posts in Bremer and Fayette counties along with surrounding areas.
Veterans are asked to gather in the parking lot of St. John’s Lutheran Church, 109 Washington St., before 9:30 a.m.
The second half of the parade will be the traditional Sumner Days parade with it being longer than usual overall. Avery expects it to last one and a half to two hours. It will follow the traditional route from Howard Street to Walnut Street along First Street.
After the parade, a ceremony will take place where Sumner Vietnam veterans will receive honor coins for their service. Family members can accept the coin for deceased veterans. Sen. Joni Ernst will also address the crowd.
The ceremony will be followed by a barbeque lunch put on by Lynch BBQ. Veterans can eat free and family members are asked to provide a $5 donation. Sen. Ernst will also be visiting with families during this time.
Saturday features more presentations and a concert by the Iowa Veterans Military Band from Des Moines. The night ends with a 10 p.m. fireworks show at Cub Park.
On Sunday, there will be a community church service at 11 a.m. and a presentation of the Quilts of Valor to select veterans at 4 p.m. On Monday, there will be coffee and donuts free for all veterans at 7:30 a.m. and the closing ceremonies will begin at 11:30 a.m., which includes a 21-gun salute and “Taps.” The Moving Wall will be taken down at noon.
Every night at 8:30 p.m., names of the 869 Iowans killed or missing in the Vietnam War will be read, followed by “Taps” at 10 p.m. Sumner had three men killed in action: Allen Avery, Richard Meighan and Myron Poock.
Shuttle service will be provided Friday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the memorial will include handicap parking. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/the-moving-wall-vietnam-veterans-memorial-coming-to-sumner-this-weekend/article_82d76a36-62e8-501f-94e5-7f8c8ef295f1.html | 2022-07-14T00:59:28 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/the-moving-wall-vietnam-veterans-memorial-coming-to-sumner-this-weekend/article_82d76a36-62e8-501f-94e5-7f8c8ef295f1.html |
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A solution for people who have been living in fear under a dangerous hollow tree in a Dallas neighborhood was set for Thursday after calls from NBC 5.
For years, homeowner Stephanie Cole said she tried to find help for removing a big tree that got more and more hollow from what started as termite damage.
You can see right through the tree now.
But somehow, what’s left of the trunk that straddles the property line still supports enormous foliage that branches over her house and the home owned by a woman next door.
“It kept me up nights, kept my neighbors up nights. Every time a storm or wind or rain would come, I know she was on her knees, because I've been here on my knees praying, 'Lord, please not today,’” Cole said.
Tree expert Steve Houser saw pictures of the dangerous tree. He said the residents were very lucky.
“Sometimes it doesn't take any wind at all. The tree is hollow,” Houser said. “I firmly recommend that the property owner leave immediately before it falls on the house and once it's removed, then it's time to come back.”
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Cole said she and her husband have nowhere else to go but her neighbor’s family did move that resident out.
“They were afraid of it killing her. And it would have. You can look at this tree and tell it was going to kill somebody, destroy her house. By being so top heavy, it's going to destroy my house also,” Cole said.
The residents could not afford the thousands of dollars they were told it would cost to remove the tree.
But after calls from NBC 5, the city of Dallas has arranged a contractor that promises to do the dangerous job for free as a community service on Thursday.
Houser said it will be a difficult job. He has been climbing trees all his life for his work as an arborist and tree trimmer.
“But that is one of the trees that I would not want to climb. It would require probably a bucket truck to reach up into the upper portions of the tree,” Houser said. “It’s a dangerous removal and it’s hazardous work.”
Stephanie Cole said she’s excited to hear the job is planned for Tuesday.
“I’m scared hoping they can get it without any problems. I’m hoping and praying that goes off without a hitch,” Cole said.
Year of prayers almost answered.
But just in case Cole said she will watch the work from outside the house. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dangerous-tree-threatens-dallas-homes/3013650/ | 2022-07-14T01:00:22 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dangerous-tree-threatens-dallas-homes/3013650/ |
The Fort Worth ISD School Board voted Tuesday evening on a resolution to ask Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to call a special legislative session before the school year starts to address mass shootings and gun violence.
"The Board of Trustees of the Fort Worth Independent School District call upon the Governor to include common sense firearm policies that protect our most precious Texas resource, our children," states the resolution.
"Uvalde was horrifying for many reasons, including the fact that I lost two extended family members and this has happened way too often in the United States and Texas," said Dr. Camille Rodriguez, a trustee who represents District 1.
"The proposal is in no way partisan, we simply want to work with our state and local officials to address this issue," explained Rodriguez about the symbolic vote.
One board member did not vote for the resolution, because he felt like it would be political.
"We’re doing everything we can to take care of our kids, but I just saw that as a political move last night and the safety of our kids has to be non-political. I wasn’t going to vote against not trying to take care of our kids, but not going to vote for any politics that comes into school, all we’re trying to do is keep our kids safe, that’s why I abstained," said Trustee Michael Ryan, who represents District 7.
He said he sits on the safety and security committee for the district, and while he couldn't go into specifics, said they are working to make sure each school is secure.
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"There’s a lot of information that we won’t talk to anybody about because we don’t want them to know everything that we’re doing, but at the same time, we want every parent and every child to feel safe," explained Ryan.
It's a topic of discussion for many families, even during the summer months.
"School is about to start, and what have we done in the time that happened in Uvalde until now," said Jake Gill, a father of two and husband of an FWISD teacher. "It's a crazy world we live in and it's scary when you think about your kids going to school and something like that happening." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-isd-school-board-calls-on-abbott-for-special-session-to-address-gun-violence/3013624/ | 2022-07-14T01:00:28 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-isd-school-board-calls-on-abbott-for-special-session-to-address-gun-violence/3013624/ |
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Bismarck city commissioners have advanced a first draft of the 2023 budget, with a focus on public safety and holding the budget steady.
The proposed budget focuses on sustaining existing levels of city services while having no mill levy increases, Commissioner Steve Marquardt said at Tuesday's commission meeting. It also focuses on public safety, raises to retain city workers, cybersecurity, establishing and maintaining an equipment replacement program and reducing future costs for taxpayers.
Marquardt, who sits on the city's budget committee, said the panel recommends approving two new police investigators, one police sergeant, two firefighters, one deputy fire marshal and additional assistance to Public Works.
Finance Director Dmitriy Chernyak said 56% of the general fund would be allocated toward public safety, which includes the hiring of city staff and purchasing police body cameras. He said 27% would go to general government expenses, 11% to highways and streets and the rest would go to recreation and health and wellness.
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The proposed general fund budget -- funded largely by property and sales taxes -- is nearly $63 million. Chernyak said the total 2023 budget was not immediately available because the city is still conducting a water rate study. The 2022 general fund budget was just over $71 million, and the total budget was $330 million.
Chernyak said some operating expense projections have increased due to inflation and supply chain issues.
“Our budget is no different than anyone else’s, we’re just as impacted,” Chernyak said. “We’re going to try to maintain it within our current existing budget as much as possible and I think we’ve accomplished that for 2023. Based on information that we have today, I think we’re sitting in a good spot.”
The budget committee also recommended a 5.75% increase for staff salaries. City Human Resources Director Leanne Schmidt said the increase, based on a consultant's salary plan recommendation from 2021, is to help retain staff.
Commissioners unanimously voted to move forward with the draft preliminary budget. The commission will potentially vote on whether to approve the preliminary budget at its July 26 meeting. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for Sept. 13.
“This is a budget that for the first time in probably three years, nothing really jumps out at me,” said Commissioner Greg Zenker, who voted against the last two city budgets. “We’re addressing public safety, that's our goal. And if we can maintain that and not raise mill, I don't have a problem with it.”
Bismarck's budget impacts a portion of Bismarck property owners' tax bill. Property valuations and the budgets for Burleigh County, Bismarck Public Schools and Bismarck Parks and Recreation also impact property taxes. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/proposed-bismarck-2023-budget-focuses-on-public-safety/article_7cb32fa2-02d0-11ed-ad54-9b44912794c2.html | 2022-07-14T01:01:53 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/proposed-bismarck-2023-budget-focuses-on-public-safety/article_7cb32fa2-02d0-11ed-ad54-9b44912794c2.html |
CHAPMANVILLE, WV (WOWK) — A man was arrested on Wednesday in Chapmanville for having fentanyl, pills and other drugs, along with a 9mm handgun in his possession.
Logan County deputies say they searched a residence on Spud Drive in Chapmanville for alleged drug dealing.
They say they found seven bags of fentanyl, four bags of suspected heroin, “several” suboxone strips and pills, sex bags of marijuana, and, “a large amount” of Neurontin pills, along with a Hi Point 9mm handgun.
Tony Dale Ritchie Jr. was arrested and charged with six counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, nine counts for a warrant for Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, and Prohibited Person with a Firearm. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-arrested-in-chapmanville-for-drugs-owning-firearm/ | 2022-07-14T01:04:16 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-arrested-in-chapmanville-for-drugs-owning-firearm/ |
HURRICANE, WV (WOWK) — A popular Main Street in Putnam County is getting a makeover. The Division of Highways Streetscape Sidewalk Project is underway now.
“There is a lot of activity with Food Truck Friday and some of the shops along Main Street,” said Daniel Boggs, owner of West Virginia Chiropractic and Wellness.
Right outside his door, there is construction. It is part of a sidewalk project that he said he hopes will help improve the area.
“I know that the city has been taking a lot of actions to make Main Street more attractive, and this will have increased handicap access, which will be good for everyone,” Boggs said.
The project will improve ADA accessibility between Belknap Dough Company and the A to Z Storage parking lot, including ramps into Belknap Dough Company, Connolly’s Irish Pub, and an improved ramp into Bear Wood Company.
People who work and shop in the area said they are happy to see progress.
“My mom has owned Hurricane Floral for almost my whole life so we’ve been here for a moment, and I’m glad to see it is getting the attention and love it deserves,” said Amelya Hensley, of Hurricane, West Virginia.
There will also be new lights and landscaping. While the construction outside may be making things a little less convenient in the short term all of the businesses are staying open.
“Of course, it is a little frustrating right now because they’ve got everything blocked and all of this stuff but I think once it is all finished it is going to be really nice,” Hensley said.
Traffic in the area is down to one lane during times that work is underway. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/popular-putnam-county-main-street-gets-makeover/ | 2022-07-14T01:04:22 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/popular-putnam-county-main-street-gets-makeover/ |
People struggling with feelings of desperation or thoughts of suicide will soon have an easy-to-remember number to call for help.
State officials announced Wednesday that the new number (9-8-8) is being rolled out Saturday as a way to call, chat or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at any hour.
Sheri Dawson, the behavioral health director for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, described the three-digit number as akin to calling the familiar 9-1-1 for a heart attack or other physical emergency.
But instead of getting an ambulance and emergency medical technicians, people calling the new number will reach trained crisis counselors who can help them through an immediate situation and make connections for follow-up care. In some cases, care may include a response from one of the state's existing mobile crisis response teams.
"What it really does is provide us the opportunity for hope and connections, someone to call and ultimately save lives of Nebraskans," Dawson said.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts said that 9-8-8 calls from within Nebraska will be handled by staff at Boys Town, which has handled calls to the existing suicide hotline since 2005. That line, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), will remain active for people who may not have the new number.
Boys Town also handles the Nebraska Family Helpline, 888-866-8660, which was set up to help troubled parents and children.
Ricketts hailed the new hotline option, pointing out that suicide is a national public health issue. He encouraged friends and family members to call the hotline if they have concerns about people they love.
"This is really a tremendous program that we'll have," the governor said.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide was the 10th-leading cause of death in 2019 and 12th in 2020, when COVID-19 deaths claimed the third spot. Suicide was the second-leading cause of death for youth ages 10-14 and 25-34 in 2020.
Kyle Kinney, program manager at Boys Town, said the organization answered 8,777 Nebraska calls made to the existing suicide lifeline in 2021. Of those, staff was able to handle 97% without calling in outside emergency responders.
He said the number of calls has gone up this year, which tracks with other reports about increasing mental health struggles nationally. Calls were up 16% for the first three months of the year, compared with 2021.
The suicide hotline in Nebraska, as well as the Nebraska Family Helpline, get most of their support from the state. Dawson said the HHS behavioral health division budget includes $4.7 million for the two. A federal grant provides another $640,000. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-nebraska-nation-rolling-out-9-8-8-as-number-to-call-for-suicide/article_e971e11c-82b9-5b85-9209-2410f317a912.html | 2022-07-14T01:06:49 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-nebraska-nation-rolling-out-9-8-8-as-number-to-call-for-suicide/article_e971e11c-82b9-5b85-9209-2410f317a912.html |
The cast of "Newsies" sings during a dress rehearsal of the annual Pinewood Performing Arts summer musical Tuesday.
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Simon Brockmeier (left) and Oliver Daily joke backstage before a dress rehearsal of "Newsies," Pinewood Bowl's summer musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899.
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Members of the cast and crew of "Newsies" perform breathing exercises before a dress rehearsal Tuesday at Pinewood Bowl.
There's something special — almost magical — about Pinewood Bowl in July, which Thursday will raise the curtain on its 72nd annual summer musical with a production of "Newsies."
"It's so different than anything I have done before," said Garret Weskamp, a lifelong Lincoln resident who is playing the lead in the musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899.
Being outside in the tree-lined Pioneers Park amphitheater will test even the most seasoned actors. The 23-year-old Weskamp, a Nebraska Wesleyan graduate making his Pinewood Bowl debut, recognized that almost immediately during the first rehearsal.
"There’s a lot more to think about being outside," he said. "You have to make sure your voice and your gestures and all the things you’re used to doing can be seen because it’s such a big stage."
It's one of the challenges to performing at Pinewood — and this year there are others.
Few would argue the recent Pinewood Bowl renovations — from the new spotlight towers to the improved concession stands — have made it a better facility.
"It looks really beautiful," said Courtney Piccoli, the director of "Newsies."
But not every change has thrilled Piccoli, who has been part of the summer tradition as a performer, choreographer or director 25 times.
"I was sad to see the (orchestra) pit go," Piccoli said. "That has created new challenges, because where do you put a 15- to 20-piece orchestra?"
The musicians will be on stage, but that has forced Piccoli to "alter the way I look at the stage," she said. "Every year is a new challenge with the show. The physical changes out there are this year’s challenge."
And those physical challenges are magnified in a show that features more than its share of dancing.
"This show is difficult when it comes to the dance numbers and transitions," said Emily Maldavs, the production's artistic producer. "There are so many massive scenes that have so many people on stage that require a whole bunch of things happening at once.
But you get the feeling Piccoli will figure it out. This isn't her first rodeo. This is the 14th time she's directing a Pinewood Performing Arts production. That she has directed more shows than anyone else says something — even if Piccoli doesn't let that go to her head.
"I'm honored that they keep inviting me back," she said. "I always try to put out my best work every time that I possibly can. If people appreciate it and they want to see more, that’s the cherry on top."
Weskamp leads a cast of 46 that features its share of talent. Amanda Dewey, a Norris High School graduate who is now a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, plays Katherine Plummer.
Other cast members include Bede Fulton (Crutchie), Kevin Pynes (Davey), Oliver Daily (Les), Steve Pearson (Joseph Pulitzer), Grant Shirmer (Seitz) and Sam Pynes (Bunsen). Eli Shane and Zane Maltas play the Delancy brothers.
Nightly shows are set for 8 p.m. through Sunday, and Thursday through Sunday next week.
Photos: Pinewood presents 'Newsies' as summer musical
The Nebraska Republican Party fired its chairman Saturday amid GOP turmoil that stemmed partly from the hard-fought primary for governor. The day also included one arrest and a raft of resignations.
Some of the cars might sell well into the six figures, though others might go for under $5,000. "There's a little bit of something for everybody," the auction company's co-owner said.
Police say the girl was alone for about seven hours before a relative arrived at 2 p.m. to meet Caden Dober and found the child under blankets on the couch.
The 41-year-old has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault for her alleged role in the stabbing, which happened at 5654 Fremont St. on May 13, police said in court records.
Emergency crews responded to the 500 block of Pioneers Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m., where they found a woman dead in Beal Slough, a small stream that feeds into Salt Creek.
Simon Brockmeier (left) and Oliver Daily joke backstage before a dress rehearsal of "Newsies," Pinewood Bowl's summer musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/newsies-raises-curtain-thursday-on-pinewoods-72nd-annual-summer-musical/article_0e534322-3584-5277-900e-89cb963b6e00.html | 2022-07-14T01:06:55 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/newsies-raises-curtain-thursday-on-pinewoods-72nd-annual-summer-musical/article_0e534322-3584-5277-900e-89cb963b6e00.html |
GRESHAM, Ore. — When H.B. Lee Middle School welcomes back students in September, a familiar face will be noticeably absent — the school resource officer.
"When we lose someone who's been there awhile and made close connections with the students, with the staff and families, that's a concern," Steve Padilla of Reynolds School District said.
The concern stems from the City of Gresham's decision to put the brakes on its school resource officer (SRO) program. That means there will be no Gresham police officers stationed inside schools in the Centennial, Gresham-Barlow and Reynolds school districts.
"The Gresham Police Department notified us Friday to give us ample time to notify our board," Padilla said.
"It was a very difficult decision for us," Gresham Police Chief Travis Gullberg added.
Chief Gullberg said he had no choice but to pull officers out of schools. He said he is down more than a dozen sworn officers, and he needs officers who previously worked in schools to cover patrol shifts.
"Right now that was important to me," Gullberg said. "Reallocating our personnel to meet the needs of our community."
"The school resource officer program is critically important to our schools and an essential part of our school safety equation," the Gresham-Barlow School District said in a statement. "We are contacting other law enforcement agencies to determine if there are other options available to us during this time."
"For the families that may be worried, we're being proactive," Padilla said.
According to Padilla, Reynolds School District administrators are also talking to other law enforcement agencies. Padilla said the district is hoping deputies with Multnomah County can provide security at H.B. Lee Middle School and other district schools that are not within Gresham city limits.
"To be able to provide training to our staff on what escalation looks like with students, how to prevent early escalation, de-escalation tactics and how to recognize that is important," Padilla said.
The City of Gresham will reinstate SROs as soon as possible.
Meantime, the city currently receives grant funding from the state. Among other things, the funding goes toward youth violence prevention. These resources are available to the three school districts in Gresham. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/districts-react-gresham-sro-pause/283-e8598aeb-2684-4990-846c-22b51385b694 | 2022-07-14T01:07:15 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/districts-react-gresham-sro-pause/283-e8598aeb-2684-4990-846c-22b51385b694 |
PHOENIX — St. Mary's Food Bank is being hit hard by record inflation, both in the number of people it serves and the number of donations it's getting.
"We're feeding more than 1,000 families, 1,200 families a day just at our two main locations," spokesman Jerry Brown said.
Brown said they're seeing 5% more people than they usually see during the already busy summer season.
Inflation numbers announced Wednesday showed inflation increased at 9.1% for the month of June, with the biggest increase hitting food.
Gas is up 60% over last year. Rent is up 6%, and food costs are 10.4% higher than this time last year.
At St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix, cars stretched around the building and out into traffic Wednesday.
Brown chocks that up to inflation making it more difficult for people to buy the food they need to get by.
But on top of that, Brown said donations are also lagging, mostly because products are more expensive and people don't donate s much.
"Trying to get donations of protein and kinds of meats is almost impossible," he said.
Brown said the food bank is trying to stretch the food they do have to meet the increased demand.
“If you looked in the in the grocery basket today as opposed to what you saw last year, you would see that we're stretching donations," he said.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Just north of historic downtown Glendale sits an All-American house freshly colored in patriotic love. Flags border the front lawn and adorn the exterior of the small home.
It took 18 months of hard work to get to this point.
Close to 200 volunteers, including veterans, students and those connected to the veteran community put in thousands of hours for a total rebuild of the house built in the 1950s. A home that had fallen into disrepair.
“There are resources in place that help the majority of veterans but there are some that fall through the gap. This one fell through the gap,” Founder and CEO of Operation Enduring Gratitude Charlie Ellis said.
Ellis, an Army veteran, founded the nonprofit that helps with home repair and rebuilding for veterans and their families.
Gean LeVar’s husband, Thomas, served two years in the Navy as a payload specialist. He passed away in January of last year.
“He was always proud of his service,” said LeVar.
Now his home is ready to serve too. LeVar walked through the rebuilt house on Wednesday gleaming with a big smile. She said she can’t wait to cook in her new kitchen.
“Oh, I think it’s wonderful,” said LeVar.
“We’ve modernized the electrical. We’ve got showers she can walk into. Fantastic,” said Ellis. “People that love on our veteran community all here today. To share in the love. Their time. Their generosity.”
If you would like to learn more about Operation Enduring Gratitude, visit https://www.oegaz.org/.
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Hitting a walk-off double to win a district championship is plenty for any Little League baseball player to take pride in. Caleb Smith, 11, did that for the Continental Little League 9-11 All-Stars on Friday, as the squad beat rival West Flagstaff Little League, 13-11, in St. Johns to advance to the state championship tournament beginning on Thursday.
But, more than just a hit -- admittedly one of importance -- the moment was the climax in a comeback story unexpected for any baseball player, especially one at his age. The CLL regular season and playoffs ended in early June, and Caleb had achieved his yearlong goal of making the All-Stars team for the ensuing tournament in July. He suffered a setback, though, and his recovery after a major accident took several weeks.
On June 11, Caleb was cleaning a horse pen with his sister and grandmother. They were “messing around,” as his sister had just recently returned from vacation and they had not seen each other for some time.
“The horse is really gentle and fun and loving out there until it’s not. Caleb wasn’t directly behind him, but the horse got spooked and pivoted and kicked and smashed his jaw,” said Cody Smith, Caleb’s father.
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Caleb underwent surgery to put supportive arches in his jaw, which was also wired shut. He could only consume liquids through a straw for several days. As of Tuesday, he could still only handle soft foods.
Instead of competing with his team of friends from the season, Caleb was relegated to sitting at home for a couple weeks. He lost weight -- Cody said his son went from around 115 pounds to 103 at his lowest -- but has started to gradually gain some back. And he was unable to do much athletically, taking away his passion for this time of year.
“It was not how I expected my summer to be,” Caleb said.
A fun-loving, talkative kid, Caleb was unable to speak clearly for a while. His mother, Brittany Smith, was the “best at interpreting his mumbling,” according to the family.
“That was obviously really hard for him as a kid, too,” she said.
“After he had his wires cut, he started talking a little bit and getting the muscles back. The doctor had to say, ‘All right, don’t do that too much, you don’t want to hurt it again,’” she added, chuckling.
Medical staff said Caleb could not risk playing with his mouth wired shut. Doing so might have led to injuring the jaw again. Still, Caleb consumed as much baseball as possible. After toughing out the injury and subsequent surgery, the most difficult thing to hear was that he would have to miss playing for a period of time, maybe even the entire All-Stars season.
His aunt bought him a new video game system, complete with MLB: The Show 22 -- the latest professional baseball game -- and he spent many hours watching and thinking about baseball. He even went to as many practices as he could, still unable to participate physically but listening to coaches and soaking up as much as possible to be ready when he could eventually return to playing.
Doing so was a way to show appreciation for the coaches and players who were “so supportive.”
“They said, ‘Hopefully you can get back on the field soon. We need you,’” Caleb said.
“Coach (Josh) Clouse, and the other coaches and his teammates, they’ve been so amazing. They showed up at our house with gift baskets and get-well cards. And they’ve been so gentle with him while still supporting him at practice. We’re so thankful for that,” added Brittany.
After about two weeks, Caleb was cleared to hit again. He still couldn’t play in the field or run bases, with more risk of contact to his face. But he took to the batting cage as much as possible, and there was still hope he could make it back to full play if CLL made a long tournament run.
“It would probably have been easy for them to find another player to fill that roster spot, because Caleb was going to be out with an indefinite return date. But they stuck with him; they really care about the kids and they kept him on the team, and obviously we were all appreciative,” Cody said.
After a little more time, Caleb was finally cleared by the doctor to play again. About mid-way through the District I tournament -- which CLL had dominated to that point -- Caleb finally took to the plate again.
“For mama’s heart I was nervous, but also just really happy he’s out there doing what he loves,” Brittany said.
CLL beat WFLL in the semifinals of the double-elimination tournament, 9-1, on July 6. Two days later, after WFLL won another game to keep its season alive, the two faced off again on July 8.
This time it was a much closer contest.
WFLL led 6-5 after three innings before CLL took a 7-6 advantage in the bottom of the fourth. WFLL roared back and led 11-10 after the top of the sixth inning. CLL had to score at least a run to keep the game alive and not be forced into a winner-take-all contest with the crosstown rivals the next day.
CLL scored the tying run. Then, with two runners in scoring position, Caleb came up to bat. For at least a moment, he didn’t have to think about the jaw, still with arches and screws holding it together.
“I forgot about it for a little bit,” he said. “I was just like, ‘Hit the ball, and hope it’s a line drive.'”
On a 1-0 count, he smacked a double, helping his team advance to the state tourney.
"He just missed making the 9-10 All-Star team last year," Clouse said via text. "He went out and worked hard over the offseason. He came back and had a great regular season this year. He was on another team and we’d talk often as I was coaching at third base and he was playing third base. I kept telling him he was well in his way to being an All-Star. I told his parents he was going to be out breakout star this year on the team. I just never imagined it would be that type of break.
"He’s been an inspiration for all of us. We were down two other players for our first two games of district -- broken hand and illness. Everyone got healthy for our last two games versus WFLL. His walk-off double was such a wonderful moment for the entire team."
“It’s inspiring for sure. He took all this like a champ, way better than I know I could,” Caleb's mom said. “He had it in him to not give up. I think that’s what’s most impressive to me.”
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As gas, food and housing prices continue to rise nationwide, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its June consumer price index Wednesday, showing a 9.1% increase compared to last year – the highest since November 1981.
The Midwest numbers outpaced those nationwide, with a 9.5% increase in inflation.
“We want to see some inflation, and the goal is to be around 2%,” said Rachel Blakeman, director of the Community Research Institute at Purdue University Fort Wayne. “We are well over 2%, so nothing good is happening there.”
The consumer price index is calculated from a “basket of consumer goods and services,” Blakeman said, and is looked at both month-over-month and year-over-year. She said the index saw inflation in new car prices about a year ago, but now there are “significant pressures” on items people must buy regularly.
The inflation rate for nondurable goods in the Midwest was 17.4%, compared with 16.2% nationwide. Grocery prices were up 12.2% nationwide and 14.3% in the Midwest.
In June, regional gas prices rose 64.4% and national gas prices were up 59.9% compared to last year. Household energy prices were also up 24.6% in the Midwest and 21.9% nationally.
One of the only areas where Midwest prices were lower than those nationwide was in used vehicles. There was a regional 6.3% increase and a 7.1% increase nationally.
Consumers can make some changes in their budgets, but prices are affecting everything from clothing to groceries – items people need every day.
“You can do things in your budget to make prices less by substitution or avoidance,” Blakeman said, “but it’s getting impossible to avoid.”
Blakeman also said she is watching the price of diesel fuel as an indicator, even though it isn’t included in the consumer price index. Since diesel is used in trucks moving products across the country, its price can affect the cost of consumer goods.
She said she believes that the price was about $6.25 per gallon in June and is now $5.99.
While that price may continue decreasing, Blakeman said it’s still nearly impossible to accurately predict what the future looks like for inflation.
“We are living in unprecedented times,” Blakeman said. “We have no idea what’s coming next.”
Mark Harmrick, Washington bureau chief for the personal finance website Bankrate.com, said gas prices that have recently fallen could indicate some hope on the horizon, even as the national average is about $4.50 per gallon. He said it also helps that the price for crude oil fell below $100 a barrel.
The mismatch between demand and supplies of goods and the strong job market has supported inflation, Hamrick said, but the Federal Reserve is looking to reduce demand through rate hikes.
“Federal Reserve officials have expressed confidence, as they must, that rising prices won’t induce a recession,” Hamrick said in a statement Wednesday. “Fingers crossed on that front.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/inflation-hits-highest-rate-in-more-than-40-years/article_8bf7d552-02e5-11ed-83d1-b70e2e75ec1b.html | 2022-07-14T01:11:27 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/inflation-hits-highest-rate-in-more-than-40-years/article_8bf7d552-02e5-11ed-83d1-b70e2e75ec1b.html |
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A death investigation is underway at a home in Paulding County Wednesday.
A man called 911 earlier in the day in reference to an "unknown problem," according to the Paulding County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to a home at 10230 Buchanan Highway in Dallas, Georgia, at approximately 12:16 p.m.
When deputies arrived at the home, the sheriff's office said deputies had trouble getting in touch with anyone at the home. Eventually, deputies were able to talk to a man, who let them inside of the residence. Deputies found a 66-year-old man dead. The sheriff's office said the 66-year-old man was a resident at the home and the man who let them inside did not live there.
The deceased man's name is not being released at the time, the sheriff's office said.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have secured a search warrant for the home. Investigators are in the process of searching the home and interviewing the man who was there.
The sheriff's office said it's still in the early stages of the investigation. Authorities do not know yet how the man died.
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The federal government’s recent infusion of money into infrastructure projects has launched a renewed effort to reestablish passenger rail service from Fort Wayne to Chicago.
The nonprofit Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association, based in Fort Wayne, is working to persuade state and federal transportation officials to allocate some of the estimated $36 billion for passenger rail projects nationwide to renew the region’s passenger trains, said Geoff Paddock, passenger rail association board member.
The $36 billion is part of the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, that President Joe Biden signed into law in November.
Paddock, who has been involved in the passenger rail issue for at least decade, said he and other passenger rail association officials met last week with Michael Smith, newly named Indiana’s Secretary of Transportation. Paddock, a Democratic Fort Wayne city councilman, is also authoring a nonbinding resolution urging support to be introduced at City Council, possibly as soon as July 26.
“Since we have $36 billion set aside from infrastructure, we’re trying to convince INDOT to apply for (funds for) upgrades to our route,” Paddock said.
The estimated cost of the rail upgrades through Indiana is $900 million, which, if funded in a typical 80%-20% split, would be about $700 million in federal dollars for construction costs, he said.
“I think it was very encouraging,” he said of the meeting, which included Fred Lanahan, NIPRA board president, and Jack Daniel, member. “We had a very upbeat discussion about the economic development aspects of this project.”
Passenger service from Fort Wayne was halted in 1990, making a station in Waterloo the nearest place to board a Chicago-bound train.
The Fort Wayne proposal may not be the only one being advanced in Indiana – another bid is likely to come from an Indianapolis-based passengers’ association that would like to see a line from Indianapolis to Gary and then on to Chicago. A representative of that association also was at last week’s meeting, Paddock said.
He said the local group has put in the time, work and money to justify consideration. An economic impact study and an environmental impact study already have been financed and completed. And, although they were issued several years ago, the findings likely are still valid, Paddock said.
The studies also showed several communities in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois were willing to work and commit money together, he said.
Among work required would be additional track installation, signaling, highway overpass construction and train equipment, Paddock said. Additional money would likely be required for station buildings, but that might be able to be raised at the local level, he said.
Mayor Tom Henry discussed the project, among other topics, when he met Feb. 8 with Gov. Eric Holcomb, John Perlich, mayoral spokesman. confirmed Wednesday.
A City Council-passed resolution would show further commitment by the city, Paddock said.
“We believe we have earned our way to get some of this done,” he said. “I think this is important – we need to remind INDOT we’ve spent a lot of time and spending on this, … and we’re serious about it.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/infrastructure-money-could-help-restore-fw-passenger-rail/article_9b6fe3f6-02c9-11ed-bf7c-67123275db48.html | 2022-07-14T01:11:33 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/infrastructure-money-could-help-restore-fw-passenger-rail/article_9b6fe3f6-02c9-11ed-bf7c-67123275db48.html |
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian announced Wednesday that the airline would halt new flight additions for the remainder of the year.
The Atlanta-based airline said they are making this move to help improve its operational reliability which could mean fewer delays and cancellations for passengers.
Since February, Delta has dealt with major issues trying to keep up with the demand of people flying amidst staffing shortages, pilot strikes and flight cuts, but professor and aviation expert at Georgia Tech Laurie Garrow explained how these issues arose from changes that the airline made at the beginning of the pandemic.
“So at the start of COVID, Delta, and a lot of the U.S. airlines had to make the difficult decision to bring about half of their fleet, half of their planes, out of capacity. They also offered early retirement packages, in some cases furloughed a lot of their employees," Garrow said.
Now, more than two years into the pandemic, travelers have let go of the fears of COVID-19 and are back flying the skies.
“People want to travel. They want to travel a lot, and right now, we're at a point where we don't have all the planes back in service,” Garrow said.
She said that this halt will allow Delta to get back on track.
“What they're saying is that look, we understand the balance better now and we're going to hold our number of planes we have in the sky, our resources constant until we make sure we get more of the pilots, flight attendants, mechanics where they need to be," she explained.
Garrow said passengers could expect this halt to only last through the third quarter which will give Delta a chance to prepare for the holiday season. However, passengers should continue to expect high air fares throughout the end of the year. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/delta-halts-flights/85-8c45440d-4fb5-4be1-96dd-f40089c55283 | 2022-07-14T01:11:38 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/delta-halts-flights/85-8c45440d-4fb5-4be1-96dd-f40089c55283 |
ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Taylor County Public Health District reported Wednesday afternoon that it has received confirmation of the first case of monkeypox within the county.
The health district said it is currently investigating and collecting details on the case, and has found no current risk to the general public.
ATCPHD will work with local, federal and state partners to continue to monitor the situation.
Monkeypox is most commonly spread through contact with body fluids, lesions or shared items that have been contaminated with fluids by a person with monkeypox, such as bedding.
Symptoms may include rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion or body aches. A rash symptomatic of monkeypox can look like pimples or blisters that appear on the face, inside the mouth and on other parts of the body, such as the hands, feet, chest, genitals or anus.
Monkeypox cases are occurring nationwide. Persons who are at high risk for monkeypox exposure should be aware of their risk and seek medical attention if they develop any symptoms and follow their health care providers instructions for isolation until test results are available.
For more information on monkeypox, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website at cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html or call the Abilene Taylor County Public Health District at 325-692-5600. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/first-confirmed-case-of-monkeypox-reported-in-taylor-county/504-8ce48378-91cd-47db-b57d-1c581bd54498 | 2022-07-14T01:15:51 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/first-confirmed-case-of-monkeypox-reported-in-taylor-county/504-8ce48378-91cd-47db-b57d-1c581bd54498 |
BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Antique World Mall was forced to close after a neighboring business, the old Reel Theater, collapsed late last month.
The collapse is having a greater impact on some of the vendors who have not been able to use the location.
Eldon Sorenson is the business manager for Casper Management, the company that owns and operates the Reel Theaters. He says they had to close that location at the end of last year due to the ramifications from the pandemic.
"The root cause was, film companies provide for brick and mortar theaters, like we have, what's called an exclusive release window," Sorensen said. "And that means brick and mortar theaters are able to exclusively show new releases. That particular window of time, prior to COVID was like 90 days, and then post COVID they changed that to like 30 to 45 days."
Sorensen says theaters, like the country club location, depended on that window of time for profits, and when it was reduced it damaged their business model. He said it was that reduction that led to the decision to close.
Seven months later, the roof of the building collapsed. Casper Management however does not own the building; the actual owners are located in Portland.
In a Facebook post, the Antique World Mall said their building was not damaged in the collapse, but that they would remain closed temporarily for safety reasons.
"They're hoping to be back up and running, you know, within two to three weeks," Sean Jennings, a vendor at the Antique World Mall said.
The antique mall said they are still waiting for power to be restored so the public can safely occupy the building again, but that's having an effect on vendors who rely on the business.
"It's a bummer, you know, for myself not to be able to go in and see what else other people have found, you know, on their travels and, and also, you know, sell a couple of my things," Jennings said. "A lot of people in our community that do have or rely, you know, on this, and it's their, full-time business, I think it affects our whole community. But at the same time, I think it'll come back stronger."
KTVB reached out to the property owner, as well as the Antique World Mall for an interview, but did not hear back as of Wednesday afternoon.
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GARY — The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority approved a $29,000 study Wednesday to start an effort to increase the visibility of the airport along the Region's interstate highways.
The study, to be performed by the engineering and architecture firm American Structurepoint, will include an inventory of airport signage along Interstates 80/94 and 90, and along Cline Avenue, the main highway access to the airport, and make recommendations for new signs.
"This is something we've been discussing for quite some time," airport Executive Director Dan Vicari said. He said the Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana Toll Road Concession Co. and Cline Avenue Bridge Partners all support the effort to bring "consistent, iconic" wayfinding signage to the highways.
"We don't want just a sign with a little airplane symbol," he said. "It needs to be more robust than that."
The airport board voted unanimously to approve the study.
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"Wayfinding is very important, and as we try to raise the visibility of the airport, this is a step in the right direction," Vice Chairman Trent McCain said.
Vicari said the completed study will be given to INDOT, which would take the lead in procurement.
The board also approved new signage for the airfield itself. Many of the signs that guide pilots are "in pretty bad shape," Vicari said.
The airport will purchase 15 directional signs that meet Federal Aviation Administration requirements from ADB Safegate for nearly $38,000.
Also Wednesday, the board began the process of creating a master plan for its fueling operation. Fuel demand has risen significantly at the airport, officials said, reaching about 300,000 gallons per month the last two months.
Airport officials are also touting the recent decision by Fitch Ratings to upgrade its rating to BBB+ for bonds that financed the airport's runway extension project, which was completed in 2015.
The upgrade, from BBB, was based on improved tax revenues in an Airport Development Zone that includes 4,155 acres in west Gary.
Here are the new Indiana laws to know that took effect July 1
Animals
The owner of a lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, mountain lion or bear must prevent all direct physical contact between the animal and a member of the general public, no matter the age of the animal. Violations are subject to a $1,000 fine for each person who comes into contact with the animal. (House Enrolled Act 1248 )
The owner of a lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, mountain lion or bear must prevent all direct physical contact between the animal and a member of the general public, no matter the age of the animal. Violations are subject to a $1,000 fine for each person who comes into contact with the animal. (House Enrolled Act 1248)
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Annexation
The Aberdeen subdivision may seek to officially become part of Valparaiso, even though the neighborhood is not currently contiguous to the city. A pre-annexation financial study must be completed so Aberdeen residents know the fiscal impact of being voluntarily annexed by Valparaiso. (House Enrolled Act 1110 )
Doug Ross, file, The Times
Ag equipment
Counties, cities or towns can designate agricultural zones as Economic Revitalization Areas (ERA) on the same basis as outdated business districts or distressed residential neighborhoods. New farm equipment or new agricultural improvements located in an ERA are eligible for a property tax abatement for up to five years. The exemption does not apply to farmland. (Senate Enrolled Act 119 )
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Bone marrow
The Indiana Department of Health is authorized to establish and promote a bone marrow donor recruitment program to find eligible Hoosiers willing to donate bone marrow to individuals fighting leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cell conditions. (Senate Enrolled Act 398 )
John Luke, file, The Times
Campus speech
State colleges and universities cannot designate outdoor areas of campus where First Amendment activities are prohibited. Higher education institutions may impose reasonable and content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions on other campus speech that's narrowly tailored to serve a significant interest of the school. (House Enrolled Act 1190 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Caregivers
An adult relative caring for a child after the child has been removed from a dangerous home situation is entitled to directly participate in court hearings concerning services needed by the child, or terminating the parent-child relationship. Previously, only state-licensed foster parents had a statutory right to intervene in legal proceedings pertaining to abused or neglected children. (Senate Enrolled Act 410 )
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Catalytic converters
A catalytic converter is redefined as a "major component part" of a motor vehicle and only licensed automobile salvage recyclers are permitted to buy or sell used catalytic converters. Automobile salvage recyclers also must keep the same records for catalytic converters as valuable metal dealers and cash payouts for detached catalytic converters are capped at $25 per transaction per day. (Senate Enrolled Act 293 )
Jonathan Miano, file, The Times
Coerced abortion
A new crime of "coerced abortion" punishes anyone who knowingly or intentionally coerces a pregnant woman to have an abortion with up to 2 1/2 years in prison. State law already required "the voluntary and informed consent of the pregnant woman" prior to obtaining an abortion. (House Enrolled Act 1217 )
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Data breach
Businesses, banks and similar entities that suffer a data breach must notify their customers within 45 days of the breach being discovered, instead of simply providing notification "without unreasonable delay." (House Enrolled Act 1351 )
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Dementia training
Home health aides who provide care to individuals with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or a similar cognitive disorder must complete at least six hours of dementia care training within 60 days of hire. Current home health aides with at least one year of experience must participate in at least three hours of dementia training. (Senate Enrolled Act 353 )
Joe Ruffalo, file, The Times
Double voting
The penalty for fraudulently casting more than one ballot in the same election is set at up to 2½ in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The penalty does not apply to individuals casting a valid replacement ballot as permitted by law. (Senate Enrolled Act 328 )
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Expungement
Individuals charged with crimes who either are acquitted following a trial or the charges are dismissed will have their court records automatically expunged within 60 days of disposition, unless the county prosecutor requests a one-year expungement delay. Any non-prosecution of criminal charges within 180 days following an arrest must be expunged immediately. (Senate Enrolled Act 182 )
Jonathan Miano, file, The Times
Foreign land purchases
Foreign business entities are barred from purchasing Indiana agricultural or timber land, with certain exceptions. Businesses organized under Russian law or controlled by Russian nationals are prohibited from acquiring any real estate in Indiana. (Senate Enrolled Act 388 )
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Health officers
The Indiana Department of Health no longer is entitled to remove a local health officer on the basis of intemperance. Health officers still may be removed for failing to collect vital statistics, follow rules, keep records, make reports, respond to official inquires or for neglect of official duty. (House Enrolled Act 1169 )
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Handguns
Adults age 18 and up legally entitled to possess a handgun are not obligated to obtain a state permit to carry a handgun in public. Indiana carry permits remain available for out-of-state reciprocity purposes. Handguns continue to be prohibited in schools, courthouses, and any residence or business that chooses to bar handguns. (House Enrolled Act 1296 )
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Housing shortage
A 13-member Housing Task Force is directed to study issues relating to housing and housing shortages in Indiana. The task force must submit recommendations for policy changes to the General Assembly and the governor no later than Nov. 1. (House Enrolled Act 1306 )
Tony V. Martin, file, The Times
Hunting
The holder of an archery hunting permit is allowed to use a bow and arrow or a crossbow. Previously, crossbow hunters were required to obtain a separate license. (Senate Enrolled Act 186 )
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Inmate calls
The in-state rate for telephone calls placed by inmates at Indiana Department of Correction facilities drops to 12 cents per minute from 24 cents per minute. County jail telephone rates are capped at 21 cents per minute statewide, instead of ranging from 22 cents per minute to $4.70 per minute. (House Enrolled Act 1181 )
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Lead testing
Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, doctors must offer a blood lead screening test to the parents of children between nine months and six years old if the child has not previously been tested for lead poisoning. Parents are not required to have their children tested for lead. (House Enrolled Act 1313 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Low-level felons
Judges once again may sentence level 6 felony offenders to state prisons operated by the Indiana Department of Correction, replacing a mandate that individuals found guilty of minor felony crimes only serve their six-month to 2 1/2-year sentences in county jails. (House Enrolled Act 1004 )
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Lowell investment
The town of Lowell is authorized to segregate its recent water utility sale proceeds from other town funds, contract with an investment adviser, and deploy the funds in most kinds of investments offering higher returns than fixed-income securities, except corporate stock and other equity securities. (House Enrolled Act 1011 )
Kale Wilk, file, The Times
Medicaid
Pregnant individuals whose family incomes are less than 208% of the federal poverty level are entitled to receive low- or no-cost health coverage through Indiana Medicaid for the duration of their pregnancy, and up to 12 months after giving birth. (House Enrolled Act 1140 )
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Nuclear power
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is directed to adopt rules by July 1, 2023, permitting small modular nuclear reactors to be used to generate electricity in the Hoosier State. The law does not mandate any utilities switch to nuclear power but opens the door by putting in place the regulations that would guide its development and use. (Senate Enrolled Act 271 )
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Pregnant inmates
Restraints used on a prison inmate in her second or third trimester of pregnancy need to be the least restrictive restraints necessary. A pregnant inmate must be unrestrained while in labor, delivering a baby and during the immediate post-delivery period, unless she is an immediate danger to herself or others, or a substantial flight risk. (House Enrolled Act 1294 )
Connor Burge, file, The Times
Property tax
The $3,000 property tax deduction for mortgaged property is eliminated beginning Jan. 1, 2023, and the homestead deduction is increased to $48,000 from $45,000. The senior citizen tax deduction may be claimed on homes worth up to $240,000, instead of a maximum of $200,000. (House Enrolled Act 1260 )
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Public comment
School boards must allow any person physically present at a school board meeting to address the board if the person is interested in doing so in accordance with the board’s public comment rules, including any time limits. Boards still can take "reasonable steps to maintain order in a meeting," including "removal of any person who is willfully disruptive of the meeting." (House Enrolled Act 1130 )
Dan Carden, file, The Times
Rape
The definition of rape is expanded to include a person who disregards the other person's attempts to physically, verbally, or by other visible conduct refuse the person's sexual acts. Rape in Indiana also consists of the use of force, or imminent threat of force, to compel sexual conduct; sex with a person unaware sexual conduct is occurring; or sex with a person unable to consent to sex due to mental disability. (House Enrolled Act 1079 )
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Semiquincentennial
A 23-member commission is established to organize events and commemorations across the state celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. (Senate Enrolled Act 12 )
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Simulated child porn
The production, distribution, possession or viewing of a video or image depicting obscene sexual conduct involving a person who appears to be less than 18 years old — even if the person is over 18, or doesn’t exist — is the legal equivalent of child exploitation, possession of child pornography and similar felony crimes. (House Enrolled Act 1363 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
State fossil
The mastodon is designated as the official fossil of Indiana. Dozens of mastodon fossils have been found throughout Indiana, including the bones of at least five mastodons now held by the Indiana State Museum that were discovered in 2005 by workers digging a pond in the Porter County town of Hebron. (House Enrolled Act 1013 )
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Tax cuts
The utility receipts tax, a 1.46% charge paid by businesses and consumers on a portion of their electricity, natural gas, water, steam, sewage and telephone bills, is eliminated July 1. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, the state income tax rate drops to 3.15% from 3.23%, with the possibility of future reductions to 2.9%. (House Enrolled Act 1002 )
Doug Ross, file, The Times
Tourism
The definition of "agritourism" is expanded beyond agricultural activities to include camping, canoeing, kayaking, river tubing and winter sports activities. An agritourism participant release form may be signed electronically, instead of only on paper. (Senate Enrolled Act 343 )
Connor Burge, file, The Times
Township trustees
A township trustee who fails to perform the duties of his or her office is subject to removal by court order if the removal is endorsed by the township board, county commissioners and county council, and other conditions are met. (Senate Enrolled Act 304 )
Dan Carden, The Times
Trans sports
All children assigned male at birth are barred from participating in any elementary, middle or high school athletics designated as a "girls" or "female" sport — no matter the child's gender identity or physical characteristics. (House Enrolled Act 1041 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
Tribal law enforcement
A police officer employed by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi in South Bend may exercise law enforcement authority anywhere in the state, so long as the officer meets the standards of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and the tribe consents to statewide police powers. (Senate Enrolled Act 347 )
Turn signal
A mandate that drivers signal all turns or lane changes at least 200 feet ahead of time, or 300 feet if the vehicle is traveling in excess of 50 mph, is deleted on Jan. 1, 2023, in favor of a requirement that motorists signal all turns and lane changes "a reasonable time" before completing them. (House Enrolled Act 1167 )
John J. Watkins, file, The Times
University gifts
Public and private colleges and universities in Indiana must report to the state, and disclose on their website, all gifts from foreign entities that already must be reported to the federal government upon receipt. (Senate Enrolled Act 388 )
Kale Wilk, file, The Times
Vaping taxes
A tax of 15% is imposed on the wholesale price of closed system cartridges used for vaping. Under a 2021 law, the tax rate was scheduled to be 25%. An additional tax of 40 cents per ounce is assessed on alternative nicotine products, such as electronic cigarettes. (Senate Enrolled Act 382 )
Richard Vogel, file, Associated Press
Virtual instruction
Public schools may only hold up to three student-directed virtual instruction days during the 180-day school year absent extraordinary circumstances and a waiver approved by the Indiana Department of Education. (House Enrolled Act 1093 )
John Luke, file, The Times
Youth ag
A public school or school corporation may purchase up to $10,000 in food each year from a youth agricultural program, up from the former annual maximum of $7,500. (House Enrolled Act 1320 )
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BOISE, Idaho — Electric cars are only becoming more popular, to meet increasing demand, more charging stations are needed.
One in four Americans say they are more likely to buy an electric vehicle the next time they buy a car, according to a AAA press release. Sky-high gas prices are a big contributor.
Electric cars do have some drawbacks; frequent charging is one of them. To help alleviate some of the electronic charging headache, the federal government is giving states money to build more charging stations.
Money is coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which President Biden signed last year. Part of that law includes the “National Electric Vehicle Investment.”
Idaho will receive just under 30 million dollars over the next five years to add charging stations. The goal is to have an electronic charger every 50 miles just off the interstate.
“Our job is to make sure we’re connecting Americans throughout the entire country in what they’re using. So, whether that’s gas powered or electric powered, we need to make sure we’re providing those resources,” said Aubrie Spencer, Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) senior public information officer.
Over the past few months, ITD has gathered opinions about the plan through a series of meetings. People gave their opinions about the placement for charging stations, overall costs, etc. Spence said most people are excited.
Kevin Gee bought his first electric car last year. While he is happy with his purchase, he said its limited charging capability is a nuisance.
“If I could get a car that could go 400/500 miles on a full charge, I wouldn’t have any complaints,” he said.
Gee is not alone in his sentiments. Nita Verner avoids driving long distances with her electric car since charging stations are few and far between in some places.
However, Verner said the plan for more charging stations might change that.
“If there were stations every 50 miles, I would definitely be more inclined to make those longer road trips,” she said.
ITD is hoping to start adding new charging stations in the fall of 2023 after the Federal Highway Administration approves the plan.
However, Spence said potential challenges to having electric chargers along the interstate are on the horizon. A big one is how rural the state is. There is a lot of ground to cover and not necessarily the right infrastructure in place.
She said partnerships between the public and private sector is the solution.
“It will take some time,” Spence said. “We have five years right now to work on different placements and different funding sources to come in. We have a long-range program, but we’re definitely on the right direction."
ITD is accepting public feedback through Wednesday. Email info@evidaho.org with any comments.
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The Society of Innovators at Purdue University Northwest is seeking nominations for the 2022 Innovators Awards to recognize innovators in industry and other spheres across the seven-county Northwest Indiana region.
For the 18th year, the society will recognize individual and team honorees in business, academia and other endeavors. It also plans to award the Richard C. Sussman Prize for Team Innovation, name Society of Innovators Fellows, and present the John H. Davies Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Society of Innovators is "dedicated to the idea that anyone can be an innovator" and "recognizes that innovation is the key to 21st Century competitiveness."
“Celebrating individuals and teams driving innovation in Northwest Indiana shines a bright light on the incredible spirit of innovation that has made our Region home to so many great innovative leaders over the years,” said Sheila Matias, executive director of the Society of Innovators. “Throughout history, periods of uncertainty and disruption have also proven to be the fertile times for nurturing new ideas and real progress."
People can make nominations online, including self-nominations. A selection committee screens them based on criteria the board established.
The awards are open to all innovators, regardless of industry, background or discipline.
"We know there are many innovative leaders in our communities who have been pushing ideas forward these past couple of years, and we know that the Region is rich with innovative thinkers working under-the-radar who are thinking of better ways to do business, creating new products and processes in order to chart a better path for us all," Matias said. "We salute them and hope to honor more incredibly innovative leaders again this year.”
An awards ceremony will take place on Nov. 17 at the Avalon Manor Banquet Center at 3550 E. Lincoln Highway in Hobart.
“The awards highlight the innovations that are occurring every day in Northwest Indiana and the wide range of contributions made by inductees to drive economic and community development across our region,” said Gary Johnson, retired president of Mortar Net Solutions and chairman of the board for the Society of Innovators. “The breadth of the awards across sectors, for-profit to not-for-profit organizations, large to small, and urban to rural also demonstrates an important tenet of the Society – innovation can come from anywhere and anyone can be an innovator.”
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