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With everything going on in the world right now, families are heading into the upcoming school year with a lot on their minds.
On Thursday, a Fort Worth community event is offering some guidance.
City and school district leaders, along with local clergy, are hosting a youth rally to end gun violence.
It starts at noon at Morningside Middle School on 2751 Mississippi Avenue in Fort Worth. It is being led by Pastor Kyev Tatum, Sr. of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church.
The event is free and organizers are encouraging parents, teachers, coaches, students — anyone who plays a part in a young person’s life — to attend.
“I encourage parents to come and model the behavior that you want to see young people," said Fort Worth ISD school board trustee Wallace Bridges.
He lives in the Morningside neighborhood. He said ongoing gun violence among youth, along with stressors over the last two years, is causing trauma in this community. He said there have been a number of shootings in recent months that have affected his neighbors, something he realized in a recent conversation with a young man.
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“He said, 'Mr. Wallace, it’s almost like I have to compartmentalize that somewhere else. Because if I put my mind on it, I can't I get if I get my mind wrapped around it, I can't move forward,'” Bridges said. “And what happens when there is no space for them to understand what they're going through?”
That’s something that Fort Worth city councilman Chris Nettles says he’s trying to change.
Thursday’s event is part of his ongoing effort to curb teen gun violence. Two months ago, he launched the Fort Worth Violence Intervention Program, which brings violence prevention organizations into local schools.
“Violence is increasing all over the nation,” he told NBC 5. We’re on the front line, elected officials and community leaders need to do all we can to save our youth.”
At Morningside Middle School on Thursday, Nettles is bringing in a nationally recognized motivational speaker Dr. Javar Godfrey to work one on one with youth and their families to help them cope with what he calls the triple threat — thoughts, triggers, and trauma.
“So thought is the first thing: What toxic thoughts won’t you let go? Who do you have the most toxic conversations with? And how do you get out of those? Number two is triggers. What sets you off? Who knows? How do you express yourself once triggered?” he explained. “And trauma — what happened to you? Do you still live there? And if so, what are we going to do about it? And so we work through those things and give you tools.”
Godfrey has close ties to Fort Worth, with his daughter attending TCU. His sessions were featured in the 2021 Essence Wellness House. He said he has plans to continue working with Fort Worth community leaders and youth.
“Every community I've been to across the country — I asked the same question. I've got the same answer. The last time someone was shot in your community, who came to talk to you? The answer is nobody. And that's just the truth,” he said. “So my thing is, I'm tired of everybody talking about the community. Let's go talk with them.”
The event comes as the Fort Worth ISD school board asks Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to focus on new gun laws.
Trustees passed a resolution this week encouraging the governor to call legislators to Austin to pass “common sense" firearm policies. It would protect students from school shootings like the tragedy that happened in Uvalde.
The board says they want to see it done before kids head back to school next month.
The governor called three special sessions in 2021 after the legislature had adjourned. None of them focused on gun control. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-leaders-to-host-youth-rally-to-end-gun-violence/3013946/ | 2022-07-14T13:24:10 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-leaders-to-host-youth-rally-to-end-gun-violence/3013946/ |
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Ensuring an adequate water supply is one of my major campaign platform items as a candidate for Marana Town Council. I have provided true, fact-based data and analysis of the current water situation, all supported by my 40-year career in the water utility industry.
Let’s clear the muddied waters with the following water truths.
Water supply in Arizona is managed on a regional and local level. The Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA) is our regional water system and includes the Avra Valley Aquifer and the Upper Santa Cruz Aquifer. Tucson Water, Marana Water and others manage their local water systems within TAMA.
At the regional level, TAMA’s goal is to achieve regional safe-yield, i.e., water out (pumping) is balanced by water in (natural and artificial recharge/replenishment). Any imbalance is overdraft.
From 1985 through 2020, TAMA has a cumulative overdraft of 1.8 million acre-feet. This means that over this 35-year period, 1.8 million acre-feet more water has been pumped from the aquifer than replenished. This fact is rarely discussed.
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In recent years, TAMA has achieved annual safe-yield by replenishing the aquifers with Colorado River Water via the Central Arizona Project (CAP). However, considering the perilous situation with the Colorado River system, the Arizona Department of Water Resources predicts that TAMA safe yield as it stands “may be unlikely” with further Colorado River shortages.
Regional groundwater quality is also a big concern, as portions of the aquifer are contaminated with PFAS compounds and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently lowered the health advisory level to essentially zero for these chemicals in drinking water.
Although the regional water supply situation has improved in recent years, the future is not rosy with Colorado River water shortages, groundwater contamination issues and there is still the 1.8 million acre-feet deficit from past over pumping.
At the local level, Marana residents get water service from Marana Water or Tucson Water.
The incumbents tout that groundwater levels in Marana Water wells have risen and therefore all is good. But that is misleading because these wells are located adjacent to the replenishment facilities that are percolating Colorado River water into the aquifer! There are other wells farther away from these sites where water levels have dropped. They are not telling the whole story.
Furthermore, groundwater level has nothing to do with how much groundwater can be withdrawn. Marana Water will soon reach the point where its current approved 100-year water supply annual CAP allocation and recycled wastewater will be used up to meet rising water demand and then groundwater must be used. However, Marana only has a one-time groundwater allowance of about 3,000 acre-feet (one year of water). When that’s gone, any groundwater removed must be replenished with Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District water which is costly, shorter-term (not 100 years) and can be subject to the same cut backs as CAP water. The incumbents simply state there is plenty of groundwater and leave out the important details.
According to public records request data provided to me by Marana, the Marana Planning Commission and Town Council have approved 28,850 building lots as of the end of 2021. Marana has enough existing approved 100-year supply to provide water to 11,620 of those lots. Therefore, there are 17,230 lots of which there is not an approved 100-year water supply. The majority of the approved lots were the result of rezoning, whereby housing density was increased by a factor as high as 18. Rezoning and approving subdivisions prior to obtaining an approved 100-year water supply is not a sustainable action. It is reckless.
When I am elected to the Marana Town Council, I will work toward: 1) eliminating the TAMA cumulative overdraft, 2) monitoring aquifer groundwater quality and ensuring compliance with drinking water standards, 3) establishing a bona fide 100-year water supply before any rezoning and subdivision approvals, 4) ensuring Marana’s 100-year water supply takes into account that CAP water is not 100% reliable and 5) any groundwater replenishment water must be from a 100-year water supply source.
Rest assured; I will provide clear water facts.
Mark Johnson is a retired water utility manager who worked in top management positions for three of the nation’s largest water utilities. He has been a community volunteer his entire life. He is a candidate for Marana Town Council. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-clearing-up-maranas-water-future/article_5e160cc2-0226-11ed-87e8-4393947a0f59.html | 2022-07-14T13:25:53 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-clearing-up-maranas-water-future/article_5e160cc2-0226-11ed-87e8-4393947a0f59.html |
On a narrow vote, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission recommended giving an accommodation to a sober living house in the Near South Neighborhood.
The house at 1923 B St., which is affiliated with Oxford House, a community-based addiction recovery program, wants to allow as many as 14 men to live there at once, which violates the city's ordinance on how many unrelated people can live together.
However, Oxford House is seeking a "reasonable accommodation" from the city under the federal Fair Housing Act, which says cities cannot discriminate against people with disabilities, which courts have determined includes recovery from substance-abuse problems.
The Planning Commission on June 23 had recommended approval of an accommodation for two similar homes in north Lincoln run by another organization but voted 4-2 to recommend denial of the Oxford House, mainly because of complaints from neighbors and the proximity of another Oxford House in the same neighborhood.
Two commissioners who voted in favor of the accommodation the first time, Dick Campbell and Cristy Joy, again voiced support. They were joined by Commissioners Tracy Edgerton and Lorenzo Ball, who were not present at the June 23 meeting.
Edgerton, who is an attorney, said she felt as though many of the arguments against granting the accommodation, while valid, were irrelevant to what the commission was being asked to do.
"We really need to look at the facts and circumstances that are in front of us today with respect to this particular property," Edgerton said.
Commissioner Maribel Cruz, who voted to recommend denial of the accommodation three weeks ago, provided the fifth vote in favor of approval. She did not explain why she changed her vote.
Commissioners Tracy Corr and Gloria Eddins voted to recommend denial, just as they had June 23. The third denial vote came from Rich Rodenburg, who was not at the June 23 meeting.
Rodenburg said he applauds the work Oxford House does but was "uncomfortable calling a group of 14 unrelated, unsupervised individuals a family."
He said there needs to be "some fair, safe common ground" found that benefits the tenants of the house as well as the neighbors.
If that common ground is to be found, it will come from the City Council, which will have the final say in granting the accommodation.
In other business Wednesday, the Planning Commission:
* Recommended approval of a zoning change and use permit to allow a dental office at 70th Street and Pine Lake Road.
The commissioners voted in favor of changing the zoning to O-3, rather than residential-transition zoning favored by neighbors who expressed opposition.
While O-3 is more permissive in what types of businesses it allows and how big they can be than the residential-transition district, the developer of the dental office agreed to greatly limit the uses allowed there, which commissioners said would protect nearby residents.
* Recommended approval of the South Folsom Redevelopment Plan, which lays out the development of more than 53 acres at West Pioneers Boulevard and South Folsom Street.
The land is the site of the proposed Foxtail Meadows development, which would include 650 housing units, about a quarter of which would be reserved for low-income residents, and up to 15,000 square feet of commercial space.
Members voted to move $1 million from budget reserves to the Fast Forward Fund and $100,000 to fund a study of how development will affect the upper watershed of Salt Creek.
Nebraska 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.
“We literally do have duct tape holding parts of our pool together this year,” City Administrator Stephanie Fisher told the Lancaster County Board last week.
After falling short of the $400,000 goal, the United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County has extended the deadline for donations toward the Lincoln resettlement fund.
The improvements play into the city’s downtown “principal corridors project,” an ambitious project to revitalize key entryways and streetscapes in the downtown area.
Salary increases for sheriff's deputies and correctional officers — the "domino effect" of the state's pay hikes for its corrections staff — will have a major impact on Lancaster County's budget.
City leaders officially launched a project to find a second water source for Lincoln, naming an advisory council and contracting with Olsson to analyze the two options identified by the city. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/home-for-14-recovering-addicts-gains-accommodation-approval-from-lincoln-planners/article_c138e15e-1ead-5619-9fa2-b85b76cde62e.html | 2022-07-14T13:26:45 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/home-for-14-recovering-addicts-gains-accommodation-approval-from-lincoln-planners/article_c138e15e-1ead-5619-9fa2-b85b76cde62e.html |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The City of Wichita announced on Wednesday that Troy Anderson, AICP, was hired as the new Assistant City Manager for Development Services.
As Assistant City Manager, the City says Anderson will guide efforts for continued smart growth, economic development and prosperity for residents, commercial development endeavors, and coordinating and overseeing planning, housing, building and construction services, and utilities and engineering.
Anderson enters the position after former Assistant City Manager Scot Rigby was named the City Manager of Edmond, Oklahoma in April of 2022. Anderson’s previous position was Deputy Chief of Staff for the City of Omaha, NE, in a primarily economic development role. Anderson also successfully served as the Executive Director for the Omaha Municipal Land Bank in Omaha and was previously the Director of Planning in Fremont, NE.
“Mr. Anderson comes to the City of Wichita with an extensive economic development background as well as, notably, a strong history of success with managing land banks. His experience working with developers and communities to attract opportunities and spur catalytic investments will help Wichita as we continue to focus on dynamic growth and expansion across the City,” said City Manager Robert Layton.
Anderson is a certified property maintenance and housing inspector, and residential building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing inspector. He is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington.
He is expected to join the City on August 22. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/new-assistant-city-manager-named-for-wichita/ | 2022-07-14T13:30:41 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/new-assistant-city-manager-named-for-wichita/ |
On June 24, the day the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attempted to reassure Salesforce workers outside of San Francisco and the Bay Area that he would help defend their reproductive rights.
“I believe CEOs have a responsibility to take care of their employees — no matter what. Salesforce moves employees when they feel threatened or experience discrimination,” Benioff tweeted. “To our Ohana — we always make sure you have the best benefits & care, [and] we will always have your back. Always.”
Because basic health care services are so often tied to employment status in America, unlike in much of the rest of the developed world, employers here have a uniquely large role in protecting basic health care for their labor force. Over the past few months, starting when a draft document of the Roe v. Wade decision was leaked, stories in the press have piled up about how dozens of well-known American companies are offering abortion service coverage including, but not limited to, travel expenses for people who need to leave their home state for a legal abortion. But those public statements don’t tell the full story. Benioff’s “Ohana,” a Hawaiian word for family or community, doesn’t appear to include a number of Salesforce workers: the contractors who work full-time for the company, but are legally employed by third parties.
Most of America’s best-known companies rely heavily on contracted workers, either independent contractors who receive 1099s or full-time employees of outside staffing agencies. It’s impossible to know the exact number of contractors nationwide, though it’s certainly in the millions. In fact, contracted workers are almost always excluded from company head counts, despite their invaluable role in keeping those companies afloat. Google, for instance, refers to its directly employed workers as “Googlers,” and its contractors as “TVCs” (temporary, vendor or contractor). One 2021 estimate showed that Google actually has more TVCs than Googlers.
“There’s often white-collar tech workers doing the exact same work — a contractor and an employee sitting right next to each other, working on the same projects — but with different employers of record and different pay and benefits,” says Jessie HF Hammerling, a researcher at the UC Berkeley Labor Center.
Because third-party agencies fly under the radar, they have far fewer public incentives to treat their workers as well as people directly employed by, for instance, a company like Google. That results in serious disparities: lower salaries, less vacation, less overtime, fewer career advancement options and less robust health care options, even between people doing identical tasks and working identical hours. Worse, according to a study by TechEquity Collaborative, contracted employees “are more likely to belong to underrepresented racial, ethnic, and gender groups than the direct tech workforce,” a trend that almost certainly applies beyond the tech world.
Recently, SFGATE reached out to 25 companies — some based in the Bay Area, some based in California, some based elsewhere in the United States, all of whom have touted their commitment to abortion services. We asked them a simple question: Are they committing those same resources to their contractors?
Only one of the 25 companies we reached out to affirmed they’re providing abortion care coverage to all of their contributors — and unsurprisingly, it turns out that company doesn’t even use full-time contractors.
Below, we’ve listed every company’s responses, or lack thereof, in an attempt to illustrate a growing health care crisis in a post-Roe America: As long as companies outsource vital work to nebulous third-party agencies, they’re also outsourcing abortion rights and protections to those third-party agencies, too.
“There’s a lot of visibility and a lot of public scrutiny of what a big company like Google or Apple does, but not a lot of visibility for what its contractor companies are doing,” Hammerling tells SFGATE. “There’s less pressure on them, or it’s harder to exert pressure on them, to improve their conditions.”
Adobe
A spokesperson for Adobe did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Amazon
A spokesperson for Amazon did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Apple
A spokesperson for Apple did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Box
A spokesperson for Box confirmed that “this benefit will not be extended to contractors and third-party employees.”
Disney
A spokesperson for Disney did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
DoorDash
A spokesperson confirmed that “independent contractors” — namely delivery drivers — are not eligible for abortion coverage through DoorDash. (DoorDash does not regularly release statistics on how many “Dashers” it has, but rough estimates indicate there are millions in the United States and Canada alone.)
A spokesperson for Google did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
HP
A spokesperson sent a statement emphasizing its “commitment to gender equality and access to healthcare services” for HP's directly employed workers, but declined to comment on whether contractors were included in abortion coverage.
Impossible Foods
A spokesperson for Impossible Foods did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Intuit
A spokesperson sent a statement about out-of-state reproductive health services for Intuit’s directly employed workers, but declined to comment on whether contractors were included in abortion coverage.
Levi’s
A spokesperson for Levi’s did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Lyft
A spokesperson for Lyft sent a previously released statement about abortion coverage for directly employed Lyft workers, but noted that drivers do not receive those benefits. There are, conservatively, at least one million Lyft drivers in the United States.
Match Group
A spokesperson for Match Group, which includes Tinder, Hinge and Match.com, did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Meta
A spokesperson for Meta declined to comment on whether contractors were included in abortion coverage.
Microsoft
A spokesperson for Microsoft declined to comment on whether contractors were included in abortion coverage.
Netflix
A spokesperson confirmed that abortion coverage only applies to workers employed directly by Netflix.
Nike
A spokesperson sent a previously released statement about health care for Nike's directly employed workers, but declined to comment on whether contractors were included in abortion coverage.
Patagonia
Patagonia was the only company to answer our questions, while noting that they don’t use “permalance” contracted workers.
“All those benefits are available for full- and part-time employees, whether they are regular (employed on an ongoing basis) or what we call ‘fixed term,’ which are employees that have a known termination date,” a spokesperson wrote.
PayPal
A spokesperson for PayPal asked to talk on the phone, then never replied to repeated requests for comment.
A spokesperson for Reddit confirmed that abortion coverage only applies to workers employed directly by Reddit.
Salesforce
A spokesperson for Salesforce referred SFGATE to the following tweet from CEO Marc Benioff:
“I believe CEOs have a responsibility to take care of their employees—no matter what. Salesforce moves employees when they feel threatened or experience discrimination. To our Ohana—we always make sure you have the best benefits & care, & we will always have your back. Always.”
SFGATE repeatedly followed up to ask if Benioff was including contracted workers as “employees,” or “Ohana,” in his statement. We did not hear back.
Starbucks
A spokesperson wrote that franchised Starbucks stores (of which there are about 6,000) are owned and managed by a licensee, and those employees are therefore not eligible for Starbucks’ health care plan, which includes abortion coverage.
Working 20 hours per week at Starbucks-owned stores qualifies employees for health insurance. However, the spokesperson declined to say how many part- and full-time workers at Starbucks locations are signed up for the company’s health care plan. The spokesperson also declined to say whether contracted workers on the corporate side of Starbucks are eligible for the company’s health care plan.
Tesla
A spokesperson for Tesla did not reply to repeated requests for comment, and the company still doesn’t appear to have a public relations team.
Uber
A spokesperson for Uber did not reply to repeated requests for comment.
Yelp
A spokesperson for Yelp confirmed that “contractors do not receive healthcare or PTO benefits through Yelp.” | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/companies-abortion-rights-loophole-17303442.php | 2022-07-14T13:31:15 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/companies-abortion-rights-loophole-17303442.php |
Average daily flows
Snake River at Heise12,583 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot1,267 cfs
Snake River at American Falls11,831 cfs
Snake River at Milner0 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey314 cfs
Jackson Lake is 47% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 72% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 38% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 54% of capacity.
As of July 13. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_eb66a4be-02c2-11ed-832b-972c3e74b066.html | 2022-07-14T13:32:42 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_eb66a4be-02c2-11ed-832b-972c3e74b066.html |
There’s no doubt Audrey Edmonson is itching to get back into the political arena. The former Miami-Dade County commissioner appeared ready to shake up the status quo by taking on U.S. Rep Frederica S. Wilson in the upcoming Democratic primary in August.
Now that Edmonson’s backed off that seismic political slugfest by not qualifying for the District 24 congressional race, political observers believe she still has the clout to win an elected office that doesn’t feature a strong, entrenched incumbent. However, history shows that former county commissioners often take a long time to claim another Election Day victory.
In a statement, Edmonson said she opted out of running for Congress because she didn’t want to cause divisions among voters in Wilson’s district, which includes portions of Miramar, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Hialeah, Miami Gardens, North Miami Beach, North Miami, El Portal and Miami. However, Edmonson also made it clear that she’s ready for a comeback, two years after relinquishing her county commission seat due to term limits.
“I am not going anywhere nor ruling out running for office in the near future,” Edmonson said. “I will continue to fight for our families and advocate for issues that matter to us all – from living wages for working families to ensuring our children get the best education possible, to stopping the senseless gun violence plaguing our nation.”
Democratic State Rep. Joe Geller, who’s known Edmonson since her days as mayor of El Portal in the early 2000s, says she was a good, effective county commissioner during her 15-year run that began in 2005, and that during her last two years in office held considerable sway over her colleagues as commission chairwoman.
“I don’t think people forget about you when you have done a good job and you have served them well,” Geller said. “Audrey served her community very well. I think she is well regarded.”
Edmonson will always have name recognition that will make her a formidable candidate for public office, he added.
“If she sees an opportunity to serve the public in future, she will be well disposed to take it,” Geller continued. “I don't see any reason she wouldn't be successful.”
Yet, two years removed from county elected office, Edmonson appeared to be having trouble raising campaign cash to mount a realistic bid against Wilson. According to federal campaign finance reports, Edmonson raised a paltry $3,000 compared to a $273,650 war chest for Wilson.
Edmonson could not drum up campaign contributions in the same manner as when she was still in office, according to a political campaign consultant for county commission races who requested anonymity in order to speak candidly.
“Had Edmonson still been a county commissioner, then she could have raised substantial money,” the consultant said. “I don’t think Audrey is very popular now and I don’t think she can raise money anymore. Whatever juice she had, it evaporated when she left office.”
On the other hand, Wilson is one of the strongest Black elected federal officials in Florida, the consultant said. In addition to her storied career as a Democratic politician that began on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools board in 1992, Wilson founded 5000 Role Models, a nonprofit organization that works with at-risk male youths to encourage and support them in becoming productive members of society.
“Frederica has been a fixture in Miami for decades,” the consultant said. “She is very well liked and has a broad base of support.”
And in Miami’s Black political ecosystem, candidates targeting popular elected officials typically don’t fare well, they said.
“The ‘wait your turn, pay your dues’ sentiment is a lot stronger in the Black community than elsewhere,” said the consultant. “It is rare that an established Black politician gets beat.”
Some of Wilson’s political supporters certainly feel Edmonson was wrong to even think of challenging the congresswoman.
“Instead of coming together, working together, we fight for the limited seats we have,” Miami Gardens Vice Mayor Reggie Leon said. “That is part of the problem we have in the African American community.”
Still, some former county commissioners have found political success after leaving office, although they waited several years before mounting a comeback.
Miami attorney Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, who was a county commissioner from 1993 until 2000 when he unsuccessfully ran for county mayor, found his second wind as a Florida state senator, serving in Tallahassee from 2010 to 2016. After more than a decade serving as the District 11 county commissioner, Joe Martinez ran for Miami-Dade mayor in 2012 and lost. He later reclaimed his old seat in 2016 and was reelected in 2020.
If she wanted to, said Geller, Edmonson could forge a career as an administrative public servant like Jimmy Morales, the county’s chief operations officer. Morales, who served on the county commission for nearly a decade in the late nineties and early 2000s, left politics after losing mayor’s race in 2004. In 2013, the Miami Beach City Commission hired him as city manager, a job he held until 2020 when he accepted his current position in Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s administration.
“I am not suggesting Audrey would be better in that kind of a position than elected office,” Geller explained. “I am saying that the playing field may be a lot larger than one might think. There are a number of elective offices available, but it is not the only way to serve.”
He also thinks Edmonson would also be a great candidate to work in President Joe Biden’s administration. Regardless, her decision not to run against Wilson left her in a better place to accomplish whatever her next move will be, he said.
“By not having engaged in that difficult campaign, it certainly leaves her much better positioned to consider future possibilities than if she had run and not been successful,” Geller said. “It was going to be a difficult campaign against a well-respected incumbent. By not challenging Wilson, it opens up more options for Audrey.” | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/can-audrey-edmonson-make-a-comeback/article_00ecd3f8-020a-11ed-b071-f36d90579f1c.html | 2022-07-14T13:34:11 | 0 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/can-audrey-edmonson-make-a-comeback/article_00ecd3f8-020a-11ed-b071-f36d90579f1c.html |
Candidates looking to fill seats for District 34 State Senate, District 2 Miami-Dade County Commission and Florida House District 107 met at a Biscayne Gardens church last week for a candidates’ forum, organized by the Biscayne Gardens Civic Association.
Though the association confirmed that the candidates for each race would be in attendance at last Thursday’s forum, a conflicting forum hosted by the Biscayne Gardens Chamber of Commerce on the same day split candidates between the two events.
The primary discussion of the night took place between candidates hoping to replace District 2’s termed-out incumbent commissioner, Jean Monestime.
In one of the most crowded races yet, six candidates are vying to represent the district that includes North Miami, Opa-locka, North Miami Beach and parts of the city of Miami, Biscayne Gardens and Liberty City.
The candidates are former Miami-Dade County Public Schools educator and principal Wallace Aristide; Family Action Network Movement (FANM) founder and activist Marleine Bastien; North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime; former North Miami Mayor and engineer Josaphat “Joe” Celestin; retired firefighter William “DC” Clark; and Monique Nicole Barley-Mayo.
Celestin disclosed that he received cryptic messages advising him not to attend the first forum, but he showed up anyway.
He did not muzzle his disapproval for Bien-Aime as a prospective commissioner, taking several jabs at him throughout the night. He repeatedly opposed Bien-Aime’s suggestion to create a comprehensive plan to address various issues in Biscayne Gardens, stating constituents needed someone familiar with their problems and “not somebody that’s just guessing.”
When candidates were asked how they would respond to annexation, Celestin reminded the audience that Biscayne Gardens residents were excluded from a decision to allow the city of North Miami to extend its boundaries into the neighborhood.
“By the time you open your eyes, they would swallow you by 250 units without your approval,” he explained, referencing a Miami-Dade Board of County Commission resolution that does not require a vote for annexation if there are less than 250 residents in the area in question. “You need that law changed.”
“I’m the right person for District 2,” countered Bien-Aime, encouraging residents to put their confidence in him. “In this race, I think I’m the only one with a real plan and the experience to get the job done.”
Bien-Aime’s opponents also questioned contributions made to his campaign during his time in office.
Florida Politics reported that his campaign had raised more than the other candidates combined in May, with a majority of the funding coming from the real estate industry. Those contributions came from Jarrod Markofsky of Skymark Real Estate Investors, Jay Philip Parker of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Integra Solutions and Downtown Realty Investments, according to Florida Politics.
Developers also reportedly contributed to Bien-Aime’s mayoral reelection campaign.
“Experience in politics has its place. It’s admirable,” said Clark. “However, sometimes that experience comes with favors from those developers and sometimes those developers are the ones who funded the campaign, so I’m asking for some transparency.”
Aristide, too, frowned on the act of politicians getting what he called “kickback” from developers.
Each District 2 candidate, with the expectation of Barley-Mayo – who attended the chamber of commerce forum instead – were asked to share their plans to address flooding, rising housing costs, improving the grant application process for small businesses and whether they would be in favor of keeping the 20% rule, if residents were to pursue incorporating Biscayne Gardens again.
Bien-Aime, Bastien, Aristide, Celestin and Clark were all in favor of respecting the rule that requires at least 20% of voters in a proposed municipality to sign a petition in support of forming a new government.
Members of the association were against incorporating Biscayne Gardens in last year’s vote while chamber members were in support, which is believed to be the reason why the two agencies held separate candidates’ events with questions tailored to residents’ concerns.
“You got one municipality with two events at the same time. We’ve got some growing to do,” said Clark, calling for unity. “We have to address how we can act like adults in the same room … My job if [you elect me] is to bring this community together. There’s no way that what happened [last Thursday] should’ve happened.”
Also present at the forum were Wancito Francius and Pierre Prime, who are looking to unseat District 107 Rep. Christopher Benjamin, who is seeking reelection. The district takes up parts of North Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Ives Estates and Golden Glades.
“Not to take away anything from the people that we have as candidates in my race, but I do believe that [I am] the only candidate here that actually is the district,” said Prime, the only candidate in the race with no party affiliation. “And I don’t just represent the district, but I am going with my family and friends who were born and raised in the district, like myself, up to Tallahassee.”
Prime, an HBCU graduate and president of the Urban Peace Project, said he is adamant on not accepting funding from developers for his campaign.
“Until we stop taking dollars from these developers, it’s going to be an uphill battle for the people,” he said. “I actually need the people not just for votes but to help me with these battles.”
Though Benjamin is the only one of the bunch with political experience, Francius says he can leverage his background as a business owner and people person to bring funding into the district.
“From the time I was at Florida Memorial University, I wanted to be a lawmaker because I understood how laws improve the lives of people,” said Benjamin. “Before I was ever elected, I served on boards at our state, our county, our school board and city levels of government, because service doesn’t have to start when you get elected … so I ask my opponents, when did they come to Tallahassee and say ‘Rep. Benjamin, how can I help?’”
Sen. Shevrin Jones, whose District 35 will now be the newly created District 34, was the only candidate in his race at the association’s forum. Redistricting has shifted the once majority Broward County seat to include Biscayne Gardens.
“Politics is a contact sport,” said Jones, a former educator who has served as a Florida Legislator for 10 years. “It’s not just about us showing up when it’s election time, that’s why we don’t just show up when it’s election time. We show up throughout the year.”
At the chamber of commerce forum, the candidates’ debate for the District 34 seat was a lengthy one.
Opponent Erhabor Ighodaro accused Jones of not bringing enough appropriations funding into his district during his term, blaming Jones for a lack of funding for nonprofits based in communities like Miami Gardens.
“You will not hear me go after any of my opponents because it’s not about them. It has always been about the people,” said Jones at the second forum.
Pitchie Escarment, the third candidate for the seat currently occupied by Jones, was not present at either forum.
In the coming weeks, The Miami Times will feature individual profiles for candidates in various August races. | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/district-2-commission-candidates-target-north-miami-mayor-philippe-bien-aime-at-candidate-forum/article_b83af204-0225-11ed-8f5f-7b662560f5eb.html | 2022-07-14T13:34:17 | 0 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/district-2-commission-candidates-target-north-miami-mayor-philippe-bien-aime-at-candidate-forum/article_b83af204-0225-11ed-8f5f-7b662560f5eb.html |
After six years in the red, the North Miami is at last in the black.
From one end of the city to another, signs of life are visible everywhere – from Solé Mia in the northeast and downtown to uninviting stretches of NW Seventh Avenue. More than a dozen significant developments will likely alter the North Miami’s landscape significantly by 2030, including long-delayed work that’s scheduled to begin in September at Cagni Park.
Still, it’s a bit early to break out the punch bowl.
The city has turned a corner but has many left to navigate, and needs another three to five years to ensure the turnaround sticks.
There is no denying progress. When City Manager Theresa Therilus, 42, took office in July 2020 two months after Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime was sworn in, North Miami posted a $14.7 million deficit. In its recently released audited report for the year ended Sept. 30, 2021, it reported a $3.9 million surplus.
The nascent reversal results from a combination of timing, skill, pain and a lot of luck through a nerve-wracking pandemic – and, for North Miami, location, location, location.
“Stunning reversal”
On May 10, term-limited Bien-Aime and 23-year Councilman Scott Galvin led the cheers after the city’s finance director, Miguel Augustin, and outside auditor Angelo Brinson presented the 2021 Annual Comprehensive Audit Report for the year ended Sept. 30, 2021, confirming North Miami’s first budget surplus in seven years.
“The city manager has done a great job getting us out of this massive deficit,” Bien-Aime stated in a release soon afterward. “We’ve been working hard to get on a path to fiscal stability, and now thanks to some difficult conversations and decisions, we are on the way there and the city can successfully move forward.”
“A stunning reversal of fortune,” Galvin said. “My hat is tipped to all of you. Here we have a $3.9 million surplus … I dare you to find someone who righted a ship that quickly.”
That said, the story isn’t so simple. For a second straight year, the city has waived its reserves for a rainy day fund, leaving it with almost zero this hurricane season. The water and sewer system is struggling with higher county rates, rising delinquencies among customers and a decaying infrastructure. Talks with the Police Benevolent Association have reached an impasse, and the city’s employees have rejected a proposed contract with graduated raises of 1-3%.
“Our greatest challenge is keeping expenses under revenues on a long-term basis,” Therilus said in an interview, using almost identical words to her measured response to Galvin’s praise on May 10. “We have rising costs at a time we are trying to keep expenses low.”
In recent years, North Miami city managers – who have a historically high burnout rate, depending on the whims and favors of the council – have had to balance the bottom line with councilmembers who want to serve constituents and get reelected, with a tendency to take credit when things go well and blame management when they don’t. For now, Therilus, whose current contract runs through June 2023, is generally enjoying the council’s support.
Miami native Therilus came to the city with a varied background as a Harvard Law School grad and a formidable, if unconventional, résumé. She’s the first Haitian American in the role for a city that’s roughly 40% Haitian American and where 26% of its households speak Spanish.
Her balancing act includes accommodating various councilmember personalities while lowering the cost of events – such as the returning Thanksgiving parade, Hispanic Heritage and Haitian festivals, Jazz at MOCA every month and quarterly business lunches – minding efficiencies in serving youth and seniors, and putting needs before wants.
Increased pressure
In some ways, fortune has smiled. North Miami taxable property values have risen 40% in the last five years and doubled over the past decade, to $4 billion. This has allowed the city to keep its tax rate at $7.50 per $1,000 assessed valuation. For the first time in decades, the city has an array of big developments – between 15 and 20 – in the pipeline.
Developers see potential in the city’s strategic location, relatively low land costs, unique and sometimes funky character, diverse vibe, organic, pedestrian-scaled downtown and relatively high ground of its western precincts.
Case in point: The city got a big boost in the last two years by selling nearly $19 million in land to Solé Mia’s developers, and realizing a $1 million gain in a land swap with the condo association at One Fifty One at Biscayne. And last year, the Biden Administration came to the rescue with $9.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money, of which $5 million went into North Miami’s general fund for the last fiscal year, pushing the books into surplus territory. An equivalent tranche for the current fiscal year will likely help as well, but that money is non-recurring.
Water, sewer and sanitation customers have started feeling the pain, a consequence of artificially low rates set by the council since 2013 to secure contracts and preserve incumbencies. Garbage rates jumped last year from $254 to $393 as a result, and water and sewer rates are creeping up steadily for a second year under a five-year plan through 2026. It’s fallen on Therilus to manage the rude awakening.
But even before the present inflation spike jumped up rents and busied food banks, many residents were having trouble paying their bills. For the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, accounts receivable for water service rose $1.6 million to an $18 million-plus record.
The city, struggling to pay debt service on its water and sewer maintenance, has thrice shelved plans for a new $29 million-plus water plant and emergency center on land it acquired across from its current 1962 water treatment plant on the city’s west side. Maintenance expenses are up, too, with the aging infrastructure. The city is thus confining its work to smaller projects.
Development will add even more pressure to the aging infrastructure.
Ever-surging development
The deep-pocketed big players that have landed in North Miami include the LeFrak and Soffer real estate dynasties in Solé Mia, The Related Group throughout the city, the Finvarb Group for the transit-oriented territory just west of Biscayne and south of 151st Street, and joint developers Jimmy Tate and Sergio Rok, who funded Bien-Aime’s last mayoral campaign and are aiding him in his quest for the District 2 County Commission primary race Aug. 23.
All weathered the last recession and are relatively well positioned for the next one, as a jittery world economy, rising interest rates, inflation, and global supply chain and logistics problems pressure households, businesses and municipalities alike.
At the $4 billion 184-acre Solé Mia development just behind the 143rd Street post office, work proceeds apace at the vast 9.7-acre UHealth Center site, slated to open in 2024, and the Villa Solé apartments opening later this year. Next up: a 30-story residential tower overlooking the seven-acre artificial Solé Mia lagoon.
Closer to downtown along 126th Street and NE 12th Avenue, Omega Investors has demolished a dozen 1950-vintage apartment buildings and assembled more land for The Gardens, which has evolved from a 385-unit, nine-story residence into a broader mixed-use project, scheduled to take its first tenants in 2024.
To the west, on NW Seventh Avenue and 123rd Street, NoMi Village has presented itself as an arts and entertainment venue on the site of the benighted and aborted Red Gardens project, which collapsed amid losses and litigation. Just to the south, the city has green-lighted a 200-unit apartment building at market rates, a vanguard of high-rise mixed-use development along the east side of the NW Seventh Avenue corridor.
This is just the tip of a very big spear. No less than 13 major projects are on display in the 2021 financial report, with half a dozen to follow.
Changing governance
Therilus faces a perhaps even bigger task in rebuilding a team at City Hall and recasting senior management.
The city has cut costs in part through terminating staff, slowing hires, instituting furloughs and holding raises to cost-of-living 1% increases. Employee head count has fallen from 422 to 391 and as many as 150 people have left the city over the last two years.
Neighboring and still flush with cash North Miami Beach has poached the IT and public information departments.
District 2 Councilwoman Kassandra Timothe won election after departing as public information officer under Therilus, but did not second an attempt by fellow councilmember and Vice Mayor Alix Desulme to oust Therilus early this year.
For a variety of reasons, senior management members at various departments have left for different pastures or retired altogether, including the library, building, and community planning and development. Last December, Rasha Cameau departed as director of the city's powerful Community Redevelopment Agency after the city council functioning as the CRA board transferred $5 million from the CRA budget and assumed control of a P3 project for City Hall. In her new job as assistant director for the county, Cameau will review North Miami's CRA at budget time come September.
The city’s popular police chief, 51-year-old Larry Juriga, has stayed on though he announced his retirement in April 2021, and has since served with a $220,000-plus annual contract that supplements his $146,000-plus retirement pension.
Therilus acknowledges that a big part of her immediate task is to rebuild institutional depth and trust to prepare for succession while balancing the books and creating a collaborative culture among her people and the community.
“I’ve been focusing on succession planning,” she said. “This has not been stressed before. This was a gap in North Miami for many years and it is something for me to take on.” | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/north-miami-clawing-its-way-out-of-the-red/article_f193b362-013d-11ed-aad2-9b5e219e1ad4.html | 2022-07-14T13:34:23 | 0 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/north-miami-clawing-its-way-out-of-the-red/article_f193b362-013d-11ed-aad2-9b5e219e1ad4.html |
DENVER — If Kim Kass had one wish, it’d be that she could spend every minute with her horse.
“I’d be living the life I love to live,” she said. “There’s nothing better than starting your morning with your horse. It’s peaceful, it’s just us, the birds, and the crickets.”
While this is not reality, the seasoned horse exhibitor from Denver did recently get to live out a dream of hers.
Kass took a 10-hour trip with her niece, nephew, and sister last month to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete in the 57th Pinto World Championship Show for the first time.
The 1991 Denver High School graduate not only created lasting memories but excelled in competition.
She walked away with two “Reserve World Champion” buckles after competing in amateur and open halter horse show classes with her American Paint Horse WR Ima Timely Review, otherwise known as Paige.
The time at the world championship was also the first time she showed off a newly embellished, turquoise showmanship jacket.
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Kass also competed in an amateur walk-trot showmanship class where everybody has their horse travel the same pattern and similarly, neither the horse nor the owner can make physical contact with each other.
Whether she ends up returning to the Pinto World Championship Show is still a question, but appears unlikely because Paige is getting older and already had babies.
“I don’t know if I’ll ever get to go back again. At this point, this was the one and only time. I would absolutely love to go again,” she said. “But for now, this was a bucket list item. I decided to live for a change; instead of sticking to the normal hum drum of every day.”
Kass trains Paige on her own at her family’s barn where there is no indoor arena or heated facility.
To her, success is based on a few things: Practice and becoming familiar with the horse.
A developer purchased the 0.59 acre lot at the corner of Ninth and Clay streets and is building a 'Cottage Court' with 12 one-bedroom detached units.
“You really got to put the time in. The better bond that you have with the horse, the better off you’re going to be,” she said.
In fact, it’s so strong that she touts how the horse can be without a halter and she won’t have to worry about the horse trotting off and never coming back.
“That’s because of all the time we’ve spent working together,” she said.
Kass also described her horse as sometimes being goofy but, when it comes time to compete, she has a “game face.”
Additionally, she is too smart for own good, Kass said. She has to be careful not to practice the patterns with Paige too frequently.
“She learns the pattern so fast and then she anticipates what I’m going to do next, and then it’s almost to the point where she’ll be ready to go onto the next maneuver before I’m ready to,” Kass said.
Kass also touted her “drastic improvement” in showmanship because of her friend Kathy Hart, of Port Richey, Florida.
Kass sends videos of her training, and Hart will offer tips on how to improve from miles and miles away.
One reminder Hart will give her is to smile every once and awhile because that omission will lead to a lower score.
“A lot of the time, I forget to breathe until I get halfway through. You’re trying to remember this pattern and not screw up,” she said.
No matter whether or not she ends up back at the World Championships, Kass is reminded every time she’s out with Paige in competition or at her parent’s farm, that she’s special and how her “horse world is right” because of her.
“I call her my sanity,” Kass said.
Bravo opened Los Bravos Boxing Club in Waterloo in 2018, and recently founded the Gloves Up Movement nonprofit.
Kass had sold Paige to a family in 2012 when she was 2 years old, but kept her mother.
“But when I lost her dam (mother), my horse world wasn’t the same anymore,” she said.
That led to that happy day in 2014 when she was able to reunite with Paige and buy her back.
And now Paige can call Denver home for good.
“You can be having a really crummy day, but go on over and spend time with your horse and forget about all the junk that’s going on in life,” Kass said. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/check-that-off-the-bucket-list-denver-woman-competes-in-pinto-world-championship-horse-show/article_132285c0-2154-5e01-b625-edc54b490890.html | 2022-07-14T13:52:49 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/check-that-off-the-bucket-list-denver-woman-competes-in-pinto-world-championship-horse-show/article_132285c0-2154-5e01-b625-edc54b490890.html |
WATERLOO — Five new houses may be coming to Williston Field after years of attempts to build at the former Waterloo Community Schools’ property.
In 2011, the city accepted the title to the acre of open space at West Seventh Street and Williston Avenue from the school district for $1. In 2014, an agreement with a developer was stopped short after the city rejected a deed change to allow for construction of ranch houses rather than 1 1/2-story dwellings.
This time, the single-story houses will be built by students at Hawkeye Community College. A proposal for a site plan amendment to the Planned Residence District came to the Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission Tuesday.
City officials said new homes should match the current neighborhood aesthetics, so they will be designed with taller roofs and dormer windows to appear as 1 1/2-story buildings, similar to nearby houses.
When it was owned by Waterloo Schools, the field served as a parking lot for Sloan-Wallace Stadium and a practice field for West Middle School, both of which are no longer standing. It was also used as an ice skating rink in the winter.
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Students in previous classes at Hawkeye built three houses on Newell Street and one on Johnson Street. These will be different from those four houses in that the new additions will be net-zero homes, meaning solar panels will produce as much energy as the family uses. As a result, the residents will have no utility bills.
Craig Clark, the sustainable construction and design instructor at Hawkeye, said a house would be built in two years – which is how long it takes the students to go through the program.
He said the students start the first week after their Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety assessment. Clark expects the houses to be sold by the time each group graduates. He said there are usually 20 first-year and 20 second-year students annually.
The houses weren’t the problem at Tuesday’s commission meeting, though – it was the discussion of a detention pond and a possible homeowners association.
The plan shows a detention basin parallel to Allen Street. It would be 400 feet long, 18 inches deep and hold water for a 24- to 48-hour period then drain out. The proposed idea is to have a $1 fee per year for residents to make a legal document and meet as a homeowners association, Clark said. Each individual homeowner would also mow their own section surrounding the basin.
Commission member Ali Parrish says the dollar collection and formation of an HOA is “unnecessary” because the description of the upkeep for the basin isn’t what is normally in HOAs, saying there is no ongoing maintenance expense.
City engineer Jamie Knutson said an HOA is the best way to go, but it doesn’t have to be the case.
“As a city, we have to have a primary point of contact for these folks putting water into the basin,” Knutson said. “It can be any sort of legal document but all the folks have to be on the hook for any future maintenance cost.”
Parrish responded by saying she struggles with the idea of the homeowners association.
“You’re throwing a dart at a moving target,” Parrish said. “The owner today may not be the owner when maintenance is needed, so will someone need to maintain a checking account? It sounds like a lot of work for five people.”
She suggested that the city do a special assessment. The city wouldn’t want to do that, Knutson responded, reiterating that the legal document doesn’t have to be an HOA. However, that allows homeowners to put away an amount of money each year rather than paying a big out-of-pocket cost all at once.
Knutson also stated the homeowners association doesn’t have to charge a fee.
The proposal was approved by the commission and Knutson said Hawkeye will be in charge of crafting a legal document.
Commission member Cody Leistikow said he lives close to the area and remembers heavy rainfall turning the area into a flood zone. He noted his excitement with the idea of the detention basin to help the entire community in the area.
Ralph Longus, an instructor at Hawkeye and Clarksville Community Schools, added that the addition itself will be great for the community.
“This will be great for our neck of the woods and bring new families into our area,” Longus said. “I’m excited it’s happening in the middle of Waterloo and not on the edges.” | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hawkeye-community-college-to-build-houses-on-williston-field/article_423c0c84-e97d-5cb7-b41e-2df411fe5a44.html | 2022-07-14T13:52:56 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hawkeye-community-college-to-build-houses-on-williston-field/article_423c0c84-e97d-5cb7-b41e-2df411fe5a44.html |
A 41-year-old pickup truck driver was found shot in the stomach on the Washington Bridge, which connects Manhattan's Washington Heights to the Bronx, late Wednesday, authorities say, and investigators are looking into whether road rage may have played a role.
Few details were immediately available on the circumstances, and detectives were said to be canvassing the area for surveillance footage that may lend insight into how the shooting unfolded well into Thursday morning, authorities said.
According to the preliminary investigation, the truck driver apparently was shot at the Washington Bridge ramp by 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue around 10:45 p.m. His vehicle then moved to the Bronx section of the Cross Bronx Expressway entrance ramp, where it stopped, police said.
That's when the driver was found with a single gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later.
The man's identity has not been released. Authorities say he has a 20-year history with the NYPD, though it's not clear if that factored into Thursday's shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/washington-bridge-shooting-cross-bronx-expressway-truck-gun-violence-manhattan/3774292/ | 2022-07-14T13:54:43 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/washington-bridge-shooting-cross-bronx-expressway-truck-gun-violence-manhattan/3774292/ |
United Steelworkers union leaders from across the country just gathered in Pittsburgh on the eve of negotiations with U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs.
USW delegates have been meeting in negotiating committees and reviewing what members want before they finalize the proposals they plan to bring to the bargaining table with the Big Two steelmakers next week. USW District 7 Director Mike Millsap, who's based out of Gary, will lead the national talks with U.S. Steel while another union delegation will bargain with Cleveland-Cliffs.
"The committees are here meeting and developing what we're going to ask for in bargaining. We're in the middle of meeting with all the unions," he said.
The union has been surveying its members about what they want out of the latest round of collective bargaining. The USW likely will seek what workers everywhere want, Millsap said.
"Of course, we want better pay and better benefits, good health insurance and all that stuff," he said. "We're finalizing it at these committee meetings."
Market conditions are generally more favorable for the steel industry than they were during the last few rounds of contract talks though steel prices have been slipping of late.
"Prices are down. There's been a slowdown in business. But things are generally better," Millsap said. "Does that put us in a better position? I hope so. It's important to maintain and improve our benefits."
Another major issue is U.S. Steel's plans to sell its two blast furnaces at Granite City Works in Illinois, which could mean the loss of more than 1,000 USW jobs at the long-running mill just outside St. Louis.
"We'll end up bargaining over that issue. We think U.S. Steel should still make steel in Granite City," he said. "If they got to do this for business reasons, we're going to have that discussion."
USW's current four-year contract with U.S. Steel expires Sept. 1. It covers workers at Local 1014 representing the east side of Gary Works, Local 1066 representing workers on the west side of Gary Work, Local 6103 representing workers at the Midwest Plant in Portage and Local 2695 representing workers at both Gary Works and the Midwest Plant.
"We are looking forward to productive conversations and expect to reach an agreement with the USW," U.S. Steel spokeswoman Amanda Malkowski said.
USW's four-year contract with Cleveland-Cliffs also expires Sept. 1. It covers workers at Local 6787 at Burns Harbor Works, Local 1010 at Indiana Harbor Works East and Local 1011 at Indiana Harbor Works West.
"Cleveland-Cliffs and the USW have successfully negotiated equitable agreements for decades, and we share several common goals," Cleveland-Cliffs spokeswoman Patricia Persico said. "Our relationship at both the local and national levels are respectful and based on these common goals. We look forward to begin discussions and plan to bargain in good faith with the goal to reach an equitable agreement with the USW."
The contracts hammered out at the bargaining table will cover wages, benefits, workplace safety and working conditions for more than 10,000 steelworkers in Northwest Indiana, considered to be the steel capital of North America as it's home to half the nation's blast furnaces, some of the largest integrated mills in North America and countless steel-related businesses.
While the master negotiations take place in Pittsburgh, union locals in Northwest Indiana also will concurrently negotiate local agreements with mill management over plant-specific issues, such as parking, facility conditions and lunch breaks.
The last few rounds of contract talks were contentious with steelmakers demanding concessions like health care rollbacks that would have resulted in significantly higher out-of-pocket costs for steelworkers and their families. Talks stalled for months, prompting rallies of thousands of steelworkers across Northwest Indiana.
The last round of bargaining between the USW and major steelmakers in 2018 ultimately resulted in cumulative raises of 14% over four years, improved benefits and strengthened contract language.
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Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/usw-leaders-gather-in-pittsburgh-for-negotiations-with-steelmakers/article_77b98b45-c47b-53e6-a1e6-d460149dfa61.html | 2022-07-14T13:56:07 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/usw-leaders-gather-in-pittsburgh-for-negotiations-with-steelmakers/article_77b98b45-c47b-53e6-a1e6-d460149dfa61.html |
HAMMOND — A federal judge sentenced a Chicago man to prison Wednesday for the armed robbery of two Lake County businesses.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio imposed a 14-year sentence Wednesday afternoon on 29-year-old Daniel Smith.
Smith pleaded guilty last December to brandishing a firearm during crimes of violence under an agreement with the U.S. attorney to avoid longer imprisonment, which he was facing if he had been found guilty at trial.
Smith admitted late last year that he was armed with a handgun Jan. 24, 2020, when he robbed employees of Boost Mobile, 2741 169th St., in Hammond and again one week later when Smith robbed a MetroPCS store at 6014 Broadway, in Merrillville.
He fled both times with cell phones as well as with cash from the Merrillville store.
He robbed a Boost Mobile store in the 17500 block of Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest, Illinois, in January 2021.
One of that store’s employees photographed Smith’s getaway vehicle. It was traced to his girlfriend’s residence in the 6400 block of Missouri Street in Hammond where officers arrested him while he was hiding under a blanket in the attic.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Caitlin Padula stated in an earlier memo to the court that Smith’s criminal record goes back to age 16 when he was arrested for hijacking a couple’s car in 2009 and forcing the victims — at gunpoint — to drive him to their bank’s automatic teller machine and forcing them to withdraw money, which he took and then drove off in their car.
She said he has been arrested 10 other times, including once more for auto theft in South Bend in 2016 where his getaway ended abruptly when he got stuck in a snowstorm.
Federal defender Roxanne Johnson said Smith was born to a 14-year-old girl who was too immature to be a good parent. He never met his father, who was a convicted felon.
He had a history of emotional disorders that disrupted his education in elementary school. He dropped out of high school and was homeless at age 14 when he began abusing alcohol and drugs.
His attorney said Smith, who has fathered five children ages 2 to 8 years, has a number of health issues and came down with COVID-19 while in custody for the most recent robberies.
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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Around April 15 every year, people in Flagstaff start hearing a buzz in the air. Newcomers are sometimes surprised to learn that this whirring sound is not made by insects, but by hummingbirds.
Even though there are almost no flowers blooming here in April, and nighttime temperatures regularly dip below freezing, broadtailed hummingbirds choose that month to travel from balmy Mexico to chilly northern Arizona. They travel alone; males — whose wings make the peculiar trilling sound while the bird is in flight — generally arrive first. The birds dine on small insects, especially spiders, and have been observed drinking sap from holes drilled in trees by other birds.
Broadtailed hummingbirds (Selasphorus platycercus) are sometimes confused with ruby-throated hummingbirds, because broadtailed males sport deep red gorgets, or throat feathers. Ruby-throated males have similar gorgets, but ruby-throats are almost never found in the Western states. White tips on the tail feathers of the broadtailed species make them easy to distinguish. They sometimes tip their tails upward while feeding or spread their tail feathers while flying.
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Hummingbirds of all species feed on nectar from nutrient-rich flora, preferring red-colored and tubular-shaped varieties. It is believed that flowers such as penstemons or scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) evolved in tandem with hummingbirds, because the birds perform pollinating services for the plants as they travel from plant to plant while feeding on their nectar.
Flagstaff residents know to put out their feeders as soon as they hear the broadtailed males’ wings trilling in April. Observers believe that individual birds return to the same feeders for several years. A mixture of one part table sugar to four parts tap water, gently boiled and allowed to cool, creates the synthetic nectar that the birds require to maintain their high-energy lifestyle.
The later-arriving female broadtails, less colorful and skinnier, are ready to breed and nest upon arrival. Females are especially in need of nutrition. Each builds her small nest by herself, often in the same location where she nested the previous year. Males do not assist with nest-building, nor do they incubate eggs, or help to feed the young birds. Instead, the males gallivant off to mate with other females!
Because of the nestlings’ need for protein, the mother broadtail brings partially digested insects to the babies, using her long bill to push the squashed aphids or spiders down their little throats. The young leave the nest within a month of hatching.
As broadtails are nesting in northern Arizona, another species arrives: the aggressive Rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus). These small but feisty birds migrate 2,000 miles from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest, often as far as Alaska, each spring. Those high latitudes are where they breed. Their northbound journey takes them through California, so we don’t see these hummingbirds in Flagstaff until mid-summer, when they are homeward bound. Around the Fourth of July, you will see tiny, chunky, copper-colored males and females at feeders and flowers. Some of these birds are relative newborns, just a month out of the nest.
The nature of the 3-inch-long Rufous hummingbird is to be territorially aggressive. Silent and stealthy as they chase other birds, these birds are not protecting their nests or their young: it is all about their personal food supply. Southbound migration takes Rufous hummingbirds through Arizona, but despite their signature color they do not breed in the Copper State.
Broadtailed and Rufous hummingbirds visit Flagstaff every summer in large numbers. Other species are occasionally seen here: Anna's, black-chinned and Costa varieties, according to Arizona Daily Sun (Svea Conrad, Aug. 2, 2020). But we can always count on the return of two hummingbird species to our mountain town every year: Broadtails in April, and Rufous in July. Both hummingbird species will be gone from Flagstaff by October. Flagstaff bird lovers can visit nearby Sedona to see several species that stay there yearround.
The Arboretum at Flagstaff (open Wednesdays through Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) maintains a dozen hummingbird feeders on its 90 acres of gardens. It's an ideal place for watching and photographing these lovely birds.
Ellen Wade has been a Roving Ranger for 13 years. She enjoys hiking, biking, birdwatching, and most other outdoor activities.
The NPS/USFS Roving Rangers volunteer through a unique agreement between the Flagstaff Area National Monuments and the Coconino National Forest to provide Interpretive Ranger walks and talks in the Flagstaff area each summer.
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When Lake Elaine was constructed in the 1970s, it was an asset to the Continental Country Club that buoyed the property value of waterfront homeowners.
But in recent years, the man-made lake has failed to hold water and plunged the club into a series of costly repairs and lawsuits. Now, the club is trying to emerge from bankruptcy with a plan that would keep Lake Elaine drained once and for all.
As a man-made lake constructed in the high-desert ponderosa pine forest of Flagstaff, Lake Elaine was artificial and unsuited to its environment. Its existence depended on plastic lining embedded throughout 37 acres of lake bed to keep water from seeping into the porous limestone landscape.
The real trouble began in the 1990s. Lake Elaine’s water level began to drop, and it was then drained completely so that repairs to the plastic lining could take place. At that time, there was a settlement agreement reached between the homeowner’s association of Continental Country Club and the 52 homeowners who had property on the perimeter of Lake Elaine. The agreement stated that in the future, the country club would be responsible for maintaining the lake at a level of 6,845 feet above sea level.
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“As the years went on issues started arising in terms of being able to maintain that lake level,” said Tahlia Murray, Continental's general manager. “There were leaks in the lake, there were sinkholes discovered, and being able to maintain that 6,845-foot level became more and more difficult.”
According to Murray, the lake began losing water at a rate of 200,000 gallons a day. Continental was under contract with the City of Flagstaff to receive up to 1.6 million gallons of reclaimed water per day, but even this wasn’t enough to keep Lake Elaine from dropping. In 2016, Continental stopped pumping water into the lake, and it began holding at about 6,835 feet — just above one of the major sinkholes but low enough to expose the concrete collar around the perimeter of the lake.
“And then the lawsuit was filed right at the beginning of 2017,” Murray said.
Homeowners around Lake Elaine’s perimeter filed a class-action lawsuit against Continental claiming that the country club had failed to uphold the agreement established in the '90s. The homeowners won, and Coconino County judge Dan Slayton ruled in October of 2020 that Continental would have to pay $700 in fines each day that it did not pump water to refill the 117-million-gallon lake.
After the water began running, that fine would be reduced to $500 a day until the 6,845 level was reached.
But there was a problem: The lake was still leaking. Continental drained the lake entirely in 2019 to assess the full extent of the leaks and determined that the sinkholes had damaged the liner. Major repairs were necessary.
“At that time, we were estimating $3 to $5 million, which the association did not have,” Murray said. “So understandably the association was in a bad position. If we filled the lake back up without doing a permanent fix, it was going to continue to leak water.”
To make matters worse, Continental also had a $600,000 balloon payment for some irrigation work due in October 2020.
“The board had to make a tremendously difficult decision,” Murray said. “We filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.”
Chapter 11 bankruptcy, sometimes referred to as “reorganization bankruptcy,” bought Continental some time to avoid filing the more severe Chapter 7 -- which would force liquidation of Continental’s assets, including the golf course, tennis and pickleball courts, pools, Bear Paw Activity Center and the Main Clubhouse — in order to pay off the association’s creditors.
First, Continental would have to pay down their balloon payment.
“Then the rest of the monies would go to unsecured creditors, which would include the lakefront homeowners,” Murray said. “They have a damages claimed listed in our amended disclosure of $15 million.”
Hoping to avoid Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Continental has put together a plan to settle out of Chapter 11 and put the Lake Elaine controversy behind them for good.
The settlement consists of two options. The first would be to deed Lake Elaine to the 52 lakefront owners and pay them $2.5 million to repair and maintain the lake in perpetuity. It would release Continental from all current and ongoing liability, but, according to Murray, it’s unlikely the lakefront homeowners will want to take on that responsibility.
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The second option would be to spend that $2.5 million and transform Lake Elaine into a new amenity that would be open to all homeowners.
“This would include four or five ponds, walking trails and benches,” Murray said. “No other neighborhood in northern Arizona would have a space like this available to all of its residents, and we are excited that this could be a really positive outcome at the end of a very long, challenging journey.”
In order to make either of these outcomes a reality, Continental must first secure funding from the homeowners within the Country Club neighborhood. To do so, it has distributed ballots with two items for homeowners to vote on. The first would authorize collection of a one-time, $2,000 payment from all homeowners. The second would authorize an increase in annual dues in the amount of $97 per year to offset inflation costs.
“This is a critical time and a critical vote for our homeowners,” Murray said. “If we don’t get yes votes on both ballots, the country club and its existing amenities and benefits will cease to exist, jeopardizing property values for our 2,395 diverse homeowners. The good news is that once both resolutions pass -- and we are confident they will -- we can put Lake Elaine behind us and open that space up for all residents to enjoy, providing yet another valuable amenity to homeowners and, therefore, increasing home values.”
Ballots were distributed to homeowners on June 28 and will be tallied Thursday, July 28. Currently, it’s unclear whether homeowners will authorize the payments necessary to save Continental from Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Donna Swann, a Continental resident who lives a good distance from the lake but would still be on the hook for the fees, said she would like to see Lake Elaine transformed.
“I prefer it to be a more communal space, more natural space,” Swann said. “As long as the residents that are currently there are respectful.”
Lakefront resident Sam Sherwood also said he would be happy to see Lake Elaine permanently drained and turned into a neighborhood amenity. He’s already voted “yes” to authorize the $2,000 payment and the increased annual dues.
“I'm one of the probably few people that backup to the lake that are not in favor of restoring that lake” Sherwood said. “I just don't think that's feasible. It'll be a nightmare going forward, trying to keep that thing filled with water, even in the best of circumstances. And, gosh, in the middle of a drought, I think it's not a good idea.”
But Sherwood recognizes why other lakefront homeowners might not agree with him. He describes himself as a relative “newcomer,” having only moved to the neighborhood three years ago. He says he can understand why those around longer might want to see the lake restored.
“They say, ‘Look, I paid to live on a lake. That's what I want,’” Sherwood said. “Without it, we have declining values.”
Local real estate agent Kelly Broaddus, who frequently deals in the Continental neighborhood, does not believe that transforming Lake Elaine would negatively impact property values in the neighborhood.
“As long as it's something as beautiful as the lake would be,” Broaddus said. “Walking trails, ponds -- what they have planned sounds beautiful.”
Regardless of how beautiful the proposed amenity may be, Sherwood remains skeptical that Continental will receive the votes it needs.
He said between the Lake Elaine controversy and a previous vote that banned rentals in the neighborhood, there is ample “bad blood” between the homeowners and the association.
“I don't see any way in the world this thing's going to pass, even though I voted for it,” Sherwood said. “I think it's just going to go bankrupt.”
But Murray is optimistic. She believes there is enough support for a new amenity that the votes will pass and Lake Elaine will be transformed into an attractive space all residents can enjoy. More than that, she thinks the land will benefit from returning to a more natural state.
“Since 2019 when we drained it, you can see how much it's already started revegetating itself and healing itself,” Murray said. “If we move forward, the collar would be removed, planting would take place and there would be a big, big change out there. It’s nice to see that it’s already started.”
While Lake Elaine has struggled to hold water, it now presents the people of Continental with the opportunity to reshape the landscape as something more closely aligned with the natural environment of Flagstaff -- something Lake Elaine was never intended to be.
“It's been a really hard process for us all, but I think it's going to be a great compromise,” Murray said. “All the while being conservative and not overusing on water and being wasteful. I'm hopeful that this is going to be a good option moving forward.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/how-a-man-made-lake-sunk-continental-country-club-into-bankruptcy/article_5376b354-02ce-11ed-8374-6fe4142e8940.html | 2022-07-14T14:05:18 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/how-a-man-made-lake-sunk-continental-country-club-into-bankruptcy/article_5376b354-02ce-11ed-8374-6fe4142e8940.html |
Northern Arizona volleyball inked incoming freshman Kylie Moran for the fall season last school year, adding depth to its solid group of hitters.
Moran will join the Lumberjacks in the fall following an outstanding final varsity season last year at Desert Vista High School. The 5-foot-11 outside hitter from Phoenix was selected as the Central Region Offensive Player of the Year and land on the 6A All-Conference Second Team after guiding Desert Vista to the state tournament for the fourth time in her four seasons.
"Kylie is another great all-around player," said Lumberjacks coach Ken Murphy. "She's the type of player who has been training at a high level for a really long time and she's had good coaching. As a result, she can come into a college program and compete for a spot right away. She's a really good offensive player, but for a tall player who plays high above the net, she's a good defender and passer. She will bring a mature skillset into our program."
Moran, who also was named a Prepvolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American last season, averaged 3.7 kills and 2.6 digs per set as a senior at Desert Vista. Over her career, she totaled 879 kills, 682 digs and 93 aces.
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Q&A
Q: What was it about NAU or NAU Volleyball that excited you when committing?
A: I would 100% say the atmosphere here. I love the weather here as well as the team atmosphere. I was looking for a family atmosphere so I wouldn't get homesick, and the team does a lot together outside of volleyball in terms of bonding. I really connected with everyone as soon as I met them.
Q: What do you bring specifically to the volleyball court?
A: My energy. My old club focused a lot on that. I used to get on myself after a mistake and I learned it wasn't about me. It's about my team and how I can contribute to them. So I learned how to pick up my energy, because it's not always about what I can do, but how I can pick up my teammates.
Q: What is one word to describe you as a volleyball player?
A: Compassionate. I'm very compassionate towards the game and my teammates, so that's a big part of who I am as a player.
Q: What is the one thing away from the volleyball court you're hoping to accomplish or explore over the next four years in Flagstaff?
A: I want to try snowboarding. I've only seen snow like twice my whole life. When people found out I was going to NAU, they asked me if I knew how to snowboard or ski, so I really want to try snowboarding.
Q: To start off at NAU, you're going to be a business major. Why did you decide on business?
A: I want to study business and get a minor in design. Owning my own business and incorporating design is my dream job. I've always been into wedding planning.
Q: You write left-handed and you play volleyball right-handed, so as an ambidextrous person, is life better as a lefty or a righty?
A: What's funny is I do the daily things like brushing my teeth and writing with my left hand, but anything activity-wise like hitting -- I even kick with my right foot -- I do with my right hand. Everyone is surprised when I write with my left hand and it's funny how people are so shocked by it. I can't use my left at all in volleyball.
Q: One of your hobbies is baking, so what is your favorite thing to bake?
A: I like to make things from scratch, so I like to cakes and cupcakes. On my mom's side, we're Italian so we love to make cannolis. That's probably my favorite thing to do.
Q: What is one fun fact about yourself?
A: I wanted to be different in high school, so I took French. I'm not good at speaking it, but I can understand it. I took it for two years. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/incoming-freshman-moran-adds-energy-hitting-depth-to-nau-volleyball/article_b9693b8e-02d1-11ed-b9fe-3f85f260d3a6.html | 2022-07-14T14:05:21 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/incoming-freshman-moran-adds-energy-hitting-depth-to-nau-volleyball/article_b9693b8e-02d1-11ed-b9fe-3f85f260d3a6.html |
Housing has been in short supply for much of the last decade in the U.S. — though with interest rates rising and demand from buyers cooling quickly, that could change.
Across the country, sellers are hesitant to bring list prices down despite their homes sitting on the market longer than they were a year ago. The number of total homes sold in May nationwide was down 8.6% year over year, according to the National Association of Realtors.
May also saw the U.S. median home price cross the $400,000 threshold for the first time.
Some of the hottest markets from the pandemic-era housing boom are the same ones seeing inventories loosen up, according to an analysis from The Washington Post. Listings are up more than 30% in some California markets, for example, including Sacramento and Oakland as well as in the Denver and Austin metros, according to Redfin data.
To get a better sense of where housing inventory remains tight, Stacker compiled a list of cities in the Dallas metro area with the least available housing inventory as of May 2022, according to Redfin‘s months of supply metric. The number indicates how long it would take for all inventory to be purchased if no new homes were made available for sale.
#8. Cockrell Hill, TX
– Months of supply: 0.5
– Median listing price: $430,000
#8. Lake Dallas, TX
– Months of supply: 0.5
– Median listing price: $385,000
#8. New Hope, TX
– Months of supply: 0.5
– Median listing price: not available
#6. Crandall, TX
– Months of supply: 0.4
– Median listing price: $337,450
#6. Cross Roads, TX
– Months of supply: 0.4
– Median listing price: $517,500
#2. Palmer, TX
– Months of supply: 0.3
– Median listing price: $299,900
#2. Double Oak, TX
– Months of supply: 0.3
– Median listing price: $800,000
#2. Lincoln Park, TX
– Months of supply: 0.3
– Median listing price: $398,000
#2. Oak Point, TX
– Months of supply: 0.3
– Median listing price: $399,500
#1. Hackberry, TX
– Months of supply: 0.2
– Median listing price: $449,950 | https://cw33.com/news/local/cities-with-least-home-inventory-in-dallas-metro-area/ | 2022-07-14T14:06:00 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/cities-with-least-home-inventory-in-dallas-metro-area/ |
Housing has been in short supply for much of the last decade in the U.S. — though with interest rates rising and demand from buyers cooling quickly, that could change.
Across the country, sellers are hesitant to bring list prices down despite their homes sitting on the market longer than they were a year ago. The number of total homes sold in May nationwide was down 8.6% year over year, according to the National Association of Realtors.
May also saw the U.S. median home price cross the $400,000 threshold for the first time.
Some of the hottest markets from the pandemic-era housing boom are the same ones seeing inventories loosen up, according to an analysis from The Washington Post. Listings are up more than 30% in some California markets, for example, including Sacramento and Oakland as well as in the Denver and Austin metros, according to Redfin data.
To get a better sense of where housing inventory remains tight, Stacker compiled a list of cities in the Sherman metro area with the least available housing inventory as of May 2022, according to Redfin‘s months of supply metric. The number indicates how long it would take for all inventory to be purchased if no new homes were made available for sale.
#10. Collinsville, TX
– Months of supply: 2.7
– Median listing price: $309,500
#9. Whitewright, TX
– Months of supply: 2.5
– Median listing price: $349,900
#8. Tioga, TX
– Months of supply: 2.0
– Median listing price: $499,000
#7. Denison, TX
– Months of supply: 1.9
– Median listing price: $219,990
#6. Howe, TX
– Months of supply: 1.6
– Median listing price: $299,500
#4. Sherman, TX
– Months of supply: 1.5
– Median listing price: $309,490
#4. Southmayd, TX
– Months of supply: 1.5
– Median listing price: $185,000
#3. Van Alstyne, TX
– Months of supply: 1.4
– Median listing price: $479,000
#2. Bells, TX
– Months of supply: 1.0
– Median listing price: $343,000
#1. Sherwood Shores, TX
– Months of supply: 0.4
– Median listing price: $204,400 | https://cw33.com/news/local/cities-with-least-home-inventory-in-sherman-metro-area/ | 2022-07-14T14:06:06 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/cities-with-least-home-inventory-in-sherman-metro-area/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Well folks, it looks like the Texas sun really isn’t playing any games these days as the Fort Worth Police have extended the Heat Advisory until 2077.
Of course, everyone is allowed to have some fun with their jobs and while yes it is hot, no, the Heat Advisory expired on July 13 at 9 p.m. So, in case you’re still wary of the over 50-year timeline on the Heat Advisory, they’re just joking.
They jokingly tweeted, “Extended until 2077. (Actually, until July 13 at 9 p.m).”
Jokes aside, it is hot outside and you need to be aware of how it will affect you and practice heat safety. Here’s what the National Weather Service center in Fort Worth says about practicing heat safety, “Be sure to continue to practice heat safety! Know the signs and symptoms of heat illness, limit your time outdoors, remain hydrated, and take frequent breaks from the sun when able. Always be sure to “Look Before You Lock” and check the backseat for children!” | https://cw33.com/news/local/fort-worth-police-jokingly-extend-heat-advisory-to-2077/ | 2022-07-14T14:06:12 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/fort-worth-police-jokingly-extend-heat-advisory-to-2077/ |
YORK, Pa. — The York County Economic Alliance is partnering with the York Revolution and Sports Radio 98.9 to host a job fair at PeoplesBank Park on July 14 from 12 to 4 p.m.
The job fair is the second in a series of three jobs fairs scheduled over a six-month period.
The hiring event comes as the national unemployment rate hovers at a pre-pandemic low of 3.6%. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently 1.8 job openings for every person looking for work.
“Which tells us that things are improving across different sectors," Doug Eppler with the York Revolution said. "We’re seeing a lot of growth in manufacturing and healthcare, the retail industries."
About 40 employers are expected to be at the job fair, including Sheetz, Harley-Davidson, WellSpan and UPS.
Employers are offering part- and full-time jobs. Many are offering additional incentives and are willing to be flexible with usual hiring standards, such as by considering applicants with gaps in their work history.
“We’re hearing from some of the companies that they are offering opportunities to bring on individuals that were formerly incarcerated on a case-by-case basis, offering flexible hybrid schedules, offering training opportunities, things like sign-on bonuses,” Sully Pinos of the York County Economic Alliance told FOX43.
Entry is free. Job seekers are encouraged to bring their resumes.
The next job fair is scheduled for Sept. 15. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/job-fair-peoplesbank-park-york-county/521-c9438a6b-62ae-4512-bff4-24ee8995ace3 | 2022-07-14T14:08:22 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/job-fair-peoplesbank-park-york-county/521-c9438a6b-62ae-4512-bff4-24ee8995ace3 |
Detroit police seek tips in carjacking on Seven Mile
Detroit police have released a photo and video of a carjacking last month, seeking tips in the incident on Detroit's west side.
Shortly after 10 p.m. June 27, a woman in a black 2009 Ford Escape had just pulled up to a gas pump when a man ran to the driver's door, pointed a gun at her and demanded her vehicle at a gas station on the 16000 block of W. Seven Mile.
She gave the man her keys and he took the SUV. He is described as 5 foot 9 inches, 17-22 years old and weighing around 140 pounds. He was all-black clothing with light-colored shoes.
The next day Detroit police officers recovered the vehicle, which had sustained heavy damage, on the 11600 block of Kentucky.
The Detroit Police Department's commercial auto theft unit has asked that anyone with information to call 313-596-2555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.
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The city will hold two information sessions Monday for local nonprofit organizations and small businesses that want to apply for COVID-19 pandemic relief grants.
The grant program will use $5.35 million of the city’s $50.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act relief funds on grants for local organizations. The plan Fort Wayne City Council members approved last month designates $1.5 million for small businesses; $1.5 million for nonprofit, non-health-care agencies; $1.35 million for public health organization support and $1 million for tourism-related industry support.
The applications will be available starting Monday, and the deadline for all applications and supporting documents is 11:59 p.m. Aug. 14.
People may attend information sessions at 1 and 6 p.m. Monday in the Omni Room on the garden level of Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St. Participants do not need to preregister for the sessions that are expected to be about an hour long, a news release said.
The sessions will include information about eligibility requirements, compliance and reporting, an application overview, and a general overview of federal grants. Virtual information sessions might be set at a later time, a news release said.
Eligible uses include making necessary investments in water, sewer or broadband infrastructure and for revenue loss relative to the pandemic. Projects will also be eligible if they respond to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, which can include assistance to households, small businesses and non-profits, or if they aid impacted industries such as tourism, travel and hospitality.
City officials have worked with consultant Tim Berry of Crowe LLC to sort through American Rescue Plan Act Fund uses. The city will be responsible for tracking and ensuring the dollars are used appropriately by recipients.
After the deadline, Crowe LLC professionals will first look through the applications to ensure they are compliant before passing them along to the American Rescue Plan Act committee, which consists of city employees and community members. The recipients are expected to be announced in October.
“Like many municipalities across the country, city leaders have been deliberate and thoughtful on this process in order to adhere to federal rules and eligibility criteria while providing an opportunity to meet the biggest needs in Fort Wayne using areas of focus,” a news release said.
Fort Wayne’s areas of focus are building strong and healthy communities, strengthening neighborhoods, reenergizing the city and securing city operations.
Megan Butler, city grant administrator, said at a June City Council meeting that she will meet with applicants who need help individually. Butler can be reached by phone at 427-2815 and by email at megan.butler@cityoffortwayne.org.
More information about the grant program is available online at bit.ly/3cbTqoK. The applications will be available online at noon Monday. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-to-open-grant-program-applications-monday-for-pandemic-relief/article_6ca59010-02ed-11ed-906e-e791c4da0f06.html | 2022-07-14T14:18:39 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-to-open-grant-program-applications-monday-for-pandemic-relief/article_6ca59010-02ed-11ed-906e-e791c4da0f06.html |
Feds indict man linked to gun used to kill Detroit police officer
Detroit — A federal grand jury has indicted a Detroit man accused of buying the gun used to kill Detroit police Officer Loren Courts, according to federal court records filed Thursday.
The one-count indictment alleges Sheldon Avery Thomas, 27, lied earlier this summer while buying a Century Arms Draco pistol from dealer Action Impact. Thomas claimed he was the buyer of the gun but prosecutors say he bought the pistol for Ehmani Davis, prosecutors said.
Davis used the weapon to shoot and kill Courts, 40, during an ambush July 6 outside the shuttered Desire Unisex Salon on Joy Road near Marlowe on Detroit's west side. Courts and his partner, Amanda Hudgens, both five-year Detroit police veterans from the 2nd Precinct, were responding to a 911 call reporting that a man was firing shots out the window of his apartment with a Draco semiautomatic pistol.
Police say Davis, 19, opened fire through the closed window of his apartment unit above the hair salon, shattering glass from both the residence and the squad car. A bullet struck Courts in the neck as he sat in the cruiser, police said.
Davis was killed by police responding to the scene.
Thomas' lawyer, meanwhile, made a renewed push for bond Thursday, two days after his client was ordered to stay behind bars while awaiting trial.
Thomas does not have a criminal history and should be released on home confinement, his lawyer Leon Parker wrote.
"A review of Mr. Thomas’ history and characteristics, and an objective analysis of the information presented in support of the allegation, clearly establish that conditions exist which would reasonably assure that Mr. Thomas’ release would neither pose a danger to any person or the community," Parker wrote.
During a detention hearing Tuesday, however, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Grey said Thomas posed too great of a danger to the public to be released with a GPS tether.
“A tether would not stop you from encountering or engaging with other friends,” Grey said.
Thomas allegedly sought to arm Davis, who should not have been been allowed to buy a weapon because of his criminal history, Grey said. He pointed to audio of Thomas telling agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that Davis was “not to be f----- with,” as well as the allegation that Thomas knew Davis had been briefly jailed in an unrelated incident a year prior.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara Lanning argued that Thomas has made multiple efforts to supply Davis with a gun in the past, pointing out an instance from February that was unsuccessful. She also brought up an alleged incident in which Davis stole one of Thomas’ guns.
While Thomas purportedly warned Davis via text not to do anything stupid with the gun, that wasn't enough, Grey said. During the transaction, Thomas allegedly told Davis: "Don't do anything f------- stupid because my name is on (the gun)," according to the prosecutor's criminal complaint.
“Your judgment has proven to be terrible in relation to the government’s allegations,” Grey said to Thomas.
The legal filings come as relatives and community members prepare to mourn Courts.
Visitation is scheduled for Friday and Saturday followed by a funeral Monday
The public can pay respects at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. Seven Mile in Detroit. Public viewing is noon-8 p.m. Saturday and 3-9 p.m. Sunday.
A funeral is 11:30 a.m. Monday, with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, 19975 Woodward, Detroit.
The Detroit Police Department plans a vigil at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the 2nd Precinct.
rsnell@detroitnews.com
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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-fort-wayne-passenger-rail/article_9b6fe3f6-02c9-11ed-bf7c-67123275db48.html | 2022-07-14T14:18:45 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/infrastructure-money-could-help-restore-fort-wayne-passenger-rail/article_9b6fe3f6-02c9-11ed-bf7c-67123275db48.html |
Ann Arbor chief to lead police in Boston, where he once was beaten by fellow cops
Boston — A former Boston police officer who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who mistook him for a shooting suspect will be the new leader of the city's police department, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday.
Michael Cox, 57, will return to his hometown of Boston after working as the police chief in Ann Arbor, to lead the same force he once brought a civil rights case against over his beating by fellow cops. Cox, who is Black, will take over as commissioner next month.
Cox described his appointment is an “emotional moment” for him, apologizing during a call with reporters for his voice quivering. He promised to work to diversify the police department — which critics have long complained doesn't look enough like the city it serves — and make sure officers feel supported in their job to protect the community.
“I think this is a very exciting time. I think the officers need someone to support them,” Cox told reporters Wednesday. “And I’m going to their biggest cheerleader.”
Before becoming chief in Ann Arbor in 2019, Cox was part of the Boston police force for 30 years, where he rose through the ranks after fighting for years to get justice over his beating that left him seriously injured at the age of 29.
Cox was working undercover in plainclothes as part of the gang unit in January 1995 when officers got a call about a shooting. Cox, dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt, spotted the suspect and started to chase him. The suspect started to scale a fence and Cox was struck from behind just as he was about to grab the man, Cox said. He was kicked and punched by fellow officers, suffering head injuries and kidney damage.
“It was humiliating what happened to me,” Cox told former Boston Globe reporter Dick Lehr for Lehr's book about the beating: “The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston’s Racial Divide.”
“There’s no reason to treat anyone like that. And then to just leave them. And if they do it to me — another police officer — would they do it to another person if they got away with it?” Cox said.
Cox has described facing harassment in an effort to silence him after the beating became public despite efforts by his colleagues to cover it up. A department injury report said Cox lost his footing on a frozen puddle, causing him to fall and crack his head.
Cox chose to stay in the police force after what happened to him and try to improve things instead of walking away from a job he loved, he said Wednesday.
“Since then in 1995, I have dedicated my life to making sure that both the Boston police department and policing in general has grown and learned ... to make sure that we have structures and mechanisms in place to make sure that we never repeat that kind of incident against anyone,” Cox told reporters.
The top prosecutor for Boston and surrounding communities, who has known Cox for years, called him “a man of high honor and integrity.”
“The journey of Michael Cox from being beaten by fellow Boston Police officers to his appointment as Commissioner of the Boston Police Department is emblematic of criminal legal reform,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in an emailed statement.
Cox's tenure in Ann Arbor was marred by claims that he created a hostile work environment, which led to him being briefly placed on administrative leave in 2020.
An investigation found “no evidence that the Chief was behaving in such a way” as to create a hostile work environment. But a report said “there is evidence that people feared retaliation by the Chief, and they had a legitimate basis for that fear, whether or not that was the Chief’s intent.”
He was reinstated less than a month after being placed on leave after being told by the city administration to apologize “for any misunderstandings and poor communications.”
The mayor said the vetting process was intense and that she personally spoke with Ann Arbor's mayor and town administrator about Cox's time there. Those conversations confirmed that he is a “leader of great integrity,” Wu said.
“We are tremendously excited to bring a leader of his experience and wisdom and background to Boston in this role,” she told reporters.
In Boston, Cox spent 15 years in a variety of roles in the police force's command staff, including as the Bureau Chief and Superintendent of the Bureau of Professional Development. He oversaw the Boston Police Academy, the Firearms Training Unit, the Police Cadet Unit, and training for recruits and sworn officers.
Boston's last commissioner — Dennis White — was fired last year following a bitter battle to keep his job after decades-old domestic violence accusations came to light.
White was placed on leave over the allegations, which he denied, just days into his new job. Superintendent-In-Chief Gregory Long has been serving as the acting police commissioner during the search for White's permanent successor. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/14/ann-arbor-chief-lead-police-boston-where-he-once-beaten-fellow-cops/10056456002/ | 2022-07-14T14:18:46 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/14/ann-arbor-chief-lead-police-boston-where-he-once-beaten-fellow-cops/10056456002/ |
Three Rivers Festival Bed Race Winners
Race competition
1. DeBrand Fine Chocolates
2. Parkview Sports Medicine
3. Habitat for Humanity
Creativity winners
1. Army National Guard
2. Habitat for Humanity
3. Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Three Rivers Festival Bed Race Winners
Race competition
1. DeBrand Fine Chocolates
2. Parkview Sports Medicine
3. Habitat for Humanity
Creativity winners
1. Army National Guard
2. Habitat for Humanity
3. Fort Wayne Mad Ants | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/racing-in-the-streets-three-rivers-festival-bed-race-winners/article_2cbe32cc-030b-11ed-874c-4f7e1614cb7d.html | 2022-07-14T14:18:51 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/racing-in-the-streets-three-rivers-festival-bed-race-winners/article_2cbe32cc-030b-11ed-874c-4f7e1614cb7d.html |
Taylor man receives 25-year sentence for sexual exploitation of minors
A Taylor man, 53, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children and possessing child pornography.
Officials say that in 2010, Kenneth Hartley pretended to be a teen girl and used the Skype messaging platform to trick a minor into sending sexually explicit images of himself. Hartley also used the Kik social media platform to get sexually explicit images from two 13-year-old boys in 2014 and 2015.
“In addition to possessing child pornography, Mr. Hartley actively created it for himself and others by exploiting vulnerable children around the world,” James A. Tarasca, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Detroit Division, said in a press release announcing the sentencing with U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison. “Today’s sentence serves as a warning to others like him the FBI will aggressively pursue anyone who victimizes and exploits children.”
In total, authorities say, more than 100 minors were victims of Hartley's sexual exploitation. During the execution of a warrant for his home in December 2020, authorities say they found he possessed more than 46,000 images of child pornography. Of the 19 victims who were identified, 17 were younger than 12 when Hartley targeted them; the youngest was 8 years old.
Following an investigation by the FBI's Southeast Michigan Trafficking and Exploitation Crimes Task Force, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Rawsthorne prosecuted Hartley.
He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts.
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Washington Center Road between Sharon and Oregon drives will have lane restrictions today, according to the Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department.
A paving crew will be working in the area and should finish Friday.
For more information, call 260-427-6155 or visit www.trecthefort.org. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/washington-ctr-lane-restrictions/article_6a8f5900-0374-11ed-8669-bb097a6248cb.html | 2022-07-14T14:18:58 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/washington-ctr-lane-restrictions/article_6a8f5900-0374-11ed-8669-bb097a6248cb.html |
Vigil planned to honor slain officer Courts' heroism and service
The Detroit Police Department will hold a vigil Friday to honor slain officer Loren Courts at his former precinct.
The five-year veteran of the police force was shot and killed in the line of duty on July 6, responding to a 911 call. He is survived by his wife and two children and multiple community leaders and politicians have demanded that action be taken to stop gun violence in the wake of his death.
The vigil is planned for 4:30 p.m. at the Second Precinct, 13530 Lesure.
Ehmani Davis, 19, was killed by officers shortly after he fatally struck Courts who was responding to a call of shots fired. Davis allegedly paid another man, Sheldon Thomas, to buy a semi-automatic pistol used to kill Courts. The store that sold the weapon, Action Impact Firearms and Training Center, has since stopped selling that particular kind of gun and Thomas has been charged for straw purchasing, a federal crime.
The Detroit Police Department said they want to remember Courts for his heroism and service to the community at the vigil. Courts' immediate family will be present along with police department chaplains and colleagues of Courts at the Second precinct.
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North Kingstown man dies after motorcycle collides with 18-wheel truck in Warwick
A North Kingstown man died after the motorcycle he was operating collided with an 18-wheel tractor-trailer in Warwick early Thursday morning, according to the Warwick police.
It was the second fatal motorcycle crash reported in Rhode Island this week.
The motorcyclist was a man in his 50s, according to Warwick Capt. Robert Hart. The police plan to release the motorcyclist's name after notifying his family.
The crash happened on Quaker Lane (Route 2) and was reported to the police via a 911 call at 1:11 a.m., Hart said.
The police are still investigating, but it appears that the motorcycle collided with the rear of the vehicle after the truck turned right onto Quaker Lane from a parking lot, according to the police.
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Neither excessive speed nor alcohol is considered a factor in the crash, according to Hart.
The motorcyclist was brought to Rhode Island Hospital, where he died, the police said.
The road was closed for several hours as police investigated.
On Tuesday night, a 32-year-old Westerly man died in a motorcycle crash on Weekapaug Road.
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Route 95 exit numbers will begin changing July 31 to comply with federal standards
Route 95 is the last highway the state will renumber
- Renumbering of state highways started in 2017
- Highways have been renumbered to match up with mile markers
- The work, at night, begins on July 31 and should last for a month
PROVIDENCE — Starting July 31, drivers can start saying goodbye to the Route 95 exit numbers they have known for years as the state begins renumbering them to bring Rhode Island in line with the rest of the country.
The renumbering will begin in the north and work its way south. The work, paid for by the federal government, will bring Rhode Island in with federal highway standards.
The mile markers begin in the south, at the Connecticut border. For exits clustered less than a mile apart or exits that fork, a letter is appended to the number, Department of Transportation spokesman Charles St. Martin said.
For example, exits 22 A, B and C on Route 95 south, which lead to Memorial Boulevard, Route 6 West and Providence Place, will turn into exits 37 B, C and D, respectively, as they are roughly 37 miles from the Connecticut line. For other highways, the numbering begins in the east. Exits had previously been ordered sequentially, with no mileage in the equation.
Feds require renumbered highways
The renumbering effort has been going on since 2017 and started with Route 295. When the renumbering finishes at the end of August, all the highways with exits in the state will have exit numbers that correspond to mile markers.
Routes 195, 10, 37 and 24 were completed in 2020, Route 146 was renumbered in 2019 and routes 4, 78 and 403 were finished in 2018.
Exit numbers:See the full list from the Department of Transportation of the new exit numbers
The renumbering also allows for new exits to be added to highways without forcing a renumbering of every exit, St. Martin said.
AAA Northeast spokesman David Raposa said the renumbering is important for future growth, and it's what the federal government wants.
When the state opened the new exit on Route 295 in Johnston for Greenville, it didn't have to renumber the whole system.
Old exit numbers still visible for a year
The old exit numbers will still be apparent for the next year, with little yellow placards attached to the signs, with the phrase "Old Exit (and its number)"
After a year, those placards will come down, St. Martin said.
Raposa said he thinks the change won't affect most people in the state, who know where they are going, but it may require an adjustment for some.
"People tend to remember exits based on name, not number," he said.
Sign changes covered by federal funds
The entire cost of the project, $1.2 million for Route 95 and $4 million for the numbering of other highways, is paid for by the federal government, St. Martin said.
"This doesn't take away anything from any other projects," he said.
Most of the signs will be modified, instead of being replaced, to reflect the new numbers. However, some signs, big and small, will be replaced on a case-by-case basis, St. Martin said.
Changes sent to GPS companies as they happen
All of the work, which should take a month, will be done at night to disrupt as little traffic as possible. The next morning, the sign crews will tell the state which exits they renumbered and the state will then contact mapmakers with updates on the new exit numbers, St. Martin said.
The companies are pretty quick with updating their maps, as evidenced by the state's experience renumbering routes 195 and 295.
"If you have an older GPS system in your car, or a separate unit like a Garmin, you may need to update it to get the updated maps," he said.
Maps that use real-time traffic data, like Waze, Google Maps and Apple Maps, tend to be quickest to update, he said.
The Northeast has been the last part of the country to adopt the changes, including Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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GRUNDY, Va. – The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, and many other local and state resources worked through the evening and night to locate and reunite area residents with their loved ones.
As of 6:30 a.m, Thursday morning, law enforcement has contacted 27 of the 44 reported unaccounted for since Wednesday. There are still no reports of fatalities or injuries related to the ongoing flooding.
Deputies, state troopers, and rescue groups are working to reach the remaining 17 individuals. One area of concentration is along Big Branch Road, as crews could not get to that area Wednesday due to the roads being impassable.
Emergency Management officials said the floodwaters are receding, and the county can work with the Virginia Department of Transportation crews to remove debris and mud from the roadways, re-open them, and assess damage to homes in the area. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/update-authorities-find-over-half-of-missing-from-buchanan-county/ | 2022-07-14T14:21:42 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/update-authorities-find-over-half-of-missing-from-buchanan-county/ |
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GREENSBORO — Police are offering a $5,000 cash reward through its Crime Stoppers program for information leading to the arrest of the person who robbed a Wells Fargo bank Wednesday afternoon.
At 2:05 p.m., the person entered the bank at 3001 Randleman Road and threatened to use a gun before leaving with an undisclosed amount of money, according to a news release from the Greensboro Police Department.
Police are asking anyone who may know the identity of the individual(s) involved to call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Residents can also download the mobile P3tips app to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-crime-stoppers-offering-5-000-reward-to-solve-recent-bank-robbery-in-greensboro/article_8ef6f806-0375-11ed-9c3a-4bcf536b65c3.html | 2022-07-14T14:25:11 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-crime-stoppers-offering-5-000-reward-to-solve-recent-bank-robbery-in-greensboro/article_8ef6f806-0375-11ed-9c3a-4bcf536b65c3.html |
As state health officials watch COVID-19 metrics rise and fall, one in particular is steadily rising in recent weeks: hospital admissions of confirmed COVID-19 patients.
While data released Wednesday is showing the highest number of hospital admissions statewide since late February or early March, Cone Health is reporting that their hospitalizations are the lowest since May 30, according to spokesman Doug Allred.
In Cone Health hospitals on Wednesday, 45 patients were hospitalized with the coronavirus. Of those patients, 25 are unvaccinated and 20 are fully vaccinated.
Statewide, at least 971 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals during the week ending July 9. That’s up from 895 the previous week, according to data released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Nationwide, new hospital admissions increased 3.1% from the previous week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the BA.5 subvariant is becoming the dominant strain.
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In North Carolina, there were 25,051 newly reported cases during the week ending July 9 — down from 25,562 the previous week, according to the DHHS report.
"While many cases are no longer reported due to at-home testing, the overall trends of cases reported can still be informative," the DHHS website states.
Guilford County’s “community level” remains a “low” classification as determined by the CDC, which uses several metrics to classify the impact of COVID-19 illness on health and health care systems in a county.
Locally, public health officials reported 194 new infections for a total of 2,130 active cases on Wednesday and no new deaths. The single-day positivity rate was 17.7%, meaning that's the percentage of tests coming back positive for COVID-19.
The percentage of all emergency room visits statewide for patients with coronavirus symptoms was 5.5% during the week ending July 9 — the same as the previous week, according to the state report.
Another metric that health experts are watching closely is the number of COVID-19 virus particles found in wastewater, which has been shown to be an early indicator of how quickly the virus may spread without relying on individual test results.
In the state’s latest report, 16.5 million coronavirus particles were found in wastewater samples during the week ending July 6 — up from 15.8 million the week prior.
By comparison, 100 million COVID-19 particles were found in wastewater samples in late January during the peak of the omicron surge. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/report-local-hospital-admissions-for-covid-19-decline-as-statewide-numbers-increase/article_1b82e7ba-02ec-11ed-8416-6b4200c7e8f1.html | 2022-07-14T14:25:17 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/report-local-hospital-admissions-for-covid-19-decline-as-statewide-numbers-increase/article_1b82e7ba-02ec-11ed-8416-6b4200c7e8f1.html |
ORLANDO, Fla – Citizens rescued five ducklings after their mom was killed by a car on Thursday, according to Orlando police.
The citizens flagged down two patrol officers who drove the ducklings to the station, according to the police.
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Sergeant Sanguino called Jim Bronzo of second animal rescue and the ducks are now safe in a new home.
East Patrol Officers Lamb & Debottis were flagged-down by a citizen who rescued 5 ducklings after their mom was killed by a car. The officers drove the ducklings to the station & Sgt. Sanguino called Jim Bronzo, of 2nd Chance Animal Rescue. The ducks are now safe in a new home. pic.twitter.com/wIsIKh8lX3
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) July 14, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla – The Blessed Trinity Council of Catholic Women is hosting their annual rummage sale this weekend at their church, according to their website.
Sale organizers said they will be offering a wide selection of items in Orlando like clothing for all ages and sizes, shoes, art, furniture, holiday décor, books, electronics, and more.
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They will be having the sale starting Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The sale will take place at 4545 Anderson Road.
The church is offering free admission and parking.
Organizers are also offering the community the opportunity to help in other ways by volunteering (they are willing to sign community service forms for school), donating items and spreading the word, the church said.
For more information, people can message the church here.
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Sarasota County, School Board at odds over Florida House, future uncertain
The future of the landmark green building the Florida House is up in the air.
Sarasota County didn’t renew its sublease with the nonprofit running the house, so the building has been vacant since late June. The county is still deciding how the house will be used.
The County Commission voted on Tuesday to direct County Administrator Jonathan Lewis to develop a plan for operating the structure in a manner consistent with the terms of its lease agreement with the school district. The lease is set to end in 2027.
Created in 1994, the Florida House was the first green demonstration house open to the public in the U.S. The building introduced the public to energy-efficient design and technologies such as LED lighting and solar panels.
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In April, the commission agreed to work toward an agreement with the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association (MSBIA) to take over the Florida House. The organization wants to move the house and use it as an educational and demonstration venue for energy efficiency and as a site for building industry events.
The county had hoped to enter into a sublease agreement with MSBIA. But last month, the Sarasota County School Board, which owns the land that the house sits on, denied the county’s proposal.
School Board denies county’s plan
The School Board has expressed interest in securing ownership of the Florida House. Suncoast Technical College students do practical training at the house, and students at other local schools and colleges engage in experiential learning there, according to a March 2 letter from Superintendent Brennan Asplen to Lewis.
Asplen wrote that the school district was “ardently interested” in keeping the Florida House in its current location.
Lewis wrote Asplen in May that the county intended to sublease the property to the building association. At a June 7 meeting, the School Board voted 3-2 – with board members Karen Rose and Bridget Ziegler dissenting – to deny the county’s request and inform Lewis that the board wants to acquire the home.
School Board chair Jane Goodwin described some of the ways that the district uses the house, including as a training ground for students learning trades.
“It’s great for our technicians to be able to do the work there, because it gives them practical experience as they’re studying to be plumbers, electricians and work in construction trades,” she told the Herald-Tribune.
Goodwin also doesn’t approve of the idea of moving the house, which is what the MSBIA wanted to do.
County’s decision on Tuesday
Now the county will consider other options.
"As we go forward, we can continue to review other options before the expiration of the Leasehold Agreement," a county document says. "We can also continue our discussion with MSBIA during that time."
When asked if the county plans to continue running the house as a green demonstration home, Assistant County Administrator Mark Cunningham said that the structure will be run “consistent with the lease agreement.”
The lease allows the county to occupy the School Board property for the sole purpose of operating the Florida House, including the installation, construction, operation and maintenance of the house. It also says that the house will incorporate sustainability features and practices such as water and energy conservation and solar power.
Cunningham noted that operation of the house “may include office space.”
The county also has the option of terminating the lease early.
Southface Sarasota’s future
Amber Whittle, the executive director of Southface Sarasota, the nonprofit that was running the Florida House, said “it was a shock” when the county commissioners voted in April to work toward an agreement with the building industry group.
“It was a huge decision that happened without any discussion with us,” she said. “None of the commissioners would return my emails or calls to meet with them.”
After the April decision, the county sent Whittle’s nonprofit a letter saying that it wasn’t renewing their lease. The lease ended on July 9, so the organization moved out of the house in late June.
It then moved its offices to New College of Florida. The nonprofit has always done more than just run the Florida House – it also does advocacy work and helps nonprofits become more energy efficient, which are tasks it has continued in its new location.
Whittle said she hopes that the county finds a “good steward” for the Florida House that will continue the work Southface Sarasota did. She also hopes that the school district will be able to continue using the space to train students in green trades.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Health experts say COVID-19 is on the rise again. With that, comes mask mandates.
“We are seeing increase masking in some places where we were able to decrease or do away with masking a little while and that directly related to increased variant presence in this valley of BA 4 AND BA 5,” Jessica McColley, who works for Cabin Creek Health Systems said.
Places like Charleston Area Medical Center and Marshall University have these signs up again. CAMC reinstated a universal face mask policy for all facilities on Tuesday, that was effective immediately.
“It is encouraging to see that CAMC has chosen to mask up again to really mitigate the risk. We know that masks work. If someone is infected and has a mask on if they’re around someone who’s not infected who always has a mask on, we know that the risk of transmission is so much lower,” McColley said.
Some say things could be better if people used their common sense.
“It might be necessary for places that are fully congregated with people like the regatta for instance. Personally, I don’t think it should be a mandatory thing. I feel like people should use their own common sense,” Stacy Norris, who gave her opinion on mask mandates.
The FDA is expanding its booster shots for all adults – urging people to get vaccinated. If you’re over the age of fifty a fourth booster dose.
“We know that America has attempted to decrease their masking mandates nationwide to help people feel like we’re moving back to normal or the before time, but this virus doesn’t really care about where you’ve been, who you’re with,” McColley said.
Doctors say they don’t know how long the mask mandate will be in place, but at least until cases are under control. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/covid-19-cases-on-the-rise-in-west-virginia-mask-mandates-back-in-place/ | 2022-07-14T14:37:04 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/covid-19-cases-on-the-rise-in-west-virginia-mask-mandates-back-in-place/ |
WASHINGTON (WOWK)—World War II Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Thursday.
A Congressional Tribute for Williams will take place at 11:00 a.m., following a ceremonial arrival. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Congressional leaders will participate in the tribute. A viewing period will take place after the tribute and will last until 3:00 p.m.
Nexstar station WOWK 13 News will provide live coverage both on air and online.
Williams joined the United States Marine Corps and served in the Battle of Iwo Jima with the 21st Marines, 3d Marine Division. Williams received the Medal of Honor on October 5, 1945, from President Harry S. Truman for his “actions, commitment to his fellow service members, and heroism,” the Woody Williams Foundation website says.
Following his service in WWII, Williams worked to serve veterans and their families as a Veterans Service Representative for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 33 years. He also served as the Commandant for the Veterans Nursing Home in Barboursville, West Virginia for almost 10 years and has served on the Governor’s Military Advisory Board for West Virginia.
Virginia Hall of Fame. The Huntington VA Medical Center was also renamed the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center in his honor in 2018.
Williams also founded the Woody Williams Foundation which is a non-profit organization that establishes Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments and conducts outreach programs for Gold Star Families.
In March 2020, the U.S. Navy commissioned a warship, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, in his honor in Norfolk, VA.
Williams was preceded in death by his wife Ruby in 2007. He is survived by his two daughters. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/live-coverage-woody-williams-to-lie-in-honor-at-u-s-capitol/ | 2022-07-14T14:37:06 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/live-coverage-woody-williams-to-lie-in-honor-at-u-s-capitol/ |
EUGENE, Ore. — The Lane County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that a young man died after falling and hitting his head near Triangle Lake west of Eugene. He was later identified as University of Oregon football player Spencer Webb.
According to the agency, deputies responded around 2:30 p.m. to a report of an injured person in that area. When they arrived, deputies found that the 22-year-old Webb had been out on an area of rock slides just west of Triangle Lake when he fell and hit his head.
People on the scene and paramedics tried to revive Webb but to no avail. Sheriff's office search-and-rescue staff went out to help with bringing him back to the roadway, as he was roughly 100 yards down a steep trail.
"There is no evidence of foul play and his death appears to be accidental," LCSO said in a brief statement.
The sheriff's office declined to identify the man pending notification of his next of kin, but multiple people close to Webb responded to the news of his passing on social media. Sources at the U of O also confirmed his identity to KEZI in Eugene.
Ducks football coach Dan Lanning tweeted about Webb's death, saying how much he will be missed.
Webb hailed from Sacramento, attending Christian Brothers High School, and was a junior at University of Oregon.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more details as they emerge. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/ducks-football-player-spencer-webb-dies-fall/283-d53260e2-d753-4e30-a975-fcff73e06fca | 2022-07-14T14:37:11 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/ducks-football-player-spencer-webb-dies-fall/283-d53260e2-d753-4e30-a975-fcff73e06fca |
ATLANTIC CITY — A pair of city police officers rescued an unconscious man floating in the bay Tuesday afternoon.
Officers Rebecca Seabrook and John Bell responded to the bay at a home in the first block of North Trenton Avenue at 12:52 p.m. after the man was reported to be in distress and drowning.
The officers found the man, 43, unconsciously floating in the back and resting against rock pilings near the residence's dock. Family members advised the officers that the man, who was visiting from Dubai, accidentally fell off the dock and into the water before they called for help, police said.
Being trained in water rescues, Seabrook jumped into the bay, grabbed the man, and swam to a nearby boat docked a neighbor's dock.
By the time Seabrook entered the water, emergency medical personnel reached the scene and helped the man into the boat, police said.
The man regained consciousness before being taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division. He was listed as in good condition and expected fully recover, police said.
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The city's fire department also responded and helped bring the man onto land, police said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-police-officers-rescue-man-from-back-bay-waters/article_891e6f04-0375-11ed-b5b8-4b93dceab727.html | 2022-07-14T14:47:16 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-police-officers-rescue-man-from-back-bay-waters/article_891e6f04-0375-11ed-b5b8-4b93dceab727.html |
AVALON — Police are searching for five suspects accused of high-end car thefts in the borough earlier this week.
Police did not say what types of cars were stolen.
Police received reports of four stolen high-end vehicles Tuesday. The suspects were later found on surveillance footage, police said.
The public is asked not to approach the suspects, as they're considered dangerous, police said.
While the hunt is on for the suspects, police are asking the public to secure their vehicles and leave values obscured from open view or removed from inside.
Anyone with any information about the thefts is asked to contact the Detective Division, at 609-967-5909. Additionally, anyone who sees suspicious activity is urged to contact the police department or dial 911, police said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/avalon-police-warning-public-after-car-thefts/article_e713580c-0377-11ed-893a-7b32eea06698.html | 2022-07-14T14:47:22 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/avalon-police-warning-public-after-car-thefts/article_e713580c-0377-11ed-893a-7b32eea06698.html |
BRIDGETON — Police found a man they pulled over on Atlantic Street with a loaded gun and drugs on Wednesday.
Officers stopped Khalif Collins, 24, of Bridgeton, for a traffic stop at approximately 10:41 a.m.
During the stop, officers found a loaded Springfield Armory XD-40 handgun.
Collins was also in possession of crack cocaine and over one ounce of marijuana.
Collins is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of marijuana over one ounce. He was taken to the Cumberland County jail, police said.
— Eric Conklin | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-man-faces-drug-weapons-charges-following-traffic-stop/article_a885b6a6-0378-11ed-bcc1-9b29fb50ee9e.html | 2022-07-14T14:47:28 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-man-faces-drug-weapons-charges-following-traffic-stop/article_a885b6a6-0378-11ed-bcc1-9b29fb50ee9e.html |
COATESVILLE, Ind. — Hendricks County deputies are asking for help finding a missing 16-year-old.
According to the Hendricks County Sheriff's Office, David Burgess was reported missing Tuesday, July 12 after leaving his home in the 5000 block of County Road 600 South, near U.S. 40, in Coatesville. Deputies said Burgess left on his black mountain-style bicycle around 2:40 p.m.
According to deputies, Burgess previously road his bike to Danville and Pittsboro, and might be carrying a tent.
Anyone with information on Burgess' whereabouts is asked to call the Hendricks County Dispatch Center at 317-839-8700 and reference case number HP22-5315.
Coatesville is roughly 35 miles southwest of downtown Indianapolis.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth police detective faces a burglary charge after officials said he confronted teenagers in their home, accusing them of theft, according to a police news release.
Bryan Lafaurie, a digital forensics detective, was off duty when the incident happened on July 8, police officials said.
Lafaurie on Tuesday turned himself into the Tarrant County jail on a charge of burglary.
Officers had responded on July 8 to a burglary-in-progress call after residents reported that a man had forced himself into their home with a gun, police said.
When the officers arrived, they learned that Lafaurie had gone into the home "to confront teenagers he suspected of stealing his personal property earlier in the day," the news release said.
More information about the theft allegations was not released.
On Tuesday, detectives with the police department's special investigations unit obtained an arrest warrant for Lafaurie on the burglary charge.
"The Fort Worth Police Department holds its officers to a high standard both on and off-duty, and does not tolerate criminal misconduct; therefore, a thorough investigation into the circumstances of these allegations is being conducted," police officials said in a statement.
Lafaurie is an eight-year veteran of the police department. He's been placed on administrative leave as police investigate the case. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-police-officer-bryan-lafaurie-accused-of-burglary-after-confronting-teens-over-theft-allegation/287-582d676e-3a1f-47ce-9628-7c12dba51032 | 2022-07-14T14:51:42 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-police-officer-bryan-lafaurie-accused-of-burglary-after-confronting-teens-over-theft-allegation/287-582d676e-3a1f-47ce-9628-7c12dba51032 |
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MIDLAND, Texas — One person has been killed in a fatal crash on July 13 around 10:40 p.m. in Midland.
MPD Officers were dispatched to the intersection of S. Big Spring Street and W. New Jersey Avenue in reference to the two-vehicle crash.
The initial investigation revealed that a 2020 Chevrolet Spark was traveling westbound in the 300 block of W. New Jersey Avenue when it failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of S. Big Spring Street and W. New Jersey Avenue. The Chevrolet Spark would end up striking a 2015 GMC Sierra pickup traveling northbound in the 1100 block of S. Big Spring Street. After hitting into the GMC Sierra, the Chevrolet Spark veered off the roadway and hit a small tree.
67-year-old Wanda Kendrick, the driver of the Chevrolet Spark, was transported to Midland Memorial Hospital by EMS with life-threatening injuries. Kendrick would later pass away due to her injuries sustained during the accident.
The investigation is still ongoing and we will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-a-fatal-crash-in-midland/513-f3628288-a6cb-47a8-9c3b-dafd75d3fb33 | 2022-07-14T14:55:57 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-a-fatal-crash-in-midland/513-f3628288-a6cb-47a8-9c3b-dafd75d3fb33 |
Firefighters battle early morning blaze
Wichita Falls firefighters responded to an apartment fire early Thursday morning.
According to WFFD Assistant Fire Marshal Eddie Mawson:
Around 3:30 a.m., the fire department was called to a structure fire in the 1900 block of Eighth Street. They found a two-story rear garage apartment fully involved and worked quickly to contain the blaze. Firefighters were told some homeless people were living in the building, but discovered it was empty.
People flee as flames engulf house
Mawson said the structure did not have utilities and was supposed to be vacant. He said the fire started downstairs and spread to the upstairs apartment. The fire was caused by an unattended fire. No injuries were reported.
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According to a previous Times Record News story, the fire department responded to a different building fire at the same address in March. People were seen fleeing from the burning structure. Firefighters found that fire was started by an electric heater plugged into an extension cord running from the garage apartment. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/firefighters-battle-early-morning-blaze/65373284007/ | 2022-07-14T14:59:09 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/firefighters-battle-early-morning-blaze/65373284007/ |
You shouldn't take your outdoor plants inside, but residents in Buck County should think about locking them up.
The Central Bucks Regional Police Department is on the lookout for a potted plant poacher they announced in a news release Wednesday.
A surveillance camera captured the brazen theft on June 2 at the Borough Bagels shop located at 132 Veterans Lan. in Doylestown.
In the surveillance video, the woman can be seen getting out of her white Kia Soul, approaching the planter and dragging it to her car.
After putting the planter in her car she, went to a Fine Wine and Good Spirits, left and drove off, police said.
Police are asking for the public's help to identifying the woman. If anyone knows the identity of the woman, the department asks that they call Officer Sean Tropiano at 215-345-4143 or submit an anonymous tip. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/central-bucks-beware-theres-a-plant-poacher-in-town/3298560/ | 2022-07-14T15:01:36 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/central-bucks-beware-theres-a-plant-poacher-in-town/3298560/ |
A Montgomery County man arrested on outstanding warrants in the Philadelphia suburbs is considered a person of interest in a West Philadelphia hit-and-run last week that tossed an 11-year-old boy about 50 feet in the air.
John Francis Devivo was arrested in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, on a warrant on Wednesday night, law enforcement sources told NBC10's Deanna Durante Thursday.
Philadelphia police and Montgomery county detectives spent the last several days looking for Devivo, sources said.
Devivo was due in court in Montgomery County on July 6, but never showed, sources said.
The boy was struck around on July 7 as he crossed the 4200 block of West Girard Avenue, police said.
A man driving a blue Ford F150 pickup hit him, Philadelphia Police Department Officer Eric McLaurin said at the time. Medics rushed the boy to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was in “extremely critical” condition as of last weekend.
Several people called 911 after witnessing the crash, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said last week.
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Witnesses and family told police that the boy was walking to a corner store with his mother and in the crosswalk when he was struck, investigators said. They told police that the westbound pickup truck driver went around two lanes of traffic and into the eastbound lanes where he struck the boy.
The boy was launched about 50 feet, Small said. The impact left him with serious injuries from head to foot.
At least one driver followed the truck after the crash and was able to get a license plate for the 2022 Ford F150 pickup, investigators said. It was last seen going along Girard Avenue toward Martin Luther King Drive.
Devivo's truck was found in New Jersey, sources said.
No charges were announced in the hit-and-run as of Thursday morning. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/montgomery-county-west-philly-hit-and-run/3299344/ | 2022-07-14T15:01:36 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/montgomery-county-west-philly-hit-and-run/3299344/ |
SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - Ascension St. Mary's Hospital wants to make sure children bicycle safely this summer.
The hospital plans to pass out free bicycle helmets for children age 1 to 15 years old while supplies last next Tuesday. Helmets are proven to reduce the risk of head and brain injuries in bicycle crashes.
The free bike helmets will passed out from 5 to 7 p.m. July 19 at the Ascension St. Mary's Emergency Care Center at 800 S. Washington Ave. in Saginaw. Parking is available in the lot off the Hoyt Street entrance.
Helmets are available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Children must be present to receive a helmet so they can get the correct size.
Bicycle helmets should be strapped tightly on the chin and come close to the eyebrows for a correct fit.
Call 989-497-3075 with any questions about the July 19 bicycle helmet distribution or about how to find a properly sized helmet. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/ascension-st-marys-hospital-offering-free-bike-helmets-to-prevent-brain-injuries/article_e2491d70-037c-11ed-80ed-ff694e62b2a6.html | 2022-07-14T15:08:48 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/ascension-st-marys-hospital-offering-free-bike-helmets-to-prevent-brain-injuries/article_e2491d70-037c-11ed-80ed-ff694e62b2a6.html |
BLOOMINGTON — The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2022 Philanthropists of the Year awards.
The foundation will give two Philanthropist of the Year awards — one for Bloomington-Normal and the other for outside the Twin Cities, including other parts of McLean, DeWitt, Logan and Livingston counties.
The recipients, which can be an individual, couple or family, will be honored Nov. 17 during the foundation's Celebrating Local Philanthropy luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington. Nominees must reside in one of the counties listed above.
Criteria for the award include outstanding civic responsibility as demonstrated by impact of philanthropic efforts; willingness to serve in leadership roles; providing vision and the ability to involve others in philanthropic activity; and voluntary commitment of time and contributions of financial resources. Nominations should describe why the nominee deserves the recognition. Current IPCF board members and staff are not eligible to be nominated.
Past recipients include Hank and Mary Campbell, Dale Maley, Susan Hobilt, Arthur and Camille Taylor, Paul and Sandra Harmon, Duane and Toni Farrington, George and Myra Gordon, Darrell and Donna Hartweg, John and Marilyn Freese, John and Jan Wohlwend, Bob and Julie Dobski, Roger and Mary Hunt, Deanna Frautschi and Alan Bedell, and Jerry and Carole Ringer.
The deadline for nominations is July 31. Entries can be submitted by mail to the foundation at 915 E. Washington St., Suite 2, Bloomington or by email to info@ilprairiecf.org .
Nomination forms are available to download at ilprairiecf.org/philanthropists-of-the-year-award . Call 309-662-4477 for more information.
Best anime TV shows of all time
Best anime TV shows of all time
Japanese animation—known simply as anime—is packed with countless stories of hope, heart, betrayal, pain, survival, and unbelievable journeys that push far past our realities. From space sagas with bounty-hunting misfits to vengeance stories featuring a protagonist who wants to settle a score, anime offers something for nearly every viewer. Sometimes, they are long, brutal journeys with enough episodes to keep someone locked in for years. Other times, they are short yet pack a mighty cultural punch that resonates years after the finale.
Anime encompasses diverse art styles, innovative camera angles, and even scenes featuring something epic, like the “Akira slide” that become an oft-replicated part of wider pop culture. And while there are many anime series spanning decades of the genre’s existence, a few of them truly stand above the rest in the eyes of fans.
To discover the best anime TV series, Stacker looked at all animated TV shows on IMDb with at least 10,000 votes and narrowed the list down to the top 25 anime series, with ties broken by the number of votes. And the results offer a wide variety of anime offerings from slice-of-life stories to epic fantasy adventures. Here are the best anime TV shows.
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Bones
#25. Rurouni Kenshin
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 1996-1999
This manga series settles viewers into the Meiji period in Japan in 1878, a time of rapid modernization and changes in social structure. Protagonist Kenshin—formerly known as Hitokiri Battōsai—travels to Tokyo. Through a series of circumstances, he teams with a woman named Kamiya Kaoru to defeat someone using his former title in a detrimental way. Kenshin carries an inverted sakabato, a symbol of the atonement he seeks for his past as an assassin. Themes of responsible choices, redemption, and defining power anchor this beloved anime.
Aniplex
#24. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2002-2005
Based on the ever-popular “Ghost in the Shell” manga, this series centers on a future where the line between reality and cyberspace is unclear. Viewers follow a special-ops task force called Public Security Section 9 in the fictional city of Niihama-shi in 2030. The details about a roster of agents with various backgrounds unfolds as they work cases, specifically a major one with a frightening figure called “The Laughing Man.” Atsuko Tanaka voices Major Motoko Kusanagi, the protagonist of the anime and manga series.
Bandai Visual Company
#23. Neon Genesis Evangelion
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 1995-1996
This incredibly short series tells the epic and often bloody story of Shinji Ikari, a student who deftly pilots a giant biomechanical robot. The bot’s purpose is for fighting Angels, the alien creatures attacking Tokyo-3. Shinji, along with other Evangelion pilots, have to anticipate events and why humans do the things they do.
“Neon Genesis Evangelion” led to a resurgence in Japanese animation with its unique mecha design and a merchandising boom of over $400 million at the time of its release. It continues to be a staple at anime conventions today.
Gainax
#22. Fullmetal Alchemist
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2003-2004
Edward and Alphonse Elric are a dynamic brother duo who often make poor decisions. They try their hands at alchemy in hopes of resurrecting their deceased mom. Needless to say, it has major consequences where they lose parts of themselves—literally and figuratively—and begin a violent albeit spellbinding journey into a land of magic to locate the philosopher’s stone. The series is quite the tear-jerker at times too. Vic Mignogna and Aaron Dismuke take on the English voices of Ed and Al while Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya are the Japanese voices of the same characters, respectively.
Aniplex
#21. Your Lie in April
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2014-2015
Kousei, a talented piano player, hasn’t played since the last time he performed for his mom who died. He can no longer hear the sound of his own piano due to his breakdown. He finds new light and more through a friendship with a fellow teen musician, a violinist named Kaori. It’s a heartbreaking story of love, friendship, and healing with an ending that sticks with the viewer for a long time. It is notably a Shōnen manga , which is typically targeted towards male teen audiences.
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A-1 Pictures
#20. Mob Psycho 100
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2016-present
Shigeo Kageyama looks like a regular preteen kid who hangs out in the background, hence the nickname Mob which translates to a background person/character. But he’s much more, a powerful psychic who tries to keep his powers under wraps via controlling his emotions. Of course, that’s not easy to do when life comes at you fast in big and small ways. “Mob Psycho” shares a similar style to “One Punch Man” because they are both from the mind of One , a Japanese manga artist and writer.
Bones
#19. Samurai Champloo
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2004-2005
Wild outlaw Mugen and ronin Jin are saved from the clutches of an execution by Fuu, a waitress, before she makes them accompany her on a quest. She’s out to find a samurai who smells like sunflowers. But, there’s a plot twist and new revelations that come with finding this person. The adventure and friendship that develops from people who don’t particularly like each other and are consistently broke is reminiscent of “Cowboy Bebop.” This isn’t surprising considering that Shinichiro Watanabe is the director of both series.
Barnum Studio
#18. Jujutsu Kaisen
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2020-present
This Shōnen manga follows Yuji Itadori, a really strong teen who ends up eating a cursed finger after curses attack his fellow students. The finger belongs to Ryomen Sukuna, the “King of Curses” who is absolutely evil and becomes a part of Itadori. This leads him to a school where he learns how to fight curses under the instruction of Gojo, forming new friendships and trying to keep the evil within him at bay. The story features heartfelt moments, tension, levity, and hope. Its source material of the same name was Japan’s bestselling manga of 2021, according to Weekly Shōnen Jump’s print magazine.
Mappa
#17. Dragon Ball
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 1986-1989
“Dragon Ball” follows an intrepid orphan, Goku, who searches for seven balls that unlock specific desires and powers. This epic adventure spans him through several sagas where he finds new friends, unlocks new revelations, and makes his journey towards being a competitive fighter. “Dragon Ball” has expanded its beloved franchise with a litany of additional series and films to expand the story, making characters like the famed Piccolo household names as well as consistent internet memes.
The Bird Studio
#16. Gintama
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2005-2018
“Gintama” tells the story of Gintoki, a samurai and freelancer who insists on eschewing rules set by invaders of where he resides. He comes together with his gang, a collective who still hold fast to the code of swordsmen. But when they do go out to push back against societal norms, they leave a path of destruction in their wake. The anime often pokes fun at shōnen tropes in its dialogue and has spawned three movies to continue its story.
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Bandai Namco Pictures
#15. Monster
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2004-2010
Neurosurgeon Dr. Kenzo Tenma works in a hospital in Germany and lives an enviable life as a top performer in his profession set to marry a rich, beautiful woman. His life shifts dramatically when he saves the life of a boy shot in the head over political strife, going against established boundaries at the hospital. He loses everything and things begin to go into a spiral as people die and he works to clear his name from a string of murders. Hidenobu Kiuchi—also known as Young King Bradley from “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood”—voices Tenma.
Madhouse
#14. Berserk
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 1997-1998
This series follows Guts, a mercenary who wanders around essentially seeking battles to test his will to fight and survive before finding defeat from a member of the Band of the Hawk, a mercenary group that he joins. Viewers follow his trajectory within this collective as he brutally loses people and works towards a new level of understanding himself. “Berserk” is known for its extreme violence—even by anime standards—and for touching on serious issues like mental health and abuse.
OLM-Animation Studio
#13. Code Geass
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2006-2012
The Holy Empire of Britannia attacks and conquers Japan, reducing the nation significantly. Interestingly, Lelouch vi Britannia is an exiled prince seeking vengeance against his father who wants to help Japan gain freedom. He gets the “power of absolute obedience” known as Geass from C.C., a mysterious woman. Lelouch wields it to rebel against his former empire in battles involving mechas. Gorō Taniguchi directs the show.
Bandai Namco Games
#12. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2019-present
Tanjiro’s family is attacked by a host of demons, killing everyone except him and his sister Nezuko. The latter, however, is turning into a demon. Tanjiro goes on a vengeance quest to become a demon slayer and find a cure for Nezuko. This show caught fire during the global coronavirus pandemic, becoming a fan and social media favorite.
Ufotable
#11. Naruto: Shippûden
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2007-2017
This show is set two and a half years after the original “Naruto” series. The story brings its superhuman teenage ninja hero back home after training with Jiraiya. Tsunade sends Naruto and Sakura on a mission, but they must first defeat a foe to show off their progress. Naruto is no longer that quirky, annoying kid but a bit older and facing a world packed with war, death, and profound loss.
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#10. One Punch Man
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2015-2019
Being a superhero seems like a lot of fun. That is, unless you are a hero who can kill anyone with one punch. Then it’s just sad and boring because there’s no challenge. That’s the story of Saitama who ends up in a variety of situations while grappling with his depression. “One Punch Man” will get its own live-action adaptation after the English version of the manga, specifically the first two volumes, became a New York Times bestseller in 2015.
Asatsu
#9. Haikyuu!!
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 2014-2020
Shouyou Hinata falls in love with volleyball after seeing a match on TV. The middle school boy aims to be the championship’s big star and knock another player out of that spot, so he joins his school’s team. But, he’s the only player. His journey from recruiting friends and students into the fold to encountering some major rivalries is a fun story about an unexpected subject for an anime.
Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)
#8. Steins;Gate
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 2011-2015
Rintaro Okabe—a self-proclaimed “mad scientist”—runs the Future Gadget Laboratory in his apartment along with Mayuri and Daru, his friends. Things get weird when he goes to a time travel conference and finds the body of a researcher—or so he thinks. It leads to some mind-blowing truths as Okabe travels in time in hopes of righting some wrongs and preventing another world war. Crunchyroll named “Steins;Gate” as one of the top anime series of the 2010s.
Frontier Works
#7. One Piece
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 1999-present
Many animes are known for their either extremely short or extremely long run times. “One Piece” falls into the latter with over 1,000 episodes under its belt. It is the enduring story of Monkey “Straw Hat” Luffy, who has rubbery limbs after accidentally eating a Devil Fruit. He is on a quest with his band of pirates to locate “One Piece,” a treasure that will make him the Pirate King.
Toei Animation
#6. Dragon Ball Z
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 1989-2003
And this...is to go…even further beyond! This is an infamous quote by Goku, Dragon Ball Z’s protagonist, before a big battle. It encapsulates the overall vibe of this show, which follows him and his comrades as they battle foes like Vegeta and Frieza to protect Earth. The fights are epic and the dub is much better than many of its anime counterparts.
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#5. Cowboy Bebop
- IMDb user rating: 8.9
- Years on the air: 1998-1999
See you, Space Cowboy. This Space Western anime is beloved by many fans, an easily accessible saga with only 26 episodes in total. “Cowboy Bebop” follows Spike Spiegel, a former hitman, and his comrade Jet Black, a former solar system police officer. They are now “cowboys” aka bounty hunters traveling in 2071 in their rickety spaceship Bebop. They eventually bring Faye Valentine, a con artist, and a quirky kid named Ed into the fold, along with Ein—a very special corgi. “Cowboy Bebop” is known for themes like existentialism, environmentalism, and the pressures of navigating a capitalistic universe. “Cowboy Bebop” was made into a short-lived Netflix series canceled after its first season in 2021.
Bandai Visual Company
#4. Hunter x Hunter
- IMDb user rating: 9.0
- Years on the air: 2011-2014
Gon Freecss is a naive boy who finds out that his father is in fact alive and a Hunter—a highly valuable and skilled person. Gon pursues this profession and looks for his father on a journey that brings him across other Hunters as well as seemingly inexplicable things. Unfortunately, Gon’s exploits put him on the radar of Hisoka, a murderous and rather sadistic magician.
Madhouse
#3. Death Note
- IMDb user rating: 9.0
- Years on the air: 2006-2007
Light Yagami is a college student living a normal life until he discovers a notebook with magical powers. But those powers are rather sinister. If a person’s name is written on it while the writer thinks of their face, that person will die. He becomes enamored with this bleak power with only L, a detective aware of his exploits, who can stop him. The Duffer Brothers of “Stranger Things” fame will make another live-action “Death Note” for Netflix.
D.N. Dream Partners
#2. Attack on Titan
- IMDb user rating: 9.0
- Years on the air: 2013-present
Eren Jaeger lives in a post-apocalyptic world where humans only have a few walls to protect them from the titular Titans. They are large, humanlike creatures that eat humans. Eren’s familial loss leads him on a quest for vengeance as he joins the Survey Corps, soldiers who fight against Titans. In 2014, it was the number one show streaming on Funimation.
Wit Studio
#1. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- IMDb user rating: 9.1
- Years on the air: 2009-2012
If you want to feel the feels, then look no further. “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood” will hurt you like no other anime. Brothers Edward and Alphonse learn that using alchemy to revive their dead mother is not a good thing and lose limbs in the process. They set out to become State Alchemists to uncover an item that will restore them. But instead they become more broken in many ways with death, tragedy, all sorts of mental and emotional pain. The series continues to be lauded for sticking closely to its manga origins—unlike “Fullmetal Alchemist”—as well as delivering action and timeless themes.
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SEATTLE — An AT&T cell tower caught fire in downtown Seattle early Thursday morning.
The fire near 12th Avenue South and South Lane Street was first reported around 3 a.m. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) tweeted just after 3:30 a.m. that the fire blocked all northbound and southbound lanes of 12th Ave South at South Lane Street.
The Seattle Fire Department said crews requested to shut off electricity for the tower while crews extinguished the fire. The department said the fire was out by 4:10 a.m.
First responders said they do not believe the fire was intentionally set and that it was likely combustion. No injuries were reported, authorities said.
There is no estimate on how much the tower was damaged. AT&T is not reporting any outages in the area.
All lanes of 12th Avenue South reopened around 5:15 a.m., according to the SDOT.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Single-ride fares on the NYC Ferry are going up 45%, but the city says regular riders will still be able to take advantage of the old price, and new deep discounts will be available for those eligible.
The city ferry's single-ride fare will rise to $4 from $2.75, officials said Thursday. A 10-ride pack will be available for $27.50, effectively preserving the old fare for those who ride the system more regularly. Officials estimated the new pricing structure would generate up to $2 million in extra annual revenue.
A Ferry Discount Program will offer tickets at $1.35 each way for eligible riders who apply and are verified. To increase uptake for that program, the ferry system will send mailers to dozens of NYCHA developments near ferry terminals this summer.
The fare hike comes amid controversy about how much the NYC Ferry system is actually costing the city. The comptroller's office released a scathing audit last week claiming the Economic Development Corporation had underreported more than $200 million in ferry costs over six years, and that the city's subsidy per rider ended up being almost $13 in the last fiscal year.
The EDC responded to the audit saying, “We believe that relevant data was misrepresented, key facts were misconstrued, or NYCEDC's contractual agreement with the operator of the NYC Ferry was misunderstood.”
This is a developing story. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-ferry-fares-rising-45-but-with-broader-discounts-available/3774558/ | 2022-07-14T15:25:26 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-ferry-fares-rising-45-but-with-broader-discounts-available/3774558/ |
The NYPD has identified the mother killed after she crashed the gas-powered scooter she was riding -- with her 6-year-old son on the rear seat -- into a vehicle backing out of a Brooklyn driveway as 32-year-old Winter King, who lived in the same borough.
King, of Albany Avenue, and her 6-year-old son were both thrown from the 2021 Marshal 150 scooter after the accident on Dean Street in Crown Heights around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police and law enforcement sources had said King was riding by with her son at the same time a Ford Escape was trying to back out of a driveway. An MTA bus had seen the SUV and stopped to give it room to back up, but King apparently didn't see it -- and the scooter slammed into the back driver's side corner.
King and her son were both taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police say she had suffered severe head trauma. The boy ended up with cuts to his face and remained hospitalized Thursday but is expected to be OK.
The NYPD said neither he nor his mother was wearing a helmet when they were flung from the scooter.
The Ford Driver wasn't hurt and remained at the scene.
Police say their investigation is ongoing. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-mom-flung-from-scooter-with-6-year-old-son-in-deadly-suv-crash-is-identified/3774637/ | 2022-07-14T15:25:28 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-mom-flung-from-scooter-with-6-year-old-son-in-deadly-suv-crash-is-identified/3774637/ |
An early morning blaze destroyed two garages on Thursday, Lincoln Fire & Rescue reported.
Firefighters were called to the 400 block of South 24th Street at 2:30 a.m., where the occupants of adjacent structures had evacuated, LFR Capt. Nancy Crist said.
Firefighters were successful in containing the fire to the garage spaces and preventing it from spreading, Crist said. An apartment building and home adjacent to the garages was not damaged.
Firefighters estimated damage to the garages at $20,000.
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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.
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.
"It was evident that she was experiencing a miscarriage. Still, defendants provided neither medical nor emotional support," attorney Maren Chaloupka said.
The relatives told police they had been investing online in cryptocurrency and started having problems in early March. When their accounts got locked, they were told to invest more to get them unlocked.
Sgt. Chris Vollmer said police are looking into whether the crimes are related, given their proximity in time and location. All were in the area of South 70th and A streets. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-garages-destroyed-in-overnight-fire-in-central-lincoln/article_8e6d5100-ee01-5173-b6de-567f1efaa736.html | 2022-07-14T15:28:35 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-garages-destroyed-in-overnight-fire-in-central-lincoln/article_8e6d5100-ee01-5173-b6de-567f1efaa736.html |
ROME, N.Y. – The City of Rome will receive $50,000 in funding from the state budget which will allow the Parks and Recreation Department to make updates at the John F. Kennedy Civic Arena on Embargo Street.
The Rome Fire Department will also receive $30,000 in funding from the budget.
“The parks department will be using this money towards revitalizing Kennedy Arena by adding new flooring to make the space a year-round destination for basketball and lacrosse games and tournaments, which will enrich an already wonderful park system in the City of Rome. The fire department will put the money towards any future needs that arise in the department,” said Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119.
Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo says Kennedy will serve as a home court for nearly 40 youth basketball teams looking for a facility.
Izzo says the city will also contribute $20,000 to support the arena upgrades.
The flooring is expected to be installed by the spring of 2023. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/romes-kennedy-arena-to-become-year-round-sports-facility/article_baee4422-0380-11ed-b0e2-5bf7daf104a1.html | 2022-07-14T15:30:43 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/romes-kennedy-arena-to-become-year-round-sports-facility/article_baee4422-0380-11ed-b0e2-5bf7daf104a1.html |
A 67-year-old woman died after a collision on Big Spring Street on Wednesday evening, according to the Midland Police Department
MPD reported that Wanda Kendrick was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Spark westbound in the 300 block of West New Jersey Avenue around 10:40 p.m. It was then that she “failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of West New Jersey and South Big Spring and entered the intersection. The vehicle then collided with a red 2015 GMC Sierra pickup traveling northbound in the 1100 block of S Big Spring Street.”
MPD reported that Kendrick’s Chevrolet Spark then veered to the north and collided with a small tree.
Kendrick was transported to Midland Memorial Hospital by EMS with life-threatening injuries and later passed away from her injuries sustained on the accident, according to MPD.
Next of kin has been notified. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/MPD-Woman-dies-after-collision-in-south-Midland-17304633.php | 2022-07-14T15:36:24 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/MPD-Woman-dies-after-collision-in-south-Midland-17304633.php |
On Tuesday, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol held a hearing delving into the role of far-right paramilitary organizations in the attempt to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election.
Focusing on groups, including the Proud Boys, Oathkeepers and Three Percenters, who were involved in the 2021 attempted insurrection, the hearings presented compelling evidence of significant coordination between these groups, as well as awareness within the Trump administration of their plans.
They didn’t just attack police, or a building. They didn’t just disrupt elected officials. They assaulted the simple, but crucial, principle of American democracy outlined by committee chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi: “We settle our differences at the ballot box.”
“This could have been the spark that started a new civil war,” testified former Oathkeepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove.
The danger of such violence around the country is high and has risen ever since Trump was elected. The danger in Idaho, including from many of the same groups who organized to attack the Capitol, is particularly acute.
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Idaho was famously the home of the Aryan Nations. Then we kicked them out. But the same soil that allowed them to take root has allowed a second resurgence of the far-right in Idaho.
This has been an obvious and escalating problem for years. Examples abound:
Far-right lawmakers inviting lunatics to give unhinged, Islamophobic rants in Statehouse hearing rooms in 2016.
Three Percenters badgering lawmakers while armed in the state Capitol in 2018.
Armed protests outside the homes of public officials throughout 2020 and 2021.
Anti-lockdown protestors shattering a state Capitol door in 2020.
Proud Boys and members of the white nationalist Patriot Front showing up to intimidate gay pride celebrants in June.
Far-right extremism has attempted, and sometimes made successful inroads into the halls of the Idaho Legislature.
Rep. Chad Christensen, R-Iona, still proudly lists his membership in the Oathkeepers — which Van Tatenhove called “a violent militia” — in his legislative biography.
Eric Parker, a leader of Idaho’s Three Percenter militia who is known nationally as the “Bundy Ranch Sniper” for aiming a rifle at federal law enforcement during Cliven Bundy’s Bunkerville standoff, has twice sought legislative office.
Todd Engel, another participant at Bunkerville, sought office this year.
Thankfully, GOP primary voters gave Christensen the boot this year, and neither of the other two has succeeded in winning a majority — though Engel came uncomfortably close.
Still more members of the Legislature have stood ready to offer support for their causes, as when Reps. Heather Scott, Sage Dixon and Judy Boyle traveled to the 2016 standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon staged by Ammon Bundy and assorted miscreants.
With actions like these, it’s no surprise most people in the Mountain West expect further violence. A survey of the Intermountain West commissioned by the Frank Church Institute at Boise State University last year found that 59% of Idahoans expect to see more political violence similar to what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. And about one in six Idahoans said political violence is justified under certain circumstances.
This is a situation that can’t be allowed to persist, nationally or in Idaho. Idaho needs the same kind of work that led to the ouster of the Aryan Nations — the kind of work that many in Idaho are already undertaking to reaffirm the commitment to settling our differences at the ballot box. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/idaho-view-far-right-groups-who-planned-insurrection-are-commonplace-in-idaho-and-close-to/article_3ee61620-02cc-11ed-95e2-bfeffc16d24a.html | 2022-07-14T15:38:11 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/idaho-view-far-right-groups-who-planned-insurrection-are-commonplace-in-idaho-and-close-to/article_3ee61620-02cc-11ed-95e2-bfeffc16d24a.html |
Editor’s note: This feature ran Oct. 26, 2017, in the Times-News and at Magicvalley.com.
Bob Akers of Idaho Falls forwarded a copy of an old letter to the Times-News.
Written by a member of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan, the 1924 letter asked a Mrs. Roberts of American Falls to join their ranks by appealing to her sense of patriotism.
Akers, a Vietnam War veteran, said the letter belonged to his mother, a friend of Mrs. Roberts’ daughter.
“When Mrs. Roberts passed, Ruth found her mother’s diary and offered it to my mother to read and said that she could dispose of it when she was done,” he said. “My mother said this letter rested between pages in that diary journal, with no other mention in that journal (of) the KKK.”
The WKKK rode several waves into modern times, the first in the 1860s. In the 1920s, a second wave brought more than a half-million women into its ranks.
Mychel Matthews is the managing editor of the Times-News. The Hidden History feature runs every Thursday in the Times-News and at Magicvalley.com. If you have a question about something that may have historical significance, email Matthews at mmatthews@ magicvalley.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/hidden-history-wkkk-recruitment-in-american-falls/article_2dd124ec-69f3-557b-8705-484f420abb48.html | 2022-07-14T15:38:24 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/hidden-history-wkkk-recruitment-in-american-falls/article_2dd124ec-69f3-557b-8705-484f420abb48.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. — As Oregon drafts the rules for its new psilocybin program, the first of its kind in the U.S., residents are voicing concern about the confusing patchwork of local ordinances that may emerge.
In 2020, Oregon became the first state in the nation to legalize the therapeutic, supervised use of psilocybin after 56% of voters approved Ballot Measure 109. Psilocybin is the active hallucinogenic ingredient in what are commonly referred to as magic mushrooms.
But the measure allows counties to opt out of the program if their constituents vote to do so, and several are hoping to do just that, sparking confusion among residents hoping to get involved in the nascent sector.
Questions about this issue were raised several times during the first public listening session hosted Wednesday by the Oregon Health Authority and its new Psilocybin Services section.
Facilitators are paying thousands of dollars for training, one participant said, asking what could be done if counties opt out.
Several county commissioners, mostly in rural areas, have recently decided to put psilocybin center bans on the ballot in November. But even Clackamas County, which includes Portland's southern suburbs as well as rural mountain areas, has drafted an ordinance asking voters to prohibit such centers.
A Clackamas County resident during the listening session wondered if there would be any recourse if after becoming licensed for psilocybin events and activities, the county enacts a voter-approved ban.
Brandon Davis, another participant, echoed the concern. “I might have to move and relocate entirely just to get into this business market,” he said.
The trend is similar to one in 2016 when the state gave local governments the ability to opt-out of legal cannabis sales, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Many Eastern Oregon cities and counties banned cannabis sales initially, but some communities saw a shift in opinion after cannabis became a tax boon for municipalities once it was legalized.
Wednesday’s public listening session allowed residents to comment and ask questions. Oregon Psilocybin Services said it will post online responses to the questions in the coming weeks.
Under the measure, only licensed facilitators can possess and administer psilocybin services. Clients, who must be 21 or older, must consume the substance at an approved site under a facilitator’s supervision.
The measure directs OHA to license and regulate the manufacturing, sale and provision of psilocybin services. It also created OPS, a new section housed in OHA, to oversee the creation and implementation of a new regulatory framework.
OPS, still in its two-year development period, is aiming by year’s end to establish the rules on psilocybin facilitator licensure and training, case management, compliance and product tracking, among others.
The Food and Drug Administration has named psilocybin a “breakthrough” therapy for severe depression. The designation can expedite the development of drugs that intend to treat serious conditions and that could substantially improve upon available therapy based on preliminary clinical evidence. Outside of certain scientific research contexts, however, the substance remains illegal under federal law.
Measure 109 was one of two drug-related ballot initiatives approved by Oregon voters in November 2020. Measure 110 decriminalized the possession of small amounts of hard drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and LSD, marking another national first.
Oregon has pioneered the decriminalization of controlled substances in the U.S. It was the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in 1973.
Claire Rush is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-therapeutic-psilocybin-program-sparks-confusion/283-153d1bc9-9a05-4668-bd39-d0e0b3c3aff4 | 2022-07-14T15:39:35 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-therapeutic-psilocybin-program-sparks-confusion/283-153d1bc9-9a05-4668-bd39-d0e0b3c3aff4 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland leaders have unanimously agreed to pay $200,000 in attorney fees after a doomed bid to avoid releasing decades-old legal documents.
The documents the city officials were forced to release deal with the long-contentious issue of how utility bureaus are supposed to handle ratepayer money, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
Retired developer Mark Bartlett first requested three legal opinions and a memo from the city in September 2015.
At the time, the city was preparing to disconnect open-air reservoirs in Mount Tabor Park — an area where both the Bureau of Parks and Recreation and the Water Bureau owned land. Bartlett believed the city was inappropriately treating the land as if it had one owner — instead of being owned by the water bureau, which is funded by ratepayers, and the parks bureau, which gets money from the general fund.
Bartlett asked for legal opinions and a memo he had seen mentioned in an email, dating back to the 1980s and 1990, which he believed detailed the rules around keeping assets of rate-payer bureaus distinct from those of general fund bureaus.
He believed the documents would show the city was knowingly violating its own rules.
The city denied the request, claiming attorney-client privilege, which gives people the right to keep their communication with their attorney confidential. Bartlett appealed to the Multnomah County district attorney. Then district attorney Rod Underhill sided with him, citing a state law that said — with few exceptions — documents older than 25 years must be disclosed.
But Portland’s election officials made the rare decision to keep fighting, reportedly worried they would receive inferior legal advice if their attorneys knew everything would one day be made public. The city sued Bartlett, asking a judge to declare that the documents he wanted were covered by attorney-client privilege.
The move concerned government transparency advocates.
A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge ruled for the city. But the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed that decision and on appeal the Oregon Supreme Court ruled for Bartlett in April. Justices wrote that they had “no authority to rewrite public records law” and suggested the city take the issue to the state legislature.
According to deputy city attorney Denis Vannier, who presented to City Council on Wednesday, Bartlett’s attorneys said they were going to ask for $405,000 in attorney fees. The city agreed to settle with Bartlett and pay $200,000. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-to-pay-200k-public-records-battle/283-9aa5b05c-c1fe-44ba-8fd5-226118e2bdd7 | 2022-07-14T15:39:40 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-to-pay-200k-public-records-battle/283-9aa5b05c-c1fe-44ba-8fd5-226118e2bdd7 |
The National Cattle Congress elected three new members to their Board of Directors. Each director will service a three-year term.
Paul Garcia, of Cedar Falls, is the Foundry Operations Manager at John Deere. Corye Johnson, of Waterloo, is with the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs in Iowa City. Mike Thole, of Hudson, is an architect with Levi Architecture in Cedar Falls.
Jim Christensen, Evan Hultman, Bryan Molinaro-Blonigan and Ron Pullin are leaving the board after completing their terms. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/new-national-cattle-congress-board-members-elected/article_7ffcab92-5cce-5e94-a8b4-dd030f7ca142.html | 2022-07-14T15:50:13 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/new-national-cattle-congress-board-members-elected/article_7ffcab92-5cce-5e94-a8b4-dd030f7ca142.html |
Christopher “Chris” Pettit, the ex-San Antonio attorney facing allegations that he stole tens of millions of dollars from his clients, finally made an appearance in his huge bankruptcy case — albeit by telephone.
He attended a Wednesday court hearing to address the Chapter 11 trustee’s emergency motion asking him to show why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for withdrawing $125,000 from a retirement account after filing for bankruptcy protection.
Other than confirming his presence and stating his name for the record, Pettit let his bankruptcy lawyer, Michael Colvard, do the talking during the nearly two-hour proceeding.
Robbie Ward, one of Pettit’s criminal defense lawyers, also attended but did not participate.
Pettit’s alleged misdeeds have triggered an FBI investigation. Since being sued about a dozen times for fraud or breach of fiduciary duty by clients this spring, Pettit filed bankruptcy for himself and his law firm, surrendered his law license and closed his offices.
He reported $27.8 million in assets and $115.2 million in his personal bankruptcy in the June 1 petition, making it one of the largest ever in San Antonio. His law firm listed $13.8 million in assets and $111.6 million in liabilities. The cases are being jointly administered.
Pettit had been practicing law for about 31 years before it all imploded. He specialized in estate-planning and personal-injury cases.
He has has been living in Florida — where he reported owning a Disney World mansion that until recently had been listed for sale for $8.9 million.
He’ll be returning to San Antonio soon, however. He has to appear in person for a creditors meeting Wednesday, after which he’s expected to be in Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Gargotta’s courtroom when the hearing resumes.
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Gargotta didn’t rule on the Chapter 11 trustee’s contempt motion Wednesday. The judge is expected to hear evidence on the request next week. Pettit could be called to testify.
He reported in his individual bankruptcy that he had about $95,000 in an individual retirement account and nearly $635,000 in a 401(k) plan, both with Fidelity Investments.
He took $125,000 of that money, Chapter 11 trustee Eric Terry reported. Terry and Pettit’s lawyer disagreed over whether Pettit had the right to take the money.
Pettit has claimed the retirement money as “exempt” from his bankruptcy estate — meaning it’s his to keep. Assets deemed “nonexempt” can be used to pay creditors.
Generally, most retirement accounts are protected from creditors. Nevertheless, Terry needs to investigate whether anything other than Pettit’s salary — such as money belonging to his clients — went to fund the accounts.
Patrick Huffstickler, an attorney for Terry, argued that all of the assets Pettit brought into the bankruptcy estate should be under control of the trustee — regardless of whether they’re exempt. The deadline for the trustee and creditors to object to Pettit’s claims to exempt property has not passed, Huffstickler added.
‘We were shocked’
“Frankly, we were shocked to see these transactions,” he told the judge. “We simply want to stop the outflow of any assets from the estate, and we want to basically get the information on where the money that has been withdrawn has gone. We’ve got a lot of information on that, but some of it is still opaque.”
Colvard, Pettit’s bankruptcy lawyer, said his client transferred some of the retirement money to Martha’s Vineyard Bank in Massachusetts then used it to pay mortgages and insurance premiums. Some of the money also went to pay Pettit’s former employees who went unpaid when his law offices abruptly closed, Colvard said.
While agreeing the deadline to file objections on exempt property hasn’t passed, Colvard said there have been not been objections to any exemptions Pettit has claimed so far.
“They’re funds belonging to Mr. Pettit,” Colvard told the judge. “They are not property of the bankruptcy estate, and they are rightfully excluded.”
Pettit has “$400 in his pocket,” Colvard added. “He has other needs. He has a son. And they need to basically have some cost of living and a budget. He simply can’t be put on the street (and) not allowed to use his property, which is claimed as exempt and which, unless otherwise shown, is exempt or excluded from the bankruptcy estate.”
Huffstickler disputed Colvard’s take.
“All of these transfers were unauthorized, inappropriate, (and) violated the bankruptcy code,” he said.
Wanted $40,000 monthly
Pettit had sought $40,000 a month for his living expenses, Huffstickler said, a figure he considered “ a nonstarter.”
Colvard agreed that amount was “excessive” and suggested a $12,000 budget. Pettit wanted $7,500 to cover the funeral expenses of his brother, Charles Joseph Pettit, who recently died. He was 49. Chris Pettit’s two other brothers are deceased.
The remaining $4,500 would allow Pettit to return to San Antonio and pay his bills for a week or so, Colvard said.
Huffstickler countered that Pettit should only receive funds to travel to San Antonio and for “basic living expenses.” Huffstickler disagreed that any money should be spent on the funeral.
San Antonio attorney Dean Greer, who represents some creditors in the case, noted Pettit owes his creditors more than $100 million.
“We are not real sympathetic to him saying he needs money because he doesn’t have it,” Greer said. “We have no clue what happened to $100 million.”
Saying it was a “difficult call” given Pettit’s clients alleged losses, Gargotta ruled that Pettit could have $5,000 to cover the funeral expenses and another $3,500 to pay his bills through next Wednesday.
The judge also included a “claw-back provision” in his interim order that would allow the trustee or any other parties to recover money later deemed exempt or not excluded from the bankruptcy. In addition, Gargotta enjoined Pettit from dissipating or transferring any personal property he has without a court order.
Separately, Colvard accused the trustee of changing the locks on Pettit’s primary home in a gated community in Stone Oak.
“Mr. Pettit’s child … had to be transported to Florida with their caretakers because he … didn’t have access to the house,” Colvard said. “I’ve never heard of a trustee simply coming in, kicking in the doors, locking up the house and kicking out the debtor. That’s totally inappropriate.”
Terry called the accusations “blatantly false.”
pdanner@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Christopher-Pettit-has-400-in-his-pocket-17304714.php | 2022-07-14T15:51:20 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Christopher-Pettit-has-400-in-his-pocket-17304714.php |
The first case of monkeypox has been reported in Central Virginia, according to the Virginia Dept. of Health.
Officials said the patient is a man who recently traveled out of state and he is currently isolating. The local health district is identifying his close contacts, enrolling them in monitoring and offering vaccines.
This is the first case in the Central Region, but there are 40 cases across Virginia.
Monkeypox has the potential to be a serious illness that is characterized by a specific type of rash.
Three deaths have been reported globally in this outbreak thus far, but none in the U.S or Virginia. As of July 13, CDC had reported 11,068 cases of monkeypox identified in 65 countries; 1,053 cases were reported in the United States. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/first-monkeypox-case-reported-in-central-virginia-total-of-40-cases-statewide/ | 2022-07-14T15:52:41 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/first-monkeypox-case-reported-in-central-virginia-total-of-40-cases-statewide/ |
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. – A woman is dead after a four-vehicle crash in Buchanan County on Wednesday, according to Virginia State Police.
Authorities said the accident happened around 5 p.m. on Route 460, less than a mile east of Route 617, when a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu was going west and crossed the double yellow line into the eastbound lanes and hit a 2015 Ford Escape.
The Malibu then hit an eastbound 2001 Honda Civic, and police said all three vehicles stopped in the eastbound lanes.
A few moments later, a 2016 Ford F-150 was going east when it was unable to avoid hitting the Honda Civic, according to State Police.
Police said a woman who was a passenger in the Honda died at the scene and the 39-year-old man driving the car was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The 52-year-old man driving the Chevvy Malibu received life-threatening injuries from the crash and was also taken to a nearby hospital, authorities said.
Authorities said the crash remains under investigation and do not believe the flooding in the area was a factor in the crash. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/woman-dies-in-four-vehicle-crash-in-buchanan-county/ | 2022-07-14T15:52:47 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/woman-dies-in-four-vehicle-crash-in-buchanan-county/ |
There's no better place to sip on something cold in the summer than at a local beer garden. Check out the list we've compiled of pop-up and here-to-stay beer gardens in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Parks on Tap - Philadelphia
Parks on Tap will be parking outside of the Fairmount Water Works until Aug. 31.
Both family- and pet-friendly, the beer garden provides guests the opportunity to indulge in fresh food, wine or non-alcoholic beverages, and of course enjoy a beer on tap. The outdoor space has comfortable seating to lounge on while sipping on a drink, and restrooms available.
For more details on Parks on Tap including location and parking information, see here.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Pop Up Garden - Manayunk
Not only will you be able to enjoy some beer, but at the PHS Pop up Garden in Manayunk, you can also enjoy the blooming plants that fill the space.
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The garden atmosphere creates an ambiance that can be enjoyed by all ages - and pets. The drink and food menu are available for you to check out online, before heading over and indulging.
For more details on the pop-up garden, see here.
Borgata Beer Garden - Atlantic City, NJ
If you're kicking it at the Jersey Shore this summer and want somewhere fun to chill, the Borgata Beer Garden offers a spot to do just that in Atlantic City.
A full-service canopy bar serves as the main attraction to sit and have a drink. Enjoy live music on Saturdays and Sundays throughout July while you sip. If you're hungry, guests can order food between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. On Thursday nights, experience their Industry Latin Nights with free admission and various DJs.
Read more on the AC outdoor beer garden here.
Last Wave Brewing Beer Garden - Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
After soaking up the Jersey Shore sun, you can wind down at Last Wave Brewing's outdoor beer garden in Point Pleasant.
The brewing company handcrafts their ales right at their location. The kid- and pet-friendly space offers a great place to try out some new beer with friends and family while supporting a local business.
You can find out what's on tap and read more about the company here.
Delaware Center for Horticulture August Pop-Up Beer Garden - Wilmington, DE
Join DCH for their August Pop-Up Garden for one night on Aug. 25 from 6 p.m. tp o 9 p.m. in Wilmington.
Enjoy music from Jazz vocalist Sharon Sable while you enjoy a local favorite from Wilmington Brew Works. You can also grub on some food and order a glass of wine if you aren't in the mood for a beer.
Reserve your $10 ticket here or grab one at the event for $15. Don't forget to bring your own chair.
Crooked Hammock Brewery - Middletown & Lewes, DE
If you're in Delaware, whether that's at the beach in Lewes or in New Castle County by Middletown, Crooked Hammock Brewery is a great spot to relax and have a drink.
The full restaurant and bar is inside, but the backyard is where it's at. Enjoy a game of cornhole, some live music, and of course hammocks to lounge in with a beer in hand. These two Delaware locations offer good drinks and time to unwind in the summertime.
To learn more about the Crooked Hammock Brewery and their locations, see here. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/cheers-check-out-these-philly-area-beer-gardens-this-summer/3292982/ | 2022-07-14T15:53:58 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/cheers-check-out-these-philly-area-beer-gardens-this-summer/3292982/ |
A heads up for parents in Camden, New Jersey: what children say in school could empty wallets.
Camden city council unanimously voted on Tuesday night to adopt an ordinance making all forms of bullying illegal within city limits.
"I think it’s a great thing because bullying has been passing around a lot of times...I can barely play games or talk to my friends without something happening, without arguments, bad things," Deivi Zapata Jr., a rising 7th grader, said.
Violators of the ordinance will have to agree to anti-bully education, counseling or community service.
Families of suspected offenders could also have anti-bullying education ordered by a judge. If the anti-bullying education is ignored, families can be fined up to $500.
"We really hammered that it's not about sanctions, it's about education," Dr.Claudio Cerullo Senior Director of Freedom Prep Charter School said.
A new anti-bullying task force was approved along with this ordinance. The task force will focus on providing resources to educate the bullies and provide recourses to bullying victims. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/first-of-its-kind-anti-bullying-legislation-passed-in-camden-nj/3299249/ | 2022-07-14T15:53:59 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/first-of-its-kind-anti-bullying-legislation-passed-in-camden-nj/3299249/ |
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LITITZ, Pa. — A 19-year-old Lancaster County woman who was in the passenger seat when a 14-year-old girl crashed a car into a Clay Township home earlier this month has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police.
Bethany Ruth Schrom, of the 900 block of Hannah Drive, was charged following an investigation of the incident, which occurred on the morning of July 1, police say.
According to police, Schrom allowed the 14-year-old to drive the 2000 Chrysler sedan while she rode as a passenger, despite the fact that the girl was under the legal age to operate a vehicle.
The girl crashed the vehicle into the garage of a home on the 700 block of Hannah Drive, causing significant damage to both the car and the garage, police say.
In addition to the misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child, Schrom is charged with a misdemeanor count of recklessly endangering another person and a summary vehicle code violation, police say.
Charges have been filed in front of Magisterial District Judge Tony Russell in Ephrata. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/bethany-schrom-charged-car-crash-into-home/521-2f592aba-6383-4b43-8398-2ddf529e5b92 | 2022-07-14T15:56:53 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/bethany-schrom-charged-car-crash-into-home/521-2f592aba-6383-4b43-8398-2ddf529e5b92 |
LANCASTER, Pa. — Richard Mendez was sworn in as Lancaster’s next police chief by the Lancaster City Council on July 12, according to a press release.
Mendez had been serving as Interim Police Chief since May. He is Lancaster's first Hispanic chief of police, and is a lifelong resident of the city.
Mendez is also a JP McCaskey graduate and a 22-year veteran of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.
He has served as a patrol officer, a member of the K-9 unit, an officer assigned to the Selective Enforcement Unit, a member of the Lancaster County Special Emergency Response Team, a platoon leader, and most recently, captain of patrol, the largest division of the Bureau, also according to the release.
"I am overwhelmed with gratitude after receiving an abundance of encouragement from the community, especially meaningful to me is the support of the Hispanic community and neighbors I’ve known my whole life," Mendez said in a statement. "As your new chief, I promise to continue building trust in the community through accountability, transparency, and open communication." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/richard-mendez-first-hispanic-chief-police-lancaster/521-1d51777d-8638-414d-aeaa-b10feb284e95 | 2022-07-14T15:56:59 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/richard-mendez-first-hispanic-chief-police-lancaster/521-1d51777d-8638-414d-aeaa-b10feb284e95 |
YORK, Pa. — Rutter's announced it will team up with some of its top vendors to provide a free meal to frontline workers on July 24 and 25.
"Feeding the Frontline," now in its third year, is designed to show appreciation to frontline workers, the company said in a press release.
"Because they’re on duty 24/7...frontline workers will receive a free meal at Rutter’s as a thank you for their hard work and dedication," Rutters said.
With support from PepsiCo, Hormel, Hershey’s, and Martin’s Snacks, the free meal will consist of a grab & go sandwich or wrap, a bag of Martin’s chips, a regular sized fountain drink, and a standard size Reese’s or Hershey’s candy bar.
This offer will be available at all Rutter’s locations for first responders in uniform and Rutter’s team members, as well as American Red Cross Volunteers, Class A CDL drivers, medical, and active-duty military with ID.
"Rutter’s is deeply involved in giving back to the communities in which they serve," the company said. "Throughout the year, the company and charity hold several fundraising events and programs, as a way for Rutter’s employees, suppliers, and customers to support their communities."
The free meal is available to the first eligible 250 customers per store. Limit one per customer.
Annual fundraising events at Rutter's include:
- Rutter’s Children’s Charities Golf Outing
- Rutter’s Rewards Schools
- Rutter’s Charity Cannister Program | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/rutters-free-meals-frontline-workers/521-f4ac1d65-b2dc-4d22-ae9e-8d85f05d8a4a | 2022-07-14T15:57:05 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/rutters-free-meals-frontline-workers/521-f4ac1d65-b2dc-4d22-ae9e-8d85f05d8a4a |
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — Virginia State Police (VSP) on Thursday revealed that a woman died on July 13 after another driver crossed the center lane on Route 460 less than a mile east of Route 617 and hit two other vehicles in oncoming traffic.
A news release from VSP stated that a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu had been traveling west on Route 460 around 5 p.m. when it crossed the double line and hit an eastbound 2015 Ford Escape and an eastbound Honda Civic.
The driver of the Malibu, identified only as a 52-year-old man, was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 39-year-old man driving the Honda Civic was also transported to receive medical care. A woman who had been a passenger in the Civic died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation. VSP noted that flooding does not appear to have been a factor in the crash.
No further information has been released, including the identities of those involved in the crash. VSP stated more information will be released once it becomes available. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/vsp-flooding-not-a-factor-in-fatal-buchanan-county-crash/ | 2022-07-14T15:57:09 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/vsp-flooding-not-a-factor-in-fatal-buchanan-county-crash/ |
HERSHEY, Pa. — Tröegs Independent Brewing is marking its 25th anniversary this year on July 18, exactly 25 years after it sold its very first pint of beer.
Founded by brothers Chris and John Trogner, the Hershey-based business is commemorating this milestone with a weeklong celebration embracing its humble beginnings as one of Pennsylvania’s earliest craft breweries.
As a “thank you” to its longtime fans and supporters, Tröegs will release three throwback beers: Tröegs Pale Ale, Oatmeal Stout, and E.S.B. Ale. All of these will be available on draft exclusively at its brewery.
Tröegs Pale Ale and Oatmeal Stout will release on July 18, followed by E.S.B. Ale on July 21.
A limited amount of Tröegs Pale Ale – dubbed “25 Years: Birthday Pale Ale” – will be available in limited 16-oz. cans through the brewery’s General Store starting July 18.
Additionally, the brewery will offer commemorative retro Tröegs logo T-shirts and sticker packs through its general store.
As a special nod to its fans, the Trogner brothers will make guest appearances on the brewery’s award-winning Guided Production Tours on July 21 and July 22.
Fans can reserve a spot on one of these special tours by clicking here.
Meanwhile, Tröegs has been under perpetual construction and building for the future. A new parking lot was recently unveiled, and interior murals celebrating its community partnerships are currently underway. Slated for completion this fall, the brewery’s new canning line will increase the production speed, capacity, and quality of its canned beer.
“We’ve been under construction for 25 years,” John Trogner said in a statement. “That’s what we love to do: continuously improve and expand. We’re always thinking about what we can do in the next year, the next five years, the next 20 years,to make the brewery better as a whole.” | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/troegs-25th-anniversary-celebration-hershey/521-376370cc-9b91-4673-a881-69e32bcfc71d | 2022-07-14T15:57:11 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/troegs-25th-anniversary-celebration-hershey/521-376370cc-9b91-4673-a881-69e32bcfc71d |
Lakeland Electric urges customers to beware of scam
Lakeland Electric customers have been warned not to fall for a phone call urging residents to set up an account with “Sunshine Utilities.”
In the cold call, the person on the other end told a Lakeland Electric customer to set up an account with them as they had taken over as the water utility for his area.
On receiving the suspicious call, he contacted Lakeland Electric, which posted the scam warning to its Facebook page . The warning has since gained 336 shares as the posting quickly went to and from concerned residents.
“This is a scam,” the Facebook post said bearing the hashtag #PublicServiceAnnouncement. “Don't fall for the call.”
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The customer also shared with Lakeland Electric that the imposter appeared on the caller ID "Utilities, Inc."
“This is a scam. Please hang up and do not provide any personal information,” the Lakeland Electric Facebook post said.
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According to Cathryn Lacy, utilities marketing manager for Lakeland Electric, nationally utility scams are on the rise. In this case, the concerned customer was told his water and electricity was about to be turned off, she said.
“What we want our customers to do is to know that we are never going to call them to demand payment or threaten to turn off their power if we don’t receive payment,” Lacy said. “So those two things are big red flags.”
Concerned customers can call the non-emergency number for Lakeland Electric at 863-834-9535. There is also is a scam reporting tool on the Federal Trade Commission website and the Better Business Bureau.
An FTC scam report that alerts up to 3,000 law enforcers can be entered at reportfraud.ftc.gov or by calling: 877-382-4357. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/lakeland-electric-scam-sunshine-utilities-residents-hang-up-calls/10052287002/ | 2022-07-14T16:03:01 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/lakeland-electric-scam-sunshine-utilities-residents-hang-up-calls/10052287002/ |
Lakeland's Explorations V Children's Museum will close Aug. 5 to relocate to new home
LAKELAND — Explorations V Children's Museum announced Tuesday it will be moving out of downtown Lakeland Aug. 5.
Explorations V Children's Museum has been in the historic Kress building at 109 N. Kentucky St., since at least 2000. It will relocate to its new 47,800-suqare-foot site inside Bonnet Springs Park. It plans to reopen Nov. 4 under a new name, Florida Children's Museum.
Pieces of Explorations' current exhibits will be shared with the upcoming Lakeland History and Cultural Center being built at the Main Branch of the Lakeland Library. Other items such as the climb-on firetruck and sheriff cars will be moved to the museum's new home.
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While the museum shuts down to move, a mobile exhibition will launch in an effort to bring hands-on learning experiences to children and families across Polk County. Those interested can find more information on the museum's program calendar on its new website at explorefcm.org.
The nonprofit has launched an initiative called "My Museum Memory" aimed at honoring those childhood memories made on Kentucky Avenue. Those who have visited the museum are asked to go to explorationsv.com/my-museum-memory and share their a story from their trip, whether recent or years ago. With permission, these stories will be shared with the public to honor Explorations V and its former home.
Until the move, Explorations V will be open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sara-Megan Walsh can be reached at swalsh@theledger.com or 863-802-7545. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/lakeland-explorations-v-childrens-museum-lakeland-closing-relocating/10048934002/ | 2022-07-14T16:03:07 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/lakeland-explorations-v-childrens-museum-lakeland-closing-relocating/10048934002/ |
Following in her mother’s footsteps, Terrell Luck Harrigan will be the Richmond Christmas Mother this year.
Harrigan’s mother, True Luck, a lifelong philanthropist, was the Christmas Mother in 2006.
“It was such an honor for her. She loved Christmas. She was the ‘Christmas Queen,’” Harrigan said of her mother who died in 2019. “When I was asked to be the Christmas Mother, I was very honored. I know how much my mother enjoyed it. I feel very blessed and honored to be the Christmas Mother this year,” Harrigan said.
Like her mother, Harrigan has spent the better part of her life giving back to the Richmond community.
“The philosophy of our family was: You give back to your community. You give your time, your talent, your resources. Growing up in our family, we were fortunate. We were taught that it was part of your responsibility to give back,” Harrigan said.
She studied interior design at the University of Georgia and Virginia Commonwealth Unviersity and worked as a professional interior designer for many years.
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But when she joined the board of the Children’s Museum of Richmond in 1991, it lit a spark for nonprofit work.
“I get much more joy and fulfillment in helping different nonprofits,” Harrigan said.
Harrigan has served on several boards ranging from the arts to education to healthcare, and she currently serves on the board of the Community Foundation and the Massey Cancer Center Advisory Board.
As a breast cancer survivor, Harrigan said, “When you go through something like that, you know there is a reason. You use those situations to serve.”
Harrigan and her mother, Luck, were both diagnosed with cancer at the same time. After both were treated at the Massey Cancer Center, they created the $1.5 million Harrigan, Haw and Luck Families Chair in Cancer Research at Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center.
Harrigan said that a special focus for her this year as Christmas Mother is to prioritize childhood mental health.
“Coming out of the pandemic, mental health is something that we really need to pay attention to,” Harrigan said. She mentioned how children are still grappling with the after-effects of the pandemic, including delays in education, isolation and missing out on in-person schooling. “Our community can really support them in mental health.”
The annual Richmond Christmas Mother Fund is organized by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Its origins began in 1935, evolving from The Richmond News Leader’s Empty Stocking Fund and the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Good Fellow Club. The Richmond Times-Dispatch sponsors the program and absorbs nearly all its administrative costs.
The Richmond Christmas Mother program receives contributions from RTD readers and advertisers.
Last year, the program collected more than $323,000 in donations, thanks to efforts by 2021 Richmond Christmas Mother Petra Glover.
The Richmond Christmas Mother program provides food and gifts for children and families, primarily through grants to the Salvation Army and FeedMore and to nonprofit organizations, with missions similar to the Richmond Christmas Mother, as part of a partnership with The Community Foundation Community Foundation for a greater Richmond.
Kelly Till, president and publisher of The Times-Dispatch and Richmond Christmas Mother board president, said, “We are beyond thrilled to have Terrell Luck Harrigan as our 2022 Richmond Christmas Mother. She is following in the footsteps of her own mother, True 'Tootie' Luck, who was also a Christmas Mother. This is a family committed to helping their community and a new Christmas Mother that is dedicating her time and service when it is needed most.”
Becky Massey, the 2016 Richmond Christmas Mother, said, “RVA is in for a treat with Terrell as our Christmas Mother this year! Her interests and engagement across the spectrum of faith, arts and healthcare (especially cancer) are most impactful and advance the missions of organizations that enhance numerous lives in our communities.”
“There are so many people in Richmond who do so much for our community,” Harrigan said. “I feel very blessed and honored to be selected as the Richmond Christmas Mother.” | https://richmond.com/news/local/terrell-luck-harrigan-named-2022-richmond-christmas-mother/article_b22dcd4d-816e-578f-b56b-88d0bc536fb1.html | 2022-07-14T16:03:36 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/terrell-luck-harrigan-named-2022-richmond-christmas-mother/article_b22dcd4d-816e-578f-b56b-88d0bc536fb1.html |
'Turn up for Matt Hessey': Friends, family remember man killed while protecting dog
Matt Hessey was a friend to everyone.
Whether it was a loved one in need of 3 a.m. advice, a stranger whose car broke down on the side of the road or, in one notable case, a bumblebee that got trapped in the house when temperatures dipped, he was always there.
On Monday, Matt Hessey was fatally stabbed while trying to protect a dog from abuse, court records show. And on Wednesday night, an entire crowd of people whose lives he touched gathered on the pier at Battery Park to hold a vigil in his honor.
“Matt would love this,” said Jessica Hessey, Matt Hessey’s wife.
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The park was “(their) place,” she said. It was also where Matt Hessey proposed to her seven times over their 17 years together.
The two met when they were teenagers and quickly grew close. As Jessica Hessey’s older sister put it, “you didn’t see one without the other.”
They made the usual teenage “bad decisions,” she said. At one point, Matt Hessey got his last name tattooed on his forearm.
“That man’s last name was like God itself,” Jessica Hessey said.
Their friendship soon became a relationship. And then, when Matt Hessey was 17, he became a parent.
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“(Matt) loved being a father,” Jessica Hessey said. “And after everything we've ever been through, he was still right there, one hundred percent.”
Their daughter Khylie Hessey was the driving force behind Wednesday’s vigil, blasting a playlist of her dad's favorite songs and wearing a "turn up for Matt Hessey" shirt. The 15-year-old also set up a GoFundMe to cover funeral costs.
“I only got 15 years with my dad, and that’s so unfair,” she said. “He won't be able to see me turn 16 and he won't be able to see me graduate.”
As the vigil attendees gathered and lit candles, Khylie Hessey shared some of her last memories with Matt Hessey. She recounted seeing him at work, and how he smiled when he heard her shout, “I see my dad!” Her last text from him came on the Thursday before his death, in which he told her he would take her out to the Chesapeake Inn – his favorite restaurant – in Maryland soon.
“He was a good human,” Khylie Hessey said. “Nobody will ever take that from him.”
As the supermoon rose in the sky, the crowd released star-shaped balloons into the air. Khylie Hessey joked that her dad, who cared a lot about the environment and animals, would probably hate that they were doing the release near the water.
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He always made his family cut up the plastic six-pack rings before throwing them out, and was avidly concerned about plastic straws harming turtles. So when Jessica Hessey learned her husband died defending a dog, she said that protectiveness didn’t surprise her.
“That’s just how he was,” said Matt Hessey’s mother, Patty Landreth. “He was always helping somebody.”
She said it was especially sad that her son was only 33 when he died, especially after he “overcame so much” in his life.
The crowd at the vigil assured Matt Hessey’s family that he wouldn’t be forgotten, and told his daughter that she had “a whole tribe behind (her).”
“My daughter keeps calling him the GOAT – the greatest of all time,” Jessica Hessey said. “That's Matt Hessey. There is no other way to explain that man.”
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla – A staff member at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health near Titusville was arrested after a boy claimed the man had been molesting him, Brevard County deputies said.
Christopher Mitchell, 32, was arrested Wednesday after a boy made allegations of being molested since the day he arrived at the facility, according to deputies.
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The boy said the employee was touching him inappropriately and he did not feel safe, according to an affidavit.
The Program Manager, Kimberly Barfield, said the facility administration went through the boy’s phone and found photographs and videos that appeared to be sexually explicit shared between the boy and Mitchell through Instagram messages.
Barfield said Mitchell was previously disciplined for supplying electronic cigarette “vapes” to juvenile residents.
Mitchell faces charges of attempted sexual battery upon a child by person in familial or custodial control, sexual performance by a child, child abuse and battery.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. – Swimming pool builders are seeing a huge demand for their services due to the pandemic, but supply chain issues and labor shortages continue to cause major delays.
Between Eva Adcock with Best Pools of Brevard, Wendy Hale with Intercostal Pools, and Lori Levy with Martin Pools, combined they have nearly six decades of experience building pools in Brevard County.
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“It is unbelievable,” said Adcock on how busy her business has been.
Hale said she’s experiencing similar demand.
“It’s a pool pandemic. It really is,” Hale said.
The pool builders said it all started two years ago with the COVID-19 pandemic. Families stayed at home and canceled vacations, so they were looking for ways to stay entertained.
“They’re not going anywhere. They got all of this money. What do we do? We stay home. Let’s build a pool,” Levy said.
As more people moved to Florida, especially the Space Coast with high-paying jobs, Adcock said this created a wave of demand they haven’t seen before.
“People are surprised every day when they call and I can’t see them that day,” Adcock said.
Prepandemic the pool builders said it would only take a few months to go from signing a contract to swimming. But now it could take up to six months just to get a consultation and then another year before work even begins.
“We’re building pools right now that we sold a year ago,” Levy said.
Dallas Thiesen is with the Florida Swimming Pool Association, which represents more than 700 pool and spa industry companies across the state.
“At the beginning that was pure demand,” Thiesen said. “It’s been a wild boom for the pool industry.”
FSPA officials said they’re seeing huge numbers of pool permits being pulled over the last couple of years. From 2019 to 2020, FSPA reported a 26% increase, a 27% increase last year, and so far data shows similar trends for this year.
“Right now, year to date we’re up 3% over the year, so there’s still growth there,” Thiesen said.
Elizabeth McMurray, executive director of FSPA, said it’s not just the demand slowing the industry down.
“I think that demand combined with just a shortage of labor and supply on the materials side of things has kinda created a perfect storm of really kind of pushing out those timelines, especially on residential pool builds,” McMurray said.
Levy said it’s forcing pool builders to navigate through deep waters.
“You want to be able to communicate correctly. You want to be able to supply these homeowners with information as to why things are taking so long,” Levy said.
The pool builders adding there aren’t any signs of the demand slowing down anytime soon.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A Puerto Rican restaurant in Kissimmee is getting ready to open a second location along Colonial Drive in Orlando.
Crocante Rotisserie Kitchen is opening up at 4311 E. Colonial Drive, which used to house a Fuddruckers before every Central Florida franchise shuttered in February.
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The business said the Orlando location will grow the brand in more ways than just adding a new location.
“It’s a new concept, it will be an extension of Crispy Kissimmee, with a more extensive and varied menu. It will have a bar, table service and we will have a “Market” where you can get our products ready to cook at home,” a Facebook post said.
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Crocante said the new restaurant is set to open in August, though it did not give an exact date.
The Kissimmee location can be found at 1550 W. Vine St.
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ORLANDO, Fla – SeaWorld Orlando is celebrating Shark Awareness Day by offering shark interactions to guests of all ages, according to the theme park.
They allow guests to view, feed and interact with more than a dozen species and teach them about efforts to protect threatened and endangered sharks in the parks, according to a news release.
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The theme park said brave guests can also enjoy the shark-inspired tallest coaster in Orlando, Mako.
SeaWorld said they also offer the opportunity to dine with sharks at Sharks Underwater Grill and Bar and sip cocktails like Shark-Tail in the park.
The park has donated more than $300,000 to shark research conservation projects, according to a news release.
“We are privileged to care for such a diverse population of shark species and to share these amazing creatures with the public,” said Dr. Chris Dold, Chief Zoological Officer at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. “Protecting sharks is not always top of mind in part because so many people don’t understand the importance of this species and how they help keep the ocean’s ecosystem in balance. So, creating experiences that enable the public to learn about sharks in fun and engaging ways is essential to better understand and appreciate them as more than just predators. We encourage shark fans everywhere to come out to our park and support Shark Awareness Day and experience the wonder and awe of these stealthy creatures of the deep.”
Some of the experiences offered in SeaWorld Orlando are:
- Shark Encounter, where guests can get a close look at sharks in the park’s 700,000-gallon aquarium with one of the world’s largest underwater viewing tunnels.
- Behind the Scenes Shark Tours, include ‘Sharks Up-Close’ that enable guests to go behind the scenes above the habitat to peer down into the shark aquariums, learning about the care for sharks and discovering more about the diversity and design of sharks from experts. Guests also can touch a small shark, feed several species in the Shark Shallows, and find out why these ancient species need our help now more than ever.
- Feed the Sharks with animal feeding stations where guest can feed the sharks at the Shark Shallows.
These encounters are available all-year-round.
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DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. — A post office in Monroe County was closed on Thursday after a car crashed into it.
Officials tell us a woman drove into the side of the Delaware Water Gap Post Office around 8:30 a.m.
The driver was taken to the hospital.
The crash left a hole in the side of the building. It will remain closed until repairs are made.
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A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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An "interstate signing assessment" will will include an inventory of airport signage along interstates 80/94 and 90, and along Cline Avenue, and a plan for new signs.
The Purdue University Northwest's Sinai Forum will be headlined by writer Elizabeth Gilbert, "Mythbusters" co-host Adam Savage and Gen. David H. Petraeus this year.
Gas now costs an average of $4.80 a gallon in Lake County, $4.87 a gallon in Porter County, and $4.64 per gallon in LaPorte County, according to GasBuddy.com.
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VALPARAISO — Police say mechanical issues are the cause of a stalled train blocking most of the crossings Thursday morning in the heart of the city and causing traffic congestion.
The train is blocking Canadian National crossings from Silhavy Road west, Valparaiso police Capt. Joe Hall said.
"Please understand there is no emergency, as the train is stopped due to a mechanical issue that is being addressed as quickly as possible," he said.
Hall was unsure how long it would be before the train begins moving again.
Alternative routes include Ind. 49, Ind. 2 at Evans Avenue, and Campbell Street.
"The Campbell St. bridge crossing is also experiencing heavy traffic and utilizing an eastern alternative may be a preferred route," Hall said. "Please be safe and patient as the traffic delays are being corrected."
A spokesman for Canadian National said he was looking into the situation and would provide an update.
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The former owner of Hometown Appliances agreed to pay a total of about $35,350 in restitution, with some of the money to be paid to his 18 victims upfront and some in installments during the next year.
"The loss prevention officer also told the officer that the suspect shown in the surveillance images may have committed similar check frauds at other locations in Northwest Indiana," police said.
A Lake Criminal Court jury must decide whether 8-month-old Maci Moor was shaken to death by her 32-year-old babysitter, Trisha Woodworth, or died of a stroke from accidental falls.
Porter County police said they responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to a report of the rollover crash on North Calumet Avenue, near the intersection with E. 632 North in Liberty Township. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-stalled-train-nearly-cutting-valpo-in-half-mechanical-issues-blamed/article_ba96c6c1-f1b4-528b-b6e2-c778e2563695.html | 2022-07-14T16:08:07 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-stalled-train-nearly-cutting-valpo-in-half-mechanical-issues-blamed/article_ba96c6c1-f1b4-528b-b6e2-c778e2563695.html |
HOBART — A sewer rate increase and an associated bond issue have the support of Hobart’s Sanitary and Stormwater District Board.
Both the rate increase and bond issue are necessary to complete about $45 million in projects to reduce sanitary sewer overflows. That work includes the replacement of Hobart’s main lift station, which officials have said is “living on borrowed time.”
The average residential sewer bill in Hobart is currently $54.35 for about 4,000 gallons of flow. The cost could increase to $60.47 in 2023 and then $66.58 in 2024.
The Sanitary and Stormwater District Board on Tuesday approved resolutions associated with the rate increase and bond issue. Those matters now head to the City Council for its consideration, and the panel is expected to review them during its July 20 regular session.
If both issues advance, the loan closing could take place Aug. 25.
Mayor Brian Snedecor and City Councilman Chris Wells, R-5th, were the only people to speak during public hearings at Tuesday’s board meeting.
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Snedecor said the sanitary sewer projects are serious, and he thanked the board for developing a plan that minimizes financial effects on ratepayers.
“Trying to extend this out as far as you can over a period of time so the rates don’t impact the ratepayers at one big hit because that’s really tough for people on budgets,” Snedecor said.
While applauding their efforts to spread out the increase, Snedecor said the board wasn’t “afraid to take steps forward to make sure our system works efficiently and guarantees the service that people have come to expect by our city.”
As the new rate schedule heads to the council, Wells asked that more information be provided to residents so they can plan ahead for the new charges.
If the rates and bond issue are finalized, lift station work could start in January or February of 2023 and conclude in the winter of 2025. Minimal sanitary service disruptions are anticipated.
The existing lift station was established in the late 1980s, and facilities of that kind are typically built for about 20 years of service. Officials are concerned there could be an environmental emergency if there is a catastrophic failure at the lift station.
Wells said he’s thankful for the city’s sanitary sewer employees who have “kept that plant running as long as it’s been running (because it’s) a flat-out miracle that plant is still running as well as it is.”
The lift station project will increase the wet weather capacity, and it includes pump and control replacement as well as new electrical systems, transformers, HVAC system, safety improvements, equipment security and other site improvements.
A 30-inch diameter force main also will be installed from the lift station to a connection point with the Gary Sanitary District.
The addition of a new force main increases efficiency, allows for better maintenance, reduces risk and reduces pump size and cost, officials said.
In addition to addressing the age and potential environmental issues associated with the lift station, the project also is necessary so development can continue in the city. Officials said regulatory agencies could prohibit new construction if it’s determined Hobart is unable to adequately pump out stormwater in wet weather events.
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 )
Times file photo
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 )
Times file photo
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 )
AP file photo
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 )
Times file photo
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 )
Library of Congress
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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DALLAS (KDAF) — Friday, July 15, Carrollton shelter Operation Kindness will take in 10 dogs from an animal cruelty situation, and the shelter is reaching out to the community for help.
Shelter officials say they are looking for volunteers that are willing to foster these dogs. The shelter will support the fosters with any materials that are necessary including all dog supplies, veterinary care and behavior support.
If you cannot be a foster, the shelter says there are still ways to help these animals. You can donate items like leashes, blankets, treats and toys. Or you can donate monetarily by clicking here.
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FARMER CITY — Eastern Illinois Foodbank will distribute food to area families facing food insecurity from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Trinity Community Fellowship, 1300 W. Clinton Ave., Farmer City.
The food giveaway is open to residents of DeWitt, Piatt and McLean counties. Those attending are asked to bring boxes or bags to transport food.
The distribution is part of the Foodbank's Foodmobile Program, a system of mobile food pantries designed to help bring nutritious food to rural or underserved areas.
Those who plan to attend should pre-register at EIFclient.com, but this does not guarantee a spot in line. Income guidelines will apply.
Visit eifoodbank.org for more information.
5 cookout-ready recipes for the 4th of July and beyond
This week's recipe roundup features dishes that are great for backyard barbecues or weeknight meals all summer long.
This vibrant salad is perfect for barbecues and backyard parties.
While it may seem like a complicated restaurant dish, it’s quite simple to tackle at home. A very quick sear on a very hot grill and dinner is done!
Cold sesame noodles are a refreshing delight — especially on a hot day or if you want a filling but flavorful on-the-go lunch.
Popcorn salad is a star at picnics and barbecues all across the Midwest. Undeniably curious in both title and texture, popcorn salad is a surprisingly delicious retro side dish whose satisfying crunch will keep you going back for more.
As if no-bake weren’t tempting enough, the filling uses nonfat Greek yogurt and reduced-fat cream cheese to cut the calories and saturated fat.
For this year’s Fourth of July cookout, update long-held traditions with globally inspired flavors — starting with the burger. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/eastern-illinois-foodbank-plans-giveaway-in-farmer-city/article_5a36fa24-02d2-11ed-9834-4bf38c7e101e.html | 2022-07-14T16:16:55 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/eastern-illinois-foodbank-plans-giveaway-in-farmer-city/article_5a36fa24-02d2-11ed-9834-4bf38c7e101e.html |
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Since the start of the summer, Upper Township Committee member Jay Newman has offered a plea for safety at the start of every meeting.
That has included heartfelt calls to swim only in front of a lifeguard after a string of ocean drownings this year, as well as warnings against digging on the beach after someone died in the collapse of a beachfront hole in May. Newman is also the chief of the Marmora Volunteer Fire Company and is the township’s public safety commissioner.
On Monday, township administrator Gary DeMarzo had a new warning: Stay away from fireworks found on the beach. Since July 4, when an unexpected explosion took place on a barge shooting fireworks off Sea Isle City, large fireworks have been washing up on the beaches of Sea Isle City and Strathmere.
No one was hurt in the explosion, according to Sea Isle City officials, but some of the unexploded fireworks were knocked overboard.
Some of the unexploded skyrockets may still be in the surf, DeMarzo said.
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“It might be for the next two or three weeks, or it may be indefinitely, if you see something in the weight of a 10-pound or 15 pound firework, it could be a problem,” DeMarzo said.
The state police bomb squad was called out, both for ordnance on the beach and for rockets public works crews picked up and returned to the public works headquarters.
“It was kind of interesting watching the bomb squad come out and blow them in place. That was pretty neat,” Mayor Curtis Corson said. “It was after the Fourth of July, but it was an added event.”
It may seem like the cardboard skyrockets would be rendered harmless after multiple days in the salt water, but there remains a concern that the explosives could be dangerous.
The skyrockets range in size from about a hardball to almost the size of a bowling ball. Township engineer Paul Dietrich said anyone who finds one should call 9-1-1.
Newman returned to the issue of people digging holes when they visit the beach. Sometimes they pile sand as a barrier to incoming tides, while others just dig deep holes.
“Those holes are a safety issues,” Newman said. People could trip in them, and there could be an issue with emergency vehicles, he said.
Beachgoers have an obligation to obey the orders of lifeguards, including when they are told to fill in holes dug in the beaches.
In presenting a report on the beaches, Newman said an average of 13,000 people a day visit the beaches. Lifeguards report there have been 21 people rescued from the water in what he described as “fish outs,” along with two medical calls, three reports of lost people and more than 1,000 preventative actions, which include filling in beach holes.
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INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis obstetrician and gynecologist made her first public remarks on social media Wednesday night after performing an abortion for a 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion.
A source confirmed to 13News IU Health Dr. Caitlin Bernard performed the abortion on the 10-year-old girl.
"My heart breaks for all survivors of sexual assault and abuse. I am so sad that our country is failing them when they need us most. Doctors must be able to give people the medical care they need, when and where they need it," Bernard tweeted around 8 p.m.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita appeared on Fox News Wednesday night to criticize Bernard.
"Thanks for having me, but I shouldn't be here," Rokita said on "Jesse Watters Primetime." "First of all, this is an illegal immigration issue because likely of Biden's lawlessness at the border and everything going on down there. That's why Indiana, as a non-border state, has actually filed several independent lawsuits on that."
According to court records obtained by TEGNA affiliate WBNS, 27-year-old Gerson Fuentes has been charged with one count of rape involving a 10-year-old victim.
Court records state a report was generated on June 22 with the Columbus Division of Police for rape. On July 6, the victim identified Fuentes to authorities as the person who raped her.
Six days later, detectives served Fuentes with a search warrant for a saliva sample. He was taken to police headquarters for an interview where he confessed to raping the victim, according to documents.
Fuentes appeared in court Wednesday and was given a $2 million bond. He is currently in the Franklin County Jail in Ohio.
Court records don’t specify whether or how the suspect knew the girl. The prosecutor’s office declined to comment on the case, and the police department did not respond to a request for additional details.
The Fox News program included a photo of Bernard throughout its coverage, with reporter Trace Gallagher claiming Bernard apparently leaked the girl's story to the "Indianapolis Star Tribune" — correctly known as the Indianapolis Star — during an abortion rights protest.
"We have the rape, and then, we have this abortion activist acting as a doctor with a history of failing to report, so we're gathering the information, we're gathering the evidence as we speak, and we're gonna fight this to the end, including looking at her licensure," Rokita said on the Fox News program. "If she failed to report in Indiana, it's a crime to intentionally not report."
13News cannot confirm any instances of Bernard failing to report child abuse cases.
RELATED: Yes, a 10-year-old did travel from Ohio to Indiana for an abortion due to Ohio’s abortion ban
When asked if Fuentes was in the country legally, Ohio Det. Jeffrey Huhn said not to his knowledge. He added there has been some confusion as to Fuentes' real name because authorities have no legal documents. A source connected to the investigation told WBNS that Fuentes is not in the country lawfully.
Huhn said that the victim underwent a medical abortion in Indianapolis on June 30.
After the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Ohio activated the state's Heartbeat Law, which bans most abortions around six weeks or when the first fetal heartbeat is detected.
During an appearance on Fox News, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the story was being used as a political weapon and the victim could have had an abortion in Ohio.
13News spoke with Bernard at a pro-choice rally at the Indiana Statehouse July 6.
"Again, this is not a political issue. Abortion care is health care, and we need to keep it in that arena," said Bernard, who helped organize a pro-choice rally for medical professionals June 29.
Bernard recently met with lawmakers and said she plans on testifying during the special session July 25, when legislators are deciding the future of abortion in Indiana.
“It’s important to tell our patients' stories as much as we can,” Bernard said.
On July 6, Bernard didn't address published reports that named her as the doctor who provided care to the 10-year-old from Ohio. Bernard did confirm that doctors here are seeing more patients from states where abortion has already been banned or severely restricted.
"We've seen an influx in travel, particularly in states that have passed abortion bans like Ohio and Kentucky, and we will continue to do see them until we are not able to anymore," Bernard said.
A series of laws further restricting abortions in Indiana were reinstated Monday, July 11 and are now in effect, including:
- Requirements for surgical and chemical abortion clinics
- Requirements that women be advised, "human physical life begins at fertilization"
- Mandatory disclosure of fetal pain
In addition to the laws mentioned above, there were several other injunctions on Indiana abortion laws that have recently been lifted following the Supreme Court's landmark ruling.
Rokita said his office was successful in seeking injunctions to be lifted on the following Indiana abortion laws:
- Requirements that only physicians may provide medication abortions
- Second-trimester abortions may only be done in hospitals or ambulatory surgical centers
- Women considering abortions must receive in-person counseling
- Women considering abortions must receive in-person examinations.
On July 8, U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker upheld an Indiana law largely banning a second-trimester abortion procedure, allowing that law to take effect.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined NBC 5 at 5 p.m. for an exclusive, live interview. A replay of the interview is above.
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 is above. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-discusses-uvalde-ercot-border-security-governors-race-in-nbc-5-exclusive/3013589/ | 2022-07-14T16:27:41 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-discusses-uvalde-ercot-border-security-governors-race-in-nbc-5-exclusive/3013589/ |
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Three local sheriff's are throwing their support behind Republican Alek Skarlatos in the congressional race to replace Peter DeFazio.
Sheriff Craig Zanni in Coos County, Sheriff John Ward in Curry County and Sheriff John Hanlin in Douglas County threw their support behind Skarlatos in the race against Democrat Val Hoyle.
Ward said Skarlatos is the right person to help combat the increase in crime seen across the region.
“Across the country, crime is rising, it’s moving into our suburbs and rural communities, and I’m proud to stand with Alek Skarlatos, who has always stood with law enforcement,” said Ward. “With Alek Skarlatos, law enforcement will have an ally in Congress who will ensure we have the resources necessary to protect our communities.”
Skarlatos is a former National Guard soldier, and he said he will stand with law enforcement if elected.
“I am honored to have the support of Curry County Sheriff John Ward,” said Skarlatos. “If elected, I will support the brave police officers who are keeping our rural communities safe, and I will always stand up to the Democrats in Washington who support this crazy idea to defund the police.”
While Skarlatos received the support of the three sheriffs, Hoyle also received support this week as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she was endorsing Hoyle in the 4th Congressional District.
Hoyle and Skarlatos are vying to the replace DeFazio, who is retiring after decades of service as representative of the Fourth District. Voters will choose the next congressional representative in November. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/sheriffs-throw-support-behind-skarlatos/article_990f333c-0085-11ed-b451-63b7fe4c1e41.html | 2022-07-14T16:29:11 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/sheriffs-throw-support-behind-skarlatos/article_990f333c-0085-11ed-b451-63b7fe4c1e41.html |
ALBANY ─ Albany Museum of Art Director of Education and Public Programming Annie Vanoteghem has been recognized as “One to Watch” in the museum field by the Southeastern Museums Conference.
SEMC began its weekly “Ones to Watch” program in November 2020 to identify and recognize rising leaders in the museum field who are enhancing the profession in special ways while working to make a difference in their communities through their work in museums.
“Annie’s nomination letter highlights her energy and passion for bringing relevant and inclusive educational programming and dialogue to the many diverse communities of Albany,” SEMC officials said in the announcement.
In nominating Vanoteghem, AMA Executive Director Andrew J. Wulf said she is “a one-woman education department here at the Albany Museum of Art.”
“She has created and launched dozens of sustainable educational programs over the last four years here at the AMA, from small to medium to large, including our groundbreaking Courageous Conversations About Race program for kids and adults,” Wulf said. “Annie works tirelessly as our director of education and is as professional and empathetic a museum professional as I have ever had the pleasure to know. We are fortunate to have her on our team.”
Vanoteghem, who became education and public education director in April 2019 following an internship at the AMA, said she was honored by the recognition.
“I am humbled to have been selected by such a distinguished organization,” she said. “A museum should be accessible, inviting, and an integral member of its community, a place where everyone feels comfortable and welcomed. We work every day to break down barriers and to give everyone who visits — from the youngest toddler to our most senior guests — a positive, art-centered experience each time.”
At the AMA, Vanoteghem has worked to reach out to the Albany/Dougherty County community and the southwest Georgia region. In addition to Courageous Conversations About Race, which brings parts of the community together to discuss the difficult topic of race relations using art as a catalyst, she has created programs such as Awaken at the AMA, which uses art to reach those with memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. She organized the AMA Teen Art Board, which helps develop teen leaders who contribute with community-enhancing projects such as Love for Liberty House, which collected art supplies for children escaping abusive environments at Liberty House.
During her tenure, the AMA has instituted free field trips for school systems and organizations, such as 4-H Clubs, Scouts, and Boys and Girls Clubs. The number of scholarships available to attend the museum’s winter, spring and summer art camps also has been expanded to reach underserved children and teens.
Vanoteghem has introduced monthly afternoon art workshops for students with the After School Art Club. She helped organize and facilitate the AMA Teen Art Board-created Student Art Studio Saturdays, a free, monthly program for teens to come together on one Saturday each month to join peers in creating art, with all supplies provided by the AMA.
A 2017 graduate of Georgia College and State University with degrees in Art History and Museum Studies, Vanotegehem is a graduate of Westover High School. She and her husband, Daniel, have two daughters. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/albany-museum-of-arts-annie-vanoteghem-named-one-to-watch/article_4a56a252-02c9-11ed-8968-abb82d2ae0ab.html | 2022-07-14T16:35:55 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/albany-museum-of-arts-annie-vanoteghem-named-one-to-watch/article_4a56a252-02c9-11ed-8968-abb82d2ae0ab.html |
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