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(WFXR) — The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Western VA is warning those impacted by the floods in Buchanan County about scammers.
The BBB says that these types of scammers are called “storm chasers.” They take disaster victims’ money and either do poor quality work or never return after they are paid.
There are ways people and businesses can protect themselves from getting scammed.
- Use the BBB website to find a list of reliable and accredited businesses by industry and business reviews
- Check to see if the contractor is properly licensed with the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation’s Board of Contractors
- Check to see if your municipality has a solicitation permit for people who go do-to-door by contacting your local township or municipality
- Make sure you get everything in writing with detailed proposals that are broken down into separate line items and a contractor has prepared an accurate estimate
- Never pay in full for a job upfront, make a final payment, or sign a final release until the work is complete
IF you want to help and donate, the BBB has the following tips:
- You can research different organizations on the Give website to find reliable charities that meet the 20 BBB Standards for Charity
- Be careful when giving information online, especially messages and emails that claim to link to a relief organization
- Be cautious with organizations that claim that all funding will help relief victims
- Check to see if the charity has staff in the affected areas
- When donating to food and clothing organizations, double-check with the charity about its transportation and distribution plans | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bbb-warns-about-scams-surrounding-buchanan-co-flooding-victims/ | 2022-07-14T18:59:08 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bbb-warns-about-scams-surrounding-buchanan-co-flooding-victims/ |
SAN ANTONIO — An all-clear was given after a bomb threat was made to a UTSA campus building downtown Thursday.
UTSA tweeted at 1:35 p.m.: "Law Enforcement has concluded their response to a bomb threat at the Downtown Campus. There is no longer a threat to campus."
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San Antonio Police is currently on scene of a bomb threat at UTSA's downtown campus.
A heavily police presence was seen at the campus Thursday afternoon, but no other information was immediately available.
This story will be updated when more information is received. Please check back for updates.
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BENTLEY, Kan. (KSNW) – Bentley police say an investigation of stalking led to a seizure of a large amount of drugs, guns, and other things, including illegal wildlife on Wednesday.
Chief Tim Bryan says it began when police arrested a man on charges of stalking, disorderly conduct, criminal trespassing, and resisting arrest, at a home in the 10700 block of N. 135th St. West near Bentley.
Bryan says they were able to obtain a search warrant for the home, and with the help of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, three additional people were arrested on drug-related charges as well as child endangerment.
Chief Bryan says officers recovered a significant amount of methamphetamine, along with two pounds of marijuana, 12 live marijuana plants, THC wax, prescription tablets, pills, and capsules. Four firearms were also seized, along with 500 other pieces of evidence, including suspected illegal wildlife and animals. Law enforcement also recovered a trailer stolen in Wichita back in 2020.
Bryan says he expects additional arrests and charges to be filed in the case. He thanked the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Officer, District Attorney, and Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism for their assistance in the case. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/drugs-guns-and-illegal-wildlife-seized-in-search-of-rural-bentley-home/ | 2022-07-14T19:00:54 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/drugs-guns-and-illegal-wildlife-seized-in-search-of-rural-bentley-home/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – ASM Global will host a job fair on Tuesday, July 26. Participating ASM Global venues in Wichita include Intrust Bank Arena and Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center.
The job fair will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the lobby of Intrust Bank Arena. Attendees can park in any Intrust Bank Arena parking lot and should enter through Entrance B on the arena’s south side.
Intrust Bank Arena is hiring for several part-time positions across multiple departments, including guest experience, box office, operations and food & beverage. In addition, hiring managers from BEST Crowd Management and IATSE will also be participating in the job fair, hiring for security and stagehands, respectively.
Century II has multiple full-time opportunities, including an event manager/technical director, IT manager, maintenance tech and operations staff. In addition, part-time options are also available within the food & beverage and housekeeping departments.
Candidates passionate about live events can save time by applying online in advance. Attendees are encouraged to bring a copy of their resume and identification as on-site interviews will be conducted, and candidates have the potential to be hired on the spot. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/intrust-bank-arena-and-century-ii-job-fair-to-be-held/ | 2022-07-14T19:01:01 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/intrust-bank-arena-and-century-ii-job-fair-to-be-held/ |
South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve will offer more than a dozen free and low-cost events this July and August as part of the South Slough Reserve Summer Series.
Adults and children are invited to join the Reserve for community classes and events designed to immerse visitors in the diverse environment of forests, steams, salt marshes, and mudflats that make up the Reserve, and introduce them to the native plants and animals that call it home.
Scheduled events include:
Hike the South Slough – July 23, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Adults and children are invited to a family-friendly hiking day, planned as part of the annual summer reading program at the Coos Bay, Bandon, and North Bend Public Libraries. Visitors can hike the many trails at the Reserve at their own pace or join a guided tour of a two-mile loop. South Slough Reserve will provide ice cream to attendees.
Registration for this event is not required. However, Coos Bay Public Library is offering bus transportation from the library to this event for those who pre-register by Friday, July 15.
Tide of the Toddlers: Birds, Beaks, and Feet – July 30, 10 – 11 a.m.
Toddlers ages one to five can discover the amazing world of birds. During this event, children and their significant adult will be invited to explore nature through a variety of guided activities, which may include crafts, songs, stories, and hikes through the woods. This is a free event; however, registration is required.
Introduction to Crabbing – August 6, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Reserve staff will help guide participants through the various techniques used to capture crabs. Along the way, attendees will learn about the life cycle of crabs and their importance to the local economy. This is a free event; however, registration for a one-hour time slot is required.
Guided Paddle Tour and Hike – August 27, 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Visitors can experience South Slough Reserve by canoe and foot during a one-hour guided tour of areas rarely seen by visitors. During one half of this program, a naturalist will lead participants on a two-mile hike. The second half will take place on the water in a large canoe. Along the way, participants will learn about the rich cultural and natural history of the Reserve, while taking in the sights and sounds of the flora, fauna, and features that make up this important protected area. Registration is required and there is a $5 registration fee per attendee. Fee waivers are available upon request by emailing deborah.rudd@dsl.oregon.gov.
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Wish, is preparing to set sail on her maiden voyage Thursday from Port Canaveral.
The ship will take passengers on a 5-night cruise to Nassau, Bahamas, and Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay.
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When guests step onboard the beautiful new ship they will discover a mesmerizing new world created especially for them: a celebration of Disney’s rich legacy of enchanting storytelling that brings to life the fantastic worlds and beloved characters at the heart of Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars adventures like never before.
The ship features all-new entertainment, theatrical dining experiences, kids experiences, adult dining and escapes, incredible accommodations and new merchandise.
“With the Disney Wish, we’re continuing our tradition of delivering the most magical and relaxing vacations at sea, combining legendary service and entertainment with imaginative storytelling and all the care you expect from a Disney vacation,” said Josh D’Amaro, chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. “Our newest ship will celebrate everything that families love about sailing with us, from the incredible dining experiences and character interactions, to dazzling shows and the crew’s thoughtful attention to detail. We can’t wait to welcome our guests aboard the Disney Wish as we expand the reach of our world-class fleet.”
Disney Cruise Line christened the ship in front of media and Disney executives back on June 29.
The Disney Wish is the first of three new Disney Cruise Line ships to be built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany through 2025. All three ships will be powered by liquefied natural gas and, at approximately 144,000 gross tons, will be slightly larger than the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.
The ship is scheduled to leave Port Canaveral at 5 p.m. Thursday.
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ORLANDO, Fla – Worlds are colliding as people are getting the chance to play fun video games while sipping their favorite drinks.
Some Central Florida bars offer both happy hour and a wide variety of games. Find a list of local video game bars below.
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1. Player 1 Video Game Bar
They offer classic arcade cabinets and a variety of consoles from every era.
Player 1 is also known for their craft beers and non-alcoholic craft sodas and root beer.
Price: $5 per person for Florida residents and $8 for out-of-state IDs.
People without IDs will not be able to come in and there are certain hours for underage players.
Hours: Open every day from 1 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Address: 8562 Palm Parkway, Orlando, FL 32836
For more information, click here.
2. Arcade Monsters
They offer over 150 games, seven rooms and an anime-themed bar.
Arcade Monsters also has Cuban food, classic bites, craft beer, wine, natural slushies and dry ice drinks.
Price: $19.99 for unlimited play per person.
Hours: Open every day from 11- 2 a.m.
Addresses: They have multiple locations in Oviedo, Melbourne and Sarasota.
- 15 Alafaya Woods Blvd., Suite 117, Oviedo FL 32765
- 835 S Babcock St., Melbourne, FL 32910
- 326 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34236
For more information, click here.
3. Game Time
They have a restaurant, full liquor sports bar and a mega arcade with more than 100 new and retro classic arcade games.
Price: $50 for 3 hours, $40 for 2 hours, $25 for 1 hour
Hours: Thursday 11-12 a.m., Friday and Saturday 11-2 a.m., Sunday through Wednesday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
They have multiple locations in Ocoee, Kissimmee and Daytona Beach.
Addresses:
- 9441 W Colonial Drive, Ocoee, FL 34761
- 3241 Margaritaville Blvd., Kissimmee, FL 34747
- 250 Daytona Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114
For more information, click here.
4. Main Event Orlando
Main Event has a little bit of everything for everyone.
They offer bowling, virtual reality, laser tag, arcade classic games, mini golf and more.
The location also offers a full food menu and a bar.
Hours: Sunday through Friday 11-12 a.m., Saturday 10-12 a.m.
Address: 9101 International Drive, Suite 1032, Orlando, FL 32819
For more information, click here.
5. Ready Game Begin
They offer an anime-themed café and merchandise.
Ready Game Begin has retro and modern gaming tech and virtual reality games.
The location offers poke bowls, spring rolls and a full drink menu.
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 3 p.m.-12 a.m., Friday 3 p.m.-1 a.m. and Saturday 12 p.m.- 1 a.m.
Address: 9938 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819.
For more information, click here.
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The theft charges against two men who were hurt in a shooting by Osceola County deputies in a Target parking lot were dropped, according to court filings.
Records show a no information notice was filed in the cases against Michael Gomez, 18, and Joseph Lowe, 19.
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“From the investigation which has been made, it is the opinion of the writer that this case is not suitable for prosecution,” the notice reads.
Gomez and Lowe both faced a charge of petit theft stemming from a shoplifting incident that ended in a deputy shooting, records show.
The fatal shooting happened near the store at 4795 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in April. Jayden Baez, 20, was killed by the gunfire.
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According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, prior to the shooting, several deputies attended a pre-scheduled training at Bronson Memorial Highway near the Target on the night of the shooting, April 27.
“During the second part of the training, two detectives were in the Target parking lot and noticed suspicious behavior,” Sheriff Marco Lopez said in a news conference several days after the shooting. “A black Audi had caught their attention because they noticed the vehicle’s license plate was concealed by a piece of paper.”
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According to Lopez, these detectives noticed four men sitting in the Audi. He said the detectives watched as two men from the car put on masks, possibly because of COVID, and pulled hooded sweatshirts down over their foreheads prior to entering the Target.
Lopez said after seeing this “suspicious behavior,” training was concluded and deputies were told to “gear up” and head to the Audi, though none of the deputies involved in the shooting were equipped with bodycams. According to Lopez, this is because deputies wear tactical gear during training, while bodycams are typically given to patrolling deputies.
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According to deputies, a loss-prevention officer with the Target store was notified by the detectives of the suspicious activity. Lopez said the loss prevention officer saw Lowe and Gomez shoplifting. Deputies also said the employee “desired prosecution” for the theft.
In a statement, however, a Target spokesperson said the store does not want shoplifters prosecuted.
After Gomez and Lowe returned to the car, surveillance video showed several unmarked sheriff’s office vehicles move to box in the Audi. One of the vehicles appears to hit the front of the Audi, which then moves forward.
Several deputies then opened fire, killing Baez and hurting Gomez and Lowe, records show. An unidentified 17-year-old was also in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
Gomez and Lowe, along with the family of Baez, are being represented by attorneys Mark NeJame and Albert Yonfa. The attorneys have been extremely critical of the sheriff’s office’s use of force and have accused investigators of distorting the facts of the case.
News 6 has reached out to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office and the men’s attorneys. As of this report, no comments have been given. This story will be updated as soon if we receive a response.
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BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Republican Party will consider 31 resolutions at its three-day convention starting Thursday, including one already adopted by Texas Republicans that President Joe Biden isn’t the legitimate leader of the country.
The Idaho resolution in the deeply conservative state that Donald Trump won with 64% of the vote in 2020 is nearly identical to the Texas resolution that was passed last month, stating: “We reject the certified results of the 2020 presidential election; and we hold that acting president Joseph Robinette Biden was not legitimately elected by the people of the United States.”
Both the Idaho and Texas resolutions contend that secretaries of state circumvented their state legislatures, even though both states have Republican secretaries of state.
Jim Jones, a former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court as well as a former Republican state attorney general, called the resolution rejecting the 2020 presidential election results “asinine,” noting multiple courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, rejected attempts to overturn the election.
“(The Idaho Republican Party) has gotten so caught up in conspiracy theories, meaningless culture war issues, that they have quit being able to function as a meaningful political party,” he said. “We have got to get away from this authoritarian streak that has infected the Idaho Republican Party, as well as a good part of the nation, because it’s absolutely tearing our country apart.”
Idaho's resolution goes further than the Texas resolution in that it falsely states that audits found the vote count for the 2020 election to be fraudulent in Wisconsin and Arizona.
In Wisconsin, election fraud claims have been dismissed by courts or rejected by the state's bipartisan election commission.
In Arizona, where Republicans submitted a slate of fake electors, Trump supporters hired inexperienced consultants to run “a forensic audit” that was discredited. FBI agents looking into events surrounding Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss recently subpoenaed the Republican Arizona Senate president, who orchestrated a discredited review of the election.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump ally, even accused Idaho of allowing election fraud. But the Idaho secretary of state said a partial recount of ballots validated the accuracy of the 2020 results.
Jaclyn Kettler, a Boise State University political scientist, said revisiting the 2020 election by different state or local Republican party officials “seems to be an issue that is commanding a lot of attention still in the Republican party. It may continue to cast doubt on our elections and increase fears of voters that their votes are not being counted.”
Among the other proposed Idaho Republican Party resolutions this week is one calling for not recognizing “imaginary identities,” a resolution aimed at transgender people.
Multiple resolutions involve voting, several focusing on people not deemed sufficiently Republican voting in Republican primaries.
One resolution, titled “A Resolution to Protect Rural Representation,” calls for changing Idaho’s system for statewide elections into a national-style electoral college, a process that sometimes leads to candidates winning without receiving the most votes.
Trump, for example, in 2016 defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by winning more electoral college votes despite losing the popular vote by about 3 million votes. The proposed system for Idaho would tally electoral votes from counties. Such a change in Idaho would require changing the state’s constitution.
Another proposed resolution calls for privatizing Idaho Public Television, a long-time target of far-right Republicans.
The Idaho Republican Party will also elect officers during the gathering. First-term incumbent Chair Tom Luna, who served two terms as the state's schools chief, is being challenged by Republican Rep. Dorothy Moon. Moon ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary in May for secretary of state, contending the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and Biden wasn't president.
Mainstream Idaho Republicans, who would be considered far-right in many states, have dominated the state for three decades. But they have become targets of far-right members of their own party and labeled as RINOs — Republican in name only.
The May primary was a mixed bag for the two groups, and the power struggle will likely continue at the convention.
In the primary, first-term incumbent Gov. Brad Little crushed Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, and most other statewide races went to more mainstream Idaho Republicans. But Raul Labrador, a favorite of the Tea Party during his eight years in the U.S. House, defeated five-term Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, well known for a strategy of simply calling balls and strikes that oftentimes irked his Republican colleagues when he gave them legal advice they didn't want to hear.
Several far-right lawmakers in the House lost their seats, but the Senate turned decidedly more conservative with mainstream losses that included the co-chairman of the legislature's powerful budget-setting committee.
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MCCALL, Idaho — A mule deer doe caused a lot of concern in McCall after she got her head stuck in a large, metal garbage can lid late last week.
According to Idaho Fish and Game's (IDFG) McCall office, which received a "flurry" of calls about the deer, the lid was not on tightly and did not seem to be affecting her ability to move or eat.
Staff waited overnight to try and give the deer a chance to get the lid off on her own; she was unable to do so and by the next morning, IDFG started receiving calls again.
With some assistance from local residents, IDFG staff were able to locate the deer near a frisbee golf course in the middle of town. Using a dart gun, the deer was sedated and staff were able to successfully remove the lid, which they said came off easily.
As a town with a large deer presence, the McCall IDFG Office said they regularly get calls about deer tangled in a number of different things, including Christmas lights, hammocks, metal plumbing fixtures, rodent traps, and even plastic cups.
"We know that many Idaho residents who live in close proximity to wildlife value that opportunity, but it comes with some additional responsibilities to keep wildlife wild and out of trouble," Regional Communications Manager, Brian Pearson said. "This serves as a good reminder for the public to occasionally check their yards and remove anything that could entangle or attract wildlife."
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Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office detectives will begin wearing body cameras, the agency said Thursday.
The cameras — Digital Ally FirstVu Pro HD body-worn cameras — will be used during pre-planned law enforcement operations, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Supervisors will be able to review video captured by the cameras to assess how detectives interact with citizens and tailor future training programs to improve how officers work in the field.
"The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office believes that the use of these cameras will significantly benefit both the community and our detectives," it said in a statement. "Detectives will be able to document their point of view more accurately by reviewing the incidents for details rather than relying solely on memory recall. In addition, this added benefit will certainly enhance accountability and preparation for court cases."
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"However, we know that no technology is a perfect answer to all situations; therefore cameras should not be considered the only source of detail recollection," the Prosecutor's Office said. "Body-worn cameras do have limitations that need to be understood and considered when evaluating the recordings, however we believe the community and the detectives who work to improve the quality of life here will benefit from their use."
For more information, contact Capt. Charles DeFebbo at 609-909-7788 or defebbo_c@acpo.org. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-county-prosecutors-detectives-to-wear-body-cameras/article_59df28c4-039c-11ed-868c-77a063a393a8.html | 2022-07-14T19:16:50 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-county-prosecutors-detectives-to-wear-body-cameras/article_59df28c4-039c-11ed-868c-77a063a393a8.html |
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state:
New positive cases: 3,532
New deaths: 12
Total positive cases: 2,164,884
Total number of deaths: 31,055
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,108,907
Rate of transmission: 1.06
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 60,931 cases, 955 deaths, 379,978 doses administered
Cape May: 12,067 cases, 262 deaths, 134,224 doses administered
Cumberland: 35,844 cases, 574 deaths, 186,454 doses administered
Ocean: 148,858 cases, 2,868 deaths, 702,818 doses administered
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Figures as of 1 p.m. July 14
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WILDWOOD — A grant-funded project will bring brighter lights to downtown Pacific Avenue while using less energy, city officials said Wednesday.
A $200,000 grant from the state Department of Community Affairs will help light up the business district, the city said in a news release.
It comes to the Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Preservation Program through a Community Capital Needs grant, one of 13 grants totaling $3.75 million throughout the state.
The combined $364,017 in additional funding from the city’s 2022 Urban Enterprise Zone Assistance Funds, the Wildwood Business Improvement District and the City of Wildwood will go toward the project in keeping with the goal of "leveraging NPP funding to expand the resources and impact on the community,” reads the announcement from the city.
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The proposal calls for 143 light poles to be replaced with new LED fixtures. The new poles will include arms for banners for future marketing efforts. The current fixtures are described as obsolete. The new fixtures will be far more efficient and better simulate daylight, the city said.
“Without this grant, this lighting project would never have become a reality,” said Mayor Pete Byron. “This gave us the opportunity to complete a vital project that our community told us they wanted, but for which we had no imminent funding. The CCN NPP grant will go a long way in moving this project and our community forward.”
The project is scheduled to be completed next June. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-streetlights-coming-to-pacific-avenue-in-wildwood/article_24e17628-02fb-11ed-9933-8baf67debf3e.html | 2022-07-14T19:17:02 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-streetlights-coming-to-pacific-avenue-in-wildwood/article_24e17628-02fb-11ed-9933-8baf67debf3e.html |
SCRANTON, Pa. — More than 20 students from across the area are participating in the University of Scranton's Cyber Investigation Camp this week.
Each day, the students learn about cybercrimes and security and hear from experts in the field. On this day, they were putting what they've learned to the test in a team competition.
"They compete both in terms of the ability to investigate the problem or the crime that they're given as well as to write it up. And so there's two parts, the investigation and the write-up of their findings and the results," explained Michael Jenkins, a professor in the University of Scranton criminal justice department.
"extract hidden messages from pictures that you wouldn't have known where there are. What we're doing now is kind of almost solving fake criminal cases but doing it through computer software, and I find that super cool," said Madeline Herold, an Abington Heights junior.
This program is free for students to attend, so Eoghan Murphy, a senior from Wayne County, came back for more because he learned so much last summer.
"It really sort of set me on a path of what I want to do as a future career, and so I wanted to do it again and see if there was more I could go into," Murphy said.
The need for people in the cybersecurity workforce is growing rapidly. This program gives high school students a chance to see if this is something they want to pursue a degree in.
"It allowed me to see how people can work to protect against cyberattacks and how many people are working for the betterment of the cybersecurity realm," Herold said.
"The need is out there in terms of job availability, and the need to prepare students who are well versed in these concepts and these ideas and have practical experiences such as this camp to be able to draw on when they're working in the field," Jenkins added.
Students will also take a field trip to a cyberintelligence company in Washington D.C. to tour its facility.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/campers-taking-a-byte-out-of-cybercrime-university-of-scranton-camp-class-cybersecurity/523-5cd1f38a-894e-4de7-931d-1455838fc849 | 2022-07-14T19:18:17 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/campers-taking-a-byte-out-of-cybercrime-university-of-scranton-camp-class-cybersecurity/523-5cd1f38a-894e-4de7-931d-1455838fc849 |
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A Brodheadsville woman was pronounced dead Wednesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital following a car crash that took place on July 9, according to Lehigh County coroner.
According to the Coroner's Office, Yevgenya Ronin's vehicle was in collision with another vehicle in the area of state Route 209 at Lesh Road, Hamilton Township, Monroe County.
Ronin's death is also being investigated by state police.
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NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. — They say dogs are man’s best friend and on Wednesday, a border collie alerted rescuers to the location of his injured owner.
According to a Facebook post from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team, they were requested by CalFire to help in the search for a 53-year-old man who fell 70-feet and suffered from a broken hip and broken ribs.
The post says the man’s border collie ran up to two searchers and led them back to his owner, who was covered in a camo tarp.
The man was airlifted to the hospital and the dog was taken back to Grass Valley.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Lafayette police and firefighters are recognizing a 25-year-old man for his heroic actions in saving five kids from a burning home early Monday morning.
Around 12:30 a.m. on July 11, the Lafayette Police Department and Lafayette Fire Department got reports of a house fire in the 2200 block of Union Street, near North 26th Street.
The house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, preventing crews from going inside after learning a 6-year-old could still be inside the home.
At 12:36 a.m., a man, who went in the home before firefighters arrived, jumped through a second-story window and landed on the ground with the 6-year-old who was trapped inside.
The man, later identified as 25-year-old Nicholas Bostic, of Lafayette, was seriously injured in the incident, suffering from severe smoke inhalation and a cut on his right arm. Bostic was flown to an Indianapolis hospital for treatment.
Police said the 6-year-old child was "miraculously mostly uninjured."
On Wednesday, Bostic spoke with police to share what happened prior to their arrival.
Bostic told police he was driving by the home when he saw it was on fire. Bostic said he stopped in the road, put his car in reverse, turned around and pulled into the driveway.
Knowing he had to act, Bostic said he ran around the back of the home and went inside, yelling to try to alert anyone that could be inside the burning home.
Bostic said nobody answered his call, possibly meaning everyone had already gotten out. Instead of taking that chance, Bostic said he went in and went up the stairs, where he found four kids, ranging in age from 1 to 18.
Bostic told police he helped the four kids escape from the burning home. Once they were outside, Bostic said he found out a 6-year-old could still be inside.
Without hesitation, Bostic said he ran back inside the burning home. After coming up empty during a search upstairs, he was about to exit the house through a window when he heard a child's cry coming from downstairs.
Bostic said he then wrapped his shirt around his mouth and nose before going through the smoke and fire. Bostic told police he couldn't see anything in front of him and said the heat from the fire made it seem as if he was walking into an oven.
Crawling on the ground, Bostic was able to locate the 6-year-old girl and took her upstairs. Then, Bostic said he broke a window by punching it with his hand to get out of the burning home.
Bostic said the child's leg got tangled in the string on the blinds as they were about to jump out of the window. Bostic told police he calmed himself down, untangled the string and jumped from the window — making sure he didn't land on the side where he was holding the child.
"Nicholas Bostic's heroic actions saved lives. His selflessness during this incident is inspiring, and he has impressed many with his courage, tenacity, and steadfast calmness in the face of such perilous danger," the Lafayette Police Department said in a statement.
Bostic will be honored Aug. 2 during "National Night Out" at the Lafayette Aviators baseball game.
Attendees can save $2 on tickets with the promo code FUND2022, and $4 of each ticket price will be donated to Bostic's GoFundMe page.
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HOUSTON — A convoy of 52 school buses headed to Senator Ted Cruz's office this morning, according to the anti-gun violence group Change the Ref.
The Yellow Bus Project included empty seats on each bus to represent the 4,368 American children killed by gun violence since 2020, the group says.
The lead bus included what they're calling the "NRA Children's Museum."
The group says it was filled with "photos, videos, audio recordings, and personal memories of the children who have lost their lives to shootings since 2020 – from a Nickelodeon backpack from Santa Clarita, California to a girl scout sash from Santa Fe, New Mexico."
Change the Ref said they chose Cruz because he receives more funding from gun lobbyists than any other Texan politician. A report from the bipartisan group Opensecrets.org showed Cruz received more donations than any other member of Congress with $442,343.
Change the Ref was founded by Manual and Patricia Oliver whose son Joaquin was one of 17 victims in the 2018 Parkland, Florida mass school shooting.
The Olivers said they would present Cruz with a “gift”: a letter from their son asking for background checks on gun sales written when he was 12.
"There is no such a thing as a perfect time for these kinds of things," Oliver said in Houston. "I think all the time is necessary to raise our voices and do our action."
A spokesperson for Cruz sent us the following statement:
“Senator Cruz is committed to enacting policies that would stop school shootings. To that end, he introduced legislation to double the number of school resource officers, hire 15,000 school-based mental health professionals to ensure there is early intervention to identify and help at-risk kids, to provide significant resources for enhanced school safety, and to improve the gun background system and prosecute persons who try to illegally buy guns.”
At an NRA convention in Houston just days after the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Cruz spoke out against a bipartisan gun bill that eventually passed.
“We must not react to evil and tragedy by abandoning the Constitution or infringing on the rights of our law-abiding citizens,” Cruz said.
In 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death in children in America, according to the CDC.
Change the Ref said this was just the first stop in a nationwide tour that will include stops at the offices of other members of Congress. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bus-convoy-cruz-office/285-94316f3f-d8ef-44d2-be5f-1d34d5738cbc | 2022-07-14T19:21:41 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bus-convoy-cruz-office/285-94316f3f-d8ef-44d2-be5f-1d34d5738cbc |
DALLAS — A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said Thursday.
The National Transportation Safety Board said two days after the March 15 collision that its preliminary findings suggested that the 13-year-old was driving the pickup that struck the van carrying University of the Southwest students and coaches back to New Mexico from a golf tournament. But the NTSB said Thursday that DNA testing confirmed that the father, 38-year-old Henrich Siemens, was driving and that toxicological testing showed the presence of methanphetamine in the Siemens' blood.
Siemens and his son died in the crash along with six members of the men's and women's golf teams and their coach.
The collision happened in Andrews County, which is about 30 miles east of Texas' border with New Mexico. Although it's a rural area, the roads there can often be busy with traffic related to agriculture and oil and gas development.
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BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Fair hosted the McLean County Royalty Preliminary Contest on Wednesday, selecting candidates for the finals ahead of this year's fair.
The 2022 McLean County 4-H Royalty finalists include the following:
Anita Villanueva, 17, daughter of Anna Marie Villanueva of Heyworth. She is a member of the County Capri 4-H Club and was involved with Heyworth FFA. She attends Hair Masters Institute of Cosmetology.
Beth Clark, 18, daughter of Sally Clark of LeRoy. She is a member of the Lexington Leprechauns 4-H Club and Lexington FFA. She attends Illinois State University and will be a sophomore this fall majoring in agricultural education.
Tarah Hilt, 16, daughter of Matt and Molly Hilt of Carlock. She is a member of the Danvers Industrial Youth 4-H Club and Olympia FFA. She will be a senior this fall at Olympia High School.
A.J. Hepner, 17, son of Eric and Carol Hepner of Colfax. He is a member of the Downs Top Notchers 4-H Club. He will attend Heartland Community College this fall.
Madison Hamilton, 18, daughter of Randy and Deanna Hamilton of LeRoy. She is a member of the LeRoy 4-H Club and LeRoy FFA. She will attend Illinois Wesleyan University this fall.
Shandre Willoughby, 18, daughter of Kurt and Vanessa Willoughby of Danvers. She is a member of the CIPS Kids 4-H SPIN Club and Olympia FFA. She will attend Eureka College this fall.
Autumn Botkin, 18, daughter of Roger and Julie Botkin of Lexington. She is a member of the Lexington Leprechauns 4-H Club and Lexington FFA. She attends Iowa State University and will be a sophomore this fall.
The contestants will compete at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Cloverleaf Auditorium at the McLean County Fair.
Photos: Preserving agriculture at the McLean County Fair for our children
The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation will give two awards — one for Bloomington-Normal and the other for outside the Twin Cities, including other parts of McLean, DeWitt, Logan and Livingston counties.
Finalists for the 2022 McLean County Fair royalty are, from left to right, Anita Villanueva, Beth Clark, Tarah Hilt, A.J. Hepner, Madison Hamilton, Shandre Willoughby and Autumn Botkin. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/7-finalists-to-vie-for-mclean-county-fair-royalty/article_0472b9c2-0398-11ed-bae2-d307e9326101.html | 2022-07-14T19:28:15 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/7-finalists-to-vie-for-mclean-county-fair-royalty/article_0472b9c2-0398-11ed-bae2-d307e9326101.html |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted Thursday to investigate rate increases for water and wastewater service proposed by the York Water Company.
The York Water Company provides water service to more than 70,000 customers in parts of York and Adams counties. The company also provides wastewater services to 3,300 customers in parts of York, Adams, and Franklin counties.
The PUC voted 3-0 to investigate the requests, which were filed on May 27.
York Water's proposed changes would produce an approximate overall annual revenue increase of $18.9 million, a 33.8% increase, for water service. It would also add an annual increase of $1.5 million, a 35% increase, for wastewater services.
Under the new proposals, the typical monthly water bill for residents will increase between 27.4% and 30.8%, and the typical wastewater bill for residential customers would increase between 1.3% to 79% based on service territory.
The action taken by the PUC suspends the rate increase request for up to seven months.
The case will now be assigned to the PUC's Office of Administrative Law Judge for an investigation and recommended decision.
A final decision on the rate increase request is due March 1, 2023.
More information on the ratemaking process can be found here. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pennsylvania-public-utility-commission-investigate-water-proposed-york-water-company/521-e143d855-0c14-4748-8b07-e45350d8e578 | 2022-07-14T19:29:20 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pennsylvania-public-utility-commission-investigate-water-proposed-york-water-company/521-e143d855-0c14-4748-8b07-e45350d8e578 |
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) returns to Dallas on Aug. 4-6 for CPAC Texas, and former President Donald Trump will be the keynote speaker.
This year marks the second year in a row that a CPAC event is being held in Dallas. The national event will be held at the Hilton Anatole hotel.
CPAC Texas will host thousands of conservatives from around the world including leaders, lawmakers, media personalities with a keynote speech from the former president.
Per a CPAC release, other notable speakers include Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Sean Hannity, Babylon Bee's Seth Dillon, Rep. Jim Jordan, Glenn Beck, Steve Bannon, Rep. Lauren Boebert, Matt Schlapp, Mercedes Schlapp and Sara Carter.
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For the second time this week, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas asked Texans to conserve power Wednesday.
But this time ... “It’s far tighter than it was Monday,” said Doug Lewin, president of Stoic Energy Consulting.
Lewin and other energy experts said there are several reasons Wednesday was a much closer call than Monday.
They say more gas and coal plants are offline than Monday. The reason why, though, is unclear.
Texans also got less than three-hour notice Wednesday to reduce electric use starting at 2 p.m. instead of the 18-hour notice ERCOT gave for Monday's conservation appeal.
“Obviously the more lead time you give people, common sense and intuition, you give people more time, it’s more successful,” Lewin said.
In a press release Wednesday, ERCOT blamed its request for conservation on 'record high electric demand' due to the heat wave, 'low wind', 'forced thermal outages' and 'solar,' affected by cloud cover in West Texas.
With so much strain on the system this early in the summer, we asked one expert if the grid can hold up.
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“On average, August is hotter than July in Texas. So from that perspective, yeah, there is reason for concern,” said Daniel Cohan, associate professor of environmental engineering at Rice University.
The biggest strain on the system appears to have been at about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Operating reserves dropped to 2,409 megawatts, close to the 2,300 megawatt threshold that could trigger an Energy Emergency Level 1, which comes with a "risk of controlled outages."
“This is too close for comfort,” Lewin said.
The tight power supply sent electricity prices soaring to $5,000 per megawatt hour, the maximum allowed by the state.
"The money generators are making in ERCOT right now is obscene,” Lewin tweeted late Wednesday afternoon.
Lewin said the price spike is not something consumers will see in bills next month, “But it absolutely influences the overall market and drives prices higher,” he said.
It’s an outcome likely to worsen for consumers with nothing but triple-digit days in the forecast. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/too-close-for-comfort-texas-grid-stops-short-of-emergency/3013791/ | 2022-07-14T19:29:57 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/too-close-for-comfort-texas-grid-stops-short-of-emergency/3013791/ |
CEDAR FALLS --- Cedar Falls public safety officials are offering a classes in active shooter response this summer.
“Although we wish this training was not necessary, active shooting incidents across the nation have not slowed down. It is an important part of public safety services to provide this education to our community,” said Lt. Dennis O O’Neill of the Cedar Falls Police Department, a 25-year law enforcement who served on the department’s SWAT team for 18 years.
The course, A Citizen’s Response to Active Shooter Situations, will be offered at the Cedar Falls Public Safety Building at 4600 S. Main St. on the following days:
2 p.m. on July 21
7 p.m. on Aug. 4,
2 p.m. on Aug 11
7 p.m. on Aug. 18
The training is to aid people in increasing their chances of survival in the event they find themselves in the midst of an active shooting situation. The courses will be one-hour sessions in a classroom format.
“We don’t want people to be afraid but we do want them to be prepared with accurate safety information and procedures,” O’Neill said. "The goal of the course is for participants to sit, listen, and learn."
The course is free and recommended for participants ages 15 and up.
To reserve a spot, email Amanda Huisman at amanda.huisman@cedarfalls.com by the Tuesday before the desired session. For those who cannot attend but would still like to receive this education, Cedar Falls Public Safety offers educational public speaking opportunities and facility tours for all ages.
Please contact (319) 273-8612 for more information. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cedar-falls-to-host-active-shooter-response-classes-for-citizens/article_f197c293-0326-502f-ae6f-886119bfc67a.html | 2022-07-14T19:31:59 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cedar-falls-to-host-active-shooter-response-classes-for-citizens/article_f197c293-0326-502f-ae6f-886119bfc67a.html |
1 dead, 1 injured after shooting inside home near 83rd Avenue and Broadway Road in Phoenix
A woman died and a man was injured after being shot by unknown people Wednesday night at a home near 83rd Avenue and Broadway Road in Phoenix.
Officers responded around 11:30 p.m. and discovered two adults shot inside the home by unknown suspects who fled before police arrived, according to Sgt. Philip Krynsky, a Phoenix police spokesperson.
The man was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening injuries; the woman was pronounced dead on scene from a gunshot wound.
Detectives were investigating what led to the shooting. Krynsky said multiple shots were fired. No suspect information was available as of Thursday morning.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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WATERLOO — Police responded shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a stabbing victim in the vicinity of Greenbelt Lake's parking lot.
The victim was transported to a local hospital by Waterloo-Fire Rescue for what Police Sgt. Rob Camarata called a “non-life-threatening cut to an extremity.” The lake, in the 900 block of Martin Road, is part of the Katoski Greenbelt.
About five police cars were on scene in response to the call, and multiple officers were seen investigating after the ambulance had left the scene.
The other person involved was being questioned by police, according to Camarata.
Details regarding what led to the injury were not immediately known. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-transported-for-non-life-threatening-stab-wound-near-waterloos-greenbelt-lake/article_c5e630f1-1e64-5e8b-9e9d-69c8e66339d3.html | 2022-07-14T19:32:06 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-transported-for-non-life-threatening-stab-wound-near-waterloos-greenbelt-lake/article_c5e630f1-1e64-5e8b-9e9d-69c8e66339d3.html |
50 firefighters battle fire that engulfed Phoenix home near 43rd Avenue and Union Hills Drive
More than 50 firefighters battled a first-alarm fire that had a large home nearly engulfed in flames overnight near 43rd Avenue and Union Hills Drive in Phoenix.
When crews arrived, they found the home almost fully involved in flames, according to Captain Scott Douglas, a spokesperson for the Phoenix Fire Department. Downed power lines in front of the home and propane tanks in the back made extinguishing the fire challenging.
With elevated streams of water, the main body of the fire was “quickly extinguished,” per Douglas. Crews remained on scene attacking hotspots.
Two residents got out of the home on their own and no one was injured, according to Douglas. A crisis team was assisting the two displaced residents.
Investigators were evaluating the scene and the cause of the fire hadn’t been released as of Thursday morning.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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Man critically injured after shots fired at car in Phoenix
Gloria Rebecca Gomez
Arizona Republic
A man was in critical condition after a shooting early Thursday near 97th Avenue and Kingman Street in Phoenix.
Around 3 a.m., Phoenix police responded to reports of a shooting. Three men were driving through the area when they were shot at by an unknown person, spokesperson Sgt. Philip Krynsky said.
One of the men was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other two were unharmed.
The investigation was ongoing, Krynsky said, and there was no suspect information available.
Reach criminal justice reporter Gloria Rebecca Gomez at grgomez@gannett.com or on Twitter @glorihuh.
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Ohio recorded more than 20,000 coronavirus cases in the past week, the most the state’s reported since moving to weekly updates in March.
The state added 24,465 cases Thursday, bringing its total to more than 2.89 million cases, according to the Ohio Department of Health. It’s the first time Ohio reported more than 20,000 cases in a week since transitioning to weekly updates on March 17. It’s also nearly 6,000 more cases than the 18,838 cases reported in the previous week.
In the past three weeks, Ohio is averaging 20,176 COVID cases a week.
Just over a thousand people hospitalized in Ohio were COVID positive as of Thursday, including 95 in west central Ohio and 164 in southwest Ohio, according to the Ohio Hospital Association.
For west central Ohio, which includes Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby counties, it’s a 13% increase in coronavirus inpatients over the last week and a 179% increase compared to 60 days ago.
Southwest Ohio record a 27% increase in hospitalized patients with the virus over the past week and a 128% increase in the last 60 days, according to OHA. Southwest Ohio consists of Butler, Warren, Hamilton, Adams, Brown, Clermont and Clinton counties.
ICUs are also seeing more patients who have tested positive for COVID.
Statewide, there were 141 ICU patients with the virus as of Thursday, with 21 in southwest Ohio and 12 in west central.
In the last week, southwest Ohio recorded an 11% increase in ICU patients who tested positive for coronavirus, according to OHA. In the last 60 days, it’s increased by 91%.
For west central Ohio, ICU COVID patients have increased by 9% compared to a week ago and 200% compared to 60 days ago.
The state health department reported 550 hospitalizations and 39 ICU admissions in the past week.
While cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions have continued to climb the past three months, they are a fraction of what Ohio reported during previous peaks, including the delta and omicron surges.
Greene County is one of five Ohio counties with a high community level of coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recommends people in counties with a high transmission risk to wear a mask indoors while in public and to stay up to date with coronavirus vaccines. Greene County Public Health also encouraged residents to wash hands frequently and social distance when possible.
Darke, Montgomery, Preble and Warren counties have a medium transmission risk and Butler, Champaign Clark and Miami counties has a low risk, according to the CDC.
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NEW YORK — Ivana Trump, the first wife of Donald Trump, has died in New York City, the former president announced on social media Thursday.
The Trump family also released a statement. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump. Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend. Ivana Trump was a survivor.
“She fled from communism and embraced this country,” the statement continued. “She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination. She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.”
The Trumps were a publicity power couple in New York in the 1980s and 1990s before their equally public, and messy, divorce after Donald Trump met his next wife, Marla Maples. But in recent years, Ivana Trump had been on good terms with her former husband. She wrote in a 2017 book that they spoke about once a week. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ivana-trump-first-wife-of-former-president-has-died/2022/07/14/1f86a01e-03ae-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html | 2022-07-14T19:57:50 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ivana-trump-first-wife-of-former-president-has-died/2022/07/14/1f86a01e-03ae-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html |
ROME, N.Y. – Fire crews were able to put out a fire at CRC Raceway and Hobbies in Rome Wednesday night before it spread to other parts of the building.
Firefighters were called to the business on Martin Street around 9 p.m.
CRC has an indoor remote control race car track, which is where Rome fire officials say the fire started. When firefighters arrived at the scene, flames were coming out of the front window, damaging the exterior and roof above it.
Officials say the fire was contained to the indoor race room and quickly extinguished. However, the room did sustain extensive damage.
According to a post on social media, the business will be closed temporarily as repairs are made and racing will be suspended until further notice.
The cause is under investigation but officials say it does not appear to be suspicious. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/crc-raceway-in-rome-closing-temporarily-following-fire/article_02b4ee38-0399-11ed-b2fc-4f7cfdf1b4aa.html | 2022-07-14T20:00:11 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/crc-raceway-in-rome-closing-temporarily-following-fire/article_02b4ee38-0399-11ed-b2fc-4f7cfdf1b4aa.html |
HERKIMER, N.Y. – The portion of North Main Street in Herkimer that has been closed due to the demolition of an apartment building may open by the end of the week.
A fire destroyed part of the building in early May and crews have been working to demolish the upper floors.
The fire chief says the crews and heavy equipment are moving to the back of the building, which should allow the street to reopen either Thursday or Friday.
RELATED: Large fire breaks out at Herkimer apartment building; 21 people displaced
Once the top floor of the building is removed, a structural engineer will evaluate the property and see if the apartments on the first two floors can remain.
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ATLANTA — MARTA announced on Thursday that its board had voted to advance a bus rapid transit (BRT) system plan along the Campbellton Road corridor.
The plan, which has been hotly debated with some community advocates expressing a preference for an original light rail plan, was billed by the agency as "part of an overall $300 million dollar transit and infrastructure investment in southwest Atlanta."
That number is a critical one, and will be closely scrutinized. Part of the community debate around the BRT plan focused on the cost of the light rail proposal - a little north of $300 million - versus the cost of BRT, which is about $120 million.
MARTA officials had argued BRT would bring rapid transit connectivity from the Greenbriar Mall area on the Westside perimeter to the Oakland City MARTA heavy rail station south of Downtown far faster than building out a light rail line.
The cheaper cost, they said, was incidental - and they are now pledging the difference will be made up with other infrastructure investments.
“This will be a gold standard BRT system, complete with stations, platform-level entry at both doors, and dedicated lanes, very much like a rail system, but at a lower cost and with a faster construction completion time,” MARTA Interim General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood said in a statement. “Center-running BRT also allows us to invest more money in the corridor with pedestrian and cycling amenities and infrastructure features that benefit the entire community.”
The system, according to MARTA, will bring the full travel time down Campbellton Road - one of Atlanta's busiest corridors, in a historically underserved community - down to 18 minutes. The agency said that represents a 35% faster travel times than the current route.
"Other proposed BRT amenities include off board fare payment similar to the train, level boarding platforms, electric BRT vehicles, and transit signal priority to improve travel times and reliability," MARTA's release said.
MARTA has previously told 11Alive once the transit authority's Board of Directors approves the BRT plan, it could move forward with applying for federal assistance to put it in motion.
The issue was a hot political one earlier in the year, with advocates including Councilwoman Marci Collier Overstreet arguing against the BRT plan.
MARTA offered its own polling that showed a close split between community preference for BRT and light rail, with a very slight edge to BRT. 11Ailve's Jerry Carnes reported earlier this month on the community fault lines over the issue.
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Library System will be offering free child eye exams across the next couple weeks around the county.
The library system said in a release that it will be partnering with the organization Vision to Learn for the free exams.
Parents are asked to schedule for an exam in advance, which they can do so here.
Here's where and when the exams will be available:
- Northwest Atlanta Library: July 18
- College Park Library: July 19
- Southeast Atlanta Library: July 19
- Northside Library: July 20
- Adams Park Library: July 20
- East Point Library: July 20
- Metropolitan Library: July 21
- Cascade Library: July 21
- Ocee Library: July 25
- Roswell Library: July 25
- East Roswell Library: July 27
- Cleveland Avenue Library: July 27
- Central Library: August 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fulton-county-libraries-free-child-eye-exams/85-bbf93407-c7ea-4bde-b833-fa2d38e4761e | 2022-07-14T20:02:27 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fulton-county-libraries-free-child-eye-exams/85-bbf93407-c7ea-4bde-b833-fa2d38e4761e |
SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — A teen never returned home after being picked up in a car in Spaulding County, according to their sheriff's office on Wednesday.
Breanna Wright, who's 15 years old, was last seen around Greenbriar Drive getting into a white sedan on July 12. That's about half a mile from Camp Stephen's Park.
The office provided a photo and said she wears glasses and that her hair is dyed blue in an afro.
Anyone with information about what led up to Wright's disappearance is asked to contact Trey Gregory by phone at 770-467-4282 x 45905 or by email at wgreagory@spaldingcounty.com. People can also call the sheriff's office directly at 770-467-4282. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/15-girl-missing-greenbriar-drive-spaulding-county-breanna-wright/85-207936e7-994a-4b56-b12e-85be231815f5 | 2022-07-14T20:02:33 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/15-girl-missing-greenbriar-drive-spaulding-county-breanna-wright/85-207936e7-994a-4b56-b12e-85be231815f5 |
Former Melbourne police officer Joe Davis, known for his singing, community work, dies
Friends and family will pay final tributes to Joe Nathaniel Davis, who patrolled the city streets as a Melbourne police officer, mentored countless youth and sang with Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters, on July 22. Davis died July 8. He was 83.
Melbourne City Council Member Yvonne Minus honored Davis during Tuesday night’s regular meeting, calling him “a community icon.”
“He was a Melbourne police officer. A smooth crooner with the Original Drifters, a professional singing group. He worked at Pan Am. He loved and worked with the Melbourne PAL kids, and worked with many other groups and organizations,” Minus said.
'Hooked on a singing cop':Original Drifter Joe Davis is no rolling stone
Davis’ death marks South Melbourne’s third “trailblazer” who the community has lost the past two years.
Eddie Taylor Sr., a radio personality who served as president of the Lipscomb Street Park Association for 40 years, passed away in October 2020. Lipscomb Park was renamed in his honor in April. Then Cleave Frink, former president of the South Brevard NAACP and a minister of Greater Life Fellowship Ministries, died in May 2021.
Davis was born in Melbourne and was known to sing doo-wop with friends on street corners. He was also well-known in the community for his work as a police officer and was instrumental, along with Frink, in the creation of the Community Relations Council in the late 80s. The council was formed to build better relations between law enforcement and city residents.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of retired Director Joseph N. Davis as he was a pioneer of community policing, a respected police officer, community leader and friend,” Melbourne Police Chief David Gillespie said in a statement on Davis’ death. "He was instrumental in the creation of the Police Community Relations Council, which holds Town Hall-style meetings that provide the local community direct access to the Melbourne police chief and department members. These meetings have been held once a month since 1988,”
Davis, who attended Florida A&M University on a football scholarship, was hired on as an officer with the city back in 1971, a time of national social change.
“He was a pioneer for the community,” said Rodney Greene, president of the Brevard Veterans Coalition. “He looked out for us as kids, on duty and off duty,” the Melbourne resident recalled.
Davis, who went on the road to perform with the Original Drifters also formed a camaraderie with a group of local musicians, singing in nightclubs like Johnny’s Hide-A-Way across the Space Coast.
He retired from the police force in 1995. The Grant Street Community Center in south Melbourne was later renamed in Davis' honor.
A memorial for Davis will be held 11 a.m. Friday, July 22 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 2279 Lipscomb Street, in Melbourne.
Reporter Rick Neale contributed to this report.
J.D. Gallop is a Criminal Justice/Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop. | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/retired-melbourne-police-officer-joe-davis-known-for-community-work-dies/10035966002/ | 2022-07-14T20:03:58 | 1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/retired-melbourne-police-officer-joe-davis-known-for-community-work-dies/10035966002/ |
Stringy algae dominates coastline from Cocoa Beach to Sebastian and beyond
This summer, some say things look a bit — and smell a bit — worse than usual. That's because the shoreline seems mostly awash in weeds, from Cocoa Beach to Sebastian Inlet and beyond.
There's the usual Sargassum, which the Caribbean Sea delivers seasonally to the Gulf Stream and then Central Florida's beaches.
But some "filamentous" algae has been dominating the surf zone this summer, to the bane of fishers, surfers and all others who prefer weed-free wading, scientists at Florida Atlantic University say.
Oceanographers expect Sargassum seaweed and other macroalgae to thicken on our beaches every year. It comes from the eastern Caribbean and spreads throughout Florida's east coast and elsewhere.
Winds dictate when these stringy weeds lap up on our shore.
Seasonal seaweed strikes back: Tons of seaweed washes up on the Space Coast
For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, have grown in low nutrient waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, supported by natural nutrient sources such as fish and invertebrates excretions and ocean upwelling. But as fertilizers, wastewater and other human source have increased the nitrogen and phosphorus into rivers, that seaweed as well — as the filamentous kind we're seeing so much of now — has been growing out of control over the past decade.
Florida Atlantic University researchers have for years shown seasonal Sargassum here and elsewhere in the tropical Atlantic has grown worse in recent years because of increasing nitrogen and phosphorus from discharges from the Congo, Amazon and Mississippi rivers, atmospheric deposition from Saharan dust, and biomass burning of vegetation in central and South Africa,
This summer's Sargassum already has set a record. Combined, the total amount of the weed increased from 18.8 million tons in May 2022 to 24.2 million tons in June 2022, setting a new historical record, according to the University of South Florida scientists July 2 bulletin on the algae.
Considering the historical record-high mass of Sargassum in June, more of the seagrass may enter the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the following months, riding major ocean currents, USF bulletin warns. USF runs a Sargassum Watch System.
The University of South Florida expects the trend of increasing Sargassum seaweed in the ocean to slow this month but with the possibility of ramping back up after that.
A year ago, fed by sewage and fertilizers in Brazil and thereabouts, the same seaweed kept coming all summer long. FAU at the time released a study that suggested increased availability of nitrogen from natural and man-made sources, including sewage, fuels excess Sargassum growth.
According to the study, our waste can turn a critical nursery habitat into toxic algae dead zones, "with catastrophic impacts on coastal ecosystems, economies, and human health."
The FAU researchers used unique historical baseline seaweed tissue from the 1980s to compare its chemical makeup to samples collected since 2010. They found dramatic changes in the chemistry and composition of Sargassum weed since the 1980s, "transforming this vibrant living organism into a toxic “dead zone,” FAU's announcement said.
Their findings were published last year in Nature Communications.
Washed-up Sargassum:Washed-up Sargassum seaweed sometimes wreaks havoc and reeks; expect it for next several weeks
Pulled from waves:Several pulled from waves after boat capsizes near Melbourne Beach
Last month, strong winds blew a thick layer of dust from the Sahara Desert westward over the Atlantic Ocean. By June 6, the leading edge of the massive river of dust reached South America, stretching more than 3,500 miles and covering more than 2.2 million square miles, according to the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite, which acquired a true-color image.
Biologists say the vegetation washing up on the Space Coast and shorelines statewide this month usually is beneficial to the beach. It provides food for birds, crabs and other wildlife and habitat for hiding. So raking the stuff off the beach can be controversial, often pitting tourism against conservation interests.
But when the weed feeds off too much sewage, it can turn toxic for some wildlife, FAU and other research shows.
Sargassum is a constant presence in the Atlantic. It typically drifts in long lines near the Gulf Stream and provides vital food for young sea turtles. In excess, though, the stuff annoys tourists and those who's livelihoods depend upon them, by fouling the beaches beauty and air.
Sargassum contains arsenic, which it uptakes from what's naturally in ocean water. But arsenic levels have been increasing in the seaweed as humans have contributed more nitrogen to the environment, FAU researchers say. As humans have added more nitrogen from fertilizers, sewage, deforestation and other sources to coastal waters, seaweed and other aquatic plants seek more phosphates to balance their nutrients. In doing so, the plants uptake more arsenic because its in a molecular form that's similar to phosphate.
Sargassum, like other seaweed, gives off hydrogen sulfide gas as it rots, which can cause irritation to the eyes and respiratory system.
The recent stringy mess on Brevard County beaches reminds many on the beach side of widespread Sargassum algae blooms that hit county beaches in 2014, 2015, 2018 and last year. Huge Sargassum blooms blanketed beaches along the east coast of Barbados and Puerto Rico in 2014, as well. But 2018 was among the worst in Florida, Lapointe said, adding that this year could rival that year's bloom.
Jim Waymer is an environment reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Waymer at 321-261-5903 or jwaymer@floridatoday.com. Or find him on Twitter: @JWayEnviro or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jim.waymer
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A mother was hospitalized in critical condition after attempting to rescue her two children in the ocean off of the Jersey Shore Wednesday morning, police said.
The Brigantine Beach Patrol rescued the 28-year-old woman and her two children from the surf around 9:30 a.m., police said in a release on Facebook.
Brigantine police said the kids were swimming in the ocean when, according to a witness, they became overpowered by the current and appeared in distress.
The witness saw the mother run into the ocean to try and save them, but said she then also appeared distressed and disappeared under the water.
The witness then called 911, police said.
The woman was transported to the hospital where she was listed in critical condition. Her children were checked out by emergency personnel and reunited with family, police said.
“Because of the mother’s selfless actions and the witness immediately seeking help, the children were able to be rescued by Brigantine Beach Patrol who were training prior to their shift on a beach nearby,” BPD said.
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What to Know
- Within Manhattan (and across the city) there are pricier neighborhoods than others -- not just when it comes to rent, but when it comes to property ownership.
- Seven of the top 10 most expensive nabes are found in Manhattan, the exorbitant prices are found throughout the city.
- According to PropertyShark, the median sale prices among the city's most expensive neighborhoods have increased 77 percent.
It comes as no surprise that if you want to take a bite out of the Big Apple real estate market, it will cost you a pretty penny -- a very expensive pretty penny.
The average monthly rent for a Manhattan apartment surpassed $5,000 for the first time — and brokers say demand and prices are headed even higher into the fall. However, within Manhattan (and across the city) there are pricier neighborhoods than others -- not just when it comes to rent, but when it comes to property ownership.
A quarterly (Q2 2022) study by real estate research website PropertyShark, looked into the most expensive neighborhoods in New York City to buy property -- and although seven of the top 10 most expensive nabes are found in Manhattan, the exorbitant prices are found throughout the city.
According to PropertyShark, the median sale prices among the city's most expensive neighborhoods have increased 77 percent. However, what's even more shocking is that two neighborhoods — Brooklyn’s Manhattan Beach and Jamaica Estates in Queens — actually recorded price surges of more than 100 percent, according to the study.
At the top of PropertyShark's list is Hudson Yards, TriBeCa and SoHo -- all three maintained their places as the most expensive neighborhoods with each in the $3 million and above price range for property.
Hudson Yards reigned supreme at No. 1 as the most expensive neighborhood in New York City, despite a 10 percent year-over-year price drop that brought the median down from $5.71 million to $5.13 million.
Following Hudson Yards comes TriBeCa as the second priciest neighborhood in the city with a median property price of $3,477,000, according to PropertyShark's study. While prices increased in TriBeca, sales actually declined, with 72 total closing sales — 21% fewer than in Q2 2021.
SoHo, the third priciest neighborhood, per the ranking, has a $3.45 million median price tag for property, which was the result of a 32% year-over-year increase influenced by a larger square footage of sold homes, according to the study. On average, properties sold in SoHo were 18 percent larger than those traded during the same period in 2021.
The study also revealed other interesting statistics from additional neighborhoods. For example, although Brooklyn's Manhattan Beach came in as the 29th-priciest neighborhood in the city, according to the study, it posted a $1,085,000 median sale price in Q2. This price increase is a result of a 147 percent year-over-year surge -- making Manhattan Beach the neighborhood with the largest rate of price increase among the 50 most expensive. To better understand the incredible surge, just one year ago, Manhattan Beach had a $439,000 median property price tag!
Another neighborhood with an astounding price surge is found in Queens. Although Jamaica Estates comes in at No. 44 in PropertyShark's overall ranking of the most expensive neighborhoods in New York City, the neighborhood broke into the top 50 following a 121 percent year-over-year surge that raised its median price from $418,000 to $923,000 -- making Jamaica Estates the neighborhood with the second sharpest median sale price increase among the city’s most exclusive neighborhoods.
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ALBANY – The Albany Recreation & Parks Department is currently hosting its annual Hook a Kid on Golf Camp at the Flint River Municipal Golf Course. Youth participants, ages 6-11 years of age, began the four-day camp on Monday, July 11.
To kick off four days of fun, participants received a set of clubs, a golf polo and golf hat to begin their new journey on the course.
"We want to get the children excited about the game of golf while letting them enjoy the social and recreational aspects of the program,” said Roy Snead, the golf course manager.
The Hook a Kid on Golf Camp offers an experience through which youth participants can receive individual instruction and engage in group lessons covering golf etiquette, rules of play, proper form, techniques, and how to have fun while playing the amazing sport. In addition to skills learned on the course, young golfers participate in guided enrichment sessions covering sportsmanship, teamwork and healthy competition.
Camp participants celebrated their achievements with a banquet on Thursday.
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THOMASVILLE -- Friday is recognized as "National Pet Fire Safety Day," an awareness day to educate pet owners about potential risks when pets are left home alone and provide them with proven prevention measures to ensure their safety.
In 2009, The American Kennel Club teamed up with the ADT Security Services and the National Volunteer Fire Council to establish National Pet Fire Safety Day, a day devoted to educating pet owners on how to keep their pets safe in the event of an emergency.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, pets or wild animals play a big role in starting about 750 home fires each year. These fires involve cooking equipment, fireplaces, wiring, candles and more. It is important to keep in mind the following safety tips if you have a pet at home:
-- Keep pets away from stoves, countertops, candles, lamps and space heaters;
-- Always use a metal or heat-tempered glass screen on a fireplace and keep it in place;
-- Have a "pet-free" zone at least 3 feet from the fireplace;
-- Consider battery-operated or flameless candles;
-- Watch pets to ensure they don't chew electrical cords.
"Making sure you have working smoke alarms is the first way to protect your family and pet in a home fire," Mike Mann, Fire & Life Safety Captain for Thomasville Fire Rescue, said. "Working smoke alarms increase your chance of getting out of a fire by 50%."
Create a home evacuation plan that you can use to quickly escape from a fire and make sure your pets are a part of that plan. When leaving your home or securing your pet at night, secure your pet near an entrance so it's quicker to grab your pet on the way out in case of an emergency. In the event of a disaster, notify the firefighter if your pet is trapped inside so they can handle these emergencies with more care and equipment.
"Anything that you would do for your kids, do for your pets because that's the best way to keep them safe," Mann said.
Thomasville Fire Rescue offers free smoke and carbon monoxide alarm installations to ensure the community's safety. For more information on pet fire safety, visit www.nfpa.org or call Thomasville Fire Rescue at (229) 227-4099.
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Body of missing ex-Detroit cop found in west side park
Detroit — Investigators on Thursday believe they found the remains of retired Detroit Police Officer Stefon Hodo in a west-side park, the city's top cop said.
A body was found at about 11 a.m. in Stoepel Park #1 near Evergreen and Outer Drive. Although the official cause of death had not been confirmed Thursday, Detroit Police Chief James White said detectives believe Hodo was killed and his body dumped in the park after a witness reported seeing the retired cop arguing with a 29-year-old man.
"We still have to await official confirmation from the (Wayne County Medical Examiner), but all things point to this being (Hodo)," White said.
A Detroit Police source told The Detroit News that police have the man suspected of killing Hodo in custody. The suspect was arrested last week after he allegedly shot a 40-year-old man in the finger with a gun he'd stolen from Hodo, who served on the police force from 2005-13, police officials said.
The News is not releasing the 29-year-old man's name because he was not been charged with Hodo's killing.
Last week's shooting was the latest incident in which allegedly violent crimes were committed by a Wayne County or Detroit defendant who'd been released on personal bond.
It came days after 36th District Court officials announced the court would eliminate cash bond for most defendants — a decision that was criticized by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
The suspect in Hodo's killing was free on personal bond while awaiting trial on drug charges when on June 30, police say, the man drove by a house in the 15300 block of Ferguson near Fenkell and the Southfield Freeway at about 11:15 a.m. and shot up the house. The 2007 Lexus and pistol used in the drive-by shooting were stolen from Hodo, police said.
About three hours later, police said the man again drove to the house and opened fire. A 40-year-old man who was inside the house ran to the doorway and returned fire, police said.
During the gunfight, the 40-year-old man was shot once in the finger. The alleged gunman fled, and was arrested hours later near Schaefer and Tireman by Detroit police officers, Wayne County Sheriff's deputies and Michigan State Police troopers.
Prior to last week's arrest, the suspect in Hodo's killing had been free on his own recognizance while awaiting trial on charges of possession of methamphetamine and driving on a suspended license, following his May 6, 2021 arrest in Detroit, court records show.
Those charges followed 2018 gun arrests in Detroit and Warren.
In July 2018, the man was arrested in Warren with a pistol and was convicted of improper possession of a firearm, a misdemeanor, and given 12 months of non-reporting probation, Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz said.
Two months later, the man was again arrested on a gun charge, Gautz said.
"He was arrested after a call of a felonious assault in progress near Rivard and Atwater," Gautz said. "Police located (the man) walking through a nearby field. They saw the outline of a gun in his hoodie and found a loaded .40 caliber handgun on him."
The man pleaded guilty to attempted carrying a concealed weapon and was given a year of probation, court records show.
On May 15, 2019, a warrant was issued for the man's arrest after he violated the terms of his probation, court records show. During a hearing a month later, Wayne Circuit Judge Gregory Bill continued the defendant's probation and released him on personal bond, according to court records.
A second probation violation warrant was issued on Aug. 6, 2019. During the arraignment on the violation three weeks later, Bill set bond at $10,000, 10%, according to court records.
The man failed to appear for a Sept. 19, 2019 probation violation hearing, and a third arrest warrant was signed, court records show.
Following a Dec. 4, 2019 probation violation hearing, Judge Bill set aside the warrant for failing to appear at the previous hearing and closed his probation.
Seven months after the man was arrested last year, on Oct. 5, 2021, he was arraigned in 36th District Court, charged with drug possession and given a bond of $20,000, 10%, court records show.
While out on bond in the drug case, Detroit Police again arrested the man on Feb. 8 and he was charged with felony firearm, and possession of a weapon by a felon. During the Feb. 10 arraignment, 36th District Magistrate Jeffery Kleparek set a personal $11,000 bond and released the man on his own recognizance.
During a Feb. 22 hearing on the weapons charges, 36th District Judge Roberta Archer continued the man's personal bond condition, according to court records.
On March 31, the man appeared for a hearing before Wayne Circuit Judge Michael Callahan on the drug charge. The judge dropped the man's $20,000/10% bond condition and ordered him released on his own recognizance, court records show.
After last week's shooting, the man's bond was revoked and he was remanded to the Wayne County Jail.
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2 arrested in connection with Canton shooting death linked to road rage
Canton — Two people been arrested in relation to a homicide investigation by the Canton police department after the shooting death of a 37-year-old Belville resident in June.
Maria Phillips, 33, was charged with accessory after the fact in a June 16 arraignment before 35th District Judge Michael Gerou. Another person was arrested in Illinois on a homicide warrant on July 7 and is awaiting extradition to Michigan.
Shortly after 5 p.m. on June 10, Canton police responded to reports of a shooting on Haggerty between Palmer and Michigan Avenue. The victim, who was shot multiple times, was taken to a hospital but died June 16.
The Canton Police Department says the shooting may have been related to a traffic altercation, and believed two vehicles were involved. One is a gray Chevrolet Equinox that the shooter was driving and the other is a white Dodge Ram pickup truck with black trim.
Phillips is currently held at the Wayne County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond.
hmackay@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/14/2-arrested-connection-canton-shooting-death-linked-road-rage/10060560002/ | 2022-07-14T20:11:41 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/14/2-arrested-connection-canton-shooting-death-linked-road-rage/10060560002/ |
ODESSA, Texas — Summer might not be over yet, but it's already time to start thinking about heading back to school.
The Gaven Norris Law Office and the Omicron Epsilon Lamda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity have teamed up for their annual school supply giveaway.
This year's event will start at 8 a.m. at the Bethlehem Baptist Church at 1000 W. Clements Street in Odessa and last until supplies run out.
There will be 500 backpacks and school supplies given out to students from Kindergarten to 12th grade.
Only one backpack will be given out per child and the child must be present to receive one.
This event is drive-up only, so attendees are asked to remain in their vehicle as supplies are distributed.
For more information you can call the Gaven Norris Law Office at 432-279-0858. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/giveaway-provide-school-supplies-500-students/513-a8672c27-7ad4-41af-826b-c4c6d152f466 | 2022-07-14T20:13:01 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/giveaway-provide-school-supplies-500-students/513-a8672c27-7ad4-41af-826b-c4c6d152f466 |
MIDLAND, Texas — The Museum of the Southwest has announced applications are open for the annual Septemberfest event.
This year's event will run September 9-11.
Artists and craftspeople can apply to have a booth featured at the event. Booths are $300 for single and $500 for double.
The deadline to apply for a booth is August 1.
In addition to being able to display and sell their work, there will be a selection of judges to select first, second and third prize works along with an honorable mention. Each place comes with prize money.
Participating artists are also required to donate an item valued at $100 or more for the museum's silent action at the preview party that Friday evening.
Applicants will be notified if they are accepted no later than August 5.
For more details about the application process including requirements for art being shown, or to apply, you can click or tap here. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/septemberfest-artist-applications-open/513-c943fcdb-5d70-4934-95d0-fcbad8249060 | 2022-07-14T20:13:07 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/septemberfest-artist-applications-open/513-c943fcdb-5d70-4934-95d0-fcbad8249060 |
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DALLAS (KDAF) — In Texas, you’ve got history, Tex-Mex, BBQ, and sports, but the king of all things in the Lone Star State is high school football.
Sure, other states like California, Florida, Georgia and others stake their claim to have some of the best high school football in America but even still it doesn’t rival Texas.
So, we wanted to take a quick look at the top 2023 Texas football recruits and where they rank in 247Sports Composite. When it comes to the top 10, defense wins championships and being a top-tier defender will get you higher on the recruiting list it seems.
According to 247Sports, these are some of the top recruits in the Lone Star State:
- David Hicks: Defensive lineman, Paetow High School
- Anthony Hill: Linebacker, Ryan High School
- Rueben Owens: Running back, El Campo High School – Committed to Louisville
- Javien Toviano: Cornerback, Martin High School
- Jackson Arnold: Quarterback, Guyer High School – Committed to Oklahoma
- Johntay Cook II: Wide receiver, DeSoto High School – Committed to Texas
- Malik Muhammad: Cornerback, South Oak Cliff High School
- Jaquaize Pettaway: Wide receiver, Langham Creek High School – Committed to Oklahoma
- Peyton Bowen: Safety, Guyer High School – Committed to Notre Dame
- Bravion Rogers: Cornerback, La Grange High School – Committed to Texas A&M
Of course, there are many other recruits on the list and the top 50 is stacked with five and four stars that have committed to top-tier Power 5 programs. For the full list from 247, click here! | https://cw33.com/news/local/looking-at-the-top-texas-high-school-football-recruits-for-2023/ | 2022-07-14T20:16:10 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/looking-at-the-top-texas-high-school-football-recruits-for-2023/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — With everything going on in North Texas, it can be hard to make weekend plans without getting a little F.O.M.O.
No worries, that’s why we’re here. If you’re in Grapevine this weekend and you need some weekend activity ideas, here are seven things to do at Grapevine Mills.
AMC Amazing
Experience the difference of AMC amenities. From spacious rocking seats to luxury recliners, innovative menus and premium offerings like IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and Prime at AMC, AMC Theatres offers a range of ways to get more out of movies. With AMC Amazing being one of the only theatres in the area to retain its traditional movie theatre-like atmosphere, the whole family can stay cool while enjoying the ultimate cinema experience.
Legoland Discovery Center
The ultimate indoor experience full of amazing play, creativity and building fun designed for families with kids aged 3-10 years. Immerse yourself in a world of LEGO adventures on our interactive rides: Merlin’s Apprentice, Kingdom Quest, and LEGO City Forest Ranger Pursuit. Build the fastest car and send it down the racetracks as you challenge each other in Build and Test.
Round 1 Bowling and Amusement
Round 1 is a state-of-the-art entertainment company offering activities to kids and adults like Bowling, Billiards, Arcade Games, Karaoke, Darts, Ping Pong, and a Kids Play Zone. The menu offers classic selections of hearty appetizers and meals including pizza, wings, salad, ice cream.
Peppa Pig World of Play
Designed for preschoolers, the imaginative play center will fuel the imaginations of young children and encourage development through a variety of immersive learning-based activities and is equipped with endless family-fun including themed party rooms for birthdays, a movie theater/screening room, facilities for families to relax, play and, of course, plenty of muddy puddles.
Stranger Things Pop Up
Step into the first-ever, official Stranger Things Store and experience some of the show’s most iconic locations including Joyce’s House, Palace Arcade, Hawkins High, and feature Stranger Things merchandise and themed interactive elements. Open to all ages until August 14th!
SEA Life Aquarium
Take a fascinating journey from the coast to the ocean depths through 16 themed zones at SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium. With a 360-degree view from the seabed in the Ocean Tunnel, visitors can get up close to thousands of amazing creatures and find out how it feels to touch a sea start and other creatures living in the interactive rockpool experience.
The Escape Game
The Escape Game is DFW’s #1 escape room and immersive adventure. As a premier provider of escape rooms, the adventures play like Hollywood blockbusters with twists, turns, and jaw-dropping surprises around every corner. An experience for all ages, their 60-minute adventures bring epic stories to life in a one-of-a-kind tactile experience. | https://cw33.com/news/local/need-something-to-do-in-north-texas-this-weekend-here-are-seven-things-to-do-at-grapevine-mills/ | 2022-07-14T20:16:25 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/need-something-to-do-in-north-texas-this-weekend-here-are-seven-things-to-do-at-grapevine-mills/ |
SWEPCO is working to restore power to homes across Northwest Louisiana
More than 6,800 SWEPCO customers are without power Thursday after severe weather swept through Northwest Louisiana Wednesday evening.
SWEPCO said "crews are working quickly and safely to restore power. We’ll share more information as it becomes available."
The power outage is in response to downed lines and damage to cross arms and poles. The majority of the outages were reported in the Natchitoches area, with a peak of 16,000 customers without power.
The estimated restoration time for the Natchitoches, Mansfield and Hornbeck areas is 12:30 a.m. Friday, July 15. In Shreveport and Haughton, the estimated time is 11:59 p.m. tonight.
SWEPCO is telling customers to stay away and keep children and pets away from downed lines.
To stay connected, here are some recourses:
- SWEPCO.com/Alerts for text or email alerts
- SWEPCO.com/App
- SWEPCO.com/Outages/Report
- 1-888-218-3919 to report hazards
For updates and photos, follow SWEPCO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com. | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/swepco-working-restore-power-homes-across-northwest-louisiana/10057958002/ | 2022-07-14T20:16:32 | 0 | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/swepco-working-restore-power-homes-across-northwest-louisiana/10057958002/ |
For the first time, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo will host a rodeo qualifier event in Uvalde in 2023.
Organizers said they are hosting the event in Uvalde in hopes that it will help the economy and businesses in the city, which is still dealing with the tragic shooting at an elementary school where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in May.
The event will be open to all Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women's Professional Rodeo Association card and permit holders, competing for a spot in the San Antonio Rodeo in February.
On ExpressNews.com: San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo’s education tally this year: $11.5 million
With over 800 competitors, the preliminary competition will take place at the Uvalde County Fairplex from Monday, Jan. 9 through Jan. 13 and is free to the public. The ticketed finals featuring the top 15 cowboys and cowgirls from each event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 14. The top 10 overall qualify for the San Antonio Rodeo.
Tickets are on sale now for $15 for the finals. Box seats and VIP seating will be available at a later date, the rodeo wrote.
The 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo will be held Feb. 9-26 at the AT&T Center. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-Rodeo-Uvalde-17305437.php | 2022-07-14T20:21:20 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-Rodeo-Uvalde-17305437.php |
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc. is commissioning a study on cash assistance and coaching — two forms of social intervention previously only evaluated as separate strategies.
President and CEO Jaime Wesolowski said during a press conference Wednesday that this is the first randomized control trial in the country that will examine how the two interventions can work together to support individuals and families working to emerge from poverty.
“The results of this study will inform the strategies and funding decisions we make around economic mobility as we seek to advance health equity strategies that allow all to thrive,” Wesolowski said.
MHM is a one-half owner of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest health care system in South Texas, which operates nine hospitals in the city.
The upcoming two-year study, called the San Antonio GOALS Initiative, will be conducted by the University of Texas at San Antonio’s College of Health, Community and Policy with help from two local nonprofits: Family Service and Empower House.
Family Service will recruit 575 households to participate in the study, and it will administer a mentoring program that helps people in poverty climb the economic ladder. This model developed by Boston-based Economic Mobility Pathways enables participants to set their own goals across key areas, including health, family life, career, finances and education.
“We see firsthand the impacts of intergenerational poverty and the challenges in trying to break the cycle,” Family Services President and CEO Mary Garr said. “This model offers a broad approach to understanding the multifaceted challenges that exist for many individuals and families and helps them find ways to overcome them sustainably.”
Empower House, formerly called The Martinez Street Women’s Center, will handle the cash assistance program, providing $500 monthly payments to participants via prepaid debit cards. Participants will be able to use the money in whichever ways make the most sense to them, and Empower House SA will interview them to assess the potential effect of cash assistance on their eligibility for other programs.
Empower House Executive Director Andrea Figueroa said she is honored to be a part of this research because her nonprofit’s work has historically centered on the “needs and priorities of Black Indigenous people of color community members and their families as we walk alongside them in support.”
A team from UTSA’s College of Health, Community and Policy will serve as independent, third-party evaluators for the study, ensuring that participants are randomly assigned to one of four groups — people participating in a monthly cash assistance program, people participating in Mobility Mentoring, people participating in Mobility Mentoring and a monthly cash assistance program, and people in a control group receiving no form of intervention.
The economic mobility study is open to Bexar County residents who are 18 to 60 with a household income not exceeding 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is no more than $41,625 for a family of four.
Participants must live in one of the following ZIP codes: 78201, 78228, 78237, 78207, 78204, 78225, 78214, 78221, 78224, 78226, 78211, 78222 or 78217.
Those interested can contact 210-431-7550 or visit www.family-service.org/goals to apply.
laura.garcia@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-nonprofit-commissions-study-17305385.php | 2022-07-14T20:21:26 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-nonprofit-commissions-study-17305385.php |
1:06 p.m. update: Flash flood warnings continue downstream of the Pipeline Fire burn scar. The National Weather Service reported that flood waters on the west side of the Pipeline Fire burn scar are "staying within the channels of the Schultz Creek drainage at this time."
1:03 p.m. update: Reporter Sierra Ferguson described the scene near the closure of Highway 89:
The intersection of Highway 89 and Silver Saddle Road is backed with traffic up as far as the eye can see. ADOT has put up road blocks just beyond the traffic light, at the edge of the Silver Saddle Center gas station.
Crews on scene were setting up cones and talking with concerned families, some of whom live only miles up the highway. One crew member told the Arizona Daily Sun that the closure will remain in place until crews can clean up the road way. Several pieces of heavy equipment, including two blades and a front loader are further up Highway 89, assisting crews to make the roadway safe for traffic.
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Jennifer Brawley, a mother of five who took her children to the park this morning, expressed frustration for the people stuck in traffic.
“No one told them why they were stopped, or for how long," Brawley said. She was trying to get to her house on Campbell Ave.
“They’re telling us that it’s going to be until 4:00 pm before we can get home. That’s 3 hours. I have five kids in the car, so we’re probably going to go to a friend’s house to wait it out," she said. Luckily, she’s not concerned about her home flooding, but she is eager to get back to it.
Outside the gas station people drifted in and out of their cars in the light rain. One couple had kayaks strapped to the top of their car. They were on their way to a family house boating trip in Page, a trip that now might be cancelled.
12:49 p.m. update: National Weather Service reported floodwaters 8 inches deep over Highway 89 with mud and debris present.
12:30 p.m.: Highway 89 has been closed in both directions near Flagstaff, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The closure is due to flooding at milepost 424 near Johnson Ranch Road. Motorists should expect delays and seek an alternate route. There is no estimated time to reopen the highway.
12:05 p.m.: White layers of hail could be seen covering Doyle Peak and other parts of the San Francisco peaks beneath the passing storm.
Highway 89 has been closed to northbound traffic at Swede Acres.
Homes in Swede Acres and Timberline, and North Fork Road reportedly began experiencing flooding.
11:41 a.m.: The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for areas near the base of Arizona Snowbowl, the Fort Valley neighborhood, Bellemont, A1 Mountain, Wing Mountain, Humphrey's and Aggasiz peak effective until 1:45 p.m. Deadman Wash and Volunteer Wash are expected to be impacted, as well as Highway 180 between mile markers 222 and 231, and Interstate 40 between mile markers 184 and 191. The NWS warned travelers to expect "flooding over low-water crossing, ponding of water on interstates, highways, and in urban areas" that will create hazardous travel conditions.
11:25 a.m.: The National Weather Service reported thunderstorms over the Pipeline Fire burn scar with "6 inches of water flowing along U.S. Highway 89 northeast of Flagstaff with debris also across the roadway." NWS rain gauges suggested up to 2 inches of rain had fallen and "flash flooding is already occurring."
Debris flow is expected through Government Tank wash. Debris flow may consist of rock, mud, vegetation, and other loose material.
San Francisco Wash and Schultz Creek are also expected to be impacted
11:15 a.m.: A JE Fuller Rain Gauge on Waterline Road registered .87 inches of rain that had fallen on the Government Tank Watershed. The county has deemed this watershed to be a particular hazard following the Pipeline Fire.
10:43 a.m.: Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Pipline Burn Scar. Rain guages in the area have indicated just under 3/4 of an inch of rainfall in 15 minutes. The National Weather Service warned that "this will result in debris flow, specifically down the Government Tank Wash. Avoid the area."
Original 10:30 a.m. post: Significant monsoonal rain in the forecast caused the National Weather Service to issue flash flood warning for portions of Coconino County, including the areas of Timberline, Pine Mountain Estates, Hutchinson Acres, Macann Estates, Government Tank Wash, Little Elden Springs Horse Camp, and Highway 89 between mile markers 423 and 427. This warning is predicted to remain in effect until 1:30 p.m. People in the area are reminded to not cross flooded roads and to avoid dry washes, slot canyons and creeks as these can become "raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall." | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/weather/live-updates-monsoon-rains-on-pipeline-fire-burn-scar-bring-flash-floods-to-areas-around/article_ec76df38-039c-11ed-921f-17a44434d210.html | 2022-07-14T20:23:47 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/weather/live-updates-monsoon-rains-on-pipeline-fire-burn-scar-bring-flash-floods-to-areas-around/article_ec76df38-039c-11ed-921f-17a44434d210.html |
Hitting a walk-off double to win a district championship is plenty for any Little League baseball player to take pride in. Caleb Smith, 11, did that for the Continental Little League 9-11 All-Stars on Friday, as the squad beat rival West Flagstaff Little League, 13-11, in St. Johns to advance to the state championship tournament beginning on Thursday.
But, more than just a hit -- admittedly one of importance -- the moment was the climax in a comeback story unexpected for any baseball player, especially one at his age. The CLL regular season and playoffs ended in early June, and Caleb had achieved his yearlong goal of making the All-Stars team for the ensuing tournament in July. He suffered a setback, though, and his recovery after a major accident took several weeks.
On June 11, Caleb was cleaning a horse pen with his sister and grandmother. They were “messing around,” as his sister had just recently returned from vacation and they had not seen each other for some time.
“The horse is really gentle and fun and loving out there until it’s not. Caleb wasn’t directly behind him, but the horse got spooked and pivoted and kicked and smashed his jaw,” said Cody Smith, Caleb’s father.
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Caleb underwent surgery to put supportive arches in his jaw, which was also wired shut. He could only consume liquids through a straw for several days. As of Tuesday, he could still only handle soft foods.
Instead of competing with his team of friends from the season, Caleb was relegated to sitting at home for a couple weeks. He lost weight -- Cody said his son went from around 115 pounds to 103 at his lowest -- but has started to gradually gain some back. And he was unable to do much athletically, taking away his passion for this time of year.
“It was not how I expected my summer to be,” Caleb said.
A fun-loving, talkative kid, Caleb was unable to speak clearly for a while. His mother, Brittany Smith, was the “best at interpreting his mumbling,” according to the family.
“That was obviously really hard for him as a kid, too,” she said.
“After he had his wires cut, he started talking a little bit and getting the muscles back. The doctor had to say, ‘All right, don’t do that too much, you don’t want to hurt it again,’” she added, chuckling.
Medical staff said Caleb could not risk playing with his mouth wired shut. Doing so might have led to injuring the jaw again. Still, Caleb consumed as much baseball as possible. After toughing out the injury and subsequent surgery, the most difficult thing to hear was that he would have to miss playing for a period of time, maybe even the entire All-Stars season.
His aunt bought him a new video game system, complete with MLB: The Show 22 -- the latest professional baseball game -- and he spent many hours watching and thinking about baseball. He even went to as many practices as he could, still unable to participate physically but listening to coaches and soaking up as much as possible to be ready when he could eventually return to playing.
Doing so was a way to show appreciation for the coaches and players who were “so supportive.”
“They said, ‘Hopefully you can get back on the field soon. We need you,’” Caleb said.
“Coach (Josh) Clouse, and the other coaches and his teammates, they’ve been so amazing. They showed up at our house with gift baskets and get-well cards. And they’ve been so gentle with him while still supporting him at practice. We’re so thankful for that,” added Brittany.
After about two weeks, Caleb was cleared to hit again. He still couldn’t play in the field or run bases, with more risk of contact to his face. But he took to the batting cage as much as possible, and there was still hope he could make it back to full play if CLL made a long tournament run.
“It would probably have been easy for them to find another player to fill that roster spot, because Caleb was going to be out with an indefinite return date. But they stuck with him; they really care about the kids and they kept him on the team, and obviously we were all appreciative,” Cody said.
After a little more time, Caleb was finally cleared by the doctor to play again. About mid-way through the District I tournament -- which CLL had dominated to that point -- Caleb finally took to the plate again.
“For mama’s heart I was nervous, but also just really happy he’s out there doing what he loves,” Brittany said.
CLL beat WFLL in the semifinals of the double-elimination tournament, 9-1, on July 6. Two days later, after WFLL won another game to keep its season alive, the two faced off again on July 8.
This time it was a much closer contest.
WFLL led 6-5 after three innings before CLL took a 7-6 advantage in the bottom of the fourth. WFLL roared back and led 11-10 after the top of the sixth inning. CLL had to score at least a run to keep the game alive and not be forced into a winner-take-all contest with the crosstown rivals the next day.
CLL scored the tying run. Then, with two runners in scoring position, Caleb came up to bat. For at least a moment, he didn’t have to think about the jaw, still with arches and screws holding it together.
“I forgot about it for a little bit,” he said. “I was just like, ‘Hit the ball, and hope it’s a line drive.'”
On a 1-0 count, he smacked a double, helping his team advance to the state tourney.
"He just missed making the 9-10 All-Star team last year," Clouse said via text. "He went out and worked hard over the offseason. He came back and had a great regular season this year. He was on another team and we’d talk often as I was coaching at third base and he was playing third base. I kept telling him he was well in his way to being an All-Star. I told his parents he was going to be out breakout star this year on the team. I just never imagined it would be that type of break.
"He’s been an inspiration for all of us. We were down two other players for our first two games of district -- broken hand and illness. Everyone got healthy for our last two games versus WFLL. His walk-off double was such a wonderful moment for the entire team."
“It’s inspiring for sure. He took all this like a champ, way better than I know I could,” Caleb's mom said. “He had it in him to not give up. I think that’s what’s most impressive to me.”
CLL will play against Prescott Valley Thursday in Phoenix in the first round of the state tourney. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/clls-caleb-smith-recovers-from-broken-jaw-from-a-horse-kick-finishes-district-championship-heroically/article_d4bd8cf0-02d6-11ed-92d0-33004b20cfd3.html | 2022-07-14T20:23:53 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/clls-caleb-smith-recovers-from-broken-jaw-from-a-horse-kick-finishes-district-championship-heroically/article_d4bd8cf0-02d6-11ed-92d0-33004b20cfd3.html |
GRUNDY, Va. – Governor Youngkin declared a state of emergency Wednesday following the flooding and destruction in Southwest Virginia that left many without homes and power, and many people have responded to help, but members of the community are still encouraged to donate or provide assistance if possible.
Even though the water is starting to recede and cleanup is underway, the Sheriff said that three roads are still closed and that people should try to avoid the area when possible, but there are still ways to help out safely.
Monetary donations can be made to the United Way of Southwest Virginia on their donation page.
All other donations can be taken to the Twin Valley Elementary School at 9017 Riverside Drive, Oakwood, VA 24631, according to The Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
The Sheriff said the community is mainly in need of general cleaning supplies.
If you have questions about donating to help the Buchanan County community, you can call Cristie Lester with United Way of Southwest Virginia at 276.525.4071, email the Virginia Department of Emergency Services at Denise.McGeorge@dss.virginia.gov, or visit the United Way of Southwest Virginia website. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/donations-and-community-help-needed-after-buchanan-county-flooding/ | 2022-07-14T20:26:03 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/donations-and-community-help-needed-after-buchanan-county-flooding/ |
IRVING, Texas — Family Promise of Irving executive director Aubrey Pi believes homelessness doesn’t start when someone gets evicted.
Pi argues that homelessness begins when a person’s rent increases to just $200 a month.
“$2,400 in a year when a family is barely paying the rent every month goes a long way,” Pi said. “What is the solution? I wouldn’t say that one solution is going to truly fix the problem. But I also know that the number of affordable housing opportunities is far smaller than the ability for families to rent.”
According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2021 Out of Reach report, a minimum wage worker would need to work an average of 100 hours a week to afford a one-bedroom apartment at a fair market rate in Texas. In Dallas County specifically, they would need to work 120 hours a week to be able to afford a one-bedroom apartment and 143 hours for a two-bedroom. Workers would need to earn at least $21.81 an hour to afford a one-bedroom apartment and $26 to afford a two-bedroom rental at a fair market rate in Dallas.
Nationally, the report finds that minimum wage workers can’t afford a one-bedroom apartment in 93% of U.S. counties or a two-bedroom apartment in any county in the country. More than 7.5 million low-income renters are severely housing cost-burdened and spend more than half of their income on rent.
“When you’re paying more than 35% of your income towards rent, it takes away from your ability to afford every other day’s expenses,” Pi said. “When that happens, a snowball effect occurs quite frequently where a family or an individual is unable to pay one or two bills one month, and then those bills just rack up one after another.”
Family Promise is a national organization aimed at helping low-income families and families experiencing homelessness become self-sufficient. With over 200 affiliates across 43 states, the nonprofit assists families overcome barriers they have accessing housing.
“Whatever their income is, our goal is to ensure that not only do they get into affordable housing but also that they have employment that is going to be able to allow them to earn a living wage,” Pi said.
Pi spoke to the Dallas Business Journal about the increasing gap between rent and minimum wage and how it impacts a population that has historically struggled to access housing.
Can you tell me more about when you began noticing an increase in rent prices and how it’s impacting the people you serve?
I would say that it was long before [the pandemic]. When we look at barriers to accessing affordable housing, we’re addressing everything from pay to someone’s credit.
Before, apartments were where people who couldn’t rent a home or buy a home were sequestered because that’s what they could get into. Now, one family in our program was denied leasing an apartment in Euless because the gentleman who is applying for the apartment had too many registered phone numbers. How does your phone number even play a factor in your ability to access housing?
[With] another family I’m working with right now, the mom makes $20 an hour and has four kids. She applied for an income-based housing opportunity. She didn’t have a lapse in employment, but she started a new job in March. She applied for this apartment on May 4. She has yet to hear from the apartment about apartment availability.
As an income-based apartment complex, they flagged her application for extra income that she has not communicated. The extra income was a 401(k) that is contributed through her paycheck, but (it) has $39 in it. They required her, and as a case manager, I assisted, to reach out to the company to get a document that clearly states that this is all within 401(k). As if she’s sitting on some nest egg, she would rather stay homeless than bite into the 401(k) that she has. Again, why would our standard expectation be that someone blows their retirement for momentary hardship?
Who is most impacted by these rent hikes?
When it comes to looking at the numbers in regard to who has been disproportionately impacted by this rent hike and the lack of affordable housing, it is going to be people of color. When I say people of color, that’s a combination of not just African Americans, but those who would identify as Hispanic or Latino, Native Americans.
We had 16 families that we served in 2019, and 12 of those families were African American, two were mixed, and one was Hispanic. In 2020, just in shelter, not including those served through rental assistance, we had 11 African American [families], one Caucasian mixed family, two Hispanic families and two Caucasian families.
How do you see this playing out? Do you expect rent prices to continue to rise?
Yes. The families we serve are children in your classrooms, and they’re people you work with that you would never suspect were experiencing homelessness. The individuals we serve have jobs. We have three families in our program right now that have been denied food stamps on more than one occasion because they ‘make too much money,’ yet they’re homeless.
Our goal, yes, is to end homelessness, but in order to do so, we have to advocate for the people that we serve, which [includes] trying first to change the image of homelessness for society to truly understand the wage gap problem. But beyond that, there’s also the issue of the barriers to other services, such as simply applying to own a home.
These families could afford a mortgage, and apartment complexes require you to make two and three times the rent. Where these people could afford a mortgage, they can’t afford to live in an apartment complex. Yet, the apartment complex is the only place they have left because banks don’t approve people we work with for mortgages. They either don’t have a high enough credit score or don’t have the money they need to put for a down payment.
We make these things unattainable as a society, but we wonder why the housing crisis is a problem. It’s because investors buy properties and expect to easily gain a return on their investment off the backs of people who can’t afford to live elsewhere.
I don’t believe investors or property owners are the villains here because they’re trying to make their business work. Personally, as an organization, we work closely with a property owner here in Irving who offers very affordable rent. But they are one property.
How do we get more property owners like the one you work with? What does that have to look like?
There are some great people who truly want to help and make a change in our community. They support our organization tremendously, whether it’s volunteer time, money or donating goods and services. We do have great support in our communities. If it weren’t for that support, we wouldn’t be able to continue doing what we’re doing.
However, if you have over 50% of the people in your town who are rent burdens and you continue to cheer on these investors who are buying up properties, that’s great for one way. Yes, those businesses pay taxes. Yes, those businesses do bring revenue into the city, but at the same time, those same businesses are making rent unaffordable. Where do you find the balance? I am not sure.
Let’s say you have a property with 300 units, and you say 10% of your 300 units are ‘affordable,’ meaning you have 30 units available. 30 units out of 300 when you have over 50% of the population’s rent burden. How do those numbers equate? They don’t. There’s never going to be enough housing if everyone only does a little bit.
But at the same time, everyone doing a little bit goes along. Businesses are willing to hire people whether they’re entry-level or giving them an opportunity because they are single parents.
Yes, you have to, as a business, have a business model that serves the community with a certain expectation. However, at the same time, if [these families were] given leniency and their job weren’t lost, then would they have not become homeless? Absolutely.
This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/minimum-wage-workers-cant-afford-apartments-most-parts-of-country/287-eed337be-01b6-4422-8ebf-6682a5ca2ee2 | 2022-07-14T20:35:52 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/minimum-wage-workers-cant-afford-apartments-most-parts-of-country/287-eed337be-01b6-4422-8ebf-6682a5ca2ee2 |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Investigators are turning to the public for help identifying several auto burglary suspects.
According to the Elizabethton Police Department, around four to five individuals have been walking through neighborhoods checking for unlocked vehicles and taking personal property.
The police department said the individuals are wearing hoodies and traveling in a dark four-door sedan, possibly a Toyota Camry or Geo Prism.
Anyone who may know who the individuals are is asked to call Investigator James Stevens at 423-297-9002. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/elizabethton-pd-looking-to-identify-auto-burglary-suspects/ | 2022-07-14T20:36:20 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/elizabethton-pd-looking-to-identify-auto-burglary-suspects/ |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Electric cars have become quite popular lately. And with gas prices and inflation, it seems like a great way to help the environment and save money in the long term.
But... what happens when the battery needs replacing? And what happens when the replacement battery costs more than the car itself?
For a St. Petersburg family, that is the exact position they found themselves in.
Avery Siwinski who is 17 years old was excited to get a car to drive herself to and from school. Her parents spent $11,000 on a used electric car for her. It's a Ford Focus Electric. The car is a 2014 model, with 60,000 miles.
"It was fine at first," Avery Siwinski said. "I loved it so much. It was small and quiet and cute. And all the sudden it stopped working."
Avery Siwinski had her car for 6 months before her dashboard started to light up with problematic symbols.
"In March, it started giving an alert," she said. "And then we took it to the shop and it stopped running."
In the midst of the car troubles, the family was dealing with tragedy. In June, Avery's father died following a stage four colon cancer diagnosis. Her grandfather, Ray Siwinski stepped in to try to get the car issues sorted.
"Turns out, this is a pretty common problem for this particular car," Ray Siwinski said.
The car has sat at Ford Auto Nation in Pinellas County for the last few months. Ray said he was able to get a quote on a replacement battery for the electric car.
"The Ford dealership had advised us that we could replace the battery," he said. "It would only cost $14,000."
$3,000 more than what the family bought the car for. And that quote didn't include installation and labor costs, Ray Siwinski said.
Ray shared that Auto Nation offered to buy the car off him, offering him $500 for it.
After weeks of research, Ray Siwinski said there aren't any other options to fix the car.
"Then we found out the batteries aren't even available," he said. "So it didn't matter. They could cost twice as much and we still couldn't get it."
It's an issue he says isn't specific to owners of the now discontinued Ford Focus Electric.
"If you're buying a new one, you have to realize there is no second-hand market right now because the manufacturers are not supporting the cars," he said.
The Siwinski's message to you: do your research before buying electric. They warn, it may cost you far more than you realize.
10 Tampa Bay reached out to Ford Motor Company, asking what customers in this position are expected to do and if the electric car batteries are still being made available for Ford Focus Electric cars. We are awaiting their response. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/electric-car-battery-replacement-costs-more-than-car/67-46243c70-124b-43e9-9a6e-fca01dc40cc4 | 2022-07-14T20:36:24 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/electric-car-battery-replacement-costs-more-than-car/67-46243c70-124b-43e9-9a6e-fca01dc40cc4 |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing juvenile.
Aaryiana Shyye Chavarria, 12, was reported missing to the department on Wednesday. She was reportedly last seen three days prior in the 2000 block of Queensbury Court in Kingsport.
Detectives do not suspect foul play in her disappearance.
Chavarria is around 5-feet 5-inches tall and weighs around 125 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call investigators at 423-229-9429 or central dispatch at 423-246-9111. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-police-looking-for-missing-12-year-old/ | 2022-07-14T20:36:26 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-police-looking-for-missing-12-year-old/ |
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Hard work really does pay off. Manatee County's Robinson Preserve was recently added to Tripadvisor's '2022 Traveler's Choice' top 10% of attractions worldwide.
This honor comes after many glowing reviews were left from visitors leaving remarks like “nature at its best” and “the type of place you must go see,” the county wrote in a statement.
The preserve is a project that took 487 acres of farmland and restored it back to a coastal and wetland habitat, according to its website.
Currently, visitors can enjoy:
- Kayaking
- Paddleboarding
- Pedal kayaks
- Biking
- Trail walking
- Bird watching
- Fishing
- Skateboarding
- A children's playground
- A covered pavilion
For more information about the preserve, visit here.
Conservation efforts in Florida are very prominent in the community. Earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would be approving 10 land and conservation easement acquisitions to protect more than 17,000 acres of the state's environment.
In a news release, the governor said the land will be managed and monitored by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Seven parcels that were approved, totaling 16,706 acres, are within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, the state explained. The untouched stretch of land is considered crucial in allowing animals to migrate across the state.
The announcement was the second time thousands of acres were acquired for the corridor since the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act was signed into law last year.
In April 2021, Florida lawmakers approved the legislation and set aside more than $300 million to protect wildlife corridors under the Florida Forever land conservation program. In September 2021, DeSantis announced that nearly 20,000 acres of land would be conserved as part of the corridor.
According to the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, the properties under the recent purchase are a mixture of native and working lands. Not only will they provide habitats for Florida species like Florida panthers, black bears and gopher tortoises, but the parcels are also home to several freshwater systems. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/robinson-nature-preserve-florida-travlers-choice-tripadvisor-wildlife/67-5af07ad4-7182-48f1-8619-eef52f370563 | 2022-07-14T20:36:30 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/robinson-nature-preserve-florida-travlers-choice-tripadvisor-wildlife/67-5af07ad4-7182-48f1-8619-eef52f370563 |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The annual Fun Fest parade will roll through downtown Kingsport on Friday and several streets will be closed as a result.
The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Clinchfield and West Center streets. It will travel along Center Street and then Sullivan Street before ending at the intersection of Sullivan and Cinchfield.
According to the city, Clinchfield Street between Market and Clay streets will be closed by 8 a.m. for parade lineup. All side streets leading into Center Street between Clinchfield and Sullivan will be closed starting at 4 p.m.
Center and Sullivan streets will be closed half an hour before the parade begins.
All closures will be lifted once the parade is over. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/road-closures-announced-for-fun-fest-parade/ | 2022-07-14T20:36:32 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/road-closures-announced-for-fun-fest-parade/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The driver accused of crashing into the Jones family in Louisville was in court for a pretrial hearing, and more details have come to light regarding the incident.
WDRB in Louisville reports that police say 33-year-old Michael Hurley was high on Hyrdocodone when he drove onto the sidewalk near an intersection in downtown Louisville, hitting the Jones family.
All four were taken to the hospital. Trey, the father, died of his injuries. Ava and Amy remain in the hospital.
According to WDRB, Hurley has been charged with murder, and allegedly told police responding to the scene that he had just taken Hydrocodone and was, “so tired he could not make the turn.”
Louisville Metro Police Department officer Rondall Carpenter testified that Ava suffered a broken back and underwent several surgeries to relieve a brain bleed. Amy suffered severe traumatic brain injuries and has undergone several surgeries on her leg. Both women remain in critical condition, according to UofL Health, but according to a family member, have regained consciousness.
During the hearing, a video was played showing the crash. WDRB reports in the video, Hurley does not appear to get out of the car immediately to check on the victims.
According to WDRB’s report, Carpenter testified Thursday that Hurley told officers he woke up at 3:40 that morning and had his dad drive him to work because he knew he shouldn’t drive on Hydrocodone. He arrived home from work at about 4:30 p.m. and took another Hydrocodone at about 5 p.m.
Shortly after that, Hurley said he was driving back to Louisville for another job, but realized he’d be late, so he decided to drive back home. That’s when the crash occurred.
Investigators said Thursday there was no alcohol in Hurley’s system, but his pupils were pinpoints that would not react to light, an indicator of being under the influence of narcotics.
Hurley is charged with murder, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree assault. His bond has been set at $500,000.
A GoFundMe has been set up for the Jones family. If you would like to donate, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/details-emerge-in-fatal-crash-involving-nickerson-family/ | 2022-07-14T20:36:36 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/details-emerge-in-fatal-crash-involving-nickerson-family/ |
CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Wednesday, Hope Villages of America announced it was transitioning a Clearwater homeless shelter to affordable housing units.
Leaders were quick to admit the move is bittersweet as affordable housing offers a long-term solution for low-income families, but the community loses 80 beds meant for homeless people.
Shortly after 10 Tampa Bay's story aired, a pregnant mom of two staying at Grace House reached out. The woman wanted to remain anonymous out of fear she would be kicked out of the shelter sooner.
She says she just found out about Grace House the day before and, "That’s when I started panicking and reaching out to people because I have funding to get into an apartment, but I just can’t find an apartment right now."
The woman said Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) approved her for rental assistance, but she can't find anywhere to go because of 2-3 year wait lists.
She also finds endless scammers and places requiring $300 application fees.
"I don’t know, I’m just going to try to pray and hope things work out for the best," the woman said.
Leaders from Hope Villages of America told reporters families at Grace House will be allowed to finish out their 12-week programs and residents will be given priority for the affordable housing units.
Michael Raposa, the chief executive officer of St. Vincent de Paul CARES says the majority of homeless families they serve are in this position because of root causes that were out of their control.
"I think a lot of this community has this perception, and it’s inaccurate, that somehow, some way homelessness is a choice or a result of making bad choices. The real issue facing our community is not just homelessness, it’s systemic poverty," Raposa said.
Amy Foster with the Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas says finding homeless shelters that keep families together is an ongoing problem in Pinellas County.
"As of tonight, we have 91 families in our community that are sleeping in streets or in cars, many with very small children," Foster said.
Grace House is one of the few shelters that kept families together. It will transition to affordable housing on Oct. 1. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/hope-villages-grace-house-shelter/67-e4e431af-ea47-4add-b9e0-6e1230c564ec | 2022-07-14T20:36:36 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/hope-villages-grace-house-shelter/67-e4e431af-ea47-4add-b9e0-6e1230c564ec |
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — Neighbors have started an online petition against developers from TradeWinds Island Resort amid concerns about further expansion in the coastal community.
They said it could worsen congestion along the island and make it impossible to live in their "family beach town."
"We're not against development. We're pro-responsible development. We just don't want to become Miami or Clearwater Beach," Adrian Petrila, who started the petition.
Developers are proposing to expand the resort by creating an "all new world class resort." It consists of adding 650 guest rooms, three new parking garages and a nearly 18,000 square-foot retail space, said Joe Smith, a managing partner with 1754 Properties, which owns TradeWinds.
The proposal also includes a conference space with a state-of-the-art ballroom, along with more swimming pools.
Neighbors like Petrila worry St. Pete Beach will lose its character or drive people from wanting to call to live there.
"When I drive down my street, everybody waves at me if I'm coming or going," Petrila said.
Smith argues the expansion will not make traffic worse. They hope to expand the sidewalks and create an internal system within their property.
Neighbors disagree with their solution to ease congestion.
"I want to make absolutely sure that people understand that this is not Clearwater Beach, it's not Miami Beach," Smith said. "St. Pete Beach is a lovely community, which we don't want to change the character and nature of."
Developers said more demand for units and aging infrastructure prompted the need for expansion. They're also hoping to create a new stormwater system to ease flooding.
Smith said he hopes to complete the project in 10 years.
Property owners still need to submit an application to the city. A meeting on Thursday night is being held by developers to share more on the proposal and to gather community input. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/tradewinds-resort-expansion-st-pete-beach/67-4a89125b-4c6b-46c9-8e19-eb64c223154f | 2022-07-14T20:36:42 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/tradewinds-resort-expansion-st-pete-beach/67-4a89125b-4c6b-46c9-8e19-eb64c223154f |
UPDATE (July 14, 2022, at 4:15 p.m.): A man is dead after a car fell on top of him while doing maintenance underneath the vehicle, according to responders at the scene. The incident happened on Hughes Street in Huntington.
Crews say the man was working under a car when the jack suddenly release. He was trapped under the vehicle and died on the scene.
13 News Reporter Lane Ball is on the scene talking with investigators.
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — Emergency crews are on Hughes Street in Huntington after a car fell on top of a man doing maintenance underneath the vehicle, according to dispatchers.
Dispatchers said they received that call at 2:04 p.m. and crews are still on-scene investigating the situation.
There is no information at this time about the severity of the victim’s injuries.
13 News Reporter Lane Ball is headed to the scene now.
This is a developing story. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/car-falls-on-man-in-huntington/ | 2022-07-14T20:37:06 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/car-falls-on-man-in-huntington/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A body located in Orange County Thursday is believed to be the missing father of an 18-year-old man accused of shooting at law enforcement in Mount Dora, Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a tweet.
The father of 18-year-old Jonny Santiago was deemed missing and endangered by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office after his son led law enforcement on a chase that ended in a shootout in Mount Dora on Monday, according to investigators.
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A body that is believed to be missing father Juan Santiago has been located in Lake Avalon in Orange County. Our Major Case detectives are en route. Interesting note: Our suspect’s sister found the body while searching that lake. Please stand by for further details as we confirm.
— Mike Chitwood (@SheriffChitwood) July 14, 2022
Chitwood said the suspect’s sister and cousin found the body while searching on Lake Avalon in Orange County. He added the clothing description matches that of Juan Santiago.
Chitwood previously said he believed the 18-year-old killed his father and dumped the body somewhere in Deltona.
This comes after deputies said they initially responded to a home in Deltona Sunday after a woman called to report she had been on the phone with her husband, Juan Santiago, when she heard him arguing with their son, Johnny Santiago.
Chitwood said Johnny Santiago’s family was concerned about the way he was acting. Chitwood said his father flew down from New York on July 10 and went to the home on East Lehigh Drive.
Juan Santiago tried to get his son to turn over the keys to a white Ford F-150 pickup truck.
During the phone call, deputies said the woman heard a loud noise and the call disconnected before the sheriff’s office responded to the home on E. Lehigh Drive, finding no one home. That’s when investigators began searching for the white pickup truck that Johnny Santiago was known to drive.
After fleeing from law enforcement across several counties, a helicopter spotted Johnny Santiago’s white pickup Monday around 5 p.m. in the area of U.S. Highway 441 and Eudora Avenue in Mount Dora near a Walmart.
When officials attempted to pull him over in Lake County, they said the man drove off toward Donnelly Street, eventually crashing near the intersection of Donnelly Street and 9th Avenue into a synagogue.
Deputies said Johnny Santiago began shooting at police and deputies, causing law enforcement to return fire.
Johnny Santiago was later booked into the Orange County jail early Thursday, but investigators were still searching for Juan Santiago.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The nonprofit, Hablamos Español Florida, which translates to “We Speak Spanish Florida,” partnered with six religious organizations across Central Florida to spread awareness of the importance of voting ahead of the primary elections August 23. Among the churches involved is Christ International in Apopka.
“I never got questions from my congregation until I became engaged in the conversation about politics. Now, I have regular conversations about it,” Bishop David Maldonado said. “Just yesterday, I had one of our parishioners reached to me and said, ‘What do I do?’ I just transferred here to Florida from another state. I just found out I can’t vote in the primaries.”
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With Florida’s primary elections coming up in August, the non-partisan coalition has had boots on the ground registering more Hispanic residents to vote.
“The way to get involved is by voting. We go to churches, shopping malls, supermarkets, OK, even knocking on doors,” Frank Rivera, one of the founders of Hablamos Español Florida, said. “We try to inform them that it’s not only every four years or every six years but every two years.”
Bishop Maldonado told News 6 that churches don’t typically get involved in politics, but he does so for the good of his congregation.
“We have been very clear that we are not telling people who to choose and who to vote for, but we are not reluctant to be involved in the process. This is a part of civic engagement. It is part of spiritual responsibility to stand up for our community, and so, I want to help turn the tide on that on our religious communities,” Maldonado said.
The latest numbers from the Supervisor of Elections for Osceola County shows more than 120,000 Hispanic residents have registered to vote, Orange County reported more than 219,000 Hispanic residents registered to vote, Seminole County has more than 52,000 Hispanic residents registered voters, and Volusia reported over 41,000 identified Hispanic residents registered to vote.
Voters have until July 25 to register to vote for the primary elections. It’s important to note that when registering to vote in primary elections, a party affiliation must be chosen.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Westbound lanes along State Road 408 are closed as police investigate a shooting on the highway that killed a man, according to Orlando police.
So far investigators say a male in his 40s was traveling westbound on the 408 when his vehicle was struck several times by gunfire near Bumby Avenue.
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Police say the victim crashed into a tree as he exited at Mills Avenue. He was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead.
Police said the westbound lanes were shut down from Crystal Lake Drive to Bumby Avenue along State Road 408. South Street is also closed at Bumby.
If anyone has information about this incident, call the Orlando Police Dept. at 321-235-5300, or call Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).
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HOUSTON — A convoy of 52 school buses headed to Senator Ted Cruz's office this morning, according to the anti-gun violence group Change the Ref.
The Yellow Bus Project included empty seats on each bus to represent the 4,368 American children killed by gun violence since 2020, the group says.
The lead bus included what they're calling the "NRA Children's Museum."
The group says it was filled with "photos, videos, audio recordings, and personal memories of the children who have lost their lives to shootings since 2020 – from a Nickelodeon backpack from Santa Clarita, California to a girl scout sash from Santa Fe, New Mexico."
Change the Ref said they chose Cruz because he receives more funding from gun lobbyists than any other Texan politician. A report from the bipartisan group Opensecrets.org showed Cruz received more donations than any other member of Congress with $442,343.
Change the Ref was founded by Manual and Patricia Oliver whose son Joaquin was one of 17 victims in the 2018 Parkland, Florida mass school shooting.
The Olivers said they would present Cruz with a “gift”: a letter from their son asking for background checks on gun sales written when he was 12.
"There is no such a thing as a perfect time for these kinds of things," Oliver said in Houston. "I think all the time is necessary to raise our voices and do our action."
A spokesperson for Cruz sent us the following statement:
“Senator Cruz is committed to enacting policies that would stop school shootings. To that end, he introduced legislation to double the number of school resource officers, hire 15,000 school-based mental health professionals to ensure there is early intervention to identify and help at-risk kids, to provide significant resources for enhanced school safety, and to improve the gun background system and prosecute persons who try to illegally buy guns.”
At an NRA convention in Houston just days after the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Cruz spoke out against a bipartisan gun bill that eventually passed.
“We must not react to evil and tragedy by abandoning the Constitution or infringing on the rights of our law-abiding citizens,” Cruz said.
In 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death in children in America, according to the CDC.
Change the Ref said this was just the first stop in a nationwide tour that will include stops at the offices of other members of Congress.
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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 Indiana University 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.
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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.
On Thursday, Rokita released the following statement:
"Aside from the horror caused here by illegal immigration, we are investigating this situation and are waiting for the relevant documents to prove if the abortion and/or the abuse were reported, as Dr. Caitlin Bernard had requirements to do both under Indiana law. The failure to do so constitutes a crime in Indiana, and her behavior could also affect her licensure. Additionally, if a HIPAA violation did occur, that may affect next steps as well. I will not relent in the pursuit of the truth."
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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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SAN ANTONIO — The so-called "corpse flower" at the San Antonio Zoo now has a new name, the zoo announced Thursday.
Previously, the Zoo invited the public to help name the world's most unpleasant smelling flower. The corpse flower, which is native to the rainforests of Sumatra in Indonesia, is an endangered plant that can take more than ten years to bloom for the first time. As for the name, well, that's because it smells like rotting flesh.
The votes are in and the chosen name is La Llorona! The name, also meaning "the weeping woman," is a ghost from Mexican folklore who roams the earth searching for her lost children whom she drowned.
La Llorena has received an incredible amount of social media attention, from here in San Antonio and around the world! The Zoo expects it to bloom this week. If you can't see her bloom in person, head to the Zoo's website to watch the live video when it becomes available.
Thursday, the zoo posted a picture of La Llorona and her friend, Yellow Mellow the snake, on its Facebook page.
The zoo also provided an update on the measurements of La Llorona:
7/12: 48.75 inches
7/11: 48 inches
7/10: 47 inches
7/9: 44 inches
7/8: 41.5 inches
7/7: 38 inches
Viewing the corpse flower is free for Members and included with standard admission to the San Antonio Zoo. Plan your visit before it is too late!
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Plans for a possible health bureau for Lehigh County, something that has been discussed from time to time over the last 20 years, are moving forward once again. The question is whether it’s even possible.
The county’s Board of Commissioners, at its meeting Wednesday, voted 6-3 to try to figure that out by hiring a third-party consultant.
The consultant, Gorenflo Consulting, is tasked with developing a plan to create the health department and determining what the needs of the community are, according to company president Grace Gorenflo. The board would then use the consultant’s report to determine the feasibility of a countywide health bureau.
According to the county’s contract with Gorenflo Consulting, the company would also develop other facets of creating a bureau, such as preparing a budget, a staffing plan and a strategic plan for the first two years of operation.
Gorenflo said meeting with and getting feedback from key stakeholders — such as government officials, non-profits, community members and hospitals — will be part of that process.
In 2012, a bi-county health bureau that would include both Lehigh and Northampton counties was discussed, but that plan went nowhere.
That attempt got far enough that the state gave the departmental plan certification. However, that plan fell apart after the state changed its funding formula. Under that change, both counties would have had to cover more of the cost than initially projected, but neither county wanted to commit to spending $450,000 a year.
Then, as now, cost was a factor in creating a countywide health bureau. The arguments were that the county is blessed with two major health networks and the Allentown Health Bureau and a countywide bureau was not necessary.
Like their predecessors, commissioners disagreed Wednesday on whether to move forward with the potential bureau.
Zakiya Smalls and Dave Harrington voiced support for the idea, saying it would illuminate trends in health, provide preventative care for residents across the county and decrease overall costs from hospitalizations.
“It would serve our county to have at least someone come in and say . . . ‘Here are the numbers, here is where you all are as a county,’” Smalls said of the consultant.
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Commissioners Antonio Pineda and Jeffrey Dutt pushed back. Dutt said a health bureau would strain the county’s budget, especially when the proposed 2023-2027 Capital Plan calls for major commitments such as renovations to the county jail. He said he wanted to avoid raising taxes or running a deficit.
“We’re going to have to be a little bit more inflexible in the financial decisions we make as a county board,” Dutt said.
Commissioner Zach Cole-Borghi pointed out that a health bureau could have prevented the hundreds of drug-related deaths that have occurred in the area in the past couple of years.
Commissioner Bob Elbich said that every county initiative is a deficit but are taken on because they’re important to the community, and that a health bureau could give the entire county more local control, and avoid having to rely on the state or the Allentown Health Bureau for services.
“I can’t understand why we wouldn’t consider the health of our citizens . . . to be an important issue to fund and support,” Elbich said.
The board unanimously declared an intent to establishing a bureau last December, with the State Health Department later granting permission to do so, according to Commissioner Geoff Brace. He said the next steps would be to examine Gorenflo’s report, getting input from the community and a review from the Secretary of Health.
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BERWICK, Pa. — There was a long line of vehicles in the former K-Mart parking lot in Berwick. They were here for a food giveaway.
"I think it's great they have this here. For people who don't have, like myself, I take for myself, I give to my neighbors, my niece, I try to spread it around for what I get because it's only me," Debra Giangirolami, of Berwick, said.
Not Bread Alone Food Ministries holds food distribution every Thursday in Berwick. Volunteers said the last few weeks have been considerably busier.
"We went from a few hundred people to now, we're between 1,700-1,900 people every week," Matthew Barwick said.
That's three times the number of people it usually serves. Barwick is in charge of the food distribution. He said with inflation at a 40-year high and gas prices on the rise, more people are in need of food.
"It has just laid a hurting on everybody. People that you wouldn't think would need are coming. They're saying I've never done this before, it's my first time," Barwick said.
"It's awful. Everything's going up, between gas, groceries. I don't know what percentage-wise, but it's getting really bad," Giangirolami said.
Barwick said his nonprofit has not had any problems getting food, and there is plenty to go around. Even so, he sees the need increasing as the summer continues.
"There was a car here waiting at 8 this morning when I got here already in line. That shows how they're willing to wait," Barwick said.
The group is here every Thursday and there are no income or location requirements. Everyone is welcome.
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BERWICK, Pa. — For years, the Department of Environmental Protection has received complaints about a strong smell of fuel coming from the Susquehanna River in Berwick.
"When we responded to that, we started an investigation to determine what the source of that was, to see if there was a way to alleviate that source or remediate it," said Cheryl Sinclair, an environmental group manager with the state DEP.
Sinclair says the agency believes the odor has to do with oil leaking into the Susquehanna River. Sinclair says in 1993, an underground leak was discovered in a storage tank at the former American Car and Foundry site in Berwick.
"In our investigation, we installed groundwater monitoring wells between that area and the river to see if we can determine if that's a source or if there are other sources that may be contributing," Sinclair said.
Recently, DEP installed an oil recovery system to reduce the pollution going into the river. The pump-on-demand skimmer system runs off compressed CO2.
"It recovers free product floating on top of the water table," Darren Reilly said.
The oil is separated into a drum where it is stored until taken offsite for proper disposal.
"We're out here regularly, probably twice a month, monitoring and adjusting the depth to the pump to make sure we're capturing the product," Reilly said.
Officials say while it does not completely fix the problem, it does reduce the amount of oil that's been going into the Susquehanna River.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Yes, it's summer and it's hot out.
But area cancer patients were grateful to receive gifts of warmth.
Dozens of blankets were delivered to Geisinger CMC in Scranton.
The donation is part of Minooka Subaru's "Love to Care" program.
The dealership teamed up with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to make it all happen.
"We love helping out in the community anywhere we can but especially when people are in need such as this any little bit you can do for someone who is you know at the bottom is always a good thing," said Joseph Corbett of Minooka Subaru.
A personal message of hope was included with each blanket donated to cancer patients.
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MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — Comprehensive health care for families, all under one roof — that's what officials with St. Luke's say their new health center at Pocono Summit in Tobyhanna Township will offer people in the community.
"Really a one-stop shop for your primary health care needs," said Don Seiple, the president of St. Luke's Monroe Campus.
St. Luke's officials cut the ribbon Thursday, showing off the new health center.
The facility offers walk-in urgent care, primary care, orthopedics, physical therapy, pediatrics, and walk-in lab services.
"Over the last five years, we've been opening facilities throughout the county. Pocono Summit area was an area that really had a void of health care, and we hope this is just the beginning of filling that void for the residents," Seiple said.
Before this facility was built, people seeking health services from St. Luke's would have to travel to Bartonsville or Tannersville.
"This building offers so much for the community. Anybody who lives up here knows it takes a while to get anywhere for health care, so sometimes people either just don't get that health care or delay getting that health care," said Dr. Jennifer Janco, the chair of pediatrics for St. Luke's University Health Network.
Dr. Janco says opening the new facility means she'll be able to serve people in her community.
"To be able to advance the health care of my neighbors," Dr. Janco said. "The people that I vacation with on my days off, the people that I worship with, and the people that I see around the stores in the communities. To be able to help them is really special."
Urgent care will open on Monday. Other services are expected to open on July 25.
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. — If you've been filling your tank up, you've felt the pain at the pump these days.
Bill Pote, the owner of MegaPhase near Stroudsburg, has noticed the high prices, too. And that's why he's helping his employees.
"I'm sensitive to gas prices and some people have quite a commute to get here, so I thought, why not give everybody an adjustment to their paycheck to accommodate a tank of gas a week. We feel like it's the right thing to do," Pote said.
The company designs and manufactures wires for electronic and space technology and for the U.S. military.
Every two weeks, $75 will go into about 50 employees' bank accounts, reimbursing them on money spent for gas to get to work.
Pote said it's a small way to say thank you.
"As long as people are comfortable with their boss and the atmosphere here, they'll be happy enough to stay. It takes a very long time to hire people so anything we can do to improve retention and hiring is going to be a good thing for the company," Pote said.
With gas prices this high, employees said they're grateful their boss is trying to help them with pain at the pump.
"It was unexpected however an amazing and generous short-term benefit," Alessandra Restrepo, MegaPhase marketing coordinator, said.
Restrepo works for the company. She said while she lives close to the facility, the fuel reimbursement means a lot, especially during a time of sky-high prices.
"That's a tank of gas. That's one less thing you have to worry about when you have essential costs that have risen in prices, like groceries and utility bills," she said.
A generous gesture that's going a long way.
Like companies everywhere, MegaPhase is also looking for employees. See career opportunities at MegaPhase here.
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ATLANTIC CITY — Years of planning to return the NAACP National Convention to the city was celebrated Thursday by some of the people instrumental in making it happen.
Mayor Marty Small Sr. officially kicked off the weeklong convention that could generate more than $9.3 million in spending in the city.
Over the week, the convention will feature appearances from various NAACP members and activists, including Channing Hill, Howard University NAACP president, and the President & CEO Derrick Johnson.
During the convention which runs through Wednesday, U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn, of South Carolina, will be honored with the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP’s highest award, for his advocacy for protecting voting rights while lawmakers across America seek to change them.
The convention is also expected to include a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, said City Councilman Kaleem Shabazz, who is president of the city’s branch of the NAACP.
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This year's convention theme is #ThisIsPower.
The various events throughout the convention will address issues related to voting and reproductive rights, student debt and police reform. The NAACP also will use the convention as a time to lay out its policy agenda for the rest of this year and into 2023.
"This is a milestone here in the great city of Atlantic City," Small said during a convention kickoff press conference at his office Thursday. "I'm just so proud to be mayor during this exciting time."
Nearly 8,000 people are expected to attend the convention that begins Thursday, with delegates beginning to arrive, Shabazz said.
Shabazz, who was instrumental in getting the city's nod to host the event, said the vice president will be in attendance, based on word that's been provided from Washington.
Harris and President Joe Biden attended the last in-person event in 2019, when it was held in Detroit. The convention's in-person return had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but is returning since large-scale gatherings aren't considered as much of a public health risk as they were during the height of the pandemic.
A spokesperson from the White House's press office directed questions about Harris' appearance to be sent by email, but a request for comment was not immediately returned.
Hotels, Shabazz said, are beginning to fill with attendees.
About 7,700-plus room nights for hotel properties are expected to be booked. Programs are also taking place before the main events next week.
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement (NOBLE) on Friday will host a program from 5-7 p.m. at St. James AME Zion Church, on New York Avenue. New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin will be on hand for the program, a community-relations initiative with local law enforcement.
NOBLE has 60 chapters and represents 3,000 worldwide members.
"It talks to our youth and also the adults on how to conduct ourselves during an interaction with law enforcement officers," said Henry White, the city's former police chief.
This isn't the first time the resort town has hosted the convention, having hosted the 46th annual convention from Atlantic City High School in 1955.
The "unique" convention is key to promoting Civil Rights, particularly because of the young people who partake in it, said activist Hazel Dukes, a stalwart in the NAACP and serves as president of its New York State Conference.
Black civil rights have been at the forefront of American politics over the past two years.
The freshest calls for change stemmed from the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derick Chauvin in 2020. Others continue to center around living conditions and poverty.
Having healthy communities was reiterated Thursday by Shabazz in wake of a 13-year-old Atlantic City boy being arrested for allegedly shooting a pair of men during the afternoon Tuesday.
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Two Atlantic County men admitted defrauding state and local health benefits programs and other insurers in 2017, U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said Thursday.
Brian Pugh, 45, of Absecon, and Thomas Schallus, 45, of Northfield, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler in Camden federal court.
Pugh and Schallus will each face a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, Khanna said. Schallus is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 14, and Pugh is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 17.
According to court records, Pugh and Schallus admitted to being part of a criminal conspiracy in which state and local government employees were recruited and compensated to receive medically unnecessary compound prescription medications. Pugh is a former co-owner of Atlantic City's Tony’s Baltimore Grill, and Schallus was a Ventnor police sergeant.
Pugh and Schallus caused the pharmacy benefits administrator to pay about $1.47 million and $477,958, respectively, for medically unnecessary compound prescription medications for people they recruited into the scheme, records showed.
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Pugh and Schallus were charged in 2017 along with John and Thomas Sher and Christopher Broccoli. The Sher brothers, both firefighters from Margate; Pugh; Broccoli, a Camden firefighter; and Schallus all pleaded not guilty in July 2021 and were released pending trial.
Charges remain pending against the Sher brothers and Broccoli, who are set to appear in Camden federal court Aug. 15.
The first charges in the prescription fraud scheme were announced in summer 2017 after federal prosecutors subpoenaed records from several shore towns, including Margate. Prosecutors alleged a group of public employees had been recruited to obtain prescriptions for medically unnecessary compounded medications. The pharmacies that prepared the compounds received generous reimbursements, which they then paid back to a network of doctors, recruiters and employees taking part in the scheme, prosecutors said.
As of last summer, more than 45 people had been charged in the case with 30 pleading guilty and three sentenced. Conspiracy leader William Hickman pleaded guilty in June 2020 to defrauding state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $50 million and is awaiting sentencing.
Who's been charged in the prescription fraud case?
Aaron Jones
Aaron Jones, 25, of Willingboro, who worked as a medical assistant for Goldis, pleaded not guilty in October 2019 after being charged in a 33-count indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.
Andrew Gerstel
Andrew Gerstel, of Galloway Township, is a pharmaceutical representative. As part of his plea agreement, Gerstel must forfeit $184,389 in criminal proceeds he received for his role in the scheme and pay restitution of at least $483,946. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
Ashley Lyons-Valenti
Advanced practice nurse Ashley Lyons-Valenti, 63, of Swedesboro, Gloucester County, allegedly persuaded her workers and subordinates at her medical office to receive prescription medications from the Pennsylvania pharmacy that they did not need, often without giving them a medical examination or recording the prescriptions in their medical records, officials said. Lyons-Valenti wrote prescriptions for which insurance paid over $1.25 million and she received over $90,000 in kickbacks.
Brian Pugh
Brian Pugh, of Absecon, co-owner of Tony’s Baltimore Grill and owner of BP Med 1 LLC., was charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and with individual acts of health care fraud and wire fraud.
Brian Sokalsky
Dr. Brian Sokalsky, 42, of Margate, was charged with individual acts of health care and wire fraud. Officials allege that Sokalsky had an arrangement with Matthew Tedesco, of Northfield, who is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
Tedesco would send patients to his practice, and Sokalsky would prescribe medications from a Louisiana pharmacy, which has only been identified as “Compounding Pharmacy 1” in court records.
Christopher Broccoli
Christopher Broccoli, of West Deptford, Gloucester County, a Camden firefighter, was charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and with individual acts of health care fraud and wire fraud
Christopher Casseri
Christopher Casseri, 52, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a former executive at Central Rexall Drugs Inc., has been charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and a second conspiracy to commit identity theft by using individuals’ personal identifying information without their consent.
Christopher Kyle Johnston
Christopher Kyle Johnston, 41, of Mandeville, Louisiana, a former executive at Central Rexall Drugs Inc., has been charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and a second conspiracy to commit identity theft by using individuals’ personal identifying information without their consent.
Corey Sutor
Corey Sutor, of Egg Harbor Township, a Ventnor firefighter, admitted to receiving about $150,000 for his role in the scheme. He joined the Ventnor Fire Department in 2008.
Daniel Oswari
Dr. Daniel Oswari, 48, of Bordentown, who operated a practice in Trenton, pleaded not guilty in October 2019 after being charged in a 33-count indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.
Dr. Frank Alario
Dr. Frank Alario, 63, of Delray Beach, Florida, is charged with defrauding the New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $2.5 million and unlawfully obtained and disclosed individually identifiable patient health information, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, as well as individual acts of health care fraud and wire fraud, according to the release. They also are charged with a second conspiracy to wrongfully obtain and disclose patients’ individually identifiable health information.
Edward Sutor
Edward Sutor, of Linwood, a Ventnor firefighter, admitted to receiving about $335,552 for his role in the scheme. Edward Sutor stated with the department in 2013.
George Gavras
George Gavras, of Moorestown, a Burlington County pharmaceutical representative, pleaded guilty to separate charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Gavras admitted to defrauding plans of more than $679,000 and must forfeit more than $204,000.
Hayley Taff
Hayley Taff, 37, CEO of Louisiana-based Central Rexall Drugs, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
Taff faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gain or loss from the offense. As part of the plea agreement, Taff must pay restitution of $51,670,251 and forfeiture of $1,553,616. Sentencing for is scheduled for Dec. 1.
James Wildman
James Wildman, of Marmora, an Ocean City school maintenance worker, admitted serving as a recruiter in the conspiracy, persuading individuals, especially those on the state health benefits plan, to obtain medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions in exchange for money. Wildman said he received $657,040 for his role in the scheme.
He was sentenced to 46 months in prison during a hearing in October.
Jason Chacker
Jason Chacker, 36, of Feasterville, Pennsylvania, a physician’s assistant who practiced in Mercer County, pleaded guilty in October 2019 before Judge Robert Kugler to conspiracy to commit health care fraud in the scheme involving compounded medications.
John Gaffney
John Gaffney, of Linwood, a Margate doctor, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health-benefits fraud. According to court documents, Gaffney signed more than 200 unnecessary prescriptions for teachers, police and firefighters covered under the NJ Direct insurance plan.
John Sher
John Sher, 37, of Margate, a Margate firefighter, charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and with individual acts of health care fraud and wire fraud. Originally barred from meeting with his brothers without a lawyer or parent present, the bail condition was lifted by Judge Robert Kugler on March 27. The Shers' fourth brother, Dennis, was considered a potential witness to the alleged fraud.
Judd Holt
Judd Holt, of Marlton, a Burlington County pharmaceutical representative, pleaded guilty to separate charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Holt defrauded health-insurance plans of more than $769,000 and must forfeit more than $95,000.
Keith Ritson
Keith Ritson, 40, of the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, Ocean County, is charged with defrauding the New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $2.5 million and unlawfully obtained and disclosed individually identifiable patient health information, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, as well as individual acts of health care fraud and wire fraud, according to the release. They also are charged with a second conspiracy to wrongfully obtain and disclose patients’ individually identifiable health information.
Kristie Masucci
Kristie Masucci, of the Cedar Run section of Stafford Township, a former pharmaceutical representative from Ocean County was sentenced in August 20, 2019, to 24 months in prison, three years probation and faces restitution of more than $1.8 million.
Masucci served as a recruiter from January 2015 through February 2016, persuading individuals in Atlantic County and elsewhere with state benefits to obtain medically unnecessary compounded medications from an out-of-state pharmacy. She admitted to receiving $388,608 for her role in the conspiracy.
Mark Bruno
Mark Bruno, 45, a pharmaceutical sales representative from Northfield, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert B. Kugler to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and obstruction of justice on Dec. 17, 2019.
Bruno worked for a company that marketed compounded medications and received a percentage of the insurance payments. Bruno admitted that he received $68,872 from the company and caused $524,935 in losses.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 20 in Camden.
Matthew Tedesco
Matthew Tedesco, of Northfield, a pharmaceutical sales representative, was the first to plead guilty to health care fraud charges in this case in August 2017. Tedesco also recruited patients to request expensive, unneeded drugs, without having seen a doctor, according to his plea.
Michael Goldis
Dr. Michael Goldis, 63, of Mount Laurel, who operated a practice in Stratford, pleaded not guilty in October 2019 after being charged in a 33-count indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.
Michael J. Sher
Michael Sher, of Northfield, retired unexpectedly from the Margate Fire Department in May 2018. Sher became the first Margate municipal employee to sign a plea agreement in this case.
Michael Neopolitan
Michael Neopolitan, of Willow Grove, a pharmaceutical sales representative, has admitted to defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of millions of dollars by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions.
Michael Pepper
Michael Pepper, of Northfield, a retired Atlantic City firefighter, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health-benefits fraud. As part of the plea agreement, Pepper will forfeit $113,627 and pay restitution of $719,481.
Michael Pilate
Michael Pilate, of Williamstown, and a Pleasantville High School guidance counselor, was described in court as a mid-level conspirator who received $500 from a co-conspirator per prescription he filled, according to court testimony. He also recruited other people and paid them each $500 per prescription, according to court testimony. As part of Pilate’s plea agreement, he must forfeit $392,684 and pay restitution of $3.49 million — the amount of fraud resulting from his participation in the scheme.
Nicholas Tedesco
Nicholas Tedesco, of Linwood, is a retail director for a local candy company. Tedesco admitted defrauding state benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $2 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
Richard Erick McAllister
Richard “Erick” McAllister, of Ocean City, teaches English at Pleasantville High School. He must forfeit $456,806 and pay restitution of at least $3.4 million for his role in the scheme, according to his plea agreement.
He was sentenced to 37 months in prison during a hearing in October.
Richard Zappala
Richard Zappala, of Northfield, a pharmaceutical sales representative, admitted to fraud totaling $4.3 million, which he must pay back. According to court documents, Zappala acted as a recruiter in the scheme, getting individuals to obtain expensive and medically unnecessary compounded medications from an out-of-state pharmacy from January 2015 through April 2016.
Robert Bessey
Robert Bessey, of Philadelphia, a gym floor installer, agreed to forfeit $485,540 and pay restitution of at least $2.7 million.
Robert Madonna
Robert Madonna, formerly of Atlantic County, currently of Florida, was one of the owners of a company formed to market prescription compounded medications, according to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal. From May 2015 through February 2016, Madonna and others associated with the company persuaded individuals in New Jersey to obtain expensive and medically unnecessary compounded medications, Grewal said.
Sara Hickman
Sara Hickman, of Norhtfield, created Boardwalk Medical LLC which received roughly $26 million in kickbacks for its role, some of which it distributed to others in the enterprise for their services as recruiters.
During his plea agreement, William Hickman said he had asked his wife to create Boardwalk Medical LLC in 2013 to conceal the medical sales for other companies from his employer, and never told his wife what he was doing was illegal. He said he would use his wife’s email to conduct business in her name to conceal his involvement.
Shawn Sypherd
Shawn Sypherd, of Upper Township, a middle school teacher, admitted to conspiracy to commit fraud of the State Health Benefits Plan. Sypherd’s actions resulted in more than $2.4 million in fraudulent reimbursements from the State Health Benefits Plan. He received more than $354,264 for his role as a recruiter, according to court documents.
Steve Urbanski
Steve Urbanski, a pharmacological broker, served as a recruiter in the conspiracy. As part of the plea agreement, Urbanski will forfeit more than $113,668 and pay restitution of $752,291.
Steven Monaco
Laboratory sales representative Steven Monaco, 37, of Sewell, who founded and operated SMJ Consultants LLC, pleaded not guilty in October 2019 after being charged in a 33-count indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.
Tara LaMonaca
Tara LaMonaca, of Linwood, a pharmaceutical representative, faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. LaMonaca must forfeit the $89,855 she received for her role in the scheme.
Thomas Hodnett
Thomas Hodnett, of Voorhees, a pharmaceutical sales representative, served as recruiter in the conspiracy. Hodnett agreed to forfeit more than $269,966 and pay restitution of $1.5 million.
Thomas Schallus
Thomas Schallus, a Ventnor police officer, was allegedly recruited by Pugh.
Thomas Sher
Thomas Sher, of Northfield, at left. He and his brother, John Sher, 37, of Margate, not shown, both Margate firefighters, were allegedly recruited by their brother Michael Sher, another Margate firefighter. Michael Sher pleaded guilty in the case earlier. Originally barred from meeting with his brothers without a lawyer or parent present, the bail condition was lifted by Judge Robert Kugler on March 27.
Timothy Frazier
Timothy Frazier, of Galloway Township, a commercial construction estimator, submitted fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions.
Trent Brockmeier
Trent Brockmeier, 58, of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, a former executive at Central Rexall Drugs Inc., has been charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and a second conspiracy to commit identity theft by using individuals’ personal identifying information without their consent.
Vincent Tornari
Vincent Tornari, 46, of Linwood, is charged with individual acts of health care and wire fraud after he allegedly hired Mark Bruno to find patients who would agree to receive medications in exchange for cash payments, according to officials. Bruno pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiracy to commit health care fraud for his participation in the scheme. He is currently awaiting sentencing.
William Hickman
William Hickman, of Northfield, a pharmaceutical sales representative, was one of the alleged local ringleaders, who recruited a network of people to submit fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions.
He pleaded guilty June 16 to conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering charges. As part of his plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Hickman faces up to 30 years in prison without parole. He also agrees to a full restitution of at least $53 million, as well as forfeiture of property, including $26 million. Hickman also agreed to forfeit specific property obtained with criminal proceeds, including five investment accounts and four real estate parcels.
Sentencing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 6.
William Hunter
William Hunter, an industrial equipment salesman from Sewell, must forfeit about $245,020 and pay restitution of at least $1.32 million, according to his plea agreement. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-from-atlantic-county-plead-guilty-in-2017-health-benefits-fraud-case/article_e7a0bf74-03a6-11ed-9001-db53373530b4.html | 2022-07-14T20:52:21 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-from-atlantic-county-plead-guilty-in-2017-health-benefits-fraud-case/article_e7a0bf74-03a6-11ed-9001-db53373530b4.html |
A traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Lincoln on Wednesday turned up three firearms and vacuum-sealed bags of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl valued at $1.8 million, Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said Thursday.
A deputy, a member of the Lancaster County Criminal Interdiction Unit, stopped a motorhome for driving on the shoulder just before 10 a.m., Wagner said, and a K-9 sniff outside indicated a smell of narcotics.
In a search that followed, deputies noticed that the fuel tank showed signs of tampering. Inside, they found 60 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.62 pounds of heroin and 0.58 pounds of fentanyl in bags inside the vehicle's fuel tank, according to court records.
Wagner said inside the motorhome they also found a 9mm pistol reported stolen in Minnesota in January, along with a .22 caliber revolver and a Taurus .380 caliber pistol.
He said the driver, John Kirchner, 60, of St. Paul, Minnesota, and passenger Wesley Stayberg, 30, of Hudson, Wisconsin, both convicted felons and prohibited from possessing firearms.
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Wagner said during the stop Stayberg began feeling sick, and they learned he had consumed a gram of heroin. Deputies administered Narcan, a treatment to reverse a drug overdose. Stayberg was treated at a hospital before being transferred to the county jail.
Prosecutors charged Kirchner and Stayberg with possession of more than 140 grams of methamphetamine and heroin and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-arrested-after-drug-bust-near-lincoln-nets-nearly-2m-in-meth-heroin-and-fentanyl/article_7c2d574f-27be-5a56-8cda-de5574091392.html | 2022-07-14T20:54:42 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-arrested-after-drug-bust-near-lincoln-nets-nearly-2m-in-meth-heroin-and-fentanyl/article_7c2d574f-27be-5a56-8cda-de5574091392.html |
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says $4 billion from a massive budget surplus should be returned to Texas property owners next year.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Thursday the expected $11.9 billion budget surplus was being revised to $26.9 billion, an increase of $14.95 billion from the November projected balance, due to tax revenues rebounding strongly in recent months after being suppressed by the pandemic.
Patrick described the additional money as an "unprecedented windfall" and said he wants to direct billions back to Texas property owners.
Patrick said in his statement that he's sure the state legislature will have ideas on how the revenue should be spent, but that he believes "Texas homeowners must receive tax relief before we commit to any new spending."
"I have always believed returning money back to taxpayers does not grow government. Every member of the Texas Senate will have ideas on how this additional revenue should be spent and I will give them full consideration," Patrick said. "However, I believe, first and foremost, any surplus should first go back to the taxpayers of Texas."
The lieutenant governor didn't say how much each property owner might receive, only that it was his goal to provide property tax relief.
Patrick outlined five priorities for funds, including $4 billion toward 2023 property tax relief.
He also said he wants to suspend the state gas tax for the remainder of 2022, which would save Texans $.20 per gallon on gasoline; increase the homestead exemption to $60,000; fund pay raises for teachers; and provide another "13th check" for retired educators.
TEXAS PROPERTY TAX
The lieutenant governor said the state must also continue to pay for border security, which Gov. Greg Abbott said earlier this week would cost an additional $1.35 billion on top of the $4 billion Texas taxpayers have already paid.
"I still have concerns about a national recession but the Texas economy will always lead the nation with our conservative approach to spending and putting taxpayers first," Patrick said. "This unprecedented windfall due to the hard work of Texas taxpayers and our growing economy will give us the funding we need to weather any future economic storm that the nation may face." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/unprecedented-windfall-texas-lt-gov-wants-to-return-billions-to-property-owners-from-27-billion-surplus/3014632/ | 2022-07-14T21:01:11 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/unprecedented-windfall-texas-lt-gov-wants-to-return-billions-to-property-owners-from-27-billion-surplus/3014632/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Travis County EMS performed a water rescue for a deceased person floating in Lady Bird Lake on Thursday.
Medics were alerted to the incident near 9 East Avenue around 2:37 p.m. Water rescuers sent out boats to investigate, and the adult victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a tweet at 3:19 p.m., ATCEMS said it is now "working on recovery and relocation of the victim back to shore."
Medics on scene told KVUE the body was male and seemed to have been in the area for a few days.
No other information is available at this time.
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HOUSTON — A convoy of 52 school buses headed to Senator Ted Cruz's office this morning, according to the anti-gun violence group Change the Ref.
The Yellow Bus Project included empty seats on each bus to represent the 4,368 American children killed by gun violence since 2020, the group says.
The lead bus included what they're calling the "NRA Children's Museum."
The group says it was filled with "photos, videos, audio recordings, and personal memories of the children who have lost their lives to shootings since 2020 – from a Nickelodeon backpack from Santa Clarita, California to a girl scout sash from Santa Fe, New Mexico."
Change the Ref said they chose Cruz because he receives more funding from gun lobbyists than any other Texan politician. A report from the bipartisan group Opensecrets.org showed Cruz received more donations than any other member of Congress with $442,343.
Change the Ref was founded by Manual and Patricia Oliver whose son Joaquin was one of 17 victims in the 2018 Parkland, Florida mass school shooting.
The Olivers said they would present Cruz with a “gift”: a letter from their son asking for background checks on gun sales written when he was 12.
"There is no such a thing as a perfect time for these kinds of things," Oliver said in Houston. "I think all the time is necessary to raise our voices and do our action."
A spokesperson for Cruz sent us the following statement:
“Senator Cruz is committed to enacting policies that would stop school shootings. To that end, he introduced legislation to double the number of school resource officers, hire 15,000 school-based mental health professionals to ensure there is early intervention to identify and help at-risk kids, to provide significant resources for enhanced school safety, and to improve the gun background system and prosecute persons who try to illegally buy guns.”
At an NRA convention in Houston just days after the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Cruz spoke out against a bipartisan gun bill that eventually passed.
“We must not react to evil and tragedy by abandoning the Constitution or infringing on the rights of our law-abiding citizens,” Cruz said.
In 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death in children in America, according to the CDC.
Change the Ref said this was just the first stop in a nationwide tour that will include stops at the offices of other members of Congress.
RAW VIDEO: 52 buses protest gun violence in downtown Houston | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/bus-convoy-cruz-office/285-94316f3f-d8ef-44d2-be5f-1d34d5738cbc | 2022-07-14T21:07:11 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/bus-convoy-cruz-office/285-94316f3f-d8ef-44d2-be5f-1d34d5738cbc |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Note: The video is from July 2019.
An elderly Jackson Township man named as a suspect in the disappearance of Tracy Kroh has been charged with assaulting his nurses at UMPC Harrisburg, weeks after being declared incompetent to stand trial for other charges.
Mark Warfel, 89, was named as a suspect in Kroh's 33-year-old disappearance in May, during a hearing to determine whether he was competent to stand trial for charges of burglary and harassment charges.
A Dauphin County judge determined Warfel was not mentally competent to be tried on those charges, which stemmed from a 2019 incident. As a result, Warfel was released from prison and admitted to UPMC Harrisburg, because he had nowhere else to go.
Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo told Pennlive that the new charges against Warfel were filed because he could not ignore reports of new offenses allegedly committed by Warfel following his competency hearing.
The new charges also contain new facts that Chardo believes show Warfel is competent, according to Pennlive.
Those charges, filed in late June and early July, describe how Warfel allegedly assaulted staff at the downtown Harrisburg hospital. Among other things, Warfel is accused of hitting a technician in the legs with a walker, repeatedly grabbing a nurse's buttocks, attempting to grab another nurse's breast, punching two technicians on separate occasions, and making sexual and threatening comments.
On some occasions, according to court records, Warfel told employees he was "just joking" when confronted about his behavior.
As a result of the new charges, Warfel is back in prison. But it's unclear whether the May 27 ruling on his competence to stand trial by Judge Scott Evans means Warfel will continue to go through the criminal justice system on any new charges filed against him.
Warfel has not been charged in connection to Kroh's 1989 disappearance, but police have conducted at least two searches of his former Jackson Township property on Mountain Road since 2019.
The property is about 10 miles away from where Kroh, of Halifax, was last seen on the night of August 5, 1989.
When FOX43 spoke with Warfel in July 2019, he said he wasn’t concerned about the police search.
“I said 'what are you digging for,' and they said they thought maybe the remains of Tracy Kroh might be there," Warfel said at the time. "And I said, 'well you can dig all that you want but you aren’t going to find anything.'"
Shortly after that interview, Warfel was charged with burglary and harassment after he allegedly broke into the home of a woman and harassed her. The woman had spoken to police the same day investigators searched Warfel's property.
On the night she disappeared, Kroh was supposed to visit her sister and brother-in-law at the Alex Acres Trailer Park, off Route 147. When she discovered her sister and brother-in-law weren't home, Kroh dropped off items on their front steps and never arrived back at her family's home in Millersburg.
Dauphin County officials said in 2014 that before Kroh disappeared, she was seen using a public telephone off of Millersburg Square. Her vehicle, a blue-striped white 1971 Mercury Comet, was located at the town square the following evening, August 6.
Officials added that her belongings weren't inside and there was no trace of Kroh.
In December 1993, parts of Kroh's wallet—including her driver's license and National Honor Society card—were found in an area along Wiconisco Creek, off Rakers Mill Rd., in Washington Township, approximately nine miles from Millersburg.
In 2018, Dauphin County woman Holly Mallett, came forward to police, telling them Matthew Webster, also of Dauphin County, admitted to her he was involved in the rape and murder of Kroh.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, Webster told Mallet, "It was supposed to be just a rape and done but then it turned out to be a lot more than that."
Police then intercepted a call between Webster and Mallett in which Webster told Mallett what to say to a grand jury.
Both were subsequently charged with perjury. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/mark-warfel-assault-charges-suspect-tracy-kroh-cold-case/521-09e29cc1-224f-4f12-b67e-07b6e91c46f4 | 2022-07-14T21:10:15 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/mark-warfel-assault-charges-suspect-tracy-kroh-cold-case/521-09e29cc1-224f-4f12-b67e-07b6e91c46f4 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new variant is fueling an increase in COVID cases across the US.
According to the CDC, the BA.5 omicron subvariant is now the dominant strain, accounting for 60% of all new infections.
Geoffrey Roche, a Population Health Team faculty member at Harrisburg University says the variant appears more contagious but does not lead to more serious illness.
“Particularly, when we’ve seen other variants, we’ve seen more hospitalizations," said Roche. "In this case, we’re seeing more spread and cases, but not necessarily the same level of hospitalizations.”
Cities like Los Angeles and New York have seen the sharpest increases in COVID cases in recent weeks, while Pennsylvania has only seen a slight increase.
While cases are increasing due to BA.5, Roche says cases are not likely to return to numbers previously seen last winter.
“We’re not at a time, in our place with COVID, where we’re concerned about ICU beds and hospitalizations," said Roche. "We’re really more concerned about doing all we can to make sure that people are vaccinated and boosted.”
Roche says as more variants continue to emerge, it is important for Pennsylvanians to continue following appropriate COVID guidelines when it comes to vaccines and masks.
“Do the responsible thing, which is get vaccinated, get boosted, and when appropriate, wear a mask," said Roche. "It doesn’t hurt you and it doesn’t hurt anyone else. It’s all about respecting and appreciating one another.”
Residents who experience symptoms are advised to call their doctor and go get tested. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/local-health-expert-weighs-in-on-ba5-covid-variant-cases-harrisburg-pennsylvania/521-f109b49d-b932-4db3-9583-703186219224 | 2022-07-14T21:10:21 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/local-health-expert-weighs-in-on-ba5-covid-variant-cases-harrisburg-pennsylvania/521-f109b49d-b932-4db3-9583-703186219224 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg Police are searching for a missing man last seen in Dauphin County.
Elijah Skeen was last seen going to a store in the Allison Hill section of Harrisburg on Wednesday evening.
Skeen's family has not heard from him since and are concerned due to Skeen being from another state and not familiar with the area. Skeen's family contacted police Wednesday night.
Skeen was last seen wearing black shorts and a black shirt.
Anyone with information on Skeen's whereabouts is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police, at 717-558-6900. Information can also be submitted via the CRIMEWATCH website. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/police-searching-harrisburg-missing-dauphin-county-elijah-skeen-allison-hill/521-17ab4466-903b-4403-a2f3-74d3f9ae3a0d | 2022-07-14T21:10:27 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/police-searching-harrisburg-missing-dauphin-county-elijah-skeen-allison-hill/521-17ab4466-903b-4403-a2f3-74d3f9ae3a0d |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania business owners are being warned against a new scam targeting them.
The scammers are impersonating the Department of Revenue by sending business owners fake letters that direct them to turn over their accounting records.
The scam's goal is to trick taxpayers into providing sensitive financial information, which those responsible for the scam can use for a number of illicit activities that could severely harm a business' financial standing.
"This is a prime example of fraudsters impersonating a government agency as they try to convince hardworking Pennsylvanians to turn over sensitive information about their businesses,” Pennsylvania Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell said.
“We are urging Pennsylvania business owners to be on high alert if they receive a suspicious notice that includes the Department of Revenue name and logo," Hassell said. "If you have any doubt at all about the legitimacy of a notice from the department, please use the contact information listed at revenue.pa.gov. This is the best way to ensure you are speaking with a legitimate staff member at the Department of Revenue.”
The scam letter will read along the lines of:
Dear Business owner,
This notice is to inform you that you are under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Revenue and Cash Disbursements Unit.
This investigation involves the alleged violation of delinquent sales tax liability collected per client served and not reported to the Sales and Use Taxation reporting agency.
It appears that you have registered with the United States Internal Revenue Services, but not yet registered your Entity with Pennsylvania Department of State and The Sales and Use Tax division.
Your business engagement requires for the proper accountability, control and payment of sales tax collected to the proper agency.
We are here by requesting for you accounting records of 2019-2020 from a licensed CPA, Attorney, FDIC Banker, Accountant. All and correctly dated and prepared Profit and Loss and Balanced Sheet for each month of each year including Yearly closing Statements. (Self-prepared) reports will not be allowed. All reports must be signed dated and certified by any of the above License Professionals.
Estimated penalties will be imposed. To comply with the auditing officer, please call 1-800-992-1377 immediately.
Providing the requested information allows the scammers to comb through the accounting records for sensitive information such as bank account numbers and other financial data, which could be used to make unauthorized transactions, request fraudulent tax refunds, and even apply for loans under the name of the business.
Although these counterfeit notices bear the department’s name and logo, the notices include suspicious and inaccurate details that can help differentiate between a counterfeit notice sent by a scam artist and a legitimate notice sent by the Department of Revenue.
Be on the lookout for notices that make dubious claims or include suspicious details. Here are some tips to keep in mind:
- The counterfeit notice does not include a return address. A notice from the Department of Revenue will always include an official Department of Revenue address as the return address.
- The counterfeit notice addresses the recipient as “Dear Business Owner.” When the Department of Revenue attempts to contact a business through a notice in the mail, the notice typically addresses the business owner or business name.
- The counterfeit notice is sent by the “Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Tax Investigation & Enforcement Unit” and claims the business is “under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Revenue and Cash Disbursement Unit.” While the department does conduct criminal tax investigations and tax enforcement, the units listed on the counterfeit notice are phony. Reach out to the department directly, as advised below, to determine if the “Unit” named exists.
- The counterfeit notice claims that the business has not registered its “entity with the Pennsylvania Department of State and The Sales and Use Tax Division.” If you are an established business in Pennsylvania, it is likely that you already registered your business with the Pennsylvania Department of State and have registered for a sales tax license by completing the Department of Revenue’s PA Online Business Entity Registration (PA-100).
The Department of Revenue is encouraging Pennsylvanians to keep the following tips in mind to safeguard against this scam:
- Ensure You Are Speaking With Legitimate Representatives of the Department: This scam uses the Department of Revenue’s name and logo to pose as a government entity. If you have any doubt at all about the legitimacy of a notice from the department, you should reach out to a department representative by using the Online Customer Service Center. This allows the taxpayer to securely submit a question through a process that is very similar to sending an email.
- Examine the Notice: This counterfeit notice used vague language to cast a wide net to lure in as many victims as possible. Examine the notice for identifying information that can be verified. Look for blatant factual errors and other inconsistencies. If the notice is unexpected and demands immediate action, take a moment, and verify its legitimacy.
- Conduct Research Online: Use the information in a potentially counterfeit notice, such as a name, address or telephone number, to conduct a search online. The Department of Revenue’s website, revenue.pa.gov, is the best source to verify information contained in a legitimate notice from the department.
If you are concerned about a potentially fraudulent notice, visit the department's Verifying contact by the Department of Revenue webpage for verified phone numbers and contact information. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/scam-department-of-revenue-pennsylvania-buisness-owners-fake-letter/521-3e0c0ea7-b4ea-460c-8fd5-700caf5b3170 | 2022-07-14T21:10:33 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/scam-department-of-revenue-pennsylvania-buisness-owners-fake-letter/521-3e0c0ea7-b4ea-460c-8fd5-700caf5b3170 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Federal Station United States Post Office in Harrisburg has found a new home.
On Thursday, Strawberry Square Associates announced that a lease has been signed with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to move its Federal Station Postal Service location to Strawberry Square at the 300 block of Market Street.
The new location will be right next to the entrance of the complex.
The new space will be around 2,000 square feet and is expected to be completed and open at the end of the year.
“We are delighted to announce this news to the public and we believe Strawberry Square is an excellent location for the new U.S. Post Office,” said Brad Jones, President and CEO of Harristown Enterprises, Inc. (owner of Strawberry Square).
“We know our customers, tenants, and visitors will be thrilled to have a brand new, full-service Post Office so conveniently available to them for all their postal needs," Jones said. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/us-post-office-strawberry-square-harrisburg/521-ed4ac6b4-63e0-4ebf-a1ee-886cfaf16d6b | 2022-07-14T21:10:39 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/us-post-office-strawberry-square-harrisburg/521-ed4ac6b4-63e0-4ebf-a1ee-886cfaf16d6b |
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — Hard Rock announced it will host a dealer school hiring event for its temporary Bristol Casino.
The hiring event will take place Monday, July 18 from 4–8 p.m. at the Bristol Casino, 500 Gate City Highway. To register for the event, click here.
The dealer school will be open to new dealers, but Hard Rock says there are still positions available for experienced dealers.
The school will begin on July 25 and run for four weeks. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/hard-rock-announces-dealer-school-hiring-event-for-bristol-casino/ | 2022-07-14T21:12:00 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/hard-rock-announces-dealer-school-hiring-event-for-bristol-casino/ |
Last summer, Virginia State University renamed a campus building for Otelia Roberta Shields Howard, a former professor and adviser. On Thursday, VSU announced it had received a $500,000 gift from Howard's niece, Dr. Audrey Shields Penn.
"This gift from Dr. Penn is an example of the residuals of good deeds," said Tonya Hall, VSU vice president for external relations.
Last summer, VSU took four buildings whose names were associated with the Confederacy or Jim Crow and renamed them for Black women. Vawter Hall became Lula Johnson Hall, honoring the person who is believed to be the first woman to graduate from a Virginia public college. Eggleston Hall was renamed for Lucretia Campbell, the first Black female member of the faculty. Trinkle Hall became Johnella Jackson Hall, a nod to the woman who wrote VSU's alma mater.
Otelia Howard Hall used to be called Byrd Hall, named for Harry F. Byrd Sr., the leader of the Massive Resistance movement against school desegregation.
Howard was a Petersburg native who taught English at VSU in the 1920s and 1930s. Her niece, Penn, 88, is a neurologist and the first Black woman to become acting director of a branch of the National Institutes of Health. She taught at Columbia and conducted research on neuromuscular disease.
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"It is my pleasure to give to VSU to continue to push the mission of providing a transformative education to deserving students," Penn said in a statement.
Her gift will fund an annual scholarship. | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/vsu-renamed-a-building-for-otelia-howard-now-her-niece-is-donating-500-000-to/article_3bc95b96-0223-55f0-8026-e356bd832edf.html | 2022-07-14T21:15:34 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/vsu-renamed-a-building-for-otelia-howard-now-her-niece-is-donating-500-000-to/article_3bc95b96-0223-55f0-8026-e356bd832edf.html |
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ALLISON — The Blue Tone Jazz Collective will perform 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wilder Park.
This relatively new group made up of eastern Iowa professionals will provide a unique jazz experience for attendees.
Maid-Rites, hot dogs, walking tacos, pies, and other desserts will be served by a food vendor. The city’s park board will sell popcorn and assorted drinks. Bring a lawn chair for seating.
PHOTOS: Dike-New Hartford vs. Osage in substate final
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Members of the Dike-New Hartford baseball team dog pile onto each other after beating Osage, 11-10, Tuesday in Mason City in a Class 2A substate final to reach the state tournament.
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Dike-New Hartford's Wil Textor drives the game-winning hit through the infield to deliver the Wolverines a 11-10 victory over Osage Tuesday in Mason City in a Class 2A substate final.
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Dike-New Hartford's Wil Textor dives back into first on a pickoff attempt while Osage's Maddox Cockrum fields the throw Tuesday in a 2A substate final at Mason City.
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Dike-New Hartford's Gus Varney (1) celebrates with teammate Lewis Textor after scoring a run Tuesday in a 2A substate final against Osage in Mason City.
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Dike-New Hartford second baseman Devon Kollasch fields a popup Tuesday during a Class 2A substate final against Osage in Mason City.
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Dike-New Hartford's Gus Varney throws to first for an out Tuesday in a 2A substate final against Osage in Mason City.
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Dike-New Hartford reliver Lewis Textor throws a pitch Tuesday in a Class 2A substate final against Osage in Mason City.
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Dike-New Hartford shortstop Gus Varney celebrates with pitcher Lewis Textor (not pictured) after the Wolverines doubled off Osage base runner Luke Scharper in the sixth inning Tuesday in a Class 2A substate final in Mason City.
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Osage reliever Carson Nasstrom unleashes a pitch Tuesday in a 2A substate final against Dike-New Hartford in Mason City.
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Osage's Tyler Oberfoell fires to first for an out Tuesday in a Class 2A substate final against Dike-New Hartford in Mason City.
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Osage rightfielder Luke Scharper catches a fly ball for an out Tuesday in a 2A substate final against Dike-New Hartford in Mason City.
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Dike-New Hartford's Cole McCumber fields a fly ball for an out Tuesday in a Class 2A substate final against Osage in Mason City.
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Dike-New Hartford second baseman Devon Kollasch throws to first for an out Tuesday in a 2A substate final against Osage in Mason City.
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Osage's Max Gast is greeted at home plate by teammate Landon Arends after hitting a solo home run in the second inning Tuesday in a 2A substate final against Dike-New Hartford in Mason City.
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Osage's Luke Scharper slaps hands with Anders Kittleson after hitting a 3-run home run in the first inning Tuesday against Dike-New Hartford in a substate final at Mason City.
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Osage pitcher Anders Kittleson throws a pitch in the first inning of a 2A substate final against Dike-New Hartford in Mason City.
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Osage second baseman Heath Voigt throws to first for an out Tuesday in a Class 2A substate final against Dike-New Hartford in Mason City.
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WATERLOO — Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Castile 49 awarded $1,000 scholarships and certificates each to three area students at the May meeting. They were judged from a field of 13 applicants. Recipients were Olivia Mudd, daughter of Jim and Becky Mudd, Cedar Falls High School; Abigail Steimel, daughter of Jerry and Brenda Steimel, Don Bosco High School Gilbertville; and Ariana Bearbower, daughter of Amy Bearbower, Columbus Catholic High School, Waterloo.
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Before any vote is taken at the 5:30 p.m. meeting inside the Community Center, 528 Main St., Superintendent Andy Pattee and Tim Turnis with Invision Architecture will present a project update.
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WATERLOO --- A Waterloo man has been arrested for allegedly dousing an apartment building in gasoline while people were inside. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/catholic-daughters-award-scholarships/article_c9c7d960-9b39-5e3a-9c3e-d639250de4bc.html | 2022-07-14T21:16:26 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/catholic-daughters-award-scholarships/article_c9c7d960-9b39-5e3a-9c3e-d639250de4bc.html |
WATERLOO — A Waterloo woman has been arrested for allegedly taking thousands of dollars from the pest control business where she worked.
Police on Thursday arrested Amanda Marie Hall, 42, for charges of first-degree theft and ongoing criminal conduct. Bond was set at $35,000.
Hall had been an accountant at Aable Pest Control on Commercial Street. She allegedly took $55,500 between September 2020 and November 2021, according to court records. Hall had left the business when confronted and police were notified in December, court records state.
Photos: Heat wave splash pad, June 14, 2022
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Children seek refuge from the heat at Mark’s Park and Splash Pad in Waterloo on Tuesday as the temperature soared into the upper 90s. A heat advisory was in effect throughout the afternoon.
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Paisley Ackerson, 11 months, enjoys the water at Mark’s Park and Splash Pad in Waterloo during a heat wave on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
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Jacob, left, and Jeremy Towsley at Mark’s Park and Splash Pad in Waterloo during a heat wave on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
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Children seek refuge from the heat at Mark’s Park and Splash Pad in Waterloo on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-accountant-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-from-business/article_ef3ca707-189d-5dd8-9adc-3e687fa09a95.html | 2022-07-14T21:16:32 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-accountant-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-from-business/article_ef3ca707-189d-5dd8-9adc-3e687fa09a95.html |
WATERLOO — One person has been charged after an argument at Greenbelt Lake ended with knife wounds on Wednesday.
Police arrested Brian Scott Hunt, 30, of Waterloo, for interference, public intoxication, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $5,000.
According to court records, Michael Steiner, 34, was taken to a local hospital for a “non-life-threatening cut to an extremity,” police said.
Officers and paramedics with Waterloo Fire Rescue were called to the park, part of the Katoski Greenbelt, at 900 Martin Road, around 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Witnesses said the two were involved in a fight by the dock and struggled over a knife, police said.
Hunt, who allegedly cut Steiner, attempted to walk away from police when they arrived, and officers found a pipe and amount of marijuana in a bag he was carrying, according to court records.
Staff writer Jeff Reinitz contributed to this story. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-with-names-one-transported-for-non-life-threatening-stab-wound-near-waterloos-greenbelt-lake/article_c5e630f1-1e64-5e8b-9e9d-69c8e66339d3.html | 2022-07-14T21:16:39 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-with-names-one-transported-for-non-life-threatening-stab-wound-near-waterloos-greenbelt-lake/article_c5e630f1-1e64-5e8b-9e9d-69c8e66339d3.html |
PORTLAND, Maine — There are many travel books on the market, but few authors can say they’ve traveled to every state in America at least 20 times.
Daniel Seddiqui has been crisscrossing the nation since 2008, searching for places off the beaten path and highlighting the people who make them special.
In his latest book, "Piecing Together America: Serving the Best Features and Craftsmanship of Every Major City," Seddiqui visited 70 cities, starting in Portland to highlight the crafts and its makers in each place.
Maine has more breweries per capita than any other state. In Portland, Seddiqui visited Geary's Brewing Company, New England's first craft brewery, and worked with brewers there to learn more about what they do.
"I got to be with locals who are very prideful of their work and it was a great authentic experience," Seddiqui said.
While in Portland, Seddiqui stayed at the Regency Hotel and Spa in the Old Port area, which was once an armory used by the National Guard.
Seddiqui features the historical hotel in his book and suggests travelers stay in bed and breakfasts or independent hotels whenever possible to better connect with places and locals.
From making surfboards in San Diego to learning latte art from the man who brought the practice to America from Italy, Seddiqui's tried his hand at engaging activities in cities in every state.
His book suggests places to eat and stay, and activities that help travelers connect with their local senses, which Seddiqui said is the biggest mistake travelers make.
"Stay away from the limelight ... The real experiences are away from the statues, away from the monuments, away from the hustle-bustle. I think it's in the communities outside of the touristy spots," Seddiqui said.
Seddiqui, who lives in Bend, Oregon, is currently working on a series of ten regional travel guides, each with a different theme. New England's theme will be nautical and is expected to be published next year. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/new-travel-book-piecing-together-america-highlights-crafts-in-70-cities-including-portland-maine/97-d7f951cc-b381-43d7-98a8-6c4d2448cd4d | 2022-07-14T21:17:33 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/new-travel-book-piecing-together-america-highlights-crafts-in-70-cities-including-portland-maine/97-d7f951cc-b381-43d7-98a8-6c4d2448cd4d |
AUGUSTA, Maine — An incident on May 20 in Augusta, in which a 36-year-old Lewiston man was fatally shot, has been ruled self-defense, according to a news release issued Thursday.
Tyler Morin, 36, of Lewiston, was fatally shot just before 11 a.m. at Ready Road Service Towing Company at 605 Riverside Drive in Augusta, according to a news release issued May 21 by Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss.
On Thursday, an updated release issued by Moss noted that the investigation had concluded among Maine State Police, the Augusta Police Department, and the Attorney General's Office.
The investigation determined Rob Drummond, 48, of Augusta, acted in self-defense when he shot Morin, the release states, and no criminal charges will be brought against Drummond.
No additional information has been released. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/fatal-augusta-shooting-deemed-as-self-defense-lewiston-man/97-14e4d31f-f4ae-4539-838f-9fd4804c6a12 | 2022-07-14T21:17:39 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/fatal-augusta-shooting-deemed-as-self-defense-lewiston-man/97-14e4d31f-f4ae-4539-838f-9fd4804c6a12 |
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Police in Pennsylvania will now be able to confiscate, destroy or sell illegal all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes under a new law passed by Gov. Tom Wolf.
The legislation, signed Wednesday, bans people form driving ATVs and dirt bikes on public roadways (including the berm or shoulder), sidewalks and pedalcycle lanes. It follows a push by some lawmakers to crack down on the illegally operated vehicles, which they say pose a safety risk.
“We have seen countless incidences of property being destroyed, injuries to pedestrians and the tragic loss of life of innocent bystanders due to these reckless actions,” Sen. Pat Browne, who sponsored the bill, said in a statement ahead of Wolf’s signing.
The bill creates a tiered system of punishments for people caught operating the ATVs and dirt bikes illegally.
A first offense comes with a $50-$200 fine and costs of prosecution or a jail sentence of no more than 10 days if a person can’t pay the fine or costs. A subsequent offense comes with a $100-$300 fine and costs of prosecution or a jail sentence of no more than 30 days if a person can’t pay the fine or costs.
Police officers are also allowed to impound the vehicle while the case goes to court. If a person is convicted, police officers will be able to destroy the vehicles, sell them or turn them over to the district attorney’s office or the Attorney General, who could retain them for “official use." | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-in-pa-can-now-confiscate-destroy-sell-illegal-atvs-dirt-bikes/3300044/ | 2022-07-14T21:24:44 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-in-pa-can-now-confiscate-destroy-sell-illegal-atvs-dirt-bikes/3300044/ |
A new, three-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number, which anyone in the country can call or text during a mental health crisis, starts Saturday.
Local mental health officials said people will be able to connect to mental health services by calling “988,” a far easier to remember than the old 11-digit number, although the old number will still work.
Kari Foss, behavioral health manager at the Kenosha County Division of Aging & disability Service, said that while the number is different, the services remain unchanged.
“As far as Wisconsin and Kenosha are concerned, you shouldn’t notice any difference in service,” Foss said. “We want our community to rest assured, we’ve had these relationships for a long time,”
Foss said that, nationally, advertising of the change has been relatively quiet, since some states are less prepared for the change. Wisconsin, however, was “well ahead of other states.”
“It’s a massive endeavor, it’s nice to see we’ve been able to make forward momentum through a pandemic,” Foss said. “I feel relieved that our community has another way to ask for help.”
Jack Rose, president of the Kenosha County branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, said that the new number was “a better way to ring the bell,” but that it was not a solution to the community’s mental health treatment shortcomings.
“We have good mental health treatment here, but we’re still lacking,” Rose said.
That includes a shortage of therapists and psychologists, and a lack of a psychiatric ward in the area. Chapter 51 cases, when people are put in emergency detention because of a mental health crisis or other criteria, have to be sent to facilities two hours away in Winnebago, Rose said.
“We just need to improve the network we have her in Kenosha,” Rose said. “With COVID and the number of people living with mental illness, the anxiety and worry, it’s creating the perfect storm. So we need to be able to care for the people living with depression and anxiety.”
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Foss also felt the state of mental health in Kenosha had been put under additional strain over the past few years, and not just because of the pandemic.
“There’s been a lot of violence in our community as well,” Foss said. “People are living with more anxiety for certain.”
For those in crisis, Foss provided a few other numbers residents could call.
The Kenosha Human Development Services has a 24-hour crisis intervention line, at 262-657-7188. The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resource Center, which provides services free of charge, can be reached at 262-764-8555.
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In light of this week’s tragic drowning, Kenosha Police Department’s Officer Friendly Tyler Cochran is educating area residents about the dangers of swimming in Lake Michigan.
Cochran wants children and adults to know the risks of swimming in portions of the lake and how to protect themselves if they get caught in a rip current or undertow.
With summer in full swing city beaches are now filled with families, teenagers and out-of-towners taking advantage of the Lake Michigan’s cooling waters. However, portions of lake are dangerous to swim or venture in.
That was underscored on Tuesday when a 5-year-old boy drowned in Lake Michigan.
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Cochran said there are two especially dangerous areas swimmers should avoid.
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“The most dangerous places are the North Pier where the red lighthouse is and the mouth of the Pike River on the north side near Carthage College,” he said. “We just had the recent drowning there and the mouth of that river kind of changes. Every part of the year it’s different where that opening is at. That’s why a few years ago we had those big signs put up that say danger and do not swim here.
“It’s so dangerous right there,” Cochran said.
Cochran said even the strongest of swimmers would have trouble fighting a rip current or undertow.
Cochran, who works at the Kenosha Rotary Safety Center, has been teaching young people for years the “stop, drop and roll” of surviving a rip current: “flip, float and follow.”
“What that means is you flip onto your back, you float going with the current and not against the current and follow that current out,” Cochran said. “If you’re going to try and swim out of a current you’re going to lose steam and run out of energy. Flip on your back, float and follow that current out. ... Just go with it until you’re out of it.”
Cochran said anyone trapped in a rip current should also remain calm and follow the “flip, float and follow” guidance.
“The strongest swimmers are not going to be able to swim against that current and that’s where you end up drowning, where you try to swim against that current and you’re running out of steam and energy,” he said. “You want to follow it until you’re out of the current to the point where you can get to safety.”
Cochran said he’s been trying to “hit this home with all the kids who come through here.”
Instruct kids early
Cochran also recommends parents or guardians of young children equip them with flotation devices when in water and enroll them in swimming lessons.
“Start the kids young and introduce them to water,” he said. “Get them to understand that they can’t go near water by themselves. They have to have an adult with them.”
He also asked parents and guardians of teenagers to remind them of the dangers of jumping off of the North Pier, an area that has claimed numerous lives over the years. The city has also made jumping off the North Pier illegal.
“Have those tough conversations with them,” Cochran said. “Parents should also talk with their kids about the peer pressure aspect of it.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-kenoshas-officer-friendly-on-dangers-of-swimming-in-lake-michigan-how-to-escape/article_91c2cf70-03a6-11ed-867f-fb53bbb6b864.html | 2022-07-14T21:27:33 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-kenoshas-officer-friendly-on-dangers-of-swimming-in-lake-michigan-how-to-escape/article_91c2cf70-03a6-11ed-867f-fb53bbb6b864.html |
ALLEN COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), Humboldt Police Department, and Allen County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Humboldt woman on suspicion of drug crimes on Thursday.
A news release from the KBI says around 9 a.m. on July 14, law enforcement executed a search warrant at an apartment building in Humboldt. Methamphetamine and a weapon were found at the location.
Following the search, 54-year-old Cindy Reynolds was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute, felony possession of drug paraphernalia, and criminal use of a weapon.
An investigation is ongoing. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/humboldt-woman-arrested-on-suspicion-of-meth-possession-distribution/ | 2022-07-14T21:31:14 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/humboldt-woman-arrested-on-suspicion-of-meth-possession-distribution/ |
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