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After more than two decades, he's retiring from the Peoria Park District
The Peoria Park District celebrated the retirement of longtime employee Carl Cannon with a news conference on Wednesday morning.
Cannon, who officially retired at the end of June, worked for the district for over two decades. In 2006, he founded Elite Community Outreach, an organization that runs programs intended to keep students out of the criminal justice system as well as a re-entry program that helps ex-felons get their lives back on track.
Emily Cahill, executive director of parks and recreation, praised Cannon's work with Elite. She highlighted metrics of the programs' success, including a 63% reduction in disciplinary referrals for Elite's high school outreach program.
"I can tell you unequivocally that these programs work and have changed our community because of the heart of Carl Cannon," she said.
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Cannon said that his desire to help at-risk youth stemmed from his experiences working at the Federal Correctional Institute in Pekin.
"I can only describe it as an encounter with God," he said. "I no longer wanted to be good at locking people up. I wanted to be part of the answer that kept kids and adults out of our institutions."
Though Cannon will no longer work for the Park District, Cahill said "our collaboration does not end with his departure."
"As a district, we look forward to continuing to serve as an employer of choice for Elite and for re-entry graduates," she said. "We look forward to partnering to make sure that community events and festivals are safe and engaging for all who live here." | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/carl-cannon-retires-peoria-park-district-continues-nonprofit-work/10047264002/ | 2022-07-14T21:31:19 | 0 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/carl-cannon-retires-peoria-park-district-continues-nonprofit-work/10047264002/ |
What to know about the new disc golf tournament playing in Peoria
PEORIA — The Professional Disc Golf Association has a new home for its Masters World Championships.
And it's right here in Peoria and surrounding communities.
The Masters and Juniors World Championships are in the area for the first time ever, and are playing out on 13 area courses this week with 1,100 players from 15 countries. The Peoria area already hosts the Ledgestone Open, which brings in the sports top players next month.
Sweden, Denmark and other Nordic countries where the sport reigns are well-represented in the masters and junior events. A few made the trek from Australia. And there are even players here from Estonia, a nation one-tenth the population of Illinois.
And there are some big-name players from the Ledgestone Open who have moved up into this field, like 2012 world champion Sarah Hokom, Holly Finley and Juliana Korver, the latter making her masters worlds debut with five pro open titles to her credit.
More:The world's biggest pro disc golf tournament returns to the Peoria area. What to know
The Masters World Championships?
Don't confuse this event with the 2022 Ledgestone Open, which happens in August. The Open attracts the world's elite players under 40 and next month will pay out the largest purse on the PDGA Pro Tour and in the sports history worldwide.
It was the anchor that brought the PDGA Pro World Championships to the Peoria area — and 2,000 players with it — in 2019.
The Masters World Championships are age group divisions starting at age 40.
"We have ages as young as 8 in the junior tournament and up through 86 in the Masters and Amateurs age groups, about 1,100 participants," said PDGA president and Ledgestone founder Nate Heinold, a Washington resident who has grown the sport in Peoria into a world-wide presence and lured the 2019 World Championships here. "We actually bid on this in 2019, and were supposed to host it in 2021. But the pandemic hit and everything was pushed back a year, so it's finally arrived.
"Our area has grown into a disc golf mecca, and we brought the Masters World Championships in as a way to keep facilitating that growth."
What you need to know
The tournament payout is $120,000 which is the largest in the history of the Masters Championships. The event started with first-round action on Tuesday and continues daily through Saturday with competition in male and female pro age divisions 40, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 and 80.
There are a matching 12 male and female amateur divisions, and junior divisions in daily play as well in morning and evening sessions. They are playing on 13 courses around central Illinois, from Peoria to Eureka, Pekin, Canton, Morton and elsewhere.
More:How the Peoria area’s biggest disc golf tournament got bigger, better amid COVID-19
Saturday is the conclusion, with a frenzied onslaught of championships scheduled on two courses at Northwoods Park in Morton. Participants will play nine holes, and the tournament will crown 12 pro world champions, 12 amateur world champions and six world junior champions, all from noon-5 p.m.
The matches Saturday and throughout the week are free to attend.
There is a live online site maintained by the tournament that shows tee times for every player in every age class, and includes their overall place in the field and more. There is also a live online site that tracks every player's progress and results as they progress through the course.
Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men's basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. Reach him at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @icetimecleve. | https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/local/2022/07/14/disc-golf-pdga-2022-masters-junior-world-championships-peoria/10059742002/ | 2022-07-14T21:31:36 | 1 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/local/2022/07/14/disc-golf-pdga-2022-masters-junior-world-championships-peoria/10059742002/ |
'I call him a flat-liner': East Peoria grad keeps a level head on drive through pro golf
SPRINGFIELD — David Perkins majored in psychology at Illinois State and had aspirations of becoming a sports psychologist for the PGA Tour.
Now in his second year as a professional golfer, the East Peoria graduate owns a bachelor’s degree in psychology from ISU.
For now, though, he has other Tour-related aspirations.
The 24-year-old plays this week on a sponsor’s exemption in the Korn Ferry Tour’s Memorial Health Championship starting Thursday at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield.
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“It just comes down to those four days,” Perkins said of the 72-hole test. “It’s who makes the putts and stays in the moment as long as they can. That’s what matters most.
"I can get better at a lot of things, but it comes down to taking advantage of opportunities. You just don’t know when that’s going to come."
Mentored by a Peoria-area amateur
Growing up in East Peoria, Perkins was a three-time Illinois High School Association Class 2A state finals qualifier — with a top finish of fourth place his sophomore year.
He went on to a noteworthy career at Illinois State, where he was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection and a two-time MVC Player of the Year. He also was 2019 Chicago District Golf Association Player of the Year and was runner-up in the
2019 Illinois State Amateur.
While Perkins played other sports growing up, he gravitated toward golf. He credited his father, Tony Perkins, and several other people for helping him on his career path — but one mentor in particular stands out.
"if there was one person, it would be Tim Sheppard," Perkins said. "He’s a good senior amateur player from East Peoria, won a bunch of CDGA events.
"We’re super tight. I learned a lot from him, and now I can help him with his game, too. I’m glad he’s been a part of it.”
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Sheppard, 61, plans to be at Panther Creek to watch not only Perkins, but also his
son, Tyler Sheppard. Tyler will be Perkins’ caddie — and in October, best man at Perkins’ wedding. Tim Sheppard will be a groomsman.
“He’s like a second son to me,” Tim Sheppard said of Perkins. “He and Tyler played a ton of golf together. I’ve spent a lot of time with David, watching his game evolve.
“He’s a great player and a great person.”
Back on the Korn Ferry Tour
This will be Perkins’ second event this year on the Korn Ferry Tour, the developmental tour for the PGA. He played in the NV5 Invitational in Glenview in May, when he made the field through a Monday qualifier. He tied for 32nd place.
But the psychologist in Perkins tells him he’s quite capable of using this week’s event as a springboard to bigger things.
“As of right now, I see myself teeing it up in Springfield and playing well there,” he said. “A top-25 finish on the Korn Ferry means you get to play the next week. So, my goal is to try to stay on that tour the rest of the summer, get some top-25s.
“And if you win out there, you get 500 points and playing status. All of a sudden, your goals can change from getting to the Korn Ferry Finals to chasing a (PGA) Tour card.
"Your life can change in a week, and that’s my mindset.”
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Perkins will be the only central Illinois native in the 156-man field. He said playing close to home can’t hurt, recalling the following he had at the Korn Ferry event in Glenview this year, as well as the PGA Tour John Deere Classic near the Quad Cities. He played there on a sponsor’s exemption last year.
“I have a lot of family in the Peoria area," Perkins said. "Along with the people I’ve played with over the years, I’ve built some good relationships from Chicago down to Bloomington. It should be a decent little crowd this week; hopefully they can give me some momentum and some birdies.”
Tackling the course
Perkins knows he’ll have to card some low numbers just to make the cut at 7,228-yard, par-71 Panther Creek designed by Hale Irwin. In all but one of the tournament’s first six editions, the 36-hole cut has been below par — including an event-low 6-under 136 last year and in 2018.
Last year’s champion, current PGA Tour player Taylor Moore, shot a tourney-record 11-under par 60 en route to a tourney-best 27-under 257.
“I play in Pekin quite a bit and it sounds like Panther Creek is a reciprocal to Pekin Country Club,” Perkins said. “A lot of guys I know who’ve played at Panther Creek say it’s awesome; it must be to have the Korn Ferry there.
“It looks like it’s gonna be fun. The scores are always pretty low, so you need a lot of birdies.”
Perkins begins play at 1:55 p.m. Thursday off the No. 1 tee. He plays at 8:45 a.m. off No. 10 on Friday,
The psychology major knows on the Korn Ferry, it can come down to mind over matter.
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“I learned a little bit of stuff in the classroom,” Perkins said of his ISU days. “I learned a lot of stuff working with a sports psychologist, listening to her and what she said about certain scenarios and how to approach things.
“Just watching guys on TV, you watch how they act on the course. How they walk. Anything.”
Sheppard said Perkins has a key trait for a golfer: control of his emotions.
“I call him a flat-liner; he’s never too high or too low,” Sheppard said. “He never gets emotionally attached to one shot. To be successful in golf, you can’t get wrapped up with one or two shots because it hurts the rest of your round.
“The 6 inches between his ears are his best quality.”
Dave Kane is a former sports reporter for The State Journal-Register in Springfield. He is working as media liaison for the Memorial Health Championship. | https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/local/2022/07/14/korn-ferry-tour-golfer-david-perkins-memorial-health-championship/10046280002/ | 2022-07-14T21:31:42 | 0 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/local/2022/07/14/korn-ferry-tour-golfer-david-perkins-memorial-health-championship/10046280002/ |
Three people were killed in two shootings in the span of a half-hour Thursday in Milwaukee
Three people were fatally shot in the span of a half-hour Thursday in Milwaukee, according to police.
Two women died after being shot about 11:30 a.m. in the 500 block of West Ring Street, police said in a news release.
A 42-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a 19-year-old woman was taken to a hospital and died there, police said.
Police said an argument led to the shooting. They are looking for a suspect they have identified.
Then, about noon, a 60-year-old man was fatally shot in the 3300 block of North 27th Street.
Police said the circumstances that led to the shooting are under investigation, and they have not identified a suspect.
Police declined to answer whether the two shootings were connected in any way. They also declined to say if or how the two female victims were related.
Police asked anyone with information to call them at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or use the P3 Tips App.
As of Wednesday, homicides in Milwaukee were up 37% compared with the same time last year, when the city broke its homicide record for the second year in a row.
The homicide rate continues to far outpace pre-pandemic levels. Milwaukee saw 98 homicides in all of 2019. As of Wednesday, the city had recorded 119 homicides so far in 2022.
Contact Sophie Carson at (414) 223-5512 or scarson@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @SCarson_News. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/milwaukee-sees-three-homicides-half-hour-thursday/10062021002/ | 2022-07-14T21:32:44 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/milwaukee-sees-three-homicides-half-hour-thursday/10062021002/ |
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14 elderly, disabled and low-income residents of South San Francisco’s Oyster Cove Marina (OCM) are being ousted by a Los Angeles-based luxury real estate developer, as first reported by KPIX 5.
The developer and OCM property owner, Kilroy Realty Corporation, has a constellation of high-end commercial and residential properties throughout the Bay Area, Washington, the greater Los Angeles area, San Diego and Texas. While Bay Area representatives didn’t respond to SFGATE’s questions about specific development plans at OCM, its website shows that it is planning on building a 3 million-square-foot office and retail space right where the modest boat community is located. The five-phase, 50-acre project, Kilroy Oyster Point, boasts plans to erect a dozen buildings including an “urban village” with an outdoor meeting space and amphitheater, conference center and “amenity building.”
KPIX says that the corporate developer served notices to longtime OCM residents on June 16, 2022.
"As a part of our planning for the neighborhood, we are currently re-evaluating the long-term use of the marina and intend to terminate all OCM leases on October 15, 2022,” the notice reportedly said. “We will not be providing return rights of any kind to existing tenants of OCM."
Meanwhile, the “liveaboard” residents — all of whom are reportedly on fixed incomes — must leave by then or face eviction. Even though Kilroy offered a $10,000 relocation payment to those who sign the agreement within two weeks, longtime OCM resident Matt Klein and his neighbor, Lucia Lachmayr, told the outlet that it’s still “devastating” to the community.
"We are going to be left homeless,” Klein told KPIX. “We were given a very, very swift notice after very little warning."
"It's a huge, not just an endeavor, but it's a life change for people who have been here for decades," Lachmayr told the outlet. "It's basically saying, here, go somewhere far, far away, and just uproot your life."
The city of South San Francisco is reportedly asking Kilroy to accommodate the boat residents by extending their time to leave, if needed. In response, a Kilroy spokesperson issued the following written statement to SFGATE:
"As the Oyster Point development moves forward, we are re-evaluating the long-term use of the marina. As a result, we will be requiring existing boat owners to relocate," it says.
"We understand the uncertainty that these changes will introduce to our boat owners, which is why we are working with them to make their transition as painless as possible. We are providing all boat owners with four months to prepare for their next move, while offering to waive their rental fees in the interim. Additionally, we are offering $10,000 to the 14 liveaboard boat owners to help cover the inconvenience of their impending move. We will continue to offer our support to these boat owners throughout this process and look forward to working with them collaboratively as we prepare for the next phase of Oyster Point."
KPIX says that 11 out of 14 residents have accepted the $10,000 and the deadline to accept has been extended to July 31. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/developer-ousting-South-SF-boaters-17305567.php | 2022-07-14T21:46:52 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/developer-ousting-South-SF-boaters-17305567.php |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Have you ever wondered where your company stacks up among the best places to work in 2022? Well, if yours didn’t make the list, you can eyeball some potential future homes for your employment as Glassdoor has released its list of the Best Places to Work 2022!
Glassdoor says, “The Great Resignation, employees quitting en masse, job seekers demanding better benefits and work-life balance… the past year was a game-changer as we continued to recover from the effects of the pandemic. But that didn’t stop today’s biggest tech giants, popular retailers, and modern healthcare companies alike from supporting their employees and rising up as some of the best companies to work for.”
Of course, we checked to see what major companies in the Lone Star State made the list there was HEB, Texas Instruments, and others. One that stood out was locked in at No. 30, Southwest Airlines. According to the brief description, the airline received a 4.4-star rating.
If you want to check out all of the reviews, jobs, salaries and more insight into Southwest Airlines from Glassdoor, click here! | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-based-southwest-airlines-listed-among-top-30-places-to-work-2022-by-glassdoor/ | 2022-07-14T21:47:25 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-based-southwest-airlines-listed-among-top-30-places-to-work-2022-by-glassdoor/ |
HIGH POINT — A man is accused of assaulting a police officer and leading authorities on a vehicle chase through three cities, High Point police said in a news release.
At about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to a suspicious person call in the 1000 block of Sweetbriar Road. The caller told dispatchers that a man claimed to have been assaulted and appeared to be under the influence of drugs, according to the release.
When officers arrived, they made contact with Bobby D. Jones Jr., 42, of High Point. During the investigation, Jones physically assaulted an officer, then got into a vehicle and tried to run into another officer who was pulling up to the scene, the release said.
Officers chased Jones through areas of High Point, Thomasville and Trinity in Guilford and Randolph counties. Jones’ vehicle came to a stop while trying to cross a median on Interstate 74 near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, police said.
Jones ran from the scene and was arrested after a short foot chase. He is charged with felony assault on a law enforcement officer, felony flee to elude, driving while intoxicated, vandalism and resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer, according to the release.
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He was being held at the High Point jail on $100,000 bail, according to jail records. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/high-point-man-accused-of-assaulting-officer-leading-authorities-on-chase-through-guilford-and-randolph/article_5388ab30-03ba-11ed-ba6b-236e14ddda07.html | 2022-07-14T21:49:47 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/high-point-man-accused-of-assaulting-officer-leading-authorities-on-chase-through-guilford-and-randolph/article_5388ab30-03ba-11ed-ba6b-236e14ddda07.html |
RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections denied Thursday a Republican Party request that the board authorize county elections officials to scrutinize signatures on absentee voting documents, citing concerns that the proposal would create unequal standards across counties.
"We've got an extraordinarily secure absentee ballot process now, and to do this would introduce a level of uncertainty where some voters might be treated different than other voters depending on how they vote," Chair Damon Circosta said at Thursday's board meeting.
Challenging the board's prior guidance discouraging signature matching, the proposal would permit county boards of elections to compare signatures on absentee ballot request forms and return envelopes with the signatures included in voter registration records. The board rejected the request in a 3-2 party-line vote, with three Democrats voting against signature verification and two Republicans voting in favor.
North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley, calling the board's decision "misguided," said party leaders will consider filing an appeal with the Wake County Superior Court.
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"We want to make sure that it's easy to vote and hard to cheat," Whatley said in an interview. "(Signature verification) is a very common sense tool, and I think it's inexplicable that the board has instructed not only that the boards don't have to use it, but they can't use it."
The Republican Party's proposal cited a 2020 memo from the board's Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell, which provided that county boards of elections should accept the signature on an absentee ballot request form if it "appears to be made by the voter or their near relative or legal guardian." Bell advised that signatures "should not be compared with the voter's signature on file" because that is not required by state law.
After the GOP submitted its request in May, the board held a written public comment period from June 10 to July 5, receiving more than 8,000 responses.
Supporters of the request urged the board to strengthen election security before the November elections, when a few hundred votes could be the tipping point in several close races. But voting rights advocates warned the proposal could disenfranchise disabled and elderly voters whose signatures might have changed since they registered to vote.
"Adding this additional layer, which is just another burden that someone will have to overcome to actually be able to cast their ballot, is being done under the guise of election integrity," Caroline Fry, interim advocacy director for Democracy NC, said in an interview Wednesday. "It's essentially double speak for making it harder for some voters to cast a ballot."
Fry said her 72-year-old mother's signature looks "drastically different" from when she registered to vote at age 18, paralleling the experiences of other older voters who wrote to the board.
North Carolina has more stringent identification requirements than many other states that permit absentee voting. Though state law does not explicitly address signature verification, it requires that all absentee voters fill out their ballots in the presence of two witnesses or a notary.
Absentee ballot request forms must also include a date of birth and the last four digits of the voter's Social Security Number or driver's license number.
While 27 states conduct signature verification for absentee voting documents, none of those states require the signature of a witness or notary, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/nc-elections-board-rejects-republican-signature-check-motion/article_863464fc-03a6-11ed-8929-7f5f9c37bf44.html | 2022-07-14T21:49:53 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/nc-elections-board-rejects-republican-signature-check-motion/article_863464fc-03a6-11ed-8929-7f5f9c37bf44.html |
The Boise Antique World Mall was forced to close after a neighboring business, the old Reel Theatre, which had been closed since the end of last year, collapsed late last month.
Eldon Sorensen is the business manager for Casper Management, the company that owns and operates the Reel Theatres. He says they had to close that location due to the ramifications from the pandemic.
"The root cause was, film companies provide for brick-and-mortar theaters, like we have, what's called an exclusive release window," Sorensen said. "And that means brick-and-mortar theaters are able to exclusively show new releases. That particular window of time, prior to COVID, was like 90 days, and then post-COVID, they changed that to like 30 to 45 days."
Sorensen says theaters, like the Reel's country club location, depended on that length of time for profits, and when it was reduced it damaged their business model. He said it was that reduction that led to the decision to close.
Seven months later, the roof of the building collapsed. Casper Management however does not own the building; the owners are located in Portland, Oregon.
In a Facebook post, the Antique World Mall said its building was not damaged in the collapse, but that the mall would remain closed temporarily for safety reasons.
"They're hoping to be back up and running, you know, within two to three weeks," Sean Jennings, a vendor at the Antique World Mall said.
The antique mall is still waiting for power to be restored so the public can safely occupy the building again, but that's having an effect on vendors who rely on the business.
"It's a bummer, you know, for myself not to be able to go in and see what else other people have found, you know, on their travels, and also, you know, sell a couple of my things," Jennings said. "A lot of people in our community ... it's their full-time business. I think it affects our whole community. But at the same time, I think it'll come back stronger."
KTVB reached out to the property owner, as well as the Antique World Mall for an interview, but did not hear back as of Wednesday afternoon. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-antique-world-mall-closes-after-neighboring-building-collapses/article_0c9730ff-89c6-589a-8e6d-c638a9fb912e.html | 2022-07-14T21:50:28 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-antique-world-mall-closes-after-neighboring-building-collapses/article_0c9730ff-89c6-589a-8e6d-c638a9fb912e.html |
Originally published July 14 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
In 2003, Christiane Rudd became an early adopter of hybrid vehicles. She bought her first hybrid, a Toyota Prius that she drove for 18 years, before she upgraded to a newer, more efficient Hyundai Ioniq, a plug-in hybrid that runs on a pure electric engine before using its gasoline one.
The Ioniq’s use of electricity and fossil fuels made it the “perfect” car to drive in Idaho, the Boise resident said. Rudd uses the 27-mile charge on the small electric engine to run errands and, with the lack of charging stations on Idaho’s highways, she uses a standard gasoline engine for long road trips to see family in Utah.
Rudd said she originally wanted to go for an all-out electric vehicle, but couldn’t quite commit because of the roughly 200-mile limit most EVs have on a charge. When she discovered the plug-in hybrid, Rudd said she was ecstatic to have found a car that would seamlessly switch from an EV to a hybrid gasoline engine while she drives.
“The plug-in hybrid is the answer, at the moment, for people who live in places like Idaho where you’ve got to drive a really long way anyway, and the pure EV is not going to suit your needs if that’s your only vehicle,” Rudd said.
However, the Idaho Department of Transportation is looking to catch up with technology and is formulating a plan to install EV charging stations roughly every 50 miles along many of Idaho’s interstate and state highways.
The Idaho Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan is expected to be approved Sept. 30, and it includes $4.4 million in funding from the Federal Highway Commission for the first year. In the following four years, $6.3 million annually will be granted to the project. Public comment on where charging stations should go was gathered by ITD throughout June and early July.
Idahoans face EV charging trouble
Idaho has unique challenges when it comes to residents being able to transition to an EV network, including how to charge such a vehicle.
There are three levels of charging stations for EVs. Level one, which is plugging into a standard outlet, and level two, which provides a faster charge but requires at least 208-240 volts, are available to install in a home. Most homes would not be able to handle a direct current fast charger, the type of charger seen at most public charging spaces.
Idaho has 108 public charging locations that are level two and above. Most neighboring states have significantly more charging stations, with Wyoming and Montana being the exceptions. Washington has over 1,600 stations statewide, Oregon has 917, Utah installed nearly 850 and California has over 14,300.
Nathan Bingham, POWER Engineers’ director of strategy and technology, said out of the three types of charging stations, people driving EVs would need to plug in to at least a level two charger in order to charge their car in a decent amount of time while on the road. Even so, a level two charger could take several hours to charge an electric vehicle to full capacity.
How one Idaho company is integrating EVs into its fleet
Regular individual consumers in Idaho like Rudd aren’t the only ones interested in using EVs. POWER Engineers Insurance Manager Lynnette Roberts said the company went through extensive testing to purchase an electric vehicle for their Idaho and Kansas locations.
Most of their concerns with using an EV for company purposes was the range it had, and Roberts said an employee was forced to call a tow truck for the Chevrolet Bolt after running out of power during testing.
Another concern the company had was with charging times. Roberts said a trip that would have usually taken someone five hours was lengthened to eight when the driver stopped to charge and the voltage was not as quick as it was advertised to be. This wasn’t an issue with the car, it was the charging station, according to Roberts.
When it comes to being able to handle rough terrain and hard work, Roberts said POWER still uses three-quarter ton pickups because there are no electric options that would be able to last through the tough utilities work some of the crews do.
Rudd said she charges her car at her home while she’s sleeping, and since she’s had a plug-in hybrid she hasn’t noticed a rise in her electrical bill. Bingham said plugging in an EV would be the equivalent of adding a hot tub or another dryer to the home. But he said he is afraid that as EVs become more popular, everyone will charge them at night like a cell phone and it could pose problems for the power grid.
Bingham said Idaho has a good foundation for the power grid to be able to handle more EV charging, but there are improvements that need to be made. These include updating older houses with aging electrical systems that can’t handle the power needed to charge an EV and improving access for utilities.
“As we think about putting electric vehicles in our homes, starting off with a schedule for when you charge and starting to move away from the mindset of you just always wanting to fill it up as quickly as you can is what we’ll need to do,” Bingham said. “That’s a little bit different than we’re used to.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/from-distance-to-the-power-grid-electric-vehicles-face-challenges-in-rural-idaho/article_8f8c1408-e0d0-54ca-ac2a-82599dee37a8.html | 2022-07-14T21:50:32 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/from-distance-to-the-power-grid-electric-vehicles-face-challenges-in-rural-idaho/article_8f8c1408-e0d0-54ca-ac2a-82599dee37a8.html |
The chair of neurosurgery at the University of Arizona was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon on Tucson's south side, officials say.
Dr. Justin Schultz Cetas, 51 was riding a black 2021 BMW R18 motorcycle in a northbound lane of South Kino Parkway just after 1 p.m. when he collided with a tow truck, Tucson police said in a news release.
Cetas smashed into the side of a 2005 Ford F650 tow truck as it turned left out of a business driveway, police said.
Cetas, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Banner University Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
“On behalf of everyone at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medicine, we would like to express our most sincere sympathies to Dr. Cetas’ family and loved ones,” Michael M.I. Abecassis, the dean of the College of Medicine and Josuha Lee, the Physician Executive at Banner University Medicine Center said in a joint statement Thursday afternoon.
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“We are all deeply saddened by this sudden and tragic event that is so difficult to process, as we come together to grieve his passing. Dr. Cetas was an alumnus of the college and a talented neurosurgeon who dedicated his life to caring for others. He was also a skilled educator, respected researcher, trusted colleague and friend to many. He will be greatly missed.”
Cetas was named chair of neurosurgery in July 2021, according to the UArizona Health Sciences website. He was UA graduate who earned his doctorate in neuroscience and medical degree at the UA College of Medicine.
Cetas became an associate professor in 2016 and served as the department’s residency program director since 2017.
He returned to Tucson to lead the neurosurgery department from Oregon Health and Science University, where he was an associate professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and chief of neurosurgery at the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System in Portland, Ore.
Tuson police say the driver of the tow truck immediately stopped and cooperated with the investigation. The driver was not impaired at the time of the crash, police said.
Failing to yield while making a left turn has been determined to have been the major contributing factor in the crash, police said. No charges or citations have been issued. The investigation continues.
Jamie Donnelly covers breaking news for the Arizona Daily Star. Contact her via e-mail at jdonnelly@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/prominent-tucson-surgeon-killed-in-crash/article_a4f9c580-0392-11ed-9987-efc5ca804ac2.html | 2022-07-14T21:53:14 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/prominent-tucson-surgeon-killed-in-crash/article_a4f9c580-0392-11ed-9987-efc5ca804ac2.html |
Over the last decade, more than 70 vehicles have fallen victim to the low railroad bridge underpass in Newark on Casho Mill Road.
Now, the Delaware Department of Transportation may have found a new solution to stop these oversized vehicles before they risk getting stuck: a series of heavy-duty plastic "clanker" balls that hang at the clearance height down the street before the bridge.
The transportation department says it has spent just about $1 million in various attempts to alert drivers of the low clearance.
"Over the years we've added signage. We've added sensors. We've added flashing lights, striping, lighting, really trying to use all of the tools in our toolbox to try and get people to be aware of their oversize vehicle when approaching this more than century-old bridge," DelDOT's C.R. McLeod told NBC10.
The one-way road -- nicknamed by locals "Smasho Mill Road" -- has an 8-foot, 7-inch clearance that is marked by many signs. The signage has not been enough to stop drivers in oversized trucks from continuing down the road.
The new 'clanker" balls will not damage any cars, officials said, instead alerting drivers that the bridge is too low for their vehicle to safely pass under and prompting them to turn around.
This begs this question, has DelDOT finally found its solution? Time will tell. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/clanker-balls-deldots-creative-clearance-solution-for-headache-bridge/3299479/ | 2022-07-14T21:55:05 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/clanker-balls-deldots-creative-clearance-solution-for-headache-bridge/3299479/ |
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CONKLIN, NY – The Conklin Fair will celebrate its 51st anniversary this weekend. The fair begins tonight with a variety of food, festivities, and fun.
There is live music every day from names like Brothers and Friends, 5th Gear, Paul Noyd, and The Look.
Tonight, at 7 p.m. there is a tribute to Conklin’s own, Sheriff Dave Harder, who is retiring from office at the end of this year.
The fair grounds are open from 5 to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow, and on Saturday, the fair opens at noon and runs until 11 p.m.
President of the Conklin Fair Committee Frank Mower says that there are more rides this year than ever before.
President of the Conklin Fair, Frank Mower says, “That’s the greatest thing. We work all year on this, and when you can stand back on a Saturday night and see what you’ve accomplished, and see the families together, and the happiness that we bring to them, it’s all worth it.”
There is a special running on a Saturday for $25 that grants unlimited rides from 1 to 10 p.m.
Mower says that there is something for everybody at the fair. There are plenty of free activities including the children’s tent, hosted by the Community Christian Church of Conklin.
As always, there is free parking, and no entry fee.
The fair will conclude on Saturday with a fireworks display at 10 p.m.
You can visit the Conklin Fair grounds at 956 Conklin Road. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/local/conklin-fair/ | 2022-07-14T21:56:49 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/local/conklin-fair/ |
PHOENIX — An employee for the city of Phoenix was injured Thursday after they were hit by a motorist near 71st Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, police say.
The individual was taken to the hospital for critical injuries and was in stable condition, Phoenix police said. The motorist did not remain at the scene and no suspects have been taken into custody.
The city said the injured employee works for Phoenix's streets transportation department.
This is a developing story and updates will be published as they become available.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Go Hoo’s! Thanks to this new product, University of Virginia fans won’t need a koozie to show their team spirit.
On Thursday, Starr Hill Brewery announced a new partnership with UVA to produce and sell officially licensed craft beer products in the region.
Wahoo Pale Ale will be available for purchase starting August 1 throughout the Commonwealth, according to the statement, including Starr Hill’s six locations and commercial distribution throughout Virginia.
Starr Hill Brewery said that the Wahoo Pale Ale was made specifically for the UVA crowds – it’s packed with juicy, fruit-forward hop flavors and backed with a smooth malt finish.
Josh Cromwell, Starr Hill’s Vice President, said that this is a partnership he’s very excited about.
“Our team couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this new partnership with UVA,” said Cromwell. “Given Starr Hill’s deeply-rooted connection to the University of Virginia, we are thrilled at the chance to create a beer that will celebrate the culture and history of our town.”
You’ll be able to find the ale at UVA athletic events, grocery stores, and on-site locations throughout the Commonwealth, Starr City said, and on August 1, you can search the Beer Finder to see if Wahoo Ale is available at stores nearby. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/starr-hill-brewery-announces-uva-themed-wahoo-pale-ale/ | 2022-07-14T21:57:27 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/14/starr-hill-brewery-announces-uva-themed-wahoo-pale-ale/ |
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. – Fire crews were called to the Twin Rivers Mohawk Valley Paper Mill in Little Falls early Thursday morning after a fire broke out around 1:20 a.m.
The Herkimer Fire Department was also called in to help.
Limited details were available Thursday, but the chief says no injuries were reported. It is not clear how badly the building was damaged or if the fire affected normal operations at the mill.
The mill is located at 501 W. Main St. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/fire-crews-called-to-paper-mill-in-little-falls/article_314da6c8-03bb-11ed-b714-d7b5d2d0b4fb.html | 2022-07-14T22:02:05 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/fire-crews-called-to-paper-mill-in-little-falls/article_314da6c8-03bb-11ed-b714-d7b5d2d0b4fb.html |
HERKIMER, N.Y. – The portion of North Main Street in Herkimer that has been closed due to the demolition of an apartment building reopened Thursday afternoon.
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, allowing the street to reopen to traffic.
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.
Twenty-one people were displaced following the fire and had to relocate. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/north-main-street-in-herkimer-reopens-as-demolition-progresses-at-apartment-building/article_12e451c4-03a1-11ed-a14b-9f6dec0e1d78.html | 2022-07-14T22:02:12 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/north-main-street-in-herkimer-reopens-as-demolition-progresses-at-apartment-building/article_12e451c4-03a1-11ed-a14b-9f6dec0e1d78.html |
VERNON, N.Y. – President and CEO of Vernon Downs Casino Hotel and Tioga Downs Casino Resort, Jeff Gural, has been tapped by President Joe Biden for a post in his administration.
Gural has been nominated to serve as chair of the Public Buildings Reform Board, which is an independent agency that identifies opportunities for the federal government to reduce costs by reducing its inventory of civil real property.
A resident of Manhattan, Gural is currently the chairman of GFP Real Estate LLC and is also a member of the executive committee of The Real Estate Board of New York.
He previously served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Times Square Alliance and as the vice president of The Broadway Association.
Upon hearing of his nomination, Gural thanked the president and said he looks forward to the appointment process. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/vernon-downs-ceo-to-join-biden-administration-as-public-buildings-reform-board-chair/article_35f7277e-03b3-11ed-87cb-e38f894383e7.html | 2022-07-14T22:02:18 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/vernon-downs-ceo-to-join-biden-administration-as-public-buildings-reform-board-chair/article_35f7277e-03b3-11ed-87cb-e38f894383e7.html |
Indiana ranked 14th in CNBC's Top States for Business, an increase of five spots over the previous year.
The Hoosier State ranked highly in several categories, including No. 1 in infrastructure, No. 2 in cost of doing business and No. 9 in cost of living.
CNBC ranked all 50 states for America’s Top States for Business 2022. It looked at 88 metrics across 10 categories measuring competitiveness.
States are evaluated by the standard of the selling points they most frequently use in their own economic development marketing so as to judge them by self-professed standards.
North Carolina ranked No. 1, with high marks for its economy and access to capital. Washington, Virginia, Colorado and Texas rounded out the top five.
Indiana placed just behind North Dakota and just ahead of neighboring Ohio and Michigan, which came in 15th and 16th, respectively. Illinois placed 19th nationally, ranking 3rd in infrastructure, 6th in education and 8th in both access to capital and technology and innovation.
CNBC ranked Indiana 48th for its workforce; 10th for its economy; 43rd for life, health and inclusiveness; 23rd for technology and innovation; 18th for business friendliness; 35th for education and 13th for access to capital.
“It’s great to see Indiana’s overall ranking improve. A lot of effort by many people and groups have gone into bettering the state’s business climate. That said, it’s impossible to ignore our near bottom ranking of 48 when it comes to workforce," Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar said. “This underscores that workforce development is by far Indiana’s biggest challenge going forward as we work to compete in a talent-driven economy. We have a great business climate but need a stronger and deeper talent pool to support it."
Indiana needs to rise to meet its challenges to ensure future economic competitiveness, Brinegar said.
“There are literally twice as many job openings in Indiana as there are job seekers. And our workforce participation rate remains below pre-pandemic levels. Just a little more than half of all Hoosiers with only a high school diploma are employed. For those with no high school diploma, over 60% are not in the workforce. In other words, we have a massively leaking talent pipeline," he said. “Bold action is needed to repair that talent pipeline and lift up the educational attainment and workforce skills of Hoosiers.”
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military.
An "interstate signing assessment" will will include an inventory of airport signage along interstates 80/94 and 90, and along Cline Avenue, and a plan for new signs.
A doctor, nurse physician and two physicians assistants have joined Franciscan Health, the Mishawaka-based health care system with hospitals across Northwest Indiana.
The Purdue University Northwest's Sinai Forum will be headlined by writer Elizabeth Gilbert, "Mythbusters" co-host Adam Savage and Gen. David H. Petraeus this year.
USW leaders have been meeting in committees and reviewing what members want before they finalize the proposals they plan to bring to the bargaining table next week.
Gas now costs an average of $4.80 a gallon in Lake County, $4.87 a gallon in Porter County, and $4.64 per gallon in LaPorte County, according to GasBuddy.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/indiana-moves-up-five-spots-in-cnbcs-business-rankings/article_c6e73d11-c8f5-57ba-908b-e80708ce353a.html | 2022-07-14T22:02:49 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/indiana-moves-up-five-spots-in-cnbcs-business-rankings/article_c6e73d11-c8f5-57ba-908b-e80708ce353a.html |
Purdue Federal Credit Union, which has a branch at 113th Avenue and Broadway in Crown Point, was named by Forbes magazine as the No. 1 credit union in Indiana.
Forbes ranked credit unions in all 50 states as part of its America's Best Credit Unions in East State 2022 list. It partnered with the market research firm Statista to rank the country's 5,400 credit unions.
West Lafayette-based Purdue Federal, which has a branch at 11330 Broadway in Crown Point, topped the five Indiana credit unions that made the cut.
“Our entire Purdue Federal team is ecstatic to be recognized as the number one credit union in Indiana by Forbes and Statista,” said Purdue Federal President and CEO Bob Falk. “We strive each and every day to provide our members with excellent service, competitive products and user-friendly digital services to meet their individual needs. We are humbled by this honor and look forward to continuing to serve our valued members in Indiana and beyond.”
Forbes ranked Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union second in Indiana. Centra Credit Union, Via Credit Union and FORUM Credit Union rounded out the top five.
The business magazine and Statista surveyed 26,000 customers about credit unions where they have or previously had checking accounts. They were asked to rate overall satisfaction, customer service, financial advice, branch services, digital offering and trust, terms and conditions.
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military.
An "interstate signing assessment" will will include an inventory of airport signage along interstates 80/94 and 90, and along Cline Avenue, and a plan for new signs.
A doctor, nurse physician and two physicians assistants have joined Franciscan Health, the Mishawaka-based health care system with hospitals across Northwest Indiana.
The Purdue University Northwest's Sinai Forum will be headlined by writer Elizabeth Gilbert, "Mythbusters" co-host Adam Savage and Gen. David H. Petraeus this year.
USW leaders have been meeting in committees and reviewing what members want before they finalize the proposals they plan to bring to the bargaining table next week.
Gas now costs an average of $4.80 a gallon in Lake County, $4.87 a gallon in Porter County, and $4.64 per gallon in LaPorte County, according to GasBuddy.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/purdue-federal-credit-union-named-no-1-in-indiana-by-forbes/article_180c8b0a-1dc8-572f-ba9f-81de077d22e4.html | 2022-07-14T22:02:49 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/purdue-federal-credit-union-named-no-1-in-indiana-by-forbes/article_180c8b0a-1dc8-572f-ba9f-81de077d22e4.html |
The Region's latest Sephora at Kohl's will open in Portage next week.
The department store at 6495 U.S. 6 in Portage's main commercial stretch will open an in-store Sephora at Kohl's beauty store on July 20.
The Sephora at Kohl's will stock an array of makeup, skincare, hair and fragrance products, as well as clean beauty and self-care items. Sephora-trained advisers will offer customers consultations, let them try samples and help them find products.
Designed to look and feel like freestanding Sephora stores, the in-store stores carry brands like Rare Beauty, NARS, Charlotte Tilbury, Kiehl’s, Giorgio Armani, Olaplex, Clinique and Sephora Collection. The stores recently added six new prestige beauty brands to further distinguish its product offerings on the marketplace, stocking Murad, Clarins, Jack Black, Living Proof, Versace and Voluspa.
Wisconsin-based Kohl's recently opened Sephora at Kohl's in-store stores at its locations in the Highland Grove Shopping Center in Highland and the Southlake Mall in Hobart. Kohl's is adding 400 more Sephora at Kohl's shops this year in an attempt to appeal to younger and more diverse customers at a time when online shopping has diminished the need for such huge department stores.
Kohl's aims to open 850 Sephora at Kohl's shops by 2023. It is looking "to optimize the store space and expand categories that are most important, like active, casual and beauty."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military.
An "interstate signing assessment" will will include an inventory of airport signage along interstates 80/94 and 90, and along Cline Avenue, and a plan for new signs.
A doctor, nurse physician and two physicians assistants have joined Franciscan Health, the Mishawaka-based health care system with hospitals across Northwest Indiana.
The Purdue University Northwest's Sinai Forum will be headlined by writer Elizabeth Gilbert, "Mythbusters" co-host Adam Savage and Gen. David H. Petraeus this year.
USW leaders have been meeting in committees and reviewing what members want before they finalize the proposals they plan to bring to the bargaining table next week.
Gas now costs an average of $4.80 a gallon in Lake County, $4.87 a gallon in Porter County, and $4.64 per gallon in LaPorte County, according to GasBuddy.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/sephora-at-kohls-opening-in-portage/article_717e25b2-d802-56bd-80a7-a7983f89075c.html | 2022-07-14T22:02:55 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/sephora-at-kohls-opening-in-portage/article_717e25b2-d802-56bd-80a7-a7983f89075c.html |
Wintrust Bank, which has branches in Dyer, Lansing and across the south suburbs, will raise its minimum wage to $18 an hour at a time when workers are harder to come by and inflation has eaten into the buying power of paychecks.
The Rosemont-based bank will boost its starting pay for hourly employees effective August 1.
“We are proud to make this investment in the people who provide such exceptional service to our customers and the communities we serve. Our growth, success, and recent accolades are a direct reflection of their hard work and dedication," Founder and CEO Edward J. Wehmer said.
Wintrust has more than $50 billion in assets and more than 170 branches, including Dyer Bank & Trust, First National Bank of Illinois, Joliet Bank & Trust, Orland Park Bank & Trust and South Holland Bank & Trust.
The coronavirus pandemic resulted in widespread worker shortages and prompted "The Great Reassessment" in which many workers reconsidered their careers and ended up choosing to find new jobs, seek more pay or flexible hours or start their own businesses.
Several major employers in Northwest Indiana and beyond have bumped up their starting pay in recent months. Notre Dame Credit Union in Whiting raised its minimum wage to $17 an hour and PNC Bank, which has branches in Schererville, Munster, East Chicago and Michigan City, increased its starting pay to $18 an hour.
Fifth Third Bank and Verizon, both of which have locations across the Calumet Region, bumped up their starting pay to $20 an hour. Target is now paying as much as $24 an hour in some markets as employers strive to offer more competitive wages and benefits in a tight labor market.
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military.
“Now is the time for other financial institutions, who are currently experiencing very strong earnings, to step up and do what’s right for their employees as well. If not now, when?”
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MICHIGAN CITY − A man has been charged in a fatal shooting at a local liquor store last year, police said.
Probable cause was found on Tuesday to charge Lamar Friend, 41 of LaPorte, with murder and attempted murder in the shooting at Eastside Liquors in August 2021. An arrest warrant was issued the same day, with a $1,000,005 cash bond. He was served the warrant Thursday while incarcerated at LaPorte County Jail on unrelated charges.
The case Friend is connected to, police say, occurred August 9, 2021 when a person was shot in the parking lot of Eastside Liquors. Michigan City Police Department officers were dispatched to the scene and found 34-year-old Michigan City resident Leland Collins suffering from life-threatening injuries.
Officers began life-saving measures until LaPorte County EMS arrived. Collins was transported to Franciscan Health Michigan City hospital, where he died.
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Officers and detectives investigated the case for several months before turning it over to LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office for probable cause review. When it was presented to LaPorte County Superior Court #1, Judge Jaime Oss found probable cause to charge Friend with attempted murder and murder, police said.
The charge of attempted murder was added because a female was with Collins when he was shot.
Friend’s first appearance in court is scheduled in LaPorte County Superior Court #1 at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Anybody who has additional information about this case can reach Lt. Anna Painter at 219-874-3221 ext. 1077 or email her at apainter@emichigancity.com .
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into LaPorte County Jail
Briene Henderson
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 33
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Shannon McKee
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 38
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Christopher Michaels
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 30
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Richard Payton
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Arresting Agency: Kingsford Heights Police Department
Offense Description: Intimidation
Class: Felony
Age: 41
Residence: Kingsford Heights, IN
Michael Ennols
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Intimidation
Class: Felony
Age: 63
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Daniel West
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Possession of Methamphetamine
Class: Felony
Age: 45
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Brian Moreau
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Resisting Law Enforcement; Auto Theft
Class: Felonies
Age: 35
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Brandy Reese
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Possession of Methamphetamine; Failure to Appear
Class: Felonies
Age: 39
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Matthew Bajza
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery; Criminal confinement; Intimidation
Class: Felonies
Age: 51
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Monica Del Real
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Return to Lawful Detention; Unlawful Possession of Syringe
Class: Felonies
Age: 22
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Emerson Limbrick Jr.
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Incest
Class: Felony
Age: 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Kenneth Veal Jr.
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Resisting Law Enforcement
Class: Felony
Age: 32
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Andre Williams
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: Possession of a Narcotic Drug
Class: Felony
Age: 23
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Kristen Arnett
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Neglect of a Dependent
Class: Felony
Age: 37
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Shelby-Sue Pippin
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 26
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Estrella Nieves
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Battery Against a Public Safety Officer
Class: Felony
Age: 29
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Rachael Bakker
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 43
Residence: N/A
Zachary Magley
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Sexual Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 31
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Curtis Maupin
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 33
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Haley VanHolten
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 20
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Camico Smith
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 25
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Travis Pahs Sr.
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 37
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Earl Stone Jr.
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Register as a Sex or Violent Offender; Failure of a Sex Offender to Possess Identification
Class: Felonies
Age: 45
Residence: Michigan City, IN
David Hunt
Arrest Date: July 6, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 40
Residence: South Bend, IN
Raven Nevorski
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 27
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Timothy Lisak
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery; Strangulation
Class: Felonies
Age: 33
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Noel Mpie Ntang
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 22
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Christopher Sobieski
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 46
Residence: Michigan City, IN
LaShawn Kuykendall
Arrest Date: July 5, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery; Strangulation
Class: Felonies
Age: 48
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Joseph Jorgenson
Arrest Date: July 4, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Intimidation
Class: Felony
Age: 56
Residence: Rolling Prairie, IN
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VALPARAISO — Police say mechanical issues were the cause of a stalled train blocking most of the crossings Thursday morning in the heart of the city and causing traffic congestion.
The train blocked Canadian National crossings from Silhavy Road west, Valparaiso police Capt. Joe Hall said.
"Please understand there is no emergency, as the train is stopped due to a mechanical issue that is being addressed as quickly as possible," he said Thursday morning.
Traffic was directed to Ind. 49, Ind. 2 at Evans Avenue, and Campbell Street.
"The Campbell St. bridge crossing is also experiencing heavy traffic and utilizing an eastern alternative may be a preferred route," Hall said. "Please be safe and patient as the traffic delays are being corrected."
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The single-vehicle crash took place at 11 p.m. Saturday on Calumet Avenue just north of Johnson Drive in Liberty Township, according to the Liberty Township Fire Department.
Teams of archaeology students and other volunteers — about 16 total — excavated a series of rectangular holes last month, sifting for historical and prehistorical clues to life in previous centuries.
The goals of the proposed opera house renovation and addition are to preserve and restore the Memorial Opera House, built in 1893, and the 1860 sheriff’s residence next door.
The county’s ARPA steering committee and four subcommittees devoted 25 meetings and more than 80 hours to the process of reviewing requests for funding, County Auditor Vicki Urbanik said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/update-stalled-train-snarls-thursday-morning-traffic-in-valpo-mechanical-issues-blamed/article_ba96c6c1-f1b4-528b-b6e2-c778e2563695.html | 2022-07-14T22:03:28 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/update-stalled-train-snarls-thursday-morning-traffic-in-valpo-mechanical-issues-blamed/article_ba96c6c1-f1b4-528b-b6e2-c778e2563695.html |
DALLAS (KDAF) — California based-Indian street food shop Curry Up Now has officially opened a location in North Texas at the Grandscape.
To celebrate the opening of the location, officials are hosting an event on Saturday, July 16, starting at 11 a.m. The first 100 guests to show up to Curry Up Now on Saturday will get a free burrito and a chance to win $500.
“Dallas has become a food destination, and there are so many amazing new restaurants here. Curry Up Now will thrive in this market, which is why we plan to open another twenty restaurants throughout the Lone Star state,” Akash Kapoor, CEO and founder of Curry Up Now, said in a news release. “A distinct location paired with a group of idyllic partners sets our team up for incredible success in this market. We’re eager for guests to try our globally inspired food and a serious craft cocktail bar, Mortar and Pestle. We take our bar program at Mortar & Pestle as seriously as our food which lets our bar stand out on its own. We have 16 expertly and lovingly crafted cocktails, a very well-curated spirit list and beer that guests can enjoy including over two dozen spirits from India. Our food is naturally Texas friendly, and I can’t be more excited to open restaurants all over the great state of Texas.”
Curry Up Now is located at 5752 Grandscape Boulevard, Suite 310. They are open for online ordering, dine-in and take-out during the following hours:
- Sunday: noon to 9 p.m.
- Tuesday – Thursday: noon to 10 p.m.
- Friday – Saturday noon to 11 p.m.
For more information about Curry Up Now, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/california-based-indian-street-food-restaurant-opens-new-location-in-north-texas/ | 2022-07-14T22:03:48 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/california-based-indian-street-food-restaurant-opens-new-location-in-north-texas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s summertime and you need a drink just right for the occasion, that’s why Four Corners Brewing Company is unveiling a new brew flavor.
They’re calling it Sandia Fresca. Officials say this watermelon ale is crisp, bright and packed with real watermelons from the fields of East Texas.
Each 12 oz. can of Sandia Fresca has an ABV of 5.5%. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-brewery-four-corners-brewing-company-launches-new-seasonal-brew-flavor/ | 2022-07-14T22:03:54 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-brewery-four-corners-brewing-company-launches-new-seasonal-brew-flavor/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Don’t get caught bored this summer. There are so many things to do in North Texas that there’s no excuse to be without plans.
If you don’t know where to look to find the coolest events going on, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s what’s going on at The Boardwalk at Granite Park during the month of July!
- Every Sunday: Farmer’s Market at The Boardwalk
- 11:00am-4:00pm
- Fresh produce, homemade goods, and much more
- 11:00am-4:00pm
- July 16th: Brunch and Blooms at The Boardwalk
- 10am- 2pm
- Every 3rd Saturday: Flower Bar by Stemmed + Found Co. comes to The Boardwalk!
- 10am- 2pm
- July 16th: Live Music – Don Louis
- 7:30pm-10:30pm
- Perfect for date night, or fun family outing
- Nationally known performing artist and songwriter
- 7:30pm-10:30pm
- July 30th: Summer Move Series – Camp Gladiator
- 10am-11am
- 60-minute full-body workout at The Boardwalk
- 10am-11am
- July 30th: Live Music – Dez & Mike
- 7:30pm-10:30pm
- Perfect for date night, or fun family outing | https://cw33.com/news/local/things-to-do-at-the-boardwalk-at-granite-park-this-july/ | 2022-07-14T22:04:00 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/things-to-do-at-the-boardwalk-at-granite-park-this-july/ |
DULUTH, Ga. — Atlanta’s population growth rate rose again over the last year – after the pandemic had cut that rate. The growth is happening despite huge increases in the price of housing. And more folks moved into Gwinnett County than anywhere else in the state.
"I moved here from Dallas," Joseph Moore said. "So far, it’s been great.
Moore said he found a better job in metro Atlanta.
"I came because I wanted a change. I came because of the people. I have family here," Tikina Trigg said, who is a hairstylist who moved from Tennessee to start a business in Gwinnett County, "You have great economic opportunities."
They were at a state office in Norcross getting their new Georgia driver’s licenses.
They are among the 65,000 residents who moved to Atlanta over the last year – at a rate that jumped following a pandemic lull in growth. More newcomers moved to Gwinnett than any other Georgia County, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission.
More people is a good thing; ARC analyst Mike Alexander said, "All the things we love about growth – wealth generation, increasing wages and real consumption in the economy -- is generated by people."
But growth also drives up traffic on roads that are already crowded. It drives up demand for housing that has already gotten much more expensive -- up 22% since last year in the 12 core counties, according to the real estate service Georgia MLS.
"I’ll get my own place as soon as I can," Bipin Chaudhary said, who moved to Gwinnett County from Tennessee.
When asked about housing prices, he gestured toward the sky.
"It’s a skyrocket, you know," he said.
Even with that sentiment, Chaudhary is among the newcomers optimistic about their re-made lives in metro Atlanta.
"It’s a good sisterhood and a brotherhood, so it's more good for everybody," Trigg said. "I like the population growth." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-metro-population-growth/85-5d4c47f2-8eb4-4ea8-ba2d-b53718a5c73b | 2022-07-14T22:04:10 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-metro-population-growth/85-5d4c47f2-8eb4-4ea8-ba2d-b53718a5c73b |
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Police and SWAT units are working a standoff situation in Clayton County on Thursday evening.
Details about what led to the standoff were not immediately available.
The Clayton County Police Department confirmed the situation was happening at a location on Chateau Lane in Riverdale.
This is a developing story. Also, download the 11Alive News app and sign up to receive alerts for the latest on this story and other breaking news in Atlanta and north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clayton-county-swat-standoff/85-4cc227ea-acce-4fca-a2a5-1a07bc36d3c5 | 2022-07-14T22:04:11 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clayton-county-swat-standoff/85-4cc227ea-acce-4fca-a2a5-1a07bc36d3c5 |
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County woman has been indicted in a more than $2 million COVID scheme, where she allegedly submitted dozens of fraudulent applications to get COVID small business relief funding.
The indictment alleges the 39-year-old woman of Dacula also used some of the funds on several cosmetic surgery procedures.
According to the Department of Justice, she faces the following charges: conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, seven counts of wire fraud, false document, money laundering conspiracy and false statement. The DOJ said the woman's primary charge carries a statutory penalty, up to 30 years in federal prison and then five years of supervised release if convicted. Additionally, she will also face substantial financial penalties and restitution to the U.S. government, the DOJ said.
“The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was funded to help small businesses struggling from the effects of a global pandemic,” U.S. Attorney David H. Estes said. “In far too many cases, however, it has been exploited by those seeking to milk these relief programs for their personal profit. With our diligent law enforcement partners, we will continue to identify and hold accountable anyone who violates the law to siphon money from these programs.”
The indictment alleges from around May 2020 to April 2021; the woman submitted more than two dozen fraudulent applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). According to the DOJ, accomplices also paid the woman to submit the fraudulent documents on their behalf for the EIDL and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding.
Additionally, the indictment alleges the woman's participation in this COVID scheme defrauded the U.S. out of more than $2 million. She then transferred $13,955 of the funds to pay for cosmetic surgeries, including “a breast augmentation procedure and abdominoplasty with flank liposuction,” according to the DOJ.
The case is currently being investigated by the FBI and the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General.
Anyone with information about alleged attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or online here. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gwinnett-county-woman-indicted-2-covid-scheme-million/85-76c1b4e6-9712-43d6-bd04-912bd6a2327b | 2022-07-14T22:04:12 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gwinnett-county-woman-indicted-2-covid-scheme-million/85-76c1b4e6-9712-43d6-bd04-912bd6a2327b |
ATLANTA — MARTA service was interrupted for more than three hours at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday due to a person on the tracks.
Service was set to resume after a person, described by the agency as a "jumper," was taken into custody.
The incident has caused significant train delays in the area. MARTA has been running passengers to the College Park Station from the airport on a bus.
MARTA said the incident occurred on the tracks over the long term parking lot starting at around 12:40 p.m.
A little after 4 p.m., MARTA said in a tweet that the situation had been cleared and the bus shuttle service was terminated.
Several passengers reported on the backup and travel problems, posting on social media about the service interruption. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marta-airport-service-interrupted-college-park-bus-station/85-0d772528-206d-48dc-82cd-4888184bb903 | 2022-07-14T22:04:13 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marta-airport-service-interrupted-college-park-bus-station/85-0d772528-206d-48dc-82cd-4888184bb903 |
URBANDALE, Iowa — Barrett Boesen Park is hosting its grand opening today at 5:30 p.m.
The new park in Urbandale features a natural playscape, consisting of elements such as logs, stumps, boulders, sand, plants and water.
"Unlike more traditional playgrounds, natural playscapes provide enhanced opportunities for exploration, discovery, learning, and play," said the City of Urbandale in a press release. "Natural playscapes enable children to move freely and creatively around the environment; helping connect kids with nature, develop gross motor functions, and improve social skills."
The event will feature remarks from the Urbandale Mayor Bob Andewag at 6 p.m., as well as a ribbon cutting at 6:10 p.m.
Due to an anticipated large number of attendees, people are encouraged to park at Waterford Park, directly west of Barrett Boesen Park. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/barrett-boesen-park-urbandale-grand-opening/524-425039f4-b1c4-46cb-9bd9-78a36abc45b0 | 2022-07-14T22:08:33 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/barrett-boesen-park-urbandale-grand-opening/524-425039f4-b1c4-46cb-9bd9-78a36abc45b0 |
IOWA, USA — Later this month, sending mail to Iowa inmates is going to look a little different.
According to a statement from the Iowa Department of Corrections, incoming non-legal mail must be sent to a central mail processing facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning July 21. If any non-legal mail is sent to an IDOC facility after the change takes place, it will be forwarded for 30 days.
The change in procedure is meant to keep contraband in check after "increasing levels of contraband introduction via the U.S. mail system" prompted prisons to start making changes, according to IDOC in a May statement.
Pigeonly Corrections will be operating the new processing facility.
For new addresses and facility codes as well as guidelines for sending mail off after July 21, visit the IDOC’s mailing information page. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/iowa-department-of-corrections-mail-protocol-change/524-e51e8b3f-5e60-4c7a-8013-dedbb5f3e5b9 | 2022-07-14T22:08:34 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/iowa-department-of-corrections-mail-protocol-change/524-e51e8b3f-5e60-4c7a-8013-dedbb5f3e5b9 |
PORTLAND, Oregon — Let’s be real here. Portland’s reputation on the national stage has taken, let’s say, a bit of a hit over the past two years. If you believe certain cable news outlets, you’d think that Portland is a city of “endless riots,” at its “breaking point” with abuse becoming the “daily norm.”
The Trump administration labeled the Rose City an “anarchist jurisdiction.” Those of us who live here are constantly having to assure our out-of-town loved ones that the city is not, in fact, currently on fire.
While this city is a far cry from, you know, all of that… there are still very real, very pervasive problems that are hard for anyone who spends more than five minutes here to miss, and Portland’s less-than-stellar reputation is not entirely undeserved.
Thousands of people are living in poverty, forced to try and survive outside in inhumane conditions. Increasing shootings and homicides plague parks, streets, and restaurants. People of color are targeted in violent, racist hate crimes. Extremist groups play war games on the streets. Businesses are packing up and moving out to the suburbs, trash and graffiti are piling up, and the KGW inbox is filled every day with the frustrations of people who live here and work here and are sick of it.
So when TIME named Portland one of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2022” this week, a few of us were taken aback. Are we all talking about the same Portland? Portland… Oregon?
“I've visited Portland many times, all through the pandemic,” the author of the TIME article, Sucheta Rawal, said. She last visited Portland over Fourth of July weekend. “Portland is great every time of the year, in the summertime, with all the flowers blooming and the weather being so perfect. It was really great.”
For Rawal, who also loved her visits to the Portland Japanese Garden and the International Rose Test Garden, the idea of Portland as an inclusive oasis made an impression, especially when it comes to food. “I tried every kind of cuisine in a course of four days — from Australian to Malaysian, Thai, we had Filipino to Sri Lanka to Scandinavia. You name it, everything was there.”
It was more than the availability of cuisines, Rawal said. It was the way they were treated.
“These were very authentic mom-and-pop restaurants that served original flavors in a very unique way. Not hole-in-the-wall restaurants, but more elevated ethnic food, presented beautifully.”
It’s the idea of inclusivity that led Rawal to pitch Portland as one of TIME’s Greatest Places. “All are welcome” is the subtitle of the article, which touts renovations to Portland International Airport that include a sensory room for people with autism and anxiety.
“Some of the things we are looking for are what is new, what exciting experiences can people have, and is the city thriving? Is it growing or changing in some way?” Rawal said. “In Portland, one of the things I wrote about was recovery and inclusiveness, creating that balance of growing as a city, but also being inclusive to everybody.”
“Inclusive to everybody” is a big claim in a city where you’d need to earn more than $60,000 to live comfortably, according to the MIT Living Wage Calculator. It's a city where demand for affordable housing far outpaces availability, a city with a long history of racism and abuse toward the mentally ill. But Rawal said that she herself never felt unsafe staying in downtown Portland and walking around late into the evening, and that seeing the city from the perspective of an outsider, measures taken toward inclusivity were refreshing.
“Sometimes when I tell people I'm traveling to Portland, the first thing they tell me is what they heard in the news. But I have traveled to so many places and I get the same question when it's not Portland. It may be Mongolia. It may be the Middle East. My job as a travel writer is to actually go there. Things happen everywhere, but it's only once we go there and experience it that we really know what is actually going on.”
Portland is a city that can certainly use a morale boost, and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was more than happy to take the W, tweeting that he “couldn’t agree more” with TIME’s designation. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/time-names-portland-one-of-greatest-places-in-the-world/283-8dacea00-ea7f-4170-b0e5-b569eb69ac35 | 2022-07-14T22:14:50 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/time-names-portland-one-of-greatest-places-in-the-world/283-8dacea00-ea7f-4170-b0e5-b569eb69ac35 |
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Months after a deadly shooting by deputies in Osceola County, many questions about what happened remain unanswered and neither state investigators nor the sheriff’s office have been forthcoming on details.
In April, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez held a brief news conference to announce two of his deputies had been involved in a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a Target, offering few details about what had happened or what led to the shooting.
“It’s an officer-involved shooting. Two of our officers are involved. They’re fine. We have one deceased male, and we’re fully cooperating with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement,” Lopez said following the shooting. “I’m not going to be commenting because the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is actually going to assume this investigation, and we don’t want to step on their toes.”
The sheriff then walked away without answering any further questions. That was on April 27 in the parking lot at 4795 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway.
On April 28, News 6 obtained charging affidavits for Joseph Lowe, 19, and Michael Samuel Gomez, 18 — both of whom were hurt in the shooting.
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In the documents, deputies said the men were seen entering the store, selecting an empty bag and loading it with packs of Pokémon cards and a pizza.
The documents also show this was the incident that led to deputies opening fire on the black Audi, killing the driver.
However, the documents gave little information on the actions that prompted the gunfire, only saying that deputies attempted to make contact and two of them opened fire.
FDLE released a brief statement about its investigation into the shooting.
On Wednesday, April 27, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office requested FDLE to investigate their deputies’ use of force that evening near the Target in the 4700 block of West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway. Our active investigation continues. As with all of our use of force cases, we conduct a thorough investigation which includes interviewing officers and witnesses, collecting and analyzing evidence, and establishing a timeline of events. Once we have determined the facts of the case, we will present our findings to the state attorney’s office, who will make any charging decisions.
On May 2, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida — who represents Osceola County in Congress — called on the sheriff’s office to release more information about the deadly deputy shooting.
“We encourage the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office to make facts and evidence surrounding this shooting public as soon as possible. Transparency is critical to public confidence,” Soto said.
[RELATED: Find all of News 6′s previous coverage of the deadly deputy shooting at an Osceola County Target]
State Sen. Victor Torres, D-District 15, also called for more transparency from the sheriff’s office.
“Because this is an ongoing investigation involving a deputy shooting, we would have to wait until the FDLE investigation is complete before making any comments,” Torres said.
On May 3, Attorney Albert Yonfa identified the man who was shot and killed by the deputies as Jayden Baez, 20. Yonfa and attorney Mark NeJame are representing Baez’s family.
News 6 made multiple calls to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office looking for more information as to what led up to the deadly use of force. Requests for comment were met with directions to reach out to FDLE about its investigation.
On May 4, attorneys NeJame and Yonfa released a statement offering their clients’ account of the events leading up to the shooting
The two said in a news release that deputies followed Lowe and Gomez inside the store, and watched them leave and enter the car “without being stopped or detained, even though probable cause would have existed.”
“There was simply no justification for what took place,” NeJame said in news briefing.
The attorneys said one of their clients, Lowe, was shot six times, even though he had his hands up.
“As the young men, including teenagers, commenced slowly driving off, several unmarked deputy vehicles moved in to box them in. From all the information obtained to date, the deputies never identified themselves as law enforcement and were in unmarked vehicles,” the law firm said in a statement. “As the car continued to drive off, the deputies, without legal cause or justification, fired multiple gun shots into their vehicle without regard for the safety of the occupants or civilians in the area.”
The attorneys also said they plan to file suit against the sheriff’s office.
News 6 was able to question Lopez in person that day about the shooting and why his deputies used deadly force.
“Let’s do this: I’ll make one little statement. When I first took office, I promised transparency,” Lopez said. “I turn it over to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, so they could do their investigation. Once that investigation is concluded, then we’ll talk about it. We’ll have all the facts, and we’ll go forward from there. That’s all I’m stating.”
Lopez also released a brief statement about the shooting which revealed deputies were performing training exercises in a nearby parking lot before the shooting took place.
“Because they were training, my deputies were wearing tactical gear, and none of the initial deputies on scene were equipped with body cameras,” Lopez said.
On May 5, NeJame accused the sheriff’s office of making excuses.
“There were no bodycams on,” Nejame. said “What we’ve heard is an excuse for that. ‘Well, it’s tactical training.’ Well, if it’s tactical training, you should have your body cams on.”
At this point, Lopez still had not said what prompted the gunfire from his deputies.
“If the sheriff’s office is saying they have full transparency, then show us your cards,” Nejame said.
News 6 reached out to the sheriff’s office for a copy of its body-camera policy, which was not available online. It would be six more days before the sheriff’s office would release that policy to News 6.
Several other major law enforcement agencies in Central Florida make their policies available online or released those policies to News 6 upon request. Those can be found here.
On May 6, NeJame released a 23-second video statement from Lowe.
“I came out of Target. I sat down in the car,” Lowe said. “Michael comes out (of) the store, he sits down in the car. As soon as he closes his door, two unmarked cars...”
At this point in the video statement, the clip is edited to skip ahead to a different point in Lowe’s account.
“They didn’t say, ‘Hey, freeze.’ They didn’t do any of that,” Lowe said. “And then, not even half a second, they start shooting into the car, and I put my hands up and got shot six times.”
On May 9, the sheriff’s office released surveillance video from the Target parking lot.
Lopez also held a news briefing to explain the video and the actions taken by his deputies 14 days prior.
Lopez said 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,” Lopez said. “A black Audi had caught their attention because they noticed the vehicle’s license plate was concealed by a piece of paper.”
According to Lopez, these detectives noticed four men sitting in the Audi. He said the detectives watched as two men from the car — Gomez and Lowe — put on masks, possibly because of COVID, and pulled hooded sweatshirts down over their foreheads prior to entering the Target.
The four men in the vehicle were later identified by deputies as Lowe, Gomez, an unnamed minor and Baez — the last of whom was in the driver’s seat.
Lopez said that, 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.
“Detectives moved in and attempted to block the Audi with their unmarked agency vehicles,” Lopez said. “Although unmarked, each vehicle had their emergency lights on when contact was made with the suspect’s car.”
Lopez said detectives exited their vehicles and stood in front of the Audi, wearing vests with the word “Sheriff” written on them and identifying themselves as law enforcement.
Lopez said the surveillance video showed Baez accelerated the Audi into several of the agency’s vehicles, damaging a total of four vehicles and injuring deputies.
“Despite members of law enforcement clearly identifying themselves as being blocked in by several vehicles with red and blue lights, Mr. Baez accelerated the Audi. In a few seconds, Mr. Baez rammed into and damaged a total of four agency vehicles,” Lopez said.
The sheriff said that had Baez not died due to the shooting, he would have been facing charges of aggravated assault, battery on a law enforcement officer and unlicensed concealed carry of a firearm. He added that Lowe and Gomez faced petit theft charges.
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The same day, NeJame and Yonfa also held a news conference accusing Lopez of distorting the facts.
The lawyers said the Osceola detectives actually caused the damage to their own cruisers when they attempted to box in the black Audi that the four young men — Jayden Baez, 20, Michael Gomez, 18, Edwin Lowe, 19, and an unidentified 17-year-old — were in.
“They also claimed that our clients hit their vehicle,” NeJame said. “Nonsense. Watch the video. We’re breaking it down for you. We’ll take you through it. The other (sheriff’s) vehicles created all the damage.”
NeJame pointed out that the unmarked pickup truck involved in the attempted takedown made contact with the black Audi first, prior to the car attempting to pull away from the deputies.
“That’s why there was damage to their vehicle because they hit him,” NeJame said.
The attorney said officers failed to properly perform a box-in maneuver, allowing the Audi to move through a gap between the sheriff’s vehicles.
“The (sheriff’s deputies) failed to perform a box-in maneuver, the (Audi) was able to exit that way and then a black Pathfinder — unmarked, no lights — came and T-boned the (Audi),” Yonfa said.
Additionally, NeJame argued the four men didn’t see any identifying features that would reveal the cars boxing them in were driven by law enforcement officials.
“Why wouldn’t they try to get out of there?” he said.
NeJame also disputed that any emergency lights were activated on the sheriff’s office vehicles when they initiated the stop.
“Do you see any lights on it?” NeJame said. “Do you see any police lights on? Do you see any marked vehicles? Do you see anybody in tactical outfits, tactical gear? Identifying themselves emblazoned as they would have you all believe.”
On May 11, News 6 received the Osceola County Sheriff Office’s body-camera policy.
The policy they released took effect in December of 2019. The nine-page policy does not explicitly say tactical deputies are not equipped with body cameras. It does say in part that deputies who are equipped and trained shall make sure it’s on and recording during certain circumstances involving citizen interaction — including the stopping and arresting of a suspect.
News 6 asked the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office why its body camera policy does not state which departments are assigned body cameras and why aren’t body cameras worn during training. A response was not given.
Read the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office body-camera policy below:
The sheriff’s office has not released any further information to News 6 since sending its body-camera policy. FDLE has said its investigation is ongoing and has not released any details.
News 6 has checked court dockets daily to see whether there has been any movement on the charges against Gomez and Lowe.
On Thursday, court documents were obtained showing the charges had been dropped against the two men.
“From the investigation which has been made, it is the opinion of the writer that this case is not suitable for prosecution,” the documents read.
The sheriff’s office released a brief statement to News 6. It reads:
“The Sheriff heard that the cases were dropped from the media. He has reached out to the State Attorney’s Office to confirm the charges have been dropped. He will issue a statement after he hears from the State.”
The NeJame Law Firm released a statement on the charges being dropped against its clients. It reads:
“We are gratified and thankful that the Office of the State Attorney has exercised its discretion and dropped the charges. The unnecessary militaristic actions of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office caused the maiming and death of these young men over the theft of Pokemon cards and a pizza. It is the deadly actions and policy of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office that must be focused on and addressed.”
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ORLANDO, Fla. – UCF students and professors are speaking out after the school changed its approach to how it addresses race and inequality. They say the university rolled out new changes without even consulting them.
This all comes after Governor Ron Desantis signed House Bill 7 known as the “Stop Woke” law limiting how schools and workplaces address the matter.
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The statement from the anthropology department’s website, for example, that’s now been taken down, said, “We acknowledge that many of us are born with unearned privilege, while others are denied basic human rights.”
UCF Senior Alina Hoarau said she doesn’t agree with how the University of Central Florida has taken down some statements from departmental websites. Many were crafted after George Floyd was killed in 2020, talking about equality.
The president of UCF, Alexander Cartwright, issued an anti-racism statement for the campus at that time that said in part, “There has never been a more important time for us to tackle these issues together, with long-standing inequities and discrimination made more visible.”
“The message resonates with me because I have Black brothers and sisters and people that I know that are impacted by systemic racism,” said Hoarau. “I think it was a powerful move for the university to put out a statement like that. I think taking that statement back is really disheartening.”
And she’s not alone.
“I feel like the institution itself should stand with the students and I feel like it’s an infringement upon our academic freedom,” said UCF senior Carla Mangual. “As a student I am disappointed.”
A university spokesperson released this statement to News 6:
The university recently removed some departmental statements that could be seen as potentially inconsistent with our commitment to creating a welcoming environment – one where faculty objectively engage students in robust, scholarly discussions that expand their knowledge and empower them to freely express their views and form their own perspectives.
UCF is committed to building a culture that values respect, civil discourse, and creating a sense of belonging. In an effort to more clearly communicate that commitment, we will be working with departments to ensure statements better align with our university values.
“The people that I’ve spoken with, they’re expressing the same things I am. Disappointment, frustrations, confusion,” said Dr. Jonathan Cox, a UCF assistant professor of sociology.
Cox said it brings so many questions.
“To take these down bring to mind various questions like, ‘what we will actually be able do in classrooms moving forward? Will we really be able to talk about these topics or will we experience the same type of censorship?’” questioned Dr. Cox.
Dr. S. Kent Butler is a professor in the department of counselor education and school psychology.
“I just believe we are afraid to talk about things that are true to what’s been in our common existence,” said Butler. “My first thought was “what are we afraid of?”
The governor’s office released this statement to News 6:
The UCF activity on their various department websites has all been of their own accord.
It is good, however, if universities are being reflective of the positions they are adopting, especially if those positions are discriminatory.
Many universities are pushing discrimination under the guise of “antiracism.” This includes statements that assign guilt to an individual by birth because of the color of their skin or other outward characteristics.
As the governor said on April 22 when he signed legislation to protect Floridians from discrimination and woke indoctrination: “No one should be instructed to feel as if they are not equal or shamed because of their race. In Florida, we will not let the far-left woke agenda take over our schools and workplaces. There is no place for indoctrination or discrimination in Florida.”
But it is worth it to be clear about how the law works: The Stop WOKE Act provides a private right of action to students, staff, or other members of the university community who believe that they have experienced CRT-inspired discrimination. The legislation does not task the governor’s office with investigating possible non-compliance nor bringing legal actions. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/14/what-are-we-afraid-of-ucfs-removal-of-anti-racist-statements-upsets-some-on-campus/ | 2022-07-14T22:15:36 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/14/what-are-we-afraid-of-ucfs-removal-of-anti-racist-statements-upsets-some-on-campus/ |
PLANT CITY, Fla. — A 14-year-old and a 19-year-old were shot and killed early Saturday morning in the Parkwood Estates area of Plant City.
The 14-year-old boy who was shot has been identified by his family members as Jaiden Vosburg. He was an eighth grade student at Marshall Middle Magnet School.
“My 14 year old son was my everything," said Amanda Tyler.
Amanda says her son was with two older boys in the neighborhood that night. One of them was the 19-year-old who was also shot to death.
“They were older and I guess he wanted to fit in I don’t know but they told him they needed a heavy hand to handle something and they needed his help," she said.
She says she doesn't know what exactly led up to the shooting. She said she only knows what she has heard from Jaiden's friends who say a fight was planned to take place.
"The worst part is my son was shot in the leg and he was shot in the chest. He was shot in the heart actually the best part of my baby they shot," she said.
His loved ones say although he is gone, they believe he is watching over them.
“We have been getting really good signs at practice a couple nights ago there were three rainbows there and we think it was Jai," said his little sister Harmony.
Right now, the sheriff's office is still investigating the shooting. They say detectives have identified everyone involved; but no arrests have been made. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/plant-city-shooting-teen/67-002c2de2-e8e0-489f-8b46-6c49d6224469 | 2022-07-14T22:16:27 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/plant-city-shooting-teen/67-002c2de2-e8e0-489f-8b46-6c49d6224469 |
TAMPA, Fla. — What started off as a nice day on the water quickly turned into a nightmare when a pontoon boat flipped, sending its eight passengers into the Bay, MacDill Air Force Base reports.
It happened at around 11 a.m. on June 12.
Staff Sgt. William Au, the 6 SFS Marine Patrol crew lead, was with his partner, Airman 1st Class Kade Jones, when they noticed strong waves across the area — some reaching 5 feet high.
It led to a U.S. Coast Guard "small craft advisory" warning boaters of the increased dangers they could encounter like powerful winds and waves.
"Under this advisory, the MacDill marine patrol unit wouldn’t normally do their routine sweep, both for their own safety and for the lack of boats in the water," MacDill Air Force Base wrote in a news release.
However, Au and Jones decided to do a sweep anyway.
That's when they found the pontoon boat alone in the water, flipped upside down. The two called for backup as they pulled the eight boaters out of the water.
Jones also noticed a bull shark swimming near the boat, circling the rescued boaters. It was believed to be between 10 and 12 feet long, authorities said.
Other responding airmen said the waves were "really rough out there."
"The waves were so tall it was hard to see where they were," Airmen 1st Class Samari Rivera-Rodriguez said. "The waves just kept coming up and down."
The eight boaters were split between two marine patrol unit rescue boats and transported to land where they were met by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
“It was a lucky, lucky day that Staff Sgt. Au and Airman 1st Class Jones went out there that morning," Ramirez-Rodriguez said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/rescue-pontoon-boat-tampa-bay/67-7c951abe-3571-4548-bbb8-849986b6f975 | 2022-07-14T22:16:33 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/rescue-pontoon-boat-tampa-bay/67-7c951abe-3571-4548-bbb8-849986b6f975 |
A Monroe County woman has died following a two-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon in Hamilton Township, according to authorities.
Yevgenya Ronin, 59, of Brodheadsville, was pronounced dead early Wednesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem by the Lehigh County coroner’s office. She had been transported to the Bethlehem after the Saturday afternoon crash.
The coroner’s office said Thursday in a news release that Ronin’s vehicle collided with another vehicle about 2 p.m. Saturday as she was driving on Route 209 near Lesh Road.
State police at Stroudsburg are handling the investigation along with the coroner’s office. A message was left Thursday with police seeking additional information.
Ronin died from multiple blunt force trauma, and her death has been ruled an accident, the coroner’s office said. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-monroe-county-fatal-vehicle-accident-20220714-3c23ukiabran7hhpjgirtcvoi4-story.html | 2022-07-14T22:17:11 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-monroe-county-fatal-vehicle-accident-20220714-3c23ukiabran7hhpjgirtcvoi4-story.html |
TEXAS, USA — As inflation continues to cause the price of goods and services to skyrocket, many North Texans are feeling the pinch. For those struggling with their rent, utilities or other bills, the state of Texas has several resources you can use.
Rent or mortgage assistance
Various rental and mortgage assistance groups exist in North Texas, including:
- DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas
- United Way Rental Assistance
- Dallas County Emergency Rental Assistance
- Tarrant County resources for rental assistance
- Brother Bill’s Helping Hand
- Duncanville Outreach Ministry
- Frisco Family Services
- Housing Crisis Center
- Interfaith Family Services
- Network of Community Ministries
- TurnAround Agenda
Utility assistance
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs launched Texas Utility Help in order to help eligible low-income Texas homeowners and renters pay utility bills.
The statewide program distributes funding from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and federal Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP).
Homeowners and renters can submit an application for Texas Utility Help if their income is at or below 150% of Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. Qualified applicants can receive assistance for their total past due amounts for electricity, natural gas and propane up to $2,400 in prospective payments. For water and wastewater assistance, qualified applicants can pay off their total past due payments and up to $600 in prospective payments.
To apply for utility assistance, visit TexasUtilityHelp.com or call 855-566-2057.
Additional resources:
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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — On Logan Avenue in the Lock Haven area sits what looks like an old train. But it's actually much more. The Clinton County Historical Society renovated this 1941 caboose and transformed it into an Airbnb.
"A combination of history, tourism, and community," Bonnie Hannis, president of Clinton County Historical Society, said.
The caboose is equipped with a shower, toilet, Wi-Fi, two beds, a small kitchen, and air conditioning. It's been an Airbnb since 2015 but the train car has plenty of history.
"A 1941 caboose and it was built in Altoona. And it was run on the Pennsylvania railroad," Hannis said.
Next door to the caboose is the old train station and an old water tower. The tower serves as an information center for guests.
"So you can come into the water tower and you can pick up a map or information on a restaurant or an activity to do in the community," Hannis said.
If you are staying in the caboose and like to do outdoor activities, then you are in luck. The Bald Eagle Valley Trail begins in the same lot as the Airbnb.
"It is a new trail and of course, it is made from an old rail line. It flows from Castanea into Jersey Shore," Hannis said.
The historical society said reservations in the caboose are going fast.
"We just about have it booked almost every day in the summertime. So, if you are interested in staying in the caboose in 2022, then you better get on Airbnb and make your reservation," Hannis said.
Reserve your stay in this historic caboose here.
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NANTICOKE, Pa. — The search is on in Luzerne County for a man who allegedly pulled a gun on police.
According to Nanticoke police, Corey Crudup pointed a gun at officers and a Luzerne County Children and Youth employee.
Crudup was last seen around 11 a.m. along Hill Street in Nanticoke.
Investigators warn that Crudup is considered armed and dangerous.
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HAZLETON, Pa. — A busy intersection in Luzerne County is about to get new and improved traffic lights.
"They are very old. The new traffic signals are more 'sensored.' They're brighter, more in sync with the timing," said Hazleton Mayor Jeff Cusat.
The mayor is talking about the traffic signals at the intersection of 15th and Alter Streets. It's part of the state's Green Light-Go grant program. The project received $321,000.
People who drive this street say it's common to see bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Newswatch 16 spoke with people at the Turkey Hill who tell us they've seen several accidents at this intersection. One man told us he was hit by another car. That's another reason why city leaders feel this light needs an upgrade.
"It's an accident-prone section of the city, so it is important to get it up to safety standards. That would really help," said Mayor Cusat.
When asked about the new traffic light, people gave us mixed signals about their feelings about the upgrades.
"I don't think this is a good spot to put a more modernized light system. I feel like Broad Street would be way more better because it's a lot busier than this is, and I feel like this is as satisfactory as it can get right here," Chase Passman said.
"I think it's a good idea because I know they have been there for a long time, and it's not like the other ones that have the cameras to detect how much traffic there is," Joseph Yacowatz said.
"Everyone comes to Turkey Hill, so it's good that the light is like it is right now," Vernon Gray added.
Hazleton officials will now work on the bidding process, so it could take up to two years before the new traffic signals are installed.
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POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Dogs from around Schuylkill County paid a visit to the Trinity Episcopal Church's annual reading camp in Pottsville. The week-long program is dedicated to helping elementary students in the area feel more confident about their reading skills.
“We've noticed that children have had a significant lag when it comes to their reading scores. So we feel as an outreach ministry of the church and a service to the community, this was an area where we could help because we have teachers and retired teachers in our congregation,” Barbara Tokarz, reading camp coordinator, said.
Instead of making this camp feel like summer school, volunteers brought in some furry friends. And all of them are "work dogs."
“I learned about how these different companies have people going out with dogs like fire dogs, police dogs,” elementary student Gabriel Sedella said.
“In addition, we've had additional dogs come in during the week so the children can read to them. Because a lot of children who are not really good readers feel self-conscious when reading to people, not when reading to dogs. Because the dog won't correct them or criticize them,” Tokarz said.
It's a habit these students can get on board with.
“It's really fun, it gives me somewhere to go every single day. And it's fun because we get to read books and stuff and play games,” sisters Samantha and Ariella Meronbil said.
“I read to my dog every night because it makes my dog fall asleep,” elementary student Brooke Sell said.
Volunteers hope the students continue their daily reading routines beyond this camp.
“We're definitely not going to solve all of their reading problems in a week's time. But I do see that the kids are starting to relax, that they're starting to get back into a structure because after a while all of that goes out the window and they just forget,” said Tokarz.
See more pets and animal stories on WNEP's YouTube playlist. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/pottsville-church-hosts-dog-friendly-camp-work-dogs-schuykill-county-summer-reading/523-78b62392-9b25-4b47-ae55-2458feae84ca | 2022-07-14T22:21:18 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/pottsville-church-hosts-dog-friendly-camp-work-dogs-schuykill-county-summer-reading/523-78b62392-9b25-4b47-ae55-2458feae84ca |
HONESDALE, Pa. — For one of the newest businesses on the main strip in Honesdale, this weekend is an opportunity to bring in new customers.
"We do try to grab every opportunity we can within the town. We do have a large space to use, one of the largest spaces on Main Street," said business owner Mike Fochino. "We try to offer it out in any way that we can."
Fochino and several other business owners are gearing up for the Honesdale Sidewalk Sales and Artisan Fair this weekend.
Businesses like Finders Keepers, owned by Jill McConnell, are working with the Greater Honesdale Partnership to bring community vendors out on the street with sidewalk displays, a town-wide happy hour, and live music.
"Really, since COVID, we've had a lot of new businesses and new community come in that are very supportive of Main Street," said McConnell. "We've got new restaurants, new retail establishments, some new breweries."
Longtime Main Street staples like Arts Clothing and Shoes are getting ready for the busy weekend. The store has been a part of the event since it began back in the early 1960s.
"My father and several other businesses in Honesdale, businessmen got together and started this thing," said Tom Fasshauer, owner of Arts Clothing and Shoes. "In those days, it was sidewalk sales. It was a huge, I mean, a huge success for many years."
As the downtown has remained pretty much the same, the sidewalk sale has evolved a bit. For Fasshauer, it's all a part of the times.
"You got to change with the times. It's not all about the product we're selling at a low price. It's an event for fun, something for people to do," said Fasshauer.
The event runs from July 14 to July 16, with a town-wide happy hour from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
For more information on events happening in Honesdale, visit the Greater Honesdale Partnership.
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The first cases of monkeypox — two so far — have surfaced in San Antonio and Bexar County, but the risk to the public remains low, Metropolitan Health District officials said Thursday afternoon.
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It was not immediately known if the two cases are related. Both patients are isolating themselves and following recommended medical guidance. All people in close contact with them have been notified.
Sometimes patients who contract the monkeypox virus often develop a rash that appears on the face, in the mouth or on other parts of the body, such as the hands, feet, chest or genitals. They also may experience other symptoms, such as fever, headache, muscle aches, backaches, swollen lymph nodes, chills or exhaustion.
The rash typically lasts two to four weeks and can look like pimples or blisters.
Monkeypox doesn’t spread easily between people. But anyone in close contact with someone infected can catch it.
So far, 42 cases of monkeypox have turned up statewide.
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Another wrestler with ties to San Antonio has won championship gold in All Elite Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion based out of Florida.
On Wednesday night, Keith Lee and Stephon "Swerve" Strickland won the AEW World Tag Team Championship, defeating the Young Bucks and Team Taz in a three-way bout.
Lee, a former champion with San Antonio's River City Wrestling, previously wrestled for the WWE and Ring of Honor and played football at Texas A&M as a redshirt defensive lineman. Lee was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and still calls the state home.
"Last year, I nearly died," Lee told the AEW crowd in Savannah, Georgia, referencing health struggles that forced him away from the ring while with the WWE in early 2021, before leaving the company and debuting with AEW in February of this year. "I didn’t say a word until the threat was gone and passed."
Lee dedicated the match to his brothers and noted their health struggles in a speech after winning.
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"No matter the results, tomorrow's match belongs to my two brothers. It's all I can do until I return. Love you boys," Lee wrote in a tweet on Tuesday.
Lee is the second wrestler with ties to San Antonio to win gold in AEW, following Thunder Rosa winning the AEW Women's World Championship at a Freeman Coliseum event in March.
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Rosa has defended her championship multiple times since then, most recently against Toni Storm in Chicago.
AEW has yet to announce a return to Texas. AEW Dynamite airs at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on TBS.
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Abel A. Chávez became the 10th president — and first Latino — to lead Our Lady of the Lake University, taking over from President Diane Melby in a transition ceremony Thursday.
An engineer, he has worked in academia and the corporate world, most recently as vice president for enrollment and student success at Western Colorado University. Paul Olivier, chair of the OLLU board, has said Chávez is engaged, “full of energy and ready to go.”
The small Catholic university, a West Side landmark, traces its roots to a high school founded in 1895 by nuns of the Congregation of Divine Providence. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Our-Lady-of-the-Lake-University-a-landmark-on-17306012.php | 2022-07-14T22:22:59 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Our-Lady-of-the-Lake-University-a-landmark-on-17306012.php |
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old Barnegat girl was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday evening, police said.
According to police, who responded around 7:10 p.m., the unidentified girl was attempting to cross Route 72 from the Holiday Inn near West Bay Avenue with a group of friends when she was struck by a 2012 black Toyota Tacoma driven by Dale Ritchie, 22, of Manahawkin.
She was taken to nearby Southern Ocean Medical Center and later flown to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune Township, Monmouth County, with head and lower-body injuries. Police did not have an update on her condition.
Route 72 westbound was limited to one lane of travel for about six hours. Ritchie's vehicle was towed.
Stafford Township police's Traffic Safety Bureau is investigating the accident, and no charges have been filed. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, Ocean County Sheriff's Department and Stafford Township First Aid assisted on the scene.
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ABSECON — Authorities have pinpointed the source of a racist remark during a February City Council meeting.
The person resides in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to a statement from the Absecon city officials.
City police and the FBI will send the investigation into the incident to Greensboro authorities. Absecon city police said that an arrest will be forthcoming, the city said Thursday.
Greensboro Police Department spokesperson Josie Cambareri did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.
"These efforts and results should serve as a teaching moment to inspire other municipalities and organizations to work together in fighting racism," Mayor Kim Horton said in a statement Thursday.
While the city hasn't publicly discussed the incident's nature, one woman, Debbie Cunningham, said in March that her husband, Glenford, who is Black, as well as another Black couple at the meeting, were the targets of the racism.
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Cunningham said her husband was at the meeting to inquire about the city’s usage of its American Rescue Plan Funds tied to COVID-19 pandemic recovery when a voice came over the Zoom call from a remote location and said, “I didn’t know (expletive) were allowed at the meeting.”
Absecon and the NAACP in March pressed for an investigation into the incident that occurred during City Council's Feb. 3 meeting.
“My staff and I are thankful to the NJSC NAACP and its CJC for their patience and engagement concerning this matter," Police Chief JR Laughlin said in a statement. "We also have to extend our sincere appreciation to the FBI for their assistance in this complex cybercrime." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/north-carolina-resident-considered-person-of-interest-in-absecon-racial-zoombomber-case/article_6e7f74cc-03b1-11ed-9a36-e3d9460a8093.html | 2022-07-14T22:23:32 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/north-carolina-resident-considered-person-of-interest-in-absecon-racial-zoombomber-case/article_6e7f74cc-03b1-11ed-9a36-e3d9460a8093.html |
Joan McKenna, 91, of Mount Laurel, founder and executive director of South Jersey’s Women Against Rape; a tireless volunteer and advocate for wounded veterans, underserved children, flood victims, the elderly and the sick; and a political activist who served in local, state and national positions, died July 6 of respiratory failure at CareOne nursing center in Evesham.
McKenna founded Women Against Rape in 1973 in her Collingswood home as a volunteer organization to support and counsel rape victims in Camden, Gloucester and Burlington counties. During its 20-year existence, the group operated a 24-hour hotline and aided thousands of women and families.
It also updated law enforcement officers, public officials and medical personnel about improved policing and examination procedures, provided temporary shelter and child care for victims, and created sexual abuse education programs for children.
McKenna was especially dedicated to protecting preschool children.
“A horrendous thing like sexual abuse is hard to teach,” she told The Inquirer in 1987. “Molesters can be anybody. But most are right there in the child’s own family, which makes the issue a very sensitive one.”
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She organized effective fundraising events featuring actors Connie Stevens and Michael Landon, and TV personality John Walsh. She ran seminars for other volunteer groups and won grants from the New Jersey Department of Health, Camden County, United Way and others.
Her budget for Women Against Rape in 1988 was $225,000, and many of the services she initiated had been absorbed by government agencies when it closed in 1993.
“She was a leader, always hustling,” said her son, Mike. “She always answered the call.”
Well-spoken and gregarious, McKenna gave lectures on rape at the Camden County Police Academy, served with the Camden County sexual assault coalition, testified to the state Senate on sexual assault legislation reform, and commented often in The Inquirer and other media outlets about rape and related issues.
She was featured in a 1984 New York Times story about the New Jersey Department of Health’s new manual for dealing with sexual assault victims, and she told The Inquirer in 1992: “We will attempt to raise the consciousness of communities, reach out to other counties and provide them with literature.”
McKenna also organized gift drives for patients at Blackwood’s Lakeland Hospital, fundraisers for flood victims in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, events for the March of Dimes and voter registration drives. She won the New Jersey Governor’s Volunteer Awards in the 1980s and ‘90s, and recognition from Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush for her volunteer work.
Politically active, she became a Camden ward leader, county and state committeewoman, and delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami. She also worked as executive director of the Camden County Office on Aging, on the Camden County board of elections and as campaign manager for former Collingswood Mayor Mike Brennan.
Born March 3, 1931, in Brooklyn, Joan Marie Toole grew up in Pittston, Pennsylvania, 12 miles south of Scranton. She married John McKenna in the early 1950s, and they had sons John, Mike and PJ. After a divorce, she moved to Camden, worked as a secretary, waitress and in other jobs, and raised her sons as a single parent in public housing.
“She was the strictest mom in the projects,” said her son Mike. “She was very protective of us. She had high expectations, was very literate, and insisted on a good education.”
After moving to Collingswood, McKenna was active in church, taught Bible classes, and organized trips to holy sites in the Middle East. She celebrated her Irish heritage and moved from Collingswood to Mount Laurel about 30 years ago.
“An amazing woman and a force to be dealt with,” a friend said in an online tribute. Another said: “She left a legacy that your family should be truly proud of. She fought fiercely and loved fiercely.”
Her family said it “proudly continues her legacy of faith, community and love.”
In addition to two sons, McKenna is survived by four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and other relatives. Her son John, former husband, two sisters and a brother died earlier.
Services were held Saturday.
Donations in her name may be made to St. Joan of Arc Church, 100 Willow Bend Road, Marlton, NJ 08053. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/joan-mckenna-founder-of-south-jerseys-women-against-rape-celebrated-volunteer-and-political-activist-has/article_5b2bcf64-038f-11ed-93ba-6f06c1cf25f4.html | 2022-07-14T22:23:38 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/joan-mckenna-founder-of-south-jerseys-women-against-rape-celebrated-volunteer-and-political-activist-has/article_5b2bcf64-038f-11ed-93ba-6f06c1cf25f4.html |
The 53rd Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Races will look different Friday.
Normally, there are six events — the doubles row, swim, paddleboard race, surf dash, singles row and can run (a one-person surf dash where the guards each start by jumping off a lifeguard stand).
Three more events were recently added — all for women.
"Showcasing the women, it was not a difficult decision," said North Wildwood Beach Patrol Chief Bill Ciavarelli, who wanted to add more women's events in 2020 but the pandemic interfered. "It was time. We are moving forward.
There will now be nine events — the doubles row, the men's paddleboard swim, the men's swim, the women's swim, the women's paddleboard, the surf dash, the singles row, the women's can run and the men's can run.
The event will be at 6 p.m. on the 22nd beach in North Wildwood.
The event honors Jim Beschen and Mike Callahan, two former North Wildwood lifeguards who were killed in the Vietnam War. North Wildwood Beach Patrol Chief Tony Cavalier along with relatives of Beschen and Callahan will present post-event awards.
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The Callahan family will help with North Wildwood's roll call Friday morning.
"This has always been a special day for the guards of the North Wildwood Beach Patrol," Ciavarelli said. "To honor two former lifeguards who have lost their lives in the war. When they battled for our country, their ages were very similar to the guards we have on the patrol every year.
"Let's keep it in the right perspective (Friday) night. Go out there, showcase your talents, represent your cities, but at the same time, we all are there to do the same thing (be a lifeguard) and keep everyone safe just like Jimmy and Mike were doing when they lost their lives."
Wildwood Crest won the event in 2018, 2019 and 2021. The event was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last season, Wildwood Crest had just five points after the first four races but won the last two races to win the title.
The other five Cape May County beach patrols competing are Upper Township, Sea Isle City, Wildwood, North Wildwood and Avalon, which captured the Cape May County Championships title on July 8.
"We are looking forward to it," Ciavarelli said. "The six beaches that will be there are some of the top beaches in South Jersey. We have some great athletes. We got a lot of athletes scheduled to compete who have been in this race before and have been very successful.
"We are excited to have these six teams and honor Jimmy and Mike." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/north-wildwood-hosts-53rd-beschen-callahan-races-friday/article_70482b24-0388-11ed-882d-e3e8bb7c35fd.html | 2022-07-14T22:23:45 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/north-wildwood-hosts-53rd-beschen-callahan-races-friday/article_70482b24-0388-11ed-882d-e3e8bb7c35fd.html |
The Stockton University men’s and women’s track and field teams each qualified for U.S Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team honors for the 2022 season.
Teams needed to have a minimum grade point average of 3.10 to qualify.
The Stockton women’s team finished with a cumulative grade point average of 3.49, while the men’s team had a team grade point average of 3.10. The women’s team made the list for the 11th consecutive year, and the men’s made the team for the 10th time in the past 11 years. Todd Curll coaches the women’s, while Jayson Resch coaches the men’s team.
In addition to the team honors, five Stockton student-athletes qualified as USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes, including Egg Harbor Township graduate Darren Wan. The recent graduate made the list for the third consecutive year. William Gross also earned the honor on the men’s side.
For the women, Susann Foley, Lauren Preston and Shahyan Abraham made the list. Foley earned recognition for the third straight year, while Preston earned the honor for the second straight time.
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To qualify for All-Academic, athletes needed a grade point average of 3.30 or higher and finished the season ranked in the top 50 in the nation in an individual event or top 35 nationally in a relay.
Wan earned multiple honors this season, including an All-America accolade after a sixth-place finish in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship. He also was USTFCCCA All-Region in the indoor weight throw and outdoor hammer throw. Wan was named to the New Jersey Athletic Conference second team in both events, as well.
Wan also was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America second team and CoSIDA Academic All-District II. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/stockton-mens-womens-track-and-field-teams-earn-academic-honors/article_1fe289dc-038c-11ed-b279-074be26ea8ad.html | 2022-07-14T22:23:51 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/stockton-mens-womens-track-and-field-teams-earn-academic-honors/article_1fe289dc-038c-11ed-b279-074be26ea8ad.html |
TONIGHT: Showers and storms ending by around 10 pm across most of Central Alabama. Becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the low 70s.
FRIDAY: Drier air moves in from the north, which will help limit our rain chances Friday. Still, a few isolated showers and storms can’t be ruled out. The best chance to see an isolated downpour will be southeast of I-20 where more moisture will linger, but we can’t rule out rain in any one spot. Highs in the low 90s.
WEEKEND: The relatively dry air sticks around Saturday and much of Sunday, meaning rain chances will be limited, but not zero through the weekend. Again, rain may be slightly more likely southeast of I-20, but moisture should be limited enough Saturday to keep most of us dry. On Sunday, we see some moisture return, particularly by the evening hours. There remains too much model disagreement on most likely placement of higher moisture to increase rain chances right now, but we might have to bump our rain chances some for Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening in subsequent forecasts. Check back later this week for updates.
WORLD GAMES CLOSING CEREMONY: As previously mentioned, we’re monitoring the moisture return Sunday evening, so a rain shower or storm can’t totally be ruled out for the closing ceremony at Protective stadium. Still, this does not appear to be a washout situation. Temperatures are expected to be in the 80s at the start of the ceremony, dipping into the upper 70s by the time the ceremony ends.
NEXT WEEK: There remains some level of uncertainty regarding specifics with next week’s forecast, but the general pattern will be an upper level trough sets up across the deep south Monday and Tuesday. That will enhance rain chances with ample moisture again in place. This is a pattern that can support heavy rainfall and storms, although at this point, model spread is too high to formally mention any flood or severe weather threat yet. By Wednesday, that upper air trough digs further southeast, and an upper-air ridge builds in overhead. That will lead to lower rain chances and more heat, with the heat index reaching as high as 105° by the second half of the week.
GULF COAST FORECAST: Rough surf is likely to continue through at least the next couple of days. A high risk of rip currents is in place for Friday, and a moderate risk is in place through the weekend. Scattered showers and storms are also likely with high temps in the mid to upper 80s.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Pizitz, a building that has had several different lives for nearly a century, is now up for sale.
The building, which was first built at the corner of 2nd Avenue and 19th Street in downtown Birmingham in 1923, was recently put on the market and is being listed by the Cushman & Wakefield Sunbelt Multifamily Advisory Group.
The building was first part of the Pizitz department store, which ran downtown for decades before closing in the late 1980s.
“The people of Birmingham can count on filling every want at this great, complete department store, and they can get any kind or any quality, to suit their tastes and their ability to buy,” said Pizitz owner Louis Pizitz in an advertisement promoting the building in The Birmingham News published on October 16, 1923. “It has been my ambition every since I was a boy to own a store like this that could be of service to all classes of people, and now my dream has come true.”
Over the last 20 years, work was done to redevelop the property, which had become dilapidated before 2000. By 2016, a nearly $70 million renovation project was undertaken by Bayer Properties to bring the building into the 21st century.
Today, the Pizitz features 143 luxury apartment units, the Pizitz Food Hall and the Sidewalk Film Center in the basement.
“The food hall, restaurants, and retail on the ground floor combine to provide a centerpiece to the Downtown Birmingham community, and the Multifamily performance is exceptional,” Cushman wrote in a statement. “With 97%+ avg. occupancy across the T12 and diminishing concessions, the next investor can harness the strong in place trends and further drive NOI by substantially pushing rents.”
Representatives from Cushman & Wakefield declined to speak about the Pizitz, referring to the online listing.
Bids will be taken through July 28. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/the-pizitz-a-longtime-fixture-of-downtown-birmingham-up-for-sale/ | 2022-07-14T22:24:23 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/the-pizitz-a-longtime-fixture-of-downtown-birmingham-up-for-sale/ |
SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 13-year-old who was last seen on July 13 in the 7000 block of Estrid Trail around 5 p.m.
Dynisha Jones was last seen wearing a blue/grey jacket, white shorts and one black and one white croc.
She is 4'11, weighs 154 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. Officials say her braids are gold and she has a scar on her left forearm.
If you have seen Jones or know where she could be, you are asked to contact the BCSO Missing Persons Unit at missingpersons@bexar.org or call (210) 335-6000.
BCSO did mention that anyone found to be harboring Jones may face charges for Harboring a Runaway, which is a Class A Misdemeanor punishable up to 1 year in jail with a fine not to exceed $5,000; or can be charged with Interfering with Child Custody which is a State Jail Felony punishable up to 2 years in jail with a fine not to exceed $10,000. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bcso-searching-for-missing-13-year-old-news/273-522b512c-3c88-4441-8124-16594c5eaa68 | 2022-07-14T22:25:31 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bcso-searching-for-missing-13-year-old-news/273-522b512c-3c88-4441-8124-16594c5eaa68 |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio ISD Foundation is asking for the community’s help in setting up some of their newest graduates for college success.
A lonely sandwich board sat outside the Alamo Convocation center on Thursday. On it, were the words “Luggage and Dorm room drop off. Honk! Let us know you’re here!” SAISD Foundation volunteers were just inside the doors to avoid the heat, listening for cars to pull up with donations.
They started around noon collecting donations of luggage and dorm-room supplies.
These will go to 150 freshmen, most of them first-generation college students.
"Our hope is that our college students will know that their community is behind them. As first-generation college students, supporting their post-secondary journey is especially meaningful," said Carrie Smith, SAISD Foundation's alumni and community engagement manager.
They are looking for new or gently used travel bags, luggage, blankets & bedding for extra-large twin beds, towels, laundry hampers, shower supplies. The one exception is pillows, those need to be new.
They are also taking monetary donations. Fifty dollars is enough to fully support one student with a ‘bed in a bag and other essentials.
Smith said this is a way to lighten the load on students, many of whom have just gone through a stressful application process.
“We’re excited that we can help them by getting them set up and not have to worry about things like sheets and bedding and just getting their dorm room set up so they’re happy there at their college campus,” she said.
Volunteers are going to be at the Convocation Center until 6:pm so there’s still plenty of time to get out here if you want to help. You can also contribute at the SAISD foundation’s website and putting "Dorm Room Drive" in the comment section. They are hoping to have all donation in by the end of the night so they can start shopping for the students. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/donations-needed-for-saisd-grads-headed-for-college-san-antonio/273-dd370120-26ee-49e0-8311-7c4ff0996b9f | 2022-07-14T22:25:37 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/donations-needed-for-saisd-grads-headed-for-college-san-antonio/273-dd370120-26ee-49e0-8311-7c4ff0996b9f |
SAN ANTONIO — Cases of monkeypox are rising across the state. Metro Health now reports two cases in Bexar County with a total of 42 in Texas.
The big change this week is testing. We know how much of a problem that was with COVID when testing was rolled out so slowly. But with this disease testing is being rolled out quickly.
A statement from Quest Diagnostics said..."The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of broad access to quality laboratory testing for emerging infectious diseases. Quest's laboratory developed test complements the CDC test, supporting the public effort with an automated test option for the monkeypox virus."
Not only is testing ramping up but also vaccination which has already rolled out in states like New York and California where cases are much higher. "It stimulates your immune system so you are better prepared to fight the monkeypox," said Rolf Sass Sorenson from Bavarian Nordic, who manufactures a monkeypox vaccine.
The most common symptoms of monkey pox are fever, headache, muscle aches, backaches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, a rash that can look like pimples or blisters.
Deena Sutter, a pediatric infectious disease specialist from the Baptist Health System added, "Monkeypox is pretty close to smallpox, although monkeypox is less contagious than smallpox is. Well, at least it's felt to be less contagious."
The CDC says the virus spreads through direct contact with infection with a rash, scabs, or bodily fluid. Through respiratory secretions or prolonged face-to-face, or intimate contact. Touching items that the infection previously touched. It can also spread through pregnancy to the fetus. And through infected animals.
Professor Jimmy Whitworth, an epidemiologist from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said, "I think one is that anybody who comes into contact with this virus is likely to get infected."
Aegis Sciences also announced just a few hours ago they are increasing testing nationwide as well, as officials try to stay on top of this outbreak as it unfolds. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-monkeypox-as-cases-rise-in-the-us/273-fa5ecbc3-d076-4675-b58e-7e9262bd92d9 | 2022-07-14T22:25:43 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-monkeypox-as-cases-rise-in-the-us/273-fa5ecbc3-d076-4675-b58e-7e9262bd92d9 |
WASHINGTON, DC (WOWK) — Ten Medal of Honor (MoH) recipients were invited to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to attend a ceremony for Hershel “Woody” Williams, a World War II MoH recipient.
During the ceremony, Williams’ remains were lain in honor in the Capitol Rotunda.
The ten Medal of Honor recipients that attended the ceremony included:
- Harvey Barnum (MoH Recipient, Vietnam)
- Kyle Carpenter (MoH Recipient, Afghanistan)
- Florent Groberg (MoH Recipient, Afghanistan)
- James Livingston (MoH Recipient, Vietnam)
- James McCloughan (MoH Recipient, Vietnam)
- Pat Payne (MoH recipient, Afghanistan)
- Britt Kelly Slabinski (MoH Recipient, Afghanistan)
- William Swenson (MoH Recipient, Afghanistan)
- Brian Thacker (MoH Recipient, Vietnam)
- Sharon Edgington (MoH Recipient, location not listed)
To watch 13 News’s coverage of the ceremony, click here. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/10-medal-of-honor-recipients-attend-us-capitol-ceremony-for-woody-williams/ | 2022-07-14T22:25:43 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/10-medal-of-honor-recipients-attend-us-capitol-ceremony-for-woody-williams/ |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District announced Thursday afternoon two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Bexar County.
The two individuals are currently isolating, following all recommended guidance and close contacts have been notified, according to a news release.
“With increased cases occurring nationwide and across the state, we have been actively monitoring this situation,” Metro Health Director Claude A. Jacob said.
According to Metro Health, the recently identified cases have involved skin lesions in the genital, groin and anal regions that might be confused with rashes caused by diseases such as herpes and syphilis. Other early symptoms involved are fever, chills and swollen lymph nodes.
Currently the risk to the public is low but individuals should be aware of monkeypox symptoms and seek medical attention if they experienced new, unexplained rashes or skin lesions, Metro Health says.
“Because the disease does not easily spread from person-to-person without direct contact, the chance of exposure to the public is minimal,” Jacob said.
More information about how to prevent infection can be found on the CDC Monkeypox website. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/two-cases-of-monkeypox-confirmed-in-bexar-county-san-antonio/273-f1828c68-3360-49ce-980c-702a52e37bc9 | 2022-07-14T22:25:49 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/two-cases-of-monkeypox-confirmed-in-bexar-county-san-antonio/273-f1828c68-3360-49ce-980c-702a52e37bc9 |
The Bismarck Public Library kick off Thinking Money for Kids, a traveling exhibition designed to teach kids and their families about money.
The interactive exhibit designed for children ages 7 to 11 is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Children's Library. Games, activities and a story will help attendees understand what money is, its function in society, money choices and values.
A create-your-own piggy bank and coloring supplies will be available for all ages and a version of the "Price Is Right" game It’s in the Bag can be played by ages 7-11 at 10:30 a.m. for prizes.
Thinking Money for Kids was developed and supported by the American Library Association Public Programs Office in collaboration with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck-veterans-memorial-public-library-kicks-off-thinking-money-for-kids-exhibit/article_9be10122-0386-11ed-a304-9f49c19cf26a.html | 2022-07-14T22:27:01 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck-veterans-memorial-public-library-kicks-off-thinking-money-for-kids-exhibit/article_9be10122-0386-11ed-a304-9f49c19cf26a.html |
ODESSA, Texas — UPDATE: As of 4:08 p.m., OPD reports that Duran has been found.
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The Odessa Police Department is looking for a missing person.
Samuel Duran, 23, is described as being 6 feet, 2 inches tall and 265 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen in the 2700 block of Hilltop Drive wearing black shirt, black shorts with pink stripe, one white shoe and a black walking boot from a recent medical procedure.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is encouraged to contact OPD at 432-333-3641. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/opd-searching-for-missing-person/513-1687e346-e889-47e3-bdb7-29897d2833bb | 2022-07-14T22:28:07 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/opd-searching-for-missing-person/513-1687e346-e889-47e3-bdb7-29897d2833bb |
TACOMA, Wash. — An Ohio-based staffing agency that has placed thousands of Washington workers will end its existing non-compete agreements and pay restitution to affected employees, the Washington state Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday.
The attorney general’s investigation found Tradesmen International LLC illegally entered into non-compete agreements with workers, which prevented the workers from finding permanent employment at the businesses in which they were placed. Tradesmen continued these agreements after Jan. 1, 2020, when Washington’s law banning non-compete agreements for low and middle-income workers went into effect.
Tradesmen, which operates seven offices in Washington state, recruits and sources employees and places them with companies. Since 2020, it has placed about 1,200 workers at more than 300 businesses in Washington, most of which was for construction-related work.
Under an agreement, Tradesmen will pay $287,100 in restitution. About 1,200 current and former Washington state employees may be eligible for a claim.
The company must also inform those workers its non-compete agreements are no longer enforceable and it can’t require them moving forward.
The attorney general’s office was tipped off to Tradesmen’s practices in July 2021.
As part of its investigation, a state investigator applied for a job with Tradesmen and reported at no point during the interview process did Tradesmen disclose its non-compete agreements. One interviewer even told the investigator there were no restrictions around taking future jobs with the host.
Tradesmen signed a consent decree, which was filed in Pierce County Superior Court, to avoid a lawsuit, according to the attorney general’s office.
Anyone employed by Tradesmen since Jan. 1, 2020 should contact the Attorney General's Office at Tradesmensettlement@atg.wa.gov by Oct. 15 to see if they are eligible for restitution. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tradesmen-international-llc-non-compete-agreements-restitution/281-43d326e4-ec64-4aa7-8b07-6a8b49a62fd2 | 2022-07-14T22:30:20 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tradesmen-international-llc-non-compete-agreements-restitution/281-43d326e4-ec64-4aa7-8b07-6a8b49a62fd2 |
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was defiant and cited free speech rights during a lawsuit deposition in April when questioned about calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and the effect the statement had on families who lost loved ones, according to court documents released Thursday.
Jones insisted he wasn't responsible for the suffering that Sandy Hook parents say they have endured because of the hoax conspiracy, including death threats and harassment by Jones' followers, according to partial transcripts of the deposition in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 5 and 6. Several Sandy Hook families are suing Jones for defamation over the hoax claim.
"No, I don't (accept) responsibility because I wasn't trying to cause pain and suffering," Jones said, according to the transcripts. "And this is they are being used and their children who can't be brought back being used to destroy the First Amendment."
Jones added, "If questioning public events and free speech is banned because it might hurt somebody's feelings, we are not in America anymore. They can change the channel. They can come out and say I'm wrong. They have free speech."
After first promoting the hoax conspiracies on his Infowars show and other media platforms, Jones later said he did believe the shooting happened but has maintained he had the right to say it didn't.
A gunman killed 20 first graders and six educators at the Newtown, Connecticut, school on Dec. 14, 2012. Families of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to the school are suing Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems.
Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis found Jones liable for damages to the families in November. Jury selection for a trial to determine how much money he should pay them is scheduled to begin on Aug. 2 in Waterbury.
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Bellis found in favor of the Sandy Hook families' claims and defaulted Jones without a trial on the liability issue, as punishment for what she called Jones' repeated failures to follow court orders and turn over documents. Jones has criticized Bellis and denies he failed to turn over documents to the Sandy Hook families' lawyers.
A judge in Texas, where Jones and Infowars are based in Austin, issued similar default rulings and found Jones liable for damages to Sandy Hook families who filed lawsuits in that state over the hoax conspiracy promoted by Jones. Trials on damages also are pending there, with the jury selection in the first one scheduled to begin July 25.
The partial transcripts were released ahead of a court hearing before Bellis on Thursday to prepare for the trial. They were included in a motion by the families' lawyers, Alinor Sterling and Christopher Mattei, asking the judge to bar Jones from challenging her liability finding against Jones during the trial.
Questioned by Mattei during the deposition, Jones called Bellis' ruling "fraudulent," accused her of lying and alleged she was friends with a lawyer in Sterling and Mattei's firm, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder.
"I'm sure your pet judge will do whatever you want," Jones said.
Mattei asked Jones if he had said the Sandy Hook shooting wasn't real. Jones's lawyer, Norman Pattis, objected to the question. Jones then said, "It is my right as an American citizen. ... I have said that in context I could see how people would believe it's totally staged and synthetic."
Mattei later asked Jones if he considered the Sandy Hook families to be "unwitting pawns" in a plot against him.
"I have just seen really a lot of sad people that lost their children using me to keep the story of their children in the news and gun control in the news. And so ... then I see the accusations by you guys that I made all this money off Sandy Hook when I know I didn't."
Thursday's court hearing was held to deal with various scheduling matters and motions filed by both sides in the case. Bellis did not issue any major rulings.
Jones has filed motions to bar certain evidence from being presented at the Connecticut trial, including information about "white supremacy and right-wing extremism."
Pattis also objected to media coverage of Thursday's hearing, saying pretrial publicity could undermine Jones' right to a fair trial. Bellis denied the objection, saying it did not outweigh the presumption of open courtrooms.
Pattis noted that on Tuesday, Jones figured prominently in a hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the nation's Capitol. The panel played videos of Jones and others vowing that Jan. 6 would be the day they would fight for Donald Trump. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/conspiracy-theorist-defiant-in-sandy-hook-hoax-lawsuit/3014661/ | 2022-07-14T22:33:02 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/conspiracy-theorist-defiant-in-sandy-hook-hoax-lawsuit/3014661/ |
Only one officer from the scene of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history is known to be on leave. Authorities have still not released the names of officers who for more than an hour milled in and out of a hallway near the adjoining fourth-grade classrooms where the gunman was firing. And nearly two months after the massacre, there’s still disagreement about who was in charge.
A nearly 80-minute hallway surveillance video published by the Austin American-Statesman publicly showed for the first time — with disturbing and painful clarity — a hesitant and haphazard tactical response by fully armed officers that the head of Texas’ state police has condemned as a failure and some Uvalde residents have blasted as cowardly.
But it is unclear whether the actions — or inaction — by officers in the school on May 24 will result in more than criticism, even as demands for accountability and anger mount. City and state leaders have urged people to let investigations play out.
There are signs impatience is growing: Hours after the video was published, residents shouted from their seats at a City Council meeting Tuesday, demanding to know whether officers who were at the shooting were still on the force or getting paid. Council members did not respond.
“What about the cops?” one person yelled.
Police are afforded formidable legal protections, set up with the idea that their jobs often require life-and-death judgment calls under great pressure. Even with the officers’ hesitation captured on video, policing experts say it’s difficult to predict how likely they are to face discipline or legal fallout.
“It’s going to come down to what would a reasonable police officer have perceived in that moment,” said Bowling Green State University criminologist Philip Stinson.
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The footage from a hallway camera inside the school shows the gunman entering the building with an AR-15-style rifle and includes 911 tape of a teacher screaming, “Get down! Get in your rooms! Get in your rooms!”
Two officers approach the classrooms minutes after the gunman enters, then run back amid the sounds of gunfire. From there, minutes tick by and more gunshots from the classrooms are heard as additional officers from multiple agencies arrive. More than an hour passes before a team finally advances down the hallway, breaches the classrooms and ends the massacre.
More than a dozen officers — some armed with rifles and bulletproof shields — are visible during some points of the video. During the long wait to confront the gunman, one man in body armor and a vest that says “sheriff” squeezes a few pulls of hand sanitizer from a dispenser mounted on the wall.
It is a starkly different scene than the one described by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott the day after the shooting when he said it could have been worse, praised a swift response and officers who “showed amazing courage by running toward gunfire.” Abbott later said he was given the wrong information but did not identify from whom.
That’s just one example of inaccurate and conflicting statements given by authorities in the seven weeks since the shooting. Asked Wednesday if any officers should face discipline for their inaction, Abbott spokeswoman Renae Eze said the governor “believes it would be premature to decide any action” until investigations are complete.
After the 2018 shooting at Parkland High School in Florida that killed 17 people, a deputy who knew the gunman was loose but refused to go inside was arrested on criminal charges. Legal experts have called that an extremely rare case of someone essentially being charged for not going into harm’s way and have expressed skepticism about the case, which is set for trial in February.
Former U.S. Attorney Joe Brown, who spent two decades as a Republican district attorney in North Texas, said there is “no criminal statute for dereliction of duty” and holding police criminally liable under such circumstances “carries a tremendous social cost.” But he said officers who fail to meet their “moral duty to intervene” could still face ridicule or firing.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said it was too early to decide whether any officers should be taken off the force. “I don’t know they need to step down,” he said. “But everything needs to be reviewed.”
So far, officials have only publicly confirmed one officer on leave: Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief who also stepped down from his newly won City Council seat last month. He has disputed the state police’s characterization that he was in charge of the scene.
A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said no troopers who were there have been suspended. Officials with the Uvalde police and sheriff’s office did not answer questions about whether any of their officers have been suspended or placed on leave.
Greg Shaffer, a Dallas-based security consultant and retired member of the FBI’s hostage rescue team, said at the very least, the officers in the video should switch to a different line of work.
“I think everyone in that hallway should reconsider their career choice,” he said. “If you don’t have the courage and the mindset to run toward gunfire, as a police officer, then you’re in the wrong profession.” | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-video-raises-calls-for-police-accountability/3014258/ | 2022-07-14T22:33:08 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-video-raises-calls-for-police-accountability/3014258/ |
A 33-year-old man from Cuero died Tuesday after a vehicle rolled over Tuesday afternoon in Howard County, according to the Department of Public Safety.
The DPS reported that John Thomas Hardin was traveling west on County Road 48 when he disregarded a stop sign at the Farm-to-Market Road 669 intersection and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle, a 2020 Hyundai Elantra, traveled off the roadway and rolled over.
“The driver was transported to University Medical Center in Lubbock where he succumbed to his injuries,” DPS reported.
Hardin, the lone passenger in the vehicle, was not wearing a seat belt, according to DPS. The rollover happened around 4:50 p.m. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/DPS-Rollover-kills-one-in-Howard-County-17305843.php | 2022-07-14T22:36:16 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/DPS-Rollover-kills-one-in-Howard-County-17305843.php |
Palm Bay motorcyclist loses control on I-95; gets hit by pickup truck that flees, FHP says
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 70-year-old man fell off his motorcycle and was struck by a pickup truck in a crash on Interstate 95 late Wednesday.
The crash happened about 9 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the interstate near U.S. 192 in Melbourne. Florida Highway Patrol investigators said the unnamed motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle and overturned.
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Investigators were searching for an unknown pickup truck — possibly a white or light-colored Dodge Ram — that struck and dragged the motorcyclist on the roadway before leaving the scene. A third vehicle, a Honda Civic, hit debris that scattered from the wreck. That Honda's driver was not injured and remained on site to talk with investigators.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information on the pickup truck is asked to call the highway patrol at 1-407-737-2213. An investigation is ongoing.
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/palm-bay-motorcyclist-killed-crash-interstate-95/10057789002/ | 2022-07-14T22:40:04 | 1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/palm-bay-motorcyclist-killed-crash-interstate-95/10057789002/ |
Harsh reality for RI fans of Mello Yello: The soda is hard to find
If you're a Rhode Island fan of Mello Yello, you might be seeing harsh red these days, as the citrus-flavored soft drink is all but impossible to find in the Ocean State.
Rhode Island connoisseurs of the Mountain Dew competitor face two challenges in getting their fix of the highly caffeinated soda:
The Coca-Cola Company, which owns the Mello Yello brand, considers it a regional product, and it hasn't been distributed through regular channels in Rhode Island for several years, according to John Holahan, general manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast's Providence distribution facility.
"We don't carry it in this market," Holahan told The Providence Journal. "It wasn't a big seller."
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National Mello Yello shortage
Add to that a refrain that has become familiar as the economy still adjusts to the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We – along with many industries – continue to face global supply-chain challenges," national Coca-Cola spokeswoman Abby Carroll told The Journal. "While we know Mello Yello may be hard to find right now, we are doing all that we can to restock the shelves as fast as possible. We love our loyal Mello Yello fans and appreciate their patience."
In the meantime, those who are less than patient can find the soda online, where an eight-pack of 20-ounce bottles was an "Amazon's Choice" Wednesday afternoon for $22.99. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/mello-yello-soda-hard-find-coca-cola-company/10052316002/ | 2022-07-14T22:42:49 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/mello-yello-soda-hard-find-coca-cola-company/10052316002/ |
Nick Alahverdian has much to complain about from prison as extradition hearings continue
Days of revelations concerning the fugitive and now three-time accused rape suspect Nick Alahverdian seemed to reach new heights Thursday when the Rhode Island con man appeared by video link from a Scottish prison and represented himself at his Edinburgh extradition hearing.
Appearing distraught and disheveled as he sat in a wheelchair in burgundy pajamas, Alahverdian, 35, criticized press coverage of his case, calling out the "dastardly" Scottish Sun newspaper specifically – which on occasion refers to the convicted sex offender as a “sex beast."
He complained that Edinburgh prison guards weren’t providing him with oxygen, resulting in his impaired thinking.
And he claimed he’d been assaulted while being held for more than a week without bail.
Alahverdian’s protestations didn’t appear to win much sympathy from Edinburgh Court Sheriff Norman McFadyen, who said Alahverdian’s oxygen levels were tested and found to be fine – then granted a prosecutor’s request that authorities take Alahverdian’s fingerprints over any further objections he might display.
For weeks, as his extradition proceedings have been continually delayed, Alahverdian, who faked his death in 2020, has refused to provide fingerprints voluntarily – while at the same time insisting he is a victim of mistaken identity.
A court ruling on his identity is the major question before the extradition court, though new allegations against him, raised in recent days in Glasgow and Essex, England, could play a role in his eventual return to the United States.
Alahverdian arrested in Scotland
In a coordinated move with U.S. and Interpol authorities, Scottish police arrested Alahverdian in December on a warrant charging him with raping a woman he had known briefly in Orem, Utah, in 2008.
At the time of his arrest, Alahverdian – who had been evading U.S. law enforcement agencies since at least 2019, and staged his fake demise from overseas – was inside a Glasgow hospital and on a ventilator suffering from COVID.
Since his arrest, he has said that recurring problems from the virus require his use of oxygen and a wheelchair, and prompt frequent hospitalizations.
Utah County Attorney David Leavitt said in January that Alahverdian had been identified through DNA and photographs of his tattoos. But it was unclear if Scottish authorities also identified him through fingerprints.
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Fingerprints confirmed his identity
Last week in a separate criminal case, Glasgow police took Alahverdian’s fingerprints when he was charged with threatening a hospital doctor and a nurse. Those fingerprints confirmed his identity, a prosecutor said at the time.
A judge then ordered Alahverdian held behind bars, ending seven months of freedom, during which Alahverdian reached out to numerous media organizations to throw outlandish criticisms against Leavitt.
At Thursday’s hearing, another Scottish prosecutor asked that the government have its own fingerprints for the extradition proceedings, according to PA Media, a news agency covering the hearing.
Sheriff McFadyen agreed and set the next extradition hearing for Aug. 11, after Alahverdian stands trial on the threatening charge. Alahverdian has pleaded innocent to the charge.
Another rape allegation
Late last month a woman from Essex, England, publicly accused Alahverdian of raping her in 2017 after the two met on a dating website.
English police confirm they are investigating her allegation.
On Wednesday, on the eve of Alahverdian's latest extradition proceeding, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office in Utah announced it had charged Alahverdian with raping another woman he met online in 2008.
Authorities there say the assault took place around December 2008 in Salt Lake City.
Earlier that year Alahverdian was convicted of groping a woman at Sinclair Community College in Ohio. He had met her as well online and the two had shared a first meeting together over lunch an hour earlier before he assaulted her in a college stairwell.
Email Tom Mooney at: tmooney@providencejournal.com | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/nicholas-alahverdian-rossi-scottish-prison-complains-during-court-hearing/10058268002/ | 2022-07-14T22:42:55 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/nicholas-alahverdian-rossi-scottish-prison-complains-during-court-hearing/10058268002/ |
Detroit temporarily bans 3 abatement firms involved in demolitions
Detroit — The City of Detroit temporarily barred three environmental companies and their head associates Thursday from doing work for the city after an investigation turned up criminal activity and conflicts of interest while they were contracted to perform demolition site abatements.
The Detroit Office of Inspector General issued a final report determining a debarment was necessary for BBEK Environmental LLC and its owner Kevin Woods; HC Consultants and its owner James Harvey; and Green Way Environmental and its owner William Scully.
The debarment means the companies may conduct no work for the city for the next 20 years. Associates Harvey and Scully are debarred for the next five years and Woods for the next 20 years.
Before demolishing a building, contractors bring in asbestos abatement companies to perform the work. After that, another company comes in to perform an air quality test.
BBEK provided asbestos abatement services as a subcontractor for demolition companies that contract with the Detroit Land Bank Authority and are part of a federal Hardest Hit Fund Demolition program, with BBEK's contract amount being $741,000.
Complaints by the Land Bank Authority against the Warren-based companies were filed in July 2019, alleging the three companies were not in compliance with requirements and suspected of conflict of interests between the three. The Asbestos Contractors Licensing Act requires abatement companies to hire a neutral party to conduct a post-abatement air monitoring check, according to the report.
The city issued a suspension and conducted an investigation with the Michigan Attorney General's Office. At the time, each owner contended that each had no ownership ties to the other businesses.
Woods founded BBEK Environmental in 2014, the same year HC Consulting was incorporated to conduct post-abatement air monitoring. Harvey, who was listed as an owner of HC Consulting, was also found to be a private investor in BBEK until 2014.
Green Way also conducts post-abatement air monitoring. It was incorporated in 2017 and is owned by Scully, who is also the chief financial officer of BBEK, according to the report.
Inspector General Ellen Ha stated that Woods' actions on behalf of the three companies "lacked business integrity and business honesty." She further stated that Harvey and Scully allowed Woods to use their names as owners of the air monitoring companies.
"Based on our investigation, the facts as found and supported by the entire record of information and a preponderance of the evidence as detailed above, the OIG finds that BBEK, HC Consulting, Green Way, Kevin Woods, James Harvey, and William Scully are not responsible contractors," Ha wrote.
Woods played a key role in Detroit's federal demolition program. He was arraigned in February 2021 on multiple felony charges stemming from allegations that he misrepresented project costs and bribed a contractor.
Last month, the 51-year-old of Harrison Township man pleaded guilty to one count of false pretenses for a violation of the Asbestos Abatement Contractors Licensing Act. He was sentenced to two years of probation, restitution for under-reported Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs fees and 100 hours of community service.
Woods, who remains listed as president of BBEK on its website, could no longer be reached as the company was bought out by Detroit Environmental last year, a representative said Thursday.
Woods, Harvey and Scully had until June 29 to request an administrative hearing or until Monday to appeal the inspector general's findings. Individual attorneys for all three issued statements to the OIG stating they would not be contesting the debarment.
Separate complaints involving BBEK were filed in June 2018 by DLBA asserting multiple properties abated by BBEK failed the post-abatement verification.
"The allegation included documentation that showed BBEK submitted paperwork indicating all asbestos containing material was removed when subsequent testing indicated that this was false," according to the report.
Money laundering was also found to be an issue. Woods claimed to the Office of Inspector General that Green Way was paying BBEK for rent and services, but the OIG report indicated he was trying to hide the true relationship.
"Mr. Woods took $75,000 on two separate occasions from the BBEK account and moved that money to his personal Flagstar account," according to the report.
"Once those funds posted he then took the money from his personal account and moved it to the Green Way account. Then once they posted in the Green Way account he moved the money back to the BBEK account and claimed the money was for payment of rent and for reimbursement of employee labor."
Ha stated that conducting business within Detroit can be lucrative for contractors, but the contractors must understand that the agreement is for the benefit of the public.
"They must understand that we trusted them to abide by the law and to the terms of the contract. As such, we will hold them accountable if they violate that trust. This is how we ensure honesty and integrity in our government.”
Melissa Bruce, acting special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, commended the work of Detroit's OIG.
“Mr. Woods defrauded the Blight Elimination Program and put residents of Michigan at risk by violating asbestos abatement air monitoring regulations.”
srahal@detroitnews.com
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2 dead, 1 critically injured in drive-by near Lafayette Park in Detroit
Detroit police are searching for a black SUV in connection with a deadly drive-by shooting Thursday afternoon near Lafayette Park in Detroit..
At about 1:40 p.m., occupants of a burgundy Ford parked near the intersection of Larned and Orleans were shot at multiple times by the occupants of a black SUV, according to the Detroit Police Department. The scene is about a mile from Campus Martius downtown.
Two of the occupants died, one was in critical condition and another was unharmed. All of the victims were males in their 20s.
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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield, who represents the city's fifth district, called the shooting "heartbreaking, tragic, and disturbing."
"The persistent issue of gun violence that is permeating our city is robbing families of their loved ones and creating fear within our own community," Sheffield said. "Detroiters deserve to enjoy every inch of this city without fear of violence."
Police Chief James White told media at the scene: “We are seeking a dark colored or black SUV connected to this heinous crime. This is a tragic event and we need the community’s help to find the gunman," the Detroit Police Department tweeted Thursday afternoon.
The department's homicide unit's can be reached at (313) 596-2260.
khall@detroitnews.com
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YORK, Pa. — The York State Fair is just around the corner and organizers have been hard at work making sure everything is ready to go.
"Staffing. Right now we’re about eight days from the fair and we’re still hiring in a lot of different areas such as parking, maintenance, especially the night shift. We’re still looking for event staff, livestock barns, and a lot of other areas," said Montgomery Stambaugh, the Marketing and Communications Director for the York State Fair.
Throughout the 10 days of the fair, organizers say they usually have between 400 to 500 workers.
“Right now we’re only about the 200 to 300 mark, so we’re about halfway there but we are really, really desperate, and really want workers," said Stambaugh.
If you want to work it’s easy to get a job. Just stop by the administrative office at the fairgrounds in West Manchester township. Let the folks there know what area you’d like to work in and fill out paperwork.
The administrative office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 pm.
“We are open to anybody of any age, we don’t really have any requirements or specifics that need to be done. so, we’re pretty much open to hiring anybody," said Stambaugh.
Last year, roughly 500,000 people attended the fair.
“This year, we’re hoping for more, so we’re excited and ready for the 10 days of the fair," said Stambaugh. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-state-fair-in-need-of-more-workers-as-they-prepare-for-event-organizers-hiring-hire/521-b54d4f93-d270-4a9e-a91b-152c1ce86b70 | 2022-07-14T22:45:35 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-state-fair-in-need-of-more-workers-as-they-prepare-for-event-organizers-hiring-hire/521-b54d4f93-d270-4a9e-a91b-152c1ce86b70 |
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — Williamson County health officials announced Thursday that they are investigating a presumptive monkeypox case in the county.
The Williamson County and Cities Health District is currently awaiting results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to confirm the case. The infected resident is said to have contracted the disease while traveling outside the U.S.
The resident is isolated at home and has not had close contact with others nor did they require hospitalization.
Monkeypox is a rare virus characterized most notably by a blister- or pimple-like rash. It is spread through direct contact with scabs, rashes, body fluids or items that have been contaminated. The virus usually lasts around two to four weeks.
As of Thursday, Travis County has eight confirmed cases and nine presumptive cases, and the virus is now community spread.
Symptoms of monkeypox can include:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches and backache
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Chills
- Exhaustion
- A rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth and on other parts of the body, like the hands/palms, feet, chest or genitals. The rash goes through different stages before healing completely
The virus can be transmitted by person-to-person contact including:
- Direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs or body fluids
- Respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact or during intimate physical contact
- Touching fabrics and objects that were used by a person with monkeypox and that have not been disinfected such as bedding, towels and other personal items
- Pregnant people can spread the virus to their fetus through the placenta
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Brightpoint will build an affordable apartment complex and a longtime downtown affordable senior community will get a full interior remodel after receiving support from Fort Wayne City Council.
Brightpoint, which was formerly Community Action of Northeast Indiana, was granted its request Tuesday for a 10-year tax abatement for a 64-unit affordable apartment development on Dunkelberg Road south of the Airport Expressway-Bluffton Road intersection.
The nonprofit will hire two full-time employees for the $9.1 million complex.
Glick Apartment Holdings LLC will remodel and update Edsall House Apartments at 310 Berry St., which offers 203 affordable units for people ages 62 and older. City Council approved Tuesday a pass-through bond of up to $16 million for the project. The bonds will be repaid by Glick’s revenue, so the city won’t be liable.
The requests granted Tuesday spurred discussions about the need for affordable housing in Fort Wayne.
Andrea Robinson, economic development administrator, said she would like to expand or carve out a place within economic revitalization areas to allow for more affordable housing projects to get 10-year tax phase-ins.
Councilwoman Michelle Chambers, D-at large, said most of the affordable housing developments that have qualified for tax abatements are in the southeast quadrant of the city. She would like to see a subcommittee formed to look into expanding tax abatement opportunities for affordable housing.
“I’m hoping we move expeditiously at looking into revitalizing, rewriting, amending our ordinance so we can begin to have affordable housing throughout the entire city,” Chamber said. “I think that quality of life and quality of space should be equitable in our development throughout the city.”
Greg Majewski of Keller Development, the company working with Brightpoint to develop the Dunkelberg complex, said the tax abatement would help elevate applications for tax credits and other funding sources. It also allows real property taxes to be phased in gradually over a 10-year period.
The multi-family affordable apartments will be available to residents who make less than 80% of the median local income. Brightpoint will accept housing vouchers and has rent tiers to make apartments affordable to people with an income level lower than 80%.
Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, D-6th, asked about the affordability of the complex multiple times to set clear expectations.
“Housing is a challenge for individuals who are affluent and wanting to build houses. It’s twice as much a challenge for individuals who have income challenges,” Tucker said. “I love seeing that we are creating a path for (housing) to be affordable, but I also recognize that affordable can be a word we hide behind.”
Ryan Hamlett, vice president and general counsel of Gene B. Glick Co., shared similar challenges when requesting the pass-through bond for the Edsall House Apartments. He said about 41% of renters in Fort Wayne spend more than 30% of their household income on rent, based on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy.
“Preserving places like Edsall House – especially in the Urban Core of Fort Wayne with all of the development around – is an important step to making sure there are affordable options, especially for seniors and people who are differently abled,” he said.
The complex’s construction was completed in 1979, and it’s time for an upgrade, Hamlett said. The renovations will replace kitchens, bathrooms, roofs and appliances.
The renovations also will make all community areas and 20 of the 203 single-bedroom apartments accessible for people with disabilities.
Edsall House Apartments doesn’t have any vacancies. The costs will include moving each resident to a hotel and giving them budgets for food for an average of two to four days while their units are renovated.
Hamlett said the 20 units that are accessible for people with disabilities will likely take longer than four days to renovate.
Councilman Glynn Hines, D-at large, and Tucker asked if the cost of living at Edsall House Apartments would rise because of the renovations. Hamlett said the prices will stay within a third of residents’ income.
Approval from the council members is required to apply for tax credits that will help pay for the project, Hamlett said. The project was approved by the present members with opposition from Councilman Jason Arp, R-4th. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-supports-two-affordable-housing-projects/article_3002a9a0-03af-11ed-9aeb-63107f885ca3.html | 2022-07-14T22:52:01 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-supports-two-affordable-housing-projects/article_3002a9a0-03af-11ed-9aeb-63107f885ca3.html |
An organization working to preserve Eagle Marsh and other wetlands on Thursday opposed expansion of a limestone quarry in Wayne Township near the environmentally sensitive area.
Amy Silva, executive director of Little River Wetlands Project, asked the Allen County Plan Commission to delay consideration of a proposal from Hanson Aggregates Midwest LLC. Hanson is seeking to rezone part of its quarry property from single family residential to agriculture and vacate a portion of Sand Point Road also on quarry-owned land.
Silva said quarrying operations go hundreds of feet below the water table and require dewatering of the limestone areas through pumping. She said the quarry pumps "several million gallons of water a day," resulting in lowering the water table.
That has the potential to alter protected wildlife habitat and affect residential wells, Silva said, adding she had seen no environmental impact studies on the proposal submitted with the application.
Scott Federoff, a Fort Wayne attorney representing Hanson, said the quarrying operation has been in place for 100 years, and the company has limited options on where to expand.
He said the state Department of Natural Resources regulates the site and "safeguards are in place and have been in place" for years. Water is pumped at a consistent and controlled rate, he said.
The quarry plan also was opposed by Nyla Nyffeler, who lives north of the quarry. She said her home was being damaged and presented plan commission members with photos she said were of numerous cracks caused by daily blasting.
Nyffeler said quarry dust is also a problem. Nearby residents are experiencing health problems potentially caused by it, she said.
"I would like to see the operation shut down," Nyffeler said.
Federoff acknowledged the blasting and dust, but he said the cracks could not be definitively tied to the quarry because other things might cause them, including heavy truck traffic.
Residents "moved here knowing (the quarry) was there, and there's no other way to get limestone out of the ground except blasting," he said.
Hanson needs to obtain the rezoning because quarrying is no longer permitted in single-family residential zones. However, quarries are allowed in agricultural zones through a special-use exemption granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Federoff said that and other exemptions are being sought.
In other business, the plan commission received little opposition to two commercial plans submitted with only sketchy details. Typically, the plan commission discourages such proposals as speculative zoning.
The plans are for large mixed-use developments at the northeast corner of Lower Huntington Road and Airport Expressway in Lafayette Township and Union Chapel Road near Parkview Regional Medical Center in Perry Township.
The Lafayette Township project in southwest Fort Wayne showed no plans for what might be placed on the land, saying only that development might include a convenience store, hotel and multiple-family housing.
Mark Bains, representing the applicant, WK Indiana Equity LLC of Roanoke, did not elaborate, saying only that the project would support the proposed Indiana University Health hospital project nearby.
He addressed planning staff concerns that the project did not fit recommendations in the current comprehensive plan and the southwest area plan by saying those plans are only guides and are out of date.
They "could not have anticipated" the IU Health project, he said. The county is now updating the comprehensive and southwest area plans. Bains called that an acknowledgement the plans are no longer applicable.
The North Creek Crossing proposal for eight parcels near Parkview included details about only one – the proposed $40-million Trine University College of Health Professions.
Trine plans the college for a single 120,000 square-foot building. The four-story building would be 60 feet tall, plus additional height for mechanical equipment on the roof. The developer is seeking a waiver of the 40-foot height limit for all potential buildings.
That was opposed by nearby resident Randy Lawrence, who said he did not want buildings that tall on the north side of the property near his home
The proposals are scheduled for a plan commission vote Thursday in Room 30 of Citizens Square. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/quarry-plan-draws-environmental-opposition/article_a1c34062-03a6-11ed-9c7d-9b40bafa2134.html | 2022-07-14T22:52:07 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/quarry-plan-draws-environmental-opposition/article_a1c34062-03a6-11ed-9c7d-9b40bafa2134.html |
The city of Fort Wayne issued this news release today:
Fort Wayne, Ind -- Fort Financial Credit Union has partnered with Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation to resurface and enhance two basketball courts in Ivan Lebamoff Reservoir Park, featuring a vibrant mural installed by local artist Andre Portee. The $30,000 project also includes new backboards, painted rims and new benches. It is funded by Fort Financial Credit Union with resurfacing and new striping by Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation.
“We appreciate the collaboration with Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation and the Fort Wayne Mad Ants to make this project happen and are grateful to Andre Portee for his vision and work on the mural says Steve Collins, President, and CEO of Fort Financial Credit Union. “The design is a fitting tribute to the neighborhood and the memories made at Reservoir Park. The hill is an iconic piece of Fort Wayne’s landscape.” He continues, “As we approached our 75th anniversary, we wanted to mark the occasion by giving back to the community in a meaningful way. The court renovation symbolizes our steadfast commitment to serving Fort Wayne and the surrounding area then, now, and well into the future.”
The court enhancements were revealed during a press conference this afternoon, July 14. Both courts are open and available for the public.
“The mixture of art and sport elevates the park and the surrounding neighborhood and welcomes those who play on the court” says Steve McDaniel, director of Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation. “We are grateful to Fort Financial Credit Union’s commitment to making this vision possible. We also appreciate the support from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants who were integral to this collaborative effort.”
By being involved in this transformation, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants’ Director of Business Operations Allie Lane “hopes to let local players know we are here for our community. Part of our mission states, ‘We want to put a winning team on the court and in the community.’ Being part of the Reservoir Park Court Mural project is another way we can continue to enrich the lives of those living in our city and to continue the growth of basketball in Northeast Indiana.” She adds, “The mural design is a great reflection of Reservoir Park and the city as we continue to climb “the hill” in becoming one of the nation’s top cities to live, work and play.”
Andre Portee originally created three mural designs which Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation presented to the neighborhood basketball committee and the kids in Cooper Youth Center. “The Hill” design received the most votes and approval by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Fort Financial Credit Union and the Fort Wayne Parks Department.
“This is an exciting moment for this historic park in the heart of the city,” says Patricia Turner President of La Rez Neighborhood Association. “The court murals are a beautiful start and I look forward to the park’s redevelopment as one more step in the revitalization of downtown Fort Wayne.”
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, owned and operated by Pacers Sports & Entertainment are proud to be your professional basketball team. We want to support our community by giving back through donations and appearances. To inquire or make a request, please visit: https://fortwayne.gleague.nba.com/donation-request/ | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-reservoir-park-basketball-courts-enhanced/article_a86db6a6-039f-11ed-b09b-47c9231a5906.html | 2022-07-14T22:52:13 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-reservoir-park-basketball-courts-enhanced/article_a86db6a6-039f-11ed-b09b-47c9231a5906.html |
U.S. officials on Wednesday approved a request by American Airlines to resume flights to five destinations in Cuba that were stopped in 2019 when the Trump administration sharply curtailed air service between the two countries.
The Transportation Department's decision will let American resume flights from Miami to Santa Clara, Varadero, Holguin, Camaguey and Santiago de Cuba.
American said that starting in early November it will operate two daily flights to Santa Clara and one daily flight to each of the other airports.
American currently operates six flights a day between Miami and Havana. JetBlue and Southwest also fly to Havana.
The Trump administration, which wanted to starve Cuba’s regime of cash, suspended flights between the U.S. and destinations in Cuba other than Havana. Two months ago, the Biden administration reversed that decision and announced it would loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/american-airlines-flying-to-more-cities-in-cuba/3014237/ | 2022-07-14T22:55:32 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/american-airlines-flying-to-more-cities-in-cuba/3014237/ |
A dangerous hollow tree that threatened homes near Dallas Fair Park for years came down Thursday.
The sight of professionals and equipment to remove that tree that towered over her house was a thrill for homeowner Stephanie Cole.
“It's been a headache. Sleepless nights worried about that tree falling,” she said.
Cole and another resident in the house on the other side of the tree could not afford the thousands of dollars they were told it would cost to remove the big hollow tree between them.
She spent years seeking assistance for the project.
Within the past few weeks, the family of the resident in the other house moved her out for fear the tree could kill her. But Cole and her husband had nowhere else to go.
Cole worried Thursday that workers would try to climb in the dangerous hollow tree.
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“I'm praying for the best for everybody that has anything to do with that tree. I will not be in that house when they start to take that tree down,” she said.
After calls from NBC 5, Dallas Code Enforcement lined up Kenlee Services to do the job at no charge to the residents.
The workers came prepared to work in the narrow space without climbing the tree.
“It was two different issues, you seen it. One, you need to go up on the tree. That would be the reason I brought the lift,” Kenlee Operations Manager Juan Valdez said.
The other issue was working in that narrow space.
With ropes, saws and ladders, working from the high lift and the roof of the vacant house at times, the crew brought down the hollow tree one small piece at a time, with no injuries or damage.
“Our motto at Kenlee Services is, ‘Live here, serve here.’ So what that means is going out into the community, being hands-on active in the community,” said Kenlee Marketing Manager Madeline Johnson.
It was an answer to prayers for the residents.
“I never thought I would see the day. Oh my God, it's down,” Cole said.
After all the commotion Thursday, Stephanie Cole took an afternoon nap in her house, sleeping soundly, without the dangerous tree overhead. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dangerous-hollow-tree-threatening-homes-near-dallas-fair-park-removed/3014791/ | 2022-07-14T22:55:39 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dangerous-hollow-tree-threatening-homes-near-dallas-fair-park-removed/3014791/ |
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A man filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing a Texas police officer of using excessive force while restraining him in jail and inflicting injuries that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
The lawsuit on behalf of Christopher Shaw seeks unspecified damages from Beaumont police Officer James Thomas Gillen, the city, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the jail's medical contractor.
The lawsuit centers on events from Shaw's June 12, 2020, arrest on a misdemeanor public intoxication charge.
According to the lawsuit, after a trip to a local hospital to exclude other reasons for Shaw's slurred speech, Gillen took him to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility. At one point when Shaw refused to comply with commands, jailers restrained him against a wall. Gillen grabbed Shaw, flipped him into the air and body-slammed him head-first on the concrete floor, leaving him paralyzed.
A hospital examination showed that Shaw suffered several spinal fractures that have left him paralyzed from the chest down, the lawsuit alleges.
"Mr. Shaw's life has been greatly impacted in the worst way," said his attorney, Harry Daniels of Atlanta. "He was once an able-bodied young man before he was assaulted. He can no longer stand or walk. He is a prisoner of his own body. He spends the majority of his day in bed due to the fact he doesn't have the resources to hire a full-time caregiver."
"Additionally, he cannot afford the much-needed physical therapy and treatment that he needs that could give him a chance to make a full recovery," Daniels said.
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A spokeswoman for the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, which provides legal representation to law enforcement officers, declined to comment on the lawsuit. The city of Beaumont didn't immediately reply to a message seeking comment. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/lawsuit-alleges-beaumont-officer-paralyzed-man-in-jail/3014463/ | 2022-07-14T22:55:58 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/lawsuit-alleges-beaumont-officer-paralyzed-man-in-jail/3014463/ |
Walter Jackson, of Atlantic City, photographs a new mural depicting civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer on Thursday while on his way to work.
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Artists Randi Meekins, foreground, and Charles Barbin work on a mural depicting notable Atlantic City educators Thursday. Barbin said he hopes to have the mural completed this weekend.
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Artist Claudio Picasso, aka CPWON, works on a new mural Thursday at 3420 Atlantic Ave. that depicts Muhammad Ali, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Zach Katzen says he wanted the mural to show notable Black personalities in Atlantic City.
ATLANTIC CITY — Stockton University partnered with area artists and unveiled on Thursday two new murals that honor the lives of prominent Black figures and the impact they left on the community.
"It's definitely very exciting to have these murals here, and it's great that some of our students got to play a part in their creation," said Michael Cagno, executive director of the Noyes Art Museum at Stockton.
The two murals are located within blocks of each other. The first highlights four prominent educational figures from the area while the second depicts three figures who have made a major impact on the Black community.
The murals were done just in time for the city to be in the national spotlight as civil rights activists, politicians and delegates begin arriving for the NAACP National Convention, which began Thursday and runs through Wednesday.
The first mural, located on the side of the former Midtown Grocery building, is titled "Education Trailblazers."
The mural features portraits of Juanita High, a member of the Stockton University Foundation Board of Directors; Dorothie W. Dorrington, a former president of the Atlantic City Board of Education; Vera King Farris, a former president of Stockton; and Hannah Pierce, principal of the former Indiana Avenue Girls Vocational School.
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Charles Barbin, 44, of Brigantine is the artist behind the mural. Barbin said the opportunity to do the piece came together after he was approached by members of Stockton and the NAACP.
"We were presented through Stockton and members of the NAACP to have these educators throughout history in Atlantic City be represented on this corner," Barbin said.
After being presented the idea, Barbin began planning the mural.
One thing he wanted to include was an education tree. The tree connects the four women, with portraits of children at the bottom. As the tree grows out, it will depict the children growing into adults in education.
Barbin also wanted to make sure the mural stands out color-wise.
"We wanted to use complementary colors because no matter if you are riding a bike, driving a car or walking down the street, the mural is going to be eye catching," Barbin said.
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The mural was worked on at Barbin's studio, Dunes Art Gallery in Brigantine, and took about two weeks to complete. He used the lining of parachutes to create the mural.
That approach allowed him to work on it in the studio and not have to worry about bad weather days that could hinder the process.
The mural was installed in about five hours Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, four Stockton students and Barbin put some finishing touches on it. Barbin hopes to have it completely done by the end of this weekend.
The second mural, located a little farther down Atlantic Avenue on the side of the former RP Lounge, features portraits of Muhammed Ali, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Fannie Lou Hamer.
Zach Katzen from the Atlantic City Arts Foundation approached Stockton with the idea.
The first person Katzen chose to be on the mural was Ali because he came across what he said was a rare old photo of Ali in the city.
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"I met a man named Lester Mohammad who is a local historian, and he had this photo of Muhammed Ali that was taken on Madison Avenue and not a lot of people had seen it because it was part of his private collection. So I wanted to share it with everybody on a much larger scale," Katzen said.
The second painting is a recreation of King on Chicken Bone Beach. Katzen said he chose this photo because it represents everything Atlantic City is about.
"This photo is such a perfect representation of Atlantic City to me. It's a place where amazing things happen," Katzen said. "But it's also a place where civil rights activists activists like Dr. King would come to relax because this was the only acceptable place for them. So this photo of him in a bathing suit I think really represents the city."
The last photo depicts Hamer and the impact she had when she spoke at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in the city, seeking to seat a slate of Black delegates.
"She spoke about freeing rights for women, especially in the south," Katzen said. "I also thought it was a good tie-in for Stockton since they have a room that honors her."
After getting all the details together, Katzen reached out to New York City artist BK Fox, who worked on a design for about six months. Once the design was finished, it took Fox a week to spray paint the mural on the wall.
With the NAACP convention in Atlantic City this week, Katzen was glad the project was done in time.
"One of the best parts about this is that we were able to get it done in time to share this with the world," Katzen said.
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Walter Jackson, of Atlantic City, photographs a new mural depicting civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer on Thursday while on his way to work.
Artists Randi Meekins, foreground, and Charles Barbin work on a mural depicting notable Atlantic City educators Thursday. Barbin said he hopes to have the mural completed this weekend.
Artist Claudio Picasso, aka CPWON, works on a new mural Thursday at 3420 Atlantic Ave. that depicts Muhammad Ali, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Fannie Lou Hamer. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stockton-partners-with-local-artists-to-create-2-new-murals-in-atlantic-city-in-time/article_0e24c536-038a-11ed-b889-4bb2bd0a83e5.html | 2022-07-14T22:58:12 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stockton-partners-with-local-artists-to-create-2-new-murals-in-atlantic-city-in-time/article_0e24c536-038a-11ed-b889-4bb2bd0a83e5.html |
Scrase: COVID-19 'a very different kind of pandemic' in 2022
New Mexico's top health official says, 'We're relying on New Mexicans to use their own good judgment'
While lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico have been trending downward over two weeks, acting Health Secretary Dr. David Scrase said on Thursday, "we're certain to follow the national curve," as COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the United States driven primarily by the BA.5 subvariant of omicron.
Scrase professed encouragement, however, that hospitalizations have plateaued over the past month and deaths were not spiking as seen in previous deadly surges.
Still, he said the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus presented higher rates of serious illness and fatality than influenza, and that breakthrough infections among those who are vaccinated indicated a need for newer vaccines and higher uptake.
The state passed by its 8,000th fatality in its Wednesday count. Cumulatively, the known fatal cases comprise 1.4 percent of the total in New Mexico.
While data modeling available on the New Mexico Department of Health's website has not been updated since May, Scrase said during a video press conference that current projections are for reported cases to continue trending downward before heightening again later in the summer. He cautioned, however, that trends are difficult to predict with subvariants evolving rapidly.
Between July 4 and 11, 119 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals in New Mexico, and on Thursday the health department reported 173 current admissions of whom 16 were on ventilators.
Throughout Thursday's update, Scrase emphasized that, even if infections rise again, COVID-19 trends in 2022 present "a very different kind of pandemic" than 2020 or 2021. He attributed this to the effect of vaccines, improvements of treatment and the evolution of the coronavirus, which appears to be highly contagious but presenting lower rates of catastrophic illness.
While more treatments are available, Scrase also acknowledged that new variants are presenting resistance to earlier courses such as monoclonal antibodies. Antiviral drugs, he said, remain effective.
The state was also preparing to distribute supplies of the Novavax vaccine, which was authorized for adults by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday. The product must first obtain approval from the CDC as well, a decision anticipated for next week. Novavax has already been in use in other countries.
No discussions were taking place about resuming indoor mask mandates or other significant changes to New Mexico's public health orders related to the pandemic, Scrase said: "We're relying on New Mexicans to use their own good judgment to protect themselves and their families."
'Government requirements aren't needed'
What that means for the public, he advised, were practices as simple as staying home when feeling sick; getting vaccinated; testing promptly if showing symptoms consistent with COVID-19; and seeking treatments such as the antiviral Paxlovid soon after infection. He also recommended using a well-fitting N95 and KN95 mask in crowded settings or on airplanes.
"There is a dynamic between personal freedom and public health," Scrase said, adding that in the state's view, "overarching government requirements aren't needed."
The state tallied 5,889 lab-confirmed positive tests from July 4 to 11, a figure which does not account for at-home tests. The actual number of infections is thought to be considerably higher — at least three or four times higher, Scrase suggested Thursday.
"We're gradually evolving to treat this more like a normal viral infection," Scrase said, while explaining that day is not here yet since COVID-19 is not following a seasonal pattern and still presents higher rates of severe illness and death than influenza.
Moreover, approximately one in five cases lead to long-term complications and illness, a phenomenon known as "long COVID," as Scrase acknowledged.
Monkeypox update
Scrase also provided an update on the monkeypox outbreak, which reached New Mexico with the announcement earlier in the week of New Mexico's first probable case. There were now four, he said, awaiting confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Because it is rare and does not spread through the air like COVID-19, Scrase said there would not be regular updates about monkeypox. The current outbreak included 11,689 cases worldwide as of Thursday, including 1,469 in the United States, per CDC and World Health Organization data.
With confirmed cases in New Mexico, Scrase said the state would be receiving 362 doses of monkeypox vaccine from the federal government.
Algernon D'Ammassa can be reached at 575-541-5451, adammassa@lcsun-news.com or @AlgernonWrites on Twitter. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/07/14/new-mexico-david-scrase-covid-19-a-very-different-kind-of-pandemic-in-2022-coronavirus-update/65372257007/ | 2022-07-14T22:58:46 | 1 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/07/14/new-mexico-david-scrase-covid-19-a-very-different-kind-of-pandemic-in-2022-coronavirus-update/65372257007/ |
NTSB: Dad, not boy, was driving truck that hit golfers' van
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 in rural West Texas that its early findings suggested that the 13-year-old was driving the pickup that struck the van carrying University of the Southwest students and their coach back to Hobbs, New Mexico, from a golf tournament in Midland. But the NTSB said in a preliminary report released Thursday that DNA testing confirmed that the father, 38-year-old Henrich Siemens, was driving and that toxicological testing showed the presence of methamphetamine in Siemens' blood.
"This was a very difficult investigation to determine some of the facts based on the catastrophic nature of the damage and the post-crash fire," Robert Molloy, the NTSB's director of highway safety, said at a news conference.
Siemens and his son died in the crash along with six members of the men's and women's golf teams and their coach, who was driving the van, which was towing a cargo trailer.
Molloy said they are still analyzing the toxicological report and that although they know methamphetamine can affect driver performance, it's too early to say whether it was a contributing factor in the crash.
Investigators are still working to determine the probable cause of the crash, and Molloy said he didn't expect a final report until next year.
The collision happened at about 8:17 p.m. in Andrews County, which is roughly 30 miles east of Texas' border with New Mexico.
In the days after the crash, the NTSB had said that the truck's left front tire blew before impact. But it said Thursday that so far, investigators haven't found evidence of a loss in tire pressure or any other indicators that the tire failed.
The NTSB said the road they were traveling on consisted of a northbound lane and southbound lane. Near the crash site, the roadway was straight but there was no highway lighting.
The speed limit on the road was 75 mph, but Molloy said they have not yet determined the vehicles' speeds at the time of the crash.
Those killed in the van were coach Tyler James, 26, of Hobbs, New Mexico; and golfers Mauricio Sanchez, 19, of Mexico; Travis Garcia, 19, of Pleasanton, Texas; Jackson Zinn, 22, of Westminster, Colorado; Karisa Raines, 21, of Fort Stockton, Texas; Laci Stone, 18, of Nocona, Texas; and Tiago Sousa, 18, of Portugal.
Two other students who were in the van were seriously injured.
Most of the students were freshmen who were getting their first taste of life away from home at the private Christian university with enrollment numbering in the hundreds. Those who knew James, the coach, said it had been his goal to be a head coach, and he was excited to be there. The crash was the latest tragedy for the Siemens family, who lived in Seminole, Texas, a rural community of around 7,500 people, some of whom first relocated to the area in the 1970s with other Mennonite families who started farming and ranching operations. Community members had rallied around Siemens and his wife months earlier when a fire that started in the kitchen destroyed the home where they had lived for a decade.
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The Village of Pleasant Prairie announced that Sean McSheffery, who was field manager for the Kenosha Kingfish last season, will be the new baseball operations coordinator for the Phenom Wisconsin Baseball program.
Phenom Wisconsin is a player development program with the goal of successfully getting athletes to the next level of play whether that’s high school baseball, college baseball, or beyond. It trains at the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, 9900 Terwall Terrace. The competitive youth travel baseball organization offers teams at the 8U to 17U levels.
McSheffery has an extensive baseball background, including years of coaching at the youth, college and professional levels. He was assistant baseball coach at Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, and spent time on the coaching staff at Florida International university, Phoenix College and the University of Dallas.
Beyond college coaching, McSheffery spent the 2012-2014 seasons with the San Diego Padres, working with the organization’s short-season Single-A and AAA affiliate teams, handling day-to-day operations, managing scouting reports and working with infielders, hitters and baserunners.
At the youth level, McShefffery worked for several travel baseball organizations, including the Cangelosi Baseball Academy and the Chicago Bulls White Sox Academy.
“We are excited to welcome Sean McSheffery as the new Operations Coordinator of Phenom Wisconsin Baseball,” said Brett Christopher, Pleasant Prairie RecPlex’s athletics & recreation manager. “Sean’s baseball knowledge and his proven ability to help players improve their skills will help advance our athletes to the next level.”
McSheffery said he looks forward to building relationships with the players and their families, elevating the program’s in-season and out-of-season player development, taking advantage of the RecPlex’s top-tier facilities, and helping Phenom teams succeed on the field.
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Lincoln Park Live launched this year with Chicago R&B band NuBlu. The annual music series gives former neighborhood residents and first-timers an opportunity to enjoy the park.
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NuBlu performing at Lincloln Park Live Wednesday evening.
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Families and friends gathered at the flower garden Wednesday evening to enjoy food and music.
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Grounds at Lincoln Park Live opened at 5 p.m. and music started at 6.
Lincoln Park Live! Music Series kicked off Wednesday evening with a concert, featuring Chicago-based R&B band NuBlu.
Approximately 100 people gathered at the Lincoln Park flower garden for the concert, which started at 6 p.m. Food vendors Rockito’s and Fry Daddy’s served up fresh tacos and fried goods for concert goers. Lincoln Park Live staff sold beer, wine and other beverages.
Lynell Cunningham said she looks forward to LPL every year.
“I love it. Everybody comes together,” Cunningham said. “This is something that is like a tradition.”
The free event is hosted by the Mahone Fund and the City of Kenosha. The Mahone Fund provides youth with educational opportunities, as well as supports healthy lifestyle initiatives in communities of color. Many of the concert volunteers were Mahone Fund scholarship recipients, Mahone Fund Chair Tim Mahone said.
The concert “is a chance to have our Mahone Scholarship recipients here volunteering. It’s a good opportunity for people who support us to see that our students are volunteering in the community and giving back to the very organization that supported (them),” Mahone said.
The event brings the neighborhood together, Mahone explained, as well as people from outside of the neighborhood who may not usually come to the area. District 12 Alderwoman Ruth Dyson, who was in attendance Wednesday, said LPL shows people the friendliness of the area.
“I think there were some people that were afraid to come to this neighborhood, (but) they’re here and now they’re able to see that it’s not as dangerous as they think it is, it’s okay to be out here. It’s a family fun event,” Dyson said.
Dyson said she was also glad she came to the event because she got to see a lot of people she hadn’t seen in a while.
Seeing old friends was a common theme at LPL, with many attendees saying the concert gave them a chance to catch up with people they hadn’t seen in a long time. Anthony Davis, president of the Kenosha branch of the NAACP, said he always sees people he knew growing up when he attends LPL.
“It’s always good for me to come back because this is where I grew up,” Davis said, reminiscing on the time he spent in the neighborhood and at Lincoln Park when he was a child.
Similarly, concert attendee Jim Hawkins said he grew up around Lincoln Park and has a lot of love for the area.
“We’ve been coming since it began and it’s always been a real pleasant experience. Everybody has a great time,” Hawkins said. “It’s a good side of Kenosha.”
The series returns July 27 with Caribbean music from the Tropics Reggae Band. More information on the concert series is available at https://www.mahonefund.org/lpl/.
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A semi-trailer that appears to have tried to switch lanes too quickly driving southbound on I-94 just over the state line flipped on its side Thursday afternoon according to the Illinois State Patrol.
The semi-trailer driver was transported to the Condell Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported.
The incident occurred around 12 p.m. where I-94 and Highway 41 split. Sgt. Jerad Klint said it appeared the driver of the semi-trailer was in the left lane headed southbound on Highway 41, when they attempted to turn right to join I-94, and “jerked too quickly” on the wheel, causing it to flip and land on the left shoulder of I-94.
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KILLEEN, Texas — Multiple grass fires have been reported near the area south of Saegert Elementary School at WS Young Drive and Stagecoach Road.
The fire broke out about 2:45 p.m. and multiple agencies are assisting, including Fort Hood, Copperas Cove and Harker Heights, according to reports. There are no reported injuries as of now.
The City of Killeen’s Fire and Police departments are working to contain the fire, as stated by authorities.
The fires are reportedly by homes in the area. WS Young Drive from Stagecoach Road to Love Drive is currently closed. Authorities have asked residents to please avoid this area if possible.
There was a previous fire, stated by authorities near the Texas A&M University Central Texas campus, but that one is under control.
We have no further information available at this time. 6 News will keep you updated as more information is received.
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Winter Haven woman dies in mobile home fire, man rescued in critical condition
WINTER HAVEN — An elderly woman died in a mobile home fire Thursday morning in Winter Haven.
Winter Haven Fire was called to the mobile home on Lake Henry Drive just after 7 a.m. to find flames shooting out the front of the home, Winter Haven Police Department said in a release.
WHPD said a neighbor heard what sounded like an explosion and went over to the home to see what happened. The neighbor saw flames inside before calling for help and then immediately going into the residence where an elderly man was discovered on the floor.
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The neighbor pulled the man out of the home and tried to go back in to rescue a woman who was inside. Winter Haven Police said the neighbor was unable to make it through the smoke and flames to reach her.
WHPD officials said the woman was deceased when they located her inside the home. The man, meanwhile, is currently at a local hospital and listed in critical condition.
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According to the release, the fire was extinguished within five minutes.
Winter Haven police officials said the Winter Haven Fire Marshal is investigating the origin of the fire which does not seem to be suspicious. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/winter-haven-woman-dies-mobile-home-fire/10059714002/ | 2022-07-14T23:07:08 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/winter-haven-woman-dies-mobile-home-fire/10059714002/ |
What to Know
- A 62-year-old man is accused of raping and trafficking a 14-year-old runaway girl he met at New York Penn Station, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
- Glen Johnson was charged with sex trafficking of a child, rape in the first and second degrees, and criminal sex act in the second degree, Bragg said.
- The charges against Johnson stem from a series of events that started on March 9, according to the district attorney.
A 62-year-old man is accused of raping and trafficking a 14-year-old runaway girl he met at New York Penn Station, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Glen Johnson was charged with sex trafficking of a child, rape in the first and second degrees, and criminal sex act in the second degree, Bragg said.
The charges against Johnson stem from a series of events that started on March 9, according to the district attorney.
Citing court documents and statements made on the record in court, Bragg's office said that it was on that day that Johnson came across a 14-year-old girl at New York Penn Station who had taken an Amtrak to Manhattan after running away from her home.
According to the court documents, Johnson offered to take care of her and convinced her to go with him, and then forcibly raped her. The following day, Johnson allegedly took the girl to a Manhattan alley were multiple men raped her, with one paying Johnson later.
Subsequently, according to court documents, Johnson brought the girl back to Penn Station, where Amtrak police officers recognized the child from a missing persons flyer and intervened. Although Johnson left, he was later arrested following an investigation by prosecutors and the NYPD.
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Residents of 10 Arizona counties should be wearing face masks indoors, CDC says
Updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most Arizonans should be wearing face masks indoors again.
The CDC's "community level" recommendations, updated on Thursday, say residents of 10 Arizona counties should be wearing well-fitting masks indoors in public, regardless of vaccination status or individual risk, including in K-12 schools and other community settings.
The guidance is updated weekly and ranks counties as low, medium and high, or green, yellow and orange. The Arizona counties designated as “high,” where masks are recommended, are Maricopa, Pinal, Apache, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai and Yuma. Greenlee and Santa Cruz are “medium,” and Pima, Graham and Cochise are “low.”
The metrics are based on a county’s COVID-19 hospital bed use, COVID-19 hospital admissions and case rates for the virus over the past week.
Slightly more than one-third of counties in the U.S., or 35%, were designated at the "high" level on Thursday, while about 40% were "medium" and 25% were "low."
Masks are not explicitly recommended when communities are in the low level, nor for most at the medium level except for certain people, including those who are immunocompromised, at high risk for severe disease, or have a household or social contact at high risk for severe disease.
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The CDC also recommends "enhanced prevention measures in high-risk congregate settings" in communities designated at the medium level.
In addition to Arizona, other areas of the country with large swaths of "high" level counties include California, Florida, Oregon, Louisiana and Montana.
Reported cases of COVID-19 in Arizona continue at relatively high levels, and the percentage of positive tests in the state was the highest reported since January, according to the state's most recent weekly update, which was updated Wednesday.
Arizona, like other states, is seeing an ongoing case increase now largely driven by two contagious subvariants of the virus, BA.4 and BA.5, with BA.5 the more dominant of the two. It's also likely contributing to reinfections given its contagiousness and ability to evade antibodies.
On July 1, the CDC placed nine counties in Arizona in the "high" category, which was the first time Maricopa, Coconino and Yavapai counties had been rated "high" since the CDC began posting the data in late February.
On July 8, the CDC downgraded all but three Arizona counties from the high level. Maricopa County had been downgraded to "medium." Three counties have been rated "high" for three consecutive weeks: Navajo, Apache and Mohave counties.
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Some residents in Jerome are 'yelling' at tourists over parking
JEROME — More than 1 million people a year visit the small north-central Arizona town of Jerome, the former home to one of Arizona’s largest copper mines and now a hub for artists.
But police have a problem these days. They say some residents are yelling at tourists over parking in the 504-acre town that has a population of about 450.
“It has come to our attention that some people visiting our town on short visits and using lawful short term parking passes are being yelled at or having notes left on their cars by local residents,” police said on the department’s website Monday. “Yelling at, or leaving notes could, in some cases, constitute harassment under Arizona Revised Statutes.”
If any resident feels there may be a parking violation, they are being asked to notify the Police Department to investigate.
There was no immediate word Wednesday from police if their warning has alleviated the parking squabbles.
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Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says
Arizona Department of Corrections director David Shinn said Arizona communities would “collapse” without cheap prison labor, during testimony before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee Thursday.
Shinn made the statement while answering questions about a Request For Proposal for a contract to run the Florence West prison.
Sen. David Gowan asked Shinn about the nature of the work the prisoners do at the Florence West prison. In Arizona, all people in state prisons are forced to work 40 hours a week with exceptions for prisoners with health care conditions and other conflicting programming schedules. Some prisoners earn just 10 cents an hour for their work.
“These are low-level worker inmates that work in the communities around the county itself, I would imagine? Gowan asked.
“Yes. The department does more than just incarcerate folks,” Shinn replied. “There are services that this department provides to city, county, local jurisdictions, that simply can't be quantified at a rate that most jurisdictions could ever afford. If you were to remove these folks from that equation, things would collapse in many of your counties, for your constituents.”
Defending the choice to keep state and private prisons open despite dwindling populations, Shinn told the legislators “while it doesn't necessarily serve the department in the best interest to have these places open, we have to do it to support Arizona.”
“Without the ability to have these folks at far flung places like Apache, like Globe, like Fort Grant, even like Florence West, communities wouldn't have access to these resources or services, and literally would have to spend more to be able to provide that to their constituents,” Shinn said.
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Current private prison contract pays for beds, even if they are empty
The state currently contracts with The GEO Group, one of the largest private prison companies, to run Florence West, a minimum security prison that can hold up to 750 people.
Budget committee staffer Geoff Paulsen said the state had purchased the facility through incremental payments over the life of the current contract, with the intention of the state taking ownership in October 2022.
The facility was built in 1997.
After taking ownership, the state would either need to provide staffing for the prison, or contract staffing out to another private contractor.
Shinn told the committee at this point, the state is in no position to run Florence West, citing 1,891 vacancies among corrections officers throughout the Department of Corrections.
“If the state were to take this over today, we would literally have to shut down functions and close programs,” Shinn said. “We cannot support that level of activity without our partners.”
As with most other private prison contracts in Arizona, the RFP to run Florence West guarantees the vendor a 90% occupancy rate, meaning the state pays a per diem rate for 675 prisoners, regardless of how many people are actually incarcerated there.
As of July 13, there were only 457 prisoners at Florence West.
Rep. Kelli Butler asked Shinn why the state would agree to such a contract condition, in which the state would likely be paying for more than 200 empty beds.
“I cannot speak firsthand on the logic of why previous contracts were written that way,” Shinn said. “However, I can assure you that we are looking at that very thing in this RFP process.
Rep. John Kavanagh said to get companies interested in bidding for the contract, it was necessary to provide a profit motive.
“You have to guarantee that they're going to have people there, and they're going to have a profit that they make, they're going to have income,” Kavanagh said. “No one's going to enter into a contract when you can't guarantee the income that they expect. That's kind of based on basic business.”
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After more questioning from Butler, Shinn confirmed there were currently more than 5,000 empty beds in the Arizona prison system state-wide.
“So we do have the option of switching these inmates out of this facility and into other facilities and save a lot of money for the taxpayer,” Butler said. “So I'm less concerned about whether or not this private prison company makes the profits that they want to make and more concerned about the taxpayer of Arizona.”
When Butler asked “Why aren’t we closing more prisons?” her line of questioning was
halted by committee leadership for being outside the scope of discussion.
Butler noted many of the people incarcerated at the Florence West prison are serving time for DUI’s, and asked about their access to substance abuse programming.
“During the interim, I did some study about what the private prisons were providing in terms of substance abuse treatment,” Butler said. She said she found that 13.9% of the people in private prisons received treatment. That means the vast majority do not.”
Butler asked if there was any language in the RFP mandating substance abuse treatment, but Shinnsaid he could not comment on specifics during the bidding process.
The most recent private prison contract in Arizona was awarded to private prison operator CoreCivic, in a deal that is expected to generate millions in profits for the company. The five-year contract took effect on Dec. 29, 2021. The state will pay CoreCivic $85.12 per prisoner, per day for the contract, with the state guaranteeing a minimum 90% occupancy rate. The prisoners were relocated to CoreCivic’s La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy from the state prison in Florence, which the state is closing.
An Arizona Republic investigation found that Arizona lawmakers invested more in private prisons after record-high campaign contributions from the industry in recent years.
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee gave a favorable review to the Department of Corrections RFP process for the Florence West prison on Thursday.
Responses to the RFP are due by July 30. The contract to run Florence West is for five years.
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Phoenix to see abnormally high temperatures, I-10 closures this weekend
Abnormally high temperatures are expected to continue for the Valley this weekend, but there are higher chances of rain in the evenings and overnight, according to the National Weather Service.
From Thursday to Sunday, the National Weather Service forecasts temperatures to climb to or past 110 degrees. These high temperatures come the same week Phoenix had its hottest day of the year thus far on Monday, July 11, with a high of 115 degrees.
Around this time of year, Phoenix should be seeing high temperatures averaging 107 degrees, according to meteorologist Sean Benedict with the National Weather Service. That means daily temperatures are up to about 5 degrees more than usual.
Temperatures start to dip slightly again into Monday, but “it will still be hot,” Benedict said, as temperatures are expected to sit between 105 and 107 degrees.
While the National Weather Service has not issued an excessive heat warning for the weekend, Benedict warned people should still take the necessary precautions to protect themselves against high temperatures.
The National Weather Service recommends people drink lots of water and stay indoors as much as possible. It also advises caution with cars, which reach high temperatures very quickly, and states children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles.
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Some thunderstorms are expected for the area going into the weekend, with the greatest chances being in the afternoon and evening Thursday and on Sunday, though the forecast is still uncertain and could mean another weekend day sees more thunderstorms than expected, Benedict said.
Most of the activity is predicted in the higher altitudes of south-central Arizona. The National Weather Service’s forecast shows a 20% chance of rain each evening through Sunday, although evening low temperatures are not expected to dip below 90 degrees.
This bout of thunderstorms is consistent with normal monsoon behavior, Benedict said.
Road closures and slow-downs
On and along Interstate 10 in Phoenix, there will be several closures and lanes narrowed this weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Westbound I-10 will be closed from Loop 202 to U.S. 60 from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday, including on-ramps at Wild Horse Pass Boulevard/Sundust Road and between Chandler Boulevard and Elliot Road. Ramps from eastbound and westbound Loop 202 to westbound I-10 will also be closed.
Eastbound 1-10 will be narrowed in two places.
First, from 3 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Saturday, eastbound I-10 at Elliot Road will be narrowed to two lanes, and the off-ramp at Elliot Road will be closed.
Second, from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, eastbound I-10 between Warner and Ray roads will be narrowed to three lanes, and the on-ramp at Warner Road and the off-ramp at Ray Road will be closed.
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15 things Eugene locals say Oregon22 visitors should check out in, around the city
Whether you're looking to sample beer and wine, learn a little bit about local history and culture, see wildlife and nature or relax on the water, Eugene, Springfield and the surrounding area have you covered.
We asked Register-Guard readers for must-do activities as tens of thousands of people visit Eugene and Oregon during the World Athletics Championships Oregon22.
While there are plenty of guides to Portland or the state as a whole, here's a guide to the heart of Lane County, crafted by locals.
20x21 murals
Local, national and international artists created world-class murals, mostly in and around downtown Eugene, in preparation for the international track and field event.
The city set a goal of 20 murals in 2017 and surpassed that mark in 2019 with 22 art installations.
The project aimed to "bring color and life to Eugene’s urban landscape to foster pride and contribute to a sense of identity," according to the city's website.
There are free walking tours with Debbie Williamson-Smith, one of the project's founding members at various times throughout Oregon22:
- 6 p.m. Friday, July 15
- 9 a.m. Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17
- 10 a.m. Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22
- 9 a.m. Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24.
There are links to sign up for the tours at eugene-or.gov/3492/20x21-Mural-Project.
People also can go on a self-guided tour using a mural map that's available at bit.ly/oregon22-eugene-mural-map, which goes to a PDF on the city's website, or bit.ly/20x21-use-google-maps, which allows people to click on and navigate to murals using Google Maps.
Find out more about the project at eugene-or.gov/3492/20x21-Mural-Project.
Bike with GEARs
Greater Eugene Area Riders coordinates and leads scheduled rides for bike riders of various skill levels.
The organization is offering 11 various rides ranging from 25 to 47 miles during Oregon22 as part of its regularly scheduled rides.
The rides offer various average speed levels and terrain ranging from flat and gently rolling to moderately rolling and steeper, longer climbs.
Participants must wear a bike helmet and bring a bike in safe riding condition. GEARs strongly encouraged people to bring a frame tire pump, patch kit, basic tools and a full water bottle and to wear appropriate clothing.
There's a schedule of the available rides, as well as where to meet, details on pace and ride length and other key information, at eugenegears.org/wp-content/uploads/July_2022_3.pdf.
For people who aren't bringing their own bike, the city lists eight options for bike rentals at eugene-or.gov/3260/Bike-Repair-Rentals.
If people want to rent a bike but go on a more leisurely ride, there's information on Eugene bike trails at eugene-or.gov/1849/Bike-Maps and on trails in the Springfield area at willamalane.org/park_and_trails/trail_maps.php.
Breweries
From the coast to the Cascades, there are award-winning craft breweries throughout Lane County.
Eugene's Whiteaker neighborhood has become a fermentation district featuring cider houses and distilleries alongside popular breweries like Ninkasi, Hop Valley and Oakshire.
The downtown Eugene hub also is infused with bottleshops, taphouses and growler fill stations.
People can taste small-batch, handcrafted beer along the Eugene Ale Trail, which mostly includes breweries and taprooms in the Eugene-Springfield area but stretches to Oakridge, Cottage Grove, Lorane and Florence.
Learn more about the county's breweries at eugenecascadescoast.org/restaurants/breweries-taphouses/.
Cascade Raptor Center
A south Eugene nonprofit animal wildlife hospital and nature center, the Cascades Raptor Center is home to more than 30 birds of prey and a varying number of animals there for treatment.
The nonprofit is one of Eugene's top tourist and field trip destinations and focuses on rehabilitation and release of wildlife and public education to enhance awareness, respect, appreciation and care of the Earth and all its inhabitants so critical for a balanced and healthy planet.
People can take a self-guided tour of the center, where they'll see Dmitri the Eurasian eagle-wwl, Guapo the Swainson's hawk, Neville the great horned owl, Ra the burrowing owl and several more raptors that call the center home.
Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for students 13 and older and for ages 65+, $8 for ages 2 to 12 and free for younger than 2. There's a 10% discount for groups of 15 or more people, and there are memberships available for free entry.
An in-depth, personal tour is also an option for individuals or groups of four or less people. There's more information about those tours on the center's website.
The center also offers on-site programs, with more information available at cascadesraptorcenter.org/resources/on-site-programs.
Fern Ridge
At 9,000 acres, Fern Ridge is the largest reservoir in the southern Willamette Valley.
The lake is popular for water sports, including windsurfing, sailing, water skiing, kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming and fishing. The area also is popular for birding, with extensive wetlands providing opportunities to view waterfowl and other wildlife.
Visitors to Fern Ridge should watch out for algae blooms, which can be toxic to both people and pets.
Multiple public parks provide access to the lake:
- Jeans Park: Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on Jeans Road on the west side of the lake. The park has trails, vault toilets and limited parking.
- Kirk Park: Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and below the dam off Clear Lake Road. The park offers trails, picnic areas, paved roads, fire rings and vault toilets and is open from dawn to dusk.
- Orchard Point Park: 27171 Clear Lake Road, this 58-acre county park is open from dawn to dusk and offers two swimming areas, a 221-slip marina, play structures, and several group picnic facilities.
- Perkins Peninsula Park: 26647 OR-126, this 42-acre county park is open from dawn to dusk and offers a boat launch, fishing pier and a small swimming area. There's also a nature trail along the western edge of the park and a state-managed wildlife viewing and hunting area to the east.
- Richardson Park: 25950 Richardson Park Road, the 115-acre county park is open from dawn to dusk offers an 8,000-square-foot picnic shelter, a 212-slip marina, a swimming area, play structures, game areas and an outdoor amphitheater. The park also has a 88-site campground.
- Shore Lane Park: Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and at the end of Shore Lane Road. The park has a vault toilet and is open dawn to dusk. People often use if for launching paddle craft.
- Zumwalt Park: 26081 Vista Drive, the 58-acre park is popular for walking, birding, and other passive recreation.
The parks operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have no associated fees. The four county parks require a day pass or annual pass. There's more info about those at bit.ly/lane-county-parks-passes.
Fishing (renting poles/boat trip)
Lane County offers multiple rivers, dozens upon dozens of lakes and direct access to the Pacific Ocean.
People can fish for trophy-size bass, Chinook salmon and steelhead, among other kinds of fish.
Local shops offer lessons in fly tying and casting, and guides who have grown up fishing the area's rivers, streams, lakes and coastline can help people discover the best fishing holes.
Learn more about fishing options at eugenecascadescoast.org/water-sports/fishing-guides/.
Jazz Station for music
People wanting to check out Eugene's vibrant jazz scene can head to Jazz Station, on Broadway between Charnelton and Olive streets.
The 70-seat venue is open to all ages and attracts diverse performers and audiences. Local nonprofit Willamette Jazz Society operates the space.
Jazz Station is offering performances throughout Oregon22, both at the venue itself and at the Farmer's Market Pavilion in downtown Eugene.
There's a calendar of shows, along with links to buy tickets, at thejazzstation.org/get-tickets/calendar/#!calendar.
Lane County Fair
From concerts and carnival rides to a beer garden and racing pigs, the Lane County Fair offers a variety of entertainmet options.
The fair runs from Wednesday through Sunday, July 20-24, at the Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. in Eugene.
Daily admission is:
- $9 for ages 13 to 64
- $7 for ages 65 and older, and for first responders and military personnel
- $6 for ages 6 to 12
- Free for 5 and younger
There are some daily deals on tickets. Find more information at atthefair.com/tickets-and-deals.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Located on the University of Oregon's campus at 1680 E. 15th Ave., the Museum of Natural and Cultural History features exhibits on Oregon's history and natural features as well as other displays.
The museum will be part of Athletes’ Village and adjacent to a security perimeter, but it will be open to members of the public without tickets to the event.
The museum will be free throughout July, and it has special hours before, during and after the international track and field event: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19 to 22 and July 27 to 31.
UO suggests people bike, walk or take public transit to the museum during Oregon22 because there will be no public parking on campus.
Ticketed spectators can visit the museum's booth inside Hayward Field. It's open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 15 to 18 and July 23 to 24.
New Zone Gallery
The New Zone Gallery in Eugene, at corner of East 11th Avenue and Oak Street, is showing two special art exhibitions during Oregon22. "Pushing the Limits" is about track and field as a whole. "Panem et Circenses (Bread and Circuses)" is about stadium spectacles in times of global crisis.
Owen Rose Garden
This 8.5-acre park is nested next to the Willamette River near the Washington Jefferson Street bridge.
Started with a donation of 750 rose bushes, the city park now offers a panorama of more than 4,500 roses and 400 varieties.
The rose garden features the nationally recognized Oregon Heritage Cherry Tree, a large open turf area, a public restroom, accessible gravel walkways with benches, a pergola-lined paved walkway, a 28-foot diameter gazebo, an arbor picnic area, a parking lot and maintenance facility, and a collection of heritage and heirloom roses.
There's a map of the park at eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3463/Owen-Rose-Garden-Map?bidId=.
Eugene Science Center
The Eugene Science Center, located within Alton Baker Park, offers exhibits on science topics including astronomy, mechanics, optics, biology, water quality, and nanotechnology.
Visitors can try engineering an earthquake-resistant structure, creating watersheds, engineering wind turbines and completing numerous mental and physical challenges.
The Discovery Room offers the chance to explore fossils, minerals, skeletons, and meteorites, and there's currently a special hands-on exhibit call "Sun, Earth, Universe." There also are a variety of shows on display in the planetarium.
The science center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except for Fridays, when it's open until 7 p.m.
Admission is free to the museum and all events for ages 2 and younger. Admission is $5 for ages 3 to 61 and $4 for ages 62 and older and varies for the planetarium shows and laser shows.
Learn more about the museum, including special rates and guest guidelines, at eugenesciencecenter.org/.
Strides for Social Justice
Strides for Social Justice is a free, family-friendly app that guides participants on routes to various landmarks, "creating a journey that provides a view into local Black history and the powerful influence of Black residents in our community," according to the program's website.
Strides for Social Justice added two routes in February focused on firsts in athletics and academics by Black UO students, coaches, faculty and staff.
People can download the app on iOS and Android. Learn more at peacehealth.org/strides-for-social-justice.
Water sports
From tranquil lakes to rushing rivers and more sedate streams, Lane County's bodies of water and waterways offer multiple options for everything from floating to kayaking to jet boat tours.
White-water rafting the on Willamette River or McKenzie River is generally a full-day trip, but there are other activities that only take a handful of hours.
People can float gently down the Willamette River, which winds through Eugene and Springfield, water ski at Dorena Reservoir in Cottage Grove, row across Dexter Reservoir, paddle the Siltcoos River water trail through coastal wetlands and sand dunes, swim in Waldo Lake and do so much more.
For more information on water sports and other aquatic activities, including hot springs, visit eugenecascadescoast.org/water-sports/.
Wineries
Welcome to Pinot country. The southern Willamette Valley often is rated as a top wine destination.
A host of wineries line the area along Territorial Highway, which runs north to south through the region.
A dozen wineries and 24 vineyards around Junction City are part of the part of the Lower Long Tom American Viticultural Area, known for its Bellpine soils and temperate climate.
People also can enjoy tastings at urban wine bars if they'd rather not venture out of the metro area.
Learn more about the area's wineries at eugenecascadescoast.org/restaurants/wineries/.
Megan Banta typically reports on local government for the Register-Guard. A Midwest transplant, she particularly recommends the area's breweries and wineries, a day at Fern Ridge and the Cascade Raptor Center. Follow her on Twitter @MeganBanta_1. | https://www.registerguard.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/07/14/oregon22-visitors-things-to-do-recommended-breweries-wineries-water-museums-lane-county-fair/65371356007/ | 2022-07-14T23:15:36 | 0 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/07/14/oregon22-visitors-things-to-do-recommended-breweries-wineries-water-museums-lane-county-fair/65371356007/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Donate blood during Kingsport’s annual Fun Fest celebration and you could win a free hot-air balloon ride.
Marsh Regional Blood Center announced it will give away a free balloon ride to one lucky donor who gives blood or platelets at Marsh’s Kingsport donor center between July 15–21. The winning donor will get to ride in a balloon during Fun Fest’s annual Hot Air Balloon Rally on Saturday, July 23.
Donors will also get an exclusive Fun Fest Hot Air Balloon Rally t-shirt and snack after giving blood.
Marsh’s Kingsport collection center is located at 111 W. Stone Drive. Donations will be accepted during its regular business hours:
- Monday and Thursday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Sunday: Noon to 4 p.m.
Appointments are preferred and can be made by calling 423-408-7500, but walk-ins will be accepted.
Marsh will also hold a Hot Air Balloon Rally blood drive at the Civic Auditorium from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 23. Donors will get the special Hot Air Balloon Rally t-shirt along with a stadium-approved clear bag of Fun Fest essentials, including sunscreen, a poncho, hand sanitizer, lip balm and a hand fan.
Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good health. Donors are also required to wear a face mask while donating blood and while inside Marsh Regional’s collection centers.
For more information, call 423-408-7500 or visit marshblood.com. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/donate-blood-during-fun-fest-and-you-could-win-a-hot-air-balloon-ride/ | 2022-07-14T23:19:28 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/donate-blood-during-fun-fest-and-you-could-win-a-hot-air-balloon-ride/ |
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – After floods devastated Buchanan County and damaged an estimated 400 buildings, Food City, News Channel 11 and ABC Tri-Cities are partnering with the United Way of Southwest Virginia to provide relief.
The fundraising campaign will be launched with a $10,000 contribution from Food City. Customers can donate money at area Food City locations starting Saturday and running through Friday, July 22. Donations will be accepted at check out.
A release from Food City states that 100% of the donations made will go to the United Way of Southwest Virginia’s Buchanan County 2022 Disaster Fund.
“The lives of many of our friends and neighbors have been devastated by this tragic flooding and we certainly want to do everything possible to provide assistance during this critical time,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.
In addition to the initial contribution, Food City and vendor partners are also donating $248,000 in products. Some of those items include coolers, a truckload of water, non-perishable foods, Gatorade and cleaning supplies.
“Food City is always there when their community needs them most, and United Way is proud to partner with Food City and their associates to help get needed resources to our friends in Buchanan County impacted by the floods,” said Travis W. Staton, president and CEO of United Way of Southwest Virginia. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/food-city-teams-with-united-way-news-channel-11-to-help-buchanan-co-flood-victims/ | 2022-07-14T23:19:34 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/food-city-teams-with-united-way-news-channel-11-to-help-buchanan-co-flood-victims/ |
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