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SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B announced they will be introducing home décor aimed to bring comfort into homes across Texas.
The Haven + Key and Texas Proud collection will offer hundreds of items for every room into the home including things like woven textiles, accent pieces, versatile furniture and more, H-E-B said.
“At H-E-B, we’re always looking for ways to offer an unique, quality shopping experience, and Home by H-E-B is another way we’re able to better meet the needs of Texans,” said Sabina Israelian-Garcia, H-E-B Group Vice President of General Merchandise, Drug Store and Beauty.
The collection will also include mirrors, candles, toss pillows, kitchen rugs, pre-assembled furniture and more, H-E-B said. Customers can take a peek at the collection by using the app or visiting HEB.com, but keep in mind you can only view the furniture at stores where it's available.
The most recent Home by H-E-B opened at the H-E-B Plus at Hwy. 281 and Evans Rd. in Stone Oak --- in fact, it opened Wednesday.
H-E-B says the home departments will vary in size, layout and products. And the things offered will be tailored to each location with collections being updated throughout the year.
The collections are currently available at five H-E-B stores in Brownsville, Burleson, Corpus Christi, New Braunfels and San Antonio. H-E-B says they plan to open 25 more home departments in stores across Texas throughout 2022.
The first home department was opened in New Braunfels. Click here to see all that the new collection has to offer. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/h-e-b-introducing-home-dcor-collection-now-some-stores/273-ee8d299b-ee12-4c4e-aff6-e2c0c514d96a | 2022-07-16T00:14:52 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/h-e-b-introducing-home-dcor-collection-now-some-stores/273-ee8d299b-ee12-4c4e-aff6-e2c0c514d96a |
ST. LOUIS — A three-digit code, 988, is set to launch as the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
It's quicker and easier to access with the potential to help thousands of people struggling.
The official launch date is July 16, but that 988 number has already been up and running for a few months.
Each state is carrying out this rollout in its own way.
Missouri is taking a regional model, working with six partners who will be handling all the calls, with one focusing on the text line.
Behavioral Health Response (BHR) is one of the partners helping answer calls.
Since 1995, BHR has helped crisis callers and now it handles 18,000 to 20,000 calls every month.
Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Bart Andrews said Missouri is beyond prepared and the calls BHR has been seeing are increasing every month by 5%.
This is because of its statewide response stemming back to 1994.
"Missouri has been one of the progressive and robust crisis systems since 1994, when the Access Crisis Intervention system was created. Every county is covered by a crisis team," Dr. Andrews said.
This means Missouri was already well positioned to create a 988 system with its Access Crisis Intervention system as its base.
How will it work?
When you dial 988 in Missouri, your call will be routed to the closest 988 center based on your phone number.
If someone is calling the 988 number in the area, Dr. Andrews said about 25% to 30% of the calls are someone experiencing a suicide crisis.
That's a jump from its general crisis line number, which is 10%.
BHR will handle the Eastern Region of Missouri, which covers St. Louis, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, Iron County, Washington County and St. Francois County.
St. Charles and the surrounding areas will be covered by Compass Health.
When someone calls, Dr. Andrews said, you will receive a warm, caring response by a mental health professional.
The provider will also share the limits of confidentiality and they'll ask what’s going on and the reason for the call.
From there, they'll ask how they can help and that the caller can have a safe space to talk.
"Be prepared to talk about suicide," Dr. Andrews said.
The goal is to answer the call in 30 seconds.
If your locally designated 988 call center is overwhelmed and can't get to you immediately, that call will automatically be re-routed to a national backup crisis center.
There are 12 across the country.
One of the biggest roles of the crisis system is to keep people away from law enforcement or hospitals unless it's absolutely necessary.
"Less than 1-2% of calls end up with a hospital or law enforcement response," Dr. Andrews adds.
Plus, there is a specialized team designated to do outbound calls.
There is a follow up call usually the next day.
The acceptance rate for those calls are around 80-90%.
A clinician will ask how the referrals went.
Will the original number still work?
Yes.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can still be reached by calling 1-800-273-8255, but the 988 number makes it quicker to call or text.
"It makes it so much easier to communicate, it's so much easier to remember and the research shows when people are in a crisis state, one of the first things that goes is their ability to remember," Dr. Andrews said.
The increase in support
Dr. Andrews said they are seeing a spike in suicide thoughts, attempts and death in the Missouri region.
In 2021, BHR gathered data and it shows the numbers have gone up 3% for youth compared to 2020 when it comes to thoughts about suicide.
This comes on the heels of the U.S. Surgeon General issuing an advisory on youth mental health crisis at the end of 2021.
In early 2021, compared to the same time period in 2019, emergency room visits for suicide attempts in the US rose 51% for adolescent girls.
Pediatric groups declared children's mental health crisis a "national emergency" in October. The groups include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children’s Hospital Association, which represents over 77,000 physicians and over 200 children's hospitals.
Locally, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital saw an increase in mental health emergencies go up to 48.32% in 2021 compared to 2020, and an increase of 28.34% in 2021 compared to 2019.
As for St. Louis Children's Hospital Emergency Department, the volume of behavioral health visits also increased.
- 2019 - 1,127
- 2020 - 1,143
- 2021 - 1,936
- Jan-April 2020 - 720, it was 647 compared to the same time period the year prior
What's next?
Dr. Andrews said this is just the beginning.
"The kick-off date is the beginning of '988' and the start of the work. This is the beginning of the creation of a very robust crisis system," he added.
By December, he expects the state to answer at least 90% of the calls from inside the state.
And a year out, that will bump up to more than 90%, so it won’t need to roll over into other areas for that much support.
The goal is to make sure each person gets the helping hand they need.
"People who call the lifeline report that it's a significant factor in keeping them safe and reduce their risk and would not have been able to stay alive if they didn't have that immediate crisis support. It does save lives," Dr. Andrews said.
He also said geolocation could be in the works and could locate where you are rather than relying on the area code.
Dr. Andrews also shares that currently, they have 30-40 people in the hiring process and expect to double that number in hires.
If you're interested in applying, four years of work experience in education in behavioral health is required. A master's degree is not.
Click here for career opportunities at BHR. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/missouri-prepared-988-suicide-prevention-number/63-9bb9b4d6-f902-407b-bec6-aab6d8b5aba3 | 2022-07-16T00:14:58 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/missouri-prepared-988-suicide-prevention-number/63-9bb9b4d6-f902-407b-bec6-aab6d8b5aba3 |
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller penned an editorial Friday expressing his support for expanding the "compassionate use" of cannabis products in Texas.
Miller started out by saying that, in the past, Texas policy on cannabis has not been driven by facts but, rather, fear.
"As I look back, I believe that cannabis prohibition came from a place of fear, not from medical science or the analysis of social harm," Miller wrote. "Sadly, the roots of this came from a history of racism, classism and a large central government with an authoritarian desire to control others. It is as anti-American in its origins as could be imaginable."
He continued, calling for the state to enter "a new chapter and a new attitude about the use of cannabis" and its potential medical benefits.
Texas lawmakers approved back in 2015 a medical marijuana program intended for people with epilepsy. Since then, the list of people who can use it for medical purposes has expanded. Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to do just that in June 2021.
A law expanding the use of medical marijuana in 2019 added those with terminal cancer, autism, multiple sclerosis and others to the list of legal users. Then, in 2021, an additional law further expanded the use to all forms of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder.
That law, which went into effect last September, also doubled the amount of THC allowed in marijuana products from 0.5% to 1%.
Miller wrote that his goal next year is to expand access to medical marijuana in Texas "so that every Texan with a medical need has access to these medicines."
"I will urge our state legislature and our Governor to make that a top priority in the upcoming legislative session," he wrote. "It is time for all of us, including the Governor, members of the Texas Legislature and others to come together and set aside our political differences to have an honest conversation about cannabis: where we have been, where we are going and what role government should properly play."
Miller highlighted other states, including conservative ones, that have legalized medical marijuana and others that have legalized marijuana sales to all adults.
Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas currently allow the use of medical marijuana, but not recreational use. New Mexico is currently the only state bordering Texas that has legalized the sale of recreational marijuana. That New Mexico law went into effect on April 1.
"We owe it to our fellow Texans, especially those who are suffering, to lead or just get out of the way if we cannot formulate effective cannabis policy for Texas," Miller wrote.
Read the full editorial on the Texas Department of Agriculture's website.
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MAINE, USA — We've heard about a shortage in just about every industry from restaurants to law enforcement. But one department that doesn't seem to be facing that challenge is the Maine Dept. of Inland, Fisheries, and Wildlife (MDIFW).
Aaron Cross, an MDIFW game warden lieutenant, said they've managed to hire 18 game wardens in the last year-and-a-half.
"One of our big pushes in our agency has been to recruit and hire qualified applicants for the last couple years," Cross said.
Cross says the department has been able to get ahead of foreseen staffing challenges by keeping up with competitive pay and benefits, leaving enrollment open on their website, and upping recruitment efforts.
"We have a lot of game wardens that are either eligible or [are] gonna be eligible to retire in the next several years," Cross said.
Part of the struggle with recruitment in this field of law enforcement is finding applicants who are qualified. Husson University noticed this need, and is now launching it's own conservation law bachelor's degree program this fall.
The degree program will prepare students to become game wardens, park rangers, forest rangers, and marine patrol officers.
John Michaud, legal studies director at Husson, said he spoke with local game wardens and park rangers about it.
"They let us know that, you know, we're getting to the cutting point now. We've got to have qualified people," Michaud said.
Michaud said Husson is now one of only a few schools in New England offering a hands-on conservation law bachelor's degree program.
Cross said it takes an entire year to fully train game wardens, so finding people with experience is important.
"The candidates that we look for in our hiring process are folks that have a background of some sort in the outdoors ... fish, wildlife, outdoor recreation," Cross explained.
Students who graduate from the program will receive a bachelor's degree and become fully-certified law enforcement officers.
"It really was just bringing in six or seven or eight new classes into our criminal justice program, and then we had that program," Michaud said.
If you're interested in applying for one of the openings with the MDIFW, click here.
If you're interested in learning more about Husson University's conservation law program, click here. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/mdifw-stays-ahead-of-staff-shortage-as-new-husson-program-aims-to-train-game-wardens-education-environment/97-1c519a58-aa95-4127-938c-08614abf25f4 | 2022-07-16T00:15:25 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/mdifw-stays-ahead-of-staff-shortage-as-new-husson-program-aims-to-train-game-wardens-education-environment/97-1c519a58-aa95-4127-938c-08614abf25f4 |
ORRINGTON, Maine — Roads in Orrington were lined with cars when the long-awaited Orrington Old Home Week began.
The week of events kicked off with “The Endless Yard Sale,” a city-wide event with over one hundred different yard sales scattered across the town.
“We’ve had calls from up and down the east coast. People come here from Florida on vacation to look at the yard sales,” Dick Campbell, the president of the Old Home Week Committee, said.
NEWS CENTER Maine caught up with one group of travelers that makes an annual visit to Brewer and plans their vacation around “The Endless Yard Sale.”
“We always stay for 'The Endless Yard Sale' and we don’t invite company when [it's going on].”
The week of events is a yearly tradition that has roots in the early 20th century.
But as time went on, the event was lost to time. Around Orrington’s 225th birthday, a committee met and decided to bring Orrington Old Home Week back to celebrate the occasion. The event has been going strong ever since.
“This is the 234th birthday for Orrington and [the week-long event is] just part of improving the community,” Keith Bowden, the treasurer of the Old Home Week Committee, said.
Orrington Old Home Week will be going on until Sunday, July 24. A full list of the events can be found on their website or Facebook page. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/the-endless-yard-sale-kicks-off-in-orrington-maine-old-home-week/97-00254cea-878b-48e6-a693-a6e74f9eb8b2 | 2022-07-16T00:15:31 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/the-endless-yard-sale-kicks-off-in-orrington-maine-old-home-week/97-00254cea-878b-48e6-a693-a6e74f9eb8b2 |
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — An 83-year-old man died early Friday in a fire at his New Castle home.
Firefighters responded to the reported structure fire in the 2500 block of Washington Street around 5:20 a.m. Friday. A passerby had seen fire in the front entrance of a residence and called 911.
When police officers arrived on the scene, neighbors were trying to get into the home and were knocking on the side door. They told police an elderly man lived in the home, at which time the officers forced their way inside and found 83-year-old William Miller unconscious and unresponsive just inside the door.
Medics began performing life-saving measures, but Miller was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was the only occupant of the home, firefighters said.
Investigators determined the cause of the fire was accidental, but released no further details about what may have started it. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/new-castle-indiana-man-dies-in-early-morning-house-fire/531-b813516e-440f-4a7f-becb-43f8a5c3ab12 | 2022-07-16T00:16:35 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/new-castle-indiana-man-dies-in-early-morning-house-fire/531-b813516e-440f-4a7f-becb-43f8a5c3ab12 |
A brush fire in Johnson County burned more than 375 acres Friday afternoon and briefly led to evacuations before being tapped out.
The Johnson County Sheriff's Department said just before 6 p.m. that multiple fire departments were fighting a large grass fire that started in the 15000 block of Farm-to-Market Road 2331 near Godley and that the fire was moving north.
Johnson County deputies briefly called for evacuations in Mustang Creek Ranch, Spring Branch and near the 9400 block of County Road 917.
The Texas A&M Forest Service helped fight the fire from the air with Fire Boss aircraft out of Mineral Wells.
According to posts on Facebook, the Johnson County Office of Emergency Management said at about 5:30 p.m. that some structures were threatened but that none have burned.
TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE ISSUES WILDFIRE WARNING
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Earlier this week the forest service warned that hot and dry conditions across the state would create high potential through the weekend for wildfires.
"Continued triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions will reduce the moisture in vegetation across the landscape, increasing the possibility for wildfire ignitions to occur this week," the forest service said.
On Tuesday, the forest service said "state and local resources have been busy over recent weeks with wildfire response. Over the past 10 days, Texas A&M Forest Service resources have responded to 98 wildfires that burned 17,763 acres across the state. This includes 43 new wildfires from July 8-10." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/375-acre-brush-fire-burns-out-of-control-in-johnson-county/3015879/ | 2022-07-16T00:17:22 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/375-acre-brush-fire-burns-out-of-control-in-johnson-county/3015879/ |
Denton Police say 911 service is down across Denton County.
Anyone who has an emergency and needs help is asked to call 940-349-8181.
Denton Police did not say how 911 service was knocked offline or when they expect service to be restored. They made the announcement just after 5 p.m. on Twitter.
Denton Police asked that anyone with non-emergency to wait until 911 service is restored or file reports online. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/911-lines-down-in-denton-county-what-to-do-if-you-need-help/3015851/ | 2022-07-16T00:17:28 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/911-lines-down-in-denton-county-what-to-do-if-you-need-help/3015851/ |
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Northwest Dallas businesspeople sounded an alarm Friday over what they say is an increasing nuisance from prostitution.
The area along Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas has been known as a haven for prostitution for many years but Northwest Dallas Business Association leader Eric Lindberg said it is getting worse.
“It’s a growing problem in this area,” he said. “Obviously weather, nicer weather, people want to be outside, no matter what type of activity it is. So it certainly increases the challenge for law enforcement here in Dallas, not having enough police officers to definitely have an impact. We can’t patrol enough.”
Recent surveillance video from one business shows prostitutes and customers swarming outside. The owner of that place declined to be identified in fear of the pimps who run the outside trade.
Other business owners have also shared concerns with NBC 5.
The Northwest Business Association leader said he prefers not to share his location.
“It's a violent business, not only for the women that are in it but for folks like us that try to report it. There's retaliation,” Lindberg said.
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Dallas passed a cruising ban for parts of the area two years ago. It was intended to help reduce the prostitution traffic and help capture criminals engaged in human trafficking of women.
Lindberg said there has been police enforcement, but not enough.
“We put up a sign, that says 'monitored.' Law enforcement's done a great job. But these people are smart. They move. They just go to another spot,” he said.
New apartments are coming near the Walnut Hill Lane DART rail station. The big new Moneygram Soccer Complex is open on Walnut Hill Lane attracting visitors to the area.
Lindberg said visiting families avoid Northwest Dallas hotels because of crime.
“The business goes out of the area, out into Frisco and Collin County. Dallas County loses out on the hotel revenue because families are afraid to stay down here,” he said. “Why are we combining these families and youth into the Red Light District of Dallas?”
Lindberg said calls to police about prostitution are not a high priority because no immediate physical violence is occurring. He said it is a crime where women and businesses suffer long term harm.
Dallas has about 500 fewer police officers than it did in 2011. Current Chief Eddie Garcia has confirmed that hundreds more are needed but recruiting and training so many is difficult.
The Northwest Dallas Police Substation is just down the street on Harry Hines Boulevard.
Police spokesperson Kristin Lowman provided an email statement:
"The Dallas Police Department recognizes the impact this behavior (prostitution) can have on a community.
To combat the issue, Northwest patrol and the Vice Unit have carried out weekly enforcement operations to target prostitution and other quality of life issues.
In addition to the enforcement, the Northwest command staff scheduled a meeting that took place in June, with several city departments in attendance to hear the concerns of several business owners. The Vice Unit also held a meeting last week with a local business.
The Vice Unit and Northwest patrol will continue to coordinate operations and schedule meetings with the community.
The Dallas Police Department takes a victim-centric approach when dealing with prostitution. Individuals contacted on the streets are offered services from several Non-Government Organizations (NGO) that partner with the Dallas Police Department. The goal is to get the individuals off the streets and away from prostitution. If the individual refuses the services offered, then enforcement is taken. The Dallas Police Department also has a full-time case worker that coordinates with the NGOs, helps refer the victim to services for follow-up, and assists Vice detectives with contacting the NGOs.
For any non-emergency Vice-related questions, we ask the public to call (214) 671-3230.
If you suspect anyone is a victim of Human Trafficking, please call 911 or the human trafficking hotline 1-888-373-7888." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/legitimate-businesses-sound-alarm-over-prostitution/3015843/ | 2022-07-16T00:18:00 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/legitimate-businesses-sound-alarm-over-prostitution/3015843/ |
A registered sex offender federal investigators say posed as a girls soccer recruiter is facing up to 40 years behind bars after admitting to receiving child porn on his computer, the Department of Justice says.
Michael Ansley Twing, 43, was charged on May 18 and pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on Wednesday.
According to court documents cited by the DOJ, Twing, who was already a registered sex offender, "acquired sexually explicit images of minor girls on his laptop" that had been downloaded via eMule, a file-sharing program similar to BitTorrent.
During a detention hearing, prosecutors said Twing had been posing as a recruiter or a local university under the name Michael Krogen. The DOJ did not say which university but did say there is no evidence of any wrongdoing by the school and that the school is cooperating fully in the investigation.
According to the DOJ, investigators searching Twing's bedroom found a note printed on university letterhead in which he, as Krogen, claimed to be a recruiter. They also found a roster of high school soccer players and found at least one text in which he asked a coach for contact information for a student.
Investigators would like to speak with anyone aware of a minor who may have had inappropriate contact with Twing, aka Michael Krogen or Christopher Michael Crogen, at a soccer tournament or elsewhere and asked that they call Tarrant County Crimestoppers at 817-469-TIPS (8477) or 469TIPS.com.
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The DOJ described Twing as white and standing 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing about 195 pounds. He has dark blonde hair and blue eyes and wears glasses.
Twing faces up to 40 years in federal prison on the child porn charge. Sentencing is set for Oct. 21 in Fort Worth.
The DOJ said the U.S. Secret Service's Dallas Field Office conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety's Hurst Special Investigations Unit, the Fort Worth Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) and Sex Offender Investigations Units, the Grand Prairie Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/sex-offender-who-posed-as-girls-soccer-recruiter-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn-charge/3015822/ | 2022-07-16T00:18:06 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/sex-offender-who-posed-as-girls-soccer-recruiter-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn-charge/3015822/ |
SARASOTA, Fla. — The mesmerizing activity of building dominoes and then toppling them over has come to Sarasota for the weekend. It's a sensation for young kids, many of whom are watching and learning about it on YouTube.
A local domino expert is showcasing his skills at The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime in downtown Sarasota.
When he was 9, Nathan Heck, who now lives in St. Petersburg, found a video on YouTube of people building and knocking down dominos. The now 21-year-old has been hooked on dominoes ever since.
"I just knew I had to try it. The next day pulled out a box of playing dominoes and a set of Jenga blocks and started making whatever chains I could," Heck explained.
After several big showcase events, he was cast in a national reality show, consulted, and made a cameo in Will Smith's movie Collateral Beauty. Heck is now what's called a Domino Master and has brought his skills to a two-day Domino Extravaganza hosted by The Bazaar.
"The goal is to set up 10,000 dominoes this weekend and there is no set plan that I'm going off of. I've got a few things in mind, but for the most part, it's just whatever, you know, whatever crazy things I feel like building," Heck said.
"Like who knew that dominoes was a thing and it is huge," Kim Livengood, co-owner of The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime, said.
Livengood, the organizer of the event, said it was a great opportunity for a free family fun event in the community and because of its addictive factor it would be a hit with the children.
"It's kind of like that feeling of is it going to make it, is it going to topple or what's going to happen," Livengood said.
For many, building dominoes is intense work and it can be especially challenging for kids who can often be clumsy or are yet to have steady hands. However, many of the kids who came to watch and learn from Heck said they looked forward to being able to topple their domino art because it's a lot of fun to watch.
"I am amazed, I am really amazed," Campbell White of Austin, Texas, who was visiting with her 10-year-old, older brother and parents said.
"They're like fun because I like to see them fall and you can build stuff with them," 6-year-old Margaret Quinn explained.
"I think I have 200 dominoes. The tallest one I ever built was 61 layers," Alec McClendon, an elementary school student from Sarasota, said.
Heck spent the whole day Friday building his domino art but took breaks to share professional tips and strategies with the children in the audience.
"For lines on the floor we will take out four to five blocks and then fill them in at the very end when we're building so if we knock something down it comes to a stop," Heck explained.
He also showed them how to use Lego bricks to make guides to domino lines and how to stack the dominoes to make different shapes and structures.
"There's plenty of ways to build and have fun," Eoin Quinn, an elementary school student from Sarasota, said.
Heck plans to finish up his domino art Saturday afternoon and families are welcome to watch him starting at 11 a.m. Guests can also watch the toppling of the dominoes at 3 p.m. at The Bazaar.
See some of Nathan Heck's domino art here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/domino-sensation-sarasota-two-day-domino-art-extravaganza/67-07c0e499-d7c4-46d8-ab4c-b798c7fbe1f2 | 2022-07-16T00:33:40 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/domino-sensation-sarasota-two-day-domino-art-extravaganza/67-07c0e499-d7c4-46d8-ab4c-b798c7fbe1f2 |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — All Carter County Schools students will be able to get free breakfast and lunch regardless of income next school year, the school system announced.
Parents will not have to complete an application for students to receive free meals.
The free breakfast and lunches will be offered for the 2022–23 school year. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-county-schools-announces-free-meals-for-all-students/ | 2022-07-16T00:44:23 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-county-schools-announces-free-meals-for-all-students/ |
Two men linked by a brush with death met for the first time Thursday, nearly four decades after one survived an attack from a man known as the The Night Stalker, and the other played a part in helping police find him.
James Romero III traveled to the Bismarck home of Bill Carns, the last victim of the Night Stalker, meeting him on Thursday. Romero's meeting with Carns occurred as Romero is in the process of filming a documentary about the events of the night he saw the Night Stalker -- the night that changed both men's lives. This was their first time meeting each other after the Night Stalker's reign in Southern California 37 years prior.
Romero knew it would be hard for Carns to travel to California, so he traveled to North Dakota instead. Both men said their introduction to each other was an emotional experience.
“Its been a long time, and this whole ordeal has had such a big impact on my life,” Romero said.
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The Night Stalker, whose real name was Richard Ramirez, started a killing spree in June 1984 that covered 14 months, over 30 victims and three counties along the coast of California. His spree came at a time when Los Angeles was hosting the summer Olympics. Media outlets at the time coined him "The Night Stalker" because he would usually attack homes with unlocked or opened windows at night while his victims were asleep. He often made his victims pray to Satan while he brutally victimized them.
One of his victims was Carns, originally from Williston. After obtaining an engineering degree from North Dakota State University, Carns moved to Mission Viejo, California, in 1984. A computer technician at the time, he was transferred to the area by his employer Burroughs Corp., now known as Unisys.
It was in the middle of the night on Aug. 25, 1985, when Ramirez entered Carns' home in Mission Viejo. He shot Carns in the head three times before sexually assaulting his then girlfriend, who also survived the attack. Carns was 29 at the time.
The attack left Carns paralyzed on the left side of his body. His brain was affected too, and he suffers severe memory issues. A bullet still remains lodged in his head. The attack forced him to move to Bismarck where family could take care of him. He spent many years in therapy and had to learn how to walk and drive again. To this day, he doesn't recall what happened that night.
“I almost had to start over in life,” Carns said.
Less than two hours before the attack on Carns, Ramirez attempted to break into the home of Romero, who was 13 at the time. Romero was outside fixing his bike when he heard Ramirez sneaking around his house. Romero woke his father and both of them described what they saw to the police. The information helped law enforcement identify Ramirez. He was captured a week later after being stopped by a violent mob of civilians in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights.
Ramirez was convicted of 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries. He was sentenced to death after his 1989 trial. He died from cancer in 2013 before the state of California could execute him.
America's true crime obsession has created a slew of documentaries about Ramirez, the most recent being a Netflix documentary released in January 2021. His crimes have been well documented over the years. While most documentaries focus on the killer, the one being developed now is going to focus on the lives of the victims, the lives of Romero and his family and the importance of being vigilant members of the community.
“(With serial killers) there is a negative twist, and this (meeting) is a positive twist. It’s about what we can do as a society to improve our community,” said Linda Knodel, Carns' sister.
Knodel, who often acts as a mediator for Carns because of his memory loss, was fundamental in setting up the meeting.
Looking for closure
Romero was excited to meet Carns, but overwhelmed with emotions as he approached Knodel's house.
“Bill opened the door and had a smile, and welcomed me,” Romero said.
Romero had wanted to meet Carns for a long time, but was concerned it would force Carns to relive the events that happened on that night. Romero himself had been experiencing nightmares, often with images of someone coming after him or his family. Still, Romero felt that it was important to meet Carns.
“He definitely had a different story, and I wanted to meet him and know him," he said.
Romero has spent much of his life trying to push past the events. Back in 1985, he instantly became a community hero. At 13 years old, that had a massive effect on his life. Romero recalled that reporters often would show up to his home or school, sometimes 20 at a time. Police had ordered him to stay silent about the ordeal, since he was still a primary witness of a major police investigation. Even after the dust settled, Romero was always reluctant to talk to media about what happened.
He didn't feel like a hero despite how his community viewed him. Instead, he didn't want to be a part of it.
"When you grow up and you're young, you see superheroes. I didn’t relate to being a superhero," he said.
A few years later, he was forced to relive the events during Ramirez's trial. Romero spent eight hours over two days on the witness stand. Here, he was drilled by attorneys. Romero said it was overwhelming.
At 20 years old, he moved to Tempe, Arizona, to escape it all. Tempe allowed him to feel more of a sense of security, but the nightmares didn't stop. He moved back to California 23 years later.
“I’ve learned that it's part of my story, and that it's not going away. I have to come to terms with it," he said. “If it weren’t for me, who knows what would have happened to my family... I’m blessed that we were not victims, but I’m sad that Bill was a victim.”
A life passed by
Carns has had a very different experience since that night. His life was turned totally upside down.
Nowadays, Carns starts the day by checking his watch, which he does to remind himself what day of the week it is. His life consists of lots of little rituals that help him throughout the day. He checks a calendar every half hour to remind himself of what tasks he has to do.
He has drifted between facilities, each serving to address a different need.
He had to relearn how to walk. He started off in a wheelchair and over time advanced to using a cane. He said he stopped using a cane one day because he lost it.
He also had to relearn how to drive since his license had expired. Since regaining his license, he has often spent his time out and about with his mother. He was given a handheld GPS system to use in case he gets lost.
Carns is often asked about his injuries when he is at the store, mostly from children. He tries to simplify it to children, which comes easy to him. Sometimes, that requires making up a story, such as saying he fell off his bike. Questions are something he has gotten used to, but it still can be frustrating for him.
“Over the years, I’ve always been barraged with questions. I should have gotten 5x11 notecards that I could write down ‘I’m Bill Carns and this is what happened to me,’” he said.
Carns is thankful to be alive today. He said he believes the Lord Jesus saved his life that night, and for that he is blessed. He admits that he used to have a heavy chip on his shoulder. He would go to high school reunions and see all of his former classmates happily married, which is something he hasn't gotten to experience. He said that these reunions make him feel like life has passed him by.
“I went through some areas where I had some real low spots," he said as Romero squeezed his hand.
An instant connection
The two men hit it off immediately and have spent much of their time together talking about their experiences since the attack.
"I feel like the two of us are brothers now," Carns said.
The two of them also explored the Bismarck area, with plans to take drone footage for the documentary on Friday. Romero brought with him an independent film maker from the Los Angeles area with the goal to document their walk down memory lane.
The two of them plan to stay in touch moving forward.
“I feel like we have a connection,” Romero said.
Supporting Carns
Over the past 37 years, Carns has relied on his employer's health insurance, which he was cut off from when he turned 65. His only subsidy now comes from social security and disability provided by the federal government. Despite the many movies and books written about the Night Stalker, no compensation was ever given to the victims and their families. Romero and Carns' family has set up a GoFundMe account to help support Carns, with a goal to raise $20,000.
Those looking to support Carns can find his GoFundMe at Gofund.me/21db0bcc. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/last-victim-of-night-stalker-attack-meets-the-man-who-helped-take-down-a-killer/article_afc2878e-0213-11ed-8d66-37417c6b96f5.html | 2022-07-16T00:49:04 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/last-victim-of-night-stalker-attack-meets-the-man-who-helped-take-down-a-killer/article_afc2878e-0213-11ed-8d66-37417c6b96f5.html |
A man who admitted to killing a man over money owed for drugs at an apartment in San Marcos was sentenced Friday to 65 years in prison.
An-Drew Stephen Jones, 26, was convicted of murder Thursday in the 2019 slaying of Nicholas White. He was sentenced by a jury out of the 428th District Court, according to the Hays County District Attorney’s Office.
The trial, presided over by Judge Bill Henry, lasted more than a week. At the sentencing hearing Friday, Jones took the stand and admitted that he shot and killed White, saying the killing was over money that White owed for drugs purchased from Jones.
White, 22, was fatally shot on April 5, 2019, in the parking lot of the Uptown Square Apartments, where he lived at the time. He later died at Seton Hays Medical Center.
Witnesses described seeing a man wearing a yellow shirt and smoking while apparently waiting for someone. When White arrived home, investigators said Jones approached White while drawing a firearm and saying, “Where’s my money?”
When White replied, “Are you going to shoot me?” the gunman fired at least eight times at White before jumping into a silver SUV and fleeing the scene.
San Marcos detectives recovered spent shell casings bullets, and a cigarette butt left behind by the shooter.
Security camera footage from a camera at the gated entrance to the apartments revealed the getaway vehicle as a Nissan Rogue that had entered the parking lot by following a resident through the automated gate.
Police said the car had been rented by Jones. Investigators also said Jones owned a gun of the same caliber as that used in the shooting.
His phone was tracked through electronic records, which showed it traveled to the Uptown Square Apartments and then left immediately after the shooting and returned to his residence.
Jones turned himself in to authorities that month after San Marcos Hays County SWAT, a combined unit of the Hays County Sheriff's Office and San Marcos Police Department, raided his apartment using explosives to breach the residence. The police had warrants to search the apartment and arrest him.
A search of Jones’ residence revealed an empty gun case containing a receipt for a handgun. Police also discovered a holster and clothing — a yellow shirt with Jones’ DNA — that had been thrown in the trash.
The holster contained a magazine filled with cartridges of the same make and caliber as those recovered at the crime scene.
The rental car was found in the parking garage of his residence. White’s blood was found on the car. The steering wheel and gearshift lever had gunshot residue.
Wes Mau, Hays County district attorney, expressed his sympathies to White’s family who attended the trial.
“This was a senseless act that took the life of a young man who had everything to look forward to,” Mau said. “Nothing we can do will balance the scales in a case like this, but I hope Nick’s family can move forward knowing that, in the end, justice was done for Nick.”
jbeltran@express-news.net | Twitter: @JBfromSA | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Man-sentenced-to-65-years-prison-in-San-Marcos-17308810.php | 2022-07-16T00:49:31 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Man-sentenced-to-65-years-prison-in-San-Marcos-17308810.php |
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One of two people found dead with gunshot wounds last week inside a burned house near Woodlawn Lake Park has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Sergio Soto, 39, was discovered following a blaze that engulfed the home July 7, just after midnight, in the 900 block of Waverly Avenue, investigators said.
The Medical Examiner’s Office has not named the woman found dead with Soto, but News 4 San Antonio reports that she has been identified by family as Rachel Martinez, 51.
A cause and manner of death for both remained under investigation as of Friday.
Multiple witnesses called 911 to report the fire, including one person who ran to an area fire station, but no one reported gunshots prior to the blaze.
San Antonio police said the homicide unit is investigating the deaths and the fire department is investigating the arson case. No suspect has been identified as of Friday.
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A Mexican citizen arrested in July in connection with the sexual assault of a San Antonio teen has been indicted in Bexar County, charged with trafficking a child to engage in sexual conduct, prostitution, and sexual assault of a child.
Juan Carlos Diaz-De La Cruz, 28, was in the country illegally and had been deported from the United States more than 15 times, authorities say. A multiple-count indictment accuses him of keeping a 17-year-old girl in a house and charging men $150 to have sex with her.
An arrest warrant affidavit by a Texas Ranger said investigators located her in a West Side apartment in July 2021 after they pinged her phone.
She had been reported missing and authorities were tipped to Diaz-De La Cruz, known as Karlos, as they searched for her, the affidavit states.
The case was among the 253 felony indictments returned this week by two Bexar County grand juries, the District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Friday.
Diaz-De La Cruz is being held in the Bexar County jail in lieu of $250,000 bail, according to online court records. His case is being prosecuted in the 399th District Court.
If convicted, Diaz-De La Cruz faces up to 20 years in prison, and deportation upon his release, the office said.
In another indictment, Antonio Salvador Alsidez, 27, is charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography.
A 16-count indictment accuses him of having multiple videos that showed a child younger than 18 engaging in sexual conduct.
Alsidez is being held in the Bexar County jail in lieu of $75,000 bail, according to online court records. His case is being prosecuted in the 399th District Court.
In a separate case, Dustin Cody McCall, 43, is charged with possession of child pornography, accused in a 13-count indictment of showing sexually explicit photos of children while he had sex with two other people.
According to an affidavit supporting his arrest, Texas Attorney General’s Office investigators used a tipster who connected with McCall on a social media site and agreed to meet him. The men and a woman shared drugs and had sex, during which he showed them the material, the affidavit stated.
McCall is being held in the Bexar County jail in lieu of $40,000 bail. He is being prosecuted in the 227th District Court.
If convicted of the third-degree felony, McCall and Alsidez each face up to 10 years in prison.
ezavala@express-news.net | Twitter: @elizabeth2863 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Mexican-national-sexual-assault-teen-17308735.php | 2022-07-16T00:49:44 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Mexican-national-sexual-assault-teen-17308735.php |
BRYAN, Texas — College Station, Texas residents will be among the first in the country to receive drone deliveries from Amazon Prime Air.
According to Amazon's spokesperson, Av Zammit, Prime Air has developed a system that enables Amazon drones to fly farther.
Zammit said, it is done as safely and reliably as possible, in order to avoid other aircraft, people, pets, and obstacles as much as possible.
Zammit mentioned customers can receive free and fast delivery on thousands of everyday items.
Residents will be able to select from a large selection of products never before offered by drone delivery. The program will begin later this year.
According to Zammit, the propellers are designed to reduce the transmission of high frequencies.
In an Amazon official statement, they stated that the Prime Air drone is capable of traveling at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour (80 kilometers per hour), reaching altitudes of 400 feet, and carrying packages weighing up to five pounds.
Amazon will display Residents' Prime Air-eligible items once they are onboarded.
Zammit said their order will be placed as usual and you will get an estimated arrival time with a status tracking system.
According to Zammit, when obstacles are detected, Amazon drones will automatically change course to avoid them. A drone ensures that any people, animals, or other obstructions are removed from the area surrounding the delivery location.
Zammit mentioned the delivery drone will fly to the resident's backyard and hover at a safe height until it delivers. The aircraft will return to base after releasing the package safely and returning to altitude.
Lastly Zammit said, in order to realize their drone delivery vision, Amazon has recruited hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists.
It was also said that Amazon has designed, built, and tested more than two dozen prototypes over the past nine years.
Zammit said the company will also make a significant investment in the local community, create new jobs, and develop partnerships with local organizations. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/amazon-using-drones-to-deliver-to-college-station/499-624fc145-4472-4e35-a6a3-195db0799b48 | 2022-07-16T00:53:53 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/amazon-using-drones-to-deliver-to-college-station/499-624fc145-4472-4e35-a6a3-195db0799b48 |
DALLAS — The City of Dallas is asking residents to conserve water amid a heat wave and as the area has yet to see measurable rain.
In a news release Friday, the city said the weather has caused increased demand on the water system. According to the city, the average consumption is around 380 million gallons a day, but during the last week, the demand increased to over 600 million gallons a day.
The city also added that Dallas Water Utilities repaired 17 water main breaks last weekend when the department normally sees no more than six during the same timeframe.
Due to the demands on the water system, the city is asking residents to follow the Twice Weekly Watering program.
Through that program, residents should only water their yards on certain days depending on the last digit of their address:
- Even number - Watering allowed on Sundays and Thursdays
- Odd number - Watering allowed on Saturdays and Wednesdays
- No address number - Watering allowed on Sundays and Thursdays.
The city also reminded residents that they shouldn't be watering their yards from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. between April 1 and Oct. 31.
Residents should also make sure their automatic sprinkler systems are not watering sidewalks, driveways or streets and that the systems have no leaks, the city said.
Emergency water leaks should be reported to 311, according to the city. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-asking-residents-conserve-water/287-c3cb30f6-e9c2-4fd6-a032-fbacd4dc3e1b | 2022-07-16T00:53:59 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-asking-residents-conserve-water/287-c3cb30f6-e9c2-4fd6-a032-fbacd4dc3e1b |
DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — A regional administrative judge granted multiple attorneys’ requests to recuse Dallas County District Judge Amber Givens from their cases after they raised repeated claims of potential bias from the judge during a Friday afternoon hearing.
Judge Ray Wheless, presiding judge of the First Administrative Judicial Region in Texas, held the hearing over Zoom after lawyers representing dozens of defendants filed motions seeking to recuse Givens from their cases.
Just before the hearing, Givens, the presiding judge of the 282nd Judicial Court, already voluntarily recused herself from the majority of cases after 13 lawyers filed a combined 50 motions for her to do so.
“I have not heard of any judge facing that many recusals in their entire judicial careers, let alone at one time,” said former district judge and current attorney Scott Becker with McCathern Shokouhi Evans Grinke. "It's unprecedented."
WFAA has reached out to Givens and the 282 Judicial District Court for comment, and is awaiting a response.
Mark Lassiter, one of the lawyers who was present in the Zoom meeting, represented 12 lawyers who filed the motions.
“In all of the motions to recuse — which are identical — we list all of the same issues regarding impartiality, her retaliatory nature, her requesting and suing DCDLA as an organization,” Lassiter said.
Givens sued the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and one of her primary opponents for defamation after the organization’s claims that Givens had used her court coordinator to preside over a hearing in her absence.
The suit is called a 202 lawsuit, which Lassiter said is a preliminary suit for gathering information to see if a lawsuit in full should be filed.
“It’s done in very rare circumstances,” Lassiter said. “It is not allowed by public figures just to try and intimidate their opponents.”
Danielle Uher, another lawyer requesting her recusal, told Wheless she was appointed to a sexual assault of a child case in Givens’ court, and that during a hearing, Givens brought to attention the fact that her client had asked for a new court-appointed lawyer.
“Givens asked why, and [the client] said something to the effect of, 'My attorney told me she’s sorry, she has children and can’t represent me on a case like this,’” Uher said. “The judge asked me for my response, and I said, 'I don’t even have children.'”
Givens' response to the defendant, Uher added, was that the judge had concerns about Uher’s representation -- and, as such, would remove Uher from the case. Uher said she felt Givens was commenting on her abilities as an attorney in the court, which is one of the reasons why Uher said she wanted Givens removed as the judge presiding over her clients’ cases.
Lassiter, who represented Uher during the hearing, said Uher had stated clear grounds that would constitute a basis for recusal. The standard for recusal, he said, is whether or not a reasonable person would question the judge's impartiality.
Additional motions for recusal were granted for attorneys Allan Fishburn and Manny Haddad during the hearing. Both had similar reasons for requesting Givens’ recusal.
“I have the same serious concerns about Givens’ ability to be impartial and unbiased,” Haddad said.
All motions for recusal were granted without objection from the state.
In late November of last year, the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (DCDLA) levied allegations against Givens in a complaint filed with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Givens denied these allegations when they were first reported in December.
The complaint alleged that Givens had her court coordinator illegally conduct a court hearing in her place on Aug. 3.
But in sworn affidavits signed in December -- and obtained by WFAA in early January -- Givens' court coordinator, court reporter and bailiff all denied the allegations, and said what they witnessed did not align with what the defense lawyers association's complaint portrayed.
On Jan. 11, Givens' attorneys filed the 202 lawsuit in civil court, seeking oral and videotaped depositions from attorneys Amanda Branan and Deandra Grant, who filed the complaint against Givens on behalf of the DCDLA. The petition also sought depositions from former district judge Teresa Hawthorne, an opponent of Givens' in the March primary and a candidate Grant had endorsed on social media.
DCDLA had accused Givens' court coordinator, Arceola Warfield, of impersonating Givens during a court proceeding that was held over Zoom on Aug. 3.
The allegations against Givens claimed that only her picture -- not a live video -- appeared on the Zoom call, and that the voice conducting the court proceeding came from Warfield and not Givens.
WFAA confirmed that Texas Rangers are investigating the allegations of impersonation.
The Kaufman County District Attorney’s office has also been assigned to investigate the alleged courtroom impersonation after the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office recused itself from investigating the claims.
The 202 lawsuit has since been dismissed by a judge.
In 2021, Givens earned the lowest score among criminal court judges in Dallas County who handle felony cases, according to a 2021 DCDLA Judicial Poll from the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Out of a possible 30 points awarded by the anonymous poll, Givens scored a 9.6. The next lowest score was an 18.1.
In a statement to WFAA following the initial claims of having a court coordinator impersonate her during an official proceeding, Givens said the grievances filed against her were "motivated to suppress the will of the community and to pressure me to discontinue the progress we are making toward change in the court system. I was elected to serve the people of Dallas County, TX and I will not fold under misinformation. I remain committed to the administration of justice."
In March, Givens won the Democratic primary to retain her position as judge for the 282nd District Court. She avoided a runoff by earning 52.6 percent of the vote over her challengers Hawthorne and former district judge Andy Chatham.
She is running unopposed in the upcoming general election for the seat on November 8. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/judge-recuses-amber-givens-numerous-cases-amid-investigations/287-256262d6-39fd-495f-b9c9-d567ce7c0829 | 2022-07-16T00:54:05 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/judge-recuses-amber-givens-numerous-cases-amid-investigations/287-256262d6-39fd-495f-b9c9-d567ce7c0829 |
ARKANSAS, USA — All plants are taking a hit with this extreme heat. With no real chance of rain in the forecast and next week being even hotter, you may wonder if there is a way to save your lawn, plants and trees.
Experts say this drought is very concerning and challenging for home gardeners and commercial growers because this heat is putting a lot of stress on plants. There are some steps you can take in a drought situation to save your plants.
University of Arkansas Extension Agent for Horticulture, Colin Massey says with watering you want the water to go deep into the soil slowly and infrequently. He says most plants require an inch a week.
“That’s going to develop a more robust root system that can explore and find water better. We typically want to do that early in the morning to avoid so much evaporation and if possible, drip irrigation is going to be a big deal to try and avoid excessive runoff,” he said.
Massey says to remove weeds that are competing for water and add mulch if you don’t already have it. Mulch helps keep weeds from growing, conserves moisture and helps keep plant roots cooler. If you are wondering, why none of your vegetables are growing even though you are watering them—it’s also the heat’s fault.
“Especially with tomato plants, their ideal temperature range is usually around 75 degrees. When we get over 90, 95 degrees they will often just drop those blossoms or they’ll get poor pollination, so you may have a few tomatoes on there and a few flowers, it’s really just due to that excessive heat,” he said.
Levi Schroeder owners of Levi’s Lawn Care says if you are mowing your lawn, you should cut it taller than you typically would to help the grass retain moisture. And don’t mow over the brown spots. If you want your lawn to stay green, he says you are going to have to water it. He says it’s also best to water your lawn early in the morning before the sun comes out.
“Water about an inch. You can put a tuna can or like a frisbee and once that gets about an inch of water in it it’s good for a few days, three to five days. That way it will just keep your grass green but if you don’t want to mow at all and you don’t want any maintenance, leave it alone,” he said.
If you do notice wilting or browning don’t rip plants or trees out of the ground just yet because they might still be alive. The extension office says it’s not a good idea to plant anything new, prune or fertilize while we’re experiencing this extreme heat.
The extension office says if you have young trees or newly planted trees you will need to water them too because they likely don’t have an established root system yet. And try and water the entire root zone which is usually to the edge of the tree’s canopy.
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AUSTIN, Texas — With temperatures reaching over 100 degrees almost every day in the month of July, heat-related calls are on the rise in Travis County.
"We have run 106 heat-related calls since the first of July. Compare that to the same date period of July 1-15 of 2021, we ran 42," said Austin-Travis County EMS Captain Christa Stedman.
ATCEMS said the ages have ranged from kids all the way up to the elderly.
They have responded to everything from heat exhaustion, which has symptoms of dizziness and muscle cramps, to the more severe cases like heat stroke, where a person’s body temperature can get over 103 degrees.
"Just in the last week, there's been two patients that I know of that have been in severe heat stroke, with core body temperatures above 105. I believe one of the ones I heard of was above 107. Both these patients got aggressively cooled, they got chilled saline," said Stedman.
If a person does have heat stroke, call 911 and keep the person cool, Stedman said.
"We always recommend people start hydrating before they even go outside, we call that pre-hydrating," she added. "Obviously, continue to hydrate while you're outdoors, make sure you're eating full meals, make sure you are wearing light-colored, loose-fitting clothing. When it’s really hot, take breaks in the shade, in the air conditioning if it is possible, and really pay attention to your body."
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HOUSTON — The 2022 version of CNBC's annual "Top States for Business" study ranks Texas as the second worst state to live in the country.
That same study named Texas the fifth best state in the country for business.
But some experts question whether keeping the status quo can keep drawing workers who have more leverage and more mobility than ever.
The team behind the study graded Texas an "F" in the life, health and inclusion category. They found that "skilled workers are still flocking to the state despite longstanding quality of life issues…. But when they arrived, they are finding limited childcare options, a stressed health care system with the highest rate of uninsured, new curbs on voting rights, and few protections against discrimination."
"Everybody has their own way of doing research, and I completely disagree with that," said Texan Eric Fuentas from San Antonio. "If you want to live in a state that has everything, Texas is your state."
"They got a lot of programs for people who (are) not able to afford daycare and things like that, so I’m not sure why that’s listed as well," said Corey Harrison, who recently moved to Texas.
Dietrich von Biedenfeld is a business professor at the University of Houston - Downtown. He says he's not surprised by the study's results.
"Is $800 a month a feasible amount for a young professional to have to pay for childcare, which is around the average rate in the city of Houston?" von Biedenfeld asked.
He says quality of life issues like health care and paid time off are crucial in luring Gen Z and Millennials as older employees retire.
"Just like businesses, Dell, etc., have come to Texas, they can then go somewhere else," von Biedenfeld said.
And a longtime Texas selling point, cheap housing, seems to be getting harder and harder to find.
"Who worse? Who’s before us?" asked Harrison.
"Arizona," said KHOU 11's Adam Bennett.
"Nah. They never lived in Michigan before, huh?" responded Harrison.
On the other end of the spectrum, Hawaii, Maine, and Vermont were named the three best states to live in.
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Police on Friday identified the 83-year-old woman found dead this week in a southwest Lincoln stream as Marilyn McArthur, a longtime Union College professor.
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Emergency crews responded to the 500 block of Pioneers Boulevard on Wednesday morning, where they found a woman dead in Beal Slough.
Police on Friday identified the 83-year-old woman found dead this week in a southwest Lincoln stream as Marilyn McArthur, a longtime Union College professor.
McArthur had a lengthy battle with dementia, according to a Union College post.
McArthur taught at the college from 1981 until her retirement in 2004. The family has created a scholarship fund in her honor.
"When I think of Union College, I think of Marilyn McArthur," Elysia Ockenga, director of the college's nursing program, said in the post made by Union College. "… I was in awe of her, and the nursing students and faculty couldn't have been in better hands."
Brooke Samples McArthur, the former professor's daughter-in-law, said she touched many lives in a Facebook post.
"Marilyn reached so many people all over the world with her passion for gardening, performing arts, tea parties, the future of nursing, scientific based practices in medicine, marriage and family relations, and being the best hostess," Samples McArthur said.
Marilyn McArthur was reported missing early Wednesday morning and found dead later that morning in a southwest Lincoln stream.
Emergency crews responded to the 500 block of Pioneers Boulevard shortly after 9:30 a.m., where they found the 83-year-old woman unresponsive in Beal Slough, a small stream that feeds into Salt Creek. She was pronounced dead at the scene, Lincoln Fire and Rescue Capt. Nancy Crist said.
Her son, Brett McArthur, said the family has had a tremendous outpouring of support since news started spreading Wednesday about her death.
Her 20 years as a professor and 12 years as a department chair earned her many cherished relationships with students and staff.
Brett McArthur said she would be pleased to know about the scholarship started in her honor.
Jenna Thompson is a news intern who has previous writing and editing experience with her college paper and several literary journals. She is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing degrees in English and journalism.
Emergency crews responded to the 500 block of Pioneers Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m., where they found a woman dead in Beal Slough, a small stream that feeds into Salt Creek.
Police say the girl was alone for about seven hours before a relative arrived at 2 p.m. to meet Caden Dober and found the child under blankets on the couch.
"It was evident that she was experiencing a miscarriage. Still, defendants provided neither medical nor emotional support," attorney Maren Chaloupka said.
The relatives told police they had been investing online in cryptocurrency and started having problems in early March. When their accounts got locked, they were told to invest more to get them unlocked.
Sgt. Chris Vollmer said police are looking into whether the crimes are related, given their proximity in time and location. All were in the area of South 70th and A streets.
Police on Friday identified the 83-year-old woman found dead this week in a southwest Lincoln stream as Marilyn McArthur, a longtime Union College professor. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-found-dead-in-lincoln-stream-idd-was-retired-union-college-professor/article_d9174742-b508-5ef3-9973-5b07cf67ea97.html | 2022-07-16T01:10:01 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-found-dead-in-lincoln-stream-idd-was-retired-union-college-professor/article_d9174742-b508-5ef3-9973-5b07cf67ea97.html |
Allen County planners can begin addressing commercial-scale solar developments after getting the county commissioners’ approval Friday.
Chris Cloud, chief of staff, said several county residents, especially in the southern, rural portion of the county, have contacted the commissioners with concerns and questions about possible commercial-scale solar developments.
“It isn’t necessarily directly covered by our zoning ordinance,” Cloud said. “When the zoning ordinance was last overhauled, windmills were the large alternative energy thing being looked at, so I don’t know that solar was looked at as much.”
The Department of Planning Services staff wants to know if they can tighten up the zoning ordinance, but Cloud said it requires the commissioners’ approval to initiate their work.
The county planners will present a proposed amendment for the ordinance, and the commissioners will then have the ability to alter, approve or reject the changes. No changes will be made until the commissioners give final approval.
Cloud said it likely won’t take planners long to look into “restrictions or setbacks or some sort of oversight at all over the idea of commercial level of solar farms.” The zoning ordinance puts parameters in development, such as setbacks which determine how close to another structure or street a project can be.
The department will likely propose changes in the coming weeks.
Commissioners Rich Beck and Nelson Peters didn’t ask questions before giving planners the authority. Commissioner Therese Brown was absent.
In other business, the commissioners approved Gleave Construction to put thousands of linear feet of fencing around two county buildings that will soon be demolished.
The former Byron Health Center and Kidder Building on Lima Road near Carroll Road will soon be demolished so the land can be put up for sale.
Crews will put 2,935 feet of six-foot-tall fencing around the Byron building and 1,024 feet around the Kidder building. Vance Hernandez, director of facility maintenance, said the fences won’t be topped with barb wire, but the fence is expected to keep people out of the site during the demolition process. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/county-officials-to-look-into-zoning-rules-for-large-solar-developments/article_d391a1d6-047a-11ed-bb81-dbe1aebffe67.html | 2022-07-16T01:11:13 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/county-officials-to-look-into-zoning-rules-for-large-solar-developments/article_d391a1d6-047a-11ed-bb81-dbe1aebffe67.html |
A Fort Wayne man suspected of stabbing another man in the chest this week was apprehended Friday in Alabama.
The U.S. Marshals Service and Alabama law enforcement took Kevin Leon Coleman, 46, into custody in Uniontown, Alabama, without incident, the Fort Wayne Police Department announced Friday afternoon.
Court records show that Coleman, of the 4400 block of Standish Drive, was charged Tuesday with a felony, aggravated battery that poses a substantial risk of death.
The warrant for his arrest was issued Wednesday.
He faces three to 16 years in prison if convicted.
The stabbing happened about 10 a.m. near the gas pumps at the Marathon station, 5404 S. Anthony Blvd.
According to court documents, the station’s surveillance system showed Coleman was already in the gas station when the man who got stabbed entered.
They talked inside, court records said, then walked out to their vehicles and continued talking at the pumps.
Coleman started to leave toward South Anthony but stopped his white Nissan Quest between the pumps, the probable cause affidavit said. The other man walked toward the car, paused and pointed at Coleman while talking.
Coleman got out of the Nissan and chased the other man before hitting him in the chest and driving off, court documents said.
People who arrived on the scene afterward called 911.
A police report released this week said that the men had argued inside the station and continued to argue outside it.
Fort Wayne Detective Aaron Johnson recognized Coleman, who goes by the name Alabama, and a search showed Coleman had connections to Alabama.
Police said the victim was taken to a hospital and at one point had life-threatening injuries.
Doctors intubated him and rushed him to surgery because he was in critical condition, according to the probable cause affidavit. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-accused-in-stabbing-apprehended-in-alabama/article_8b3973b8-048f-11ed-a2c1-6b7a63b41e3d.html | 2022-07-16T01:11:19 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-accused-in-stabbing-apprehended-in-alabama/article_8b3973b8-048f-11ed-a2c1-6b7a63b41e3d.html |
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A Zephyrhills family visiting Cape Coral for the week witnessed multiple naked men in the caged-in pool area of the home across the canal from their vacation home. The family had 6 kids between the ages of 4 and 14 years old in the pool when they first noticed it on Monday.
14 year old Haylie Mooneyham said, “It was always very awkward. I was just in the pool and I had my cousin, she was in there with me and she had said, ‘oh my gosh. I see a butt’ and I was like ‘what do you mean?’ And I had looked over and I didn’t see a butt, that’s for sure.”
Her cousin, 11-year-old Kaitlyn Loehr said, “We were just hanging out by the pool and he just started stripping and getting into the pool. I was honestly very shocked. I didn’t know what to think.”
The family drew the line when one of the men waved at a 12-year-old girl completely naked and called Cape Coral Police.
Officers arrived to the home off SW 51st St Wednesday, where a woman answered the door. She told them they’re visiting from Switzerland and didn’t know being naked in the pool area of the home is considered indecent exposure in Southwest Florida.
Public nudity is legal in most of Switzerland, with a few exceptions. But in Southwest Florida, it could be considered a misdemeanor for the first offense followed by a third-degree felony for the second offense. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/15/florida-family-witnesses-multiple-naked-men-in-pool/ | 2022-07-16T01:14:46 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/15/florida-family-witnesses-multiple-naked-men-in-pool/ |
'Dismissing of my brother’s case was totally disgusting.' Protest follows Smelser verdict
LAS CRUCES – “Tony Valenzuela’s life mattered,” read a bright pink sign held by one of his family members, Lala Valenzuela. For Lala and Antonio’s sister, Valerie Chavez, the shock of Thursday’s verdict and its consequences remained raw even as they protested police violence Friday morning.
“I’m tired of being afraid,” Lala said. “I have a lot of people asking if we feel it’s because we’re Mexican. And yes, I do. I feel like it’s never going to stop.”
About two dozen people gathered at Albert Johnson Park Friday morning to protest police violence. The protest follows the abrupt dismissal of a murder charge leveled against a former Las Cruces police officer. A grand jury indicted the officer, Christopher Smelser, months after he used a controversial grapple that ended Antonio Valenzuela’s life on Feb. 29, 2020.
The dismissal via directed verdict came midtrial after prosecutors argued for days that Smelser, 29, knew the technique was dangerous and used incorrectly against Valenzuela. Despite the state’s case, 3rd Judicial District Judge Douglas Driggers directed a not guilty verdict. Driggers said that prosecutors couldn’t prove that Smelser intended to harm or kill Antonio Valenzuela and, thus, the charge of second-degree murder wasn’t valid.
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“The dismissing of my brother’s case was totally disgusting,” Chavez said to the crowd as the protest wound down.
Daniel Sanchez, an organizer with New Mexico Comunidades en Accion y de Fe or NM CAFé, said the purpose of the protest was to show support for the family of Antonio Valenzuela and the family of Amelia Baca.
Baca, 75, was killed by LCPD officer Jared Cosper on April 16. Cosper responded to a behavioral call at Baca’s house, discovered Baca had two knives and had threatened to kill a family member. He shot her twice in the chest after 38 seconds of yelling “drop the f***ing knives” in English.
“If (the city and police department) are telling us they’re doing the best they can, they’re lying to us,” Sanchez said.
Among the crowd of supporters were City Councilor Johana Bencomo and State Rep. Angelica Rubio, D-Las Cruces.
“I’m here to support the Valenzuela family. (And) to let them know they are not alone through their continued grief,” Bencomo told the Sun-News in a written statement.
Rubio told the crowd that today shouldn’t be the end of their efforts but, instead, the beginning. She also reflected on Lala Valenzuela and Chavez, saying their courage and strength to speak out and be public were praiseworthy.
The protest and verdict in Las Cruces also come as New Mexicans across the state contend the death of a 15-year-old boy in Albuquerque. In that incident, the Albuquerque Police Department used incendiary devices and SWAT tactics to flush out a man sought by police. During the standoff, the house the man hid in caught fire.
Brett Rosenau, 15, died of smoke inhalation during the incident.
New Mexico has the highest rate of police killings in the U.S., according to a database compiled by the Washington Post.
That killing, along with the Smelser verdict, weighed heavy on the minds of Jana Knight and Renee Beltran. Knight and Beltran both attended the protest Friday morning.
More:Momentum builds for police reform after meeting
“It sounds cliché, but how many times will it take to even make a dent in what I’m going to call the police state,” Beltran said.
Knight said that the police killings seemed to have a better place in a graphic television show than in real life.
“It’s not our real life, but it’s the real life of people of color,” Knight said. “I’m horrified.”
Justin Garcia is a public safety reporter for the Las Cruces Sun-News. He can be reached via email at JEGarcia@lcsun-news.com | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2022/07/15/protest-follows-smelser-verdict/65374883007/ | 2022-07-16T01:18:16 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2022/07/15/protest-follows-smelser-verdict/65374883007/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – People across the country are feeling the pinch as inflation rises at its fastest rate in more than four decades.
From groceries to housing, inflation is impacting just about everything.
Meats like chicken and beef are more expensive, and a gallon of milk is up nearly 60 cents.
Prices are going up for clothing, housing, and utilities too, but it could be an opportunity to re-evaluate what’s important when it comes to purchases.
“I look at recessions and inflation and things like this as an opportunity to look at what’s not working in my business, where I’m spending too much in my household. So you deal with this and you make some adjustments and then eventually the recession will end or the inflation will come down and you come out stronger on the other side,” said Chris Markowski, President of Markowski Investments.
Markowski also said he thinks that we’ve hit peak inflation and will hopefully start to see prices come down. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/16/highest-inflation-rate-in-over-40-decades-impacts-everything-from-groceries-to-housing/ | 2022-07-16T01:23:48 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/16/highest-inflation-rate-in-over-40-decades-impacts-everything-from-groceries-to-housing/ |
TEMPLE, Texas — Central Texans say they are tired of relying on the power grid, and the cost of their energy bills are through the roof.
Experts at A&M Central Texas University said going solar is worth it if you want to save money, get off the grid and go green. But they added that every solar investment is unique.
Experts mention you have to look at your personal energy consumption and the specific company you go through.
"If your house is consuming less energy, then you are getting two bills," Dr. Vinay Gonela, a management professor at A&M Central Texas said. "The first one is to your solar and the second is a minimum payment to your electricity company."
Dr. Gonela added that if you consume enough energy, getting solar will pay off. He said sometimes that consumption has to be upwards of 25 kilowatts.
He also said there is an added benefit where you receive a 26% tax rebate from the Federal Government if you install solar panels.
Dr. Robert Tennant, a Professor of Finance and Economics at A&M Central said now is the time to go solar.
"Energy companies are raising their prices, and once your contract is up with your company, the cost fluctuates with the market," Dr. Tennant said. "So you don't know what your electricity bill will be, it could go from 10 cents a kilowatt, all the way to a dollar."
One homeowner in Temple has already seen the benefits her solar panels bring. Her monthly electricity payments are now down to zero.
"We've had only one bill of $30 in the last three months and this month we don't have a bill at all," Judith Storgaard, a homeowner in Temple said.
Stargarrd said the only monthly payment she makes is the one where she is paying off her solar panels.
Gonela said it is worth getting solar panels if the power grid ever goes out, like it did in the winter of 2021. But in order to keep your solar energy going during a power outage, you will have to buy a battery backup. Without it, you face the same outage as everyone else.
That's what upset a homeowner down the street from Storgaard. Shelby Mercer said she and her family bought solar panels so they could rely less on the grid and save money.
Mercer said she didn't know the battery backup was needed if a blackout happens. And the panels alone have put her family in a financial bind if they ever want to move.
"So they tell you basically if you're gonna sell then get out from under it pay it off because it's not going to be of value basically," Mercer said.
But Storgaard said, for her specific case, the solar company she signed up with would came to uninstall her panels and helped her move them to another home.
"Basically, they're just like any other appliance," Storgaard said. "They're like the hot tub I have, they go where I go.
Storgaard also said that she plans to live at her same home for the rest of her life, so the panels and the monthly financial investment made sense.
Experts say the best way to find out if solar panels are right for you is to evaluate your energy consumption and make sure you sign-up with the right energy company.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — A growing number of residents, business owners and civic leaders have formed a group dedicated to saving Murphy Park in downtown Glendale.
But the City of Glendale says there's nothing to save it from.
The Save Murphy Park task force has been posting on social media about a possible plan to turn Murphy Park into a xeriscaped plaza. that would mean removing the tall trees from the park that's as old as Glendale itself.
“We are afraid that the trees are going to die and that's our biggest concern right now," group organizer Yvonne Knaack said.
Murphy Park is where you go to see Glendale Glitters – it’s where the City hosts festivals and concerts.
It’s a green space right in front of city hall, with huge trees and grass all around a public library.
And the Save Murphy Park coalition is convinced the city may pave paradise.
Organizers say they found a budget item for park irrigation that was reallocated. When they asked about it, Knaack says the group was told by a city official that the money was reallocated because the park was being xeriscaped.
Then, the coalition started looking at a presentation for remodeling Glendale City Hall. The City has decided it wants to remodel city hall, the amphitheater out front, the parking garage and Murphy Park.
But they thought the renderings on the presentation didn’t look like the park they know.
It’s not just a few people either.
The Glendale Chamber of Commerce is involved with the group – downtown business owners and civic leaders are all in too.
But the City of Glendale said this is all a miscommunication and no decisions have been made on any renovation.
City officials have only hired a design firm and they said those renderings in the presentation were just generic pictures the firm came up with to show what could happen.
As for the xeriscape comment, city officials said they don’t know where that came from, but there’s no park plan at all.
The Save Murphy Park coalition said they know it’s not a done deal, but they’re trying to get ahead of whatever plan might be coming.
“We just want the city government to know that we want to save Murphy Park, this park is historic," Knaack said.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale homeowner caught a delivery driver collapsing in the heat right in front of his doorbell camera and is sharing the video in hopes to remind those who work outside that the Arizona heat can sneak up on them.
Brian Enriquez was at work Thursday when he received a ring doorbell notification. He couldn’t get to his phone right away, which is something he now regrets.
Captured on his doorbell’s video was a UPS driver struggling to walk to the door. The driver then collapses on the porch, Enriquez believed the extreme heat was to blame.
“I was concerned for the fact that he was coming, stumbling to the door,” said Enriquez. “Had I gotten to my phone sooner, I could have talked to him through my Ring [doorbell] but he had already left the property at that point.”
The video shows the driver walking unsteadily to the front porch, holding an envelope. As the driver sets down the envelope, he collapsed in a sitting position. After a moment, the driver falls onto his back, then slowly stands up. Still unsteady, he rings the doorbell and makes his way back towards the street, staggering as he walks.
As soon as Enriquez saw the video, he contacted Scottsdale Police for a welfare check and attempted to contact UPS, to let them know one of their employees was having trouble.
In a statement, UPS addressed Thursday’s situation:
“We appreciate the concern for our employee and can report that he is fine. UPS drivers are trained to work outdoors and for the effects of hot weather. Our employee used his training to be aware of his situation and contact his manager for assistance, who immediately provided assistance. We never want our employees to continue working to the point that they risk their health or work in an unsafe manner.” - UPS Public Relations.
Hearing that the driver recovered was the news Enriquez was hoping to hear.
“I just want to make sure those guys are safe, you know, and with this heat, those guys don’t have AC in those trucks,” Enriquez said. “His safety is my concern.”
Enriquez hopes that the video will encourage delivery companies to supply their drivers with air conditioning, especially during the heat of the summer.
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BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has released its first assessment of damage in Tuesday night’s flash flooding in Buchanan County.
The VDEM says 114 structures are confirmed to have seen some kind of impact.
Of those structures, 25 are destroyed. VDEM says 22 were residential and three were commercial structures.
- 39 have what the department considers major damage with 32 of them being residential structures and seven of them commercial.
- 24 had minor damage which includes 22 residential and two commercial structures.
- 26 were listed as “affected” by the VDEM which is 23 residential and three commercial structures.
Emergency management crews say they plan to complete their damage assessments throughout the weekend as approximately 70% of their work was finished by 4 p.m. Friday.
On Thursday, the day before the VDEM began the damage assessment, a department spokesperson told News Channel 11 that 400 structures were “thought to be impacted.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-assessment-of-damage-from-buchanan-county-flooding-released-114-structures-affected/ | 2022-07-16T01:36:32 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-assessment-of-damage-from-buchanan-county-flooding-released-114-structures-affected/ |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 43-year-old Florida man faces charges for sexual offenses involving three underage girls, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.
The affidavit shows the three girls told an officer that Erick Kristianson, 43, had contacted the girls July 3 in a Facetime call, in which Kristianson exposed his genitals and seemingly masturbated in front of them.
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Reports also indicate the girls recorded the conversation, which they said was because Kristianson committed similarly lewd behavior in front of them before, prior to the Facetime call.
Kristianson was a cheer coach with Champion Elite Legacy, though he has recently been fired. The business’ website says Kristianson worked in the cheerleading industry for more than 20 years.
News 6 has reached out to Champion Elite Legacy about whether the firing was related to the accusations but has yet to hear back.
Police reported that they were able to confirm Kristianson’s location from the background in the recording.
According to arrest records, Kristianson was arrested in Kansas and booked into the Chase County Detention Center.
Kristianson faces felony charges for three counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition by a person 18 years of age. He received a bond of $50,000 per count, totaling $150,000.
Check back with News 6 for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/16/former-cheer-coach-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-girls-daytona-beach-police-say/ | 2022-07-16T01:39:31 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/16/former-cheer-coach-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-girls-daytona-beach-police-say/ |
The Pennsylvania Department of Health said the first probable human cases of the West Nile virus this season have occurred not far from the Lehigh Valley, in Berks and three other eastern counties.
The presence of the potentially dangerous virus, which is usually transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, was reported Friday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Other human cases have been detected in Lancaster, Luzerne and Philadelphia counties, the state said in a news release.
Specimens will be forwarded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation, the state said.
Most people infected with the virus do not feel sick, according to the CDC. About 1 in 5 people who are infected develop a fever and other flu-like symptoms, and about 1 out of 150 infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, illness, according to the agency.
State officials recommend that residents minimize their exposure to mosquitoes. Health experts said one way to do that is clean up areas where standing water collects, because that is where mosquitoes tend to breed.
For a fact sheet on the virus, go to the Health Department’s web page, or call 877-PA HEALTH (877-724-3258).
The virus was first detected in North America in 1999 and in Pennsylvania in 2000. The disease maintains itself in nature as mosquitoes bite and infect birds, which infect other mosquitoes that also feed on those birds. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-west-nile-virus-cases-20220716-bvkvrbv4pjanlnq6kzlflnckem-story.html | 2022-07-16T01:44:47 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-west-nile-virus-cases-20220716-bvkvrbv4pjanlnq6kzlflnckem-story.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — A local nonprofit is telling local leaders to "stop playing with us."
They're urging everyone to get more involved in decreasing violence in the community.
Circle Up Indy, a local grassroots organization focused on community advocacy and economic development, is hosting a town hall this weekend to discuss solutions for the trauma happening in our communities.
The event, called "Stop Playing With Us," will be held at Martin University.
The interactive conversation will focus on addressing the ongoing issues of violence, poverty, homelessness and the other disparities happening among younger people in the city.
One of the organizers tells 13News it's more important than ever that we reach out to youth.
"We can't keep saying they're the future if we are not showing them the future," said Circle Up Indy founder James Wilson. "That's the problem. We can talk, we can mentor all day. If we are not really guiding to levels of success, then it becomes null and void."
The town hall is open to everyone. It's from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Martin University
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INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis couple is helping 200 kids get ready to head back to school with a giveaway of backpacks, supplies and more.
The effort is about more than just backpacks. It's also about keeping kids safe during the school year.
"The children are our future, so we want to give them the best that we can give them to help them succeed," said Deborah Cooley
Deborah has a mission.
Beginning Saturday at noon, Cooley and her husband, Robert, will be giving away more than 200 backpacks filled with supplies at the Indianapolis Public Library branch on East 38th Street.
Their giving has been spurred by young people becoming victims of gun violence. They said the shooting of 12-year-old Dayshawn Bills really struck a chord.
"At his grandmother's house, just playing video games, and there was a drive-by shooting and he was shot," said Deborah.
That shooting left the Arlington Middle School student brain dead. He was taken off life support.
"This is more than just about backpacks for me because I think prayer, you know, 'Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have I'll give it unto you.' We have prayed for our boys. We want to pray for these families," Robert said.
As well as offer those families who have loved and lost a sense of comfort, a sense of peace.
"At the end of the day, these backpacks aren't going to solve anything, but we are going to let these families know they aren't forgotten," said Robert.
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editors note: The attached video is from June 20.
Pennsylvania's first probable human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in 2022 has been detected in Berks, Lancaster, Luzerne, and Philadelphia counties.
The specimens will be forwarded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing.
Officials from the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Protection strongly recommended that all residents minimize their exposure to mosquitos.
“Detecting the first human case serves as a reminder for Pennsylvanians to take the proper precautions when they are outside or near areas where mosquitoes are prevalent,” Acting Secretary of Health and Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson said.
Mosquitoes can bite at any time of day or night, but mosquitos that transmit WNV are most active at dawn and dusk.
When outdoors, people can avoid mosquito bites by properly and consistently using DEET-containing insect repellents and covering exposed skin with lightweight clothing. To keep mosquitoes from entering a home, make sure window and door screens are in place and are in good condition.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) conducts regular surveillance and control to manage mosquito populations around the state. As of July 15, DEP and county vector programs have detected 68 WNV-infected mosquito pools in 19 counties.
“Today’s announcement serves as a reminder that all Pennsylvanians should take precautions to protect against mosquitoes," said Acting DEP Secretary Ramez Ziadeh.
"Using a personal insect repellant or staying indoors during dawn and dusk will help prevent exposure to mosquitoes," said Ziadeh.
The mosquitoes that transmit WNV breed in areas with standing and stagnant water. These areas can include urban catch basins, clogged gutters, discarded tires, poorly maintained swimming pools, flower pots and other types of plastic containers.
Simple steps to eliminate standing water around the home include:
- Remove tin cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots, discarded tires or any object that could collect standing water. Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers left outdoors.
- Have roof gutters cleaned every year, particularly if the leaves from nearby trees have a tendency to clog the drains.
- Turn over plastic wading pools and wheelbarrows when not in use.
- Do not let water stagnate in birdbaths.
- Aerate ornamental pools or stock them with fish.
- Clean and chlorinate swimming pools and remove standing water from pool covers.
- Use landscaping to eliminate standing water that collects on your property.
- Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated with Bti products which are sold at outdoor supply, home improvement and other stores. Bti is a natural product that kills mosquito larvae, but is safe for people, pets, aquatic life and plants.
DEP officials will continue to survey affected communities to monitor mosquito activity and WNV. DEP biologists have initiated a survey of the mosquito population to determine the risk for further human illness. If necessary, adult mosquito populations will be reduced. These efforts will continue through October.
For a fact sheet on WNV, click here. For more information, including current WNV test results for mosquitoes, birds and horses, visit the West Nile Virus Control Program, or call 1-877-PA HEALTH | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/first-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-detected-in-pennsylvania-berks-lancaster-luzerne-philadelphia-counties/521-1eaf0af0-d922-464b-bcf8-706c0154d0a8 | 2022-07-16T01:49:12 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/first-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-detected-in-pennsylvania-berks-lancaster-luzerne-philadelphia-counties/521-1eaf0af0-d922-464b-bcf8-706c0154d0a8 |
A former sales associate for Virginia ABC and another man have been indicted in what authorities described as a conspiracy to obtain internal ABC inventory data on high-demand and limited-availability bourbons, and provide that insider information to interested parties for a price.
Former ABC employee Edgar Smith Garcia, 28, of Manassas and Robert William Adams, 45, of Chesapeake were indicted last month by a Richmond Metropolitan Multi-Jurisdiction Grand Jury on charges of using a computer to illegally obtain an unauthorized copy of ABC data and embezzling the agency’s inventory product sales list. They also are charged with two counts of conspiring to commit those offenses.
The cases are being tried in Hanover County because that’s where Virginia ABC recently moved its new headquarters and distribution center from Hermitage Road in Richmond.
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The charges are based on allegations that Garcia, as an ABC employee, had access to an internal list of the agency’s allocated liquor products that was not available to the public. Garcia then provided the information to Adams, who had a private Facebook page, and Adams would release the information to his subscribers who would pay him $300 each for access, said Henrico County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney David Stock, who is prosecuting the case and is special counsel to the multijurisdictional grand jury.
“They would know where bottles of bourbons highly sought by collectors would be placed in stores for sale before the general public was aware,” Stock said of the two defendants.
Stock said the investigation focused on various labels of high-demand, limited-availability bourbons allocated by the government-run liquor monopoly. The agency has compiled a list of more than 100 products that are not readily available to meet public demand, but occasionally offered for sale at randomly selected ABC stores at one bottle per customer per day. Some of the sought-after bourbons include Buffalo Trace, Booker’s Bourbon and Blanton’s Single Barrel.
The goal was to make the products as accessible as possible and correct a system where bourbon hunters or whiskey enthusiasts were camping outside Virginia ABC stores when they thought or caught wind that a shipment of allocated whiskey was coming in.
Now, Virginia ABC will announce on its Spirited Virginia Facebook or Instagram page that certain stores will have the allocated bourbon for purchase.
Because both cases are pending adjudication, Stock declined to say how Garcia and Adams were connected or what brought them together. Garcia was employed as a lead sales associate from Feb. 14, 2020, to March 25 and earned $16.53 an hour, ABC officials said.
Reached Friday, attorney Vaughan Jones, who is representing Adams, said he could not comment on his client’s ongoing legal matter. But Vaughan said that based on his initial review of the evidence, he found that the acquisition of hard-to-find alcoholic beverages became a hobby among enthusiasts that gained traction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“There are many people — and I can’t comment on whether my client is one of them — who were pursuing all avenues possible to acquire, through legal means, hard-to-find alcohol,” Jones said.
Attorney Tony Paracha in Centreville, who is representing Smith, could not be reached for comment.
Virginia ABC and other law enforcement agencies conducted an investigation based on complaints the agency received, along with “our own observations,” said ABC spokeswoman Dawn Eischen in a statement Friday. “Since this is an ongoing criminal investigation, we cannot comment on how ABC investigated this case or provide details about products associated with the charges. We can confirm, however, that they were limited availability products.”
Added Eischen: “As the sole provider of spirits in Virginia, we want to ensure that every customer has a fair chance at acquiring highly sought-after products. We are committed to this standard and are confident that our current random process to distribute limited availability products addresses the issues identified in our investigation that led to the arrest of these two individuals.”
Garcia and Adams were released on bond after their arrests.
Garcia is scheduled to enter a plea to the charges on Sept. 19, court records show. On Friday, a judge set a jury trial date of Dec. 12-13 for Adams in Hanover Circuit Court. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-charged-in-scheme-to-steal-virginia-abc-intel-on-high-demand-bourbon/article_28957a99-c11e-54a0-a612-649c182d56ae.html | 2022-07-16T01:49:12 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-charged-in-scheme-to-steal-virginia-abc-intel-on-high-demand-bourbon/article_28957a99-c11e-54a0-a612-649c182d56ae.html |
Friends and family gathered Friday on the second floor of Richmond's Main Street Station to celebrate the life of 36-year-old Kyle Stoner.
The service started with anything but tears. It was ushered in by a standing ovation.
“If you’re here for Kyle Stoner, can I get a ‘Hell yeah!?” one speaker said.
“Hell yeah!” the room erupted.
Ryan Stoner, 39, said during his celebration of life service that it still feels surreal to not have his brother beside him.
“We’ve been calling and talking to family on the phone leading up to today, and I keep finding myself talking to my mom saying, ‘I need to get in touch with Kyle and see what he wants,’” Ryan said. “It just does not feel real yet.”
Richmond police said in a statement that the shooting took place July 3 around 10:28 p.m. on the 1300 block of West Main Street.
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Detectives later identified the suspect as Derrick Adjei, 24, of Alexandria, after a Virginia State Police trooper pursued a Toyota 4Runner traveling on Interstate 95.
As friends and family marched into Main Street Station, Ryan said he wants people to remember his brother as he’d want to be remembered.
“The idea of this being a celebration, I think, was really easy for us,” said Ryan.
As the service began, an army of friends and family took turns sharing their memories of Kyle.
At the front of the packed facility sat Kyle’s sister, Cory Stoner; his mother, Barb Froede; and his 5-year-old son, Ashton.
From one story to the next, Kyle’s fortitude, creativity and above all else joy shined through.
Ryan said he knew his brother had close friends, but seeing the room filled to the brim really put into perspective the impact he had on people's lives.
"The number of people that have responded or sent us messages or something along those lines has been really endearing," said Ryan.
Throughout Kyle's life, Ryan said his brother was quiet and reserved. However, the stories from loved ones really painted a pictured of the brother he got to know.
"I felt like I was seeing him in a way I hadn't for years," said Ryan.
That included the time Kyle dressed up as Gumby in grade school, his frequent trips to Hollywood Cemetery, festivals and concerts, plus his brother’s favorite story of an elementary school yearbook photo.
“I remember looking up on the wall seeing Kyle with no shirt, a temporary tattoo on his arm and his ear pierced and the name 'Spike' written underneath,” said Ryan. “There he was mugging up to the camera. ... I turned to a friend and was like, ‘I’m never going to be that cool.”
The night went on in celebratory fashion as Kyle's favorite songs played in the background, laughs were shared and drinks were fashioned.
For Kyle's mother, whom his friends call "Momma Stoner," Friday's ceremony really was a testament to his life.
"Some of the people here I've known since they were babies," said Froede. "Kyle's touched their lives in some way or another, and that will always be the case." | https://richmond.com/news/local/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kyle-stoner/article_57f3f18f-8a57-5484-9fb5-d22a2b137219.html | 2022-07-16T01:49:18 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kyle-stoner/article_57f3f18f-8a57-5484-9fb5-d22a2b137219.html |
For one week, nine students from across North Texas spent the night at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center for a unique summer camp experience called the Environmental Sustainability Summit, learning about environmental conservation and sustainability.
"They don't realize that the environment is being harmed to a really great extent," 16-year-old camper Sushanth Elangovan from Frisco said. "I believe that the environment should be something people care about."
"Kids right now, people our age and younger generations, they are the voice of the next generation," 17-year-old Mehak Arora from Coppell said. "So what we do right now will ripple into our future years."
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center director John DeFillipo said education is a key component of what they do at the center.
"I see hope of we can do this, we can adapt," DeFillipo said remarking on the students. "Or 'I didn't know this was an opportunity for me to graduate high school or college and focus on that.'"
Both Elangovan and Arora said the camp inspired them to pursue careers to help the environment in the future.
The students' final projects at the end of the week were to present personal sustainability programs.
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"You have to worry about your actions they have in the future," Elangovan said during his presentation. "I feel like if you have millions of people that do this, even though everyone does a small bit, it will all add up and benefit the entire society as a whole." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/conservation-camp-has-students-thinking-about-how-to-better-the-future/3015785/ | 2022-07-16T01:52:58 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/conservation-camp-has-students-thinking-about-how-to-better-the-future/3015785/ |
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Starting Saturday, Americans in all 50 states can call 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline if they're in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
Per the Lifeline, "when people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary."
The current number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain active, even after the 988 number is launched, Lifeline says.
Lifeline has a network of over 200 call centers that have been operating since 2005.
Counselors at these local crisis centers answer the contacts the Lifeline receives every day. According to their website, studies have shown that callers feel less suicidal, less depressed, less overwhelmed and more hopeful after speaking with a counselor.
The centers are always looking for new volunteers and paid employees. To learn more, click here.
To learn more about what happens when you call or text 988, click here.
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Phoenix police investigate man suspected of shooting roommate
Phoenix police are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday night near Central Avenue and Hatcher Road that hospitalized one man. The suspect in case is the injured man’s roommate.
At around 9:35 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in an apartment complex in the area. When they arrived, they found Cesar Torres-Gonzalez in the parking lot. Police say he told 911 operators he shot a man, so he was immediately detained.
Inside Torres-Gonzalez's apartment, officers say they found a man in his mid 20s with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital to treat his life-threatening injuries.
According to police, further investigation found Torres-Gonzalez and his roommate had been arguing earlier that evening about the roommate yelling while playing a video game. Police say the argument turned physical when the roommate pushed Torres-Gonzalez. Police suspect Torres-Gonzalez then went to his room, got a gun and shot his roommate.
Phoenix police booked Torres-Gonzalez for one count of aggravated assault.
As of Friday evening, the roommate who was shot is still receiving treatment at the hospital for his injuries.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN)– The Gresham Police Department recently announced school resource officers won’t return to campuses this coming school year, which is just the latest program the department’s been forced to pause due to a shortage of officers.
It’s a problem no police chief wants, but it’s one law enforcement leaders from coast to coast are facing – a shortage of officers, at a time when crime rates are rising.
Does Gresham PD have a plan to solve this issue? Police Chief Travis Gullberg tells KOIN 6 News all hope is not lost, and that part of the solution is for the department to re-shift focus in some areas.
“This didn’t happen overnight, right? This has been decades in the making and more recent, you know, pressure in the last three to five years,” Gullberg said. “It’s going to take that many years to get back.”
Right now, the Gresham Police Department is short 19 officers. A full force is 129 officers, including command staff.
In the coming months, GPD says they could drop below 100 officers — something that hasn’t happened in two decades.
Gullberg says now more than ever, in order to keep the officers he has, it’s vital to let them know they’re valued.
“I do believe it’s all about relationships and inspiring people to serve,” he said. “You get that stuff figured out you’re gonna be well ahead of everybody else, because trust me, this is a storm that we’re gonna have to weather for a while.”
KOIN 6 has learned there is no one reason why officers are leaving the department.
Some have applied for the Portland Bolice Bureau, which is currently offering $25,000 signing bonuses. Others, seeking a slower pace, have applied at the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
“You can chase the dollar, you can chase better equipment, you can then chase you know, a better environment, so to speak,” Gullberg said. “I think it’s really about, again, being optimistic about the rebuild that we’re gonna have to go through and remaining proud of the work you can do.”
The chief says the department has offered retention bonuses and is working to speed up the hiring process for recruits. GPD is also looking at offering take-home vehicles.
However, Gullberg says that at the end of the day, much of the solution will come down to one thing — appreciation.
“When somebody calls 911, they expect the police officers to show up and help them,” he said. “So, we’re gonna need police officers, right? We have to, at some point, stop saying police officers are bad and start saying, ‘You’re needed.'” | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/didnt-happen-overnight-gresham-police-chief-talks-officer-shortage/ | 2022-07-16T01:57:41 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/didnt-happen-overnight-gresham-police-chief-talks-officer-shortage/ |
Flagstaff Unified School District’s (FUSD) governing board during a meeting Tuesday approved a COVID-19 mitigation plan for the 2022-23 school year, which is set to start in August.
According to FUSD Superintendent Michael Penca, the mitigation plan follows the latest health guidance and will be updated throughout the coming school year.
“COVID and mitigation plans weren’t in our terminology before the last couple of school years,” he said. “This is in line with the most up-to-date guidance from CDC and health officials, and provides guidance and recommendations for us to follow as we move forward with COVID still in our lives.”
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The district will “really rely on individuals to monitor their own health and follow the guidance,” Penca said.
The Navajo Nation still has public health orders in place that require masks in school buildings and Leupp Elementary will have a mask requirement on its campus until it is rescinded.
FUSD will continue using mitigation strategies, such as spacing classroom furniture, limiting shared materials, encouraging technology for group work and placing physical guides throughout school locations. The district’s cleaning protocols are outlined in the plan, and they include baseline and high-touch area cleaning (on a daily and weekly basis, respectively), as well as the use of a Hydroxyl Generator when someone becomes sick or receives a positive COVID test.
The district plans to continue offering masks and vaccinations, including boosters, at school sites and recommends students and staff to stay home when feeling ill or having contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID. Students who exhibit symptoms on school buses will be returned to their family or socially distanced and brought to the health office, depending on the circumstance. More specific guidelines for both staff and families can be found in the mitigation plan.
According to the plan, “the decision to quarantine a class, close a portion of the school or close the school/district entirely is made in close coordination with the local health department.” No specific closure criteria is listed.
Visitors to the district are being asked to monitor themselves and not come to the school buildings when feeling sick. Temperature screenings will still be available on arrival and visitors will be required to use the sign-in sheet and visitor badge when inside.
The plan will continue to be updated throughout the school year as guidance changes. As a requirement for ESSER funding, the district also needs to have an updated plan for a safe return to in-person instruction -- which Penca said would be available on the school’s site by the beginning of the academic year.
More information about FUSD’s COVID response can be found at fusd1.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=17598. The mitigation plan approved at Tuesday’s meeting is available here. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/fusd-approves-covid-mitigation-plan-for-2022-23-school-year/article_71c9dfbc-02fa-11ed-a060-ef38ae5e8415.html | 2022-07-16T01:57:41 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/fusd-approves-covid-mitigation-plan-for-2022-23-school-year/article_71c9dfbc-02fa-11ed-a060-ef38ae5e8415.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A brush fire sparked in Washington County on Friday afternoon, requiring multiple agencies to respond.
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue says crews were on the scene of a fire west of Hillsboro, along 331st Avenue just after 4:30 p.m. TVFR initially said the fire was burning about five acres, but they later clarified it was burning closer to two acres.
Within an hour, officials said firefighters had the blaze under control. No injuries were reported and no structures were impacted.
Hillsboro and Forest Grove Fire crews were also on the scene to assist the firefighting efforts.
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ATLANTIC CITY — The Atlantic City Arts Foundation held a kickoff party Friday evening to celebrate the city's growing public arts inventory, much of it driven by its 48 Blocks program.
Each year since 2017, 48 Blocks Atlantic City has celebrated the resort’s culture and diversity by enlisting artists to create public art displays showcasing their vision.
The program also allows the creators to interact with the community as they help beautify the city, said Kate O'Malley, operations director for the Arts Foundation.
Friday's kickoff party was the first of three large-scale events the foundation plans for this summer.
The kickoff party was in partnership with Bourre, which hosted the party and also has two of the 48 Blocks murals painted on its exterior walls. Other partners included the Atlantic City Development Corp., Atlantic Cape Community College, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Little Water Distillery and Hayday Coffee.
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"We wanted to celebrate how far the 48 Blocks A.C. program and the arts in A.C. have come since the beginning of the program in 2017, as well as celebrate our community that continues to make the work possible," O'Malley said.
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At least 50 people, including creatives and members of the community, attended the 6 p.m. event, which featured live music. The scene was so lively, it caught the attention of neighbors, who came out of their apartment buildings with their families to enjoy the music and festivities from their front doors.
"This is my favorite place to come out to just because of what they do for the city," Jack Cannon, 27, of Galloway Township, said about the "rich culture" of art in Atlantic City. "Bringing art to the city brings culture to the city. Casinos aren't entirely our culture."
Cannon said places in the Orange Loop district like Bourre and Anchor Rock Club are helping to foster a growing arts community.
"As a local who frequents the city, we want to do more than just tourist things," Cannon said.
Gary Lindley, 37, an artist from Ocean City, was creating live abstract art with spray paint and markers at the kickoff party.
"People think Philadelphia or New York City is where you go for art, but I didn't know there were so many good artists here until I started coming to these events," Lindley said.
The event had local artists doing art in the grass, as onlookers enjoyed their creations, food, music and, of course, booze on a nice summer day.
"Our small team worked really hard on creating a party bigger and better than any one we have produced before," said O'Malley. "We cant wait to celebrate the arts and culture of our city with our whole A.C. community." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/its-mural-season-48-blocks-holds-kickoff-party-in-atlantic-city/article_b0f7acde-0483-11ed-9f23-e746906f0c46.html | 2022-07-16T01:58:29 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/its-mural-season-48-blocks-holds-kickoff-party-in-atlantic-city/article_b0f7acde-0483-11ed-9f23-e746906f0c46.html |
NORTH WILDWOOD — Becca Cubbler felt great.
The 53rd Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Races took place Friday at the 22nd Avenue beach. Three of the nine races were recently added — each just for women.
Cubbler won the women's swim and can run (two of the new events) to lead the Avalon Beach Patrol to the team title with 39 points.
Wildwood finished second with 20 points. Wildwood Crest was third with 18, Sea Isle City was fourth (16). Avalon won six events.
“It’s awesome,” Cubbler said. “They are my first two Avalon wins. It’s really exciting. It’s just so awesome. We train really hard. We work really hard. It’s really awesome to have that happen.”
The race honors Jim Beschen and Mike Callahan, two North Wildwood lifeguards who were killed in the Vietnam War. The Callahan family assisted with North Wildwood’s roll call Friday morning. Wildwood Crest won the event in 2018, 2019 and 2021. The event was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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One week earlier, Avalon also captured the Cape May County Championships title.
“I always say when I’m coaching (at Middle Township High School) that success breeds success,” Avalon Beach Patrol Chief Matt Wolf said. “When you get things rolling in the right direction, people just start expecting to win. I think that is what’s starting to happen. You start small on the beach. We win every day on the beach. We have a lot of serious competitors.”
Cubbler just found out about the added women’s races Wednesday.
“I’m really excited to be the first female winner (in the swim and can run),” Cubbler said. “It has been a good year so far (for Avalon). I am so happy to be a part of Avalon. It’s like my favorite thing. I look forward to it every year.”
Avalon’s Dave Giulian and Gary Nagle won the doubles row for the second week in a row. After winning last week at the county championships, they knew the pressure was on them.
The duo finished Friday in 4 minutes, 2 seconds.
“It’s exciting,” said Giulian, who graduated from Middle last month. “We were the boat to beat. So we came out here and ... knew what we had to do, and we got it done.”
Nagle agreed.
“Everybody was definitely looking at us from the start,” said Nagle, adding that the duo did not have the best start and “could have had a better turn. But coming in, we made out on the side and got in a good spot, and we were able to ride a wave all the way in.”
The current was pretty tough, they said. They started about 30 or 40 yards north of their flag and still were “rowing back for it a little bit,” Nagle said.
“Gary worries about the course,” Giulian said. “I’m just rowing, and Gary is motivating me to row faster. It was definitely a team effort there.”
Avalon's Dolan Grisbaum won the men’s swim. He also won the event last season, too. The 2021 Ocean City High School graduate also won the swim at the county championships last week.
Grisbaum swims for Boston University.
“With counties, I was more prepared for the race,” he said.
On Friday, Grisbaum just arrived about 15 minutes before the event started.
“I’m out here just doing the best I can for my patrol. I am very surprised I won, actually. I was not doing my best when I got into that water. But when I got out there I did my best and made it happen.
“I stuck to my plan and my course, and it worked out for me. I am happy to be a two-time champion at Beschen-Callahan.”
Sea Isle’s Corbin King, who did not win any events last summer, also won the men’s paddleboard for the second week in a row. On Friday, he won the event in 4:17.
“I feel amazing,” he said. “I am very happy.”
Wildwood’s Tess McVan won the first female paddleboard race in the history of the event. She said she was “very stoked” to make history. McVan said the current was not a factor going out but that coming back in it pulled the guards.
“It was great to win here,” McVan said. “There is great competition here. It was a good paddle, too. The water wasn’t too rough. You have to work with the current and see where it takes you.”
Avalon’s Alick Killian, Justin Rhyne, Colin Rosser and John McDonnell won the surf dash. Erich Wolf won the singles row in 4:20. Sea Isle’s Danny Rogers finished second (4:23). Wolf won the singles row last week at the county championships.
Killian was a first-time surf-dash winner.
“It’s awesome,” said Killian, who recently graduated from Middle. “We work hard every day. We executed well.”
Wolf praised his patrol mates , especially younger ones like Giulian, Nagle, Grisbaum and Killian. Wolf just said he “was really proud” and that his event was a “two-horse race with Danny Rogers.”
“There is still a lot more to come,” Wolf added.
Wildwood Crest’s Brett Pederson won the men's can run. Wildwood’s Brendan Lewis was third, J.T. Funari of Avalon was third.
“I’m ecstatic,” said Funari, who swims at St. Peter’s
Avalon will host the David J. Kerr Jr. Memorial Lifeguard Races next week.
“It’s always fun to win a team title,” Matt Wolf said. “To win two in a row and go into a race we are hosting is a good feeling.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/avalon-wins-the-beschen-callahan-memorial-lifeguard-races-wildwood-2nd/article_34056d90-0499-11ed-a2e6-87809059f031.html | 2022-07-16T01:58:35 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/avalon-wins-the-beschen-callahan-memorial-lifeguard-races-wildwood-2nd/article_34056d90-0499-11ed-a2e6-87809059f031.html |
On August 27th of 2020 a massive fire destroyed the complex known as the Charlestown Mall. Several of the buildings were deemed hazardous, with the potential for collapse. Since it posed an immediate threat, the Environmental Protection Agency was called in to help. Terry Kish is the On Scene Coordinator for EPA Region 2.
"My phone rang the same day when the fire happened, and people started talking about the EPA. We had several politicians reach out and see if the EPA could assist at that time, and ultimately here we are. We were able to procure funding and organize a cleanup."
The danger of collapse wasn’t the only threat. A survey conducted in 1996 found several of the buildings have asbestos containing materials, so now the entire site has to be monitored for the safety of the demolition crew, and the general public.
"With that air sampling that we do every day, we have a ring around the entire site, and we have not had any exceedances for asbestos, or no detections of asbestos."
An entity known as Charlestown Mall of Utica, LLC. owns the site and will be responsible for some of the cleanup now estimated at around $3 million.
"We have a settlement agreement in place with the current owner. He’s still the owner. He’s currently the owner. It’s not as if we hand it back to him. He’s consented to have EPA here to do this work. We have a settlement agreement, and you know as with all our costs and all our programs, we’ll seek to recover costs whenever possible from any parties who are liable."
The EPA is expecting to have the site cleaned up by this fall. The property is located in Frankfort, right on the Utica line, and with it already designated at commercial there’s potential for growth.
"You know hopefully this is just a step towards redevelopment, and if somebody has some interest we’d be happy to kind of facilitate and let them know what we know about this property and the status of it."
WKTV did reach out to the owner to see if he has any plans for this site, and while he didn’t return our request, he is actively involved in selling the site. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/remediation-progress-at-charlestown-mall-site/article_0e6a7990-0476-11ed-8087-b3390dfdb2e9.html | 2022-07-16T01:59:55 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/remediation-progress-at-charlestown-mall-site/article_0e6a7990-0476-11ed-8087-b3390dfdb2e9.html |
SARASOTA, Fla. — As the investigation into ice cream linked to a recent Listeria outbreak continues, new samples of ice cream tested from Big Olaf Creamery show the bacteria was found inside their product.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said product sampling taken from Big Olaf Creamery's factory found that 16 of 17 flavors tested were positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The flavors included blueberry cheesecake, butter pecan, Cherry Cordial, chocolate, chocolate chip, coconut, coconut Almond Joy, cookie dough, cookies & cream, Kahlua Krunch, mint chip, pistachio, Plantation Praline, Superman, vanilla and white chocolate raspberry.
FDACS has issued a stop sales of the 16 products where Listeria was found. The products were already a part of a voluntary recall issued on July 12.
"Our department continues to work closely with our state and federal partners on this investigation and enforcement of the stop sale," a spokesperson for FDACS said in a statement.
In addition, there was a sample from the Big Olaf Creamery factory that state officials were awaiting results. It also turned up positive, so a total of 10 samples taken from the factory each tested positive for Listeria.
10 Tampa Bay has reached out to Big Olaf Creamery since the investigation linked back to the ice cream maker, but we have not yet received a response.
Two lawsuits have been filed, with one reportedly involving a Massachusetts woman who had a miscarriage.
As of July 13, 23 people from 10 states have become infected during this outbreak, the FDA said. The CDC said 22 of those sick had to be hospitalized. The agency was able to interview 18 of those people, and all of them said they had eaten ice cream prior to getting sick.
Of those who remembered details about the type of ice cream they ate, 10 people said they ate Big Olaf Creamery ice cream or at locations that could have served or had that brand.
Twelve people who got sick live in Florida and another nine said they traveled to the Sunshine State before getting sick.
Listeria can cause severe illness when the bacteria spread beyond the gut to other parts of the body, the CDC says. Symptoms of severe illness usually start within two weeks after consuming food contaminated with Listeria, but start the same day or as late as 70 days after. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/big-olaf-ice-cream-listeria/67-dbef6c61-fd4a-4d15-bd27-a9092d499ccf | 2022-07-16T02:04:16 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/big-olaf-ice-cream-listeria/67-dbef6c61-fd4a-4d15-bd27-a9092d499ccf |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tents, broken-down cars, piles of garbage and RVs line the streets off Southeast 80th and Powell. It's a residential neighborhood turned nightmare for families who live there.
“I’m living in a nightmare neighborhood,” said Christina Hartnett who’s lived in the neighborhood for about five years.
“It’s really scary,” added her neighbor David Berkson.
For years, they’ve been watching the city’s homeless crisis spread across parts of Southeast Portland. Now, it’s right outside their front door.
“I want to cry. I just want my house back,” said Hartnett. “My lawn is now becoming a public bathroom.”
She fears leaving her house just to go to work.
“It is scary. When you have grown men meth raging in your driveway, the last thing I feel safe doing is going out and saying ‘Hey, can you please move so I can go to work.’”
Calling police and the city is an everyday chore, with little reward.
“So far no one has come to help us. No one has come to help us,” said Berkson.
Central City Concern Clean Start Crews assessed the site on Southeast 80th and Powell and Rhine on Thursday. It was one of about 1,900 other campsites reported just this week. In the past ten days, they found 272 encampments that posed a greater health and safety risk, which is why they haven’t removed the camps in this neighborhood.
But just getting the city to come out and assess it has been a full-time job.
“I have to report from like four different bureaus then I have to report that report to a report and then I have to report that report to a second report and it’s the only way to get any kind of traction,” said Hartnett.
“I feel like nobody hears us nobody cares about us,” added a mother who doesn’t let her children out to play.
“It’s very sad. They’re just kids so they want to play, and I don’t feel safe with them here.”
“I don’t know where they’re coming from,” said Tess who’s lived in the neighborhood for 35 years. Boards now cover her front door windows after they were smashed by those living on the streets. She’s also installed security cameras around her house.
“Scared because I don’t know what they’re going to do next,” she said.
It’s also affecting a nearby restaurant.
“I’ve found people standing there in their underwear scrubbing up in the sink in a sports bar in the bathroom,” said Cliff Perce who works at Bucket Brigade Sports Bar & Restaurant.
“It unnerves our customers when they pull in and see people overdosing on the sidewalks out in front of our restaurant.”
The Southeast Powell Boulevard Frontage Road is another place neighbors are afraid to go. That’s where 43-year-old Jennifer Czupryk lives.”
“I sleep right here in the back seat,” she said while holding up a gray tarp in place of a door.
“I’m an addict and my family doesn’t condone it…I just lay the seats down and we climb in the back.”
She wants to “coexist” with the neighborhood. “It’s just a matter of some homeless people are resentful towards the neighborhood because of the way they treat them,” she explained.
“Things aren’t always what they seem we aren’t always what we seem,” added Brendan Harvey who’s spent most of his life in and out of homelessness.
“Usually it has something to do with relapse, and after a relapse usually my housing falls out from under me and I usually have nowhere to turn,” he said. He understands why neighbors are frustrated.
“I feel like they have a right to be upset.” He’s seen firsthand the increase in violence from some of the campers.
“I feel like it’s just gotten a lot bolder, more rash, people aren’t afraid to do things that have to do with criminality.”
“It is going to take one of us getting severely hurt or killed before they will do anything to come help us,” Hartnett fears.
Meanwhile, the never-ending cry for help continues.
“it’s just been going on so long that we’re all over it they’re over it we’re over it everybody’s over it,” said Perce.
The city only has enough resources to remove 50 encampments a week. They assess each site generally within 48 hours of it being reported and get reports of hundreds of high-risk sites each day. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/neighbors-homeless-cry-help-southeast-portland-neighborhood/283-76e1a75b-8f80-461f-88fb-9f439aba71ee | 2022-07-16T02:11:37 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/neighbors-homeless-cry-help-southeast-portland-neighborhood/283-76e1a75b-8f80-461f-88fb-9f439aba71ee |
Donald E. Brymer, 87, of Coos Bay, passed away on July 10, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www.coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-756-0440.
Del Frank Robinson, 82, of Coos Bay and Manteca, California, passed away on June 26, 2022 in Coos County. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www.coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-756-0440.
Pearl E. Rhodes, 73, of North Bend, passed away on July 10, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www.coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-756-0440.
DeeAnne " Dee" Carol Thompson, 83, of Coquille, passed away July 2, 2022 in Coquille. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Monty Ronald Page, 77, of Coos Bay, passed away July 11, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Melvin Leroy Smelser Jr.,74, of Coos Bay, passed away July 10, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Judy Marie Wilson, 83, of Coos Bay, passed away July 12, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel,541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Vicki Lee Ray-Williams, 73, of Bandon, passed away July 6, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
June Lorette Wilson, 80, of Coos Bay, passed away July 6, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Laverna Ruth Grant, 91, of North Bend, passed away July 1, 2022 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-15-2022-death-notices/article_dfc09b04-fee1-11ec-baef-77f097854e78.html | 2022-07-16T02:12:07 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-15-2022-death-notices/article_dfc09b04-fee1-11ec-baef-77f097854e78.html |
BRISTOL, Maine — Deb Thibault stood over a small counter, next to the take-out door of her Deb’s Bristol Diner. There, she carefully stuffed lobster meat and a bit of lettuce into rolls.
Lobster rolls may be the iconic summer treat in Maine, but they are only an occasional item on the diner menu, in part because lobster meat is still expensive. Some take-out stands sell lobster rolls for $30 or more.
But Deb Thibault decided that needed to change, at least for a day or two.
“Knowing the lobstermen were paying high prices ... I decided I was going to get my lobsters from the local fishermen and put the lobster roll out at a cheap price,” Thibault said.
Lobstermen got high prices for their catch in 2021 and had a record a year for income. But this year, demand for lobsters has dropped and prices paid to the fishermen have dropped dramatically — although retail lobster prices have not decreased as much.
Thibault bought 35 lobsters from fishermen Thursday, cooked them, and picked the meat. The special $14.99 lobster roll was the result.
“As I think any restaurant can do, you can take one item off the menu and drop the price and be able to do something, [like] trying to help [fishermen] and the local people so they can get a lobster roll at a decent price.”
“I’d be all over it to get a lobster roll at that price,” Thibault laughed.
She put out the word on Facebook, and says customers responded.
“They looked at ‘em, peeked in the cover and said wow, that’s a lobster roll. I try to keep the claws right on top and the tail.”
The first batch of lobster meat was used up and sold out by noon Friday, and Thibault had another fifty lobsters cooked at the local fishermen’s co-op and brought in to make more.
Later in the Afternoon, her Facebook page said, “SOLD OUT, more tomorrow.”
She plans to repeat the special offer Saturday and said, "Eh, may try it another weekend."
“They come from families of lobstermen, and people are on fixed incomes. This is an older population down this way, and I say it’s a way to help. Helping them and me, too."
Customers getting take out and those sitting at inside and outside tables all smiled as they showed off their affordable lobster rolls. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/helping-the-locals-diner-offers-special-on-lobster-rolls-maine-seafood-restaurant/97-e5a41597-a4c6-4470-a955-d98140e2b923 | 2022-07-16T02:13:17 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/helping-the-locals-diner-offers-special-on-lobster-rolls-maine-seafood-restaurant/97-e5a41597-a4c6-4470-a955-d98140e2b923 |
WOODSTOCK, Maine — Each year, some of the best drivers you’ll find anywhere in the world make the western Maine woods their playground.
Blink, and you might miss them.
A total of 61 teams—a driver and co-driver in each car—headed to quiet stretches of logging and camp access roads for the New England Forest Rally.
They first set up camp Friday at Sunday River. Teams helmed by A-list action sports stars Travis Pastrana and Ken Block drew crowds of fans to their team garages by 8:30 a.m.
But the locals showed up in force as well.
Last Ditch Racing, based in Bangor and operated by driver/co-driver duo John Cassidy V and John Cassidy IV has competed in 23 NEFR's. Casey Keyler has helped the team for a handful of those rallies, and now serves as crew chief. He had his calendar marked for a while.
"364 days," he smiled. "We love it every year. We come out here and it’s so much fun. There’s a bunch of different rallies, but living in Maine, this is the home race."
Lost in Maine Racing is based in parts of southern Maine. NEWS CENTER Maine featured the team in early July, while driver Andrew Benson and co-driver Zach Stewart tested their new build. Finishing the race was their modest goal, while they later conceded they liked their chances to post respectable times.
The New England Forest Rally is entirely free for fans. If you can hike out in the woods near Concord Pond, you’re treated to one of the most famous stretches of rally road. It's the first stage in the New England rally, and teams told us they love it for its mix of straightaways and challenging corners.
NEWS CENTER Maine found a spot to watch the first stage from about midway through the course.
There, we met Roger Isaacs. Originally from South Africa, the now-Maryland resident happily made the pilgrimage to far-western Oxford County, Maine. He appeared to have a healthy obsession with the sport.
After each of the first three cars sped by at upwards of 70 miles per hour (including Pastrana and Block), Isaacs noted the steering and breaking techniques they employed, and the miniscule mistakes they made during the three seconds their blurry cars were in sight.
"Smell that! Taste that!" he howled, noting the high-octane gasoline fumes lingering in the air.
Despite his devotion to every detail of the course, Isaacs was the most thrilled to share the experience with his two adult sons.
"I’ve been following the rally all my life," he smiled. "I’ve got my sons involved now. It’s great to have them here."
He paused and turned his attention to another oncoming car, sure to not miss a split-second of action.
He turned back.
"You know they call rallying the king of motorsports?"
By nightfall, the quiet, untamed wild of that stretch of road would return to its sleepy existence. But for one afternoon, the trees shook.
And Roger Isaacs was in petrol paradise. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/new-england-forest-rally-kicks-off-friday-racing-cars-sports-maine-new-hampshire/97-dc860944-178c-4031-8dab-df9941c26859 | 2022-07-16T02:13:18 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/new-england-forest-rally-kicks-off-friday-racing-cars-sports-maine-new-hampshire/97-dc860944-178c-4031-8dab-df9941c26859 |
County Executive Samantha Kerkman formally signed into law Friday a resolution approving the county board’s decision to repeal the weapons ban in some county buildings and declare Kenosha County a “Second Amendment sanctuary.”
Guns and electronic control devices will be allowed in most Kenosha County buildings after the 14-7 vote. The board also voted 15-6 to declare the county a sanctuary for Second Amendment rights, opposing any state or federal legislation enacted that would infringe residents’ right to bear arms.
Kerkman said she was confident the new ruling would ensure that law-abiding citizens’ rights would not be “unduly restricted,” and was confident it would be “implemented effectively” in the county’s facilities.
“I am a longtime supporter of responsible gun ownership and voted in favor of concealed carry numerous times during my years in the state Legislature, as I believe in the right of honorable people to bear arms as allowed by state law,” Kerkman said.
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“I thank the County Board for the work that it put into debating this measure and listening to a wide variety of views from the public,” Kerkman said
There will be transition period as county administration begins implantation of the new rules including changes to the employee handbook. Any related updates will go before the County Board, Kerkman said.
While carrying concealed weapons will be allowed on county property, the ban will continue to cover the Kenosha County courthouse, the public safety building, jail, detention center, pretrial building and the Molinaro building.
The county proposal drew criticisms from the public last month with tensions leading to a dramatic exchange at a County Board meeting between resident Joel Trudell, who was speaking during public comments, and County Board Chairman Gabe Nudo, ending in Trudell’s arrest and a halting of the meeting.
Gun control and gun-owner rights were topics of national attention in the months and days leading up to the board’s decision. The first attempt to vote on the issue, which was ultimately rescheduled due to Trudell’s arrest, came a month after the Ulvade school shooting in Texas that left 21 dead, 19 of them school children. The second vote, on July 5, came just a day after the Highland Park shooting, which left seven dead and 46 injured. It also was the day after a mass shooting in Kenosha where five people were shot, including one person who died, at a residence in Kenosha.
During public comments for the July County Board meeting, Jodi Muerhoff of Kenosha, who filed an open records request for communications between residents and County Board members on the issue, said the public opposed lifting the ban by 5:1.
Supporters of lifting the ban said it would allow Kenosha residents to better defend themselves, with one public speaker pointing to the Ulvade shooting as evidence, as police did not enter the school classroom where the gunman was for over an hour. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/county-executive-signs-into-law-resolution-approving-the-repeal-of-weapons-ban-in-some-county/article_a3f2924c-046a-11ed-8b3f-f7d2fc90a63e.html | 2022-07-16T02:16:58 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/county-executive-signs-into-law-resolution-approving-the-repeal-of-weapons-ban-in-some-county/article_a3f2924c-046a-11ed-8b3f-f7d2fc90a63e.html |
Deborah Ramsey of Zion, Ill. is all smiles as she speaks about the journey that has led her to train in the Kenosha YMCA’s lap pool in preparation for her eighth Transplant Games of America.
The games are set to take place at the in San Diego, July 29 to Aug. 3. Ramsey will participate in swimming, trivia, and cornhole this year.
Ramsey, now 66, was 3 years old when she was diagnosed with kidney disease.
“I didn’t think much of it until we found out that we found out that I had developed high blood pressure at my 5th grade physical appointment,” she said. “High blood pressure is considered a kidney killer.”
While Ramsey’s condition remained relatively controlled during her childhood, she was officially diagnosed with a condition called chronic glomerulonephritis in high school.
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“I never let my condition hold me back,” she said. “I didn’t like to tell people about it, or allow it to keep me from doing anything I felt like.”
In high school she participated in cheerleading, theater, and track and field. In college, she continued on to be a gymnast, and traveled with the local Christian Youth Circus. “I was always so active. I wanted to try everything at least once,” Ramsey said.
She was 26 when her kidneys failed. “My son was 3,” she said. “My sister planned to donate a kidney, but she became pregnant. So, I took a chance and put my name on the donor list.”
Two and a half years later Ramsey received her kidney. “It was Dec. 11, 1984,” said Ramsey with a smile, “No recipient ever forgets their transplant date.” For 37 years with the donated kidney, she has experienced no major complications.
Busy raising three children, coaching cheerleading at Antioch High School, and running her grandfather’s feed store, it wasn’t until 2004 that Deborah felt she finally had the time to look into participating in the Transplant Games of America.
“I had been getting mail from them for several years,” said Ramsey. “I went to a few meetings and decided this was something that I had to do.” Ramsey attended the 2004 games in Minneapolis and participated in bowling, She captured ninth in her age division.
In 2006 Ramsey broadened her horizons and decided to try swimming. “My siblings and I grew up Air Force brats,” she explained. “There was a pool on every base. I never swam competitively, but I always loved to be in the water.”
The first event she had ever participated in was the butterfly. “I had never heard of the butterfly stroke, but as a newbie I thought my safest bet was to sign up for the event with the fewest participants. Hence, the butterfly,” she said.
This year, Ramsey will be participate in the 50-meter breaststroke and the 50-meter freestyle. “Age has taken away a lot of my mobility,” said Ramsey. “In the water I’m weightless, I can do flips that I could never do before. I’m free.”
Ramsey says her mother, Sadie Stahl, is her No. 1 fan. “I wish I had her energy,” shared Stahl with a laugh, “I am so proud of her. All throughout her life, she has rooted for the underdog and been the first to help other people. It’s wonderful to watch her progression.”
“My only gold medal so far has been in trivia,” said Ramsey. “I’m hoping that once I enter the 70-80 age division, I’ll get my gold in swimming, because I’ll be the only one that still wants to participate.”
For Ramsey, though, participating in the Transplant Games of America isn’t about winning, it’s about the community.
“When we walk around the convention center, our tags say ‘recipient’ on them. You see the word recipient, and you can look in the eyes of that person and know they have been through the same thing as you,” said Ramsey. “You develop a bond that other people just can’t understand.”
Next year, Ramsey hopes to attend the World Transplant Games in Australia. “What we have in this community is bigger than friendship,” she explained. “It’s another level of connection. You don’t even know the person standing next to you, but you want so badly to see them thrive. I want to participate in these games until I physically can’t anymore.”
For more information on how to become a registered donor in Wisconsin and to find additional inspiring stories like Ramsey’s, visit donatelifewisconsin.org.
“I’m so glad I had a kidney transplant,” said Ramsey. “I would never go back and have it any other way. This opened up so many doors for me to help others.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-area-woman-set-to-dive-into-her-eighth-transplant-games-of-america/article_8f895f9e-02c5-11ed-83f9-2f6689f13b7e.html | 2022-07-16T02:17:04 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-area-woman-set-to-dive-into-her-eighth-transplant-games-of-america/article_8f895f9e-02c5-11ed-83f9-2f6689f13b7e.html |
A rise in antisemitic activity in Kenosha has spurred community discussion on educating the public on how to combat hate directed toward Jewish people and a proposed formation of a local team that would respond to reported physical and verbal acts against them.
In the last six months, the city has seen an escalation in antisemitic literature dispersed anonymously in several of its neighborhoods, including pamphlets with conspiracies that have falsely tied Jews to COVID-19, among others.
The incidents prompted Thursday night’s Courageous Conversation on “The Great Replacement Narrative: Connecting Racism and Antisemitism” at the Kenosha Civil War Museum. The event was coordinated by the Kenosha Coalition for Dismantling Racism and Congregations United for Serving Humanity.
The two-hour presentation featured a diverse group of panelists including: Chabad of Kenosha’s Rabbi Tzali Wilschanski; Eli Douglas, a recent Bradford High School graduate; Beth Hillel Temple’s Rabbi Dena Feingold; Kai Yael Gardner Mishlove, director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation; David Goldenberg, Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League; Kenosha Ald. Jan Michalski; and Kenosha Police Department Capt. James Beller.
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Feingold, who has been rabbi more than four decades, said while Kenosha’s past is not without antisemitism – into the 1970s, the Elks Club had excluded Jews as did the YMCA, giving rise to the community’s own Kenosha Youth Foundation – most of it had become a thing of the past, she said.
They’ve had the occasional swastika and “conversion” materials sent to them, she said, but the incidents had been few and far between. Until this year when at least a dozen antisemitic literature drops occurred in the city, according to Feingold.
Felt like ‘a violation’
What has caused more worry is that the leaflet drops weren’t targeting them, rather their neighbors, she said.
“And, of course it’s very troubling and it even felt, I think to me, and I think to many in our community like a violation of our community, not just of the Jewish community, but of Kenosha,” she said. “It’s not a Jewish problem, it’s community problem.”
Wilschanski said in the eyes of God all are equal and equality is a principle upon which America is built.
“We are all on that core and that’s something that America stands for, in a sense, that we are all equal, we have these indivisible rights because we are equal with God,” he said. “When someone goes and drops a piece of paper on a driveway and (they) say you are Jewish and, therefore, you don’t have a right to be here, that’s a statement saying that I do not believe in America. I don’t believe in the principles of freedom, principles of equality.”
Wilschanski, said, however, that also calls him to act and to “stand up against it.”
Douglas, who discovered one of the pamphlets at his high school on May 2, said it shocked him.
“It was, honestly, a really scary thing,” he said. Initially, he thought students had dropped some books when his friend brought one over to him.
“It’s just terrible. It’s all around and I’m just … honestly, I was blown away,” he said. “Like, who would, who would decide to throw …these pieces of hate – basically that is what they are – to high scholars? Like, I get that we are impressionable, but it just doesn’t make sense.”
On his break he reported the incident to the Kenosha Police Department and followed up with the school’s resource officer.
Connecting the dots
Antisemitism, said Gardner Mishlove, is “a hatred of Jews” based on them being Jews and it has morphed over time. Her presentation included examples of Nazi propaganda during the 1930s that depicted Jewish people in derogatory ways, from stereotypes that show them as greedy and materialistic to some of the more recent pamphlets, like the ones that were found in Kenosha, with falsehoods of their involvement in a so-called “COVID agenda.”
“Whether it’s a vaccine or whether it’s that it was manufactured by them, the actual disease, we see this now, this is an example with one of the classic ways in which antisemitism manifests,” she said. “You blame the Jews. Then, you isolate them. And then there’s terror that happens as a result. So this is an example of blaming the Jews for COVID.”
In recent years, Jews have been blamed by white nationalists for everything from manipulating Black people to seek the removal of Confederate war hero statues that sparked the violence in a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., five years ago, to fronting the civil rights movement. Citing recent FBI statistics, she said that 55 percent of all hate incidents were based on race, ethnicity or ancestry. And while 14 percent of the hate incidents were religious based, 54.9 percent of those targeted Jews, according to Gardner Mishlove.
“That’s a very serious statistic. Keep in mind this is lower than probably what occurs,” she said.
The Anti-Defamation League has also tracked a 34 percent increase in hate incidents from 2020, the highest number on record since 1979; a 43 percent increase in harassment and a 167 percent increase in assault. She said 80 percent of those incidents were attributed to known extremist groups and/or individuals.
In Wisconsin, there was a slight decrease from 2020 to 2021.
“We think some of that might be because people, because of COVID, were inside,” she said. “But since 2015, we’ve seen a 459 percent increase, so we don’t want you to think that slight decrease means things are getting better.”
The Great Replacement Theory
Goldenberg, whose organization works with authorities to infiltrate extremist networks to stop them, said that behind even the a recent mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., where a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in a predominantly African American neighborhood, a manifesto uncovered later included the Great Replacement Theory.
The theory is one that relies on the conspiracy that a country’s majority population — in the U.S. that means whites ==are being replaced as non-white populations are brought in.
The theory itself, said Goldenberg, dates back to the 20th Century, but in 2011 it was brought to the forefront by French writer and critic Bernard Camus whose focus was on immigration in France from Muslim countries. Muslims had a higher birthrate than the country’s white population.
“It was not initially in these earlier writings antisemitic in nature. It was very anti-immigrant,” he said. But the notion of being replaced by a non-white population was adopted by far-right groups in France, Austria and other countries and, soon after, white supremacists in the U.S. From there, it quickly became antisemitic, as well, he said.
Rapid-response team
“So, what can you do? Well you came here tonight and that’s part of the step. You speak out, whether it’s at your dinner table, with our colleagues at work who you know; with random people that you may, if you’re a bystander, see something happening,” said Gardner Mishlove.
Share the facts, she said.
“When the next time someone says the Jews are behind COVID or the media is controlled by the Jews, you share facts,” she said. And we also show strength by coming together.”
The Rev. Kevin Beebe later in the program urged interested individuals to become part of a “rapid-response team” that will go to neighborhoods affected by antisemitic activity. Residents can also report activity by contacting 844-484-7468 and the police department at 262-605-5200.
Michalski, whose district was among those leafleted, said while the City Council has passed resolutions condemning antisemitism, resolutions and speeches can only go so far.
“We got to do this continually and we cannot allow this kind of behavior to proliferate in our community,” he said, because ultimately what happened to the Jews during the Holocaust “will happen to others if we don’t nip it in the bud.”
Investigation continues
Beller, who gave an update on the investigation which began with the initial pamphlets were found on Dec. 31, said investigators have been able to track down a suspect. He said there were 21 “unique calls” from residents regarding the leafleting.
“Now our detective is working diligently to try and make contact with the suspect,” he said. “We’re not lucky. He’s not returning our calls.”
In the meantime, said Beller, in accordance with federal, state and the local district attorneys’ offices, it is not likely to result in criminal charges.
“It’s likely going to be littering tickets, a municipal ordinance, that’s going to be issued for each of the events,” he said.
For additional information on reporting antisemitic acts, contact the Milwaukee Jewish Community Relations Council at 414-390-5781 and the Anti-Defamation League at 312-533-3870. Access their respective websites at https://www.milwaukeejewish.org/departments/social-action/jcrc/antisemitism/reportantisemitism/ or www/adl.org | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-rise-in-antisemitic-activity-in-kenosha-spurs-community-conversation-creation-of-rapid-response/article_f1488724-0404-11ed-b222-eb4f610c39f7.html | 2022-07-16T02:17:10 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-rise-in-antisemitic-activity-in-kenosha-spurs-community-conversation-creation-of-rapid-response/article_f1488724-0404-11ed-b222-eb4f610c39f7.html |
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Kammie Robertson said when a powerful storm whipped across Fredericksburg Thursday night she heard the damage before she saw it, from her vantagepoint as the manager of the Inn on Barons Creek.
"I didn't see it. I heard it. The first big sheet of metal that came down, I heard it and I was like oh my gosh, what was that?" Robertson said.
Robertson said she ran outside and was shocked to find most of the roof of her building wrapped around utility poles and blocking the street three floors below where it had been.
"I thought somebody drove into the building and I walked out and I saw it and I saw the wind blowing," Robertson said, adding she quickly ran back inside but that's when things got even more exciting.
"Then I had to do crowd control because everybody wanted to go back out and take pictures, as it's blowing!" Robertson said.
Robertson said she is grateful that fire, police and city crews showed up immediately to start with the recovery effort and she said a contractor she hired to address the roof had workers on site soon after the wind stopped blowing.
"Nobody was hurt. None of the rooms were damaged so we were really lucky there, and crews were out here first thing this morning cleaning it up and we've got it under control," Robertson said, adding that she's not surprised by the response because that's how things get done in Fredericksburg.
Looking at the random damage around town, where some properties are bearing witness marks of high winds and some are completely unscathed, Robertson said people are talking about the fact that there might have been a tornado, instead of straight line winds, but she said nobody has made a commitment on the matter.
"I've been through a tornado before and that's exactly what happened. It hit my house, missed the next house, hit the next house. It' crazy how mother nature works," Robertson said.
There were other commercial buildings that were hit as well.
The Hill Country Memorial Rehabilitation center at 402 West Windcrest lost its roof as well. A hospital spokesman said although there were a few people in the building at the time, there were no injuries reported.
Bright and early Friday morning, a contractor was already on site, clearing away the debris and developing a plan to restore the building. The spokesman said in addition to building repair, they are scrambling to make sure all of their patients will be able to continue treatment while the work continues.
On West Main, it looked as though someone had taken a can opener to the metal roof atop the Friedhelm's Bavarian Inn.
A nearby witness said two power poles on the property were damaged as well, leading to a power outage at a nearby business that lasted a few hours.
Around town, the roar of the storm was replaced by the whine of chainsaws and power tools, as homeowners began cutting up and hauling off downed trees, while city crews with heavy equipment scooped up the remains for safe disposal.
There is no city-wide damage estimate at this time, but it could be noted that the storm did bring significant rain in the area as well.
On the "Fredericksburg Weather Share" page on Facebook, one woman gave thanks for the 3.7 inches of rain she received near Willow City.
There are many still pictures and videos of damage on the public group page which has more than 3,000 members: | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/winds-fredericksburgs-storm-damage-rain-thunder-weather/273-2d1745bd-0d5e-4aeb-af47-a12e6d92f383 | 2022-07-16T02:20:39 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/winds-fredericksburgs-storm-damage-rain-thunder-weather/273-2d1745bd-0d5e-4aeb-af47-a12e6d92f383 |
DALLAS — Dallas police are searching for a 23-year-old woman who went missing Thursday night.
Police say Roxane Reza was last seen on foot around 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the 8200 block of Meadow Road in the North Dallas area.
Reza is described as a Latin female, 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 115 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
According to police, she was last seen wearing workout clothes and running shoes. The colors of the clothes are unknown.
Anyone with information on her disappearance is asked to call 911 or 214-671-4268. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-searching-missing-23-year-old-roxane-reza/287-21dde4b0-620a-4afa-a999-e436613c532e | 2022-07-16T02:25:10 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-searching-missing-23-year-old-roxane-reza/287-21dde4b0-620a-4afa-a999-e436613c532e |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, has been captured by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking, an official with Mexico's navy confirmed Friday.
The source was not authorized to speak publicly and agreed to confirm the action only if not quoted by name. No further details about the capture were immediately available.
Caro Quintero walked free in 2013 after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. The brutal murder marked a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
Caro Quintero, the former leader of the Guadalajara cartel, had since returned to drug trafficking and unleashed bloody turf battles in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has maintained that he is not interested in detaining drug lords and prefers to avoid violence.
An appeals court overturned Caro Quintero's verdict, but the Supreme Court upheld the sentence. It was too late by then; Caro Quintero was spirited off in a waiting vehicle.
He was on the FBI's most wanted list, with a $20 million reward for his capture through the State Department's Narcotics Rewards Program. He was added to the FBI's top 10 most wanted list in 2018.
Caro Quintero was one of the primary suppliers of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the United States in the late 1970s. He blamed Camarena for a raid on a marijuana plantation in 1984. In 1985, Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, allegedly on orders from Caro Quintero. His tortured body was found a month later.
The DEA did not immediately comment.
Mike Vigil, the DEA's former chief of international operations, said Caro Quintero was believed to have been operating independently most recently, though there had been rumors he was back with the Sinaloa cartel.
Caro Quintero was from Badiraguato, Sinaloa, the same area as Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the former Sinaloa cartel leader now serving a life sentence in the United States. He eventually became one of the "godfathers" of Mexican drug trafficking.
Caro Quintero's arrest was a surprise, considering López Obrador's stated disinterest in going after drug cartel leaders, Vigil said, but he added that the DEA would never stop looking for someone who killed an agent.
"We didn't see a lot of effort (to capture Caro Quintero) in the last several years, especially when (López Obrador) came in and immediately started to dismantle a lot of the infrastructure and the bilateral relationships between the U.S. and Mexico relative to drug trafficking," Vigil said.
After seeing Caro Quintero walk out of a Mexican prison once already, Vigil said he hopes the government won't risk a repeat — Guzman twice escaped from Mexican maximum security prisons — and would agree to a likely U.S. extradition request.
In Sonora, one of the state's hit hardest by Caro Quintero's efforts to reclaim his territory, there was a hope his arrest could help.
"I believe in Sonora, in general, there could be calm, and yes, relief for us, because I believe the disappearances will diminish," said Cecilia Duarte, an activist with a team of volunteer searchers in Sonora who look for the clandestine graves of the disappeared. Some activists have been threatened and even killed in Sonora amid Caro Quintero's turf wars with the sons of "El Chapo."
But, Duarte said, Caro Quintero "is only part (of the conflict), the conflict doesn't end."
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In a democracy of days, in which we treat each day according to its merits, and not dismiss it merely because of the season in which it falls, our Friday, the 15th day of July, might receive much praise and a high rank.
Friday, a day close to the very core of summer, reached a high temperature of 90 degrees. That was average here for July 15.
Friday was just about half way through our hottest month. It was lodged close to the midpoint between the seasonal landmarks of Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Not only was the high temperature average, the refreshingly cool low of 73 was also exactly average. In that way Friday showed average can be okay, and may have improved the entire image of summer in Washington.
Probably part of Friday’s allure lay in humidity which seemed well below peak season stickiness. From numerical measures, it seemed we spent a lot of time at or near the fine line between comfortable and tolerable.
Also to Friday’s credit was the lack of the fierce storms that often end our summer afternoons. No trace of Tuesday’s onslaught could be seen in the largely blue, benignly bright skies across which handfuls of white clouds lazily drifted.
Evening stretched past 8:30 p.m. and of Tuesday’s turbulence, the long hours of daylight ended with only a murmur of breeze playing in the treetops, prompting no more response than a polite and leafy nod. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/friday-almost-midway-through-summer-was-average--and-pleasant/2022/07/15/2e14062a-049a-11ed-9282-2a7e062f9565_story.html | 2022-07-16T02:28:43 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/friday-almost-midway-through-summer-was-average--and-pleasant/2022/07/15/2e14062a-049a-11ed-9282-2a7e062f9565_story.html |
KING COUNTY, Wash. — A group of former Eastside Fire and Rescue firefighters say they're filing tort claims for millions of dollars worth of damages, citing expected lost wages, mental anguish and defamation of character.
Rocky Martinez said he worked for Eastside for nearly two decades before the state's vaccine mandate took effect.
"Things were great up until the mandate took effect, it's kind of disheartening because all the time, energy, blood sweat and tears, the sacrifices, missing family events, those types of things for Eastside, and then I was treated worse than garbage," Martinez said.
Eastside's Chief said the department gave firefighters an opportunity to apply for exemptions and accommodations, though the firefighters filing claims disagree about the fairness of the process.
"We don't want to file a lawsuit, this doesn't help anybody, it doesn't help the community to file litigation against Eastside fire because ultimately it's not the fire chief, it's not the board of directors that are paying that- it's the constituents and the taxpayers, that have to suffer that loss," Martinez said.
Eastside Fire and Rescue released a statement in response to questions about the tort claims, saying:
"Eastside Fire & Rescue continues to prioritize the health and safety of our communities by aligning with the governor's proclamation and the Covid-19 mandate.
The organization is not aware of any tort claims against the department. However, Eastside Fire & Rescue cannot comment on any ongoing legal action or any threat of legal action by any organization.
The department provided all nonvaccinated response operations personnel an opportunity to apply for an exemption and participate in an accommodation process. EF&R is taking the EEOC complaints seriously and is complying with the investigation." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/eastside-firefighters-tort-claim-vaccine-mandate/281-fa2f4d11-8357-40f1-b5f9-47f0fe6ec541 | 2022-07-16T02:30:33 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/eastside-firefighters-tort-claim-vaccine-mandate/281-fa2f4d11-8357-40f1-b5f9-47f0fe6ec541 |
BOISE, Idaho — Multiple Treasure Valley agencies are responding to a fire south of the Boise Airport near the Black's Creek Public Shooting Range Friday evening.
In a post on Twitter, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho said its responding with four overhead units, five fire engines, a dozer, a water tender, air attack, four Single Engine Airtankers (SEATs) and investigation.
Around 7 p.m., Ada County Dispatch told KTVB crews with the Boise Fire Department, Kuna Rural Fire District and Meridian Fire Department are also responding to the Blacks Fire.
The cause of the fire Friday is currently unknown.
The National Weather Service in Boise said its GOES-17 satellite detected the fire southwest of Interstate 84 exit 64. NWS said resolution imagery shows the fire's rapid evolution:
KTVB is gathering more information about this developing story. Check back for updates.
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BOISE, Idaho — Two serious car wrecks occurred on State Highway 16 near Emmett in back-to-back days.
Wednesday's wreck killed a 40-year-old man, while Thursday's wreck sent one person to the hospital. Highway 16 is largely a one-lane highway with a few exceptions for passing lanes, according to Idaho Transportation Department Public Information Officer, Jillian Garrigues.
ITD's seven-year plan aims to address concerns on Highway 16, according to Garrigues. ITD said projects typically have a three-step phase. This includes an environmental study, followed by a design phase and lastly road construction.
The Idaho Transportation Department aims to conduct the environmental study on State Highway 16 sooner rather than later.
"Already it’s on our plan. Our seven-year plan for 2026, but this summer, we’re looking at accelerating that to 2023, because we have seen such a high amount of growth," Garrigues said. "The proposed development along highway 16 had really pushed it up our priority list."
Freezeout Hill, headed into Emmett, is known as one of the more-dangerous highways in and around the Treasure Valley. As for what ITD plans to to change specifically about this portion of Highway 16, and other stretches of the single-lane road, it's too early to tell.
"That’s exactly what this environmental study would do. It would look at the area, the community impacts, the noise levels, air quality issues, and actual environmental impacts as well," Garrigues said. "So, that’s what this would do. It would research and look into the options that we could make."
ITD plans to expand Highway 16 out to Interstate 84. Construction on this project begins this month, according to Garrigues.
The expansion project with have two lanes running both directions. A concrete median will separate traffic.
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Department remembers slain Officer Courts as 'epitome of what a Detroit police officer should be'
Detroit — Slain Detroit police Officer Loren Courts was a natural leader, a "jokester," someone with a calming presence, and "the epitome of what a Detroit police officer should be."
That's how Courts, who was killed on duty July 6, was described by his fellow officers at a prayer vigil at the Police Department's 2nd Precinct on Friday. Hundreds from the community, friends, family and police officers gathered in the parking lot behind the station to pay tribute to Courts, 40, a five-year member of the force.
Courts was killed during an ambush outside the shuttered Desire Unisex Salon on Joy Road near Marlowe Street on Detroit's west side. Courts and his partner, Amanda Hudgens, were responding to a 911 call about a man firing shots out of the window of his apartment above the former salon.
Police said Ehmani Davis, 19, opened fire on the officers. A bullet struck Courts in the neck while he sat in the cruiser. Davis was killed by police at the scene.
Friday's vigil was mournful but also a celebration of Courts' life and career. It began with a prayer from a police chaplain and featured remarks from several officers as well as Courts' brother. Courts' father, Larry Courts Sr., is retired from DPD and was among the family members, including his wife and children, who sat behind a podium.
Officer Errol Franklin read a poem he wrote in Courts' honor called, "Officer Needs Assistance."
"He was special," 2nd Precinct Commander Michael Chambers said. "He was an exceptional officer and leader. He was an extremely hard worker and stood out when he was on the shift because of his maturity, his leadership and his knowledge.
"He was the person others leaned on and sought for advice. He had a calming influence within the precinct and on the street. I do not ever recall seeing him rattled or not on point.
"He was a consummate professional who was the epitome of what a Detroit police officer should be."
Detroit police Chief James White described Courts as a "jokester," a "beautiful, honorable man" and someone who brought "balance" to his fellow officers.
"Officer Courts is what the Detroit Police Department is made of. This is the type of officer that we all hope to be," White said. "If I could be half the chief that he was as a police officer, I will make an imprint on this city and this department that will make all of us proud."
A public viewing is scheduled for 12-8 p.m. Saturday and 3-9 p.m. Sunday at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. Seven Mile. A funeral is set for 11:30 a.m. Monday, with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
DPD members assured Courts' family that even after the initial stages of mourning have passed, the department will continue to be there to support them. Courts leaves behind his wife, Kristine, as well as a son and a daughter. And White vowed that although Courts' loss is a devastating loss for the department, it is not "defeated."
"In your son's honor, your brother's honor, your husband, your dad's honor, we are going to police these streets with integrity, courage, and we are not going to apologize for it," he said.
State House Rep. Stephanie Young told the audience and Courts' family that she and fellow legislators are focused on finding ways to keep illegally obtained guns off the streets.
“I just came here to let you know that we’re going after gun dealers who are doing the wrong things. We’re going after the people who are carrying these illegal weapons," she said. "We’re going after the folks that though they purchased them legally, gave them to somebody who should have never had it."
A federal grand jury has indicted a Detroit man accused of buying the gun used to kill Courts. Prosecutors say he bought the pistol for Davis in what authorities said was a straw purchase.
Aireona Smith of Detroit, who went through the police academy with Courts and works at another precinct, stayed in touch with Courts during their five years on the force. She said she found she could always turn to him for advice and support.
What stood out to her about her friend, she said, was his smile.
"Very sweet and charming," she said. "No matter what you needed, he's always there. Any advice you needed. He was like a big brother to me.
"He was loved. I'm going to miss him. I'm going to miss a great friend."
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Staff Writer Robert Snell contributed. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/15/detroit-police-officer-loren-courts-vigil/10058566002/ | 2022-07-16T02:41:46 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/15/detroit-police-officer-loren-courts-vigil/10058566002/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Makayla Russell, who has been battling stage four cancer, threw out the first pitch at the Salem Red Sox game on Friday, and 10 News got to catch up with her family before she made her big debut.
“I’m throwing the first pitch at the Red Sox game,” 8-year-old Makayla said with a smile.
Makayla warmed up just hours before the game and she said she was nervous, but what she didn’t realize was that many of those fans would be out to support her.
“Yeah, I don’t know if there will be more there for her or the ball game. She’s overly excited too. She has some nervousness but I think we’re going to have a great time,” said her dad, Gary Russell.
“Have her friends all supporting her and her actually see the support from the community, sometimes she doesn’t see it, but I think tonight she’ll be able to really see,” added her mom, Tanya Russell.
10 News first introduced you to Makayla in May when her family found out she had stage four cancer, and we’ve learned that their journey since then has been hard.
“One good day she’s really good, but she has her days where she just refuses and doesn’t want to go and doesn’t want chemo anymore,” Tanya said.
Makayla has had eight chemotherapy treatments, but her spirits remain high, despite the side effects.
“She’s lost her hair but after a little bit she got used to it and respected everything and she didn’t want to cut her hair,” Gary explained.
A bright moment came when someone in the hospital gave her a gift that spiked her confidence.
“It was a doll that didn’t have hair,” Makayla said.
The doll also had big brown eyes and a smile, just like the one Makayla has when she’s looking to strike out cancer. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/16/girl-battling-cancer-throws-out-first-pitch-at-salem-red-sox-game/ | 2022-07-16T02:54:59 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/16/girl-battling-cancer-throws-out-first-pitch-at-salem-red-sox-game/ |
A man who admitted to killing a man over money owed for drugs at an apartment in San Marcos was sentenced Friday to 65 years in prison.
An-Drew Stephen Jones, 26, was convicted of murder Thursday in the 2019 slaying of Nicholas White. He was sentenced by a jury out of the 428th District Court, according to the Hays County District Attorney’s Office.
The trial, presided over by Judge Bill Henry, lasted more than a week. At the sentencing hearing Friday, Jones took the stand and admitted that he shot and killed White, saying the killing was over money that White owed for drugs purchased from Jones.
White, 22, was fatally shot on April 5, 2019, in the parking lot of the Uptown Square Apartments, where he lived at the time. He later died at Seton Hays Medical Center.
Witnesses described seeing a man wearing a yellow shirt and smoking while apparently waiting for someone. When White arrived home, investigators said Jones approached White while drawing a firearm and saying, “Where’s my money?”
When White replied, “Are you going to shoot me?” the gunman fired at least eight times at White before jumping into a silver SUV and fleeing the scene.
San Marcos detectives recovered spent shell casings bullets, and a cigarette butt left behind by the shooter.
Security camera footage from a camera at the gated entrance to the apartments revealed the getaway vehicle as a Nissan Rogue that had entered the parking lot by following a resident through the automated gate.
Police said the car had been rented by Jones. Investigators also said Jones owned a gun of the same caliber as that used in the shooting.
His phone was tracked through electronic records, which showed it traveled to the Uptown Square Apartments and then left immediately after the shooting and returned to his residence.
Jones turned himself in to authorities that month after San Marcos Hays County SWAT, a combined unit of the Hays County Sheriff's Office and San Marcos Police Department, raided his apartment using explosives to breach the residence. The police had warrants to search the apartment and arrest him.
A search of Jones’ residence revealed an empty gun case containing a receipt for a handgun. Police also discovered a holster and clothing — a yellow shirt with Jones’ DNA — that had been thrown in the trash.
The holster contained a magazine filled with cartridges of the same make and caliber as those recovered at the crime scene.
The rental car was found in the parking garage of his residence. White’s blood was found on the car. The steering wheel and gearshift lever had gunshot residue.
Wes Mau, Hays County district attorney, expressed his sympathies to White’s family who attended the trial.
“This was a senseless act that took the life of a young man who had everything to look forward to,” Mau said. “Nothing we can do will balance the scales in a case like this, but I hope Nick’s family can move forward knowing that, in the end, justice was done for Nick.”
jbeltran@express-news.net | Twitter: @JBfromSA | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Marcos-murder-sentence-17308810.php | 2022-07-16T02:55:35 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Marcos-murder-sentence-17308810.php |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Lemonade stands will be set up across several Northeast Tennessee counties this weekend as part of an annual fundraiser for Isaiah 117 House.
The organization houses children awaiting foster care placement. Locally, there are Isaiah 117 houses in Carter, Greene, Sullivan and Washington counties.
For Isaiah 117’s annual lemonade fundraiser, businesses and properties across the region open donation-only lemonade stands.
You can find some of the local lemonade stand locations by county below:
- Saturday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. — At Diggy Donuts at the Lowe’s in Elizabethton
More than 30 lemonade stands will be set up around the county. Click here to see where.
- Saturday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. — Kingsport Farmers Market
- Saturday — Sleep Cheap Bristol
- Sunday — Discovery Church in Bristol (before and after each service)
- Saturday 1–3 p.m. — Wallabies, Johnson City
- Sunday 12–4 p.m. — Shoe Carnival | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/isaiah-117-house-lemonade-stand-fundraiser-underway/ | 2022-07-16T02:58:13 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/isaiah-117-house-lemonade-stand-fundraiser-underway/ |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, has been captured by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking, an official with Mexico's navy confirmed Friday.
The source was not authorized to speak publicly and agreed to confirm the action only if not quoted by name. No further details about the capture were immediately available.
Caro Quintero walked free in 2013 after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. The brutal murder marked a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
Caro Quintero, the former leader of the Guadalajara cartel, had since returned to drug trafficking and unleashed bloody turf battles in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has maintained that he is not interested in detaining drug lords and prefers to avoid violence.
An appeals court overturned Caro Quintero's verdict, but the Supreme Court upheld the sentence. It was too late by then; Caro Quintero was spirited off in a waiting vehicle.
He was on the FBI's most wanted list, with a $20 million reward for his capture through the State Department's Narcotics Rewards Program. He was added to the FBI's top 10 most wanted list in 2018.
Caro Quintero was one of the primary suppliers of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the United States in the late 1970s. He blamed Camarena for a raid on a marijuana plantation in 1984. In 1985, Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, allegedly on orders from Caro Quintero. His tortured body was found a month later.
The DEA did not immediately comment.
Mike Vigil, the DEA's former chief of international operations, said Caro Quintero was believed to have been operating independently most recently, though there had been rumors he was back with the Sinaloa cartel.
Caro Quintero was from Badiraguato, Sinaloa, the same area as Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the former Sinaloa cartel leader now serving a life sentence in the United States. He eventually became one of the "godfathers" of Mexican drug trafficking.
Caro Quintero's arrest was a surprise, considering López Obrador's stated disinterest in going after drug cartel leaders, Vigil said, but he added that the DEA would never stop looking for someone who killed an agent.
"We didn't see a lot of effort (to capture Caro Quintero) in the last several years, especially when (López Obrador) came in and immediately started to dismantle a lot of the infrastructure and the bilateral relationships between the U.S. and Mexico relative to drug trafficking," Vigil said.
After seeing Caro Quintero walk out of a Mexican prison once already, Vigil said he hopes the government won't risk a repeat — Guzman twice escaped from Mexican maximum security prisons — and would agree to a likely U.S. extradition request.
In Sonora, one of the state's hit hardest by Caro Quintero's efforts to reclaim his territory, there was a hope his arrest could help.
"I believe in Sonora, in general, there could be calm, and yes, relief for us, because I believe the disappearances will diminish," said Cecilia Duarte, an activist with a team of volunteer searchers in Sonora who look for the clandestine graves of the disappeared. Some activists have been threatened and even killed in Sonora amid Caro Quintero's turf wars with the sons of "El Chapo."
But, Duarte said, Caro Quintero "is only part (of the conflict), the conflict doesn't end."
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CROWN POINT — If you’re in the mood for food, Bulldog Park may satisfy your hunger this weekend.
Even with Friday’s rainfall, it was a chance to forget about diets under the canopy of the downtown park. Patrons sampled one food, then headed to other spots for more good eats.
Taste of Crown Point returned Friday to the downtown park and continues Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. The event features a variety of foods from area restaurants, a beer garden, kids’ attractions including a splash pad, and live entertainment.
“I feel good” about the Taste, said Diana Bosse, entertainment superintendent for the city, which has been running the weekend event the past three years. The Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce formerly sponsored the festival.
“Even with the weather, I think we’re going to have a great turnout,” Bosse added.
She noted that all 25 vendors are either Crown Point restaurants or have been owned by local residents.
“People like to get out in the summertime, there’s live music, and a little but of something for everybody,” Bosse said.
The menu includes kettle corn, pizza, hot dogs, ice cream, hot dogs, barbecue sandwiches, steak and Mexican cuisine.
Among the vendors is Crown Creamery, owned by Deb and Emma Werkowski. Deb was hoping to sell at least 100 gallons of the hard-scoop ice cream. With eight flavors offered daily at the fest, Emma felt strawberry cheesecake would be the most popular flavor that first night.
The business, which operates only on a mobile basis, appears at various festivals, car shows and farmers markets. With 50 flavors available on rotation, Deb Werkowski said their ice cream comes from the Indianapolis area.
“Our ice cream comes in small batches,” she said. “It’s quality over quantity.”
Another hometown business featured was Battista’s Artisan Pizzeria, which prepared its wood-cooked pizza, made Neapolitan style.
Joe Gaal and his son Peter co-own the business, which Peter explained does not use sugar in its dough. Their dough is made with flour, water, salt and yeast.
Peter Gaal said he’d like to sell 400-500 pizzas over the weekend. “Realistically,” he said, “I just want to see everyone happy.”
Among those happy people was Ann Julian. The Crown Point resident had just finished Battista’s pizza, which she described as “amazing.”
As to the festival, she said, “I love it. The community gets together. We live super close, and the city puts on a very nice event.”
Nathan and Kathleen Amsler, of Crown Point, brought three children, ages ranging from 4 to 8 years. The gang had already tried ice cream, cotton candy, shish kebabs, Philly cheese steak, and rice and beans, and they did not appear to be full.
“We had a little bit of everything,” Kathleen Amsler said. “It’s just a good time for the family.”
Her son Luke, 5, likes the Taste because “it’s close to home and there’s lots of food choices.”
For those with a taste for Vienna beef, another local vendor is Damo’s Dogs, owned by Kathy and Milan Damjanovic. They’ve been in business since 2019, having started with their son Chris.
Kathy Damjanovic said people like the meat that is boiled, along with the steamed buns, and their Chicago-style dogs with all the fixings.
Milan Damjanovic added that he hoped to sell 1,000 hot dogs at the two-day fest.
Another family working at a grill were Peter Klideris and his cousin who shares the same name. As part of a family business for 35-plus years, Klideris owns several restaurants, including Theo’s Steaks and Seafood.
Cooking thick burgers, Klideris explained that his family cuts its own steaks. That includes taking the trimming from rib-eye, strip and filet steaks and grilling them together.
“We make everything fresh,” said Klideris, who hoped to sell at least 500 burgers over the weekend.
Among the families enjoying the fest were Justin and Georgene Schutz, of Crown Point. They brought four children ages 6-12 years who had already tried pizza, ice cream and burgers.
Daughter Cora Schutz, 8, noted, “There’s a lot of things to do and a lot to see” at the Taste.
The incoming third grader at Eisenhower Elementary said her favorite flavor of ice cream was birthday batter. Cora and other Crown Point students will begin the fall term Aug. 10, meaning school will compete with the Lake County Fair.
Also enjoying the family event were Jennifer and Zach Creighton. They came with four children, including some visiting from downstate, ages 3-9 years. The children had already tried pizza, pretzels, chicken fried rice and panini bread.
Their son Camden, 6, a first grader at Lake Street School, enjoyed the warm pretzel, but he also wanted ice cream.
Colin Nichols, 9, a nephew visiting from Indianapolis, said he liked “everything” about the pizza.
“This is just a nice family event,” Jennifer Creighton said.
The former owner of Hometown Appliances agreed to pay a total of about $35,350 in restitution, with some of the money to be paid to his 18 victims upfront and some in installments during the next year.
A Lake Criminal Court jury must decide whether 8-month-old Maci Moor was shaken to death by her 32-year-old babysitter, Trisha Woodworth, or died of a stroke from accidental falls.
"The loss prevention officer also told the officer that the suspect shown in the surveillance images may have committed similar check frauds at other locations in Northwest Indiana," police said.
Peter Klideris, left, owner of Theo’s Steaks and Seafood, cooks burgers with his cousin, also named Peter Klideris, at the Taste of Crown Point Friday at Bulldog Park. The food fest continues Saturday, starting at noon.
Joe Gaal of Battista’s Artisan Pizzeria in Crown Point serves a hot cheese pizza at the Taste of Crown Point Friday at Bulldog Park. Gaal said his wood-cooked pizzas can cook in 90 seconds. The food fest continues Saturday, starting at noon.
Natalie Velto, 7, of Crown Point, eats with her father, Nick Velto, at the Taste of Crown Point Friday at Bulldog Park. The food fest continues Saturday, starting at noon. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/taste-of-cp-returns-to-bulldog-park/article_407d8887-96cf-5ce1-880a-44157d52e842.html | 2022-07-16T03:07:43 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/taste-of-cp-returns-to-bulldog-park/article_407d8887-96cf-5ce1-880a-44157d52e842.html |
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Motorcycle enthusiasts across the country mourned the death of 70-year-old John Clouser — whom they call ‘Uncle John,’ — after he was killed in a fatal hit-and-run in Brevard County Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said Clouser was riding his motorcycle along Interstate 95 when he was ejected from his bike. Reports show another vehicle, described by witnesses as a white or light-colored Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck, fatally struck Clouser before fleeing the scene.
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Bobby Hill, who told News 6 he was Clouser’s long-time friend and riding partner, said Clouser’s death was going to “leave a real hole in my life.”
“He was just very easy to get along with,” Hill said. “Anybody who met him... I know you’ve known people like that, that could just fit in wherever he was or whatever the situation was.”
Friends said Clouser was a well-known member of GL1800Riders.com, a forum-based website where Goldwing motorcycle enthusiasts could go to discuss topics related to the hobby.
“Everybody called him ‘Iron Man.’ That was his description,” Hill said. “If you go on the board and see some of his posts, everybody’s got little taglines or something, but underneath his avatar was Iron Man. And board moderators gave him that because he was so tough.”
Hill, under his mantle “Capt. Bob,” hosted a thread on the website Thursday announcing Clouser’s death, which garnered responses from dozens of users mourning Clouser. Several discussed their in-person meetings with the man, whom friends said was a frequent sight at motorcycle rallies across the nation.
One such friend told News 6 he’d only ever met in person Clouser during a three-day-long “Cody-Cade” motorcycle ride in Wyoming. However, they added that they’d seen Clouser and his “positive comments” for years before that.
“John was a prolific traveler on his Goldwing,” they said. “It was not at all uncommon for him to be at events like this all across the continent, and I was expecting to see him again in September at another Goldwing event in Montrose, CO.”
Several others reached out to News 6 regarding Clouser’s death to discuss their experiences with him.
Hill said Clouser’s death elicited the largest response he’d seen on the site.
“There’s an old saying about Goldwing riders. Most of us are old... This August, I’ll be riding motorcycles legally for 60 years, myself,” Hill said. “So we’ve lost quite a few over the years, but I have never seen a bigger response from somebody pass. And as with John, he’s just, I don’t know. I just can’t say enough.”
Investigators are still trying to find the truck and driver suspected in Clouser’s death. Hill said he hopes getting Clouser’s story out in the open will bring more attention to the case and help investigators find Clouser’s killer.
“I know he’ll be punished for it. I mean, I’m a man of faith, and I know he won’t get away with it,” Hill said. “Ultimately, I would like to see some kind of justice done on Earth... It’s just, I don’t know. I never felt this angry about losing a friend. I’ve never lost one like this.”
Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact FHP at 407-737-2213 or Crimeline to remain anonymous at 800-423-TIPS (8477).
This case is still under investigation. Check back with News 6 for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/16/everybody-called-him-iron-man-friends-mourn-man-killed-in-brevard-hit-and-run/ | 2022-07-16T03:10:40 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/16/everybody-called-him-iron-man-friends-mourn-man-killed-in-brevard-hit-and-run/ |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Roads were closed Friday along Southwest 60th Avenue in Marion County due to inclement weather, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the weather caused six-to-eight power poles to fall, and all lanes of Southwest 60th Avenue between Southwest 38th Street and Southwest 42nd Street were closed.
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Reports show SECO Energy is attempting to repair the downed power lines and clear the road.
At this time, deputies are advising people to avoid the area and use an alternate route. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/16/sw-60th-ave-closed-due-to-inclement-weather-marion-county-deputies-say/ | 2022-07-16T03:10:46 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/16/sw-60th-ave-closed-due-to-inclement-weather-marion-county-deputies-say/ |
PHOENIX — In a studio barbershop in a downtown Phoenix building off of 1st Avenue, the open sign is illuminated as Elias Medina starts to trim the first of several clients’ hair.
Medina and Gabe Sanchez don’t even talk about how Gabe would like his hair cut on this Friday. Medina just knows.
“I always joke around, but finding a good barber is almost like finding a good wife, you know?" Sanchez said. "They know exactly how to cut your hair without even saying anything."
Medina and Sanchez chat back and forth as Medina switches between clippers, adjusting them, and continuing his focused work.
At one point, Medina noticed from feet away something he wanted to change on Sanchez’s left side.
“Those little details go a long way,” Medina said
Sanchez said Medina is his third barber in his entire life. He’s been getting his hair cut the same way since he was 18.
“Man, this guy is really particular about his hair,” Medina said. “He went months and months and months without getting his hair cut.”
Instead, Medina spent months focused on different details.
“As long as I wake up, I could stand up, you know – breathing,” Medina said. “That’s all I care about.”
Those things were not possible almost a year ago.
“I woke up in the hospital and with tubes in my mouth. I couldn't talk, feel, move, anything. I was just helpless in every way,” Medina said.
Last July, Medina got a severe case of COVID-19 that landed him in a coma and on a ventilator in the ICU.
12News first told Medina’s story in September, when we met him in a rehab facility.
“I wish I could just stand up,” Medina said in September 2021. “To me, it’s a privilege and I can’t even do that – yet.”
Medina wasn’t vaccinated when he got COVID in July 2021. While he had to wait to get his vaccine because of how sick he got, Medina got his shots, and just recently became eligible for the booster. He plans to get that soon.
Medina said he kept going for his kids, for his wife, Stephanie, and to move beyond the illness that took so many months of his life.
“I just want to be able to be alive and cognitive of seeing my kids,” he said. “Watching them get married, graduate. Just being there.”
Medina wanted those September moments to look different, for him to feel different and even for an interview to be different.
“I’ve been waiting for this day,” Medina said.
So Friday marks day one of several clients coming to his downtown barbershop chair.
“It was a ghost town for the past year and a half, but it’s still here,” Medina said.
While Medina still has more recovery to do, he remains grateful for the little things.
“I want to take full advantage of this second chance. All I can,” Medina said.
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At 13 feet tall, the new statue of Shawnee War Chief Blue Jacket towered over those taking photos in front of it after Friday’s dedication.
It’s the only known statue of Blue Jacket, who unified competing tribes along the Wabash River from southern Ohio to northeast Indiana, said Lee Bluejacket, a descendant of the war chief.
The nonprofit named after the chief, Blue Jacket Inc., erected the statue on the lot just south of its building at 2826 S. Calhoun St.
Blue Jacket Inc. provides tools, training and opportunities for those who have trouble finding work. That includes helping those out of the prison system rebuild their lives and helping those with disabilities get jobs that pay a living wage.
The lot with the statue, until recently vacant, now has a gazebo, flag poles and decorative landscaping surrounding the depiction of Blue Jacket. Tony Hudson, Blue Jacket’s executive director, said the statue and new grounds are a start to revitalizing the Calhoun commercial corridor.
“Our message to the community is that we believe in these neighborhoods.” Hudson said.
The Blue Jacket statue project began with a $20,000 budget, he said. As the organization realized it would be better to improve the entire grounds next to their building, the cost ran to $125,000, helped by the city’s façade program and multiple donors.
Hudson said after the ceremony that a goal of Blue Jacket is to bring arts to the corridor. “Aesthetic improvement makes way for economic improvement and community improvement,” he added.
The statue was created by local artist Sayaka Ganz, who specializes in using reclaimed metal and plastic in her work. Hudson introduced her as one of the most prolific and best-known modern artists from Fort Wayne.
One of her sculptures, of Abraham Lincoln, is in the Lincoln Financial building. Blue Jacket is the largest she’s done, and she saw it as a great responsibility.
“I really do think this is the highlight of my career,” Ganz said.
Her metal depiction of Blue Jacket has him looking northeast while riding atop a swan and holding a tomahawk. The swan is an important symbol in Shawnee mythology, and the story is that the tribe came out of the water riding a swan, she said.
Some of the larger pieces of metal she used came from the building next to the TekVenture Inc. after a fire, she said. She sees that as a symbolic reclamation. She worked with Lee Bluejacket to get the sculpture details historically correct.
For the subject, “I really wanted to capture the dignity, diplomacy and trust,” Ganz said.
Hudson said in his speech that many descriptions of the chief noted his noble appearance and charisma.
Blue Jacket, known as Weyapiersenwah in his native language, united the Shawnee, Miami, Delaware, Huron and Potawatomi nations in the Fort Wayne area with Chief Little Turtle, using trade to facilitate the relationship.
In 1791, Blue Jacket gave the U.S. Army its worst defeat in a fight against Native Americans in the Battle of St. Clair on the Wabash River banks.
Hudson named his organization after Blue Jacket because of his college studies in Native American arts and his continued studies of Native Americans in Fort Wayne when he returned.
The organization will open Tall Rabbit coffeehouse for training and employment during the next few months, its name chosen from one of Blue Jacket’s nicknames. It will be at 2001 S. Calhoun St.
Lee Bluejacket, who was one of 16 descendants of the war chief who came to the dedication, told the audience that his family feels that what Blue Jacket Inc. does is in keeping with their ancestor’s spirit.
The war chief faced overwhelming odds while trying to preserve Shawnee land, fought adversity and came through it well. The clients of Blue Jacket are also facing adversity in their lives.
“Sometimes people just need an opportunity,” Bluejacket said. “Just give them an opportunity, and they’ll show you how good they are.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-organization-blue-jacket-honors-namesake-shawnee-chief-plans-revitalization-on-calhoun-street/article_b32cc5f6-0470-11ed-a7a6-8348d61dde31.html | 2022-07-16T03:17:21 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-organization-blue-jacket-honors-namesake-shawnee-chief-plans-revitalization-on-calhoun-street/article_b32cc5f6-0470-11ed-a7a6-8348d61dde31.html |
A Fort Wayne man suspected of stabbing another man in the chest this week was apprehended Friday in Alabama.
The U.S. Marshals Service and Alabama law enforcement took Kevin Leon Coleman, 46, into custody in Uniontown, Alabama, without incident, the Fort Wayne Police Department announced Friday afternoon.
Court records show that Coleman, of the 4400 block of Standish Drive, was charged Tuesday with a felony, aggravated battery that poses a substantial risk of death.
The warrant for his arrest was issued Wednesday.
He faces three to 16 years in prison if convicted.
The stabbing happened about 10 a.m. near the gas pumps at the Marathon station, 5404 S. Anthony Blvd.
According to court documents, the station’s surveillance system showed Coleman was already in the gas station when the man who got stabbed entered.
They talked inside, court records said, then walked out to their vehicles and continued talking at the pumps.
Coleman started to leave toward South Anthony but stopped his white Nissan Quest between the pumps, the probable cause affidavit said. The other man walked toward the car, paused and pointed at Coleman while talking.
Coleman got out of the Nissan and chased the other man before hitting him in the chest and driving off, court documents said.
People who arrived on the scene afterward called 911.
A police report released this week said that the men had argued inside the station and continued to argue outside it.
Fort Wayne Detective Aaron Johnson recognized Coleman, who goes by the name Alabama, and a search showed Coleman had connections to Alabama.
Police said the victim was taken to a hospital and at one point had life-threatening injuries.
Doctors intubated him and rushed him to surgery because he was in critical condition, according to the probable cause affidavit. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/man-accused-in-stabbing-apprehended-in-alabama/article_8b3973b8-048f-11ed-a2c1-6b7a63b41e3d.html | 2022-07-16T03:17:27 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/man-accused-in-stabbing-apprehended-in-alabama/article_8b3973b8-048f-11ed-a2c1-6b7a63b41e3d.html |
HENRY COUNTY, Indiana — One person was airlifted to a hospital after a collision sent a semi tractor-trailer over a bridge and down an embankment.
The Henry County Sheriff's Department said the crash happened just before 7 a.m. Friday on Interstate 70 near Wilbur Wright Road, which is around the 131 mile marker.
The driver of a semi, Darryl Mclucas of Missouri, was trapped in the wreckage when first responders arrived. It took more than two hours to extricate the driver.
Police said a preliminary investigation determined "another semi tried to merge over to change lanes and did not see the semi that Darryl was driving. Darryl swerved to avoid an accident, which caused him to run off the south side of the interstate, where his semi traveled west through the median. Darryl’s semi continued west, when he went down the embankment where his semi came to rest."
An air ambulance took the driver to an Indianapolis hospital. His condition was not reported.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s surging tax collections over the past year have pushed state government’s budget surplus up more than 50% to about $6.1 billion as legislators prepare to take up a proposal for a second round of refund payments from that surplus, state officials announced Friday.
The jump from last year’s record high of $3.9 billion in cash reserves comes as the Republican-dominated Legislature is set to consider GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb’s plan to distribute $225 payments to taxpayers for what he calls “inflationary relief.”
Democrats have questioned the effectiveness of the $125 refunds that have been slowly distributed since May and have pushed to suspend Indiana’s 62 cents-per-gallon in gasoline taxes, saying that would provide more immediate relief from sky-high inflation.
Some Republican legislators have raised concerns about spending reserves on refunds when inflation is increasing the cost of state construction projects, but Holcomb’s top budget adviser said the new refund plan costing the state about $1 billion was a “prudent” proposal.
Tax collections for the budget year that ended June 30 rose about 9% from the previous year and were about 6% higher than state officials projected in December.
Office of Management and Budget Director Cris Johnston said conservative projections see the state’s surplus topping $4 billion next year after the proposed payments and a planned $2.5 billion transfer to a teacher pension fund.
“I think he looked at the billion dollars as a reasonable amount of money based on where we exceeded the forecast at $1.2 billion this year and is comfortable with that,” Johnston said.
House Speaker Todd Huston said in a statement that House Republicans intended to approve the refund plan, but the state Senate’s top Republican was more cautious.
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said state reserves will protect Indiana if economic growth slows.
During the special legislative session slated to start July 25 “Senate Republicans are considering a package that can provide relief to Hoosiers in multiple ways while continuing to pay down our outstanding debt,” Bray said.
Meanwhile, the state has yet to distribute more than half of the $125-per-taxpayer payments due under an automatic refund law triggered by last year’s large surplus that was boosted by federal COVID-19 relief funding.
The state Department of Revenue said it has paid about $250 million in direct deposits of the estimated $545 million to be distributed. But printed checks to some 1.7 million taxpayers who haven’t supplied bank account information likely won’t begin going out until mid-August.
State Auditor Tera Klutz said the company printing the checks has faced paper supply delays and that it would take about 35 business days to prepare all the checks once printing begins.
Democratic legislators maintain such processing troubles could delay the proposed second round of payments for months and that Holcomb’s plan could deprive payments to perhaps nearly 1 million adults who don’t file tax returns because their income is limited to sources such as Social Security and disability payments.
“Every Hoosier, in some fashion, has helped to contribute to that surplus,” Democratic Rep. Terri Austin of Anderson said. “Whether you’ve filed taxes as an income tax filer or not, you pay taxes every time you go to the grocery store and buy nonperishables, you pay taxes on gasoline every time you fill up your car.”
The top Democrat on the budget-writing House Ways and Means Committee called the state surplus “bloated” and said the Legislature had a “golden opportunity” to boost spending in areas such as public health and education.
“I harbor great fears that Republicans will forgo investments in people and instead invest in our credit rating by paying down debts the state is already working on paying,” Democratic Rep. Greg Porter of Indianapolis said. “A good credit rating is worthless if our people are sick, receiving a subpar education or unable to support their families.” | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/indiana-budget-surplus-jump-as-tax-refund-eyed/531-48e92125-49ec-454d-8a48-8c7a0a6a1415 | 2022-07-16T03:18:33 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/indiana-budget-surplus-jump-as-tax-refund-eyed/531-48e92125-49ec-454d-8a48-8c7a0a6a1415 |
A Dallas man who is recovering from monkeypox says the symptoms are “100 times worse” than COVID-19 and feels like someone was sticking needles in him.
"I'm not allowed to leave my apartment and I'm too terrified to even want to give this to anybody because this has been the most traumatic experience,” Luke Shannahan said.
Shannahan, who works at a Dallas restaurant, said he was feeling fine until about ten days ago.
"By Day 2, I started running 101 (degree) fever and that lasted for three days,” he said. “There was a constant headache. Lymph nodes were swollen like I was a frog."
A day or two later, he got severe blisters.
"The pain and tenderness was constant,” Shannahan said. “It's like if someone took a ball of needles and kept on stabbing you with it."
He was diagnosed with monkeypox but isn’t sure where he got it exactly.
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"I was going to the bars,” he said. “I was out in public. I was going to pool parties."
He got the coronavirus last summer but said monkeypox doesn’t compare.
"Oh 100 times worse,” he said. “This was a totally different level of extreme fatigue.”
Shannahan said he laid in his bed for two days straight and thought he was going to die.
He got the vaccine, which is in limited supply and only available to people who already have monkeypox.
And now, 10 days after his first symptoms, he's feeling much better.
"I'm so happy. I had a celebration coffee this morning,” Shannahan said. “(I) put an extra chocolate square inside of it. I was like, 'Yes!'" | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-man-with-monkeypox-describes-painful-symptoms/3015795/ | 2022-07-16T03:24:19 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-man-with-monkeypox-describes-painful-symptoms/3015795/ |
Dallas police launched a search Friday for a missing woman, a NICU nurse who friends say went for a walk Thursday evening and never came home.
According to police, 23-year-old Roxane Reza was last seen around 7:30 p.m. Thursday wearing workout clothes and sneakers in the 8200 block of Meadow Road.
Friends then tracked her phone to a nearby trail but said they have no idea where she went from there.
“We’re very worried. We don’t know what it could be, but we think it’s bad because she didn’t show up for work,” said Reza’s roommate Molore Agunbiade.
Agunbiade joined other friends and Dallas police in searching the White Rock Lake area Friday afternoon.
She said Reza, a Baylor NICU nurse, had worked a shift earlier that day.
“I was told she even told her patients, ‘I’ll be back tomorrow,'” said Agunbiade.
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According to friends, Reza called her mom as she headed out for her walk around 7:30 p.m. She then texted Agunbiade.
“She texted me and said she needed someone to talk to. I was asleep at that time. I woke up at 10:30, called her. She didn’t answer,” she said.
Reza texted another friend around 9 p.m. about plans for Saturday, car shopping to replace the one she lost in a wreck over the Fourth of July.
After learning Reza didn’t show up at work, Agunbiade used an app to track her phone to the SoPac Trail, between markers 124 and 125.
“This morning, that’s where it says that she was in real-time. It showed her little picture there,” she said.
But despite a three-hour search, friends couldn’t find Reza or her phone.
“We just want her to come home. She’s a very big part of our lives, and we just don’t know where she is,” said Agunbiade
Dallas Police have said they believe Reza may be in need of assistance.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-nicu-nurse-goes-missing-walking-near-white-rock-lake/3015970/ | 2022-07-16T03:24:25 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-nicu-nurse-goes-missing-walking-near-white-rock-lake/3015970/ |
People in McKinney are pushing back against plans to demolish a piece of city history.
What was an ice house on the east side is set to be torn down to make way for a new municipal complex.
“We have something that no one else has,” said lifelong McKinney resident Nina Dowell Ringley.
Ringley and more than 150 other home and business owners in McKinney have placed signs in their front yards that read “Save Our Historic Ice House McKinney, Texas.”
“It's not just history that we're preserving, we're reserving the uniqueness of McKinney,” said McKinney resident Tom Michero.
The historic ice house is a three-story brick building at Virginia and Main.
Opened in 1920, it's where McKinney residents came together for decades to chill food, drinks and buy blocks of ice since ice makers didn’t exist.
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“People that were in construction would get ice there daily and would put in their cans,” said 93-year-old Early B. Milstead, a McKinney native.
Most recently, the structure was used as an impound lot.
The city of McKinney bought the property and neighboring lots, and planned to use the historic ice house in its new municipal complex.
“To those of us who are big-time McKinney-ites, we thought that was the coolest thing ever,” Ringley said.
Ringley says she thought that was happening and even began planning a display to go inside the structure. Then in late April, she says she learned plans changed.
“I first cried then got that out of my system and then got angry,” Ringley said.
Barry Shelton is an assistant city manager in McKinney.
“We agree that saving our history of McKinney is really important,” Shelton said.
Late last year, Shelton says various engineers and experts found extensive damage to the building and that it would cost around $3 million to keep it standing.
“At that point, the city council determined that the cost was not worth the benefit, the building had been neglected for decades, honestly,” Shelton said.
Historic silos, Shelton said, and a mural being painted on the side will be a focal point for people on a new plaza that’ll be created at the complex.
As for the ice house, Shelton said the city is moving forward with plans for the building to be demolished.
“We could have come up with many possibilities, like grants, funding all types of things but we did not have time. We just found out,” Ringley said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mckinney-residents-push-back-against-plans-to-demolish-historic-ice-house/3015918/ | 2022-07-16T03:24:31 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mckinney-residents-push-back-against-plans-to-demolish-historic-ice-house/3015918/ |
BELLEAIR SHORE, Fla. — Umbrellas are banned on Belleair Shore Beach. No, that is not a joke, it's in an ordinance passed by city leaders.
The ordinance, Belleair Beach residents said, was passed two years ago. It states that it is prohibited to, "Erect, possess, or cause to be erected any tent, canopy, umbrella, temporary shade structure or recreation structure on the beach within the incorporated limits of the town."
People who live in Belleair Beach use Belleair Shore Beach and they are upset.
"You can’t tell us that we have to come to the beach and use it in an unsafe matter," an attorney who filed a lawsuit against the city, Joseph Manzo, stated.
Manzo is fighting against the ban, stating it is unconstitutional.
"It’s not right, it’s unconstitutional and it’s irresponsible as an elected official," Manzo said.
Manzo is representing Pedro Redero who was cited for a violation of having an umbrella on the sand.
"I felt trampled on," Redero stated.
Redero said in mid-June he was at the beach with his family. He recalled a deputy with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office approaching him and giving him a citation.
That citation was for $150. All because he had an umbrella on the beach.
Redero said the shade is for his safety.
"Protection from the sun," Redero stated. "I’ve had several cancer taken off of my face."
Manzo said there are around 60 people with waterfront homes in Belleair Shore who live along the beach. He says some of them claim umbrellas obstruct their beachfront view.
"They were saying the umbrellas were blocking their view," Manzo said.
Belleair Shore Beach is split by private beach and public. The waterfront homeowners get exclusive access to the private section of the beach. Manzo said the public beach is utilized by hundreds of Belleair Beach residents.
Now with this umbrella ban, those living in Belleair Beach feel some waterfront owners are trying to keep them off the sand.
"They just don’t want us here, they’ve said so and that’s not right," Redero stated.
Redero has an arraignment on Aug. 4, 2022, for his violation of having an umbrella on the beach. Manzo has filed paperwork to dismiss the violation.
Manzo is also representing 48 people in the lawsuit to get rid of the ordinance. That will go through the court system. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/fine-umbrella-tampa-bay-beach-belleair-shore/67-a38e63cc-affa-499b-babd-edab1d6856f9 | 2022-07-16T03:34:57 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/fine-umbrella-tampa-bay-beach-belleair-shore/67-a38e63cc-affa-499b-babd-edab1d6856f9 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita firefighter was on duty last night when his lifelong home caught fire. The family was too devastated to talk to us today, but a neighbor shared his experience.
“She called me and asked me to run down here and find out what was going on,” said Jared Cerullo, a neighbor.
Jared Cerullo has been friends with victims Jeremy and Chasity Kuffler for 25 years. No one was in the house when the fire started, but some of the family dogs were trapped.
“As soon as I got up to the sidewalk on this front porch, I could hear the dogs barking inside,” continued Cerullo.
Jeremy ran from 4 houses down.
“There were flames in the back of the house shooting up 20 or 30 feet. Explosions going off. A huge orange glow in the night sky, and it was dangerous. You know I could feel the heat all the way back there toward the front of the yard,” he added.
Despite the blaze, he did what he could to save the Kuffler’s pets. Two dogs made it out, and two others lost their lives. This Wichita family has lost everything to the very thing firefighter Jeremy battles every day.
“And he would never ask for anything here, so that’s why I’m doing it for him. You know, they need help,” he mentioned.
Jared said all the neighbors have come together to do what they can to get them through.
“You know, we’re a dead-end street, and there’s only nine or 10 houses on this little cul-de-sac here. And most of us have been here for a long time. I’ve been here 25 years. They’ve been here. Jeremy has been here his whole life. So more than 40 years. And we all know each other. We all watch out for each other,” he concluded.
Jared said the Kufflers will now stay in the 5th wheel camper they have parked next to their home while they rebuild their lives.
To donate money to their GoFundMe, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-firefighter-and-family-lose-everything-in-fire/ | 2022-07-16T03:39:29 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-firefighter-and-family-lose-everything-in-fire/ |
LANCASTER, Pa. — At the 900 block of East King Street, a lone folding chair rests just underneath a sign for the bus stop. The chair sports a sign trying to draw attention to the lack of permanent seating for riders of the Red Rose bus line.
And transit officials are taking notice.
“I was actually coming up Fruitville Pike and I saw one of the chairs there," said Greg Downing, Executive Director of the South Central Transit Authority.
It is unclear who placed the chairs at the bus stops, or how many were placed at bus stops throughout Lancaster County.
Greg Downing says that while he understands the thought behind placing the chairs at bus stops, it raises certain safety concerns.
“So, if a chair blows out in front of the road and it’s in front of our bus stop, or if someone trips over somebody’s chair and it’s on someone’s private property, then we all have an issue," said Downing.
Downing says placing more benches and shelters at bus stops is a difficult process, requiring checking with PennDOT, private property owners, as well as meeting certain ADA criteria.
“We’re on your side," said Downing. "We want to give you the seating that’s necessary, the shelter that’s necessary, and we just have to go through those processes.”
Downing says that residents who want to add permanent seating at bus stops should reach out to the South Central Transit Authority. He added that they have the staff necessary to begin going through the process.
“Please just give us a call, the planning and operations division, and allow us to try and help be a service to the public," said Downing. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county-resident-call-for-more-bus-shelters-pennsylvania/521-15f7488e-d9d3-4d40-b24a-3123228eb317 | 2022-07-16T03:41:35 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county-resident-call-for-more-bus-shelters-pennsylvania/521-15f7488e-d9d3-4d40-b24a-3123228eb317 |
Despite a fall in COVID-19, Coconino County remained at a high community level the week ending July 9, according to the latest dashboard data report.
Both community level indicators fell this week but remained in the same categories. New COVID admissions per 100,000 are in the high category at a rate of 16.8 per 100,000 (down from 17.5 the week before) and 6.6% of inpatient beds are occupied by COVID patients from 8.8% -- which is at a medium level.
A total of 404 new cases were reported in the county this week, down from last week’s total of 507 (a rate of 355.3 per 100,000). The current case rate is 283.1 per 100,000, still above the 200 per 100,000 threshold for adjusted community indicators.
Percent positivity continued to rise this week, however, to a rate of 29.9% from 28.3% the prior week. Fewer tests were conducted this week (1,711 compared to 2,070 the previous week).
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Hospitalizations were similar to the previous week (22 this week compared to 21 last week), with the incidence of COVID-like illness figures in county hospitals falling to 9% from 11.1%. No COVID deaths were reported this week; there were two the week before.
Residents 65 and older had the highest case rate for the week (371 per 100,000), while those between the ages of 18 and 24 had the highest positivity rate (36.3%).
TGen’s Arizona COVID-19 sequencing dashboard reports that BA.5 continues to be the most prevalent subvariant in both Arizona (53.7%) and Coconino County (65.38%). In Coconino County, BA.5 is followed by BA.2.12.1 (23.08%), BA.4 (7.69%) and BA.2 (3.85%).
After two weeks of increasing vaccination rates, with a higher share of first doses, the number of COVID vaccines administered was lower this week. Across Coconino County, 59.5% of the eligible population has been fully vaccinated, 53% of whom have received a booster or additional dose. In Flagstaff, 46.8% of the population aged 5 and older is up to date on COVID vaccinations.
According to Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) data from May 2022, Arizonans 12 years and older who were unvaccinated were eight times as likely as fully vaccinated individuals (including booster) to be hospitalized for COVID, and 21 times more likely to die from the disease. Unvaccinated people were 6.6 times as likely to be hospitalized and 15 times more likely to die from COVID as Arizonans who were fully vaccinated without a booster.
Premier Medical Group (PMG) has opened a new COVID testing site at Coconino Community College’s Lone Tree campus, located at 2800 S. Lone Tree Road. Testing is offered on a walk-in basis on Fridays from 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More information about testing in Coconino County, including this site, can be found at coconino.az.gov/2338/COVID-19-Testing-Information.
Information about COVID in Coconino County is available at coconino.az.gov/2294/COVID-19-Information. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/covid-metrics-falling-coconino-county-still-at-high-community-level/article_bf7a57b0-0466-11ed-bf7c-b78be2e03b44.html | 2022-07-16T03:42:02 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/covid-metrics-falling-coconino-county-still-at-high-community-level/article_bf7a57b0-0466-11ed-bf7c-b78be2e03b44.html |
Iszabelle Zamora, left, chants Friday, July 15, 2022, while holding a sign that reads, 'All my homies hate the SCOTUS,' during an abortion rights protest at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.
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Raquel Juarez takes part in a protest for abortion rights in Idaho on Friday afternoon, July 15, 2022, at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. The protest was held just outside of the Idaho's GOP convention.
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From right, Samantha Silvers and Jaycee Massie hold up a sign while chanting during a protest for abortion rights on Friday afternoon, July 15, 2022, at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.
TWIN FALLS — Dozens of protesters showed up Friday to voice their opposition to the reversal of Roe v. Wade with bold signs and loud chants. The protestors want abortion rights to be reinstated after SCOTUS overturned the landmark case last month.
The protesters gathered at the College of Southern Idaho, which is hosting Idaho’s GOP Convention.
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Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
Abortion rights protest during Idaho's GOP Convention
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to throw out Roe v. Wade last month and an Ohio 10-year-old who was forced to leave the state in order to obtain an abortion after police say a man raped her are focusing new attention on state abortion restrictions that allow exceptions in cases of rape or incest. The girl’s pregnancy was apparently too far along to permit an abortion in Ohio, which has no exceptions for rape and incest, so she received one in Indiana. The changing legal landscape of state abortion restrictions currently includes places with few exceptions, including Texas and Missouri.
Iszabelle Zamora, left, chants Friday, July 15, 2022, while holding a sign that reads, 'All my homies hate the SCOTUS,' during an abortion rights protest at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.
Raquel Juarez takes part in a protest for abortion rights in Idaho on Friday afternoon, July 15, 2022, at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. The protest was held just outside of the Idaho's GOP convention.
From right, Samantha Silvers and Jaycee Massie hold up a sign while chanting during a protest for abortion rights on Friday afternoon, July 15, 2022, at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/protesters-at-gop-convention-voice-concerns-over-abortion-rights/article_42586b42-0497-11ed-8ab5-3715f0906d68.html | 2022-07-16T03:45:21 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/protesters-at-gop-convention-voice-concerns-over-abortion-rights/article_42586b42-0497-11ed-8ab5-3715f0906d68.html |
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The sweet sounds of rock and roll echoed off the Susquehanna once again, as the Rockin' the River summer concert series returned to Millennium Circle in Wilkes-Barre.
Organizer Alan K. Stout said it's great to be back.
"This is the fourth year and the kickoff for the 2022 series could not be any better," said Stout. "What a gorgeous night."
No evening of live entertainment is complete without a quality selection of food. But for some, there was a clear draw.
"Me personally, it makes me happy because I feel like whoever set this up, they care about the community," said Ant Marquis, Wilkes-Barre. "This is a free concert. You don't have to pay for nothing except the food, this is free. So this is good."
Some of the hundreds packing the hillside here in Wilkes-Barre told Newswatch 16 it's all about the atmosphere.
James Brennan drove up from Latimer for the evening.
"I like all kinds of music and I love live music," said Brennan. "I love being outside. First time here and so far it looks like a great time."
"It's nice man," said Marquis. "We need all of this, we need all the good energy."
If you missed the first night's fun, you have two more chances to rock out.
"Next week we've got The Taxmen, who are a tribute to The Beatles, on the bill, Dustin Douglass and the Electric Gentlemen and Tori V," said Stout. "Then the last week, July 29, it's Southside Five, Miz and Cabinet. So, three wonderful nights of music."
Rockin' the River returns to Millennium Circle next Friday. The first power chords ring out at 6 p.m.
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SNYDER COUNTY, Pa. — A developing story tonight out of Snyder County.
Residents near a meat packing business are being asked to stay inside after an ammonia leak.
Emergency officials say 3,000 gallons of ammonia leaked inside and outside of National Beef Packing near Selinsgrove.
46 employees were taken to the fire department to be evaluated.
Officials say the leak has been contained.
But out of an abundance of caution residents in the Monroe Township area are being asked to stay inside their homes with all windows and doors closed.
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Arizona lottery numbers, July 15
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These Arizona lotteries were drawn Friday:
Pick 3
0-4-8
Fantasy 5
13-23-37-38-41
Estimated jackpot: $80,000
Triple Twist
03-26-32-35-37-38
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Man hospitalized after police shooting at Red Roof Inn in Phoenix
A man is in the hospital after a police shooting at the Red Roof Inn near Interstate 17 and Bell Road on Friday.
Standing in front of the taped off hotel at a 4:15 p.m. press conference, Phoenix Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Vincent Cole said the shooting happened when police were responding to an aggravated assault report.
At 11:30 a.m., Cole said police received a call from a security guard about an armed man walking a parking lot near 27th Avenue and Bell Road, close to the hotel.
The guard had approached a man who he knew had previously trespassed, Cole said, and when the man pointed a gun at him, the guard called police. Then, Cole said, the armed man walked down the road, where he met with an acquaintance, had a dispute, and shot the acquaintance multiple times.
Officers arrived on scene when the man was already inside the hotel and used less-lethal, 40 mm projectiles on the man. The man ran further into the hotel, and when police caught up with him, Cole said he pointed what officers believed was a firearm. Officers opened fire.
Cole said the man is believed to have been unharmed by the shooting and continued through the hotel. Officers later found him in the laundry room, where he had barricaded himself, and used more "less-lethal projectiles" on him, finally taking him into custody.
The man was later hospitalized with injuries from the "less-lethal" munitions but not real gunfire, Cole said.
It’s unclear what age the man is. Cole said police believe he was firing a pistol, but investigations continue and the department is unsure whether the man fired his weapon at all. Cole did not say how many officers responded to the call.
“Our primary concern is people's welfare and that’s every person involved so that’s the first thing we take into consideration when there’s something that is concerning as far as a threat or a person causing issues we don’t want that person to have access to other people we try to contain them,” Cole said. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/07/15/man-hospitalized-after-police-shooting-red-roof-inn-phoenix/10075446002/ | 2022-07-16T04:01:02 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/07/15/man-hospitalized-after-police-shooting-red-roof-inn-phoenix/10075446002/ |
Man shot and killed in store in Knoxville's Lonsdale neighborhood
Knoxville News Sentinel
A man was fatally shot around 8 p.m. Friday night in a convenience store in the Lonsdale neighborhood northwest of downtown, according to a Knoxville police statement.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting and found a man inside Harb's Market, 3100 Burnside St., who had been shot.
The man was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police are searching for a suspect, though they have not released any details about the person they're looking for, including sex or a physical description. Police also said they do not know a motive for the shooting. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/15/man-shot-and-killed-store-knoxville-lonsdale-neighborhood/10076194002/ | 2022-07-16T04:20:20 | 1 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/15/man-shot-and-killed-store-knoxville-lonsdale-neighborhood/10076194002/ |
In a four-month span this spring, former Papillion-La Vista softball star Jordy Bahl accomplished just about everything she could have hoped for in her freshman season of college softball at Oklahoma.
But on Friday night, she admitted she still had some nerves for something she hadn't yet crossed off the list: lighting the torch to kick off the 2022 Cornhusker State Games.
“I’m kind of nervous,” she admitted. “We will see how it goes.”
Bahl was a part of plenty of big moments this spring, including pitching in the Sooners’ national championship-clinching game. But how did her moment at Seacrest Field stack up to that?
“More nervous. I’m not going to lie.”
The 38th installment of the Games features more than 70 sport events — and Lincoln will be joined by Omaha, Kearney and other communities in hosting.
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Bahl got a call from State Games executive director Dave Mlnarik asking if she wanted to carry the torch for this year's Games.
The decision was an easy one.
“Growing up, I never had the opportunity to actually compete and be a part of the Cornhusker State Games,” she said. “I think this is a huge honor and I’m excited to be a part of it now that I have not been able to growing up.”
For Mlnarik, having Bahl light the torch was a "perfect choice."
“Jordy’s success in softball as a youth and high school player here in Nebraska, and now, as a college national champion at Oklahoma, is a tribute to her unbelievable work ethic and leadership ability,” Mlnarik said in a news release. “It is hard to find an example, in any sport, of such total dominance at all levels.
"We are truly honored to have her come back and light the cauldron.”
Coming back home gave time to Bahl to reflect on a whirlwind of a spring. She was the national freshman of the year, an All-American and a national champion.
“When I started driving home, it was decompression like I can finally catch my breath and just remember all the things,” she said. “For me during the season, at some times, it was hard to keep perspective that there is so much more to life than just softball. So, coming home and getting to be around everyone and everything I that care so much about outside of the game has been such a nice mental refresher.”
Without having to pitch multiple times a week this summer, it has given Bahl some time to rest her right arm. She had a stress fracture at the end of the season, and it became so painful she struggled to do basic tasks such as raising her arm to brush her teeth.
That time away from softball has given her much-needed family time.
“It’s starting to feel better but it’s nice to get that rest and enjoy my family who I had not been able to see for a while,” Bahl said. “And I’m just loving being in Nebraska. It’s one of the things I miss most about being away from here.”
The State Games, which started last weekend, run through July 24th with multiple events across Lincoln and the rest of the state. | https://journalstar.com/sports/local/lighting-torch-at-state-games-offers-softball-star-jordy-bahl-a-refresher-after-packed-freshman/article_09812b40-a8a6-54cf-8c58-1d40318bdd69.html | 2022-07-16T04:22:55 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/sports/local/lighting-torch-at-state-games-offers-softball-star-jordy-bahl-a-refresher-after-packed-freshman/article_09812b40-a8a6-54cf-8c58-1d40318bdd69.html |
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SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County Sheriff's Office seized a large amount of drugs after conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling north on Interstate 35 Friday afternoon, according to a BCSO Facebook post.
The post says Kevin Sauls, 41, was arrested for possession of narcotics after deputies discovered 10.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.
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