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CEDARVILLE, Ark. — Cedarville Water customers are being asked to conserve water as restrictions go into place.
Due to excessive heat, the water usage restrictions went into effect Monday, July 18.
Officials say the pump stations are running for 22-23 hours per day, causing the water levels to lower.
During the restriction, no outside watering will be allowed and automatic sprinkler systems are to remain off. Filling up swimming pools, washing cars, and hosing down sidewalks or other surfaces will also be restricted, according to water officials.
Stay with 5NEWS for updates on when this water restriction will be lifted.
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PARIS, Arkansas — Straight line winds hit the City of Paris Sunday, July 17, severely damaging the town's electric system.
According to the City's Facebook page, the storm caused trees and powerlines to fall all over the city.
Crews are working to rebuild but say it will likely take a few days. Officials are asking residents to prepare to be without electricity for at least two days.
As of 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 18, the power is out at the water treatment plant in Paris. The plant is currently unable to make water. "The West Tank is empty, the east tank is at 5 feet. PLEASE USE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED. If we lose pressure, a boil order will have to be issued," the City of Paris posted on social media.
"EMERGENCY WATER USE ONLY."
To help conserve their food, residents can keep their refrigerator and freezer doors closed. If the doors stay closed, food will remain safe for up to four hours in a refrigerator, 48 hours in a full freezer and 24 hours in a half-full freezer.
The city says Mayor Daniel Rogers is working with the school district to open an area in the high school as a cooling station. More information on when that will open will be released soon.
Storm damage in Paris, Arkansas
City officials also ask everyone to conserve water because the tanks are low, causing water pressure issues. They ask that you only use water when you absolutely need to.
Stay with 5NEWS for updates on this developing story.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Barely a year removed from a small operation in Jonesborough, the Tennessee Hills brand announced a second multimillion-dollar project Monday that will include a major automated distillery and museum in Bristol.
Scott Andrew partners with Tennessee Hills founder Stephen Callahan in a larger parent brand called “Rugged American Spirits,” which includes a brewery opened last year on West Walnut Street in Johnson City.
The pair planned to build both a brewery and distillery on about five acres they own on Walnut but Andrew said after rapid growth in demand, they needed to look for additional space. Working with Tom Anderson, an economic developer with the City of Bristol, they found their way to a nine-acre hill that’s the first one drivers see as they enter the Volunteer State from Virginia.
“We saw this hill, it wasn’t even for sale,” Andrew told News Channel 11 while standing on the property Tennessee Hills bought a couple months ago. It includes a 19,000-square-foot building that American National University had left empty for two years due to COVID-19 — and by around next fall, a 34,000-square-foot distillery that will pump out up to 7,200 bottles of spirits in a span of hours. Callahan’s current operation in Jonesborough produces about 1,000 bottles a week.
“I just drove up here and knocked on the door,” Andrew said of the hilltop location, a stone’s throw from the Pinnacle shopping center and not far from the new Bristol, Va. casino. “I called them, they were up in Virginia, and they said ‘yeah, we’d be interested in selling it.’ We were fortunate to be able to craft a deal with them and buy the property, which is perfect for Tennessee Hills.”
Tennessee Hills is investing $21.3 million, including about $8 million for high-tech distilling equipment that will occupy the new $11 million building. They’ll retrofit the former college into a space that will include classrooms for distilling and business classes, a museum dedicated to Tennessee’s statewide history as a whiskey hotbed, and the rugged entrepreneurialism that has marked Northeast Tennessee for centuries.
The project fits well enough with Bristol’s focus on lifestyle tourism that the city is donating 45 acres of land across Highway 11-W, adjacent to The Pinnacle.
“It fits very well going back to the Birthplace of Country Music, just all the growth that we’re having,” Anderson said. “All the growth that we’re having, there’s a lot of outdoor enthusiasts, tourism, events that we have going on more and more, and they just mesh very well with that and they’re willing to put the resources behind it.”
The 45 acres will become what Anderson called an “adventure park.” Andrew referred to the wooded site, a mix of steep terrain, about five acres of flat land and a valley.
“We’re canvassing a bunch of ideas,” Andrew said. “We’ve got everything from an outdoor adventure park to a Smokestillery restaurant to cabins and somewhat of a resort complex on top of the ridgeline similar to what you might see in Gatlinburg, except a little more of an industrial Tennessee Hills look.
“If we can, we’re probably going to combine a lot of those things together, and we really just agreed to develop everything that was usable as we develop these ideas, based off of the $20 million we’re already investing in this site.”
Jobs in the mix
The overall concept is likely to create up to 80 jobs eventually. In fact, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) sent out its own announcement about it Monday touting the creation of 45 jobs over five years. ECD is providing workforce training grants and other incentives in addition to the help coming from Bristol.
“Tennessee’s strong business climate and skilled workforce continue to ensure success among companies like Tennessee Hills Distillery,” Gov. Bill Lee said in a release. “I thank this Tennessee brand for its commitment to job creation and look forward to seeing many more years of success in Northeast Tennessee.”
Bristol mayor Mahlon Luttrell called Rugged American Spirits “synonymous with quality and innovation.
“This project consists of the perfect blend of investment and vision that will not only bring more than 80 new jobs to our community, but that also leans into our cultural heritage, further elevating Bristol as a destination of choice for unique experiences delivered by masters of their craft,” Luttrell said in a statement.
In addition to the provision of land by Bristol, the Tennessee Hills distillery project is in what’s called the “420 Zone” — meaning it qualifies for incentives that send some sales tax dollars generated from retail within the site back to the business for reinvestment. The Pinnacle benefits from the same program.
“With the retail element and that incentive coming from the state, and then we’ve got a pretty robust incentive policy already that the city has in place, and it being a manufacturer, they were able to check all the boxes,” Bristol’s Anderson said of his work with Tennessee Hills over the past several months.
“As time went on we just helped them make their business case and they chose this for their home.”
The new distillery — and a new, much larger brewery still planned for Johnson City — will be designed by Tennessee Hills new chief operating officer Vernon Spaulding. Spaulding is a key figure in the craft beer industry who has led the design and construction of more than a dozen craft and microbreweries nationwide over the past nine years, including Wiseacre Brewing in Memphis. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tennessee-hills-reaches-for-sky-with-20-million-bristol-distillery-museum-plans/ | 2022-07-18T19:14:06 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tennessee-hills-reaches-for-sky-with-20-million-bristol-distillery-museum-plans/ |
TAMPA, Fla. — A man riding a motorcycle died after crashing into a car at a high speed Friday evening, the Tampa Police Department said.
At around 7:43 p.m., the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado was waiting in the turn lane on East Hillsborough Avenue to turn south onto North 15th Street.
Police say when the traffic light turned green, the truck started to make the southbound turn. This was when a motorcycle traveling eastbound through the intersection at a high speed clipped the right rear bumper of the driver, the department explains.
The motorcyclist slid off the bike and was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries.
The crash remains under investigation. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/motorcyclist-dies-crash-tampa/67-21aa0ea9-e879-415e-b824-bfa7fc3b22d6 | 2022-07-18T19:14:53 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/motorcyclist-dies-crash-tampa/67-21aa0ea9-e879-415e-b824-bfa7fc3b22d6 |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Ever wonder what it’d be like to brush elbows with the literary and cultural greats of the Harlem Renaissance?
Well, so did “Lenox Ave” co-creators Brandon Martin and Donald Rupe, who based their latest Renaissance Theatre Company production on Langston Hughes’ “The Weary Blues,” designing a whole production around the 1926 collection of poetry and giving a whole new meaning to “bringing a book to life.”
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The theatrical experience, which runs from July 22 to Aug. 13 at the Renaissance Theatre Company, or the Ren, located at 415 E Princeton St., allows audience members to step into a speakeasy during the Prohibition era and celebrate the Black joy and excellence that inspired the Harlem Renaissance.
“‘The Weary Blues’ is rich in visual imagery. It kind of paints the landscape of the Harlem Renaissance. It talks about jazz clubs and cabarets and Lenox Avenue... just the ambience of that time. It kind of seemed natural to, instead of doing some kind of more theatrical narrative, just put the audience in the speakeasy and kind of create the same feeling,” said Martin, who wrote and composed the music for the show.
He wanted the score to capture all genres and styles within Black music, including jazz, the blues, early rock, Calypso swing and more and feature a soundtrack that spans across decades of music.
“I didn’t just want it to be, like, stuck in 1920s Harlem. I wanted to celebrate... Black life and art. I wanted the show to have different facets of Black music,” Martin said. “Something Donald and I wanted to do from the outset is to have this be a show that celebrates Black joy... instead of shows that kind of focus on Black trauma. While there are plenty of shows that do that, and in a very important way, we wanted to have something that’s celebratory and fun and joyful.”
Rupe, who co-founded the Ren in February 2021, said he and Martin wanted the show to feel like it “happens all around you,” to create a more immersive experience than a traditionally staged show, something the theatre aims to do in all its productions.
“One of the things we love to do at the Ren is to provide the entertainment experiences that aren’t necessarily geared toward a traditional theatrical audience,” Rupe said. “And one of the ways we do that is we just make sure people have a really good time every time they come here... We don’t really call what we do theatre all the time because it’s not just sitting... in an aisle watching a show from one perspective.”
In “Lenox Ave,” Rupe said it feels more like “a night out” than a theatrical show.
“You’re surrounded by it and it’s also a social experience because we do have a bar. There are moments built into the show where people socialize. You can get up out of your seat. It’s more of a night out,” he said.
To find out more about how you can travel through time in “Lenox Ave” and to make a reservation, click here.
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MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A man’s body was found Monday morning along a road in Reddick, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded around 10:15 a.m. to the 15700 block of NW 41st Avenue, where they found a man dead.
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The Medical Examiner’s Office is currently working to determine the cause and manner of death.
Deputies said drivers should avoid the area.
No other information is available at this time.
Check back here for updates.
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Put your best monster foot forward and have a treat at Legoland’s all new Monster Party this Halloween season.
Legoland is celebrating Halloween by making visitors feel as if they were on “Monster Street” and releasing a new 4D movie, “The Great Monster Chase.”
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The party includes character meet-and-greets, treat stations, costume contests and roaming entertainment, such as stilt walkers and Monster Crew members.
Guests are urged to prove they can walk, grumble and dance like monsters after watching new shows such as “Operation Monster Squad.” They can also dance at the V.I.M (Very Important Monster) Dance Party hosted by Lord Vampyre.
Along with candy at the treat stations, party-goers will receive pop badges and a commemorative Brick-or-Treat brick. Legoland is also bringing out a limited-edition pumpkin spice twist on the Granny’s Apple Fries.
Legoland Florida’s Monster Party will be held every weekend from Sept. 24 to Oct. 30.
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RIPON, Calif. — It took a few years, but a Ripon-born cookie shop has finally come back home.
Crave Cookie got its start in Ripon, originating in the kitchen of the owner's mother before opening storefronts in Fresno and Clovis. The original Ripon location closed in 2019, but the company's first franchisees have brought it back home.
“We decided being originally from the Central Valley and from Ripon, Malory and I both grew up here and graduated here... We decided to bring Crave Cookie back into Ripon,” said Justin Zaklan, co-owner of Crave Cookie in Ripon.
It's no surprise that the cookie shop is known for their cookies, warm and large with each one weighing about six ounces each. They're definitely not the type of indulgent treat made to be a quick snack.
Crave Cookie in Ripon also isn't the type of place where anyone can just walk up and place an order. It's a ghost kitchen, meaning there is no formal storefront for people to walk up to. It operates out of One Church on South Acacia Avenue. Orders take place online for pickup or delivery.
Justin and Malory Zaklan, the franchisees and co-owners of the Ripon site, are a husband and wife duo jumping into a whole new industry together. While Justin is no stranger to small business, being owner of Flight Level Aviation in Fresno, his wife Malory is making the move back into the workforce. She spent the last 15 years as a stay-at-home mom, and getting into the cookie business, it's a big transition for them both.
"One (aviation) is his passion; one (cookies) is mine,” Malory said.
"It's been really exciting to come back to the workforce and be able to do something that we're passionate about, and something we feel we can give back," she added. "I mean, we can't wait to be able to hold fundraisers for all of the little kids, sports teams and everything else to raise money for our community that we're so invested in.”
They opened on July 11, and they said Crave Cookie has been well-received in the area, even stretching out into Manteca and north Modesto for some of their orders.
The shop's menu changes every Monday, and orders can be placed on their website and, soon, through GrubHub, DoorDash and Uber Eats.
“This is just what we're passionate about. We're passionate about business relationships, and obviously serving the community and market in a way that that is available to us,” Justin said.
The original Crave Cookie was founded by Shandi Scrivner, who opened the shops in Clovis and Fresno.
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LODI, Calif. — Lodi Police are investigating a report of a missing fetus from a funeral home.
According to a news release, police were called to the Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home around 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police say they reviewed footage and found an employee from a contracted transport service threw away a box containing the fetus two weeks before the report was filed.
In that two-week period, all waste bins were emptied and taken by the waste collection company. Names are not being released at this time.
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ANTELOPE, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol is investigating after an apparent DUI crash left a Roseville man dead and another driver injured late Friday night.
According to the accident report, officers responded to a head-on crash in the northbound lane of Walerga Road just before 11 p.m.
Officers found the 68-year-old driver of a white Chevrolet Corvette was driving south on Walerga Road when he went over the raised center divider into northbound traffic.
A 31-year-old driving a Chevrolet Malibu hit the passenger side of the Corvette.
CHP says the driver of the Corvette was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected in the crash. He suffered fatal injuries and the accident report says he was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/roseville-man-dies-in-crash-dui-suspected/103-7d7f8de9-fa32-424c-8d91-0f03555e321f | 2022-07-18T19:24:40 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/roseville-man-dies-in-crash-dui-suspected/103-7d7f8de9-fa32-424c-8d91-0f03555e321f |
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Roseville native and Jesuit Alumni, Daniel Susac, was chosen by the Oakland Athletics as the 19th draft pick.
The 21-year-old is a catcher from the University of Arizona and was selected in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
According to a news release from the Oakland Athletics, he hit .366 with 12 home runs and 62 RBI in 64 games with the Arizona Wildcats this season.
He was a semifinalist in the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award last season. Susac graduated from Jesuit High School near Sacramento in 2020.
"The best word to describe me is 'leader.' That's the way I try to embody myself as a player. I'm not only going to try to get the most out of myself, but I'm going to try to get the most out of all my teammates," Susac said.
His older brother, Andrew Susac, is also a catcher who played for the San Francisco Giants and other teams. He was chosen in the second round by the Giants in the 2011 draft. Andrew Susac is currently a free agent.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amassing more than 116,000 followers and more than two million likes, the Sacramento Fire Department TikTok gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the everyday life of a firefighter.
They share videos of themselves cooking, rescuing puppies, and safety tips. Some of their videos have more than 400,000 views.
Wendy Aguilar, a spokesperson for the Sacramento Fire Department, said the goal was to inform the public, but they're seeing another benefit as well.
"It's working. We have young users who are reaching out and saying, 'When I grow up, I want to be a firefighter,'" said Aguilar.
This video of the Sacramento Fire Department Station 17 cooking up some al pastor street tacos has more than 266,000 views.
Capt. Frederick Goerend cooked up some tortas when ABC10 visited to meet the people behind the videos.
"A call can come in any second here and I still haven't eaten yet, [the rest of the crew is] enjoying their food," said Goerend.
He says he's handling the new-found fame well with the support of the rest of his team. When asked if he'd rather film a TikTok or go on a call, here's what he had to say...
"I've never been on camera before and so I would definitely go on a call and serve the people of Sacramento," he said.
Capt. Keith Wade said it's not just about the cute stories of the puppies being rescued, but it's also about safety tips, such as not going into a burning building.
"Our TikTok account has been really wild for us. I wasn't a believer at first, but now I truly am. Tons of people on there following us. It's done great outreach for our department and it's been a great thing," Wade said.
"We are, as a fire department, always on camera and we're aware of that when we go out in the public and are serving. There's always people with their phones out all the time — people are constantly sending us content. My own firefighters here on the department, they're constantly shooting what we're doing that way we're telling our story, letting the community know how they're being served, and it's been great outreach for us," Wade said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department said one of its officers shot and wounded a man Sunday night.
The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. in the area of 16th and C streets north of downtown near John Muir Children's Park.
Police are calling it an officer-involved shooting and say none of its officers were hurt.
Police at the scene told ABC10 the shooting happened when officers tried to arrest a man wanted on a felony warrant for a probation violation.
According to a press release from the Sacramento Police Department, as officers talked to the man, he walked away from them and put his hands under a tarp and hid them under a blanket. The man walked toward the officers with his hands still covered and told officers to put down their weapons, according to police. The man continued walking toward the officers and that's when an officer fired their gun and hit the man.
The man left the area and officers arrested him a short distance from where he was shot. The man had "non-life-threatening injures," police said in an early morning tweet. He was taken to the hospital and will be booked into custody for his probation violation and possibly other charges once he is released.
It's unclear if the man had a weapon when he was shot. Police said in a news release no weapons were found in the nearby area. The investigation is ongoing.
Streets in the area that were closed early Monday morning have now reopened.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A woman has been arrested in connection with an alleged tent fire that killed a man in early July, according to the Stockton Police Department.
Erica Morales, 40, was arrested Sunday and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. She is being held without bond.
According to the Stockton Police Department, a 40-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man were inside a tent at Airport Way and Mormon Slough on July 7 in Stockton when their tent was set on fire. It is unclear if Morales is the woman that was in the tent.
Police say the man and the woman were transported to local hospitals. The man died from his injuries.
Anyone with information about the fire can call the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377 or the Investigations Division at (2019) 937-8323.
STOCKTON CRIME IN CONTEXT
The increase in homicide cases in Stockton during the early months of 2022 came on the heels of a decline in 2021, where police reported fewer homicides ending the year with a total of 38 cases.
While that’s not the lowest number the department has dealt with in the past 12 years, it is below the annual average of 40 homicide cases per year since 1995.
In response to the rise in homicides, community groups held prayer vigils and outreach events meant to unite Stockton residents against violence.
Activists have called on the community to show up to such events and work with local organizations such as Advance Peace, Faith in the Valley, Lighthouse of the Valley and the Office of Violence Prevention to discourage crime and help impacted communities heal.
Click here for a map of crime statistics.
In an interview with ABC10 in March, Stockton City Manager Harry Black said the Stockton Police Department is trying to prevent more deaths by working more on intelligence gathering and cooperating with federal partners such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Marshall's Service.
The city is also working to improve its crime prevention, intervention and fighting strategy, Black said. Representatives with the city's Office of Violence Prevention are working to be more present in communities impacted by crime. The office's 'peacekeepers program' places mediators and mentors in high crime areas. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/woman-charged-with-deadly-tent-fire-in-stockton/103-42d36098-3923-4aa2-8862-a5443f072fa4 | 2022-07-18T19:25:04 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/woman-charged-with-deadly-tent-fire-in-stockton/103-42d36098-3923-4aa2-8862-a5443f072fa4 |
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CEDAR FALLS — An alley, spanning from 13th to 14th streets between Tremont and Franklin streets, closed Monday for three to five weeks as work begins on its reconstruction.
The city advises people to stay away from the construction zone and behind the sidewalk on the property side because heavy equipment will be moving back and forth.
Contact engineer Brett Armstrong with any questions or concerns by calling (319) 268-5161 or e mailing Brett.Armstrong@cedarfalls.com .
If wanting additional information about the allies being reconstructed, visit www.cedarfalls.com/1462/Alley-Reconstruction-Project . If wanting to receive alley closure notices by e-mail and/or text message, visit www.cedarfalls.com/notify .
PHOTOS: Final Round of the 89th Waterloo Open
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Brady Calkins of Chehalis, Wash. chips onto the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course. Calkins entered the final day as the 36-hole leader.
JIM NELSON, Regional Sports Editor
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Will Dickson of Atlanta, Ga. hits an approach shot to the second green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
JIM NELSON, Regional Sports Editor
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Jonathan Yoshihiro of Yorba Linda, Calif. sinks a short put on the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Carson Schaake of Omaha, Neb. lines up a put on the fifth green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Will Dickson of Atlanta, Ga. hits an approach shot to the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
JIM NELSON, Regional Sports Editor
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Carson Schaake of Omaha, Neb. hits from under a tree on the fifth hole Sunday during the final round of the 89th Annual Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Amateur Jack Moody hits an approach shot to the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Cedar Falls native Jack Moody tries to coax his put on the fifth hole to go in Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course. Moody started the day two-strokes back of the leader in the amateur division.
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Zack Wax of Downers Grove, Ill. sinks a birdie putt on the fifth hole Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Joe Weiler of Bloomington, Ind. sinks a short birdie putt on the fifth hole Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Beau Breault of Howell, Mich. follows through on an approach shot Sunday to the first green during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Amateur JD Pollard of Marshalltown chips onto the first green during Sunday's final round at the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Connor Peck of Ankeny, the leader of the amateur division after 36 holes, chips onto the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Carson Schaake of Omaha, Neb. blasts his tee shot off the 18th tee box Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Will Dickson acknowledges the gallery after sinking a birdie putt on the 11th hole Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Amateur Connor Peck of Ankeny chips onto the 10th green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Brady Calkins of Chehalis, Wash. chips onto the 10th green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Will Dickson of Atlanta, Ga. chips onto the 10th green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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CEDAR FALLS — The next Cedar Valley Stamp Club meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Cedar Falls Community Center, 528 Main St. next to the Cedar Falls library.
There will be a club auction of collectable stamps. The meeting is open to visitors.
Five police cars were on the scene responding to a call from the 900 block of Martin Road, which ended up being for a 'non-life threatening cut to an extremity,' an official said.
Cedar Falls Police, Cedar Falls Fire Rescue, and MercyOne Paramedics were called to the 2900 block of Apollo Street for the reported attack, and transported the person to a local hospital. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/stamp-club-meets-wednesday-in-cedar-falls/article_d1d08fb4-4cab-5994-aae1-2ff5aa11dcae.html | 2022-07-18T19:27:18 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/stamp-club-meets-wednesday-in-cedar-falls/article_d1d08fb4-4cab-5994-aae1-2ff5aa11dcae.html |
30-mile Illinois River Trail ready for thru-hikes after wildfire damage in S. Oregon
Nearly 20 years after the fire that sent it into a state of disrepair, officials announced last week that the Illinois River National Recreational Trail was once again ready for hikers traveling roughly 30 miles from start to finish.
Completely burned during the 2002 Biscuit Fire, and torched again by the 2017 Chetco Bar and 2018 Klondike fires, endless hours of work went into making the 30-mile pathway that begins south of Grants Pass and ends outside Gold Beach fully passable again.
Read more:Chetco Bar Fire aftermath
Crews cut and removed thousands of dead trees that fell upon the trail and cut through brush that grew up through the tread, often using only hand tools by the necessity of working in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, where motorized equipment such as chainsaws are not allowed. Gabriel Howe, Siskiyou Mountain’s executive director, attributes the success of clearing the hike to the commitment of the club's interns and volunteers.
“The trail is more stable and developed now than it has been in 20 years,” Howe said. “It’s like a chain, and each season of progress is a new link, a passing of the torch. There's got to be over a hundred people who have contributed to this over the years. We wouldn’t be where we are today without those who put in hard work before us.”
While the trail was never formally closed to the public — and people could take day hikes on it — Howe said trail conditions prior to completion were often hazardous and didn’t guarantee a clear path. Trail erosion, huge buildups of fire logs called “jackstraws” and brush explosions were just a few of the dangerous obstacles one might have encountered on the way.
Marked as “passable” after being completed, users can now expect a smoother journey while traversing high above steep canyons, hillsides of wildflowers and a view into the unique ecosystems of Southern Oregon.
Connecting the communities of Selma and Agness, the full hike traverses the northern region of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness and is often ranked moderate to difficult due to terrain. There are also several smaller sections of the trail that are less arduous and more accessible for beginners or families, according to Howe.
Howe adds that when hiking into the region's wilderness areas, users should expect a lack of signage and be prepared for some navigation, especially through brush fields where the grass isn’t cut into a clear path. "This isn't the Pacific Crest Trail and it's not for everyone. This is wild country and nobody's going to hold your hand. Expect some challenges," he said.
Known for an impressive elevation profile, climbing from as low as 600 feet up to 4,800 on Bald Mountain, the Illinois River Trail is not to be taken lightly, and can take days to complete depending on skill level. Due to burnout from fires, much of the trail provides minimal coverage from the elements.
Forest Service maps of the trail and surrounding area can be hard to come by, and officials suggest users prepare thoroughly beforehand and do not rely on digital resources to avoid getting lost or injured.
To help keep Oregon trails safe and maintained, report trail damage and location online with a trip report at https://siskiyoumountainclub.org/tripreport.
Skyla Patton is an outdoor reporter and multimedia storyteller. She can be reached at spatton@gannett.com and on Twitter @ganjajournalist. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2022/07/18/hiking-trails-near-me-oregon-illinois-river-trail-kalmiopsis-open-thru-hikes-after-wildfire-repairs/65374141007/ | 2022-07-18T19:31:31 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2022/07/18/hiking-trails-near-me-oregon-illinois-river-trail-kalmiopsis-open-thru-hikes-after-wildfire-repairs/65374141007/ |
DALLAS — The Dallas Independent School District will require certain students - sixth-graders and up - to have clear or mesh backpacks for this upcoming school year.
District officials said the move was "one of several steps" they were taking to ensure schools were safe.
And they're not alone in doing so. School districts across Texas have been re-evaluating and upgrading their safety measures in light of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
But do the see-through backpacks work?
Our fellow TEGNA station 11 Alive in Atlanta covered a similar story this summer, when the Clayton County School District also announced it will be requiring clear backpacks for students.
Here's what 11 Alive found:
THE QUESTION
Are clear backpacks effective in keeping weapons out of schools?
THE SOURCES
- Thaddeus Johnson: Georgia State University criminal justice and criminology assistant professor
- Mac Hardy: Director of operations for the National Association of School Resource Officers. He's also a former teacher and school resource officer.
- Michael Dorn: Executive director for Safe Haven International, the world's largest K-12 school safety center. He is also a former police officer.
THE ANSWER
No, clear backpacks have not proven to keep weapons out of schools.
WHAT WE FOUND
"Clear bookbags are a well intended but relatively ineffective measure," said Dorn.
Our experts explained clear bookbags are not effective in keeping weapons out of schools, and that as a result, crime does not necessarily go down because of them.
"When it comes to crimes, clear bookbags probably weigh on the lower tier," explained Johnson. "A research paper in 2016, found that SRO's and clear bookbags were associated with the increases in school violence."
Both Hardy and Dorn explained they have witnessed students bringing in weapons into schools. Dorn even admitted to sneaking a weapon from 7th through senior year.
"I carried a weapon undetected, because I was scared to death. I was attacked with a box cutter in my school. I've never in 20 years as a police officer, including the times I got shot at, I was never as afraid," he said.
The three sources said that while the backpack may be clear, students still will be able to hide weapons inside.
"You can still hide a weapon inside of a cut out book, inside of clothing," Hardy explained.
"One of my older sons works with us and he did a video with a clear backpack, elementary school size, putting 26 weapons hidden in it, including a shotgun, 12 hand guns, and a hand grenade and knives. So the bookbag may be clear, but it's pretty easy to students will hollow out a book and put the weapon in the book or other contraband. They'll wrap the weapon in clothing or a tennis shoe," Dorn added.
There's a similar video on Dorn's non-profit page, showing how easy it is to hide weapons, regardless of having a clear backpack or not. His organization has worked with 8,500 K-12 schools - including many which have had active shooters - on how to improve their safety measures.
"After the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, prior to us coming in, they had tried clear bookbags. The students very quickly proved to them that they could smuggle contraband in and, you know, the superintendent then reversed course and said, okay, we're not going to require them," Dorn recalled.
Meanwhile, Johnson said that while clear bookbags could make you "feel" safer, you won't "be" safer.
"Would I bet the bank that clear bookbags will make a big dent in school safety? I wouldn't bet on it too much because many of these things originate or spill over into the community," he explained. "Even think about Buffalo, would a clear bag really have helped that? Absolutely not."
Instead, they say there should be a multi-faceted approach. More effective measures, include school safety teams and locking doors.
"Keep the perimeter doors locked, and keep our classroom doors locked when we're inside. I understand the inconvenience there. But it might save a life someday," Hardy said.
Surveillance video released this week of the Uvalde school shooting shows the gunman walking through the unlocked doors, with the gun in his hand.
Other important solutions include student supervision and requiring a dress code.
"The most important thing there is the beltline is visible, so you can't conceal a weapon," added Dorn.
Some school districts are also considering metal detectors to try to keep children safe.
However, the experts 11Alive talked to said that won't work very well either, especially in schools with many students because it's a slow process. They're also expensive.
The experts said it's all about what you do internally within the school, not necessarily the material policies, that will change the student environment.
"When I see schools that still have lead paint, I see schools that have deteriorating facilities, those things are far worse and have a far more negative impact on safety and health than the positive impacts you would get put in an SRO, or putting in a camera metal detection, or even having clear bookbag policies," Johnson added. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-isd-new-backpack-rule-is-requiring-clear-backpacks-for-older-students-but-do-they-work/287-3a0b4ee0-9838-44af-9add-68cf3ea8a1ee | 2022-07-18T19:35:31 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-isd-new-backpack-rule-is-requiring-clear-backpacks-for-older-students-but-do-they-work/287-3a0b4ee0-9838-44af-9add-68cf3ea8a1ee |
CARLISLE, Pa. — Police are investigating a shooting that injured at least one person Sunday afternoon in Carlisle.
It occurred at about 10:12 p.m. on the 100 block of W. North Street, according to Carlisle Borough Police.
Officers responding to a shots-fired call in the area learned a victim was being treated for injuries sustained in a shooting at a local hospital.
The investigation is ongoing, but police do not believe it was a random act and say the public is not at risk.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Carlisle Borough Police at 717-243-5252 or submit a tip online. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/carlisle-shooting-100-w-north-street-police/521-d1aeaf1e-ac1b-409d-a3c2-f497dc1ea86d | 2022-07-18T19:36:53 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/carlisle-shooting-100-w-north-street-police/521-d1aeaf1e-ac1b-409d-a3c2-f497dc1ea86d |
LITITZ, Pa. — The Lititz Borough Police Department (LBPD) issued a warning surrounding a new scam.
According to police, someone is calling residents and claiming to be an officer with the LBPD.
On Monday, the department received two calls from people who had received a phone call from someone claiming to be "Jeff Snyder" of the Lititz Police Department.
In one call, the caller left a voicemail that was unintelligible. In the second call, the caller allegedly claimed the recipient of the call had missed a court date and cursed at them, according to the department.
Officials say no person named Jeff Snyder is associated with the LPBD.
It is unclear what the caller's intentions are. Callers impersonating officers typically are seeking money for a sham bail or court fine.
LBPD says they do not solicit money or financial information over the phone.
Anyone who received a request for this information over the phone should view it as a red flag and not give the information.
Police say that there are times when an officer from the LBPD may call someone over the phone for legitimate matters. In these cases, the officer will give their name and reason for calling and follow the professional code of conduct.
Those unsure of the legitimacy of a call can verify it by calling the police dispatch center at 717-664-1180, calling the LBPD business office at 717-626-6393, or requesting to speak with the officer in person instead of over the phone. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/lititz-borough-police-scam-callers-claiming-officers-pennsylvania-jeff-snyder/521-bb9d442b-7887-4710-8f18-0fb913cafa8c | 2022-07-18T19:37:05 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/lititz-borough-police-scam-callers-claiming-officers-pennsylvania-jeff-snyder/521-bb9d442b-7887-4710-8f18-0fb913cafa8c |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Monday announced increased efforts to dissuade tobacco use.
The department said it is increasing efforts to encourage Pennsylvanians who are engaged in drug and alcohol recovery programs to seek treatment for tobacco use as part of their recovery.
The Pennsylvania Statewide Tobacco-Free Recovery Initiative (STFRI) was launched in 2021. Education through STFRI includes a hope-inducing message that tobacco recovery is safe and achievable.
Every day, 12 Pennsylvanians lose their lives to the life-altering effects of substance use. In addition to the physical health benefits of reducing or eliminating tobacco use, research suggests that treatment for tobacco use may also increase long-term abstinence from substances, including opioids.
"People with mental and substance use disorders can experience additional benefits by successfully recovering from their tobacco use at the same time," said Acting Secretary of Health and Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson.
“Learning tobacco-free coping skills not only improves physical health, but also improves behavioral health outcomes," Dr. Johnson said.
The department launched a new media campaign promoting tobacco-free recovery. The program encourages people who are living with mental illness and substance use disorders to seek treatment for tobacco use as well.
The PA Free Quitline is a statewide program that helps nearly 32% of its participants quit tobacco use each year. The quitline is available with recently added services for callers with behavioral health needs, which is designed to help one of the largest demographic of smokers be even more likely to succeed in their quest to quit.
In partnership with National Jewish Health, PA Free Quitline and smoking cessation services are available to all Pennsylvanians 24 hours per day seven days per week. The PA Free Quitline offers:
- Up to five coaching sessions by phone
- Unlimited calls to the PA Free Quitline as needed
- Educational materials on quitting tobacco use
- Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for qualified callers (up to eight weeks of patches)
“We’re excited about the latest enhancements to the PA Free Quitline and the Pennsylvania Statewide Tobacco-Free Recovery Initiative overall because we know that they provide support for longer, healthier lives for Pennsylvanians,” said Dr. Johnson.
These initiatives are part of Governor Tom Wolf's advocacy against substance abuse.
“The coaches’ support helped me to build momentum to fight this addiction, walk through the unpleasant withdrawals without picking up, and obtain the freedom to live the healthy lifestyle I live today. It’s been over 4 years!” shared one anonymous Quitline graduate.
Individuals who need help on their journey to a tobacco-free life can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/wolf-administration-implements-new-treatment-options-for-tobacco-users-harrisburg-pennsylvania-quitline/521-58d25c28-3a77-44ae-9d20-e7da8bbf2799 | 2022-07-18T19:37:11 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/wolf-administration-implements-new-treatment-options-for-tobacco-users-harrisburg-pennsylvania-quitline/521-58d25c28-3a77-44ae-9d20-e7da8bbf2799 |
BANGOR, Maine — A detective who created the viral “Duck of Justice” when he rescued a faux waterfowl headed for the trash bin is retiring to write a book.
Lt. Tim Cotton combined his sense of humor with the Bangor Police Department's social media account to show the human side of police work.
His “Duck of Justice” became a viral sensation as the fowl appeared in various locations before finding a permanent roost in the police department, where author Stephen King and others have stopped by for photos.
Along the way, Cotton helped put the city of 30,000 on the social media map with 330,000 Facebook followers — including many outside Maine.
Cotton, 59, told the Bangor Daily News that it’s been frustrating in recent years to watch anti-police sentiment grow nationwide as officers grapple with how to handle tough issues like mental illness and substance abuse.
“Over the last 10 years, society has decided they don’t want police involved and yet they call police for each and every issue,” he said. “We’ve taken on that responsibility because there was no one else to call."
In his retirement, Cotton will continue posting to the Duck of Justice’s Facebook page for the police department while pursuing his writing career. He has already published two books.
In the meantime, people should continue to heed the department's oft-repeated advice: “Keep your hands to yourself, leave other people’s things alone, and be kind to one another.”
For the latest breaking news, weather, and traffic alerts, download the NEWS CENTER Maine mobile app. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/bangor-pd-duck-of-justice-creator-retires-to-pursue-writing-career-bangor-maine-police-tim-cotton/97-f79361a7-a146-45a5-ae9e-982ace58594d | 2022-07-18T19:37:25 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/bangor-pd-duck-of-justice-creator-retires-to-pursue-writing-career-bangor-maine-police-tim-cotton/97-f79361a7-a146-45a5-ae9e-982ace58594d |
Nearly three months after a woman told Lincoln Police her daughter had been sexually assaulted, the 68-year-old Lincoln man accused of committing the crime is in jail.
Police arrested James Butler Jr. on Friday, more than a month after a Lancaster County judge signed a warrant for his arrest and nearly three months after he was accused of sexually assaulting a grade school-aged girl, investigators said in court records.
Butler's arrest stems from an April 28 report, when the girl's mother told police her daughter had described the sexual assault after spending time at the 68-year-old man's house, Investigator Lynette Russell said in the affidavit for Butler's arrest.
In June, prosecutors charged Butler with first-degree sexual assault of a child. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-arrested-for-child-sex-assault-police-say/article_74cc5c57-f12c-5eb0-8b64-4acc4e4a5901.html | 2022-07-18T19:40:15 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-arrested-for-child-sex-assault-police-say/article_74cc5c57-f12c-5eb0-8b64-4acc4e4a5901.html |
Thanks to a surge in COVID-19 cases that prompted health department officials to change the risk dial to indicate a high risk of virus spread, city employees must again wear masks.
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird on Thursday updated the city's "Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace Policy" again requiring that employees mask up when interacting with co-workers, members of the public or in meetings with more than two people.
This is the first time since February that city employees have had to wear masks.
In December, the mayor lifted a city mask mandate, but the requirement remained for city employees. Then in January, as the Omicron variant surged, the city’s mask mandate was reinstated.
That was lifted in February as cases dropped, and city officials have not had to wear masks since the end of that month – the last time the risk dial was in orange range.
Last week, after cases rose sharply, hitting a nearly five-month high with a 20% increase over the previous week and the highest weekly total since the week ending Feb. 12, local health department officials raised the risk dial to the low-orange range.
The rise in cases is likely being driven by more infectious variants of the omicron strain of the disease. Local health officials say subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are driving the rise in cases in Lancaster County.
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Director Pat Lopez said the department is not considering instituting a citywide mask mandate or any other directed health measures at this time, but the rise in the risk dial does change recommended guidance.
It's now recommended that people wear masks in indoor settings when they can't keep their distance from others and also when they have potential COVID-19 symptoms.
Lopez also encouraged people to get vaccinated if they haven't been and to get a booster shot if they are eligible. COVID-19 vaccines are now available to all people ages 6 months and older.
City employees don’t need to wear masks in private offices or cubicles if the employee is alone.
The city policy has been in effect in some form since June 3, 2020, when the city first required face coverings for all employees, more than a month before local health department officials issued its first mask mandate.
Margaret Reist is a recovering education reporter now writing about local and county government and the people who live in the city where she was born and raised.
City and Lancaster County officials will consider a proposal to use up to $2 million in federal stimulus funds to convert a portion of the LPD garage near Seventh and J streets into a detox space.
Opponents of the Wilderness Crossing development filed an intent for court appeal of City Council's actions that paved the way for the housing and commercial development to move forward.
Nebraska officials announced Wednesday that the new number (9-8-8) is being rolled out Saturday as a way to call, chat or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at any hour.
Members voted to move $1 million from budget reserves to the Fast Forward Fund and $100,000 to fund a study of how development will affect the upper watershed of Salt Creek.
After falling short of the $400,000 goal, the United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County has extended the deadline for donations toward the Lincoln resettlement fund.
“We literally do have duct tape holding parts of our pool together this year,” City Administrator Stephanie Fisher told the Lancaster County Board last week.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend a waiver to allow two houses where people recovering from substance abuse live to have up to nine residents, but it voted against a waiver for a similar house where up to 14 people live.
Salary increases for sheriff's deputies and correctional officers — the "domino effect" of the state's pay hikes for its corrections staff — will have a major impact on Lancaster County's budget. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-surge-in-covid-19-cases-means-city-of-lincoln-employees-must-again-be-masked/article_3c7239a9-031c-568d-8bb6-4d602c77219f.html | 2022-07-18T19:40:21 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-surge-in-covid-19-cases-means-city-of-lincoln-employees-must-again-be-masked/article_3c7239a9-031c-568d-8bb6-4d602c77219f.html |
Gateway receives another Metallica grant; advanced manufacturing again focus on this year’s training
For the fourth straight year, Gateway Technical College has been named as a recipient of Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation scholarship and will focus on training in the very in-demand career field of advanced manufacturing.
Funded by Metallica’s All Within My Hands and led by the American Association of Community Colleges, the scholarship was designed to directly support students while also elevating the importance of career and technical education. Gateway is one of 32 chosen out of a competitive field of community colleges from across the country to receive funding to transform the future of students in the community.
“Gateway’s partnership with the All Within My Hands Foundation has made life-changing career options for many in our community,” said Gateway Technical College President and CEO Bryan Albrecht. “This fourth grant program, in advanced manufacturing, will add to the legacy of Metallica Scholars by improving their career opportunities through Gateway.”
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This year, Gateway will receive a $10,000 donation from AWMH.
Scholarships will be awarded to some of the students in the 14-week program, allowing them to take the training free of charge.
“Our goal for the Metallica Scholars Initiative is to shine a light on workforce education and support the next generation of tradespeople. With the addition of the 2022-23 Metallica Scholars program, our grants will reach over 2,000 men and women in 32 community colleges across 27 states,” said Pete Delgrosso, executive director of All Within My Hands. “We are honored to support these students of all ages and backgrounds and look forward to growing the program even farther in the future.”
This is the second straight round of AWMH training in which Gateway will offer an Advanced Manufacturing program curriculum. Many who finished the 2021 training landed jobs immediately in the field and most are making $50,000 to $60,000 annually.
Those interested in learning more about the Advanced Manufacturing program, and to apply for the Metallica Scholarship program, can check it out:
• Online: Today, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- In-person: Aug. 1, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Student Services, Racine Campus, 1001 S. Main St.
- Register at gtc.edu/AAM-sessions
- For more information or to apply directly, go to www.gtc.edu/apply
For more on Metallica All Within My Hands, visit www.allwithinmyhands.org/ | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/metallica-foundation-grant-to-assist-gateway-technical-college-advanced-manufacturing-students/article_fd1fb364-06bc-11ed-ad33-6739385b28a6.html | 2022-07-18T19:42:07 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/metallica-foundation-grant-to-assist-gateway-technical-college-advanced-manufacturing-students/article_fd1fb364-06bc-11ed-ad33-6739385b28a6.html |
At Froedtert South, saving lives is what we do. It is our job, our calling, our purpose. It is also such an extraordinary privilege, especially when the life we save is one of our own.
Amanda Lomonaco is a certified nursing assistant who has worked at Froedtert South for 25 years. She recently received a Shining Star award for the outstanding care she gives to her patients.
On Thursday, June 30, Amanda was working in the Intermediate Care Unit – or IMCU – at Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital when she started to feel ill herself. Dull back pain and a headache, then, suddenly, chest and jaw pain, and heavy perspiration.
“I went into the bathroom to splash some water on my face,” Amanda recalled, “and I looked in the mirror and thought, ‘Wow, I look really bad.’ I was thinking to myself, ‘Am I having a heart attack?’ but I just ignored it. You don’t want to believe it. You say to yourself, ‘No way.’” But back out in the floor, her co-workers were thinking something else: “Yes way.”
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“She didn’t look right,” recalled Regina Gattas Weston, a licensed practical nurse. Jessica Capp RN thought, “Amanda had the telltale signs that she was having a heart attack. “I grabbed a wheelchair right away,” Jessica said. Amanda was rushed to the emergency department.
Katie Fraher, also a RN, was the supervisor in the intensive care unit – or ICU – that day. “I have been a co-worker and personal friend of Amanda’s for 20 years,” Katie said. “I knew she needed a familiar face there with her, so I decided I was going to be that person.” Katie rushed to the emergency department. She was just in time.
“The emergency department staff was amazing,” Katie recalled. “They had Amanda in a room, hooked up to an IV, they had drawn blood for tests, and performed an EKG. I stayed with her to help keep her calm,” Katie said.
“Amanda just kept looking at me and I knew something wasn’t right, but I didn’t know exactly what it was. Amanda told me several times that she thought she was going to die, so I kept trying to reassure her that was not going to happen on my watch,” Katie said. “When Amanda said it to me one more time, I knew something was terribly wrong. I looked over at the monitor and saw her heart go into a lethal rhythm, and then ran out of the room to get more help. When I went back into Amanda’s room, she was unresponsive and had no pulse, so I started CPR on her right away.”
It wasn’t long before her friends and co-workers in IMCU learned that Amanda was in trouble. “The process in the hospital is they announce all cardiac arrests – or ‘codes’ as we call them – over the public address system, to gather the people who need to assist in the emergency,” said RN Kristen Kmetz. “When we heard that over the loud speakers, a shudder went through everyone on the floor. We knew it was Amanda.”
“It was scary across the board for everyone who was involved or who knew Amanda, from our floor to the emergency department,” said RN Allison Laurent.
“I was praying, I really was,” recalled Regina Gattas Weston, “but we tried to stay calm and positive. Amanda is a strong woman, but it did scare everybody, it really did.”
Back in the emergency department, doctors and nurses had re-established Amanda’s heartbeat and rushed her to the cath lab, where Anna Silenzi, D.O., a cardiologist, inserted a stent into the blocked coronary artery that caused Amanda’s heart attack. Soon, Amanda was recovering and able to begin seeing the people who had saved her life, including Katie Fraher.
“She looked at me and said my name,” Katie recalled, “and it was like my friend was back. I could see that she was okay.” Amanda was especially glad to see Katie. “All my co-workers are amazing,” Amanda said, “but I have always had a special bond with Katie.”
Then Amanda reminded Katie of a casual conversation that had taken place between the two of them in the past. “Amanda asked me if I remembered that she had told me that she had watched me do CPR on a patient,” Katie said, “and then told me that if she was ever in need, she wanted me to be her nurse because she knew I would save her life,” Katie said. “I’ve performed CPR many times, but never on a loved one or close friend. It made my skin tingle.”
Amanda spent a couple days in ICU and then went home, where she’s resting and spending time with her children and grandchildren. “I’m taking advantage of my second life,” Amanda said. “I am so grateful for the people I work with. Thank you for saving my life. I have a lot to live for.”
Amanda is also making plans. “I am going back to work,” she said. “That is what I do. I believe that taking care of people is what I was made for, and all this gives me a renewed sense of pride in my co-workers, in Froedtert South, and in the work we do.”
Amanda isn’t alone in those feelings. “We all really do work together as a team,” said Jessica Capp, “and when we do that, we’re really strong. I’m proud of everyone who was here that day.”
“I’m proud to be a nurse, and I’m proud to be a part of this unit and this team,” said Allison Laurent. “I’m proud of our system for coming together to be able to save a life that day, the life of someone we all know and who is a part of our family.”
“I want people to know what great nurses this hospital has,” said Regina Gattas Weston. “They acted really quickly to make the call and send Amanda to the emergency department. I’m really proud and lucky to be able to learn from them. And I hope if something happens to me, that I’m here and they’ll take care of me,” Regina said.
“It’s wonderful when I look at my co-workers who came together to take care of Amanda,” said Kristen Kmetz. “She is one of our own, but we would do that for every patient. I have a sense of pride and accomplishment that’s unlike anything else.”
“Proud isn’t a strong enough word to describe how I feel about my colleagues and the other people in the hospital who helped Amanda,” said Katie Fraher. “Our staff on the unit that was working with her did a fabulous job, but I also want to thank from the bottom of my heart the staff in the emergency department, the staff in the cath lab, in the ICU, everywhere. Everyone just came together for one of our own.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/sponsored-story-one-of-our-own-remarkable-care-for-a-remarkable-caregiver/article_e7dbe1f8-0455-11ed-ae8e-4b1ed6ca2789.html | 2022-07-18T19:42:13 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/sponsored-story-one-of-our-own-remarkable-care-for-a-remarkable-caregiver/article_e7dbe1f8-0455-11ed-ae8e-4b1ed6ca2789.html |
What to Know
- A juvenile has been arrested after being accused of arson at two schools in New Jersey, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
- The juvenile is accused of setting fire to a garbage receptacle at Roosevelt Elementary School in River Edge.
- They are also accused of setting multiple fires within the fieldhouse of River Dell High School, according to prosecutors.
A juvenile has been arrested after being accused of arson at two schools in New Jersey, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
The accusations stem from an investigation following a report on June 20 of a fire inside a garbage receptacle at around 9:46 p.m. at Roosevelt Elementary School in River Edge. According to prosecutors, the fire self-extinguished by the time police arrived on scene and no one was reported hurt.
Additionally, on July 11, at around 5:41 p.m., the Oradell Police Department responded to the report of an active fire alarm within the fieldhouse of River Dell High School, according to prosecutors. When officers arrived they allegedly saw that multiple locations had been set fire in the fieldhouse and that there was heavy smoke damage.
Following an investigation into the two incidents, authorities determined the fires were both set by the same individual and that it was a juvenile from Oradell that intentionally set both fires.
The juvenile was arrested in Paramus last Wednesday and charged with second-degree aggravated arson, second-degree attempt to cause widespread injury, and the disorderly persons offense of criminal trespass, according to prosecutors, who also add that the minor was remanded to the Bergen County Juvenile Detention Center.
Authorities did not release more information on the juvenile due to their age. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/juvenile-charged-with-arson-for-setting-fires-at-2-nj-schools-prosecutor/3779277/ | 2022-07-18T19:45:44 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/juvenile-charged-with-arson-for-setting-fires-at-2-nj-schools-prosecutor/3779277/ |
A handful of people attending a soccer camp at a New Jersey campus had to be taken to a nearby hospital Monday afternoon after getting sick at a pool.
A Drew University official said several campers became ill after swimming in the Simon Forum's pool, prompting a hazmat response from the fire department.
"Initial tests detected normal levels of chlorine and all systems were working as expected," the official said.
An unknown number of the campers were transported to Morristown Medical Center "out of an abundance of caution," and all parents were reportedly notified.
The campers, who had gone swimming after lunch, reported smelling chlorine vapors in the pool, a source familiar with the investigation said. Several got sick, but the source said none of the campers were exposed to dangerous levels of chlorine.
The Madison Fire Department said it had units on campus responding to a hazmat situation but did not provide a patient count. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/vomiting-campers-swimming-at-nj-campus-hospitalized-for-possible-chlorine-exposure/3779166/ | 2022-07-18T19:45:50 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/vomiting-campers-swimming-at-nj-campus-hospitalized-for-possible-chlorine-exposure/3779166/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fatal crash has blocked all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Hazel Dell Monday morning, according to officials.
According to the Washington Department of Transportation, the collision was reported near 99th Street just before 10:10 a.m. Shortly before 12:30 p.m., Trooper Will Finn of the Washington State Patrol confirmed this was a deadly crash involving multiple vehicles.
It is not yet clear how many people died or are injured.
Drivers are being diverted to Interstate 205 where the interstates split. Officials warn there may be long delays. | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/crash-closes-southbound-lanes-of-i-5-near-hazel-dell/ | 2022-07-18T19:54:51 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/crash-closes-southbound-lanes-of-i-5-near-hazel-dell/ |
CHESTERTON — Pulse Technology, the successor to McShane’s in Munster and Kramer & Leonard in Chesterton, rewarded top-performing employees with a trip to a Florida resort.
The print management, network services and office solutions firm has offices in Schaumburg, Chicago, Rockford and Chesterton, where it consolidated its Northwest Indiana operations after closing the longtime McShane's office in Munster a few years ago.
The company recently sent 14 employees from its Indiana and Illinois locations on a weeklong President’s Club retreat to Hawks Cay Resort in Florida. Pulse Technology President/CEO Chip Miceli said the company tries to reward top performers such as with trips to Hawaii and Alaska.
In Florida, they visited Key West, went on a chartered fishing trip and swam with the dolphins.
“It’s a great place. Plenty to do and a chance to have some fun with the people who we work with outside of the office setting," he said. “We have always believed that, while compensation is important, there is much more to recognizing the contributions of our employees and we are pleased to be able to acknowledge and show our appreciation for their good work.”
Cindy Schwerin, who works for the parts purchasing department in Chesterton, went on the company-sponsored trip with her husband.
“It was a beautiful resort,” she said. “One of the activities available was that we could swim and interact with the dolphins. We didn’t swim but did watch the others who did. It really impressed us that the trainers had such greater interaction with the dolphins, almost as if the dolphins were pets.”
She had worked for the company since 1993, back when it was still Kramer & Leonard Office Products.
“We did have fun on an offshore fishing charter,” she said. “There were five of us who went; it was an all-day charter. We all caught 17 Mahi Mahi fish. The captain of the ship filleted them for us, and the restaurant cooked them as an evening meal. The activities were fun, and it was great to be able to interact with co-workers on a casual level and get to know some people that we don’t see on a daily basis.”
The firm was recently named to the 2022 Best Places to Work in Illinois by HR Source Chicago, The Daily Herald Business Ledger and Best Companies Group.
“We are always looking for top talent,” Miceli said.
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military.
USW leaders have been meeting in committees and reviewing what members want before they finalize the proposals they plan to bring to the bargaining table next week.
An "interstate signing assessment" will will include an inventory of airport signage along interstates 80/94 and 90, and along Cline Avenue, and a plan for new signs.
Pulse Technology, which has a Chesterton office, sent Jake Rohn, Will Miceli, Andrew Warn, Cindy Schwerin and Jack Schwerin to a Florida resort where they caught 17 mahi mahi. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/pulse-technology-rewards-employees-with-trip-to-florida-resort/article_e38d3d0f-5100-5fc3-9225-4206319ad0f8.html | 2022-07-18T19:59:51 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/pulse-technology-rewards-employees-with-trip-to-florida-resort/article_e38d3d0f-5100-5fc3-9225-4206319ad0f8.html |
LAPORTE — The LaPorte County Sheriff's Department issued 42 tickets and made several arrests during a single day as part of a multi-state effort to reduce crashes and raise awareness about safety issues along U.S. 20.
Local officers, focusing on traffic during the midmorning and midafternoon hours Wednesday, also issued 82 warnings.
Arrests were made for allegations of never receiving a license, operating while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance, driving while suspended with a prior violation, intimidation and resisting law enforcement, police said.
One driver was reportedly wanted by LaPorte County police and another was wanted in Elkhart County on a child molesting charge and failure to appear warrant.
"While this specific project may have been a one-day event, traffic safety remains a top priority of the Sheriff’s Office, especially along U.S. 20," Captain Derek Allen said.
"Deputies will continue to be visible, stop traffic code violators, and work to reduce crashes on this major LaPorte County highway," he said. "Motorists are encouraged to always drive distraction free and adhere to all the traffic control devices."
Gallery: The Times Photos of the Week
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Three-legged fair contestant steals he show
Interactive play area in the Crown Point Library
Interactive play area in the Crown Point Library
Dedication of court in honor Judge Mary Harper
Dedication of court in honor Judge Mary Harper
Dedication of court in honor Judge Mary Harper
Lake County Historical Museum celebrating 40th anniversary
Lake County cop and civilian vehicle collide in Gary; state police reportedly called in
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Families displaced after apartment building in Hobart shuts down
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Porter County police said they responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to a report of the rollover crash on North Calumet Avenue, near the intersection with E. 632 North in Liberty Township.
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. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/u-s-20-crackdown-nets-arrests-tickets-and-warnings-police-say/article_e3d7ad88-2eec-5011-8730-ad2fa0941c0a.html | 2022-07-18T19:59:57 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/u-s-20-crackdown-nets-arrests-tickets-and-warnings-police-say/article_e3d7ad88-2eec-5011-8730-ad2fa0941c0a.html |
“We are excited to be celebrating this iconic program,” said Shannon Reedy, education specialist and junior zookeeper program manager at Miller Park Zoo, in a statement Monday. “It will be a great experience for all current and former JZK participants to be a part of the 50th celebration reception.”
The celebration is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Miller Park Zoo and Pavilion, 1020 S. Morris Ave.
The festivities in the evening will be held at the zoo, where current junior zookeepers will be handling program animals and refreshments will be served.
Residents and alumni of the program will have the chance to get reacquainted with old friends and see new additions to the zoo. The celebration will then move to the pavilion for remarks and special recognition at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets are free to junior zookeeper friends and alumni, but registration is required at bit.ly/juniorzoo.
Photos: Over 160 kids get hooked on fishing at Miller Park
A man is charged in McLean County court with what authorities said would be his third driving under the influence offense after a truck he was driving crashed on I-55.
The McLean County Fair hosted the McLean County Royalty Preliminary Contest on Wednesday, selecting candidates for the finals ahead of this year's fair.
The event will be hosted at the former site of Green Gables, 25424 N. 1750 East Road, Hudson, from 5:30 to 11 p.m. this Saturday, July 16. Tickets are $20, and children ages 13 and younger get in free.
The Bloomington Police Department came in at No. 6 for driving under the influence arrests made by municipal police departments in Illinois, according to new data from The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists.
A former Ford County resident has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on charges related to domestic terrorism spanning from October 2017 to March 2018.
Seven-year-old Kennedi Carson, of Bloomington, left, pets "Pickle," a resident rabbit at Miller Park Zoo, held by Junior Zookeeper Molly Forbes, right, on Saturday, April 9. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/miller-park-zoo-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-junior-zookeeper-program/article_f4c6f090-06b4-11ed-bc7c-c397cffcc33a.html | 2022-07-18T20:04:38 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/miller-park-zoo-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-junior-zookeeper-program/article_f4c6f090-06b4-11ed-bc7c-c397cffcc33a.html |
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Editor's note: The above video aired during a previous broadcast.
Sunday's monsoon storms caused damage throughout the Valley and motorists on State Route 87 got stuck in a difficult situation as the storm winds started to pick up.
A large commercial vehicle tipped over onto its side during the thunderstorm and toppled over a couple of other vehicles between mileposts 181 and 183. Witnesses at the scene say no one was significantly harmed by the truck's toppling.
Winds were expected to reach up to 60 mph throughout the Valley on Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said another collision was reported Sunday on SR-87 near milepost 181 involving two vehicles.
Only minor injuries were reported from Sunday's collisions, DPS said.
The strong storms additionally knocked out some power lines on SR-87 north of Mesa.
SR-87 remains closed in both directions due to the downed power transmission lines, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The road is currently closed between Shea Boulevard and McDowell Road, which is on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Motorists are advised to expect delays and there's no estimated time to reopen the highway.
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Trinity Railway Express trains will operate at reduced speeds in the afternoons through Wednesday due to extreme heat, DART says.
With temperatures expected to climb near 110 degrees this week rail lines are making safety adjustments that could impact service.
DART said Monday morning the most likely restriction is speed, meaning that TEXrail and TRE would operate at reduced speeds of 40 mph. The reduced speeds are expected to lead to schedule delays from 2 p.m to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.
The trains must slow down because intense heat can cause rails to expand. As steel heats, there is an increase in the risk of rail lines bending, flexing or buckling.
DART told NBC 5 that light rail will operate at 10 mph below normal speed but that they do not expect delays.
Find the most recent alerts on DART's website or Twitter page.
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Do you love tamales? If so, the city of Lewisville has just the event for you.
Registration is open for The 18th annual Padrino Foods World Tamale Eating Championship held during Lewisville Western Days.
The event will take place at noon on Saturday, Sept. 24 on the steps of the Lewisville City Hall.
Because the event is a sanctioned Major League Eating event, all individuals must be registered to participate beforehand. No in-person registration is expected on the day of the event.
Prizes totaling $3,500 will be awarded including $1,500 for the winner.
Last year's winner downed 86 tamales in 10 minutes. You can watch last year's contest here. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/registration-opens-for-lewisville-tamale-eating-contest/3017277/ | 2022-07-18T20:10:02 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/registration-opens-for-lewisville-tamale-eating-contest/3017277/ |
Two Route 195 ramps closing as RI continues work on Washington Bridge
EAST PROVIDENCE — Two on-ramps in East Providence that connect to westbound Route 195, just before the Washington Bridge, will be closed for four days, starting July 28, as the state moves the ramps to free up land.
The ramps onto Route 195 west, from Veterans Memorial Parkway and Warren Avenue will be closed starting at 8 p.m., July 28, through 6 a.m., Aug. 1, Department of Transportation Spokesman Charles St. Martin wrote in a news release.
Traffic from the two ramps merge before being directed onto Route 195.
The same detours used in 2018, when the Parkway ramp was rebuilt will be enacted. Rerouting traffic to the Broadway or Pawtucket Avenue ramps in 2018 did not cause "significant congestion" along the detour routes, but drivers should still plan for possible delays.
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The ramps need to be moved slightly to the south so work can begin on a new off-ramp onto Waterfront Drive, part of the larger $78 million Washington Bridge project, which lasts until 2026. That exit is expected to open in two years and allow for easier access to the East Providence waterfront and the east side of Providence, St. Martin wrote.
"Those heading to destinations on the East Side of Providence may wish to follow Waterfront Drive to its new intersection with Massasoit Avenue and a direct connection to the Henderson Bridge," St. Martin wrote.
Oct. 12, 2021:Construction on Route 195W on Washington Bridge to begin after court ruling
Route 195 is one of the busiest roadways in the state and the westbound lanes alone carry 96,000 vehicles per day, with rush-hour backups extending as far as the Massachusetts state line, he wrote.
Other changes coming, according to the state's website for the project include:
- A partial widening so there are five continuous lanes of westbound traffic over the bridge
- New bridges to carry traffic from Taunton Avenue, Warren Avenue and Veterans Memorial Parkway over the new off-ramp to Waterfront Drive
- A new bridge from Gano Street to westbound Route 195
- A through lane on the western end of the bridge to reduce weaving between onramps and the Gano Street offramp
Work begins on repaving, widening of Airport Connector in Warwick
The state broke ground on a repaving project for one mile of the airport connector and three miles of Route 1 and Route 1A, also known as Post Road, from Coronado Road to Warwick Avenue, St. Martin wrote in a news release.
The $12.9 million project will also include new sidewalks and pedestrian ramps along Post Road. It is expected to be completed by next summer.
The repaving is part of the state's plan to spend $92 million on paving projects over the next five years, he wrote.
Over 400 plants and trees will also be planted in the median and the shoulder, in an effort to make the area leading up to the airport match the foliage around the airport.
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Reach reporter Wheeler Cowperthwaite at wcowperthwaite@providencejournal.com or follow him on Twitter @WheelerReporter. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/two-route-195-west-ramps-closing-to-be-moved-warren-ave-veterans-memorial-park-ri-road-construction/10084969002/ | 2022-07-18T20:13:10 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/two-route-195-west-ramps-closing-to-be-moved-warren-ave-veterans-memorial-park-ri-road-construction/10084969002/ |
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — An inmate at the Mount Olive Correctional Facility was taken to the hospital after being injured by two other inmates.
Officials say the incident happened on Thursday.
The two inmates who started the incident were taken away from the area and the victim was taken to the hospital.
They say the victim was taken back to the prison on Saturday.
The names involved have not been released at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/inmate-at-fayette-county-prison-injured-by-two-other-inmates/ | 2022-07-18T20:14:32 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/inmate-at-fayette-county-prison-injured-by-two-other-inmates/ |
WARM SPRINGS, Va. – Some might call this Warm Springs woman a super mom in addition to her other titles of teacher, mom, volunteer, role model, and Mrs. Virginia.
On Monday, Virginia America Pageants said that Bath County’s Kirby Smith is now preparing to compete in the Mrs. America competition after winning the Mrs. Virginia America title in May.
Smith is an avid member of her community, a hard-working high school teacher, and a mom of three, according to the release, and she is now planning to top the cake by making memories and inspiring others when she competes in the Mrs. America competition in August.
The release said that Smith has her Bachelor’s degree in English and Secondary Education from Bridgewater College and her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis as a Reading Specialist from Virginia Tech, the release said, and she is now working toward getting her Post-Master’s Certificate in Educational Leadership at Radford University.
Smith is also an active member of her church where she leads the children’s ministry, the release said, and she enjoys giving back to her community through a variety of programs like the bread of life pantry, the free little libraries, and the Bath County Christmas Mother program.
The release said that Smith is also passionate about showing others the potential of determination when it comes to having big dreams, is the podcast host of “Go After It,” enjoys bodybuilding, and enjoys making memories with her family.
Smith said that the Mrs. America competition will be added to her list of incredible memories, and shared a piece of advice.
“The best advice I received while preparing for Mrs. Virginia was to do it scared,” Smith said. “Being on stage is kind of a scary situation to be in and it can be uncomfortable. But I don’t think you should let scary things stop you from chasing after things you want. Do it scared and do it anyway.”
To share this mindset with others, the release said Smith wants to highlight her journey to Mrs. America in her podcast, encouraging others to ‘go after it,’ just like her podcast title.
“I will continue to spotlight the titleholders on my podcast and I will spotlight the titleholders across our nation in the system that we all love,” Smith said. “I also think it’s important that Mrs. Virginia combine forces with the contestants coming up behind us next year. So I will make myself available for events and appearances with them so we can build a sisterhood and build this system and go after it together.”
The Mrs. America competition will be live-streamed from Las Vegas on August 20 at 8 p.m., the release said, and you can vote for your favorite contestant to be automatically moved into the top 15 on the Mrs. America website.
According to the press release, the winner of the Mrs. America competition will go on to compete in the Mrs. World competition. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/18/bath-county-teacher-wins-mrs-virginia-to-compete-in-mrs-america-competition/ | 2022-07-18T20:18:59 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/18/bath-county-teacher-wins-mrs-virginia-to-compete-in-mrs-america-competition/ |
EUGENE, Ore. - The first world track championships to take place in the United States was also the first for Midlothian's Keira D'Amato.
It was worth the wait for both.
Team USA placed its three women's marathon runners in the top 10 for the first time in the event's history, and D'Amato finished eighth with a time of 2:23.34.
She was enveloped in a hug by American runners Sara Hall (fifth) and Emma Bates (seventh) at the finish line.
“I was so proud of us; being the caboose of Team USA in eighth is incredible,” D’Amato said after the finish. “While I don’t feel like I necessarily pulled my weight, eighth place is still freaking awesome. And to have them waiting for me there says so much about the camaraderie in Team USA. It was a great hug.”
D'Amato's performance was all the more impressive considering she had just two weeks to prepare - she was only chosen after runner Molly Seidel had to drop out due to an injury.
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“With two weeks training I just got eighth,” D’Amato said, “So with a proper build up to a marathon I think I can run with anyone in the world. That’s what I want to prove.”
Two weeks was just long enough to assemble an impressive supporting cast. Her two children, as well as husband Tony D'Amato, were waiting at the finish line.
For the D’Amato’s, Keira’s chance to race on Team USA was a point of family pride. Tony served in the Air Force and was deployed to Afghanistan.
He brought some of his fellow servicemen along on Monday morning.
“I am holding back tears right now” Tony D’Amato said. ”Me and my two guys right here are all former servicemen, having served in Afghanistan, and to see Keira represent that country that some of our best friends died serving, there’s no better feeling.
“Keira races all over the world. But to come here stateside, and to have our kids here to see the outcome of mom hard work she puts in every day – I think it’s a life-changing day for all of us.”
In the end, Hall, age 39, was the top performer for Team USA, coming in fifth with a time of 2:22.29 in a late charge, overhauling Angela Tanui of Kenya in the last few miles of the three-lap course straddling Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. Nonetheless, the two other Americans were not far behind, with Bates, age 30, finishing seventh and D’Amato close behind.
At the front of the race, Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase took the gold medal with a time of 2:18.11, while Kenya’s Judith Jeptum Korir and Israel’s Lonah Salpeter rounded out the podium in 2:18.20 and 2:20.18, respectively.
It was a cool summer morning when the pack of 41 runners strode away from the University of Oregon’s Autzen Stadium at 6:15 a.m. local time. On the front of the line was D’Amato in a distinctive white singlet, blue shorts, and knee-high compression socks.
Within the first five minutes of the race, the field had split to bits. With the sun just rising over the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, the front group was soon reduced to D’Amato and a much smaller collection of the world’s best.
For D’Amato, going out fast was the only way she wanted to go.
“I really wanted to go out and medal,” she said. “With this opportunity it’s all about putting yourself in the race and seeing what happens. Today I really did that. I felt like in top form I can run with the world.”
But the Kenyan and Ethiopian teams cranked up the pace at the midway point of the first lap.
“When I saw some five [minute miles], I had to sort of say to myself, ‘well, I know I am not there yet,'" she said. "So I knew I needed to back off and catch up with another group. However, with more time and more specific training I can be there.
“I have been on a 10k training plan, so honestly that start didn’t feel too fast. I just knew I did not have that ability to grind that you need in the marathon. I am glad I was smart enough to hold back and try to latch on with another pack.”
By the 12-kilometer mark, D’Amato was absorbed by the already dwindling chase group, led by Bates and Hall, running almost in tandem for the entire first lap of the race. With that reshuffling of the groups, the dynamics for the rest of the race took shape.
Towards the end of the first lap the chase group, led by the three American women, were beginning to reel in the leaders on the spacious Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Alongside the runners, a parade of cyclists filled the second lane, serenading the home team in white and blue. In that pack of group were a group of people cheering extra hard. Resplendent in custom ‘Team D’Amato’ shirts, Tony D’Amato and a large group of family and friends were spread throughout the street of Eugene, putting in work of their own to support their runner.
“We spent lots of pre-race reconnaissance, doing miles on the bike to figure out where we can all be,” Tony D’Amato explained. “We tried to execute a full buzz-saw-motion and line the course to make sure there is lots of team D’Amato, cheering on Keira and letting her roll. You know, shavings make a pile and seconds matter, so we did our best to help her do her best.”
While the cameras focused on the dueling leaders, out on the course the three Americans began to separate. Heading into the last lap, the trio, who had been tightly packed for much of the race, split under the pressure of Hall. For a couple of miles, D’Amato trailed by a few seconds, while Bates rounded out the top 10. By the middle of the last lap, Hall had stretched her gap to the two other Americans. By Kilometer 38, Bates had passed D’Amato, giving the US positions sixth, seventh, and eighth.
The only change to the final standings came when Hall finally passed Tanui to the cheers of the thousands of American fans running, riding, and cheering from behind the barriers on each side of the road. Soon after Hall arrived, it was Bates' turn to feel the roar of the last two hundred meters, finishing with a personal best of 2:23.18. Sixteen seconds later, D’Amato came across the line in 2:23.34 to see her two teammates waiting – American flags stretched overhead – to celebrate a fantastic team performance at the first marathon world championship on American soil.
While top ten at a world championship was a massive result for D’Amato, as she lingered longer than any runner in the mixed zone, what became clear was this was not where the hard work would end for her rise in global marathon running.
“To be here in the US and for it to be accessible to family and friends to celebrate it with me is incredible,” she said. “In marathon running the going gets tough and you need to pull from all over to get the strength, and I really pulled from that love and support to get me through.” | https://richmond.com/sports/local/a-life-changing-day-richmonds-keira-damato-proves-she-can-hang-with-the-worlds-best/article_5d0a02ad-050f-5548-82f8-62ab73dae7d7.html | 2022-07-18T20:23:36 | 0 | https://richmond.com/sports/local/a-life-changing-day-richmonds-keira-damato-proves-she-can-hang-with-the-worlds-best/article_5d0a02ad-050f-5548-82f8-62ab73dae7d7.html |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, Dallas Independent School District students grades 6th-12th will be required to use clear or mesh backpacks. Any other bag will no longer be allowed for students.
This news was released by district officials this Monday, July 18, via a news release on the district’s website.
“We acknowledge that clear or mesh backpacks alone will not eliminate safety concerns. This is merely one of several steps in the district’s comprehensive plan to better ensure student and staff safety,” officials said in the news release.
Officials say their decision comes from feedback from students, parents and the community; and from safety recommendations made by their Safety Task Force and Internal Task Force.
Parents will not have to worry about covering the cost of this new backpack, as officials said the district has purchased clear backpacks that will be distributed to students before the academic year begins.
Backpacks that do not comply with the district’s guidelines will be collected and kept in an office where parents and guardians can pick them up.
For more information regarding the district’s new backpack guidelines, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-isd-to-require-students-to-use-clear-or-mesh-backpacks-starting-next-academic-school-year/ | 2022-07-18T20:35:30 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-isd-to-require-students-to-use-clear-or-mesh-backpacks-starting-next-academic-school-year/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — A new takeout and delivery option has made its way to Dallas. Kitchen United MIX has opened up shop in the Kroger on East Mockingbird Lane.
Calling itself the nation’s first ‘multi-restaurant ordering’ to-go experience, Kitchen United MIX is a takeout service that allows customers to mix and match items from different restaurants on a single order. Customers can request their order for pickup or delivery.
“Kitchen United MIX is proud to open our first state-of-the-art grocery installation in the Dallas area,” Kitchen United Chief Executive Officer Michael Montagano said in a news release. “We recently debuted our supermarket concept, and guests have been incredibly impressed with the convenience and variety Kitchen United MIX provides.”
This is the first Kitchen United MIX to come to Dallas and the fourth location in Texas. Though this isn’t the first North Texas location. A location is opened in Frisco this year.
Customers can make their orders through the Kitchen United MIX app or through on-site kiosks located at their Dallas and Frisco locations. For more information, visit KitchenUnited.com. | https://cw33.com/news/local/ever-wanted-to-order-takeout-from-multiple-restaurants-this-new-dallas-takeout-service-allows-you-to-do-that/ | 2022-07-18T20:35:36 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/ever-wanted-to-order-takeout-from-multiple-restaurants-this-new-dallas-takeout-service-allows-you-to-do-that/ |
DENTON, Tx (KDAF) — It’s gonna be another hot week in North Texas and many local municipalities are making preparations to help North Texans beat the heat.
READ: How does free Wendy’s fries sound for the rest of July, Dallas?
This week, the City of Denton will have multiple cooling stations, water stations, meal stations and overnight shelters to help people cool off.
If you’re wanting to beat the heat, here is where their cooling stations will be located:
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/here-are-the-hours-locations-for-cooling-stations-in-denton-this-week/ | 2022-07-18T20:35:42 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/here-are-the-hours-locations-for-cooling-stations-in-denton-this-week/ |
UM Board of Regents to hold first-ever Upper Peninsula meeting Thursday
The University of Michigan Board of Regents will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Upper Peninsula for the first time ever for Paul Brown’s first meeting as the chairman of the board.
The meeting will be held in Little Bear Ice Arena in St. Ignace, Brown’s ancestral home. It will feature speakers from several of the university’s departments.
“We have everyone from admissions to financial aid, to Michigan Medicine, making presentations and being accessible to speak on how to apply, who should apply, how to get financial aid, and about our ever-expanding health system,” Brown said.
The regents will be focused on listening to the needs and wants of the Michigan community, especially those from northern Michigan.
“It’s not just educating their students, their children, it’s health care, it’s economic development and everything in between,” Brown said.
For Brown, bringing the eight annual board meetings to new locations throughout the state is an important objective. He also said that a meeting on the west side of the state and one in Detroit are also being planned.
“The University of Michigan has been supported by the taxpayers of the entire state, whether it’s Marquette to Monroe, for its 200-year existence, and we owe a great debt to all the citizens of the state because of that,” Brown said.
“I think we repay that debt by serving the public good, and this meeting is going to hopefully demonstrate, through a lot of interesting presentations, the value that we return to all areas of the state, and since we’re in northern Michigan, especially that area in particular.”
Previously, six of the eight meetings took place on the University's Ann Arbor campus, along with one at its Flint and Dearborn campuses. Brown said that the meetings in new locations will likely mean a few less in Ann Arbor every year, but that ensuring at least one annually at Flint and Dearborn remains a priority.
For the last 10 years, between 16,000 and 17,000 of the roughly 30,000 undergraduate students at the University hailed originally from the state of Michigan. The large majority of those students, however, came originally from the Lower Peninsula, with more than 4,000 coming from Oakland county alone in the fall semester of 2021.
Of the 14 counties in the Upper Peninsula, no single one sent more than 100 students to the university in that same semester; 1,155 students from the UP are set to attend the University this coming fall.
The University’s admissions, health care and financial aid staff have been meeting with the staff and counselors of Upper Peninsula schools in the days leading up to the meeting to help them assist students in applying to UM.
A reception will follow the meeting itself, where the public will be able to have informal meetings with the regents.
For Brown, the meeting will be a homecoming to a place he said is very meaningful to him, the county where his family spent four generations as the prosecuting attorney. Brown's grandfather, Prentiss M. Brown, was the only U.S. senator from the UP in the state’s history.
“I grew up in northern Michigan, I went K-12 in Marquette in Petoskey, and luckily my family had a connection to U of M, so I had some awareness, which made me hope and believe and think that I could go to Michigan, but I want every student to have that,” Brown said. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/18/um-board-regents-set-hold-first-ever-meeting-upper-peninsula/10088003002/ | 2022-07-18T20:35:43 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/18/um-board-regents-set-hold-first-ever-meeting-upper-peninsula/10088003002/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Residents in parts of North Texas are being asked to conserve water until Wednesday, July 20, after an area water treatment plant had to cease production unexpectedly.
The North Texas Municipal Water District announced on July 16 that the Wylie Water Treatment Plant Complex is undergoing critical maintenance as peak water demands have impacted the plant’s ability to efficiently process water.
“This call to action is due to water production quantity, and not water quality – the water is safe to drink and use,” as stated in the district’s news release.
The district supplies water to communities across Collin Rockwall, North Dallas and Kaufman counties. Parts of some adjacent counties are also served by the district as well.
For the full news release, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-municipal-water-district-asks-people-to-conserve-water-while-treatment-plant-undergoes-maintenance/ | 2022-07-18T20:35:49 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-municipal-water-district-asks-people-to-conserve-water-while-treatment-plant-undergoes-maintenance/ |
Whitmer declares state of emergency in Marquette County after May flash floods
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Marquette County following thunderstorms and flash flooding throughout the Upper Peninsula county in May.
“Marquette County, including the City of Ishpeming, experienced flash flooding that caused many roads to be impassible to emergency vehicles and resulted in substantial road damage,” Whitmer said in her executive order.
The declaration makes all necessary state resources available for the county as it attempts to deal with the impact left by heavy rain that led to flash flooding on May 12.
The declaration authorizes the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division to coordinate state efforts above and beyond what MSP/EMHSD they already been doing in conjunction with local agencies, a press release from the governor's office said.
On May 24, the county found the extent of the damage sufficient to declare a local state of emergency. The county requested the governor’s declaration after discovering that its local resources were insufficient to deal with the damage.
“Restoring those roads to the condition that they were in before the storm has and will require a large investment from the County and its municipalities,” Whitmer’s said in her executive order. “State assistance and other outside resources are necessary to effectively respond to and recover from the effect of this emergency, to protect public health, safety, and property, and to lessen or avert the threat of more severe and lasting harm.”
Moving forward, the county will have that assistance from the state to more effectively rebuild following the flash flooding.
“As Marquette County continues to deal with the effects of severe flooding from this spring, we are doing all we can to assist them in their recovery,” Whitmer said. “This declaration ensures Marquette County will have access to additional resources needed to maintain the health and safety of the community. Michiganders face challenges together, and we will ensure that Marquette is back stronger than ever.” | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/18/whitmer-declares-state-emergency-marquette-county-may-flash-floods/10088826002/ | 2022-07-18T20:35:49 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/18/whitmer-declares-state-emergency-marquette-county-may-flash-floods/10088826002/ |
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The same day an investigative report on the Uvalde school shooting was released, a Texas congressman expressed stark support for his AR-15 on social media.
It’s the same type of firearm the Robb Elementary gunman purchased two of in the week leading up to the May 24 attack, which killed 19 children and two adults, according to the Sunday report from a Texas House committee.
“I will NEVER give up my firearms. I will NEVER surrender my AR-15. If Democrats want to push an insane gun-grab, they can COME AND TAKE IT!” U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Amarillo, wrote on Twitter Sunday evening.
He also attached a video of himself holding two such firearms, speaking to the Biden administration.
“I have a message for the Biden administration: if you’re thinking about taking our ARs, you can start here in Texas. On behalf of all the law-abiding gun owners in the state of Texas, I just want to say, ‘come and get it,'” Jackson said in the 15-second video.
Friday, The Hill reported House Democrats will soon vote to move an assault weapons ban to the floor. The announcement was made by U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who said the panel will stage its markup of the bill on Wednesday.
We reached out to Jackson and his office to learn more about what prompted the post and its timing. We will update this story when we hear back.
In late June, President Joe Biden signed gun legislation that toughens background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keeps firearms from more domestic violence offenders and helps states establish red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged to be dangerous.
Jackson was elected to Texas’ 13th congressional district, which covers parts of the Panhandle and North Texas, in November 2020. His website said he attended undergrad at Texas A&M University and also graduated from medical school. He’s a U.S. Navy veteran and served in Iraq.
He became Physician to the President during the Obama and Trump administrations, according to his biography, and in 2019, he was appointed Chief Medical Advisor and Assistant to the President. | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-congressman-i-will-never-surrender-my-ar-15/ | 2022-07-18T20:35:55 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-congressman-i-will-never-surrender-my-ar-15/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Flying in Texas must be a real treat for Americans as TravelAwaits has released its list of the top eight airports most loved in the U.S. (according to its readers).
Didn’t quite make the top of the list but Dallas and Austin are representing the Lone Star State well right behind the No. 1 Denver International Airport. Here’s a look at the top eight:
- Denver International Airport
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Dallas Love Field Airport
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Tampa International Airport
- Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Orlando International Airport
Dallas Love Field tweeted, “TOP 3: Thank you @TravelAwaitsNow readers for naming us a Favorite U.S. Airport finalist in this year’s Best Of Travel Awards!”
TravelAwaits had this to say about AUS, “AUS is just southeast of the center of Texas. Unique to this airport, AUS has live music performances, reinforcing the city’s desire to become the “Music Capital of the World.” Passengers can experience and feel the energy of live musicians jamming as they walk throughout the airport.”
And this about DAL, “True Southern hospitality is what keeps passengers coming back. It’s a smaller and simplified airport, making this a breeze to transit to the Dallas proper area, just 6 miles away. It’s small enough to walk about, with no need for rail service or shuttle buses to get around. This is truly Southwest Airlines country, and it’s evident they dominate this part of the state.”
Check out the full article on the 8 Top Airports in the U.S., here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-2-texas-airports-among-the-most-loved-in-u-s/ | 2022-07-18T20:36:01 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-2-texas-airports-among-the-most-loved-in-u-s/ |
Stacker compiled a list of where people in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area are moving to the most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the metro from Dallas between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.
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#50. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area
– Migration to Las Vegas in 2015-2019: 830
– Migration from Las Vegas to Dallas: 1,539 (#6 most common destination from Las Vegas)
– Net migration: 709 to Dallas
#49. Albuquerque, NM Metro Area
– Migration to Albuquerque in 2015-2019: 894
– Migration from Albuquerque to Dallas: 885 (#5 most common destination from Albuquerque)
– Net migration: 9 to Albuquerque
#48. Amarillo, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Amarillo in 2015-2019: 902
– Migration from Amarillo to Dallas: 1,968 (#1 most common destination from Amarillo)
– Net migration: 1,066 to Dallas
#47. Odessa, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Odessa in 2015-2019: 934
– Migration from Odessa to Dallas: 1,081 (#3 most common destination from Odessa)
– Net migration: 147 to Dallas
#46. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Beaumont in 2015-2019: 940
– Migration from Beaumont to Dallas: 1,458 (#2 most common destination from Beaumont)
– Net migration: 518 to Dallas
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#45. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
– Migration to San Jose in 2015-2019: 945
– Migration from San Jose to Dallas: 1,812 (#12 most common destination from San Jose)
– Net migration: 867 to Dallas
#44. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area
– Migration to Detroit in 2015-2019: 979
– Migration from Detroit to Dallas: 1,240 (#16 most common destination from Detroit)
– Net migration: 261 to Dallas
#43. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area
– Migration to Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 1,082
– Migration from Colorado Springs to Dallas: 888 (#12 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
– Net migration: 194 to Colorado Springs
#42. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area
– Migration to Boston in 2015-2019: 1,084
– Migration from Boston to Dallas: 1,495 (#23 most common destination from Boston)
– Net migration: 411 to Dallas
#41. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
– Migration to McAllen in 2015-2019: 1,096
– Migration from McAllen to Dallas: 1,576 (#3 most common destination from McAllen)
– Net migration: 480 to Dallas
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#40. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
– Migration to Minneapolis in 2015-2019: 1,104
– Migration from Minneapolis to Dallas: 1,667 (#11 most common destination from Minneapolis)
– Net migration: 563 to Dallas
#39. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area
– Migration to Tampa in 2015-2019: 1,106
– Migration from Tampa to Dallas: 1,184 (#18 most common destination from Tampa)
– Net migration: 78 to Dallas
#38. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
– Migration to Charlotte in 2015-2019: 1,109
– Migration from Charlotte to Dallas: 1,020 (#21 most common destination from Charlotte)
– Net migration: 89 to Charlotte
#37. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Corpus Christi in 2015-2019: 1,110
– Migration from Corpus Christi to Dallas: 1,187 (#4 most common destination from Corpus Christi)
– Net migration: 77 to Dallas
#36. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metro Area
– Migration to Nashville in 2015-2019: 1,148
– Migration from Nashville to Dallas: 1,738 (#6 most common destination from Nashville)
– Net migration: 590 to Dallas
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#35. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area
– Migration to Virginia Beach in 2015-2019: 1,150
– Migration from Virginia Beach to Dallas: 1,449 (#8 most common destination from Virginia Beach)
– Net migration: 299 to Dallas
#34. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area
– Migration to Portland in 2015-2019: 1,151
– Migration from Portland to Dallas: 1,049 (#17 most common destination from Portland)
– Net migration: 102 to Portland
#33. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area
– Migration to San Francisco in 2015-2019: 1,188
– Migration from San Francisco to Dallas: 3,481 (#12 most common destination from San Francisco)
– Net migration: 2,293 to Dallas
#32. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area
– Migration to Kansas City in 2015-2019: 1,195
– Migration from Kansas City to Dallas: 2,686 (#3 most common destination from Kansas City)
– Net migration: 1,491 to Dallas
#31. Midland, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Midland in 2015-2019: 1,237
– Migration from Midland to Dallas: 1,187 (#3 most common destination from Midland)
– Net migration: 50 to Midland
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#30. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area
– Migration to New Orleans in 2015-2019: 1,429
– Migration from New Orleans to Dallas: 898 (#10 most common destination from New Orleans)
– Net migration: 531 to New Orleans
#29. Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Wichita Falls in 2015-2019: 1,457
– Migration from Wichita Falls to Dallas: 1,166 (#1 most common destination from Wichita Falls)
– Net migration: 291 to Wichita Falls
#28. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area
– Migration to Miami in 2015-2019: 1,585
– Migration from Miami to Dallas: 3,144 (#12 most common destination from Miami)
– Net migration: 1,559 to Dallas
#27. Tulsa, OK Metro Area
– Migration to Tulsa in 2015-2019: 1,646
– Migration from Tulsa to Dallas: 2,096 (#2 most common destination from Tulsa)
– Net migration: 450 to Dallas
#26. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metro Area
– Migration to Fayetteville in 2015-2019: 1,673
– Migration from Fayetteville to Dallas: 1,462 (#2 most common destination from Fayetteville)
– Net migration: 211 to Fayetteville
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#25. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area
– Migration to Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 1,751
– Migration from Philadelphia to Dallas: 1,433 (#32 most common destination from Philadelphia)
– Net migration: 318 to Philadelphia
#24. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area
– Migration to Orlando in 2015-2019: 1,872
– Migration from Orlando to Dallas: 2,370 (#10 most common destination from Orlando)
– Net migration: 498 to Dallas
#23. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area
– Migration to San Diego in 2015-2019: 1,892
– Migration from San Diego to Dallas: 3,095 (#7 most common destination from San Diego)
– Net migration: 1,203 to Dallas
#22. El Paso, TX Metro Area
– Migration to El Paso in 2015-2019: 2,074
– Migration from El Paso to Dallas: 2,297 (#3 most common destination from El Paso)
– Net migration: 223 to Dallas
#21. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area
– Migration to St. Louis in 2015-2019: 2,092
– Migration from St. Louis to Dallas: 3,071 (#4 most common destination from St. Louis)
– Net migration: 979 to Dallas
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#20. Tyler, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Tyler in 2015-2019: 2,210
– Migration from Tyler to Dallas: 2,457 (#1 most common destination from Tyler)
– Net migration: 247 to Dallas
#19. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area
– Migration to Phoenix in 2015-2019: 2,272
– Migration from Phoenix to Dallas: 3,715 (#6 most common destination from Phoenix)
– Net migration: 1,443 to Dallas
#18. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Killeen in 2015-2019: 2,321
– Migration from Killeen to Dallas: 2,976 (#2 most common destination from Killeen)
– Net migration: 655 to Dallas
#17. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
– Migration to Chicago in 2015-2019: 2,722
– Migration from Chicago to Dallas: 6,038 (#7 most common destination from Chicago)
– Net migration: 3,316 to Dallas
#16. Abilene, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Abilene in 2015-2019: 2,736
– Migration from Abilene to Dallas: 1,324 (#1 most common destination from Abilene)
– Net migration: 1,412 to Abilene
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#15. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
– Migration to Washington in 2015-2019: 2,749
– Migration from Washington to Dallas: 3,592 (#15 most common destination from Washington)
– Net migration: 843 to Dallas
#14. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area
– Migration to Seattle in 2015-2019: 2,821
– Migration from Seattle to Dallas: 1,774 (#16 most common destination from Seattle)
– Net migration: 1,047 to Seattle
#13. Longview, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Longview in 2015-2019: 2,826
– Migration from Longview to Dallas: 1,447 (#1 most common destination from Longview)
– Net migration: 1,379 to Longview
#12. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area
– Migration to Denver in 2015-2019: 3,204
– Migration from Denver to Dallas: 2,485 (#9 most common destination from Denver)
– Net migration: 719 to Denver
#11. Waco, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Waco in 2015-2019: 3,221
– Migration from Waco to Dallas: 2,751 (#1 most common destination from Waco)
– Net migration: 470 to Waco
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#10. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area
– Migration to New York in 2015-2019: 3,234
– Migration from New York to Dallas: 7,504 (#16 most common destination from New York)
– Net migration: 4,270 to Dallas
#9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area
– Migration to Atlanta in 2015-2019: 3,271
– Migration from Atlanta to Dallas: 3,327 (#10 most common destination from Atlanta)
– Net migration: 56 to Dallas
#8. Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Sherman in 2015-2019: 3,752
– Migration from Sherman to Dallas: 1,829 (#1 most common destination from Sherman)
– Net migration: 1,923 to Sherman
#7. College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
– Migration to College Station in 2015-2019: 4,344
– Migration from College Station to Dallas: 2,819 (#2 most common destination from College Station)
– Net migration: 1,525 to College Station
#6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area
– Migration to Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 4,496
– Migration from Los Angeles to Dallas: 10,312 (#8 most common destination from Los Angeles)
– Net migration: 5,816 to Dallas
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#5. Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area
– Migration to Oklahoma City in 2015-2019: 4,753
– Migration from Oklahoma City to Dallas: 3,834 (#2 most common destination from Oklahoma City)
– Net migration: 919 to Oklahoma City
#4. Lubbock, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Lubbock in 2015-2019: 4,829
– Migration from Lubbock to Dallas: 3,409 (#1 most common destination from Lubbock)
– Net migration: 1,420 to Lubbock
#3. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
– Migration to San Antonio in 2015-2019: 5,437
– Migration from San Antonio to Dallas: 7,914 (#3 most common destination from San Antonio)
– Net migration: 2,477 to Dallas
#2. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Austin in 2015-2019: 11,373
– Migration from Austin to Dallas: 8,854 (#2 most common destination from Austin)
– Net migration: 2,519 to Austin
#1. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
– Migration to Houston in 2015-2019: 18,186
– Migration from Houston to Dallas: 17,266 (#1 most common destination from Houston)
– Net migration: 920 to Houston
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The Boise County Sheriff's Office and volunteers are searching for a man whose vehicle went into the Payette River on Highway 17 on Thursday, July 14.
In a Facebook post Saturday, the sheriff's office said Milt Alley went missing after his vehicle went into the water near milepost 1. Officials recovered Alley's vehicle and dog from the Payette River following the incident.
Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue, Boise County Search and Rescue and private volunteers are assisting in the search for Alley.
The Boise County Sheriff's Office said the volunteers are searching using helicopters and watercraft.
A Facebook group has been created for updates and information on the search. The group is titled 'Milt Alley search and rescue information page.'
According to the search and rescue page, a group of kayakers was on the Payette River on Saturday to assist in the search efforts. The page also said a volunteer flew a helicopter from south of Banks to Black Canyon on Saturday but did not see anything along the river bottom.
Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue, Boise County officials, Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue and volunteers were walking on both sides of the river on Highway 17 on Saturday afternoon.
Garden Valley Fire also joined the search efforts and other volunteers are still searching with watercraft. The information page thanked Bear Valley Rafting Company for offering a raft trip to searchers.
Boise County officials and the volunteer helicopter pilot flew from Black Canyon to Banks again Sunday at 6:30 a.m. but were not able to locate Alley. Horseshoe Bend Search and Rescue was also on the Payette River on Sunday on jet skis.
According to a post on the search and rescue page, those interested in assisting in the search should set up "near the river with polarized sunglasses and watch the water. A few of the places to concentrate would be Chief Parrish or any of the larger rapids."
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BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. — Former Bradford County coroner Thomas Carman entered a no contest plea to second-degree felony theft on July 1.
Carman was charged last year for stealing more than $400,000 from Western Alliance Emergency Service while he was CEO from 2014 to 2019, according to state police.
He was also elected as the Bradford County coroner during the same time.
The Attorney General's Office recommends Carman be sentenced to 11 and a half to 23 months in county jail.
Carman is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 30.
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CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — Every day thousands of drivers pass through the Pennsylvania Turnpike toll booths near Lake Harmony. All are supposed to pay to get on the toll road, but some don't.
According to the Turnpike Commission, the amount of uncollected turnpike tolls went up from $105 million to $155 million in the past year.
The information is included in the commission's financial report from May 31.
The commission switched to a cashless, all-electronic payment system two years ago.
"I'm not surprised that people are not paying the bills just because it's like really hard times right now with inflation and everything going on," Kelly Torres said.
The Turnpike does not have much trouble collecting tolls from drivers who use E-ZPass.
The issue with uncollected tolls comes from drivers who don't.
To collect fees from those drivers, the Turnpike relies on a system called Toll by Plate. Cameras at toll booths take a picture of the vehicle's license plate and then bill the owner through the mail.
"You are receiving these bills in the mail, and then you don't know what to do with these fees. $50 fee for each toll, so it's a big issue. It's a big problem that they should resolve," David Lovera said.
The commission says the increase is caused by tolls and driving going up, not because people aren't paying their bills.
According to the Turnpike, the percentage of drivers who aren't paying tolls has remained steady at about seven percent.
The commission cites several reasons for the increased uncollected tolls over the past year.
- Traffic has returned to pre-pandemic levels, meaning more transactions are happening.
- Tolls increased by five percent two years in a row.
- Additional 45 percent increase in Toll by Plate fees.
"As far as the times right now, I feel like people, they're trying to prioritize what's most important. So, hey, it could be buying a gallon of milk or paying your E-ZPass of $3 or whatever it is. So I can definitely understand the dilemma. But to just not pay it and be splurging out there is probably not the best idea," said Torres.
The turnpike Commissions say it tries to minimize the number of unpaid tolls by using collection agencies, suspending motor vehicle registrations, and even filing criminal charges against those who don't pay.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — If you want to know anything about the vegetables at Hopkins Family Farm - the best way to cook them, what recipes they work with - Samantha Hopkins will have the answer.
She's been working behind the Hopkins Family Farm stand at the Scranton Co-Op Farmers Market for as long as she can remember.
"I started out very little and sleeping underneath the truck because you know, what little kid wants to work at the table and deal with money? But I learned how to count money here," Hopkins said.
Hopkins is part of the 5th generation working on the family farm near Falls.
Her great-grandfather, Harry Hopkins, started the operation decades ago, and they've been regulars at the farmers market in Scranton since the beginning.
"He was one of the first that was here when this opened," Leanne Hopkins said. "And then my father-in-law, of course, got into the tradition, and then we've always helped on the farm; our kids have always helped on the farm, and now we own the farm!"
A tradition running just as strong as the market itself, which first opened in 1939. Leanne Hopkins now pulls double duty, working her family's stand and acting as the farmers market's secretary.
"I like the people. I like talking to people, I always have. So it's nice to interact with a lot of different people," she said.
And the farmers here, like Samantha Hopkins, are customers themselves as well.
"I like to buy the apple cider doughnuts from Brace's Orchard. I like to get the bread from Beta Bread, and wine of course, everybody loves wine. And then just vegetables that we don't grow, but we can get at the other stands," she said.
The Scranton Co-Op Farmers Market is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, noon to 6 p.m., now through Thanksgiving.
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NANTICOKE, Pa. — Some students on summer vacation have traded in their video games and skateboards for saute pans and cutting boards.
Students were inside Luzerne County Community College's Joseph A. Paglianite Culinary Institute for its annual Kids' Culinary Camp.
"It teaches kids how to cook and can give them a future if they like, because they can know how to cool," student Chase Glahn, of Dallas, said.
"What we're doing is we are really honing in on all of those culinary concepts. So it's what's out there right now, you know, amongst all the chefs on the Food Network.
"We're really working on that flavor fusion but we're also working on implementing the cooking methods to go along with each dish that we're making," Kimberly McLendon, culinary arts instructor, said.
Organizers with the camp said it's grown over the years and this year, many campers have returned from last year to continue honing their culinary skills.
"It's so fun. I love it here," student Lauren Hudak, of Mountain Top, said.
"Because they asked us what do we want to make and I said sushi because I love sushi," student Ben Field, of Kingston, said.
"So this week, we are making cream puffs, eclairs. Everything is going to be from scratch. We're making their own pastry cream. We are doing a beef brisket. So we're going to learn the art of smoking meats and vegetables," McLendon said.
The culinary camp continues until Friday in Nanticoke.
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POTTSVILLE, Pa. — The woman accused of killing a Pottsville businessman in New Orleans has pleaded guilty.
Megan Hall pleaded guilty in Louisiana to manslaughter, robbery, and obstruction of justice.
Police say Hall fatally stabbed jeweler Patrick Murphy in a hotel room in February of 2019.
Investigators believe Murphy met Hall and went into a hotel with her during Mardi Gras.
Witnesses say they heard a fight in the room. Hall was spotted on surveillance video, leaving alone.
Murphy's body was found in the hotel later that day.
Hall faces ten years in prison under the plea deal.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Thanks to a grant from the USDA, the Providence Farm Collective in Orchard Park has found a way to help many of its immigrant farmers bring the fruits of their labor directly back to their communities with the establishment of a farmers market.
“The farmer advisory board was talking about how they wanted to have their own market in their community,” Providence Farm Collective president Kristin Heltman-Weiss said. “And that’s when Grant Street was identified as a key place to actually host that because most of our farmers live either on the West Side or East Side of Buffalo.”
Not even a month into the market’s operation, the region has been hit with a moderate drought, which is limiting the produce farmers can provide. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, most of New York state is abnormally dry, with parts of Western New York in a moderate drought since July 14.
The 17 acres of farmland in production are being sustained through a drip-line irrigation system, in which there is little water loss to evaporation or runoff, but even the source of that system is suffering.
“We do have an irrigation system right now, but it’s based on a pond that we have that is not spring-fed,” Heltman-Weiss said. “So as the pond gets low, we have less and less water and so we’re praying for rain around here.”
Even more, the Providence Farm Collective is currently raising a capital campaign to purchase the farmland it’s currently leasing, which makes it difficult to afford essentials like an updated irrigation system. The nonprofit is working to support the farmers who are already devoting their own resources, more so now during the region’s dry spell.
“All of our farmers drive out to Orchard Park at their own expense to grow food for their families and their communities. That’s how important this is,” Heltman-Weiss said.
With one in five Western New Yorkers being fresh food insecure, agriculture is essential, and while the current state of nature can’t be changed, there are ways everyone can help support farmers working to supply communities with fresh produce.
“We in Western New York as a community need to prioritize saving farmland, need to prioritize buying local fresh foods from our farmers and definitely empowering people who want to continue farming in our agricultural system,” Heltman Weiss said. | https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/local/2022/07/18/farmers-navigating-amid-regional-drought | 2022-07-18T20:53:16 | 0 | https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/local/2022/07/18/farmers-navigating-amid-regional-drought |
ATLANTIC CITY — About a dozen people attending the NAACP Convention Monday heard professional opinions about how new voting laws will have a grim effect on minorities and people with disabilities unless they're able to be overturned.
"These laws should be invalid under a rational basis because I can't see a rational basis for these laws," said Gary Bledsoe, chairperson of the Texas NAACP Legal Redress, while giving the group a presentation virtually.
A virtual panel spoke on Monday morning before Vice President Kamala Harris' address as part of the 113th Annual NAACP Convention's programming.
Bledsoe and others speaking over a Zoom call discussed numerous changes to voting rights and registration ahead of the 2022 midterm elections in November as Republicans look to gain leverage throughout the country.
Several states, including Texas, have enacted laws that Bledsoe and many argue disproportionally affect Black and Latino voters.
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The laws' critics and Democratic lawmakers have argued that Republican-led states have created these laws to gain an advantage as they look to regain seats in the U.S. House and Senate, ultimately returning the party's management to both chambers, the panelists said.
Texas' legislation limits early voting times, which Bledsoe says are particularly utilized by Black and minority voters. They also limit how public officials encourage people to vote. Defying the new regulations can result in criminal charges, he said.
"The laws that are being designed today are all interlocked," Bledsoe said. "There's indeed a strategy that's been put together in order to provide a permanent, hostile takeover of the country and overthrow democracy."
Bledsoe finds the growing trend in voter laws across multiple states worrisome, but there's hope they may be overturned through legal challenges.
Florida, like Texas, is another state that has tightened voting laws.
Khalilah Spencer, chairperson of the Michigan NAACP Legal Redress, highlighted portions of the legislation package Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law, particularly with mail-in ballots.
Under Florida law, various identification information, including a driver's license number and last four digits of a social security number, is needed for a Sunshine State voter to request a vote-by-mail ballot. The law also only allows requests for a vote-by-mail ballot for the next general election cycle, rather than two, Spencer said.
Spencer also highlighted legal fights to have Florida's legislation overturned.
Florida's laws have been challenged for the opinion they unjustly target Black voters. However, the law was permitted to be reinstated in May after a federal appeals court granted Florida’s request to reinstate portions of the law.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said that Judge Mark Walker’s March ruling that the law intentionally targeted Black voters was flawed. The three-judge panel said there wasn’t evidence the law was passed with the intent to discriminate, and issued the stay as an appeal continues.
Walker overturned a provision of the law limiting when people could use a drop box to submit their ballot, along with a section prohibiting anyone from engaging with people waiting to vote. Walker said the latter provision “discourages groups who give food, water, and other forms of encouragement to voters waiting in long lines from continuing to do so.”
While legal fights against voting laws throughout the country continue, the panelists say voters should unify ahead of November to inform each other about ballot places and other voting means. Having a strong voter backbone is crucial in preserving democracy," said Marcia Johnson-Blanco, of the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Local elections, Spencer said, aren't emphasized enough, and ultimately make a difference in the government. Communities across the country are presidential-election centric and don't concentrate on how local legislators impact well beings.
"If we can get back to those basics, we can make an impact because those are the people we can know, those are the people we can influence," Spencer said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/concerns-over-new-voting-laws-a-hot-topic-among-naacp-members/article_e2fa0c54-06a9-11ed-8699-c7582edd9039.html | 2022-07-18T20:53:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/concerns-over-new-voting-laws-a-hot-topic-among-naacp-members/article_e2fa0c54-06a9-11ed-8699-c7582edd9039.html |
LOWER TOWNSHIP — A Victoria Commons Nursing Home employee was arrested for falsifying checks, police said on Monday.
Numerous fraudulent checks were found at the home of David C. Beck, 26, of the township's North Cape May section, during the execution of a search warrant, police said.
Police were investigating the statements made in June by residents at the nursing home that reported check fraud, police said.
Beck is charged with theft by deception, forgery and credit card theft, police said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cape-may-county-nursing-home-staffer-accused-of-check-fraud/article_e1c443ba-06ca-11ed-98eb-ab2b9bfa8e55.html | 2022-07-18T20:53:46 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cape-may-county-nursing-home-staffer-accused-of-check-fraud/article_e1c443ba-06ca-11ed-98eb-ab2b9bfa8e55.html |
ATLANTIC CITY – Vice President Kamala Harris, the first black woman in history to hold the job, received a warm welcome Monday morning at the 113th NAACP National Convention in Atlantic City.
Speaking for a little over 20 minutes, Harris focused on voting rights, gun control and the mid-term elections before a packed crowd at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization held its convention in person this year for the first time since 2019, with a requirement that participants wear masks.
Harris described herself as a lifetime member of the NAACP in comments that evoked the history of the Civil Rights movement and the fights yet to come.
“For more than a century, the NAACP has fought to ensure the wellbeing of Black communities and by extension, all communities in our country,” Harris said. “This organization has fought to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in our nation’s Constitution, driven by the ability to see America as what it can be, unburdened by what it has been.”
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Similar themes were echoed by other speakers throughout the day, with many tying current campaigns to the history of the Civil Rights movement. Many also mentioned Atlantic City’s history, both as host of the NAACP in 1955 and as the site of the Democratic National Convention in 1964, at which Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sought to claim seats from a state organization that relied on a segregated process.
Officially, the NAACP has been and remains a non-partisan organization, but there was little doubt where the priorities of most of the speakers lay.
“We are non-partisan, but we are political as hell,” said Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the organization. “We have saved this nation in the past and we must do it again.”
Without Black voters, he said, Donald Trump would still be president. Johnson said the Jan. 6 Committee hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives have made clear, allegations that the last presidential election was stolen are both a lie and a battle cry by anti-democratic forces.
Johnson mentioned multiple policy priorities, including COVID-19, domestic terrorism, gun violence, climate change, student-loan relief, economic inequality, and the “erosion of constitutional freedoms, including a woman’s right to control her own body.”
Johnson and other speakers said efforts to improve lives in Black communities will improve the country as a whole.
“Let me make this clear. No one has ever, ever given Black America anything. And anything we will have will have been earned through our fight, our blood and our sacrifice,” Johnson said.
But the hundreds gathered in the Atlantic City Convention Center were eager to hear from Harris, a former Senator who is simultaneously the first female vice president as well as the first African American and the first American of Asian ancestry to hold the post. She also served as the attorney general of California and spoke of attorneys with the NAACP as heroes of the Civil Rights movement.
Harris said she brought the greetings of President Joe Biden, saying he shares in the vision of the NAACP.
“We see and are prepared to address the disparities that are holding so many people back in our nation,” she said. Disparities include education, health care and economic opportunities, she said.
Harris spoke of areas where the administration has made progress and what members still wanted to accomplish.
One accomplishment she cited was Biden signing a law making lynching a federal crime. The law was named for Emmet Till, murdered in Mississippi in 1955 at the age of 14. Harris said it took a “staggering 122 years” of advocacy to make lynching a federal crime.
“Even though it took that long, the NAACP was never deterred and always determined,” she said.
She also spoke of Biden’s signing of a bi-partisan gun bill after the mass shooting in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the first new federal action on guns in nearly 30 years.
Harris pushed for more, including the reinstatement of a federal ban on assault weapons, a broad category that is generally defined as semi-automatic rifles with a pistol grip and a detachable magazine. A former federal ban approved in 1994 expired in 2004.
“There is no reason for weapons of war on the streets of America,” Harris said.
Mass shootings have made America a nation in mourning, she said, but it is not only mass shootings. She cited the disproportionate impact of gun violence on Black communities.
“We see it in our communities every day,” she said. “And it is no less tragic or outrageous.”
Much of her speech focused on economic opportunities, saying the administration is investing billions of dollars on minority and women entrepreneurs.
“We are addressing systemic inequities in home ownership, which of course is an issue this organization has been fighting for for years as integral to the civil rights movement,” she said. “And as you know, it is because of a clear history of segregation, restrictive covenants and red-lining that long denied Black homeowners the opportunities to take advantage of the wealth-building power of home ownership.”
Access to abortion was mentioned multiple times. Harris said that supporting a woman’s right to abortion does not require someone to abandon her faith, “It just requires us to agree that the government shouldn’t be making that decision for her.”
After her comments, Harris met with New Jersey lawmakers and others to talk about reproductive rights. This year, a Supreme Court decision finding there is no Constitutionally protected right to abortion access upended decades of precedent and put the issue at the forefront of the conversation for Democrats and Republicans heading into the mid-term elections this year.
Voting rights and voting turnout were also a major part of Harris’ comments.
“We must with a sense of urgency ensure that the American people know their vote matters. It is their voice,” she said. “We need people who will protect our rights up and down the ballot.”
That includes local and statewide races, she said.
“And we need two more votes in the United States Senate,” Harris said.
All 435 House seats and 34 of 100 Senate seats are on the ballot in November. While Democrats hope to hold their slim majorities in both houses, Republicans look to approval numbers for Biden in free fall, uncertainty over the economy and the tendency for the opposition party to gain ground in the mid-term elections as signs of change on the way in Washington.
The stage is set for Vice President @KamalaHarris’ appearance at the national connection of the @NAACP in Atlantic City today. pic.twitter.com/8yYdg807VY
— Bill Barlow (@Jerseynews_Bill) July 18, 2022
Happening now at the @NAACP National Convention in Atlantic City. The event has the slogan #ThisIsPower. pic.twitter.com/C1a8ttP9c0
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Humpback whales are repeat customers at the Jersey Shore, according to a Rutgers University study released Monday.
The whales often stay for a long time in the waters off New Jersey and New York City, and return year after year, the study found. It was co-authored by Gotham Whale, the Center for Coastal Studies and 21 other organizations in the western North Atlantic.
Humpback whales have rebounded somewhat since being considered endangered and protected from whaling in 1985. Today, five of 14 populations worldwide remain considered endangered, and one threatened.
The whales seen in the New York Bight were also seen elsewhere. Using photographic identification techniques, the researchers matched individual whales to areas of Cape May, eastern Long Island, New York and Virginia.
Published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, the research found that 58.4% of whales spotted in the New York Bight Apex — the coastal area between Long Island and the New Jersey coast — were seen more than once, either within the same year or between years. The average length of stay was 37.6 days.
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“This research is important for the management of these protected species,” said Danielle Brown, a doctoral candidate in the Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources Department at Rutgers-New Brunswick and lead researcher for non-profit Gotham Whale. “The more time these whales spend in the New York Bight Apex may mean increased exposure to human activities including busy shipping traffic leading into the Port of New York and New Jersey.”
The researchers used 2011-2018 whale sighting information to analyze the population identity, site fidelity and demographic characteristics of the humpbacks.
Researchers found that many humpback whales seen in the New York Bight Apex belong to the Gulf of Maine feeding population, with a few from Eastern Canada. For many others, the feeding population is still not known.
The researchers said it isn’t clear why some whales choose to spend a portion of the feeding season off New York and New Jersey. However, they explained, their presence may be related to good availability of the small fish Atlantic menhaden.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), humpback whales are a type of baleen whale, which eat small shrimp-like crustaceans (krill) and small fish. They strain huge volumes of ocean water through baleen plates, which act as a sieve.
Humpbacks live in all of the oceans of the world and travel great distances each year, with some populations swimming 5,000 miles from tropical breeding areas to colder feeding grounds. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/jersey-shore-long-term-summer-digs-for-humpback-whales-rutgers-finds/article_c53f7c16-06be-11ed-b84c-7bae91d58efa.html | 2022-07-18T20:53:59 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/jersey-shore-long-term-summer-digs-for-humpback-whales-rutgers-finds/article_c53f7c16-06be-11ed-b84c-7bae91d58efa.html |
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state
New positive cases: 1,591
New deaths: 1
Total positive cases: 2,175,089
Total number of deaths: 31,070
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,117,608
Rate of transmission: 1.11
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 61,265 cases, 955 deaths, 380,117 doses administered
Cape May: 12,128 cases, 262 deaths, 134,291 doses administered
Cumberland: 36,021 cases, 574 deaths, 186,536 doses administered
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Ocean: 149,323 cases, 2,868 deaths, 703,092 doses administered
Figures as of 3:30 p.m. July 18
Source: N.J. Department of Health | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-1-500-new-covid-19-and-one-new-deaths-rate-of/article_a9f90bd0-06d1-11ed-b071-a792f03ef79b.html | 2022-07-18T20:54:05 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-1-500-new-covid-19-and-one-new-deaths-rate-of/article_a9f90bd0-06d1-11ed-b071-a792f03ef79b.html |
WOODBINE — State Police are turning to the public for answers in helping them find a Cape May County man missing since February.
John Dayton, 55, of Woodbine, was last seen near Franklin Street. He's a white man, about 5-foot, 9-inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes, police said.
Dayton is known to oftentimes visit Smokey's Meat Market in the borough and Bubba's Discount Liquor Store, on Delsea Drive in Vineland, authorities sad.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Troop “A” Woodbine Station, at 609-861-5698, or the State Police Missing Persons & Human Trafficking Unit, at 609-882-2000 ext. 2893. Anonymous tips are welcome. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/state-police-seek-tips-to-find-missing-man/article_85739c74-06d3-11ed-9b32-3bd00d538c4d.html | 2022-07-18T20:54:11 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/state-police-seek-tips-to-find-missing-man/article_85739c74-06d3-11ed-9b32-3bd00d538c4d.html |
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BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Fire Department is battling a fire that broke out in the outlet yard of the Idaho Youth Ranch Monday afternoon.
The fire was reported around 1:47 p.m. at 5465 W. Irving Street, the location of the Idaho Youth Ranch warehouse. That's between Orchard Street and Curtis Road.
Boise Fire is fighting the fire on the outside of the building due to the "advanced fire conditions" of the structure fire. They are instructing the public and drivers to avoid the area.
Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Idaho Youth Ranch, Jeff Myers, said there are not many details at the moment.
Scott Curtis, the CEO of the Youth Ranch, said the fire appeared outside the building near a carport container and spread quickly. Staff were evacuated and are now standing by in a grassy field, waiting till it is clear.
The extent of the damages is currently unknown, although it has affected some of the donated goods.
This is a developing story and we will update as more information becomes available.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A green sea turtle was found speared to death Monday morning along the Packery Channel jetties on Padre Island, and authorities are now looking for witnesses.
According to Game Warden Lerrin Johnson with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, it was during the early morning hours Monday when someone came across the sea turtle. It had been shot through with a spear gun and was dead.
Killing a green sea turtle is a violation of the Endangered Species Act, and Johnson said that could come with criminal and civil penalties including up to $50,000 in fines.
There are no suspects at this time, but Johnson said game wardens are hoping somebody saw something.
"We're asking if anybody was out there this morning when this violation occurred," Johnson said, adding that a call leading to an arrest can earn you up to $1,000 in reward money.
If you were out there and may have witnessed something that can help authorities find whoever is responsible, call the Operation Game Thief Tip Line at 1-800-792-4262.
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SAN ANTONIO — A 30-year-old man was taken into custody after he assaulted a restaurant employee over an issue regarding the food and bill, the San Antonio Police Department said.
The incident happened on Friday in the 500 block of River Walk in downtown San Antonio.
When officers arrived, they found the suspect who was fighting the victim, another 30-year-old man, who works at the restaurant.
Authorities said the suspect was "upset over the service he received from the staff regarding the food and bill. The suspect began to verbally argue with staff as well as the victim who was a part of the staff."
Police said the argument escalated; the suspect assaulted the victim and other members of the staff. Their identity has not been reported, but they were taken into custody and booked for Assault/Bodily Injury.
The video of the incident has gotten nearly 25,000 views with more than 500 likes: | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-assaults-restaurant-employee-in-downtown-san-antonio-police-say/273-0ffc2abf-684e-4318-be1a-b57c91fec44a | 2022-07-18T21:03:29 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-assaults-restaurant-employee-in-downtown-san-antonio-police-say/273-0ffc2abf-684e-4318-be1a-b57c91fec44a |
SAN ANTONIO — After the first reported cases of monkeypox were confirmed in Bexar County last week, Metro Health created a website for people to view current numbers.
As of Friday, three cases were confirmed Friday by Metro Health. Health experts say the risk to the general public remains low.
The new website will feature case numbers and other information. It is expected that the numbers will be updated Monday through Friday at 1 pm.
The website can be found here.
According to Metro Health, the recently identified cases have involved skin lesions in the genital, groin and anal regions that might be confused with rashes caused by diseases such as herpes and syphilis. Other early symptoms involved are fever, chills and swollen lymph nodes.
The CDC says the virus spreads through direct contact with infection with a rash, scabs, or bodily fluid. Through respiratory secretions or prolonged face-to-face, or intimate contact. Touching items that the infection previously touched. It can also spread through pregnancy to the fetus. And through infected animals.
Deena Sutter, a pediatric infectious disease specialist from the Baptist Health System added, "Monkeypox is pretty close to smallpox, although monkeypox is less contagious than smallpox is. Well, at least it's felt to be less contagious."
While the risk to the public is low but individuals should be aware of monkeypox symptoms and seek medical attention if they experienced new, unexplained rashes or skin lesions, Metro Health says.
Metro Health answered questions about monkeypox Friday. You can read their full answers here.
More information about how to prevent infection can be found on the CDC Monkeypox website. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/metro-health-adding-monkeypox-website-to-track-bexar-county-numbers-health-illness-symptoms/273-d4dbbcd3-3d4b-4b3f-9d73-e5d522dfa50c | 2022-07-18T21:03:31 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/metro-health-adding-monkeypox-website-to-track-bexar-county-numbers-health-illness-symptoms/273-d4dbbcd3-3d4b-4b3f-9d73-e5d522dfa50c |
MINNEAPOLIS — Dozens gathered Saturday afternoon to honor Andrew 'Tekle' Sundberg while demanding more answers after he was shot and killed by law enforcement on Thursday morning.
The demonstration was briefly interrupted by a woman who lived next door, who said Sundberg fired gunshots into her apartment that night.
More than 100 people, including Sundberg's parents, gathered outside the apartment complex where Tekle Sundberg was shot.
Two Minneapolis police snipers shot Sundberg early Thursday morning, ending a six-hour standoff that began when police were called to the apartment complex at around 9:30 p.m. on a report of shots being fired inside the building. A mother with two young children called 911 and told dispatchers someone was firing shots through their apartment.
Minneapolis police spokesman officer Garrett Parten said the fatal shots were fired around 4:30 a.m. following six hours of negotiating with the man, who had barricaded himself inside an apartment on the 900 block of 21st and East Franklin Avenues in the Seward neighborhood.
According to a search warrant, while officers were attempting to evacuate the building, "officers started taking fire," prompting them to leave the building and call the Minneapolis SWAT Team. When SWAT arrived, two people set up on a roof of a nearby apartment building. "At some point during the standoff, the two snipers shot the male subject," the search warrant reads. On Saturday, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Sundberg died from multiple gunshot wounds.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) identified the two officers as Aaron Pearson and Zachary Seraphine. Pearson and Seraphine have been with the department for eight years and five years, respectively, according to BCA officials.
The family of Sundberg has retained prominent civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Jeff Storms.
Storms was joined by Sundberg's family for a scheduled press conference. Prior to speaking, 24-year-old Arabella Yarbrough, who claims to be the mother who called 911, interrupted the rally, saying she felt threatened by Sundberg. Yarbrough said a shot went through her door Wednesday and into her kitchen.
"I'm sorry, I'm upset and I'm sorry it had to come this way ... The fact that I'm even apologizing for this shows you that I'm hurt all-around, I shouldn't even be apologizing," Yarbrough said. "There's casings in the hallway. The shot went through my door to the pillar to the kitchen — I was cooking food for my kids."
Storms and Sundberg's parents both spoke following the interaction.
"My heart goes out for that woman. She went through a very traumatic event with those bullets coming through her house. That'll effect her for the rest of her life, that'll effect her children for the rest of their life, and I'm so sorry it happened," said Mark Sundberg, the father of Tekle Sundberg. "It is two different incidences. ... What we're here for is when Tekle was shot by the Minneapolis police and died.
"I hope that we can support her. It's obvious she is in great pain. She had the courage to come down here and speak her mind, and she has every right to do that."
Sundberg's mother, Cindy, also offered her support for the neighbor, saying "I wish I could wrap my arms around her and tell her I am so sorry. ... Tekle was an imperfect human — we're all imperfect humans — and he did not deserve to be picked off like an animal from the rooftop."
According to the BCA, a firearm was recovered at the scene. They also said they're reviewing police body camera video, but the videos have not been released. Officials have not said what prompted officers to fire their weapons.
"We have made a request (for body camera footage), and my understanding is that we will see something by early next week, but I have no hard promises made," said Storms.
MPD posted a statement Saturday afternoon on Facebook saying the Minneapolis City Attorney's Office is working with Storms, Crump and the Sundberg family about viewing the footage.
The statement reads:
The Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office continues to work with the attorneys for Andrew Tekle Sundberg’s family to enable their viewing of video associated with the response to calls of shots fired, the active shooter situation, and the standoff that followed. This work began Friday, when the family’s attorneys first contacted City Attorney’s Office.
With more than 50 officers involved over the span of more than six hours, there are hundreds of hours of body camera video and audio to review. Consistent with legal requirements and protocol, Minneapolis Police Department personnel are working through the process to redact elements of video, such as identities, that will be viewed in the short term.
Following the offer made to have Sundberg’s family to view the video, plans are in process to allow for those videos to be publicly released. It is not expected that all hundreds of hours of video will be immediately released, as this will take much more time to examine.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension remains the lead investigating agency. MPD has provided all video to BCA investigators and all MPD body worn camera footage, along with any additional evidence gathered directly by the BCA, will be part of the investigative file subject to public release decisions by the BCA when that agency’s investigation is complete.
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WAVERLY — An Advance Care Planning Clinic will be held Wednesday 3-5 p.m. at the Waverly Health Center
Completing a living will or medical power of attorney can help make people’s wishes known upfront regarding any future medical treatment and care if they become unable to voice their needs. WHC offers free assistance to help you through the process.
The clinic will be held by appointment only. Masks are required. Call (319) 352-4951 to register. Bring a valid ID. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/advance-care-planning-clinic-set-at-waverly-health-center/article_31c7b7b1-4024-5a2c-8f63-30748afd7639.html | 2022-07-18T21:03:50 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/advance-care-planning-clinic-set-at-waverly-health-center/article_31c7b7b1-4024-5a2c-8f63-30748afd7639.html |
WATERLOO — The Waterloo Public Library will hold the monthly Coffee and a Classic Book Club 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the second floor conference room.
The group will be discussing “Candide” by Voltaire. Adults interested in participating should email Haley at hbunnell@waterloopubliclibrary.org.
PHOTOS: Action from the opening round of the 89th Waterloo Open Friday
Five police cars were on the scene responding to a call from the 900 block of Martin Road, which ended up being for a 'non-life threatening cut to an extremity,' an official said.
Cedar Falls Police, Cedar Falls Fire Rescue, and MercyOne Paramedics were called to the 2900 block of Apollo Street for the reported attack, and transported the person to a local hospital. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/library-classic-book-club-to-meet/article_6cb4b54d-00b5-536b-8c4f-835764019ca4.html | 2022-07-18T21:03:56 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/library-classic-book-club-to-meet/article_6cb4b54d-00b5-536b-8c4f-835764019ca4.html |
JANESVILLE — One person is dead and three others were injured in a Monday morning crash on U.S. Highway 218 that involved a driver's education car.
The Iowa State Patrol said shortly before 8:30 a.m. a 14-year-old from Waterloo was driving a Chevy Impala southbound on Highway 218 near the Janesville exit when the car went onto the shoulder. The driver over-corrected, crossing the southbound lanes of the highway and the median into the path of an oncoming northbound car.
A State Patrol official confirmed the Chevy Impala was a driver's education vehicle.
Gregory Harter, a 71-year-old passenger from Fairbank, died. Another 14-year-old passenger, of Waverly, was hurt. The driver of the Impala was also hurt.
The woman in the other car, Tabetha Gehrke, of Waterloo, was also injured.
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Harter was transported to Woods Funeral Home. The two teenagers were transported to UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital and Gehrke was transported to MercyOne Waterloo.
Also responding to the scene were the Bremer County Sheriff's Office, Janeville fire and police departments, Waverly Ambulance, the state medical examiner's office, Tim and Mike's Towing, and the Iowa Department of Transportation. The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/one-person-dead-in-accident-involving-drivers-education-students/article_a1104048-5cdf-50f1-85c3-d261d8a99b06.html | 2022-07-18T21:04:02 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/one-person-dead-in-accident-involving-drivers-education-students/article_a1104048-5cdf-50f1-85c3-d261d8a99b06.html |
Salpointe Catholic High School is closed until further notice due to damage from a fire Sunday night that a fire official estimated could cost millions of dollars to repair. The cause of the fire isn't known.
Michael Colaianni, spokesman for the Tucson Fire Department, said on Monday afternoon that it was still too early in the investigation to narrow down the exact origin or cause of the fire. There were no injuries reported.
“There are multiple theories, but we can’t rule anything out right now. The investigation is very much still active when it comes to determining a cause,” Colaianni said.
TFD wrote on Twitter that it was dispatched to the two-alarm fire at Salpointe at 8:10 p.m. and the first units arrived by 8:14 p.m. The fire was under control an hour later at 9:12 p.m.
In a news release, the school said the fire started in the attic space above the 700 English wing on campus, which suffered significant damage.
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There was also smoke and water damage throughout the 300 and 400 wings.
“Campus is closed until further notice and all activities are canceled,” the school said in its Monday statement. “This is a devastating and unexpected setback. However, we will come together as a Salpointe community and we will meet this challenge.”
While campus is closed for safety reasons, "as of today, we hope to start school on August 8 as planned. We have no plans to switch to remote learning," the news release said.
The buildings are still being assessed for damages, but Colaianni said the cost could be expected to run in the millions, based on the building size and amount of work that would be needed for full repairs.
Salpointe Catholic High is located at 1545 E. Copper St. The 700 wing, according to a campus map, is situated near an employee parking area on the southeast corner of the campus. The 400 and 300 wings are directly north and northwest of it.
Have any questions or news tips about K-12 education in Southern Arizona? Contact reporter Genesis Lara at glara@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/salpointe-catholic-high-closed-due-to-fire-damage/article_2b3bd54c-06aa-11ed-9093-5f318680c085.html | 2022-07-18T21:11:01 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/salpointe-catholic-high-closed-due-to-fire-damage/article_2b3bd54c-06aa-11ed-9093-5f318680c085.html |
PELHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Poppa G’s Billiards in Pelham has been destroyed by fire.
According to the Pelham Fire Department, the fire began before 10 a.m. on Chandalar Place Drive. The building was “a total loss” due to the fire.
No cause of the fire has been determined. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/poppa-gs-billiards-in-pelham-destroyed-by-fire/ | 2022-07-18T21:14:57 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/poppa-gs-billiards-in-pelham-destroyed-by-fire/ |
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A Lancaster County judge has ruled that 16-year-old Claire Miller, who is accused of killing her sister in February of 2021, will be tried as an adult.
At a separate hearing last month, the defense said that the murder was not premeditated and that Miller suffered from hallucinations and voices in her head prior to the murder.
The prosecution argued that Miller was obsessed with homicide and that she was afraid of harming herself or others.
The Miller family has asked for mercy from the court and hoped that their daughter would be able to get treatment for her mental health in a clinical setting.
In a ruling Monday, the court found that it was not in the public interest to transfer miller to juvenile court. She will instead be tried as an adult. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/claire-miller-trial-adult-homicide-ruling/521-1c4c3021-1e21-4c05-9af7-1a7c6a9465fe | 2022-07-18T21:15:14 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/claire-miller-trial-adult-homicide-ruling/521-1c4c3021-1e21-4c05-9af7-1a7c6a9465fe |
Man fatally shot during altercation near 7th Street and Baseline Road in Phoenix
Gloria Rebecca Gomez
Arizona Republic
A shooting Sunday night left one man dead near Seventh Street and Baseline Road.
Phoenix Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Melissa Soliz said two men were involved in an altercation Sunday night around 10:30 p.m., during which one shot the other. The man who was shot later died from his injuries.
No other identifying information was given by police.
Officers responding to the scene detained the other man, police said. The investigation into what led up to the shooting was ongoing.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Reach criminal justice reporter Gloria Rebecca Gomez at grgomez@gannett.com or on Twitter @glorihuh.
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A 24-year-old Fort Wayne man has been identified as the victim of a single-vehicle crash Friday on Indiana 37 near the Ohio state line, the Allen County coroner's office said today.
Oi La Ma died accidentally from thermal burns and smoke inhalation, and his death is the 24th in motor vehicle crashes during 2022, the coroner's office said in a statement following an autopsy.
First responders reported Ma was the front-seat passenger in a vehicle that left Indiana 37 in the 26400 block and landed in a creek bed, the statement said. It said the vehicle caught fire and the driver exited the vehicle, but Ma died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by county police, the county prosecutor's office and the coroner's office. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-man-identified-as-indiana-37-crash-victim/article_e8e0ec90-06c3-11ed-974f-d3cc7c60e2ad.html | 2022-07-18T21:15:44 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-man-identified-as-indiana-37-crash-victim/article_e8e0ec90-06c3-11ed-974f-d3cc7c60e2ad.html |
Buckeye woman arrested after 2-year-old found with methadone in his system
A Buckeye woman was arrested for child abuse and endangerment after her 2-year-old son was found to have traces of drugs in his system.
Larissa Ann Mcguire, 31, took her son to Buckeye Abrazo Hospital July 10 at 1 a.m. after she noticed him having difficulty breathing. He had thrown up the previous night but she had assumed it was from drinking too much Powerade, arrest documents said. At the hospital, the toddler was intubated.
He was later transferred to a local hospital where staff found traces of methadone and fentanyl in the boy's system, though a later drug test only confirmed methadone and methamphetamine, according to arrest documents.
Mcguire told a Buckeye police officer she had a methadone prescription for a prior drug addiction which she kept in her purse, according to arrest documents. She said her son had opened similar bottles in the past and that he had been playing with her purse about an hour before he began vomiting.
The two were staying with the child's father, also a recovering drug addict, in a Buckeye motel. Mcguire left the child alone with the father for several hours on July 9, while she was at work. A search of their motel room found jars of marijuana directly next to a child's cup, an unknown pill in the sink, foils with burned residue in the trash and loose marijuana in the dresser, arrest documents stated. Mcguire said the drugs belonged to the child's father.
The 2-year-old spent several days intubated, according to arrest documents.
Mcguire was booked on July 13 for one count of child abuse and one count of child endangerment.
Reach criminal justice reporter Gloria Rebecca Gomez at grgomez@gannett.com or on Twitter @glorihuh.
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Main Street will be restricted at its intersection with Calhoun Street on Wednesday wh8ile crews perform window repairs, the city of Fort Wayne said today.
For questions or to report problems, contact the city's right of way department at 427-6155.
Main Street will be restricted at its intersection with Calhoun Street on Wednesday wh8ile crews perform window repairs, the city of Fort Wayne said today.
For questions or to report problems, contact the city's right of way department at 427-6155. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/main-street-intersection-limited-wednesday/article_ff56d1e0-06c0-11ed-85a3-f7db2a2b96e0.html | 2022-07-18T21:15:50 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/main-street-intersection-limited-wednesday/article_ff56d1e0-06c0-11ed-85a3-f7db2a2b96e0.html |
The public is invited to a grand opening of new exhibits at the nature center at Pokagon State Park at 11 a.m. Thursday on the lawn in front of the nature center.
The new hands-on exhibits explore the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps on park grounds and the lifeways of the Miami and Potawatomi people, whose homelands were in this region. A new viewing window for wildlife watching has also been added.
“We look forward to sharing Pokagon’s wonderful new exhibits with everyone who visits,” said Ginger Murphy, deputy director for stewardship for the DNR Division of State Parks. “Our state park interpretive services, which include hands-on and entertaining programs, nature centers like this one, wayside signage, and brochures provide our guests with tools for understanding and enjoying each park’s natural and cultural resources.”
Early arrival on Thursday is recommended. Parking will be available at the nature center and at the park’s Potawatomi Inn, from where guests will be shuttled to the nature center as needed. Shuttles will run from 10 to 11 a.m. and will also be available after the event. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/new-pokagon-exhibit-opens-thursday/article_04271cb0-06c2-11ed-a5a5-cfc48bfc42c6.html | 2022-07-18T21:15:56 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/new-pokagon-exhibit-opens-thursday/article_04271cb0-06c2-11ed-a5a5-cfc48bfc42c6.html |
What to Know
- The United States is in the midst of its largest-ever monkeypox outbreak, and while there is an existing vaccine for this virus, getting a vaccine appointment has proven difficult in NYC, whether due to high demand or technological errors
- NYC accounts for more than 25% of US monkeypox cases, according to the CDC; at this point, eligibility is limited to gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men and transgender, gender non-conforming or gender non-binary persons ages 18 and older who have had multiple or anonymous sex partners in the last 14 days,
- Monkeypox symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, and exhaustion. Lymph nodes can also swell. The incubation period is usually 7−14 days but can range from 5−21 days
Officials are scrambling to contain monkeypox in New York City, which finds itself the epicenter of another major public health crisis as the latest batch of reported cases keeps the Big Apple out ahead of all other state counts.
The city's department of health reported 618 positive cases on Monday, an increase of 34% since its Friday report, just one day after three mass vaccination sites opened for one day in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.
Elected leaders and health officials across the city have decried the lack of vaccine supply (the city reportedly gets 10% of the country's supply but accounts for at least a quarter of all cases) and inequity in its distribution. A single clinic opened in Chelsea during the first rounds of vaccine slots before more followed in Harlem, Queens and Staten Island.
“We are beginning to see a repeat of almost every challenge we faced in the early days of COVID — lack of testing capacity, lack of vaccine, lack of treatment. We learned these lessons the hard way during the last pandemic and should have been ready for this,” said Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.
Levine published a seven-point "action plan" on Monday he hopes will turnaround the early hiccups, which have included significant technological errors in obtaining vaccine appointments. Here are Levine's seven steps:
- Give NYC its fair share of the vaccine
- Create a pre-registration appointment portal
- Increase access to testing
- Increase access to treatment
- Re-open the city's sexual health clinics
- Better educate clinicians and healthcare providers
- Focus on equity
The borough president's second point directly addresses the technological inefficiencies that have riddled the vaccine rollout to date. A pre-registration system, he argues, would allow New Yorkers to be ready ahead of appointment openings, especially ones that are geographically tied to zip codes.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) has added his voice to the New Yorkers frustrated by the government response to a virus outbreak. On Monday morning, he called on Health and Human Services to investigate "the subpar rollout of testing, vaccinations, and educational material regarding" the outbreak.
Meanwhile, the city's health commissioner over the weekend classified the outbreak as a pandemic. He toured the mass vaccination site in the Bronx where he addressed the early hiccups of the city's outbreak response and described its hurdles "fighting two pandemics at once."
"The fact is, you've got higher than normal transmission of an illness in multiple countries, across multiple continents. So that's the definition the technical definition of a pandemic," the health commissioner said.
City health officials have shifted their vaccine distribution strategy when it comes to second doses, instead delaying the additional shots in order to get more first doses done as quickly as possible. That adjustment helped the city make an additional 1,000 first dose appointments available in Friday evening's blitz.
City Hall has now formally asked the Biden Administration to delay those second doses, precisely so it can get more first doses in arms while supply is constrained.
"We made a choice last week to prioritize first shots because my scientists looked at the data and said the first shot provide sufficient protection. Not as much as two shots, but significant," Vasan added.
There are another 33 monkeypox cases in New York's other counties, with Westchester now home to the second-most, with 16 confirmed cases. The plan for vaccination is also underway there, with several hospitals and community health centers administering 450 vaccine doses. Another 520 will be available starting July 18, by appointment only at the Count Health Clinic on Court Street.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that another 32,000 doses from the federal government will be heading to New York and the city starting next week.
At this point, eligibility in New York City is limited to "gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men and transgender, gender non-conforming or gender non-binary persons ages 18 and older who have had multiple or anonymous sex partners in the last 14 days," under the guidelines released by the health department. Learn more here.
While monkeypox is highly contagious and typically confined to the African continent, health officials say the risk to the general U.S. public is low. They say this isn't COVID all over again because vaccines already exist to treat orthopoxvirus, the family of viruses to which monkeypox and diseases like smallpox and chickenpox belong.
The city is also launching more active messaging, saying people could now receive text alerts about the virus and new appointment openings by texting MONKEYPOX to 692692, or MONKEYPOXESP for alerts in Spanish.
Getting one's hands on a first dose has been difficult, as only a few thousand appointments have opened in the past few weeks. And the portal used to make the appointments hasn't exactly been working the way officials hoped it would.
Last Tuesday, appointments ran out almost immediately after a wave of errors left many people unable to even access the booking website. The city Health Department said that the scheduling site went down "due to a high level of traffic" — a problem that many are hoping has been remedied in time for Friday's release.
That hiccup followed what the city said was an "unfortunate glitch" the week before. A July 6 error opened the appointment window prematurely, prompting a flood of confusion and a flurry of apologies from city health officials as they worked to correct the problem.
All of the 2,500 appointments inadvertently released were again scooped up extremely quickly, within 10 minutes. The city said that the glitch was the result of a third-party vendor, not the department itself. The department later said it would honor all of the erroneously made appointments from earlier in the day.
What Is Monkeypox?
Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958, when outbreaks occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research -- resulting in its name. (What you need to know about monkeypox.)
The first case in a human was reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which still has the majority of infections. Other African countries where it has been found: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone.
Human symptoms of monkeypox are similar to but milder than the symptoms of smallpox, the CDC says. It presents itself as a flu-like illness accompanied by lymph-node swelling and rash on the face and body.
Monkeypox starts off with fever, headache, muscle aches, and exhaustion. Monkeypox also causes lymph nodes to swell, something that smallpox does not. The incubation period is usually 7−14 days but can range from 5−21 days.
The CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rashes consistent with monkeypox, regardless of whether they have traveled or have specific risks. See more information from the travel notice here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-monkeypox-cases-jump-34-could-these-steps-stem-the-outbreak/3779346/ | 2022-07-18T21:15:58 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-monkeypox-cases-jump-34-could-these-steps-stem-the-outbreak/3779346/ |
SEBRING, Fla. — A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old from Sebring.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Tallahassee says Mileyia Boose was last seen in the area off of Robin Avenue.
The teen was last seen with a black Champion duffle bag, the alert explains.
Boose is described as being 5 feet, 6 inches and 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on where the teen is can contact the FDLE or the Highlands County Sheriff's Office at 863-402-7200 or 911. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/highlandscounty/missing-child-alert-14-year-old-sebring-girl/67-8171b67c-828a-46df-948b-08d3504af2ad | 2022-07-18T21:17:04 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/highlandscounty/missing-child-alert-14-year-old-sebring-girl/67-8171b67c-828a-46df-948b-08d3504af2ad |
TAMPA, Fla. — Three digits, 988: It's a new number and our country's latest tool for preventing suicides.
The goal is to make 988 as familiar as 911 so people know it as the number you call when you're having a mental health crisis.
The phone line launched Saturday, July 16, and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, our local agency running the call center, saw call volume more than triple on launch day.
Operators are in place 24/7 to be a listening ear when someone needs it most, but it can be a tough job and the call center could have used more staff weeks ago.
"We trust our local funders are going to be able to move these dollars out as quickly as possible, we all just wish it could have happened eight weeks ago," said President and CEO of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Clara Reynolds.
Reynolds hasn't been able to make new hires for the 988 line because they're waiting on federal money.
"We know the allocation has been provided, it is in the process, it is just the bureaucratic paperwork," Reynolds said.
Once the team hires more people, it still takes six to eight weeks before operators are trained to answer suicide calls.
Despite the added call volume this past weekend, Reynolds said operators were able to manage the demand saying, "I did not have any reports of excessive waits."
If local operators can't get to an incoming call, it's rerouted to another center.
"The goal is for you never to have any busy signals or be put in a queue," Reynolds said. "The goal is you get to a human being as quickly as possible."
The original lifeline 1-800-273-TALK is still operational — 988 is taking people to the same operators, just with a number that's easier to remember. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/988-crisis-center-calls/67-433bbd54-5991-4056-8979-28e416c3f5f2 | 2022-07-18T21:17:10 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/988-crisis-center-calls/67-433bbd54-5991-4056-8979-28e416c3f5f2 |
PORT RICHEY, Fla. — The Pasco Sheriff's Office announced Monday it was searching for a missing 16-year-old.
Deputies say they are looking for Anthony Servis, who is described as 5-foot-8 and 125 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Servis was last seen around 1 p.m. Monday riding a black bicycle on or near Niagara Drive in Port Richey.
No further information was immediately released by law enforcement. The Pasco sheriff's office tweeted a photo of Servis.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102 and select option 7. People can also submit online tips by clicking here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-florida-missing-teen/67-a721523d-db0c-4132-878e-90e2fcf1d55e | 2022-07-18T21:17:19 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-florida-missing-teen/67-a721523d-db0c-4132-878e-90e2fcf1d55e |
CLEARWATER, Fla. — At least one person was hurt in a crash Monday that brought down some power lines, resulting in an isolated outage.
It happened after 3 p.m. in the area of Druid Road and South Duncan Avenue, according to the Clearwater Police Department.
Photos showed two cars involved in the crash, with one showing electrical equipment that had fallen on top of one of the cars.
According to Duke Energy's outage map, about 200 customers are without power with an estimated restoration time of around 6:15 p.m. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/clearwater-crash-power-outage/67-105f7e48-7965-400a-8acd-3240a3095a1f | 2022-07-18T21:17:19 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/clearwater-crash-power-outage/67-105f7e48-7965-400a-8acd-3240a3095a1f |
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Dragons will appear in Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park waters this week — but not the fire-breathing kind, the boat kind.
The 13th International Dragon Boat Festival Club Crew Worlds kicks off Monday at the park. The Sarasota-Brandon championship marks the IDBF CCWC's debut in the United States, as well as the first since 2019 due to COVID.
The event is free for the public, and parking on Regatta Island is $15 a day.
The IDBF is an international non-profit world organization for dragon boating, as well as other paddle sport activities, according to its site. It was founded in 1991 in Hong Kong by the Governing Associations of Australia, the People's Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, the Republic of Philippines, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
You might be wondering what dragon boat racing is.
The sport has ancient Chinese origins with cultural and religious traditions of "strengthening the bonds of friendship that unite those who practice it." It was also thought to bring good luck to the next crop season. Today, it's a fast-growing water sport.
The boats are similar to canoes. They're large and ornately decorated with carved dragon heads and tails. The crews of about 16 sit in pairs and use paddles to race.
The NBP will host clubs from around the world. The world-renowned paddling and aquatics facility is no stranger to dragon boat racing as it's a part of the park's regular programming, according to the CCWC site.
Spectators can enjoy watching the race with live music and a beer garden starting Tuesday at 9 a.m.
To learn more about the event, you can download programs here.
To see Regatta Island hours and race start times visit here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sarasota-bradenton-world-dragon-boat-festival-begins/67-e326efce-9bcf-4ee8-812c-ab0ffca23327 | 2022-07-18T21:17:21 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sarasota-bradenton-world-dragon-boat-festival-begins/67-e326efce-9bcf-4ee8-812c-ab0ffca23327 |
The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school was bullied as a boy at the same school years earlier, struggled academically as an “at-risk” student and may have been sexually assaulted as a child by one of his mother’s boyfriends, according to a Texas House committee’s interim report on the catastrophe.
Part of the May 24 mass shooting took place in the gunman’s former fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School. He had discussed “bad memories” of that school year with an acquaintance just weeks before storming the campus while heavily armed and slaughtering the victims, the report shows.
The state’s interim report explicitly omits the name of the gunman, Salvador Ramos, 18, of Uvalde, and refers to him only as “the attacker” because officials didn’t want to glorify him.
The assessment notes that Ramos’ violent actions were driven partly by “a desire for notoriety and fame.”
After killing the 21 victims and wounding 17 others, Ramos was shot and killed by law enforcement officers. More than an hour passed — 73 minutes — before officers went into the classrooms and took him down. By then, he had fired 142 rounds.
Ramos was born in Fargo, North Dakota, on May 16, 2004, to unmarried parents who broke up shortly after his birth. His mother then returned to her native town of Uvalde, taking him and his sister with her. The children’s father had “limited and inconsistent involvement” with them afterward, the report states.
Ramos’ mother, who worked as a server in several Uvalde restaurants, was involved in the boy’s early life, “but over time, her relationship with both her children became strained,” the report stated.
The gunman’s mother “struggled with a long history of drug use and other personal issues,” the assessment notes, but her only criminal history was a 2005 arrest for misdemeanor theft that resulted in probation and a 2007 charge of misdemeanor family violence assault, a case which was ultimately dismissed.
Ramos’ former girlfriend told the FBI she believed he was sexually assaulted “at an early age” by one of his mother’s boyfriends, but his mother didn’t believe Ramos’ claims that he was molested.
Other relatives provided some support to Ramos and his family. Eventually, his maternal grandmother took on the role of a parental figure for both Ramos and his sister, “especially as they grew older,” the report notes. Testimony indicated Ramos’ grandmother was “well known and well regarded” in the Uvalde community, especially in the local school district, from which she retired after 27 years of service.
Relatives described Ramos as shy and quiet. Testimony indicated he disliked interacting with other children his age because he suffered from a speech impediment. He “often wore the same clothing day after day,” the report stated.
School records showed Ramos’ pre-K teacher described him as “a wonderful student ... always ready to learn” and lauded his “hard work and positive attitude in the classroom.”
But school became a struggle for him. Early assessments showed he lagged behind other students academically. By the third grade, he was already flagged “at risk” because of consistently poor test results, the committee’s interim report noted.
School records showed someone may have requested speech therapy for Ramos at one point, but ultimately he received no special education services.
His fourth-grade year in school proved to be particularly difficult.
His fourth-grade teacher testified he had a good year, and she believed her classroom was a safe place for him and that he made friends there.
Ramos’ family recalled it differently, however, reporting that other students still bullied him throughout fourth grade because of “his stutter, clothing and short haircut,” the report notes. Ramos’ cousin was in the same fourth-grade class and confirmed those allegations.
The cousin reported that on one occasion, another girl in the class tied Ramos’ shoelaces together, which caused him to fall over and hurt his face.
Ramos’ family also claimed some teachers had picked on him and his cousin.
However, in notes recovered from his cellphone, Ramos claimed the bullying began in middle school.
By 2018, Ramos began missing more than 100 days of school per year. He was failing classes and performing poorly on standardized tests.
“Despite his absences, or perhaps because of them, (Ramos) had almost no disciplinary history at school,” the committee’s interim report states. “The single infraction on his school record is for ‘mutual combat’ with another student in a hallway in late 2018, resulting in a three-day suspension,” the report states.
By the time he was 17 years old, Ramos had completed only the ninth grade. On Oct. 28, 2021, Uvalde High School involuntarily withdrew him based on his absences and poor academic performance, the report shows.
In earlier years, Ramos had “unsuccessfully sought to fit in,” becoming fixated with weight and fitness, but then he developed an eating disorder, the report stated. After dropping out of school, he became more withdrawn and isolated, the document notes.
Family members reported a group of Ramos’ former friends assaulted him the year before the shooting. He then began using a punching bag in his bedroom to teach himself boxing and mixed martial arts.
In the middle of 2021, Ramos and his girlfriend broke up. After the relationship ended, he harassed her and her friends.
The former girlfriend told the FBI he was “lonely and depressed, constantly teased by friends who called him a ‘school shooter,’” the committee’s interim report showed. She reported Ramos told her repeatedly that he wouldn’t live past 18 years old because he would kill himself or “wouldn’t live long.”
Ramos began to show increasingly unstable behavior in the year leading up to the shootings, showing interest in gore and violent sex, sharing gruesome videos and images with others and sending “explicit” messages to others online, the report states. He would play video games with others online, but erupted in anger when he lost and would threaten others, usually female players, terrorizing them with graphic descriptions of violence and rape.
“Most of his (social media) usernames and even his email address reflected themes of confrontation and revenge,” the committee’s interim report stated.
At one point, he searched online for information on sociopathy and received an email about getting psychological treatment for the condition.
Ramos had no real expenses and began hoarding money, telling others he was “saving for something big” and claimed they would all see him in the news one day, the report shows. Family members thought he was saving to rent an apartment or buy a car, but in late 2021, Ramos ordered rifle slings, a red dot sight, shin guards and a body armor carrier.
At 17 years old, he asked at least two different people to buy guns for him since he could not legally purchase such weapons at that age, but both refused. He became fascinated with school shootings.
Earlier this year, Ramos had a major argument with his mother, moved out of her house and moved in with his grandmother, sleeping on her living room floor. Several days before the shooting, he told a cousin he no longer wanted to live.
On March 23, a suspicious person dressed in all black clothing and carrying a backpack was seen canvassing Robb Elementary, but that individual was never identified.
As soon as Ramos turned 18 — a week before the massacre — he was able to buy guns and ammunition, spending several thousand dollars. He underwent a background check and qualified to make the purchases.
Ramos had no experience with firearms, and the mass shooting at the school likely was the first time he had fired such weapons, based on investigators’ interviews with his family and friends.
Ramos also had no criminal history and had never been arrested, the report revealed. “He is not known to have espoused any ideology or political views of any kind,” the assessment concludes.
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Assistant Polk fire chief to take over in interim capacity at end of July
BARTOW — Pending board approval, Assistant Fire Chief Rick Parnell will become interim fire chief July 30.
On Tuesday, Polk commissioners will vote on County Manager Bill Beasley's suggestion that Parnell be selected to fill the interim role when Fire Chief Rob Weech steps down July 29. Weech is leaving to become fire chief for the City of Lighthouse Point, about 10 miles north of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County.
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Weech declined to be interviewed by The Ledger concerning his departure.
Parnell has been with Polk County as a fulltime firefighter since he was 18, according to a press release from the county. He has served in the assistant fire chief role for more than 20 years.
Parnell declined to be interviewed until after the official vote on his appointment Tuesday.
"Rick Parnell has both the historical knowledge and rapport with Fire Rescue staff to serve as the Interim Fire Chief until the position of Fire Chief is filled," Beasley said in the press release.
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Beasley told The Ledger that Parnell has no interest in pursuing the fire chief role fulltime. Beasley said he believes it's because Parnell intends to retire in the next couple of years.
"Rick can keep it moving in the right direction for hopefully the three or four months we’re asking him to step up to the plate," Beasley said.
Beasley said the county will now conduct a nationwide search for a new chief, which could take "several months." He said he wants to "bring the best and brightest into this position" and that the best way to do that is to cast a "broader net."
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"It is uncomfortable to take that much time but I think it's a position that will warrant that much time and due diligence so we get somebody who's a good fit for Polk County and who's going to stay in this a long time and be vested in this position with us," Beasley said.
Beasley added that the nationwide search does not preclude internal candidates from throwing their hat in the ring.
Once the search is concluded, Beasley will make the final selection for the new fire chief and will present his choice to Polk County commissioners for final approval.
Maya Lora can be reached with tips or questions at mlora@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @mayaklora. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/board-vote-appointment-assistant-fire-chief-rick-parnell-interim-role/10064437002/ | 2022-07-18T21:23:33 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/board-vote-appointment-assistant-fire-chief-rick-parnell-interim-role/10064437002/ |
Election forums for Polk County School Board and Lake Wales judge candidates switch to virtual format
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An election forum for Polk County School Board and judge candidates in Lake Wales has been changed to a virtual format and will be broadcast through Facebook Live at https://facebook.com/mclaughlinmid.
The event had been planned for Monday and Thursday at the James P. Austin Community Center in Lake Wales.
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Monday’s forum features Polk County School Board candidates Sara Jones, Justin Sharpless, Lisa Miller, Dell Quary and Jill Sessions.
Thursday’s forum is scheduled to include School Board candidates Sarah Fortney, Rick Nolte, Kay Fields and Terry Clark.
Both forums will be held at 6:30 p.m. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/polk-school-board-lake-wales-judge-candidate-forums-held-virtually/10088006002/ | 2022-07-18T21:23:39 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/polk-school-board-lake-wales-judge-candidate-forums-held-virtually/10088006002/ |
Those hated concrete bumpers on South Florida Avenue could be there for 5 more years
LAKELAND — Lakeland residents and drivers may have five years to see the redesign of South Florida Avenue be completed, according to city staff.
That's five more years of those often-complained-about low-lying concrete bumpers.
Chuck Barmby, Lakeland's planning and transportation manager, told city commissioners Monday that he expects it will take that long for the South Florida Avenue "road diet" from Lime Street to Ariana Street to go through the state's lengthy process.
"Before we start moving toward actually constructing a permanent solution for the corridor, I think we are still in a five-year range," Barmby said, responding to a question from Mayor Bill Mutz. "Nothing happens quickly on a state roadway."
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Florida Department of Transportation held a public forum July 11 at the RP Funding Center to collect feedback from residents, business owners and commuters on how slimming the roadway from five to three lanes has impacted them.
Barmby said public comments from the meeting and those collected through an online, interactive survey will be compiled. The online survey was open as of Monday afternoon but is expected to be shutdown momentarily.
The FDOT will take some time to finalize its extensive data study of the roadway, Barmby said. It has looked at traffic, travel speeds, accidents and collision data for not only South Florida Avenue but some of the main cross streets, including Ariana, Lime and Pine streets and Frank Lloyd Wright Way.
Lakeland staff will meet with the state agency on Tuesday to discuss the public forum and what, if any, additional data is needed before a decision about the roadway's final form is made. Barmby said residents asked for further study about the road diet's impact on local streets, including New York Avenue.
The state's analysis of the road diet and the compiled public comments are expected to be presented to Lakeland commissioners in the late summer to early fall, according to Barmby. An exact date has not been set.
Once Lakeland officials made their official recommendation, Barmby said the design phase will start. He anticipates issues with stormwater drainage and underground utilities could cause the process to take about two years.
"It will be a fairly complicated stretch of road to design," Barmby said.
There are no funds to finish construction of South Florida Avenue. Barmby said there is no money programmed in the state's five-year plan to reconstruct the roadway. The Lakeland CRA has allocated some funds, but an exact amount was not immediately available. It's not enough to fully fund the project's final phase.
Barmby said there has to be consideration given to the fact there are three major corridors in Lakeland up for reconstruction. Lakeland Hills Boulevard is scheduled to be fully reconstructed starting in 2024, according to Barmby, during which time the road could be narrowed to two lanes for an anticipated two-year construction period.
"It's a balancing act," he said.
The mayor asked Barmby and city staff to see what could be done to speed up the process along South Florida Avenue.
"That took a little wind out of our sails," Mutz said.
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Commissioner Bill Read said he thinks Dixieland needs additional parking and to undergo rezoning for the corridor to flourish.
"Dixieland cannot thrive without additional parking," he said.
Barmby said when the CRA has previously conducted parking surveys of South Florida Avenue and the Dixieland area, it's not the number of parking slots that's an issue but where the spaces are located. It is a major issue.
"It has to be part of any conversation we have about the overall vision of Dixieland," he said. "The question is what are the true parking demands of businesses located there today."
Barmby said there are surface parking lots one block west of South Florida Avenue,and that he thinks they could be better utilized with partnerships.
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The city's consultant, Ayres Associates, has suggested three alternatives to the road's current layout that add on-street parking. Barmby estimated this could bring 40 parking spots to the roughly one-mile stretch.
"It's a very minimal number for the impact it will have on capacity," he said. "Within the envelope of Florida Avenue itself, [street parking is not really a viable solution for the area."
Barmby said the issue should be addressed and reviewed with each new business that moves into the Dixieland area. The adjacent historic residential neighborhoods have parking restrictions on their streets that could be looked at and reviewed by city staff.
Sara-Megan Walsh can be reached at swalsh@theledger.com or 863-802-7545. Follow her on Twitter @SaraWalshFl. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/south-florida-avenue-lakeland-could-take-5-years-complete/10086859002/ | 2022-07-18T21:23:45 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/south-florida-avenue-lakeland-could-take-5-years-complete/10086859002/ |
(WJHL) – Greene County leadership may not be ready to commit to a proposed $21 million drug treatment facility to be paid for with Baby Doe opioid lawsuit settlement funds.
The facility would be located in Carter County and cover that nine-county area in Northeast Tennessee, making up the areas included as plaintiffs alongside Baby Doe in the opioid lawsuit.
It would be an extended-stay drug treatment center aiming to rehabilitate non-violent drug offenders and prepare them for re-entry into society.
But other than the price tag, Greene County Mayor Kevin Morrison told News Channel 11 he’s not heard much in the form of concrete plans for the management or unending costs associated with such a facility.
“There’s a great vision there’s a great willingness. There’s a great recognition that this is needed. But there’s nothing concrete out there that at least I have seen that I can go to my county commission with a great deal of faith and say ‘our region needs this. We want to be a part of it. We want to participate. This is what it’s going to cost. This is whose This is who’s administering the services. This is the liability to our county. This is who’s participating, the state’s kicking in X amount of dollars,'” he said.
Greene County received approximately $2.4 million. Funds are being dispersed based on population, and there are no restrictions on how localities use the funds.
Morrison explained that the county is using its allotment from the lawsuit to pay down county debt dealing with drug-related offenses.
“We have cases, dozens of cases that are in languishing and have languished in Greene counties court system for months and years. With a lot of these cases being pleaded down to misdemeanor cases and then dismissed for time served, and those bills fall directly on the taxpayers,” he said. “There’s a lot of people out there with a lot of good ideas and we’re not going to entertain those until we pay the bills that we already had.”
Morrison added he’s not ready to ask his county commission for “a blank check” until he has more answers, but he said he’s not even sure who would be responsible for getting him those answers.
“The funding that was awarded through the settlement of these lawsuits with the pharmaceutical companies. That’s one-time money…and now we’re talking about a perpetually operating program, with employees with overhead with liability that’s going to require you know, some type of maintenance of effort,” he said.
He added that he is not ruling out participation in a facility to address addiction, he just requires a proper plan.
“Just show us a plan. We have the regional juvenile detention facility up in Johnson City that all the counties are members of. At some point, I envision that something along those lines may be set up and established and operated very similarly to that,” he said.
Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable said the commission voted to give most of the settlement to the facility and keep some for the county drug court.
“But Judge Goodwin was here and he said, ‘Look, this is so important. I would rather you just give all the money to establishing this Regional Drug Treatment Center,’ and the county commission did unanimously,” he said.
So, now Sullivan County leadership is going all in on the proposed drug recovery facility.
“We can build all the jails in the world, but that’s not the solution to our major problem here in Northeast Tennessee and its drug addiction and mental health issues,” Venable said.
The Hawkins County Commission’s budget committee proposed to allocate $400,000 of its more than $1 million in settlement funds to the facility. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/leaders-at-odds-on-how-to-allocate-baby-doe-settlement-funds/ | 2022-07-18T21:24:43 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/leaders-at-odds-on-how-to-allocate-baby-doe-settlement-funds/ |
A man drove his truck into an Exxon gas station Monday morning, eyewitnesses said. There were no injuries.
A section of the front left side of the Good to Go convenience store off of CY Avenue and Valley Drive was damaged during the accident.
A witness to the accident told the Star-Tribune that the driver, an amputee, accidentally crashed into the building after his prosthetic leg got stuck while trying to park. The truck was traveling at about 25 mph when it struck the building, but that there did not seem to be any injuries, the witness said.
Two windows beneath the “Champs Chicken” sign were shattered, including the wood paneling below them. A cooler containing wrapped sandwiches and other cold goods was also broken, but the postcard stand sitting above remained untouched.
Police and firefighters first responded to the crash and the truck was towed from the parking lot with minor damages to the vehicle’s exterior. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/truck-crashes-into-casper-gas-station-no-reported-injuries/article_5ef50e8a-06be-11ed-bf45-c76d0603a767.html | 2022-07-18T21:28:14 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/truck-crashes-into-casper-gas-station-no-reported-injuries/article_5ef50e8a-06be-11ed-bf45-c76d0603a767.html |
BURLINGTON — The next time you swing by Bojangles to pick up your four-piece Supremes or cajun filet biscuit, the person handing it to you might look eerily familiar.
For the first time ever, a local employee is starring in a TV commercial for the fried chicken and buttermilk biscuit chain.
The commercial is for Bojangles' 45th birthday and to celebrate, the company set out to find employees who made their brand great.
That search led them to Burlington and Sherelle Corbett, a mother of two and shift manager.
Anyone that’s been to the Bojangles off of South Church Street knows Corbett’s can-do attitude and smile, said General Manager Linda Artis.
When Artis heard that Bojangles was looking for employees who made their company special, Corbett’s name immediately came to mind.
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“She’s photogenic, always smiling, always happy, always upbeat — of course, that’s who we want to be in our commercial,” Artis said. “Sherelle is just a very dedicated, hard worker. She takes pride in everything she does. She is exactly the kind of person we’re looking for at Bojangles.”
Only 20 employees across the South were given the opportunity to be in the commercial. Among those, 12 were chosen. And just one of them came from Guilford County: Corbett.
Chief Marketing Officer Jackie Woodward said the company chose Corbett because she has all the characteristics that make for an exceptional Bojangles employee.
Great culture builder.
Passion for the brand.
Pride for the work.
And most important: a warm smile.
“Her smile is just contagious,” Artis said. “If a person is going in that has a lot going on and she waits on them — I mean, she changes their whole day. They come in and she’s smiling and she says ‘Hey, how can I make it Bo time for you today?’”
When Corbett heard that she’d been selected, she was shocked. She’d only been working at Bojangles for about nine months and never imagined she’d be in a commercial as one of the faces of the company.
“I was at the park with my kids when my (general manager) called,” Corbett recalled. “And I thought, they chose me? (I thought) they’d want their vets doing this.”
But the drive she’s shown in just nine months is precisely why she was chosen, Artis explained. Barely a week after starting at Bojangles, Corbett was promoted to shift manager — which was extremely unusual, even for someone with previous fast food experience like Corbett.
Artis said for most, it takes about six to seven months — but Corbett’s electric personality and passion for her customers made the decision simple.
“She knows most of them by name,” Artis said. “I mean, she’ll look over to the person making the biscuit and tell them what that customer is going to get. We’ve picked up a lot of morning business because of her. A lot of people start their day off with Sherelle.”
Even when the pandemic’s Great Resignation left the restaurant with only half its staff, Artis said Corbett still didn’t let her smile dimmer.
“We lost a lot of good people in that time,” Artis said. “But she still kept that positive mindset. She stayed true to who she is — still smiled, still talked to people, same personality. And even though you couldn’t see her smile with a mask on, you could still tell she was all bubbly in it.”
The shock Corbett first felt about being selected for the commercial quickly shifted into excitement as she and her husband drove to film the commercial at a Bojangles in Greenville, S.C.
Woodward said the company chose to film in a real Bojangles with real employees to give a glimpse of the hard work behind all of those biscuits, chicken and fixins customers enjoy.
“Bojangles is real food that’s made by real people,” Woodward said. “We wanted people to see the real work being done so they could appreciate the people who actually do that work.”
The team filmed two commercials — one lasting 30 seconds and the other 15.
In the shorter commercial, Corbett is the first face you see — as she hands off a Bo box to a drive-thru customer.
Although the final result only lasted 15 seconds, Corbett said it took multiple days to film, the longest starting at 6:30 a.m. and not ending until around 7 p.m. That was no problem for Corbett. She wakes up every morning at 3 a.m. to begin work at 4 a.m.
Throughout the experience, Corbett said she enjoyed the full celebrity treatment — dress fittings, makeup and, of course, the buzz the commercial has created with everyone from co-workers to customers.
“My mom was so excited when she saw me on TV,” Corbett said. “And when customers come in they say ‘Oh, there goes my movie star.’ They have been waiting for it since they knew I was going to do this.”
Corbett said she’s going to keep working her way up the company and continue to make it "Bo time" for customers every day.
“Bojangles is truly my family outside of my family,” Corbett said. “I love my job and I love my customers.” | https://greensboro.com/news/local/its-whoa-time-when-it-comes-to-pitching-bojangles-burlington-mom-is-made-to-order/article_a0c0431a-0160-11ed-ae20-0fa7f62d5be0.html | 2022-07-18T21:28:20 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/its-whoa-time-when-it-comes-to-pitching-bojangles-burlington-mom-is-made-to-order/article_a0c0431a-0160-11ed-ae20-0fa7f62d5be0.html |
Natrona County School District employees will get a salary increase under next year’s budget.
But lower student enrollment and vanishing coal revenue means the district will have to tighten its belt in other areas.
The district’s 2022-2023 budget, which the school board approved Wednesday, totals $354,700,000.
The budget includes an annual salary and wage boost of about 4.4% for district employees. That increase is based on a “competitive compensation market analysis.”
Employees will also get more toward their retirement; the budget includes a one-time $1,500 contribution and a $50 monthly match for employees who participate in the state-sponsored 457b plan.
The district lost out on some money because of student enrollment drops sustained from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fall enrollment rates for the district decreased from 13,330 students in 2019-2020 to 12,754 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to data kept by the Wyoming Department of Education. That resulted in a budget cut, because state funding is attached to students.
Student enrollment increased a little to 12,887 students in fall of 2021. But it hasn’t bounced back to pre-pandemic levels yet.
In response to the lower enrollment, the district reduced staffing budgets by 45 positions during the 2021-2022 school year. That cut will be carried over in the 2022-2023 budget.
The district has also lost state money for construction projects because of dwindling revenue from the coal industry, trustee Dave Applegate explained during the budget meeting on Wednesday.
The state gave the district more than $475 million for various construction projects that started in 2010. Taxes from the coal industry paid for the projects.
That money resulted in a new Kelly Walsh High School and a remodeled Natrona County High School, as well as the construction of Roosevelt High School and the Pathways Innovation Center, among other improvements and additions to the district.
But revenue from coal has dried up in recent years, and there’s not as much money around to fund construction projects.
Fortunately, Natrona County School District made a reserve to save for future maintenance costs. Applegate said there’s about $40 million in that account now, enough to pay for maintenance costs over the next decade. | https://trib.com/news/local/education/natrona-school-district-budget-accounts-for-salary-bump-lower-student-enrollment/article_c2be02c8-06d2-11ed-831b-f305cfcfd729.html | 2022-07-18T21:28:21 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/education/natrona-school-district-budget-accounts-for-salary-bump-lower-student-enrollment/article_c2be02c8-06d2-11ed-831b-f305cfcfd729.html |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Electric cars have become quite popular lately. And with gas prices and inflation, it seems like a great way to help the environment and save money in the long term.
But... what happens when the battery needs replacing? And what happens when the replacement battery costs more than the car itself?
For a St. Petersburg family, that is the exact position they found themselves in.
Avery Siwinski who is 17 years old was excited to get a car to drive herself to and from school. Her parents spent $11,000 on a used electric car for her. It's a Ford Focus Electric. The car is a 2014 model, with 60,000 miles.
"It was fine at first," Avery Siwinski said. "I loved it so much. It was small and quiet and cute. And all the sudden it stopped working."
Avery Siwinski had her car for six months before her dashboard started to light up with problematic symbols.
"In March, it started giving an alert," she said. "And then we took it to the shop and it stopped running."
In the midst of the car troubles, the family was dealing with tragedy. In June, Avery's father died following a stage four colon cancer diagnosis. Her grandfather, Ray Siwinski stepped in to try to get the car issues sorted.
"Turns out, this is a pretty common problem for this particular car," Ray Siwinski said.
The car has sat at Ford Auto Nation in Pinellas County for the last few months. Ray said he was able to get a quote on a replacement battery for the electric car.
"The Ford dealership had advised us that we could replace the battery," he said. "It would only cost $14,000."
$3,000 more than what the family bought the car for. And that quote didn't include installation and labor costs, Ray Siwinski said.
Ray shared that Auto Nation offered to buy the car off him, offering him $500 for it.
After weeks of research, Ray Siwinski said there aren't any other options to fix the car.
"Then we found out the batteries aren't even available," he said. "So it didn't matter. They could cost twice as much and we still couldn't get it."
It's an issue he says isn't specific to owners of the now discontinued Ford Focus Electric.
"If you're buying a new one, you have to realize there is no second-hand market right now because the manufacturers are not supporting the cars," he said.
The Siwinski's message to you: do your research before buying electric. They warn, it may cost you far more than you realize.
10 Tampa Bay reached out to Ford Motor Company, asking what customers in this position are expected to do and if the electric car batteries are still being made available for Ford Focus Electric cars. We are awaiting their response. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/electric-car-battery-replacement-costs-more-than-car/67-46243c70-124b-43e9-9a6e-fca01dc40cc4 | 2022-07-18T21:29:04 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/electric-car-battery-replacement-costs-more-than-car/67-46243c70-124b-43e9-9a6e-fca01dc40cc4 |
DODGE CENTER, Minn. - A home suffered significant damage following a fire Monday in Dodge Center.
First responds from Dodge Center, Kasson and Olmsted County responded to 609 3rd St. SE. and said they do not believe anyone was inside at the time of the blaze.
A neighbor told KIMT that firefighters were able to get a dog out of the residence.
More information from authorities is expected soon. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/dodge-center-home-suffers-significant-damage-after-fire/article_3ae34c3a-06cf-11ed-a0bf-fbbe58c6386b.html | 2022-07-18T21:34:09 | 0 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/dodge-center-home-suffers-significant-damage-after-fire/article_3ae34c3a-06cf-11ed-a0bf-fbbe58c6386b.html |
The group Lonestar pose backstage with their award for "New Group or Duet" at the 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Wednesday, April 24, 1996 in Universal City, Calif.
MARK J. TERRILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cat Woods, Julie Dobski, Don Myers, Steve Mahrt, Cindy Myers, Vickie Mahrt, Christie Vellella and Fred Render perform "I Want to be a Rockette" in The Pantagraph’s 2021 Holiday Spectacular.
BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Monday announced its 2022-2023 show lineup, which includes country music group Lonestar, country artist Sara Evans and Dreamworks' "Madagascar The Musical."
Tickets for the new season go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, July 25, and can be purchased online at artsblooming.org, by phone at (309) 434-2777 or in person at the ticket office, 600 N. East St.
The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13. Prices range from $32 to $58 a ticket.
ArtRageous for Kids at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 20. Tickets are $6 a seat.
ArtRageous at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. Prices ranges from $19 to $46 a ticket.
Reduced Shakespeare Company: "Hamlet's Big Adventure" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23. Prices range from $26 to $52 a ticket.
Church of Clash at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Prices range from $22 to $49 a ticket.
Sara Evans - Acoustic at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. Prices range from $40 to $71 a ticket.
Hot Club of San Francisco at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Prices range from $19 to $46 a ticket.
Comedian Maria Bramford at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Tickets range from $23 to $49.
Jazz Ambassadors of the United States Army Field Band at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12. Free tickets (a limit of six tickets per person) can be reserved in person at the BCPA ticket office, 600 N. East St., or over the phone at (309) 434-2777.
Pantagraph's Holiday Spectacular at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and 2 p.m. Dec. 4. Prices range from $19 to $31 a ticket.
Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28, 2023. Prices range from $23 to $49 a ticket.
One Night in Memphis: A Tribute to Presley, Perkins, Lewis & Cash at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4, 2023. Prices range from $26 to $52 a ticket.
Dry Bar Comedy Tour at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Tickets range from $16 to $56.
Dragons and Mythical Beasts at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22, 2023. Prices range from $26 to $52 a ticket.
Danny Carmo's Mathematical Mysteries at 10:30 a.m. March 13, 2023. Tickets are $6 a seat.
Sherma Andrews: Legendary Lady Singers at 7:30 p.m. March 15, 2023. Prices range from $23 to $49 a ticket.
Lonestar at 7:30 p.m. March 17, 2023. Prices range from $40 to $71 a ticket.
"All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" at 7:30 p.m. April 20, 2023. Prices range from $26 to $52 a ticket.
Dreamworks' "Madagascar The Musical" at 7 p.m. April 22, 2023. Prices range from $45 to $71 a ticket.
To get tickets now — before the general public — individuals can become a Friend of the BCPA and receive the first opportunity to purchase tickets throughout the entire season.
Call (309) 434-2777 or visit artsblooming.org/ for more information.
PHOTOS: The Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s Theatre for Young Audiences
The group Lonestar pose backstage with their award for "New Group or Duet" at the 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Wednesday, April 24, 1996 in Universal City, Calif.
Cat Woods, Julie Dobski, Don Myers, Steve Mahrt, Cindy Myers, Vickie Mahrt, Christie Vellella and Fred Render perform "I Want to be a Rockette" in The Pantagraph’s 2021 Holiday Spectacular. | https://pantagraph.com/entertainment/local/lonestar-madagascar-the-musical-top-bcpa-schedule/article_191156a6-06bb-11ed-93ea-032f61376890.html | 2022-07-18T21:35:50 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/entertainment/local/lonestar-madagascar-the-musical-top-bcpa-schedule/article_191156a6-06bb-11ed-93ea-032f61376890.html |
The National Guard Bureau has pledged to pay part of the cost of a future runway reconstruction project at the Lincoln Airport to ensure the runway isn't shortened.
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, on Monday announced a commitment from the Bureau, which is a joint bureau of the Army and Air Force responsible for the administration of the National Guard, to use available funding to cover a portion of the cost. A specific amount was not disclosed.
The airport is looking at totally rebuilding its main runway sometime in the next few years in a project estimated to cost somewhere between $30 million and $80 million.
The Federal Aviation Administration would pay for 90% of the project with the airport covering the rest, but there's a caveat.
The FAA will only pay for a length it determines is needed for commercial airline flights at the airport.
Because the airport was a former Air Force base, it has one of the longest runways of any commercial airport in the country — nearly 13,000 square feet.
Airport officials last month estimated the FAA would only pay for a runway somewhere around 8,000-10,000 square feet.
However, the airport is home to the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing, with its fleet of eight Boeing KC-135R Stratotankers, which are very large planes that need a longer-than-normal runway.
Fischer said in a news release that once she found out additional funding would be needed to keep the airport's runway at its extended length she working with the Nebraska National Guard, senior leadership at U.S. Strategic Command and the Department of Defense, the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base and Lt Gen. Michael Loh, Director of the Air National Guard — to help find a solution.
"Preserving the runway’s unique size is essential to the operations of 155th Air Refueling Wing and its mission partners, which are vital to our national security," Fischer said.
“I am pleased that the National Guard Bureau has committed to providing the funding necessary to make this rebuild project happen. This remains a long-term priority for the state, and I will continue to advocate on behalf of its completion," she said.
Officials from the Lincoln Airport could not be reached for comment Monday afternoon.
The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission has given approval for WarHorse Gaming and the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association to begin work at Lincoln Race Course to accommodate the temporary casino.
Plans call for demolishing the vacant building at 1030 O St. that was once home to Kuhl's Restaurant and putting up a six-story building with 70 apartments and underground parking.
The money will be added to $1.5 million already committed by the Lancaster County Board, giving the airport $3 million to help recruit more air service.
The Lincoln City Council on Monday gave a first round of approval to a $24 million plan to turn the Gold's Building in downtown Lincoln into a 110-room hotel. | https://journalstar.com/business/local/national-guard-to-pitch-in-and-pay-part-of-lincoln-airport-runway-project/article_b0931c7c-e2f6-5f57-be3b-17c5429c267d.html | 2022-07-18T21:36:16 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/business/local/national-guard-to-pitch-in-and-pay-part-of-lincoln-airport-runway-project/article_b0931c7c-e2f6-5f57-be3b-17c5429c267d.html |
Police arrested an 18-year-old man for the burglary of IGA Marketplace in northwest Lincoln.
Curtis Thompson was lodged in Lancaster County Jail Saturday evening on suspicion of causing $200 of damage and stealing $900 worth of product from the grocery store, the Lincoln Police Department reported.
A 17-year-old male, who police believe was also involved, was referred to juvenile services, LPD Sgt. Justin Armstrong said.
Police were called to the 4600 block of West Huntington Avenue at approximately 6:40 a.m. July 11. The caller reported a broken window and stolen merchandise.
Surveillance video observed the two suspects stealing alcohol and other items.
Thompson is lodged in Lancaster County Jail.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-arrest-18-year-old-for-lincoln-grocery-store-burglary/article_5c96d4aa-b13f-5c0f-862c-c99923b32bfc.html | 2022-07-18T21:36:22 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-arrest-18-year-old-for-lincoln-grocery-store-burglary/article_5c96d4aa-b13f-5c0f-862c-c99923b32bfc.html |
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A wildfire forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Monday near Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County, authorities say.
The Texas A&M Forest Service said its crews are gathering details Monday afternoon on the fire along the northern edge of the lake. At least 200 acres are believed to have been scorched so far with no containment.
Initial reports indicated the fire was very active and about 50 homes were being evacuated Monday.
Dramatic pictures posted on social media showed flames and smoke rising from the green vegetation near several homes. A tweet from the forest service appeared to show the fire burning along Farm-to-Market Road 1148.
There were no reports of injuries or damaged buildings as of Monday afternoon.
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Authorities have ordered additional resources to help contain the fire.
It's not yet clear how it was started.
Possum Kingdom Lake is located about 80 miles west of Fort Worth. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-live-wildfire-near-possum-kingdom-lake-forces-evacuations-monday/3017391/ | 2022-07-18T21:41:06 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-live-wildfire-near-possum-kingdom-lake-forces-evacuations-monday/3017391/ |
A man is in custody and facing multiple charges after police say he hit two people with his truck late Saturday night, killing one.
According to the Dallas Police Department, an unidentified woman had vehicle trouble late Saturday night and stopped along the shoulder on the 2100 block of S Walton Walker Boulevard. She called for help and was soon joined by a 30-year-old man and another woman.
All three were standing near her disabled car when the driver of a GMC Sierra pickup crossed into the shoulder, striking both the unidentified woman and the man.
Dallas Fire-Rescue declared the woman dead at the scene. Her identity has not yet been confirmed by the medical examiner.
The man survived and is being treated at an area hospital. His current condition is not known.
The driver of the GMC, identified by police as 33-year-old Jesus Espinoza, left the scene after the crash but was followed by a witness who later shared the man's address with police. Officers later went to the man's home and placed him under arrest.
Dallas Police said Espinoza is being charged with intoxication assault, intoxication manslaughter and two counts of accident involving serious bodily injury and is being held on bonds totaling $125,000. It's not clear if Espinoza has obtained an attorney. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/woman-killed-man-injured-after-being-hit-by-intoxicated-driver-dallas-police/3017026/ | 2022-07-18T21:41:12 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/woman-killed-man-injured-after-being-hit-by-intoxicated-driver-dallas-police/3017026/ |
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