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LEESBURG, Fla. – Why didn’t the gator cross the road?
An alligator became trapped under a police cruiser Wednesday in Leesburg while officers attempted to wrangle the beast.
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Leesburg police tweeted an image of the gator beneath the cruiser, saying, “It fled under one of our traffic units at full speed and wedged itself underneath the car.”
Police said the gator was safely extracted and there was no permanent damage to the cruiser.
The exact location of the incident was not provided.
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Well, we don't see this every day...While helping wrangle this alligator, it fled under one of our traffic units at full speed and wedged itself underneath the car. We are pleased to report the gator was safely extracted and there was no permanent damage to the vehicle! 🐊 pic.twitter.com/qxlrzACoe7
— Leesburg Police (@LeesburgPolice1) July 20, 2022 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/20/alligator-flees-florida-police-becomes-trapped-under-patrol-car/ | 2022-07-20T15:48:45 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/20/alligator-flees-florida-police-becomes-trapped-under-patrol-car/ |
MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. – Firefighters in Brevard County rescued another sea turtle this month after it found its way onto someone’s back porch.
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The crew of Station 64 rescued the turtle Tuesday morning in Melbourne Beach, according to the Brevard County Fire Rescue.
The crew used equipment commonly used to move heavy objects, and the sea turtle peacefully returned to the ocean, the county said in a Facebook post.
Earlier this month, firefighters from the same station rescued a 200-pound sea turtle.
The crew was notified that the turtle was stuck under a boardwalk. The turtle was lined up with a narrow hole, and it just needed “a little push to get through.”
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What to Know
- A man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in a tourist village bordering Glacier National Park and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one man and mortally wounding a toddler who was in her mother’s arms before the mother’s sister-in-law managed to kill the assailant after he ran out of ammunition, authorities said.
- Killed in the weekend attack on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana were David Siau, 39, of Syracuse, New York, and Siau’s 18-month-old daughter, McKenzie.
- The assailant, Derick Amos Madden, 37, had been in a prior relationship with the woman who killed him and had mental health issues, the Glacier County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
A man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in a tourist village bordering Glacier National Park and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one man and mortally wounding a toddler who was in her mother’s arms before the mother’s sister-in-law managed to kill the assailant after he ran out of ammunition, authorities said.
Killed in the weekend attack on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana were David Siau, 39, of Syracuse, New York, and Siau’s 18-month-old daughter, McKenzie.
The assailant, Derick Amos Madden, 37, had been in a prior relationship with the woman who killed him and had mental health issues, the Glacier County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Authorities did not say how he was killed.
Madden plowed his Toyota Tacoma into the Siau family just before 9 p.m. Sunday as they walked along road in the small town of East Glacier Park, hitting some of them before crashing into a tree, the sheriff’s office said.
Madden got out and shot and killed David Siau and mortally wounded McKenzie. The young girl was being held by her mother, Christy Siau, 40, who was shot and wounded.
Madden then ran out of ammunition and used a knife to attack the sister-in-law, Christina Siau, 30, said Capt. Tom Seifert with the Glacier County Sheriff’s Office.
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But the woman fought back and fatally wounded Madden, who authorities said died at the scene. Seifert declined to say how Siau killed him.
Two other children of David and Christy Siau were present but managed to run away and were not injured.
McKenzie Siau was pronounced dead at the Indian Health Service hospital in Browning. Christy and Christina Siau suffered critical injuries and were flown to another hospital with a higher level of care.
Authorities were still trying to determine if Madden, originally of Goldsby, Oklahoma, had the shotgun legally.
The sheriff’s office described it as an “isolated...incident with a clear nexus between the victims and Madden” and said the investigation was ongoing. It was not clear what provoked Sunday’s attack beyond the prior relationship between Madden and Christina Siau.
Local authorities did not know of any previous interactions that Madden had with law enforcement. He had been working in East Glacier Park, a town of about 300 year-round residents bordering Glacier National Park that gets throngs of summer tourists.
Christina Siau was originally from New York and had been living in East Glacier Park. Her relatives were visiting, Seifert said.
Christy Siau was a former bookkeeper for the American Baptist Churches of New York State, according to a social media postings by the organization. She was described as “a long time and beloved member” of the organization’s staff in a statement from Executive Minister Rev. James Kelsey.
Christy and David Siau were also active in the First Baptist Church of Hoosick Falls, New York, Kelsey said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-in-montana-hits-ny-family-with-pickup-kills-2-with-shotgun/3782572/ | 2022-07-20T15:59:52 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-in-montana-hits-ny-family-with-pickup-kills-2-with-shotgun/3782572/ |
A 31-year-old swimmer drowned in the ocean off Montauk when he went into the water with three other people, including his 26-year-old fiancee, East Hampton police said Wednesday.
Officers responding to Ditch Plains Beach around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday found the victim, identified as Benjamin Kitburi, unconscious on the shore.
He had gone into the surf minutes earlier with his fiancee and a third swimmer and quickly got pulled to deeper water amid high rip currents. Rough conditions and a strong rip current separated the trio, police said.
Three nearby surfers saw Kitburi unconscious and pulled him to shore, then called 911 and tried to resuscitate him. His fiancee and the third swimmer, who is 32, were ultimately able to make their own way back to shore.
They got out of the water, then collapsed, police said.
Kitburi's fiancee was taken to a hospital for evaluation. The third swimmer was treated at the scene. All three are from Montauk. No other details were immediately available.
It's the latest in a series of recent drownings to hit the tri-state area so far this summer. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-drowns-in-front-of-fiancee-at-montauk-beach-police/3782512/ | 2022-07-20T15:59:58 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-drowns-in-front-of-fiancee-at-montauk-beach-police/3782512/ |
Scam tries to bilk donors to slain Detroit Police Officer Loren Courts
Detroit — A swindler is reportedly trying to take advantage of the kindness of people who contributed money to help the family of a fallen cop.
The organizer of a memorial foundation raising money to help the family of slain Detroit Officer Loren Courts is warning donors Wednesday to beware of the scam.
The Collin Rose Memorial Foundation, named for the Wayne State University Police K9 officer who was gunned down in 2016, launched a Loren Courts Memorial Fundraiser social media effort after Courts was killed July 6 in an ambush.
Rose's former partner, foundation organizer and St. Clair Shores police officer Chris Powell, said someone cloned the group's Instagram account.
"They're emailing people who made a donation on our platform thanking them, and if they respond, they're running the typical Amazon gift card scam (in which the grifter asks the recipient to purchase Amazon gift cards and give the scammer the serial numbers)."
Powell said he doesn't think anyone has fallen for the hoax.
"We learned about it (Tuesday) and called it out pretty quick and ended the fundraiser," Powell said. "It was going to expire anyway, but we just ended it 12 hours earlier to be safe."
Powell said people may still donate to the Courts family through the Foundation's website at www.collinrosememorial.org.
The scam is being investigated, Powell said.
"It just seems foolish — we're all active-duty police officers," he said.
Between the social media campaign, selling "Challenge Coins" and other fundrasing efforts, Powell said his foundation has raised close to $25,000.
"We expect to give a check to the Courts family Friday," he said.
While the survivors of officers killed in the line of duty are provided benefits that include a one-time payment of between $350,000-$425,000 through the federal Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program, it often takes months — sometimes years — to cut through the red tape, Powell said.
"The bills still are coming in, and the family still has to put food on the table," he said.
The family of Rodney "Hot Rod" Jones, a Detroit police officer who died during a department-related motorcycle competition in 2013, only recently received the federal benefit, Powell said.
"Little things can hold it up," he said. "After Collin was shot, the doctor used fentanyl as a painkiller, and because it was in his system they initially denied his benefits. They had to go through the medical records and prove who had prescribed it to him."
Families of slain officers also have to deal with funeral costs. Powell said Greater Grace Temple charged the Courts family $5,000 for use of the facility for three days.
"The Roses had to pay about $20,000 out of pocket for Collin's funeral," he said. "Those costs all add up."
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Mega Millions jackpot now at $630 million after no winner Tuesday; how to play
Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot went unclaimed after the jackpot soared to $555 million.
Now, the jackpot for Friday's drawing sits at $630 million, the fifth highest jackpot in the 20-year history of Mega Millions. If won Friday, this would be the largest sum since $1.050 billion was won in Michigan on Jan. 22, 2021, according to Mega Millions.
The jackpot had been building since $20 million was won in Tennessee on April 15, Mega Millions said.
Here's what to know about the next drawing:
Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery numbers
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing were: 02-31-32-37-70, Mega Ball: 25, Megaplier: 3, according to the Associated Press.
When are Mega Millions drawings?
Mega Millions numbers are drawn on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The next Mega Millions drawing will be at 11 p.m. Friday, July 22.
How to play Friday's Mega Millions
Mega Millions tickets cost $2.
Players can pick six numbers from two pools of numbers: five numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold Mega Ball). Or players can have numbers selected for them with Easy Pick or Quick Pick.
There are a total of nine ways to win a prize in Mega Millions, ranging from the jackpot to $2. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
How late can you buy a lottery ticket?
Mega Millions tickets can be purchased at MichiganLottery.com and at retailers across the state until 10:45 p.m. the day of the drawing.
The drawing is at 11 p.m.
What if you win the jackpot?
There are two options if you win the jackpot:
Annuity: The Mega Millions annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. Each payment is 5% bigger than the previous one.
Cash option: A one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
Friday's cash option is $359.7 million.
Top Mega Millions jackpots to date:
Other top jackpots were:
►$1.537 billion on Oct. 23, 2018, with one winning ticket from South Carolina
►$1.050 billion on Jan. 22, 2021, with one ticket in Michigan
►$656 million on March 30, 2012, which went to three tickets from Illinois, Kansas and Maryland
►$648 million on Dec. 17, 2013, with two winning tickets from California and Georgia, according to megamillions.com.
Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/20/mega-millions-lottery-jackpot-friday-drawing-how-to-play-07-22-2022/10105264002/ | 2022-07-20T16:06:17 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/20/mega-millions-lottery-jackpot-friday-drawing-how-to-play-07-22-2022/10105264002/ |
Ex-Highland Park detective gets 2 years for selling fentanyl-laced heroin
Detroit — A former Highland Park police detective was sentenced to two years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin while on duty and in uniform, federal officials said Tuesday.
Tiffany Lipkovitch, 47, of Grosse Pointe pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in January.
Officials accused her of selling drugs in Wayne and Oakland counties between June and September 2018 along with a friend and alleged drug supplier, Amber Bellamy of Detroit. Lipkovitch and Bellamy were arrested in June 2021.
Federal agents recorded numerous calls and meetings between Lipkovitch and a confidential source about a drug transaction, U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said in a statement.
Lipkovitch, who had been an officer with the Highland Park Police Department since 2011, gave the source samples of the drugs available from her associate and explained the price of each mixture. She explained that her associate was getting "a package of fentanyl . . . from overseas" to mix the drugs, according to the U.S. Attorney.
Ison said Bellamy later sold the source 45 grams of a fentanyl/heroin mixture. After that, Lipkovitch met with the source while she was on duty and in her police uniform and collected $300 for facilitating the sale.
"This officer broke the law she swore to enforce by putting dangerous drugs like heroin and fentanyl on the streets of our community," Ison said. "This sentence should send a clear message to any officer who crosses the line and betrays his or her oath of office. If an officer engages in criminal conduct, then our office will respond accordingly." | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/07/20/ex-highland-park-detective-gets-2-years-selling-fentanyl-laced-heroin/10105239002/ | 2022-07-20T16:06:23 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/07/20/ex-highland-park-detective-gets-2-years-selling-fentanyl-laced-heroin/10105239002/ |
No people were hurt in a west Bismarck house fire, but a pet cat died.
Firefighters responded to the single-family residence in the 900 block of Parkview Drive around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Crews were hampered by a downed live electrical line as they fought the flames.
The fire eventually was put out, but heavy damage displaced the homeowner, authorities said. Crisis Care Chaplaincy and the American Red Cross provided support to the homeowner.
The fire was traced to a grill on the back deck of the home, and was deemed cooking-related and accidental, according to City Fire Marshal Owen Fitzsimmons. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/pet-cat-dies-in-cooking-related-bismarck-house-fire/article_69b07630-0834-11ed-8b2b-6f8ee18f2992.html | 2022-07-20T16:08:49 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/pet-cat-dies-in-cooking-related-bismarck-house-fire/article_69b07630-0834-11ed-8b2b-6f8ee18f2992.html |
Amid criticism, Peoria City Council forges ahead on path for spending money on crime prevention
PEORIA − Consensus, not controversy, was the message Tuesday during a special meeting of the Peoria City Council where, for the first time in weeks, everyone seems to be on the same page.
For the first time in nearly two months, the 11 members of the council managed to have a lengthy conversation about how to spend nearly $8 million in federal and state anti-violence grants without bickering. While no votes were taken, there was clear agreement by a majority to send out requests for proposals (RFPs) for various programs with the hopes that dollars could be awarded by the end of the year.
A packed house of residents filled the fourth floor council chambers and included State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth. During a public comment session that lasted about 30 minutes, many criticized the council's lack of action. They attacked them for their political infighting and urged action.
Pastor Harvey Burnett, of the New Bethel Church of God in Christ, told the council that "time has chosen you to act and chosen you to act now. Lives might be in the balance."
The Rev. Benjamin Hicks said he was encouraged by what he heard but was still leery of what might happen, given the council's past "ignorance, inaction and inability to act."
The council on Tuesday finally gave city staff direction and some sense of what to do with the money.
City Manager Patrick Urich was told to do at least three requests for proposals where local and possible statewide groups would be asked to submit why they should get money. One was for $700,000 of American Rescue Plan money that would be spent on community-based violence prevention initiatives. Some of that money was to be used for the Cure Violence program which was at the center of controversy.
Cure Violence Global, which is a national program, could still be in the mix but the council has twice voted down approval to spend $25,000 on an assessment where CVG would come in and assess Peoria's needs to see if it was a good fit for their program.
Another RFP would be done for $500,000 for similar programs. The reason for the different asks, Urich said, was because one was for federal dollars and the other was for state money. The requirements and strings attached could be different, he said.
At a news conference Tuesday morning, Mayor Rita Ali said the Peoria City/County Health Department had agreed to pay for the $25,000 assessment if the council wasn't of that mindset. That news conference seemed to set the tone for the meeting Tuesday night as well.
At the meeting, Ali said she would no longer refer to a working group which had met for a year to focus on street violence as S-Net but rather Safety Network. It mattered because she had obtained a trademark for S-Net and some on the council objected, calling it a possible conflict of interest.
For several days, the mayor has said she followed the advice of city legal staff and turned over the trademark she had obtained for the S-net name at the beginning of the year.
She has said she hopes dropping the shortened moniker will allow the council to get back to business, which should be solving the city's problems, not fighting amongst itself. She noted that 13 of this year's 14 homicides had victims who were Black. Of the 56 shootings, 55 involved Black victims, she said, citing Peoria police department statistics.
"This is why the Black community in Peoria must be engaged," she said. "This is why we must listen to their cries for help. This is why the chaos must stop and this is why we must return to the important work. These are numbers that we can't ignore and this is not just a Black problem. It's a community problem. It's a city problem."
The council will have to vote to approval final dollars at meetings this fall. Right now, City Hall will prepare for the RFPs and groups will get a few weeks to submit a proposal. From there, a city commission will review and then the council will have the final say.
In all, there is close to $8 million available. Some of that is going to pay for new police equipment and a co-responder unit within the Peoria Police Department that will team social workers with police officers. | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/peoria-il-residents-criticize-city-council-for-infighting-inaction/65377561007/ | 2022-07-20T16:09:33 | 0 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/peoria-il-residents-criticize-city-council-for-infighting-inaction/65377561007/ |
What is municipal energy aggregation, and what does it mean for your Ameren bill?
Households and businesses are facing steep electricity costs as the summer heat results in more energy consumption.
Until June of this year, Peoria residents were included in a municipal energy aggregation deal, a bulk energy-buying arrangement that brought savings to a group of 40 central Illinois communities. That deal expired earlier this year, and the region is currently without a deal.
Here is a look at how those deals work, why there isn't one currently in place, and what options remain for consumers in the face of high costs.
What is municipal energy aggregation?
In 2012, Peorians voted to allow the city to negotiate energy prices with suppliers on behalf of residents. The city enlisted the help of Good Energy, a company that negotiates with electricity suppliers on behalf of the Peoria area.
Collectively purchasing large quantities of electricity enables communities to negotiate for lower rates from suppliers. Jerod McMorris, a Good Energy consultant, likened it to shopping at a big box store like Costco, rather than a normal grocery store.
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In addition to individual households, small businesses that use 15,000 kilowatt-hours or less are eligible for these negotiated rates, which are offered on an opt-out basis when a deal is in effect.
Since the program was implemented, the Peoria region has had several different deals with suppliers, bringing savings that McMorris said have ranged from "a couple percentage points" to as much as 20%. The most recent deal with Homefield Energy expired earlier this year, and the deadline for a new deal passed on June 3. Peoria-area consumers who had been paying the negotiated Homefield rate are now back to the price offered by Ameren, the area's electrical utility.
Why is there currently no aggregation deal in place?
McMorris said that elevated electricity prices from suppliers made it impossible to find a rate for Peoria area consumers that could beat the rate from Ameren.
"We were met with higher prices from suppliers that at the time did not make sense to move forward with," he said.
The rates available from Ameren are currently better than what Good Energy could find from third-party suppliers like Homefield.
Ameren Illinois is a "wires only" utility, meaning that it distributes power but does not own energy production. It gets its electricity from the Illinois Power Agency (IPA), a state government body tasked with buying energy from suppliers.
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Because the IPA makes energy purchases well in advance, the resulting energy rates offered by Ameren lag behind current energy prices. This means that Ameren customers currently benefit from energy purchases made before recent price spikes. Should energy prices fall in the future, it is likely that third-party suppliers will be able to beat Ameren's rates, explained IPA director Anthony Star.
"On the other hand, power prices may continue to go up," he said. "So customers just need to be informed."
Now consumers in the Peoria will have to wait until next summer, when another deal can be negotiated.
Why are energy prices so high?
The unusually high cost of electricity has multiple causes.
McMorris said that part of the problem can be attributed to COVID-19. The pandemic slowed the pace of work on new renewable energy projects meant to replace fossil fuel power plants that are being phased out.
Inflation, he added, has resulted in increased prices for electricity as it has for many other goods.
Earlier this year, the Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted the White House to enact a ban on imports of Russian energy products, reducing the supply available in the United States and further driving up energy costs.
The result has been a price spike that McMorris said is unprecedented.
"That's something that's really been unheard of, that all of a sudden we have a situation in the Ameren territory where energy is hard to come by," he said.
Where prices will go in the future, Star said, is incredibly difficult to predict.
"Prices have come down from some of the highs earlier this year," he said, "but they've been moving back and forth rapidly, so what's true today may be very different a week from now or a month from now."
What can consumers do about high energy prices?
Consumers have the option to buy energy from a third-party supplier instead of paying the Ameren rate. PlugInIllinois, a website operated by the state's Commerce Commission, collects information on different third-party electricity suppliers and their prices.
According to McMorris, however, the Ameren rate is the best that consumers are likely to get until a new aggregation deal can be reached.
He himself is getting his electricity from Ameren, he said, "because if there was a better rate out there, our company would have found it."
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Signing a contract for third-party electricity now also means a risk of missing out on a future aggregation deal.
"We plan on restarting the program in June of '23," McMorris said, "so anyone that were to select a third-party supplier at this point on their own would not then be eligible for the city program whenever it restarts."
For those still looking to switch: "be very very careful and read the fine print."
McMorris warned consumers to watch out for electricity contracts with low introductory rates slated to go up significantly after a period of time.
Both Star and McMorris pointed to more energy-efficient practices as the best first step towards reducing their energy expenditures. This can include investing in more efficient appliances and better home insulation, as well as carefully monitoring the thermostat to ensure that air conditioning is only running when needed.
Ameren customers have the option to sign up for budget billing, a service that helps households cope with seasonal energy spikes by splitting the previous year’s energy usage into more predictable monthly payments.
Low-income households can apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps Illinois families with their energy bills. | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/peoria-municipal-energy-aggregation-how-it-affects-your-ameren-bill/7829691001/ | 2022-07-20T16:09:39 | 1 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/peoria-municipal-energy-aggregation-how-it-affects-your-ameren-bill/7829691001/ |
Richmond ranked No. 8 on a national list of cities with the highest increases in rent for a one-bedroom housing unit.
The July report from Rent.com said the average cost in Richmond jumped 35.7% compared to last year. A one-bedroom unit was $1,512, according to the report. Numbers are based on the website's multifamily rental property inventory.
The highest increase was in Austin, Texas, where the average price grew by 108.2%, to $3,257 a month. Also ahead of Richmond are Jersey City, New Jersey (up 51.6%); Tempe, Arizona (up 49.3%); New York City (up 41%); Salt Lake City (up 40.5%); Long Beach, California (up 39.6%); and Fremont, California (up 38.2%).
The U.S. average was $1,701 a month, up 25.3%.
Nationally, rental prices have increased as the housing market surged and made homeownership more expensive. That trend has cooled, with existing home sales falling 5.4% last month from May, according to the National Association of Realtors.
From the archives: 100 photos of Pony Pasture
05-08-1989: Aqua cycling--Mark Oliver (left), 20, and his 16 year-old brother, Justin, drove down to Riverside Drive from the Fan district yesterday to look for "aqua cycling" challenges. Here, they pedal through flood waters in the parking lot of Pony Pasture. Richmond police had closed off sections of about 10 streets yesterday because of flood waters.
P. Kevin Morley
Fishing the James River is a natural pasttime and has been for as long as there have been inhabitants in the area. Here, Dale Huggins tries to lure a fish in on fly rod near the Pony Pasture. July 11, 1998
STUART T. WAGNER
Dam between Huguenot Bridge and the Pony Pasture. July 2, 1998
STUART T. WAGNER
Courtney Webb, 16, meets 'Bo-Bo' while enjoying a day off from school, Tuesday, May 26, 1998 at the Pony Pasture section of the James River. Courtney and other students flocked to the river to enjoy a 'snow day.' She is a student at Manchester High School.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Local high school students flocked to the Pony Pasture section of the James River on Tuesday, May 26, to take advantage of a 'snow day.' (Since local schools did not have to use any 'snow days' since snow did not cause any school closings this winter, Tuesday was a day off.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Sandra Slocum and her son, Brooks, 6, cool off in a puddle of the James River at the Pony Pasture area of James River Park. They and Brooks' brother, Phil, 8, spent part of the afternoon having fun and checking out the low water conditions created by the current drought. It was the boys' first romp in the river.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Kristi McCullough and her ten-month-old son Andrew took a break from errands to enjoy the warm weather at Pony Pasture Thursday, February 10, 2000. They live in Chesterfield.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
With just a few days left before the summer ends and school begins, Godwin High School senior Ashley Gill and her boyfriend, Stephen Serge, spend a day on the rocks at the Pony Pasture, a popular summer hangout for students. Serge attends a private school in Hampton, Virginia, so the two will see less of each other when school begins.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Cheryl Richards, 20, right, tries to coax Gracie, her 17-week-old Beagle mix puppy, into the James River at the Pony Pasture Friday, July 20, 2001. Gracie was less than thrilled with the water and later had to be carried back to dry land.
BOB BROWN
People enjoying the James River at the Pony Pasture . A report issued by the state Department of Envrionmental Quality says that the Pony Pasture and other parts of the James are too polluted with fecal bacteria to be fit fit for swimming . July 18 , 2002
CLEMENT BRITT
A dog plays in the James River at the Pony Pasture . A report issued by the state Department of Envrionmental Quality says that the Pony Pasture and other parts of the James are too polluted with fecal bacteria to be fit fit for swimming . July 18 , 2002
CLEMENT BRITT
These swimmers on rocks in the James River at the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA, were ignoring several signs posted in the immediate area warning against swimming, since the river was over five feet over flood stage Monday, July 7, 2003.
BOB BROWN
Jos Munos enjoys the dryer weather by skip's rocks at Pony Pasture with his friends Monday, June 9, 2003.
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Elizabeth Esfahani relaxes at pony pasture Wednesday, August 20, 2003.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Pony Pasture proved to be just the right spot to cool off for Norma Ryan and a friend's children. From left: Emilio Lyton, 6; Raquel Lyton, 4; Norma Ryan; Sabrina Lyton, 2; and Catalina Lyton, 8.
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Low water on the James River near Pony Pasture . October 10 , 2007
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Warm weather brought bathers to Pony Pasture on 8/3/07.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Riverside Dr. , shot near Pony Pasture , is being proposed to be designated as Virginia's first urban scenic byway. December 24 , 2008
CLEMENT BRITT
A goose glides through fall colors reflected in the James River along Riverside Drive near the Pony Pasture.
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The Pony Pasture rapids of the James River. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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As the sun starts to illuminate fog on the James River, a photographer waits for just the right moment on the rocks of the Pony Pasture lower rapids.
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Sunrise at the Pony Pasture section of the James River.
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Sunrise on the James River lights up the stepping stone-like highly accessible area of the James River known as the Pony Pasture.
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With the arrival of cold air, mixed with relatively warm water, fog forms on the James River in the lower rapids of Pony Pasture. The Carillon tower is in the background.
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A canine visitor to the dog-friendly Pony Pasture jumps (successfully) to a rock.
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Jamie Wilbar, 13, of Glen Allen, leaps from a rock at Pony Pasture for what might have been his last James River swim of the year.
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Jamie Wilbar, 13, of Glen Allen, jumps into the rapids at Pony Pasture for what might have been his last James River swim of the year.
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Despite written warnings that swimmers must wear life jackets, river-goers play in the water at Pony Pasture Rapids, in Richmond, on June 02, 2009.
Eva Russo
A couple heads for the Pony Pasture along the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, June 8, 2009.
BOB BROWN
Jumping into the James was the rule of the day for many who flocked to the Pony Pasture on Memorial Day.
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Swimmers at Pony Pasture watched the Regional training of the Tactical Rescue Teams doing a quarterly drill and swift water awareness course on Aug. 4. Morning showers gave way to another hot humid day. Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover agencies were involved in the river rescue training.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Participants in the "Dive & Draw!" program head into the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
Lorne Field of Chesterfield county's Environmental Engineering department talks of algae blooms during a "Dive & Draw!" event in the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between the Chesterfield County agency and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
Participants in the "Dive & Draw!" program head into the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
The James River, downstream a few hundred yards from the Pony Pasture, on Richmond's southside.
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Med-Flight paramedic David Powell, with Chesterfield County Fire, grabs a 'cinch' vest lowered to him from a Virginia State Police helicopter during a training exercise in the James River in Richmond Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters, paramedics and pilots with Med-Flight ran through medical evacuation drills near the Riverside Meadow Greenspace along Riverside Drive, near the Pony Pasture. Two choppers were involved in the drills.
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Med-Flight paramedic David Powell, with Chesterfield County Fire, hangs from a 'cinch' vest om a cable hanging from a Virginia State Police helicopter during a training exercise in the James River in Richmond Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters, paramedics and pilots with Med-Flight ran through medical evacuation drills near the Riverside Meadow Greenspace along Riverside Drive, near the Pony Pasture. Two choppers were involved in the drills.
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Waterfowl in the James River's Pony Pasture catches the attention of swimmers, June 30, 2012.
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The ever-popular Pony Pasture area of the James River draws hundreds on warm summer days. Sept. 1, 2012.
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After putting his head into the cold water at Pony Pasture, Luke Logan, 9, emerges during the Polar Bear Plunge, Jan. 1, 2013.
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Lorene Davidson and a family friend, Rachel Cryster, 11, bundle up to keep warm after jumping into the frigid water of the James River at Pony Pasture for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, Jan. 1, 2013.
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Fog covers the James River across from Pony Pasture Monday afternoon, January 15, 2013.
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Mike Martin kayaks in the James River near Pony Pasture Thursday, May 9, 2013.
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Amelie Williams, 9, climbs across a log at the James River Parks' Pony Pasture a few minutes after the winter solstice hit at 12:11 pm Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. She and some of her friends were enjoying the unseasonal weather.
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Nicole Harrison of Durham celebrates to recorded music Funk Brothers played at Pony Pasture on Riverside Drive during the Richmond Marathon Saturday, November 15, 2014.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
James Richardson, center foreground, misses his tube as he and his friends, all of Yorktown,from left, Raychel Blanchette, Bryce Burgner, and Devin Lapp visit Pony Pasture Rapids, part of The James River Park System, for tubing in Richmond on Monday, June 16, 2014.
Daniel Sangjib Min
A video camera stationed in James River Park caught these river otters between the Huguenot Bridge and Pony Pasture Rapids in South Richmond. A project that started last spring is using video to document wildlife in the park.
Science in the Park
Many sought refuge from the heat by jumping into the James River at the Pony Pasture, June 23, 2015.
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Kayakers start their guided tour by Riverside Outfitters at Pony Pasture in Richmond on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
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Lucas Crain and his five-year-old daughter McKenzie Crain head back to their car after taking a cooling dip in the James River at the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Monday, August 24, 2015.
BOB BROWN
(L-R) Emmett Shreve, age 3, his friend Alice Hunter, age 4, and her cousin Ford Hunter, age 3, watch the churning waters of the James River at Pony Pasture after the river rose to over nine feet Sunday, October 4, 2015.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Deepannita Hossain, left, 22, and Sahba Abolfazli, right, 22, (cqbb both names) both senior chemical engineering students at UVA, pause to watch the James River flow by the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Hossain is a native of Bangaladesh and Abolfazli is a native of Iran.
BOB BROWN
Interpretive signs for the John Smith Trail are located at a few historic sites around Richmond, including this one on at Pony Pasture Rapids Park. Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015.
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His first visit to the Pony Pasture rapids, part of the James River Park System, and Wyatt Lifsey said he picked a good day to relax. He moved to Richmond from Blacksburg, Va. about one month ago. April 21, 2016.
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Oeuyown Kim (left) and friend Morgan Moore relax with drinks in the James River at the Pony Pasture early Saturday evening before a thunderstorm rolled through. Aug. 6, 2016
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Two young women jump off a log into the James River at the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Thursday, August 11, 2016 as high temperatures and humidity caused many people to head to the river to cool off.
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Geoffrey Zindren of Richmond makes his way to a spot for fishing at Pony Pasture in Richmond on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Zindren said he doesn't expect to catch any fish but this is his excuse to be out more often.
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With temperatures in the mid-80's, fall break for these VCU students has been feeling more like summer vacation. The six friends (and a dog named Leona, lower left) spent part of the afternoon reclining and eating cookies at the Pony Pasture along Riverside Drive. From left: Muneera Hassan, Tiffany Tran, Connie Tran, Igor Tsvetkov, Isaiah Klimek, and Samantha Muehlbauer. Oct. 20, 2016
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Ryan McKinnon and his dog Rudy sit on a rock at Pony Pasture on Sunday May 29, 2016.
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Rudy took her first plunge into the James River at Pony Pasture on Sunday May 29, 2016 and jumped right back onto the dry rock after her owner Ryan McKinnon pulled her into the water with him.
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Driftwood and high river levels kept many of the popular granite boulders hideen at Pony Pasture Rapids, May 16, 2016.
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A prothonotary warbler. The small songbird was spotted by bird watchers along the James River at the Pony Pasture section of James River Park. May 11, 2016.
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Barbara Eck (left) and Alice Boller look for birds along the James River at the Pony Pasture, May 11, 2016. The two joined a few other local birders there Wednesday morning.
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Lightning Bug at Pony Pasture in Richmond on June 20, 2017.
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The James River in Richmond, VA offered some relief from the upper 90's heat Thursday, July 13, 2017 to many folks who visited the Pony Pasture rocks.
BOB BROWN
This couple had a little difficulty getting their dog interested in entering the water at the Pony Pasture area of the James River in Richmond, VA Thursday, July 13, 2017. The dog eventually entered the water and appeared to enjoy it.
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A couple share a quiet moment on the Pony Pasture rocks in the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, August 7, 2017.
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A group of swimmers enjoy a cooling dip in the water along the Pony Pasture rocks in the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, August 7, 2017.
BOB BROWN
Canada geese appear to be performing a water ballet in the Pony Pasture area of the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. The geese were actually feeding on underwater plants.
BOB BROWN
Some land along the James River in Richmond's West End was recently cleared, and state officials say the work violated a law requiring that a 100-foot buffer of natural vegetation be maintained along the river to protect it from pollution. The home of Stuart and Dawn Siegel sits above the cleared area. City officials say the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, which allowed Siegel to have the work done, is responsible because it owns the land. This view is from the Pony Pasture Rapids section of James River Park in South Richmond. Pic taken 11/17.
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Jay Ross, age 8, swings on a grape vine along a Pony Pasture trail Sunday, February 25, 2018. It is a native plant to Virginia.
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Jay Ross, age 8, gets a higher view while standing on a grape vine along a Pony Pasture trail Sunday, February 25, 2018. It is a native plant to Virginia.
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Some sunbathers were ignoring warnings posted by sitting on the rocks amid rapids at the Pony Pasture section of the James River in Richmond, VA Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A half-dozen others sat on rocks along the stretch also.
BOB BROWN
A young woman sat on the bank at the Pony Pasture section of the James River in Richmond, VA Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A half-dozen others chose to ignore high water warnings and sat on rocks out in the rapids.
BOB BROWN
Annika Licht, 15, left, from Charlotte, NC, rides a line down a 100 ft tall hickory tree with the help of instructor Jocelyn Lohse, right, with Riverside Outfitters, in the woods near the Pony Pasture section along the James River in Richmond, VA Friday, July 6, 2018. This and other activities are part of the Riverside Outfitters Day Summer Camp program.
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Two hikers (no names given) paused to look at the James River as it flowed past the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 on a balmy fall day.
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Cade Cooper, left, from Powhatan and Amanda Yowell, right, from Culpeper, took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to float down the James River near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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Cade Cooper, left, from Powhatan and Amanda Yowell, right, from Culpeper, took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to float down the James River past a group of sunbathers near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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A couple took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to share a quiet moment in the James River near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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A young boy watches a family of ducks swim past as he stands beside the James River at the Pony Pasture section in Richmond, VA, Monday, July 15, 2019 as the temperature climbed above 90 degrees.
BOB BROWN
A man talks on his phone while cooling off in the James River at the Pony Pasture section in Richmond, VA, Monday, July 15, 2019 as the temperature climbed above 90 degrees.
BOB BROWN
Brothers Shawn (11) and Miguel Johnson (6) from Washington, DC spent part of Monday afternoon at Pony Pasture in the James River with their grandparents, who are from Richmond. Miguel looks toward his runaway Croc, which his older brother retrieved.
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Brothers Shawn (11) and Miguel Johnson (6) from Washington, DC spent part of Monday afternoon at Pony Pasture in the James River with their grandparents, who are from Richmond.
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Ballard Payne, 17, transports his friend Claire Zeno, 17, back to shore after the two spent part of the afternoon swimming the waters of the James River at the area known as the Pony Pasture along Riverside Drive. The two went straight to the river after classes ended for the day at Trinity High School.
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7:08 a.m.-Along Riverside Drive, between Williams Dam and Pony Pasture, a group of runners sets out on a 6.5-mile training run for a half-marathon they will run in August. Scenic Riverside Drive attracts many runners.
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9:37 a.m.-Bob Willis, 62, gives his dog “Valentine” a treat while walking along the Louise Burke Nature Trail at the Pony Pasture. Willis has been coming to the park for many years. He remembers the time when there were no trees.
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12:48 p.m..- At the bottom of the staircase boat ramp at the Pony Pasture, children venture into the chilly water of the James River. The children are: On the left, Brando Contreras, 3; Jasmine Vigil, 3 (right); Arlett Vigil, 9 (left, center) and Armondo Guevara, 7 (right, center). JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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7:42 a.m.- Geese fly above the rapids at Pony Pasture. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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11:15 a.m.- Trevor Frost slides down the staircase boat ramp and into the James River at the Pony Pasture. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:15 p.m.- "Duke" romps in the rapids of Pony Pasture. He was there with his owners, Emily and Brandon Hoffman. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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7:33 a.m.-The rocks at the Pony Pasture rapids were accessible enough to lure this man out for some shoes-off time. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:56 p.m.- The rapids at Pony Pasture make venturing into them a challenge and potential hazard. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:30 p.m.- After spending a few hours on the rocks at Pony Pasture, Danielle Schaevitz gives Lindsey Crawford a hand crossing back to shore. They were with fellow University of Richmond students Casey Kelly (third from left, on rock), Natalie Simons (to Casey Kelley’s left). JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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A swimmer snorkels in the Pony Pasture, near shore.
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A visitor to the Pony Pasture section of the James River Parks system navigates the rocks which are normally covered with what is referred to as the "Upper Rapids."
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Greg Mills (front) and Chad Horohoe relax in the Pony Pasture section of the James River.
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The flow of the water in the James River's Pony Pasture was just right Thursday afternoon for Tobias Barth, 14, of Chesterfield, and about a hundred others.
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A retriever returns a stick from its thrower in the James River's Pony Pasture section.
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The heat was no problem for 7-year-old Jose' Gill Thursday afternoon. He and his two brothers and a cousin soaked in the waters of the James River near the Pony Pasture. About two hundred others had the same idea. Later in the afternoon, a thunderstorm rolled in and most of the rivergoers left. But Jose' and his brothers and cousin stayed in the water.
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Angela Clements Hurley, 49, from Mechanicsville, died when a 2015 GMC Terrain slammed into her car as it was stopped on the shoulder near mile marker 90. She died at the scene.
Virginia State Police said the driver of the sport-utility vehicle, Levi E. Braxton III, 70, of Saluda, was driving northbound and went into the right shoulder to pass another vehicle. Hurley's 2007 Nissan Sentra had become disabled and she was in the vehicle when it was hit, police said.
Braxton has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and driving while suspended.
From the archives: 100 photos of Pony Pasture
05-08-1989: Aqua cycling--Mark Oliver (left), 20, and his 16 year-old brother, Justin, drove down to Riverside Drive from the Fan district yesterday to look for "aqua cycling" challenges. Here, they pedal through flood waters in the parking lot of Pony Pasture. Richmond police had closed off sections of about 10 streets yesterday because of flood waters.
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Fishing the James River is a natural pasttime and has been for as long as there have been inhabitants in the area. Here, Dale Huggins tries to lure a fish in on fly rod near the Pony Pasture. July 11, 1998
STUART T. WAGNER
Dam between Huguenot Bridge and the Pony Pasture. July 2, 1998
STUART T. WAGNER
Courtney Webb, 16, meets 'Bo-Bo' while enjoying a day off from school, Tuesday, May 26, 1998 at the Pony Pasture section of the James River. Courtney and other students flocked to the river to enjoy a 'snow day.' She is a student at Manchester High School.
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Local high school students flocked to the Pony Pasture section of the James River on Tuesday, May 26, to take advantage of a 'snow day.' (Since local schools did not have to use any 'snow days' since snow did not cause any school closings this winter, Tuesday was a day off.
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Sandra Slocum and her son, Brooks, 6, cool off in a puddle of the James River at the Pony Pasture area of James River Park. They and Brooks' brother, Phil, 8, spent part of the afternoon having fun and checking out the low water conditions created by the current drought. It was the boys' first romp in the river.
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Kristi McCullough and her ten-month-old son Andrew took a break from errands to enjoy the warm weather at Pony Pasture Thursday, February 10, 2000. They live in Chesterfield.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
With just a few days left before the summer ends and school begins, Godwin High School senior Ashley Gill and her boyfriend, Stephen Serge, spend a day on the rocks at the Pony Pasture, a popular summer hangout for students. Serge attends a private school in Hampton, Virginia, so the two will see less of each other when school begins.
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Cheryl Richards, 20, right, tries to coax Gracie, her 17-week-old Beagle mix puppy, into the James River at the Pony Pasture Friday, July 20, 2001. Gracie was less than thrilled with the water and later had to be carried back to dry land.
BOB BROWN
People enjoying the James River at the Pony Pasture . A report issued by the state Department of Envrionmental Quality says that the Pony Pasture and other parts of the James are too polluted with fecal bacteria to be fit fit for swimming . July 18 , 2002
CLEMENT BRITT
A dog plays in the James River at the Pony Pasture . A report issued by the state Department of Envrionmental Quality says that the Pony Pasture and other parts of the James are too polluted with fecal bacteria to be fit fit for swimming . July 18 , 2002
CLEMENT BRITT
These swimmers on rocks in the James River at the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA, were ignoring several signs posted in the immediate area warning against swimming, since the river was over five feet over flood stage Monday, July 7, 2003.
BOB BROWN
Jos Munos enjoys the dryer weather by skip's rocks at Pony Pasture with his friends Monday, June 9, 2003.
TIMES-DISPATCH
Elizabeth Esfahani relaxes at pony pasture Wednesday, August 20, 2003.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Pony Pasture proved to be just the right spot to cool off for Norma Ryan and a friend's children. From left: Emilio Lyton, 6; Raquel Lyton, 4; Norma Ryan; Sabrina Lyton, 2; and Catalina Lyton, 8.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Low water on the James River near Pony Pasture . October 10 , 2007
CLEMENT BRITT
Warm weather brought bathers to Pony Pasture on 8/3/07.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Riverside Dr. , shot near Pony Pasture , is being proposed to be designated as Virginia's first urban scenic byway. December 24 , 2008
CLEMENT BRITT
A goose glides through fall colors reflected in the James River along Riverside Drive near the Pony Pasture.
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The Pony Pasture rapids of the James River. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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As the sun starts to illuminate fog on the James River, a photographer waits for just the right moment on the rocks of the Pony Pasture lower rapids.
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Sunrise at the Pony Pasture section of the James River.
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Sunrise on the James River lights up the stepping stone-like highly accessible area of the James River known as the Pony Pasture.
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With the arrival of cold air, mixed with relatively warm water, fog forms on the James River in the lower rapids of Pony Pasture. The Carillon tower is in the background.
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A canine visitor to the dog-friendly Pony Pasture jumps (successfully) to a rock.
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Jamie Wilbar, 13, of Glen Allen, leaps from a rock at Pony Pasture for what might have been his last James River swim of the year.
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Jamie Wilbar, 13, of Glen Allen, jumps into the rapids at Pony Pasture for what might have been his last James River swim of the year.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Despite written warnings that swimmers must wear life jackets, river-goers play in the water at Pony Pasture Rapids, in Richmond, on June 02, 2009.
Eva Russo
A couple heads for the Pony Pasture along the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, June 8, 2009.
BOB BROWN
Jumping into the James was the rule of the day for many who flocked to the Pony Pasture on Memorial Day.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Swimmers at Pony Pasture watched the Regional training of the Tactical Rescue Teams doing a quarterly drill and swift water awareness course on Aug. 4. Morning showers gave way to another hot humid day. Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover agencies were involved in the river rescue training.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Participants in the "Dive & Draw!" program head into the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
Lorne Field of Chesterfield county's Environmental Engineering department talks of algae blooms during a "Dive & Draw!" event in the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between the Chesterfield County agency and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
Participants in the "Dive & Draw!" program head into the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
The James River, downstream a few hundred yards from the Pony Pasture, on Richmond's southside.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Med-Flight paramedic David Powell, with Chesterfield County Fire, grabs a 'cinch' vest lowered to him from a Virginia State Police helicopter during a training exercise in the James River in Richmond Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters, paramedics and pilots with Med-Flight ran through medical evacuation drills near the Riverside Meadow Greenspace along Riverside Drive, near the Pony Pasture. Two choppers were involved in the drills.
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Med-Flight paramedic David Powell, with Chesterfield County Fire, hangs from a 'cinch' vest om a cable hanging from a Virginia State Police helicopter during a training exercise in the James River in Richmond Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters, paramedics and pilots with Med-Flight ran through medical evacuation drills near the Riverside Meadow Greenspace along Riverside Drive, near the Pony Pasture. Two choppers were involved in the drills.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Waterfowl in the James River's Pony Pasture catches the attention of swimmers, June 30, 2012.
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The ever-popular Pony Pasture area of the James River draws hundreds on warm summer days. Sept. 1, 2012.
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After putting his head into the cold water at Pony Pasture, Luke Logan, 9, emerges during the Polar Bear Plunge, Jan. 1, 2013.
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Lorene Davidson and a family friend, Rachel Cryster, 11, bundle up to keep warm after jumping into the frigid water of the James River at Pony Pasture for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, Jan. 1, 2013.
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Fog covers the James River across from Pony Pasture Monday afternoon, January 15, 2013.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Mike Martin kayaks in the James River near Pony Pasture Thursday, May 9, 2013.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Amelie Williams, 9, climbs across a log at the James River Parks' Pony Pasture a few minutes after the winter solstice hit at 12:11 pm Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. She and some of her friends were enjoying the unseasonal weather.
P. Kevin Morley
Nicole Harrison of Durham celebrates to recorded music Funk Brothers played at Pony Pasture on Riverside Drive during the Richmond Marathon Saturday, November 15, 2014.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
James Richardson, center foreground, misses his tube as he and his friends, all of Yorktown,from left, Raychel Blanchette, Bryce Burgner, and Devin Lapp visit Pony Pasture Rapids, part of The James River Park System, for tubing in Richmond on Monday, June 16, 2014.
Daniel Sangjib Min
A video camera stationed in James River Park caught these river otters between the Huguenot Bridge and Pony Pasture Rapids in South Richmond. A project that started last spring is using video to document wildlife in the park.
Science in the Park
Many sought refuge from the heat by jumping into the James River at the Pony Pasture, June 23, 2015.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
Kayakers start their guided tour by Riverside Outfitters at Pony Pasture in Richmond on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/RTD
Lucas Crain and his five-year-old daughter McKenzie Crain head back to their car after taking a cooling dip in the James River at the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Monday, August 24, 2015.
BOB BROWN
(L-R) Emmett Shreve, age 3, his friend Alice Hunter, age 4, and her cousin Ford Hunter, age 3, watch the churning waters of the James River at Pony Pasture after the river rose to over nine feet Sunday, October 4, 2015.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Deepannita Hossain, left, 22, and Sahba Abolfazli, right, 22, (cqbb both names) both senior chemical engineering students at UVA, pause to watch the James River flow by the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Hossain is a native of Bangaladesh and Abolfazli is a native of Iran.
BOB BROWN
Interpretive signs for the John Smith Trail are located at a few historic sites around Richmond, including this one on at Pony Pasture Rapids Park. Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015.
Phil Riggan/Times-Dispatch
His first visit to the Pony Pasture rapids, part of the James River Park System, and Wyatt Lifsey said he picked a good day to relax. He moved to Richmond from Blacksburg, Va. about one month ago. April 21, 2016.
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Oeuyown Kim (left) and friend Morgan Moore relax with drinks in the James River at the Pony Pasture early Saturday evening before a thunderstorm rolled through. Aug. 6, 2016
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Two young women jump off a log into the James River at the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Thursday, August 11, 2016 as high temperatures and humidity caused many people to head to the river to cool off.
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Geoffrey Zindren of Richmond makes his way to a spot for fishing at Pony Pasture in Richmond on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Zindren said he doesn't expect to catch any fish but this is his excuse to be out more often.
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With temperatures in the mid-80's, fall break for these VCU students has been feeling more like summer vacation. The six friends (and a dog named Leona, lower left) spent part of the afternoon reclining and eating cookies at the Pony Pasture along Riverside Drive. From left: Muneera Hassan, Tiffany Tran, Connie Tran, Igor Tsvetkov, Isaiah Klimek, and Samantha Muehlbauer. Oct. 20, 2016
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Ryan McKinnon and his dog Rudy sit on a rock at Pony Pasture on Sunday May 29, 2016.
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Rudy took her first plunge into the James River at Pony Pasture on Sunday May 29, 2016 and jumped right back onto the dry rock after her owner Ryan McKinnon pulled her into the water with him.
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Driftwood and high river levels kept many of the popular granite boulders hideen at Pony Pasture Rapids, May 16, 2016.
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A prothonotary warbler. The small songbird was spotted by bird watchers along the James River at the Pony Pasture section of James River Park. May 11, 2016.
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Barbara Eck (left) and Alice Boller look for birds along the James River at the Pony Pasture, May 11, 2016. The two joined a few other local birders there Wednesday morning.
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Lightning Bug at Pony Pasture in Richmond on June 20, 2017.
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The James River in Richmond, VA offered some relief from the upper 90's heat Thursday, July 13, 2017 to many folks who visited the Pony Pasture rocks.
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This couple had a little difficulty getting their dog interested in entering the water at the Pony Pasture area of the James River in Richmond, VA Thursday, July 13, 2017. The dog eventually entered the water and appeared to enjoy it.
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A couple share a quiet moment on the Pony Pasture rocks in the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, August 7, 2017.
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A group of swimmers enjoy a cooling dip in the water along the Pony Pasture rocks in the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, August 7, 2017.
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Canada geese appear to be performing a water ballet in the Pony Pasture area of the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. The geese were actually feeding on underwater plants.
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Some land along the James River in Richmond's West End was recently cleared, and state officials say the work violated a law requiring that a 100-foot buffer of natural vegetation be maintained along the river to protect it from pollution. The home of Stuart and Dawn Siegel sits above the cleared area. City officials say the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, which allowed Siegel to have the work done, is responsible because it owns the land. This view is from the Pony Pasture Rapids section of James River Park in South Richmond. Pic taken 11/17.
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Jay Ross, age 8, swings on a grape vine along a Pony Pasture trail Sunday, February 25, 2018. It is a native plant to Virginia.
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Jay Ross, age 8, gets a higher view while standing on a grape vine along a Pony Pasture trail Sunday, February 25, 2018. It is a native plant to Virginia.
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Some sunbathers were ignoring warnings posted by sitting on the rocks amid rapids at the Pony Pasture section of the James River in Richmond, VA Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A half-dozen others sat on rocks along the stretch also.
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A young woman sat on the bank at the Pony Pasture section of the James River in Richmond, VA Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A half-dozen others chose to ignore high water warnings and sat on rocks out in the rapids.
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Annika Licht, 15, left, from Charlotte, NC, rides a line down a 100 ft tall hickory tree with the help of instructor Jocelyn Lohse, right, with Riverside Outfitters, in the woods near the Pony Pasture section along the James River in Richmond, VA Friday, July 6, 2018. This and other activities are part of the Riverside Outfitters Day Summer Camp program.
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Two hikers (no names given) paused to look at the James River as it flowed past the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 on a balmy fall day.
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Cade Cooper, left, from Powhatan and Amanda Yowell, right, from Culpeper, took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to float down the James River near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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Cade Cooper, left, from Powhatan and Amanda Yowell, right, from Culpeper, took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to float down the James River past a group of sunbathers near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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A couple took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to share a quiet moment in the James River near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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A young boy watches a family of ducks swim past as he stands beside the James River at the Pony Pasture section in Richmond, VA, Monday, July 15, 2019 as the temperature climbed above 90 degrees.
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A man talks on his phone while cooling off in the James River at the Pony Pasture section in Richmond, VA, Monday, July 15, 2019 as the temperature climbed above 90 degrees.
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Brothers Shawn (11) and Miguel Johnson (6) from Washington, DC spent part of Monday afternoon at Pony Pasture in the James River with their grandparents, who are from Richmond. Miguel looks toward his runaway Croc, which his older brother retrieved.
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Brothers Shawn (11) and Miguel Johnson (6) from Washington, DC spent part of Monday afternoon at Pony Pasture in the James River with their grandparents, who are from Richmond.
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Ballard Payne, 17, transports his friend Claire Zeno, 17, back to shore after the two spent part of the afternoon swimming the waters of the James River at the area known as the Pony Pasture along Riverside Drive. The two went straight to the river after classes ended for the day at Trinity High School.
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7:08 a.m.-Along Riverside Drive, between Williams Dam and Pony Pasture, a group of runners sets out on a 6.5-mile training run for a half-marathon they will run in August. Scenic Riverside Drive attracts many runners.
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9:37 a.m.-Bob Willis, 62, gives his dog “Valentine” a treat while walking along the Louise Burke Nature Trail at the Pony Pasture. Willis has been coming to the park for many years. He remembers the time when there were no trees.
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12:48 p.m..- At the bottom of the staircase boat ramp at the Pony Pasture, children venture into the chilly water of the James River. The children are: On the left, Brando Contreras, 3; Jasmine Vigil, 3 (right); Arlett Vigil, 9 (left, center) and Armondo Guevara, 7 (right, center). JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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7:42 a.m.- Geese fly above the rapids at Pony Pasture. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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11:15 a.m.- Trevor Frost slides down the staircase boat ramp and into the James River at the Pony Pasture. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:15 p.m.- "Duke" romps in the rapids of Pony Pasture. He was there with his owners, Emily and Brandon Hoffman. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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7:33 a.m.-The rocks at the Pony Pasture rapids were accessible enough to lure this man out for some shoes-off time. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:56 p.m.- The rapids at Pony Pasture make venturing into them a challenge and potential hazard. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:30 p.m.- After spending a few hours on the rocks at Pony Pasture, Danielle Schaevitz gives Lindsey Crawford a hand crossing back to shore. They were with fellow University of Richmond students Casey Kelly (third from left, on rock), Natalie Simons (to Casey Kelley’s left). JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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A swimmer snorkels in the Pony Pasture, near shore.
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A visitor to the Pony Pasture section of the James River Parks system navigates the rocks which are normally covered with what is referred to as the "Upper Rapids."
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Greg Mills (front) and Chad Horohoe relax in the Pony Pasture section of the James River.
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The flow of the water in the James River's Pony Pasture was just right Thursday afternoon for Tobias Barth, 14, of Chesterfield, and about a hundred others.
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A retriever returns a stick from its thrower in the James River's Pony Pasture section.
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The heat was no problem for 7-year-old Jose' Gill Thursday afternoon. He and his two brothers and a cousin soaked in the waters of the James River near the Pony Pasture. About two hundred others had the same idea. Later in the afternoon, a thunderstorm rolled in and most of the rivergoers left. But Jose' and his brothers and cousin stayed in the water.
P. KEVIN MORLEY | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-release-name-of-woman-killed-in-i-95-crash/article_ef3169a3-38e5-58bf-87de-55d0f088b41d.html | 2022-07-20T16:10:01 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-release-name-of-woman-killed-in-i-95-crash/article_ef3169a3-38e5-58bf-87de-55d0f088b41d.html |
Tony Evers, Josh Kaul announce lawsuit to recover massive costs from 'forever chemical' contamination in Wisconsin
TOWN OF CAMPBELL – Wisconsin is seeking reimbursement of the nearly $1 billion spent on addressing "forever chemicals" across communities, including the remediation of water and soil and the reimbursement of money spent on providing bottled water and filters.
Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a lawsuit against a host of companies they said knew about the harmful impacts of PFAS but did not inform the public.
"Republicans and elected leaders in this state have long known about the problems facing water quality in communities in every corner of the state, including many of their own, and have sided with polluters by doing next to nothing — by allowing polluters to soil, spoil our state's natural resources and avoid basic safety standards and responsibility and accountability for their actions," Evers said.
More:Wisconsin voters care about clean water. Why aren't lawmakers paying closer attention?
Among those named in the lawsuit is Tyco Fire Products, located in Marinette. The state's worst PFAS contamination has stemmed from that facility, where the company tested fire fighting foam containing PFAS outdoors from 1962 until ending the practice in 2017. The foam ended up on the soil surrounding the company's fire training center, as well as in the Marinette sewer system when the foam was washed into drains.
In March, the Department of Justice also filed a lawsuit against Tyco, formerly known as Ansul Company.
Also included in the lawsuit are 3M, DuPont, Chemours, Buckeye Fire Equipment, Kidde-Fenwal, Chemguard, Chemdesign Products and a number of other companies across the country.
The complaint alleges that the companies listed knew about the potential harm that PFAS could cause, and even took precautions to protect their employees but not the public at large.
"Every person in Wisconsin should have access to safe and clean drinking water. And when you think about it clean water is fundamental to life in Wisconsin. It's fundamental to our economy," Kaul said. "It's fundamental to the way we live our lives with so many people using clean water for fishing for other kinds of recreation. And it's fundamental to our health that we are drinking water that is safe, and that does not cause serious harms to people's health."
Evers and Kaul made the announcement on French Island — a community outside of La Crosse where PFAS contamination stemming from the La Crosse Regional Airport has polluted private wells in the area.
French Island is across the Black River from the city and is home to about 4,300 residents. with 1,200 private wells on the island.
The airport inhabits the northern portion of the island, while the Town of Campbell inhabits the southern portion.
The PFAS being found in drinking water across the island are likely the result of the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at the airport for decades. PFAS were first detected on the island in 2014 in La Crosse municipal wells, and testing of private wells began late last year.
About 2,000 residents on French Island are currently receiving bottled water either from the City of La Crosse or through the state and have been since early 2021.
PFAS — or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are a family of man-made chemicals used for their water- and stain-resistant qualities in products like clothing and carpet, nonstick cookware, packaging and firefighting foam. The family includes 5,000 compounds, which are persistent, remaining both in the environment and the human body over time.
The chemicals have been linked to types of kidney and testicular cancers, lower birth weights, harm to immune and reproductive systems, altered hormone regulation and altered thyroid hormones. The chemicals enter the human body largely through drinking water.
More:'Forever chemicals' linked to high blood pressure in women, new study shows
The compounds have been found in a number of Wisconsin communities over the last several years, including Marinette, Peshtigo, Wausau, Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Madison, the Town of Campbell and Mosinee.
In Wisconsin, recently approved standards will set limits of 70 parts per trillion of PFOA and PFOS in drinking water, while federal health limits released by the Environmental Protection Agency in June suggested that essentially no levels of PFAS are safe for humans to consume, especially pregnant women and small children.
Laura Schulte can be reached at leschulte@jrn.com and on Twitter at @SchulteLaura. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/07/20/evers-kaul-announce-wisconsin-lawsuit-against-pfas-manufacturers/10105539002/ | 2022-07-20T16:19:12 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/07/20/evers-kaul-announce-wisconsin-lawsuit-against-pfas-manufacturers/10105539002/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK)—West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice called for a Special Session on Monday, July 25.
In a proclamation, Justice called for the West Virginia Legislature to convene to consider his proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax.
Earlier in July, Justice proposed a 10% reduction in West Virginia’s personal income tax. He cited successful tax cuts in Florida, Tennessee and Texas as inspiration for this proposal.
The proposed tax cut will be retroactive to January 1, 2022, and the governor’s office says that it will put $254 million back into West Virginians’ pockets.
I’ve been the biggest proponent of completely eliminating our state personal income tax. It will drive job growth, population growth, and prosperity in West Virginia. But the most important thing to do is get started right away. In the past year, gas prices have gotten out of control and inflation is through the roof. West Virginians need help right now.
Once we get the ball rolling, we can keep coming back and chipping away at our personal income tax until it’s completely eliminated. When you look at states like Florida, Texas, and Tennessee, they have no personal income tax and their state economies are growing like crazy. There is a direct correlation. People are moving to no-income-tax states because they can keep more of their hard-earned paycheck, which spurs ever greater economic activity. It’s a cycle of goodness producing goodness. That’s what I want in West Virginia, and I hope that the Legislature will agree with me and pass this bill.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice
Below is a chart detailing tax cuts by income level under the proposed plan:
The governor’s office says that tax brackets will remain the same, and tax rates will drop for every income level. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/gov-justice-calls-special-session-for-west-virginia-legislature-to-consider-personal-income-tax-cut/ | 2022-07-20T16:23:06 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/gov-justice-calls-special-session-for-west-virginia-legislature-to-consider-personal-income-tax-cut/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The man convicted of murder in the death of a Charleston police officer will be sentenced today July 20, 2022 in Kanawha County Circuit Court.
On June 13, 2022, Joshua Phillips, 40, was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Charleston Police Patrolman Cassie Johnson on Dec. 1, 2020 while she was responding to a parking complaint involving Phillips’ vehicle. Johnson died of her injuries on Dec. 3, 2020.
The sentencing is scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon and will be live-streamed in this article.
Phillips was also found guilty of simple possession of a controlled substance for a bag of blue pills authorities identified as Klonopin pills found in the pair of jeans that had been turned in with Phillips’ clothing after the shooting.
Phillips faces 10-40 years in prison and could be eligible for parole in 10 years. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/joshua-phillips-to-be-sentenced-in-court/ | 2022-07-20T16:23:12 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/joshua-phillips-to-be-sentenced-in-court/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The hit Nickelodeon show “PAW Patrol” is sailing into to Charleston just in time for the holiday season.
“PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure” will come to the Charleston Municipal Auditorium with four musical, “action-packed” performances of the show on Dec. 17-18, 2022. Show times will be:
- Sat. Dec. 17:
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sun. Dec. 18:
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center says at the show, families will join Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky and Zuma to save Cap’n Turbot from a “dark and mysterious cavern” and find a secret pirate treasure map along the way. The pups and the audience will also meet a new friend who’s “all ears.”
Tickets for the show start at $20 plus any additional fees. Officials say pre-sale tickets are available now until 10 p.m. Thursday, July 21 through the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center website. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, July 22 at 10 a.m. and will be available at the Coliseum box office or website or on Ticketmaster.com.
The event also has a limited number of VIP (Very Important Pup) packages starting at $110. Coliseum and Convention Center officials say the VIP packages include a premium seat and an exclusive photo opportunity with the PAW Patrol characters after the performance. Officials say each adult and child one year old and up in a VIP group must have their own VIP ticket.
Officials say the event is presented by Nickelodeon and VStar Entertainment Group. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/paw-patrol-live-the-great-pirate-adventure-is-coming-to-charleston/ | 2022-07-20T16:23:18 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/paw-patrol-live-the-great-pirate-adventure-is-coming-to-charleston/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – A Vinton man has been sentenced to serve 50 years for first-degree murder after the deaths of two people back in 2020.
William Ray, 23, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of April Barnicoat, 42, of Roanoke, and Eric Surface, 44, of Salem.
On Tuesday, Ray was sentenced to 80 years with 30 years suspended for two counts of first-degree murder. He was indicted on both counts by a Roanoke City Grand Jury in 2020.
Police said that Ray knew both victims.
On March 1, 2020, just after 4:30 p.m., police responded to the 1600 block of Queen Anne Drive SE for a well-being check and arrived to find the bodies of Barnicoat and Surface.
Both were found with what police deemed significant injuries, according to a search warrant. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/20/vinton-man-to-serve-50-years-for-first-degree-murder/ | 2022-07-20T16:26:49 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/20/vinton-man-to-serve-50-years-for-first-degree-murder/ |
NSB City Commission, mayoral candidates gather for forum ahead of August primary
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — With a little more than a month before the primary election, New Smyrna Beach residents heard from both mayoral and City Commission candidates on Monday.
More than 200 residents attended a candidate forum at the First NSB Church on Faulkner Street. The New Smyrna Beach Residents’ Coalition, a local nonprofit focused on "shaping the future" of the city, organized the event.
Residents first had a chance to meet the candidates for about 30 minutes outside the auditorium before the forum began. Candidates then took to the stage where they had three minutes to answer three questions from the Residents’ Coalition. Candidates received the questions five minutes before taking the stage.
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City Commission candidates were up first.
The Zone 1 candidates, incumbent Michael Kolody and Valli Perrine, will not appear on the August primary ballot — the race will be decided on Election Day in November. Perrine could not attend the forum due to a leg injury, according to the Residents’ Coalition.
The four Zone 2 candidates – Lisa Martin, David McKenna, Joel Paige and Steve Snively – will face off in the primary next month, and the top two candidates will advance to the general election.
President of the Residents’ Coalition Eugenia Flynn introduced the candidates and asked the questions. Residents could also read the question on two screens flanking the stage.
The first question asked what actions candidates would take to preserve the historic aspect of the city.
Each candidate expressed support for historic preservation. Kolody referenced the current efforts to designate local historic districts; Martin showed support for codifying historic preservation regulations; McKenna highlighted the importance of maintaining the city’s appeal through historic preservation; Paige mentioned the success of many businesses on Canal Street over the past two decades; and Snively also encouraged more regulations to help in historic preservation efforts.
The second question asked candidates how they would fulfill the mandates established on the City Charter regarding sustainability.
Martin said that the current city ordinances are not “strong enough” to help protect the city’s green space from the fast-paced development over the past few years. McKenna echoed Martin’s sentiment, saying that exceptions to the current zoning ordinances need to be “so rare” that the city doesn’t lose more wetlands and green areas, and that these ordinances should be respected.
Paige emphasized the importance of the city’s green space and the need to preserve it. Snively said that sustainability in the city “can’t be ignored,” given the diversity in the animal and plant life. Kolody said the city should focus on its “quality of life,” which comes from environmental protection.
The third question addressed growth — how candidates would ensure developers meet their commitments and how they would help residents provide real input into major development projects.
McKenna said the city “has to grow” for taxes not to “go through the roof,” but that residents’ voices must be heard, especially during City Commission meetings. Paige said the city has to learn how to control the suburban sprawl that has been taking place. Snively said part of his campaign is about improving the process through which the city approves new development, with city staff taking more time to review proposed projects and asking for more public input before going before the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Kolody said that the city allows planned unit developments in “too many places,” and that they should be kept “to a minimum.” Martin said the city should have designated places (community centers, for example) where residents can meet to talk about what is happening in the city.
Mayoral candidates take the stage
After a short break, the three mayoral candidates – Fred Cleveland, Spencer Hathaway and Susan Sigler – answered the same three questions, also with a three-minute limit.
On historic preservation, Cleveland said people visit New Smyrna Beach because of the city's “charm” and “character.” He also showed support for the city’s current efforts to designate its historic districts as local historic districts.
The city created two historic districts over 20 years ago “based on the recognition of architectural value of structures that were constructed between 1890 and 1940,” according to city senior planner and historic preservation officer Robert Mathen.
The designation of these areas as local historic districts could mean that residents may qualify for local grant programs to assist in home renovations (especially for those properties in more precarious condition), as well as tax exemptions.
More:NSB aims to get support for proposed local historic districts with neighborhood meetings
Hathaway said he would take “whatever steps I can” to help historic preservation, but said that property rights must also be part of the conversation.
Sigler praised the city’s recent efforts to preserve its historic aspect and echoed the support for historic districts and the balance between preservation and property rights.
On city sustainability, Hathaway said that he would like to see developments that fit within New Smyrna Beach's environmental character and emphasized that a “balance” between uncontrolled growth and unyielding rejection will be key.
Sigler, a biology teacher, highlighted the importance of caring for the city’s environment and how to better prepare the city for the incoming growth.
Cleveland said he would take action to help the “ailing” Indian River Lagoon and the environment, while also taking steps to help sustain local businesses and attract other businesses “that share our values.”
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Regarding growth, Sigler voiced concern about the number and speed with which new developments have come to the city, posing a challenge to the environment. She said that involving residents more frequently regarding such issues could help city officials gain a better sense of how growth affects them and the city.
Cleveland echoed Sigler’s call for more resident participation in major development projects. He also said hiring the right “talent” for city staff positions would help protect the city’s interests in such cases.
Hathaway emphasized the value of representative democracy and how sometimes commissioners ultimately approve a given project to avoid the costs the city could have if it chose to fight it further. He also said that he would support holding City Commission meetings throughout the city to encourage more resident participation and input.
Before leaving the event, residents spent a few more minutes speaking with the candidates.
“We hope this forum helped voters make informed decisions when choosing the best candidates for each position,” Flynn said in a statement to The News-Journal. “We were very pleased to hear what all of the candidate participants had to say and the interest from the community in the upcoming election.”
The primary election is scheduled for Aug. 23, while the general election will happen on Nov. 8. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/07/20/nsb-candidates-participate-forum-ahead-august-primary/10085103002/ | 2022-07-20T16:28:24 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/07/20/nsb-candidates-participate-forum-ahead-august-primary/10085103002/ |
Election 2022: 170,000 ballots mailed in Volusia, Flagler counties for midterm primaries
Because there's not millions of dollars being spent to hype 2022 as THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF YOUR LIFE, it might be possible that some voters are blithely unaware that there is an ongoing primary election.
And while it may not involve presidential behemoths, there are a lot of important state and local races to be decided, leaving the elections offices in Volusia and Flagler counties busy reconfiguring precincts, determining who lives in the district maps new for 2022 and — yes, already — mailing the first batches of ballots.
For traditional voters, the election is Aug. 23. But because of redistricting, much has changed, including many district boundaries and precincts.
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Here's a look at some new bits of business being undertaken by the local supervisors of elections.
How to return your mail ballot
In Volusia County, the supervisor of elections, Lisa Lewis, said her office mailed a little more than 142,000 ballots to voters last Thursday.
Flagler County Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart said she mailed another 27,600 on Friday.
While there's plenty of time to mail ballots back, voters who want to return them in person can do so by stopping at the Supervisor of Elections Office, 1750 S. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, where a secure drop box is available during business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Supervisors remind voters to sign their envelopes before mailing ballots back.
The deadline to register to vote in the primary is Monday, July 25.
New voter registration cards en route
The Volusia County Elections Supervisor will this week mail 405,000 active voters new voter registration cards.
Volusia County has increased its number of precincts from 125 to 134, due to growth and redistricting. New boundaries have been established for Congress, splitting Volusia County into the 6th and 7th districts, the state Legislature as well as the County Council and School Board.
The cards will not be allowed to be used for identification purposes during balloting, but provide voters with information for which districts they will be voting.
“I encourage all voters to review their new voter information card. Get familiar with what you are voting on, where your polling location is, and when you are voting,” Lewis said.
To update your information, change your party information or view your sample ballot, visit www.VolusiaElections.gov or FlaglerElections.com.
Flagler County has joined Volusia in offering voters a means to track their mail ballots. BallotTrax can send voters texts, emails or voicemail messages informing them when their ballot has been mailed, when it's been received and counted, or if there's a problem.
“This tracking service will help our voters who vote by mail, giving them confidence that their ballot has been received and counted by our office,” Lenhart said.
Volusia offers accessible ballots
Lewis also recently announced that Volusia County will continue a partnership with Democracy Live, a firm that offers an accessible vote-by-mail option. More than 30 voters used the method in 2020 in Volusia County.
“My goal is to have safe and transparent elections, where all voters that are eligible to vote have the opportunity to vote, in the method that best suits them,” Lewis said.
The Democracy Live option allows voters to mark a mail ballot at home using accessibility tools with which they have familiarity.
Lewis said the ballots are much the same as other mail ballots. In this case, voters get a link to access their ballot. They must provide specific information to open the ballot. Then their computer will read the ballot to them and they can use a marking device, allowing voters to make their selections independently.
When they are finished, they can print their ballot and mail it back to the elections office.
“We mail a vote by mail packet to them with a raised sticker by the signature line to mark where they need to sign the voter’s certificate,” Lewis said. “Signatures are still verified, as with all ballots returned.”
Flagler needs poll workers
Lenhart sent a news release Tuesday seeking poll workers for early voting and election day. Training classes are ongoing for jobs including clerk, assistant clerk, book inspector, ballot box inspector and deputy. For more information, call 386-313-4170 or visit the supervisor's website to download an application.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The most popular football video game in all the land is slowly but surely releasing the ratings of players in its soon-to-be-released game in 2022 and not everyone is particularly in agreement with their numbers.
Specifically, one of the Dallas Cowboys’ best players and defensive star linebacker has announced his beef with Madden over the speed ratings for NFL running backs. In a tweet, Madden released its top 10 running backs based on their speed with four players ahead of Cowboys running back Tony Pollard.
However the top three wasn’t the issue for Micah Parsons, it was superstar running back for the Tennessee Titans Derrick Henry coming in at No. 4 with a speed rating of 93, one spot ahead of Tony Pollard with the exact same speed rating.
Parsons tweeted, “Madden no way in hell y’all got Derrick Henry faster than my man Tony pollard!! No way!!”
Another Twitter user chimed in and pointed out to Parsons that the two had the same rating, but the young star wasn’t having it, “Equal is the same to me brother!! That means it’s close!! They could go back and fourth ! I’ll bet my life in 5 races Tony wins everytime ! But Probaly 3/5 yards.”
So, basically, all we need is for Derrick Henry and Tony Pollard to race one another to settle this debate. For the heck of it, why not throw the top three in there as well along with Parsons who is in fact, the NFL’s fastest man. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-cowboys-linebacker-cant-believe-superstar-running-back-rated-faster-than-tony-pollard/ | 2022-07-20T16:33:18 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-cowboys-linebacker-cant-believe-superstar-running-back-rated-faster-than-tony-pollard/ |
Officials say a mandatory evacuation order issued because of a wildfire in North Texas has been lifted as the threat of fires remains high in the state due to hot temperatures, winds and drought conditions.
Hood County lifted the order Tuesday night, hours after it was issued for a rural area south of Tolar due to the Chalk Mountain Fire.
Texas A&M Forest Services said the Chalk Mountain Fire has burned about nine square miles, destroyed at least a dozen structures and is about 10% contained. It was not clear how many of the structures were homes, Forest Services spokesperson Mary Leathers said.
Another fire at Possum Kingdom Lake has burned about 500 acres and at least five homes. No injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service issued a fire warning and excessive heat warnings for northern and central Texas and western and eastern Oklahoma for Wednesday.
County emergency management officials did not immediately return a phone call for comment early Wednesday.
No injuries have been reported as a result of either fire.
A combination of near-record and record temperatures approaching 110 degrees combined with breezes gusting as high as 30 mph and drought conditions leave the region ripe for fire, the forest service said.
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Four other smaller fires remain active in Bosque County, Kaufman County and Lamar County.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Fire Warning and excessive heat warnings for northern and central Texas and western and eastern Oklahoma for Wednesday.
TEXAS WILDFIRE INCIDENTS
TEXAS BURNING: INSIDE THE STORM
In April 2011, during an extreme drought, four out-of-control wildfires burning in close proximity to each other were dubbed the Possum Kingdom Complex fire. The fires scorched 150,000 acres of parched Texas ranch land and destroyed 150 homes and two churches.
Senior Meteorologist David Finfrock said in the NBC 5 docu-series Inside the Storm: Texas Burning, that at that time the period from August 2010 to July 2011 was the driest 12 consecutive months on record.
Later that summer, in August, a second fire erupted near the lake called the PK 101 Ranch fire. That fire burned more than 6,000 additional acres on the south side of the lake and destroyed nearly 40 more homes.
On Sept. 4, 2011, a massive wildfire erupted in Central Texas. The Bastrop County Complex fire, east of Austin, became the most destructive wildfire in Texas history. More than 1,600 homes and structures were destroyed when 32,000 acres were scorched, including 96% of the 6,565-acre Bastrop State Park. Two people died in the fires.
During that 2011 fire season, the Texas A&M Forest Service said more than 31,000 fires burned more than four million acres across the state and destroyed 2,947 homes.
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A total of 376 officers converged on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde -- more than the entire police force in a midsize American city like Fort Lauderdale, Florida, or Tempe, Arizona. But for more than 70 minutes on May 24, not one of the hundreds of officers present stopped the shooter.
Amid the sounds of continuing gunfire emanating from the elementary school they waited. By the time they entered and killed 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, 19 children and two teachers were dead or mortally wounded.
The response counters active-shooter training that emphasizes confronting the gunman, a standard established more than two decades ago after the mass shooting at Columbine High School showed that waiting costs lives.
"This is going to set back law enforcement 20 years. It really will," said Greg Shaffer, a retired FBI agent who's now a Dallas-based security consultant. "It was a calamity of errors."
It's not clear how many more people at Robb Elementary were shot while police waited, but the delay also meant more time before the wounded could get potentially life-saving care, he said following the Sunday release of a damning report from an investigative committee from the Texas House of Representatives that detailed the chaotic response.
"You have to assume there are people in critical need of medical attention," he said. "The terminology that we use when we train is, `You have to stop the killing before you can stop the dying."'
That was a tragic lesson from the 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where more than half the people killed bled to death before they could get emergency care, he said.
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From the beginning, the officers' tactics in Uvalde didn't match with most standard operating procedures, Shaffer said. Rather than advance together, one of the first three officers lagged behind the others and another halted. And among those early responders, two had long guns and a third had a handgun, which could have been enough firepower to confront the shooter quickly. "Those are great odds. I'll take those odds any day of the week," Shaffer said.
As more officers arrived on scene, rather than acting as one overwhelming force to take down the shooter, they seemed to have little cohesion or leadership, said Maria Haberfeld, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. That's largely because they were from multiple overlapping agencies who didn't communicate effectively with each other, something she worries could happen again.
"You have a number of departments that do not work together on a regular basis responding to a crisis situation. It's chaotic, it's unprofessional, it's dysfunctional," she said. "It's just the best illustration of the worst-case scenario that I've been predicting for years now, that this multiplication of agencies is going to lead to disaster."
Criminal charges against officers could be possible but civil liability is more likely, Shaffer said. A handful of local officers have been placed on leave, including the acting Uvalde police chief and the school district police chief, but the overwhelming majority of the officers who responded were federal and state law enforcement. That included nearly 150 U.S. Border Patrol agents and 91 state police officials.
"I think a lot of people need to lose their job," Shaffer said.
Altogether, the Sunday report and more than three hours of newly released body camera footage from the May 24 tragedy amounted to the fullest account to date of one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. Some families blasted police as cowards and demanded resignations.
Frank Straub, director of the National Policing Institute's Center for Targeted Violence Prevention, said the chaos surrounding who was the incident commander at the scene is one thing that departments that work together normally practice. While the situation created confusion, the basic point that was missed was still getting to the shooter as quickly as possible.
"The obligation is to neutralize the shooter. Stop the shooting, stop the bleeding. That's the sequence," said Straub, a former police chief. "As protective equipment arrived on scene, ballistic vests, ballistic helmets, by protocol they should have kept going. It was their obligation to stop the shooting."
Even during the lulls in the shooting, "there had to be the realization that there were students and teachers in those classrooms and if they were going to survive" they needed immediate medical attention, he said.
Associated Press news editor Gary Fields contributed to this report. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/decades-of-shooter-response-tactics-were-ignored-in-uvalde/3019282/ | 2022-07-20T16:37:51 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/decades-of-shooter-response-tactics-were-ignored-in-uvalde/3019282/ |
Victim Witness Services of Northern Arizona will host a new peer support group for the families of survivors of sexual assault beginning Tuesday, July 26 in response to observations advocates are making in the field.
According to the Center for Disease Control, one in three women and one in six men experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime, and according to Victim Witness Services, there has been a local uptick in sexual assault cases -- a trend with ripple effects.
“As the sexual assault caseload grows, we’ve noticed working with our clients that those who support survivors often don’t know how to get support themselves,” explained Deborah Fresquez, an advocate supervisor at Victim Witness Services.
“Trauma is intense and heavy. We as advocates get to work one-on-one with survivors to help them through that," said Quinn Hernandez, a mobile victim advocate. “But their families need support, too.”
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As an advocate, he’s seen families who want to show up for the survivors in their life.
“Family members feel stuck. They want to be supportive. They don’t want to cause any damage,” Fresquez added.
It's why the group is aimed at connecting families with valuable information that is meant to help them act as support systems for the people in their lives who have experienced trauma directly.
Moreover, the group is designed to break down isolation for supporters.
“It’s OK to be a part of these support groups ... to know that there are people who are in the same boat," Hernandez said. "Being a victim strips you of power and makes you feel alone."
“It works. I can tell you it works.” Fresquez echoed, emphasizing that community is a valuable resource. “Once people realize they’re not alone, it’s amazing to see the relationships that grow out of these groups.”
The meetings will be led by an experienced professional counselor who has previously facilitated domestic violence support groups. The first iteration of the family peer support group will take place across five weeks. At the end of that time frame, facilitators will work with group members to assess their needs and build the program out from there.
For now, joining the group is as simple as calling Victim Witness Services at (928) 856-7676 or visiting https://vwscoconino.org/ for more information.
Because of the program’s dedication to confidentiality, the location will not be publicly posted. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/supporting-the-supporters-victim-witness-offers-resources-for-families-of-sexual-assault-survivors/article_a54d4fde-0789-11ed-9282-4fa58d01e9fe.html | 2022-07-20T16:37:54 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/supporting-the-supporters-victim-witness-offers-resources-for-families-of-sexual-assault-survivors/article_a54d4fde-0789-11ed-9282-4fa58d01e9fe.html |
Last Friday, post-fire flooding beneath the Pipeline Fire burn scar drastically changed the landscape when it carried countless tons of mud, stone and debris off the forest and into the Timberline neighborhood east of Flagstaff. This radical movement of earth was most visible in the Copeland Wash, where the tumult replaced the drainage with a field of boulders that crossed roads and extended into the neighborhood.
County crews are still actively clearing roads following the incident, and plans to restore the watershed that loosed this rockslide are already underway.
The boulder field seen at Copeland Wash is the result of the watershed’s natural alluvial fan “unraveling,” explained Coconino County deputy manager Lucinda Andreani. Above the Timberline neighborhood, there was a place in the Copeland Wash that naturally fanned out and allowed water to slow down, spread out, and drop sediment.
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But during the extreme flows of Friday’s flood events, this fan could not contain the water coming off the burn scar. Instead of spreading out, the water eroded into and “channelized” the fan, turning it a source of new sediment — and boulders up to five feet in diameter — to be washed downstream.
“Now we have multiple, six-foot-deep to eight-foot-deep channels cut through the fan,” Andreani said. “And it's going to keep sourcing all this rock and debris until we can get it restored.”
Restoring alluvial fans is a large part of Coconino County’s long-term strategy to protect homes against post-fire flooding. In many cases, it’s proven to be a successful tactic. Just this year, the county has observed the effectiveness of alluvial fan restoration in Spruce Wash beneath the Museum Fire burn scar, which flooded catastrophically in 2021.
“We've had now two pretty good rainfall events at Museum, and we've had no water enter the city,” Andreani said. “We haven't had to go out and clear roads or do anything. So far, it's working really well.”
Following the Pipeline Fire, Andreani said there are at least six watersheds where fan restoration work is needed to get ahead of "unraveling": Schultz Creek, Government Tank, Paintbrush, Peaceful, Wupatki Trails and Copeland. In some cases, this work is merely expansion or maintenance of existing mitigation, as is the case for the alluvial fan that was restored on the Wupatki Trails watershed following the Schultz Fire flooding.
“It's way too small for the level of water we're getting now,” Andreani said. The Wupatki Trails fan has been inundated with an estimated seven feet of sediment during this year’s rain events, forcing the county to manually remove and clear out sediment to maintain the fan’s function.
Expanding an alluvial fan is not as simple as identifying the need. The topography of the landscape must be conducive to restoration of a fan, or else “it isn’t going to sustain, you’ll have to maintain it constantly,” Andreani said. Fortunately in the case of Wupatki Trails, she said that there is potential for place another fan farther up the watershed.
“It's going to be a real challenge,” she said “But we're going to be proposing that.”
In other places, such as Government Tank, Peaceful and Copeland, there is no preexisting mitigation. Andreani said the county and its engineers have identified areas that would be receptive to alluvial fan restoration in these area. But they may not be able to get to them soon enough, as is the case with the two fans identified in the Government Tank Watershed.
“One has unraveled and one is probably going to unravel unfortunately this season,” Andreani said. “And that's why we're now seeing even more [sediment] than what the modelling predicted.”
As a long-term goal, alluvial fan restoration is one part of a three-part strategy that also includes channel systems to safely convey waters through neighborhoods and culvert improvements to manage floodwaters where they interact with the highways. Fortunately, the county is not starting from scratch — in many affected areas these systems are in place thanks to efforts following the Schultz Fire flooding. The Pipeline Fire has expanded and exacerbated the need.
Andreani expects that the long-term mitigation projects necessitated by the Pipeline Fire will come with a $20-$30 million price tag that rivals the mitigation put in place after the Schultz Fire. The county has already begun submitting requests for funding, the bulk of which is expected to come from National Resource Conservation Services (NRCS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Andreani said her department is prepared to submit for NRCS funding by August 11.
Smaller portions of funding may come from the state, the Forest Service and FEMA, the latter of which “can take years,” Andreani said. “And we don’t have years.” She is committed to moving these projects forward as aggressively as possible.
“An aggressive timeline would be to have these completed in two years,” she said. “Three years is probably more realistic.”
In the meantime, getting through this monsoon season safely and with as little damage as possible is the priority. Emergency measures are centered around the placement of sandbags and concrete barriers to protect homes. Andreani estimates that four miles of concrete barrier have been placed since the Pipeline Fire.
One Timberline resident, who asked to remain anonymous, reported that the county has been good about implementing emergency measures where needed.
“I totally appreciate the speed that they got this stuff together,” he said, referring to the wall of concrete barriers that now stands between his home and the Copeland wash rockslide. He said it was only two days from Friday’s event that the county installed concrete barrier to protect his home from future unraveling — a measure he’s glad to have. The memory of Friday’s flood is still fresh with him.
“We were on the front porch, and water was just gushing, gushing, gushing,” he said. “Rocks hitting the pillar, boom, boom, boom. And then it was just huge, crazy boulders that we couldn't see, because they were underwater.”
While clearly necessary, Andreani stressed that all flood mitigation was secondary to a need for proper forest management to prevent further fires like the Pipeline Fire. During a recent meeting with regional forest managers, she said that the county Flood Control District appealed directly to the need for proactive management.
“This fall, we need boots on the ground, getting restoration on the west side of the peaks,” Andreani said. “It’s got to happen. Because this fire, if had burned west, you can’t imagine the catastrophe we would have in Flagstaff. All of Flagstaff would be under sandbags for ten years.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/unraveled-watershed-causes-massive-rockslide-through-neighborhood-near-flagstaff/article_76bef558-07c2-11ed-99d3-872a0ed44ca5.html | 2022-07-20T16:37:55 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/unraveled-watershed-causes-massive-rockslide-through-neighborhood-near-flagstaff/article_76bef558-07c2-11ed-99d3-872a0ed44ca5.html |
WACO, Texas — The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District reported the county's first case of Monkeypox Wednesday morning.
The district said the patient, who is a woman, lives in McLennan County and had no known travel or exposure to other cases.
“Over the last few weeks, the Health District Epidemiology team had started planning for the potential of cases being identified in the Waco-McLennan County community," said Director of the Public Health District LaShonda Malrey-Horne. "This early preparation included communication with both hospital systems and health care providers in the area. We will continue to work with the Texas Department of State Health Services Public Health Region 7 to identify potential cases and ensure testing and treatment if needed.”
The Health District is conducting a contact investigation and will follow established monitoring protocols for any identified contacts.
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Carmel deputy police chief removed after complaints of 'inappropriate behavior'
Carmel police chief Jeff Horner removed a deputy police chief from his role after "multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior," according to a city news release.
Horner has recommended to Carmel's Police Merit Board that Deputy Chief Joe Bickel be terminated from the Carmel Police Department, according to the release.
An external investigation of Bickel's behavior ordered by Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard found allegations that Bickel had "a pattern of troubling behavior" with female employees, according to the release.
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The investigation found claims that Bickel "groped the breast of a female employee, attempted to forcibly kiss a different female employee, and kissed the hand and neck of another female employee at a work-related event," according to the release.
In addition, Bickel used his position in the Carmel Police Department to "violate a Departmental standard operating procedure for the benefit of a family member."
Horner promoted Bickel in December to serve as deputy chief of administration for Carmel police.
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A news release at the time stated that Bickel has served in the Carmel Police Department since June 1994. He belonged to Carmel Police's SWAT team from 1996 to 2010. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2004 before his promotion to deputy chief in December, according to the release.
According to the city's release Wednesday, state law requires Bickel keep his position in the Carmel Police department and his merit rank until the Carmel Police Merit Board makes a decision on his employment. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2022/07/20/carmel-indiana-deputy-police-chief-removed-after-inappropriate-behavior-joe-bickel/65378184007/ | 2022-07-20T16:40:56 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2022/07/20/carmel-indiana-deputy-police-chief-removed-after-inappropriate-behavior-joe-bickel/65378184007/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — With back-to-school season just around the corner, CBS 42 has compiled a list of 2022-23 school year start dates across central Alabama.
August 4
- Blount County Schools
- Cleburne County Schools
August 8
- Alabama School of Fine Arts
- Anniston City Schools
- Birmingham City Schools
- Cherokee County Schools
- Fayette County Schools
- Pickens County Schools
- Tarrant City Schools
- Winston County Schools
August 9
- Bessemer City Schools
- Bibb County Schools
- Calhoun County Schools
- Clay County Schools
- Coosa County Schools
- Greene County Schools
- Jasper City Schools
- Jefferson County Schools
- Lamar County Schools
- Marion County Schools
- Talladega County Schools
August 10
- Chilton County Schools
- Cullman County Schools (students with last names A-K)
- Cullman City Schools
- Gadsden City Schools
- Homewood City Schools
- Leeds City Schools
- Mountain Brook City Schools
- Pell City Schools
- Piedmont City Schools
- Roanoke City Schools
- St. Clair County Schools (students with last names A-K)
- Sylacauga City Schools
- Talladega City Schools
- Trussville City Schools (students with last names A-M)
- Tuscaloosa City Schools
- Tuscaloosa County Schools
- Vestavia City Schools (grades 6-12)
- Walker County Schools
August 11
- Attalla City Schools
- Cullman County Schools (students with last names L-Z)
- Etowah County Schools
- Hoover City Schools
- Pelham City Schools
- Shelby County Schools (students with last names A-J)
- St. Clair County Schools (students with last names L-Z)
- Talladega County Schools
- Trussville City Schools (students with last names A-M)
- Vestavia Hills City Schools (grades K-5)
August 12
- Shelby County Schools (students with last names K-Z)
August 15
- Fairfield City Schools
- Troy University
August 17
- Alabaster City Schools | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/list-2022-back-to-school-dates-for-central-alabama/ | 2022-07-20T16:49:30 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/list-2022-back-to-school-dates-for-central-alabama/ |
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — The growth of Trussville over the past two years is attracting new people to the city.
Trussville created an entertainment district on Beech Street. The project cost $15.2 million to complete and has new restaurants, condominiums, and entertainment venues.
City council member Lisa Bright said no one person is responsible for the growth, but is a team effort from community members, the city council, and local investors. She said former council members and the mayor laid the groundwork for the developments.
Bright said the people who live in Trussville have told them what they want in the area, and it’s played a major role in the city’s growth.
“We had a lot of our students graduating from college and not coming back,” Bright said. “One of the reasons was there is nothing to do in Trussville, so we took that very seriously and created this entertainment district and given them something to do, and it proved to be successful.”
The entertainment district connects to the downtown merchants, which is accessible by sidewalks.
Several residents said they love the growth and developments done in the city.
“I think all these new attractions in Trussville are great for families and will bring people to Trussville,” resident Kourtney Martin said. “I think that there are so many opportunities that you can experience with your families and your friends.”
Bright said the next step for them is bringing companies that offer high-paying jobs, adding the city has already started welcoming those jobs with the development of an industrial development park, located north of Birmingham.
“We’re working on ramping that up a little bit where they will have easier access pad ready sites businesses want to come in and start their businesses there,” she said. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/trussville-thriving-despite-challenges-of-covid-19-pandemic/ | 2022-07-20T16:49:36 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/trussville-thriving-despite-challenges-of-covid-19-pandemic/ |
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BREMEN, Ga. — A Georgia family is holding onto hope their young son will survive after nearly drowning.
They're sharing their story to urge other parents to make sure they know how to do CPR. The family told 11Alive's Kaitlyn Ross that’s the only reason their two-year-old son Briggs has a fighting chance.
Briggs' father Josh is a firefighter in Bremen, Georgia. He was the one who pulled the boy from the water and immediately started doing CPR.
They don’t know how long Briggs was in the water – but they’re praying he pulls through.
"You can hear his laugh in a crowd of a thousand people," family friend and fellow Bremen firefighter Daniel Norton said. "He's got little blonde hair, he's a little fella."
Briggs may be small, but he has a huge group of people pulling for him after he nearly drowned at his family's lake home Sunday.
"Things looked pretty grim in the beginning, and then he got stable, his breathing got stable, his brain activity got better, they had him on some sedatives to keep him calm and let his little body heal," Norton said.
It was Josh who found his son after the boy wandered off while they were packing up to go home.
"He saw his shirt in the water, so Josh dove in and snatched him out and got him on the dock and started doing CPR on him," Norton said.
Josh continued to do CPR on Briggs for 30 minutes while waiting for a medical helicopter to arrive, Norton said.
"Josh was able to get a heartbeat back on Briggs, but he wasn't breathing very good," he said.
Norton said the only reason Briggs' has a chance now is because of his dad’s quick action.
He thinks it's vital for parents to know water safety and CPR for their own kids.
"A lot of the success stories come from immediate CPR and immediate defibrillation and that's what Josh did. It's so important to know what to do." Norton said.
Norton said that only time can tell what will happen next.
"As time progresses, a trauma like that can have crazy effects, and it's typical for their brain to swell, it's just how much it swells and when it stops," he said.
The family has a consultation with a doctor who specializes in drowning victims Wednesday – they're hoping that doctor might have some hope for how to save their son. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/georgia-firefighter-rescues-son-drowning/85-dca869e6-6c0b-47ff-853f-e6cf1070471f | 2022-07-20T16:51:14 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/georgia-firefighter-rescues-son-drowning/85-dca869e6-6c0b-47ff-853f-e6cf1070471f |
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — It took 45 rolls of duct tape and 143 hours for Grace Vaughn to construct a floor-length ball gown for the Duck Brand Stuck at Prom 2022 National Scholarship Contest.
The Duck Brand holds this competition yearly. The winner is offered a $10,000 scholarship prize, and the top five finalists receive $500.
The 17-year-old Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School rising senior began her dress in late March. This is her second year participating in the contest.
"Last year, I made my dress, and I submitted it," Vaughn said. "Even though I didn't win, it was so much fun. So, I decided to do it this year."
She began by sketching out different designs.
"I started making the dress, and my dress and idea completely shifted," Vaughn said. "Sometimes that's how the creative process works. It just completely changes and definitely in a good way."
At a table in her family's living room, Vaughn would spend hours after school and track practice working on the dress.
Yin and Yang inspires Pasco teen's dress made out of duct tape
Three months and several store trips for more duct tape later, her dress was finished, weighing in at 13 pounds.
Her visual inspiration for the design was based on the Yin and Yang theory, which she said represents balance in one's routine. She layered black and white tape to create a fitted bodice and a skirt that resembles layers of petals.
Despite the dress' beauty, Vaughn didn't get to wear it to prom.
"It would be pretty cool, but it's very hard to maneuver in because it's duct tape," she said.
Vaughn enjoyed playing around with fabrics and sewing when she was younger, but the two duct tape dresses she created were her first finished pieces.
However, she hopes to increase her design skills and study fashion at The Savannah College of Art and Design. Winning the contest's scholarship money would be a huge help.
"It definitely means a lot because I want to go into fashion, and getting some money for the school that I want to go to really helps out," Vaughn said.
She finds out the results of the competition on Wednesday, but until then, she's happy with her finalist position.
"I was really excited, and I felt like I was finally getting the recognition that I deserved from the last dress," Vaughn said. "Even if I wouldn't win, I know that my family and friends are really proud of me." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/grace-vaughn-pasco-county-duct-tape-dress/67-360e025b-920e-456f-8570-2b7d274da5b4 | 2022-07-20T16:51:23 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/grace-vaughn-pasco-county-duct-tape-dress/67-360e025b-920e-456f-8570-2b7d274da5b4 |
TAMPA, Fla. — More than 50 dogs were recently rescued from a "horrible" hoarding situation in Alabama, according to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.
Of those, 16 dogs have been taken in at the humane society in Tampa. These small dogs were able to be "squeezed" into the shelter that is already full of adoptable large and medium dogs.
Humane Society of Tampa Bay's spokesperson Christine McLarty said an elderly couple had all the dogs at their home and on their property; however, because of the active investigation ongoing in Alabama, very little information is available about how the couple came to have all the dogs or why there were so many.
After the dogs were rescued, another shelter called the humane society to ask for help. McLarty said they were happy to help out during such an unfortunate situation.
Some of the dogs currently have kennel cough and are being treated. Others need help socializing. All are being loved on and cared for while they're here at the humane society, McLarty added.
The dogs will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated before they are ready for adoption.
McLarty said some of the animals could be ready for adoption as soon as Thursday. The rest should be ready to find their forever homes in the coming days.
Whether you're interested in adopting one of these small pups or looking for a furry friend to welcome into your home and heart, you can get the latest adoption listings on the humane society's website.
McLarty says the website is updated daily at 8 p.m. Adoptions begin at 10 a.m. Monday through Sunday. You can find more information here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/dogs-rescued-hoarding-alabama-humane-society-tampa-bay-adoption/67-9e919c7e-5de3-4945-aa9a-cbe21ad81624 | 2022-07-20T16:54:25 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/dogs-rescued-hoarding-alabama-humane-society-tampa-bay-adoption/67-9e919c7e-5de3-4945-aa9a-cbe21ad81624 |
BAYSHORE GARDENS, Fla. — A 71-year-old woman was killed when she was hit by a car late Tuesday on U.S. 41, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. on U.S. 41 north of 66th Avenue West, according to the agency's crash report.
Troopers say a car, driven by a 27-year-old man from Bradenton, was heading south when the woman walked into the southbound lanes. The woman, said to be from West Melbourne, Florida, was hit and died from her injuries at the scene of the crash.
The man was not hurt, the report reads.
The crash remains under investigation. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/deadly-manatee-county-crash-us-41/67-a3a21bb6-7ab6-4992-9332-d25ef2342c45 | 2022-07-20T16:54:31 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/deadly-manatee-county-crash-us-41/67-a3a21bb6-7ab6-4992-9332-d25ef2342c45 |
The average college graduate in 2020 earned $1,305 a week, while the average high school graduate takes home just $781, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Of course, college isn’t for everyone. There are many reasons high-school graduates may choose to not continue on to college, not the least of which being cost. Average tuition costs continue to rise each year, the exception being the 2020-2021 school year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Average tuition at a public, in-state university coming in at $9,687; tuition for out-of-state students at public schools, and for everyone at private universities, is significantly higher at $21,874 and $35,087, respectively.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying jobs for high school graduates in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.
Keep reading to see which jobs in your city pay the most for high school graduates.
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#50. Postal service clerks
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $55,610
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,230
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,200
– Employment: 86,950
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
— Florence, SC ($59,360)
— Monroe, MI ($59,320)
#49. Stationary engineers and boiler operators
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $56,080
– #102 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 390
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,170
– Employment: 29,550
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,300)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,930)
— South Illinois nonmetropolitan area ($101,630)
#48. Brokerage clerks
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $56,380
– #35 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,260
National
– Annual mean salary: $58,460
– Employment: 44,720
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($74,310)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($69,330)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,970)
#47. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $56,940
– #132 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,920
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,000
– Employment: 147,680
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)
#46. Advertising sales agents
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,020
– #108 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,580
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,040
– Employment: 110,040
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)
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#45. Industrial machinery mechanics
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,280
– #236 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 8,630
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,350
– Employment: 385,980
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
— Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
— Anchorage, AK ($82,890)
#44. Chemical plant and system operators
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,460
– #27 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 530
National
– Annual mean salary: $65,460
– Employment: 29,710
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Lima, OH ($92,450)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($91,210)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($90,170)
#43. Millwrights
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,730
– #96 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 570
National
– Annual mean salary: $59,080
– Employment: 44,400
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,590)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,580)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($80,780)
#42. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,880
– #35 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,430
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,950
– Employment: 54,960
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($81,390)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,460)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($73,070)
#41. Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $58,810
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $39,610
– Employment: 8,020
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($61,370)
— Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($58,810)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($56,960)
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#40. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $59,400
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 510
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,830
– Employment: 10,580
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($75,030)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($69,840)
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($68,890)
#39. Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,060
– #7 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,130
– Employment: 2,900
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($134,990)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($104,060)
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($84,900)
#38. Crane and tower operators
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,640
– #87 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,420
National
– Annual mean salary: $64,010
– Employment: 44,060
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($131,160)
— Syracuse, NY ($103,350)
— Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($99,990)
#37. Real estate sales agents
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,650
– #119 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,200
National
– Annual mean salary: $62,990
– Employment: 168,740
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Midland, TX ($100,060)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
— Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)
#36. Flight attendants
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,000
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 8,320
National
– Annual mean salary: $59,150
– Employment: 116,260
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kansas City, MO-KS ($94,320)
— Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($72,130)
— Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($67,620)
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#35. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,230
– #92 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,100
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,860
– Employment: 122,480
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,680)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($90,370)
— Salinas, CA ($88,050)
#34. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $62,510
– #20 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 780
National
– Annual mean salary: $59,620
– Employment: 10,020
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($79,660)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($72,800)
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($71,910)
#33. Hearing aid specialists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $62,700
– #11 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160
National
– Annual mean salary: $54,630
– Employment: 7,770
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($75,130)
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($73,180)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($72,300)
#32. Tax preparers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $62,820
– #12 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,710
– Employment: 62,600
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)
#31. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $63,060
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $76,810
– Employment: 5,670
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($104,810)
— Visalia-Porterville, CA ($101,650)
— Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ($101,610)
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#30. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $63,650
– #84 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 46,560
National
– Annual mean salary: $62,010
– Employment: 1,427,260
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)
#29. Private detectives and investigators
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $63,680
– #31 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 630
National
– Annual mean salary: $60,100
– Employment: 32,200
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Jackson, MI ($93,360)
— Bakersfield, CA ($91,080)
— Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ($87,760)
#28. Bailiffs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $63,690
– #10 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,730
– Employment: 18,120
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN ($69,600)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($69,050)
— Glens Falls, NY ($66,980)
#27. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $65,900
– #225 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 14,590
National
– Annual mean salary: $66,800
– Employment: 599,900
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
— Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($96,900)
#26. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $66,270
– #137 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 33,600
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,490
– Employment: 977,070
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
— Boulder, CO ($101,630)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)
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#25. Food service managers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $67,560
– #72 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,600
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,000
– Employment: 197,010
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)
#24. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $67,730
– #53 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 9,480
National
– Annual mean salary: $65,230
– Employment: 503,390
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)
#23. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $68,750
– #243 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 19,460
National
– Annual mean salary: $72,990
– Employment: 614,080
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)
#22. Lodging managers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $69,300
– #57 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 520
National
– Annual mean salary: $65,270
– Employment: 31,790
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area ($122,290)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)
#21. Construction and building inspectors
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $69,830
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,960
National
– Annual mean salary: $66,470
– Employment: 113,770
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New Haven, CT ($121,510)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)
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#20. Model makers, metal and plastic
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $69,950
– #4 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $58,180
– Employment: 3,400
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($81,140)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($76,210)
— Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($74,210)
#19. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $70,860
– #269 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,830
National
– Annual mean salary: $74,410
– Employment: 114,930
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
— Salinas, CA ($110,180)
— North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area ($109,740)
#18. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $71,840
– #128 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 10,530
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,650
– Employment: 287,150
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
— Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area ($92,500)
#17. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $72,280
– #76 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 480
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,600
– Employment: 53,420
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($114,400)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,220)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($112,950)
#16. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $72,290
– #188 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 14,640
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,100
– Employment: 475,000
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)
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#15. Insurance sales agents
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $72,370
– #83 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 11,630
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,100
– Employment: 409,950
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)
#14. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $72,740
– #107 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 28,330
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,500
– Employment: 1,278,670
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
— Napa, CA ($92,620)
#13. Power plant operators
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $77,140
– #105 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150
National
– Annual mean salary: $81,890
– Employment: 32,960
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fresno, CA ($129,650)
— Wenatchee, WA ($123,180)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($114,660)
#12. Wellhead pumpers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $77,750
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,440
National
– Annual mean salary: $60,500
– Employment: 12,050
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($77,750)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($75,610)
— Midland, TX ($74,690)
#11. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $78,490
– #37 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 540
National
– Annual mean salary: $77,610
– Employment: 40,480
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($105,090)
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($101,900)
— St. Louis, MO-IL ($97,860)
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#10. Property, real estate, and community association managers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $79,030
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,520
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,210
– Employment: 219,800
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
— Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ($105,220)
#9. Power distributors and dispatchers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $82,720
– #36 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
National
– Annual mean salary: $93,260
– Employment: 9,940
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($131,560)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($129,570)
— Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($123,540)
#8. Gas plant operators
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $83,380
– #14 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,290
– Employment: 14,990
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($98,750)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($97,080)
#7. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $86,760
– #132 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,900
National
– Annual mean salary: $90,120
– Employment: 240,290
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)
#6. Detectives and criminal investigators
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $89,950
– #87 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,750
National
– Annual mean salary: $89,300
– Employment: 105,980
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
— Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)
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#5. Postmasters and mail superintendents
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $90,900
– #7 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $79,660
– Employment: 13,880
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($97,930)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($96,450)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($94,460)
#4. Transportation inspectors
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $104,290
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 790
National
– Annual mean salary: $81,320
– Employment: 27,360
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($112,260)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($111,930)
— Anchorage, AK ($108,140)
#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $104,490
– #84 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,750
National
– Annual mean salary: $97,180
– Employment: 122,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)
#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $111,740
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,610
National
– Annual mean salary: $105,100
– Employment: 132,210
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
— Trenton, NJ ($144,620)
#1. Commercial pilots
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $120,230
– #35 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,750
National
– Annual mean salary: $110,830
– Employment: 37,120
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
— Savannah, GA ($177,450)
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A Northeast Portland salon is celebrating some 68 years in business. That’s a huge achievement in itself, but the family that started it has also created a legacy of now truly historical proportions.
Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop at 215 Northeast Hancock Street is the oldest, continually-operated Black-owned business in Oregon. In February, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places. They'll celebrate that honor this weekend, though the owner says every day at Dean's feels like a family gathering.
“In this salon you can be who you are. You can let your hair down because that's what we do in here is do our hair,” said owner and stylist Kimberly Brown. “It's a place where Black women and Black men can find each other, and find services and resources and all kind of things.”
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Brown’s grandparents, Benjamin and Mary “Rose” Dean, opened the business in 1954. Brown said they weren't looking to get rich; they simply wanted something that was theirs. As a third-generation owner, Brown feels the same way about community. Clients such as Shonda Morris appreciate that.
"[Kimberly’s] mother actually used to do my mother's hair,” said Morris, while Brown straightened her shoulder-length hair. “And her grandmother used to do my grandmother’s hair!”
In addition to Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber Shop, Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability filed nominations for two other properties associated with Black history to be considered for listing in the National Register of Historic Places: Golden West Hotel and Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. All three received the designation.
“I think it's amazing," said Morris. "She deserves it."
On July 23, Brown will host a block party at the salon from noon to 5 p.m. to celebrate the honor and thank her customers.
“There would be no Dean's without the clients,” said Brown.
Over the decades, Brown said many clients have moved out of the salon’s neighborhood; generations once segregated by redlining, then pushed out by gentrification. But in the salon, Brown said they will always have a home to return to.
“We're just going to become a community again,” said Brown. “If you live in Beaverton, Gresham, Vancouver, anywhere in the metro area, you're welcome to come on in and hang out with us so we can show our appreciation for keeping us in business for 68 years.” | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-black-owned-salon-nation-register-historic-places/283-95a03339-8159-4f23-b473-f49a5d3b43d9 | 2022-07-20T16:57:02 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-black-owned-salon-nation-register-historic-places/283-95a03339-8159-4f23-b473-f49a5d3b43d9 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Mega Millions jackpot is expected to be about $630 million on Friday after no one won Tuesday’s jackpot. However, more than 11,000 Kansans won smaller prizes from Tuesday’s drawing.
According to the Kansas Lottery, four Kansas tickets won $500 because they matched four white balls and two tickets are worth three times that because they were Megaplier tickets.
The white balls were 2-31-32-37-70. The Megaball was 25, and the Megaplier was X3.
Mega Millions tickets cost $2. The Megaplier option is an additional $1. If you want to play for only the jackpot, ask for a “Just the Jackpot” wager. You will get two plays for $3, but you will not have the chance to win any of the smaller prizes.
Facts about Mega Millions:
- The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302,575,350.
- The odds of winning the $2 Megaball prize is one in 24.
- The largest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion on Oct. 23, 2018. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/mega-millions-grows-some-kansans-win-smaller-prizes/ | 2022-07-20T16:58:57 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/mega-millions-grows-some-kansans-win-smaller-prizes/ |
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is partnering with Hard Rock International to relaunch the tribe’s efforts to open an entertainment center and casino on the west side of the City of Kenosha.
Menominee would own the casino and its related facilities, and Hard Rock would serve as developer and manager of the project.
"Hard Rock has a long standing partnership with the Menominee Tribe and is proud to support them in their continued efforts to bring a world-class gaming and entertainment resort to the Kenosha community,” Hard Rock International COO Jon Lucas said in a statement. The Seminole Tribe of Florida owns Hard Rock International.
Menominee Chairman Ronald J. Corn, Sr. said that the revived effort is aimed at providing necessary resources for the ongoing and growing needs of the tribe’s members. Hard Rock International had previously planned to partner with the Menominee Indian Tribe to develop an $800 million hotel and casino at the former site of Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha. The plan, however, was rejected by then Gov. Scott Walker in 2015.
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“Much has changed since our 2015 effort, but the needs of our tribe and its members have continued and in some cases grown more acute,” Corn said in a statement.
Corn said the new Hard Rock International project would have a "trimmed back" casino to "reflect the increased number of gaming facilities in both Wisconsin and northern Illinois."
“The proposed project will not be as big as it was previously envisioned, but it will still create jobs and be substantial. It will still be ac Hard Rock brand and be an incredible addition to the community, the local and regional economy, and the state,” Corn said.
While previous plans called for the Menominee-Hard Rock entertainment center and casino to be built at the site of the former Dairyland dog track, the new site being proposed is just west of Interstate 94 on about 60 acres of land in the city.
The property was previously owned by the Village of Bristol. The Village Board and the Community Development Authority voted unanimously to sell nearly 59.91 acres of land for $15,213,22 Tuesday evening.
Corn also said that because this is a different site from the 2015 proposal, developers must develop a revised federal gaming application as well as negotiate intergovernmental agreements.
“We are sincerely grateful for the positive working relationship we have had over the years with the City of Kenosha, Kenosha County, the local business community, and the countless residents who have supported our previous efforts,” Corn said. “We look forward to re-engaging with the community as our talks with the City and County take shape. We have always said it must be good for Kenosha to be good for Menominee, and we are excited about getting the process started.”
Mayor, county executive respond
Mayor John Antaramian said the proposal "has a lot of positives, a lot of financial benefits, a lot of employment benefits, a lot of good things, but there are other issues that we have to make sure we address."
"The city will now start the process of sitting down and reviewing the old compact and making sure we have a good understanding of that again because that has not been looked at for a long time, and then sit down with the tribe and start discussions as to what we would be looking at," he said. "We start the process now. We'll talk more about where we're going and we need to make sure the public and the (City) Council will be kept informed."
Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman expressed similar sentiments.
“I’ve always been supportive of the project. But now in this role, I want to make sure the county is also protected. So, we’ll review the agreements that have been signed previously, and work to resolve any concerns that may arise going forward," Kerkman said in a statement.
“The county doesn’t have the only say in approving this project, but what I will do is continue to work to make sure it is the best opportunity for all of Kenosha County.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/update-menominee-tribe-partners-with-hard-rock-to-relaunch-kenosha-casino-effort/article_afa4110a-0835-11ed-b3f9-4f3b12980d86.html | 2022-07-20T17:02:46 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/update-menominee-tribe-partners-with-hard-rock-to-relaunch-kenosha-casino-effort/article_afa4110a-0835-11ed-b3f9-4f3b12980d86.html |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – A local 10-year-old boy ran a lemonade stand to raise funds for a unique cause.
After Grayson Fink heard his best friend, Ariana, had to move, he wanted to help. the reason – Ariana’s mom is a single mother of four kids who all have some sort of disability.
Grayson’s mom, Angela Fink is also best friends with Ariana’s mom. She got a call roughly a month ago from a frantic single mother asking for advice.
“[She said] ‘We have you know, X amount of days to be out, and I don’t know where to go. I don’t know what to do.’ So we started brainstorming,” Fink told News Channel 11. “with the way the market is now you know, a single mom of four kids. It’s tough. You can’t find anything, you know, within a reasonable price range right now. So when we found out what she was approved for, there was like three houses in the area and they weren’t even in livable condition really.”
Fink was able to track down an appropriate home for the family in Parrotsville, Tennessee, which is about an hour away from Jonesborough.
“Ended up it was going to be like $9,000 over what the bank was approving her for. And we sat down like ‘what can we do? What can we possibly do?’ Because if we were able, we would give them the $9,000 we would hand it over but you know, we’re not in a position to do that,” she said
And then it dawned on them – a lemonade stand.
Grayson and his dad, Cody Crawford, started a GoFundMe page, but it didn’t seem like enough, so they went with Grayson’s original fundraiser idea.
“He’s been wanting to do lemonade stand anyway, he might as well start it now. So they got everything together and they’ve managed to raise you know, almost the amount so,” Fink said.
Grayson and his parents were shocked by the support that was shown by the community.
“We had over 30 cars yesterday, like it was a small car show!” he said of all the people that showed up to buy a cup of the drink.
“The intensified car club from Greeneville came up. There was well over 30 vehicles they showed up. We had peacemakers come out, the 421 racing crew. We had hundreds of people show up,” Crawford said.
Fink said one of her cousin’s works for DoorDash, the food delivery service, and posted in a group chat about the lemonade stand. She said somehow a screenshot of her cousin’s message about the fundraiser ended up on social media and it “spread like wildfire.”
“We expected a good amount. But the showing that we had was beyond what we could have ever dreamed up. But I mean, it takes a village and especially in times like these right now people can’t survive without community. They can’t, it takes everybody and everybody putting in just a little bit, it’s nothing, you know, major out of anybody’s pocket really. But every little bit added up to what we have now and it was phenomenal,” Fink said.
Grayson’s parents beamed with pride during their interview with News Channel 11.
“He’s such a such a giver. It still It amazes me and I’ve lost count of how many people came up to me and said, What an amazing and selfless kid he is. And just the world could use a little bit more that,” Crawford said of his son.
Fink explained that she’s always known her son to be selfless and giving, as well as special, but now, she’s proud that others can see it too.
“It’s been really heartwarming the things people say about you know the encouragement that they give and how you know they wish more kids are like him, you know or had a drive like he does. You know concerning things like this. more than once I’ve had tears in my eyes this weekend because of the compliments and things people say about him and everything,” she said.
She mentioned an example of Grayson’s kind nature during the lemonade fundraiser.
“Someone came through and they had put in a pretty good amount of money in the jar. And they handed him $40 and said this is for you. You go do what you want with it. And without hesitation, he looked at it and he put it in the jar,” Fink said.
Over the two-day lemonade fundraiser, Grayson raised around $5,000 for his friend.
But why is the fundraiser so important to him?
“Because we met in first grade and she was really nice and she’s my best friend, I would hate it if she went homeless,” he said. “She’s got she got three brothers and one mom. They all have disabilities, even the mom and their grandmother has a rare lung disorder that no one in Tennessee knows about.”
Property prices continue to soar, along with gas prices and inflation in general, so finding the perfect home for this specific family was no easy feat.
Fink said it would be great to raise the necessary $9,000 to help the family afford the down payment on their new house, but it would be even better if they were able to raise more funds to help the family get settled.
“The house that they’re getting, it’s not in disrepair, but it’s not great either. You know, there’s small things that need to be done. The flooring needs to be redone. There’s a set of steps that will need to be refinished. Just because they’re not exactly sturdy. They’ll need a fence,” she said.
She explained the fence would be an absolute necessity for the new home.
“Their youngest, he likes to explore. So yeah, they’ll need a fence and they have service animals also and emotional support animals you know so a fenced in backyard would help greatly,” Fink said.
She added that a moving company would also be of great use, since the mom and children all have disabilities, either physical and developmental, so lifting heavy boxes would be too difficult for them to manage alone.
“They’re an autism family, more than one child is diagnosed with autism – Grayson’s best friend is diagnosed with autism, and they’re like two peas in a pod. They like get along so well and have since day one,” Fink said.
Fink said “this isn’t Grayson’s first charitable event.”
Grayson’s mom explained that the 10-year-old only has one request on birthdays or Christmas – to give gifts to someone else, not himself.
“Because I’m like, I just like to help others more than me. Because people need stuff more than me. A lot of people in the world are homeless. And they need people need stuff more than me,” he said.
For Christmas last year, instead of asking for presents for himself, Grayson adopted a Salvation Army Angel, and for his past birthdays he has donated gifts to his local animal shelter and the Isaiah 117 House.
And the community noticed.
All day Wednesday, a Johnson City tattoo studio offered flash tattoos for $100 for black and white, and $150 for color tattoos. All of the proceeds went to Grayson’s fund to help his friend.
If you’d like to help by donating to the cause, CLICK HERE. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/boy-starts-fundraiser-to-help-best-friend-pay-for-new-house/ | 2022-07-20T17:07:19 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/boy-starts-fundraiser-to-help-best-friend-pay-for-new-house/ |
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – One week after devastating floods tore through Buchanan County and displaced several residents, those same victims are reliant on the generosity of others to get by.
“I was trying to get some assistance because I lost everything,” said Bobby King, Jr. King lived on Dismal River Road prior to July’s floods. “I have one change of clothes. Just supplies to help along where I’m staying with my sister.”
The floods impacted hundreds of people, with assessments conducted by the Virginia Emergency Management Agency estimating that 30 homes were destroyed and more than 100 others damaged or affected.
“I ain’t never experienced nothing like this before,” said Earl Looney, another victim of the floods. Looney said what he needs most are items like clean water, toilet paper and cleaning supplies.
Buchanan County is not without hope or help, however. Hundreds of volunteers from various agencies and organizations have responded to the area offering aid in the form of donations and manpower.
“We have people, volunteers here from Lee County, which is the tip of the state, all the way up to Chesapeake,” said Red Cross Disaster Program Manager Sharon Dixon. “We’ve had over 40 something volunteers and staff that’s either been boots on the ground or they’ve been working virtually to support this disaster relief operation.”
The Red Cross is set up at two sites in Buchanan County where volunteers are handing out more than 500 meals each day. The Red Cross is also sending crews out into the affected areas to assess the damage.
“We take teams and go out into the community and assess the damage to each person’s home,” Dixon said. “With the American Red Cross, we are able to help the residents in so many different ways. We’re able to offer some financial assistance.”
In addition, the Red Cross can help those with mobility issues. Dixon said anyone who has lost items like walkers or lift chairs can work with the organization to find a replacement.
While some organizations offer financial assistance, others are focused on areas like emotional support, prescriptions and medical needs. The Health Wagon has been assisting flood victims by replacing glasses lost in the floods and offering other vital services.
“We can give people eyeglass vouchers, and they can also go in and take this voucher and get a comprehensive eye exam because, unfortunately, people lost glasses in the flood as well,” said Dr. Teresa Owns-Tyson, CEO and President of the Health Wagon. “And the other thing is tetanus immunization.”
Those who are going through hardship are thankful both for the outpouring of support and for their lives.
“I really appreciate everything, it’s a blessing to know that somebody cares,” said Angela Johnson, King’s sister. “My brother lived. Everything else can be replaced, but he’s alive.”
To donate to the Buchanan County 2022 Disaster Fund, text GIVE to 276-200-2440 or click here. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/buchanan-co-residents-rely-on-donations-non-profit-help-after-floods/ | 2022-07-20T17:07:25 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/buchanan-co-residents-rely-on-donations-non-profit-help-after-floods/ |
(WJHL) — The federal waiver allowing all students to eat for free at school since March 2020 is no longer in effect, and all five school districts — the county and city school systems — in Washington and Sullivan counties require approved applications on file for the upcoming school year.
Districts will send home applications to students at the beginning of the school year, and it is required that the form be returned to the school to reduce or waive meal fees.
Accepted applications may also result in discounts on SAT, ACT and AP exams as well as college applications, according to the food service director at Johnson City Schools in a news release.
“We encourage all families to complete the meal benefits application,” said Karen McGahey. “The program provides more than just meals for students. Completing that one form can result in increased funding for additional classroom resources to benefit all students; discounts on SAT, ACT and AP exam fees; discounted fees on college applications; and increased opportunities for college scholarships.”
The application must be completed annually, and they are accepted at any time throughout the school year. Links to additional information are available below.
Bristol, Tennessee City Schools
Washington County, Tennessee Schools
“It is more important than ever for families to complete the meal benefits application to determine if they qualify,” said Jennifer Burleson, the school nutrition director at Bristol Tennessee City Schools. “With the federal waiver providing free meals for all students last school year, many families never completed an application. As a result, our percentage of families who qualified for free or reduced meals was much lower than usual.”
For more information, click here. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/complete-this-form-for-free-or-reduced-lunch-prices-in-tri-cities-schools/ | 2022-07-20T17:07:31 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/complete-this-form-for-free-or-reduced-lunch-prices-in-tri-cities-schools/ |
City offers explanation for Farmer's Market rent hike
Mishmash of acronyms and figures adds confusion to squabble
The city of Wichita Falls late Tuesday offered its take on the furor spawned by a rent hike at the downtown farmer's market, which operates at a city-owned facility.
The hike prompted a petition drive by an association that represents vendors and an outpouring of social media criticism over the hike. The controversy is complicated by an alphabet soup of acronyms and varying interpretations of numbers.
In its own Facebook post, the city said it contracts the property to Downtown Wichita Falls Development (DWFD), a nonprofit organization, in exchange for $1 per year.
On April 19, members of the City Council voted unanimously and without debate for a new five-year lease arrangement with DWFD and in May the city authorized the nonprofit to sublet the property to the Wichita Falls Farmer’s Market Association (FMA), the group that represents the vendors.
The city said in its post an ordinance requires vendors to pay a daily “stall fee” that is presently $20 for farmers, $25 for nonfarmers and food trucks.
“The contract stipulates the City is to receive 50 percent of the stall fees, minus some allowed expenses,” the city post said. The post also said other than the $1 annual rent the stall fee is the only revenue collected by the city.
“There is no revenue sharing, for example with the vendors and/or their profits,” according to the post.
However the lease agreement adopted in April states, “Landlord (the City) and Tenant (the nonprofit) agree to share the profits of the Farmer’s Market as outlined herein. Landlord will be given 50 percent of net profits….”
Also, a posting by the nonprofit on Monday said the City Council action in April “includes a profit sharing agreement with the DWFD and all subleases (the Association).”
In a Facebook response, Mayor Stephen Santellana said, "this means the profits from the building rental and not the actual market revenue. So the FMA has to give 50 percent net proceeds of the stall rental fees to DWFD, and then DWFD has to give their half of all Farmers Market building rentals, net expenses, to CWF (the city).
DWFD said, “After advocating for different terms and after many revisions, we received a final offer from the City as 1) keep the profit sharing clause ‘as is’ or 2) the city will receive $2,500 a month in addition to their rental rate.
DWFD said in its post it reduced the rental rate from $1,350 to $950 to go only toward utilities, insurance, wi-fi and general maintenance and supplies.
The city’s post said taxpayers have invested more than $155,000 over the past eight years to improve the facility and intend to put funds generated from it for maintenance and capital expenses.
In its post, the city said it would like to clarity operation of the Farmer’s Market because of “social media rumors and incomplete media stories.” | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/city-offers-explanation-for-farmers-market-rent-hike/65377975007/ | 2022-07-20T17:08:33 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/city-offers-explanation-for-farmers-market-rent-hike/65377975007/ |
Clay County fire mostly contained
Lynn Walker
Wichita Falls Times Record News
A wildfire that burned thousands of acres in Clay and Wichita counties had been mostly contained by Wednesday morning.
The Texas Forest Service said the West Bend fire was 80 percent contained after burning 6,522 acres of mostly range land. The fire prompted some voluntary evacuations around the Jolly community and at an RV park.
U.S. 287 between Henrietta and Wichita Falls was closed for a while on Tuesday but has reopened.
Several area fire departments in addition to the forest service battled the blaze. As of Wednesday morning, the FOrest Service was fighting 15 active major fires as Texas endures a major heat wave and drought. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/clay-county-fire-mostly-contained/65378088007/ | 2022-07-20T17:08:39 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/clay-county-fire-mostly-contained/65378088007/ |
WF Police: Road rage possible cause in early morning accident
Wichita Falls police say road rage may have been a cause of Wednesday morning pin-in accident on Southwest Parkway.
According to police:
Around 1:30 a.m., officers responded to an accident in the 2600 block of Southwest Parkway and found a two-vehicle wreck. Both vehicles were westbound on Southwest Parkway, one trying to get away from the other. The two vehicles collided, causing one to flip on its side and slide into some nearby apartments. The other skidded to a stop about a block away.
Pin-in accident sends one to hospital
Utility poles were knocked down and other items were damaged in the collision. One person was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. A portion of westbound Southwest Parkway was closed while the scene was investigated and cleaned up. Stay with the Times Record News for more information. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/wf-police-road-rage-possible-cause-in-early-morning-accident/65377867007/ | 2022-07-20T17:08:45 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/wf-police-road-rage-possible-cause-in-early-morning-accident/65377867007/ |
Wichita Falls agent Kelly Fristoe named NAHU President
AUSTIN - Kelly Fristoe, a Wichita Falls, Texas-based insurance agent, was named president of the National Association of Health Underwriters Board of Trustees at the organization's 92nd Annual Convention.
"Kelly is a proven leader, having served on our board for the last eight years,” said Janet Trautwein, CEO of NAHU. "NAHU members couldn't ask for a better advocate than Kelly, and I have no doubt that he will flourish in his new role as our president. I also look forward to seeing him guide our organization as NAHU transitions its title to the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals."
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Fristoe has worked in the insurance industry for more than 30 years, most recently as CEO and founder of Wichita Falls-based Financial Partners. He joined NAHU in 1993 and has served in over two dozen leadership positions at the local and national levels. Fristoe served as president of the Texoma Association of Health Underwriters from 1995 to 1996 and president of the Texas Association of Health Underwriters from 2012 to 2013.
He was secretary of the NAHU Board of Trustees from 2018 to 2019, treasurer from 2019 to 2020, vice president from 2020 to 2021 and president-elect from 2021 to 2022. He also served two terms as Region 6 Vice President.
Fristoe attended Lubbock Christian University and Texas Tech University. He resides in Wichita Falls with his wife, Jana.
"I am honored to serve as the next president of NAHU's Board of Trustees," Fristoe said. "My professional life has been dedicated to bettering this industry and focusing on consumer affordability, and I look forward to continuing that work in this new role." | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/wichita-falls-agent-kelly-fristoe-named-nahu-president/65378314007/ | 2022-07-20T17:08:51 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/wichita-falls-agent-kelly-fristoe-named-nahu-president/65378314007/ |
ATLANTIC CITY — Chances for a casino workers strike in the city are still possible after an overwhelming majority of members of the Unite Here Local 54 union at Resorts Casino Hotel and Golden Nugget Atlantic City endorsed hitting the picket lines if a new deal is not reached.
After Tuesday's vote, the union's negotiating committee set a deadline of July 30.
Resorts and Golden Nugget are the last of the city's nine casinos to settle contracts with the union.
Strikes threatened to disrupt casino operations earlier this month prior to the deals being signed, with as many as five casinos facing a lack of employees during the busy Fourth of July weekend.
Last week, Local 54 members at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City, Tropicana Atlantic City and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City ratified a new contract that would provide for substantial wage increases for all classifications, including tipped and non-tipped employees, retroactive to June 1.
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Under the new contract, housekeeping employees will immediately see their hourly salary increased to $18, up from varying levels at different casinos.
Two other casinos, Bally’s Atlantic City and Ocean Casino Resort, agreed to so-called “me-too” deals, committing themselves to adopting the terms of contracts reached by some of the larger properties in the city.
City officials did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday morning.
About 1,000 workers at Resorts and Golden Nugget remain without a new agreement. With their contract expiring this summer, workers at both casinos, like the others, are demanding significant wage increases, better housekeeping workload standards, and job protections, Local 54 said.
"We just want what workers at the other casinos in the city are getting,” J Eger, a bartender at Golden Nugget, said in a statement on behalf of his coworkers. “We’re not asking for any more or any less than that.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/casinos/local-54-members-at-golden-nugget-resorts-support-strike-if-new-deal-cant-be-reached/article_954a15ce-082c-11ed-9a41-0b84caae6f80.html | 2022-07-20T17:14:20 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/casinos/local-54-members-at-golden-nugget-resorts-support-strike-if-new-deal-cant-be-reached/article_954a15ce-082c-11ed-9a41-0b84caae6f80.html |
The Coalition for a Safe Community is partnering with the Atlantic City Police Department to host its second community cookout of the year.
The cookout will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the Walter J. Buzby Homes at 600 S. Drive. The event will include a DJ playing music and free food.
Coalition for a Safe Community President Perry Mays said the cookout was designed to bring the community together while connecting people with important resources.
One of the focuses of the cookout is to provide access to useful health care services. Multiple organizations from the area will be offering attendees information about their services, including AtlantiCare, Center for Family Services, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Southern Jersey Family Medical Center.
The cookout also seeks to improve community relations with law enforcement. In addition to the Atlantic City police, representatives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and Sheriff’s Office will be in attendance.
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“The idea is to bring the community and the police together,” Mays said.
The Coalition for a Safe Community hosted its first cookout of the year on June 21 in Pleasantville. Scores of adults, children and public officials ate, talked and connected. Service providers offered information to community members while members of the police department manned the grill and other volunteers handed out other food. The event was well received by attendees who spoke to The Press of Atlantic City and celebrated by Pleasantville public officials.
Two more community cookouts are scheduled for later this year — one in Egg Harbor City on Aug. 25 and another cookout in Atlantic City tentatively scheduled for Aug. 30. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cookout-to-be-held-wednesday-at-buzby-homes/article_336c8aa8-0845-11ed-810f-5774e88f30a3.html | 2022-07-20T17:14:26 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cookout-to-be-held-wednesday-at-buzby-homes/article_336c8aa8-0845-11ed-810f-5774e88f30a3.html |
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — A township daycare employee is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault, police said on Wednesday.
Jaime Price, 36, of Egg Harbor Township, turned herself in and was arrested on Monday, police said.
Price is an employee of Children's Academy, on Jimmie Leeds Road.
Police did not provide details about their investigation or what lead to it.
Township police were assisted in their investigation by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Matt Worth, at (609) 652-3705 ext. 322 or mworth@gtpd.org, police said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/galloway-township-daycare-worker-charged-following-abuse-investigation/article_c97f61b4-083b-11ed-9b16-c398d0ed2979.html | 2022-07-20T17:14:32 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/galloway-township-daycare-worker-charged-following-abuse-investigation/article_c97f61b4-083b-11ed-9b16-c398d0ed2979.html |
WEYMOUTH TOWNSHIP — An Egg Harbor Township woman was seriously injured in a car crash in Estell Manor Tuesday afternoon.
The crash was first reported to State Police at 5:19 p.m. Responding units found a Chevrolet Cavalier and Toyota Rav 4 had crashed at the scene, Trooper Brandi Slota said on Wednesday.
The Cavalier was traveling west on Eighth Avenue when it entered the road's intersection with Cape May Avenue, striking the northbound Rav 4, Slota said.
The Cavalier's driver, Suzanne Jones, 53, sustained serious injuries in the collision, Slota said, adding that the nature of Jones' treatment is unclear.
The Rav 4's driver sustained minor injuries in the crash, Slota said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/eht-woman-injured-in-weymouth-township-crash/article_b64bab94-083a-11ed-ab18-1355d24c65b6.html | 2022-07-20T17:14:38 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/eht-woman-injured-in-weymouth-township-crash/article_b64bab94-083a-11ed-ab18-1355d24c65b6.html |
TRENTON — As it has for blueberries, the state Department of Agriculture will hand out free tomatoes Thursday at three Jersey Shore boardwalks.
Members of the department's marketing staff will be in Atlantic City, Wildwood and Seaside Heights beginning at 1 p.m., staying on the boards while supplies last.
They deployed a similar campaign earlier this month, handing out blueberries along the three towns' boards.
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The grape tomato stations will be at the end of East Schellenger Avenue, near Morey’s Piers in Wildwood; on New York Avenue, near Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum in Atlantic City, and along the Boardwalk in Seaside Heights, the department said in a news release.
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New Jersey is a top-10 producer of tomatoes in the U.S. In 2020, when farmers harvested 80 million pounds of tomatoes from 3,100 acres, the state held a production value of $48 million, the department said, citing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“These grape tomatoes can be eaten as a tasty nutritious snack or taken home to use in a wide range of recipes and dishes," Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher said. "We encourage everyone to seek out all the varieties of famous Jersey Fresh tomatoes throughout the growing season.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/jersey-fresh-tomatoes-coming-to-a-shore-town-near-you/article_14f34f3e-0841-11ed-b027-f3c1d083d456.html | 2022-07-20T17:14:44 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/jersey-fresh-tomatoes-coming-to-a-shore-town-near-you/article_14f34f3e-0841-11ed-b027-f3c1d083d456.html |
It was another great summer for the Atlantic Shore program.
The Atlantic Shore 13-and-under baseball team won the Babe Ruth Southern New Jersey State Championship earlier this month and advanced to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament semifinals.
The regional tournament, which was held in Ventnor, started July 14 with nine teams and ended Tuesday. Atlantic Shore lost to eventual champion West End, Pennsylvania, in the semifinals Monday.
Atlantic Shore featured players from Brigantine, Margate, Longport, Linwood, Northfield, Upper Township and Mullica Township. The program won the Babe Ruth World Series title in 2021.
"After winning a World (title) last year, we knew matching that outcome would be tough. But this group of kids and parents put all their energy to make that happen," Atlantic Shore coach Mike Gill said.
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"We are very happy with how hard the kids worked. We're disappointed that we didn't reach our ultimate team goal, but we feel these players are much better today than the day we got them and, for us, their development was a total success."
Ryan Bradly, Kam Street, Frank Steelman, Jack Murray, Brayden Simon, Mike Sher and Dante Zappala excelled on the mound. Bradly, Zappala, Street, Jack Fellows, Dante Franchini and Tyler Buccafurni were leaders at the plate. But Gill said the entire team contributed in their success, and the roster was very balanced.
In the regional tournament, the competition was solid, Gill said. Atlantic Shore had defeated West End in pool-play but lost to them in the semifinals. Atlantic Shore's 13U program won state titles in 2011, 2013-18, 2020 and 2021.
"It was another successful season for AShore, and we hope kids continue to see playing and representing your town and community is still the best baseball out there," Gill said.
"We feel our program prepares these kids for the next step better than anyone else and that has been echoed by many of the parents. Our practices are college level and practice is where teams improve, and we saw a ton of improvement. These kids definitely left their mark on the AShore program." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/atlantic-shore-falls-in-region-semis-still-another-great-season/article_bb75a89e-083b-11ed-8209-cf2a2424c569.html | 2022-07-20T17:14:57 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/atlantic-shore-falls-in-region-semis-still-another-great-season/article_bb75a89e-083b-11ed-8209-cf2a2424c569.html |
Zando Kelly pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed just one run to lead the Stafford Township 12-and-under baseball team to a 4-3 victory Tuesday in a Section 4 semifinal game Tuesday.
Stafford was scheduled to play in the championship Wednesday.
"This is an unbelievably talented and tough group of kids. The fact that most of them have played in so many high pressure games over the past few years with me at Stafford Hitmen Baseball Academy prepares them for these moments and no game is too big," Stafford coach Bruce Kelly said.
Stafford's TJ Bayer made a great catch in the first inning that ended a Barrington threat. Connor Grob made another great defensive stop in the fourth after he threw out a runner at second base. Aiden Johnson had two hits and an RBI for Stafford. Hunter Banach added a hit and scored the eventual game-winning run.
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Cavan Haack hit a two-run triple in the first for Stafford, which is one of the top eight 12U teams in the state, Kelly said. Stafford won the District 16 title earlier this month.
"They've won a multitude of tournaments over the past three years, a (Tri-State Elite) league championship in 2021 and have played high level baseball all over the East Coast," Kelly said. "They are ready for this. This is their time and we aren't done yet" | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/stafford-township-12u-baseball-one-win-away-from-sectional-title/article_fd895fe4-0838-11ed-9e6a-0b6a681e708a.html | 2022-07-20T17:15:03 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/stafford-township-12u-baseball-one-win-away-from-sectional-title/article_fd895fe4-0838-11ed-9e6a-0b6a681e708a.html |
Brevard Sheriff's Office investigating reports of bank robbery in north Melbourne
J.D. Gallop
Florida Today
Several Brevard County sheriff's deputies converged on a bank in north Melbourne mid-morning Wednesday following reports of a robbery.
It was not immediately known if any suspects were taken into custody.
The incident happened about 11 a.m. Wednesday at the TD Bank branch located at Wickham Road and Mariah Drive.
The bank was open at the time, but it's unclear if any customers were in the bank.
It is the third bank robbery reported within two months in Brevard.
An investigation is underway. Check back for more information
J.D. Gallop is a Criminal Justice/Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop. | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/brevard-sheriffs-investigate-possible-robbery-melbourne-bank/10107881002/ | 2022-07-20T17:17:34 | 1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/brevard-sheriffs-investigate-possible-robbery-melbourne-bank/10107881002/ |
GREENWOOD, Ind — Greenwood police are investigating after a man was fatally shot Wednesday night outside of an apartment complex in Greenwood.
Police responded to a report of a person shot at the Westminster Apartments in the 1100 block of Westminster Court, near County Line Road and U.S. 31, shortly after 8 p.m.
When police arrived, they found a man, who had been shot, lying in the street. The man, later identified as 48-year-old Jason Grider, of Greenwood, was taken to Eskenazi Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Witnesses told police Grider was fighting with several men before the shooting. Police said the men believed to be fighting with Grider left the scene before they got there.
Detectives found two juvenile males at a nearby apartment who were believed to be involved in the altercation. Police questioned the juveniles and later released them.
Police are still looking for information in the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call the Greenwood Police Department at 317-882-9191.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A chain of conveyor-belt sushi restaurants is opening its first Central Florida location in Orange County’s tourist district.
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Kura Revolving Sushi Bar plans to open at 11579 Regency Village Drive in the Vineland Pointe shopping area, according to the company’s website.
This will be the second Florida location for the chain, which already has a location in Aventura.
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The menu consists of a variety of nigiri and rolls which travel to the customers on a conveyor belt, allowing them to sample what they want as it passes by.
So far, no opening date has been set for the new location, but a Facebook post said it plans to open before the end of summer.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. – At almost three weeks old, a Grévy’s zebra foal made his debut in one of his habitats at the Brevard Zoo on Wednesday, according to a news release.
Ziggy was born on June 30 to 11-year-old Iggy, and he weighed 84 pounds, the zoo said. The baby took his first steps and a gallop or two in the Veldt, which is a habitat in the zoo’s Expedition Africa section.
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Since his birth, Ziggy and Iggy remained behind the scenes to bond. Grévy’s typically separate themselves from the herd after giving birth, so the zoo took steps to to closely imitate this, officials said.
Another Grevy’s zebra, 8-year-old Lauren, gave birth on June 1. This was the zoo’s first baby zebra, according to the zoo.
Brevard Zoo said it’s excited by these foals because Grévy’s zebras are endangered due to habitat loss, human hunting and competition for resources with domestic hoofstock.
Grévy’s zebras’ population has declined by 54% in the past three decades, according to the African Wildlife Foundation. Today, there are about 2,800 Grevy’s Zebras whereas in the 1980s, there were 5,800, according to the foundation.
Ziggy and Iggy are still primarily living behind the scenes, but they will make occasional visits to Expedition Africa as Ziggy grows more confident.
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Originally published July 18 on KTVB.COM.
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote as soon as Thursday on legislation that would provide tax credits and other incentives for companies to produce semiconductors in this country — legislation that figures to play a pivotal role in whether Boise-based Micron Technology expands in Idaho or instead looks to other countries.
“If the U.S. doesn’t act now, we will fall further behind in our global semiconductor production and jeopardize our technological and military advantage,” Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said Monday during a media call organized by the White House. “Semiconductors are unique in their importance. They underpin every single technology. They’re necessary to make every single piece of advanced military equipment, and the reality is the United States is overly dependent on foreign countries for our supply of chips, which makes us incredibly vulnerable.”
The commerce secretary pointed to Russia as an example of why access to advanced semiconductor chips is of strategic importance.
“The United States has denied Russia access to semiconductor chips and, as a result, you’re literally seeing military equipment, Russian military equipment, falling out of the sky because it doesn’t work, because it has chips in that equipment that Russians have taken from dishwashers and refrigerators and put in the military equipment,” Raimondo said. “That could be us. If senators vote no this week, that could be the United States, because we are entirely dependent on Taiwan for our most sophisticated chips.”
Raimondo, a member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet, said Idaho and Texas are “at the forefront of the American effort to build more semiconductors,” and she said Republican Senators Mike Crapo of Idaho and John Cornyn of Texas are leading the charge on what’s been called CHIPS for America legislation.
“We know that these companies that are in your states have offers right now from other countries to expand there. We know that they’ll take those offers if Congress doesn’t do its job this week and pass this CHIPS Act,” she said.
Crapo and Sen. Jim Risch, both Idaho Republicans, are among the Senate-appointed conferees who have been working to resolve differences between House and Senate legislation in order to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act. A White House communications staffer said President Biden is looking to secure the funding for $52 billion worth of semiconductor manufacturing incentives and grants in congressional votes this week, then have Congress work on other related elements over the next month or two.
A procedural vote on the bill was set for Tuesday night; neither Idaho senator had any comment at press time. Marty Cozza, press secretary for Risch, said the full vote on the bill isn’t expected before Thursday.
Roll Call reported Tuesday afternoon that the Tuesday procedural vote was set as a “test” vote to help determine which elements would be included in the bill and which wouldn’t; its passage wasn’t in doubt, with Senate leaders instead focused on the level of support.
In October 2021, Micron announced the company’s intention to invest more than $150 billion over the next decade on memory manufacturing and research and development, including “potential” expansion in the U.S. At the time, Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said the company looked forward to “working with governments around the world, including in the U.S.” Micron called incentives and funding to support semiconductor manufacturing capacity “critical to potential expansion of U.S. manufacturing.”
Raimondo on Monday confirmed Micron is looking at expansion of its fabrication plant in Boise, but did not have an estimate on how many jobs are at stake. Micron executives, she said, have told her “they need to expand because they won’t be able to fulfill their customers’ orders if they don’t expand. They need to move on this this year.”
“I think Idaho has a lot to lose by this not passing this week,” Raimondo added.
As lawmakers in Washington, DC, weigh the fate of proposed U.S. incentives, South Korea, Japan, Germany and France are already courting companies — including those based in the U.S. — with offers of incentives to build semiconductors, and the jobs that come with them, overseas.
“There’s a window that’s closing,” Raimondo said. “And we’re going to lose out to other countries if we don’t move now.”
Idaho Press staff contributed to this report.
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BEDFORD, Texas — A family-owned North Texas restaurant is up and running again after a temporary shutdown because of COVID-19.
The owner of the Wood & Grain Bistro in Bedford, Texas, made the tough decision to close after his employees contracted the virus.
Chef Bee Vang closed for a few days as he waited for two employees to recover. Although he is trying to hire more help, having a small staff somewhat left him wanting to be able to provide the customer service his regulars and new customers deserve.
It's always been a big dream of Chef Bee Vang to have his own restaurant. After opening the bistro in the Cimarron Plaza strip mall on Airport Freeway, Vang developed a following for his unique bistro-style menu.
Many of his customers learned about the July 12 shutdown from a sign on the door asking them to check the restaurant's Facebook page for updates.
Now that his employees have recovered, Vang is back in business. He also keeps a help wanted sign in the window, too.
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PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas — The dry heat over the summer has made it prime conditions for wildfires to easily spark.
As of July 20, the Texas A&M Forest Service told WFAA the agency was fighting 16 wildfires across the state. The Forest Service also said this year will mark a "record book year" for a wildfire season.
Fire crews are working to put out two large fires in North Texas: the Chalk Mountain Fire and the Possum Kingdom Lake or "1148" Fire. As of Wednesday, the Chalk Mountain Fire was 6,000 acres and 10% contained, and the 1148 Fire at Possum Kingdom Lake was 500 acres and 15% contained.
Fire officials have said the harsh weather conditions have made it much easier for fires to spark up. In fact, in the summer of 2011, which also had a historically-bad dry and hot forecast, saw a series of destructive wildfires including at Possum Kingdom Lake.
According to a Texas A&M Forest Service report, in 2011, 31,453 wildfires burned 4 million acres and destroyed 2,947 homes.
In April 2011, there was a group of wildfires dubbed the "Possum Kingdom Complex," which consumed about 148,000 acres in in Stephens, Young and Palo Pinto counties. The fire was determined to have been caused by a lightning strike.
The Possum Kingdom Complex Fire started on April 9, 2011, and burned for 34 days. The fire burned 126,734 acres and destroyed 168 homes. It was the third-most destructive wildfire in Texas' history, according to the Houston Chronicle.
The rugged terrain around Possum Kingdom Lake was a major influence on fire behavior, according to the 2011 Texas A&M Forest Service report.
"The wildfire burned uphill, causing it to travel rapidly and burn intensely, exposing homes along hilltops and ridges to some of the most extreme fire behavior that emergency responders observed in 2011," the report stated.
Another contributing factor to the intensity of the "PK Complex Fire," according to the report, is the vegetation in the area. The report states that this area consists mostly of juniper, which is considered a high-risk fuel because it burns intensely. The effects are even worse when junipers are drought stricken, as they were in 2011. As a result, flame lengths on this fire reached upwards of 100 feet, the report says.
Hundreds of people around the lake and in surrounding neighborhoods had to be evacuated by emergency responders.
Then, another outbreak of wildfires in August 2011 hit the Possum Kingdom Lake area, destroying 39 more homes.
By the end of the season, Palo Pinto County lost 215 homes due to wildfires. The only other county in Texas to lose more was Bastrop County, which lost 1,693 homes after the Bastrop County Complex Fire, the state's most destructive fire in history. Two people also died from the Bastrop County Complex Fire.
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Seven Oaks Apartments tenants and Texas Organizing Project representatives have been meeting since last month to push back against what they see as inhumane living conditions and unjust evictions.
And now, they are turning to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, seeking time to speak with him and asking that he meet a list of demands, including relocation assistance and a statement of support for the tenants.
A couple of dozen residents and TOP organizers gathered under a pavilion at the Northwest Side complex for their weekly tenants union meeting in Tuesday evening’s sweltering heat. They hoped that Nirenberg would attend and hear their concerns. But at the start of the meeting TOP organizers announced they were told the mayor was unavailable. So they rolled out a large poster with a photo of the mayor’s face — and the words “Mayor Ron Nirenberg Listening?” — and addressed it instead.
Several tenants faced the poster and described experiences with broken air conditioning, water leaks, mold and other problems that many said have gone unaddressed for months.
In her speech, Claudia Nega called upon the mayor to help. Nega, 49, lives at Seven Oaks Apartments with her husband. She has lived there for almost a year and is co-secretary of the tenants union, which formed about a month ago.
Nega said she does not have working air conditioning, her toilet won’t flush properly, and her carpet is moldy due to a water leak.
“As the mayor, you’re supposed to be supporting us; we’re supposed to trust in you,” Nega said, calling for the mayor to meet the group’s demands. She also extended an invitation for him to come to future meetings.
As she was leaving the meeting, Nega said she was “devastated” at Nirenberg’s absence.
“We need help,” Nega said.
The tenants want the mayor to sign a statement of support for them and issue a public statement toward the same end. They want him to call and email the complex owners to demand repairs and relocation assistance. And they want a guarantee of $6,000 in relocation assistance for every tenant who wants to leave.
“We need him to open up the purse strings for the tenants here to ensure that everyone here can live in safety and in dignity,” TOP organizer Ashton Condel said.
Nirenberg told the Express-News via email that city staff has been working with residents of Seven Oaks to address their problems, meeting with them to help with relocation assistance, legal referrals and utility assistance.
“All San Antonio residents deserve fair treatment as well as safe, sanitary living conditions,” his statement reads. “City staff’s efforts are one attempt to achieve that goal, and we’ll be taking a look at how we can better support tenants as we approach our (fiscal year 2023) budget process.”
The requests of the mayor come after the tenants and TOP organizers made several demands of Seven Oaks Apartments last month. In a letter to management that they taped to the door of the leasing office, they called for maintenance requests to be fixed within 72 hours, for no tenant to be forced to move before Dec. 23, and for $6,000 in relocation assistance, among other items.
TOP organizer Marco Acuña said that though some tenants have spoken with management about their individual complaints, management and ownership have not tried to connect with tenants or TOP as a whole to address the demands.
But in the past month, city leadership has taken note.
District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval used campaign funding to pay for 15 motel rooms for five days so that people without air conditioning could have a place to stay in recent triple-digit heat while their units were repaired. The city and county are funding a few more days of motel stays for those still waiting on repairs.
“They needed to be in a place that was safe for their health, and they had already been enduring those temperatures for so long, so I decided to go ahead and make sure that was covered,” Sandoval said. “Something terrible could happen in the heat. We know people are dying all over the world from these temperatures we are having.”
Moving ahead, Sandoval said she wants to look into ways to ensure that more San Antonians don’t get “stuck in these negligent conditions.”
Acuña said that in recent weeks, San Antonio Code Enforcement has levied $6,600 in fines against Seven Oaks for code violations, many of which are related to broken AC units that he said the apartment now has started repairing.
Debra Watts, 59, is one of the several tenants staying in a motel room because of broken air conditioning. She has lived at Seven Oaks for five years.
“It’s been a blessing over there at the motel because we got air and we’re not hot in there,” Watts said. “We have all been hanging mostly together, like a family, because we’re in the same boat.”
Tenants union president Peair Richardson, 29, said he is hopeful about finding solutions for Seven Oaks residents, and he is encouraged by how many people are coming together for the cause.
Tenants and TOP organizers at the meeting said they plan to keep up the pressure on the mayor for assistance, and they are looking into connecting with legal services to hold Seven Oaks Apartments accountable.
Achieve Investment Group, which Acuña said owns the complex and has not responded to the tenant and TOP efforts to communicate, did not respond to requests for comment for this article.
“They’ve been a brick wall,” Acuña said of the company owners. “And that's why we are pushing the mayor as this indirect target ... because he’s someone that Achieve might feel they have to answer to.”
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Discouraged with Texas politics, a Texan penned a lengthy post on Reddit expressing his understanding as to why people want to leave the state.
"I can't blame you," the Reddit user who goes by seamus_mcfly86 wrote in his post that appeared Tuesday.
"Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Texas. I was born here, raised here, I'm a summer heat type of guy, and I love BBQ. However, we all see the direction this place is headed. The values I was raised on (love your neighbor, Southern hospitality, etc.) have vanished," the post continued.
The Redditor then expressed concern that the state is headed for the "beginning of real Christian Fascism" after the state's restrictive abortion laws passed last year.
By Wednesday, the post was one of the most popular in the state and follows a trend of popular posts on the social media platform about residents wanting to leave the state.
On ExpressNews.com: Texas 1 of 6 states significantly undercounted during 2020 U.S. census
Reactions to Tuesday's post were mixed, although most tended to agree with the post's sentiments:
- "I lived in Texas for Eight years. ABSOLUTELY loved it. Especially the people. It's sad the way our Country has become. GOD BLESS TEXAS," user notanenabler wrote.
- "I wish you were wrong but I feel the same way," Wendellberryfan_2022 wrote, agreeing with the post.
- "Please, if you don't like it here, leave," user roctoss wrote. "Keep it really simple."
- "Whenever I see the posts talking about fleeing Texas, my little tinfoil hat comes out and I think about how it's possible a lot of the people encouraging others to leave are the ones furthest to the right trying to convince those that disagree to leave," user YeMajorNerd wrote. "I hope people don't leave en masse."
On ExpressNews.com: Is San Antonio able to support our aging population?
Data shows that people are moving to Texas. According to a Pew Research study, Texas' population grew by 1.06 percent between July 2020 and July 2021. The state's population increased by 1.49 percent between April 2010 and April 2020, the third-highest increase over the decade, trailing only Idaho and Utah.
However, according to the 2021 Texas Relocation Report issued by Texas Realtors, Texas was second in all relocation activity in 2019, welcoming between 537,000 and 582,000 new residents, but losing 435,000 to 471,000 residents to other states, the second-most in the country. The highest number of new Texans moved from California and Florida, while the highest number of departures were to California, Colorado and Oklahoma.
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The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will consider firing its police chief, Pete Arredondo, on Saturday after weeks of public outcry at his performance during the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers.
The agenda for a special meeting, posted early Wednesday, provides for a closed session to discuss the termination of Arredondo, as recommended by Superintendent Hal Harrell, and possible action afterwards.
For months, parents have demanded the district fire Arredondo. He was placed on paid administrative leave last month. Other police commanders at the scene of the shooting came in for similar criticism in the report of a Texas House committee investigation, released Sunday, that found none of them took charge during more than an hour of confused hesitation to confront the shooter, who was finally killed by Border Patrol agents.
The House report listed critical security lapses by the school district before and during the shooting. At a special meeting on Monday night, parents also called for more sweeping changes, including the resignation of the superintendent, school board members and other top district administrators.
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The meeting will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Benson Board Room, located at 601 Dean Street in Uvalde. It will include a public comment period at its start, where members of the community can speak on any topic.
The executive session provides for the board to consult with its attorney concerning “legal and procedural issues related to recommended termination” of Arredondo and conduct a hearing for good cause, as recommended by the superintendent, according to the agenda.
Attempts to contact Arredondo’s lawyer were not immediately successful.
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Alliance officials set to present case as All-America City
ALLIANCE – The city is one of 20 finalists vying Thursday for the coveted All-America City award.
Ten cities will receive the designation.
Since 1949, the National Civic League has awarded more than 500 communities with the prestigious designation. Canton won the award in 1953.
"Housing as a Platform to Promote Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery," is this year's theme. Participants submitted applications in March.
Alliance will present its case 12:15 p.m. Thursday. The winners will be named starting 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The entire competition will be shown online.
Related:73rd Annual All-America City Awards Guide
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Mayor Alan Andreani said he believes the Alliance community offers "excellent early education services" and the presentation will showcase all the collaborative efforts.
Liz Hibbs, director of Early Childhood Education Alliance, said city, school and community leaders didn't allow COVID to stop them from getting kids ready for kindergarten.
ECEA serves about 150 children in the Alliance area, and most live in poverty. It uses SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids) as one of its strategies.
Hibbs said city officials purchased tablets and data plans with COVID funds to make sure all students in ECEA had access to computers and digital lessons.
"We all came together. Nobody was left out," she said. "We made sure our families had hot spots."
Hibbs added: "We know that if given opportunity and connected with resources barriers can be overcome and are overcome. That has been proven time and time again."
For example, the kids who went through the ECEA program during COVID tested 30% higher on state assessments for kindergarten readiness than those who did not, Hibbs said.
"I would love for all kids to go through the program. It is completely free," Hibbs said.
Hibbs, who submitted the application for the community, also credited Alliance for Children & Families for its shelter and literacy programs that contribute to this success.
Shirene Starn-Tapyrik, director of the Alliance for Children & Families, said her organization uses a holistic model for life needs recognizing how housing, job skills, food and social relationships are interconnected.
"If a child needs to eat before they can sit and practice reading but the funding only permits for a staff to purchase a book and read to a child during a session, it will not work. You need to meet the basic human need to fulfill the hunger pains first," she said.
Hibbs added: "Alliance is a true community. It is one of those hidden gems where people truly care about each other. There is no issue too big or too small. We help each other."
The only other community in Ohio competing for the designation is Barberton.
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A New Jersey hospital evacuated its emergency room and nearby units Wednesday after air conditioning units went offline with dangerously hot temperatures on tap for the foreseeable future, according to officials.
Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank confirmed the A/C issue in a statement and said it was working to make the necessary repairs as quickly as possible, saying, "The safety of our patients and teams is our priority."
According to Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna, the hospital's emergency room and other units close by were most affected by the A/C issue and that's why an evacuation was ordered. It wasn't clear exactly how many patients were moved.
Some were relocated to other Hackensack medical facilities. Others were moved to non-impacted areas of the hospital where they already were. Menna said there were no major traumas or other issues associated with the evacuation. Chopper 4 showed a number of public health transport and other vehicles in the area of the emergency room early Wednesday afternoon.
A hospital spokeswoman wasn't sure when the system might be back up but Menna said he expected that to happen soon. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-hospital-emergency-room-evacuated-after-a-c-units-go-offline-mayor-says/3782853/ | 2022-07-20T17:31:22 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-hospital-emergency-room-evacuated-after-a-c-units-go-offline-mayor-says/3782853/ |
Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run on O Street that left a Lincoln teen dead.
Gustavo Gonzalez Cardenas has remained at large since he walked away after crashing into a Subaru at 37th and O streets on July 2, killing 19-year-old Alexandor Eskra.
Police say Cardenas, who they identified through his car's registration and surveillance footage that captured the crash, was driving west on O Street when he struck the raised median and crossed into the eastbound lane, colliding with Eskra's vehicle, which then crashed into an eastbound Chrysler, according to the crash report.
In a search warrant, investigators say they found two cans of Modelo in Cardenas' car.
For several days after the crash, officers monitored the northwest Lincoln home where he lived and repeatedly tried to contact him there, but he never turned up.
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Cardenas has been formally charged with failing to stop or render aid in a serious injury crash, a felony.
Police are asking anyone with information about Cardenas' whereabouts to contact Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600 or lincolncrimestoppers.com.
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/crime-stoppers-offers-1-000-reward-for-information-leading-to-suspects-arrest-in-fatal-crash/article_24313b53-b64d-5e79-91c3-abc0b0b5d1b5.html | 2022-07-20T17:32:54 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/crime-stoppers-offers-1-000-reward-for-information-leading-to-suspects-arrest-in-fatal-crash/article_24313b53-b64d-5e79-91c3-abc0b0b5d1b5.html |
Through the shade of tinted sunglasses, Shantell Wood watched her kids weave in and out of the David Street Station splash pad fountains. Sitting next to her are five multicolored towels and a pile of snacks.
Four of Wood’s girls — Jeselle, Kallie, Mercedes and Sophia Wood, who range in age from 12 to 4 — and their younger cousin, CJ Frank, accompanied Shantell. The 2-year-old inspired the trip to the splash pad.
“I have my nephew until tomorrow and was trying to think of ways to wear him out during the day,” Shantell said. “I’m sure this is going to work well because he probably ran a hundred laps here before the water came on. I think he’s going to be sleeping very well.”
While his cousins took turns collecting the splash pad’s water in red and yellow buckets to dump on each other, Frank kept his focus on rounding the different fountains. He wore white cotton socks, even in the puddles, to avoid sunburns on his feet.
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By noon, the group had been downtown for about an hour. They stay “until they’re ready to leave,” Shantell said. The family hadn’t made the splash pad outing this year quite as many times as they had in summers before, but they’d gone a couple times this season.
Originally, the oldest pair didn’t feel too keen on making the day’s trip to David Street.
“Yesterday we said ‘Nope, we’re staying home,’” sixth grader Jeselle said. “And then mom’s like ‘OK, then I’m turning off the Wi-Fi’, and we were like ‘No, no, never mind.’”
Two months into their summer vacation, the kids said they’ve made the most of the hot weather by using water whenever they can. Their favorite activities include: sprinklers, slip and slides and jumping on the trampoline with water, an activity the kids do “like four hours a day,” fourth grader Kallie added.
It’s still a ways off but nearing quickly, a date that Shantell knew immediately: Sept. 5, when the kids go back to school.
“We’re in countdown mode at this point,” she said. “We have the days marked in the calendar, done a little bit of school shopping.”
The oldest Wood daughter was counting down the days too — in the fall, she’ll be moving to CY Middle School.
“I’m really excited,” Jeselle added. “I think I’m ready to get away from my family for a little bit, sometimes it gets kind of boring.”
Another half an hour later, three fifths of the kids made their way back to the towels to dry off. Eventually, Frank rejoined the group too, taking a break from his mini marathon. Shantell commented on the fact that he was winding down, a sign her original plan had worked.
The splash pad’s water made the temperatures in the 80s seem much colder, and the kids shivered in their towels, but that still didn’t stop them from asking the classic question.
“Can we get frozen yogurt after this?” Kallie asked her mom.
“We’ll see,” Shantell answered. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/fountain-of-youth-summer-break-in-downtown-casper/article_d8aa7cdc-07aa-11ed-b25a-57d4186961a7.html | 2022-07-20T17:38:12 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/fountain-of-youth-summer-break-in-downtown-casper/article_d8aa7cdc-07aa-11ed-b25a-57d4186961a7.html |
Visit Casper, Natrona County’s Travel and Tourism Council, is giving $22,750 to sponsor nonprofit-led events that bring tourism to Casper.
Sports organizations appeared to take home the most money, according to an announcement from the group.
The Casper Soccer Club received at least $8,000. It’ll go toward the group’s Wyoming State Cup and Championship and its Casper Spring Jam and Fall Classic.
East Casper Volleyball Club was awarded $3,500 for its Super Regionals and Grand Prix Tournament.
Another big winner was Special Olympics Wyoming, which received $1,400 for its Summer Sports Classic and $2,000 for its Fall Tournament.
Other grant recipients included:
- Casper Amateur Hockey Club—$2,500;
- Amusement Operators of Wyoming (for its State 8-Ball Tournament) — $2,000;
- Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (for Pops in the Park) — $2,000;
- Rock the Block — $500;
- ServeWyoming — $500; and
- the Wyoming Juneteenth Education Committee — $250.
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The money comes from Visit Casper’s Casper Area Impact grant program, which is awarded to Natrona County nonprofits once a year in the summer.
The average grant award is about $2,500, according to an application guide on Visit Casper’s website. There’s no limit on how much or how little organizations can request.
Visit Casper awards grants based on four main factors.
One is the amount of overnight stays an event promises to bring in. Visit Casper also looks favorably on applicants that bring tourism to Casper during the city’s sleepier months in the late fall, winter and early spring.
Community impact — which includes the amount of money the event might bring local businesses, as well as its cultural and social value — is taken into consideration, too.
The last factor is applicants’ ability to retain and grow the event in the future.
Visit Casper might also choose to fund grants based on a number of other miscellaneous reasons, the guide says. That could include the number of funding partners an applicant has, the sustainability of the event it wants money for or the amount of years the organization has applied for funding, for instance.
Visit Casper gives almost $200,000 every year to sponsor events that bring tourism into the county, according to its website.
In 2021, visitors spent $285.1 million in Natrona County, which amounted to $16.3 million in tax revenue, Visit Casper reported earlier this year. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/visit-casper-awards-22-750-to-nonprofits-for-tourism-events/article_5f777358-0794-11ed-8bdf-dfb8999d184b.html | 2022-07-20T17:38:19 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/visit-casper-awards-22-750-to-nonprofits-for-tourism-events/article_5f777358-0794-11ed-8bdf-dfb8999d184b.html |
MERRILLVILLE — McColly Real Estate Founder Ronald F. McColly is transitioning to a chairman role after starting and long leading what's billed as "the largest independent residential real estate company in Northwest Indiana."
He recently passed the torch to General Manager Tracy Parus, who was announced as the firm's new president at a recent company gathering at the Innisbrook Country Club in Merrillville.
McColly launched the company in 1974, starting with just four agents in Merrillville. It has since grown to a residential and commercial real estate empire encompassing Northwest Indiana, Central Illinois and the Chicago south suburbs.
Long based out of the sixth floor of the now-razed Twin Towers in Merrillville, McColly Real Estate provides a full range of real estate services.
McColly Companies now employs nearly 500 real estate agents and has expanded to cover many different facets of the real estate business. It also comprises Community Title, McColly Bennett Commercial Advantage, McColly Insurance and the McColly School of Real Estate.
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McColly said he learned a number of lessons in his 48 years selling real estate, such as that "the trend is not your friend," that values should always be appreciating over time and that people shouldn't invest in publicly traded companies that don't make money.
"Work on your database every day, even if you add one person," he said. "The habit of making phone calls is much more important than the phone call. Habits rule the world. If you do it all the time, it will be second nature."
In the 1970s, McColly joined the Century 21 franchise. It introduced yard arm signs, launched a relocation department and expanded to 70 real estate agents at sales offices in Highland, Merrillville and Valparaiso.
The firm later joined Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Service. In the 1980s, it moved its corporate office to U.S. 30 in Schererville, opened a Crown Point office, established First Developers of Indiana and opened McColly School of Real Estate. In 1988, it opened both the Community Title and McColly Mortgage offices.
Not every venture succeeded.
"We worked with builders to develop Bristol Farms in Schererville," he said. "We learned a lot of lessons and lost a lot of money. We don't get all winners in life."
But McColly pressed ahead.
McColly Real Estate went on to open offices in Winfield, Lowell and Tinley Park in the 1990s, when it also launched its New Homes Division. It was an early adopter of the internet, launching McColly.com in 1998.
The company became an independent firm and an affiliate of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World network in 2003. It continued to grow, launching a Property Source E-Marketing program and opening offices in Portage, Beecher, Crete and DeMotte.
It launched a Luxury Home Portfolio exclusive marketing program, went into a joint venture with Wells Fargo and was ranked in the Top 100 Brokers in the U.S. for 2007 and 2008, according to RealTrends 500.
In 2011, it launched McColly Auctions and merged with Bennett Homes and Bennett Commercial to form McColly Bennett Real Estate and McColly Bennett Commercial in Kankakee County, Illinois. It opened even more offices in Ogden Dunes, Cedar Lake and LaPorte, as well as the McColly Insurance Agency office in Schererville.
It merged Rosenboom Realty and Commercial Advantage to further expand in Illinois, where it also opened an office in New Lenox.
All in all, the firm now has more than 20 offices in two states.
The company continues to thrive as the housing market in Northwest Indiana booms, due in part to people relocating from Illinois.
"I don't make many predictions but the pandemic put work from home on the map," McColly said. "Cook County is the second most populous county in the country after only Los Angeles County. Think about it. Out of the five million people living there and even more in the collar counties, if you take 2,000 families out to come to Indiana, work from home and save some money it's a thimble full of water from the Pacific Ocean." | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/mccolly-built-one-of-largest-real-estate-firms-in-the-region/article_69ff7d36-5beb-5166-9cfe-87c56f421bed.html | 2022-07-20T17:39:52 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/mccolly-built-one-of-largest-real-estate-firms-in-the-region/article_69ff7d36-5beb-5166-9cfe-87c56f421bed.html |
Officials from Williams Eye Institute and the town of Merrillville break ground for the new Williams Eye Institute facility.
Chas Reilly, The Times
Dr. Doug Williams, left, of the Williams Eye Institute, discusses the practice’s planned 18,000-square-foot facility that will be built in the AmeriPlex at the Crossroads business park in Merrillville.
Chas Reilly, The Times
A rendering depicts how the new Williams Eye Institute facility will look after it’s completed.
Chas Reilly, The Times
An artist's rendering shows the Williams Eye Institute under construction in Merrillville.
MERRILLVILLE — In what was once a cornfield, dirt was being moved Monday afternoon to signify the start of construction for the latest Williams Eye Institute location.
It seemed like an appropriate location because, as Dr. Doug Williams contemplated his new facility, he thought of a gift a friend gave him for his garden.
“It said, ‘To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,’” Williams said. “But to build a building like this, I think we have to believe in the next generation.”
He said “the next generation” will play a prominent role at Williams Eye Institute and the construction of the practice’s new 18,000-square-foot facility in the AmeriPlex at the Crossroads business park.
“Our son Blake joined (our practice) two years ago,” Williams said. “Our daughter is going to join us in a year.”
Hasse Construction will build the new Williams Eye Institute location, and that represents another multigenerational business.
“Bill Hasse (the president of Hasse Construction) built our first surgery center in Hammond in 1991, and now his son Billy is with him,” Williams said.
Williams Eye Care hopes to start providing its cataract surgery, glaucoma care and other eye care services at the new facility in slightly more than a year.
“We couldn’t be happier to be part of the community and to continue our dedication to serving our patients and the community,” Williams said.
Bill Hasse said Marasco & Associates in Denver designed the facility, and the one-story building can be expanded another 10,000 square feet if the practice continues to grow.
“So it will look a little unique to what we see with the local architecture,” Bill Hasse said. “It should look pretty cool to have that building out here.”
Town Councilman Shawn Pettit, D-6th, said the Williams Eye Institute project represents a $9.3 million investment in Merrillville.
“That’s the kind of investment we want to see,” Pettit said. “It’s an outstanding economic development project. We’re very excited. It’s a beautiful facility.”
Pettit said the AmeriPlex at the Crossroads business park started off with about 400 acres of available land, and there are about 25 acres remaining there.
“This is just another example of the fine quality this park is,” he said.
Council President Rick Bella, D-5th, said he’s excited about the success of AmeriPlex.
“It’s just remarkable the variety of businesses we’ve attracted here and the different size buildings,” he said.
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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.
The longtime professor of entrepreneurship at Purdue University Northwest's College of Business founded The Big Sell entrepreneurial contest and long ran the Center for Entrepreneurship Success in Hammond until Purdue Northwest sold the property it was housed out of on 169th Street in 2016.
Dr. Doug Williams, left, of the Williams Eye Institute, discusses the practice’s planned 18,000-square-foot facility that will be built in the AmeriPlex at the Crossroads business park in Merrillville. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/work-starts-for-williams-eye-institute-facility/article_13e001c7-6b74-5053-a7b5-e7ca15acc95e.html | 2022-07-20T17:39:59 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/work-starts-for-williams-eye-institute-facility/article_13e001c7-6b74-5053-a7b5-e7ca15acc95e.html |
LAKE COUNTY — The ongoing concrete restoration project on Interstate 65 in Lake County will require ramp closures and restrictions at the U.S. 30 interchange the next two weekends, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced.
The schedule is weather dependent and subject to change, but is currently as follows:
The ramp from I-65 southbound to U.S. 30 will be reduced to one lane from the evening of Friday, July 22, through the evening of Sunday, July 24.
The ramp from westbound U.S. 30 to southbound I-65 will close the evening of Friday, July 22, and reopen the morning of Monday, July 25.
The ramp from eastbound U.S. 30 to southbound I-65 will close the evening of Friday, July 29, and reopen the morning of Monday, Aug. 1.
This $25.59 million contract includes concrete pavement restoration on I-65 from U.S. 30 to I-80/94, as well as bridge deck overlay preventative maintenance projects on I-65 at 53rd Avenue and Ridge Road. Construction will take place in 2022 and 2023 with work this year wrapping up in November.
The injuries that caused 8-month-old Maci Moor's death in April 2016 could have happened in an instant, a Lake County supervisory deputy prosecutor said.
Raquel M. McCormick, 50, had a difficult time saying "guilty" when Lake Criminal Court Judge Samuel Cappas asked her how she pleaded to one count of voluntary manslaughter, a level 2 felony. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/concrete-restoration-bridge-work-continues-on-i-65/article_5180526a-027d-5c7a-bd82-53183b3f9b00.html | 2022-07-20T17:40:05 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/concrete-restoration-bridge-work-continues-on-i-65/article_5180526a-027d-5c7a-bd82-53183b3f9b00.html |
PORTER — Porter police have released a surveillance photo in hopes the public can help identify a suspect involved in a "suspicious incident" at the local TA Travel Center north along U.S. 20.
The incident in question, which police did not provide details, occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Porter Police Detective Sgt. Tawni Komisarcik or Sgt. Thomas Blythe at 219-926-7611.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
David Darwin
Arrest date: July 14, 2022
Age: 43
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number: 2202861
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Zachary Thompson
Arrest date: July 14, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2202857
Charges: Theft, felony
Robin Bluntson
Arrest date: July 14, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2202854
Charges: OWI, felony
Victoria Klarich
Arrest date: July 13, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number: 2202849
Charges: Battery, felony
Christopher Cathey III
Arrest date: July 13, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202845
Charges: Aggravated battery, felony
Jennifer Helton
Arrest date: July 13, 2022
Age: 45
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2202838
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Erik Huddleston II
Arrest date: July 13, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2202844
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
David Gonzalez
Arrest date: July 12, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202816
Charges: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, felony
John Vann
Arrest date: July 12, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202819
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
David Arambula
Arrest date: July 12, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2202821
Charges: Dealing in cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Jake Chalabis
Arrest date: July 12, 2022
Age: 20
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2202826
Charges: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, felony
Tyler Cuevas
Arrest date: July 11, 2022
Age: 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202809
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Douglas Spencer
Arrest date: July 10, 2022
Age: 33
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number: 2202798
Charges: OWI, felony
Myles Whitfield
Arrest date: July 10, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2202799
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Stephen Rusnak
Arrest date: July 10, 2022
Age: 46
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202800
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Katelynn Allsbury
Arrest date: July 10, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202801
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Brett Hunt
Arrest date: July 10, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202802
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
Luciano Mercado Jr.
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number: 2202786
Charges: OWI, felony
Gail Tigue
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 62
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202787
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Heather Carter
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 46
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202795
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Andrew Dekock
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number: 2202789
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Ilija Labovic
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202783
Charges: Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, salvia, felony
Kenneth Campbell
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 61
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number: 2202784
Charges: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, felony
Kellieasha Anderson
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202785
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Carl Ayala
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 19
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202788
Charges: Maintaining common nuisance, felony
Mark Bogart Jr.
Arrest date: July 9, 2022
Age: 36
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202782
Charges: Possession of methamphetamine, felony
Mariusz Szlembarski
Arrest date: July 8, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number: 2202766
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Dominique Swift
Arrest date: July 8, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Kalamazoo, MI
Booking Number: 2202764
Charges: Possession cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Jerome Richards
Arrest date: July 8, 2022
Age: 58
Residence: Kalamazoo, MI
Booking Number: 2202763
Charges: Possession cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Nicole Maslanka
Arrest date: July 8, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202776
Charges: OWI, felony
Luz Martinez
Arrest date: July 8, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202768
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Laurie Lucchesi
Arrest date: July 8, 2022
Age: 36
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202765
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
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VALPARAISO — A pedestrian was in stable condition Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle the night before along Calumet Avenue and then flown out by helicopter for medical care, police said.
The crash occurred around 9:19 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Wall Street, Valparaiso police Capt. Joe Hall said.
A couple vehicles were northbound on Calumet Avenue when the first pulled into the left turn lane and the one following struck the pedestrian, he said.
Drugs and/or alcohol are not suspected with the driver, Hall said.
Valparaiso police had warned motorists to avoid the area while the investigation was underway.
"The investigation is on-going and will result in Calumet Ave. being closed for an extensive amount of time in both directions," Hall had said. "The intersection of Calumet Ave. and Wall St. may also be affected due to the investigation."
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The injuries that caused 8-month-old Maci Moor's death in April 2016 could have happened in an instant, a Lake County supervisory deputy prosecutor said.
Raquel M. McCormick, 50, had a difficult time saying "guilty" when Lake Criminal Court Judge Samuel Cappas asked her how she pleaded to one count of voluntary manslaughter, a level 2 felony.
A pedestrian struck and injured by a vehicle Tuesday night in the area of Calumet Avenue and Wall Street was flown out by helicopter to receive medical care, police said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-valpo-pedestrian-stable-after-being-struck-by-vehicle-police-say/article_b7aba882-2e53-536a-986b-a41a0b8a4fec.html | 2022-07-20T17:40:17 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-valpo-pedestrian-stable-after-being-struck-by-vehicle-police-say/article_b7aba882-2e53-536a-986b-a41a0b8a4fec.html |
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry has received a $5,000 grant from the Crown Point Community Foundation to support its “Meat” the Need initiative within Lake County.
Debra Treesh, Executive Director of Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, said the funds received will be used to pay processing fees on nearly 3,800 pounds of donated livestock and deer, with the meat being given to agencies serving nearly 59,000 food-insecure residents within Lake County.
According to Feeding America, an estimated 38% of Lake County residents struggling with food insecurity make above the threshold to qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
To make ends meet, many are turning to local hunger-relief agencies such as food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens. “More than ever, families are struggling to buy groceries and hunger-relief agencies are seeing more demand for their services." said Katie DeForest, Fund Development Director for Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry.
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“Unfortunately, these agencies are experiencing the same diminished purchasing power that families are experiencing with their own grocery budgets and meat, especially, is difficult to obtain.”
Mary Burrell Nielsen, President of the Crown Point Community Foundation, said "as food costs continue to rise the Crown Point Community Foundation is privileged to support the work of Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry to supply much needed meat into the diets of those experiencing hunger in our communities.
“We are thankful for the philanthropic spirit of our fundholders that made this grant possible.”
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry partners with various community members and organizations in order to get more meat into hunger-relief agencies and into the hands of residents in need. Farmers, hunters, and 4-H members donate deer and livestock to their “Meat” The Need program. Donations are processed at local participating meat processors and the meat is distributed to hunger-relief agencies within the community it was donated in. Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry pays 100% of the processing fees so there is no charge to donors or agencies receiving meat.
“The generous grant from the Crown Point Community Foundation will allow us to continue and expand on our mission of hunger relief by providing over 15,000 more meals through local hunger relief agencies within Lake County. We are so grateful for the continued support of our efforts in responding to the needs of those in the community facing hunger," Treesh said.
To donate, farmers and hunters just need to take their livestock or deer to a local participating meat processor (call ahead to schedule livestock). After processing, local food banks and pantries are called to pick up the donation. There is absolutely no charge to the livestock and deer donors.
For a list of participating meat processors, visit www.HoosiersFeedingtheHungry.org. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crown-point-community-foundation-gives-5-000-to-help-in-hunger-relief/article_972ba619-b62d-56de-856d-2fc309095c8b.html | 2022-07-20T17:40:23 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crown-point-community-foundation-gives-5-000-to-help-in-hunger-relief/article_972ba619-b62d-56de-856d-2fc309095c8b.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A local bike shop owner is suing the city of Portland and some police officers who she says knocked her to the ground while leaving a protest back in the summer of 2020.
Rachel Cameron claims she followed orders from police to disperse when they declared a riot near the police association building in North Portland but three officers tackled her. Cameron says she hit her head after being brought to the ground.
Court documents include several photos of blood on the back of her head. Cameron says the neck injury caused her to close her business for over three weeks.
The lawsuit does not ask for any specific dollar amount, as that will be determined in court. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/portland-bike-shop-owner-sues-ppb-claims-officers-caused-head-injury/ | 2022-07-20T17:48:12 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/portland-bike-shop-owner-sues-ppb-claims-officers-caused-head-injury/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A lodge with historical significance for Portland’s Black community is receiving thousands of dollars in funds to preserve its history.
Billy Webb Elks Lodge #1050 in Portland’s Albina neighborhood received $140,000 from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund – a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The lodge is on the National Register of Historic Places and previously suffered damage from a fire last September.
According to Restore Oregon, the $80 million fund is the largest U.S. resource dedicated to the preservation of African American historic places.
“Funding will allow BWEL to hire its first staff member, a part-time executive director/operations manager for two consecutive years,” said Restore Oregon in a press release. “By hiring an E.D. to manage their historic preservation and business needs they will be in a position to steward the BWEL long-term.”
The nonprofit added it’s one of 33 organizations this year to receive $3 million from the fund to protect and preserve sites representing African American history.
“A new wave of hatred and prejudice has been sweeping America, and it is important now more than ever to preserve sites that can provide essential services and resources to marginalized communities,” said Louis McLemore, exalted ruler of the Billy Webb Elks Lodge. “Though the lodge was born from segregation, our hope is that it can serve the community in the future as a place of racial harmony and unification.”
With a total of $12.4 million, Restore Oregon says the fund has supported 160 places through the National Grant Program since 2017.
“This year’s list further demonstrates the beauty and complexity of African American life, and includes historic sites tied to Black arts, culture, civic engagement, entrepreneurship, sports, medicine, education, religion, and social justice,” the announcement said. “These often-overlooked places hold aspects of history that must be protected — and used to draw inspiration and wisdom for the benefit of all Americans.” | https://www.koin.com/local/portlands-billy-webb-elks-lodge-gets-140k-in-funds-damaged-in-fire/ | 2022-07-20T17:48:19 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/portlands-billy-webb-elks-lodge-gets-140k-in-funds-damaged-in-fire/ |
WHITE HAVEN, Pa. — Traffic is moving again on Interstate 80 after a crash Wednesday morning in Luzerne County.
The westbound lanes were closed at the White Haven exit due to an overturned tractor trailer.
The truck has been cleared.
We don't know if anyone was hurt in the crash.
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MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — As soon as you approach the main entrance of Kalahari Resorts near Mount Pocono, you're met with an example of the owners' passion for the African culture.
The African-themed decoration that can be found all over the resort isn't a random choice.
"They've been going there since before the early 2000s and really, they just found a love for the community, for the people that are there, for the art, and the music, and everything that it has to offer," said Seniors Sales Manager Shannan Gerhard said.
But Kalahari's founders, Todd and Shari Nelson, also witnessed great need in those same African towns and cities.
"There's over 400 million people alone in African communities, living in water-scarce communities," Gerhard said.
You can help reduce that number.
The "Water Colors Life Project" is now underway at all of Kalahari's resorts across the country, through the Nelson Family Life Foundation. The goal is to provide access to clean, safe water in sub-Saharan Africa.
"They are digging boreholes - it's a deep, narrow hole that they will put into the ground until they can find that fresh water and deliver that to communities. So they've done three so far, and their goal is do one a month for however long this goes," Gerhard said.
There are several ways resort guests can participate in the fundraising campaign - tossing coins into the lobby's wishing well, rounding up at point-of-purchase, or donating directly here.
There are also QR codes located throughout the resorts, which you can scan with your smartphone to be directed to the donation site.
The Nelson family says it will match up to $1 million worth of donations.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – This food and grocery delivery company is taking more steps to stop alcohol deliveries to underage customers.
On Wednesday, DoorDash announced that they will be releasing more safety features for alcohol deliveries in the United States.
DoorDash is adding an enhanced two-step ID verification nationwide, and it has already been successful in its first pilot stages in some states, according to the release.
The company said they have seen a big demand since expanding their alcohol delivery services, and that the expansion can help aid the growth of businesses, promote safe and convenient purchase of alcohol, and provide Dashers will more income opportunities.
But with expansion comes new issues that need to be addressed.
To ensure safe alcohol delivery, DoorDash said their new feature will require Dashers to scan the front of a customer’s ID before handing off their order.
The Dasher will also be checking for signs of intoxication in the customers before completing the order, according to the release.
Erik Ragotte, DoorDash’s General Manager of Alcohol, said that safety is of utmost importance to DoorDash.
“At DoorDash, safety is a top priority and our goal is to deliver alcohol in the safest and most responsible way possible,” Ragotte said. “With today’s announcement of two-step or dual ID verification, we’re setting a new industry standard for responsible alcohol delivery. The new safety measures will help ensure alcohol is delivered to people over the age of 21. We will continue to innovate and find even more ways to promote responsible alcohol delivery.”
The new two-step verification process adds to DoorDash’s existing security features, the release said, like ID verification, offering customers the choice to opt-out of alcohol delivery services, safety resources for Dashers, and working with groups that promote drinking safely. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/20/doordash-adds-security-measures-cracks-down-on-alcohol-deliveries-to-underage-customers/ | 2022-07-20T17:58:01 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/20/doordash-adds-security-measures-cracks-down-on-alcohol-deliveries-to-underage-customers/ |
President Biden is slated to deliver remarks on the climate crisis and clean energy in Rhode Island on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
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BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington woman is accused of spitting on a McLean County jail corrections officer.
Sarah E. Myers, 39, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after she knowingly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature by spitting upon a correctional officer, court documents said.
Prosecutors said Myers had made a suicidal statement before the incident and was ordered to move to a safer environment when she refused to leave and cooperate with correctional officers.
Myers' bond was set at $3,000, meaning she will need to post $335 to be released. Her next court appearance is Aug. 12 at 9 a.m.
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Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexandria S. Macon
Macon
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brennen M. Whiteside
Brennen M. Whiteside, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of vehicular invasion and aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey W. Elizondo
Corey W. Elizondo, 31, of Peoria, is charged with possession of a stolen or converted stolen vehicle and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
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Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius J. Heard
Darrius J. Heard, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced to six days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destinee M. Nuckolls
Destinee M. Nuckolls, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and permitting unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 31, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 36 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery-strangulation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Duane K. Martin
Duane K. Martin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, three counts of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine and four counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
PROVIDED BY BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Franklin P. Roberts
Franklin P. Roberts, 50, of Bloomington, is charged with threatening a public official (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
George E. Wisehart
George E. Wisehart, 44, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and two counts of meth possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
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Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob S. Upton
Jacob S. Upton, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua A. Lindsey
Joshua A. Lindsey, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of MDMA) Two counts of unlawful possession of meth (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of MDMA) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (amphetamine) Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of amphetamine, less than 15 grams of clonazepam, less than 15 grams of lorazepam, less than 15 grams of cocaine) Unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (30 to 500 grams) Unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 500 grams)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua K. Wilson
Joshua K. Wilson, 39, of Normal, was sentenced to 152 days in jail and 24 months on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, was sentenced to 143 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kavion J. Anderson
Kavion J. Anderson, 18, of Hazel Crest, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He earned credit for 197 days served in jail. Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular hijacking.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kelyi G. Kabongo
Kelyi G. Kabongo, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession 5 to 15 grams of meth and less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth and possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta C. Chissell
Kenyatta C. Chissell, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerrigan T. Spencer
Kerrigan T. Spencer, 18, of Normal, is charged with two counts of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft. He is separately charged with unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 102 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noel R. Castillo
Noel Ramirez-Castillo, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, theft, criminal damage to government supported property and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhiannan O. Keith
Rhiannan O. Keith, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard L. Kletz
Kletz
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ronnie Cannon
Ronnie Cannon, 43, of Chicago, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Sarah E. Myers
Sarah E. Myers, 39, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after she knowingly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature by spitting upon a correctional officer, court documents said.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, was sentenced July 13, 2022, to 68 days in jail and 30 months of probation after pleading guilty to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stephon T. Carter
Carter
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Trevon J. Triplett
Triplett
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyson Brown
Tyson Brown is charged with burglary and forgery for attempting to cash a stolen check at CEFCU in Normal.
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Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Xavier M. Moreau
Xavier M. Moreau, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and violation of the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card Act.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Zachary J. Williamson
Williamson
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
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Butter and blueberries: What it takes to run a family farm
One of Damien Fordyce’s first words was “tractor.”
At nearly 2 years old, he drives one almost every day from his dad Graham Fordyce’s lap.
Fordyce Farm is a family operation. Graham, 28, co-owns it with his dad, Raymond, 55. Graham is the third generation Fordyce to own and operate the farm.
Damien and his 3-year-old brother, James, might be the fourth generation.
Fordyce is a 28-acre farm. Nearly half — 13 acres — is devoted to blueberries. Fordyce grows Blueray, Bluecrop and Berkeley berries. They also grow blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries, strawberries and more.
The farm is known for its U-Pick operation. The blueberries are a little late this year because of the heavy rain, but it’s finally harvesting season — the busiest time of year.
The Statesman Journal spent a day at the farm to see what it takes to keep everything running.
Irrigation
By the time the family eats breakfast together at 7 a.m. (scrambled eggs and scones), Graham already is two hours into his workday. His next priority is irrigation.
Watering the fields used to take days, Graham says. Now, it takes four hours a week.
Damien in tow, Graham connects pipes, drives the tractor, turns on the well, connects the water gun, and drives the 750-foot hose across the field.
This huge tool, the Ag-rain, is the reason they no longer need to irrigate by hand. It uses a “water clock,” Graham says, timed by pressure, and wraps itself up as it moves down the field.
“We bought it in St. Paul and had to drive it back [to Salem],” Graham recalls. “We had to drive 15 miles per hour.”
Damien, meanwhile, pretends to drive the tractor when it’s parked, or walks around the field chewing on the cookie he brought from breakfast. He eats crumbs from the ground and screeches “Daddy!” when his dad gets too far away.
At 8:45 a.m., a truck from Canyonview Ministries, an equestrian center and Christian retreat in Silverton,shows up with a delivery of sawdust mixed with manure — an ideal fertilizer for blueberries, Graham says. Canyonview gives Fordyce the mixture for free. This truckload is dumped in a mound in the middle of an empty field, where it will sit until after the blueberry season. Then, Graham will spread it among the blueberry fields this fall.
Looking for an experience
The store at Fordyce Farm opens at 8 a.m. and is bustling by 9. A customer weighs a bucket of blueberries she just picked — 9.6 pounds for $17.80.
Blueberries aren’t the only crop at Fordyce, but they’re a lucrative fruit in Oregon. Oregon farmers harvest hundreds of millions of pounds of blueberries each year.
In 2021, 144.9 million pounds of berries were harvested in Oregon, according to data from the Oregon Blueberry Commission. Most of those berries go to big wholesale distributors or canneries in the Willamette Valley. But nearly 15 million pounds, according to commission data, are sold directly at farms like Fordyce.
Agritourism is a portion of Oregon’s agricultural landscape — of the state’s 350 blueberry growers, fewer than 100 offer visits and U-Pick. But it is a way for small family farms like Fordyce to make a living.
Up to 90% of the farm’s business is direct-to-consumer, Graham says.
Another Oregon family business:Female-owned Dreamies Creamery serves up sheep's milk ice cream
Back in the kitchen, Raymond “Ray” Fordyce measures dry ingredients for his famous “buckle,” or coffee cake. There are no cookbooks in this kitchen; Ray made these recipes and knows them by heart.
“If that’s not the best [scone] you’ve ever had, then I have failed,” he says, pointing to a fresh tray of raspberry pastries.
The secret is butter, Ray says. Lots of it.
The business has grown over the generations. The store opened in 2005; the kitchen opened in 2010. The farm incorporated in 2021 so Graham and his wife, Christina, could be part-owners.
It’s not just a farm anymore, Ray says. When he was a kid, customers wanted the cheapest produce they could find.
“Now, people are looking for an experience.”
The Fordyces sell experiences by the juicy pound.
A family operation, with lots of help
Ray inherited the farm from his parents. He also inherited a sense of confidence that comes with a job well done, he says.
“I knew my father was counting on me,” he says. “He built confidence in me when I was a teen.”
Ray hopes his kids, the youngest of which is 13, and his grandkids inherit that confidence, too. Labor laws prevent the youngest family members from working as he did when he was 4 years old, Ray says. But there’s nothing stopping them from riding on their parent's lap in the tractor.
Ray dreamt of leaving the family business. So did Graham.
Graham did leave home a few times, to travel to places like Italy and all around the United States.
“But it was always going to be this,” he says. “And I don’t think there’s anywhere prettier than the Willamette Valley.”
Except, he concedes, the Utah desert. But it’s a close tie.
Christina Fordyce is a co-owner by marriage. She wanted a hobby farm as a girl, she says. Instead, she married Graham and got a whole operation.
“I got a little more than I bargained for,” she laughs. “But I love it.”
Fordyce Farm has 14 employees this summer working in the shop and on the farm, Christina says. Six are family. Six more are seasonal employees, friends of the family who work in the store and help bake scones.
Two are full-time, year-round farmworkers — not family, but extensions of the family, Christina says. Francisco Cervantes has worked here for 25 years. He watched Graham grow up.
“They’re good people,” he says, in Spanish, of his employers.
A five-gallon bucket of blueberries is strapped to his waist. He can fill five or six an hour on a good day, he says.
Cervantes works six days a week and as many hours as the job requires, he says. Sometimes he can get the job done in five or six hours, sometimes nine or 10.
Today, he’s harvesting blueberries in the back field. This field isn’t open for U-Pick. It’s harvested by hand to be sold in the store or baked into scones.
At the end of the season, the remaining berries will be harvested by machine and sent to a cannery down the road.
After a quick lunch of leftovers and a mid-day meltdown (Damien’s), it’s time to sort the blueberries Cervantes spent the morning harvesting. A blueberry picker sends the berries along a conveyor belt for human hands to pick through. Berries that are too soft or too green or too pink get tossed aside; good ones make it into the store.
Except the machine won’t start.
“That’s farm life,” Christina says.
This machine, a Littau Berry Harvester, was invented in Stayton specifically for harvesting blueberries. A brand new one might go for $250,000, Graham says. His is old, a ’94, and occasionally requires some tinkering.
“Troubleshooting and mechanical work is a big part of our every day,” Graham says.
Graham gets the engine to fire up, to a cheer of “There’s my genius husband!” from Christina. But it sputters out again. Sorting berries will have to wait another day.
It’s 1 p.m. The fields are watered, and berries harvested. Christina heads inside for the afternoon to finish payroll taxes. Graham and Ray will keep an eye on things in the shop, which will keep them plenty busy until roughly 8 p.m., Ray says.
Tomorrow, they’ll do it all again.
“The beauty of his job,” Ray says, “is you only have to do it when you’re awake.”
Shannon Sollitt covers agricultural workers in the Mid-Willamette Valley as a corps member for Report for America, a program that aims to support local journalism and democracy by reporting on under-covered issues and communities. You may reach her at ssollitt@statesmanjournal.com | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/fordyce-farm-blueberries-salem-oregon/65376612007/ | 2022-07-20T18:00:36 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/fordyce-farm-blueberries-salem-oregon/65376612007/ |
Karissa Fretwell murder: Michael Wolfe sentenced to life in prison
McMinnville — Three years after the bodies of a Salem mom and her 3-year-old son were discovered murdered in rural Yamhill County, the man responsible for their deaths was sentenced to prison Wednesday.
Michael Wolfe, 55, will have a chance at parole after 30 years at Oregon State Penitentiary when he will be well into his 80s. He will receive credit for time served.
Last month, Wolfe pleaded guilty to murdering Karissa Fretwell, 25, and her son William "Billy" Fretwell.
William was Wolfe's biological son, but he was not part of the toddler's life. He killed them a few days after he was ordered to pay child support.
Wolfe's change of plea took the death penalty off the table.
Not wanting to jeopardize the criminal case against her killer, Karissa's family refused to talk to the media in the years following her and William's murders.
But after Wolfe admitted he killed them and the case moved toward sentencing, Karissa's mother Nyla Bales and step-father Kirk Bales sat down with the Statesman Journal to talk about their loss.
Read the exclusive interview:'He was her world:' Family opens up about Karissa and Billy Fretwell murders
From working mom to missing person
Fretwell survived her troubled teen years to commit wholely to raising her son while working full-time jobs and attending Western Oregon University. When she eventually sought financial support from Wolfe, who was married at the time of Billy's birth, it may have cost them their lives.
In April 2019, the court ordered Wolfe to pay Karissa $904 a month. A judge signed the order May 10. Three days later, she and Billy disappeared from their West Salem apartment.
Read more about Karissa and Billy:Chapter I: Karissa overcomes troubled teen years, hopes to be a teacher
Chapter 2: 3 days after winning child support case, Karissa and Billy disappear
Chapter 3: Karissa's and Billy's bodies found in a remote Oregon forest
Chapter 4: Karissa tackles life as a single mom to her 'darling boy'
Salem Police detectives interviewed several friends who told officers Karissa had recently been in court against Billy's father.
Wolfe and Karissa had met while she worked delivering sandwiches. He called Jimmy John's almost every day for delivery, asking specifically for Karissa to deliver his food.
She was in her early 20s. He was in his late 40s and married.
He worked in security at Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc., a manufacturing facility that takes recycled metal and turns it into finished steel products such as rebar. He helped Karissa get a job there in April 2015 as a part-time security guard. She was 21.
Wolfe was reportedly not happy when Karissa got pregnant, and their relationship ended.
Wolfe was interviewed again at the Salem Police Department after being advised of his Miranda rights. He maintained he hadn't seen Karissa.
Cascade Steel video surveillance and AT&T phone records contradicted his claims, placing him near Karissa's apartment on the last day she was seen alive and her phone near his home the same day.
In an affidavit, police said the investigation and interviews all pointed to the one person who could've benefited from Karissa and William being dead: Wolfe.
Timeline: The disappearance of Karissa, William Fretwell
During the investigation, Wolfe also disappeared briefly. Salem police listed him as a wanted man. They searched his rural home in Gaston and another property near Hopewell on May 23. He was taken into custody the next day at Blue Star Donuts in Portland.
He was charged with Karissa's and Billy's murders while they were still missing.
Detectives from Salem Police worked around the clock during the investigation, collaborating with counterparts from the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office. Some had children about Billy’s age and tacked photos of the boy and his mom above their desks.
On June 15, 2019, the bodies of a boy and a young woman were discovered 10 miles west of Yamhill on heavily-wooded property owned by the timber company Weyerhaeuser. They were identified as Karissa and Billy.
Investigators knew Wolfe was familiar with the area and had a permit to cut firewood there.
An autopsy determined Karissa died of a single gunshot to the head and her death was ruled a homicide. The cause of Billy's death was undetermined in the autopsy. Officials said it remains undetermined. Family members said addition testing yielded little information.
Facing the death penalty
Wolfe's trial was delayed numerous times, primarily due to a technical legal fight over how a new state law impacted the county's ability to seek the death penalty.
Wolfe initially faced an aggravated murder charge for Karissa's death. It was dismissed and replaced with counts of first-degree murder and first-degree murder constituting domestic violence following the 2019 passage of Senate Bill 1013 — a law narrowing the scope of the death penalty.
Prosecutors pushed forward on charging Wolfe with aggravated murder for Billy's death. If convicted, a jury could have considered sentencing Wolfe to death.
Last year, Wolfe’s attorneys unsuccessfully appealed to the Oregon Supreme Court to dismiss the charge for Billy. Attorneys took it a step further and filed an appeal in January with the U.S. Supreme Court.
On Feb. 28, the high court denied Wolfe's petition, sending the case back to Yamhill County Circuit Court to continue proceedings.
More:After years of delays, trial set in murder of Salem mom and 3-year-old son
Wolfe had been scheduled to stand trial in June 2023, but then Wolfe agreed to the plea deal.
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BOISE, Idaho — Two thousand childcare providers in Boise will now be able to apply for a one-time payment of $1,500 through The Childcare Incentive Pay program.
The program is part of the American Rescue Plan funding that will help Boiseans who were hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Applications are scheduled to be open August 1-31, and checks will be issued October through November, according to a Boise City news release.
"Childcare providers are vital to the health of our workforce and our economy," said Boise Mayor Lauren McLean. "When the pandemic hit our community, the childcare industry was severely impacted. I am proud to partner with Idaho AEYC to support our childcare workforce. Investing in quality, affordable childcare is a direct investment in our community."
Boise is partnering with a non-profit, the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children, to ensure that all childcare providers are able to apply and participate, the news release said.
"The Covid-19 pandemic emphasized the important role that skilled, reliable childcare has in our community. Idaho AEYC is thrilled to help distribute this well-deserved incentive pay to childcare providers so they may continue to focus on delivering quality care to children in Boise," said Beth Oppenheimer, Executive Director of the Idaho Association for Young Children.
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NAMPA, Idaho —
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
It was growing tiresome to empty the water-filled garbage bags used to catch pinhole leaks in the building’s roof. When the roof partially caved in, Musical Theater of Idaho staff knew it was time to find a new space.
The Nampa-based, nonprofit theater organization had occupied its former building for 20 years, said Jean Andrews, the organization’s artistic director. And its props, costumes, and other equipment were split between seven storage units, said CEO Mac Fishman. For the first time since the organization’s debut in 1997, it has a new space that maximizes storage, set construction, and rehearsal space.
The organization just moved into the space, located at 8626 Birch Lane in Nampa, the last week of June, and its leaders are pleased to have expanded their storage and rehearsal footprint.
Phil Horton, the builder who constructed the space, said he first witnessed the quality of the productions offered by the group when he saw a performance of “Matilda the Musical,” which utilized wire work to fly characters above the stage. Since the group has moved into the new space, he has gotten a behind-the-scenes look at the organization.
“A lot of effort goes into this by volunteers,” Horton said, “so it’s really cool to see.”
Each year, the organization produces six to eight musicals, performing at the Nampa Civic Center, Andrews said. As a nonprofit, the organization has always relied on community support to produce its shows. Being in a brand-new space comes with increased costs, and the organization is expanding its offerings and ways the community can get involved and contribute, Fishman said.
A LARGE AND TALL SPACE
At the new building Tuesday morning, Andrews pointed to rows of clothing racks full of colorful shirts, and towering stacks of plastic storage bins stuffed with costumes from past productions in the building’s costume room. The evening before, actors playing nuns in the organization’s upcoming production of “The Sound of Music” were fitted for their costumes, floor-length black habits occupying a portion of a rack.
In the building’s airy rehearsal space, storage bins filled with additional costumes and props reach most of the way to the ceiling. The old building had rehearsal space, but many set pieces had to be constructed outside because they could not fit through its doorways, Fishman said.
“So for 25 years, it was build it outside, move it inside in pieces, move it over to the civic center, paint it, and maybe it fits, you know, because it’s never been put together,” Fishman said.
Actors typically only had the week leading up to the performance to rehearse with the set pieces, he said. Having a large space with a tall ceiling and large door openings is a boon to the organization, he said.
“Here we’ve got a fully enclosed scene shop that they can do all kinds of things in,” he said.
Erick Pew has acted in several productions, directed the orchestra and worked on the organization’s website. He called the new space a “game-changer.”
“It has been a long time coming,” Pew said.
EXPANDED CLASS OFFERINGS, AND A REVAMPED PATREON
To help pay for the cost of the new space, the organization is offering more classes and private lessons, Fishman said. In addition to summer acting camps for children, the organization will be expanding year-round, with weekend offerings, and acting and improvisation classes for adults, Fishman said.
A new music educator is also joining the staff, and will be offering private lessons in piano, voice, guitar, and other specialties, Fishman said.
“We’re trying to get that going because it’s good, steady income for us, because when you take lessons, it’s normally an ongoing experience,” he said. He is interested in hiring someone who could teach lessons in costuming and sewing, he said.
The organization is also updating its Patreon page, which is a platform that allows the community to donate on a monthly basis, with donors getting access to behind-the-scenes content, Fishman said. Proceeds support the new facility, he said.
A SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY
Music Theater of Idaho has always been largely volunteer-driven. Actors help with set building and costuming, and other roles, Pew said. Lead actors might be seasoned, brand-new to the group’s stage, or have acted for a few years in ensemble roles, learning the ropes of the theater, Andrews said.
“There’s something here if you have an interest and passion in theater,” Andrews said. “Everyone starts from scratch every year.”
For Pew, whose favorite role has been playing Tevya in “Fiddler on the Roof,” being an active participant has provided an activity he can enjoy with his wife and his daughters, who also act, as well as a chance to build connections with people.
“It’s just fun to have a group of people that you feel like you can work together and put together a good quality production that brings a lot of joy and happiness to the community,” he said.
Erin Banks Rusby is a reporter with the Idaho Press. She covers Canyon County, including agriculture, education, and government.
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BLISS, Idaho —
Update: As of Tuesday afternoon, BLM is reporting the fire has been mapped at 20,345 acres. Crews have been successful containing the fire and all active fire remains in the interior of the containment line.
The fire is estimated to be controlled at 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 21.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reported a large fire burning Monday evening in Gooding County near Bray Lake, approximately 7 miles northeast of from the town of Bliss.
In a Twitter post Monday, the BLM said the fire had already burned approximately 8,000 acres as of 8:00 Monday night. An update at 9:30 p.m. indicated the fire had grown to 12,000 acres. The fire had burned 150 acres when it was initially discovered around 4:25 p.m. Monday evening.
On Monday, the Bliss, Gooding, and Hagerman Rural Fire Departments responded to the fire, along with eight engines, two dozers, one water tender, and multiple aircraft on scene. Monday’s wind event created difficult conditions for firefighters, with multiple highly active fire fronts being developed and burning in different directions.
Three fire managers, a hand crew, two dozers, a water tender and eight engines remained assigned to the Bray Fire as of Wednesday, July 20. The BLM on Wednesday morning described the fire as smoldering and not threatening any structures.
Fire investigators determined the fire was human caused.
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On July 17, a damning report was released by an investigative committee from the Texas House of Representatives and the city released hours of officers' body camera footage, further laying bare the chaotic response to the Robb Elementary massacre, which included 376 officers.
The findings were the first to criticize both state and federal law enforcement, and not just local authorities, for the bewildering inaction by the heavily armed officers. (The full report can be read at the bottom of this page).
During a May 27 news conference, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steve McCraw put the blame on the commander at the scene -- school district police Chief Pete Arredondo -- saying he made the "wrong decision" not to send officers in sooner.
McCraw also gave a detailed timeline during a state Senate hearing on June 21, calling law enforcement's response an "abject failure." He said that three minutes after the male gunman, entered the school, enough officers and firepower had been deployed to stop him. McCraw also noted that while officers spent time searching for a key to the classroom, they would have found it unlocked if they had checked.
So far, only two responding officers are known to have been put on administrative leave pending investigation of their actions: Arredondo and Lt. Mariano Pargas, a Uvalde Police Department officer who was the city's acting police chief during the massacre.
The state House report said that according to the school district's active shooter policy, Arredondo should have assumed command at the scene, but Arredondo told the committee he didn't consider himself in charge.
The report said that despite the "obvious deficiencies in command and control at the scene," no law enforcement responders offered Arredondo command assistance.
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UVALDE MASSACRE TIMELINE
Sometime after 11 a.m. -- the gun shoots his grandmother in the face. Gilbert Gallegos, 82, who was in his backyard across the street from the gunman and his grandmother's home, heard the shot. He sees the shooter speed away in a pickup truck as his grandmother pleads for help. Covered in blood, "She says: `Berto, this is what he did. He shot me,"' says Gallegos, whose wife calls the police.
11:21 a.m. -- The gunman says in a text message to a teen in Germany that he just shot his grandmother and is going to go "shoot up" an elementary school, McCraw tells the state Senate hearing on June 21.
11:27 a.m. -- Video shows a teacher, who authorities haven't publicly identified, propping open an exterior door of the school, McCraw says on May 27.
11:28 a.m. -- The gunman crashes the pickup into a drainage ditch near the school, state police say in a timeline released June 21, citing footage from a funeral home opposite the school.
11:29 a.m. -- Two men at the funeral home run out to see what happened, the footage shows. They see the shooter jump out of the passenger side carrying an AR-15-style rifle and a bag full of ammunition. He shoots at the men three times but misses, McCraw says on June 21. One of the men falls but both make it back to the funeral home, McCraw says on May 27. The teacher calls 911 and reports a man with a gun, state police say in their June 21 timeline, citing phone recordings. DPS spokesman Travis Considine says on May 31 that after propping open the door, the teacher had run back inside to grab her phone to call 911 but when she came back out she realized the shooter had a gun. She removed the rock propping open the door and it closed behind her, but the door did not lock, Considine says.
At some point just after the crash, Robb Elementary coach Yvette Silva, who was outdoors with a group of third graders, saw the gunman toss his backpack over a school fence and climb over, then raise a gun and begin to shoot, the state House report says. Running from the field toward her classroom, she reports what she'd seen to the school office via a school radio. Principal Mandy Gutierrez tries to initiate lockdown using the school's alert software but has trouble with the school's Wi-Fi signal, the report says. She didn't announce a lockdown over the intercom but told the head custodian to ensure all doors were locked. The report says the custodian started locking doors from the outside but heard gunshots and went to the cafeteria, where he remained.
About 11:30 a.m. -- Teachers start to lock down based mostly on word-of-mouth reports about the gunman, the state House committee says. Teachers told the committee of hearing Silva yelling and the sounds of gunshots. One teacher in room 105 says she did receive the school's lockdown alert, at 11:32 a.m.
11:31 a.m. -- The gunman shoots at the school and a patrol car accelerates into the parking lot, driving by the gunman, the funeral home video shows. The Uvalde school district police officer on duty wasn't on campus, contrary to previous reports, McCraw says on May 27. The officer drives to the school after getting a report about the shooting and approaches someone at the back of the school who he thought was the gunman. As the officer sped toward the man, who turned out to be a teacher, McCraw says the officer "drove right by the suspect who was hunkered down behind" a vehicle.
11:32 a.m. -- The shooter fires multiple shots outside the school, according to state police on June 21, citing school surveillance. In audio of the 911 call from the teacher obtained by the Austin American-Statesman, she can be heard shouting: "Get down! Get in your rooms! Get in your rooms!"
Around this time, the state House report, says, Uvalde police Staff Sgt. Eduardo Canales, commander of the SWAT team, arrived at the school and saw a man firing a gun. He grabbed his rifle, put in a magazine, grabbed an extra magazine and heard someone say the attacker was in or near the building. He entered an open gate and met up with city police Lt. Javier Martinez. Another city officer, Sgt. Daniel Coronado, soon arrived and heard gunfire while getting out of his patrol car.
Another officer, who was not identified, told the state House committee that he believed the shooter was firing in their direction. When he saw a person dressed in black that he thought was the gunman, he raised his rifle and asked Coronado for permission to shoot. Coronado said he heard the request but hesitated because there were children present. The officer who made the request said there was no opportunity for Coronado to respond before they heard on the radio that the attacker was running toward the school. The officers told the committee that it turned out the person in black wasn't the attacker, but elementary school coach Abraham Gonzales, who was headed to the parking lot for his lunch break.
The committee said this contradicts a report released July 6 by a training center at Texas State University for active shooter situations, which said that a city officer had watched the shooter walk toward campus but didn't fire while waiting for permission from a supervisor to shoot. On July 8, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin disputed the training center report, saying no city police officer saw the gunman outside the school and none had an opportunity to shoot him. He said that while an officer did see someone outside, the officer could not tell who it was.
11:33 a.m. -- The shooter enters the school through the unlocked door on the school's west side and begins shooting into adjoining fourth-grade classrooms 111 and 112, as school surveillance footage shows. He then enters, exits and re-enters classrooms 111 and 112. The state House report says he spent about two and a half minutes rapidly firing over 100 rounds between the two rooms. The report says it is most likely the gunman entered through the door to room 111, finding it unlocked or unsecured. The report says there's evidence that one of the two teachers in room 112, Irma Garcia, who died in the attack, did lock her door. The report says there's substantial evidence that the door to room 111 didn't secure properly. The report says the teacher in room 111, Arnulfo Reyes, who was shot but survived, told the House committee he had no recollection of getting a lockdown alert or any memory that he took the "special effort" needed to get his door to lock before the attacker arrived. The state House report says problems with the room 111 door lock had been reported to the school administration, but no one placed a work order for a repair.
11:35 a.m. -- Three city police officers enter the school through the west door, the same door the shooter entered, according to school surveillance footage. The state House report says that these officers were Martinez, Canales and city officer Louis Landry. The report says that Martinez said he heard gunfire from inside the building before entering and then heard "a few muffled shots."
11:36 a.m. -- Arredondo, another school district officer and two more city police officers enter through the building's south door, according to school surveillance footage. The state House report says that city officer Donald Page and school district officer Adrian Gonzalez were the first to enter, followed by Arredondo and Coronado. The report says Page and Gonzales heard rounds, as did Coronado, who yelled, "shots fired." Surveillance footage shows three more city police officers and another officer from the school district then entered through the west door.
11:36 a.m. -- Uvalde police dispatch gets a report that a woman, who turned out to be the shooter's grandmother, had been shot in the head, the state House report says. Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco told the committee that while on his way to the school, he learned about the woman from a man who flagged him down. The committee said other information suggests he learned of the shooting by other means, possibly earlier, and is requesting additional records.
11:37 a.m. -- The officers converge from both sides of the hallway on rooms 111 and 112, the state House report says. The shooter fires as officers approach the classroom doors, according to school surveillance footage. McCraw says on June 21 that shooter fired 11 rounds at this time and two officers were "grazed." The state House report says Martinez was grazed on the top of his head by fragments of building material, while fragments also hit Canales on his ear. Both retreated, along with Landry. The report, without giving an exact time, says that after the initial shock of taking gunfire, Martinez returned down the hallway toward rooms 111 and 112 but no other officers followed him. He later helped evacuate children and was ultimately among the officers when the classroom was finally breached.
11:38 a.m. -- An unidentified officer says, "He's contained in this office," according to state police, citing body camera footage on June 21. McCraw testified the same day that the school floor plan showed no office in the classroom. Canales can be heard saying on his body camera after retreating down the hall, and as he walked in and out of the building: "Dude, we've got to get in there. We've got to get in there, he just keeps shooting. We've got to get in there." Another officer can be heard saying: "DPS is sending their people." The state House report says Coronado's body camera shows him making a request by radio for ballistic shields and helicopter support.
11:40 a.m. -- Arredondo calls a Uvalde police landline, state police say, citing phone records. Thirty-five seconds later, the shooter fires one round, according to school surveillance footage. According to a transcript of Arredondo's call released by state police, he says he's in the building and a man "has an AR-15, he shot a whole bunch of times." He says they're inside the building and the shooter is in a room, adding: "I need a lot of firepower, so I need this building surrounded. Surrounded with as many AR-15s as possible." He tells the dispatcher that he doesn't have a radio with him. Arredondo says he's in the hallway and that the shooter is in rooms 111 and 112. "We need this place surrounded and if you have SWAT I need them set up," Arredondo says. "We don't have enough firepower right now, it's all pistol and he has an AR-15." He says he needs a radio and a rifle.
The state House report says Arredondo arrived at the school with his radios but he dropped them by the school fence because they bothered him, and he knew Coronado had his.
11:41 a.m. -- A city police officer says, "We believe that he is barricaded in one of the offices, there's still shooting," according to body camera footage. When dispatch asks if the door is locked, a city police officer replies by referring to a specialized crowbar, saying, "I am not sure but we have a hooligan to break it." School surveillance footage shows two constables, a fire marshal and a Uvalde city police officer. After arriving on the north end of the hallway, Constable Johnny Field began communicating by phone with Arredondo, who was on the south end, the state House report says. Arredondo told the committee that the only direction he gave, through Field, was to evacuate kids and to test keys. The report says the city's acting police chief that day, Pargas, dominated the north end of the building. Pargas told the committee he figured Arredondo was in command but he was never in communication with him and did not coordinate with any other responding agencies.
11:42 a.m. -- A state trooper and two city police officers enter from the east hallway, according to school surveillance footage.
11:43 a.m. -- After radio traffic indicates the attacker is in room 112 and the question is asked whether students are in there, Coronado asks for a mirror to look around corners. A voice on the radio says, "the class should be in session," the state House report says, citing Coronado's body camera footage. The report says that after the initial responders took fire, Coronado remained outside for about 30 minutes, advising officers about potential crossfire in the hall and helping evacuate students through windows on the west side of the building.
11:44 a.m. -- The gunman fires one round, according to school surveillance footage. A city police officer says,: "Have some officers that are available get everybody back," according to body camera footage.
11:48 a.m. -- Body camera footage shows school district officer Ruben Ruiz, the husband of one of the teachers in the classrooms, entering the building through the west door and telling other officers, "She says she is shot." His wife, Eva Mireles, who was in room 112, later dies. McCraw says on June 21: "What happened to (Ruiz) is he tried to move forward into the hallway, he was detained and they took his gun away from him and they escorted him from the scene." He did not say exactly when that was.
11:50 a.m. -- Body camera footage shows an unknown officer saying, "They need to get out of the hallway." The state House report says Coronado replies: "Chief is in there. Chief is in charge right now." The report says that suggests Arredondo was in control and in communication with the other side of the building.
11:51 a.m. -- Seven Border Patrol agents enter through the west door, according to school surveillance footage.
11:52 a.m. -- The first ballistic shield is bought into the building through the west door, according to school surveillance footage. Body camera footage captures a city police officer saying, "Units just showing up, can you help with crowd control?" McCraw says on June 21, "So, officers after 11:52 were being diverted to crowd control activities."
11:53 a.m. -- Body camera footage shows an unknown officer telling a DPS special agent that all they currently need is perimeter. Someone asks whether there are still kids inside, and the DPS special agent responds: "If there is then they just need to go in."
11:54 a.m. -- According to body camera footage, a DPS agent asks an unknown officer, "Are kids still in there?" The officer responds, "It's unknown at this time." A city police officer says: "He's in classroom 111 or 112. But chief is making contact with him. No one has made contact with him."
11:56 a.m. -- According to body camera footage, an unidentified officer says, "Y'all don't know if there's kids in there?" The state House report says that DPS Special Agent Luke Williams replied, "If there's kids in there, we need to go in there." The unknown officer says: "What's that?" The DPS special agent says, "If there's kids in there, we need to go in there." The unknown officer says, "Whoever is in charge will determine that." The state House report says Williams then resumes clearing classrooms, which he'd started upon his arrival after disregarding a request to assist on the perimeter. The state House report notes that at this time, according to a timeline released by DPS, radio communication of unknown origin says it's "critical for everybody to let PD take point on this." The state House report says none of the witnesses interviewed indicated any knowledge of that communication, nor did they know what it meant. The report says the consensus of those interviewed was that officers on the scene either assumed Arredondo was in charge or couldn't tell that anyone was in charge.
11:58 a.m. --- According to a phone recording, when an unidentified officer asks where the shooter is, another unidentified officer replies: "The school chief of police is in there with him." According to body camera footage, a DPS special agent says: "It sounds like a hostage rescue situation. Sounds like a rescue, they should probably go in."
12:01 a.m. -- According to body camera, when a DPS special agent says he wants to clear more rooms, an unidentified officer says, "Don't you think we should have a supervisor approve that?" The DPS special agent replies, "He's not my supervisor."
12:03 p.m. -- A 911 call from a student inside the classroom comes in, and that is relayed on police radio, the state House report says. The girl was in room 112, and was the only uninjured child in that room, according to McCraw. Eight children and two teachers were killed in the classroom and nine children were injured, he says on June 21. Surveillance shows a second ballistic shield being carried into the building through the west door, where as many as 19 officers were in the hallway outside the classrooms where the gunman was holed up.
12:04 p.m. -- School surveillance shows a third ballistic shield being carried into the building.
12:06 p.m. -- Anne Marie Espinoza, a school district spokeswoman, posts on the district's Facebook page: "All campuses are under a Lockdown Status. Uvalde CISD Parents: Please know at this time all campuses are under a Lockdown Status due to gunshots in the area. The students and staff are safe in the buildings. The buildings are secure in a Lockdown Status. Your cooperation is needed at this time by not visiting the campus. As soon as the Lockdown Status is lifted you will be notified. Thank you for your cooperation!"
12:09 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, a city police officer says, "Go around and get the master key to the rooms."
12:10 p.m. -- Members of a U.S. Border Patrol tactical team arrive, according to body camera footage. The first group of deputy U.S. marshals from Del Rio arrive from nearly 70 miles (115 kilometers) away to assist officers on the scene, according to the Marshals Service. The female student who called 911 at 12:03 p.m. calls 911 again and says there are multiple dead, McCraw says on May 27.
12:11 p.m. -- Arredondo requests the master key, according to body camera footage.
12:13 p.m. -- The female student calls 911 again, McCraw says on May 27.
12:14 p.m. -- Arredondo tells officers to have a sniper on the east roof, according to body camera footage.
12:15 p.m. -- A Border Patrol tactical team member enters the building, according to school surveillance footage.
12:16 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says, "I just need a key." The female student who called 911 earlier calls again and says there are eight to nine students alive, McCraw says on May 27.
12:17 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "Tell them to (obscenity) wait. No one comes in."
12:19 p.m. -- A girl in room 111 calls 911 and ends the call when a fellow student tells her to hang up, McCraw says May 27.
12:20 p.m. -- A fourth ballistic shield is brought into the building through the west door, according to school surveillance footage. It is the only shield that was rifle-rated, the state House report says.
12:21 p.m. -- The shooter fires four rounds, according to school surveillance footage. According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "Can you go get a breaching tool? Like for a trailer house?" McCraw says during his June 21 testimony, "So if this is a barricaded subject, why is he still firing?"
12:23 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "We've lost two kids. These walls are thin. If he starts shooting we're going to lose more kids. I hate to say we have to put those to the side right now."
12:24 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo tries to communicate with the shooter in English and Spanish. "The entire communications was always one way. The suspect never communicated. So it wasn't communication, we're talking at," McCraw said on June 21.
12:26 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, an unknown officer says: "There's a teacher shot in there." A city police officer replies, "I know."
12:27 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "People are going to ask why we're taking so long. We're trying to preserve the rest of the life." He then said: "Do we have a team ready to go? Do we have a team ready to go? Have at it."
12:28 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "There is a window over there obviously. The door is probably going to be locked. That is the nature of this place. I am going to get some more keys to test." He then says: "These master keys aren't working here, bro. We have master keys and they're not working."
Just before 12:30 p.m. -- The state House report reports a burst of activity on the north side, including officers apparently preparing to breach the classrooms, indicating the Border Patrol tactical team had assumed command.
12:30 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "OK. We've cleared out everything except for that room. We still have people down there just past the flag to the right. But, uh, we're ready to breach but that door is locked."
12:33 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "I say we breach through those windows and shoot his (obscenity) head off through the windows."
12:35 p.m. -- A breaching tool is brought into the building through the west door, according to school surveillance footage. The state House committee says it received no evidence that the arrival of the breaching tool was ever communicated to Arredondo.
12:36 p.m. -- A 911 call that lasts for about 21 seconds comes in. Around this time a student calls 911 and is told to stay on the line and stay very quiet, McCraw says on May 27. "He shot the door," the girl says.
12:38 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo tries again to communicate with the shooter in English and Spanish.
12:41 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "Just so you understand, we think there are some injuries in there. And so you know what we did, we cleared off the rest of the building so we wouldn't have anymore besides what's already in there, obviously."
12:42 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "We're having a (obscenity) problem getting into the room because it is locked. He's got an AR-15 and he's shooting everywhere like crazy. So, he's stopped."
12:43 p.m. -- The girl who called 911 and was told to stay on the line urges the dispatcher to "please send the police now," McCraw says on May 27. According to body camera footage, Arredondo says: "They gotta get that (obscenity) door open, bro. They can't get that door open. We need more keys or something."
12:46 p.m. -- According to body camera footage, Arredondo says, "If y'all are ready to do it, you do it but you should distract him out that window." McCraw says on May 27 that at this time, the girl who called 911 and was told to stay on the line says she can "hear the police next door."
12:47 p.m. -- A sledgehammer is brought into the building through the east hallway, according to school surveillance footage. McCraw says on May 27 that the girl still on the line with the 911 dispatcher says, "Please send the police now."
12:50 p.m. -- Officers breach the classroom and fatally shoot the gunman, according to surveillance footage. McCraw asserts on May 27 that they breached the door using keys they got from the janitor because the door was locked. But on June 21, he says the classroom door could not be locked from the inside and there was no indication officers tried to open it during the standoff. He also says a teacher reported before the shooting that the lock was broken.
Arredondo tells the state House committee that he didn't send in the Border Patrol tactical team that eventually breached the classroom. Paul Guerrero, the acting commander of the Border Patrol team, tells the committee that after obtaining a master key, he had another agent use the rifle-rated shield to cover him as he placed a key in the door to room 111 and opened it. The committee notes there's reason to question if the door was actually locked. Guerrero says the shooter was standing in front of a closet in the corner of room 111 when the officers rushed in. He said the gunman fired at the officers, who returned fire and killed him.
State police say an hour and 14 minutes went by from the time police entered the school to when the shooter was killed. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/timeline-uvalde-shooting-minute-by-minute/3019392/ | 2022-07-20T18:13:03 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/timeline-uvalde-shooting-minute-by-minute/3019392/ |
Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who was central to the botched law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting nearly two months ago that killed two teachers and 19 students.
The South Texas city’s school board announced Wednesday that it will consider firing Chief Pete Arredondo at a special meeting Saturday. Arredondo has been accused by state officials of making several critical mistakes during the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
School officials have previously resisted calls to fire Arredondo. The announcement comes two days after a meeting where the school board members were lambasted for more than three hours by members of the public, who accused them of not implementing basic security at Robb, of not being transparent about what happened and of failing to hold Arredondo to account for his actions.
Confronted with parents’ vociferous demands to fire Arredondo and warnings that his job would be next, Superintendent Hal Harrell said Monday that the police chief was a contract employee who could not be fired at will. The agenda for Saturday’s meeting includes the board discussing the potential firing with its lawyer.
Arredondo, who has been on leave from the district since June 22, has faced blistering criticism since the massacre, most notably for not ordering officers to immediately breach the classroom where an 18-year-old gunman carried out the attack. If fired, Arredondo would become the first officer ousted from his job following the deadliest Texas school shooting in history.
Although nearly 400 officers from various agencies were involved in the police response that took more than an hour to confront and kill the shooter, Arredondo is one of only two known to have faced discipline. His attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
FALLOUT OVER REPORT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE
The move to potentially fire the chief follows the release of a damning 80-page report by a Texas House committee that blamed all levels of law enforcement for a slow and chaotic response. The report found that 376 law enforcement officers massed at the school, with more than half coming from state and federal agencies, but that they “failed to adhere to their active shooter training, and they failed to prioritize saving innocent lives over their own safety.”
According to the committee, Arredondo told lawmakers he didn’t consider himself the on-scene commander in charge and that his priority was to protect children in other classrooms. The committee report called that decision a “terrible, tragic mistake.”
Body camera footage released by the Uvalde officials shows Arredondo in the hallway trying multiple sets of keys on other classroom doors, but not the one where the massacre took place. The classroom door could not be locked from the inside, but there is no indication officers tried to open the door while the gunman was inside.
“Our thought was: ‘If he comes out, you know, you eliminate the threat,’ correct?” Arredondo told the committee, according to the report. “And just the thought of other children being in other classrooms, my thought was: ‘We can’t let him come back out. If he comes back out, we take him out, or we eliminate the threat.’”
Arredondo, 50, grew up in Uvalde and spent much of his nearly 30-year career in law enforcement in the city. He took the head police job at the school district in 2020 and was sworn in as a member of the City Council in a closed-door ceremony May 31. He resigned from his council seat July 2. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-schools-to-consider-firing-police-chief-arredondo-in-wake-of-school-massacre/3019505/ | 2022-07-20T18:13:04 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-schools-to-consider-firing-police-chief-arredondo-in-wake-of-school-massacre/3019505/ |
LODI, Calif. — Visitors at the Micke Grove Zoo in Lodi will no longer be able to walk through the zoo’s aviary exhibit due to concerns of bird flu.
The zoo says the U.S. is dealing with a form of bird flu that is dangerous to all birds, so they’re closing the Gardner Mediterranean Aviary to walk-through traffic. Visitors will still be able to see birds from outside the aviary.
So far, the H5N1 bird flu has not been found in San Joaquin County, but the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported cases in three wild birds in Colusa and Glenn counties last week.
Those three cases were the first time the H5N1 strain was found in California.
CDFW says there’s concern about the strain due to it infecting a ‘higher diversity of wild bird species,’ than previous strains. It’s also highly contagious for domestic poultry, but no cases of bird flu in domestic poultry in California have been identified yet. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/lodi-micke-grove-zoo-bird-flu/103-d621c22e-b9c4-4002-ba8a-f3ab4c471af5 | 2022-07-20T18:18:47 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/lodi-micke-grove-zoo-bird-flu/103-d621c22e-b9c4-4002-ba8a-f3ab4c471af5 |
YUBA COUNTY, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol is investigating after a wrong-way accident left an Olivehurst 18-year-old dead Tuesday night.
According to an accident report, officers were sent to an accident on SR-99 near Live Oak Boulevard just before 8 p.m.
They got to the scene and found the driver of a 2006 Toyota Solara, an 18-year-old from Olivehurst, was going south in the northbound lane of Highway 99 when he collided head-on with a U-Haul moving van going north.
The driver of the Solara was pronounced dead from his injuries. The U-Haul overturned and the two people inside were injured but able to get out.
California Highway Patrol says DUI is believed to be a factor in the crash.
Watch More: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) honor first responders, officers | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/olivehurst-teen-killed-in-suspected-dui-crash/103-d8783098-e40a-43fb-8f93-62f6fbb56faf | 2022-07-20T18:18:53 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/olivehurst-teen-killed-in-suspected-dui-crash/103-d8783098-e40a-43fb-8f93-62f6fbb56faf |
GRANITE BAY, Calif. — An invasive mosquito, commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, was spotted in a Granite Bay neighborhood last week.
The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District identified the Aedes aegypti south of Granite Bay High School on July 14.
“We are following our invasive mosquito response plan to determine the extent of the infestation,” Joel Buettner, the General Manager said in a statement. “We ask residents to help us by allowing our technicians to inspect front and back yards of nearby properties."
The mosquito has a white violin‐shaped marking on its back and it can transmit several viruses, including Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
“While we are not aware of any local transmission of viral illnesses due to Aedes aegypti, the local appearance of these mosquitoes warrants extra precautions,” Placer County Interim Health Officer Rob Oldham said in a statement.
In 2021, multiple counties reported detections of the mosquito, including Sacramento, Shasta, Yuba, Butte and Yolo counties. The Aedes aegypti mosquito has been spreading since it was detected in Southern California in 2013.
What can you do?
- Report unusual, daytime mosquito biting
- Eliminate standing water and runoff or pooling from irrigation systems
- Use EPA‐registered repellents
For more information, call the Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District at (916) 380‐5444 or visit the website.
Watch more on ABC10 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/roseville/granite-bay-mosquito-yellow-fever/103-1895e05d-763f-4d27-932f-02009e273168 | 2022-07-20T18:18:59 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/roseville/granite-bay-mosquito-yellow-fever/103-1895e05d-763f-4d27-932f-02009e273168 |
DES MOINES, Iowa — The nonprofit EMBARC and Healthy Birth Day's Count the Kicks program are turning their attention to the state's Burmese community to spread education about stillbirths.
And their latest method of distributing information is through a billboard.
The average rate for stillbirths for Asian or Pacific islanders in the U.S. is 4.29 per one thousand live births, according to the CDC.
Megan Aucutt, program director for Healthy Birth Day and Count the Kicks, said it's a number she wants to be lowered.
Her organization partnered with EMBARC, a nonprofit dealing with Burmese advocacy, to spread awareness to as many communities as possible.
The two organizations share information to pregnant moms about tracking babies' movements in the third trimester to help prevent stillbirths.
That information is translated into the Burmese language in different presentations as well as on the Count the Kicks app.
This is done so those who don't speak English can have a better chance at understanding the message both groups are trying to spread.
The latest way the organizations are trying to spread their message to reach more people is through a billboard, which is located near the Des Moines Playhouse.
"To have that cultural representation at such a large scale — the first billboard in the state that is translated into the Burmese language just speaks volumes to one, the importance of partnerships like this with EMBARC, but two, just showing that we do elevate voices of color," Aucutt said.
Aucutt said the partnership will continue to spread their message about preventing stillbirths in the Burmese language.
The next project is a PSA which will be released later this year on their app, which can be found on both the Google Play and Apple App Stores. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/embarc-count-the-kicks-prevent-stillborn-deaths-burmese-community-des-miones/524-d34037e5-15db-4e7b-8876-f08c252d277d | 2022-07-20T18:26:17 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/embarc-count-the-kicks-prevent-stillborn-deaths-burmese-community-des-miones/524-d34037e5-15db-4e7b-8876-f08c252d277d |
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Two young Black girls shown on video apparently being denied an interaction by a costumed performer at Sesame Place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, are now suffering “severe emotional distress,” the family’s attorney said Wednesday.
Speaking alongside the girls’ mother and aunt in front of the Sesame Workshop in New York City, attorney B’Ivory LaMarr rejected the theme park’s claim that the snub was accidental and called on the performer to be fired, labeling the incident an example of racial discrimination.
“Don’t tell these families that you stand for inclusion and equality, but then destroy their confidence and their spirits of these young children and then go back to business as usual,” LaMarr said.
What happened at Sesame Place Philadelphia?
The incident took place over the weekend. The family was visiting from New York, said Jodi Brown, mother of one of the girls and aunt to the other. LaMarr said the incident has since caused Brown’s daughter to be “in isolation.”
In the now viral video posted Saturday on the mother’s Instagram account, the girls are seen excitedly reaching out to the character Rosita, the first bilingual muppet on Sesame Street. Although it appears that the performer had interacted with other children before reaching the girls, the video seems to show the character shaking their head “no” in the direction of the two young Black girls.
In response, Sesame Place Philadelphia said in a statement on Instagram Sunday that it the performer did not direct the “no” hand gesture, which was used more than once in the video, toward “any specific person,” but was instead gesturing that way in “response to multiple requests from someone in the crowd who asked Rosita to hold their child for a photo which is not permitted.”
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However, LaMarr rejected that claim. There is yet-to-be-released video showing that after passing the girls, the actor “embraced” another child immediately afterward, he said.
He also rejected the claim that the costume prevented the actor from seeing the girls. In fact, he said, the actor looked directly at them before moving his or her body sideways to “dismiss them.” Other people have since reached out with claims of discriminatory treatment at Sesame Place going back years, LaMarr said.
Following the incident, Brown said, she reached out to park management but was told only that no supervisor was available at the time.
“For little children, they should not have to experience such hurt and embarrassment from a character who’s supposed to bring joy,” Brown said.
Afterward, the park reached out to the family and invited them back, but “that pales in comparison to the harms that have been realized,” LaMarr said.
Did Sesame Place Philadelphia issue an apology?
In a follow-up statement, Sesame Place apologized for the family’s experience and committed to taking actions to “do better.” “We will conduct training for our employees so they better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests,” the theme park said.
However, Brown said she does not feel the apology was genuine.
LaMarr said the girls’ family was never out seeking publicity and does not wish to file a lawsuit. However, he maintained a suit is still possible while demanding that the theme park cover any expenses related to the mental health of the girls.
Additionally, he said he and the family will call on social justice organizations for help creating “very specific action items” that they want Sesame Place to follow.
“We’re looking for real change. We don’t want to do this again. No other children should have to go through what these two girls have went through and experienced,” LaMarr said. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/mother-of-girl-snubbed-at-sesame-place-demands-performer-be-fired/3305325/ | 2022-07-20T18:29:35 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/mother-of-girl-snubbed-at-sesame-place-demands-performer-be-fired/3305325/ |
The Kenosha Police Department responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash near the 1400 block of 30th Avenue between a yellow box van and a silver Chevy Cobalt Wednesday morning.
At least one occupant of one of the vehicles has died according to Lt. Joseph Nosalik. It is unknown at this time how many occupants were in either vehicle or their current status.
Nosalik said they received a call at 8:08 a.m. between two vehicles. A section of 30th Avenue was closed for at least three hours as the incident was investigated and the van and sedan were towed away.
Nosalik said the incident was still under investigation. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-fatal-crash-on-30th-ave-sedan-versus-box-van/article_5d6a95fa-084c-11ed-ba10-0f49629e141d.html | 2022-07-20T18:34:09 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-fatal-crash-on-30th-ave-sedan-versus-box-van/article_5d6a95fa-084c-11ed-ba10-0f49629e141d.html |
The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s drawing has ballooned to an estimated $630 million.
It’s the fifth largest jackpot in the multi-state lottery game’s history, and is only the fifth time the jackpot has exceeded $600 million, according to the Mega Millions website.
The cash payout is nearly $360 million after no ticket matched all six numbers for the past 27 drawings. Drawings are held twice weekly, at 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
The record jackpot is $1.537 billion, won Oct. 23, 2018, in South Carolina.
Mega Millions has been played in Ohio since May 2002 and includes 45 member states plus the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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SERVPRO held its 53rd annual convention from July 5-9 at the Hilton Anatole Dallas in Dallas.
SERVPRO of Coos, Curry & Del Norte Counties received the MILLIONAIRE’S Platinum award at a gala award ceremony that was a highlight of the gathering.
Steve Pinedo of SERVPRO of Coos, Curry & Del Norte Counties joined a group of more than 1,050 franchise owners in attendance. The event also recognized 58 SERVPRO entrepreneurs who surpassed a million dollars in revenue for the first time in the past business year.
“It’s exciting and satisfying to receive this award,” said Steve Pinedo, Owner of SERVPRO of Coos, Curry & Del Norte Counties, “particularly in this difficult business environment.
“At a time when there seemed to be more challenges than solutions, SERVPRO continued to provide expert guidance and service. This allowed our team of dedicated remediation specialists to continue to provide reliable, prompt, professional fire and water cleanup and restoration, mold mitigation, and remediation services to home and business owners in our community when they needed our help. My sincere thanks to SERVPRO and to the entire team at SERVPRO of Coos, Curry & Del Norte Counties for a great year.”
This year’s convention, themed “Building Teams, Achieving Dreams,” was the first time since 2019 that the entire SERVPRO franchise system gathered in person for a week of seminars, training sessions, and a franchise-to-franchise exchange of ideas, inspiration, experience, networking, and team building.
This year’s keynote speaker was Troy Hazard, a seasoned business leader, author, television host, and franchise expert. Convention attendees could select from 47 workshops and breakout sessions covering all aspects of franchise ownership and management, the latest innovations from SERVPRO, and the latest developments in disaster recovery and restoration.
“We were excited to be able to host a system-wide, in-person gathering again this year,” said Rick Isaacson, CEO of Servpro Industries, LLC. “More than 90 percent of our franchise system registered for this event, and it was a great week of networking and re-energizing for both our corporate team and our franchise owners and their key team members. As always, I am proud to recognize our high-achieving franchises and excited to share the latest SERVPRO innovations and business support tools with our franchise family. Congratulations to our award winners, and thanks to every member of the SERVPRO team for another great year of service to their communities.”
For more information about SERVPRO of Coos, Curry & Del Norte Counties, please contact Pinedo at (541) 808-2600 or spinedo@servprocooscounty.com or visit www.SERVPRO.com. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/local-disaster-response-and-restoration-business-recognized-with-platinum-award/article_0ffd9e68-06c4-11ed-a006-0357f62b545a.html | 2022-07-20T18:34:52 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/local-disaster-response-and-restoration-business-recognized-with-platinum-award/article_0ffd9e68-06c4-11ed-a006-0357f62b545a.html |
May 23, 1938 – June 30, 2022
Our mother, Linda Colleen Ueland (Ingeman), passed away at Bay Area Hospital on June 30, 2022, at the age of 84.
She was there when I took my first breath, and I was with her when she took her last.
She had an enviable optimism and managed to maintain a positive, cheerful attitude, even in the face of adversity. A streak of mischievous charm, an active imagination and sincere curiosity about others, drew people to her naturally. She was always ready with an ear, a shoulder and advice.
Ma was always working on a project or 3, while at the same time, planning the next 3 projects! She loved to help others plan their projects, including scale drawings of everything from furniture arrangements to kitchen redoes, to handy little inventions designed to make life a little more enjoyable and convenient. Just last year she helped me plan a covered porch on the back of my house. The last conversation I had with her involved a flooring project she had been working on completing for over a year. I think her projects and plans kept her going.
Besides her dogs, central to her happiness was her home, yard and entertaining. When her mobility became limited, hosting family and friends became even more important, and she never let being in a power chair slow her down.
She had a natural aptitude in everything from sewing and handicrafts to carpentry, woodworking and tole painting. She made it all look so easy. Her attention to detail and accuracy made her a sought-after genealogist for over 45 years. She delighted networking with people and finding connections all over the United States and Scandinavia.
Everyone who knew and loved her knows she was a social force of the highest order. She had a wickedly irreverent sense of humor, a legendary gift for storytelling and was an excellent cook. She loved to try new recipes and cook for family, friends and her various dogs. Her dogs enjoyed homemade dog food which she firmly believed was superior to anything purchased. If she could not make you laugh, feed you, or hold you captivated with a story, preferably all 3 at once, you probably don’t have many memories of her. She could embellish a story like no one else I have ever met.
She was a lunch lady at North Bend Public Schools for 25 years. She retired in 1996 and remained close friends with several coworkers for the rest of her life.
Ma prepared notes for her own obituary as follows. I had to chuckle, no surprise, there are more words about her dogs than her children!
“I was born the only child to Leonard and Blanche (Decker) Ingeman at Keizer Hospital in North Bend on May 23, 1938. I lived most of my life in North Bend. Three generations attended and graduated North Bend High, my mother, myself and my children. As a result of a bad field trip while in high school, I earned the nickname “Sedge”. Later in life, friends gave me the nickname “Puppyfoot”, a blessing I carried for the rest of my life. I love dogs and was partial to Dachshunds. I felt there was a special place in heaven for anyone who ever owned one. My parents got me a puppy the day I was born and he was with me for 17 years. I’ve never been without a dog since. Marital happiness wasn’t in the cards for me. After three marriages ended in divorce, I finally figured out that I was marrying outside my species, three jackasses in a row. All three preceded me in death. From my first marriage to William K. Smith, I had 2 children, Laura Smith of Gresham and Cary Smith of North Bend.”
Cary and I will be planning a gathering in the future. If you wish to be informed of the details or have a story or memory you wish to share, please contact me at 29lauralynn@gmail.com.
Ma ultimately succumbed to septic shock, unable to overcome an infection she had been trying to get help with for several months.
To the friends and family that went above and beyond to care for her in her home, your love and friendship will not be forgotten. Whether you provided hands on care, exchanged emails, phone calls or stopped in to visit, you were invaluable beyond measure.
Sincere gratitude to her extraordinary attending doctor, Doctor Ramses Masis; ICU Nurse, Allie; and night nurse, Khoa Le. Your support and expertise made my mother’s last 24 hours as comfortable as possible and my last 24 hours with her as bearable as possible. Your kindnesses meant more than you can know.
Per her wishes, ma’s ashes will be added to her wiener dog cemetery in the backyard. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/linda-colleen-ueland/article_41b45e2a-084e-11ed-a393-e3be79de2166.html | 2022-07-20T18:34:58 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/linda-colleen-ueland/article_41b45e2a-084e-11ed-a393-e3be79de2166.html |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale homeowner caught a delivery driver collapsing in the heat right in front of his doorbell camera and is sharing the video in hopes to remind those who work outside that the Arizona heat can sneak up on them.
Brian Enriquez was at work Thursday when he received a ring doorbell notification. He couldn’t get to his phone right away, which is something he now regrets.
Captured on his doorbell’s video was a UPS driver struggling to walk to the door. The driver then collapses on the porch, Enriquez believed the extreme heat was to blame.
“I was concerned for the fact that he was coming, stumbling to the door,” said Enriquez. “Had I gotten to my phone sooner, I could have talked to him through my Ring [doorbell] but he had already left the property at that point.”
The video shows the driver walking unsteadily to the front porch, holding an envelope. As the driver sets down the envelope, he collapsed in a sitting position. After a moment, the driver falls onto his back, then slowly stands up. Still unsteady, he rings the doorbell and makes his way back towards the street, staggering as he walks.
As soon as Enriquez saw the video, he contacted Scottsdale Police for a welfare check and attempted to contact UPS, to let them know one of their employees was having trouble.
In a statement, UPS addressed Thursday’s situation:
“We appreciate the concern for our employee and can report that he is fine. UPS drivers are trained to work outdoors and for the effects of hot weather. Our employee used his training to be aware of his situation and contact his manager for assistance, who immediately provided assistance. We never want our employees to continue working to the point that they risk their health or work in an unsafe manner.” - UPS Public Relations.
Hearing that the driver recovered was the news Enriquez was hoping to hear.
“I just want to make sure those guys are safe, you know, and with this heat, those guys don’t have AC in those trucks,” Enriquez said. “His safety is my concern.”
Enriquez hopes that the video will encourage delivery companies to supply their drivers with air conditioning, especially during the heat of the summer.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's National Hot Dog Day and the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council says American consumers eat 20 billion hot dogs a year. Whoa.
How about a little dog trivia? Folks in which city buy the most hot dogs each year? New York City residents purchase more hot dogs than any other city. Over $101Billion worth between grocery stores, and supermarkets, according to the NHDSC.
The region that eats the bulk of hot dogs every year, is the Southern U.S. This was a fun fact from the NHDSC, travelers passing through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport consume more hot dogs there than LaGuardia in New York and Los Angeles International.
Consumer Reports taste-tested all kinds of hot dogs to find the best ones.
"Hot dogs may not be the healthiest choice so when you have them -- occasionally -- you want them to be really good," said Paul Hope of Consumer Reports.
CR staffers taste-tested hot dogs from various brands. They evaluated flavor, juiciness, and whether hot dogs and their meat-free alternatives have that snap when you bite into them.
The taste testers unanimously agreed; go for Nathan's or Hebrew National. If you're looking for a meat-free option, look no further than the Beyond Meat sausages or the Impossible.
"The meatless bratwurst from Beyond and Impossible was so good that I would actually choose them over most hot dogs or bratwurst," said Hope.
CR says the Oscar Mayer Uncured Original Weiner is also a great option for the most basic, Hot-dog-like hot dog. It’s also a kid-pleaser, with its simple, straightforward taste. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/the-best-tasting-hot-dog-may-not-even-be-real-meat-consumer-reports-nathans-hebrew-national-impossible-beyond-meat-suasages-oscar-mayer/83-dd74ec06-0806-4b9e-a967-ef4b82923e9c | 2022-07-20T18:36:44 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/the-best-tasting-hot-dog-may-not-even-be-real-meat-consumer-reports-nathans-hebrew-national-impossible-beyond-meat-suasages-oscar-mayer/83-dd74ec06-0806-4b9e-a967-ef4b82923e9c |
TRENTON — As it has for blueberries, the state Department of Agriculture will hand out free tomatoes Thursday at three Jersey Shore boardwalks.
Members of the department's marketing staff will be in Atlantic City, Wildwood and Seaside Heights beginning at 1 p.m., staying on the boards while supplies last.
They deployed a similar campaign earlier this month, handing out blueberries along the three towns' boards.
Boardwalk visitors in Atlantic City, Wildwood and Seaside Heights can pick up some free blue…
The grape tomato stations will be at the end of East Schellenger Avenue, near Morey’s Piers in Wildwood; on New York Avenue, near Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum in Atlantic City, and along the Boardwalk in Seaside Heights, the department said in a news release.
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New Jersey is a top-10 producer of tomatoes in the U.S. In 2020, when farmers harvested 80 million pounds of tomatoes from 3,100 acres, the state held a production value of $48 million, the department said, citing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“These grape tomatoes can be eaten as a tasty nutritious snack or taken home to use in a wide range of recipes and dishes," Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher said. "We encourage everyone to seek out all the varieties of famous Jersey Fresh tomatoes throughout the growing season.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/jersey-fresh-tomatoes-available-at-shore-towns-on-thursday/article_14f34f3e-0841-11ed-b027-f3c1d083d456.html | 2022-07-20T18:41:17 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/jersey-fresh-tomatoes-available-at-shore-towns-on-thursday/article_14f34f3e-0841-11ed-b027-f3c1d083d456.html |
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