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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – When the behavior of Kathleen Mclaughlin’s two-year-old son began to take a turn for the worst, she couldn’t pin down the cause of the problem. Her child, who would later be diagnosed with autism, was refusing to eat some foods, and he kept repeating a phrase Kathleen and her husband couldn’t understand: “No hot.”
Three years later, in the wake of revelations that Hoover First United Methodist Day School used hot sauce to punish young children “for years, if not decades,” Mclaughlin said she’s finally putting the pieces together. She believes her son was punished with hot sauce without her knowledge or consent and she’s demanding accountability.
When Mclaughlin’s son began attending the Hoover day school in 2019, he was still mostly nonverbal, his mom said. But the words he kept repeating – “no hot” – were confusing to his parents. What could it mean?
The Fourth of July became a turning point.
“He outright refused to go,” Mclaughlin said of her son. “He was scratching and hitting and telling me ‘no.’”
Mclaughlin took it as a “major sign” that something was wrong. She reached out to the day school’s director, who told Mclaughlin that her son had not been getting along with another child at the daycare.
“That was the first I had heard of it,” Mclaughlin said. She pulled her son out of the daycare.
Now, following a CBS 42 report detailing accounts of children being punished using hot sauce, Mclaughlin said there’s little doubt in her mind about what “no hot” meant to her son.
“I blame myself for sending him there and trusting them with my son,” Mclaughlin said.
She said that she would never have consented to the use of hot sauce to punish her son if she’d been asked by daycare staff.
Her son’s time at the daycare set back his development significantly, his mother said.
“The almost year-long process I had to go through to get him back to where he was before attending this school and having no idea why was extremely upsetting,” she said.
Learning about the use of hot sauce on children at the center has left Mclaughlin emotionally exhausted.
“The guilt and anger I feel is not something I can put into words,” she said.
Mclaughlin is not alone in her convictions. Four other mothers whose children attended the day school have publicly criticized the school for the practice and for how the situation has been handled since it first came to light.
The Sunday after CBS 42’s initial report, the church’s part-time pastor Jimmy Bassham addressed the issue from the pulpit, confirming the practice was in place for “years if not decades” but saying the punishment was limited to only two children. Hot sauce will never be used to punish children in the day school again, he pledged.
Mclaughlin and the other mothers said the church needs to take accountability for their actions and be more transparent about what happened.
For her part, Mclaughlin said she believes the daycare should be shut down.
“So many lies were told,” Mclaughlin said. “I feel it is criminal, and if this was a non-church-affiliated daycare there would be arrests.”
Religiously-affiliated daycare facilities like the Hoover First UMC Day School are not required to be licensed by the Department of Human Resources. Such facilities are, however, required by law to register with state officials as an “exempt” daycare. The Hoover day school, state officials confirmed, was not registered with the state at all. DHR has made a site visit to the daycare, the agency confirmed and has notified “proper authorities” about the school’s failure to comply with state law.
All five mothers interviewed about this incident said that there shouldn’t be different standards for daycares based on whether the facility is affiliated with a church.
“Just because it’s a Christian-based facility shouldn’t change the standards,” one mom said. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/no-hot-mom-says-autistic-2-year-old-was-punished-with-hot-sauce-at-hoover-day-school/ | 2022-07-21T19:35:20 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/no-hot-mom-says-autistic-2-year-old-was-punished-with-hot-sauce-at-hoover-day-school/ |
CALUMET CITY — Police say they are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Hammond man, whose body was found in the 500 block of Torrence Avenue.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Nicholas Wilson of the 6500 block of Colorado Avenue in Hammond.
He was pronounced dead around 5:44 a.m. Wednesday, according to the medical examiner. A cause of death was not listed.
"The cause of death remains under investigation by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office," said Calumet City Police Chief Kevin Kolosh.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Kyra Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206110
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Thien
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206094
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEH AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Rodriguez
Age : 36
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206098
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Thomas Silaj
Age : 34
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206096
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Moore III
Age : 47
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206095
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arionn Parent
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206108
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Philbin
Age : 34
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206105
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Germon Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206101
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole McGregor
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206078
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Courtney Johnson
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206112
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeff Henderson Jr.
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206090
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Dukes
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206083
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Edwards Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206082
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jasmine Clayton
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206079
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ballard
Age : 58
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206092
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dawn Burton
Age : 56
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206091
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tre'Vion Carlisle
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206086
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Asfall
Age : 33
Residence: Sacramento, CA
Booking Number(s): 2206106
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Aguero Jr.
Age : 53
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206081
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Suckey
Age : 36
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206045
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Simona Trajceski
Age : 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206050
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Stover
Age : 35
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206068
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Storey Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206047
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE; DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jason Sivak
Age : 43
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206067
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Annette Roberts
Age : 48
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206060
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph McLeroy
Age : 48
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206066
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Kewon Price
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206073
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Huemmer
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206041
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206054
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tamika Graves
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206058
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Gross
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206059
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jamey Goin
Age : 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206051
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Collins
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206071
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brigida Fortoso Gomez Rodriguez
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206056
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - STRANGULATION - AGAINST A PREGNANT WOMAN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Missy Buhrmester
Age : 30
Residence: Linden, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206049
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Geno Carta
Age : 29
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206075
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glorivette Bonilla
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206063
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Seramur
Age : 31
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206013
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vashon Sherman
Age : 33
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206020
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Wagner
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206039
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jessica Whitlow
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206015
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Santiago Reyes
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206018
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Schulten
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206029
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Plucinski
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206021
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Popa
Age : 40
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206009
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alan Hughes
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206010
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Johnson
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206011
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melissa Johnston
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206031
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stafford Henderson
Age : 64
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206016
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vincent Banks
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206019
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bowersox
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206023
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Flores
Age : 32
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206035
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stewart Foley IV
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206037
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Kryda
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205991
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Hanaway
Age : 30
Residence: Medaryville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205988
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derek Johnson
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205999
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Favian Juarez
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206005
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Haddock
Age : 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206000
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Dobos
Age : 29
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205998
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mary Granter
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205986
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Barber
Age : 42
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206003
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Michael Warren
Age : 62
Residence: Beecher, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205965
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jereyl Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205977
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Zeondre Shenault
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205978
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Stovall Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205973
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tasha Barnes
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205982
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eugene Golston
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205980
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Charlene Sandoval
Age : 60
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205974
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamarr Thompson
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205959
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dyron Wash
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205963
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Zurawski
Age : 35
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205956
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Lucio
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205955
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Angelee Luick
Age : 28
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205947
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Gilbert Ortiz
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205951
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesus Perez Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205946
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carmella Lawrence
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205948
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Gilliam
Age : 47
Residence: Grant Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205957
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Orlando Guerra
Age : 47
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205954
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rondell Johnson
Age : 23
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205950
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Bennett
Age : 28
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205943
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Bermingham
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205952
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Veronica Quijano
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205913
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alantae Thornton
Age : 29
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205908
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armaun McKenzie
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205927
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert McKenzie Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205920
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharita Parks
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205911
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelos Lujano
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205918
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Lambert
Age : 49
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205898
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paris Larkin Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Park Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205915
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kemetka Leftridge
Age : 44
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205894
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deauntre Lester
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205919
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kaufman
Age : 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205897
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cordarryl Jones
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205914
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Olivia Justice
Age : 18
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205904
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Pamela Jenkins Reynolds
Age : 51
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205901
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Irvin
Age : 44
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205909
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nedal Hamed
Age : 40
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205895
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY; ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Quinton Hicks
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205910
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortney Dixon
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205923
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Agee
Age : 26
Residence: Ford Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205912
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Brown Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205902
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Buczek
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205903
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Walls
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205861
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rickey Washington
Age : 31
Residence: Danville, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205862
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jessica Sanchez
Age : 24
Residence: Cicero, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205878
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Monique Smoot
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205874
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Davion Torry
Age : 21
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205854
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Kirkland
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205853
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amber Mackey
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205855
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel McGraw
Age : 36
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205875
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205871
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Marta Rodriguez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205869
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; FALSE REPORTING - REPORT, CRIME, OR COMPLAINT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Nyia Hunter
Age : 22
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205881
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stacy Gorgas
Age : 44
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205856
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrei Guta
Age : 19
Residence: Baltimore, MD
Booking Number(s): 2205872
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Garcia
Age : 25
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205852
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dustin Freely
Age : 54
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205868
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Matthew Creekbaum
Age : 39
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205873
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Saya Dhiman
Age : 22
Residence: Palatine, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205891
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andrea Brown
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205867
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Clark
Age : 44
Residence: Grffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205860
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Bonner
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205850
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR AN UNRELATED CONVICTION REFERENCE SAME PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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MICHIGAN CITY — A 25-year-old Michigan City man has been apprehended and charged with Sunday's fatal shooting of local motorist Kylie McKee, police said.
Robert Dervate Curry is charged with murder and is being held at the LaPorte County Jail with an initial hearing scheduled Tuesday, Michigan City police Sgt. Steve Forker said.
Curry is accused of shooting 25-year-old McKee shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday as she drove, police said. Officers responding to the sound of gunshots found her unresponsive behind the wheel of a vehicle that went off the roadway at Springland Avenue and Roeske Avenue.
"Officers found that the woman had an apparent gunshot wound, at which time they attempted lifesaving measures," police said.
She later died from the injuries after being taken to Franciscan Health Michigan City hospital.
Detectives interviewed witnesses, searched for video surveillance and collected other evidence that led them to Curry, Forker said. The evidence was turned over to county prosecutors, resulting in the charge.
Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to contact Michigan City police Cpl. Kay Pliske at 219-874-3221, ext. 1086 or email her at kpliske@emichigancity.com .
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into LaPorte County Jail
Preston Walker
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 32
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Terry Britney
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 52
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Dominique Diaz
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Criminal Confinement; Intimidation
Class: Felonies
Age: 18
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Robert Payne
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Criminal Recklessness
Class: Felony
Age: 31
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Matthew Schutz
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 38
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Antwan Fowler
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 23
Residence: Michigan City, IN
John Floyd III
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: Long Beach Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 42
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Christian Delvalle
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of a Stolen firearm
Class: Felony
Age: 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Carl Barrett
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Resisting Law Enforcement
Class: Felony
Age: 23
Residence: Chicago, IL
Rodger Thompson
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Return to Lawful Detention; Failure to Appear
Class: Felonies
Age: 41
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Brad Hudgins
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: OWI; Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator; Possession of a Controlied Substance
Class: Felonies
Age: 36
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Xuan Logan II
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department; Other
Offense Description: Domestic Battery; Battery Against a Public Safety Officer; Possession of Methamphetamine
Class: Felonies
Age: 26
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Matthew King
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: Failure to Return to Lawful Detention
Class: Felony
Age: 41
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Maria Carrillo-Macias
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear; OWI
Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Age: 45
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Deborah Bickel
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of Methamphetamine
Class: Felony
Age: 60
Residence: Mishawaka, IN
Christopher Ownby
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 40
Residence: Lake Village, IN
Kaleisha Washington
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
William Sobolewski
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of Methamphetamine
Class: Felony
Age: 45
Residence: Mishawaka, IN
Melissa Radcliff
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Trail Creek Police Department
Offense Description: Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 49
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Oshei Gerron
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 28
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Joshua Garus
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Possession of a Narcotic Drug
Class: Felony
Age: 33
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Jewlius Jackson
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Kidnapping; Criminal Confinement; Battery
Class: Felonies
Age: 31
Residence: Hammond, IN
Ashley Fearing
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Battery on a Person Less than 14 years old
Class: Felony
Age: 35
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Landon Bowerson
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Kingsford Heights Police Department
Offense Description: Battery; Battery in the Presence of a Child
Class: Felonies
Age: 18
Residence: Kingsford Heights, IN
Javon West
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 24
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Robert Stiffler
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Residential Entry
Class: Felony
Age: 28
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Leonard King
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of a Narcotic Drug
Class: Felony
Age: 20
Residence: South Bend, IN
Melvin Dowdell
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 27
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Perry Hurley Jr.
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Auto Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 40
Residence: Westville, IN
Mondez Hurst
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: Auto Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 18
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Michael Hawthorne
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Criminal gang intimidation; Criminal Recklessness
Class: Felonies
Age: 21
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Dante Sellers II
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Criminal gang intimidation; Assisting a Criminal
Class: Felonies
Age: 22
Residence: Michigan City, IN
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BOISE, Idaho — Two homes in a southwest Boise neighborhood caught fire Thursday morning, according to the Boise Fire Department.
Boise Fire responded to a structure fire on South Missoula Way off of Desert Avenue, in a neighborhood northeast of South Maple Grove and Lake Hazel roads. Crews were able to quickly contain the fire but are remaining on scene to put out hot spots.
No injuries have been reported, but the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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HUTTO, Texas — The City of Hutto has won a $4 million lawsuit against developer Legacy Hutto LLC concerning a mixed-use development first announced in 2019.
According to a release from the City, Legacy claimed in 2020 that the City "breached its contract on a project that would've been anchored by Perfect Game," a company focused on amateur baseball recruiting, rankings and events. Legacy's official lawsuit filing came after the law firm used by Hutto City Council found "legal flaws in the Legacy contract and brought them to City Council's attention" in 2020.
The City of Hutto signed the contract with Legacy in 2019 under the city attorney's legal approval but without city council approval and verification of whether or not "Legacy met its legal requirement to complete and file the 1295 Ethics Disclosure Form with the Texas Ethics Commission." The city council had a different law firm at the time.
Now, the City of Hutto's litigator proved Legacy did not "comply with a state government transparency law," which negated the contract and the $4 million Legacy wanted from the City.
In early 2020, the City of Hutto filed a lawsuit against Legacy that was ultimately dropped in hopes of potentially continuing the project with the developers.
Perfect Game decided in 2021 to take their development to Cedar Park instead of Hutto. The development is aiming for March 2024 completion.
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Storer Estates development progresses as city accepts bids on lots for single-family homes
MUNCIE, Ind. − The Muncie Redevelopment Commission is accepting bids on 22 separate lots for single-family homes in the city's own housing development, Storer Estates, which will feature a total of 34 lots.
Mayor Dan Ridenour, who also serves as MRC director, said a legal ad with bid specifications would be appearing in The Star Press and bid packets would be available at the mayor's office in City Hall. The bids will be collected ahead of the next MRC meeting in August and opened at that time.
More:Muncie City Council OKs $3.5 million bond issue by MRC as discussion shifts to park needs
All the lots at the construction site, where contractors are working to extend the neighborhood and complete utility and street work, are not exactly equal. The size of the lots varies, said the mayor, with each a little more than an acre. The minimum bid prices for the lots are $31,250, $32,750 and $33,750 depending on the desirability of the homesite.
Ridenour said appraisals of the lots have ranged from $41,000 to $28,000 as the real estate market has fluctuated.
The remaining 12 lots are being readied for sale as well.
More:Muncie homebuyers face tough market as number of houses listed to sell dwindles
In early 2021, Ridenour said the subdivision was being developed as a city project in order for the city to have more control over what is finally built. Neighbors to the project didn't want apartments or duplexes in the neighborhood. Instead, The Star Press reported at the time, area residents wanted to see an extension of the neighborhood that’s already there, including one-story and two-story homes.
Questions were raised by then-MRC member Andrew Dale about the city choosing to handle the development itself rather than do a request for proposals aimed at private developers, which is the common way such development is handled.
Built in 1959 as a middle school, Storer was switched to an elementary school in 1988 and closed in 2017 as Muncie Community Schools adjusted to declining enrollment and revenue.
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The city agreed in 2018 to purchase the property, have the building demolished and pursue new development for the site. Demolition finally began in 2019, but ran into multiple complications that slowed and even stalled at one point.
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Man dies in police custody after a stun gun was used on him in south Tucson
A man died in police custody after a stun gun was used on him on July 11 in south Tucson near Sixth Avenue and 36th Street.
Police have identified the man as 32-year-old Terrill Anton Jones. According to investigators, the Smyrna Police Department in Georgia had an active warrant out for his arrest as the suspect in a homicide.
Around 5:25 p.m. on July 11, the South Tucson Police Department began receiving calls about a man “behaving erratically” in the roadway near Sixth Avenue and 31st Street, according to a news release from the Pima Regional Critical Incident Team. Police said callers said the man was stopping traffic and pulling on door handles.
When officers arrived, they said they found Jones approaching vehicles in the roadway and he continued to do so after officers told him to stop. Police said officers then attempted to bring him into custody, but he was uncooperative and a struggle began.
During the struggle, police used a stun gun on Jones and put him in handcuffs with the help of an unidentified citizen, according to the news release. Once in custody, officers saw that Jones was unresponsive, so they began performing CPR.
Police said South Tucson Fire Department paramedics were called to the scene to continue medical treatment, but they declared Jones dead at the scene.
The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team, made up of investigators from several different local departments, is performing the investigation to prevent any possible bias that could arise from the South Tucson Police Department investigating its own officers. The team was created in March 2021.
On background:New team of Pima County police agencies will focus on in-custody deaths and officer-involved incidents
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Fayetteville Police Department announced the installment of the Stephen Carr Memorial Boulevard exit signs on Interstate-49 over two and a half years after the officer's death.
Officer Stephen Carr was shot while sitting in his police cruiser outside the Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) on Dec. 7, 2019, while waiting to go on his nightly patrol on Dickson St.
The shooter was shot and killed by the police after the attack.
"As you drive on I-49 today, you may notice the newest addition in the city of Fayetteville," FPD said. "The Stephen Carr Memorial Boulevard signs are all being installed on the Highway today."
A year after his death on Dec. 7, 2021, the city board voted to rename a stretch of Porter Road as Officer Stephen Carr Boulevard, which will run in front of the site where the new police department headquarters is being built between Deane Street and Mount Comfort Road.
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ALBANY – The city of Albany was awarded a $3.9 million grant from Health and Human Services and the Office of Minority Health to reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in specific regions of Albany and Dougherty County. The city, in partnership with Albany State University, is now seeking community-based organizations to apply for grants to create programming. These programs should aim to improve COVID-19 health literacy and access to COVID-19 testing and vaccinations for those residing in east and south Albany.
Interested grant applicants will be able to choose from four funding levels:
• Tier 1: Up to $10,000
• Tier 2: Up to $25,000
• Tier 3: Up to $50,000
• Tier 4: $50,000+
Applicants will have to complete three forms that will ask them to detail their program ideas and proposed budgets.
The city of Albany and Albany State University will host an informational meeting regarding the application process on Wednesday from noon-1 p.m. at the Albany Government Center, located at 222 Pine Ave., in Room 100. Those interested in attending the meeting virtually should email Denise Clark at dclark@albanyga.gov.
The city and ASU hope the initiative, Health Literacy for Albany, will engage community stakeholders who understand how health equity challenges can exacerbate health outcomes.
“Lack of vaccine compliance is particularly troubling in the historically underserved areas of Albany where COVID-19’s initial impact was brutal,” Wanda Allen, the director of ASU’s BSN Programs and Project Specialist for Health Literacy for Albany, said. “High rates of diabetes, cancers, low birth weights, and behavioral health and addictive disease increase the likelihood of health complications from COVID infection.”
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Scott Sumner, a native of the Albany's “Plantation Belt,” has joined Jon Kohler & Associates, one of the nation's top plantation brokerages, as a sales associate.
Scott Sumner, a native of the Albany's “Plantation Belt,” has joined Jon Kohler & Associates, one of the nation's top plantation brokerages, as a sales associate.
ALBANY -- Scott Sumner, a native of the Albany's “Plantation Belt,” has joined Jon Kohler & Associates, one of the nation's top plantation brokerages, as a sales associate.
Based in Lamont, Fla., Jon Kohler & Associates is the South’s leading authority on quail plantations, ranches, high-quality properties, and Social Storm Properties. The firm has represented the buyers and sellers of many of the most prestigious quail plantation sales in the Thomasville/Tallahassee and Albany markets, as well as the Alabama Plantation Belt.
Sumner grew up on his family’s farm in Worth County and is passionate about the stewardship and conservation of natural resources. He attended the University of Georgia, where helped draft a strategic plan for UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. He has guided at one of southwest Georgia’s most well-known quail plantations, taught in the school system, worked at a community-based pharmacy and as a nonprofit consultant, and currently serves as a deacon at First Baptist Church of Sylvester.
"We are excited about Scott's expertise in farming, wildlife, lake/pond management and timber," Jon Kohler said in a news release. "He will be a great addition to our team."
During his spare time, Sumner enjoys songwriting, hunting, fishing, cooking and reading Southern literature and American history.
“I am humbled and appreciative to have the opportunity to be a part of the Jon Kohler & Associates team," Sumner said. "The conservation and stewardship ethos that embodies its culture is what drew me to the firm. The respect they have garnered and the reputation they hold in our specialty market is unparalleled."
Since 2010 alone, Jon Kohler & Associates has closed 315,371 acres of land and completed $1,181,649,834 in real estate sales. The brokerage carries an inventory of only the finest, most unique properties. https://jonkohler.com/.
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HEYBURN — A 39-year-old Wyoming man is facing numerous criminal charges after police said he went on a rampage Saturday after crashing his vehicle on Interstate 84.
At about 6:30 a.m. Saturday, an Idaho State Police trooper was dispatched to a reported hit-and-run collision near milepost 204 on I-84 in Minidoka County, the ISP said in a statement. The trooper was advised that a 2006 Toyota Sequoia collided with a 2008 Ford F-350 pickup.
Patrick Karongo Kaberi is charged with two felony counts of grand theft, two counts of aggravated battery with the use of a deadly weapon, assault and battery upon certain personnel, attempted robbery, arson II, two counts of malicious injury to property and misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and failure to stop.
Kaberi, 39, of Kemmerer, Wyoming, pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday.
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After crashing the Toyota into the Ford pickup, Kaberi ran from the scene but returned and attempted to steal the pickup from the driver, who refused to turn over the keys, the police statement said. Kaberi then doused the pickup with gasoline and set it on fire.
When a passerby driving a GMC Sierra stopped to help extinguish the flames, Kaberi stole the Sierra, struck the driver and knocked him to the ground before fleeing.
Once he exited the interstate, Kaberi then intentionally rammed a pursuing Heyburn police car driven by Officer Cole Kuta, court documents say. Both men exited the vehicles and Kuta fired his stun gun at the man but it was ineffective. Kaberi then took off with the police car and attempted to run over Kuta.
Kuta fired multiple shots into the police car, striking Kaberi as he drove away.
About a mile away, the police car, disabled from the collision, came to a stop. Kaberi then disappeared into a cornfield, the ISP statement said. A police K-9 located the wounded man, who was taken into custody.
Kaberi's injuries were non-life-threatening and he remains in jail. No medical update is available.
No injuries were reported by Kuta, an 8-year veteran. He is on administrative leave per Heyburn city policy, the ISP said.
The driver of the GMC Sierra, a 42-year-old Ammon man, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver of the burned Ford F-350 involved in the original collision, a 43-year-old male from Twin Falls, was not injured during the incident.
A preliminary hearing in the case is set a 1:30 p.m. July 27 in Minidoka County Magistrate Court. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/wyoming-man-went-on-saturday-rampage-stealing-cars-including-a-police-vehicle/article_48599500-084f-11ed-a96b-63758e644d2e.html | 2022-07-21T20:02:40 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/wyoming-man-went-on-saturday-rampage-stealing-cars-including-a-police-vehicle/article_48599500-084f-11ed-a96b-63758e644d2e.html |
Three of four inmates who walked away from a minimum-security satellite camp at the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg and remained at large for one or more days were indicted Tuesday on federal escape charges. The fourth inmate was charged earlier with the same offense.
A U.S. District Court grand jury in Richmond handed down indictments against Kareem Allen Shaw, 46; Tavares Lajuane Graham, 44; and Corey Branch, 41 — whom authorities said left the satellite camp about 9:30 p.m. June 17. The camp houses low-security risk inmates in a dormitory, which is adjacent to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons minimum-security facility at 1100 River Road in Prince George.
The fourth inmate, Lamonte Rashawn Willis, 30, was charged in a federal criminal complaint on June 23. That was superseded by a criminal information charge issued Monday, according to court records.
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At the time of the escape, all four inmates were serving federal prison sentences ranging from 10 to 18 years for major drug offenses involving fentanyl, cocaine or heroin and/or crimes involving possession of firearms.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the Willis case, the U.S. Marshals Service was notified that Willis was discovered missing following an impromptu head count of prisoners at 1:45 a.m. June 18. Further investigation revealed that Willis, along with the other three inmates, had fled the facility the night before.
All of them were eventually captured. Graham surrendered early on the morning of June 19. Branch and Shaw turned themselves in just after midnight June 21. Willis then surrendered on the morning of June 22.
Kevin Connolly, a supervisor with the Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, said the four inmates were allowed to serve the remainder of their sentences in a work-release camp.
"They are out in the community during the day," Connolly said. "They were trusted to work in the community ... and the Bureau of Prisons will take a chance on them and give them jobs to work for the state or the government."
Connolly added: "There could have been a myriad of friends that visited them ... so they had contact with the outside world. It wasn't like they were confined to that facility."
But at the end of the day, the inmates were required to report back to the prison camp, Connolly said.
In addition to their active sentences, the four men now face a federal escape charge that carries a punishment of up to five years in prison.
A plea agreement hearing has been set for Willis on July 27. Shaw, Graham and Branch are scheduled to appear Aug. 3 for their initial court hearings on their new charges. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmates-who-walked-away-from-prison-satellite-camp-in-prince-george-indicted-on-federal-escape/article_0eed8716-9680-56ae-8895-7d40bd3f4b8e.html | 2022-07-21T20:03:18 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmates-who-walked-away-from-prison-satellite-camp-in-prince-george-indicted-on-federal-escape/article_0eed8716-9680-56ae-8895-7d40bd3f4b8e.html |
Virginia Mega Millions player Jimmy Squire, a barber from Richmond, exchanges cash for the lottery tickets on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Davis Market in Richmond. Squire said he always plays the Mega Millions when the prize is really high. Mega Millions is currently at $660 million after no one had the winning numbers last week.
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A customer walks past a Virginia Lottery booth on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Davis Market in Richmond.
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Virginia Mega Millions player Jimmy Squire, a barber from Richmond, holds up his lottery tickets on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Davis Market in Richmond. The Mega Millions is currently at $660 million, the fifth highest it’s ever been.
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Virginia Mega Millions player Jimmy Squire, a barber from Richmond, waits for the cashier to give him his lottery tickets on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Davis Market in Richmond. Squire said he’d want to travel the world and fund a trade school for the African American youth of Richmond if we won.
One of the biggest lottery jackpots in history will be drawn for on Friday night, and Richmonders were lining up Thursday in the hopes of turning a $2 investment into a $630 million Mega Millions jackpot - a return that, at least for the moment, outpaces inflation.
Local barber Jimmy Squire was among those taking his chances.
“You got to be in it to win it," he said. "You never know."
This is the fifth time in 20 years the Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $600 million. Friday, six numbers will be drawn to determine if a lucky someone, or someones, will take home the $630 million prize.
The winner has the option of taking the prize as an annuity or a lump sum of $359.7 million in cash, though the government will want its share too. An estimated $86.3 million in tax would be withheld on the lump sum, not counting potential income tax obligations.
According to the Mega Millions website, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. The tickets are sold in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
In Virginia, Mega Millions tickets are sold by the Virginia Lottery. Unaudited results show that in the previous fiscal year, $92.6 million in Mega Millions tickets were sold in the commonwealth.
That's far short of the amount Virginians spent on scratch-off tickets ($1.3 billion) and less than the amount of tickets sold for competing mega-jackpot drawing Powerball ($133.4 million).
The Mega Millions jackpot hasn't been won since April 15, when the winner received a paltry $20 million since there had been another winner in the previous drawing.
On Tuesday, the winning numbers were 2, 31, 32, 37 and 70, and the Mega Ball was 25. But once again there were no perfect tickets. However, 2,380,347 entries won prizes at other levels.
Squire bought three tickets at Davis Market in Richmond on Thursday hoping he'd be the lucky one.
“It’s just something that I like to do,” Squire said. “I have a Cash 5 number that I like to play, and I just play it every day… But when the Mega Millions gets high like this I give it a chance because you never know. Anybody can hit it.”
As Friday’s stakes have risen the excitement has grown. People who don’t normally play the Mega Millions decided to give it a try Thursday at Davis Market.
“I feel great,” one customer, who identified himself as Shameek, said. “I definitely already won.”
Shameek said his strategy is to use the ages of his seven children for the Mega Ball choice. If he wins he said he would buy property in Puerto Rico for his whole family and take a vacation to Europe.
Squire is a barber at Legacy Groom and has lived in Richmond his entire life. If he wins Squire said he would build a trade school in Richmond for young people to learn a skill and give it back to the community.
“My wife is a pastor, so I would probably build us a bigger church and just try to give people life,” Squire said.
If there is no winner, the next jackpot will be even larger, though it still has a ways to go to reach the all-time record of $1.537 billion given by Powerball in Oct., 2018.
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Virginia Mega Millions player Jimmy Squire, a barber from Richmond, exchanges cash for the lottery tickets on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Davis Market in Richmond. Squire said he always plays the Mega Millions when the prize is really high. Mega Millions is currently at $660 million after no one had the winning numbers last week.
Virginia Mega Millions player Jimmy Squire, a barber from Richmond, holds up his lottery tickets on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Davis Market in Richmond. The Mega Millions is currently at $660 million, the fifth highest it’s ever been.
Virginia Mega Millions player Jimmy Squire, a barber from Richmond, waits for the cashier to give him his lottery tickets on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Davis Market in Richmond. Squire said he’d want to travel the world and fund a trade school for the African American youth of Richmond if we won. | https://richmond.com/news/local/you-got-to-be-in-it-to-win-it-virginians-buying-up-tickets-for-630/article_59660f91-99e1-5f4d-a4e9-1e5fa37ff839.html | 2022-07-21T20:03:24 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/you-got-to-be-in-it-to-win-it-virginians-buying-up-tickets-for-630/article_59660f91-99e1-5f4d-a4e9-1e5fa37ff839.html |
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper shot a suspect Thursday in Citrus County, according to the agency.
Investigators did not immediately reveal any details about what led up to the shooting or who the apparent suspect was. However, FHP confirmed the individual's injuries were not deadly.
The trooper was not hurt and was placed on non-disciplinary administrative leave, which is standard procedure.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will investigate the shooting independently.
"As the investigation is still active, no additional information will be released at this time," FHP wrote in an email.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citruscounty/fhp-shooting-citrus-county-trooper/67-397cb332-733d-4d26-bd62-29fadeac7fa7 | 2022-07-21T20:05:32 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citruscounty/fhp-shooting-citrus-county-trooper/67-397cb332-733d-4d26-bd62-29fadeac7fa7 |
John Burkhart was at his wits end. The job he loved — "the best job in Nebraska," he called it — staging melodrama shows in the tiny theater at Mahoney State Park featured one big conundrum.
Scripts were hard to come by.
It was the the early 1990s — a world without the internet and the technology that made possible the purchase of virtually anything with just a keystroke or two — and without usable scripts, the show, which we know must go on, simply couldn't.
We all play the hero in our stories. And sometimes, we're forced to because no one else is available. Backed into a corner, Burkhart and his pal David Chapelle — no, a different guy — sat down at their typewriters and began pounding out scripts of their own.
Over the course of a couple of months, they could write a season's worth of melodramas — some of them better than others.
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"I wasn’t good at it," said the 83-year-old Burkhart.
He was better than he lets on. Those melodramas lit the fuse on a playwright hobby that — nearly 30 years later — will see one of Burkhart's plays presented this weekend at the First Flight Festival, a showcase of short plays celebrating a select few of Nebraska's playwrighting collective.
Aside from Burkhart, other featured playwrights at the festival to be held over the next two weekends at UNL's Temple Building, 1209 R St., include John's wife, Cecelia; Robin Buckallew; Jillian Carter; Tye Chapelle; Joseph Harper; Linda Howard Cooke; Judy Rae; Charisa Ramsey; Tyler Rinne; and Chapelle, who now goes as D.
Flight A of First Flight Festival began Thursday and will run through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Flight B is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, July 28-30, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 31, at 2 p.m.
Admission is $20 per flight, or a festival pass (both flights) can be purchased for $35. Tickets are available at the door or at ATCFirstFlight2022.eventbrite.com.
"There are some talented writers around here," Burkhart said. "I’m always amazed at the people and their imagination. They come up with the darnedest stories. Some of them are really good. Some of them really intrigue me."
Burkhart's sojourn first into a life of theater and then to writing is a wacky story — one suited for an entertaining stage tale of its own — that has spanned decades.
After getting out of the U.S. Air Force in 1967 and returning to Lincoln, the 27-year-old Burkhart, working as a lab technician, found himself drinking beer at a Ninth Street bar called the Gaslight.
The wife of the Gaslight owner approached the bar to announce they were rehearsing a play in the back room and needed some men to read lines.
With nothing better to do — and the fact that all of the women in the bar were in the back room and reading a script wouldn't hinder his ability to enjoy his beer — he volunteered to help with their rehearsals.
"I drank a lot of beer and woke up the next morning with two scripts by my pillow and the note from the guy who was directing," he said.
To that point, his only stage experience was as an extra in an eighth grade play. He never envisioned ever again stepping foot onto a stage, but on a whim, he found himself embracing the opportunity.
"I wasn’t really good at it, but I studied people who were good at it," he said, telling how he found himself suddenly immersed in Lincoln's community theater scene. "I had two lead roles, which was weird because I wasn’t that good."
Again, you get the feeling he was better than his mind would allow him to believe. When he was approached in 1993 to serve as the director of a newly built theater that would host melodramas four nights a weeks in the summer and fall, he didn't need to be asked a second time.
"I loved that job," he said of the 17 years he spent doing it.
Even when it became necessary to start writing scripts, he quickly found enjoyment — along with his groove, because once you understand the formula for melodrama, it all became pretty simple, he explained.
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A melodrama has to have a hero, a heroine and a villain. In the story, "you have to have a rescue-from-a-fate-worse-than-death scene," Burkhart said. "You have good versus evil and good always wins."
When it's done right, the crowd is cheering and the villains are pelted with popcorn because everything is better with audience participation.
"It’s fun for everyone," he said. "… It’s one of those things where you can see the gleam in the children’s eyes. They are having so much fun. That’s why you write melodrama."
Score one for the good guy. We root for people like Burkhart. Unassuming. Full of life. And a creator of joy for so many years. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/leading-off-lincolns-john-burkhart-is-proof-that-life-really-is-a-melodrama--/article_9d01f7cf-0c5c-51a3-ac45-74fc1f547153.html | 2022-07-21T20:06:38 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/leading-off-lincolns-john-burkhart-is-proof-that-life-really-is-a-melodrama--/article_9d01f7cf-0c5c-51a3-ac45-74fc1f547153.html |
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It has been so hot lately in North Texas, that outdoor activities have been almost impossible.
That’s why families have been flocking to indoor spaces like malls and museums to beat the heat.
Still, outdoor activities like zoos, gardens and theme parks are still bringing in visitors through special perks, discounts and methods to keep people cool and safe in the sweltering temperatures.
Here’s a look at how some of the most popular destinations in North Texas are accommodating guests this summer:
DALLAS ZOO
The Dallas Zoo said they typically see less people coming in during the summer. During this heatwave, attendance is only about 1,000 on the weekdays and 2,000 on weekends – compared to tens of thousands on their busiest days.
Thursday will be different – with a crowd of about 12,000 expected throughout the day for “Dollar Thursday”, which allows admission for $1 per person. The zoo does the discounted fair every year but opted for an online pre-sale for tickets this year in order to control the crowds.
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Before the event, the zoo already sold out for Thursday. The next Dollar Thursday on August 11 is also sold out, which shows that people are willing to save money despite the heat.
Either way, if you’re planning to visit the zoo this summer, bring a refillable water bottle to refill at water stations and restaurants. You can also buy water for $2 a bottle.
Misters and fans are set up throughout the property, along with several "Retreat from the Heat" stations to help people cool down inside air conditioning.
Zoo staff are also keeping animals safe. The critters have access to their own cooling areas, too.
"Most of our animals here are designed for this climate,” said Keith Zdrojewski, mammal curator for the Dallas Zoo. "You kind of get used to it. I believe like after 100, it's just hot. So if you're going do something – come early. The animals come out at about 9 a.m. in the morning and they're more active in the morning."
SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS
Six Flags Over Texas is still having a stream of guests coming in, despite the temperatures.
The lines for roller coasters are shorter which is good news if you're into that.
The park normally doesn't allow outside drinks but guests are allowed to bring in a sealed bottle of water.
Misters and fans are out and you can get free cups of ice water throughout the park.
"We do have our new cooling stations. So those are going to be throughout the park. Some offer shaded areas, some offer air conditioning,” said Six Flags spokesperson Brad Malone. “And then every cooling station as well as all of our restaurants that serve fountain drinks – you can get a complimentary cup of water to stay safe while you're out here.”
There's also an EMT crew on site in case of trouble. Parkgoers are encouraged to take breaks after every ride.
"Just make sure that you keep a tab on yourself while you're out here to make sure that you're, you're doing okay, feeling okay, and stay hydrated,” Malone said.
DALLAS ARBORETUM
The Dallas Arboretum also sees an expected drop in attendance due to the heat. Although it is an outdoor venue, there is plenty of shade to beat the heat.
In the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden, there are 8,000 sq. feet of misting systems throughout as well as interactive water features both in the main garden and the Children’s Adventure Garden. Frozen Fridays are popular with various ice cream and shaved ice vendors.
The plants also get special treatment in the summertime.
“During this heat, you have to make sure your plants are well watered. We water at night and early in the mornings. Watering during the day can cause leaf scorch and burning due to water droplets acting like little magnifying glasses,” said spokesperson Terry Lendecker. “If you have to water during the day, make sure to water towards the base of the plant. Plants might still wilt throughout the hottest parts of the day, this is normal.”
The Arboretum does have to put a pause on planting any new material until the heat dies down to make sure it gets a nice establishment period with cooler weather.
In order to attract more guests during the summer heat, they offer reduced $5 admission during July and $3 admission for the entire of August for “August Dollar Days."
The Arboretum says visiting the garden is always a great way to support them in the summer – as well as becoming a member with member fees going directly to maintaining the gardens and funding activities.
DALLAS AQUARIUM
Meantime, the Dallas World Aquarium keeps the temperature the same all year round for the tropical animals.
So they’re also seeing an uptick in crowds, from both families escaping the heat and tourists visiting North Texas. Crowds are pushing 5,000 people per day on the weekends.
Because of this, they've implemented a timed-entry system to help smooth out the process. Visitors are encouraged to buy tickets online and book a time slot.
"Especially over the weekend, we get lots of people so if you don't come early. Expect a line. We are getting very, very busy,” said animal manager Carolina Arruda.
GALLERIA DALLAS
The Galleria Dallas is seeing more people take advantage of the Ice Skating Center, which has temperatures around 60 degrees or lower throughout the skating area.
“The ice temperature is kept between 12 and 17 degrees. However, when you're skating on it, you of course don't feel that cold but it's nice and cold out there,” said general manager Chris Pearce. “And then we have the beautiful atrium above. So it's really nice."
The rate is $12.00 for admission and $5.00 for skate rental. Skaters are required to bring a pair of socks to wear. A jacket might be needed, too.
The ice rink is open every day, but hours vary day to day. There are special skate nights planned for the summer crowd, including a back-to-school skate night in August.
SEA LIFE & LEGOLAND GRAPEVINE
LEGOLAND Discovery Center and SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium are also seeing an uptick in families finding refuge during the summer heat.
“We’ve also seen an uptick of families using our Pirate Beach splash pad at LEGOLAND Discovery Center – it’s the perfect combination of being outside just long enough to enjoy the water and then coming inside and enjoying the rest of the attraction,” said marketing manager Amy Estrada. “There are many areas of the center where families can still enjoy being active but in a cool air-conditioned space.”
Much of the aquarium, including the sea turtle rescue center, is inside air conditioning.
PEROT MUSEUM
Historically, the Perot Museum welcomes nearly 1 million visitors every year.
The museum sees increases in attendance three times a year: the holiday season, spring break, and summer. A museum spokesperson said many parents are looking for ways to keep kids entertained while school is out.
“Since spring break, we’ve seen very strong attendance. This summer has been no exception to our traditional strong summer visitation,” said museum spokesperson Becky Mayad. “However, given work schedules of parents, weekends tend to be a bit busier than weekdays.”
There are no guarantees, but the Museum often sees lower numbers in the afternoon than in the morning.
The museum currently operated on a timed ticket entry system, so guests can choose what time they would like their visit to begin. Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking here. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/how-indoor-outdoor-spaces-are-accommodating-families-during-summer-heat/3020391/ | 2022-07-21T20:07:07 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/how-indoor-outdoor-spaces-are-accommodating-families-during-summer-heat/3020391/ |
PORTSMOUTH, OHIO (WOWK) – Sharable scooters could soon be seen on the streets of Portsmouth.
Portsmouth City Council Monday will vote on whether or not to enter into an operating agreement with a company called Bird Rides, out of West Hollywood, California, to provide the service.
The agreement, which would provide for stand-up scooters, would last for one year.
The scooters would be for people over the age of 18, and available for riding on streets, and in bike lanes and bike paths.
They would be available to the public from 5:00 a.m. until midnight.
We will let you know Monday what the council decides. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/bird-scooters-could-be-coming-to-portsmouth-ohio/ | 2022-07-21T20:10:03 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/bird-scooters-could-be-coming-to-portsmouth-ohio/ |
MILTON, WV (WOWK) — A body was found in a vehicle on the shoulder of I-64E near the Milton exit.
According to the Milton Police Department Chief Joe Parsons, the body was found around noon on Thursday by an officer checking on the vehicle.
Parsons says they believe the driver pulled off the interstate between 11 a.m. and noon.
He says, at this point, the person’s death is believed to be the result of a medical emergency.
There is a possibility the body will be sent for an autopsy, Parsons says.
The Milton PD is continuing its investigation. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/body-found-in-vehicle-on-i-64-near-milton/ | 2022-07-21T20:10:09 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/body-found-in-vehicle-on-i-64-near-milton/ |
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK)—A man from Kenova was cited for carrying a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at Huntington Tri-State Airport.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says that police confiscated a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 12 bullets after TSA officers spotted the gun in a security checkpoint X-ray machine.
They say the man told them that he forgot that he had the gun with him.
TSA says that when a person shows up at security with a firearm, the lane comes to a standstill until police come to resolve the incident, and other travelers could be delayed in finding their gates.
“It’s important to know where your gun is at all times, especially when you are packing for a flight,” said Simone Beyer, TSA’s Acting Federal Security Director for West Virginia. “Guns at security checkpoints are a serious concern. There’s a right way to transport a gun for a flight and a wrong way. The wrong way is to bring it to a checkpoint. The right way is to make sure it’s unloaded, packed in a hard-sided locked case and brought to the airline check-in counter to be declared. The airline will make sure it is transported in the belly of the plane where nobody has access to it during a flight.”
This was the first firearm confiscated at the Huntington Tri-State Airport in 2022. Three were confiscated in 2021. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/kenova-man-stopped-with-gun-at-huntington-airport/ | 2022-07-21T20:10:15 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/kenova-man-stopped-with-gun-at-huntington-airport/ |
GARLAND, Texas — A grand jury indicted a 22-year-old man in a double homicide at a party in Garland in May and declined to indict two other men arrested in the case, according to court records.
The grand jury indicted Omar Sebastian Caballero on a murder charge in the deaths of Jose Damian Garcia, 18, and Melvin Salas, 17.
Christopher Torres, 22, and Jesus Saldana, 21, were also arrested on murder charges in the case, but a grand jury filed a no-bill - meaning they declined to indict the two men - on Thursday.
The case stemmed from a May 7 shooting in the 800 block of Magnolia Drive in Garland, where two teenagers were shot and killed at a party.
Officers arrived at the scene at approximately 11:45 pm to find multiple people suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Garcia, 18, of Greenville, died at the scene and three other people were transported to nearby hospitals. One of those three victims, Salas, died from his injuries.
The other two victims received received non-life-threatening injuries, police said in May.
Torres and Saldana, were arrested on May 8. A third suspect, Caballero, was arrested on May 10 in connection to the shooting.
Torres, Saldana and Caballero were charged with murder and booked into the Garland Detention Center, police said.
With the no-bill ruling, the grand jury determined there was not probable cause to indict Torres nor Saldana on the murder charge, and they will not go to trial unless another grand jury finds probable cause with additional evidence.
Caballero has been indicted for the murder of the two teenagers.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Garland Police Department at 972-485-4840.
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DALLAS — The new school year is just around the corner, and to help those in need going back to class, WFAA has set up an Amazon wish list to help provide school supplies.
The donation drive will be up through Friday. It's being done in partnership with 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
School supplies needed include pencils, binders, batteries, highlighters, notebooks, glue sticks and crayons.
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Easton firefighters receive a hand-held “accountability tag” when they begin attacking a building fire or when they enter a collapsed structure.
“There is no way to truly account for your personnel once they hand you that tag and [firefighters] walk away from you,” city fire Chief Henry Hennings said.
On Thursday, Hennings led a demonstration of a device touted as providing firefighters with enhanced vision and situational awareness for any dangerous emergency calls.
It’s called “LUNAR.” It’s made by a publicly held western Pennsylvania company, and it’s new to the city and the Lehigh Valley, officials said. Easton firefighters will begin to use it around mid-August.
Hennings said the LUNAR devices cost $2,600 each, with the $135,000 overall cost cobbled from the fire department budget, city and county assistance and a grant from the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner. Hennings and Joe Underwood, a spokesperson with MSA Safety of Cranberry Township, Butler County, said Easton is the first community in the nation to equip all its firefighters with the device.
LUNAR stands for “Location, Unit, Name, Assigment, Air Status and Resources Requested,” according to Marc Stempka of MSA Safety. Specifically, the LUNAR is a hand-held, personal thermal imaging camera with internet connectivity and cloud network to better monitor between fire commands and firefighters. It’s about the size of a TV remote and weighs less than two pounds. With the camera tethered to their protective suits, it offers detection and greater ability to search for a firefighter either downed by falling debris or in need of other aid, Underwood said.
When a mayday distress is called at a fire scene, the device can be used to provide firefighters and an incident commander with information to locate and rescue a fallen firefighter, he said.
“It’s a huge improvement for us,” Hennings said before the demonstration in the city’s Central Fire Station at Northampton and North Sixth streets. “If you have a three-story building that collapses, officials will have better be able to zero in on fallen victims,” he said. “So we’re not wasting time digging into a portion of a building where we don’t know where a person is.”
Several firefighters, including Ian Insley, donned protective suits and apparatus to show the equipment’s operation to the media. A three-year Easton firefighter who has worked at other departments, Insley said the LUNAR could be a good tool for what he described as a squad that’s faced staffing restrictions.
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“The biggest thing is, we’re limited in manpower,” Insley said, noting there are 10 firefighters 10 guys on duty most days.
“At a working fire, the 10 guys are each doing three or four roles at any one time. So this is another tool that helps us in our jobs.”
Insley also said the department’s union, Local 713 of International Association of Fire Fighters, took no stance one way or the other on the merchandise.
Bethlehem fire Chief Warren Achey attended the demonstration and said he hopes to learn more about it, but liked its unique features, such as providing the distance required to reach where a downed firefighter, something thermal imaging cameras don’t have.
“First time I’ve seen it,” Achey said. “[It] definitely enhances the safety for firefighters.”
Hennings, who has been chief since January 2021, said LUNAR offers a “major advantage” in tracking firefighters, beyond previous accountability tags or cameras. A video of the MSA LUNAR can be seen online. One of the headlines leading off the clip notes: “Fighting a fire will never be the same.”
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A Bismarck man who pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge has been sentenced to three years on probation.
Darnell Brown, 22, was arrested in May 2021 when police found a pound of methamphetamine in a West Indiana Avenue apartment. They also found a digital scale that held marijuana and meth residue. The meth at that time had a street value of up to $35,000. Brown was charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs and faced a possible 20-year prison sentence.
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Self-guided and virtual options are now available for touring North Dakota's Capitol building.
The state Office of Management and Budget this week announced five tablet kiosks throughout the Capitol and an online virtual option.
The kiosks house short videos highlighting areas of interest, which are online at omb.nd.gov./virtualtour.
A Capitol tour guide narrates the videos, which feature historic and modern footage of the 19-story, art deco building completed in 1934 amid the Great Depression.
There is one kiosk on the ground floor, three on the first floor and one on the 18th floor. Visitors to the building can follow maps to kiosks or scan a QR code on their smartphones to take the tour.
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“These new tour options offer innovative gateways to enjoying the rich history, architecture and beauty of the North Dakota Capitol,” Gov. Doug Burgum said in a statement.
Facility Management Director John Boyle said the tablet kiosks are repurposed from the Highway Patrol, which used the devices for COVID-19 screenings.
Guided tours are available seven days a week through Labor Day weekend, on the hour from Monday through Saturday from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., and 1-3 p.m. Sunday.
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The Burleigh County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with a preliminary 2023 budget but indicated that more work should be done to reduce property tax increases.
The preliminary general fund budget -- funded partly by property taxes -- is approximately $35 million; the total preliminary budget is about $73 million. The 2022 budget is about $62 million, with almost $30 million in the general fund budget.
The county can still make changes before it approves the final budget, but those changes can only be cuts. The commission will hold a public hearing on the budget before voting on final approval in September.
The owner of a $300,000 property in Bismarck would see about $65 in county tax increases under the proposed budget, according to County Finance Director Robin Grenz. The same property located outside city limits would see an increase of about $70.
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Grenz said about half of the general fund budget increase is due to proposed salary changes. About $2.1 million is for the county portion of the new city-county public health building that is being constructed near Bismarck City Public Works to address space concerns. Grenz also highlighted increases in rental rates and the county nurse budget.
Some commissioners were concerned about covering the public health building cost.
“I’m just disappointed that we’re suddenly faced with a $2 million increase in the budget," Commissioner Brian Bitner said. "It's not very realistic to expect Burleigh county citizens to just up with multimillion-dollar things. I'm just not very happy with that."
Grenz told commissioners that there are options to reduce the $2.1 million from the general fund. Options include using $1.2 million of unallocated federal American Rescue Plan funds, dipping into reserve funds or making a financing agreement with the city.
Chairman Jim Peluso said the commission should also take a hard look at salary increases. He said it is a "touchy thing" trying to the take care of county employees without also burdening taxpayers.
"I think we could go through this book and not come up with a half mill of anything that we could cut," Peluso said, referencing the commissioner's budget binder and referring to mill rates, which are used to determine property tax. "The department heads really did a good job of keeping it level. If it weren't for salaries and the cost of living, we’d be right back where we were last year; we wouldn’t be raising rates a dime. I just struggle with raising taxes at all."
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The day started out full steam ahead for the arrival of President Joe Biden at the Marts Center on the campus of Wilkes University. Then came word that the president had tested positive for COVID, bringing all plans to a screeching halt.
"I received a call on my cell phone from President Biden, and he said, 'Mayor, I am really sorry things didn't work out. I was really looking forward to being in your city today,'" said Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown.
The president was supposed to spend part of the day discussing gun violence and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
"We were amazingly honored that they chose to come here for this important policy speech, and we were thrilled that our community came together very quickly, and we were excited to have the president on campus, but when the president gets sick, the first response is we wish him well," said Wilkes University President Greg Cant.
A few days of prep work went into the visit, all for it to get torn down.
"Making sure the streets are clean, the avenue to get here was clean and safe, and the potholes were fixed," said David Lewis, Wilkes-Barre public works supervisor.
Avery Hamill from Students Demand Action was invited to the speech. Members of the group made the trip from Philadelphia to be here in Wilkes-Barre.
"We as students want to feel safe in our school, and we were very proud of the actions of the president to pass this act, this historic legislation to protect," said Hamill.
Making use of the suddenly free afternoon, the mayors of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton got everyone together to talk about the issue President Biden was set to address —gun violence.
"Even if the president can't make it, we are working together to find solutions, whether it is investing in community-led strategies or helping to decrease access to illegal firearms that are driving this violence," said Adam Garber, CeaseFirePA.
"I'm sending love and support to him and his family for a speedy and safe recovery and empathizing that COVID isn't something that is gone yet. We need to continue to be safe and protect ourselves and protect others," Hamill added.
Mayor Brown tells us there are plans to reschedule this presidential visit for a later date.
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EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Everything inside Angels and Dragonflies Children's Charity, located at the First Baptist Church Of East Stroudsburg, will soon go to a kid in need.
Nonprofit founder Sherry Scott says it's their mission to provide necessities to children.
"A lot of people are on fixed incomes, so you know, how do you afford a crib, a stroller, a high chair, you know car seat, diapers, wipes even...The economy is through the tanks you know, and gas is so expensive how do you afford essentials," Scott said.
The idea for the non-profit started when Scott began taking care of her grandson for her stepdaughter when she went into treatment.
She noticed just how hard it was to get essential items.
Since taking shape in 2019, Angels & Dragonflies Children's Charity now provides essentials for kids and families in need in Pike, Monroe, and Wayne counties, through a variety of programs.
Scott says recently, families have reached out more for her assistance.
"We're up to now, probably 30 a month. Probably at the beginning of the year, we were at 24," Scott says. "We get a message every day. you know if not one or more, you know people need stuff."
To keep helping the families she serves, the founder said she needs your help. Specifically looking for donations of school supplies, shampoo, diapers, and wipes.
Scott said she can also use more volunteers to help those in need.
"We're always looking for new people to help us out just a couple hours here or there, you know, according to your schedule," Scott says. "We all work jobs you know, so we're very flexible."
If you're in need or would like to volunteer or donate to Angels & Dragonflies children's charity, click here.
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SUNBURY, Pa. — On a scorching summer day, there's no better place to be than on the water. But after repairs to the fabridam near Sunbury delayed the boating season by a few months, the secret's out now.
"If you could kind of hold this broadcast until the end of August, mid-September, we'd appreciate that," Carl Wolever of Northumberland said.
Lake Augusta on the Susquehanna River is officially back. Great news for Carl Wolever and his fiancee.
"It certainly is. We've been looking forward to this for quite some time, we bring the jet skis and the boat out, even with the dam not down, but it's officially up, so we're more than happy," Wolever said.
The fabridam creating Lake Augusta is usually inflated in May to allow boating and fishing. But Department of Conservation and Natural Resources officials said one of the seven dam bags that make up the eight-foot-tall, 2,100-foot-long dam needed to be replaced.
It's the fourth time since 2017 that repairs led to a shortened season, but work was finished ahead of schedule.
The completed dam changed things up a bit for anglers like Seth Burk.
"Yeah, it's nice. It's nice to see a different change in the water, different change in the way the river is running for us. I mean, it's been pretty low all year with lack of rain, but you get different pockets when the dam's up, and the water runs a little different over it. So the fish kind of hide in different areas," Seth Burk of Sunbury said.
Ryley Albright came from Millersburg to fish at Lake Augusta. A change, and challenge, for him, too.
"With the dam up, we don't get the water like you guys get up here, so it's a lot nicer that it's up, and we can actually get out and fish again now. I think it's a little easier for them to get around. They got better hiding places, and you've got to work for them a little more, but that's the name of the game, I believe," he said.
It's a bit of a late start for Lake Augusta, but those at the lake are happy it's back.
"Everybody is always out here to help one another. You see the camaraderie with the boats getting ties together up the other branches and things like that. So we're looking forward to seeing people we know and other people out here on the river," Wolever said.
Staff at Shikellamy State Park said they hope to put the docks in on Friday.
They said launching is available at Northumberland Point, just across the river.
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WAYMART, Pa. — An accused child rapist is locked up in Wayne County
The district attorney says Jeremy Briscese, 40, of Waymart, sexually assaulted a child 143 times over 11 months.
Court papers show Briscese kept a record of the assaults by marking his calendar with hearts.
Briscese is being held in the Wayne County Correctional Facility with bail set at $500,000.
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New York City officials on Thursday again said the city's shelter system was under intense pressure from an influx of migrants and asylum seekers, as they acknowledged that some families were not placed in shelters as quickly as required by law.
“The city and this agency are here for people in need, but we also need our government partners to recognize the external pressures that are being placed on our shelter system,” Dept. of Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins said at a news conference.
State law requires that any family presenting for shelter by 10 p.m. has to be put in a conditional placement by 4 a.m., but Jenkins said “because of the large increase of families coming into our system we did not meet that mandate for four families."
Jenkins said three of the families who presented Sunday night were placed by 6:45 a.m. Monday and the fourth was placed by 11 a.m. that day.
Earlier this week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams demanded the federal government help pay for what he said was a wave of asylum seekers pouring into the city, claiming its safety net was being strained by busloads of people coming from border states and elsewhere.
The mayor said Thursday the four families who weren't sheltered quickly enough were "four families too many," but insisted it had to be viewed in the context of thousands of migrants coming to the city's shelters.
Adams' comments echoed those of Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who took to national TV last Sunday to say her city's homeless shelters were filling up because of buses being sent en masse to the city from Texas and Arizona.
But as opposed to D.C., the problem in New York City is exacerbated by its "right to shelter" mandate, which means any homeless asylum seeker who comes to town, by any means, has to be put in a bed somewhere.
"Currently, New York City is experiencing a marked increase in the number of asylum seekers who are arriving from Latin America and other regions. In some instances, families are arriving on buses sent by the Texas and Arizona governments, while in other cases, it appears that individuals are being sent by the federal government," Adams said in a statement, claiming that more than 2,800 asylum seekers had entered the shelter system in recent weeks.
But the offices of both Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey denied Adams' claim, saying in separate statements that they were in fact sending asylum seekers to Washington - but not to New York City.
In turn, a spokesperson for Adams responded to those pushback claims, saying that the governors "should have more compassion for those seeking asylum in this country," and repeated the city's request for federal assistance.
"If they need financial help, they should ask for it instead of heartlessly sending asylum seekers on their way with a one-way ticket," the spokesperson said of the governors. "In New York City, we have a legal and moral mandate to provide shelter to everyone who needs it, and will continue to fulfill that mandate, but, as we have said, we urgently need federal support to help us do so."
Shelter Numbers Rising
According to the New York City Department of Homeless Services, there were 28,885 individuals classed as a member of a "family with children" in the shelter system as of last Sunday. That's about 12% higher than the daily average in March, the last month for which such data are available, and also about 12% higher than this time last year.
Adams said the city "needs additional federal resources immediately" and that it may struggle to provide basic services if they're not received.
To be sure, the issue may not be as simple as just asylum seekers filling the shelters, though. Local service providers say there are definitely more migrants in shelters, but the shelter bottlenecks may also be attributable in part to staffing issues and higher local demand in the face of rising evictions.
The Legal Aid Society slammed Adams for blaming the shelter crisis on asylum seekers, saying the real problems were bureaucracy and a lack of affordable housing. Meanwhile, Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, who recently won the Republican primary in the race for New York governor, pinned the blame on the Biden administration.
"Their weak border policy is then made worse by what amounts to a travel agency flying the illegal immigrants to destinations all across the country, including New York," he said. "The obvious consequence is that New Yorkers are now stuck dealing with the consequences. The solution is that the surge of illegal entry across our southern border needs to be shut down, the Remain in Mexico policy must be enforced."
At a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the administration has been in touch both with Mayor Adams and Mayor Bowser, and that they are looking into the requests. When asked if Biden had called the governors of Texas and Arizona to ask them to stop sending migrants east, Jean-Pierre didn’t have specifics, but said FEMA is the lead on those issues.
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Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to rise as parts of the Miami Valley region see a return to masking.
Ohio added 26,610 cases of COVID-19 in the last week, making it the second straight week with more than 20,000 cases. In the past three weeks the state is averaging 23,304 cases a week, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
The state recorded 690 hospitalizations and 40 ICU admissions in the past week, up from 550 hospitalizations and 39 ICU admissions the previous week. Ohio’s averaging 550 hospitalizations and 36 ICU admissions a week over the last three weeks, according to ODH.
As of Thursday, 1,166 people hospitalized in Ohio had tested positive for COVID, according to the Ohio Hospital Association. There were 139 patients in west central Ohio — which includes Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby counties — and 196 in southwest Ohio.
Southwest Ohio consists of Butler, Warren, Hamilton, Adams, Brown, Clermont and Clinton counties. The number of COVID patients hospitalized in the region has increased by 4% in the last week, but is up 131% in the past 60 days, according to OHA.
West central Ohio saw a 32% increase in patients with the virus over the last week and a 162% increase in the last 60 days.
Of the 147 ICU patients with COVID in Ohio, 26 are in southwest Ohio and 23 are in west central Ohio.
It’s a 109% increase from last week and a 360% increase over the past 60 days in west central Ohio.
Southwest Ohio reported an 18% increase in the past week and a 189% increase in the last 60 days, according to OHA.
Both Greene and Montgomery counties moved to high community levels of COVID in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base reinstated a mask mandate after the base was transitioned to HPCON Charlie due to a steady increase in COVID cases and hospitalizations.
The CDC recommends people in counties with a high community level to wear a well-fitting mask while indoors in public regardless of vaccination status.
Those who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe disease should wear a mask or respirator and consider avoiding non-essential indoor activities in public. They should also speak to their health care provider about possible treatment plans and other precautions they may need to take, according to the CDC.
Anyone with symptoms of COVID should get tested. People who feel ill should stay home and avoid contact with others.
The CDC also encouraged people stay up to date on coronavirus vaccines. More than 7.38 million people in Ohio have started the vaccine and 6.84 million have finished it, according to the state health department.
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RANDALL -- The 2022 Country Thunder music festival kicked off Thursday with opening acts hitting the main stage before big crowds.
The campsites at the Country Thunder festival grounds were already filling up Thursday morning as country music fans from all over the country gathered for the four-day event.
The campgrounds opened up on Wednesday, and many visitors wasted no time securing the best spots for their tents and RVs.
Late morning and early afternoon Thursday, some campers embraced the sun and high-80s temperatures by their campsites, playing bag toss and dancing to music on personal speakers. Others opted for lounging in chairs under awnings and enjoying a beverage while waiting for the festival bowl gates to open.
Medical calls were minimal for the first night and morning of camping, according to staff from the medical tent.
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"(We've had) a few first aid things like people coming in for ice packs and stuff like that, but nothing major," medical tent manager Michelle Murphy said.
Crime was low as well Wednesday night and Thursday morning, Kenosha County Sheriff's Department Lt. Eric Klinkhammer said.
"We generated two minor calls. We've generated no arrests, no tickets yet," Klinkhammer said. "Not a lot going on, thankfully."
Country singer Maggie Rose was the first scheduled act of the festival around 3:30 p.m. Half an hour later, Hannah Anders started her performance on the Lake Stage.
The rest of Thursday night's headliners included James Barker Band, Elvie Shane, Granger Smith with Earl Dibbles Jr. and Lee Brice.
With the festival sold out two days before it starts, event organizers anticipate a large turnout, between 38,000 and 40,000 guests per day.
What's coming on Friday
Things are expected to cool off a little on Friday with temperatures in the 80s. Friday's lineup, however, will bring the heat. Headliner Nolan Sotillo will open the main stage at 2 p.m., and Chris Young will close it out at 10 p.m.
The entertainment schedule Friday includes:
Main Stage:
- 2 p.m. - Nolan Sotillo
- 3:30 p.m. - Kameron Marlowe
- 5 p.m. - Lindsay Ell
- 6:30 p.m. - Phil Vassar
- 8 p.m. - Chris Janson
- 10 p.m. - Chris Young
Lake Stage:
- 2:30 p.m. - Burn N' Bush
- 4 p.m. - Brian & Mary
- 5:30 p.m. - Renegade Wildflower
- 7 p.m. - Nate Venturelli
- 9 p.m. - Wayland
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After more than a decade in operation, a Hill Country pizza joint will shut its doors for good at the end of the month.
Broken Stone Pizza Co., which has been serving Boerne for 12 years, will officially close down on July 30, according to a post on social media.
"This decision did not come easy but we feel like this is our only option at this time," the restaurant's staff wrote. "We have enjoyed serving you and our community over the past decade and hope our customers will have fond memories of Broken Stone."
After the post on Monday, the restaurant saw a crowded lunch rush on Tuesday.
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"We were so busy at lunch today we are going to close for an hour to do some much-needed prep," the restaurant wrote.
The restaurant, located at 1022 North Main St. in Boerne, opened 12 years ago. The company said it will keep its Kerrville location open.
Broken Stone's locations are open from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays.
Broken Stone did not say why it was closing the Boerne location. The restaurant's owner declined to comment.
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Sometimes the world goes quiet when you are riding a bike on a rough trail.
Life’s noise and stress fade against the grind of fat tires on dirt, the breeze and maybe a bird’s song or cicada’s hum.
Steer, pedal, breathe, imagine what’s behind the next turn or hill and then react. There’s no time to worry about strife, work, bills or politics while honed-in on balance, speed and momentum.
In these moments, everything flows, and the forward motion takes us further from the past. Sometimes gravity speeds up the pace.
A type of peace grows when focused on the trail.
Peace
Critics may discount the tranquility of mountain biking, but people find peace in all sorts of places. Sometimes the things that gave us comfort as children return later in life.
Jonathan Hagerman, 34, has lived that phenomenon. He loved bikes as a kid, fell away from the sport during a military stint and has since rediscovered the peace of shredding trails on two wheels. Since 2018, the married father of four has shared his love for the sport with other veterans and supporters through the nonprofit he started called The Dirt Therapy Project or, TDTP.
Long before chasing this idea of a vet-oriented mountain bike group, long before growing it from a band of local riders to a national organization that’s helped more than 2,500 people, Hagerman was a boy growing up in Murray, Utah, where the Wasatch range looms, and riding is a way of life.
His earliest bike memories came during childhood visits with family in Citrus Heights, Calif. with its big BMX scene. He tried the sport but was no good at it.
In sixth grade, he bought his first mountain bike, a Schwinn Mesa GSX. Later, he saved his paper route money and “bought a pretty nice bike for the day and time,” a full-suspension Kona Stinky.
He and his friends rode throughout the Salt Lake City area — I Street Jumps, Mill Creek Canyon, Deer Valley. A few times his dad brought them to the mountain biking mecca of Moab.
War
Two years after high school, Hagerman enlisted in the Marine Corps. He was a heating, ventilation and air conditioning tech stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in Southern California — another mountain biking hot spot — but life interfered.
“I had access to the trails but didn’t have the money or time to get there as a young, enlisted guy,” he said. “I ended up selling my bike when my truck needed new tires … priorities.”
In 2010, Hagerman deployed to Afghanistan, where he spent a year at Forward Operating Base Nolay in Sangin Province supporting the “Darkhorse” Marines of 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment.
This was a rough region during a rough period of the war.
By the end of their tour in April 2011, the 3/5 Marines “suffered the highest casualty rate of any Marine unit during the past 10 years of war,” according to NPR. Twenty-five Marines from the unit were killed and many more wounded in a four-month period.
“It was pretty rowdy,” Hagerman said.
He separated from the Marine Corps in May 2013 to pursue his education.
Searching
Hagerman and his family landed in San Antonio. With a wife and two small children at the time, and a master’s degree in business administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio in progress, stress was constant.
In 2018, he bought a 15-year-old bike from Craigslist.
“Something I could afford,” he said.
He returned to riding. It began with a couple days after work. Then he rode every weekday. Soon Saturdays joined the rotation.
“I absolutely fell right back in love with the sport, and I also realized that as much as I liked being on a bike and being outside, how much it was helping me in other aspects of my life,” he said. “It kind of became this pressure release valve that I needed. You know, it was a time that I could just be alone, be outside, be in nature, getting some fresh air. I didn’t need to do anything.”
Trails demand focus. The curves, rocks, jumps and drops pulled his attention away from stress and negativity.
“I didn’t have any time to think about anything else in life that could have been bothering me,” Hagerman said. “I couldn’t think about deployment stressors. I couldn’t think about work stressors. I couldn’t think about family stressors. I had to focus on making sure I didn’t crash my bike.”
Riding was therapy. He felt the sport helping him, and he saw how it helped others, so he started thinking about how to make it more accessible to vets. Before long he had two bikes and began inviting friends to ride with him.
52-year-old Bill Kohmuench retired from the Marines in 2016 and worked in the cubicle across from Hagerman at their day jobs as risk managers at USAA.
Soon they were running buddies and not long after that they started hitting the trail. They’d ride the Leon Creek Greenway for a couple hours before work.
Kohmuench was a sounding board for Hagerman as he ran through ideas about how to reach more vets through biking, and The Dirt Therapy Project gained momentum.
“I learned to listen more and to speak less, to draw out some of the ideas,” Kohmuench said. “The only thing I did to help was to be a champion in his corner and help them think through approaches and his ideas.”
Therapy
Hagerman called his evolution from mountain biking enthusiast to evangelist a natural progression.
The riding and camaraderie made him feel good. He saw the benefits in himself and others, so he wanted to share the sport.
Riding, he said, “is just awesome” because it combines the benefits of being outdoors, exercise, getting vitamin D, fresh air, sunlight and camaraderie.
In those early days, Kohmuench served as a test subject, helping Hagerman develop his pitch and what rides should look like for riders at all different experience levels.
Hagerman’s goal was to create a safe, judgment free place where people could find common ground while having fun.
“When you spend time in the service, and you’ve seen the things that we’ve seen, or you’ve deployed as many times as we’ve deployed, and been away from your family — it kind of changes you a little,” Kohmuench said. “And there’s nobody that understands that except for other veterans.”
In TDTP camaraderie is as important as the riding.
“I kind of get the feeling that I’ve never really fit back in the way I did prior to my military service, and so being able to hang out with other vets creates this environment where you can just be totally comfortable,” Hagerman said. “You can let your walls down. You can laugh, you can joke, you can tell stories … and be genuine, which I think is refreshing for a lot of people that come out on these rides.”
Hagerman incorporated TDTP, and the group grew fast. Then came sponsors, monthly rides, a 12-member enduro racing team, an adaptive program and annual trips to mountain biking destinations such as Angel Fire, N.M. and Bentonville, Ark.
The “program brings over 30 years of riding mountain bikes and an obsession with the dirt to our veterans,” explains its website. “We like to think of ourselves as Uncertified Dirt Therapists.”
In 2020, TDTP went national, opening chapters in North Carolina and Colorado. Since then chapters launched in Utah, Arkansas, Arizona, California and the Pacific Northwest.
“It went from a group ride with two or three people in 2018, and in 2022 on our group rides in San Antonio — which is kind of our flagship chapter — we’re probably averaging 50 people a ride,” he said. “In any given month, there’s a couple 100 veterans out riding with The Dirt Therapy Project.”
While TDTP is designed around the military community, it’s not exclusive.
“Anyone with a bike or a passion for riding and supporting veterans and active duty is welcome,” he said. “It is rather informal. You don’t have to sign up to be a member. There are no membership dues. I’s just come hang out and ride with us.”
TDTP loans bikes and gear and offers tips and coaching to vets interested in learning about the sport.
Ride
On May 28, more than 70 TDTP riders converged at Seguin Mountain Bike Skills Park for the group’s annual Memorial Day ride.
Chris Wood, 60, the park’s creator and director, said it was the second TDTP event at the venue.
Between checking out the park’s jumps, cross country and flow trails and skill features, people visited with others, tinkered on bikes, ate hot dogs and drank Liquid Death (canned water with skull and heavy metal branding).
Phillip Paschall, 43, an Army vet from Harker Heights said he enjoyed the “somber silence” he experiences on the trails.
“That's where I keep my solitude and my sanity,” he said. “It's peaceful, so that's where I kind of reflect.”
Army vets Jerry Little and Cornell Dixon, didn’t know each other in the service, but on the last Bentonville trip, they realized they both had a mutual buddy who died in combat.
“I can be here and tell stories like this and not feel bad,” said Little.
Dixon, a TDTP enduro team member, said the program has given him something to be proud of and invested. For several years before finding the group, he had lost those feelings.
“I can come to any event, and when I see this jersey it’s instant,” he said. “We all have the same mindframe; we know what we're here for; we know what the mission is; we’re here to have fun.”
After the break, the riders hopped back on their bikes and pedaled onward under the light of the mid-afternoon sun.
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David James Estrada Jr., accused of murder for running over his ex-wife with his pickup in 2020 as she walked along a Southwest Side street, tearfully told police he punched the accelerator in an attempt to “scare her.”
They had reconciled, were socializing, but had an argument and he was trying to get her back into the vehicle.
“She went the other way,” Estrada said through tears in a video interview conducted by police, hours after Dominga Irene Pesqueda Estrada, 33, died. “It was an accident. I didn’t mean to.”
That will be up to a jury to decide after closing arguments concluded Thursday in the trial. Prosecutors said Estrada intended to kill her. The jury began deliberating around 10:30 a.m.
The admission on video was one of the last pieces of evidence jurors viewed this week before both sides rested their cases.
Testimony established that the couple, though divorced, still did things together. On the night of Sept. 5, 2020, they were visiting with another couple at a home in the 7400 block of Spur Valley Street and left around 2:30 a.m. because “Minga” needed to go to work early the next day.
Video taken from a home a few feet down the street captured Minga Estrada walking alongside Spur Valley, a dark pickup truck on her right side accelerating in her direction, then backing up. Moments later, a man is seen running to and from the location, shortly before an ambulance and police arrived.
David Estrada, a Poteet man who went by “James,” told officers at the scene that he did not know what happened to his ex-wife. Witnesses said he cradled her in his arms, saying to her, “don’t leave me” as EMTs arrived to render aid.
Minga Estrada never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at 3:15 a.m. at University Hospital.
San Antonio police suspected James Estrada, then 30, after they found damage and blood that matched the victim’s DNA on the bumpers and undercarriage of his pickup.
Detectives testified that James Estrada kept saying “someone else did it.” As authorities were poised to give him a lie detector test, Estrada suddenly confessed to trying to scare her by driving in her direction. He said he had done it before when they argued, in an attempt to get her back inside his vehicle when she would exit and try to walk home.
Calling the defendant’s actions “reckless, and an accident,” his attorneys, Alex Scharff and Adrian Flores, wanted the jury to be able to consider a lesser offense of manslaughter, but state District Judge Catherine Torres-Stahl did not allow it.
Scharff and Flores told the jury that their client never intended to kill “Minga, the love of his life.”
Prosecutors Kristen Mulliner and Oscar Peña said threatening to run over someone is not reckless, but intentional. They told the jury that James Estrada caused his wife’s death while attempting to commit aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
“There is no doubt his truck was the deadly weapon he used to kill her,” Mulliner told the panel.
She asked the jury to recall the video that showed the pickup following alongside the victim and accelerating at her.
“That act alone resulted in her death,” Mulliner said.
In his closing statement, Scharff called the events “a tragic, freak accident,” stressing that his client loved his ex-wife and never wanted to hurt her, just scare her.
“This was a reckless act,” Scharff told the jury, reminding them that his client was clearly distraught during court proceedings. “He was trying to scare her and get her attention. He wasn’t trying to threaten her.”
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A webcam providing real-time video of the Alamo — technology that Sam Houston and Santa Anna might have wished they had in 1836 — is back in operation.
With a few clicks of a mouse, internet browsers can visually access one of the most sacred sites in Texas — Alamo Plaza, where Indigenous people gathered, lived and worshiped at San Antonio’s first permanent mission of the 1700s and where Texan, Tejano and Mexican troops fought and died in an 1836 siege and battle for Texas independence.
There also have been countless community events in the plaza, from political rallies and barbed-wire demonstrations to Fiesta parades, historical re-enactments and civil rights protests.
The new Alamo Plaza Live Cam overlooks the historic plaza in front of the iconic mission-era Alamo Church and is mounted on the state-owned 1882 Crockett Building, which is set to be remodeled as part of a new Alamo museum and visitor center. The live cam follows at least two previous iterations, including a camera positioned there several years ago by Gonzales-based Adams Extract & Spice, which leased upper-floor space in the building for its marketing offices.
A previous live cam had been operated in the plaza by mysanantonio.com, the non-subscription website of the San Antonio Express-News.
Since the Alamo announced the new live cam on its Facebook page earlier this month, some have already bookmarked the web page. One man said he’s used it to catch glimpses of the Alamo from Scotland.
The live feed gives those unable to travel to San Antonio a chance to experience the Alamo beyond pictures or textbooks, said Jonathan Huhn, communications director for Alamo Trust, the nonprofit that oversees operations of the mission and battle site.
“Texans and people from all over the globe can now view the Alamo Church and Long Barrack 24 hours a day from anywhere with an internet connection” by visiting thealamo.org/live-cam, Huhn said. “As the world is gazing through the lens of NASA’s new James Webb Telescope deep into the cosmos, we know it’s equally as important to have a window into our past.”
“Providing this free public access on the Alamo’s website is part of our commitment to help educate future generations and visitors from around the world about the Shrine of Texas Liberty,” he added.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — The majority of city of Portland employees who work remotely would consider quitting if they are required to come to the office more than two days a week.
And few employees believe that helping to revitalize downtown businesses suffering economically is a reason to return to the office.
Those are two takeaways from a City of Portland Workplace Survey released Tuesday, July 19. The survey sought to measure employee attitudes about office work. It was first reported by Willamette Week.
Of the 3,447 employees who responded to the survey, 64% are currently working hybrid schedules and 8% are exclusively remote. According to the survey, of those workers:
• About 34% of hybrid respondents say they would consider applying for other jobs if the city required more than one day per week of on-site work. If the city required more than two days per week of on-site work, 64% would look for work elsewhere.
• About 38% of remote workers with exceptions say they would consider applying for other jobs if the city required them to perform any on-site work. If the city required more than one day per week of on-site work, 73% of remote workers with exceptions would look for work elsewhere.
Portland elected and business leaders have called for city workers to return to their offices to help support retailers and restaurants hurt by the pandemic and protests. The city and the Portland Business Alliance — the region’s biggest business chamber — teamed up on an initiative in May called “Downtown Workers Are Here for Portland,” an effort to get downtown workers spending money in the area again. Mayor Ted Wheeler has repeatedly said the return of these workers is critical to the health of the urban core.
City employees do not believe that is a priority, however, according to the survey.
“There is overwhelming sentiment that while city employees enjoy playing a part in a vibrant citywide economy, workplace decisions should not be based on that possibility. Respondents by and large said that they should not be placed in the position of being seen as a vehicle for economic stimulus — as many of them have their own financial issues as well,” the survey said.
Other topics mentioned in the survey included concerns about workplace and downtown safety, concerns about COVID-19 outbreaks, and micro-aggressions experienced by people of color and LGBTQIA+ employees.
In his email to city employees Tuesday afternoon, Chief Administrative Officer Michael Jordan wrote, “City leaders will use this feedback as they chart the path forward, and I will keep you updated each step of the way.”
The City Council has been meeting in person at City Hall. Employees are still working split schedules in the Portland Building, despite receiving a $195 million renovation that was completed at the beginning of the pandemic. A previous Portland Tribune story on the renovation can be found here.
The survey can be found here.
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BOISE — Brian Kane, chief deputy Idaho attorney general, has been hired as the new executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General and will start his new job Sept. 19.
Kane, who has been the point person for state legislators, top elected officials, numerous state agencies and more for day-to-day legal advice from the Attorney General’s office, was unanimously chosen for the position after a national search by a bipartisan special committee of 10 state attorneys general, including five Republicans and five Democrats.
“Brian Kane will be a great executive director,” said current NAAG President Tom Miller, the Iowa state attorney general. “He has the experience, skill, judgment, sense of humor and humility necessary to navigate the challenges of his role. He has won awards from NAAG for his ability to lead and teach AG staffers, and chief deputies around the country turn to him for counsel. Brian really cares about the AG community and treats people well. I’m confident that he will foster bipartisanship and collaboration among attorneys general.”
Kane, a four-year veteran of the U.S. Army and former private attorney, first joined the Idaho attorney general’s office in 2001.
House Speaker Scott Bedke said, “I think the world of Brian Kane. Collectively, we have put him into some difficult positions that he has untangled with good legal knowledge, and I will miss him. I count him as a friend.”
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said, “NAAG is an organization near and dear to my heart, and I’m thrilled with Brian’s selection as its next executive director.” Wasden is a past president of the organization.
“Brian excelled immediately when he joined the office in 2001," Wasden said. "He’s been an integral part of my leadership team and has the right skillset to successfully lead NAAG in 2022 and beyond. I want to publicly congratulate Brian and commend the NAAG search committee for hitting a home run with his hiring.”
Kane holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho in political science and history, and a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School. In the Army, he served with the 1st Cavalry Division in Fort Hood, Texas, prior to enrolling at the UI.
In 2020, Kane was named as one of four finalists to become dean of the University of Idaho College of Law.
Idahoans around the state have met Kane as he’s traveled with Wasden to open-government seminars in every region of the state over the past two decades, educating and informing local government officials, members of the news media and the public about how to comply with Idaho’s two key open-government laws, the Idaho Public Records Act and the Idaho Open Meeting Law. Kane is considered the foremost authority in the state on those laws.
Those seminars were conducted in collaboration with Idahoans for Openness in Government, a non-profit state coalition for openness in government, and co-sponsored by the Association of Idaho Cities, the Idaho Association of Counties, and the Idaho Press Club, along with numerous local co-sponsors, including local news organizations around the state.
The National Association of Attorneys General is based in Washington, D.C.
“I am grateful to accept this opportunity to serve as NAAG’s next executive director,” Kane said in a statement. “I’ve greatly enjoyed working with the organization during my time with the Idaho office, and I am a proud faculty member of their Center for Leadership Development. I look forward to meeting with each NAAG member individually and continuing the great bipartisan work of our nation’s attorneys general.”
Kane told the Idaho Press, “I think that what I most hope to accomplish is the ability to kind of continue to bring the attorneys general together and to fulfill our … collective obligation to public service and serving our constituencies.”
He said he’ll miss being the go-to legal person for Idaho officials, including frequent calls to address legislators. “Yes, if I’m being honest, I love this job,” Kane said. “I think this is probably one of the best jobs I’ve ever had in my life, and it’s hard to say goodbye to it.”
Kane, 52, said of Wasden, “My success would not be possible without Lawrence, without his leadership, without his mentorship, without the confidence that he’s shown in me. … One of the great credits of Lawrence is he’s always willing to teach. So it’s not just that he leads, it’s that he’s also teaching as he demonstrates his leadership. I think that anybody that’s been around Lawrence has had that experience.”
Wasden, who is Idaho’s longest-serving attorney general and first was elected in 2002, lost his re-election bid in the May GOP primary this year to former 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador. Labrador faces Democrat Steve Scanlin on the November ballot, but the Democratic Party has indicated that Scanlin is a placeholder and could be replaced with another candidate.
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YUMA, Ariz. — A California driver was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving while impaired and rear-ending a state trooper's vehicle on Interstate 8.
Immanuel Lord, 25, has been booked into jail for allegedly damaging a patrol vehicle on the freeway near Yuma, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The collision happened shortly before 11 p.m. near milepost 11 after the state trooper merged onto the freeway's westbound lanes from the median with their emergency lights activated.
DPS said Lord and the trooper sustained minor injuries from the crash.
Lord is now facing charges of endangerment, aggravated assault, and DUI.
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) offers driving tips to help keep people safe on the road.
"There’s always room for improvement when it comes to road safety," the department said on its website.
ADOT's suggestions include:
- Don’t speed or drive aggressively
- Never drive while under the influence of substances
- Avoid distractions while driving
- Wear your seatbelt and make sure all passengers are doing the same
- When an emergency vehicle is on the side of the road, move over
- Stay extra aware in work zones
- Be prepared for weather conditions that make driving dangerous
"Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, by calling 511, downloading the AZ 511 app and through ADOT’s Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT," the department said. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/dps-trooper-rear-ended-by-suspected-dui-driver-july-2022/75-f9c1260b-03b7-4f68-88fb-48c7688fd3bd | 2022-07-21T20:42:04 | 1 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/dps-trooper-rear-ended-by-suspected-dui-driver-july-2022/75-f9c1260b-03b7-4f68-88fb-48c7688fd3bd |
YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. — Yavapai County officials are investigating a shooting that injured multiple people early Thursday morning in Ash Fork.
Police started getting 911 calls at about midnight for reports of a "guy with the gun" near Cooks Trail.
At least two people sustained life-threatening injuries and have been taken to the hospital to undergo surgery, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. One of the victims sustained head wounds.
YCSO said over 15 officers responded to the scene and some of them transported the victims to receive medical attention because it would have been difficult for an ambulance to get to that area.
A sweep of the scene turned up multiple weapons, numerous shell casings, and a blood trail leading to a nearby home.
YCSO said multiple suspects are being interviewed and the case is still under investigation.
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Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/multiple-people-injured-in-yavapai-county-shooting-july-2022/75-31cbb33b-b092-4ce9-8148-53b1f2543e0b | 2022-07-21T20:42:10 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/multiple-people-injured-in-yavapai-county-shooting-july-2022/75-31cbb33b-b092-4ce9-8148-53b1f2543e0b |
US House passes Kissimmee River bill sponsored by Darren Soto and Scott Franklin
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill adding the Kissimmee River to the list of potential additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, sponsored the bill, and Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Lakeland, served as a co-sponsor, along with Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key. The vote was 377 to 45. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, voted against the bill.
The Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act also directs the secretary of interior to complete a study of the Kissimmee River within three years, according to a news release from Soto’s office.
Congress created the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1968 to “preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition for the enjoyment of present and future generations.” The Kissimmee River, which forms the eastern border of Polk County, was greatly altered beginning in the 1940s for flood control, resulting in destruction of habitat throughout its floodplain.
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Congress directed the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1990s to restore the river nearer to its original course, a project that was completed in 2021.
“It is critical for us to preserve the historic Kissimmee River as it is home to many of Florida’s endangered species and the heart of the state’s water drainage route,” Soto said in the release. “As we continue working to improve our environment, we must ensure that this natural treasure is able to sustain the growth of future generations. I am thrilled with the progress we’ve made in the House and urge the Senate to promptly send this bill to President Joe Biden’s desk.” | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/house-passes-bill-adding-kissimmee-river-preservation-list/10115328002/ | 2022-07-21T20:44:15 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/house-passes-bill-adding-kissimmee-river-preservation-list/10115328002/ |
67-year-old motorcyclist dies after failing to round a curve in Mulberry
MULBERRY — A 67-year-old motorcyclist was killed early Wednesday morning when he failed to negotiate a curve on Nichols Road in Mulberry, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
The Sheriff's Office said Jerrold Williams of Lithia was driving a yellow 2005 Suzuki motorcycle south on Nichols Road about 1:15 a.m. As he rounded a curve east of Anderson Road, he drifted off the right side of the road as it straightened out toward the east.
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The Sheriff's Office said Williams drifted into a drainage ditch, hit a culvert and was thrown from the motorcycle.
Williams died at the scene. The Sheriff's Office said excessive speed is a possible cause of the accident. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/lithia-man-dies-when-his-motorcycle-misses-curve-mulberry/10118337002/ | 2022-07-21T20:44:21 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/lithia-man-dies-when-his-motorcycle-misses-curve-mulberry/10118337002/ |
PSC will offer free school supplies
The Polk State College Start Right Campaign on Saturday will provide free school supplies, haircuts, food and more to students and their families.
The event, open to the public, will start at 9 a.m. at the Polk State JD Alexander Center, 152 E. Central Ave., in Lake Wales. Approximately 700 backpacks full of school supplies will be given away to students in kindergarten through college, according to a news release. One backpack will be provided per student while supplies last.
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The Start Right Campaign launched in 2017 as a partnership between the Polk State JD Alexander Center and the Polk State Foundation to help meet the needs of students and families in the Lake Wales community. The event was not held during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donations to the Polk State Start Right Campaign can be made by contacting District Dean of Workforce Education & Economic Development and Director of the JD Alexander Center Andy Oguntola at aoguntola@polk.edu or 863-298-6831. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/polk-state-offering-free-school-supplies-saturday-lake-wales/10119234002/ | 2022-07-21T20:44:27 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/polk-state-offering-free-school-supplies-saturday-lake-wales/10119234002/ |
COCOA BEACH, Fla – A man and woman were arrested after having stolen a $29,000 diamond ring from a Cocoa Beach jewelry store Tuesday, according to police.
Both suspects were arrested two hours after the incident in Cocoa Beach when they attempted to steal from another jewelry store in Volusia County, officials said.
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Orlando Sanchez, 41, and Fatima Reyes-Gomez, 38, entered the Cocoa Beach jewelry store on Brevard Avenue around 11 a.m., according to a news release.
While Sanchez distracted one of the employees, Reyes-Gomez reached over the counter and took the ring, officers said.
After Sanchez and Reyes-Gomez left, employees reported the incident to police and provided officers with descriptions of the pair along with video surveillance, according to the police.
Investigators said they immediately issued statewide bulletins with the information.
Detectives said Daytona Beach investigators later reported that Sanchez and Reyes-Gomez were arrested in their jurisdiction for a similar crime.
Sanchez and Reyes-Gomez were later found to be in possession of fraudulent passports, IDs and large amounts of cash, but the stolen ring was not located.
The couple is being held in the Volusia County Detention Center without bail and has an immigration hold on any potential release.
This case remains under investigation. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/21/cocoa-couple-arrested-for-stealing-a-29k-diamond-ring-at-local-jewelry-story/ | 2022-07-21T20:45:28 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/21/cocoa-couple-arrested-for-stealing-a-29k-diamond-ring-at-local-jewelry-story/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Fern Trail at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium has been closed due to beaver activity.
According to a release from the park, water from various rain showers has been encompassing the Fern Trail throughout this year, making it hard for guests to hike. Over the past several years, beaver activity near the Fern Trail has been increasing and changes to Lakeside Trail have been made.
Staff at Bays Mountain have looked into re-routing portions of Fern Trail, but sensitive plants and aquatic wildlife were found in the re-route areas. The park decided to close Fern Trail to allow nature to reclaim it because of the sandy soil, plants and wildlife found in the area.
“Fern Trail was a very unique trail and a favorite for many visitors,” said park manager Megan Krager. “It allowed hikers to view a variety of ferns in one location not found anywhere else in the park. As humans, we have to work together to protect all living organisms at the park, whether they are big or small.”
Trail crews have made a short trail to provide access to Lake Road from Lakeside Trail. The new trail, named Barred Owl Trail, can be accessed by crossing the wooden bridge to the left of the former Fern Trail and Lakeside Trail intersection, walking approximately 50 feet up Lakeside Trail and taking a right.
Bays Mountain Park staff will have an electronic version of a map with the new trail on the park’s website by July 23. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/beaver-activity-closes-bays-mountain-trail-new-one-opens/ | 2022-07-21T20:45:33 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/beaver-activity-closes-bays-mountain-trail-new-one-opens/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The South Roan Street property slated for new apartments to replace the John Sevier Center (JSC) is moving through the rezoning process — but not without opposition from residents of a nearby subdivision.
The 80 or so single-family homes in Garland Acres lie just a few hundred yards from where LHP Capital plans to build two three-story apartment buildings with 145 one-bedroom units at 2162 S. Roan St.
A Food City supermarket is adjacent to the north, while a strip of woods and a few commercial buildings fronting Roan Street separate the proposed site from Garland Acres, which is to the south.
About 10 residents spoke up at a June 14 planning commission meeting, opposing the proposed rezoning from B-4 (planned business) to RP-5 (planned residential), with one resident saying she had a petition with 108 signatures. Residents plan to speak out again at Thursday night’s Johnson City Commission meeting, where a public hearing will occur on the proposal as it goes through its second of three readings.
They’ve said they recognized the JSC residents’ need for higher-quality housing but added that their main concerns centered around an increase in homeless people encroaching on their neighborhood — something they say is already on the rise due to the proximity of an unused rail line, lots of woods and the foot of Buffalo Mountain not far away.
Shelby Holley lives on Circle View Drive and said he’s seen an increase in homeless people wandering through the neighborhood, including when he leaves for work around 4:30 a.m. He said a man tried to stop him recently and asked for a ride and that he’s seeing consistent foot traffic up and down South Roan Street, including people who cut through Garland Acres.
“My biggest concern is when you move that center there, you’re going to have a lot of the homeless invading that area and that neighborhood,” Holley said at the planning commission. “That neighborhood don’t need it. The people don’t want it, and I’m asking the city to not move it there.”
Holley and others mentioned the well-documented issues outside the JSC. The 11-story high rise, which provides subsidized apartments for low-income elderly and disabled people, has had problems with homeless people getting in including at night, congregating at an adjacent parking lot, and contributing to a high number of police calls there.
Caroline Hood of Bonita Drive referenced reports about the number of calls to JSC when she expressed her concerns. She said the neighborhood has had an increasing problem with homeless people passing through since she moved there almost nine years ago.
“Hannah and I, when we go on our walks, that is not the kind of neighborhood we signed up for when we moved here eight and a half years ago,” Hood said, standing at the microphone with her daughter. “I just think this is not fair to our subdivision.”
She asked planning commissioners, who later unanimously approved the rezoning request, to take those changes and the number of police calls at the JSC into consideration.
“When we bought the place, this wasn’t a problem,” she said. “Now you’re devaluing my property and making it impossible to sell because there’s gonna be 2,400 crimes right next to me. I don’t appreciate that at all.”
Asked about neighbors’ concerns Wednesday, Johnson City City Manager Cathy Ball said she was confident the new complex, which isn’t set to be completed until at least late 2025, isn’t likely to see the same type of issues the JSC does. She pointed to numerous other low-income complexes for elderly and disabled adults scattered around the city that aren’t experiencing the same types of problems and said JSC’s location and construction style both predispose it to issues.
“I think that folks tend to be victimized when they’re in situations where they’re very vulnerable, and unfortunately, when they’re located in a taller building and have less resources that tends to happen more,” Ball said.
She said there will be resources on site to help people with both physical and mental health needs. The complex is also on a bus line and next to a supermarket and pharmacy, which are all services required to be closely available wherever the JSC subsidized housing vouchers move.
Planning staff member Peyton Voirin told planning commissioners the same at their June meeting, saying that was one reason staff recommended the rezoning even though the city’s future land use plan recommends that it remain B-4.
“There will be other resources of professionals who’ll be helping these folks, and the way the facility’s laid out is so much easier to control who comes and goes than it is at the John Sevier,” Ball said.
“I think making the assumption that the way that the John Sevier is now and the issues are directly associated to the way that they would be in another location, I don’t think that’s accurate.”
Judy Herron, who lives on Oak Glen Circle, acknowledged a good outcome was possible when she spoke at the planning commission.
“I was at the neighborhood meeting and saw the developer. Great development, and if the management will stick to their guns, keep people from visiting that aren’t welcome and not let it run down like John Sevier does, I’m all for it because it will help people.”
But she said problems are definitely present in her neighborhood already. She recounted being awakened at 3 a.m. by a man wanting to get into her house and also said she wasn’t confident the neighbors’ voices would make a difference given the pressure to get the JSC project completed.
“The police do try,” Herron said. “I would like to see the city offer us a chance to have a neighborhood watch. But I feel this is a done deal. I mean we’re not gonna win anything.”
Ball said her desire is to work with citizens regardless of their concerns. She said the city is aware of homelessness issues near Garland Acres and that police have patrolled the area more frequently and cleaned up some camps there.
“I understand that people have concerns for different reasons and respect that,” she said. “I would say, we’ve met with some other property owners around, and what we’ve said, we’re partners in all of this – if there are issues and concerns we will work with them to address them.”
She pushed back against the notion that the people who currently live at JSC will automatically bring problems wherever they relocate, though.
“I think saying that folks who are in lower income or disabled are going to cause problems, I just don’t think that’s factual,” Ball said. “But I understand the fear. I understand the perception. But I think until there are really issues, it’s really hard to justify that.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/neighbors-of-new-site-for-john-sevier-residents-concerned-about-impact-oppose-rezoning/ | 2022-07-21T20:45:39 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/neighbors-of-new-site-for-john-sevier-residents-concerned-about-impact-oppose-rezoning/ |
With only one day away from the York State Fair, workers said that while they're used to hot weather conditions, they added that it never gets any easier.
Stacey Gerthoffer has been a ride operator for 19 years. She said working in the heat is tough, no matter how many years you’ve been doing it.
“The heat can really get us, because we’re working all the time, setting up and then when we tear down," said Gerthoffer.
Stacey says there are a few things they do to stay cool.
“We have coolers of water, we take rags and wet them and then put them over our head. We stay cool as much as we can, we drink plenty of water," said Gerhoffer.
Organizers at the York State Fair say they make sure everyone working at the fair can get some fresh air.
“All of our workers do get a break, we also have a commissary where people can get ice and water," said Montgomery Stambaugh, the Marketing and Communications Director at the York State Fair.
They also have areas in the fair where people will be able to stop if they need a moment to cool down.
“We have two conditioned tents which were provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, we have several misting tents throughout the ground as well as shaded spots and cover spots. Multiple buildings, including the Weis Markets Arena, all Trans Memorials East & West, Old Main & Horticulture Hall are all air-conditioned," said Stambaugh.
Organizers said they’re expecting more people to attend the fair this year despite the weather. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/how-workers-battle-heat-as-they-prepare-last-minute-details-for-york-state-fair-hot-weather-rides-attractions/521-4b343eb1-e944-4c07-b257-cb307f26b9be | 2022-07-21T20:46:19 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/how-workers-battle-heat-as-they-prepare-last-minute-details-for-york-state-fair-hot-weather-rides-attractions/521-4b343eb1-e944-4c07-b257-cb307f26b9be |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — As many parts of Kansas are dealing with excessive heat, with temperatures almost daily in triple digits, AAA said they have responded to almost 1,000 roadside assistance calls since Sunday.
According to a release from AAA, from Sunday, July 17 to Tuesday, July 19, they responded to nearly 1,000 calls. 17% of those were for battery-related problems, 14% for tire-related issues, and more than 500 calls were for towing due to engine failure and other issues.
Those numbers were up 24% compared to the same dates in 2021.
Current temperatures are expected to stay high, according to the National Weather Service. As a result, here are some precautions you can take to prepare your vehicle:
- Batteries – Heat kills batteries. Car batteries rarely give advance notice before they fail. Batteries three-to-five years old are most likely to succumb to extreme temperatures.
- Tires – Keep your tires at normal pressure. Driving on under-inflated tires can cause them to overheat and increase the likelihood of a blowout. This problem becomes even more of a concern when road temperatures are extremely high. Tires should be inflated to the pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer – not the number molded into the tire sidewall. Recommended tire pressures can be found in the owner’s manual or on a sticker normally located on the driver’s door jamb or the inside of the glove compartment door.
- Fluids – When fluid levels are low, the possibility of overheating increases. Drivers should check all vehicle fluids, including motor oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, and brake fluid, to ensure they are filled to the appropriate levels.
- Coolant – Motorists should check the coolant level in the overflow tank and top off as needed. If the engine is cool, check the level in the radiator as well. Never remove the radiator cap when the engine is hot, you can be seriously scalded. Have the cooling system flushed and new coolant installed when recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
“As temperatures continue to spike across the region, commuters and travelers need to be aware of the added stress high temperatures place not only on the human body but on vehicles, as well,” said Shawn Steward, spokesman for AAA Kansas.
While high temperatures can cause problems for your car, they can also be dangerous to humans. According to AAA, on a 95°F day, a car can heat up to over 180°F in the cabin. Nationwide, more than 1,000 children have died in hot cars since 1990.
“In the summer heat, a vehicle’s interior can reach lethal temperatures very quickly. In fact, a car can heat up by 20 degrees in as little as 10 minutes and become deadly, causing a child’s internal organs to shut down if left unattended inside,” Steward said. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/aaa-responds-to-nearly-1000-kansas-roadside-calls-in-three-days-of-extreme-heat/ | 2022-07-21T20:51:19 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/aaa-responds-to-nearly-1000-kansas-roadside-calls-in-three-days-of-extreme-heat/ |
Court of Appeals to consider judge's ruling in Iron Pig case
GAYLORD — The Michigan Court of Appeals will hear an appeal of an Otsego County judge's decision that found epidemic orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic were unconstitutional.
In January, Otsego County Circuit Court Judge Colin Hunter overturned a $5,000 fine against the Iron Pig Smokehouse in Gaylord and its owner, Ian Murphy. The restaurant/bar had defied orders in 2020 and 2021 to temporarily stop indoor dining and require masks as COVID-19 cases in Michigan were rising.
Hunter said a portion of a public health law used to make the orders by the director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was unconstitutional.
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The Court of Appeals said on July 20 it will consider arguments that the state legislature's grant of authority to the director of MDHHS to protect the public health during an epidemic by restricting gatherings and issuing procedures to preserve essential public health services is a proper delegation of authority.
Additionally the office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, which represents MDHHS, argues that Hunter overstepped his authority in making the ruling.
Hunter said the statute that the health department director used for issuing emergency orders limiting bar and restaurant operations didn't pass constitutional muster because it failed to include any standards on the scope or duration of the director's authority.
Consequently, any penalties levied against Murphy, for allowing in-person dining and not requiring masks based on the orders including the fine, were voided. Hunter's ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Murphy and this attorney David Delaney in 2021.
Hunter's ruling said the authorization of the director to issue the order under MCL 333.2253 lacks sufficient standards to guide the director's discretion and is an unconstitutional delegation of power.
"The matter of an unconstitutional delegation is a difficult one," said Robert Sedler, professor of law at Wayne State University in Detroit. "The judge's opinion is well-reasoned, but there are contrary arguments. It is difficult to predict how the Court of Appeals will resolve this issue. Either way, because it is a constitutional issue, the Michigan Supreme Court may want to hear the case."
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In November 2020, the state health department closed indoor dining and restricted capacity and hours of operation for bars and restaurants in Michigan to address an increase in coronavirus cases.
In April, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear the state health department appeal before the court of appeals. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/07/21/court-appeals-weigh-otsego-county-judges-ruling-iron-pig-case/10118373002/ | 2022-07-21T20:55:28 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/07/21/court-appeals-weigh-otsego-county-judges-ruling-iron-pig-case/10118373002/ |
BLOOMINGTON — Central Illinois Regional Airport officials said no one was hurt after landing gear on a small plane failed as it was touching down Thursday afternoon in Bloomington.
Fran Strebing, spokesperson for CIRA, said the nose gear on a small, single-engine aircraft broke while landing on Runway 29. She said two people were on board, and they were able to keep the plane under control. Strebing said the aircraft went into a safety area south of the runway.
As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, she said the runway remained closed as airport staff continued safety checks on the pavement, signage and lighting to ensure everything was intact.
Strebing said there was no impact to other scheduled flights that day.
The spokesperson said the plane that experienced the landing gear issue had departed from Florida and was heading to the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Brendan Denison is our breaking news reporter. Denison was a digital content producer for WCIA-TV in Champaign and a reporter for The Commercial-News in Danville. He can be reached at (309) 820-3238 and bdenison@pantagraph.com.
Bloomington police say a driver was killed in a crash that happened early Friday morning after a vehicle fled a traffic stop. The driver has not been named.
According to a post made before 7 a.m. on the Bloomington Fire Department's Facebook page, crews were on the corner of Market and Lee streets and asked the public to avoid the intersection. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/nose-gear-breaks-thursday-as-small-plane-lands-in-bloomington/article_f72cc0ec-092c-11ed-9cd0-db8082903484.html | 2022-07-21T20:59:27 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/nose-gear-breaks-thursday-as-small-plane-lands-in-bloomington/article_f72cc0ec-092c-11ed-9cd0-db8082903484.html |
NORMAL — The Town of Normal has announced three new programs to assist homeowners with home repairs, modifications and accessibility assistance.
“The Town of Normal is committed to supporting affordable housing and offers several programs through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program,” Normal City Manager Pamela Reece stated in a news release. “The Town is proud to offer these new programs to help residents meet their mobility needs or provide repairs and modifications so they can stay safely in their homes.”
Under the new Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation Program, the town will offer assistance in emergency and critical repairs, home modifications to improve mobility and support aging in place, and accessibility ramps with exterior construction.
The accessibility ramps aspect is in partnership with Cornbelt AMBUCS, a local nonprofit dedicated to creating mobility and independence for people with disabilities.
Looking to preserve the existing housing stock, the rehabilitation program will create opportunities for low-to moderate-income homeowners to make repairs and modifications while freeing properties of major maintenance work.
Eligible households may receive up to $25,000 in assistance but will depend on the level of need and will be provided through either a grant or a five- or 10-year forgivable loan.
All programs are limited to income-eligible households, and properties must be single-family and owner-occupied within the town's corporate limits.
Individuals can review current income, eligibility guidelines and other program information online at www.normalil.gov/105/Community-Development-Block-Grant.
To apply, people should complete the "Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation Program Application" and return it with all other requested documents to the town's inspections department.
The application can be accessed at www.normalil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20370/Housing-Rehabilitation-Program---Application-for-Assistance. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/normal-launches-home-rehabilitation-programs/article_b5102962-0911-11ed-926c-cb0dd0991771.html | 2022-07-21T20:59:33 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/normal-launches-home-rehabilitation-programs/article_b5102962-0911-11ed-926c-cb0dd0991771.html |
USF anthropologists to assist deputies in search for human remains at Palm Coast site
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday paused the search for human remains at a Palm Coast housing development until a team of anthropologists arrives next week from the University of South Florida.
The search began after a construction worker found a bone on Monday afternoon at Toscana, a partially-built residential development off Old Kings Road. The sheriff’s office, along with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the medical examiner’s office, had been searching for remains since Tuesday.
But the sprawling area of dirt and soil mounds off New Leatherwood Drive in Toscana posed a challenge for searchers who were manually sifting through dirt by shovel loads, according to a video. And much of the dirt had been moved around before the bone was found as workers built a retention pond and installed underground infrastructure, including as sewer pipes.
The sheriff's office stated in the release that "a number of skeletal bones and fragments" had been found.
But the pace will speed up with the arrival of the USF team, which is anticipated on Tuesday. The team is experienced in such operations, having led the search for bodies at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, a now-shuttered state school in Marianna.
Remains found:Human bones were found in Toscana, a residential development in Palm Coast.
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“USF has extensive experience and specialized equipment in conducting large-scale excavations,” the sheriff’s office press release stated. “... USF led the excavation of bodies at Florida’s infamous Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys.”
The school for boys operated from 1900 to 2011, according to the University of South Florida website. Until 1968, it was segregated into white and Black campuses.
A research team, using ground-penetrating radar, found about 50 burial sites on the campus in an area known as “boot hill,” according to USF.
The USF team plans to use ground-penetrating radar at the Toscana site, said Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said in a brief phone interview Thursday.
"It will speed things up by probably many weeks," Staly said.
“Because of the size of the construction site, the number of large piles and the amount of dirt that has been moved around throughout the site, we needed specialized equipment and a faster process,” Staly stated in the press release. “USF developed specialized equipment and experience during the excavation at the boy’s school and offered to assist. Their equipment should greatly speed up the process and ensure no remains are missed.”
The sheriff’s office is treating the area like a crime scene at least until it can learn more about the human remains and what might have led to the person's death. Staly said previously it could have been a homeless person who died in what until recently was a wooded area or it could be a homicide victim.
Deputies will remain on site 24 hours a day to secure the area and equipment. Anyone trying to enter will be charged with a felony, according to the release.
'A human femur bone'
A crew member with Eden Site Development called 911 on Monday to report the finding. The worker said that he was walking in an excavation where they had installed sewer infrastructure.
“What looks to me, I’ve looked it up online, it looks like a human femur bone, just like a bone out here,” the man said. “I just felt like I should report it.”
The dispatcher asked if he picked it up. The man said he did and it sounded like he said he took it to his truck but it’s unclear.
“I did touch it. But we were just looking and talking and felt like I should report it at least.” | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/flagler/2022/07/21/palm-coast-search-human-remains-paused-awaiting-usf-anthropologists/10117512002/ | 2022-07-21T21:00:32 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/flagler/2022/07/21/palm-coast-search-human-remains-paused-awaiting-usf-anthropologists/10117512002/ |
DeLand City Commission postpones vote on apartment complex in hopes developer will add elevators
The DeLand City Commission agreed to pick back up on a developer's proposal for a 204-unit apartment complex, comprised of nine three-story buildings, next month in the hopes the plans could be adjusted to include elevators.
Commissioners agreed there's a need for multifamily housing and housing in general, an issue not unique to DeLand.
However, after discussing accessibility and affordability, they agreed with the suggestion of Mark Watts, the Cobb Cole attorney representing Hill Point Development, that it'd be worth going back to the drawing board on a couple of concerns.
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"Planned developments are a give-and-take, so some of it is allowing more density for them to potentially make more profit in exchange to allow more people the use of their product," Vice Mayor Charles Paiva said. "[Housing] is a need, however, I don't feel that it's fitting a need if you can only provide service to a limited number of people."
The Pointe Grand apartments are planned for an approximately 14-acre wooded site west of AdventHealth DeLand, near the northeast corner of the intersection of North Spring Garden and West Plymouth avenues.
Watts said it can be difficult to incorporate elevators into the cost of a three-story building.
"Elevators become required when you go to a four-story building and so the entire nature of the building construction shifts," Watts said.
He said the overall cost of development receives an assist when the buildings are four stories as that would mean more units.
Watts said the project will comply with the standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act, which ensures the availability of units "for people who have a disability to be able to rent and so those are your, primarily, your ground floor units throughout the project."
During Monday night's City Commission meeting, Paiva explained it's not just seniors or people with physical limitations who could benefit from the complex having elevators; people with small children who need strollers or people with multiple dogs would be able to move around easier, too.
"Not everyone can be on the first floor," Paiva said.
Commissioners also raised concerns about landscape buffers, which Watts said the development team could look at, given the closeness of The Cascades, a single-family home subdivision, and affordability.
He said the complex is being designed as a market-rate community.
"Affordability tends to be a supply-and-demand issue," Watts said. "We're hoping that by adding additional supply to the market, it helps with that affordability without being a tax credit (project) or otherwise going through an affordability program through the state."
Hill Point Development also has complexes in development in Daytona Beach, where rent prices are advertised as starting at $1,846, and Palm Coast.
Commissioners generally agreed the project's location makes sense and would be a good fit given what's already in the area.
"One thing I do like about this site is that within walking distance you have medical facilities, restaurant options, even a farmers market at the corner there," Commissioner Chris Cloudman said.
The proposed development is slated to come back before the commission during its second regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 15. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/07/21/deland-commission-postpones-vote-204-unit-apartment-complex/10086617002/ | 2022-07-21T21:00:44 | 0 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/07/21/deland-commission-postpones-vote-204-unit-apartment-complex/10086617002/ |
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The Midland Fire Department held “Push-In Ceremony” at Fire Station No. 11 on Thursday.
After an engine was lost in a fire in December of 2019, Oxy donated a large portion of funds to replace that engine.
"The Midland Fire Department is so grateful for local partners like Oxy. We pride ourselves in helping the Citizens of Midland during their times of need." Midland Fire Chief Chuck Blumenhauer said. "Having a corporation like Oxy come to our aid when we had a need shows their commitment to the citizens of Midland and the Permian Basin."
The new engine is a Spartan Metro Star, and its home will be at Station No. 11 on Briarwood Road. The push-in ceremony celebrates that the engine is ready to service the expanding northwest area of Midland and Midland County.
“First responders are essential, and we deeply value the daily work they do to keep our communities safe,” said Jason Sevin, Oxy Midland Basin president and general manager. “Midland is home to our base of Permian Basin operations and Oxy is pleased to provide funding to the Midland Fire Department for critical equipment to serve and safeguard our community, neighbors and families.”
A push-in ceremony is a long-standing tradition that dates back to the 1800s and the days of horse-drawn fire equipment. When returning to the station, firefighters had to unhitch the horses and "push in" the fire wagon. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Oxy-donation-leads-to-replacement-of-fire-engine-17320368.php | 2022-07-21T21:03:47 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Oxy-donation-leads-to-replacement-of-fire-engine-17320368.php |
Man drowns at Waldo Lake
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A 24-year-old man drowned Wednesday night at Waldo Lake, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office.
The man had been sailing on the lake before he went swimming. The man's boat had drifted away from him before he drowned.
The sheriff's office reported receiving a call just before 8 p.m. Wednesday of a missing person who had possibly drowned at the lake.
The man was found unconcious in the water before first responders arrived. Bystanders performed CPR. Medics performed additional CPR, and the man did not survive.
Police are withholding the man's name until next of kin have been notified. | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/man-drowns-at-waldo-lake/65379426007/ | 2022-07-21T21:03:48 | 1 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/man-drowns-at-waldo-lake/65379426007/ |
The intersection of 25th East and Brianne Avenue is pictured on Google Maps street view. The city of Idaho Falls plans to add a median curb to this intersection among others to improve vehicle access to 25th East.
The Idaho Falls Public Works Department is hosting a public meeting for upcoming roadway safety improvements on 25th East and Sunnyside Road.
The meeting is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 3, in the foyer of the auditorium at Hillcrest High School, 2800 Owen St. in Ammon. Officials will present the proposed changes, answer questions and receive public input regarding proposed construction projects scheduled for 2023.
A city news release said the proposed improvements are similar to those made along 17th Street in Idaho Falls in 2018. Plans include the installation of median curbs restricting left-turn movements in and out of driveways and parking lots that are in close proximity to major intersections.
Median curbs result in fewer and less severe accidents, the release said. Additionally, more vehicles will be able to enter the road compared to roads without access management.
Funding and installation of median curbs at or near the following intersections will be provided by the Federal Aid Safety Enhancement project:
• Sunnyside Road and 15th East (Woodruff Avenue)
• 25th East (Hitt Road) and Brianne Avenue
• 25th East (Hitt Road) and Ann Avenue
• 25th East (Hitt Road) and Sunnyside Road
The city of Ammon will assist Idaho Falls with improvements along 25th East. Maps of the project are available on the city of Idaho Falls’ website.
People unable to attend the public meeting can submit comments, concerns, and or questions by email to ifeng@idahofalls.gov until Aug. 8.
All property owners near the proposed intersections will be contacted to notify them of the public meeting. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/public-meetings-scheduled-for-improvements-to-25th-east/article_3b72bc9f-bf56-54c1-b407-49b6112a2f3a.html | 2022-07-21T21:03:53 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/public-meetings-scheduled-for-improvements-to-25th-east/article_3b72bc9f-bf56-54c1-b407-49b6112a2f3a.html |
SAN ANTONIO — Sometimes the most painful lessons teach you something really important, and for Nugget the dog, we hope he knows now not to mess around with a porcupine!
The related video above was originally published July 12, 2022.
Nugget is a one and a half year old dog who was on the City of San Antonio's euthanasia list earlier this month when San Antonio Pets Alive swooped in to save him. He is staying with a foster family while eagerly awaiting a forever home.
Last week, Nugget decided he wanted to be friends with a porcupine that wandered into his backyard and ended up with hundreds of painful quills in his face and legs. He had to be rushed to an overnight emergency clinic for treatment.
"Nugget had x-rays, fluids, quill removal surgery, anesthesia, medications, and more. The cost of his surgeries has already been $2,500, and he is due for a follow-up and stitch removal in the next couple weeks," said SAPA! "With Nugget’s most recent x-ray, the vet isn’t sure if the lines on the x-rays are quills, air pockets from removed quills, or abscesses."
SAPA! says they never know what medical care their dogs and cats will need. More than likely Nugget, like most dogs, had never seen a porcupine in his life and had no idea what would happen when he got too close.
SAPA! desperately needs your help to cover these unforeseen costs. They have quite a few extreme medical cases right now and every dollar helps.
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SAPA! says, "any remaining funds we receive after covering the cost of Nugget, and aftercare will go toward the thousands of dogs and cats we save each year."
Nugget is doing much better now after his prickly rendezvous. We bet he won't make that same mistake again!
If you are interested in having Nugget join your family CLICK HERE. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/dog-named-nugget-now-recovering-and-available-for-adoption-after-painful-brush-with-porcupine-says-sapa-san-antonio-dog-puppers-adopt-texas-dont-shop/273-f8b1832b-a6b2-4f83-a56c-999b4d29581a | 2022-07-21T21:09:32 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/dog-named-nugget-now-recovering-and-available-for-adoption-after-painful-brush-with-porcupine-says-sapa-san-antonio-dog-puppers-adopt-texas-dont-shop/273-f8b1832b-a6b2-4f83-a56c-999b4d29581a |
NEW ORLEANS — The ill-fated lovers’ triangle ended with a popular French Quarter waitress fatally shot inside the Clover Grill on Bourbon Street. But despite coming to the restaurant armed and distraught that night, the woman’s jilted boyfriend was acquitted of her murder late Wednesday.
After more than three hours of deliberations, a 12-person jury did, however, find Alexander Kirby, 36, guilty of aggravated battery of the victim’s new boyfriend, Dylan Pennington.
In a trial that turned largely on security camera video of the May 15, 2019 shooting, Kirby, 36, was acquitted of all charges relating to the killing of his ex-girlfriend Shay de St. Germaine.
The video appeared to show that as Kirby approached Pennington in a courtyard of the restaurant with his gun drawn, the two tussled over the weapon, which went off as St. Germaine tried to intervene. She was shot once in the face and was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.
In the end, prosecutors conceded that Pennington was the last person holding the handgun, yet proceeded with the murder count. The jury could have returned with convictions on lesser charges of manslaughter or negligent homicide, but instead rejected all counts in St. Germaine’s killing. He also was acquitted of illegally carrying a concealed weapon.
However, Kirby was convicted of aggravated battery of Pennington, who was struck with the gun as the two men wrestled. Pennington, who is currently serving time in a Florida prison in an unrelated case, was not called as a witness in the three-day trial.
“We’ve very sorry for the loss of life and the pain that the victim’s family has experienced,” said defense attorney Jerry Smith, who defended Kirby along with Angad Ghai. “But the defense team is glad the jury rendered a just verdict in this case.”
Kirby, who faces up to 10 years in prison, is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 9 by Judge Rhonda Goode-Douglas. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ex-boyfriend-of-french-quarter-waitress-acquitted-of-her-murder-in-new-orleans/289-8a70bc2b-4765-42ec-ae0d-ab9515cb717e | 2022-07-21T21:12:32 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ex-boyfriend-of-french-quarter-waitress-acquitted-of-her-murder-in-new-orleans/289-8a70bc2b-4765-42ec-ae0d-ab9515cb717e |
PORTLAND, Maine — Talent, drive, hard work, practice, and preparation all play a role in success. But so does random chance — in a word, luck.
Rupert Holmes has taken advantage of all the virtues in that first sentence. Still, he wouldn’t have become a singer, songwriter, arranger, composer, novelist, screenwriter, and Tony Award winner if he hadn’t gotten a few good breaks along the way.
One bit of good fortune came when he was about 20-years-old and had his first hit song, “Jennifer Tomkins,” with a pop group called Street People.
“I actually sang that song accidentally,” Holmes said. “I was the arranger and writer on it, and the singer didn’t show up for the recording session. I was the only other person who knew the tune so they said, ‘Well, you go out and sing it.’ It went to number 38 on the charts.”
An even bigger break came when he was about to record what would become by far his best-known work, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).”
“I was ten seconds away from recording the vocal to this song [with] the lyric: ‘If you like Humphrey Bogart and getting caught in the rain,’” Holmes explained.
Holmes had jotted down the line the night before but had never sung it. Everything was set to go at the studio recording session when something in his head told him the Bogart reference was off — too black and white, too noir, not the right image for a musical story about a couple on a tropical getaway.
“When you go to the islands and you’re out on a beach, you never order on your first day of vacation a Budweiser," Holmes said. "You order some tropical drink that announces you’re [away]. So, I thought, what are the escape drinks? What would be the metaphor for that? I thought [about a] Mai Tai, daiquiri, pina colada. I’d never had a pina colada in my life.”
Holmes rewrote the line to: “If you like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.” The song hit number one on the charts in December of 1979 and has endured as a pop culture classic ever since.
“In those ten seconds,” Holmes reflects, “I changed the course of my entire life.”
Part 1
Part 2
We talked with Rupert Holmes while he was at the Ogunquit Playhouse, making last-minute changes to his latest project, “The Nutty Professor,” a musical-based on the 1963 film starring and directed by Jerry Lewis. He wrote the book and lyrics for the show, and Marvin Hamlisch composed the music shortly before his death.
Holmes is a delightful conversationalist with a wealth of great stories, which is why our 207 interview with him runs in two parts. (Part two will be posted on July 21). Sit back and watch — and don’t be afraid to enjoy them with a pina colada. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/the-last-minute-tweak-that-made-the-pina-colada-song-a-monster-hit-music-entertainment/97-f2e260d9-444c-4f20-bab8-fdf7d170f31a | 2022-07-21T21:12:38 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/the-last-minute-tweak-that-made-the-pina-colada-song-a-monster-hit-music-entertainment/97-f2e260d9-444c-4f20-bab8-fdf7d170f31a |
FULTONDALE, Ala. (WIAT) — Larry Adams was out of work.
Adams, who grew up in Tarrant, had spent the Vietnam War out of the action in Washington state, where he fixed guns onto helicopters. Getting back home to Alabama in 1972, Adams had taken the civil service exam and had applied to the Birmingham Fire Department, the police department and the sanitation department.
“The fire department called me first,” said Adams, assistant chief of the Fultondale Fire and Rescue.
That call led to a firefighting career that has lasted over 50 years. Recently, Adams was honored by the Alabama Fire College Personnel Standards Commission with a resolution commending his years of service, first to Birmingham Fire, then as a firefighter at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and his work with the Fultondale Fire Department.
“That’s just because I’m old,” Adams joked when asked about getting the award.
Fultondale Fire Chief Justin McKenzie, on the other hand, feels the award is long overdue for the firefighter who got the nickname “Crazy” for the way he would fight fires, from one time walking a ledge 20 stories high in to fight a fire to his love of motorcycles.
“His service is tremendous,” McKenzie said. “He’s an extremely selfless man who’s done so much for the city.”
Adams’ own history with the Fultondale Fire Department goes back to 1978, when his house caught on fire. As firetrucks arrived, Adams went to work, grabbing a hose and putting out the fire alongside the other firefighters.
“When that happened, he wanted to make sure this department was trained and ready to respond,” McKenzie said. “He ended up coming on as a volunteer fire fighter.”
“I had been through the schools and routine,” Adams said. “When they said ‘We need someone there who needs what they’re doing, I said’ ‘Ok, I reckon.’ And I’ve been there ever since.”
Adams would continue working part-time for Fultondale, even when he was still working in Birmingham. By the time he retired from Birmingham in 1994, he went to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth as assistant fire chief with the 117th Air Refueling Wing. Even through that, Adams continued to volunteer with Fultondale.
In 2014, Adams retired from the airport, but still works at the Fultondale Fire Department as assistant chief.
“When it was still part-time, he was running 90-100% of the calls, which was about 2,000 a year,” McKenzie said. “Now that we’re full-time, he volunteers and we’re up to 2,400 calls.”
Now 72 years old, Adams said he still loves being a firefighter. For him, it’s in his blood.
“It’s never the same thing twice in a row,” he said. “It’s not a 9-to-5 job, where you sit at a desk and do stuff. You’ll never know what you’re going to run into.”
McKenzie is glad to have Adams still on board.
“When he’s through fighting, it will be a loss,” McKenzie said.
As far as Adams is concerned, the day he’ll quit being a firefighter is when he either dies or is no longer able.
“Might as well keep going,” he said. “I don’t have anything else to do.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/firefighter-larry-adams-celebrated-for-50-year-career-working-in-birmingham-fultondale/ | 2022-07-21T21:13:41 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/firefighter-larry-adams-celebrated-for-50-year-career-working-in-birmingham-fultondale/ |
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Stockton University announced Thursday a tuition increase of 2% for the 2022-23 academic year and the summer 2024 session.
In-state, full-time undergraduate students will pay $7,594 per semester for up to 20 credits, a $151 increase, under the tuition and fee structure approved by the Board of Trustees at its Wednesday meeting at the Atlantic City campus.
"We remain committed to providing students access to high-quality education and services at an affordable price," said President Harvey Kesselman, who announced he would retire after the 2022-23 year at Wednesday's meeting.
Stockton will continue to offer several initiatives to help students complete their degrees in a timely and cost-effective manner, the university said. Stockton's flat-rate tuition plan allows full-time students to take up to 20 credits a semester at no additional cost.
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The board also approved the capital budget and a $258.7 million 2022-23 operating budget. The budget includes $25.3 million in student aid, including $23.2 million in scholarships and need-based grants.
Kesselman announced the promotions of Robert Heinrich to vice president for enrollment management and Dan Nugent to vice president for university advancement and executive director of the university foundation.
Heinrich has worked at the university for 26 years, most notably handling student enrollment. Nugent joined Stockton in 2018 as chief development officer and executive director of the foundation.
Kesselman also recognized the following members of the Stockton community:
Stockton University senior Darren Wan broke his own school record Saturday at the NCAA Divis…
• Darren Wan, All-American in outdoor track and field who finished sixth at the NCAA Championships and set a school record in the hammer throw in May
• The Rocket League esports team for earning second place at the Collegiate Rocket League World Tournament in June, and Esports Program Manager Demetrios Roubos
• Jaiden Chavis, of Bound Brook, Somerset County, and the outgoing student trustee, for his contributions to the board during his two-year term
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Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman, seen in November 2021, announced a 2% increase to tuition for the 2022-23 academic year. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/education/stockton-university-to-raise-tuition-this-fall/article_bca2a0d6-0927-11ed-bfb5-9bdf8b68e5f8.html | 2022-07-21T21:16:57 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/education/stockton-university-to-raise-tuition-this-fall/article_bca2a0d6-0927-11ed-bfb5-9bdf8b68e5f8.html |
WILDWOOD — Jitney is canceling its Sunday through Thursday island wide services because of lower ridership rates during the weekdays.
Jitneys will only be running on Fridays and Saturdays, between 6 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest said on their respective Facebook pages on Thursday.
A Jitney Association representative could not immediately be reached for comment on Thursday.
The Association runs a route between Rochester Avenue, in Wildwood Crest, and First Avenue, North Wildwood, according to the service map found on its website.
It also runs a route in Cape May, Avalon, Stone Harbor and Ocean City, according to the website.
First opened in 1915, Jitneys have been rolling icons on Jersey Shore streets. The Association is also open to private trips for parties, weddings and wine tours, the website says.
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Thursday's announcement is the latest route the Association has scratched in the past two years. The Association suspended its service to Atlantic City International Airport at the end of 2020. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/jitney-nixes-weekday-shuttles-in-the-wildwoods/article_6a414e94-0924-11ed-9afd-83cac64ab97a.html | 2022-07-21T21:17:00 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/jitney-nixes-weekday-shuttles-in-the-wildwoods/article_6a414e94-0924-11ed-9afd-83cac64ab97a.html |
BRIGANTINE — The 28-year-old mother of two who nearly drowned off the city's beaches last week while trying to save her children is expected to fully recover after being in the hospital, police said Thursday.
"Thank you all for your concern and kind words for the victim, her family, and the first responders involved in this incident," police said on Facebook, adding they've learned from a family member that the woman's condition has improved since the July 13 incident.
The woman was listed in critical condition after she was rescued from the waves.
Police and firefighters responded to a 911 call at 9:28 a.m. for a swimmer in distress. The Beach Patrol arrived and rescued two young children and their mother from the water. Police did not specify where on the beach the rescue took place.
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First responders performed lifesaving measures on the woman before she was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus.
The woman was determined to have entered the water after seeing her children struggling to swim. A witness saw the woman enter the water and eventually disappear under the waves, police said.
Police credited the woman's action as key in helping the Beach Patrol rescue the children, given that some of its members were nearby for a training exercise.
Police again reminded the public that beaches are guarded from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Waders and swimmers are encouraged to do so only at guarded beaches and between the flags designating swimming areas. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/mother-rescued-from-ocean-off-brigantine-expected-to-recover/article_5a1af9e6-092b-11ed-8e68-fb7d1170e202.html | 2022-07-21T21:17:01 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/mother-rescued-from-ocean-off-brigantine-expected-to-recover/article_5a1af9e6-092b-11ed-8e68-fb7d1170e202.html |
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state
New positive cases: 3,836
New deaths: 7
Total positive cases: 2,185,151
Total number of deaths: 31,103
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,129,391
Rate of transmission: 1.09
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 61,555 cases, 957 deaths, 380,446 doses administered
Cape May: 12,188 cases, 264 deaths, 134,394 doses administered
Cumberland: 36,242 cases, 577 deaths, 186,712 doses administered
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Ocean: 149,849 cases, 2,870 deaths, 703,362 doses administered
Figures as of 1 p.m. July 21
Source: N.J. Department of Health | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-3-800-new-covid-19-cases-7-new-deaths-rate/article_f0c9bba6-0922-11ed-908f-031718b7f7f6.html | 2022-07-21T21:17:02 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-3-800-new-covid-19-cases-7-new-deaths-rate/article_f0c9bba6-0922-11ed-908f-031718b7f7f6.html |
Two South Jersey beach patrol events — the Atlantic City Lifeguard Classic and the David J. Kerr Jr. Memorial Lifeguard Races — will be held Friday.
The 29th annual Atlantic City Classic, a six-race event, will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Albany Avenue beach in Atlantic City.
The 38th annual Kerr Memorials will be at 6:15 p.m. at the 35th Street beach in Avalon.
The A.C. Classic will have 10 lifeguard teams, including the five Atlantic County beach patrols. Ocean City will be there, plus the guest patrols of Harvey Cedars, Sea Girt, Lavallette and Ship Bottom. Scoring is 5-4-3-2-1 for the first five places.
The Kerr Memorials will have nine of the 10 Cape May County patrols competing, with Ocean City going to the Classic. Scoring is 5-3-1 for the first three places.
The A.C. Classic changed its format last year to six races, five of which are short, and three of which are relays. Atlantic City won the team title in 2021 with 24 points, and Longport was second with 19.
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The races are the surf dash, the doubles surfboat rescue, the mile doubles row, the swim paddle relay, the surf boat relay and the singles sprint row.
The surf dash has five people on each team, with a minimum of two females. The doubles surfboat rescue is a simulated rescue in which each crew will bring back a 50-pound dummy attached to the singles flag. The mile doubles row is the one long race. The swim paddle relay will have two swimmers and two paddlers on each team. The surf boat relay has two doubles crews from each team. The rowers will be two men and two women. The singles sprint row is a singles race that slightly shorter than usual.
The Kerr Memorials allows for participation by several lifeguards from each patrol. Each lifeguard team can enter three doubles crews, three swimmers, three singles rowers, two iron man relay teams (one male and one female) and two five-person teams in the Brett Fitzpatrick surf dash relay.
Avalon won the team title last year with 17 points and Sea Isle City was second with eight.
The iron man relay, with a swimmer, a runner and a doubles crew on each relay team, will have a women’s race for the first time. The men’s and women’s iron man teams will be run together (to save time) and scored separately.
The event honors the late Kerr, an Avalon lifeguard and South Jersey doubles row champion. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/a-c-classic-kerr-memorials-to-be-run-friday/article_97f74a92-092d-11ed-ba81-53b0b09a01ff.html | 2022-07-21T21:17:11 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/a-c-classic-kerr-memorials-to-be-run-friday/article_97f74a92-092d-11ed-ba81-53b0b09a01ff.html |
HIGH POINT — Police say a 49-year-old High Point man died early this morning after losing control of his car and striking a tree.
Antawon Ingram's failure to wear a seatbelt — and speed — are contributing factors to this fatality, High Point police said in a news release.
This is the third traffic fatality for the City of High Point in 2022. None of the three people who died were wearing a seatbelt, police said.
At 7:14 a.m., officers and other first responders were dispatched to South Centennial Street near East Russell Avenue about the crash.
Police said Ingram was driving a Honda CR-V south on North Centennial Street and crossed the center line of the road as he went through the intersection, police said in a news release.
Ingram swerved to avoid oncoming traffic, lost control of the vehicle, went off the road to the left and struck a single tree on the passenger side of the vehicle, according to the news release.
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Ingram was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.
The police department's traffic unit is investigating this crash. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/high-point-man-49-who-died-after-crash-was-not-wearing-seatbelt-police-say/article_3746b67c-0925-11ed-a903-7786b874f267.html | 2022-07-21T21:21:00 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/high-point-man-49-who-died-after-crash-was-not-wearing-seatbelt-police-say/article_3746b67c-0925-11ed-a903-7786b874f267.html |
DANVILLE, Va. – The Danville area is looking to draw more people to the area, and area officials want your input.
On Thursday, the City of Danville announced that they are extending the deadline for their 2022 Tourism Survey.
The release said that the Danville Office of Economic Development & Tourism has already received more than 1,500 responses, but they want to hear from as many interested people as they can.
To offer more people the chance to take the survey, they have extended the tourism survey deadline to midnight on July 31.
You can take the survey here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/21/danville-wants-your-input-on-tourism-in-the-area-extends-survey-deadline/ | 2022-07-21T21:21:18 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/21/danville-wants-your-input-on-tourism-in-the-area-extends-survey-deadline/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Finding a job isn’t always an easy process, but this company is looking to make it a little bit easier.
On Thursday, Kroger announced that all of their Virginia stores will host hiring events on July 26.
The release said that the July 26 event will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at every Virginia Kroger store.
During the hiring event, Kroger said they will offer same-day interviews for all available positions, and that job-seekers are encouraged to pre-apply online, but pre-application is not required.
Kroger’s event will allow job-seekers to pick up information, ask questions, and request a same-day interview, the release said, and anyone over the age of 14 can apply.
“Kroger prides itself in being an organization that develops talent in order to promote from within and we are passionate about giving back to our local communities,” said Terry Reynolds, division assistant HR leader for Kroger Mid-Atlantic. “In today’s highly competitive labor market, we know talent is selective and attracted to companies that are leading with a clear purpose, growing and improving every day, and we are committed to doing just that for our people.”
The release said that Kroger offers competitive pay and benefits, flexible work schedules, job opportunities, and discounts on select products.
Kroger added that they have updated their benefits to include a continuing education reimbursement that covers GED, credentials, and college education up to $21,000, which employees are eligible for after 60 days of employment.
To learn more and find positions available in your area, visit Kroger’s website. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/21/kroger-stores-offering-same-day-interviews-during-hiring-event-on-july-26/ | 2022-07-21T21:21:24 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/21/kroger-stores-offering-same-day-interviews-during-hiring-event-on-july-26/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Norfolk Southern is increasing their pay and offering other incentives to draw in more employees.
On Thursday, the Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it has increased the Conductor Trainee position pay to $25 per hour, with a minimum of $200 in earnings per shift.
The release said that Conductor Trainees are eligible for an on-the-job training incentive of $300 per bi-weekly pay period, depending on their availability to work.
In addition to pay raises and incentives, the company is also offering starting bonuses for new Conductor Trainees.
Conductor trainees in priority locations, including Roanoke, have the opportunity to earn up to $5,000 in starting bonuses, according to the release.
Norfolk Southern said that conductors can earn an average of $67,000 in their first year of work, and have the potential to make more each year as they climb the ranks and gain more experience.
“One of the clear benefits of our industry is the opportunity for future advancement and the potential for increased earnings,” said Brad Dodd, Director of Talent Acquisition at Norfolk Southern. “Through their seniority, conductors will be promoted to a locomotive engineer position that has guaranteed minimum annual pay of approximately $94,000, along with benefits. Many of our engineers earn more than $100,000 with the work opportunities at their locations.”
The release said that conductors receive training before being promoted into a conductor position and that the first three weeks of training will be held at the Norfolk Southern Training Center in McDonough, Georgia.
You can learn more about the position, including the work schedule, compensation, and benefits, and apply to Norfolk Southern here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/21/norfolk-southern-increases-wages-incentives-offering-sign-on-bonuses/ | 2022-07-21T21:21:30 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/21/norfolk-southern-increases-wages-incentives-offering-sign-on-bonuses/ |
Construction trade association sues state over Whitmer's 'unilateral' prevailing wage policy
A trade association is suing the state of Michigan over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer requiring union-rate wages be paid to the employees of contractors working for the state on projects costing more than $50,000.
Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan, which includes union and non-union members, argued in its Thursday complaint in the Court of Claims that Whitmer cannot require the wage rate of its contractors because the state in 2018 repealed the so-called prevailing wage law.
"The governor has seemingly revived this repealed procedure, but has not done so by either enforcing legislation or through the procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act," wrote ABC of Michigan, represented by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation.
"The policy has been implemented by unilateral edict from the governor's office. This is not a proper method of governance and is not binding on plaintiff."
Whitmer announced the new policy during a Lansing press conference in October as a "pro-worker" effort that would have economic benefits in Michigan.
ABC of Michigan, which represents about 900 construction and construction-related firms, vowed in October to take the policy to court and argued it was a way for Whitmer to make amends with unions she'd ruffled over her opposition to Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline.
ABC of Michigan President Jimmy Greene said Thursday that his members will have to "change their entire cost structure" to accommodate the change in state policy.
“The state is under no obligation to use the lowest price, but they should at least know what the real cost of construction is," Greene said. "Instead, it has decided to pick winners and losers based on politics.”
The Mackinac Center called Whitmer's order requiring prevailing wage "her latest act of unilateral governance."
“These actions directly violate the separation of powers and circumvent the will of the people as expressed only four years ago," said Steve Delie, director of labor policy for the Midland-based conservative think tank.
Union wages tend to be higher, driving up compensation levels for contractor employees as well as state construction costs. However, state contractors already are required to pay the prevailing wage on some projects that include federal funding with a prevailing wage requirement, such as road construction work.
The prevailing wage repeal was passed by the Legislature in 2018 after a three-year fight over the law. Former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder opposed a repeal of the prevailing wage law so organizers instead collected signatures through the petition initiative process to repeal it. The GOP-led Legislature adopted the initiative instead of letting it go on the ballot, which allowed them to avoid Snyder's veto.
Whitmer's October reinstatement of prevailing wage was not completed through any official order or directive, but solely through a press release directing the state to begin implementing prevailing wage, the complaint said.
The Department of Technology Management and Budget later posted on its website that starting March 1, 2022, prevailing wage would be required of contractors and state contractors working on state construction projects.
The Mackinac Center submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to the department in October and March asking for any directives from Whitmer regarding prevailing wage, according to the complaint.
The center recovered no formal directive from Whitmer to the department but found the department was instructed by a lawyer for the governor's office to communicate with the attorney general's office regarding the implementation of the policy.
ABC of Michigan argued in its Thursday complaint that the implementation of the policy violated the separation of powers, in as much as it usurped the authority of the Legislature, and the Administrative Procedures Act when it wasn't implemented using the typical rule-making process.
"The DTMB cannot simply do by developing contract forms what had previously required legislative enactment," the complaint said.
"The DTMB is enforcing requirements which are not expressly or impliedly mandated or authorized by constitution, statute, valid rule or other law."
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Craig Mauger contributed to this report. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/21/construction-trades-group-sues-state-over-whitmers-unilateral-prevailing-wage-policy/10119199002/ | 2022-07-21T21:23:11 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/21/construction-trades-group-sues-state-over-whitmers-unilateral-prevailing-wage-policy/10119199002/ |
Old South Woodward reconstruction progresses in Birmingham
Work continues on the reconstruction of Old South Woodward, the third phase of infrastructure improvements addressing aging infrastructure in downtown Birmingham.
The $12 million project, stretching from Brown Street to Landon Street, is scheduled to be completed in October. In addition to new underground infrastructure, the project will enhance the aesthetics and functionality of downtown Birmingham and improve walkability.
The construction includes removing 60 parking spaces and relocating a bus stop that sits on Bowers near Old South Woodward to in front of the 555 Building. The project prompted a federal lawsuit that three men filed against the city in May, claiming that the streetscape configuration and the loss of parking spots would hinder disabled patrons from accessing the businesses in the area.
The project's first phase was the Old Woodward Reconstruction Project in 2018 and phase two was the Maple Road reconstruction project in 2020. The contractor for all phases of the work is Warren-based Angelo Iafrate Construction Co. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/07/21/old-south-woodward-reconstruction-progresses-birmingham/10121016002/ | 2022-07-21T21:23:17 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/07/21/old-south-woodward-reconstruction-progresses-birmingham/10121016002/ |
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — After a fire at Celebrations! Party Rentals and Tents in Roseville, the party rental business is limited on new orders for the weekend.
The fire started around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. According to the Roseville Fire Department, there were multiple explosions happening inside the building. The fire was controlled shortly after and no injuries were reported.
"We want to assure our clients that there was minimal damage, and plan to operate business as usual. For the time being, we will be limited on new orders for this weekend as our warehouse staff cleans up. Thank you for your understanding," Alexis Winblad, the showroom manager, said in an email to ABC10.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Webb family is holding a public memorial service for Spencer Webb at Christian Brothers High School next weekend.
The memorial will be held on Saturday, July 30, at Christian Brothers High School at 9 a.m., according to an Instagram post from the CBHS football team. The Webb family says all are welcome to attend.
The 22-year-old died in an apparent accident last Wednesday after he fell and hit his head on rocks in a swimming area outside of Eugene, Oregon.
Webb graduated from Christian Brothers High School in 2018 where he was a beloved student athlete.
Tyler Almond, Christian Brothers' head football coach during Webb's time at CBHS, told ABC10 that Webb served as an inspiration to others.
“I remember having a conversation with him about how important it was for other kids in his situation to see him succeed,” Almond said. “This was a really, really impactful life in just 22 years.”
During his senior year at Christian Brothers, Webb committed to the University of Oregon with a full ride scholarship on national signing day. Webb was heading into his junior year at the University of Oregon where he played tight end on the football team.
Dan Lanning, the Ducks football coach, tweeted about Webb's death, saying how much he would be missed.
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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Chief Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane is leaving to become the executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General.
The group said Thursday that 10 state attorneys general, five Republicans and five Democrats, chose Kane following a national search.
The U.S. Army veteran spent just more than 20 years in the attorney general’s office. As chief deputy, he worked with lawmakers, state, local and federal government entities. Kane starts his new job in mid-September.
“He has the experience, skill, judgment, sense of humor and humility necessary to navigate the challenges of this role,” said Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller of Iowa, NAAG President. “Brian really cares about the AG community and treats people well. I’m confident that he will foster bipartisanship and collaboration among Attorneys General.”
“NAAG is an organization near and dear to my heart and I’m thrilled with Brian’s selection as its next executive director," said Idaho Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden. “He’s been an integral part of my leadership team and has the right skill set to successfully lead NAAG in 2022 and beyond.”
Kane received a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from the University of Idaho. He received his legal degree from Lewis and Clark Law School.
"I look forward to meeting with each NAAG member individually and continuing the great bipartisan work of our nation’s attorneys general,” Kane said.
The Idaho attorney general’s office is expected to see a number of departures going forward following former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador defeating five-term incumbent Wasden in the May primary.
Wasden is well known for running the office with a strategy of simply calling balls and strikes. Labrador, if he wins in November in the general election, has said the office will be more partisan.
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BOISE, Idaho — Governor Brad Little announced the state will be directing $1 million to confronting the growing fentanyl problem in Idaho.
"A trace of fentanyl the size of a grain of salt is enough to kill you, and many times it is laced into other pills or drugs – even black-market vape cartridges – and you won't even know it," Gov. Little said during a press conference Thursday. "Meth and fentanyl seizures have dramatically increased in Idaho and across the country. We must act now. Given the magnitude of the problem, we are acting immediately to turn the tide and protect Idaho families."
In the coming weeks, the funds will be used for two specific goals: purchasing additional roadside equipment and educating the public on the dangers of fentanyl through large-scale media campaigns.
Idaho State Police (ISP), in cooperation with the Governor's Office of Drug Policy, will coordinate the efforts of the media campaign.
Earlier this year, the governor launched "Operation Esto Perpetua" as a strategy to address the growing drug threat in our communities.
The goal of the project is to bring law enforcement and families together to search for new, meaningful ways to reduce the flow of fentanyl and methamphetamine into the state.
According to the governor's office, law enforcement reporting shows drugs are primarily transported into Oregon and Idaho from Mexico through California. Also, approximately 96% of drug trafficking organizations investigated identified Mexico as the source country for drugs trafficked into the region.
Law enforcement from around the state pointed to staffing shortages and a lack of testing capacity as a key issue in fighting Idaho's drug problem, saying it sometimes takes weeks to get results back on drug seizures. This makes it difficult to apprehend dangerous substances from someone that is just "passing through".
ISP has deployed $250,000 from the governor's "Leading Idaho" plan to the operation, and will use the funds to hire additional investigators and increase patrol hours for drug interdiction.
This spring, the Citizens Action Group spent two months traveling the state and holding public meetings to hear Idahoan's stories about the impact of fentanyl in their communities. The governor shared the findings of the report during Thursday's press conference.
According to the findings of the report, potential solutions include:
- The need to significantly boost awareness and education around the dangers of fentanyl
- The need to continue to push for border security and minimize the flow of illicit drugs into our country and state
- The need to better integrate information sharing between law enforcement, first responders, health care, tribes, coroners, and others to tackle the problem strategically
- The need to continue increasing resources for mental health and behavioral health
The governor's Law Enforcement Panel will analyze the report and create recommendations for the governor to include in next year's budget. Gov. Little will present the budget in January in his 2023 State of the State and Budget Address.
"I appreciate the members of my Operation Esto Perpetua initiative – both the Citizens Action Group on Fentanyl and the Law Enforcement Panel – for serving our people and coming up with solutions to help us fight the growing drug threat in Idaho," Governor Little added.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Sixteen out of 90 external complaints and 60 out of 114 internal complaints from the community to the Austin Police Department ended in sustained policy violations in 2021, according to an annual report from the Office of Police Oversight.
The office asked APD to investigate 220 external complaints after receiving 2,239 community contacts that year. APD looked into 90 of the 220 complaints.
APD also set out to examine 130 internal complaints and ended up investigating 114 of them.
The annual report went on to say that "officers who have retired while under investigation has increased, from two officers in 2019 to 11 officers in 2020 and 15 officers in 2021." Retirement or resignation ends active investigations and disciplinary processes.
The end of 2021 saw an arbitration decision that changed the office's 2022 complaint process.
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SEATTLE — The city of Des Moines announced a two-month pilot project for a passenger-only fast ferry between the Des Moines Marina and Bell Harbor Marina in downtown Seattle.
Service will begin on Aug. 10 and run through Oct. 9 aboard the Chilkat Express. The service will be chartered and run by Puget Sound Express and make four trips a day, Wednesday through Sunday.
The Chilkat Express will leave Des Moines Marina at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The vessel will leave Seattle at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and at 5 a.m.
The city of Des Moines said crew availability limits service to 10 hours a day. However, if the demand is there, additional crews could be hired to add another round-trip sailing that would leave Des Moines at 8 a.m. and leave Seattle at 9 a.m.
The city said it will take about 40 minutes for a one-way trip.
Service during the first week of operation from Aug. 10-15 will be free. After the first week, trips will cost $10 each way for adults. Children ages 13 and under ride for free. Tickets for seniors and active military will cost $5.
No reservations are needed, and tickets can be purchased at the time of boarding.
The Chilkat Express was built in 2001 as a passenger ferry for the Alaska market. The vessel is powered by twin waterjets and can travel at 40 knots.
The Chilkat Express is wheelchair accessible, along with the ramps to and from the boat to the dock. Bicycles are currently not allowed on the boat, but the city said seating could be adapted in the future if demand is warranted.
The city of Des Moines said it is partnering with the Highline School District to help provide deckhands to work alongside the trained crew. The deckhands will be paid interns and gain sea time credit that can be used to further their training. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/des-moines-marina-fast-ferry-bell-harbor-marina/281-19cc1317-24ab-4e15-9cc3-ba9e3d92e008 | 2022-07-21T21:36:28 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/des-moines-marina-fast-ferry-bell-harbor-marina/281-19cc1317-24ab-4e15-9cc3-ba9e3d92e008 |
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must manage state trust lands for the financial benefit of schools and other institutions, rejecting a claim by environmental groups that such lands should be managed to benefit all residents.
In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled against environmental groups who contended that DNR was too focused on logging state lands in order to generate revenue for school construction and other uses.
The Supreme Court also ruled that DNR is obligated by law to manage forest lands for the benefit of counties that granted land to the state.
The DNR policies provide “a benefit to the general population by boosting local economies as well as maintaining stronger and better-funded public systems of education and governance,” the court ruled.
“DNR’s discretionary land management strategies are neither unconstitutional nor arbitrary and capricious,” the court said in affirming the trial court’s dismissal of the case.
Upon Washington’s statehood in 1889, the federal government granted the state 3 million acres of land, designated to support public institutions, including K-12 school construction and state universities. Approximately 2 million acres of the federally-granted state trust lands are forested.
The state Constitution states that “all the public lands granted to the state are held in trust for all the people.”
Conservation Northwest, Washington Environmental Council, Olympic Forest Coalition, and eight affected individuals from across the state filed a lawsuit, contending that state lands are currently managed to maximize revenue for certain funds above all other objectives.
The state’s focus on generating revenue leads to intensive logging of public lands, in contrast to a more balanced approach of logging, employment, promoting forest health and fisheries, and sequestering carbon, the lawsuit said.
“Washingtonians should not be forced to choose between logging revenue and healthy forests that protect local air, water, and habitat— particularly in a time of climate crisis, as well as decline and extinction of species,” the environmental groups contended.
The trust lands fund no more than 6% of the state’s school construction annually, environmental groups said.
The plaintiffs in 2020 filed a lawsuit against DNR in King County Superior Court, calling for management of lands for the benefit of all people. The lower court ruled in favor of DNR, and the case then went to the state Supreme Court. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-state-supreme-court-trust-lands-fund-schools/281-e6e5e39f-7bb3-4d68-bb96-a3655bc64794 | 2022-07-21T21:36:34 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-state-supreme-court-trust-lands-fund-schools/281-e6e5e39f-7bb3-4d68-bb96-a3655bc64794 |
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Thursday his top priorities for next year's fiscal budget.
According to a press release from the City of Dallas, the mayor sent a memo outlining his top five general fund priorities to City Manager T.C. Broadnax. The city manager is expected to deliver the proposed budget on Aug. 6, which will then be voted on and take effect on Oct. 1.
"I have been proud of our efforts to build a safer, stronger, more vibrant, more dynamic, and more resilient city. But it is clear that our city government still has many basic needs to address," said Johnson.
The city says the priorities Johnson listed in his memo are as follows:
- Public safety: Johnson requested the budget maintain or increase the city's police officer hiring goals; allocate funding for crime-fighting technology; fund and scale programs recommended by the Mayor's Task Force on Safe Communities; set aside money for hate-crime prevention and awareness; and provide additional support for firefighters' health, safety, and equipment needs.
- Property tax relief: "I believe an across-the-board tax-rate reduction for all homeowners and renters - who bear the hidden cost burdens of hundreds of dollars every month in property taxes as part of their rent - is in the best interest of our residents and our city's growth in the years ahead," Johnson said in his memo.
- Code Compliance: Johnson requested "a greater investment in code enforcement" to address ongoing and increased needs and areas of concern, such as short-term rentals, food trucks, blight remediation, environmental issues, and parking requirements.
- Streets and sidewalks: The mayor requested a continued commitment to funding streets to at least a net-zero degradation level, implementing the Sidewalk Master Plan, and to replacing aging traffic signals. Johnson also requested a primary focus on infrastructure deserts in traditionally underserved and overlooked communities - particularly where DPD has focused its violent-crime reduction efforts.
- Inspector General: Dallas City Council unanimously voted in December for the mayor's historic ethics reform proposal which created the city's first-ever Inspector General Division. The inspector general is now in place and Johnson is calling for full funding for the new office to ensure it is able to effectively monitor, investigate, and prosecute any unethical behavior in city government.
The mayor's priorities included only discretionary general fund items paid for primarily by taxes rather than fees. The city said that in his memo, Johnson also called for a continued focus on other top issues, such as permitting improvements, which are paid for through an enterprise fund.
"Dallas is the place to be right now," Johnson said. "And through the next fiscal year's budget, we can provide even greater safety and opportunity for our city's residents." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/among-dallas-mayors-budget-priorities-is-property-tax-relief-for-owners-renters/3020615/ | 2022-07-21T21:38:32 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/among-dallas-mayors-budget-priorities-is-property-tax-relief-for-owners-renters/3020615/ |
Helped by more favorable weather conditions Thursday, firefighting crews are progressing in their battle against two North Texas wildfires that have forced evacuations and consumed thousands of acres.
Firefighters expanded their containment from 15% to 45% Thursday of the 500-acre fire that destroyed five homes on Possum Kingdom Lake’s western shore, the Texas A&M Forest Service said.
“Crews are definitely getting a handle on this one!” Forest Service spokesman Adam Turner said in an email to The Associated Press. “There is a lot of mopping up left to do, but the current resources are going to keep working at it.”
The Chalk Mountain Fire was still just 10% contained after charring 10 1/2 square miles and destroying 16 homes. But the Forest Service says aerial retardant drops have reduced the fire’s intensity so crews could clear fire lines on the fire zone’s southern tip and along its eastern and western flanks.
The effort included hundreds of firefighters, including many volunteer departments, with air support from the Very Large Air Tanker out of Austin and Large Air Tankers out of Abilene.
Crews began work Thursday on clearing a fire line on the northern front after focusing on protecting homes and other structures there.
No injuries have been reported as a result of either fire. It's not yet clear what ignited the fires.
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IMPACT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
The battle was aided by slightly lower temperatures topping out in the upper 90s Fahrenheit with higher humidity and scattered rain.
Slightly more moderate temperatures in the upper 90s with high humidity and the possibility of scattered rain raised hopes of a natural assist in the Chalk Mountain Firefight.
Just as important, wind gusts have diminished from 30 mph to 15 mph, allowing crews to catch up with the flame spread and improve containment, said Terry Krasko, an incident management team spokesman.
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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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Businesses and residents served by Fort Worth Water set a new high for water use on Wednesday, using 381.3 million gallons, the city announced Thursday.
The City of Fort Worth said Wednesday's total breaks the previous record by more than 2 million gallons. The previous record of 379.8 million was set in February 2021 during one of Fort Worth's worst winter storms.
With extreme heat forecasted for the coming weeks, the city predicts the record will be broken again. There is a Drought/Emergency Water Use Plan in place that triggers at different levels as demand approaches its limit.
As of Thursday, water supply lakes are at 85.6% of capacity. Stage 1 is triggered when the level is 75%. Tarrant Regional Water District estimates lake levels may be at the Stage 1 trigger level by early October.
However, the city is urging customers to adhere to the watering restrictions that are in place to prevent any kind of emergency measures from becoming necessary. Fort Worth Water's restrictions are as follows:
- No watering from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Water no more than twice a week
- Mondays: No watering by any customers
- Tuesdays and Fridays: Commercial customers
- Wednesdays and Saturdays: Residental addresses ending with an even number
- Thursdays and Sundays: Residential addresses ending with an odd number
Watering by handheld hose, drip irrigation or soaker hose is allowed anytime.
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The city said customers who water on the wrong days or more than twice a week will receive notices.
Fort Worth Water said using water efficiently and adhering to restrictions can delay further implementation of water use restrictions.
Residential customers can use Fort Worth's MyH2O portal to track their water use and find water scheduling details and conservation tips here. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-sets-daily-water-use-record-urges-conservation/3020690/ | 2022-07-21T21:38:35 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-sets-daily-water-use-record-urges-conservation/3020690/ |
Two of four teenage defendants charged in a July 2 fatal shooting during a birthday party at the Cultural Center of India fired guns during a restroom confrontation with a 16-year-old boy who was struck and killed, a Chesterfield County prosecutor said during a Thursday court hearing.
Killed was Joel Gonzalez-Alvarado, a Monacan High School student who loved rap music, fashion clothing, video games and editing videos, according to his obituary.
Three of the four suspects charged in Gonzalez-Alvardo's death made their first appearances Thursday in Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court with their attorneys. No action was taken on their charges after Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Brittany Hinton asked the court to continue the cases, because the prosecution was still waiting on the final autopsy report.
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But during a detention hearing for one of the defendants, Hinton provided a brief outline of evidence in her argument for keeping the boy in custody.
The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. at the Cultural Center of India at 6641 Ironbridge Parkway, which had been leased that evening to a family for a quinceañera, a coming-of-age birthday celebration for Latinas. After police responded to a shooting there, officers located the victim on the floor of one of the facility's restrooms, and "he appeared to have three bullet holes to his body," Hinton told the court.
Hinton said officers spoke with people at the event and were able to secure a video that partially captured the events leading to the shooting.
The video showed Gonzalez-Alvarado fighting with another juvenile male in the restroom, Hinton said. The footage also showed a second juvenile male wearing a white shirt and glasses come from another area of the restroom holding a handgun. In addition, a third juvenile male can be seen and he, too, is holding a handgun, the prosecutor said.
"The witness who reported the video said all of the males had firearms," Hinton told the court. "The males that appeared to have the firearms in the video are seen holding the firearms up, seconds before shots are heard on the video."
A 49-year-old Mechanicsville woman died Tuesday when her car that was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 95 near the Lewistown Road exit was hit by a sport-utility vehicle.
The juvenile male who was fighting with Gonzalez-Alvarado "was actually striking the victim with what appeared to be a firearm," she added.
With assistance from witnesses, officers were able to identify the juvenile male who was fighting with the victim, along with the other two males in the restroom, Hinton said.
Inside the restroom, detectives recovered spent cartridge casings from 9mm and .22-caliber firearms, Hinton said. "Later, they were able to find a .22-caliber handgun under the mattress of [a] co-defendant," she said.
There was some disagreement on whether the teen who was fighting with the victim was armed with a gun. Defense attorney Greg Sheldon, who represents the 16-year-old boy, said a 14-second video his client's family provided does not appear to show him holding a gun.
"There's a fight," Sheldon said. "The decedent appears to have his arm wrapped round" his client. "Our evidence would be that the decedent attacks [my client] in the bathroom and there's a physical altercation. I can't see that he has an actual firearm" in his hand.
Chesterfield authorities have not released the names of the teen suspects because they all are under age. Their identities were listed by initials — BCI, YEB and KAB — on a big-screen monitor outside the courtroom.
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Judge Gregory Carr, who presided over all three hearings, spoke their names in court but the Richmond Times-Dispatch could not confirm the names and their spellings after the proceedings. In addition to Sheldon, Attorneys Cody Villavon and Charles Phelps are representing the other two teens who appeared Thursday.
All three of the teens who appeared Thursday will continue to be held pending detention hearings set for Aug. 11. A fourth teen charged in the case is scheduled to appear Aug. 2.
The defendants range in age from 15 to 17, and all are charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in a felony. One of the defendants is also charged with malicious wounding. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-teens-fired-guns-in-chesterfield-party-confrontation-that-left-16-year-old-dead-prosecutor/article_e137012b-56da-57d4-b21b-14868b6e8483.html | 2022-07-21T21:39:25 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-teens-fired-guns-in-chesterfield-party-confrontation-that-left-16-year-old-dead-prosecutor/article_e137012b-56da-57d4-b21b-14868b6e8483.html |
Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body on a Hanover County road Thursday morning.
Kevin Lee Rice, 43, was sentenced to 30 years in prison related to incidents in April and November 2021.
The body of an adult Black woman was found off the shoulder of Winns Church Road near Greenwood Road, the Hanover County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Deputies responded at about 7:01 a.m.
Authorities are working to identify the woman. The Medical Examiner’s Office is determining the cause of death.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at (804) 365-6140 or the Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
PHOTOS: 6 easy RVA take-out options for picnics and the pool all summer long
Garnett’s Cafe has a date night and picnic basket. Choose any two menu items, plus a bottle of wine or pitcher of beer for $33. When ordered to-go, it’s already packaged and in a picnic basket with blanket.
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Garnett’s Cafe has a date night and picnic basket. Choose any two menu items, plus a bottle of wine or pitcher of beer for $33. When ordered to-go, it’s already packaged and in a picnic basket with blanket.
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The fried chicken dinner from the Supper Club Market on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia.
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The fried chicken dinner from the Supper Club Market on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia.
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The fried chicken dinner from the Supper Club Market on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia.
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The fried chicken dinner from the Supper Club Market on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia.
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The fried chicken dinner from the Supper Club Market on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Charcuterie board from RVA Cheese Girl.
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If you’re looking for a swanky setup, Picnic RVA can pull together a picnic to remember at a variety of Richmond-area locales, such as Maymont, the James River or even your own backyard. Pricing starts at $180 for a two-person picnic.
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Picnic RVA can set up a whole experience with for anywhere from two to ten people with a table, seating, décor, food, desserts and non-alcoholic beverages. Choose from their list of outdoor destinations, or they can even turn your yard into an outdoor dining oasis. Pricing starts at $180 for a two-person picnic.
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Arwad is one of the Phoenician bowls served at Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon Wednesday, July 6, 2022. It has chicken kebab over field greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, olives, feta, pickled chili peppers, fried crispy pita and lemon-tahini dressing. The bowls are named after cities.
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Sydon with falafel is one of the Phoenician bowls served at Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon Wednesday, July 6, 2022. It has fettoush salad consisting of tomato, cucumber, lettuce, onion, parsley, mint, bell pepper, radish, olive oil, pomegranate molasses and crispy pita. The bowls are named after cities.
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Tyre is one of the Phoenician bowls served at Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon Wednesday, July 6, 2022. It has chicken shawarma, Natalie’s rice, baba ghannouj, hummus, coriander carrots, tabbouleh and sumac blistered tomatoes. The bowls are named after cities.
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Byblos is one of the Phoenician bowls served at Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon Wednesday, July 6, 2022. It has seared shrimp, Natalie’s rice, harissa, tabbouleh, coriander carrots, sumac blistered tomatoes, charred lemon and tahini dressing. The bowls are named after cities.
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Beirut is one of the Phoenician bowls served at Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon Wednesday, July 6, 2022. It has beef ribeye shawarma, Natalie’s rice, harissa, coriander carrots, sumac blistered tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes and tahini dressing. The bowls are named after cities.
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Souvlaki bowls at Stella’s Grocery.
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Salmon Nicoise at Stella’s Grocery.
Stella’s Grocery | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/dead-body-found-near-hanover-county-road/article_a441aa15-c233-5608-9287-007f69174e82.html | 2022-07-21T21:39:31 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/dead-body-found-near-hanover-county-road/article_a441aa15-c233-5608-9287-007f69174e82.html |
Virginia's 23 community colleges will keep the cost of tuition flat this fall, the fifth straight year without raising costs, following the lead of most state universities.
The State Board for Community Colleges unanimously approved the measure Thursday. Community colleges, which teach about 144,000 students across the state, offer significantly discounted costs compared with four-year schools.
But tuition is a major source of revenue for colleges, which are dealing with higher expenses due to inflation. Community colleges are feeling the crunch, said Sharon Morrissey, interim chancellor for the Virginia Community College System.
"I'm not sure how much longer we can continue without raising tuition," she said. "I don't know if we can do this much longer."
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In March, the Virginia Community College System projected a tuition hike of up to 4%. Increased costs include a state-mandated pay raise of about 5% for employees and higher health insurance premiums.
But the state government gave community colleges an extra $24 million to cover the higher costs, removing the burden from students and parents.
Most in-state students will continue to pay $154 per credit hour – meaning a full-time student would pay $4,600 per year in tuition. Some colleges, including Northern Virginia Community College, charge more. Some colleges will raise fees for parking or activities. Out-of-state students pay almost $11,000 annually.
The cost of community college is, on average, one-third the price of four-year public universities for in-state students in Virginia.
The state board approved a nearly $900 million educational budget for the state's 23 colleges. J. Sargeant Reynolds, located in Henrico County and the city of Richmond, has the third largest budget at $47 million. Brightpoint, in Chesterfield, is fourth largest at $45 million.
Most four-year universities agreed to keep tuition flat for in-state undergraduate students at the urgency of Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The University of Virginia plans to raise tuition, and George Mason University intends to discuss the matter at a board meeting later this year.
Community colleges in the state have lost a quarter of their enrollment in the past 10 years. But Morrissey said the colleges are doing all the right things to slow or reverse the decline in the next two years, including providing better career advising, giving students more holistic support, engaging business leaders to make sure school programs match job opportunities and making a smooth path for transferring from a community college to a four-year university.
Community college system administrators say they'll need extra help to keep tuition flat in the future. The VCCS projects that without extra funding from the state government, community colleges would have to raise their tuition 8% next year to keep up with rising costs.
The system intends to hire more advisers to help students chart a path to college and eventually a career and offer greater mental health services to students. | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/virginias-community-colleges-will-keep-tuition-cost-flat-for-5th-straight-year/article_67b90149-d98a-526e-93a7-5635d2dc0d1b.html | 2022-07-21T21:39:37 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/virginias-community-colleges-will-keep-tuition-cost-flat-for-5th-straight-year/article_67b90149-d98a-526e-93a7-5635d2dc0d1b.html |
HOLIDAY, Fla — One person was rushed to the hospital following a shooting in Holiday Thursday afternoon.
Around 3 p.m., Pasco County deputies responded to a call of shots fired near the intersection of U.S. 19 and Darlington Road. After investigating, authorities learned that one man shot another, sending that man to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies are continuing to investigate to figure out what led to the shooting. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has not announced an arrest at this time.
Anyone with a tip or information can contact the Pasco County Sheriff's Office tip line at 1-800-706-2488 or report tips online. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/holiday-pasco-county-shooting-man-shot/67-ba3295db-fb8e-434f-9848-2274a3146520 | 2022-07-21T21:45:27 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/holiday-pasco-county-shooting-man-shot/67-ba3295db-fb8e-434f-9848-2274a3146520 |
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — After over 100 hours of designing and nearly a month of anxiously awaiting results, a Pasco County teen won first place in a national competition for her gown made out of duct tape.
Grace Vaughn's dress, inspired by the Yin and Yang theory, won first place in the dress category for Duck brand's Stuck at Prom 2022 Scholarship Contest. Chidinma Onwuliri of Mississauga, Ontario took home the prize for Best Tux.
There were over 100 entries in the competition.
Vaughn, a 17-year-old Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School rising senior, will be awarded a $10,000 cash scholarship to help fund her dream of studying fashion and design at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
The teen was in North Carolina for a running camp when she got an email Wednesday that started with the word "congratulations."
"I said, 'Oh my gosh, this is it,'" Vaughn said.
She had to keep her accomplishment a secret until it was officially announced by Duck brand later in the day.
"Each of our contestants had a special story to tell this year, from hoping to empower others with their designs to pushing their artistic abilities to the limit, and they should all be very proud of their Duck Tape® looks," said Ashley Luke, the senior product manager at Shurtape Technologies, LLC, the company that markets the Duck brand in a statement.
For Vaughn, the reward goes much deeper than just a cash prize.
"I was super excited because I knew that it was kind of the first step into my fashion career," she said.
Vaughn has dreamed of going to SCAD since her freshman year of high school. A recruiter from the college came to her school showing pamphlets of designs and creations from students as well as the campus.
She even got to visit the college during the summer of 2021.
"I loved how the campus was really in tune with the city of Savannah," she said. "It was everything I would hope it would be."
The scholarship prize will help immensely to cover costs, she said, and it feels good to have one of her designs recognized.
"I think I'm pretty shocked that people like it this much," the teen joked.
Her mother, Krissy Vaughn, is elated to see her daughter's hard work pay off. She watched the dress come to life over the 143 hours it took her to finish.
"As I watched her work on it in the family room, I really had no idea what was going to happen because she just works meticulously and focused," Krissy said. "I was pretty blown away that it came out to look like that."
Not only will the scholarship be a huge help, but it'll be great for her resume when she applies to fashion school, she said. She's excited to see people recognize Vaughn's creativity and talent.
"We see it all the time, but its hard to have everyone else see that," she said. "We're very proud of her, and we know she'll be doing great things. It is just a matter of watching it all unfold." | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-teens-dress-duct-tape-places-national-competition/67-c569fa5e-a3ca-4dbe-a4aa-ac852f3c27cf | 2022-07-21T21:45:27 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-teens-dress-duct-tape-places-national-competition/67-c569fa5e-a3ca-4dbe-a4aa-ac852f3c27cf |
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — It'll take the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 17 months to survey and treat a quarantined portion of Pasco County for Giant African Land Snails.
The snails, known to be the most damaging in the world, can lay up to 2,000 eggs a year. And now, it's confirmed some of the snails collected have tested positive for rat lungworm disease. The disease can be passed to humans and cause meningitis.
Jason Stanley, a nematologist with FDAC, said rat lungworm was detected in the snails last week.
"The snails feed on rat feces," Stanley said. The snails get lungworm from the rats, then, if humans eat the snails, the parasite can be passed on, causing meningitis.
"We've found close to 2,000 snails in the quarantine area," he said. "We continue to find some, but they're on the previously positive property. The treatment is working really well so we're finding a lot of dead snails now, which is what we want to do."
The snail investigation involves a survey and treatment cycle, Stanley explained. Survey teams consist of professionals as well as two dogs who are able to find the snails using scent.
Community outreach is happening as well, with FDAC officials communicating with homeowners and businesses within the quarantined zones.
The USDA's Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance program is tasked with trying to figure out how the snails made it to Pasco.
While they haven't yet determined the origin, Stanley said they believe the snails came through the pet trade. Every snail they've found in the area has a white flesh that is popular in this trade, he said.
"Someone probably bought some snails online, got tired of them laying so many eggs, dumped them in the yard and here they are," he said.
So, what impact have these invasive snails had on the area under investigation?
Some local businesses have had to make small changes in order to operate in the quarantined zones.
Landscapers, nurseries, stock dealers and solid waste facilities within the quarantined area are required to have a compliance agreement with the department, Christina Chitty, FDAC Public Information Director for the FDAC's Division of Plant Industry said.
They also have to complete a visual survey to ensure there are no snails on their plants. There have been no products so far prohibited for sale.
If the snail population hadn't been controlled in as timely of a manner, the consequences could have been much greater.
Major export issues, crop loss — a huge impact on Florida agriculture would have been seen, Chitty said.
"There could have significant international trade impacts and even interstate impacts where we wouldn't have been able to trade with other U.S. states," she said.
It's incredibly important to report these snails, Chitty emphasized. Because of the health concerns, the FDAC is telling people not to handle the snails on their own.
"Call us, let us come out and collect them, and stay away from them," Stanley said.
The FDAC is placing informational flyers on doorknobs throughout quarantined areas. On these flyers, you'll find pictures, more information as well as a helpline number to call if you find a snail on your property.
You can visit the FDAC's site to learn more about the giant land snails as well as access the helpline number and email address. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/snails-found-in-pasco-county/67-6525f57a-a50a-4a93-a199-efdd2873ad10 | 2022-07-21T21:45:33 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/snails-found-in-pasco-county/67-6525f57a-a50a-4a93-a199-efdd2873ad10 |
What to know as Manitowoc prepares to make Eighth and 10th streets two-way in August
MANITOWOC - The conversion of Eighth and 10th streets from one-way streets to two-way streets in downtown Manitowoc is well on its way.
City of Manitowoc started to install the epoxy pavement markings needed on the Eighth, 10th and 11th Street corridors earlier this month and expects the work to end around July 29.
However, the west side of Eighth Street and the east side of the 10th/11th Street corridor will remain closed until the planned two-way street opening on Aug. 15.
By that time, traffic will have used the appropriate lanes for the two-way traffic for about three weeks prior to the conversion, with the other lanes being closed during that time.
The plans to convert the currently one-way streets to two-way streets began last year when the city council approved the plans in its August meeting.
"We have so many opportunities," Nickels said at the August 2021 council meeting. "People are excited about downtown again. You walk downtown ... people from out of town are excited about coming to downtown Manitowoc, whether it be by the river, whether it be by the interstate, or whether it be by pedestrians or bicycles."
The city has three studies from the past 13 years that encourage switching the two streets to a two-way configuration — the Downtown Parking Analysis by Rich & Associates Parking Consultants from 2018, The Port of Manitowoc Downtown & River Corridor Master Plan by Vandewalle & Associates, Inc., from 2009, and the City of Manitowoc Comprehensive Master Plan, also by Vandewalle & Associates, Inc., from 2009.
The Downtown Master Plan from 2018 mentioned the current one-way configuration of the streets but said there seemed to be little interest from the community in changing it.
The streets were converted into one-way in 1960, but city officials, business owners and citizens had debated the merits of such a change for at least five years prior to that.
The discussion began in 1955 when a traffic engineer for Wisconsin AAA recommended to the mayor and city council that Manitowoc begin a one-way street system.
In 1957, the city held a public hearing on the one-way streets proposal, which included sections of Manila, Division, Franklin and Marshall streets.
More than 100 people attended that public hearing and the proposal was met by opposition by many Eighth Street business owners. The issue was set aside for a time.
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Then, in 1960, the city council passed an ordinance creating a 120-day trial run for one-way streets that involved Eighth Street, 10th/11th Street, Marshall Street and Franklin Street.
Later that year, Marshall and Franklin streets returned to a two-way system.
A few months later, a petition was circulated to discontinue the one-way street system and reestablish two-way streets. Citizens also began to push the city to have a referendum on the issue in the next election that November.
The council agreed to the referendum and citizens voted to keep the one-way streets by a margin of 300 votes. Both Eighth and 10th/11th streets were permanently converted to a one-way street system.
Contact Alisa Schafer at aschafer@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @AlisaMSchafer. | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/manitowoc-street-conversion-eighth-10th-streets-go-two-way-august/10088293002/ | 2022-07-21T21:47:06 | 1 | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/manitowoc-street-conversion-eighth-10th-streets-go-two-way-august/10088293002/ |
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 Sherman-Denison, 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. Light truck drivers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $35,990
– #437 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 420
National
– Annual mean salary: $41,050
– Employment: 929,470
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($51,860)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($51,560)
— Waterbury, CT ($50,100)
#49. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $36,090
– #263 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350
National
– Annual mean salary: $39,000
– Employment: 597,100
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($56,010)
— Napa, CA ($52,630)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($52,300)
#48. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $36,890
– #160 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
National
– Annual mean salary: $35,220
– Employment: 370,910
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Battle Creek, MI ($60,150)
— Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area ($54,930)
— Albany, GA ($53,570)
#47. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $37,450
– #330 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,750
– Employment: 160,950
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area ($84,640)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,320)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($77,210)
#46. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $37,550
– #414 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $45,500
– Employment: 141,260
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($60,770)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,250)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,160)
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#45. Maintenance and repair workers, general
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $37,620
– #436 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 510
National
– Annual mean salary: $43,790
– Employment: 1,357,630
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,230)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($59,870)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($56,650)
#44. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $37,910
– #446 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,580
– Employment: 549,200
– Metros with highest average pay:
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($88,150)
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($80,420)
— Odessa, TX ($70,950)
#43. Chefs and head cooks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $38,590
– #398 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $58,740
– Employment: 101,490
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
— Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area ($79,820)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)
#42. Carpenters
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $38,830
– #469 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $54,200
– Employment: 699,300
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,730)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,680)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,280)
#41. Eligibility interviewers, government programs
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $39,290
– #279 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,990
– Employment: 138,820
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,570)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($67,900)
— New Haven, CT ($63,790)
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#40. Billing and posting clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $39,380
– #235 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $41,610
– Employment: 445,160
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,850)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($55,130)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($54,960)
#39. Loan interviewers and clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,440
– #247 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $42,780
– Employment: 204,100
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($59,060)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,140)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($56,710)
#38. Court, municipal, and license clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,560
– #207 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $43,490
– Employment: 156,100
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,520)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($62,040)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($60,730)
#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,720
– #422 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $55,280
– Employment: 402,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,910)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($91,860)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,120)
#36. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,830
– #312 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,860
– Employment: 188,450
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($64,510)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($64,140)
— Decatur, IL ($60,740)
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#35. Glaziers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,950
– #145 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,970
– Employment: 52,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Olympia-Tumwater, WA ($78,840)
— Salem, OR ($78,000)
— Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area ($76,680)
#34. Real estate sales agents
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,290
– #332 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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)
#33. Computer numerically controlled tool operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,480
– #232 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,300
– Employment: 149,120
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($70,030)
— Waco, TX ($63,080)
— Springfield, MA-CT ($57,930)
#32. Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,690
– #336 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $48,290
– Employment: 133,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,600)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,240)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($60,930)
#31. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,880
– #374 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,890
– Employment: 119,380
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,980)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,370)
— Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($87,990)
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#30. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,960
– #387 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200
National
– Annual mean salary: $46,690
– Employment: 397,550
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
— Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($71,250)
#29. Public safety telecommunicators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $43,140
– #196 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $45,800
– Employment: 93,290
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($97,380)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,790)
— Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($76,950)
#28. Surveying and mapping technicians
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $44,130
– #215 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,770
– Employment: 53,370
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)
#27. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $45,330
– #200 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 600
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,300
– Employment: 1,063,110
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($57,830)
— Boulder, CO ($56,520)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,930)
#26. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,140
– #410 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,000
– Employment: 362,090
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($67,770)
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#25. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,480
– #430 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,100
– Employment: 417,440
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)
#24. Electricians
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $47,780
– #450 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,550
– Employment: 656,510
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)
#23. Machinists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $48,730
– #170 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,800
– Employment: 360,340
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($76,230)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)
#22. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,390
– #103 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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)
#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,770
– #236 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,090
– Employment: 253,010
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)
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#20. Automotive body and related repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,980
– #163 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,430
– Employment: 137,120
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Ann Arbor, MI ($71,350)
— Ames, IA ($68,340)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,060)
#19. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $50,830
– #481 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230
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)
#18. Industrial machinery mechanics
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $51,780
– #438 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
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)
#17. Construction and building inspectors
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $52,250
– #354 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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)
#16. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $53,380
– #372 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 580
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)
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#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $53,760
– #237 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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)
#14. Postal service mail carriers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $54,210
– #171 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,180
– Employment: 333,570
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Modesto, CA ($57,160)
— Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)
#13. Postal service clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $54,380
– #108 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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)
#12. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,000
– #488 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 300
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)
#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,400
– #246 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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)
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#10. Insurance sales agents
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $58,510
– #291 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150
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)
#9. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $59,950
– #452 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270
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)
#8. Food service managers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,130
– #206 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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)
#7. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,290
– #439 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220
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)
#6. Property, real estate, and community association managers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,440
– #189 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
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)
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#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,730
– #372 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220
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)
#4. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $70,520
– #239 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260
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)
#3. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $71,270
– #376 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
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)
#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $73,750
– #99 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
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)
#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $86,150
– #223 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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)
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s baaack! Officials call it ‘America’s longest running NYE dance party’.
Lights All Night is officially coming back to Dallas on Dec. 29 and Dec. 30. Dance the night away with friends at Dallas’ Iconic Market Hall, which celebrating the New Year.
If you want to ensure you get tickets, you can now register for pre-sale access. Click here to register. Presale tickets become available on Aug. 1 at 10 a.m.! | https://cw33.com/news/local/lights-all-night-dance-party-coming-back-to-dallas-this-december-heres-when-you-can-get-pre-sale-tickets/ | 2022-07-21T21:47:37 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/lights-all-night-dance-party-coming-back-to-dallas-this-december-heres-when-you-can-get-pre-sale-tickets/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — What is your favorite place to eat in Dallas? With so many options to choose from, it’s hard to justify going to the same place over and over, but humans are creatures of habit and that’s okay.
Whether it be Cane Rosso, Chili’s, or any other Dallas eaterie, your favorite is your favorite. In the spirit of favorites, a new report from Bid-On-Equipment.com looked at the most popular restaurants in each major U.S. city.
Officials say they used Yelp to find the top 40 highest rated and reviewed restaurants in each city. They used that data and Google search data to find the most searched restaurant in each state.
According to the study, the most popular restaurant in Dallas is none other than Dallas-based Velvet Taco.
Across the nation, the study says the most popular food option is breakfast food (editor’s note: same), with most people (77% of people) preferring to eat at local restaurants.
Despite a universal love of eating out, the study found that half of the people in the nation are eating out less because of inflation. For the full report, visit Bid-On-Equipment.com. | https://cw33.com/news/local/report-says-this-is-the-most-popular-restaurant-in-dallas/ | 2022-07-21T21:47:43 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/report-says-this-is-the-most-popular-restaurant-in-dallas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Traveling around the world will allow you to experience cuisines like no other and if you’re a foodie, trying out new food, cuisines and dishes is in your blood, but not everyone can afford to do these worldwide travels to titillate their tastebuds.
The U.S. has cuisines from all over the world highlighted in each state including Mediterranean, Asian fusion, new American, Vietnamese, Southeast Asian, Japanese, barbecue, Italian, Korean and Portuguese. Each state has their claim to fame, but according to a study done by VacationRenter, they’ve found some surprises along the way when it comes to the highest-rated cuisines, by state.
“One of the joys of traveling as a foodie is getting to try out the very best that different cuisines have to offer. Depending on which cuisines you’re most interested in, you can tailor your trip to the states where specific dishes are most prominent,” the publication wrote.
When it came to Texas, a surprise of all surprises was afoot as the study found that Texas is a keen spot for miscellaneous European cuisine.
We know the Lone Star State for its Tex Mex, BBQ, and steak, but who knew that European cuisine was held in such high regard down south?
VacationRenter said, “Perhaps surprisingly, Texas – home of heated barbecue sauce battles – is touted as one of the ideal places to go for miscellaneous European cuisines. Texas might seem like a place for only traditional American cuisine, like burgers and fries — or even New American cuisine, featuring the flavors of the American melting pot — but you’ll also get a great mix of German, British, Basque, Polish, and Scandinavian eats in the Lone Star State. “ | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-did-you-know-texas-is-ideal-for-eating-european-food/ | 2022-07-21T21:47:49 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-did-you-know-texas-is-ideal-for-eating-european-food/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — You know the rules, phone eats first.
This one goes out to all the people who have to update their social media timelines wherever they go. You know the people; the ones who post pictures of every new place they go to on their Snapchat and Instagram stories.
It’s a popular trend that has even made people money. So, in appreciation of their efforts, we are looking at the places in North Texas that people photograph the most.
Yelp released a list of 25 of these places. Here they are:
- Pecan Lodge – Deep Ellum
- Maple Leaf Diner – North Dallas
- rise n°1 – Inwood Village
- Ellen’s – West End, Downtown Dallas
- Wabi House – Lower Greenville
- Breadwinners Cafe & Bakery – Uptown
- Lockhart Smokehouse – Bishop Arts District
- Mexican Sugar – Plano, TX
- Whistle Britches – North Dallas
- Meddlesome Moth – Design District
- Malai Kitchen – Uptown
- HG Supply Co – Lower Greenville
- Mash’d – Frisco, TX
- Nick & Sam’s – Uptown
- Crushcraft Thai Eats – Uptown
- Densetsu – Plano, TX
- Truck Yard – Lower Greenville
- Oddfellows – Bishop Arts District
- The Porch – Lower Greenville
- Tei -An – Downtown Dallas
- Cris and John – North Dallas
- Spiral Diner & Bakery – Oak Cliff
- Beto & Son – Trinity Groves
- Wu Wei Din Chinese Cuisine – Plano, TX
- Terry Black’s Barbecue – Deep Ellum, TX
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A young mountain lion last seen near Valentine nine months ago was caught on film in Air Park early Wednesday, the state Game and Parks Commission reported.
A homeowner’s backyard security camera recorded footage of the animal at about 4 a.m. near Northwest 56th and West Adams, and Game and Parks officials believe it's the same animal they put a radio collar on near the Niobrara River -- about 300 miles away -- in November.
The collar transmits intermittent signals, and biologists have watched it chart a fairly straight line toward Lincoln, said Sam Wilson, the commission’s furbearer and carnivore manager.
The lion is one of 20 with working radio collars in Nebraska. “We wanted to be able to learn something about these animals, and this collar allows that,” Wilson said.
This is the third confirmed lion near Lincoln since December. That month, a game camera captured an image of one east of the city near U.S. 34 and the MoPac Trail, and a big cat carcass was found at the edge of a field near Denton.
The commission is also investigating a possible sighting this week near Wahoo. A couple spotted -- and recorded -- what appeared to be a big cat walking across their property Tuesday evening. Game and Parks officials were in the area Wednesday.
Biologists believe lions spotted in Southeast Nebraska are on the move, dispersing from the state’s known population areas in northwest and north-central Nebraska in search of new homes, and are not establishing permanent territories here.
The collar doesn’t transmit daily, so the commission is requesting any more sightings or photos be reported to the Game and Parks office in Lincoln.
The commission’s press release described the animals as secretive, and said they often flee to avoid contact with humans.
But occasional interactions between humans and mountain lions do occur, it said, and provided a list of recommendations if that happens:
* Do not approach a lion.
* Leave it an avenue of escape.
* Stay calm; move slowly.
* Back away safely. Do not turn your back to the lion or start running.
* Raise arms or backpack to appear larger.
* Lift children to prevent them from running.
* And fight back if attacked. Mountain lions have been driven off with bare hands, rocks and other items. Try to remain standing or get back up if knocked down. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/third-lincoln-area-mountain-lion-since-december-spotted-wednesday-in-air-park/article_0b02284c-9143-5721-8d75-ac508680acc3.html | 2022-07-21T21:47:58 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/third-lincoln-area-mountain-lion-since-december-spotted-wednesday-in-air-park/article_0b02284c-9143-5721-8d75-ac508680acc3.html |
A traffic stop by a North Dakota State Highway Patrol trooper led to the arrest of three Washington men who authorities say had several pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of narcotic pills worth a total of $840,000 in their car.
Jeremy Standon, 40, Jaron Stone, 36, both of Spokane, Washington, and Chad Anderson, 44, of Liberty Lake, Washington, are charged in federal court with drug conspiracy, two counts of possession with intent to distribute drugs, possession of a firearm while trafficking drugs, and aiding and abetting. Anderson also is a federal fugitive, officials say.
The trooper made the stop at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday about 13 miles east of Bismarck on Interstate 94, according to the Patrol. The trooper and officers from Metro Area Narcotics Task Force found 6 pounds of meth and 8,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl in the spare tire of the vehicle. Two handguns were found in the engine compartment, the Patrol said.
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The men made their initial court appearances Thursday. Defense attorneys for Standon and Stone did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Anderson's attorney declined comment. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/i-94-bust-nets-meth-pills-worth-840-000/article_23cb492e-092e-11ed-89fb-7f0bafbed4f9.html | 2022-07-21T21:51:45 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/i-94-bust-nets-meth-pills-worth-840-000/article_23cb492e-092e-11ed-89fb-7f0bafbed4f9.html |
DALLAS — Dallas County has reported its first heat-related death in 2022 amid a record heat wave in North Texas.
In a news release, the county said the victim was a 66-year-old Dallas woman who had underlying health conditions. Further details on how she died were not released.
"We are very saddened to report our first heat-related death this season," said Dr. Philip Huang, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services. "We are experiencing extreme heat this season, and this again reminds us how important it is to take every possible precaution."
Although the county did not specify when the woman died, this week has seen the hottest days of the year, so far, that have broken all-time records.
DFW reached 109 degrees on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. And, Tuesday and Wednesday broke all-time records of 108 degrees that were set in 2018.
There have already been 23 100-degree days, so far, this summer. The average number North Texas typically sees for an entire summer season is 20.
With the triple-digit temperatures and extremely dry weather, dangerous conditions have been present throughout North Texas this summer.
The Dallas County health department is reminding residents about ways to stay safe in the heat, such as staying hydrated and limiting outdoor activities. If you are outdoors, be sure to stay in shaded areas as much as possible.
Dallas County residents who do not have air conditioning may qualify for an emergency unit, according to the health department. To check if you are eligible, call 214-819-1976. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county-first-heat-related-death-2022/287-6e141a0d-19b9-41f9-b7c1-eac0be63a318 | 2022-07-21T21:56:54 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county-first-heat-related-death-2022/287-6e141a0d-19b9-41f9-b7c1-eac0be63a318 |
CRANDALL, Texas — Multiple law enforcement agencies, fueled by very real adrenaline, raced to Crandall High School in Kaufman County early Thursday morning. But the active shooters they were sent to find were actors in an elaborate training exercise designed to improve how police respond should a Uvalde happen again.
"Are there any questions," said Crandall ISD coordinator of safety and security Keith Chapman as he gave final instructions to 180 volunteer school employees who agreed to wear clothes soaked in fake blood and to pose as school evacuees when one of the fake gunmen began roaming the classrooms and hallways.
An EMS employee fired blanks to simulate the sound of gunshots. Then the call for help went out over Crandall and Kaufman County frequencies to 13 different law enforcement agencies staged less than a half mile away.
Officers, with guns rendered inoperable for the training exercise, searched every corner of the school, and had to step over the school employees who, prone on the hallway floors, had agreed to pose as fatalities.
Attendance administrator Danita Pilgreen, with two fellow employees evacuated from their offices, told me with her hands still raised that the exercise felt all too real.
"It's scary," she said.
"Even though it's fake, it's still scary," I asked her.
"Yes it's still scary to think there are people out here that would come into a school and do this to innocent people," she said before officers had her join a group of about 20 employees, hands still raised, evacuated to a back parking lot.
"As soon as we heard anything, it got to me," admitted 5th-grade math teacher Brooke Dickerson of the very real anxiety and worry the training exercise purposely created.
"We've been planning this for a really long time," said Crandall ISD Police Chief Billy Taylor who said the training exercise idea was first hatched last August. The deaths of 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde made them consider, out of respect for the victims, canceling or postponing the Crandall ISD exercise. But they decided to stick with the original schedule, with the failures in Uvalde reason enough to practice search and rescue, logistics, and inter-agency communications even more.
"Tremendously," Taylor said of the motivation Uvalde and its failures provided. "You will not see us standing there waiting for anything. You just won't. That's not how we're trained," said Taylor who plans to study every aspect of the training exercise over the next several months.
"And we decided no, this is valuable to our first responders and in light of Uvalde it will help us get stronger and do better," said Keith Chapman.
Ambulances, medics, and a life flight helicopter were part of this very real exercise: one the hope will improve responses and reaction times. And at the same time give educators more confidence that police and school employees are prepared if the unthinkable ever comes to Crandall too. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/realistic-active-shooter-drill-preps-police-and-educators-in-north-texas/287-8b824e11-6f5f-49b7-8284-1edb6b5ebdd8 | 2022-07-21T21:57:00 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/realistic-active-shooter-drill-preps-police-and-educators-in-north-texas/287-8b824e11-6f5f-49b7-8284-1edb6b5ebdd8 |
Here's how Indiana representatives voted for contraception, marriage protections
Congress on Thursday passed a bill that would protect patients' right to contraception and health care providers' right to prescribe it. The vote was 228-195.
Earlier this week, Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect same-sex and interracial marriage. The vote was 267-157.
Here's how Indiana representatives around the state voted.
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Right to Contraception Act, H.R. 8404
YEA votes:
André Carson, D-Indianapolis, 7th District
Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, 1st District
NAY votes:
James Baird, R-Greencastle, 4th District
Jim Banks, R-Columbia City, 3rd District
Larry Bucshon, R-Evansville, 8th District
Greg Pence, R-Columbus, 6th District
Victoria Spartz, R-Noblesville, 5th District
Jackie Walorski, R-Elkhart, 2nd District
Not voting:
Trey Hollingsworth, R-Jeffersonville, 9th District
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Respect for Marriage Act, H.R. 8373
YEA votes:
André Carson, D-Indianapolis, 7th District
Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, 1st District
NAY votes:
James Baird, R-Greencastle, 4th District
Jim Banks, R-Columbia City, 3rd District
Larry Bucshon, R-Evansville, 8th District
Trey Hollingsworth, R-Jeffersonville, 9th District
Greg Pence, R-Columbus, 6th District
Victoria Spartz, R-Noblesville, 5th District
Jackie Walorski, R-Elkhart, 2nd District | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/most-indiana-representatives-voted-against-contraception-marriage-protection/65379536007/ | 2022-07-21T21:58:50 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/most-indiana-representatives-voted-against-contraception-marriage-protection/65379536007/ |
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