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BOISE, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Local law enforcement officials and the Idaho Department of Transportation took time Thursday to remind residents of the importance of driving focused and safe when on the roads.
The news conference was held in the midst of the “100 deadliest days of summer,” a time of year that stretches from Memorial Day to Labor Day when national statistics show an increase in traffic fatalities on roadways, according to Boise Police Officer Kyle Wills.
“We’re just trying to bring some more awareness and let people know the importance of buckling up, slowing down, not driving distracted, not driving impaired,” Wills said. “All those kinds of things that keep us safe and get us home to our families.”
Representatives from the Boise Police Department were joined by Idaho State Police on the campus of the Idaho Department of Transportation in northwest Boise.
Aside from addressing members of the local media, a crash simulation between two cars took place with crash-test dummies and child restraints installed to demonstrate the impact a collision between two vehicles, one of which was traveling between 35-40 mph, can have.
Also, as part of the demonstration, attendees wore "beer goggles" and rode a tricycle course to simulate various levels of impairment.
Between 2015 and 2019, there were more than 25,000 distracted driving crashes in the state that killed 237 people, according to the Idaho Transportation Department Office of Highway Safety. Department data also shows that nearly 40% of all fatal crashes in Idaho involve some level of driver impairment.
Those statistics inevitably rise in the summer months when more drivers are on the road. A news release from ITD said that last summer 92 people died in Idaho traffic accidents – 31 of whom weren’t wearing seat belts.
This summer has seen 40 fatalities on Idaho roads including seven last week, Wills said.
While driving under the influence was a point of emphasis on Thursday, Wills said, there are different forms of distracted driving including using a cell phone while operating a vehicle, eating food behind the wheel, adjusting a radio or GPS system, putting on makeup or tending to a child in the back seat.
“There’s just all kinds of distractions going on in our cars. And I think the important thing and the message we want people to know is, really just drive engaged,” Wills said. “Driving is a full-time job and we really need people to be engaged in the active driving. Those other distractions, those other things, either do them beforehand or afterhand. While you’re on the road, focus on that drive.”
Tabitha Smith, the child passenger safety program manager with the Office of Highway Safety, pointed to data showing that using proper child safety constraints can reduce risk of fatality by up to 57%.
Idaho law says children up to 7 years old must be in a child restraint seat when traveling in a vehicle.
“It’s been shown that putting children in car seats saves lives,” Smith said. “Last year we had one fatality under the age of 7 in the state of Idaho. Which shows us, we had really high fatality numbers, so for only one of them to be a child, it shows that Idahoans are putting their kids in proper restraints and doing a good job keeping them safe.”
Smith said that national data shows wearing a seat belt reduces risk of fatality by 50%.
“Your seat belt holds you in place when you’re in a crash,” Smith said. “It keeps you from bouncing around the car, it keeps you from becoming a projectile in the car, it keeps you in the car which is actually the safest place for you in a crash.”
This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.
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GEM COUNTY, Idaho — A 73-year-old man was killed Thursday following a motorcycle crash on Sweet-Ola Highway in Gem County, Idaho State Police reported.
The man was traveling northbound on a 2020 Harley Davidson when he went off the road after failing to turn around a curve in the roadway.
According to Idaho State Police (ISP), the man from Sweet crossed a nearby canal after going off the road and came to rest in a pasture.
The crash occurred around 2:52 p.m. at mile marker 3.5 in Gem County. The man died at the scene of the crash.
ISP said the Sweet man was wearing a helmet.
The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.
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Ex-unemployment claims manager sentenced in pandemic scheme that netted $1M
A former Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency lead claims examiner was sentenced to two years in federal prison in connection with a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme that siphoned about $1 million from the state, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
Jermaine Rose pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
"Corrupt public servants compromise the ability of the government to function effectively and undermine confidence in all public programs," U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said in a statement. "This prosecution reflects the seriousness with which my office takes corruption and fraud in the public sector as well as our commitment to prosecuting those who used a national crisis as an opportunity to defraud the public."
Investigators identified Rose through an investigation in 2020 involving personnel from the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Secret Service amid allegations about a scheme aimed at seizing millions of dollars in pandemic unemployment assistance.
According to a plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court, Rose worked from home and could use his credentials to approve specific unemployment insurance claims submitted to the state agency. In April 2020, he entered into an agreement with others to defraud it, the filing stated.
"Rose’s co-conspirators would electronically submit fraudulent claims to MUIA in the names of various individuals, some of whom would be victims of identity theft and some of whom were entirely fictitious people," investigators said. "These co-conspirators would make various false statements in the applications attesting to the eligibility of these purported claimants and would often upload fictitious documentation to support those fraudulent claims."
The co-conspirators would alert Rose about the claims and he used his state system access to approve them and release the benefits, typically through mailed Bank of America debit cards, according to the plea agreement.
Rose often was paid between $50 and $150 per claim he touched, officials said.
While some who sought Rose had legitimate claims and paid him to expedite the payment process, many submitted fraudulent ones in bulk, according to the plea agreement.
"Court documents indicate that while it is difficult to provide precise loss figures associated with Rose’s criminal scheme, a conservative estimate of the actual loss in this case is approximately $1,011,000," officials said Thursday.
Rose, who had been with agency since 2004, was initially suspended then terminated from his position.
He was among others in the state charged in connection with pandemic aid theft or fraud.
This spring, two Metro Detroit residents federal prosecutors called a "pandemic-era Bonnie and Clyde" were sentenced in connection with an unemployment insurance benefit fraud scheme.
A Farmington Hills man who showcased his luxurious lifestyle online also was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison in connection with a scheme, and prosecutors announced a state unemployment insurance examiner inappropriately released payments on 101 claims totaling more than $1.6 million.
A state audit last year found the Unemployment Insurance Agency lost more than $8.5 billion to suspected fraudulent payments amid record claims and persistent attempts at fraud.
In December, the Secret Service reported at a minimum, nearly $100 billion had been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/21/former-unemployment-claims-manager-sentenced-pandemic-fraud-scheme/10123678002/ | 2022-07-22T02:36:30 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/21/former-unemployment-claims-manager-sentenced-pandemic-fraud-scheme/10123678002/ |
Woman found dead in vehicle on Portland Road; police investigating
Dejania Oliver
Salem Statesman Journal
A woman was found dead in a vehicle in the 3300 block of Portland Road NE at about 6:45 a.m. Thursday.
Detectives from the criminal investigation section of the Salem Police Department were called to the scene. The cause of death is unknown at this time.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Dejania Oliver is the breaking news reporter for the Statesman Journal. Contact her at DAOliver@salem.gannett.com or follow on Twitter @DejaniaO. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/oregon-woman-found-dead-in-vehicle-on-portland-road/65379738007/ | 2022-07-22T02:38:52 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/oregon-woman-found-dead-in-vehicle-on-portland-road/65379738007/ |
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Three teens are facing arson charges after Cobb County authorities found a gazebo on fire in Marietta on Wednesday.
Cobb Fire and Emergency Services units arrived at a reported outdoor fire at the land lot at 3394 Johnson Ferry Road in the Chimney Lakes subdivision at 5:38 p.m.
Crews found the lakeside gazebo engulfed in flames, according to the agency. Firefighters said three 14-year-old boys at the location intentionally set fire to the gazebo.
Authorities are still investigating the circumstances of the fire but have filed third-degree arson charges against the boys.
Anyone with information relative to this incident is asked to call (770) 499-3869. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marietta/3-cobb-county-teens-accused-of-arson/85-13dae912-a1d7-425e-8e5d-0b185fd7acd1 | 2022-07-22T02:38:52 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marietta/3-cobb-county-teens-accused-of-arson/85-13dae912-a1d7-425e-8e5d-0b185fd7acd1 |
SEATTLE — A suspect allegedly shot and killed another man after an apparent road rage incident in the Industrial District on Thursday morning, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Police were called to the 4100 block of Fourth Avenue South for a report that a man was shot. Officers who arrived on scene found a 68-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the stomach.
The man was given first aid and taken to the hospital, but he later died at Harborview Medical Center.
Witnesses said the victim and the suspect were involved in a road rage incident that escalated to a confrontation and then a shooting. The 38-year-old male suspect called 911 after the shooting and remained on scene to provide a statement to police. His gun was collected as evidence.
Homicide detectives are continuing to investigate the incident, according to the Seattle Police Department. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/suspect-shoots-kills-man-road-rage-incident-seattle/281-4d811e80-b17d-4584-93b7-eae718ddb411 | 2022-07-22T02:40:36 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/suspect-shoots-kills-man-road-rage-incident-seattle/281-4d811e80-b17d-4584-93b7-eae718ddb411 |
VALPARAISO — Dogged determination and daily training paid off for Evyenia Lawley, 17, of Valparaiso.
The Valparaiso High School senior and her dog, Goer, a Miniature American Shepherd, were winners on Thursday of the Showmanship, Supreme Level competition at the Porter County Fair.
The 4-H Dog Obedience competition was one of the first events on the opening day of the Porter County Fair, which runs through July 30 at the Porter County Fairgrounds, 217 E. Division Road.
"I train every day with him and spend every day so we can form a bond, and bonding in turn helps develop good listening skills," Lawley said.
Lawley and 7-year-old Goer will go on to compete in the 4-H Master Showman Contest on July 29.
The Showmanship win was a repeat for Lawley and her blue-eyed, brown, black and white colored dog, who posed patiently when Judge Shari Kirschner appraised him by setting him atop a small table.
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"I won last year and it was with him as well," Lawley said.
Lawley, a nine-year member of the Center Wildcats 4-H Club, said she enjoys competing at the fair.
"What I enjoy is the friendships I make along the way, and it's not just to win," Lawley said.
The 4-H Dog Obedience competition was just one of the many activities during the 10-day fair, which has as its theme this year, "More To Do In '22."
In addition to large-scale grandstand concerts, there are carnival rides, multiple types of fair food, demo derbies, the Baby Animal Birthing Barn, and a variety of 4-H shows.
Jean Reeves, who volunteers in the 4-H Dog Project and served as a former superintendent, said there were some 60 4-H kids and 80 dogs competing in 4-H Dog Show events.
Reeves said the events pairing the 4-H kid and their dog or dogs is the end of a long process that begins in March with workshop training classes.
"I see the growth in these kids and it's great to see how much they improve," Reeves said.
Nick Foreman, a father of two children competing in the showmanship competition, said he was a former 4-H member.
"I showed dogs and goats as well," Foreman said.
His two daughters are Kya Foreman, 16, and Ava Foreman, 13, and are members of the Boone Grove Future Farmers.
Both teens showed White Shepherd breed dogs.
Foreman said he enjoys coming to the fair every year because it feels like a reunion for him, since he sees former 4-H kids who are now adults.
He said he wanted his daughters to experience 4-H and the fair because of the friendships that are built.
"They build friendships and those friendships last forever," Foreman said.
Susie Shock, of San Pierre, came to see her two kids, R.J. Shock, 17, and Titus Shock, 13, compete.
Shock said she was a former 4-Her as was her mother, Pat Watkins, before her.
"All six of my kids have shown," Shock said
She loves coming to the fair each year which has become a family tradition.
"It's nice to get away. We stay in camp. We love the people and my kids love it. It's the 10 best days of summer," Shock said.
For more information about the Porter County Fair, go to www.portercounty.fair.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/porter-county-fair-opens-with-a-dog-day/article_14e6d8ae-de3d-5a9e-adbd-f544d50de6a1.html | 2022-07-22T02:45:10 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/porter-county-fair-opens-with-a-dog-day/article_14e6d8ae-de3d-5a9e-adbd-f544d50de6a1.html |
Steelmakers, union officials and Congressman Frank Mrvan testified before the International Trade Commission in favor of maintaining the 25% tariffs on most steel imports, as well as tariffs on China.
The ITC, a judicial body that oversees trade disputes, had a hearing on the economic impact of the tariffs, which were widely credited with lifting steel prices and helping steelmakers invest in new operations, such as the $60 million pig iron caster being built at Gary Works.
"As you know, Northwest Indiana is home to an incredible steel and manufacturing industry and workforce," Mrvan testified.
The success of the domestic steel industry is critical to the livelihoods of individuals, families, and communities in the First Congressional District of Indiana and also to our national security and communities throughout the country," he testified.
"As the co-chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, we have been active in taking every opportunity to express our support for the value of section 232 tariffs," Mrvan said. "One of our first actions was sending a letter in February of 2021 with over 50 signatures from members of the Steel Caucus to the administration expressing support for the continuation of these tariffs."
Union and company officials at the recent Congressional Steel Caucus hearing on the state of the steel industry credited the tariffs with keeping 544 million tons of global steelmaking overcapacity at bay, preventing it from wiping out the domestic steel industry with a deluge of cheap imports.
"As we move forward, we must continue to work to ensure that the American steel industry can compete on a level playing field so that our innovative companies and skilled workforce can remain the foundation of our national economy and our national security," Mrvan said.
"Thank you again for the opportunity to testify and for your daily public service to fully and fairly enforce our trade laws," he said.
Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul testified that lifting the tariffs now would be "ill-conceived and inherently flawed."
“Until an enforceable global agreement can be reached to curtail overcapacity and state-led investments, the Section 232 action must remain in place for the sake of our economic and national security," Paul said.
"Likewise, removing Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports would be ill-conceived and inherently flawed given China’s continued reliance on market-distorting policies, acts, and practices," he said.
The Alliance of American Manufacturing is a joint endeavor by the United Steelworkers Union and leading manufacturers.
The Alliance of American Manufacturing made the case that trade enforcement measures would only benefit China and fail to make a dent in inflation.
It noted that a complete rollback would have at best a one-time reduction of 0.3 of a percentage point, according to Barclay's.
The damage to the steel industry and steelworkers would be much longer-lasting, Paul said.
“Abandoning or eroding the Section 301 tariffs would discard our negotiating leverage, be the optimal outcome for President Xi, and subject U.S. producers and American workers to a flood of imports," he said.
“Rolling back Section 301 tariffs, however, would do little to nothing to address inflation," he said, "and would, instead, benefit China’s Communist Party and China’s manufacturing sector, which would make up the difference by increasing prices."
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The Fort Wayne-based steelmaker, a competitor to U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs, plans to invest a total of $2.2 billion in the 650,000-ton recycled aluminum flat-rolled mill and two slab centers that will feed it with recycled material. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/steelmakers-mrvan-testify-in-favor-of-maintaining-25-steel-tariffs/article_fbc2aeb7-9860-5b97-afb4-8518c5448569.html | 2022-07-22T02:45:17 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/steelmakers-mrvan-testify-in-favor-of-maintaining-25-steel-tariffs/article_fbc2aeb7-9860-5b97-afb4-8518c5448569.html |
U.S. Steel was named one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion" by the Disability Equality Index.
The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker, one of the biggest industrial companies operating in Northwest Indiana with steel mills in Gary and Portage, got a perfect 100% score from the Disability Equality Index, a leading benchmarking tool for disability inclusion and equality.
The DEI is a joint initiative of the global Disability:IN network that advanced the inclusion of people with disabilities and the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation’s largest disability rights organization. It's the second time U.S. Steel earned the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” designation bestowed upon companies that score 80 or higher on the index.
“Inherent in our Best for All strategy is our commitment to a workplace that works for all,” U. S. Steel Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Barry Melnkovic said.
U.S. Steel was recognized for inclusive policies and programs, including parental leave, bereavement and disability leave, both short- and long-term. It also has a SteelABILITY employee resource group to raise awareness about disability issues.
"There is no single best way to practice disability inclusion," said Maria Town, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities. "However, the companies taking the DEI share the desire to create a workplace that fosters the concept of bringing your whole self to the office."
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McColly Real Estate Founder Ronald F. McColly is transitioning to a chairman role after starting and long running what's billed as "the largest independent residential real estate company in Northwest Indiana."
Highland native and Highland High School graduate Anna Wermuth, now an attorney at Cozen O'Connor in Chicago, also was recently named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers of America and one of the Top 500 Corporate Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon.
The Fort Wayne-based steelmaker, a competitor to U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs, plans to invest a total of $2.2 billion in the 650,000-ton recycled aluminum flat-rolled mill and two slab centers that will feed it with recycled material. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/u-s-steel-named-a-best-place-to-work-for-disability-inclusion/article_396c7443-ded7-5dfd-beed-8a9cd0d41970.html | 2022-07-22T02:45:23 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/u-s-steel-named-a-best-place-to-work-for-disability-inclusion/article_396c7443-ded7-5dfd-beed-8a9cd0d41970.html |
GARY — At the end of April, it was announced that Indiana State Police would be evaluating and working alongside the Gary Police Department. Now some three months later, several changes are underway.
As part of the partnership, ISP Major Jerry Williams has been working out of the Gary Police Department. With Williams and Superintendent Douglas Carter at the helm, ISP has taken a holistic look at Gary PD, reviewing standard operating procedures, training tactics and what tangible resources the department needs.
"I am pleased to report that the efforts to do so (restructure the department and improve overall policing tactics) are going well and that were are certainly poised for greater opportunities in the future," Mayor Jerome Prince said during a Thursday afternoon news conference.
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When the partnership was first announced, the plan was to have Williams work out of the Gary Police Department for 90 to 120 days, with the potential for an extension. Almost 90 days later, Carter said ISP "is not even going to talk about an exit strategy yet." However when ISP does begin to leave the city, Carter said the agency will "phase our way out over time."
The main focus areas being addressed by ISP are Gary PD's Human Resource protocol, evidence and property management and de-escalation tactics.
Carter said a team of lawyers is currently working to rewrite "the vast majority" of the Gary Police Department's policies. Once finalized, the new policies will be discussed with both the Civil Service Commission and the Police Commission.
"There have been a lot of things that have been generational within the Gary PD, as with other agencies all over the state, the state police included, that need perpetual review," Carter said. "Policies, procedures, ordinances, rules, all of those have to be kept up over time, and there's been a lapse."
Williams said they hope to expand Gary PD's current HR "platform" and strengthen HR's partnership with the mayor's office and the Common Council.
Establishing a clear process for internal investigations and officer complaints is another change that will be made through updated department policies.
Carter also said that the way the police department handles evidence and property "needs some attention and is going to get some attention." New technology is currently being instituted which will help track evidence from the moment it is collected.
Training will be another big area for growth within the Gary Police Department.
When Carter began his law enforcement career almost 40 years ago, training relied heavily on watching instructors and taking quizzes. However on May 25, 2020, when George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, law enforcement was "forever changed in America," Carter said.
ISP training now focuses on de-escalation tactics that are taught using hands-on, scenario-based education. Carter said repetitive, hands-on training will be implemented in the Gary Police Department.
"The things law enforcement deals with on a day-to-day basis is not normal," Carter said.
During the Thursday afternoon news conference, Williams also gave an update on the nationwide search for a new police chief.
Formerly deputy chief, Brian Evans has been filling in as interim chief for the past two years. Evans took over when Chief Richard Ligon resigned after just six months on the job. The city has had a high turnover of police chiefs; Ligon was Gary's 11th since 2006.
Evans will remain in the role until a replacement is selected, and former Chief Garnett Watson will chair the search committee. Williams said that since going live last Friday, the police chief job posting already has 24 applicants.
The application will close Aug. 14. A series of interviews will be conducted before Prince makes the final selection. Though the exact form has yet to be decided, Williams said the interview process will include some public involvement.
While ISP works with the Gary Police Department to institute internal changes, Carter is looking to bring in outside partnerships. He said he is committed to going after the state and federal grants to aid the department. Gary PD needs updated vehicles, uniforms and, most importantly, technology Carter said.
Carter has also spoken with Gov. Eric Holcomb about the partnership.
"I spoke with Governor Holcomb today, and he said, 'A stronger Gary is a stronger Indiana, and a stronger Indiana is a stronger Gary.'"
The end goal of the partnership is to increase the feeling of security in the city. Carter said a strong police department will improve quality of life and help encourage economic development.
"I really believe, with all of my being, that if people feel safe in this city, everything else comes," Carter said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/gary-partnership-with-state-police-will-continue-city-begins-accepting-police-chief-applications/article_5a73d942-a981-502c-9ec3-6f7ec7928298.html | 2022-07-22T02:45:29 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/gary-partnership-with-state-police-will-continue-city-begins-accepting-police-chief-applications/article_5a73d942-a981-502c-9ec3-6f7ec7928298.html |
MICHIGAN CITY — City Council President Angie Deuitch promised actions to address crime in coming months.
“We’re going to make some hard decisions,” she promised, to address an uptick in crime.
“We don’t want you here if you’re going to commit crimes,” Deuitch, D-At-large, said. “Neighborhoods are suffering. Businesses will leave” if crime isn’t reduced. “We need to throw everything at it.”
The council is considering the installation of license-plate readers at major entrances to the city. “Once they see these cameras, maybe they’ll stay out,” she said.
Deuitch also stressed the need to prosecute suspected criminals to the fullest extent.
Councilman Paul Przybylinski, D-2nd, expressed his fears about the situation at Mikropor America, which was the scene of a major fire last weekend.
Mikropor manufactures “very high-tech” air filtration equipment and pays “a very good wage,” Przybylinski said. He’s worried that Mikropor might consider leaving Michigan City.
The fire, which Deputy Fire Chief Michael Jasnieski called “the largest fire we’ve seen in 20, 30 years,” was just the latest in a string of incidents at the plant.
Less than three weeks ago, the plant saw about $350,000 worth of goods destroyed during a break-in, Przybylinski said. “The site manager had to raise holy Cain to get the police department to go out there and assign a detective,” he said.
Przybylinski said he met with Mayor Duane Parry between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and Parry said he would set up a meeting with Police Chief Dion Campbell after the first of the year. That meeting hasn’t happened yet, Przybylinski said.
“We have a real issue out there in the community with violent crime,” he said. “I’m fed up.”
Przybylinski said when one of his cars was stolen, his brother had to beg to get police to look at a neighbor’s surveillance-camera footage. By the time police did so a week later, the video was already erased.
“I’m just totally beside myself,” he said.
Przybylinski criticized the mayor for walking out of the council meeting when it was time for public comments.
Resident Marco Oddo expressed disgust with enforcement issues. “When I first bought this house, it was a derelict,” he said. Oddo fixed it up.
Last November, there was a break-in at his property. “Not only was he trespassing, not only was he breaking and entering, but he also had grand theft auto on this thing” for removing a car from the garage, Oddo said.
Police are still looking for the person.
Oddo also expressed concerns about code enforcement. He’s a general contractor, he said, but no longer able to do his own plumbing work on his own property.
Resident Ernie Hollihan complained about trash strewn throughout the city. “Do we not have a vector control anymore?”
Resident Tommy Kulavik urged enforcement of the graffiti ordinance, saying rail cars outside Michigan City Generating Station have been tagged by two street gangs.
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“Students in our district, like school-age children across the country, experienced learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Superintendent Barbara Eason-Watkins said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/michigan-city-council-concerned-about-crime/article_c9f7a475-deab-592a-81d5-0f6950612f30.html | 2022-07-22T02:45:35 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/michigan-city-council-concerned-about-crime/article_c9f7a475-deab-592a-81d5-0f6950612f30.html |
PORTER — "Aya Tipeewe Neeyolakakoki," Diane Hunter said to the packed auditorium.
Spoken in the Miami, or Myaamia language, Hunter said the phrase translates to "Hello, it's good to see all of you."
Hunter, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, said she was not raised speaking the Miami language. Though her grandmother was a native speaker, much of the language was lost until the 1990s when there was strong push for language reclamation and cultural revitalization.
Decades of land theft and forced removal left the Miami "divided," Hunter explained. For years, there were no official tribal lands in Indiana, Illinois or Ohio. In 2016, the Pokagon Band of Potowatomi were able to secure 166 acres in South Bend, but Illinois and Ohio still have no federally recognized tribal land.
The theft of traditional land and the subsequent erasure of Indigenous presence, means there are a lot of "gaps" in historical knowledge of the original people of Indiana, Serena Ard of the Westchester History Museum, said.
People are also reading…
When Hunter's son started college, someone even asked him, "Aren't Indians extinct?"
"There was a sense that 'Indians were extinct' in Indiana," Hunter said. "So it was easy to ignore us."
A presentation, led by Hunter, detailing the origin and forced removal of the Miami explained that Indigenous peoples have always lived in the place now called Indiana, land the Miami knew as "Myaamionki," or "the land of the Miami."
Hunter led her presentation during a celebration for the Indigenous Cultural Trail planned for the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center on Thursday afternoon.
First conceived about four years ago, the trail hopes to fill some of those knowledge gaps through educational activities, signage and artwork.
"Our population centers are northeastern Oklahoma, eastern Kansas and of course, northern Indiana, but we have people living all over the country. What happens when you have just a small group of people who are surrounded by people of another culture?" Hunter asked the crowd. "The family starts adapting to the ways of the people around them and pretty soon we began to forget, or put to sleep those things of our culture that we had brought with us."
Increasing Indigenous cultural and historical education is important for both tribal members and the general public, Ard said.
"Local history and making those personal connections, allows us to understand and appreciate the people who have been here and who are still here, the problem with local history ... is that there is a huge, huge lack of Indigenous presence," Ard said. "All of the resources that I have to talk about the early people who lived here, come from white men."
Because the majority of widely accepted historical accounts are told from the perspective of white men, Ard said she cannot completely "trust the materials" that she has.
"Their perspective, their story of history is based on their time in society and their own personal experiences," Ard said That narrow view means most descriptions of Indigenous peoples solely describe how they were impacted by Europeans.
Through native planting, translated signage, depictions of culturally relevant animals, a welcome shelter and a space for programing, the Indigenous Cultural Trail hopes to teach some of the things that have been omitted from both historical and contemporary accounts of Indigenous communities.
"This trail will weave the Indigenous people's culture with the Indiana ecology story, the stories on this trail will be told in the Indigenous voice to help locals and visitors relate to Miami and Potawatomi tribes and the tribes' connection to the Indiana Dunes," said Lorelei Weimer, Executive Director of Indiana Dunes Tourism.
Filling the gap
1795, 1805, 1809, 1818, 182, 1828, 1834, 1838 and finally, 1840. Hunter clicked through the years as the map of Indiana behind her filled with patches of color — each one representing an expanse of land ceded through treaty.
By 1846, the U.S. Army forced the Miami into a prison camp in Peru before boarding them onto canal boats.
Hunter read a report from the Cincinnati Gazette published the day the Miami arrived in Ohio.
"Daily receipts by the Miami Canal; 134 barrels of whiskey, 218 barrels of flour, 10 sacks of 115 pounds of wool, two Indian ponies, Miami Indians; 225 over, and 78 under 8 years old. ... We were clearly not passengers on those boats," Hunter said. "We were cargo. Along with the varnish and the pigs."
Despite the many forced removals, Hunter said some 900 citizens of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma live in Indiana today. However, many Hoosiers still don't know much about the tribes that lived, and continue to live, in Indiana.
"The trail is actually giving us an opportunity to make sure the younger generation and generations to come don't grow up with that a lack of knowledge and understanding," Ard said.
Split into two phases, the cultural trail will circle the five acres of land encompassing the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, located at 1215 North State 49 in Porter. The second phase of the trail will connect to the 15 acres of Indiana Dunes National Park land that sits behind the visitors center.
Design of the first phase has been completed and work has already begun. Several signs now include the translations of key words in both the Miami and Potawatomi languages, A metal land acknowledgement was created and the renown graffiti artist ARCY completed five murals, each depicting an animal native to Indiana.
The educational signage throughout the trail will focus on five main themes; water, sustainability and adaptation, seasons and cycles, connection, and the living things that teach us.
Eventually, phase one will include decorative crosswalks marking the trail, a programing area behind the visitor's center with a fire pit, a new entryway to to the visitor's center that includes a flag pole for both the Miami and the Potawatomi and a boardwalk crossing the wetland in front of the visitors center. The boardwalk will connect the a native garden and walkway designed to look like a turtle.
Once the first phase is complete, work on the second phase, involving the 15 acres of national park land, will begin. While designs have not been finalized, current plans include a welcome shelter at the start of the national park land.
While the project already has several funders, some elements of the trail will require more money. Christine Livingston, Associate Director of Indiana Dunes Tourism and trail project manager, said the project will be "years in the making," continuously growing.
A key element of the project was meaningful collaboration with Miami and Potawatomi tribal members. Livingston said it was a priority, to engage both tribes early on in the process. Over the past four years there have been countless meetings, discussing everything from the shape of the welcome shelter to the design of the trail's logo.
Hunter said she has seen far too many projects that only involved Indigenous communities at the very end.
"Working with them (Indiana Dunes) has been a wonderful experience because they reached out to us and said they wanted to learn," Hunter said. "That (kind of engagement) is happening more and more, but four years ago it was not very common."
The celebration concluded with a flag presentation lead by Madalene Big Bear, of the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi Indians. Big Bear's husband, Sterling Big Bear III, of the Ponca and Ihanktowan tribes, sang as a line of Potawatomi veterans carried the flags across the visitors center lawn.
"This is more than a Trail. It's an acknowledgment, a meaningful sharing, and a deepening of important connections between all of us and this place," Livingston wrote in a statement. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/watch-now-indiana-dunes-cultural-trail-works-to-fill-knowledge-gap/article_7aa0b1a8-b708-5092-95e2-342d3b04a015.html | 2022-07-22T02:45:41 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/watch-now-indiana-dunes-cultural-trail-works-to-fill-knowledge-gap/article_7aa0b1a8-b708-5092-95e2-342d3b04a015.html |
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MERRILLVILLE — Four adults and two juveniles were arrested following a brawl in Deep River Waterpark Wednesday.
Skarlet Cooper, 38, Jermani Keys, 20, Torrey Allen Jr., 20, and Christopher Walden, 52, all face multiple charges, police said.
Keys was charged with two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, battery on a juvenile, two counts of resisting law enforcement, two counts of disorderly conduct, battery and provocation.
Allen was charged with an attempt to disarm a law enforcement officer, two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, intimidation on a law enforcement officer, battery on a juvenile, two counts of resisting law enforcement, criminal mischief, two counts of disorderly conduct, battery and provocation.
Cooper was charged with two counts of battery on law enforcement, two counts of intimidation on law enforcement, two counts of neglect of dependent, two counts of resisting law enforcement, obstruction of justice, two counts of disorderly conduct, trespassing, public intoxication and provocation.
Walden was charged with five active warrants, battery on law enforcement, resisting law enforcement, two counts of disorderly conduct, trespassing, criminal mischief and provocation.
Officers attempted to arrest two individuals for engaging with a lifeguard, leading to the individuals fleeing, police said. When officers tried to stop them, they were surrounded by a large crowd and a ruckus ensued.
"A mob-like situation developed with civilians assaulting our officers physically and with bodily fluid, forcing officers to call for backup. This resulted in multiple arrests," Sheriff Oscar Martinez said in a news release.
Martinez said videos on social media do not depict the entire situation.
Merrillville Police Department and Hobart Police Department assisted with the incident, helping disperse the crowd.
The sheriff's department is reviewing all aspects of the incident.
"This incident placed the public at risk of serious injury and showed a lack of respect for our officers, who were doing their jobs. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department will not hesitate to take appropriate law enforcement action against anyone who puts the lives of citizens or police officers at risk," Martinez said. "As part of our policy we are reviewing all aspects of the incident."
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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DAVENPORT, Fla. – A man whose body was found in Davenport Thursday has sparked an investigation into the homicide, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they found the man — identified as 22-year-old Jeremiah Brown of Georgia — “unresponsive” near Westside Boulevard and Ronald Reagan Parkway Boulevard.
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Brown was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, deputies said.
Deputies added the case appears to be an isolated incident. The sheriff’s office told News 6 that deputies are currently investigating the potential link between the homicide and a carjacking.
No information has been released regarding possible suspects at this time.
This is an active investigation. Check back with News 6 for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/22/dead-man-found-in-davenport-sparks-investigation-deputies-say/ | 2022-07-22T02:48:25 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/22/dead-man-found-in-davenport-sparks-investigation-deputies-say/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – A 36-year-old Orlando man was killed after crashing into trees Thursday evening, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
The man was driving west on State Road 50 in the inside lane, east of State Road 520, troopers said.
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Troopers said the driver lost control of his car for unknown reasons and entered into the median before overcorrecting, driving across the westbound lanes and going off the roadway.
Troopers added the driver crashed into multiple trees and was ejected from the car. Reports show he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers said a roadblock has been set up in the outside westbound lane of State Road 50.
This crash remains under investigation. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/22/orlando-man-killed-after-crashing-into-trees-troopers-say/ | 2022-07-22T02:48:31 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/22/orlando-man-killed-after-crashing-into-trees-troopers-say/ |
FILER — When the new school year starts in August, a full-time police officer will be on-site to serve and protect Filer schools.
Mayor Robert Templeman and Police Chief Jeff Troumbley have appointed Sgt. John Darnall as the school resource officer. Darnall will be moved from the patrol division to serve as the new school resource officer.
“It’s a good idea to have it, it’s something that’s needed, and it’s something that makes a more sound and safer community,” Templeman said. “For some reason, everything fit and was meant to be.”
Templeman said getting a school resource officer had been a long-time goal for both the city and the school district.
“It’s been kicked around for quite a while, and it just slowly came to a head here and we’ve seen some opportunities knocking at the door since January,” the mayor said. “It’s something that’s been going on, but it hadn’t really gotten wound up here until the last 45 days.”
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According to Templeman, everything kind of fell into place, from the city and school district budgets, to the officer selected for the serve in the school and to the officer promoted to patrol duty to replace Darnell.
This will be the first time Filer schools have had a resource officer. In previous years, officers have spent considerable time providing education, outreach, and security support to Filer schools.
The primary reason for a school resource officer is to provide security for teachers, staff and students. Darnall will perform three major roles: law enforcement officer, law-related counselor, and law-related educator. In addition, he will work in collaboration with the school and the community as a resource for safety and security issues.
Darnall is a 1997 graduate of Filer High School, and began his law enforcement career with the Filer Police Department while he was still in high school in 1996 as a reserve officer. He is also a volunteer with the Filer Fire Department and has qualifications in emergency response instruction and evaluator regarding threats to school facilities. Along with his training in school resource management, he has fire and EMS certifications.
With this newly established position, Officer Andrew Easterday has been promoted to a full time patrol position. Easterday, who has worked for the police department for several years as a reserve officer, has recently completed the College of Southern Idaho law enforcement program and obtained his full certification in law enforcement. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/filer-schools-get-a-full-time-officer/article_30fdc958-094e-11ed-8d8b-070b4882814a.html | 2022-07-22T02:53:40 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/filer-schools-get-a-full-time-officer/article_30fdc958-094e-11ed-8d8b-070b4882814a.html |
Montana hiker rescued from Bob Marshall Wilderness
A hiker with her leg broken in two places was rescued by helicopter Monday from a remote mountain trail in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area.
According to Two Bear Air Rescue, the middle-aged woman was hiking with her husband upstream from Swift Reservoir near the southwest corner of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation when she broke both bones in her lower right leg just above her ankle. The woman and her husband were hiking through the backcountry to celebrate their wedding anniversary when the accident happened. With no cell phone service, the injured hiker’s husband was forced to leave his wife behind and hike out seven miles to seek help.
“There was grizzly bear poop everywhere and she was stuck alone out there,” a Facebook post from Two Bear Air Rescue states. Ground rescue support from the Pondera County Sheriff’s Office was unavailable at the time.
A report from the Missoulian newspaper explains that the injured hiker was downed along one of the forks of Birch Creek, about 25 miles southeast from the town of East Glacier Park. Steady winds of up to 50 mph hampered the rescue effort, forcing the Two Bear Air Rescue pilot to seek an alternate landing site.
"We had circled around a few times trying to figure out if there was a way we could hoist," pilot Rob Cherot told the Missoulian. "It was ridiculous in there."
“There were strong, unfavorable winds for the aircraft to maintain a hover,” Two Bear Air Rescue operations manager, James Heckman said, “therefore a safe hoist operation was just not appropriate at that time. They elected to find more favorable winds down valley in a meadow and carry out the rescue operation on foot.”
The helicopter landed about a mile and a half from where the injured hiker was located, touching down about an hour before sunset. Two Bear Air Rescue crew members stabilized the injured woman’s broken leg and carried her down the mountain to the waiting aircraft. Once loaded, the helicopter took off just before 10 p.m. and flew to Choteau. Cherot said he originally planned to land near the Swift Dam to transfer the woman to an ambulance waiting there, "but the wind funnels out of the front there were way too windy, and it was already too dark by then to mess with trying to land on the gravel road."
According to a Facebook post from the injured hiker’s husband, Mike Carlson, his wife is now at home and resting comfortably.
“It is no exaggeration to say this was a truly heroic rescue,” Carlson posted. “Words cannot express my gratitude. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. It was a great relief and comfort to hear her tell of your expertise and friendly demeanor throughout the ordeal. Even in truly harrowing conditions, you were able to get to her hours before I would have expected.”
“Circumstances can turn on a dime in the backcountry and satellite communication is, indeed, essential gear – a humbling lesson for me,” Carlson added. “This was an instance where your services were truly the only viable option; there is no way for me to overstate the value of what you do. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”
Heckman echoed Carlson’s assessment of the situation.
“Nobody goes out to the Bob Marshall to injure themselves and request a helicopter flight out,” he observed. “It can happen to anybody out there, even if you’re the most experienced packer or hunter that enjoys the Bob Marshall. “Generally, we don’t need to hike to a patient and carry them out on our backs, but we get the job done and that may mean that we need to hike a couple miles to get the patient out and to the care that they need. Accidents happen, and that’s why we’re here.”
Two Bear Air Rescue recommends that backcountry travelers carry a satellite communication device, such as a Garmin InReach or SPOT messenger, which could allow people to remain together in an accident rather than separating to seek help on foot.
“We just want to remind people to stay safe in the backcountry as best they can, and we’re here to help as need be,” Heckman said.” | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/hiker-rescue-bob-marshall-wilderness-area/65379606007/ | 2022-07-22T02:56:28 | 1 | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/hiker-rescue-bob-marshall-wilderness-area/65379606007/ |
The damaged lime-green vehicle sits in the intersection while first responders work to clear the scene of a crash at Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
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The city bus sits with the pole and street sign resting on top following a collision at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
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A Kenosha city bus sits with a light pole resting on its roof following a crash at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
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A Kenosha city bus sits on the side of the road at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street while first responders assess the scene Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Authorities were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a Kenosha city bus and a lime-green car at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday.
Following the crash, the bus then struck a stoplight at the intersection, according to Kenosha Fire Department Battalion Chief Ryan McNeely.
There were no passengers on the bus in the 1:15 p.m. collision, McNeely said. Paramedics transported one person with minor injuries to a local hospital following the crash. A Kenosha Police investigation into the collision is ongoing.
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The damaged lime-green vehicle sits in the intersection while first responders work to clear the scene of a crash at Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
The city bus sits with the pole and street sign resting on top following a collision at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
A Kenosha city bus sits with a light pole resting on its roof following a crash at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
A Kenosha city bus sits on the side of the road at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street while first responders assess the scene Thursday, July 21, 2022. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/city-bus-car-crash-causes-stop-light-to-be-removed-from-intersection/article_f1792570-092f-11ed-b7b0-fb4fa020d2a7.html | 2022-07-22T02:56:58 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/city-bus-car-crash-causes-stop-light-to-be-removed-from-intersection/article_f1792570-092f-11ed-b7b0-fb4fa020d2a7.html |
Kenosha police were called to the scene of a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of 22nd Avenue and 52nd Street Thursday.
Authorities, including the fire and rescue personnel, responded at 4:56 p.m. to what initial police radio traffic described as a "high-velocity crash." Minor injuries were reported, however, no one was taken to the hospital, according to Kenosha Fire Department Chief Ryan McNeely.
A police investigation into the collision is ongoing.
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In what Pleasant Prairie Police described as a “holiday miracle,” the woman driving this vehicle managed to walk away with only minor injuries after a crash with a semi-trailer on Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, on Green Bay Road. The Pleasant Prairie Police Department is working with other area law enforcement agencies to help prevent crashes and injuries by targeting high-speed and reckless driving on Highway 31 (Green Bay Road).
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Kenosha Police and Fire Department personnel responded to this two-vehicle crash just before 11 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Highways 50 and 31. The accident caused one vehicle to roll over onto its roof, and one person from that vehicle was transported to an area hospital from the scene. No further information was available Friday.
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Throw on your cowboy hat and pack the family in the car, Idaho's oldest rodeo, the War Bonnet Round Up, is right around the corner and tickets are available now.
The rodeo runs from Aug. 4-6 at the Bank of Idaho Arena at Sandy Downs, 1860 East 65th South.
At 111 years old, Idaho's oldest rodeo is a crowd-pleaser with activities and entertainment for every member of the family.
“We love the celebration of our American Western heritage at the War Bonnet Round Up,” said PJ Holm, Idaho Falls parks and recreation director in a news release. “Every night rodeo enthusiasts and newcomers pack the stands to watch what is arguably the best rodeo in eastern Idaho.”
Tickets can be purchased locally at Boot Barn, C-A-L Ranch, Idaho Falls Recreation Center, Teton Toyota and Vickers Western Store as well as online at the rodeo's website, warbonnetroundup.org.
Children 2and under are admitted forfree while ages 3 to 10 are $10 per night. Thursday and Friday nights are $20 for those 11 and older. Tickets to Saturday’s rodeo action are $25 for general admission adult tickets, according to the city's website. Ticket prices do not include parking.
Parking is $5 per vehicle with proceeds going toward improvements on the Sandy Downs arena.
The rodeo website gives an itinerary for the four-day event:
The festivities begin Aug. 3 with the free Rodeo Kick-off event. The rodeo moved the kick-off event last year to the Sandy Downs Arena, making space for something bigger and better than it has ever done before. From 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. visitors can enjoy activities, vendors, children’s events and more.
Aug. 4 is family night. There will be a variety of free events for people of all ages including corn hole, dance group lessons, dunk tank, face painting, fishing, arts and crafts, milk jug toss, panning for gold and a petting zoo. The youth rodeo and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association also get underway.
Aug. 5 visitors are asked to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.
Aug. 6 isits final night and features a salute to veterans.
“This event is a great way to kick off our rodeo and celebrate with food and entertainment,” Holm said in the release. “We hope everyone in eastern Idaho and beyond will join us for this event and the rodeo." | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/tickets-available-for-war-bonnet-round-up-oldest-rodeo-in-idaho/article_af17f421-894d-5fb3-baf6-041589f8b033.html | 2022-07-22T02:58:52 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/tickets-available-for-war-bonnet-round-up-oldest-rodeo-in-idaho/article_af17f421-894d-5fb3-baf6-041589f8b033.html |
FORT WORTH, Texas — More financial help is on the way to the victims' families of the mass shooting in Uvalde thanks for the fundraiser put on by a Fort Worth teenager.
Brooklyn Ragan, 14, decided to organize an event centered around a barrel racing contest to raise funds she could donate.
It was the biggest task Ragan has set out to do, which she and her mom consider a success.
The fundraiser centered around people who love to ride horses, but everyone was invited to join in.
Ragan raised $3,000 from the event. Thanks to other horseback enthusiasts and sponsors like the North Texas High School Rodeo Association, the National Barrel Horse Association, WE Consignment & Training and On The Square Trading Company, the event was a success.
Ragan also had the support of her mother, who gave her a lot of guidance during the planning stages.
You would never know that Ragan has been through a lot in her young life.
Her biggest triumph was surviving being bullied at school at the age of 9, which almost cost her everything.
"They bullied me into wanting to commit suicide," said Ragan. "And it was a really hard time for me. I was only 9 years old. I felt like I had no one. I felt like I was alone."
But the loneliness went away thanks to her horses.
Now, she advocates against bullying to stop teen suicides using her own hurt and pain. After the painful mass shooting in Uvalde, Brooklyn wanted to help those who are also hurt. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-texas-teen-donates-barrel-racing-event-funds-to-uvalde-families/287-fa39ff00-a632-4bcb-b624-a2a2126bfdcb | 2022-07-22T03:01:09 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-texas-teen-donates-barrel-racing-event-funds-to-uvalde-families/287-fa39ff00-a632-4bcb-b624-a2a2126bfdcb |
DALLAS — Early Monday morning, a Dallas-area family gathered at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to welcome a lost brother and uncle home.
On Friday morning, just four days later, they get their chance to say a final and long-awaited goodbye.
"It's a very emotional day," Sheila Kirven said as she waited with other members of her extended family outside Gate D27.
American Airlines and airport security, as they do for dozens of these emotional homecomings each year, allowed the family to await the arrival of AA115 from Honolulu on the tarmac as the plane rolled to a stop.
"A long time coming," Kirven could be heard saying as she stood next to her cousin, Erma Flemmings, and their uncle, Ulysses Cherry.
They were waiting for a mystery -- and a family story -- to finally come home.
His name was R.B. Cherry. He was number 15 out of 16 brothers and sisters from Dallas family. But, he wanted to see the world and volunteered to join the Army.
"Our dad told us we had an uncle that went off the war and never came home," Kirven said of the story she was told as a young girl.
R.B. Cherry was just 17 when he convinced his mom to sign for him so that he could, underage, join the Army. His immediate assignment was the Korean War.
His family never saw him again.
"I just always knew that he was missing in action and that was really all the information that I had," Kirven said of her uncle.
"It just brings back old memories," Ulysses Cherry said. He was the youngest of the 16 brothers and sisters. And now, at 89, he is the last surviving sibling.
"A difficult day, yeah," he said of the arrival of that American Airlines flight that landed carrying his brother's remains. "It brought back old memories."
Because for 70 years, he never knew what happened to his big brother. But in the last decade, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency more closely looked at remains repatriated to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii.
Remains designated only as "X-13460."
In 2018, X-13460 and thirteen other unknowns were disinterred following recommendation from researchers with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. It was determined that some of the remains, including X-13460, originally came from the cemetery at POW Camp 5 near Anju, North Korea.
And by 2020, burial records, witness accounts, and mitochondrial DNA comparison finally proved that R.B. Cherry, a 19-year-old kid from Texas, died in that prisoner-of-war camp in 1950. Military records suggest he suffered at the hands of his captors and eventually succumbed to pneumonia.
"You can just relive the thing yourself inside of you knowing oh my God, he actually went through something as horrific as that," said his niece, Erma Flemmings. "And that's really painful to even consider and think about."
"A lot of pain a lot of heartache for my uncle," Sheila Kirven said of her lone surviving uncle Ulysses Cherry. "But I'm glad that he's still here to be able to know that his brother is finally coming home."
In the corner of her Duncanville home, Sheila Kirven keeps a painted cabinet door on the fireplace hearth. It says "every family has a story... welcome to ours."
They wanted to share their 72-year-old story because from the Korean War alone, more than 7,500 families are still waiting for this same difficult answer on this same difficult kind of day.
"Because it's still family," Kirven said explaining why she gets emotional when she talks about an uncle who died even before she was born.
"Whether I knew him or not, he was family that was my dad's brother," Kirven said. "And to not know what happens to your family is kind of hard."
"Yes. And he's a part of our hearts," her first cousin, Erma Flemmings, added.
"It's hard at times you know," Ulysses Cherry said of the memories that came flooding back when the brother, only two years his senior, was finally found.
"It's just... I don't know... I don't know," he said as he searched for words too difficult to find.
So, in these moments where airplane passengers look out their windows and see a flag-draped casket respectfully unloaded from the cargo hold and delivered by an honor guard to a waiting hearse, yet another family wants you to understand they struggle with a mix of sadness, relief and sometimes joy.
"When the plane came in and landed," Erma Flemmings said, "it was just beautiful and my heart was just racing and so happy inside but yet, tears of joy you know that he made it home."
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Firefighters battled more than just the flames Thursday in Wilkes-Barre after a fire forced two families from their homes.
Officials say a fire sparked at a home along Custer Street in the city around 6 p.m.
By the time firefighters arrived, the flames spread to a neighboring home and the back of both homes were engulfed.
Crews were also battling the elements, the blistering heat and humidity can make for a dangerous situation.
"Big factor, I mean dehydration happens real quick. Firefighters wear turnout gear, it's really hot, it's a hot night. But they did a remarkable job to stop it at two houses. Our paramedics were here giving them some rehab, so no firefighter injuries but they did a good job on a very hot night," said Chief Jay Delaney, Wilkes-Barre Fire Department.
Everyone inside both homes made it out safely but one family's dog did pass away.
The cause remains under investigation by the Wilkes-Barre fire inspector.
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MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Start your engines.
NASCAR is back at Pocono Raceway this weekend and many fans are here for the long haul. RVs, campers, and tents are filling up the infield.
Andrew Nuce and his family have been watching races at the raceway for a decade.
"Everybody has a good time. Lots of friends,' said Nuce, a Pottstown resident. "You make friends over the years, you see them once a year. It's a good time."
"When you're in the infield, you're in NASCAR Nation," said Morgan Ash, Lancaster County.
It's already a high-intensity weekend for fans like Ash, flying his flags high for Chase Elliot.
Adding to the mayhem, mother nature has turned up the heat. With temperatures in the 90s and no electrical hookups, it's time to fire up the generators and stock the coolers full.
"We run it during the day and for a little bit to cool off the camper inside and then we use it at night to cool it off before we go to bed," said Ash.
"Lots of ice, air-conditioners, lots of fans, so we might be sitting in the truck," Nuce added. "Who knows? We'll see what happens."
"I actually bought like fifteen Bodyamor's, the hydration drink, and three big bottles of Pedialyte," said John Pace, Bethel, NY.
As sizzling hot, as it is, the grill is even hotter.
Pete from Massachusetts hooks up these massive propane grills at every race, slinging delicious meals in any weather.
"Sausages, he's done sirloin tips. A little gourmet there," said Maryjane Schondek, New Jersey. "I never know what he's cooking. It's always a surprise, but it's always good."
What's not a surprise, these fans are ready for a weekend of thundering engines and highspeed fun.
Thousands more fans are expected to pour into the raceway around the clock, ahead of the big race day on Sunday.
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Man killed in high security unit at Eyman prison complex
An incarcerated man was killed Tuesday in a high security unit at the Eyman prison complex in Florence, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections.
The department said Eric Hill died on July 19 "when he was found unresponsive in his housing unit with injuries consistent with being involved in a physical altercation in his shared housing unit."
Hill was 51.
Prison staff attempted lifesaving measures, but were unsuccessful, according to a media release sent Thursday.
"Responding paramedics, in consultation with medical staff at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, declared Hill deceased," the department said.
A spokesperson said the department is conducting a criminal investigation, and the department "intends to fully pursue criminal prosecution of any suspect(s) identified to be involved in this case."
Hill's assigned housing location was Arizona State Prison Complex-Eyman. The Department of Corrections website shows Hill was in SMU 1, Complex Detention Unit, which is a location with the highest security restrictions in the state prison system.
Have a news tip on Arizona prisons? Reach the reporter at jjenkins@arizonarepublic.com or at 812-243-5582. Follow him on Twitter @JimmyJenkins.
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President Joe Biden has been vaccinated and boosted. Here's why he still got COVID-19
An increasing number of people, including President Joe Biden, are getting infected with COVID-19 in spite of being vaccinated and boosted.
But that doesn't mean the COVID-19 vaccine isn't working.
Subvariants of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, including the dominant BA.5 subvariant, are both contagious and particularly good at evading immunity, whether it's from the vaccine or a prior infection.
Yet the vaccine is still the best protection against serious illness, even if it doesn't protect against infection, federal, state and county public health officials say.
"The (COVID-19) vaccine is remarkable at keeping people out of the hospital even though the variants going around right now are very different than the original strain the vaccine was created for," said Dr. Bob England, interim director of the Arizona Partnership for Immunization and former longtime Maricopa County Health Department director.
"Joe Biden is old. I don't know what other chronic conditions he may have, but he's old, and he's at high risk of having serious COVID disease. But he is at way less at that risk because of the vaccines he got. ... Your odds are way better with the vaccine than not."
Biden, following recommendations for people ages 50 and older, is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters. Still, the White House announced Thursday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. So far, he is experiencing mild illness and is getting treated with the antiviral Paxlovid.
"Because the president is fully vaccinated, double-boosted, his risk of serious illness is dramatically lower," White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said during a news briefing Thursday.
Here are five things to know about COVID-19 infection and the effectiveness of vaccines and boosters:
Illness is likely to be milder for those with vaccine protection.
Vaccines and booster doses "have been doing a very good job of preventing a substantial rise in hospitalizations and deaths," Don Herrington, interim director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, wrote Thursday in a blog post.
"In May, adults who were vaccinated and boosted were eight times less likely to be hospitalized and 21 times less likely to die than unvaccinated individuals."
Everyone 5 and older is recommended to get a vaccine booster dose. Individuals ages 50 and older and those 12 and older with weakened immune systems are recommended to get a second booster dose.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published research on July 15 that showed third and fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses offered substantial protection among adults with healthy immune systems who were eligible to receive them early in 2022, when the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus first emerged.
The findings suggest that currently available vaccines may provide protection against serious illness caused by the currently circulating BA.5 variant, CDC officials said.
COVID-19 vaccines and booster doses can be located at azhealth.gov/FindVaccine.
COVID-19 cases in Arizona are up because of the BA.5 subvariant.
It's not known whether Biden was infected with the BA.5 subvariant, but BA.5 is dominant both in the U.S. and Arizona.
Clinicians said many BA.5 symptoms are similar to those seen in previous variants, including congestion, headaches, cough and fever, and children tend to have more gastrointestinal symptoms, USA TODAY reported this week.
On Wednesday, state health officials added 18,135 new COVID-19 cases in Arizona and 66 new known deaths over the weeklong period ending July 16. June and July have seen relatively similar weekly case additions, with this past week's slightly higher.
Case counts are still far below the winter, state data shows, but case numbers in recent months likely are not showing the full picture of infections as many more people have used at-home test kits and may not report positive results to county health departments.
The CDC's "community level" recommendations, updated on Thursday, for a second consecutive week say residents of 10 Arizona counties should be wearing well-fitting masks indoors in public, regardless of vaccination status or individual risk, including in K-12 schools and other community settings.
The guidance is updated weekly and ranks counties as low, medium and high, or green, yellow and orange. The Arizona counties designated as “high,” where masks are recommended, are Maricopa, Pinal, Apache, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai and Yuma. Greenlee, Santa Cruz, Pima, Graham and Cochise are “medium.”
The metrics are based on a county’s COVID-19 hospital bed use, COVID-19 hospital admissions and case rates for the virus over the past week. Nearly 42% of counties in the U.S. as of Thursday were designated as "high."
Masks are not explicitly recommended for communities in the medium level except for certain people, including those who are immunocompromised, at high risk for severe disease, or have a household or social contact at high risk for severe disease.
The CDC also recommends "enhanced prevention measures in high-risk congregate settings" in communities designated at the medium level.
It's still possible to be vaccinated and get sick from COVID-19, but it's less likely.
As of July 13, there had been 2,057 breakthrough deaths in fully vaccinated individuals (two doses of a two-dose vaccine), according to state health officials’ preliminary data, which works out to a breakthrough death rate of about 0.04% among fully vaccinated people.
Data from May show that 25.6% of cases, 24.9% of hospitalizations and 19.2% of COVID-19 deaths were among fully vaccinated people without a booster, with much of the rest among unvaccinated people. Fully vaccinated people with a booster made up 36.4% of reported cases, 31.5% of hospitalizations and 26% of deaths in May.
The COVID-19 virus' disproportionate impact on older adults, who are also more likely to have a booster dose, could help explain why a higher percentage of people who were fully vaccinated and boosted died of COVID-19 in April than those who were fully vaccinated and not boosted. The effectiveness of boosters also appears to wane after several months. But the precise explanation for those percentages of deaths is unclear.
Looking at the proportions of deaths by vaccination status does not tell the risk, though. State health officials recommend considering the rates of death among boosted individuals versus unvaccinated individuals, which show significantly lower death rates in vaccinated and boosted individuals compared with unvaccinated individuals.
Unvaccinated people 12 and older in Arizona had a 1.8 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19, 8 times greater risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 and 21 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19 in May compared with fully vaccinated people with a booster, according to a state analysis.
Arizonans would be better protected as a whole if more of us were vaccinated.
Arizona's rate of fully vaccinated people out of the total population was 62.5%, which was behind the national rate of 67.1%, according to the CDC as of July 13.
A higher level of vaccinated people in a community will provide more protection for the community as a whole, particularly those who are more vulnerable. The point where a large portion of a community becomes immune to a disease is often referred to as "herd immunity."
"If more people are vaxxed and boosted, fewer people will get infected," said England, of the Arizona Partnership for Immunization. "The whole impact will be less. It's that simple."
Out of people ages 5 and older, 66.5% of those in Arizona were fully vaccinated, compared with 71.3% at the national level, CDC data shows.
Health experts strongly recommend booster shots for those eligible, especially with the omicron variant spreading. About 47.3% of fully vaccinated Arizonans over the age of 18 had received a first booster shot as of July 6, below the national rate of 51.3% for that same age group.
"COVID-19 has been especially dangerous for older people throughout the pandemic, but data on the current increase in cases provides even more reason for those in this age group to make sure their vaccines are up to date," Herrington wrote in his blog post.
"Compared to the winter surge driven by the Omicron variant, Arizona has since February seen a greater share of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among those 65 and older."
Get a second booster shot now rather than waiting for variant-specific boosters, CDC says.
"COVID-19 vaccines remain our single most important tool to protect people against serious illness, hospitalization, and death," the CDC said July 15.
"Getting vaccinated now will not prevent you from getting an authorized variant-specific vaccine in the fall or winter when they are recommended for you."
Given recent increases in deaths and hospitalizations associated with the BA.5 variant, everyone should stay up to date with recommended COVID-19 vaccinations, including additional booster doses for those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and adults over 50, officials with the federal agency say.
'It is spreading everywhere': What to know about latest COVID-19 wave in Arizona
Generally, public health experts and health providers say staying up to date on vaccines and boosters will provide the best protection right now, when the virus that causes COVID-19 is still spreading.
"If you haven't already had COVID, you don't want to have COVID. ... In my view, first is worst," Dr. Joe Gerald, an associate professor of public health policy at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, told The Arizona Republic earlier this month.
"The greatest risk from COVID occurs in that first infection, whether it's severe illness, death, long COVID. It's avoiding that first one that provides the greatest benefit to you individually."
Republic reporter Alison Steinbach contributed to this article
Reach the reporter at Stephanie.Innes@gannett.com or at 602-444-8369. Follow her on Twitter @stephanieinnes.
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A heavy monsoon storm and high-speed winds cause damage near Douglas, Arizona
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With weekend monsoon storm activity set to increase, here's how you can prepare for power outages
After thunderstorms left thousands across Arizona without power for days, and with thunderstorm activity increasing over the weekend, residents are encouraged to prepare in advance.
This monsoon season, Arizona Public Service crews have replaced more than 400 power poles, compared to the 290 poles that are usually replaced each season, according to an APS news release. The winds also blew down large transmission towers and power lines, according to the release.
Salt River Project crews replace about 40 to 100 poles during storm seasons, or on rare occasions up to 140, according to Kathleen Mascareñas, a spokesperson for SRP. Due to Sunday’s storm, they had to place about 193.
Patty Garcia-Likens, another spokesperson for SRP, said that according to the SRP distribution director, the company hadn't seen this much damage — in terms of fallen poles — in the last decade.
At the height of the storm, about 32,000 APS customers and 39,000 Salt River Project customers were out of power. On Monday, more than 4,000 SRP customers and 9,500 APS customers were still affected by power outages due to the weekend storms. About 7,000 APS customers had outages through Wednesday morning.
Wind speeds around 65 mph were recorded in the Phoenix area during the storms, which resulted in the downed power lines and uprooted trees, according to Marvin Percha, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
According to the NWS in Phoenix, Sunday’s wind gusts were estimated to be 80-100 mph in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community where severe damage was caused.
"I wouldn't say (these damages) are frequent. They're kind of unusual, but they happen a few times during a typical monsoon; you get this localized damage," Percha said.
Heavy monsoon storms also caused major power outages and damaged structures northwest of Douglas, a small town of about 16,000 people in southern Arizona near the Mexico border.
The City of Douglas said that 70 poles collapsed, affecting 331 residents after a heavy storm and high-speed winds hit the area northwest of town.
According to a city press release, APS crews were on site assessing broken structures and working to remove damaged equipment on Thursday, as well as repairing downed poles and wires.
The Cochise County Emergency Management Team set up a cooling station Wednesday in the Douglas Visitor Center, where personnel are giving away free ice and bottles of water to affected residents through Friday. The center is at 345 16th Street, in Douglas.
Power is expected to be restored by Friday morning, however, residents are advised to go online to APS.com/outagemap for more information.
Jesus Oleta, who lives in the affected area and drove through the visitors center parking lot to pick up cases of water, said his porch was damaged during the storm.
“The wind was strong, knocking down trees and poles, it took down parts of my home,” Oleta said. “It took down my porch. We are repairing the porch right now.”
Valley sees less rainfall compared to last year
So far in July, the average rainfall in Phoenix has been lower than last year, according to Bianca Feldkircher, a meteorologist for the NWS in Phoenix. She said the temperature has also been a little bit cooler than last year.
This year, there have been 61 days where the temperature has reached 100 degrees or more, and in 2020 by this time there had been 68 of those days, according to Feldkircher.
While it's still early to determine how active this monsoon season was in southern Arizona, Singer said rainfall has been a little below normal for most parts.
Regarding temperatures, Singer said it has been "much hotter" than it normally is at this time of the year. He said they have been about 3 to 4 degrees higher.
"So we haven't had as much monsoon activity in southern Arizona, so that tends to favor higher temperatures," Singer said.
Monsoon activity in Arizona to increase throughout the weekend
Storm chances are expected to increase in Arizona over the weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service.
In northern Arizona, the monsoon season started a little bit earlier than it normally would, bringing a bit more moisture and precipitation, according to Molly Gerhardt, a meteorologist with the NWS in Flagstaff.
In the Phoenix area, there will be an uptick in monsoon activity with 30% to 40% of storm chances on Saturday and 40% to 50% on Sunday, according to Feldkircher. Rain chances will also increase.
The weather pattern that will increase storm chances will remain in place through next week, according to Feldkircher.
On Saturday, temperatures are expected to drop to 105-110 degrees and by Sunday to 100-105 degrees in the Valley.
In southern Arizona, more than 50% chances of afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected throughout the weekend, according to Marc Singer, a meteorologist with the NWS in Tucson. Thunderstorm chances are expected to stay the same next week.
Singer said temperatures will gradually come down throughout the weekend and will range around 100 degrees.
There is a 30% chance of storms in northern Arizona, with isolated thunderstorms expected especially in the higher elevation areas, according to Gerhardt. There is about a 40% chance of showers in the region.
Temperatures will be in the high 80s and lower 90s in Flagstaff over the weekend. There is an excessive heat warning for the lower elevations of the Grand Canyon and Marble Canyon until Saturday evening.
Early next week, thunderstorm chances will increase to about 70% to 80% in northern Arizona, Gerhardt said.
How to prepare ahead of monsoons:
Crews from utility companies prepare for monsoons throughout the year to respond and restore the power as quickly as possible.
"Based on storm reports and what we're seeing come through, we always have our crews positioned in areas throughout the state where we feel that the storms are going to hit," Lily Quezada, a spokesperson for APS, said. "So as soon as we can get into the areas where they have been impacted, our crews are pretty much ready to move on and restore power."
Customers can also prepare for the monsoon season. These are recommendations from APS and SRP to follow ahead of a storm:
- If you are an SRP customer, sign up for outage alerts.
- If you are an APS customer, ensure your contact information with the company is up to date so they can reach you in the event of an outage. Customers can do it online or by calling the APS Customer Care Center at 602-371-7171.
- If you are an APS customer and use life-support medical equipment that requires electricity, call 602-371-7171 to register for the Medical Preparedness Program.
- Keep important numbers handy.
- Prepare an emergency supply kit that includes: Prescription medications, a first aid kit, non-perishable food items, water, a battery-operated radio and a portable phone charger.
- Keep a backup supply of items for infants, elderly and disabled family members.
- Keep flashlights in handy locations along with a supply of fresh batteries.
- Install surge protectors to safeguard electronics.
- If you have an automatic garage door, check the instructions to learn how to open it manually.
- Secure outdoor objects that could blow away or cause damage. Objects found in a typical backyard — such as umbrellas, kiddie pools and even trampolines — can be swept up by high monsoon winds and end up in power lines, causing outages.
During and after the storm, customers should:
- Stay inside.
- Assume electrical equipment is energized.
- If you see fallen power lines, keep your distance and call 911.
- Report the outage.
- Power down — turn off lights and appliances to avoid a power surge when your power comes back on.
APS customers who have been impacted by a power outage that was 10 hours or longer can be reimbursed for up to 20 pounds of dry ice or 40 pounds of regular ice. Those who buy the ice can keep their receipts and fill out a form at the APS website.
SRP customers with outages that last five hours or more can be reimbursed up to $10 for the cost of ice, according to a company press release. Customers should send an email to help@srpnet.com with the subject line “Ice Reimbursement,” and include their name, address and a copy of their receipt.
Reporter Sarah Lapidus contributed to this report.
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Dropping water levels at Lake Mead
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As Lake Mead reaches record-low level, satellite images show dramatic losses
Water levels at Lake Mead continue to fall to record lows as drought takes an ever-deepening toll on the Colorado River, and now a series of satellite images released by NASA shows the dramatic losses of the past two decades.
The reservoir on the Arizona-Nevada border sits at 27 percent of capacity, the lowest level since 1937, shortly after completion of Hoover Dam. The lake's water levels have fallen nearly 160 feet since July 2000 and 26 feet since July 2021.
The NASA images show the lake narrowing and shortening as it has receded over 22 years. Losses on the Overton Arm, a part of the lake that stretches toward the Virgin and Muddy rivers in Nevada, appear especially grim on the satellite images.
A third image, taken a year ago, illustrates the rapid rate of decline, which has forced a newly urgent response from the federal government and the seven states that draw water from the Colorado.
The U.S. Reclamation Commissioner warned the states earlier this summer that the losses on the river system meant water users would need to make more immediate cuts to protect future supplies and power generation at both Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam, which backs up Lake Powell upstream.
Punishing drought conditions have pushed the two reservoirs to record lows and threatened not only water supplies and power production, but also tourism and wildlife habitat in the Grand Canyon.
In August, the Bureau of Reclamation will release a set of projections for 2023 that could trigger even deeper cuts, but the states are under pressure to act much sooner. The federal government could step in with its own plan if the states fail to reach an agreement.
Regional drought: Deep cuts loom on Colorado River as water levels plunge
Lake Mead's declining levels have been clearly visible in the canyon walls that surround the reservoir near Hoover Dam.
The so-called bathtub ring, rock surfaces that were once under water, has been growing steadily.
Colorado River: Dry boat ramps, exposed rocks at Lake Powell reveal cost of drought
As the shorelines retreat, the National Park Service and concession operators have been forced to repeatedly move boat docks and ramps. Many such facilities have closed altogether.
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GREENSBORO — Guilford County deputies responded to a 911 call about an armed robbery where a gun was discharged at former state NAACP President Anthony Spearman’s home a week before he was found dead.
And in a separate report, an assault with a sexual motive was alleged to have occurred at Spearman’s home at 7:05 p.m. on July 13 — the same date and time as the armed robbery was reported.
The report does not indicate who was assaulted or if there was an arrest.
Spearman was found dead by friends or family at his home on Farlow Drive shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office has released few details about his death.
The cause of Spearman’s death remains under investigation, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said Thursday.
Dispatch records indicate the call initially came over as a cardiac/respiratory call. However, an unidentified man who talked to dispatchers from the scene said “there’s blood everywhere.”
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A woman who accompanied him to the home made the call to 911. When the dispatcher tried to give instructions for CPR, she said the man who was attending to Spearman told her “there was no hope.”
Details are sketchy in the robbery, but according to audio from a 911 call and a magistrate’s order, Spearman alleged that Jayden Lorenzo Hawthorne asked for $2,000 — money Spearman said he didn’t have.
Although names are redacted from 911 records, the audio detailing the robbery indicates that Spearman had known Hawthorne for years and that the 20-year-old came to him with financial problems.
Hawthorne allegedly took Spearman’s cellphone and tried to use an app to transfer money to his account.
At some point, Spearman alleged, Hawthorne pulled a gun and when the elder man grabbed it, the handgun discharged inside the home.
Spearman told dispatchers he was not injured.
Hawthorne then allegedly struck Spearman with the gun on his head and thigh before fleeing with his cellphone in a dark sedan, the records indicate.
Spearman approached a neighbor who called 911 shortly after 7 p.m. to report the robbery, the 911 call indicates.
When the neighbor handed Spearman his phone, he told dispatchers: “I have (unintelligible) … around my family for years. … He came here telling me he had some, uh, problems with, uh, some funds. And I was going to try my best. I’ve always tried to help him out financially, but today he, he was doing some things to threaten me.”
Using an app on Spearman’s cellphone, authorities were able to track the mobile device in the city, where officers identified a suspect and observed him get out of a black vehicle and enter a green Toyota on Randleman Road.
While the Toyota was northbound on Randleman Road, a Greensboro police officer intentionally bumped it, according to an accident report filed with the Greensboro Police Department.
Hawthorne was driving the vehicle, according to the report.
Dispatch records indicate Spearman’s cellphone was found inside the car.
According to a magistrate’s order, Hawthorne was arrested and charged the same day with robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to kill. He was later released on a $15,000 bond.
The next day — July 14 — Spearman called the sheriff’s office to report that fraudulent transactions had occurred on his Wells Fargo account.
Another 911 call occurred about an hour before the report of the robbery on July 13. In that call, the caller gives Spearman’s address but does not respond when the dispatcher asks for the phone number he is calling from.
The call continues for a few more minutes without a response then goes dead.
No one answered when the dispatcher tried to call back.
In a report, the dispatcher notes that it sounded like there may have been “some type of confrontation in the background.”
When a deputy arrived at the address, the unidentified caller said “he called 911 because an unidentified person came to the home, and he thought he would need help. However, the person left.” | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/spearman/article_2f2e8eaa-0935-11ed-b569-870be9a249b2.html | 2022-07-22T03:17:48 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/spearman/article_2f2e8eaa-0935-11ed-b569-870be9a249b2.html |
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Get moving and let your child read while enjoying this new addition in Rocky Mount.
On Thursday, Franklin County Public Library announced the unveiling of their StoryWalk at Summit View Business Park.
The release said that a StoryWalk is constructed by literally taking a book apart, laminating all the pages, and mounting them on signs along a pathway.
The original idea of the StoryWalk was developed and created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, according to the release.
And now, as you walk along the pathway in Summit View, you can read a story too, the release said, making for a fun experience for adults and children alike.
“A StoryWalk is a fun and experiential way to build literacy skills while being physically active outdoors,” said Dorothy Anderson, Manager of Youth Services at the Franklin County Public Library.
And don’t worry, Franklin County Public Library said that they will change the books seasonally, so you won’t be reading the same books over and over unless you frequent the area.
“Books will always reflect a great storyline and great illustrations,” Anderson said.
The first book being shown along the walkway in Summit View is “Sheep Take a Hike,” written by Nancy Shaw and illustrated by Margot Apple, according to the release.
Franklin County Public Library said that “Sheep Take a Hike” has rhyming text and colorful illustrations that narrate the misadventures of a flock of sheep as they spend the day hiking and exploring the wilderness.
The StoryWalk at Summit View is approximately a quarter mile long on a flat, crushed stone trail that surrounds the pond near the Franklin County Public Library’s 24-Hour Library kiosk, the release said.
The StoryWalk is free to enjoy, Franklin County Public Library said, but if you plan to borrow materials from the kiosk, you’ll need a library card.
According to the release, the StoryWalk at Summit View was made possible by a partnership among the Franklin County Public Library, the Franklin County Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Franklin County General Properties Department.
If you go enjoy the StoryWalk, Franklin County Public Library said they are inviting you to post your experience on social media and tag them. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/franklin-county-public-library-announces-storywalk-at-summit-view-business-park/ | 2022-07-22T03:26:28 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/franklin-county-public-library-announces-storywalk-at-summit-view-business-park/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Another day into this week’s heat wave and temperatures are expected to reach near record high numbers.
While making sure you and your family are well hydrated and staying cool, you don’t want to forget about your pets during the extreme heat.
Dayna Reynolds, the Director of Community Engagement at Angels of Assisi shared some tips on how to keep your pets cool.
“Walks, limit them to be a lot shorter than they normally would,” Reynolds said. “If you do have to take your pets out during the day to go to the bathroom, try and keep them on the grass and off that hot pavement. Make sure they have plenty of water.”
Reynolds said their clinic sees quite a few dogs with burnt paws from the hot pavement and that there is a simple way to test if the concrete will be too hot for your furry friends’ paws.
“You can kind of do the 10-second rule and put the back of your hand down on the pavement. If it’s too hot for you, it’s going to be too hot for them,” Reynolds said.
Just like their owners, pets can experience heat stroke, which can be deadly.
“Their body temperature skyrockets,” Reynolds said. “And it can cause neurological issues if it’s too far gone, excessive panting.”
Another thing to watch out for during the warmer months: insects.
Some insects can carry illnesses like heartworms and Lyme disease, which can be harmful to your pets.
“Keeping your pets on prevention is super important all times of year but especially during the Summer. Those mosquitos are out, the ticks are out,” Reynolds said.
If you suspect your pet is experiencing a heat stroke, contact an emergency vet as soon as possible. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/how-to-keep-your-pets-safe-during-this-dog-gone-heat-wave/ | 2022-07-22T03:26:34 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/how-to-keep-your-pets-safe-during-this-dog-gone-heat-wave/ |
SAN ANTONIO — As drone technology continues to evolve, one Florida-based company has rolled out an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of security surveillance while staying up in the air for days at a time.
The latest development: drones that are tethered to a central power source on the ground, allowing the UAV to reach max altitudes of 200 feet while withstanding up to 30 mph winds and carrying five-pound payloads.
“Most quadcopters can only operate for anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes. When you take a drone up a tether, all the power and data are going up and down that tether, so you can launch it and it can fly for a persistent amount of time—days,” said Kevin Cochie, chief strategy officer of Hoverfly Technologies.
Hoverfly’s tethered technology is primarily utilized by the U.S. Department of Defense, including for base security and surveillance on the border in Poland, next door to war-torn Ukraine.
The tethered drones are also currently hovering over America’s own borders.
“You think of a border agent that is doing patrols. But they want to have eyes way, way out in front of them so they don’t stumble upon a situation that wouldn’t be favorable to them," Cochie said. "So they have the ability to launch out of a truck or dismount out of a truck several miles back."
The drone-on-a-rope is also helping fight fires. Back in 2017, the New York City Fire Department deployed Hoverfly’s technology for the first time during a four-alarm blaze in the Bronx.
“With its infrared camera, it can detect hotspots on top of the building before firefighters would go into that area on a building and then ultimately collapse,” Cochie said.
Kelly Riddle, owner of Kelmar Global Private Investigators, welcomes the emerging technology of tethered drones. Though it's a small market today, it paves the way for analyzing ways to improve the devices and make them more feasible in different situations.
“Tethering is going to be an issue. It’s definite pros, but it’s got so many different limitations,” Riddle said.
He agrees the nearly unlimited flight-time through the battery is a main attraction to providing more than just safety surveillance.
“Crime scenes, arsons, fire scenes... it could even help to monitor brush fires and agricultural uses,” Riddle said.
The decades-long security expert also recognizes the barriers of Mother Nature and its impact on tethered drones.
“Its limitations are wind shears, you still have to deal with wind shears. You gotta worry about trees and powerlines and things like that so you’re not going to be able to just fly it like you would a regular drone,” Riddle said.
As for Cochie, he sees the potential of Hoverfly’s tethered drones as one day serving society in a bigger way. While the technology evolves in the government sector, he believes tethered drones are bound to see a more prominent future commercially.
“The American public is going to become desensitized to drones flying in their immediate space,” Cochie said. “We absolutely see a day where there will be a tethered drone on every shopping mall, on every government building, on every school that can be rapidly launched by a user sitting in a control room or somebody on site.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/drone-technology-surveillance-crime-policing/273-66b83cea-9e8a-4ae5-9133-d3f3031015e7 | 2022-07-22T03:30:54 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/drone-technology-surveillance-crime-policing/273-66b83cea-9e8a-4ae5-9133-d3f3031015e7 |
SAN ANTONIO — The line was long but enthusiastic at a free Thursday drive-thru event for senior citizens at Ingram Park Mall, where everyone went home with a smile and a free watermelon to help refresh them amid the prolonged stretch of triple-digit heat.
Oralia Flores, with the Gonzaba Medical Group, said they wanted seniors to have a way to beat the heat and focus on health.
"After our two-year lockdown, our seniors are enjoying these drive-thru events because they get to come out and enjoy themselves, but remain safe ," Flores said.
Carol Hernandez said she planned on taking her watermelon to the pool, to have a double dose of refreshing goodness.
Many others said hydration is the key, with cold water being at the top of their priority list in the heat.
Meanwhile, at the District 2 Senior Center in east San Antonio, 73-year-old Jeane Drew said that in addition to traveling with frozen bottles of water, she makes sure to get an early start.
"If I'm going to run, because I still do three miles every other day, I go no later than 7:30 in the morning," Drew said, adding she usually keeps a cooling towel around her neck to ensure she doesn't overheat.
Vincent Prade, who relies on a big, broad-brimmed straw hat as part of his routine, said thinking cool is what works for him.
"You have to energize your brain cells to control your breathing," Prade said, adding "You have to get control of yourself, saying, 'Hey, body, I know it's hot, but I need all the brain cells (and) energy to calm it down.'"
The City of San Antonio has added numerous others tips on how to keep cool on its website. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/tips-to-stay-cool-heat-wave-texas-hot-weather-climate/273-54f0c13f-9ca5-4b01-bfa5-cd9bf5d3ab54 | 2022-07-22T03:31:01 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/tips-to-stay-cool-heat-wave-texas-hot-weather-climate/273-54f0c13f-9ca5-4b01-bfa5-cd9bf5d3ab54 |
GALLIA COUNTY, OH (WOWK) — A teenager that was reported missing in May 2022 has been found safe.
The Gallia County Sheriff says Isaac Zuspan, or Dalton Unroe, was located on Thursday.
The Sheriff’s Office says he was found thanks to tips from the community. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/gallia-county-teen-missing-for-two-months-found-safe/ | 2022-07-22T03:35:07 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/gallia-county-teen-missing-for-two-months-found-safe/ |
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — Due to, “last minute logistical issues,” the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says their deputies will not be featured on “On Patrol: Live”, a re-working of the canceled A&E show, “Live PD.”
Kanawha County deputies say they, “hope to showcase our Department on the show in the near future.”
On July 12, we reported that the deputies would be on the show, which premieres on Friday on the REELZ channel.
According to REELZ’s website, “On Patrol: Live” will premiere on July 22 at 9 p.m. with host and executive producer Dan Abrams, who hosts “Dan Abrams Live” on NewsNation and who previously hosted “Live PD.” Other hosts include Sgt. Sean “Sticks” Larkin and Deputy Sheriff Curtis Wilson.
It says the show will be on every Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. with the hosts, “[providing] minute-by-minute live analysis as the series documents for viewers in real time the everyday work of police officers on patrol.”
According to their website, in the Charleston area, REELZ is available on DirecTV and Dish, but not on Suddenlink. It is available to watch on internet-based subscriptions, DirecTV Stream, Philo, SelectTV and Sling TV.
In a report from our sister station KXAN in June, “On Patrol: Live” is a re-working of the canceled A&E Network show, “Live PD.”
They say Abrams, “desperately” wanted to see the show return in a story from Sept. 2021.
“Live PD” was originally canceled in 2020 in the wake of George Floyd’s death and protests against police brutality in Summer 2020, an in-custody death being filmed in Austin, Texas, and the cancellation of “Cops” by the Paramount Network, according to KXAN and WSPA, both sister stations of WOWK 13 News.
A&E told Deadline in 2020, “This is a critical time in our nation’s history and we have made the decision to cease production on ‘Live PD.’”
REELZ’s website says, along with focusing on pop culture, they are, “home to true crime stories,” and are a, “leading independent cable and satellite general entertainment network.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/logistical-issues-reason-for-kanawha-county-deputies-not-being-featured-on-law-enforcement-reality-show/ | 2022-07-22T03:35:09 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/logistical-issues-reason-for-kanawha-county-deputies-not-being-featured-on-law-enforcement-reality-show/ |
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A three-vehicle crash has shut down the intersection at Chestnut Street and Kanawha Turnpike in South Charleston.
Metro 911 officials say the call came in around 9:15 p.m.
They say there is fluid leaking, but are unsure what the fluid is.
There are injuries reported, but the extent is unknown at this time, dispatchers say.
The South Charleston Police Department, the South Charleston Fire Department and Kanawha County medics are all on the scene.
13 News has a crew on the way. We will update this story when more details become available. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/three-vehicle-crash-with-fluid-leakage-closes-intersection-in-south-charleston/ | 2022-07-22T03:35:10 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/three-vehicle-crash-with-fluid-leakage-closes-intersection-in-south-charleston/ |
TRACY, Calif. — A fire in Tracy damaged property and killed 30 chickens, officials said Thursday.
The South San Joaquin County Fire Authority responded to the fire along the 9300 block of Lorraine Road. It damaged a patio cover, chicken coop and livestock pens.
Firefighters were able to get the fire under control in about 2.5 hours.
Officials said 30 chickens were lost in the fire.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/30-chickens-dead-large-fire-tracy/103-9327bae4-9756-49db-b966-6b71e6b3bad7 | 2022-07-22T03:38:56 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/30-chickens-dead-large-fire-tracy/103-9327bae4-9756-49db-b966-6b71e6b3bad7 |
COVID-19 summer wave continues in New Mexico
Reported case averages at a plateau while northwest counties led in hospitalizations
This summer's wave of COVID-19 cases appears to have plateaued over July, according to the most recent epidemiological reporting from the New Mexico Department of Health.
Reported daily cases and 7-day averages reported by the department account only for positive results in lab-confirmed PCR tests and not from home tests, and recently New Mexico's acting Health Secretary Dr. David Scrase has said actual cases could be at least three times the reported number.
For the week of July 11 to 17, the state reported 6,584 new cases, while the average during month so far is trending lower than in June.
During the past week, Grant County reported the densest rate of transmission per population, with 70.8 new reported cases per 100,000 population, a way of scaling infection rates to adjust for different population sizes. Close behind it was Lincoln County with 68.3 per 100,000 and Quay County to the east with 68.1. These were followed by San Juan and McKinley counties in the state's northwestern corner, with 60.9 and 57.9 respectively.
The heat map of community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday showed 31 of New Mexico's 33 counties at high rates of transmission, based on known daily case rates and test positivity, and Sierra County at a "substantial" rate of transmission, while the sparsely populated Harding County measured a low rate of transmission.
The CDC websites gives more prominent display to its "community level" map, which assesses county-level COVID-19 vulnerability based on case data as well as hospital admissions and available beds. On that map, seven counties comprising New Mexico's southwestern corner down through Socorro County were at the highest level of impact in the state, meaning the CDC recommends wearing masks indoors in public.
The percentage of emergency department visits for symptoms consistent with COVID-19 that included positive diagnosis for the disease remained essentially plateaued since June, when it topped 7 percent of visits.
The state's hospital network reported 153 hospitalizations, up from 119 the previous week. From July 11 to 17, hospitalizations for COVID-19 were densest in San Miguel County when adjusted for age and population, at 16.1 per 100,000, followed by Colfax County with 14.3. Hospitalizations were also comparatively high in Santa Fe County (with 7.4) and Doña Ana County (7.3).
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On Thursday, the health department said 193 were currently hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19, with 11 patients on ventilators.
The state health department last updated its vaccine data portal on July 19, at which point over 1.3 million New Mexico adults had completed a primary course of vaccine, or 79.2 percent of those ages 18 and over. However, despite rising cases being attributed in part to waning immunity (as from immunizations several months old), only 61.5 percent had received at least one booster shot and 15 percent had received more than one.
Vaccines against COVID-19 continue to be available for free and distribution locations can be found online at https://vaccinenm.org.
Besides vaccines, which have proven effective against hospitalization and death due to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, health officials have recommended regular handwashing, physical distance from non-household members and wearing a well-fitting N95 or KN95 mask in public indoor settings as ways to slow community spread and protect others.
New Mexico health officials have consistently said they are not discussing making mask policies mandatory, however. While recommended, indoor mask mandates were lifted in most public spaces in New Mexico in February.
Thursday's reported cases were 1,305. While the majority of positive cases recover with mild to moderate illness, 8,172 cases (1.4 percent of the state's total) had proven fatal as of Wednesday.
Algernon D'Ammassa can be reached at 575-541-5451, adammassa@lcsun-news.com or @AlgernonWrites on Twitter.
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New Mexico tax changes benefit lower-income residents
SANTA FE - The tax burden for funding state government and public schools in New Mexico is shifting slightly toward wealthier residents as the state stops collecting taxes on most Social Security benefits.
The Legislature's budget and accountability office estimates that recent state tax reforms will reduce state income by about $94 million during the budget year that began July 1. New Mexico this month stopped collecting income taxes on social security benefits for individuals who make $100,000 or less, or joint tax filers who report $150,000 or less in annual income.
The estimates were published Tuesday as the Legislature's lead state budget-writing committee met in Silver City to discuss tax policy, wildfire recovery efforts and trends in crime and crime prevention.
New Mexico will ramp down income tax collections further through an exemption for military pensions, the creation of a child tax credit and an expansion of other tax credits aimed at low-income households.
As a result, state government will forgo an estimated $403 million in annual income for the fiscal year starting in July 2023.
The analysis indicates that tax changes will benefit lower-income residents more than those in upper-income brackets.
"The tax burden borne by the top 5% increased slightly, while the burden borne by the other 95% dropped significantly," the office of the legislative finance committee said in its July newsletter.
At the same time, the state's direct financial reliance on the energy industry — dominated by fossil fuels — is expected to increase.
New Mexico, the nation's No. 2 producer of crude oil behind Texas, is experiencing a windfall in state government income tied to oil and natural gas production through a variety of taxes, royalties and lease sales as energy prices surge.
Much of the income surge from fossil fuel production is being stockpiled in trusts to benefit public schools and early childhood education programs.
At the same time, New Mexico's Democratic-led Legislature and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham have approved roughly $1.1 billion in rebate-style payments to residents since 2021, including a series of payments this year in June, July and August as inflation hits a 40-year high.
Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, is seeking reelection in November.
The Republican nominee for governor, former television meteorologist Mark Ronchetti, is advocating for automatic future payments to residents out of surplus income from oil and natural production.
The November ballot includes a statewide referendum on whether to increase withdrawals from the state's $26 billion land grant permanent fund to increase spending on public schools and early childhood education.
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A man is in critical condition and an officer wounded after a shootout Thursday evening at an intersection north of downtown.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the incident began when a woman called police about a threat from her boyfriend.
“What he said he was going to do was he was going to ‘shoot up the place,’” referring to her home, the chief said. “Fortunately, the officer got there before he did.”
McManus said the officer was heading to her home when he encountered the man three blocks west of the intersection of Culebra Road and Interstate 10 West.
The man saw police and drove away. But when he got to the Culebra and I-10 intersection, he wrecked his car and crashed into two other vehicles, the chief said. He then tried to carjack another vehicle.
The man then noticed the officer pursuing him and shot him, striking him once in the forearm, McManus said.
The officer returned fire, striking the man three times, including once in the torso and twice in the leg, the chief said.
Both were taken to an area hospital. The man is in critical condition while the officer is stable, McManus said.
No one else was injured in the incident.
McManus didn’t name the man, who’s in his early 20s, but said there were six warrants out for his arrest, including intent to commit assault, telephone harassment and burglary.
The officer has been with the department for five years and will be placed on administrative duty until he recovers, the chief said.
jbeltran@express-news.net | Twitter: @JBfromSA | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/McManus-officer-shooting-critical-17321335.php | 2022-07-22T03:42:59 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/McManus-officer-shooting-critical-17321335.php |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A York County religious organization revealed a newly renovated food pantry on Thursday that will aim to help those in need in the area.
New Hope Ministries hosted an open house and re-dedication of the center that they plan will help feed families across the Dover area and beyond.
Attendees got an opportunity to get an inside look into the plans the church has for the new center.
Officials with the organization say that every community needs a supportive place in their area.
"Every community has economic need," New Hope Ministries Executive Eric Saunders said. "Folks who are going through a tough time, there should be a place to go in every community."
In addition to food, officials said they also take other donations including school supplies and laundry detergent. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/food-pantry-dover-new-hope-ministries/521-2a859a1a-c92c-4128-80f5-1162730f6779 | 2022-07-22T03:46:44 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/food-pantry-dover-new-hope-ministries/521-2a859a1a-c92c-4128-80f5-1162730f6779 |
GILBERT, Ariz. — Kim Hansen is living a nightmare she wishes she could wake up from.
On June 4, Kim's daughter, Rachel Hansen, was shot by an intruder in her apartment near San Tan Village Parkway and Ray Road.
"I was absolutely in shock," said Kim. "Just really hard," she said. "I just miss her so much; she was such a huge part of my world."
Police said Rachel called 911 to report she had been shot by someone unknown to her. Her mother said when officers arrived, they immediately did what they could to try and save her. Rachel was taken to Chandler Regional, where surgeons spent three hours trying to save her, but couldn't.
"And it's just so very difficult not only missing her, but not understanding such a senseless act," Kim said.
"All the time, just goes through my mind all the time," said Rachel's fiance Joemet Bailey.
"Just getting through my days just waking up every day not to see her by my side, that's all I woke up to every day," he said. "We were supposed to get married. I was supposed to spend my whole life with Rachel, and now I just have to live."
Authorities tell 12News they're still investigating. However, with few answers, loved ones are begging for any clues as to what happened.
"Just the way she died made no sense to anybody, and we just can't understand it because she was so young and full of life and had so much life ahead of her," said Kim.
Because of Rachel's love for animals, Follow Your Heart Animal Rescue is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction and arrest of whoever's responsible.
Gilbert police said anyone with information is encouraged to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS. You can remain anonymous.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The rumbling sounds of generators echoes through the woods off North Columbia Boulevard. Down a dirt path, surrounded by gates and overgrown bushes, sit about 50 broken-down vehicles, RVs and tents.
“This is Grace’s Oasis,” said Joseph Juhala, one of the dozen people experiencing homelessness who live in the makeshift village. “It’s supposed to be an easy-going community.”
About three years ago, Angel Grace Brown moved her tent onto the city-owned land here. She describes it as a safe place, and over the years she invited others to camp there as well. Now, she charges people $200 per month to camp there. Some of that money goes toward camp maintenance.
“I’ve been watching this place for about three or four years,” she said, walking down the dirt path that leads to her RV and campsite. It's tucked away in the trees by the railroad tracks. "It’s safe. It’s behind fences.”
Brown acknowledges that the camp sits on city property but said she's "taking over” regardless.
She put up "no trespassing" signs and chains to try and keep people out. As for camp rules, she says people aren’t allowed to steal or “do anything illegal.”
“We’re just trying to make a safe haven for us away from the city, because they’re not treating us well at all,” Brown said.
According to Brown, city shelters and organized camps don’t work — or they're too temporary — and many people, like herself, end up back on the streets.
“You’re looking at a person who couldn’t get any help,” she said.
Next door to the camp is Curt's RV Storage, a family-owned RV and trailer storage park that’s been in Jeffrey White’s family since the 1970s.
“We’re at a loss right now,” said White. He says that people living in the camp have stolen from his storage yard. “Our customers on the RV side are having their gas being taken out, the catalytic converters are being taken, some RVs have been broke into.”
White and his family have called police and every city official.
“Nobody wants to even respond,” he said.
“The Portland police said, 'handle it yourself, don’t call us,'” added Virgil Adkins, who parks his tow truck in the storage yard. His truck has been stolen twice, along with $2,000 worth of tools. “That’s what I use for my business, it’s how I make my living.”
Meanwhile, Adkins has been watching the camp grow.
“It’s gotten bigger. It was only a few campers at first — now it’s a whole neighborhood.”
Those living at the camp said they aren’t stealing from Curt's RV and Storage.
“Nobody’s been up there stealing anything. Anything that was stolen was from a long time ago,” explained Juhala.
The city tells KGW they assessed this site last week and determined it was a high-risk site. It has since been added to their removal list, which is an impending fear for those who call this place home.
“We take care of each other and we’re not trying to cause trouble,” said Juhala.
“I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong,” added Brown.
The city assesses hundreds of high-risk sites like this one each week. Right now, they know of 776 high-risk campsites across the city. They only have enough resources to remove 50 per week. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/north-portland-makeshift-homeless-village-rent-businesses/283-4e0aa5a5-fa46-4bbb-9704-7ac1a7c6d5a3 | 2022-07-22T04:05:35 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/north-portland-makeshift-homeless-village-rent-businesses/283-4e0aa5a5-fa46-4bbb-9704-7ac1a7c6d5a3 |
SALMON, Idaho — An aircraft with two pilots on board crashed in the Salmon-Challis National Forest around 3:30 p.m. Thursday while fighting the Moose Fire, the U.S. Forest Service confirmed to KTVB.
ROTAK Helicopter Services operated the CH-47D Series 'Chinook' Helicopter involved in the accident Thursday. In an online statement, the company said the helicopter crashed near Salmon.
"Emergency medical teams are responding to the scene. ROTAK Helicopter Services is working closely with all appropriate agencies and will issue a full statement as information is confirmed," the company said. "Company leadership asks for prayers and privacy on behalf of the involved families at this time."
The U.S. Forest Service said it is responding to the accident in conjunction with the Lemhi County Sheriff's Office.
No other information has been released, including the conditions of the two pilots on board.
As of Thursday morning, the Moose Fire has grown to an estimated 20,648 acres and remains uncontained. The fire still has the potential to reach the Highway 93 corridor north of Salmon.
More than 500 firefighters are currently fighting the Moose Fire, which is burning grass, brush and timber -- primarily dead and downed fuels -- in very steep, rugged terrain about 5 miles southwest of North Fork in Lemhi County. The cause has not been determined.
The fire is burning on both sides of the Salmon River and the Salmon River Road between Highway 93 at North Fork and Indianola Guard Station.
This is a developing story and will be updated as new information is confirmed.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department said it is investigating a homicide in the downtown area late Thursday night.
APD said officers were on that scene at 12th Street and Red River. No other details were immediately available.
The department is set to host a briefing on the incident but the time has not been announced.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Retail spaces, a hotel, underground parking and apartments could all be coming to downtown Clearwater in a $400 million development.
But whether that project moves forward, all depends on votes happening with city council on August 4.
At Thursday's meeting, council voted on the first reading for an ordinance that would present the decision to voters in the fall.
For the development possibilities to move forward, next month council will have to vote 'yes' to: approving the 30-year development agreement, approving the ordinance that lays out the referendum language voters will see in November to sell two city properties to the developer, and the purchase and sale agreements for those 2 parcels of land.
It was at a special called meeting earlier this month, when council members voted and agreed on the specific text for the ballot, as well as alterations to the city charter to present to the public.
The city attorney, David Margolis, says they believe doing all of it at one meeting will make it easier for voters to see the whole picture.
"Even though, legally, we could approve the development agreement much later than in the process, we didn't want voters to be left guessing or wondering exactly what they're getting," Margolis said.
When it comes to the referendum language making it to the ballot for voters this fall, the city attorney says the ordinance has to pass at the August 4 meeting for them to guarantee there's enough time to be in place for it to make a November vote. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/400-million-downtown-clearwater-development/67-76b53471-72dc-4f9f-a271-1e1eebf19c40 | 2022-07-22T04:11:37 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/400-million-downtown-clearwater-development/67-76b53471-72dc-4f9f-a271-1e1eebf19c40 |
TAMPA, Fla — Ahead of the new school year, and for those who are in need of screening, Walmart is offering a free invitation to the community to get healthy with Walmart Wellness Day.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, Walmart customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure screenings. They can also look forward to affordable immunizations like tetanus, hepatitis, HPV, COVID-19 and more at pharmacies nationwide.
Walmart's goal is to encourage families to stay on a healthy track, keep up with their numbers and continue improving their healthy lifestyle.
"Knowing your numbers is just a start but additional, helpful information allows you to make decisions and track your health improvement," the company said in a news release.
The Tampa area is part of more than 4,600 Walmart pharmacies that will host Walmart Wellness Day. Select stores, including the North Dale Mabry location, will feature vision screenings.
Here's a look at what's available:
- Free health screenings, including glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index and vision screenings at select locations.
- Affordable immunizations, including pneumonia, tetanus, HPV, measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), varicella (chickenpox/shingles), whooping cough (TDAP), Hepatitis A & B and more.
- No cost to patient COVID-19 vaccines.
- Wellness resources and the opportunity to talk with local pharmacists.
"An exciting time of the year is approaching fast, and we look forward to offering these health and wellness resources for families as they gear up for school," Walmart’s senior vice president of pharmacy Kevin Host said in a statement.
Click here to find a Wellness Day near you. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/free-health-screenings-walmart-july-23/67-692f62fb-1612-478e-b0fc-d68e19108247 | 2022-07-22T04:11:43 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/free-health-screenings-walmart-july-23/67-692f62fb-1612-478e-b0fc-d68e19108247 |
Arizona lottery numbers, July 21
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These Arizona lotteries were drawn Thursday:
Pick 3
1-8-5
Fantasy 5
12-22-25-31-32
Estimated jackpot: $137,000
Triple Twist
04-16-23-27-33-39
Estimated jackpot: $930,000
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $660 million
Powerball
Estimated jackpot: $119 million | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/21/arizona-lottery-numbers-july-21/10124542002/ | 2022-07-22T04:18:56 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/21/arizona-lottery-numbers-july-21/10124542002/ |
ATLANTA — A man is critically hurt after witnesses told officers he was shot in what appears to be a drive-by shooting Thursday evening.
According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers responded to a ShotSpotter call at the 300-block of Lanier Street in northwest Atlanta around 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man shot at 345 Lanier Street. The address is not far from the Deja Vu Sports Bar and Lounge.
The man was taken to the hospital and has critical injuries, APD said.
Witnesses told officers the man was shot after a car drove by and shot the victim, before driving off.
Investigators with APD's Aggravated Assault Unit responded to the scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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Allen County employees will receive at least a 5.5% raise next year, but County Council warned department leaders Thursday to look for any extra dollars as the members will have to cut more than $300,000 from the 2023 budget.
County Council members typically start the budget process in July. The final budget is adopted in October.
Auditor Nick Jordan asked council members for guidance on the parameters leaders should work within while compiling budget requests this year. Council members weren’t required to approve raises for county employees Thursday, but Jordan said that information helps determine how much room will remain in the budget outside of payroll.
Jordan suggested a raise of 4%. Council members are expected to see the results of a wage-and-benefits study before budget adoption. If the study shows more than a 4% raise is warranted, members can approve an additional raise at a future meeting.
Councilman Ken Fries, R-at large, asked how Jordan could suggest a 4% raise is appropriate when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index is more than 8% for the past year. Fries said he’d suggest an 8% raise, but he knew the other members wouldn’t support it.
Fries made a motion for a 6.25% raise for all county employees, which spurred more discussion. Councilman Tom Harris, R-2nd, said a 6.25% raise was too high. Councilman Paul Lagemann, D-3rd, said a 4% raise wouldn’t allow the county’s wages to compete with other agencies.
Earlier in the meeting, council members approved a 2% one-time bonus for full-time county employees and comparable raises for part-time employees who are not seasonal or temporary. Last year, County Council members approved a 3% raise for county employees.
Harris said county employees essentially received a 5% raise this year with the bonus taken into consideration. Fries said he disagreed before redirecting members to his motion.
“I’m still at 6.25%,” Fries said. “Stop me or I’ll keep going up.”
The motion needed four votes of support to be passed but failed despite supporting votes from Fries, Lagemann and Councilwoman Sheila Curry-Campbell, D-1st.
County Council asks each department to stay within their designated funds approved for the 2022 budget while planning for 2023. The members generally try to have money left over from the 2023 estimated revenue after taking 2022 budgets into consideration. This allows members to award some department appeals without using the county’s cash reserves.
Kerley asked where a 5% raise would put members when it comes to staying within the 2023 revenue. Jordan said that would leave the members “barely breaking even.”
“I’m fine with breaking even at this point,” Kerley said before moving for a 5% raise.
Harris asked where a 4.5% raise would leave members, and Kerley reminded Harris there was already an active motion that needed to be acted on. The motion for a 5% raise failed with sole support from Kerley and Lagemann.
Fries and Curry-Campbell said a 5% raise wasn’t enough, but Lagemann said he supported a 5% raise because it was more than the 4% Jordan initially suggested.
Councilman Chris Spurr, R-4th, asked the members to consider delaying the decision until at least August.
Fries made a motion for a 5.5% raise, which was passed despite opposition from Harrison, Spurr and Councilman Bob Armstrong, R-at large.
The 5.5% raise will leave council members without any projected revenue to use for appeal requests, which are made in September. The members will have to find $302,785 in offsetting budget cuts before adoption if they don’t want to use any of the $41 million in the county’s cash reserves.
In other business, council members approved a $1.46 million request for a new communications system with pagers for the county fire departments. Huntertown Fire Chief Robert Boren previously said the county system was one disaster, such as a lightning strike, away from catastrophic failure.
More than 30 of the county fire departments’ staff members sat in the gallery of the meeting room to show their support for the pager budget item. The members approved the request unanimously. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/council-approves-5-5-raise-for-county-employees/article_4626fe36-0934-11ed-8ed1-333999027ef2.html | 2022-07-22T04:18:56 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/council-approves-5-5-raise-for-county-employees/article_4626fe36-0934-11ed-8ed1-333999027ef2.html |
Melanie Cain’s favorite part of volunteering with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne has been getting to know all the other workers.
All the work she’s done has made her a little sore, however.
“I’ve put a roof up, shingles and done some inside work,” Cain said. “I love it. … I enjoy it a lot.”
Cain has worked about 20 hours for Habitat for Humanity, taking part in what the organization calls “sweat equity” to prepare for her own home. She’s a member of one of the 36 partner families accepted this year – more than double the nonprofit’s previous largest group in Fort Wayne.
Dannielle Goodrich, the organization’s marketing manager, said the previous record was set last year with 17 families. In 2020, the nonprofit accepted 12 new families.
“It’s so exciting,” Goodrich said. “It’s just been amazing. … Within a week of orientation, we had eight or nine partner families out on the sites.”
Partner families are those who apply to own a home through Habitat. The process takes about 12-18 months, Goodrich said, and includes completing eight classes about homeownership, putting $1,000 down on a home and completing 250 hours of volunteer work.
The organization’s five-year plan aims to build 20 homes a year for partner families. This year, Habitat is getting closer to its goal and building 19, which Goodrich said is “super exciting.”
“We want to make sure we’re building 20 homes a year in Fort Wayne,” she said, “especially as it becomes harder to obtain home ownership in this (economic) climate.”
Mike Snavley, Habitat for Humanity construction site manager, is in his second year working for the nonprofit, and said his experience as an employee has been life changing.
“It’s a great place to work. The people are incredible,” he said. “You don’t dread coming to work every day because everybody’s excited about what we do, and you really feel like you’re doing something that matters.”
Snavley worked at 528 E. Creighton Ave. with Cain and about 15 other volunteers Thursday. The number of volunteers at each site varies day-to-day, he said.
He said the group at Creighton Avenue was “great,” finishing the day’s project earlier than expected.
It’s been exciting to be part of Habitat for Humanity’s historic year, Snavley said, and the organization has received a lot of positive feedback.
“It’s just really neat to see it go from an empty lot to a house with families moving in that maybe wouldn’t have owned a house,” he said. “Our team rallies around them and gives them the tools they need to be a successful homebuyer.”
As the organization continues to grow, Snavley is looking forward to seeing how many houses will go up around the city.
“I just think it makes a big difference,” he said. “I think it’s well-received in the neighborhoods. We’ll go over to neighbors and apologize for making all the noise, and a lot of times they’re like, ‘No, we’re glad you’re here. We’re so happy that you’re building here.’ ” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/habitat-for-humanity-having-historic-season/article_150e8ef2-0931-11ed-90b0-d3d3950cce02.html | 2022-07-22T04:19:02 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/habitat-for-humanity-having-historic-season/article_150e8ef2-0931-11ed-90b0-d3d3950cce02.html |
DANVILLE, Ind. — County fairs are back, and 13Sports director Dave Calabro visited one this week in his search for your positive, uplifting stories.
Dave set up his Good News banner at the Hendricks County Fair, which is underway through July 23.
His first visitor was Otis and his owner Ellie, a 4H member who showed the steer this year. Otis greeted Dave with a sneeze.
Becca showed up next with her show animals, Winter and Jenny. She said she likes the fair because everyone is willing to help.
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"No matter what, if you ever have an issue with an animal, if the one person you ask doesn't know, they'll find someone who does," she said.
Brielle and her one of her 100 rabbits stopped by for a quick chat with us.
"Once you get, like, to 30, you don't really notice that there's 100," she said, laughing.
You can see more of Dave's fair visit by clicking on the media player above, and check out some previous Good News stories in the links below.
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INDIANAPOLIS — "There is no line that separates health and life. This is an extremely gray area," said Dr. Caroline Rouse, a maternal fetal medicine physician at IU Health.
Around the state, Hoosiers took pause Wednesday as Republican lawmakers in the Senate unveiled plans for an all-out ban on abortion, with a few, narrow exceptions in cases of rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.
Rouse was paying close attention to that announcement to see if new legislation could impact the medical care, including lifesaving treatments she's able to provide her patients with.
"We already have one really significant concern that is going to impact our practice and the health of the patient and that is the lack of clarity around exceptions for the health of the pregnant person," Rouse said.
As Senate Bill 1 reads now, the exception for doctors to intervene would be allowed when, "the abortion is necessary to prevent a substantial permanent impairment of the life of the mother". But Rouse said the language is murky. Medical care is complicated and nuanced, and every pregnancy and every medical condition can be different.
"We don't have a list that says 'this is health-threatening and this is life-threatening' and they are two different things," Rouse said. "Things that are health-threatening can easily become life-threatening, and it's really challenging or impossible to know exactly at what point that is going to happen."
Rouse said doctors are trained to help care for an issue before it becomes life-threatening, but with this new legislation, it's unclear if doctors will be allowed to act early for their patients without being punished.
"There is something that references criminalization in the event of an illegal abortion," Rouse said. "And while there are exceptions for the life of the mother, rape and incest, I worry that a physician acting in their good faith medical judgment that does believe this is a life-threatening condition could be questioned at some point later and have their license questioned or be at risk of criminal penalties."
Indiana already has the third-highest rate of maternal mortality in the country. And that rate is likely to skyrocket if abortion procedures are banned or even limited for women, Rouse said.
And some health issues need to be addressed early on where possible, Rouse said, like preeclampsia. The condition is common, causing high blood pressure during pregnancy or close to term. It's serious, it can be fatal for both the mom and the baby.
"It can happen even before the baby reaches viability, or around 22 weeks. When it happens in that pre-viable time period, if you delay delivery even knowing that the baby won't survive after delivery, you seriously run the risk of compromising that patient's health and threaten their life," said Rouse.
Now, she and other physicians are speaking up about the proposed abortion ban, calling on lawmakers for more clarity in the legislation because women's lives depend on it.
"If the physician and other healthcare providers don't have that clarity, they're not going to know how to act," Rouse said.
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INDIANAPOLIS — For the Staup family, it’s been months of waiting and praying.
Last March, Brownsburg teachers Lindsay and Tyler Staup welcomed their baby girl to the world. However, Everly came a lot earlier than planned.
“She clearly got too excited and on March 21st we came to Riley and delivered her at almost 29 weeks,” Lindsay said.
Since then, Everly has made the NICU at Riley Hospital for Children home and has undergone about seven surgeries.
“She has not had an easy journey at all,” Lindsay said. “I feel like she has hit every speed bump imaginable in the preemie world.”
But recently, Everly reached a big milestone. The “tough cookie” celebrated 100 days in the NICU as continues to grow stronger and stronger.
It’s a celebration Tyler and Lindsay said they usually do for their elementary students, but instead, brought the tradition to the NICU.
“We thought it would be fun to do shirts and balloons and have a little party because that’s what we do with our students,” Lindsay said.
Everly wore a onesie that read, “Hip Hop Hooray. It’s the 100th Day” along with a yellow tutu and crown.
As much as the family is ready to go home, they are so thankful for all the support.
“Without the love and support from people, we wouldn’t have gotten this far, at least not without a smile on our face,” Lindsay said.
Along the way, Everly has even taught her teacher parents a thing or two including patience and strength.
“Also, flexibility for sure,” Lindsay added.
The couple said it’s their faith and the happy moments that keep them going, hoping their next celebration will be at home.
“We know it’s going to be OK no matter if we are here for 200 days or whatever that number is. It is all going to be OK. She’s our little miracle,” Lindsay said.
You can follow Everly’s journey on Instagram.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Several protesters were shut down by city leaders during a Johnson City Commission meeting.
Thursday night’s meeting was the second in which a group of protesters listed several demands for city leaders in the wake of a federal lawsuit against the city.
The lawsuit filed by former federal attorney Kateri Dahl alleged she was fired after repeated attempts to get the Johnson City Police Department to investigate an alleged serial rapist only listed in the lawsuit as “Robert Voe.”
Protesters again tried to make their voices heard at the commission meeting but were met with opposition from Johnson City Mayor Joe Wise, who told protesters that speaking on topics not on the agenda was not allowed.
“This is a public meeting. Not a public forum. Our community has lots of public forums. There are places where these issues get a hearing. This is not one of those places,” Wise told protesters.
Some protesters were escorted out of the commission chambers by Johnson City police officers.
Protesters attempted to read a list of demands during public comment on unrelated items.
Those demands include suspending Police Chief Karl Turner during an open third-party investigation of the department, an audit of all untested rape kits, re-allocating some of the department’s budget to organizations aiding sexual assault victims, and creating a police accountability board.
Gabrielle Ashley, one of the protesters, said they came to the meetings to make their voices heard after attempts to contact city officials via email and phone were largely fruitless.
“We don’t need them to talk to us. We need them to listen to us. We need them to really take this seriously and understand our concerns,” Ashley said.
After the meeting, Wise clarified his comments to the protesters.
“When we’re trying to maintain an orderly meeting, that should not be seen as indifference to victims of crime,” Wise said.
The city is pursuing a third-party review of the police department’s handling of rape and sexual assault cases. As of Thursday, the city is still searching for a candidate to handle the review.
“What we’re looking for is a national expert,” Wise said. “With a third party review, the idea is to bring somebody in who brings experience but fresh eyes who can look at our agency and look at our strengths and weaknesses and make some statements and give some guidance.”
The mayor said the review would be a process and likely take some time to complete.
But with demands going much further than just the third-party review and suspension of Turner, protester Jeff Clark said the city’s response has not been enough.
“What we demand is a much more public moving forward of this, to not hide behind the lawsuit as a reason not to speak,” Clark said.
David Hall was the first protester to be escorted from the meeting. He said speaking up on the lawsuit is about pushing for a stronger future in the city.
“This is going to hurt Johnson City’s image no matter what, and so if we can inform more people that this is happening, we can help clean up Johnson City, bring back justice,” Hall said.
Most of the protesters wore teal-colored t-shirts in an effort to bring awareness to victims and survivors of sexual assault.
Clark said the group plans to canvas some Johnson City neighborhoods and will be back for future Johnson City Commission meetings. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jcpd-protesters-shut-down-at-johnson-city-commission-meeting/ | 2022-07-22T04:27:17 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jcpd-protesters-shut-down-at-johnson-city-commission-meeting/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — City leaders moved forward with a proposal to bring nearly 600 new homes to the Gray area.
The proposal calls for building 586 homes on 135 acres off Suncrest Drive, near Ridgeview Elementary and the Gray Fossil Site. The property owner has asked the city to annex the property.
The Johnson City Commission voted Thursday to launch a study analyzing what city services would need to be provided to the area as well as the project’s impact on traffic.
Mayor Joe Wise said such a large development may warrant a new school.
The plan will now go to the city’s planning commission. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-commission-oks-examining-potential-keebler-annexation/ | 2022-07-22T04:27:23 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-commission-oks-examining-potential-keebler-annexation/ |
TWIN FALLS — Twin Falls Canal Co. will reduce water deliveries as southern Idaho’s drought persists.
Deliveries will be reduced from five-eighths of a miner’s inch per share to one-half inch sometime in August, the company announced Thursday. The exact date has not been determined.
“The company will continue to monitor conditions on a daily basis and make the decision as to the exact date of the reduction,” General Manager Jay Barlogi said in an email. “As drought conditions persist, the reach gains in the Snake River below Blackfoot continue to suffer, making the natural flow available to the Twin Falls Canal Company Water Users near the lowest levels in history.”
The canal company began the season by delaying deliveries, then reduced deliveries to five-eighths inch to extend the irrigation season. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-canal-canal-co-to-reduce-water-deliveries/article_c296e108-0965-11ed-813e-afaf6754e177.html | 2022-07-22T04:31:58 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-canal-canal-co-to-reduce-water-deliveries/article_c296e108-0965-11ed-813e-afaf6754e177.html |
COPPERAS COVE, Texas — It's the war you didn't see coming. It's taken the Copperas Cove community by surprise, and they're absolutely loving it.
Recently, Monty's Steak Brew and BBQ Owner Monty Montanez started taking little jabs at businesses in the area. He started with Bill French's Jewelry store and has since mentioned other businesses on his storefront sign making little jokes.
"Sometimes some of the jabs are, whew, but they're all in good fun," Montanez said.
He unknowingly spear-headed a full scale war of words all throughout Cove.
Some of the other businesses joining in are trying to get a piece of everybody.
"Monty came to us told us what he was doing wanted to get the smaller businesses involved and we wanted to have fun with it," Keith's Ace Hardware Store Manager Cassandra Burton said. "Our goal is to mention someone different everyday, but our sign is a little taller than everyone else's."
Bill French's Jewelers rented a big billboard to fire back at Montanez after he got started and other organizations have since followed suit. Mostly poking fun at Montanez and his restaurant.
The goal is to alert Cove residents and passersby about the other local business and help them get more foot traffic and support.
"One of the things that they're loving is the town the pride if you will," Montanez said, "It's bringing it's bringing our town together and making it more prideful. We're trying to get our other Central Texas neighbors involved."
The war rages on, with an end nowhere near in sight. But, the Cove people are loving it and the businesses are having fun, so it's tough to imagine that it will go away any time soon.
"I've been, warned if you will, that RD Guns is actually renting Bill French's huge sign to hit me next, which is great. I mean, that's what I'm saying. I want everybody to know, hey, what businesses are out here, what businesses do they have? And what can we do to, you know, bring up Copperas Cove." | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/sign-wars-rage-on-in-copperas-cove-local-businesses-have-fun/500-c6e7e9d4-9227-4209-9075-dd962e6a617e | 2022-07-22T04:36:18 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/sign-wars-rage-on-in-copperas-cove-local-businesses-have-fun/500-c6e7e9d4-9227-4209-9075-dd962e6a617e |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A group of community leaders took part in the Suspenders4Hope suicide prevention training on Thursday, working to address a crisis situation.
The Suspenders4Hope training focuses on signs and ways to help those who might be struggling with suicidal thoughts. Dr. Jessica Provines, Wichita State University (WSU) assistant vice president for wellness and chief psychologist, said if this training saves a single life, it is worth it.
“A training like this is important because it helps our community learn how to support each other,” Dr. Provines said.
Dr. Provines spearheads the training. She said it’s important to start the conversations on an uncomfortable topic.
“We talk about the warning signs of someone who’s in distress, how to give you the confidence to intervene and to connect that person to life-saving supports,” said Dr. Provines.
She said the time to reach out is when you see someone struggling.
“We wanted people here today to know that those are the times when it’s most important to reach out and to offer support and to give help, and that’s how we let our community know that we care about them and we support them,” said Dr. Provines.
During the training, groups practice intervening.
“The role-playing that we did in our little sub-group really helped us to ask these uncomfortable questions. It’s just a taboo topic I think that people really don’t like to approach, especially in the workplace,” said Quinn Duncan, with 2nd Chance Bail Bonds.
Dr. Provines said that while suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in the county, 99.5% of people find a way through their mental health crisis.
“They find a way to survive, and those are the stories that we want to bring to life,” said Dr. Provines.
Dr. Provines said the program Suspenders4Hope is about educating more Wichitans.
“We want to bring this message of hope and support to our whole community, and really just make Wichita the place that it can be, where we are known for supporting mental health,” said Dr. Provines.
A free online version of this training is available for anyone who wants to take it. You can click here for their website. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wsu-training-aims-to-save-lives-with-suicide-prevention/ | 2022-07-22T04:38:45 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wsu-training-aims-to-save-lives-with-suicide-prevention/ |
CROWN POINT — Lake Criminal Court jurors convicted a man late Friday of one felony count linked to a fatal shooting in 2019 in Hammond and found his wife guilty of misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident, but they deadlocked on the man's remaining charges and acquitted his wife of four felony counts alleging she drove recklessly.
Vincent L. Thomas, 34, was convicted of criminal recklessness, a level 5 felony, for shooting into a Chevrolet Monte Carlo occupied by four recent high school graduates July 4, 2019, as the Monte Carlo attempted to merge into Thomas' wife's lane on 165th Street in Hammond.
Jorge E. Roman, 18, a front seat passenger in the Monte Carlo, was shot in the chest and died instantly. The driver of the Monte Carlo survived a gunshot wound to his neck.
The jury deadlocked on Thomas' remaining charges, including one count of reckless homicide, a level 5 felony, and three additional counts of criminal recklessness.
Thomas' wife, Tamia J. Hinton, 37, was found not guilty of four counts of criminal recklessness but convicted of misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident.
The driver of the Monte Carlo bumped into a Kia driven by Hinton before veering off the road and crashing into a porch at 165th Street and Blaine Avenue. Hinton and Thomas continued on to Chicago to watch fireworks at Navy Pier and didn't call 911 or stop to report the confrontation to police, according to trial testimony.
Jurors deliberated for about eight hours Wednesday before Judge Salvador Vasquez released them for the night. They returned Thursday to deliberate approximately 12 more hours before returning verdicts.
Neither Thomas nor Hinton testified on their own behalf.
Defense attorney Scott King said his clients were scared for their lives, because they thought the people in the Monte Carlo were chasing them and attempting to cut them off.
During an earlier confrontation at the intersection of Calumet Avenue and 165th Street, Hinton drove around the Monte Carlo after the driver failed to accelerate at a green light and Thomas yelled, "Wake up!" according to testimony.
King alleged the driver of the Monte Carlo was embarrassed and was being egged on by a backseat passenger, who wanted him to cut off Hinton.
"By God, they were going to show them," said King, who represented Hinton and Thomas along with partner Lakeisha Murdaugh.
Despite the state's theory that one bullet traveled through the driver's neck into Roman's body, Dr. Zhou Wang, a forensic pathologist for the Lake County coroner's office, testified Wednesday he didn't believe that's what happened.
The wound on Roman's chest was smooth, and there was no indication the bullet slowed before striking him, Wang said.
Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Keith Anderson said the driver of the Monte Carlo was inexperienced and had had his license for only 10 days.
All Hinton had to do was hit the brakes and allow the teen to merge into her lane, but she instead sped up and drove into an oncoming lane of traffic to pass him as Thomas shot into the teens' car, Anderson said.
Thomas and Hinton's sentencing was set for Sept. 2.
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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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Joint Base Lewis-McChord is hosting a special week of friendly competitions and pomp and circumstance as a part of the 105th anniversary of the 7th infantry Division.
Week of the Bayonet is an annual week of heritage that recognizes the continued service of today’s Bayonet Soldiers.
Week of the Bayonet features a series of team competitions, sports and other Esprite-de-Corps events that honor the historic division with a week of family-friendly team-building festivities that Major General Stephen G Smith says is vital to building a true team.
“Compete with each other and at the same time cheer each other on. We think it builds trust. It’s about teamwork. We are the trust in me division.”
Week of the Bayonet features dozens of teams competing in everything from a combatives tournament, fitness, a family fun run, flag football, softball, and cooking.
Command Sergeant Major Timothy D. Lawless admits he was eager to judge the BBQ competition but stresses that cooks are no different than the other skilled soldiers.
“It’s not just the soldier at the very tip of the spear. There’s a whole division of people supporting that soldier and it’s all one team. Everyone is just as important as everyone else," Lawless said.
The ranging competition is a constant for Week of the Bayonet and that’s intentional.
“Esprite-de-Corps comes from doing hard things together,” Lawless said.
The Seventh Infantry Division wraps up Week of the Bayonet Friday with a Patching ceremony and memorial introduction. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/7th-infantry-division-anniversary-joint-base-lewis-mcchord/281-f475f3fa-bbe4-404b-b440-3be6a5f16244 | 2022-07-22T04:52:22 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/7th-infantry-division-anniversary-joint-base-lewis-mcchord/281-f475f3fa-bbe4-404b-b440-3be6a5f16244 |
SEATTLE — On Thursday, Governor Jay Inslee, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, the Coalition for Affordable Housing Development and GMD Development celebrated the opening of Willow Crossing, an affordable complex on par with market-rate housing.
They touted the apartment building as an affordable complex on par with market-rate housing and complete with EV charging stations, solar panels and high-efficiency windows.
Willow Crossing is located a block from the Othello Link light rail station, with a goal of providing affordable housing for working families near public transit. The mayor and governor underscored the importance of providing more affordable housing so people can stay in their neighborhoods.
"There's a certain level of racial and socioeconomic and religious diversity - I call that the culture of an area - that's near and dear to me having grown up on these streets, that we're going to be very intentional about preserving," Harrell said.
Harrell noted that his own family made around 60% of the area median income growing up. That's the amount families make to qualify for Willow Crossing. He said it's essential to protect livability for Seattle residents making a wider range of wages.
State Senator Rebecca Saldaña said she and other community members in the area have fought for transit justice and, that along with getting public transit in the neighborhood, it was a priority to ensure it would be longtime residents who benefitted from it, not just new residents who could afford to pay more for housing.
"Making sure that this promise that we had when we built the light rail would actually be seen and experienced by the people that live and worship and work in this district and that we wouldn't actually be all pushed out before we could see the benefits and the beauty of what we promised," Saldaña said.
Planners said the project was funded through the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit and Tax-Exempt bond program headed up by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Governor Inslee said empowering more housing projects using these tools is crucial, and he hopes to unlock other options as well.
"The first thing we gotta do is remove some of the antiquated, antediluvian, unfair, anti-diverse zoning rules we have in our state of Washington that prohibits building affordable housing," Inslee said. "And we need the Legislature in the next session to work together with our city leaders to find a way to have more land available for affordable housing."
Along with housing, the complex will have affordable commercial space, including a new location of The Postman, a locally owned small business providing shipping and other services.
"We're really excited to open up in this neighborhood and to expand our passions," co-owner KeAnna Pickett said.
Pickett said she grew up in White Center in Park Lake Homes, which are no longer there. She said she understands the importance of preventing displacement and having a sense of "home" in a neighborhood. She's hopeful as a small business owner she'll have the chance to feel that again.
"When people ask where I'm from I have a sense I can't claim one neighborhood like the Central District like my husband who can say, this is where I was born and raised. I was born at the University of Washington and moved around. I lived in the Park Lake Home Projects. I've lived as far south as Federal Way and currently we've been displaced to Puyallup. But being a small business owner gives us those roots that I've sought my whole life and feel like I'm connected," Pickett said.
One of the residential tenants who will be living in Willow Crossing said the move is lifechanging.
"I kind of felt a little Sex and the City, or like Frasier, with the beautiful view, it's centrally located ...," Millicent Douglass said. "We are next to one of the stations here, not even a 4-minute walk, and there's always trains coming."
As a working mom, Douglass spent years juggling jobs and trying to afford to raise her daughter in Seattle; a city she said offers so many opportunities for her future. She said she and her 9-year-old daughter McKenna are thrilled to now have an apartment where they feel safe and where they each have their own room, offering a sense of solitude and stability as they work toward the future.
"I can now afford to work toward another goal, another dream, another aspiration. I love that I'll be able to start walking my little one to school again," Douglass said. "Having our stability and seeing it here within Willow Crossing is just above and beyond. It's unexplainable and so exciting."
Developer GMD Development recently completed projects including Linden Flats with 170 units in Bitter Lake and Encore Apartments with 60 units in Belltown. It is about to complete a 153 units development, Eclipse, in Fremont. They also recently started construction on 145 units at Watershed Renton.
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TACOMA, Wash. — A child was shot on the 1500 block of Ridgewood Avenue in Tacoma Thursday night, according to the Tacoma Police Department.
The child was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Police did not release the age of the child or give details about what led up to the shooting.
South 15th Street is shut down between Sprague Avenue and Grant Avenue while police investigate.
Officers located three guns in a nearby alley, according to police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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TACOMA, Wash. — Complaints from drivers led to a few renovations at the newly reopened Owen Beach. Some people said the new speed bumps in the parking lot were actually doing more harm than good.
Rosemary Ponnekanti, of Metro Parks Tacoma, said that the vehicle entrance to the beach was shut down earlier this week to fix a few things to make the drive safer.
The popular Tacoma park originally reopened in May after 16 months of renovations. But soon after the reopening, complaints began to come in about a new addition to the roads - newly installed speed bumps meant to slow drivers down.
“We definitely got some feedback from the community that they seemed a little steep,” she said. “So we took that feedback on board and we decided to smooth off the tops of them to make them a little more comfortable.”
Tacoma resident Phil Lord remembers coming out and watching people navigate the bumps.
“The first weekend they opened, when I came out, I did see a classic car bottom out, going over the first speed bump coming down the hill,” Lord said. “I thought maybe if he was going a bit fast, but obviously he didn’t see it coming. I did not feel bad going over it with the trailer today.”
But some with lower cars, like Vince Bellisle, feel differently.
“I have a fairly new car, a 2020 KIA, and we’re almost bottoming out. So they’re pretty high,” he said.
Some drivers appreciate and understand the decision, but others said it’s still too high.
“It’s OK to make people feel a little uncomfortable to lower the speed, I think. I’m all for it,” said Lord.
“I might not be coming down here again,” Bellisle said. “It’s too high, it’s going to ruin my car.”
Ponnekanti is encouraging people to come out and enjoy the beach, despite the bumpy entrance. But she also warns that even though it’s getting hotter, the water is still pretty cold. So make sure you have a life jacket on if you’re going out into the water. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/metro-parks-owen-beach-speed-bump-renovation/281-05b1ff53-c933-421a-a4bd-55050cce71e5 | 2022-07-22T04:52:40 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/metro-parks-owen-beach-speed-bump-renovation/281-05b1ff53-c933-421a-a4bd-55050cce71e5 |
CRANE, Texas — What looked like a real life response to an active shooter inside of a Crane school was only a simulation that was apart of an active shooter training for first responders.
"We thought it was important to collaborate with our state and local partners to discuss best practices, lessons learned, to really determine how we work as a community to prevent these active shooters," said Taekuk Cho, Deputy Special Agent In Charge with Homeland Security Investigations El Paso. "Because the ultimate goal at the end of the day is to save lives."
Today's training was set up and executed by the Homeland Security Investigations El Paso Special Response Team to make sure officers know what to do.
"We want to do everything we can as a federal law enforcement agency, as Homeland Security Investigations, to work with our community, to reach out to tell parents and kids 'hey law enforcement is working on this, we do have a plan to make sure you’re safe,'" said Cho. "Because as children, the last thing they should be worried about is their own safety at school."
But the training was about more than just the safety of students.
"This goes for not just kids, but also teachers," said Cho. "We want to ensure they feel there’s a plan in place in case something bad happens, law enforcement will not only respond but we will make sure that they are safe."
This training was also important to Crane County Sherriff Andrew Aguilar.
"With all the recent incidents, it seemed the perfect time for this to happen," said Aguilar.
Because in events like these, he said officers on all levels will have to come together and act fast.
"We want to make sure our officers are qualified," said Aguilar. "I think parents can feel confident that our officers are well trained, and that’s what we’re working for. We're working for the safety of the community, the students and staff. That’s why we do this."
With the safety of students and staff in mind, Superintendent of Schools, Stephanie Howard, said trainings will be an ongoing plan to keep everyone safe and prepared.
"We want our parents to feel comfortable sending their kids back to school," said Howard. "We ask they call with any questions or concerns. We’ll be doing training as our teachers come back to work and as our students come back to school and it’ll be an ongoing effort."
Cho said preparation and mindset are key.
"It’s about having that proper mindset," said Cho. "Knowing that these things happen and how to react and what’s gonna happen if it does happen."
The Crane School Board approved safety upgrades to be implemented. That includes controlled access, additional cameras for all buildings and facilities, an additional officer on campuses and upgraded radios to communicate with first responders in case of an emergency. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/homeland-security-crane-law-enforcement-active-shooter-training/513-e990a816-732a-4eef-8c12-e15d4bb168eb | 2022-07-22T05:06:40 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/homeland-security-crane-law-enforcement-active-shooter-training/513-e990a816-732a-4eef-8c12-e15d4bb168eb |
GREENSBORO — Guilford County deputies responded to a 911 call about an armed robbery where a gun was discharged at former state NAACP President Anthony Spearman’s home a week before he was found dead.
And in a separate report, an assault with a sexual motive was alleged to have occurred at Spearman’s home at 7:05 p.m. on July 13 — the same date and time as the armed robbery was reported.
The report does not indicate who was assaulted or if there was an arrest.
Spearman was found dead by friends or family at his home on Farlow Drive shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office has released few details about his death.
The cause of Spearman’s death remains under investigation, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said Thursday.
Dispatch records indicate the call initially came over as a cardiac/respiratory call. However, an unidentified man who talked to dispatchers from the scene said “there’s blood everywhere.”
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A woman who accompanied him to the home made the call to 911. When the dispatcher tried to give instructions for CPR, she said the man who was attending to Spearman told her “there was no hope.”
Details are sketchy in the robbery, but according to audio from a 911 call and a magistrate’s order, Spearman alleged that Jayden Lorenzo Hawthorne asked for $2,000 — money Spearman said he didn’t have.
Although names are redacted from 911 records, the audio detailing the robbery indicates that Spearman had known Hawthorne for years and that the 20-year-old came to him with financial problems.
Hawthorne allegedly took Spearman’s cellphone and tried to use an app to transfer money to his account.
At some point, Spearman alleged, Hawthorne pulled a gun and when the elder man grabbed it, the handgun discharged inside the home.
Spearman told dispatchers he was not injured.
Hawthorne then allegedly struck Spearman with the gun on his head and thigh before fleeing with his cellphone in a dark sedan, the records indicate.
Spearman approached a neighbor who called 911 shortly after 7 p.m. to report the robbery, the 911 call indicates.
When the neighbor handed Spearman his phone, he told dispatchers: “I have (unintelligible) … around my family for years. … He came here telling me he had some, uh, problems with, uh, some funds. And I was going to try my best. I’ve always tried to help him out financially, but today he, he was doing some things to threaten me.”
Using an app on Spearman’s cellphone, authorities were able to track the mobile device in the city, where officers identified a suspect and observed him get out of a black vehicle and enter a green Toyota on Randleman Road.
While the Toyota was northbound on Randleman Road, a Greensboro police officer intentionally bumped it, according to an accident report filed with the Greensboro Police Department.
Hawthorne was driving the vehicle, according to the report.
Dispatch records indicate Spearman’s cellphone was found inside the car.
According to a magistrate’s order, Hawthorne was arrested and charged the same day with robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to kill. He was later released on a $15,000 bond.
The next day — July 14 — Spearman called the sheriff’s office to report that fraudulent transactions had occurred on his Wells Fargo account.
Another 911 call occurred about an hour before the report of the robbery on July 13. In that call, the caller gives Spearman’s address but does not respond when the dispatcher asks for the phone number he is calling from.
The call continues for a few more minutes without a response then goes dead.
No one answered when the dispatcher tried to call back.
In a report, the dispatcher notes that it sounded like there may have been “some type of confrontation in the background.”
When a deputy arrived at the address, the unidentified caller said “he called 911 because an unidentified person came to the home, and he thought he would need help. However, the person left.” | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/911-calls-made-in-the-week-prior-to-spearmans-death-add-layer-of-complexity/article_2f2e8eaa-0935-11ed-b569-870be9a249b2.html | 2022-07-22T05:08:00 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/911-calls-made-in-the-week-prior-to-spearmans-death-add-layer-of-complexity/article_2f2e8eaa-0935-11ed-b569-870be9a249b2.html |
GREENSBORO — Even her young children would notice the whispers from people while out in public with their mom back in the 1980s before, inevitably, someone would approach Nancy Carree and ask if she was “that lady from TV.”
She certainly was.
“I think that’s when we realized people are starting to recognize her and they don’t go to our church or live in our neighborhood,” recalled Angie Carree, the oldest of the three children, now living in Virginia.
Nancy Carree Wilson, who died July 14 and would have been 74 next month, was a trailblazing soloist and choir director who put on gospel workshops and recorded “Designed for Worship.” Some of the area’s best-known musicians, including George Pass and Lejuene Thompson, saw her as a mentor. Her children are all now connected to the music industry, with son Isaac a member of the award-winning group Men of Standard.
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Wilson would later meet and marry J. Teddy Wilson and co-pastor New Beginnings Community Outreach Church in 1993.
But back in the 1980s, the locally-produced “Gospel Expo” — seen in Greensboro, across the state and parts of Virginia — became must-see TV on Sunday mornings. For some, her big personality and ministry with guest choirs and singers were the warmup to their own church services later in the morning.
“It was like our own little ‘Soul Train’ — but for gospel music,” remembered Kelli Wells Johnson, an avid watcher before she went to her own church’s service.
News of her death brought online condolences, but also a bit of nostalgia. Old clips of her show can be found on YouTube.
“Especially locally, she would have been on the Mount Rushmore of faith,” said Joseph Level, a radio veteran and gospel music historian. “She was the genuine article. She was never trying to be anyone else.”
At age 4, the Greensboro native sang in the senior choir at New Cedar Grove with her grandmother as others discovered “Little Nancy” could sing.
The 1966 Dudley High School graduate with a multi-octave voice directed five different church choirs as a young divorced mother.
Back then, Wilson and her children had also been a real life Partridge Family — that TV sitcom about a traveling musical family. Around a piano they came up with their own version of gospel songs and then traveled mostly to churches along the East Coast during the summer using the name Chosen Generation.
Her children were often her background singers on “Gospel Expo.” Angie sang alto. Kim was a high tenor. Isaac, the baby, sang soprano because his voice had yet to deepen. And Kim started playing piano “by ear” like her mother.
“She taught us parts and how to harmonize around the piano at home,” Angie said.
Wilson recorded with several well-known Christian artists, including Bishop Larry Trotter & Sweet Holy Spirit in Chicago and Debra Morton & the Women of Excellence Choir in New Orleans.
She would release “Nancy Wilson — Designed for Worship” in 2004.
Wilson, later a radio personality with her own show on 97.1 FM (WQMG) also helped son Isaac and his three friends come up with the name for their group. During a car ride she talked to her son about Christians living up to standards — and the future award-winning group Men of Standard was born.
Group member Bryan Pierce is the pastor at Mount Zion, where a public celebration of Wilson’s life will take place today with a community choir and special guests. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/pioneering-soloist-nancy-carree-wilson-of-gospel-expo-tv-fame-dies-at-73/article_3572f120-07b4-11ed-9459-e36e26915048.html | 2022-07-22T05:08:06 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/pioneering-soloist-nancy-carree-wilson-of-gospel-expo-tv-fame-dies-at-73/article_3572f120-07b4-11ed-9459-e36e26915048.html |
SAN ANTONIO — The number of San Antonio area residents receiving COVID-19 treatment in a local hospital increased almost 80 percent in the last month.
State data indicates 357 patients were hospitalized in the region on July 21, up from 199 on June 21.
People with coronavirus currently occupy roughly 10 percent of the region's staffed inpatient beds.
"There's a tremendous amount of COVID out there right now," said Dr. Michael Almaleh, a WellMed cardiologist.
But Almaleh contends current hospitalization trends are moderate, given how fast Omicron's latest subvariant spreads.
"I think that we're all relatively comfortable with the fact that we're at a pretty significant point in this summer wave... and the curves haven't kind of spiked as they had previously," he said.
Almaleh says the proportionally-low hospitalization rate demonstrates more San Antonio residents have acquired some immunity to COVID-19, either from a prior infection or the vaccine.
Still, the uptick in patients with the disease comes at an unfortunate time.
Hospitals are typically busiest in the summer months. Texas clinics are also treating more people for heat-related illness.
These additional patients are seeking treatment inside somewhat understaffed facilities, Almaleh adds.
"We had a very significant exodus of health care workers... during this pandemic," he noted.
Medical groups across the country have lamented a nursing shortage, especially during the latest wave of Coronavirus infections. Burnout is among the top reasons health care professionals are seeking other jobs, experts say.
"I don't think it's a crisis, but it's definitely a challenge," Almaleh said.
Fortunately, nationwide data from the Centers for Disease Control indicates COVID-19's spread may have plateaued. Nationwide, scientists are finding gradually smaller amounts of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater samples.
Almaleh says Texans should still take the virus seriously so at-risk neighbors aren't infected.
"Our focus has to be on preventing severe disease," he said. "Our most vulnerable population deserves to be protected." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/covid-hospitalizations-data-slowing-spread-san-antonio-virus/273-731d828e-cce2-4dc6-aebd-23d198f74caa | 2022-07-22T05:22:43 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/covid-hospitalizations-data-slowing-spread-san-antonio-virus/273-731d828e-cce2-4dc6-aebd-23d198f74caa |
Barber Jimmy Squire dreams of building a trade school in Richmond for young people to learn a skill.
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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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ABOVE: Mega Millions player Jimmy Squire, a barber at Legacy Grooming Lounge, waited Thursday for the cashier at Davis Market in Richmond to give him his lottery tickets.
One of the biggest lottery jackpots in history is up for grabs on Friday night, and Richmonders were lining up Thursday in the hopes of turning a $2 investment into an estimated $660 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 huge prize.
The winner has the option of taking the prize as an annuity or as a lump sum of $376.9 million in cash, though the government will want its share, too. An estimated $105.5 million in tax would be withheld on the lump sum, not counting potential income tax obligations.
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. Twenty-seven consecutive drawings have happened without anyone matching all six numbers.
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,” he 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 Mega Millions decided to give it a try at the market on Thursday.
“I feel great,” said one customer, who identified himself as Shameek. “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 Grooming Lounge and has lived in Richmond his entire life. If he wins, he 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.
Friday’s drawing is at 11 p.m.
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 October 2018.
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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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BOISE, Idaho — Those who live in the Treasure Valley know a summer staple is floating along the water in the Boise River.
"I've had people ask me about advertising and what we spend on advertising and we don't spend anything on advertising, because, you know, everyone does it for us, right?" Boise River Raft and Tube rental consultant, Connie Zeller said.
Zeller previously owned the rental company for 14 years. She said in that time, the Treasure Valley has grown and so has the number of people utilizing the river.
"In June, we get lots and lots of emails and phone calls from people wanting to get out there and enjoy it and wondering when we're going to be opening," Zeller said.
The rental company said they go through thousands of transactions each week, seeing some of their highest profits and attendance on the weekend. Zeller said last Saturday, the rental company had more than 1,100 transactions.
However, as more people flock to the river, the Boise Fire Department is seeing an increase in water rescues. They have received 67 calls as of Thursday. Boise Fire Division Chief of Special Operations, Paul Roberts, said that number does not even take into account undocumented assist calls crews to help on.
"We are out there quite a bit particular on the weekend," Roberts said. "We're out there almost all day."
There are a number of different reasons Boise Fire responds to rescues and assists, such as people tying tubes together and getting stuck on a bridge pillar, something they ask people not to do. They'll also help people whose tubes have punctured and popped which often ends someone's river experience.
Roberts explained a rescue call is a situation that is an emergency and lives are in danger, while an assist call is more of a situation that could turn into an emergency, such as people stuck on branches or on an island on the river.
Rescue crews and the rafting company say when it comes to safety on the river, it starts with awareness of the surroundings and using proper equipment.
"I would caution the public from using discount store blow-up rafts and the Boise River. It might seem okay, but the Boise River is not a pool," Roberts said.
"Equipment selection is key. I would say items that are made of thinner material, you're definitely at risk," Zeller said.
She added people should look into using tubes that have different thick layers and chambers.
"There are chambers within those where if you take a little jab or if you have an issue, you're still going to make it down successfully because it's not all contained within one chamber."
Another problem Zeller said staff sees growing is people leaving their punctured and damaged tubes, along with other trash, behind on the river.
"I've traveled enough to know that most cities don't have something like this available," Zeller said. "It's so beautiful and such an incredible resource for us to enjoy."
She reminds people it is their duty to clean up after themselves.
"Just like when you camp or you hike, pack in pack out. [It's the] same concept," Zeller said.
The City of Boise has put portable dumpsters at the end of the river in Ann Morrison Park for people to throw their damaged tubes away.
Zeller and Roberts both say while using an inner tube that is made of thick material is key to staying safe, another piece of equipment she encourages is wearing a life vest.
"The current is swift, the water is cold and you just never know," Zeller said.
Roberts said Boise Fire crews on the river try their best to clear any hazards such as hanging tree limbs but cannot mitigate it all. That is why awareness of surroundings is very important on the river.
"It's a wild river, it's not a pool," Roberts said. "They need to be alert orientated. Watching down the river and looking out for other floaters and watching for the folks that jump off the bridge into the river."
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise in South Carolina. Here's what you need to know.
COVID-19 cases are surging in South Carolina as a highly infectious new variant, BA.5, tightens its grip on communities statewide.
Cases spiked by over 15% between June and July and continue to rise: the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) recorded 13,772 new cases between July 9 and July 16, a 4% increase compared to the week before. Pickens, Dorchester, Newberry, Kershaw and Greenville are the counties reporting the highest case rates.
We asked DHEC about this trend, how South Carolinians can stay up-to-date on the status of the pandemic and what steps we can take to avoid getting sick.
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How often does DHEC update its COVID-19 dashboard?
Since March 2022, DHEC has been updating its COVID-19 dashboard on a weekly basis. Check for new data every Tuesday, when the dashboard is refreshed with numbers from Sunday through Saturday of the previous week.
Should we expect more frequent updates, given the rise in cases?
DHEC does not plan on increasing the frequency of its reporting.
“A few additional days’ worth of data doesn’t change the public health actions residents should be taking: wearing masks in accordance with the CDC's COVID-19 Community Levels map, getting fully vaccinated and boostered as recommended, and staying home when sick,” said a spokesperson for the department.
How is DHEC collecting information on cases? What about testing at home?
Because the increased availability of nonreportable at-home COVID-19 tests has made data on the total number of cases less reliable, DHEC focuses its data collection efforts on severe cases that result in hospitalizations and deaths.
“These numbers provide a more accurate depiction of how COVID-19 is impacting communities,” said a department spokesperson.
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Will South Carolina open more testing sites?
No. Since April 2022, DHEC has operated PCR testing sites only in counties where it is the sole provider of those tests. However, there are numerous testing sites available statewide.
What is the most accurate, up-to-date picture of COVID-19 data for South Carolina?
As cases rise nationwide, DHEC’s weekly updates to its COVID-19 dashboard provide the most up-to-date look at the pandemic in South Carolina.
What can I do to avoid getting sick?
“If South Carolinians and the rest of the nation monitor COVID community levels and when indicated limit their exposure to people outside of their homes and normal circles, mask up when recommended, and stay up to date on their vaccination and boosters, that will go a long way in preventing COVID-19 spread,” said a DHEC spokesperson. “But if we see vacationing and public gatherings without masking as community levels increase, and less preventative measures are being taken, we can expect cases to continue to increase.” | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2022/07/22/covid-19-south-carolina-what-know-new-variant-cases/10116155002/ | 2022-07-22T05:48:10 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2022/07/22/covid-19-south-carolina-what-know-new-variant-cases/10116155002/ |
Get ready for weeklong I-94 closure between I-75 and M-10
Drivers, beware: a well-traveled stretch of Interstate 94 in Detroit is closing until next week.
Starting at 4 a.m. Friday, the freeway is closed in both directions between I-75 and M-10 (Lodge Freeway) as the Michigan Department of Transportation moves a massive Second Avenue bridge in place.
Beginning at 1 a.m. Friday, all entrance ramps to eastbound I-94 are closed from 30th Street, just west of Warren Avenue, to Chrysler Drive. All entrance ramps to westbound I-94 will be closed from Mount Elliott to Trumbull Avenue.
The detours
►Eastbound I-94 traffic will be diverted to southbound M-10, then northbound I-75 back to eastbound I-94, MDOT said.
►Westbound I-94 traffic will follow southbound I-75, then westbound I-96 back to westbound I-94.
Reopens next week
Weather permitting, the I-94 freeway and ramps are slated to reopen by 4 a.m. July 29, MDOT said.
The weeklong closure is needed to help move the skeleton of a new Second Avenue structure, which will be the first network tied arch bridge built in the state, according to the department.
First of its kind in state
"Network" refers to the cables that are crossed from the top of the arch to the bottom of the driving surface on both sides of the structure.
"This innovative design eliminates the need for a center pier, which will accommodate the future I-94/M-10 interchange," MDOT said.
Moving the 1,100-ton skeleton across the freeway will be done using self-propelled modular transporters, or multi-axle rolling platforms. It will then be secured onto the new bridge supports on each side of I-94, officials said. After the move, a new driving surface will be built.
Expect more closures
More short-term closures will be required before the bridge opening to traffic, which MDOT estimates could happen in the fall.
The Second Avenue bridge was erected in 1954 and has never been replaced.
"Once completed, the new bridge will connect the neighborhoods located on the north and south sides of Second Avenue, and provide enhanced mobility for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicles," MDOT said on its website. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/22/get-ready-weeklong-94-closure-between-75-and-m-10/10124387002/ | 2022-07-22T05:56:31 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/22/get-ready-weeklong-94-closure-between-75-and-m-10/10124387002/ |
PHOENIX — Every July since 2018, Kathy Kirkconnell has made the trip from her home in California to Phoenix for two reasons. Honoring the life of her son Matthew and finding his killer.
“He was my baby; everybody would say that,” says Kirkconnell.
Since the murder of her son in July 2018, Kirkconnell has pleaded for just one thing… justice.
"I feel like we have a very lazy police department not putting a whole lot of effort into finding the person responsible for (killing) my son."
Kirkconnell's son Matthew Groves was shot and killed in July 2018 outside the Purple Turtle Bar near 51st Avenue and Indian School Road.
Investigators say the 26-year-old was riding his skateboard when he was shot. Family members say his killer stole his backpack.
Thursday, Matthew’s family returned to the scene where he lost his life to hold a vigil outside the bar.
Kirkconnell says with each year that passes by, information from detectives and police becomes hard to come by.
She says not having information to get justice for Matthew is frustrating.
At one point, she says the family hired a private investigator after an initial arrest fell flat.
She says and was providing police detectives more information to them than she was receiving.
Kirkconnell says she has leaned on her family and faith to get her through the years after Matthew’s murder
She described Matthew as her buddy and someone who had a smile that could light up a room.
She says Matthew was an organ donor. His gift, she says, was able to save five lives.
She just hopes the public and police don’t forget about him and that she won’t have to return for the fifth year.
"There's so much out there there's video people who haven't been investigated. It's really quite sad," Kirkconnell says.
Kathy Kirkconnell says she plans to meet with top Phoenix police leaders, including Chief Jerri Williams, on Friday.
A $10,000 reward is available for information that leads to the arrest of Matthew’s killer.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Families desperate to escape the heat this summer may not get what they expected at a popular water park in the north Valley.
Several customers at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Glendale tell 12News they were frustrated after their recent visit.
They complained about surprise fees, closed attractions, and difficulty getting cold drinking water.
"We're paying more and getting less than before,” said Myle, a mother of two kids.
A representative for Hurricane Harbor said the company is experiencing staffing issues and “welcome feedback” from customers to make improvements.
Hurricane Harbor includes a $20 parking fee and a $15 locker fee
Christina Delacroix brought her kids to Hurricane Harbor for the first time Sunday.
Delacroix’s frustrations began in the parking lot. She was surprised to learn there is a $20 parking fee for one-time guests. The fee is not advertised on Hurricane Harbor’s website front page or in the “plan your visit” section. Instead, the fee is listed in a “One Day Add-Ons section.”
By comparison, Golfland Sunsplash in Mesa does not charge for parking.
Entrance fees were also pricier than Delacroix expected. The adult ticket price at the gate on Sunday was $60.
Discounts advertised on the park’s homepage are for online purchases, but the homepage does not clarify that. Several customers arrived at the park believing the gate price was cheaper. Online discount purchases include a $12 processing fee, which customers also alleged was misleading.
Once inside the park, some guests were also surprised to learn locker fees start at $15.
"It just adds up more and more and more. For this amount of money, we would just stay home at our pool,” Delacroix said.
Locker rental prices at Golfland Sunsplash begin at $8.
Some Hurricane Harbor attractions are closed
On a recent Sunday, two of the park’s main attractions were not operating.
“They (my kids) really wanted to go in the lazy river, and it’s down. They want to go in the wave pool and there’s no waves,” Myle said.
Some guests who spoke with 12News said they’ve noticed major attractions have been closed all summer.
"We've never seen the wave pool open this summer that we've been here,” a season pass holder said.
They want Hurricane Harbor to advertise on its website and phone app if attractions are closed for the day.
“If everything’s closed, we don’t want to load up the van and come,” said one mother of two children, who purchased a season pass.
Golfland Sunsplash also does not advertise on its website which attractions are closed.
Hurricane Harbor said it has staff and supply chain challenges
A representative of Hurricane Harbor said by phone the park is experiencing a staffing shortage. Six Flags would not provide an interview to 12 News. Hurricane Harbor’s manager provided a written statement.
“Guest safety is our focus, and like so many Phoenix businesses, we’re not immune to staffing and supply chain challenges,” said Donald Spiller, General Manager of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix. “We continue to hire throughout the season, placing our primary priority every day on providing the best entertainment value in the region in a safe and enjoyable environment.
Hurricane Harbor’s website does not outline a drinking water policy
Customers also tell 12News that after viewing Hurricane Harbor’s website, they were under the impression they were not allowed to bring their own drinking water. A park entrance sign said no coolers, ice chests, or outside food or beverages are allowed. Exceptions are made if customers purchase a more expensive package.
Making matters worse, three guests told 12News that drinking fountains were either not operational or only produced warm water. The temperature on Sunday reached 110 degrees. Some customers were directed by staff to a café where ice water was available.
“The water is free (at the café), but we had to wait in line for like 40 minutes,” said one guest.
A representative of Hurricane Harbor told 12News that drinking fountains were not broken and are refrigerated. She said guests could bring water bottles into the park and refill them at one of eight water fountains.
2 of 10 Guests at Hurricane Harbor said they were satisfied
Two of the ten people who spoke with 12News on Sunday said they were satisfied with their visit.
Fatima Cole said she takes her young kids to the park every Sunday.
“I love it. I enjoy it,” Cole said.
Season pass holder John Nelson said he’d been disappointed all summer.
"Even the small things are a problem,” Nelson said. “For example, we have with our membership the chance to get free drink refills. We just waited a half hour in line just to get a refill in our containers."
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BRIGHTON — A woman suffered injuries when the car she was driving reportedly struck a semi truck before rolling over into a ditch in the 22700 block of Highway 142 (Burlington Road) Thursday.
The crash occurred at 4:49 p.m. when the driver, a 66-year-old woman who was traveling west on the highway, apparently drove into the eastbound lane passing at least one vehicle in a “no passing” zone, according to Lt. Keith Fonk of the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department.
“She passed in a no passing zone. There was oncoming traffic going eastbound. She cut back into the westbound lane of traffic and rear-ended the semi,” he said. Her vehicle rolled over into a 10-foot ditch on the side of the highway. The car was discovered on its roof.
Rescue personnel responded to the scene and assessed her injuries; however, it was not immediately known what hospital she was transported to or whether she was taken to a hospital, he said.
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The woman’s injuries upon initial assessment were said to have included a “possible broken leg”, but were not considered life-threatening, according to Fonk. She was issued a traffic citation for passing in a no passing zone.
Her vehicle was towed from the scene. Fonk said the truck driver was not injured.
Highway 142 at the accident site was shut down and re-routed for more than an hour. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/driver-injured-when-vehicle-strikes-semi-rolls-into-ditch-following-attempt-to-maneuver-past-traffic/article_7b0b8844-0978-11ed-8363-4bad5bfb090b.html | 2022-07-22T05:59:41 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/driver-injured-when-vehicle-strikes-semi-rolls-into-ditch-following-attempt-to-maneuver-past-traffic/article_7b0b8844-0978-11ed-8363-4bad5bfb090b.html |
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. — A woman who was reported missing in the Happy Valley area on Wednesday has been found dead, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said in an update Thursday.
According to the original sheriff's office report, 46-year-old Amy Jean Myhra was last seen around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, near the intersection of Southeast Sunnyside Road and Valley View Terrace southwest of Happy Valley. She was reportedly wearing a long black dress and black shoes.
Myhra was reported missing and endangered, and the sheriff's office asked anyone who saw her to call or text 911.
Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, searchers found Myhra's body in a field near the 11200 block of Sunnyside Road, which is a Clackamas address. This is very near to where she was last seen on Tuesday afternoon.
"She was reported missing after she failed to report to work on Wednesday, July 20," the sheriff's office said.
Myhra's body was taken to the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
Anyone with more information that can help investigators piece together Myhra's location and activities leading up to July 20 is asked to submit it to the sheriff's office tip line by phone at 503-723-4949, or by using the online email form at https://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip. Reference CCSO Case # 22-016334.
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PORTLAND, Oregon — As Portland city officials struggle to curb a rise in gun violence, organizers of a free summer camp in northeast Portland are hoping to make a difference of their own. The goal here is to empower kids in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by gun violence.
For the youngest kids at Highland Youth Leadership Academy summer camp, it may start as simply as playing by the rules; a game of “red light, green light” is good for that.
However, the ultimate goal is to counter the violence in our streets, said Highland Christian Center Senior Pastor Dr. Shon Neyland.
“And so the purpose behind this camp is to build self-esteem, to build entrepreneurship — ideas to counter and change the narrative ... and as I often say, it begins with mentorship,” said Neyland.
Most of the mentors at the summer camp are older teens and young adults.
"These kids, these kids ... I love them, they put a smile on my face," said 15-year-old Antwaun Spencer.
Spencer says this is more than just a summer job for him. It's about connecting with kids who, like him, may not live in the safest neighborhood.
“I just want to make them feel included — and if they have problems at home, I want them to come here and feel free to be happy and laugh," he said.
19-year-old Davion Cunningham, who everyone calls "D," said he's lost two friends to the city's gun violence, and he doesn’t wish it on anybody.
“I'm here to just give back to the community, to be with the kids — have fun, of course ... and just get them onto the right path where they don't have to be on the streets or go to the wrong way of life,” said Cunningham.
Seventy kids up to age 15 are enrolled, and there is classroom time at camp designed to help them explore who they are and want to be.
“One day I want to play in the NBA and so that's why I have this picture right here," said one young boy as he presented his vison board to the class.
Inyla Hollis is back from college in Atlanta, mentoring kids who in summertime can have too much time on their hands.
“When they're here they have something constructive to do. They have food, drinks every day, they're here making new friends we teach them stuff — like right now they’re in there making vision boards, writing down what they want to be when they grow up,” said Hollis.
Dreams both big and small are supported here.
"One of the lines in our motto is ‘I believe in myself and others believe in me,’ said camp director Donya Frazier. "So it's very much important to me to let the kids know that I do believe in them, I believe that they can be great, I believe that they can achieve their goals, I believe that they can be who they want to be and be an asset to their community."
Frazier shared that she, too has been affected by gun violence, and her work on the camp and with the kids is her way of giving back and processing her own loss.
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The Highland Youth Leadership Academy summer camp runs through August 19. Highland Haven, a separate programming branch of the church, got a grant that pays for camp and other programs for kids through the end of the year.
The Highland Haven is also raising money for The Johnson Family Scholarship, which was created to assist students in lessening the burdens associated with attending college by providing financial and advisory support to students seeking higher education. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-highland-summer-camp-gun-violence/283-ac533e0f-2c9d-4108-912c-4c48cdc2991d | 2022-07-22T06:07:24 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-highland-summer-camp-gun-violence/283-ac533e0f-2c9d-4108-912c-4c48cdc2991d |
April 4, 1938—July 19, 2022
If the sign of a life well lived is the love and adoration of his friends and family, then Jim Stewart was indeed a successful man. In the early morning hours of July 19, 2022, surrounded by his family, Jim left this world and rode out for his next big adventure.
Born to Frank and Betty Eastman Stewart on April 4, 1938, in the Buhl Hospital, Jim joined his older siblings Colleen and Phil. As a child, Jim rode his horse to the one-room school in Buhl, and later graduated from Buhl High School.
He married Sandy Montgomery in Carlin, Nevada on April 1, 1961. Over the next seven years they welcomed Terry, Jamie, Jeff, and Che’rie to their family. Jim and Sandy built their home on Clear Lakes Road in 1964 and he spent the next 58 years there.
Jim worked at the Clear Springs Fish Hatchery, then the Buhl Golf Course as Grounds Manager for 17 years. He went back to Clear Springs Fish Hatchery as the construction foreman, where he learned to scuba dive in order to repair and maintain the ponds and raceways. In his early 40’s Jim left the hatchery to lead the life he always wanted, to raise cattle and cowboy! Jim’s life-long love of horses began early, according to his sister Colleen. It was also said that at the age of three or four if Jim was missing, he could be found in the back pasture standing between the front legs of a horse. Jim’s addiction to horses led him to rodeos by the age of 19, when he began riding bareback broncs and bulls. The kids remember there was always a new horse in the corral, and it was always “a good son of a gun!”
Known as “Papa” to the grandkids, and “Super Papa” to the great-grands, he loved them all and the “rug rats” adored him. Jim had a love and zest for life, especially the cowboy life. He enjoyed spending time with his children and supported them in riding clubs, high school rodeos, rodeo queening contests, hunting trips, and brandings. Jim loved participating in the annual JC’s 4th of July event as a bank robber with the James Gang. He was always happy, had a grin and a wink at the ready, and his baby blue eyes held a hint of mischief. Jim had so many friends, didn’t know a stranger, and if he had something that you needed, it was yours. He could yodel, recite cowboy poetry from memory, was the life of the party and the king of one-liners—“Ain’t it fun out west”, “Beer, how can they make it so good and sell it so cheap”, and “I’m sure glad you got to see me!”
Jim is survived by his sister, Colleen Brooks; children, Terry (Donnie) Thompson, Jamie (Lori) Stewart, Jeff (Stefanie) Stewart, Che’rie Stewart, and honorary son, Butch Shields; 15 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Betty Stewart; brother, Phil Stewart; nephew, Troy Stewart; and grandson, Jeffrey Stewart.
A viewing will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m, Monday, July 25, 2022 with a funeral service to begin at 1:00 p.m., at the First Christian Church, 1005 Poplar St., Buhl. Interment will conclude at West End Cemetery, Buhl.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Jim’s memorial webpage at www.farmerfuneralchapel.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/james-jim-kent-stewart/article_d7486f8c-c75b-561a-8bf2-a6f7ab02d271.html | 2022-07-22T06:10:15 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/james-jim-kent-stewart/article_d7486f8c-c75b-561a-8bf2-a6f7ab02d271.html |
June 28 1947—June 28 2022
Marjorie Kay Jones of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away at the age of 75 on June 28, 2022. Marge was born on June 13, 1947 in Whitefish, Montana to Mary and Wilbur Britton. She married Tom Jones in Randolph, Utah.
She lived and worked in Evanston, Wyoming in the Financial Community until her retirement. Katie and Tom then moved to an 80 acre farm in Idaho for the next ten years to try their hands at farming. Later they became snowbirds and spent her retirement traveling between Twin Falls, Idaho and Yuma, Arizona.
Katie was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Mary Jones, brothers: Frank Britton and Clifford Britton and her husband, Tom Jones. She is survived by her siblings: John, Tommy, Jim, Charline and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
As per her wishes her ashes will be spread in Kemmerer, Wyoming on a knoll overlooking a meadow. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/marjorie-kay-jones/article_6adf3166-46cb-54ed-b679-a0314204a1ec.html | 2022-07-22T06:10:21 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/marjorie-kay-jones/article_6adf3166-46cb-54ed-b679-a0314204a1ec.html |
A teenager in the Bronx was shot in the face and killed, police said, in what may have been the result of a Tik Tok challenge that had deadly consequences.
Officers responded to a call about a man shot in the face at the corner of Grand Concourse and East Tremont in Morris Heights just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to police. Raymond Chaluisant, 18, was found unconscious and unresponsive with the gunshot wound to his face. He was found about a half mile from where police believe he was shot, at the corner of the Cross Bronx Expressway and Morris Avenue.
He was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police later said that the person who allegedly shot the teen was an off-duty correction officer, 45-year-old Dion Middleton. Law enforcement sources said one angle in their investigation is the Orbeez gun Raymond had in his car.
Orbeez guns essentially are amped-up water guns, with users able to shoot bead pellets filled with water at their opponent. The fake funs are toys for children, but thanks to TikTok they have become involved in a viral challenge to shoot people.
The so-called Orbeez challenge encourages kids to shoot the bead blasters. Many videos show teens firing the water beads from a moving car.
At this stage of the investigation, there’s no evidence Chaluisant fired the gun at the correction officer, but police said Middleton pulled out a real gun and fired.
Middleton was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.
The evening after the deadly shooting, the NYPD tweeted out a warning about the Orbeez blasters, explaining that they are actually air rifles, making them illegal | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bronx-teen-with-toy-gun-seen-in-tiktok-trend-shot-to-death-by-off-duty-correction-officer-ny-only/3785659/ | 2022-07-22T06:28:28 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bronx-teen-with-toy-gun-seen-in-tiktok-trend-shot-to-death-by-off-duty-correction-officer-ny-only/3785659/ |
The third day of a week-long heat wave continued to grip the tri-state on Thursday, which may have been the worst day thus far, with the humidity making it feel even hotter than it is.
While the humidity has been particularly bad during the current heat wave, the temperatures are not quite as high as others seen in the southwestern United States, which can hit triple digits fairly frequently during the summer.
We've all heard from people who live in that part of the country that their dry heat isn't so bad, and that it doesn't feel nearly as hot.
So which is more dangerous: dry heat, or a wet and humid heat?
According to the head of Westchester Medical Center's emergency department, the heat that has settled over the tri-state (and will likely stick around through the weekend) is far worse for our health.
"What cools the body is the evaporation of sweat on the skin. And evaporation occurs more slowly in a humid environment, so there’s less cooling," said Dr. Ivan Miller.
Not allowing the body to cool itself off can lead to overheating and potentially heat stroke, when the body's core temperature starts to rise and those suffering from it can start to feel feverish. Those who begin to feel those symptoms on a hot day should call 911, Miller said.
"The earliest signs of heat illness are very non-specific. You may feel a little under the weather, this sort of generalized weakness, maybe a little dizziness," he said. "Got to pay close attention to that on a day like this."
But it's not just the air temperatures and humidity that pose a danger — hot surfaces can also be very dangerous. Dr. Miller said that sand on a beach can reach temperatures of 150 degrees.
"We have a burn center here at Westchester Medical Center and we do occasionally see patients with burns on their feet, sometimes second degree burns," he said.
The dangers aren't just outside, as getting stuck inside in certain places — like a vehicle — on a hot day poses a tremendous risk as well.
"A parked car that’s turned off in the sun can be super-heated indoors by the greenhouse effect," Miller said.
A thermometer was left in a car during a very hot afternoon on Thursday (temperatures above 90 degrees). After just a matter of minutes, it read over 120 degrees.
Miller said that those who need to be outside during hot days should bring plenty of water in order to stay hydrated. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/dry-vs-humid-heat-ny-doctor-says-which-is-more-dangerous-and-other-hot-weather-perils/3785464/ | 2022-07-22T06:28:35 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/dry-vs-humid-heat-ny-doctor-says-which-is-more-dangerous-and-other-hot-weather-perils/3785464/ |
An elderly woman drowned in a backyard pool on Long Island on Thursday, according to police.
Not many details regarding the drowning incident were immediately available. Officers responding to a 911 call found Kihee Kim, 94, unresponsive in the backyard pool on Kingston Road in Mount Sinai just before 8 p.m., Suffolk County Police said.
Kim had been staying at the home with a relative. She was taken to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, where she was pronounced dead.
The circumstances surrounding the drowning were not immediately clear. Detectives with th Suffolk County Homicide Squad are investigating. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/elderly-long-island-woman-drowns-in-backyard-pool-on-long-island-police/3785657/ | 2022-07-22T06:28:43 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/elderly-long-island-woman-drowns-in-backyard-pool-on-long-island-police/3785657/ |
Gilbert W. Ittel
Dec. 3, 1929 - July 15, 2022
ENGLEWOOD, FL - Gilbert W. Ittel, age 92 of Englewood, Florida and Hobart, Indiana passed away July 15, 2022.
Gil was born December 3, 1929 to Jacob and Catherine Ittel. Gil graduated from Hobart High School and obtained his B.S. in Business from Indiana University in 1951. He then served in the Air Force as a 1st Lieutenant. He then founded Ittel Realty and Insurance with his Dad Jacob and later his brother joined the firm for over 40 years in Hobart. Gil was a member of the Augustana Lutheran Church over 50 years. Gil was past president of both the Hobart Rotary Club and the Hobart Board of Realtors. He was also a member of the Jaycees and the Hobart BZA board.
Gil retired to Englewood, Florida in 1993. He traveled, played bridge, tennis and golf. Gil was married 58 years to Marlys Ittel in a loving home with four boys: David, Thomas, Robert and James (Julie). He has four grandchildren: Daniel, Jacob, Ashley and Kaitlyn.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to Augustana Lutheran Church. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/gilbert-w-ittel/article_b1079694-f778-556d-b563-660cc9d72a8f.html | 2022-07-22T06:45:58 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/gilbert-w-ittel/article_b1079694-f778-556d-b563-660cc9d72a8f.html |
Jane Marie Mecha
CALUMET CITY, IL - Jane Marie Mecha, age 70, of Calumet City, Illinois passed away July 16, 2022. She is survived by her longtime friends: Tony, Margaret (John), Casimira (Ray) Bilinski and Dave; Godmother, Dorothy Polus; cousins and other friends. Jane was preceded in death by her beloved parents: Adam and Jeanette (nee Pinkowski) Mecha; brother, Raymond; and sister, Leonette.
Funeral Services are Friday, July 22, 2022 at 9:45 a.m. from Castle Hill Funeral Home: 248 155th Place, Calumet City, Illinois 60409 to St. Andrew the Apostle Church for a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial followed by Interment Services at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Friday morning from 8:30 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Jane was an active member of St. Andrew the Apostle Church Ladies Rosary Confraternity and St. Rita's Altar Guild, Carmelite Guild and Calumet City Historical Society. She attended St. Andrew Catholic School, Bishop Noll High School and Thornton Community College. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/jane-marie-mecha/article_19569d22-415e-5dea-8398-faedaffe5253.html | 2022-07-22T06:46:04 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/jane-marie-mecha/article_19569d22-415e-5dea-8398-faedaffe5253.html |
Leslie LaMonte Hall Garrett
Dec. 28, 1972 - July 7, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS - Leslie LaMonte Hall Garrett, 49 of Indianapolis, IN, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022. He was born on December 28, 1972 to Dr. Willie Marie Garrett, and Ronnie Glenn Hall. Mother survives him, Dr. Willie Marie Garrett; and father, Ronnie G. Hall (Angela); two sons: Torrie L. Garrett (Nancy), Adonis Cobb; one daughter, Lexie R. Garrett; one granddaughter, Ashlynn Garrett; two sisters: Denise P. Garrett, Brandy Dotson; six brothers: Christopher L. Garrett (Subrina), Karim T. Garrett, Jason Hall, Sr. (Jenna), Jourdan Hall, Randy E. Garrett, and Terrance Burnett (Audrey); godmother, Alma Williams. Specials cousins: Thomas D. Morris and Kimberly C. Moore. Special uncle, Larry C. Moore, Sr. Special nephews: Antoine Garrett (Patricia), and Leon Garrett, Jr. Leslie was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents: William and Hazel M. Moore; stepfather, John Arthur Garrett; paternal grandparents: Charles and Annie Hall; uncle, Ricky Hall; aunts: Nora L. Moore Davis and Crystal L. Burns Moore. Special nephew, Christopher Garrett.
Leslie grew up in Hammond, moved to Indianapolis in 1997. Leslie attended Maywood Elementary and graduated from Gavit High School in Hammond, In. He played basketball in high school. He was enthusiastic about coaching a youth basketball team and playing a game of basketball with his family and friends. He enjoyed fishing and entertaining family. He was employed at Kenney Machinery Corporation for the last 20 years. Leslie was a loyal and faithful employee, he enjoyed being a truck driver. We all will miss Leslie's long phone conversations and his million-dollar smile.
A visitation will be on Saturday, July 23, from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., with a funeral service beginning at 11:00 a.m. at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1117 Merrill St., Hammond In. Burial to follow at Fern Oak Cemetery, Griffith, In. Repast at Angel's Place, 6725 Kennedy Ave., Hammond, In.
Hinton & Williams Funeral Home is honored to be of service to the Garrett family during their time of loss. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/leslie-lamonte-hall-garrett/article_b6e1a84a-a1f0-53d2-8dd0-6fe66be23728.html | 2022-07-22T06:46:10 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/leslie-lamonte-hall-garrett/article_b6e1a84a-a1f0-53d2-8dd0-6fe66be23728.html |
Mary H. Szmutko (nee Miller)
Dec. 29, 1926 - July 20, 2022
AVON - Mary H. Szmutko (nee Miller), age 95, of Avon, IN, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
Mary is survived by her children: Lisa (Jim) Gundy, Joseph (Clover) Szmutko; treasured grandchildren: Jeffrey (Arianne) Hartsell-Gundy, Ashleigh (Jonathan) Cooper, Cecelia Szmutko, Sarah Szmutko; adored great-grandchildren: TJ and Ellie Cooper; sister-in-law, Linda Miller; brother-in-law, Don Szmutko; and many dearly loved nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Szmutko; parents: Felix and Angela Miller; step-father, George Schneider; sister, Ann (Joseph) Jandura; and brothers: John Miller, Michael (Margaret) Miller, Stephen (Evelyn) Miller.
Mary worked for the School City of Gary for 42 years in the Department of Research and Development. She volunteered at Mercy Hospital and St. Anthony's Hospital in her free time. Mary was a lifelong member of Zenska Jednota, the Catholic Slovak Ladies Association and Holy Trinity Parish in Gary, IN, St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Gary, IN, and St. Mary Catholic Church in Crown Point, IN. Mary was a strategic and sly scrabble and pinochle player. She also enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles. Mary loved dancing with her husband, Joe.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 321 E Joliet St., Crown Point, IN 46307 from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 A.M. with Fr. Kevin Huber officiating. Interment to follow at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens in Crown Point, IN.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in Mary's name to the Deaf Services branch of Tradewinds.
Visit Mary's online guestbook at www.GeisenFuneralHome.com 219-663-2500. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-h-szmutko-nee-miller/article_81be447c-4fae-5cb9-ab08-86169dbf593d.html | 2022-07-22T06:46:16 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-h-szmutko-nee-miller/article_81be447c-4fae-5cb9-ab08-86169dbf593d.html |
William Eugene (Gene) Carpenter
April 8, 1938 - March 19, 2022
THE VILLAGES, FL - William Eugene (Gene) Carpenter, 83, of The Villages, FL. passed away on March 19, 2022. Born April 8, 1938 in Valparaiso, IN to George and Ella (Porch) Carpenter. He is survived by his loving wife, Bernice Carpenter; three sisters: Karon (Mike) Benson, Debbie (William) Spencer, and Ruth Hegburg; his devoted son, William (Janet Cohn) Carpenter; and grandchildren: Megan and Nathan Carpenter and Shoshana and Harrison Cohn.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Janice Carpenter.
Gene graduated from Jackson Township High School and attended Indiana University. Gene served on the Valparaiso Police Dept., and worked for Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance before starting his own company, Southlake Insurance Agency in Crown Point. He also served as a commissioned minister for the Presbyterian Church, performing pulpit supply and prison ministry, mission projects including Katrina rebuild. In 2007 Gene retired and they moved to The Villages, Florida. Gene's primary hobbies were playing cards and golfing. He enjoyed playing Santa Claus for neighborhood children. He was a member of Rotary, the Scoutmaster of Crown Point Troop 48. As a marksman shooter, Gene Qualified for the Olympic trials in 1972 and qualified and metaled in Florida Senior Olympics, he was also an avid sailor. He had a huge personality and was friends with everyone he met. Donations can be made to your favorite charity or to Rotary at rotary.org/en/donate. There will be a memorial service at the First Presbyterian Church of Crown Point, 218 S Court St. on August 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/william-eugene-gene-carpenter/article_86cdb35d-3e59-59fc-a298-f5927f2ef8d7.html | 2022-07-22T06:46:23 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/william-eugene-gene-carpenter/article_86cdb35d-3e59-59fc-a298-f5927f2ef8d7.html |
Wyatt Bradley "Wy Wy" Luczak
Oct. 29, 2019 - July 19, 2022
KOUTS - Wyatt Bradley "Wy Wy" Luczak, 2 1/2 years old, of Kouts, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022. He was born October 29, 2019, in Valparaiso to James Michael Luczak and Heather (Thaxton) Luczak.
Wyatt is survived by his parents: Mike and Heather Luczak; sister, Blakely; grandparents: Bradley (Pam) Thaxton, Cheryl Savich; great-grandparents: Bonnie Thaxton, Judy and Ed Komyanek and Richard and Bonnie Jo Greiner; and aunts and uncles: Jonathan Luczak, Danielle (Max) Burkett, and Brandon (Ana) Thaxton. He was preceded in death by his grandparents: James Luczak and Donna Kubiak; and great-grandfather, Carl Thaxton.
With innocence in his heart and influence in his constant smile, Wy Wy's effect on those around him went way beyond his brief tenure in this world. His innate charisma and the mischievous glint in his eye endeared him to everyone that entered his realm. Becoming everybody's best friend seemed to be a natural talent for him. His affinity for John Deere tractors, monster trucks, Kouts Fire Station, and its firefighters, made him a boy's boy. An inherent passion for the White Sox was bestowed upon him early and he embraced it wholeheartedly.
If time were measured in impactful moments, Wyatt's life was long and bountiful. May the abundance of his spirit continue to live in all of us, just as his gift of life will continue the earthly lives of others.
A visitation will be held on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Kosanke Funeral Home, 309 S. Main St., Kouts (new location), and Monday from 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday with burial to follow at Graceland Cemetery in Kouts. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Comer Children's Hospital. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/wyatt-bradley-wy-wy-luczak/article_2a3240a2-6d75-52ac-bf87-2cb9c174e0b8.html | 2022-07-22T06:46:29 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/wyatt-bradley-wy-wy-luczak/article_2a3240a2-6d75-52ac-bf87-2cb9c174e0b8.html |
RENTON, Wash. — Community members are coming together to help people who were displaced after a fire destroyed a dozen units at Fairwood Apartments in Renton.
“This is the time to rise up and help the community,” said Karen Rafchiek, owner of 4 Corner Merchants.
Just hours after the fire Wednesday night, nearby local business owners rallied together to help those displaced.
Sweet Jules Kitchen offered those impacted by the fire a free meal Thursday night and 4 Corner Merchants and US Nails in Renton collected donations.
“We just hope and pray the community will all come together at this time because the need is really huge. We just spoke to a family affected and she doesn’t know where to go tonight,” said Rafchiek.
KING 5 learned more details about where the fire started.
“We saw a fully blazed vehicle that was quickly spread into vehicles next to it, and also extending up into the carport, which then ultimately led into the building catching fire,” said Sara Ferguson, Public Educator and Information officer with Renton Fire Department.
The fire left 12 apartments and several cars scorched in its wake. KING 5 learned the building didn’t have sprinklers.
“If there is a unit that has a fire in it, (sprinklers) can self-contain to that unit and really help slow down the spread of the fire,” said Ferguson.
Sprinklers helping to slow the spread was evident in another apartment fire in Renton this week that contained the flames to one unit.
King County land records show Fairwood Landing Apartments were built in 1981, at that time sprinklers weren’t required like they are today.
“You'll see a lot of the newer apartment buildings, they do have that fire safety technology in them now. We're seeing that they are very beneficial to saving property and saving lives,” said Ferguson.
The complex is now owned by Sack Properties whose corporate offices are in California. King 5 spoke with a regional property manager and asked if there are plans to install sprinklers. The manager said the priority is the resident’s safety and had no further comment.
“It’s not just losing stuff, it's emotional and they just don’t know what to do right now,” said Karen Rafchiek.
If you’d like to help, you can drop off donations at US Nails or 4 Corner Merchants in Renton. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/renton/community-comes-together-help-renton-apartment-fire/281-dd1f219a-fa20-41f7-97d4-d7f348cdbdda | 2022-07-22T06:55:24 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/renton/community-comes-together-help-renton-apartment-fire/281-dd1f219a-fa20-41f7-97d4-d7f348cdbdda |
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A jury on Thursday found Susan A. Behny, 75, not guilty of murdering her husband.
It took the 12-person panel about six hours to reach the verdict. Behny broke down in tears when they delivered the decision. She held her hand over her mouth as her body convulsed with sobs.
Someone shot her 74-year-old husband, Kenneth Ralph Behny, in the back of the head with a shotgun in the early morning hours of Nov. 8. Susan Behny didn’t call police until about 1 p.m., however.
The prosecution’s case centered on the conflict between the evidence and the story Behny told police, as well as the difficult relationship between the husband and wife. The defense focused on the prosecution’s evidence being primarily circumstantial and raised doubts about whether someone with Behny’s health problems could have carried out a murder.
Tesa Helge, deputy prosecutor, said in her closing argument that there were flaws in the alternative theory that someone else entered the house and shot Kenneth Behny.
If there was an intruder, the person stole nothing, meaning it would’ve been a personal vendetta against the husband, Helge said.
She reminded jurors that police testified they believed Susan Behny wasn’t telling them the truth, that she contradicted herself when explaining things to them and that they felt her behavior didn’t match someone’s who discovered her husband had been shot.
Officers also found a bruise on Behny’s shoulder that witnesses testified is consistent with the recoil from someone using a shotgun incorrectly, Helge said. Behny had previously told police the bruise was caused by her son lifting her.
Although her husband usually woke up at 4:30 a.m., Behny didn’t call police until 1 p.m. when, she had told police, she went to wake him for an appointment, Helge reminded jurors in her closing.
Tom Chaille, deputy prosecutor, said although the house was small, Behny said she never heard the shotgun go off or smelled gunpowder. He also said no evidence – DNA or fingerprints – from anyone else was found in the house.
In the defense’s closing, attorney Tony Churchward questioned whether Behny had the physical strength to carry out the shooting, including lifting a 12-gauge shotgun. Police never found the shotgun, and witnesses said they never saw one in the house.
During the trial, Behny sat in a wheelchair and had tubing in her nose attached to a device to help her breathe.
Chaille in rebuttal reminded jurors that Behny was not in a wheelchair or attached to a tank when the shooting happened. Although she needed help walking, she had upper body strength and a few hours after the shooting to clean things up, Chaille said.
Churchward said it didn’t make sense for Behny to kill her husband because she couldn’t get around without at least a cane and was dependent on her husband to drive, shop and cook.
The defense attorney said there was no motive or DNA and fingerprint evidence showing Behny killed her husband. His $3,000 life insurance policy didn’t even cover funeral expenses.
“What you have is speculation,” Churchward said.
Behny’s family declined to comment on the verdict. Outside the courthouse, they hugged each other and said, “she’s coming home.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/courts/woman-acquitted-in-husbands-shooting-death/article_b51f4506-0910-11ed-9e0e-a72b897a7e07.html | 2022-07-22T06:56:06 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/courts/woman-acquitted-in-husbands-shooting-death/article_b51f4506-0910-11ed-9e0e-a72b897a7e07.html |
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FOREST CITY-Byron Douglas “Barney” Ruiter, 72 of Forest City, IA, and currently serving as Mayor, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at St. James Catholic Church, 906 West O St., Forest City, with Father Andrew Marr officiating.
A public visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M., Friday, July 22, 2022 at St. James Catholic Church in Forest City. A rosary service will be held at 3:30 P.M. at the church on Friday and a Scriptural Wake Service will be held at 8:00 P.M. at the church.
Burial of cremains will be held in St. James Catholic Cemetery with Military Honors will be performed by the Forest City American Legion Post #121.
Schott Funeral Homes of Forest City in charge of arrangements. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/byron-douglas-barney-ruiter/article_ef31469c-5b97-5dd2-9411-8743abdb68a8.html | 2022-07-22T06:59:43 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/byron-douglas-barney-ruiter/article_ef31469c-5b97-5dd2-9411-8743abdb68a8.html |
Alice Brinkman, 91, formerly of Klemme, recently of Solon, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Solon. Arrangements: Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme.
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Alice Brinkman, 91, formerly of Klemme, recently of Solon, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Solon. Arrangements: Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme.
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Harly Richard Finnegan
September 16, 1933-September 10, 2021
SWALEDALE-Harly Richard Finnegan, age 87, of Swaledale, Iowa passed away from pneumonia at Inova Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia.
He was "Rich” or “Dick” to the friends he made in his lifetime; “Uncle Rich” to his treasured family scattered across the country; “Richard” to the staff at the Senior Center, whom he would regale with tales of his military service; a “Fellow Veteran” to any service member he encountered, especially if they, like him, served in the Navy; And, most importantly to him, he was “Dad” to Mike, Tom, and Shanna.
Rich had an earnestness and pride that he carried with him on his many travels in life. He would likely say it was due to being raised in a small town, Swaledale, in his beloved Iowa. He would serve his country as a cryptographer during the Korean War, joining the Navy the minute he was able. His military service took him halfway around the world, and he would carry and cherish those memories with him for the rest of his life.
Rich would go on to graduate from college in Iowa, graduating Magna Cum Laude, before going on to work for the Department of Agriculture. His job took him to work in Washington D.C. and live in Maryland. He would then move back to Iowa, and finally to Minnesota working for the Department of Immigration, where he would start a family with his then wife, Karen. But no matter where his life would take him, whether to Korea or Japan, or across this great country for his job, he would always humbly view himself as, “Just a kid from a small town in Iowa “.
To honor Rich's memory, we are holding a celebration of his life in Mason City and Clear Lake, Iowa. His fondest and best memories are spending vacations there with his family, so we carry on that tradition in his memory, and to the memory of family that preceded him in death: his beloved mother, Kathryn; his father, Carroll; sisters Lucille, Bette, and Mary, and brother Robert.
Rich is survived in death by sons Michael and Thomas, daughter Shanna, daughter-in-law Nici, granddaughter Kiley, and innumerable friends and family. A private service is being held. In lieu of gifts, please consider donating to the Wounded Warrior Project, or any organization serving America's veterans. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/harly-richard-finnegan/article_cf73d948-4617-5421-9d82-3de8b67397cc.html | 2022-07-22T06:59:55 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/harly-richard-finnegan/article_cf73d948-4617-5421-9d82-3de8b67397cc.html |
Linda K. Ott
NORA SPRINGS-Linda K. Ott, 71, of Nora Springs passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa.
Funeral Services will be held 10:30am Monday, July 25th, 2022 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City, IA.
Visitation and public viewing will be held from 3:00-5:00pm Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 North Hawkeye AVE, Nora Springs, IA, 50459. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel. (641) 749-2210. ColonialChapels.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/linda-k-ott/article_60cf1f30-8e88-538e-ad34-62719b9a478f.html | 2022-07-22T07:00:01 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/linda-k-ott/article_60cf1f30-8e88-538e-ad34-62719b9a478f.html |
Lloyd Eldon Gerbig
December 22, 1936-July 21, 2022
OSAGE-Lloyd Eldon Gerbig, age 85, of Osage, died Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his home in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage with Paster Bruce Kaltwasser officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Champion Funeral Home in Osage
Lloyd was born December 22, 1936, in Stacyville, Iowa, the son of Roy and Mary (Adams) Gerbig He attended grade school in Stacyville and graduated from Little Cedar High School in 1955. On September 25, 1956, Lloyd married Esther Maas at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle, Minnesota. At the time of his marriage, Lloyd worked for the Central Iowa Telephone Company in Lyle. He helped change telephones in the area over to dial tone. In 1957, they moved to the Osage area where Lloyd worked on a farm for two years. They bought a home in Osage and Lloyd worked as an attendant at two different gas stations. During this time, he added a 32 by 24-foot addition to their house, doing most of the work himself. Lloyd began driving school bus in the fall of 1960. He also worked at Coast to Coast. He then went to work at Osage High School as a night janitor/maintenance worker. While working at his regular jobs over the years, he also did odd jobs as a carpenter, electrician, plumber, etc. After 38 years as a school bus driver and 27 years as janitoraintenance worker, Lloyd retired on July 1, 1998. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage. He was active with the Mitchell County Historical Society and served as a board member and oversaw the moving and restoring the Railroad Depot that is now located at Cedar Valley Memories
Lloyd is survived by his wife, Esther of Osage; his children, David (Mari) Gerbig of Osage, Leanna (Bruce) Troge of Osage, Connie (Royce) Fordyce of Tracy, California, Jerry (Kelly) Gerbig of Osage; six grandchildren and four step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchild and three step-great-grandchild; sister, Jeanine Kockler of Hanlontown; brother-in-law, Leo (Penny) Maas of Claremont, Minnesota; sister-in-law, Rosella (Richard) Krahn of Osage; sisters-in-law, Frances Odekirk of Cedar Falls and Penny Maas of Claremont, Minnesota ; brother-in-law, Lyle Maas of Cedar Falls; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Paul and Emma Maas; great- grandson, Henry Farmer; sister, Rosemary Ellis; brothers, Lenard Gerbig and Melvin Gerbig; brothers-in-law, Roy Maas, Gary Odekirk and Leo Maas; sister-in-law Dorothy Gerbig.
Champion Funeral Home in Osage, (641)732-3706. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/lloyd-eldon-gerbig/article_39710f1a-94c3-5c81-b58a-fbffa514773d.html | 2022-07-22T07:00:08 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/lloyd-eldon-gerbig/article_39710f1a-94c3-5c81-b58a-fbffa514773d.html |
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